https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/16e5afc03d957a80f8fceae97342bf9b.pdf cbd9085c1bee45173ee100f36cc897cb PDF Text Text LOG ONTO WWW.MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM OR WWW.MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM FOR ARCHIVE s�GAMES s�E-EDITION s�POLLS & MORE Hometown News for Gallia & Meigs counties INSIDE STORY WEATHER SPORTS OBITUARIES Meigs honors outstanding students... Page C1 Mostly cloudy. High near 69. Low around 46...Page A2 Local spring sports action... Page B1 John S. Burke, 67 Robert Carson, 51 Robert Clagg, 74 Melvin E. Clark, 89 Fern N. Hartley, 93 $2.00 SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2014 Vol. 48, No. 18 Leota Johnson, 83 Linda Kennison, 71 George Mullinex, 67 Tommy Reuter, 75 Billy Williams, 89 Additional charges filed against alleged thief By Amber Gillenwater agillenwater@civitasmedia.com GALLIPOLIS — A local man under indictment for felony theft recently had his bond revoked after he was again allegedly found stealing from an individual and several different area businesses. Zachary K. Cox, 23, of Bidwell, has been charged in Gallipolis Municipal Court with three counts of misdemeanor theft and a felony charge of receiving stolen property following incidents that occurred in late April. Cox, who is currently under indictment in Gallia County Common Pleas Court on a fifth- degree felony theft charge after he allegedly stole a 2006 6-feet by 12-feet flatbed trailer from the victim on Jan. 20, 2014, recently had his bond revoked in this case after the Gallia County Prosecutor’s Office filed a motion following his multiple contacts with local law enforcement. The motion filed and signed on April 28 by Gallia County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Eric Mulford states that Cox, who originally appeared in common pleas court for an arraignment hearing in February and was later released on an own recognizance bond, should have his bond revoked as the condition of his bond was that he have no violations of the law and no law enforcement contact. According to the motion, on April 9, the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office reportedly received information that someone had cashed a check at Ohio Valley Bank in the amount of $250. The victim stated that he did not write the check and that the signature on the check was not his. After viewing video surveillance from the bank, deputies identified Cox as the suspect who cashed the check. The defendant has been charged with receiving stolen property, a fifthdegree felony, in relation to this case. In addition, the motion outlines several more offenses in which the defendant was involved, including an incident that occurred April 22. Reportedly, on this date, police dispatchers received a call from the manager at Aaron’s Rental in Gallipolis that someone had just taken a Toshiba tablet from the store and was at Cashland attempting to sell it. When an officer with the Gallipolis Police Department arrived at Cashland to confront the sus- pect, later identified as Cox, the defendant was met by the officer at the door. The defendant further reportedly admitted to trying to sell the tablet that he had just taken from Aaron’s. He has been charged with misdemeanor theft in relation to this incident. Several days later, on April 26, an officer with the police department was dispatched to the Rent-2-Own store in Gallipolis in regard to a possible shoplifter — an individual who was still inside the store. See CHARGES | A3 National Day of Prayer Photo by Michelle Miller State Rep. Ryan Smith, right, speaks with B.J. Smith, director of external affairs for AT&T Ohio, during the Gallia County Chamber of Commerce’s 18th annual “Meet Your Legislators” Day on Friday at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis. Photos by Michael Johnson | Sunday Times-Sentinel Gallia County residents bow their heads in prayer at noon Thursday in front of the Gallia County Courthouse to acknowledge National Day of Prayer. People who attended the event first heard from Gallia County Commissioner Brent Saunders, who read a proclamation designating May 1 as National Day of Prayer. Pastor Bob Hood, of Bulaville Church, then read passages from the Bible before engaging in prayer. National Day of Prayer is an annual day of observance conducted on the first Thursday of May, designated by Congress, when people are asked “to turn to God in prayer and meditation.” Day of Prayer is meant for participation by people of all faiths. Newspaper seeks ‘selfies’ from readers Staff report GDTnews@civitasmedia.com You know you’ve done it. That smartphone camera has come in pretty handy for those “selfie” shots in front of the Mothman statue in Point Pleasant, City Park in Gallipolis or down by the Ohio River in Meigs County. The Gallipolis Daily Tribune, The Daily Sentinel in Meigs County, and the Point Pleasant Register in Mason County are offering readers a chance to show off that self-made portrait. Each of the aforementioned newspapers is accepting “selfies” for a special project to publish in mid-May. We are inviting readers to send us their best “selfie” photograph. One lucky “selfie” will be chosen as the main art to be published in the newspaper. Other “selfies” will be posted on our Facebook wall and website for our readers to enjoy. Please email your “selfie” by May 9 to ovpnews@gmail.com with the word “selfie” in the subject line. Include your name, age, address and phone number in case we have questions. Your “selfie” submission may be a photo of yourself, you and your BFF, you and your pet, you and a family member, or anything else that you think is appropriate. Come on and show us what you’ve got. Gallia chamber hosts ‘Meet Your Legislators’ Day GALLIPOLIS — For the 18th year, the Gallia County Chamber of Commerce conducted its 18th annual “Meet Your Legislators Day,” sponsored by AT&T, on Friday. The event was held at Holzer Medical Center. The panel of speakers included state Sen. Bob Peterson; state Rep. Ryan Smith; County Commissioner Brent Saunders; City Commission Vice President Jay Cremeens; Todd Shelton, representative for U.S. Sen. Rob Portman; Jeanne Wilson, representative for U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown; Alex Sharfetter, representative for U.S. Congressman Bill Johnson; Kathleen Young, representative for Ohio Gov. John Kasich; Marilyn Ashcraft, representative for Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor; Zach Ashcraft, representative for Attorney General Mike DeWine; and Eric Johnson, representative for state Auditor David Yost. As in past years, each speaker had two minutes to update those in attendance on important legislation and policies at the local, state and national level. The meeting is then opened to questions from the audience. In addition to legislators, other state and local office holders were also invited to speak at this year’s event. “This event is such an important event to Gallia County. Not only does it allow elected officials the opportunity to update their constituents on a variety of subjects, it also allows residents of Gallia County and surrounding counties the opportunity to have their voices heard and ask questions of local, state and national leaders,” said Chamber Executive Director Michelle Miller. “We, of course, want to thank AT&T for their continued support of this event, as well as Holzer Health System and Silverbridge Coffee for their support. We hope to see it continue to grow.” Name added to Fallen Officers’ Memorial Wall Rigney and six others honored during annual ceremony By Amber Gillenwater agillenwater@civitasmedia.com LONDON, Ohio — During a solemn ceremony Thursday at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy in London, a total of seven peace officers were honored during the 27th annual Ohio Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony, including one local officer who was killed in the line of duty more than 60 years ago. In attendance at the ceremony Thursday was Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning, whose office nominated Constable Joseph Rigney, of the Rome Township Police Department, for the honor. See WALL | A3 Photo courtesy of Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning Newly inscribed on the Ohio Fallen Officers’ Memorial Wall, which stands at the Ohio Peace Officer Academy in London, Ohio, is the name of one local officer, Joseph Rigney, whose death in the line of duty, although decades ago, hasn’t gone unforgotten by local officers. �&@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Page A2 LîSunday Times Sentinel Sunday, May 4, 2014 #6:8Dî�@F?EJî�@>>F?:EJî�2=6?52C �2==:2î�@F?EJî�@>>F?:EJî�2=6?52C Monday, May 5 SYRACUSE — The Sutton Township Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. at the Syracuse Village Hall. Tuesday, May 6 POMEROY — The next regular meeting of the Meigs County Board of Elections will be 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 6. Wednesday, May 7 POMSEROY — Pomeroy Village Finance Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. in Card shower Eulah Miller Brown will celebrate her 92nd birthday on May 7. Cards may be sent to 97 Birthdays CHESTER — Elizabeth Clay will ob- Adelaide Drive, Gallipolis, OH 45631. serve her 95th birthday on May 1. Cards Events may be sent to her at P.O. 135, Chester, Monday, May 5 OH 45720 GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Post 27 POMEROY —Gladys Cuming will be nominatons for post officers, 7:30 p.m., at the 90 years old next week and the family is post located at the corner of McCormick Road planning an open house celebration for and Ohio 588. All members should attend. May 10th, 1 to 3 p.m., at the Wildhorse Care. Her friends are invited to stop by Tuesday, May 6 GALLIPOLIS — Holzer Clinic and Holzer and wish her a happy birthday. the village council room. %9:@î,2==6Jî�@C642DE #6:8Dî�@F?EJî"@42=î�C:67D Today: A slight chance of showers after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Modern Woodman POMEROY — Burlingham Camp, Modern Woodmen of America, will have a potluck dinner at the hall in Burlingham at 6:30 p.m. May 10. All Woodman members are invited to attend. "@42=î)E@4<D AEP (NYSE) — 52.83 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 24.84 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 100.93 Big Lots (NYSE) — 39.79 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 47.21 BorgWarner (NYSE) —60.65 Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 14.29 Champion (NASDAQ) — 0.435 City Holding (NASDAQ) — 42.29 Collins (NYSE) — 77.93 DuPont (NYSE) — 66.85 US Bank (NYSE) — 40.39 Gen Electric (NYSE) — 26.68 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 72.68 JP Morgan (NYSE) — 55.58 Kroger (NYSE) — 46.51 Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 54.60 Norfolk So (NYSE) — 93.57 OVBC (NASDAQ) — 22.03 BBT (NYSE) — 37.39 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 25.16 Pepsico (NYSE) — 85.52 Premier (NASDAQ) — 14.24 Rockwell (NYSE) — 119.57 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 14.57 Royal Dutch Shell — 79.43 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 44.02 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 79.12 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 8.42 WesBanco (NYSE) — 29.98 Worthington (NYSE) — 37.17 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions May 2, 2014, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills in Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 and Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. Sunday Times-Sentinel Civitas Media, LLC (USPS 436-840) SWITCHBOARD: 740-446-2342 Annual local subscription price for The Gallipolis Daily Tribune is $250. Please call for more information on local pricing. Full-price single-copy issues are $1. CONTACT US EDITOR: Michael Johnson 740-992-2155 michaeljohnson@civitasmedia.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Jessica Chason 740-446-2342 Ext. 25 jchason@civitasmedia.com ADVERTISING: Julie Mitchell, Matt Rodgers 740-992-2155 Ext. 11, 29 CLASSIFIED ADS: 740-446-2342 NEWSROOM: Amber Gillenwater 740-446-2342 Ext. 31 Highway Detour MEIGS COUNTY — Beginning May 12 County Road 7 (old SR 733), located between U.S. 33 and SR 124, will be closed to allow Meigs County highway crews to perform a tree trimming operation. The road will be closed Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Weather permitting, the road will reopen May 20. The pfficial detour is U.S. 33 to Ohio 833 back to Ohio 733. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES: 740-446-2342 Wednesday, May 7 GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Board of Health will meet at 9 a.m. in the conference room of the Gallia County Service Center. Thursday, May 8 GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Farmer’s Market, 3-7 p.m., between the Medical Shoppe and Ohio Valley Bank on Jackson Pike. Red Cross CPR Class CHESHIRE — AEP, Gavin Plant, is holding a free CPR class at their facility in Cheshire on June 14. The class will run from 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. and will include CPR and AED adult and child, as well as First Aid. Upon completion of the class, students will be certified. Lunch will be provided. Seating is limited and pre-registration is required. To register call the American Red Cross of Southeastern Ohio at (740) 593-573. Immunization Clinic POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct an immunization clinic Tuesday from 9-11 a.m.and 1-3 p.m. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and bring shot records. �2==:2î�@F?EJî"@42=î�C:67D City Commission meeting slated GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis City Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. May 6 at the Gallipolis Municipal Building, 333 Third Ave., Gallipolis. The meeting room may be accessed through the side entrance door by 2 1/2 Alley. Board of health meeting set for May 7 GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Board of Health will meet at 9 a.m. May 7 in the conference room of the Gallia County Service Center. Gallia VSO to close for training GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Veterans Service Office will be closed May 7-9 for the staff to fulfill Ohio Department of Veterans Services requirements. The office will re-open May 12. SUVCW to hold bi-monthly meeting GALLIPOLIS — The local CadotBlessing Camp #126 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will have their next bi-monthly meeting on May 9 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Gallia County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau annex located at 257 Third Avenue and Court Street in Gallipolis, Ohio. The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is a Congressionally Chartered organization founded for charitable, fraternal, patriotic and educational purposes and is the sole heir to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). Any person with Civil War ancestry is encouraged to pay the ultimate honor to that ancestor by joining their ranks. ESC Governing Board Meeting RIO GRANDE — The regular monthly meeting of the Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center (ESC) OBITUARIES: 740-446-2342 Medical Center retirees lunch, noon, Tuscany Cuccini restaurant. Governing Board will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13 at the University of Rio Grande, Bob Evans Farms Hall, Room 103. Call (740) 245-0593 for further details. Alumni Association offering scholarships CENTENARY — The Gallia Academy Alumni Association has established a scholarship program that will award two one-time $1,000 scholarships for financial assistance to current Gallia Academy High School graduating seniors. Applications are available in the guidance office at GAHS or online on the GAHS website. Complete applications are due by May 16. Ohio AFSCME Retirees to meet BIDWELL — AFSCME Retirees, Gallia and Jackson counties, Subchapter 102, will have their next meeting at 11 a.m. May 16 at 4629 Ohio 850, Rodney Pike, in Bidwell. The subchapter is seeking new members in the two-county area. AFSCME (Ohio Council 8, OCSEA, and OAPSE), OPERS and SERS public employee retirees and their spouses are invited to attend the next meeting. Non-AFSCME members who retired from the city, county, state or school district are also welcome to attend. Public employees who plan to retire in the near future are also encouraged to attend. Issues that are important to retirees are discussed each month. The group meets the third Friday of each month. For more information, call (740) 245-0093. ‘Look Good, Feel Better’ GALLIPOLIS — “Look Good, Feel Better,” sponsored by the American Cancer Society, will be 1 p.m. May 19 at the Cancer Resource Center at Holzer Center for Cancer Care, 170 Jackson Pike. This free program is for women with cancer who are deal- ing with radiation and/or chemotherapy treatments. They will be given advice on how to care for their skin and other helpful tips to give them self confidence. Call (800) 227-2345 or (740) 441-3909 before 10 a.m. May 19 for an appointment. Memorial Day Parade to be held GALLIPOLIS — The Memorial Day Parade in Gallipolis will be May 26 organized by the Gallia County Veterans Service Commission. All veteran service organizations, businesses, foundations and other community support groups are invited to participate in the parade. For those individuals and groups interested in being in the parade, please contact the Gallia County Veterans Service Office no later than May 23 by calling (740) 446-2005. Library to close for Memorial Day GALLIPOLIS — Bossard Memorial Library will be closed on Monday, May 26 in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday, May 27. Free clinic slated GALLIPOLIS — The French 500 Free Clinic will be open from 1-4 p.m. May 29. The clinic is located at 258 Pinecrest Drive, just off Jackson Pike. It serves uninsured residents of Gallia County between the ages of 18 and 65. The clinic is open the last Thursday of each month. June SOCOG meeting CHILLICOTHE — The Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will hold its next board meeting at 10 a.m. June 5 in Room A of the Ross County Service Center at 475 Western Ave., Chillicothe. Board meetings usually are held the first Thursday of the month. For more information, call (740) 775-5030 Ext. 103. DON’T FORGET 825 3rd Avenue. Periodical postage paid in Gallipolis, Ohio POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Gallipolis Daily Tribune, 825 3rd Ave, Gallipolis, OH 45631 ANNUAL SOCCER SHOOT! sponsored by: Happy Mothers Day Mothers Day A&A Village Floral Flowers for All Occasions 22 Shelton Road Serving Surrounding Areas 740-245-9435 Elks Lodge #107 Saturday, May 10th 9am - noon O.O. McIntyre Park LARRY CHEESEBREW & ASSOCIATES, INC On Site Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs Custom Safety Programs/Safety Related Services “IT’S NEVER BEEN EASIER TO SAVE YOUR COMPANY TIME AND MONEY” Winners Advancing to District Competition! Boys & Girls born after August 1st, 2000 FUN AND FREE! Questions Call: Wayne Rose 740-446-4627 60502244 Larry Cheesebrew 22 Shelton Road Thurman, Ohio 740-245-9435 60502537 60499087 Do you have story ideas or suggestions? Let us know! Call 992.2155 or 446.2342 �Sunday, May 4, 2014 &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î� American economy bounces back from brutal winter WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy shrugged off the end of a brutal winter last month, rebounding with the biggest hiring surge in two years and suggesting that the job market’s gains could endure. Employers added 288,000 jobs across industries from manufacturing to construction to accounting. Even local governments hired. The unemployment rate sank to 6.3 percent, its lowest point since 2008, from 6.7 percent. But the rate fell that far because many fewer people began looking for work in April, thereby reducing the number of unemployed. The proportion of Americans who either have a job or are looking for one dropped to a three-decade low. And the monthly employment report the government released Friday showed that worker pay has yet to pick up — evidence that the job market has not fully recovered. Yet April’s robust hiring gains suggested that the economy is returning to the solid pace of growth it achieved in the second half of 2013, before it was hammered by a harsh winter. Job growth has averaged 203,000 a month in the past six months, similar to last year’s average of 194,000. Analysts said the economy is facing fewer hurdles now. In addition to better weather, growth is no longer held back by steep government spending cuts, which slowed growth in 2013. Many companies had also stockpiled too many goods last fall, forcing them to cut back in the first quarter to clear their shelves. “The absence of these factors is finally allowing the economy’s underlying strength to come to the surface,” said Bart Van Ark, chief economist at the Conference Board. “The result is not just a relatively strong gain in jobs in April but probably more of the same in May and June.” Explorys, a health-care data provider, has ramped up hiring in the past six months as more hospitals have used its services to limit their costs. Explorys’ software can analyze patient data to predict which ones are most likely to need followup visits at home to prevent any complications. The Cleveland-based company has added about 30 people in the past six months, bringing its staff to about 140. “We need more software developers, data analysts and data scientists,” says CEO Steve McHale. “The economy’s improvement has served us well.” April’s solid job growth wasn’t enough to boost stock prices. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 48 points in afternoon trading. The unemployment rate is now at the lowest level in 5½ years. It’s fallen far enough that economists are anticipating the key next step in an improving job market: higher pay. In the past, when employers have had to draw from a smaller pool of unemployed people, they’ve typically been forced to offer higher pay. That hasn’t happened yet. And analysts differ about when pay might pick up. Joseph LaVorgna, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank, noted that the unemployment rate is near its seven-decade average of 6.1 percent. At that point, “you’ve typically seen wage and inflation pressures build,” LaVorgna said. “And I see no reason why it won’t happen this time as well.” Higher prices and rising incomes could also eventually force the Federal Reserve to more quickly withdraw its efforts to spur borrowing, spending and growth by holding down interest rates. Economists note that one-third of the unemployed have been out of work for six months or longer, and recent research suggests that many of them aren’t being seriously considered by employers. If so, that would mean employers are competing for a smaller pool of available workers than the unemployment rate suggests and might have to raise pay soon. Many of the long-term jobless stopped looking for work last month. Their ranks fell 300,000 — the sharpest drop in 2½ years — to 3.5 million. But many other economists, likely including Fed Chair Janet Yellen, point to factors suggesting that there are still a huge number of Americans desperate for fulltime work. The number of people working part-time jobs who would prefer full-time positions, for example, rose by 50,000 last month to 7.5 million. These economists aren’t as willing to count out the long-term jobless. They argue that faster economic growth would encourage more employers to hire them. “It’s amazing what good labor markets can do to pull people out of the woodwork and back into jobs,” said Diane Swonk, an economist at Mesirow Financial. Average hourly wage growth was flat in April, suggesting that unemployment is still too high to force pay up. Hiring last month was broadbased and included some higherpaying jobs: Manufacturing gained 12,000, construction 32,000. Professional and technical services, which include accounting and engineering positions, added 25,100 jobs. The number of government jobs grew 15,000, mostly at the local level. The jump in hiring comes after a spate of other data showed that the economy is improving. Consumers are ramping up spending, businesses are ordering more goods and manufacturers are expanding. The strengthening numbers show that harsh snowstorms and frigid cold in January and February were largely to blame for the economy’s scant growth at the start of the year. The economy barely expanded from January through March, ek- ing out an annual growth rate of just 0.1 percent, down from a 2.6 percent rate in the final three months of 2013. Other data indicate that the economy was already rebounding in March and probably improved further in April. Consumers bought more cars and spent more at shopping malls. Overall consumer spending soared in March by the most in 4½ years. All told, the positive news has led most economists to forecast a strong rebound in economic growth — to a 3.5 percent annual rate in the current April-June quarter. And growth should reach nearly 3 percent for the full year, up from 1.9 percent in 2013, they expect. The increased hiring provided a personal victory for Christopher Dickey, 41, who received a job offer just this week from Comcast. This month, he’ll begin work as a sales executive in Savannah, Georgia. It will be Dickey’s first job with benefits in more than four years. He had lost a position at Merrill Lynch in 2008 after the financial crisis erupted. Since then, he’s worked as a self-employed insurance salesman, earning only commissions. The new job pays less than his previous positions in financial services. But “it’s the best offer I’ve had in the past 4½ years,” Dickey said. �I�-6DEî,:C8:?:2î FDE:46îZ)A:<6[î#2J?2C5î5:6D CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Elliott “Spike” Maynard, who lost a re-election bid a few months after photos surfaced of him vacationing with former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, has died. Maynard, 71, died Thursday at Charleston Area Medical Center, according to a statement by the court, which did not list a cause of death. Maynard had been at the hospital for the past month. The Mingo County native was elected to a 12-year term on the court as a Democrat in 1996. He served in the rotating role of chief justice in 2000, 2004, and 2008. Current Supreme Court justices remembered Maynard for his wit, kindness, wisdom and love for art, opera and theater. “When you sit next to someone every day, you learn a lot about them,” Justice Margaret Workman said. “Spike Maynard was a very kind person and he cared about people. As a judge, he knew when to be tough and when to be compassionate.” West Virginia Republican Party Chairman Conrad Lucas called Maynard “a true West Virginian, a brilliant legal mind and a champion of the conservative cause. As a proud son of Mingo County, Spike embodied the role of a classic southern gentleman. Spike will go down in history as one of the most colorful and charming individuals ever to enter public life in the Mountain State.” Maynard drew criticism when photos became public of him vacationing on the French Riviera in 2006 with Blankenship before voting with the majority in a 3-2 decision reversing a $76 million judgment against Massey. At the time, Maynard said Charges Upon arrival, the officer was advised by employees at the store that the suspect, identified as the defendant, had taken a cell phone from the display and had hidden it inside his clothing. When confronted by store employees, who told the suspect that he was on camera taking the phone, the suspect reportedly gave the phone back to employees. In addition, when Cox was searched by the officer before being taken into custody, a new Carhartt wallet was found in his pocket along with a mini LED flashlight — items that the officers later found that the defendant had taken from Tractor Supply. He was further charged with two additional counts of misdemeanor theft as a result of this incident, and is also facing a charge of the possession of drug abuse instruments. As a result of these incidents, the state of Ohio moved the court to revoke the defendant’s bond in relation to his felony case and to issue a warrant for his arrest. A hearing was subsequently held Thurs- day in relation to this motion filed by the prosecution, and the court subsequently revoked the bond due to the defendant violating the terms of his original own recognizance bond. Bond was then set at $25,000, 10 percent, and the defendant was remanded back to the custody of the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office. However, according to information filed with the Gallia County Clerk of Courts, bond in the amount of $2,500 was posted on May 1 for the defendant’s release from the Gallia County Jail. A negotiated plea agreement in relation to the defendant’s common pleas case may be filed by May 19, according to court documents. A jury trial has been scheduled for June 19. Cox is scheduled to appear in the Gallipolis Municipal Court in relation to his pending misdemeanor cases on May 7. Bond in the amount of $1,000 has further been posted in municipal court in relation to these newest cases. As a condition of his bond, he has been ordered not to have contact with Aaron’s, Rent-2-Own, or Tractor Supply. Wall Rigney, a Lawrence County officer who was serving a warrant while in Gallia County on July 29, 1952, was shot and killed by a assailant who was later arrested and imprisoned in the former Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus for first-degree manslaughter. Browning reported that, after looking into the case, he discovered Rigney’s name was not on the Ohio Fallen Officers’ Memorial, and although his death was decades ago, Rigney’s sacrifice should not be forgotten. “I felt that he deserved to be recognized for his service and ultimate sacrifice,” Browning said. “The memorial stands to further remind our citizens of the sacrifice that law enforcement officers make in our country to keep our communities safe.” During Thursday’s cere- Rahall in the state’s 3rd Congressional District. Maynard was born in Williamson and earned his bachelor’s degree from Florida Southern College and his law degree from West Virginia University. He served in the Air Force in the 1960s, went into private practice and served as prosecutor and circuit judge in Mingo County before being elect- ed to the Supreme Court. After leaving the high court, he served as a senior status justice and presided in several circuit court cases where the sitting judge was recused. Maynard’s funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Belfry Baptist Church in Goody, Kentucky. A visitation will be held Saturday night at Weaver Mortuary in Williamson. Wing Haven Counseling and Personal Development From Page A1 From Page A1 their friendship “has never influenced any decision I’ve made for the Court. Like most judges I don’t reward my friends, or punish my enemies from the bench.” Maynard recused himself when the court reheard the case. He lost in the Democratic primary in 2008. Maynard later switched to the Republican party and lost his bid in 2010 to unseat Democratic Rep. Nick mony, Rigney was honored along with several other more historical figures. Those honored were: Chief Deputy James F. Elliott, of the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office, who died April 12, 1930, after he was injured in an accident while attempting to stop a car that had run a red light; Deputy Rea Christian Horlocker, of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, who died July 3, 1924, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident after he was intentionally struck on his patrol motorcycle as he and fellow deputies attempted to apprehend a rum runner; Patrolman Charles Miller, of the Salem Police Department, who died April 8, 1908, after a burglary suspect he was attempting to arrest pulled a gun and shot him; Patrolman Edward D. Piller, of the Salem Police Department, who died from injuries sustained in an accident involving his patrol motorcycle on April 25, 1936; and Sheriff Fred Sperber, of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, who died Dec. 31, 1942, when his patrol vehicle collided with a streetcar. Also honored was contemporary officer Jonathan Russell Long, of the Akron Police Department, who succumbed just last August to injuries he sustained more than 20 years ago while in the line of duty. Reportedly, Long, who was pursuing a fleeing suspect along with his partner, was involved in a crash on July 30, 1991. The accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. The names of the seven officers honored during Thursday’s annual service have been added to the memorial wall that pays tribute to 762 Ohio police officers who have been killed in the line of duty since 1823. Wing Haven helps individuals and families live better lives by providing them with services that promote healing, renewal, and restoration in all aspects of their lives. 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Also it is true that there is a law in place but this would be an amendment to that existing law making it more specific. It is my intent to petition to keep all large delivery, utility, commercial and semi tricks from blocking parking lots length way with their wheels only partly on the lot and the rest of their wheels on the state’s right of way and the main roadway. I encourage all readers to sign this petition “Sarah’s Law” so more innocent people will not die. Sarah’s Law is not meant to be an inconvenience for drivers but to save lives. How can you argue with that? If you wish to sign this online petition, email Vbale324@gmail.com and a link will be sent to you. Brenda L. Nott Point Pleasant Time for Reid to kick his Koch habit By Dana Milbank The time has come to stop the denial and to admit that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has a Koch problem. More than 100 times on the Senate floor in the past few months, the Senate’s top Democrat has invoked Charles and David Koch, the billionaire brothers who have pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into conservative causes and campaigns. After a brief respite during the Easter recess (during which time Reid turned his ire to the “domestic terrorists” who supported Cliven Bundy in Reid’s home state of Nevada) the senator has relapsed into a full-blown Koch habit. Opening a minimum wage debate Wednesday, he said that if “Americans are searching for an answer” to why Republicans “would refuse to raise the minimum wage, they should look no further than Republicans’ billionaire benefactors — I repeat, billionaire benefactors — the Koch brothers.” After Republicans blocked a minimum wage increase with a filibuster, Reid went to the Senate TV gallery and complained that “Republicans are defending … the Koch brothers, while they come to the floor and oppose raising the minimum wage.” A reporter asked a question about a proposed constitutional amendment that would limit campaign contributions. Reid answered with a non sequitur: “The Koch brothers, of course, have — they scored this vote,” he said. “In effect what they did is say, ‘If you vote yes, we’re not going to be with you anymore.’” I caught up with Reid in the hall outside and asked whether he was concerned that all these Koch men- tions were turning him into a Koch addict. “I tried that line; nobody picked it up,” he said. “I said they were Koch addicts.” He did, on March 4: “Senate Republicans are addicted to Koch.” But somebody picked it up: The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative website, included it in a montage it made this month of the 134 times Reid uttered the Koch name, nearly all since he first tried a Koch line on Feb. 26. These include: “Koch dollars,” “Koch money,” “Koch ads,” “Kochs’ immorality,” “Koch brothers’ radical philosophy,” “Koch brothers’ lies,” “Koch-Ryan budget” and “I’m not afraid of the Koch brothers.” Reid also described the Kochs as Las Vegas illusionists and “power-drunk billionaires.” Reid went too far when he suggested that the Kochs’ attempt to “buy America” made them “about as un-American as anyone I can imagine.” That is factually incorrect. The Roberts Supreme Court has made it downright patriotic to buy elections. The senator recognizes that in modern politics it works to demonize the enemy — and as ultra-secretive oil tycoons, the Kochs come from bogeyman central casting. Conservatives did the same thing — and worse — to liberal billionaire George Soros, who endured attacks by Glenn Beck in 2010 that had antiSemitic overtones. Tom DeLay, Nancy Pelosi, Karl Rove and Reid himself, among many others, have served as demons. Some Democrats have joined Reid in his Koch campaign, but a search of the Congressional Record finds that of the 74 occasions on which the Kochs have come up during this Congress, Reid was responsible for 29 of them. In Wednesday’s Senate debate, Reid found a way to blame the Kochs for the Republicans’ opposition to the minimum wage increase. “Absolutely no one was surprised yesterday when Americans for Prosperity, which is only one of the Koch-funded political organizations, instructed Republicans in Congress to vote against a minimum wage increase,” he said. Reid went on to contend that “the will of the Koch brothers seems to be the top priority for my Republican colleagues” and that House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, RWis., “will need to check with the Koch brothers first” before drafting legislation. After Democrats fell six votes short of breaking the filibuster, Reid told reporters that “six Republicans have rushed to defend Dave and Charlie, the Koch brothers. … If the same number of Republicans voted with us, we would have minimum wage.” An aide said Reid was referring to public remarks by six Republican senators defending the Kochs. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky called the pair “the left’s latest bizarre obsession,” while Louisiana’s David Vitter proclaimed “God bless the Koch brothers” and Ted Cruz of Texas spoke of the “impropriety” of Reid trying to turn “two private citizens” into “characters almost out of Dr. Seuss.” The Louisiana Republican Party filed an ethics complaint against Reid, saying he used his governmentfunded website to attack the brothers. Good luck with that. An ethics complaint is weak medicine for an advanced Koch dependency. Sterling and the issue of power By E.J. Dionne Donald Sterling, the now banned-forlife owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, accomplished something that might be seen as a political miracle: The racist ranting that led the National Basketball Association to oust Sterling brought President Obama and Sen. Ted Cruz together. “We just have to be clear and steady in denouncing it,” Obama said, “teaching our children differently, but also remaining hopeful that part of why statements like this stand out so much is because there has been this shift in how we view ourselves.” And then Cruz came along on Facebook with five words we never expected to see: “I agree with President Obama.” Cruz, a Texas Republican, called Sterling’s comments “ignorant and offensive” and said his “racist sentiments have utterly no place in our society.” Well, hurray for that. But before we collectively congratulate ourselves for our shared revulsion over particularly crude forms of racism, consider why the NBA moved so quickly against Sterling. Let’s face the issue of power. Sterling could not survive his taped ramblings because he is part of an institution in which African-Americans are, in the most literal sense, the key players — some 76 percent of the members of NBA teams are African-American. In responding to Sterling, the men whose talents draw the audiences demonstrated a form of solidarity that their employers, Sterling’s fellow owners, simply could not ignore. The timing was propitious. We are in the early stages of the NBA playoffs when the number of Americans watching the pro game rises, when sponsorships are especially lucrative, and when boycott threats (and even just bad publicity) are especially dangerous. This is when the most celebrated players and coaches — notably the Clippers’ own coach, Doc Rivers — are in the spotlight. If there was ever a circumstance when management could not afford to alienate its stars, this was it. But the nagging point was the one raised eloquently by NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in an essay in Time magazine. Sterling’s racism has never been a secret. Why did it take this episode to force the hand of the NBA leadership and ignite the people in the stands? Abdul-Jabbar noted that in 2006, the Department of Justice sued Sterling, who got rich in real estate, alleging he had discriminated against blacks, Hispanics and families with children. (Where, by the way, was the pro-family crowd on that one?) Sterling had allegedly said: “Black tenants smell and attract vermin.” He reportedly paid $2.73 million to settle the case in 2009. The same year, Elgin Baylor, the Clippers’ former general manager and NBA hall of famer, sued Sterling for discrimination on the basis of age and race. “Shouldn’t we have all called for his resignation back then?” Abdul-Jabbar asked. Why, he wanted to know, did it take “this ridiculous conversation with his girlfriend” to put us “over the edge?” The questions, alas, answer themselves. Baylor was isolated in making his charges. Wealthy team owners don’t get into the business dealings of their wealthy colleagues. The Clippers were a sad-sack team back then — in the 200809 season, they went 19-63. Sterling posed no danger to the playoffs. And would-be tenants don’t have the power that NBA stars do. It’s an instructive accident that on the day Sterling was bounced, Judge Lynn Adelman of the U.S. District Court in Milwaukee delivered a careful, comprehensive 90-page ruling tossing out Wisconsin’s voter ID law. In language more reserved than I am about to use, Adelman’s painstaking analysis concluded that the actual fraud is the idea that voter impersonation at the polls is a problem. It’s not. “It is absolutely clear,” the judge wrote, that the law “will prevent more legitimate votes from being cast than fraudulent votes.” The main result of voter ID requirements is to erect barriers between lower-income voters, who are disproportionately members of minority groups, and the ballot box. Voter ID, in other words, takes straight aim at Americans whose clout in our political system is already limited, and tries to reduce it further. The NBA players showed how possessing real power can bring about change within a few media cycles. Their voices would be welcomed by those trying to stop efforts to rob rank-and-file African-Americans and others with low incomes of democracy’s most fundamental right. It’s nice that Obama, Cruz and almost all of the rest of us want to ostracize an 80-year-old racist blowhard. But how do we act when the playoffs are over and the people who are protesting are not the heroes whose numbers we proudly wear on our backs? No humane way to die in civilized society By Eugene Robinson No one who supports the death penalty should have the slightest problem with the way Clayton Lockett died. Lockett, a convicted murderer, spent 43 minutes in apparent agony Tuesday night as the state of Oklahoma tried to execute him by injecting an untested cocktail of drugs. Instead of quickly losing consciousness, he writhed in obvious distress and attempted to speak. Witnesses described what they saw as horrific. Prison authorities halted the procedure — they were going to revive Lockett so they could kill him at a later date, presumably in a more aesthetically pleasing manner — but the condemned man suffered Sunday Times-Sentinel Reader Services Correction Policy Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a story, please call one of our newsrooms. 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Full price =3816/� -9:C� 3==?/=� +</� Ǎ L a heart attack and died. The state postponed a second execution that had been scheduled for the same night, but I wonder why. We fool ourselves if we think there is a “humane” way to way to kill someone. Sure, the second inmate, Charles Warner, probably would have suffered an equally agonizing death. But isn’t this the whole point? When I read about the crimes Lockett committed, I wish I could support capital punishment. When I read about what Warner did, I want to strangle him with my own hands. But revenge is not the same thing as justice, and karmic retribution is not a power I trust government to exercise. The death penalty has no place in a civilized society. Lockett brutalized and murdered an 19-year-old woman who had graduated from high school just two weeks earlier, shooting her and then bury- ing her alive. Lockett and his accomplices also beat and robbed a 23-year-old man and raped an 18-year-old woman. The crimes took place in 1999; Lockett has been awaiting execution since 2000. Warner, the other man who was to die in the Oklahoma execution chamber Tuesday, was convicted in 1999 of raping and murdering an 11-month-old child who was the daughter of Warner’s livein girlfriend. The baby suffered unspeakable abuse. The question is not whether Lockett and Warner deserve to die; clearly they do, as far as I’m concerned. The question is whether our society, acting through the instrument of government, should kill them. I believe there is no way to impose capital punishment without betraying the moral standards that our justice system is theoretically designed to uphold. Put simply, when we murder we become murderers. Perhaps the most powerful argument against the death penalty is that it is irreversible. Sometimes, judges and juries make honest mistakes and innocent people may be condemned to death. Some studies have shown an apparent racial bias in the way capital punishment is meted out, with blacks who kill whites more likely than other defendants to end up on death row. Put all this aside for the moment and assume that both Lockett and Warner actually committed those heinous crimes and that each was convicted in a scrupulously fair trial. The judgment of the state of Oklahoma is that both men must die. How, then, are they to be killed? What about a public beheading, like in Saudi Arabia? No one would seriously suggest such a thing. Yet a razor- sharp sword surely would have been less agonizing — or at least much quicker — than the drugs injected into Lockett’s bloodstream. The general idea of lethal injection is to give the condemned a powerful sedative followed by one or more lethal agents. But the sole manufacturer of one of the commonly used drugs stopped making it in 2011. Drug makers in Europe, where the death penalty is considered barbaric, refuse to export drugs to the United States for use in executions. As a result, there have been shortages. Oklahoma was using a new, unproven cocktail to kill Lockett. Reportedly, Lockett’s vein “blew” shortly after the execution began, meaning that he was not getting the full doses. But his was hardly the first lethal injection execution in which the condemned showed visible signs of great pain. I would argue that there’s no reason to believe lethal injection is a more humane way to end a life than electrocution, poison gas, hanging, firing squad or even guillotine. Of course, we’ll never know. We can tell ourselves any story we want about how quickly and painlessly death arrived, and the one person who could prove us wrong will never speak again. But why even pretend? Clayton Lockett was a bad man. Those who believe it was right to kill him have no reason to be ashamed of the way he died — and no right to look away. �Sunday, May 4, 2014 &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Obituaries Death Notices MELVIN EARL CLARK WEST COLUMBIA — Melvin Earl Clark, 89, of West Columbia, a believer in the Lord J e s u s Christ, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 1, 2014, at his residence. He was a caring husband, father, Navy veteran, professional baseball player, professional scout, fox hunter, insurance/investment agent and gentleman farmer. He was the son of the late Lawrence R. and Estyl Roush Clark. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Gerald E. “Pokey” and Juanita Clark; sister Judy Marks; and brother-in-law Leonard Fields. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Sally Clark; son Brent (Amanda) Clark, of Letart; daughter Barbara (Charles) Davis, of Stow, Ohio; grandchildren Maura (Ben) Brown, of Royse City, Texas, LT Bradford (Hannah) Clark, USCG of Cleveland, Ohio, 1st Lt. Brenton Clark, of Fort Campbell, Ky., Jarret Davis, of Columbus, Ohio, Meredith Davis, of Huntsville, Ala., and Aaron Davis, of Lewisburg; five great-grandchildren, Adrianne, Addison, Anniliese, Aleydis Brown and Lydia Clark; sisters Eileen Fields, of New Haven, and Phyllis (Harley) Fetty, of Point Pleasant; brothers Dorwin Clark, of New Haven, Ralph (Sue) Clark, of Point Pleasant, and Gordon (Michelle) Clark, of West Columbia; and many nieces and nephews. During World War II from 1942 to 1945, Mel Clark served with the U.S. Navy and was based on a LSD in the Pacific. He was assigned to a landing craft and saw action at Iwo Jima, Philippines and New Guinea. After his discharge, Mel attended Ohio University and signed with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1947. The Phillies assigned Mel to the class D Appleton Papermakers that same year, where he appeared in 41 games and hit .347. In 1948, he was with the class D Ba- LINDA MAE (BUSH) KENNISON ton Rouge Red Sticks and again he hit .347 with 191 base hits in 550 at bats. He also set a league record with 22 triples that same year. By the time the outfielder made it to the majors with the Phillies on Sept. 11, 1951, he had five minor league seasons under his belt and also a degree from Ohio University. Mel appeared in 10 games before the season was over and hit .323; he followed-up with a .335 average as a part-time player in 1952. His career was set back by a knee injury, and by 1955 he was back in the minors. However, he did return to the majors briefly with the Detroit Tigers in 1957, closing out with a .277 career average. Clark spent the balance of 1957 with the AAA Charleston Senators, hitting .285 and would close out his pro baseball career in 1958 with the AA Birmingham Barons where he appeared in 140 games and hit for a .295 average. Mel spent 12 full seasons in professional baseball from 1947 through 1958, and along with his major league career batting average of .277; he also produced a .298 average in the minors. After baseball, Mel made his residence in West Columbia, where he was in the insurance business for many years until retirement. Mel and his wife, Sally Lou Roush Clark, were married Feb. 28, 1948. The parents of Brent Clark and Barbara Clark Davis, they have six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Mel was a life member of VFW Post, American Legion Post 140. Viewing will be from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Saturday, May 3, 2014, at Faith Baptist Church in Mason. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Faith Baptist Church, with viewing one hour prior to service. Officiating will be the Rev. Ron Branch. In lieu of flowers, make contributions to Faith Baptist Church Missionary Fund. Arrangements under the direction of Foglesong Roush Funeral Home in Mason. Condolences can be made online at foglesongroushfh.org. LEOTA M. JOHNSON PORTLAND — Leota M. Johnson, 83, of Portland, Ohio, passed away Friday, May 2, 2014, at St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, W.Va. She was born Sept. 18, 1930, in Long Bottom, Ohio, daughter of the late Delmar and Ethel Taylor Larkins. She is survived by five grandsons, William, Jarrod, Chad, Charles and Robert; four great-granddaughters, Nicole, Saelym, Kaden and Kieren; two great-grandsons, Jorden and Blake; two sisters, Josephine Osborne and Ruby Dunn; two brothers, Dorsel Larkins and Robert Larkins; and several nieces and nephews. Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î�� In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Emerson C. Johnson; a daughter, Sandra Folmer; four sons, Berdell (Bubby), Ronnie, Johnnie and Ray Johnson; and a granddaughter, Trina Johnson. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at White-Schwarzel Funeral Home, Coolville, Ohio, with Rev. Norman Butler officiating. Burial will be in the Sandhill Cemetery, Long Bottom, Ohio. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. You can sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfh.com. PATRIOT — Linda Mae (Bush) Kennison, 71, Patriot, Ohio, passed a w a y Thursday, May 1, 2014, in CabellH u n tington Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia. Born October 1, 1942, at Charleston, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Kenna Bush and Majel (Vickers) Moran. Linda spent many years with the Gallia County EMS before retiring. She enjoyed reading, cooking, collecting antiques, gardening, shopping, rescuing animals in need, watching motorsports, planning holiday gatherings and providing a warm and loving home for her husband, children and grandchildren. Linda is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 23 years, Robert Kennison, Patriot; sons: Ronald (Cherilyn) Warner, Gallipolis, Ohio, and Jeffrey Warner, Vinton, Ohio, and daughter, Jennifer (Donald) Walker, Gallipolis; beloved grandchildren: McKenna Grace, Chase Matthew, Aliza Noelle, Dylan Nathaniel and Emma Rose; brother, Gary (Marion) Bush, Cocoa Beach, Florida, and her cherished dogs: Tiki, PooPoo and Charlie. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brother, Kenna “Butch” Bush, Jr., and aunt, Phyllis M. Bush. Funeral services will be conducted 12 p.m. Monday, May 5, 2014, in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis, with Pastor Douglas Downs officiating. Burial will follow in Grasslick Baptist Church Cemetery, Kenna, West Virginia. Friends and family may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the time of service on Monday. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Linda’s memory to: Friends of Gallia County’s Animals, P.O. Box 252, Rio Grande, Ohio 45675. Condolences may be sent to www.mccoymoore.com. TOMMY RAY REUTER POMEROY — Tommy Ray Reuter, 75, of Pomeroy, Ohio, passed away on April 30, 2014. He was born on September 11, 1938, in Pomeroy, son of the late Dr. Raymond C. Reuter and Myrtle Karr Reuter. Mr. Reuter was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church and frequently attended the Hemlock Grove Christian Church. Mr. Reuter is survived by his wife of fifty-five wonderful years, Janice Riffle Reuter; his children, Rhonda (Deslar) Malone of Racine and Terry (Mandy) Reuter of Pomeroy; his grandchildren, Ryan Danna Davis, Rachelle Rae Davis, Reece Reuter, Layne Reuter and Carson Reuter; sister, Martha Jane “Marti” Rowe of Birmingham, Alabama; former son-in-law, Robert “Dan” Davis of Pomeroy; sister-in-law, Bernice Riffle of Pomeroy; several nieces and nephews; and numerous special friends. He was preceded in death by his mother, Myrtle Karr Reuter; father, Dr. Raymond C. Reuter; step-mother, Frances VanCooney Reuter, and LeClair and Marguerite Karr. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May Do your part. Recycle! 5, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy with Pastor Martin Francis officiating. Burial will follow at Beech Grove Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Sunday from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home in Pomeroy. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Tom may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 231 E. Second St., Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 or to Hemlock Grove Christian Church, 39186 Hemlock Grove Road, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. BURKE GALLIPOLIS — John S. Burke, 67, of Gallipolis, died on Friday, May 2, 2014, at the Holzer Medical Center. No services are planned at this time. Willis Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. CARSON NEW HAVEN — Robert Dale Carson, 51, of New Haven, died Thursday, May 1, 2014, at the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, May 5, 2014, at Anderson Funeral Home in New Haven with Bill Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Miles Cemetery in Rutland. Visiting hours will be 6-8 p.m. Sunday, May 4, 2014, at the funeral home in New Haven. A registry is available at www. andersonfh.com. CLAGG GALLIPOLIS — Robert E. “Bob” Clagg, 74, of Gallipolis, died on Friday, May 2, 2014, at the Holzer Medical Center. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Addison Freewill Baptist Church with Pastors Rick Barcus and Jamie Fortner officiating. Burial will be in Centenary Cemetery. Calling hours will be from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Willis Funeral Home. 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SAME DAY REMOUNTING EVENT Fingerprint Jewelry Starting @ 16900 $ SILVER BRIDGE PLAZA GALLIPOLIS, OHIO 740.446.3484 “Get her the gift that she will never forget” The arat Patch �Page A6 LîSunday Times Sentinel &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday, May 4, 2014 Drugs in botched Oklahoma execution leaked from IV OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Some of the three drugs used in a botched Oklahoma execution this week didn’t enter the inmate’s system because the vein they were injected into collapsed, and that failure wasn’t noticed for 21 minutes, the state’s prison chief said, urging changes to the state’s execution procedure. Medical officials tried for nearly an hour to find a vein in Clayton Lockett’s arms, legs and neck before finally inserting an IV into his groin, prisons director Robert Patton wrote in a letter to the governor Thursday detailing Lockett’s last day. By the time a doctor lifted a sheet covering the inmate and noticed the line had become dislodged from the vein, all of the execution drugs had already been administered and there wasn’t another suitable vein, the report noted. “The drugs had either absorbed into tissue, leaked out or both,” Patton wrote. “The director asked the following question: ‘Have enough drugs been administered to cause death?’ The doctor responded, ‘No.’” At that time, Patton halted the Tuesday night execution, but Lockett was pronounced dead of a heart attack 10 minutes later. Oklahoma’s execution rules call for medical personnel to immediately give emergency aid if a stay is granted while the lethal drugs are being administered, but it’s not clear if that happened. The report does not say what occurred from when Patton called off the execution at 6:56 p.m. to Lockett being pronounced dead at 7:06 p.m. The report also indicated that on his last morning, Lockett fought with guards who attempted to remove him from his cell and that they shocked him with a stun gun. After he was taken to a prison infirmary, a self-inflicted cut was found on Lockett’s arm that was determined not to require stitches. The report also notes that Lockett refused food at breakfast and lunch. Madeline Cohen, an attorney for inmate Charles Warner, who had been scheduled to be executed two hours after Lockett, said Oklahoma was revealing information about the events “in a chaotic manner.” “As the Oklahoma Department of Corrections dribbles out piecemeal information about Clayton Lockett’s botched execution, they have revealed that Mr. Lockett was killed using an invasive and painful method — an IV line in his groin,” Cohen said in a statement. “Placing such a femoral IV line requires highly specialized medical training and expertise.” Inserting IVs into the groin area — the upper thigh or pelvic region — is often done for trauma patients and in experienced hands can be straightforward, but injecting in the femoral vein can be tricky because it’s not as visible as arm veins and lies next to the femoral artery, said Dr. Jonathan Weisbuch, a physician in Phoenix. Warner’s execution was initially rescheduled for May 13. Patton called Thursday for an indefinite stay, something Cohen said she agreed was necessary. Gov. Mary Fallin, who has ordered one of her Cabinet members to investigate the botched execution, said Thursday she was willing to issue a 60-day stay for Warner, the longest allowed under state law, if needed to complete the inquiry. “If it does require more time, then yes, I think they should take more time,” Fallin said Thursday. “We need to get it right.” If 60 days isn’t adequate, Oklahoma’s attorney general said he would request an additional stay from the courts to ensure no executions are carried out until the review is complete. In his recommendations to the governor, Patton said the state should: —Place more decision-making power with the director instead of the prison warden. —Conduct a full review of execution procedures, and ensure Oklahoma “adopts proven standards.” —Give staff the “extensive training” required once new protocols are written. —Allow an external review of what went wrong. Lockett’s execution was to have started at 6 p.m., but according to a timeline with Patton’s letter a medical technician working from 5:27 p.m. to 6:18 p.m. couldn’t find a suitable place for an intravenous line on Lockett’s arms, legs, feet and neck. The execution started at 6:23 p.m. Typically inmates die in about 10 minutes. Patton stopped the execution at 6:56 p.m., but 10 minutes later Lockett apparently suffered a heart attack. Autopsy results are pending. A spokesman for the United Nations human rights office in Geneva said Lockett’s prolonged execution could amount to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under international human rights law. Rupert Colville said Lockett’s was the second problematic execution in the U.S. this year after Dennis McGuire’s death in Ohio on Jan. 16 with an allegedly untested combination of drugs. “The apparent cruelty involved in these recent executions simply reinforces the argument that authorities across the United States should impose an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty and work for abolition of this cruel and inhuman practice,” Colville told reporters Friday. F586î@C56CDîEC62E>6?Eî7@Cî%9:@îEC2?D86?56Cî:?