https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/703b49870d1abdfc2d9160b013eb89ff.pdf 2abee9fd13e3fb02925cd6ed72ebf2bd PDF Text Text STANDING WITH UKRAINE We at AIM Media stand with SUPPORT the Ukrainian people to support their freedom and UKRAINE sovereignty. www.aimmediacares.com Please visit AIMMediaCares.com/Ukraine or scan the QR code for links to organizations working to help the Ukrainian people in their time of need. 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 63° 75° 79° Warm today with some sun. A t-shower in spots tonight. High 84° / Low 62° Today’s weather forecast White Falcons mercy Man WEATHER s 3 SPORTS s 5 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Issue 102, Volume 76 Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Wednesday, May 25, 2022 s 50¢ Eastern graduates 62 Hocking Hills State Park Lodge now taking reservations Staff Report Bartee Photgraphy | Courtesy Sixty-two seniors graduated from Eastern High School on Sunday. Doczi, Newland named co-valedictorians, Maxon salutatorian Staff Report Also in the top 10 of the class were Emma Davis, Jayden Evans, Olivia Harris, Colin ParREEDSVILLE — Eastern sons, Elizabeth Schuler, Ethan High School graduated 62 Short, and Jaylin Stevens. seniors on Sunday evening. Receiving honors diplomas The Eastern High School were: Abigail Bauerback, Hayes Class of 2022 had a pair of valedictorians, who were Emma Causey, Emma Davis, Emma Doczi, Emma Epling, Jayden Doczi and Brielle Newland. Evans, Olivia Harris, KenMegan Maxon was the salutadyl Householder, Cami Jones, torian. Megan Maxon, Brielle Newland, Colin Parsons, Isaiah Reed, Elizabeth Schuler, Ethan Short, Jaylin Stevens, and Savannah Stover. The following are now graduates of Eastern High School: Jason Tucker Ash, Alexus Lynn Ault, Austin Bradley Bable, Benjamin Andrew Bailey, Bradley Shane Bailey, Abigail Grace Bauerbach, Arielle Eileen Beeler, Isabella Camille Blair, Wyatt Alexander Boggs, Hayes Lee Causey, Harley Kay Champion, Tessa Nicole Coates, Colton Allen Combs, Dustin Allen Davis, Emma Grace Davis, Isaiah Edward Devlin, Emma Jean Doczi, Emma Grace Eplin, See EASTERN | 8 ‘In Flanders Fields’—Legion collecting poppy donations By Lorna Hart Poppies are used to remember those who have given their lives in battle because the ﬂowOHIO VALLEY — As Memo- ers grew on the battleﬁelds in rial Day approaches, paper pop- Europe after World War One pies begin appearing across the ended. The earth was scared from the weapons used during United States. Veterans set up at various sites the week before the ﬁghting, so much so that Memorial Day, offering a poppy nothing was growing, except for the red poppies that sprang up in exchange for a donation, or through the debris left from grejust to offer a poppy to a passerby in remembrance of soldiers nades, mines, artillery, mortars, poison gas, and the trodden who died in battle. earth from tanks and armoured On September 27, 1920, the poppy became the ofﬁcial ﬂow- vehicles. Canadian physician Lieutener of the American Legion famant-Colonel John McCrae was ily to memorialize the soldiers who fought and died during the inspired to write “Flanders Field on May 3, 1915, after preﬁrst World War. In 1924, the Lorna Hart | OVP distribution of poppies became siding over the funeral of Lilly Kloes, Betty VanMatre, and Dan Arnold collecting donations for poppies at a national program of the AmerSee POPPY | 8 the Meigs County Farmers Market in 2021. ican Legion. lhart@aimmediamidwest.com AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2022 The Daily Sentinel, an edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. LOGAN — Imagine a weekend getaway in the Hocking Hills with some of Ohio’s most popular trails just a few feet away from your room. Beginning today, reservations will be accepted for lodge rooms at the new Hocking Hills State Park Lodge, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The new lodge, expected to open in early autumn, has 81 rooms available for reservations beginning Nov. 1, 2022. Hocking Hills State Park enthusiasts are encouraged to visit hockinghillsparklodge.com or call 1-800-AT-A-PARK (1-800282-7275) as demand for overnight accommodations is expected to be high. Reservations may be made up to one year in advance. As we approach the anticipated fall opening date, earlier reservation dates will become available. “With the opening of new lodge reservations, Hocking Hills State Park enthusiasts have an opportunity to be some of the ﬁrst guests at the new Hocking Hills Lodge,” said ODNR Director Mary Mertz. “We are looking forward to providing Ohioans with another opportunity to spend time outside with family and friends, surrounded by the wonders of the Hocking Hills region.” Room designs include king, double queen, king bunk, and queen bunk rooms; many of the rooms have patios or balconies. Each room offers a full bath with a shower, coffee maker, microwave, refrigerator, high-deﬁnition TV, and other traditional hotel amenities. Additionally, four tworoom suites will be available and offer a separate living area with a pull-out sofa and kitchenette. The lodge also offers several accessible king and double queen rooms. Lodge operations will be managed by U.S. Hotel and Resort Management, which will also manage the state park’s cabins See LODGE | 8 TX gov.: 15 killed in school shooting; gunman dead By Eugene Garcia and Dario Lopez-Mills was the deadliest school shooting in Texas history Associated Press and occurred four years after a gunman fatally shot 10 people at Santa UVALDE, Texas — Fe High School in the Fourteen children and one teacher were killed in Houston area. “He shot and killed, a shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday, horriﬁcally, incomprethe governor said, and the hensibly, 14 students and killed a teacher,” said the 18-year-old gunman was governor, adding that dead. two ofﬁcers were shot Gov. Greg Abbott said a local man opened ﬁre at and wounded but were Dario Lopez-Mills | AP Robb Elementary School expected to survive. Emergency personnel gather near Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles following a shooting Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas. Authorities say 14 See SHOOTING | 8 children and one teacher were killed. west of San Antonio. It �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Wednesday, May 25, 2022 GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Card shower POMEROY — Marg Reuter will be celebrating her 98th birthday on May 29. Cards may be sent to 138 Beech St. Pomeroy, OH 45769. Memorial Day events GALLIPOLIS—The 2022 Gallipolis Memorial Day Parade, organized by the Gallia County Veterans Service Commission, will be held on Monday May 30. The parade will begin at 10:30 am and end at City Park at approximately 11:00 a.m. with a ceremony to follow. All veteran service organizations, businesses, foundations and other community support groups are invited to participate. Those interested are asked to contact the Gallia County Veterans Service Ofﬁce at 740-446-2005 no later than Friday May 20. SHADE — Post 128 of the American Legion of Middleport will provide the honor ceremony at Burlingham Church and Cemetery at 1 p.m. on May 30. There will be a gathering after the ceremony for a program, displays, music and refreshments. POMEROY — The Meigs County Memorial Day Run events will be Friday-Sunday, May 27-29 at the Eagles. Sign-up is from 10 a.m.-noon. on Saturday for the Dice Run. Music will be in Pomeroy on Friday from 6-9 p.m., Saturday from 7-11 p.m. The Memorial Run will begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday. GALLIPOLIS - The First Baptist Church, 1100 4th Ave, Gallipolis, will hold a Memorial Day Service on Sunday, May 29, at 10 a.m. RACINE - Post 602 of the American Legion of Racine will hold a Memorial service May 30, 10 a.m., at the adjacent Veterans Memorial Park. John Westover, pastor of the Antiquity Baptist Church will be the speaker, and the Southern Local Marching Band will preform, refreshments to follow. POMEROY — Post 39 of the Pomeroy American Legion and Auxiliary will hold a Memorial Day ceremony at 11:30 a.m. on the Pomeroy Levy, with a guest speaker and the Southern Local Marching Band will preforming. Holiday hours POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will be closed on Monday, May 30 in observance of Memorial Day. Normal Business Hours will resume at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Southwestern High School Alumni banquet GALLIA COUNTY — The Southwestern High School Alumni Banquet will be held at Southwestern Elementary School on May 28. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Cost of meals will be $20 per person. Please contact Jeanie Hively at (740) 245-9740 for further information on attending. Kyger Creek Alumni dinner ADDISON — The Kyger Creek High School Alumni Dinner will be held on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at River of Life U.M.Church Fellowship Room. Located .3 mile from Route 7 in Addison (Addison Pike). All classes will be recognized, highlighting special classes. Registration begins at 5 p.m. and dinner served at 6 p.m. Women’s health screening POMEROY — The Ohio State University mobile mammography unit will visit the Meigs County Health Department on May 26. Eligibility includes women 40 years or older, or 35 years with a physician’s order, and no current breast symptoms. Contact Courtney Midkiff at 740-992-6626 for an appointment. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2022 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel edition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR gdtnews@aimmediamidwest.com OH-70287048 SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com Ohio Valley Publishing OBITUARY CLARENCE E. HAYMAN POMEROY — Clarence E. Hayman, 88, of Pomeroy, passed away, at 8:50 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at his residence. Born September 25, 1933, in Long Bottom he was the son of the late Harry Alfred and Garnet Polk Hayman. He was a member of the Ash Street Baptist Church, of Middleport, the Pomeroy Eagles Lodge #2171, and the Racine Gun Club. He was a retired construction worker. He is survived by his children, Violet (Dave Dubbs) Hayman, of Guysville, Kathleen (Craig) Dougan, of Albany, Valerie Large, of Mason, W.Va., Lisa (Robert) Johnson, of Middleport, June (Andrew) Schoolcraft, of Racine, and Clarence Hayman Jr., of Columbus; seventeen grandchildren; twenty-eight great-grand- children; brother, James (Jean) Hayman, of Long Bottom; sister, Kathleen (Sam) Speckman, of Tuppers Plains; his best friend, Red Harris; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Lewis Hayman; a daughter, Jean Hayman; a son, Paul Spencer; two great-grandchildren, Maddison Hunnell, and Paul Spencer, Jr.; sisters, Carol Triplett, Grace Keen, and June Fieldman; brothers, Lawrence, Roger, Jerry, Hubert, and Harry Martin Hayman. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Pomeroy, with Rev. Mark Morrow ofﬁciating. Interment followed in they Hayman Cemetery. called 911 to claim she was being threatened by “an African American man,” Christian Cooper, who had confronted her for walking her dog without a leash in New York’s Central Park. (After a video of the confrontation was widely circulated, Amy Cooper lost her job with investment ﬁrm Franklin Templeton and was charged with ﬁling a false police report; the charge was dismissed after she completed a counseling program.) Ten years ago: The private company SpaceX made history as its Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station. In Syria, more than 100 people were killed in one day in a cluster of villages in central Homs province; U.N. investigators blamed pro-government gunmen for at least some of the killings, but the Syrian regime denied responsibility and blamed rebels for the deaths. Five years ago: Surrounded by stonefaced allies, President Donald Trump rebuked fellow NATO members for failing to meet the military alliance’s ﬁnancial benchmarks. Republican Greg Gianforte won a special election for Montana’s sole U.S. House seat a day after being charged with assaulting a reporter. One year ago: The White House conﬁrmed that President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin would hold a summit in June in Geneva. The family of George Floyd met at the White House with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on the ﬁrst anniversary of Floyd’s death during his arrest by police in Minneapolis. Former Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia died at the age of 94; the former Navy secretary was married to ﬁlm star Elizabeth Taylor when he ﬁrst ran for the Senate in 1978, and he held that Senate seat for 30 years. TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press Today is Wednesday, May 25, the 145th day of 2022. There are 220 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, was killed when a white Minneapolis police ofﬁcer pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for about 9 1/2 minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and pleading that he couldn’t breathe; Floyd’s death, captured on video by a bystander, would lead to worldwide protests, some of which turned violent, and a reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. On this date In 1787, the Constitutional Convention began at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia after enough delegates had shown up for a quorum. In 1946, Transjordan (now Jordan) became a kingdom as it proclaimed its new monarch, Abdullah I. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy told Congress: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.” In 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Grifﬁn v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, ordered the Virginia county to reopen its public schools, which ofﬁcials had closed in an attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka desegregation ruling. In 1968, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis was dedicated by Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Interior Secretary Stewart Udall. In 1977, the ﬁrst “Star Wars” ﬁlm (later retitled “Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope”) was released by 20th Century Fox. In 1979, 273 people died when an American Airlines DC-10 crashed just after takeoff from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. In 2008, NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander arrived on the Red Planet to begin searching for evidence of water; the spacecraft conﬁrmed the presence of water ice at its landing site. In 2011, a judge in Salt Lake City sentenced street preacher Brian David Mitchell to life in prison for kidnapping and raping