>2E6 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A transgender prison inmate who complained about losing her breast tissue and growing facial hair after her hormone treatments were stopped must receive the treatments for the rest of her time behind bars, a federal judge ruled Friday. Inmate Whitney Lee had undergone continuous hormone therapy since 1999 until the correction department abruptly halted the treatments in 2012. Lee, whose legal name is still Antione Lee, says she suffered a medical setback and depression when the treatments stopped. After a two-day hearing, Judge Algenon Marbley ordered the state on Friday to permanently continue the treatments. He had is- sued an order last month that they be temporarily continued until a hearing. A message left with the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction wasn’t immediately returned Friday. The prisons agency had said a psychiatrist determined Lee lacks the criteria for gender identity disorder and the therapy can’t be justified. Lee’s attorney, Ngozi Ndulue, said the judge’s decision was the right one and means Lee will get the treatment until released from prison in about seven months. Lee’s damages claim for $75,000 is still in place, Ndulue said. The 36-year-old Lee is housed with men at Mansfield Correctional Institution, where she is serving a three-year sentence on forgery and theft charges out of Hamilton County. Lee had previously received the treatments at home, in federal prison and in the Hamilton County Justice Center, according to a request for an emergency order filed by the Cincinnati-based Ohio Justice & Policy Center. That included estrogen treatment approved by prison authorities while Lee was imprisoned in 2009 and 2010, the request said. Lee has been living as a woman since age 18, the center’s complaint said. Without the treatments, Lee lost breast tissue, her voice deepened, her skin became coarser and she began growing facial hair, among other symptoms, the request said. She also has grown irritable and angry and was placed on suicide watch, according to the request. “Deprivation of hormone treatment wreaks havoc on Ms. Lee’s physical and mental health and puts her life in danger,” it said. The prisons department argued that Lee didn’t exhaust the prison grievance procedures and that the case should be dismissed. It cited other cases, including that of a Texas inmate, in which courts have upheld prisons’ decisions not to administer the treatment. The state said that even if its medical diagnosis were called into question, it would be at most an issue of medical malpractice, not a violation of constitutional rights. Man arrested in deaths of Alaska State Troopers Pair appeared on National Geographic TV show ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two troopers in a remote village, the Alaska State Troopers said Friday. Nathaniel Lee Kangas is under arrest in the murders of Trooper Gabriel “Gabe” Rich and Sgt. Patrick “Scott” Johnson Thursday in the isolated community of Tanana. Troopers said formal charges against the Tanana man were being prepared by troopers with the state Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals. A second Tanana man, Arvin Kangas, 58, is charged with assault in connection with a Wednesday incident involving a village public safety officer. Tanana resident Ruby Cruger said she is related to the men, and that the elder Kangas is the father of the teenager. Cruger said she did not know the details of the shooting, just that it has affected the entire community of 238 people. “They are all shocked,” she said Friday. Troopers also have released little information. The two troopers were occasionally featured on the National Geographic Channel show “Alaska State Troopers,” which features multiple troopers patrolling the state’s wild terrain. The troopers were not filming at the time of their deaths. Filming in the fifth season is currently being done with other troopers. National Geographic said in a statement that it was “incredibly saddened” to learn of the deaths. Spokesman Chris Alpert said the troopers are among the many who are subjected to the daily dangers and vulnerabilities of working in isolated areas of the state, such as Tanana, which is about 130 miles west of Fairbanks. The show has aired so long because of “the incredible heroism they face each day,” Albert said. No roads lead to Tanana, and travel there is mainly by aircraft. Residents lead a largely subsistence lifestyle. The troopers had gone to Tanana to follow up on a report Wednesday night that someone “had brandished a firearm in the village,” troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said. Rich and Johnson worked out of the troopers’ Fairbanks rural service unit. Cruger said the shooting happened about 3 p.m. Thursday at her aunt’s home on Tanana’s Front Street. She said her aunt wasn’t home at the time. Because of the location of the village, about two miles west of the junction of the Tanana and Yukon rivers, the community was a trading post for Koyukon and Tanana Athabascans long before European contact, according to a state website. Residents continue to live a traditional Athabascan lifestyle, including hunting and fishing for their food. �Sunday Times-Sentinel SPORTS SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2014 mdsports@civitasmedia.com B1 Eagles knock off Southern, 7-4 By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com RACINE, Ohio — So much for the friendly confines of home. For the second consecutive season, the Eastern baseball team spoiled things for the home team Thursday night following a 7-4 victory in eight innings over Southern in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup at Star Mill Park in Meigs County. The visiting Eagles (5-9, 4-7 TVC Hocking) led twice through seven innings of play, and both times the Tornadoes (8-7, 6-4) rallied back to either tie the game or take a lead of their own. EHS, however, wrapped things up with three runs in the top of the eighth, which ultimately ended up being the final outcome of the game. Brandon Coleman led the eighth off with a double, then Jesse Mor- ris plated Coleman by reaching on a fielder’s choice — making it a 5-4 game. Morris and Tyler Morris — who reached on a single — both came around to score on an error, allowing EHS to secure a three-run cushion headed into the finale. SHS rallied back from an early 2-0 deficit by scoring a run apiece in the third, fourth and fifth frames, giving the hosts a 3-2 lead. Eastern answered with a run each during the sixth and seventh innings for a 4-3 edge, but Southern tied things in the bottom of the seventh after Colten Walters doubled home Brandon Moodispaugh — forcing extra innings. The victory allowed the Eagles — who snapped Southern’s TVC Hocking win streak at 35 games last season with a 16-4 decision on May 22, 2013, at Star Mill Park — to avenge an earlier 6-5 setback at EHS back on April 5. The Tornadoes have still won nine of the last 11 meetings between the two Meigs County programs. EHS outhit the hosts by a slim 9-8 overall margin and both teams committed two errors apiece in the contest. Both SHS miscues came in the eighth inning. Christian Speelman led Eastern with three hits and two runs scored, followed by Coleman with two safeties and two RBIs. Jesse Morris, Tyler Morris, Zack Scowden and Matthew Durst also had a safety apiece in the triumph. Walters led Southern with three hits, followed by Hunter Johnson and Trenton Deem with two safeties apiece. Zac Beegle also had a hit for SHS in the setback. Deem, Walters and Blake Johnson each drove in an RBI, while Brandon Moodispaugh scored twice. Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Meigs junior Ty Phelps (3) struck out 10 Spartans Thursday night and led the Marauders to a 5-2 victory over Alexander. Marauders slip past Alexander, 5-2 By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — That’s one way to get back into contention. The Meigs baseball team pulled within a half game of TriValley Conference Ohio Division leader Alexander, by defeating the Spartans 5-2, Thursday night in Meigs County. Alexander (10-2, 5-1 TVC Ohio) marked a run in the top of the first inning but the Marauders (11-4, 5-2) answered with two runs in the bottom of the second to take the lead. The Spartans tied the game in the top of the fifth but Meigs answered again, scoring three times in the bottom of the fifth to cap off the 5-2 win. Ty Phelps earned the win for Meigs, allowing just two runs on five hits and six walks in a complete game effort. Phelps struck out 10 Spartans in the triumph. Tyler Vickers suffered the loss for AHS after allowing five runs on eight hits in six innings, while walking four and striking out four. Bradley Helton paced the MHS offense with two hits and an RBI, while Cody Bartrum, Ty Phelps and Damon Jones each marked a hit, an RBI and a run scored. Luke Musser had a hit and an RBI, Chase Whitlatch marked a hit and a run, while Ray Johnson added a hit and Taylor Rowe scored a run. Mason Chapman paced the Red and Black with two hits, followed by Brody McGrath with a hit and two runs scored. Cory Chapman and Shea Grigsby each added a hit in the setback. This is the first league loss for the Spartans, who defeated Meigs on April 17, by a 10-3 count in Albany. Alexander’s other loss came in the second game of a double-header at Wahama on April 12, by an 11-4 count. The Marauders still have to travel to Nelsonville-York and Athens, and will have to host Vinton County, while Alexander’s remaining league schedule is at NYHS, at Wellston, home against Vinton County and home against Athens. OVP Sports Schedule Monday, May 5 Baseball Gallia Academy at River Valley, 5 p.m. Eastern at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Vinton County at Meigs, 5 p.m. Federal Hocking at Southern, 5 p.m. Waterford at Wahama, 5 p.m. Poca at Point Pleasant, 6:30 Hannan at Huntington St. Joe, 5 p.m. Softball Gallia Academy at River Valley, 5 p.m. Eastern at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Vinton County at Meigs, 5 p.m. Federal Hocking at Southern, 5 p.m. Waterford at Wahama, 5 p.m. Tennis Gallia Academy at Marietta, 4:30 5 p.m. Softball Trimble at Eastern, 5 p.m. Southern at Wellston, 5 p.m. River Valley at Alexander, 5 p.m. Track and Field TVC Ohio Championships at Athens, 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 6 Baseball Meigs at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Point Pleasant at Wahama, 6 p.m. Nelsonville-York at Eastern, 5 p.m. River Valley vs. Oak Hill at Paint Stadium, 5 p.m. Hannan at Elk Valley, 5:30 Softball Meigs at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Southern at Wellston, 5 p.m. Oak Hill at River Valley, 5 p.m. Track and Field Point Pleasant at Gallia Academy, 4 p.m. South Gallia at Coal Grove, 4:30 Friday, May 9 Baseball Waterford at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Tolsia at Hannan (DH), 5:30 Point Pleasant at Spring Valley, 6 p.m. Wahama at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. Southern at Belpre, 5 p.m. Eastern at Parkersburg South, 5:30 Gallia Academy at Rock Hill, 5 p.m. River Valley at Southeastern, 5 p.m. Softball Waterford at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Southern at Belpre, 5 p.m. Wahama at Federal Hocking(DH), 5 p.m. River Valley at Southeastern, 5 p.m. Track and Field Point Pleasant at River Valley, 4 p.m. Gallia Academy at Logan Elm, 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 Baseball Trimble at Eastern, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy at Wellston, 5 p.m. River Valley at Alexander, Thursday, May 8 Baseball Ripley at Point Pleasant, 7 p.m. Waterford at Southern, 5 p.m. Meigs vs. Jackson at URG, 5 p.m. Eastern at Wellston, 5 p.m. Softball Jackson at Meigs, 5 p.m. Eastern at Wellston, 5 p.m. Waterford at Southern, 5 p.m. Track and Field TVC Hocking Championships at Meigs, 4 p.m. Hannan, Wahama at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Photos by Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Wahama second baseman Mason Hicks, left, drops the ball as Southern’s Clayton Wood (14) slides into second base during a force out attempt in the third inning of Friday night’s TVC Hocking baseball contest at Star Mill Park in Racine, Ohio. Tornadoes topple White Falcons, 7-4 By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com RACINE, Ohio — So much for gracious hosts. The Southern baseball team rallied back from an early 3-0 deficit and knocked visiting Wahama out of a tie for first place in the league standings Friday night following a 7-4 victory in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup at Star Mill Park in Meigs County. The host Tornadoes (9-7, 7-4 TVC Hocking) committed two errors in the opening two frames, which allowed the White Falcons (13-7, 11-2) to storm out to a three-run cushion after two complete. WHS, however, committed its lone error of the night in the bottom of the third, which aided Southern in four-run outburst en route to the hosts’ first lead of the night at 4-3 after three full frames. SHS, however, committed its third and final error in the fourth — which helped Wahama get a run and knot things up at four midway through the contest. Southern, however, claimed control of the game in the bottom of the fifth as the hosts produced three runs on four hits — giving SHS a permanent lead of 7-4 after five complete. Wahama managed only one hit and one baserunner over the final two frames as the Tornadoes wrapped up the three-run triumph. Trenton Deem and Paul Ramthun started the fifth with back-to-back singles, then both runners were moved into scoring position following a sacrifice bunt by Brandon Moodispaugh. Colten Walters doubled in the eventual game-winning runs one batter later for a 6-4 edge. Walters ultimately scored one batter later following a single by Tommy Ramthun, concluding the scoring at 7-4. SHS outhit the guests by a 9-6 overall margin and left six runners on base, compared to nine stranded by the White Falcons. The Tornadoes also avenged a 14-6 loss at WHS back on April 11. Walters went the distance for the winning decision after allowing four walks and striking out eight over seven innings on the mound. Hunter Bradley suffered the tough-luck loss after surrendering three walks and fanning six over six innings of work. Southern starter Colten Walters releases a pitch during the fifth inning of Friday night’s TVC Hocking baseball contest against Wahama at Star Mill Park in Racine, Ohio. Hunter Johnson and Paul Ramthun paced the Tornadoes with two hits apiece, followed by Deem, Moodispaugh, Walters, Tom Ramthun and Blake Johnson also added a safety each to the winning cause. Paul Ramthun led the hosts with two RBIs and two runs scored. Kane Roush paced Wahama with two hits, followed by Wyatt Zuspan, Wesley Harrison, Tyler Grimm and Brent Larck with a safety apiece. Mason Hicks led WHS with two runs scored. Lady Eagles smash Federal Hocking, 18-1 By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com STEWART, Ohio — A few days of rain couldn’t even slow the Lady Eagles. The Eastern softball team earned its eighth double-digit victory of the year on Friday with an 18-1 triumph over Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division host Federal Hocking. The Lady Eagles (16-1, 11-1 TVC Hocking) got things going with three runs in the first inning and one in the second. Eastern pushed across four runs in the third inning and eight in the fourth to push the lead to 16- 0. Federal Hocking (5-6, 5-6) broke through for the first time in the bottom of the fourth but Eastern added two runs in the fifth to cap off the 18-1 win. Grace Edwards was the winning pitcher of victory after allowing just one run, one hit and one walk, while striking out eight. Ashton Cale suffered the loss for the Lady Lancers. Edwards, Paige Cline and Jourdan Griffin each had three hits, Erin Swatzel and Breanna Bailey each added two, while Katlyn Barber, Jess Coleman and Amber Moodispaugh each had one hit. Edwrds drove in four runs, Swatzel and Moodispaugh each had three, while Coleman, Cline and Breanna Bailey each marked two RBIs. Griffin and Hannah Hawley each had one RBI in the win. Cline scored four runs, Edwards crossed the plate three times, Barber, Coleman and Hannah Bailey each scored twice, while Swatzel, Hawley and Breanna Bailey all scored three times. Carly Tabler had the lone FHHS hit, while Cale scored once for the Lady Lancers. Eastern also defeated Federal Hocking on April 11, by a 12-2 count in Tuppers Plains. �&@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Page B2 LîSunday Times Sentinel Sunday, May 4, 2014 Lady Marauders take fourth at Vinton County Inv. By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com McARTHUR, Ohio — The Meigs girls track team finished fourth at Thursday’s Vinton County Invitational, while the MHS boys team took fifth. Vinton County took first in the girls competition with 160.5 points, followed by Jackson (103), Waverly (88), and Meigs (84). Nelsonville-York was fifth (72), Paint Valley was sixth (69), Huntington was seventh (41.5) and Southeastern rounded out the eight team field (37). Gracie Hoffman led the Lady Marauders with a first place finish in the 1600m run with a time of 5:43, while Kelsey Hudson finished second in the shotput (30-09.5) and second in the pole vault (7-06). Haley Kennedy was second in the 800m run (2:32.1), while Morgan Russell was third in the 100m hurdles (18.4). The Lady Marauders 4x400m relay team of Kennedy, Russell, Maddi Greene and Hoffman took second (4:46), the 4x100m relay team of Greene, Hudson, Haiden English and Adrianna Rowe took third (56.8), while the 4x800m relay team of Kennedy, Madison Stewart, Cheyenne Gorslene and Hoffman was third (11:32.2). The VCHS boys took top spot with 142 points, Jackson was second (102), Waverly was third (100), followed by Nelsonville-York (97.5), Meigs (77), Southeastern (64), Huntington (39), and Paint Valley (36.5). Jake Swindell led Meigs with a second place finish in the 800m run (2:11.4) and third in the 1600m run (4:57.4), followed Nathan Mecek with a second place finish in the discus (124-01). Dillon Mahr was third in the 400m (58.1), while Nate Hoover was third in the 200m dash (24.7). The Marauders 4x100m relay team of Jordan Hutton, Devon Cundiff, Hoover and Isaiah English took first with a time of 47.5, while the 4x400m relay team Bryan Walters | OVP Sports of Hutton, English, Mahr and Hoover was third (3:43). Meigs freshman Gracie Hoffman hits full stride down the Vinton County’s Wade Barney and Jackson’s Hannah back straightaway during the 800m run in this Tuesday, Johnson were named meet medalists. April 29, file photo from a meet at Farmers Bank Stadium Complete results of the 2014 Vinton County Invitain Rocksprings, Ohio. tional can be found on the web at www.baumspage.com Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Gallia Academy senior Gustin Graham begins his delivery of a pitch during the fourth inning of a SEOAL baseball contest against Jackson on April 9 at Haller Field. �=F6î�6G:=Dî76?5î @Rî�E96?D�î � By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com THE PLAINS, Ohio — The Gallia Academy baseball team won its fifth decision in six outings Friday night following a 3-1 victory over host Athens in a non-conference matchup at Rannow Field in Athens County. The Blue Devils (13-4) never trailed in the contest as the guests jumped out to a 2-0 advantage midway through the fourth inning, but the Bulldogs (9-10) countered with a run in their half of the fourth to pull to within a run at 2-1. GAHS, however, tacked on an insurance run in the seventh for a 3-1 edge, which ultimately proved to be enough for starter Gustin Graham. Graham allowed just one hit and two walks over seven innings while striking out nine to wrap up the complete-game triumph. The Blue Devils outhit the hosts by a 6-1 overall margin and committed all three errors in the contest. GAHS left seven on base, while the Bulldogs stranded five on the bags. After going scoreless through three innings, Gallia Academy claimed the early lead in the top of the fourth thanks to two runs on two hits and two walks. Eric Sheets drew a one-out walk, stole second and was advanced to third on a sacrifice by Kole Carter, then Matt Bailey walked to put runners on the corners with two away. Sheets scored and Bailey moved to second on a balk, then Ryan Terry singled home Bailey for a 2-0 advantage. Terry also led off the seventh with a single and later scored on a sacrifice fly to center by Graham, which made it a 3-1 contest. Terry and Ty Warnimont led the guests with two hits apiece, followed by Graham and Seth Wills with a safety apiece. Terry and Graham both drove in a run and Sheets, Bailey and Terry each scored once for the victors. Sano had the lone hit for AHS and Luehrman scored the lone run in the setback. VanderVen suffered the loss after surrendering two runs, four hits and four walks over four frames while fanning four. -9:E6î�2=4@?DîE9F>Aî)@FE9î�2==:2�î �� By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com MASON, W.Va. — Well, that was convincing. The Wahama baseball team rolled to a 15-1 victory over Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division guest South Gallia, Thursday night in Mason County. 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(N) 13 News CBS Evening 60 Minutes (N) The Amazing Race "Bull The Good Wife "The Deep Weekend News Down" (N) Web" (N) 6 (WGN) PM Tyler Grimm each scored twice, while Grogan, Serevicz, Larck, Mason Hicks and Jacob Bennett each scored once. Roush, Zuspan, Harrison and Serevicz had two RBIs each, followed by Oliver, Grimm and Miller with one each. Roush had the lone stolen base in the game. T.G. Miller, Ethan Spurlock and Landon Hutchinson each had a hit in the setback, while Mills scored South Gallia’s only run. Wahama had 15 runs, nine hits, three errors and six left on base, while SGHS had one run, three hits, three errors and five left one base. The White Falcons also defeated South Gallia on April 16, in Mercerville by a count of 13-5. Something magic happens when you mix kids and the outdoors SUNDAY EVENING 6 five more runs in the third inning, sparked by a two-run Wyatt Zuspan homerun. Andy Grogan scored on a Jared Oliver RBI in the fourth inning to cap off the WHS 15-1 win. Zuspan earned the win for Wahama, allowing one run on one hit and one walk in three innings. Garrett Miller through one perfect inning, while Harrison surrendered two hits in one inning. Zuspan struck out seven, while Miller and Harrison each had three strikeouts. Mills suffered the loss for South Gallia after allowing 15 runs, 12 earned, on nine hits and nine errors in four innings. Harrison marked three hits to lead Wahama, Zuspan added two hits, while Serevicz, Miller, Brent Larck and Kane Roush each added one hit. Roush, Zuspan, Hunter Bradley, Josh Petry and 10 PM 10:30 Silicon Veep "Signaling "Fishing" (N) Risk" (N) Two Guns ('13, Act) Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington. TV14 Years of Living Dangerously "Ice & Brimstone" (N) it to me I knew I had to share it because it summed up so perfectly why I and others choose to introduce youngsters to the outdoors, so I paraphrase it here: “My family and I attended a kid’s hunting/fishing/ trapping education day at the Ikes’ Farm in the beginning of April. “First I would like to say,” Thank you!” My kids have grown up in the country their whole lives. Hunting and fishing are not new concepts but trapping was new for the whole family, including myself. But the actually reason for my email was my best friend’s biracial, 5-year-old son. “This little boy lives in Columbus. At preschool he got in trouble for pretending to shoot a gun (finger gun), so mom and dad took all play toy guns away to try to eliminate the problem. “His mother just happened to be on vacation and was coming to see my family the weekend of the Ikes Youth Day. She said that he would like the fishing part but was not sure about anything else, but it would be something new for him. “Friday night, the night before, he fell down in my yard and literally vibrated because he had dirt on his hands. He instantly wanted hand sanitizer, which I did not have. My first thought was, “Dear Lord we are going to have fun tomorrow.” We were at the Ikes for five minutes and he is making funny faces at his mama, looking at the furs on a table and starts whining to go home. This lasts for about 10 minutes and his mother told him they can sit in the car or he can stop whining and have fun. “We walked around to all the different events to see what all was going to be going on. The shotguns and bows caught his eye, and that’s when you gathered all the kids and started the event. When you released the children to go check things out Marcus was reluctant to do anything. We went to watch the kids shoot the bows and his interest started to grow. When his mom asked him if he would like to try, his eyes got huge. He looked at her like, “Am I allowed to?” He got in line and made his mom stand with him, holding his hand. When it was his turn he went up to the woman slowly with his mom’s encouragement. “After she talked to him about the basics, he shot his first arrow, it hit the target. He instantly looked at his mom with the biggest smile on his face. He finished all five arrows and was on top of the world. I asked him if he wanted to shoot a real gun and the day was history. He shot a .22 for the very first time and he shot it a bunch. After that, the vibrating kid that hated to have dirty hands was petting animals from the creek and pond. He even held a newt and a tadpole. “I got a text from his dad the very next day after they got home. He asked me what I did to him because he was a brand new kid. He said, “My boy is acting like a BOY!” I guess he asked for a bow and some arrows for his birthday. “So thank you for offering things like this to help educate children; you touch more lives than what you know.” That’s why we do it. If you spend much time outdoors at all, you know that something magical happens when you introduce a kid to fishing, hunting, camping and the great outdoors in general. On Sunday (today) Meigs Active Conservationists Teaming Together (ACTT) is presenting its second Family Outdoor Day at Forked Run State Park, located at 63300 State Route 124, Reedsville. See OPEN | B3 �Sunday, May 4, 2014 &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î� #2J?2C5îE2<6Dî=625î:?î(:G6CD:56î)6?:@CDî"628F6 Staff Report MASON, W.Va. — Paul Maynard of Point Pleasant has taken over the lead through four weeks of play in the first half of the 2014 Riverside Senior Men’s Golf League being played every Tuesday at Riverside Golf Course in Mason County. Maynard — who now has 40 points on the season — currently owns a one-point lead on previous leader and current runner-up Willis Korb (39). Jack Fox is in sole possession of third place with 35 points. A total of 22 players took part in Tuesday’s weather-laden round, which made six points available between four foursomes and two threesomes. The low score of the day was a 5-under par round of 65, fired by the quartet of Fred Pyles, Rick Handley, Pat Williamson and Bob Edgar. There was a two-way tie for second place as both the four- some of Bill Yoho, Jim Blake, Glen Johnson and Bob Oliver and the trio of Paul Maynard, Mitch Mace and Jack Ocheltree shot matching rounds of 4-under par 66. Bill Yoho was the closest to the pin winner on both the ninth and 14th holes. The current top-10 standings are as follows: Paul Maynard (40.0), Willis Korb (39.0), Jack Fox (35.0), Roger Putney (34.0), Carl Cline (33.5), Fred Pyles (32.5), Dale Miller (32.0), Delson Keidaisch (31.0), and both Cecil Gillette and Charlie Hargraves (30.0). Huskies salvage split with Point Pleasant "25Jî!?:89EDî72==îE@î�FR2=@�î�� By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com By Bryan Walters POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — So much for a proper sendoff. Visiting Buffalo spoiled senior night festivities while salvaging a season split with the Point Pleasant softball team Friday night following a 7-2 decision in a non-conference matchup in Mason County. The host Lady Knights (19-7) honored seniors Elizabeth Bateman, Rebekah Darst and Payton Fetty for their collective years of service with the program, but the Lady Bison (21-5) quickly ruined the party after plating three runs in the top of the first for a lead that they would never relinquish. Karissa Cochran whittled the PPHS deficit down to a run with a two-out, two-run blast in the bottom of the first for a 3-2 contest, but the hosts were never closer the rest of the way. Buffalo — which dropped a 5-4 home decision back on April 5 — tacked on two runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh to wrap up the fiverun triumph. The Lady Knights also had their eightAlex Hawley | OVP Sports PPHS sophomore Karissa Cochran (24) blasts a first ingame winning streak come to an end. BHS outhit Point Pleasant by a 9-6 overall margin ning home run during the Lady Knights’ 7-2 loss to Bufand played an error-free contest, compared to three falo Friday night in Point Pleasant. errors committed by the Lady Knights. The guests left eight runners on base and PPHS stranded five two hits, followed by Cochran, Bateman, Megan on the bags. Hamond and Michaela Cottrill with a safety apiece. Chelsey Perkins was the winning pitcher of record after allowing one walk and striking out six over sev- Fetty also scored once in the setback. Katie Higginbotham paced BHS with three hits and en innings in the circle. Cochran suffered the setback after surrendering three runs (one earned), three hits two runs scored, while Noel Dingess added two safeties. Chelsey Perkins, Ali Burdette, Katie Allen and and three walks over two frames while fanning one. Makinley Higginbotham led Point Pleasant with Taylor Briscoe also had a hit apiece for the victors. bwalters@civitasmedia.com CLENDENIN, W.Va. — It’s not how you start something, but rather how you finish it. The Point Pleasant baseball team lead 2-0 midway through the third inning, but host Herbert Hoover scored four unanswered runs en route to a 4-2 victory in a nonconference matchup in Kanawha County. The visiting Big Blacks (13-7) led 1-0 after one inning of play and took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third, but the Huskies (18-3) rallied with a run of their own to close to within 2-1 through three complete. HHHS followed with three runs in the bottom of the fifth to secure a two-run edge, which ultimately held up the rest of the way. Herbert Hoover outhit the guests by a 7-5 overall margin and committed four errors in the triumph, compared to just two by the Big Blacks. PPHS stranded 10 runners on base and the hosts left eight on the bags. Tristan Fields was the winning pitcher of record after allowing four walks and striking out 12 over seven innings of work. Alex Somerville suffered the setback after surrendering four walks and fanning four in six frames on the mound. Austen Toler led Point Pleasant with two hits and an RBI, while Somerville, Evan Potter and Gage Buskirk also provided a safety apiece. Somerville also scored both of Point’s runs. Matthew Farmer, Hunter White, Cody Bowen, Matthew Justice, Tommy Parrish, Joel Ridenour and Derek Dodd had a hit each for the victors. Parrish drove in a team-best two RBIs, while Farmer, White, Fields and Justice scored a run apiece. HHHS salvaged a season split as Point Pleasant won the first contest by a 10-5 count at PPHS back on April 11. "25Jî!?:89EDîD2:=îE@î6:89E9îDEC2:89EîH:?î@G6Cîî-2J?6�î �� By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com WAYNE, W.Va. — It started with a bang … and the finale was grand. The Point Pleasant softball team scored six runs in the top of the second and ultimately cruised to its eighth straight victory Thursday night following an 11-6 decision over host Wayne in a non-conference matchup in Wayne County. The Lady Knights (196) — winners of 11 of their last dozen games — never trailed in the contest as the guests sent nine batters to the plate following a scoreless first frame. PPHS followed by producing six runs on four hits, a walk and an error — allowing the Lady Knights to secure a six-run cushion after two complete. Madison Barker started things with a leadoff single and advanced to second after an error allowed Megan Hamond to reach safely. Karson Bonecutter laid down a bunt to advance the runners, but reached safely — loading the bases with nobody out. Michaela Cottrill walked on a full count to force in Barker with the eventual game-winning run, then Payton Fetty singled in Hamond and Bonecutter was thrown out at the plate — making it a 2-0 contest. Cami Hesson grounded into a fielder’s choice that loaded the bases, then Makinley Higginbotham drilled a grand slam over the right-center field fence — making it a 6-0 contest. The Lady Pioneers (155), however, countered with a run in the third and two more in the fourth to close to within 6-3 after four complete. Point Pleasant added a run in the top of the fifth, but the hosts countered with three BROADCAST (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) From Page B2 7 (WOUB) Meigs ACTT is, for lack of a better description, an informal consortium of local sportsmen’s groups and chapters, and other organizations including Chester Bow Hunters, Meigs County Ikes, Pomeroy Gun Club, Friends of Forked Run, Forked Run Sportsman’s Club, Meigs County Fish and Game, Racine Gun Club, Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District, Meigs County Beagle Club, Shade River Coon Hunters, and NWTF Ohio River Valley Chapter. Last year’s inaugural event was a big hit with hundreds of youngsters and their parents taking advantage of the free fun. All events are free and activities will include the National Wild Turkey Federation’s BB gun range, National Archery in the Schools Program archery trailer, trapping, air evacuation helicopter, fish identification classes, outdoor archery and other outdoor fun. Lunch will also be provided, courtesy of the ACTT group and other sponsors. People are also encouraged to bring their fishing pole and gear to take advantage of Ohio’s free fishing day, or borrow a loaner pole there. No fishing license is required for Ohio residents that day. So make some memories and make a difference in the life of a youngster, pass along the outdoors tradition. 8 (WCHS) Jim Freeman is wildlife specialist for the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District and a long-time contributor to the Sunday Times-Sentinel. He can be contacted weekdays at 740-992-4282 or at jim.freeman@oh.nacdnet.net 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WPBY) 13 (WOWK) Call us at: 740.992.2155 or 740.446.2342 by Hamond and Karissa Cochran with two safeties apiece. Fetty, Barker, Bonecutter and Rebekah Darst also added a hit each to the winning cause. Hamond also drove in three RBIs for the victors, while Higginbotham and Cochran each scored twice. 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Advertise your business in this space, or bigger (one earned), five hits and one walk over 6.1 innings while striking out seven. Jessie Rowe suffered the loss after surrendering five walks and striking out seven over seven frames. Point Pleasant outhit WHS by an 11-9 overall margin. Both teams committed one error and stranded six runners apiece in the contest. Higginbotham led the guests with three hits and five RBIs, followed MONDAY EVENING 3 Open scores to pull to within a single run at 7-6 through five full frames. PPHS again sent nine batters to the plate in the sixth, which resulted in four runs on three hits and three walks — wrapping up the five-run outcome. The Lady Knights also salvaged a season split after dropping a 4-1 decision at home back on April 2. Madison Barker was the winning pitcher of record after allowing three runs 57 (OXY) 58 60 61 (WE) (E!) 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(05),04,11 Village of Middleport Public Auction Saturday May 17, 2014 Preview 9:00 am Sale Time 10:00 am Location: 659 Pearl Street Middleport, OH 45760 (Village impound yard) The Village of Middleport will offer the following impounded vehicles. 1979 Ford Box Truck (Salvage title) 1972 Champion Motorhome (Salvage title) 2001 Chevy Malibu (Salvage Houses For Sale Send Resume to: Mayor Kim Milliken 60501551 Auctions SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2014 - 1OAM LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF GALLIPOLIS AT 2650 TEENS RUN ROAD Auctions Hidden Hills Estates Real Estate Auction MF 150 TRACTOR, 2000 MODEL 14' DUAL AXLE BOX TRAILER, 2002 HONDA ATV (3000 MILES), JD 3 PT. 2 ROW CORN PLANTER, MF 3 PT. 2 BODOM PLOWS, 5' PULL TYPE BUSH HOG, 3 PT. CARRY ALL, 12' FLAT BED TRAILER W/RAMPS, RUNNING GEARS FOR HAY WAGON, WESTERN SADDLES, GRAVELY 12 MOWER, CONTRACTOR TRUCK TOOL BOX, 110 GALLON "L" SHAPED TRUCK FUEL TANK, 11 HP COLEMAN GENERATOR, 5 HP PORTABLE (20 GAL) AIR COMPRESSOR, PLATFORM SCALES, AND SEVERAL HAND TOOLS AUTOS: 1995 CHEVY CAPRICE (SELLS W/RESERVE), 1994 S-10 BLAZER, 8 X 10 PORTABLE STORAGE BUILDING ANTIQUES & HOUSEHOLD: KITCHEN CABINET W/ FROSTED GLASS, BROYHILL CORNER TABLES, POSTER BED, DINNEDE SET, TAPPEN GAS COOK STOVE, DRESSERS, 2 BUNK BEDS, FILING CABINETS, GE DRYER, REFRIGERATOR, UPRIGHT FREEZER, LIFT CHAIR, MIRRORS, 8 DAY CLOCK, MANTLE CLOCK, (KEY WIND) SILVERWARE, SETS OF DISHES, AMOIRE, BUFFED, KIDNEY SHAPED DESK, TELEPHONE CHAIR, 45 RPM, GERMAN MOWING SYTHE, DUTCH OVEN, HAND CORN SHELLER, OLD LANTERNS, OTHER ITEMS AND SOME BOX LOTS TERMS: CASH AUCTION BY REQUEST OF THE WALT POPE AND THE CARL JAMES FAMILIES 60502808 AUCTIONEER: LEE JOHNSON 106 Acres in 12 Parcels Location: Graham School Road, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. From SR 7 on the south side of Gallipolis, take SR 141 west 4.4 miles to Graham School Rd. north 1 mile to Hidden Hills Drive. Friday May 16th, 2014 5 PM 106 Acres offered in 12 Parcels Wooded Building Lots * Hunting Land 'REEN 4OWNSHIP s 'ALLIA #OUNTY s 'ALLIPOLIS #ITY 3CHOOL $ISTRICT Here’s a great opportunity to buy beautiful building lots and acreage at your price! 