Elizabeth Smart, who was 14 at the time of her abduction in 2002. A judge in Tucson, Arizona, ruled that Jared Lee Loughner, the man accused of wounding U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing six in a shooting rampage, was mentally incompetent to stand trial. (Loughner would later plead guilty; he was sentenced to seven life terms in prison.) In 2016, actor Johnny Depp’s wife, Amber Heard, ﬁled for divorce in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences after 15 months of marriage. In 2018, Harvey Weinstein was charged in New York with rape and another sex felony in the ﬁrst prosecution to result from the wave of allegations against him. (Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault; he is serving a 23-year prison sentence.) In 2020, a white woman, Amy Cooper, Today’s Birthdays: Actor Ann Robinson is 93. Former White House news secretary Ron Nessen is 88. Actor Sir Ian McKellen is 83. Country singer Jessi Colter is 79. Actorsinger Leslie Uggams is 79. Movie director and Muppeteer Frank Oz is 78. Actor Karen Valentine is 75. Actor Jacki Weaver is 75. Rock singer Klaus Meine (The Scorpions) is 74. Actor Patti D’Arbanville is 71. Playwright Eve Ensler is 69. Musician Cindy Cashdollar is 67. Actor Connie Sellecca is 67. Rock singer-musician Paul Weller is 64. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., is 62. Actor-comedian Mike Myers is 59. Actor Matt Borlenghi is 55. Actor Joseph Reitman is 54. Rock musician Glen Drover is 53. Actor Anne Heche (haych) is 53. Actors Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush (TV: “Little House on the Prairie”) are 52. Actor-comedian Jamie Kennedy is 52. Actor Octavia Spencer is 52. Actor Justin Henry is 51. Rapper Daz Dillinger is 49. Actor Molly Sims is 49. Actor Erinn Hayes is 46. Actor Cillian Murphy is 46. Actor Ethan Suplee is 46. Rock musician Todd Whitener is 44. Actor Corbin Allred is 43. Actor-singer Lauren Frost is 37. Actor Ebonee Noel is 32. Olympic gold medal gymnast Aly Raisman is 28. GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least ﬁve business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@ aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmedi- In Loving Memory of Tina Marie Allen Kelley amidwest.com. Thurs., May 26 POMEROY — The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold their monthly meeting at noon at the district ofﬁce at 113 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Fri., May 27 POMEROY — Inspirational Book Club will be at 10:30 a.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Read and discuss titles from the library’s Inspirational Fiction collection. September 11, 1965 - May 25, 2019 Sat., May 28 Tues., May 31 PORTER - BidwellPorter Alumni 1902 -1957 reunion will be from 3-6 p.m. at the River Valley Middle School, State Route 160 Porter. No charge this year. Come and visit classmates and friends. More info, contact Herman Sprague, 740-4462565 or 740-446-2071 for Donna Broyles. POMEROY — Stuffed Animal Sleepover at the Pomeroy Library, drop off by 1 p.m. Pick up stuffed animals the next morning, at 10:30 a.m. and see what they did overnight at the library. Doughnuts will be served. Mon., May 30 MEIGS COUNTY — All branches of the Meigs County District Public Library are closed in observance of Memorial Day. Makenna Caldwell It’s been 3 years... We miss you more than ever So very proud of our “Super Star” Continue to follow God’s lead. - Matt 5:8 - Luv you forever, Jack, Jason, Mom, Dad, Becky, Jeff & Brian OH-70287112 Love Grandma Nelda and MaMa Sue Fri., June 3 POMEROY — The regular meeting of Meigs County Public Employee Retirees Inc. (PERI) Chapter 74 will be at 1 p.m. at the Mulberry Community Center, 260 Mulberry Ave. Representative Greg Ervin will be present to provide updates on PERI statewide issues. All Meigs County PERI members are urged to attend. Mon., June 6 POMEROY — The Meigs County Cancer Initiative) will meet at noon in the conference room at the Meigs County Health Department. New members are welcome. �NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing Wednesday, May 25, 2022 3 Ohioans got short shrift as political map fight dragged on By Julie Carr Smyth to the coronavirus pandemic. Those problems began under Republican President Donald Trump COLUMBUS, Ohio and continued under his — Accusations have successor Joe Biden, a ﬂown for months over who’s to blame for Ohio’s Democrat. Trump initially protracted redistricting appeared to support a predicament — a mess of a political mapmaking Census Bureau request to delay the release of redisﬁght that’s left the state tricting data from March without settled political maps and voters without 31 to July 31, 2021. At the time, he said, “This a day for electing party is called an act of God. nominees to Statehouse This is called a situaseats. tion that has to be. They Voting rights groups blame Republicans at the have to give