11 high setting mostly wooded lots ranging from 4.88 to 8.62 acres plus an unrestricted 36.5 acre mostly wooded parcel with road access at both ends. Lots 1-13 sell subject to Hidden Hills Estates Subdivision covenants and have Gallia County Rural Water available. The 36.5 acre parcel was intended to be Phase 2 of the subdivision so could potentially be divided into additional lots. A great recreational tract with a pond and loads of wildlife! Mineral rights included. Terms: 10% nonrefundable down payment day of sale with the balance due at closing in approximately 45 days. No Contingencies. Any required inspections must be completed prior to bidding. All information gathered from sources deemed accurate but is not guaranteed. Real Estate sells subject to all matters of record. The Buyer(s) is responsible to conduct its own due diligence prior to auction. Buyer(s) must independently investigate and confirm any information or assumptions on which any bid is based. Acreage and frontage amounts are approximate and subject to final survey. Announcements day of sale will take precedence over all previous advertising and statements. Legal: Taxes are currently $2,652.89 per half year. Parcel numbers are 00800140200, 00800140300, 00800140303, 00800140304, 00800140305, 00800140307, 00800140308, 00800140309, 00800140310, 00800140311, 00800140312, and 00800140314 located in Green Township of Gallia County and Gallipolis City School District. Note: Real Estate will be offered in parcels and combinations at public auction at 5PM. Please visit our website for pictures, map, and more details: www.kaufmanrealty.com . Walk over this land at your convenience. Sale By Order of: Eugene Mullet KAUFMAN REALTY & AUCTIONS 888-852-4111 www.kaufmanrealty.com DAVE KAUFMAN BROKER/AUCTIONEER STEVE MAAG, REALTOR, e-PRO, GRI 330-763-4769 or steve@kaufmanrealty.com Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the City Manager, City of Gallipolis, 333 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 until Noon on May 20, 2014 and will be opened and read immediately thereafter for the: BY ORDER OF Randall Finney, City Manager City of Gallipolis, Ohio. (05),04,11 Spruce Street Lift Station Pump Replacement Engineer s Opinion of Probable Cost: $125,986.25 Completion Date – 60 days from Notice to Proceed This project consists of renovation of the Spruce Street Lift Station and includes the installation of two submersible pumps and equipment, control panels and electrical wiring, valve box, air release valve, and piping. Bids must be in accordance with specifications and on forms available for review at the Gallipolis City Manager s Office at 333 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 and can be obtained at the office of the Gallipolis City Manager, 333 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. Each Proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the proposal and all persons interested therein. Each bidder must submit evidence of its experiences on projects of similar size and complexity. Bidders must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Gallia County, Ohio as determined by the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Wage and Hour Division. City of Gallipolis reserves the right to waive irregularities and to reject any or all bids. Notices NOTICE OHIO VALLEY PUBLISHING CO. Recommends that you do Business with People you know, and NOT to send Money through the Mail until you have Investigated the Offering. Pictures that have been placed in ads at the Gallipolis Daily Tribune must be picked within 30 days. Any pictures that are not picked up will be discarded. SALE CARPET & VINYL $5.95 and Up *While Supplies Last* MOLLOHAN CARPET 740-446-7444 Miscellaneous Waymatic Concession Trailer. Gas Grill, 2 Coolers, 1 Freezer, hot & cold running water call 304-812-4350 Yard Sale 8-Family Yard Sale 9am-5pm Mon 5th, Tue 6th, Wed 7th behind the Masonic building in Racine. Front load Washer/Drier, Doors, hinges, knobs, light fixtures, twin bed, shoes, purses, picture s, curtains, bedding, baby items, baby swing, bouncer, monitors and ext. Baby girl clothes to plus size women s. PlayStation 2 & games, pyrex bowls & much more. Garage Sale May 9th, 8am-? Eagle Ridge Rd off Rt 7. Antiques & more.Bissell s 740992-7599 All contractors and subcontractors involved with the Lawn Service project will, to the extent pracLawn Care Service, Mowing, ticable, use Ohio Products, Trimming, Free estimates. Call materials, services, and labor 740-645-0546 or 740-441in the implementation of their 1333 project. Additionally, contractor compliance with the equal Help Wanted General Unit Manager - Arbors at Gallipolis *** $2,500 sign on bonus *** 60499672 THE FOLLOWING WILL BE SOLD: **NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS OR LOSS OF PROPERTY. 4 BR, 2 1/2 BA, 2 Car Garage, 5 Acres, Plus Pole Barn. OHIO RIVER VIEW! Located: Rt. 218 Gallipolis 740-441-1492 60493480 PUBLIC AUCTION LEGALS project. Additionally, contractor compliance with the equal employment opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123, the Governor's Executive Order of 1972, and Governor's Executive Order 84-9 shall be required. Each bidder is required to furnish with its proposal, a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid security furnished in Bond form, shall be issued by a Surety Company or corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety. HOUSE FOR SALE 10 S. Second Street P.O. Box 98 Coalton, Ohio 45621 Phone: 740-418-6293 LEGALS (Salvage title) 2001 Chevy Malibu (Salvage title) 1987 Ford Econoline Van (Salvage title) 1996 Ford Contour (Salvage title) All Vehicles Sold as is no warranty of condition Salvage cars will Require State Inspections Terms: Cash Preferred, Picture ID required to register. Announcements Day of sale take precedence over any previous material or announcements. Billy Goble Auctioneer Licensed and Bonded in the State of OH. (05),4,11 LEGAL NOTICE We are currently interviewing for a RN Unit Manager. 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STATE LICENSURE PREVIOUS MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE IN ,4# AND AN EXCELLENT WORK ETHIC� 4HE FACILITY IS LOCATED AT ��� 0INECREST $RIVE 'ALLIPOLIS /HIO ��� ��� ����� !PPLY ON LINE ATWWW�EXTENDICAREUS�COM�JOBS�ASPX OR CONTACT *OY :AFFKE FOR MORE INFORMATION �JZAFFKE EXTENDICARE�COM OR ��� ��� ���� � �������� �Sunday, May 4, 2014 &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î�� '�D�î566AîE9C62ED�î2?5î 256G6@?î�=@H?6J NEW YORK (AP) — Quarterbacks, deep threats, and Jadeveon. For all the interest in QBs such as Johnny Football, and all the praise for the deep class of deepthreat receivers, the first player off the board on Thursday in the NFL draft figures to be that most coveted of defenders, the sack master end. South Carolina’s Jadeveon Clowney is expected to wind up with the Houston Texans, who get the first pick in the three-day proceedings at Radio City Music Hall. Criticism of his work ethic and suggestions that he spent much of last season trying to avoid injury have been overwhelmed in most draft rooms by video of Clowney at his best. Those clips show him beating double-teams, even triple-teams. He’s been so impressive that many NFL insiders believe Clowney would have been the top overall pick had he been eligible after his 2012 sophomore season. “With a player like Jadeveon in his second year, he was a tremendous player,” says former NFL player Tom Condon, now a prominent agent. “And then he had to play his third year and you hear the questions about what kind of motor does he have. I watched him this year and I thought he was a fantastic player.” Clowney disputes claims he doesn’t always bring it, and all NFL coaches believe they can get the most out of any prospect. “I think I work just as hard as anybody,” Clowney says. “If you pick me and pair me with guys, I’m going to try and outwork them also.” Should Houston bypass adding Clowney to a defense that already has a disruptive star end in J.J. Watt, the Texans could opt for a quarterback. They dealt incumbent Matt Schaub to Oakland, leaving Case Keenum and T.J. Yates behind center. But grabbing Texas A&M’s often-spectacular and unpredictable Johnny Manziel at the top of the draft could be a reach. Same thing for the other quarterbacks being dissected by scouts — for two extra weeks this year, because the draft was moved back into early May. Choosing Central Florida’s Blake Bortles, Louisville’s Teddy Bridgewater, Fresno State’s Derek Carr (brother of 2002 overall top pick David Carr of the same school and an NFL bust) or any other passer might be a stretch. Instead, many teams drafting early may opt for guys who stretch the field. NFL draft guru Gil Brandt calls it “a very strong draft for receivers,” and general managers drool about Sammy Watkins of Clemson, Mike Evans of Texas A&M, Brandin Cooks of Oregon State, Marqise Lee of Southern California, Odell Beckham Jr. of LSU, and Kelvin Benjamin of Florida State. Brandt lists eight wideouts in his top 50 prospects. Asked what impact the speedy, strong, elusive workaholic Watkins might have on the Browns, general manager Ray Farmer says: “Big, big, really big. Ginormous. “He’s explosive,” Farmer adds. “He’s got really good Gerry Melendez | The State | MCT photo hands. He’s demonstrated he can run all the routes. South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (7) and quarterback Connor Shaw (14) wave to fans after a 34-24 win against Wisconsin in the Capital One Bowl on Wednesday, Jan. 1, in Orlando. He can be productive. So saddle him on the opposite side of Josh Gordon and of Fame offensive lineman The impact of under- the Tigers, and prefers to WOW!” Bruce Matthews) and Tay- classmen will be felt more look at himself as a football Other WOW factor play- lor Lewan of Michigan — in this draft than ever, with prospect, not a trail blazer. ers attracting attention projected to go in the first a record 98 declaring for He’s made that clear for before the draft include dozen picks. Defensive early entry. Clowney, Wat- months. Buffalo (the Bulls, not the tackles Aaron Donald of kins, Manziel, Ebron, Rob“I wish you guys would Bills) linebacker Khalil Pittsburgh, Tim Jernigan inson, and Clinton-Dix are just say, ‘Michael Sam, Mack, UCLA linebacker of Florida State and Louis among them. how’s football going? Anthony Barr, Alabama Nix of Notre Dame also are Meanwhile, one player How’s training going?’ I safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix likely first-rounders. not likely to go until later would love for you to ask and North Carolina tight Just like last year, when Friday (the second and me that question,” Sam end Eric Ebron. no running backs went in third rounds) or even Sat- said at the NFL combine. But the guys in the the first round, that posi- urday (Round 4 through “But it is what it is. And I trenches never should be tion is devalued in 2014. Round 7) is Missouri de- just wish you guys would ignored, with three tack- Top ball carriers in this fensive end Michael Sam, just see me as Michael Sam les — Greg Robinson of crop include Carlos Hyde the first openly gay player the football player instead Auburn, Jake Matthews of of Ohio State and Tre Ma- in an NFL draft. Sam has of Michael Sam the gay Texas A&M (son of Hall son of Auburn. been a solid playmaker for football player.” Untapable runs away �2C?92C5E[DîE62>îD:8?Dî$2E:@?H:56î562= with 140th Kentucky Oaks TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Through the first four months of 2014, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has landed a new sponsor, another Daytona 500 win and an award selected by the media. Now, life will be really grand if the popular NASCAR driver can rekindle his old Talladega Superspeedway dominance Sunday in the Sprint Cup Series. Media and broadcasters selected Earnhardt as the first quarter winner for the Driver of the Year award. He beat Kevin Harvick and IndyCar’s Will Power for the honor, and if it seems like getting crowned winner of the first quarter of a race, it’s still meaningful to Earnhardt. “It’s good that the media sees the performance because as much as we love to do a lot of things for ourselves we really get a kick out of when the media and our fans see the performance and acknowledge it,” he said Friday. “That kind of nod was a great feeling. “We have worked so hard to be able to be this competitive and we show up every week and we are quick and the car is there. It’s been so long — or I’ve never really had that to be honest. I can’t even imagine ‘04 was even that good. This is awesome that things are going as good. I couldn’t be happier with what is going on in my professional life.” Earnhardt was second at the Talladega race last October after a fourrace run when his average finish was 18th. It was a serious rut for a driver who won four times at Talladega in a three-year span ending in 2004, with “We have worked so hard to be able to be this competitive and we show up every week and we are quick and the car is there. ” — Dale Earnhardt, Jr. two runner-up finishes in between. Earnhardt said the focal point on his race team until maybe 16 months ago was on just overall improvement. Then they could turn more of their attention to restrictor plate racing for the big tracks at Daytona and Talladega. It paid off with his second Daytona 500 win in February. Earnhardt is currently fifth in the points standings. If he does have more confidence coming into ‘Dega, Earnhardt said it’s about the car not himself. “When you are driving the car and you get a sense of the car’s ability, the car gives you the confidence,” Earnhardt said. “Then when you are thinking more positively, you tend to see positive results no matter what you are doing, whether you are driving a car or whatever. “If you are thinking, ‘Hey man I need to make this move right now, but I don’t believe in the car,’ then the result is typically not what you are wanting and more of what you expect.” The latest good news for Earnhardt was a three-year sponsorship with Nationwide Insurance, announced on Friday. Under the agreement with the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports team, Nationwide will be a primary sponsor for 12 Sprint Cup races in 2015 and 13 each during the two years after that. The company also will be an associate sponsor all three seasons. Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick says through the partnership “we’ll build another program that moves the needle for their business. The opportunities are endless.” Earnhardt is a two-time Nationwide Series champion and has 20 Sprint Cup wins. He said the company is a good fit with his team “I can’t imagine a better scenario and I think Nationwide is very excited to get going and start working together in the Cup series,” Earnhardt said. Nationwide is ending its title sponsorship of the second-tier series at the end of this season after seven years. The company sponsored Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for four Sprint Cup races this season and remains signed on as NASCAR’s official auto, home, life and business insurance partner through 2017. Earnhardt, who co-owns a Nationwide team, said he’s hearing that the search for a new title sponsor “won’t be a challenging one, that there is some good interest there.” LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Untapable’s dominant effort in the Kentucky Oaks gave Rosie Napravnik big momentum in her bid to become the first female jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. Whether she follows up aboard Vicar’s In Trouble on Saturday in the 140th Run for the Roses and becomes the eighth rider to complete the Oaks-Derby double remains to be seen, but Napravnik is making the Oaks her domain. Untapable gave Napravnik her second Oaks win in three years and put her on the brink of history by surging past My Miss Sophia entering the stretch and rolling to a 4½-length victory Friday in the 140th Oaks at Churchill Downs. “We got the first half completed, so we’re moving on to the second half of the double,” Napravnik said. The overwhelming favorite in the $1 million race for 3-year-old fillies earned, Untapable raced her third straight victory and fifth in seven starts. She has won her last three by a combined margin of nearly 22 lengths. “We got into a great position,” said Napravnik, who has ridden the horse for all but one start. “She runs her best when she can get into a great stride and she relaxes so nicely. She has grown up and she is maturing. She is magnificent.” Untapable’s victory also turned up the spotlight on trainer Steve Ausmussen, who is being investigated by Kentucky and New York racing officials after an animal rights group alleged he and his former assistant mistreated horses in their care. Ausmussen sidestepped the matter, choosing instead to focus on his horse’s stellar closing run. However, Winchell Thoroughbreds racing manager David Fiske conceded that the attention was “a little bit” of a distraction, adding, “I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t. … But we thought we had the goods when we came in here and she proved us right.” Thanks to Napravnik, Untapable positioned herself to charge at just the right time. Breaking from the far 13th spot, Untapable stayed within reach of early leaders Sugar Shock, My Miss Sophia and Thank You Marylou before getting clear outside turning for home. The winner ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.68, the race’s second-fastest time, and paid $4, $3.20 and $2.60. “The development of the filly, I think Rosie has been a key part of it,” Ausmussen said. Need Extra Cash??? Classifieds - Continued from page B4 Professional Services SEPTIC PUMPING Gallia Co. OH and Mason Co. WV. Ron Evans Jackson, OH 800-537-9528 Money To Lend NOTICE Borrow Smart. Contact the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions Office of Consumer Affairs BEFORE you refinance your home or obtain a loan. BEWARE of requests for any large advance payments of fees or insurance. Call the Office of Consumer Affiars toll free at 1-866-278-0003 to learn if the mortgage broker or lender is properly licensed. 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Absolute Top Dollar - silver/gold coins, any 10K/14K/18K gold jewelry, dental gold, pre 1935 US currency, proof/mint sets, diamonds, MTS Coin Shop. 151 2nd Avenue, Gallipolis. 446-2842 Want To Buy �Page B6 LîSunday Times Sentinel &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday, May 4, 2014 *2==25682î4@F=5î86Eî2?@E96Cî5C:G6Cî:?E@îE96î�92D6 TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — David Ragan’s surprise victory last season at Talladega Superspeedway gave his fledgling Front Row Motorsports team a taste of the potential inside the organization. Back at Talladega to defend his win, the stakes are far greater Sunday. Should Ragan win again this year, the victory could be worth a spot in the 16-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field. Under new Chase qualifying rules enacted this season, drivers can become eligible for NASCAR’s 10-race championship format with a victory as long as they are ranked inside the top-30 in the standings. Although there have been no surprise winners this season, Talladega is the lottery ticket that can change the fortune for one lucky driver. “In the back of our minds, we do think a little bit about if we can get that win,” Ragan said. “That’s something we don’t want to be overwhelmed with and really think about that more than we should, but it is something that we think about it and I guarantee every other team that has not got a win yet this year they think about that too. “In the closing laps of Sunday’s race, I guarantee the top six or eight or top 10 guys that are in contention for the win, they’re going to be thinking about that Chase berth if they can cross the finish line first.” There have been seven winners through the first nine races of the season, with Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano leading the pack with two victories each. But the list of drivers still looking for the win that could put them in the Chase is long and distinguished. Six-time and defending series winner Jimmie Johnson hasn’t been to Victory Lane yet, and neither has Matt Kenseth. The two raced each other down the stretch for the Sprint Cup title last season and combined to win 13 of the series’ 36 races. Now both are still seeking their first wins of this season. Both are divided on how the stakes alter the racing. “I just don’t think it changes the racing. I don’t think it changes the winners. I just think it changes the reward you get for winning,” Kenseth said. “I don’t see anybody showing up in May and being like, ‘Man, I hope I run 10th today.’ Everybody goes out and does everything they can to win these races each and every week no matter what the reward is and no matter what it pays, points or any of that stuff.” But Johnson believes it most certainly changes the racing, especially for those drivers who already have a win. He pointed to Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s race at Las Vegas, where he tried to push his fuel to the finish in a gamble aimed at picking up his second win of the season. “It definitely does change the way you race,” Johnson said. “I think with that pretty-much guaranteed lock with one win lets you take two tires when maybe you should take four, or try for fuel. Look at what Junior did in Las Vegas. Why not try? They won at Daytona and they’re locked-in so let’s go for a W.” Also still seeking wins this season are four-time series champion Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, who has at least one win in every season at the Cup level, three-time champion Tony Stewart and Clint Bowyer. Those four drivers have a combined nine wins at Talladega. But, in a wrinkle this weekend, they’ll all have to make it through Saturday’s qualifying session to keep their primary cars intact for the race. NASCAR will debut knockout qualifying at restrictor plate tracks on Saturday, and the outcome could be dicey as various strategies are used throughout the field during the one-hour session. Some drivers could race at the front of the pack, others could lay back. “It’s just going to be out of control, in a good way. There could be some wrecks because there’s going to be a lot of cars out there,” Johnson said. �&î)A@CEDî�C:67D Ohio State pitcher begins leukemia treatment COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State freshman pitcher Zach Farmer will miss the rest of the season while being treated for leukemia. Farmer, a left-hander with a 6-4 record and a 3.28 ERA, has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. He had been feeling sick for about a week when he went to see Ohio State’s team doctor Monday. Originally thought to have mononucleosis, a blood draw confirmed he had abnormalities in his blood counts. Members of the team were informed Tuesday before a trip to Louisville. Farmer, from Piketon, Ohio, will begin treatments Monday at The James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State. Buckeyes coach Greg Beals, said, “He is in good spirits in the company of family, friends and teammates.” Wesleyan announces $1.6M stadium renovation BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Wesleyan has announced a $1.6 million renovation of its football stadium. The Exponent Telegram reports that the plans include adding stadium lights, widening the track from six lanes to eight and replacing the grass field with artificial turf. Bob Skinner is Wesleyan’s vice president for student advancement. He says the project will make the school more attractive to students and athletes and improve student retention. Athletic Director Randy Tenney says the upgraded Ross Field will be a multipurpose facility used by intramural teams as well as intercollegiate sports teams. Browns exercise option on DL Phil Taylor CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns have exercised the fifth-year, $5.5 million contract option on powerful defensive lineman Phil Taylor’s rookie deal. Taylor, a first-round pick in 2011, is now under contract through the 2015 season. The team had until Saturday to pick up the option. Browns first-year coach Mike Pettine said after watching Taylor during a three-day minicamp this week that Taylor “is a great fit for what we want to do on defense.” Taylor says he hopes to be in Cleveland for his entire career and “be part of the team that turns this franchise back into a perennial winner and championship contender.” Last season, Taylor moved inside to the nose position in Cleveland’s 3-4 defense and had 57 tackles and two sacks as the Browns finished ninth in the NFL in total defense. WR Robiskie agrees to one-year deal with Titans NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms with wide receiver Brian Robiskie on a one-year contract. Robiskie, a former second-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns, played one game during a six-week stay with the Atlanta Falcons last season. The 6-foot-4, 212-pound receiver has caught 43 passes for 485 yards and four touchdowns in 38 career games. The Browns selected Robiskie out of Ohio State with the 36th overall pick in the 2009 draft. Robiskie was part of the Browns (2009-11), Jacksonville Jaguars (2011) and Detroit Lions (2012) before coming to Atlanta last season. His best season was 2010, when he caught 29 passes for 310 yards and three touchdowns with the Browns. David Eulitt | Kansas City Star | MCT photo A stunned Tyson Gay of the USA reacts following the men’s 100m sprint at Olympic Stadium during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England, Sunday, August 5, 2012. Gay finished fourth in the race, and Bailey, fifth. Gay suspended one year, returns Olympic silver medal COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Sprinter Tyson Gay accepted a one-year suspension Friday after testing positive for a banned substance nearly a year ago and returned the silver medal he won in the men’s 400-meter relay at the 2012 London Olympics. The US Anti-Doping Agency announced that Gay’s one-year ban began June 23, the day his sample was collected at the U.S. championships. His sanction is subject to appeal by International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) and by the World Anti-Doping Agency, USADA said Friday. As part of the penalty, Gay, the American record-holder in the 100, also accepted loss of results dating to July 15, 2012, the date of when he first used a product that contained a banned substance. He was a member of the relay team at the London Games that finished second to a Jamaican team anchored by Usain Bolt. The Americans set a national record with a time of 37.04 seconds. Gay has given his medal back to the United States Olympic Committee. USADA said in a statement that upon receiving notification of his positive tests, Gay voluntarily withdrew from all competition prior to the 2013 world championships in Moscow and has not competed since. The 31-year-old Gay could’ve been given a penalty twice as long, but received consideration after assisting USADA in the investigation into his positive test. USADA said he tested positive for the presence of an exogenous androgenic anabolic steroid. “We appreciate Tyson doing the right thing by immediately withdrawing from competition once he was notified, accepting responsibility for his decisions, and fully and truthfully cooperating with us in our ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding his case,” USADA CEO Travis Tygart said in a statement. Gay was at the top of his game at the 2007 world championships in Osaka, Japan, capturing gold in the 100, 200 and 400 relay. That was just before the emergence of Bolt, who’s dominated the sprint scene ever since. Meanwhile, Gay has dealt with one injury after another, including strained groins, hamstring tightness and hip surgery. He set the American 100 record in 2009 when he finished in 9.69 seconds. Bolt has the world record at 9.58. Before last season, Gay’s test results never raised any red flags. He even took part in USADA’s “My Victory” program — in which athletes volunteer for enhanced testing to prove they’re clean. He tested positive out of competition last May. A month later, Gay recorded a positive at the U.S. championships, where he won the 100 and 200 meters, and was notified. He surrendered his spot at worlds. Gay said at the time: “I don’t have a sabotage story. I don’t have any lies. I don’t have anything to say to make this seem like it was a mistake or it was on USADA’s hands, someone playing games.” ��îD49@@=Dî7246î+?:E65î)E2E6Dî7656C2=îD6Iî2DD2F=EîAC@36 WASHINGTON (AP) — Fiftyfive colleges and universities — big and small, public and private — are being investigated over their handling of sexual abuse complaints, the Education Department revealed Thursday. The department’s release of the list is unprecedented and comes as the Obama administration seeks to shed greater light on the issue of sexual assault in higher education and how it is being handled. Going forward, the department said, it will keep an updated list of schools facing such investigations and make it available upon request. The schools range from big public universities including Ohio State University, the University of California, Berkeley, and Arizona State University to private schools including Knox College in Illinois, Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and Catholic University of America in the District of Columbia. Ivy League schools including Harvard, Princeton and Dartmouth are also on the list. About half of all states had schools under investigation. Massachusetts led with six schools on the list. They included Amherst College, Boston University, Emerson College, Harvard College, Harvard University Law School and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Pennsylvania had five schools listed. California, Colorado and New York each had four. The agency previously would confirm such Title IX investigations when asked, but students and others were often unaware of them. Catherine E. Lhamon, the assistant secretary of education for civil rights, said in a statement that a school’s presence on the list does not mean that it has violated the law but that an investigation of complaints is underway. Some investigations were prompted by complaints directly to the federal department; others were initiated by the department following compliance reviews triggered by other factors, such as news stories. The department did not release specifics in the cases, and only sparse details in many of them have emerged. Details in some cases are known, however. For example, one at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor involves allegations of mishandling of a matter involving a student athlete. The investigation began after federal authorities received complaints related to the expulsion of Brendan Gibbons, a former kicker on Michigan’s football team. A student group examined the school’s student sexual misconduct policy and last month determined the university failed to explain a yearslong delay between the alleged incident and Gibbons’ expulsion in December. Spokesman Rick Fitzgerald says the university has been “fully cooperating.” At Dartmouth, where investigators visited the Hanover, New Hampshire, campus in late January to speak with students, faculty and alumni, university officials there said they were working to make improvements. “We are hopeful at the end of this there will be a resolution that will strengthen our internal processes and result in a safer community,” Dartmouth spokesman Justin Anderson said Thursday. “There’s always something we can learn and ways to get better.” Education Secretary Arne Duncan said there had been “lots of internal debate” about whether to release the list but that he believes in transparency; he said the more the country is talking about the problem of sexual assault, the better. Duncan said there is “absolutely zero presumption” of guilt in his mind for schools being investigated. “No one probably loves to have their name on that list,” Duncan said during a White House media briefing. “But we’ll investigate; we’ll go where the facts are. And where they have done everything perfectly, we’ll be very loud and clear that they’ve done everything perfectly.” Duncan said while being on the list might feel difficult for schools, it pales in comparison to the difficulty and trauma borne by sexual assault victims on American college campuses. “In terms of what’s morally right there, the moral compass, whatever we can do to have fewer young women and young men having to go through these types of horrific incidents, we want to do that,” Duncan said. Title IX prohibits gender discrimination at schools that receive federal funds. It is the same law that guarantees girls equal access to sports, but it also regulates institutions’ handling of sexual violence and increasingly is being used by victims who say their schools failed to protect them. Citing research, the White House has said that 1 in 5 female college students is assaulted. President Barack Obama appointed a task force comprised of his Cabinet members to review the issue after hearing complaints about the poor treatment of campus rape victims and the hidden nature of such crimes. The task force announced the creation of a website, notalone. gov, offering resources for victims and information about past enforcement actions on campuses. The task force also made a wide range of recommendations to schools, such as identifying confidential victims’ advocates and conducting surveys to better gauge the frequency of sexual assault on campuses. The department publicized guidance on Title IX’s sexual assault provisions in 2011, and complaints by students have since increased. Complaints, however, don’t always lead to an investigation. The department can withhold federal funding from a school that doesn’t comply with the law, but it so far has not used that power and instead has negotiated voluntary resolutions for violators. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., have said non-compliance under the law is “far too common.” They say a lack of federal resources is partly to blame for that, and they’ve sought more money to ensure timely and proper investigations. Another law that campus sexual assault cases fall under is the Clery Act, which requires colleges and universities to report crime statistics on or near their campuses. It also requires schools to develop prevention policies and ensure victims their basic rights. Investigations under this law are not included in the list that was released. �Sunday Times-Sentinel SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2014 ALONG THE RIVER C1 Photos by Charlene Hoeflich | Sunday Times-Sentinel ABOVE, Darien Diddle was presented the All-Scholastic Award by Southern Principal Daniel Otto. AT LEFT, Southern students recognized for academic excellence were, seated from left, Tanner Lisle, Isaac McCarty, Phoenix Cleland, Baylee Wolfe, Sydney Cleland, and Hannah Evans; and standing, Kalyn Seymour, Jansen Wolfe, Darien Diddle, Sarah Lawrence and Nathan Leamend. Recognized but not present to accept his award was Ryan Daugherty. Meigs students recognized for academic achievement By Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Forty-eight high achieving students in the three Meigs School Districts were recognized and presented awards at the 30th annual academic awards banquet staged Thursday night in the Meigs High School cafeteria. “And the award goes to ……” was the theme of the event sponsored by the Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center represented at the banquet by Rick Edwards, superintendent. Attending were the top students in the fourth, sixth, eighth, 10th and 12th grades. Each one was recognized and presented certificates, medals and plaques for their high achievement. Darien Diddle, a Southern High School senior, was announced as the recipient of the Franklin B. Walters All-Scholastic Award, which is annually presented to the highest achieving student in the county. Giving the certification to her was Daniel Otto, principal. After accepting the award, Diddle spoke about success after high school noting her plan to attend Marietta College. “So how do we achieve success?” she asked, in addressing the 48 academic achievers. “Everyone does it differently and only you can answer that question. There really are no right answers. We must first have a goal and decide on a path to achieve it. Personally, I think that the first step is the hardest. It’s always a work in progress, and difficult if you aren’t passionate about what it is you are pursuing. You work for success or you don’t get it.” In conclusion, she called for the students there, the “smart ones,” she said, to remember that success comes only with hard work, responsible behavior, making good choices, and a willingness to wait for the right opportuni- Eastern students receiving academic awards were, seated from left, Emma Epling, Kendyl Householder, Coltin Parker, Elayna ties. Bissell and Morgian Little; and standing, Holly Johnson, Jillian White, Cassidy Cleland, Paige Cline, Katie Keller and Dakota Presenting the awards to the students were the super- O’Brien. Not present was Derrick Matheney. intendents of each of the school districts represented — Tony Deem, Southern Local; Scot Gheen, Eastern Local; and Rusty Bookman, Meigs Local. Opening remarks were given by Sarah Lee, director of gifted services for the county. Shawn Bush, principal of Eastern High School, and Ryan Mahr, vice president of the Meigs Local Board of Education, led in the opening ceremony before the dinner was served. ABOVE LEFT, Tanner Lisle was the first of 48 students to be recognized and presented awards. Making the presentation was Tony Deem Southern Local School District. ABOVE RIGHT, Meigs High School recognized and given awards were, seated from left, Brennan Bell, Miranda Gillilan, Lara Perrin, Kelsie Powell, and Breanna Bonnett; and standing, Olivia Cremeans, Alyson Dettwiller, Devan Dugan, Abigail Houser, Brandon Mahr and Tara Watson-Kuharic.Taylor Rowe was not present. AT LEFT, Meigs intermediate School students presented academic awards were, seated from left, Caleb Burnem, Coulter Cleland, Bostic Eason, Layne Stanley, and Adam Arnott; and standing, Austin Mahr, Peyton Humphreys, Sydney Kennedy, Bradley Logan and Bryce Swatzel. Not present but receiving awards were Sanannah Zeigler and Breanna Zirkle. �Page C2 LîSunday Times Sentinel FFA Envirothon competitors &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday, May 4, 2014 "@42=î:?DFC2?46î286?4JîC64@8?:K65 Auto-Owners Insurance is pleased to announce the Saunders Insurance Agency Inc., of Gallipolis, has been named one of the top 10 growth agencies for the company in the state of Ohio for 2013. The agency was recognized at a luncheon in Lima and at a reception with all regional associates, where they and other recipients were pre- sented with a plaque commemorating their accomplishment. Saunders Insurance Agency Inc. has represented Auto-Owners since 2013. Jeff Tagsold, president of AutoOwners, thanked the agency for its support and its business, stating, “Their growth and support only help to make the entire community stron- ger and more secure. We are grateful they choose to do business with us.” Auto-Owners Insurance was founded in 1916 and has served Ohio since 1936. Auto-Owners Insurance is a Fortune 500 company and is the 18th largest property/casualty insurance company in the nation, based on written premium. Jessica Ashley exhibits studio art portfolio MIDDLEPORT — Jessica Ashley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight D. Ashley of Middleport, a student at Pensacola Christian College, presented her senior studio art portfolio exhibit at the college from March 16-29. According to a release from the college the studio art portfolio exhibit was presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in visual arts with concentration in studio art. Ashley will graduate May 7 from Pensacola Christian College which is a liberal arts college enrolling students from every state in the United States and from around the world. The college has an enrollment of approximately 4,500 students. Jessica Ashley ):Iî86?6C2E:@?Dî@7î72>:=J The Gallipolis FFA Chapter recently attended the Envirothon in Tar Hollow State Park. Five members represented the chapter in this competition. They are Kaci Ager, Kyle Jordan, Seth Woodward, Jacob Tuner and Thomas Holley. The members answered questions as a team on five different areas of agriculture: soils, environmental issues, aquatics, forestry and wildlife. The Envirothon encouraged team building and good decision making as a team. The Envirothon was sponsored by the Soil and Water Conservation. The team placed 11th out of 45 teams. Pictured, from left, are Tuner, Holley, Jordan, Ager and Woodward. Jack Bauer’s back to save the day in ‘24’ revival NEW YORK (AP) — Jack’s back. A counterterrorism agent forced to go rogue, Jack Bauer had been lying low since 2010. He’s been off the grid and offscreen since the final cycle of “24.” For eight seasons of this Fox thriller, the indomitable Bauer repeatedly saved the country from innumerable disasters (or tried to) at grave cost to himself. But far from being showered in the thanks of a grateful nation, he was branded and re-branded a most-wanted villain for his service. He had no choice but to go on the lam. Viewers — like his fictional pursuers on “24” — might reasonably have given up on ever seeing Jack again. But on “24: Live Another Day,” he is nabbed by the CIA shortly after 11 a.m., London time, as this real-time, sequential drama erupts with the first of a dozen episodes that will carry the saga to a breathless resolution 12 hours later in the same hectic day. Noted: Past “24” seasons ran 24 hours, hence the series’ title. So “12” might have been a more appropriate, if lame-sounding, name for this miniseries, which premieres Monday at 8 p.m. EDT with two episodes, spanning the period from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A few possible spoilers follow. Returning as the intrepid, long-suffering Bauer is Kiefer Sutherland, whose far more upbeat post-“24” drama, “Touch,” was axed a year ago after just two seasons. Also back is Mary Lynn Rajskub as marvelously mopey Chloe O’Brian. Bauer’s former Counter-Terrorism Unit running buddy has had her share of tribulations of late, including torture and charges of treason as well as a severe Goth makeover. And also back, remarkably, is Kim Raver, who, as Bauer’s former heartthrob Audrey, was last seen in the conclusion of Season 6 in a coma from which she was not expected to emerge. But there is no happy reunion in store for Jack. It’s quite the opposite, even though he — ever the trickster — deliberately contrives to be captured by authorities. What’s Jack’s game? He’s gotten wind that James Heller, previously U.S. defense secretary but now the nation’s chief executive (played by the returning William Devane), is targeted for assassination while in London for a summit meeting. Still the driven do-gooder, Jack is hellbent on foiling this plan. But it requires him to resurface and tangle with CIA officials (played by Benjamin Bratt and Yvonne Strahovski) as well as President Heller’s chief of staff (Tate Donovan), who is now married to — wait for it — Audrey, after having seen her through her miraculous recovery. “Jack Bauer is a traitor and a psychopath,” he seethes, proposing that it’s Bauer who is out to kill the president. Such is the plight of Jack Bauer. He’s so heroic, yet so misunderstood — except by “24” fans who will surely welcome him back with open arms. After all, he has served us, too. He saw us through a decade of high alert. It’s worth recalling that “24” premiered in fall 2001. It was hatched as scripted drama’s answer to the red-hot new reality genre spawned by “Survivor.” Then, just weeks before “24” was set to be launched, everything changed. What had been created as slick TV escapism seemed, quite to the contrary, too close for comfort. Fortunately, “24” overcame the specter of real-life tragedy while managing to meet the challenge of its snugly packaged format. On the strength of its ambition and inventiveness, it prevailed as a wildly dramatized view of American response to terrorism during each frenzied season’s daylong window. But however violent and grisly (and it was both), “24” saw its shock value waning by its final season. Guns, nerve gas, bombs, bioweapons and more — the show had run through the playbook of awful ways a terrorist could put the hurt on civilized society. Recall that during the first season’s “day,” a major mission for Bauer was to prevent the assassination of a presidential candidate. Like that old saying “Plus ca change …,” here’s another political bigwig in peril. And on “24: Live Another Day,” the series’ conventions have been dusted off and revived for its well-versed fans: the nonstop action, the jittery camera, the pounding percussive music score and the clanking onscreen clock. Yes, Bauer barks his signature “DAMN-it!” And at the end of the second hour, there’s a dandy presto-chango twist, all the more delightful for its after-the-fact obviousness. There may be genuinely shocking moments in the episodes to come. But if there aren’t, that’s OK. In our twin roles as citizens and viewers, we have lost a hunk of our innocence since fall 2001. How could “24” in its storytelling hold a candle to the dread we have internalized since then? It probably cannot, and need not try. Rather than rousing us, “24” these days has the opposite effect: It lulls us with Bauer’s beleaguered, uncomplaining efforts to lend a helping hand. Bottom line, there’s comfort for us viewers with Jack Bauer back on the scene. It’s pretty much guaranteed: On “Live Another Day” he’ll have another bad day. But we’ll all have a blast watching. This six-generation family consists of Evelyn Might, 95, of Middleport, seated front left, who is the great-great-greatgrandmother in the family. Standing behind her is her daughter Ellen Johnson, of Pomeroy, who is standing beside her daughter Mary Perdue, of Point Pleasan. Standing beside Mrs. Perdue is her son Jeremy Matheney, of Vinton, and sitting in front of him is his daughter Hannah Metheney, of Vinton, holding her son Jayston, who was born March 13, 2014, at University Hospital in Columbus. AP Photos AT LEFT, Jack Johnson, left, a retired history teacher and historian, and Brian Pigg, property owner, measure a one-room schoolhouse known as Mullins School that was recently discovered on Browning-Lambert Mountain near Montcalm in Rock, W.Va. The school’s chestnut log exterior was hidden from sight by tin and wood that made it look like a barn. AT RIGHT, Mullins School, a one-room schoolhouse that was recently discovered on Browning-Lambert Mountain near Montcalm, W.Va. Tiny schoolhouse hid in plain sight for a century By Marcus Constantino Associated Press ROCK, W.Va. — In a small mountain community above Montcalm in Mercer County, a one-room schoolhouse that possibly predates West Virginia itself stands on a ridge overlooking the mountainous landscape. Old-timers on the mountain knew about it. Property owner Brian Pigg and his father, Nelson, knew about it. But the structure’s existence didn’t become widely known until this month when Brian began dismantling the school’s guise — sheets of tin metal and boards attached to the outside of the structure that gave it the appearance of a barn — revealing the huge, hand-hewn chestnut logs beneath, preserved from the elements. The building had been hiding in plain sight. Nelson estimated the schoolhouse has probably been used as a barn for about 100 years. It was still used to store hay until recently. “It’s been really not a secret,” Nelson said. “Just not a lot of people knowed it. More or less, just the community.” The Bluefield Daily Telegraph first reported on the A lone desk sits inside a one-room schoolhouse known as Mullins School that was recently discovered on Browning-Lambert Mountain near Montcalm, W.Va. Kevin E. Spicer, vice president of the Mercer County Historical Society, said the school may have been built before 1837, the year the county then part of Virginia was formed. Nelson Pigg, father of property owner Brian Pigg, estimates the school has probably been used as a barn for the past 100 years. newly found schoolhouse. Since then, the quiet community atop BrowningLambert Mountain has seen a flurry of attention. A few mountain residents recently milled about the property taking pictures. Kevin E. Spicer, vice president of the Mercer County Historical Society, took measurements and meticulously photographed the building, taking a picture every few feet. He found some initials inscribed on the outside of the 20-by-18foot building and on the backrest of a lone desk that remained inside. “Probably, when this was built, either it was still in Tazewell County (Virginia), or it was just a few years into Mercer County,” Spicer said. Mercer County, Virginia, was formed in 1837 from parts of Giles and Tazewell counties. Mercer County became part of West Virginia when the new state was admitted into the Union on June 20, 1863. Spicer also took notes as Jack Johnson, a Browning-Lambert Mountain resident and retired high school history teacher, talked about the history of what was known as Mullins School. 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Jack is retired from Crown City Mining and Irene is employed with the Gallia County Schools as an elementary librarian. To celebrate the occasion, the couple plan to vacation with their children in Gatlinburg, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bostic, of Thurman, Ohio, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristine LouAnn Bostic, to Nickolas Charles Neuhardt, son of Charles Neuhardt and Lova Hitt, of Wheeling, W.Va. Bostic is a 2006 graduate of Gallia Academy High School, a 2009 graduate of the University of Rio Grande with a double major in radiology and sonography. She is employed at Fairfield Medical Center as an ultrasound technologist. She is currently finishing her bachelor’s degree at Ohio University. Neuhardt is a 2001 graduate of Wheeling Park High School and a 2007 graduate of West Liberty University with a double major in computer information systems and business information systems. He is em- ployed with McKeeson Corp. as a product support representative. A Sept. 6 wedding will take place in Lancaster, Ohio, where the couple resides. (66DîC6E:C6Dî7C@>î>:=:E2CJî2ñ6Cî îJ62CD BIDWELL — Donald Todd Rees, son of Gene and Janet Rees, of Bidwell, and a 1980 graduate of Gallia Academy High School, retired March 31 after 30 years of service in the U.S. Army. Rees graduated from the United States Army Warrant Officer Flight program in 1984 as a UH60 Blackhawk helicopter pilot. During his military career, Rees logged more than 9,000 flight hours in helicopters and airplanes. Rees’ deployments took him to five continents and 43 countries, serving in combat operations in the 1991 Gulf War and the Global War on Terrorism campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq. Accruing more than 800 combat flight hours, Rees received two Air Medals and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions during Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan in 2002. Operation Anaconda took place in early March 2002 when U.S. Military, CIA paramilitary and allied Afghan forces attempted to destroy al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters within the Shahi-Kot Valley in eastern Afghanistan. The battle culminated with the battle for Roberts Ridge with several U.S. personnel and aircraft lost to enemy fire. In 2005, Rees was promoted to chief warrant officer five. He served in positions of authority as troop instructor pilot, squadron instructor pilot, troop commander and squadron senior warrant officer. Rees was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal upon his retirement. Rees is married to the former Sharon Dubreuil and has two sons, Samuel and Levi. He has accepted a job as a contractor, flying helicopters for the FBI in the Washington, D.C., area. The best time to book the cheapest flights Grace C. Rogers Rogers named collegiate scholar Grace C. Rogers, of Gallipolis, has accepted membership in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. “NSCS is more than just a symbol of academic achievement. Membership gives students access to a number of amazing benefits, including career and networking resources, scholarships, travel and service projects both on campus and in the community,” said Stephen E. Loflin, NSCS founder and chief executive officer. NSCS is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is the nation’s only interdisciplinary honors organization for first-year and second-year college students. Membership is by invitation only, based on grade point average and class standing. NSCS has nearly 1 million lifetime members and 300 chapters in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. NEW YORK (AP) — Booking a flight is often confusing, annoying and frustrating. Prices fluctuate so frequently that most vacationers can’t tell if they are getting a good deal. We check multiple websites, often several times a day. Then, a few days after we finally do book that nonrefundable ticket, there’s a sale, confirming that we overpaid. So when is the best time to book a flight? One travel site dug through the data and has an answer for us: 54 days in advance. Well, except there are plenty of caveats. We’ll get back to that number in a minute, but first a little bit about how the process works. Airlines use sophisticated computer programs to analyze booking trends and constantly change prices to get the most money out of each flight. That’s why two passengers in the same row might have paid vastly different fares, depending on when they booked. Complicating matters is a bevy of fees added to help the airlines offset higher jet fuel prices. That’s why booking at the right time is so much more important today. The average cost of a roundtrip domestic ticket — including baggage and reservation change fees — grew to $378.62 from $351.48 in the last five years, when adjusted for inflation. That brings us to 54 days. For a study published in February, booking site CheapAir.com looked at millions of trip combinations, searching as far as 320 days in advance to one day prior to departure and every possible day be- tween. That’s 1.3 billion airfares. The result: 54 days in advance was the best time, on average, to buy domestic tickets. This is not a hardand-fast rule, however. Airfares to popular vacation destinations tend to go up sooner. So flights to Phoenix, San Diego, Orange County, Calif., as well as Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Pensacola, and Orlando in Florida were actually cheapest 75 days in advance, according to CheapAir’s study. For Las Vegas, it was 81 days and for airports in Hawaii it was 87 days. Confused yet? That’s why CheapAir tried to simply things and come up with a more-general rule: The prime booking window is 29 to 104 days before departure. That fits with a report that the Airlines Reporting Corp, which processes ticket transactions for airlines and more than 9,400 travel agencies, including websites such as Expedia and Orbitz. That 2012 study found that the optimal time to book is about six weeks in advance. Fliers booking then paid about 5.8 percent less than the average domestic fare. Now, here’s some bad news: The formula is completely different for those peak travel periods when everybody wants to fly. So, if you still haven’t booked your flights to Europe for this summer, forget about it. The best time to buy those, according to ChaeapAir, was a whopping 319 days in advance. But at least you can start thinking now about Thanksgiving and Christmas travel. The cheapest day to book those flight last year was June 4 — roughly five and six months prior to the respective holidays. Here are some other tips to saving:Look for connecting flights. Flying nonstop is ideal, but that convenience isn’t free. Adding one stop could save $100 round-trip. Just leave plenty of time to connect. Be flexible with your dates. Use a flexible date search to find the cheapest days in a month to fly. Consider the 24-hour rule. U.S. airlines are required to let you cancel most tickets booked directly though their websites. (There are exceptions for those within a week of travel.) After you book, check the next morning and see whether the price fell. If so, call to cancel and rebook. After 24 hours, still watch for price declines. Any savings is typically wiped out by fees to change your reservation, ranging from $75 to $200. However, Southwest Airlines doesn’t impose change fees and Alaska Airlines waives them up to 60 days before a trip. If fares on those carriers drop, you can get a credit for the difference. Book intra-Europe flights through overseas websites. The flights are often cheaper on the airline’s home country website. Google’s Chrome browser will translate it for you. If that doesn’t work, try the country specific site of Expedia. Pick two different airlines. Most airlines now sell one-way flights at reasonable prices. One airline might be cheaper for the outbound flight and another for the return. Schoolhouse From Page C2 been digging into the history of the school, tracing old deeds and interviewing those who have secondhand knowledge of Mullins School and those that followed it. “This property was sold to a James H. Mullins … the date for that transaction was April 13, 1887,” Johnson said. “Mr. Mullins bought it from somebody named A.J. Young.” Johnson said Young’s wife, Esther; J.S. Young and Susan Young were also listed as grantors. The deed indicated Mullins purchased the 220-acre plot, including the school, for $1,425. The paper trail picks up again in 1900, when Susannah Mullens, presumed to be the wife of James H. Mullins, began selling the property off in pieces. It is thought that Susannah’s last name may have been misspelled on official documents when the property was signed into her name. Johnson has found the grave of James H. Mullins on BrowningLambert Mountain, but the part of the headstone containing the dates is missing. A nearby headstone with the name missing has the dates July 17, 1819 to 1889. The Mullins School was replaced by two others. The Browning School was a tworoom schoolhouse on a lot adjacent to the Mullins School, built on stilts on a steep incline. According to mountain resident Velma Marie Lambert, her grandfather built the Browning School, and she and her father attended it. Johnson said Lambert’s father was born in 1904, so he believes the school was built on or before 1910. Lambert wrote about the Browning School in a short story titled “The Prophecy” that was included in a book titled “We Don’t Just Sit in Rocking Chairs,” published by Etowah Area Senior Citizens in 2010. “The Browning school had two classrooms and two teachers,” Lambert wrote. “We had to walk to the spring to get water and bring it back to class where we used drinking cups made of paper. Of course the ever-present outhouse was out back near the woods.” The Lambert School was built a mile and a half away to serve students on the other side of the mountain. Those two schools were later recombined into a two-room brick structure called the Browning-Lambert School that still stands today. The dates have been lost in history — at least for now. Johnson hopes to continue digging through courthouse documents to find the origins and endings of the schools. The Mullins School could be the oldest standing one-room schoolhouse in West Virginia. Debra Basham, assistant director and records archivist for the state Division of Culture and History, said the oldest known stand- ing one-room schoolhouse in the state is the Mission Ridge school in Mason County, built in 1870. The big question still remains: Exactly how old is Mullins School? Nelson Pigg hopes to narrow down the date of the school’s construction by clearing the hay out of the building and searching the dirt floor. “I’m going to run a metal detector through it and hopefully find a coin or something with the date that would help date it more,” he said. “Even if you could just find a penny from the 1800s — anything. What I intend on doing is taking a scoop of dirt out at a time, taking it out here and going over it with a metal detector hoping to find at least a coin.” In the meantime, the Piggs are still weighing their options over what to do with the building, which is made of valuable chestnut logs. A blight began eradicating Chestnut trees to extinction around 1904. Its resiliency to rotting and limited availability makes it one of the most soughtafter woods in the world. Brian Pigg wants to build a garage where the schoolhouse is located. “The value of the chestnut wood, I’m going to check into that, to see if the wood itself may be worth more than it does historic value,” Pigg said. “But that is a piece of history there. At this point, we don’t really know which way we want to go. One thing for sure, we want it gone. We don’t want it left on the property.” The Piggs said they are open to selling the building to a party that would be interested in relocating it, and would provide ample time for relocating the building. In the meantime, Johnson and Spicer will continue their search for more information on the schoolhouse that history forgot. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 05. May Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 4, 2014 burke carson clagg clark hartley johnson kennison mullinex reuter williams