it.” Later, Republicans in the SenStatehouse. GOP lawate stymied the request makers blame national after a memorandum Democrats and the Ohio from Trump in the spring, Supreme Court. The court implicitly faults the which ordered that people Ohio Redistricting Com- in the country illegally be mission, which has taken excluded from the apportionment count. its time by submitting Under Biden, the repeated maps that were deemed unconstitutional- bureau announced states ly gerrymandered in favor wouldn’t get redistrictof Republicans. Commis- ing data until Sept. 30. Ohio sued. Republican sioners point ﬁngers at the justices, special inter- Attorney General Dave est groups and the initial Yost accused the nowDemocratic administracensus delays. tion of trying “to drag its An Associated Press review settled on one key feet and bog this down in court.” A settlement ﬁnding: After hundreds of days of time with gov- promised the information by Aug. 16, 2021. It ernment statisticians, lawyers, judges and politi- arrived Aug. 12. Statehired experts turned the cians, the public was the data around to lawmakers group given short shrift. within a day. The public airing of the legislative and congressional maps combined GOP LAWMAKERS: 81 days included a scant 64 days Lawmakers were to for their input. begin drawing a new The AP’s look at how congressional map right many days the maps have away. They didn’t. After spent with various groups Democrats nixed a GOP is based on legislative proposal to constitutionactivity, court dockets, ally delay Ohio’s rediscommission minutes and tricting timeline, majority other reporting, and was Republicans chose to run veriﬁed using calendars, out the clock on their part emails and other docuof the congressional mapments obtained through making process, eating public records requests. up 48 days. Later, House Because of overlapping Republicans created a processes, these totals, map on a Sunday and which include weekends, held it back until a public exceed the actual 419 hearing that Wednesday. days that elapsed as of After the map was tossed, Tuesday since states were the Legislature had to receive their redistrict- another 30 days to act. It ing data. did not. and time and time again in court, that we would still see this play of running out the clock,” Executive Director Jen Miller told reporters. “But that’s what they’ve done. And it’s awful, it’s gross, in my opinion.” Associated Press CENSUS BUREAU: 134 days The single largest delay in the process was caused by the Census Bureau, whose decennial head count of Americans ran into logistical snags due REDISTRICTING COMMISSION: 103 days The special map-drawing commission created by Ohio voters convened Aug. 6, 2021, to be ready for census information to TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 63° 75° 79° Warm today with some sun. A thundershower in spots tonight. High 84° / Low 62° AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Tue. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.05 3.54 3.56 20.72 18.10 SUN & MOON Today 6:09 a.m. 8:43 p.m. 3:48 a.m. 4:10 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset New First May 30 Jun 7 Full Last Jun 14 Jun 20 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Major 8:45a 9:22a 9:59a 10:39a 11:22a 12:08p 12:34a Minor 2:34a 3:11a 3:48a 4:27a 5:10a 5:56a 6:46a 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Moderate High Major 9:06p 9:43p 10:21p 11:01p 11:45p 12:33p 12:59p Minor 2:56p 3:33p 4:10p 4:50p 5:33p 6:20p 7:11p WEATHER HISTORY Providence, R.I., had light snow on May 25, 1832. On May 25, 1838, 10 inches of snow fell at Bradford, Pa., with a small amount in Pittsburgh. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Tue. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.51 16.56 21.44 12.55 12.71 25.86 12.41 25.59 33.96 12.08 19.00 34.20 19.20 Portsmouth 81/65 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone 24-hr. Chg. +0.01 -0.47 -0.30 -0.18 -0.33 -0.27 -0.46 -0.37 -0.29 -0.34 -0.90 -0.20 -0.30 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022 SUNDAY 76° 56° Partly sunny and very warm 90° 68° Very warm with clouds and sun NATIONAL CITIES Marietta 81/61 Belpre 81/61 Athens 82/61 Today St. Marys 82/62 Parkersburg 79/63 Coolville 82/61 Elizabeth 82/62 Spencer 81/62 Buffalo 82/62 Ironton 84/65 Milton 83/62 Clendenin 82/62 St. Albans 84/62 Huntington 81/64 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 90s 68/52 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s San Francisco 30s 76/54 20s 10s 0s -0s Los Angeles 80/59 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front TUESDAY 89° 68° Mostly cloudy Wilkesville 83/61 POMEROY Jackson 84/61 83/62 Ravenswood Rio Grande 84/61 84/62 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 76/67 GALLIPOLIS 84/62 84/62 84/62 Ashland 83/65 Grayson 83/66 MONDAY 83° 60° Murray City 81/61 McArthur 82/62 South Shore Greenup 83/65 81/65 34 0 50 100 150 200 Chillicothe 81/65 Lucasville 81/64 Very High Logan 81/62 Adelphi 80/64 Very High Primary: walnut, pine, others Mold: 2124 SATURDAY 75° 56° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 80/64 Pollen: 472 Low MOON PHASES FRIDAY JUSTICES: 95 days Ohio Supreme Court deliberations on redistricting cases had consumed 95 days, as of LEGAL ARGUMENTS: Tuesday. That represents 183 days time between oral arguThe court wrangling ments or various brieﬁng is the most difﬁcult to deadlines and justices’ quantify, and the most ﬁnal rulings. Like the inﬂated by overlaps in redistricting commission, the congressional and justices oftentimes were legislative cases. It also begs questions involving working two separate blame. Are the suing par- map processes simultaneties responsible for these ously, but the days are counted here as distinct. growing time spans? The longest stretch Are justices, who conwas the 35 days it took trol brieﬁng timetables? the court to rule on the Or are commissioners commission’s ﬁrst set of responsible, after twice legislative maps, a period returning identical or near-identical maps to the during which justices went back to the parties court? to clarify additional legal Here, the AP opted arguments. In that decito include days of court sion, majority justices activity that preceded gave commissioners oral arguments in the just 10 days to come two redistricting ﬁghts, up with new maps. The as well as periods of voltiming irony angered leying briefs not easily Statehouse Republicans, attributable to a single who later would begin group. Together, that added to 183 days — and talking about impeaching Chief Justice Maucounting. reen O’Connor, a fellow Dockets show that, as Republican. Subsequent opposing parties jockeyed for legal advantage, rulings invalidating legislative and congressional the Republicans’ public maps have generally attacks over timing lags taken about two weeks. often conﬂicted with their lawyers’ arguments A decision on the latest in court against haste. On round of legislative maps both legislative and concould come this week. gressional maps, attorneys for the commission THE PUBLIC: 64 days and for Republican ofﬁceWhen all regional holders who sit on the information-gathering panel fought expedited sessions, legislative hearevidence-gathering and ings, commission meetbrieﬁng schedules, and ings and livestreamed maximized deadline win- mapmaking are comdows provided to them by bined, public activity the court. on Ohio’s new political After chastising the 20 maps took place on just days it took the ACLU to 64 days. Granted, alongobject to congressional side those opportunities maps, and seeing the for public input, the comcourt punt arguments in mission’s website was the congressional case accepting independent beyond the May 3 prima- map proposals all along ry, LaRose told the court the way. But an accountthere “is simply no reason ing of the days spent to expedite” the schedon Ohio’s protracted ule. “Petitioners seem to redistricting process doubt whether this Court ﬁnds average Ohioans can efﬁciently adjudicate got less time than census their claims under a nor- number-crunchers, politimal schedule,” he wrote. cians, lawyers or justices. Cloudy, showers and More humid with brief Mostly cloudy with a a heavier t-storm showers couple of showers 0 Primary: ascospores, other Thu. 6:08 a.m. 8:43 p.m. 4:12 a.m. 5:12 p.m. THURSDAY 85° 63° HEALTH TODAY Precipitation commission map approvals and the lawsuits or objections next ﬁled by Democratic and voting rights groups, including the National Democratic Redistricting Committee led by former Attorney General Eric Holder, the ACLU, League of Women Voters, Ohio Organizing Collaborative and others. The total excludes happenings in a related federal lawsuit, which didn’t impact the overarching timeline. After a 20-day window between the commission’s second congressional map and the ﬁling of the ACLU’s objection, GOP Secretary of State Frank LaRose — the state’s elections chief and a redistricting commissioner — accused national Democrats and the Biden administration of a “timeeating litigation strategy” and Supreme Court justices of “dawdling.” When the League suspended its challenge to the congressional maps, it pointed back to Republicans’ control of the calendar. “Even we had no idea that after we won time EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM Statistics through 3 p.m. Tue. 68° 56° 78° 56° 91° in 1939 37° in 1956 drop the following week. Once the data arrived, though, the commission often wasn’t in a hurry, public records show. With Republican legislative leaders often holding sway, commission’s lags included 10 days between the census data’s arrival and the ﬁrst ﬁeld hearing on legislative maps, six days spent responding to court deadlines and a combined 43 days between various court rulings and its subsequent public activity. The tally also includes 28 days of inaction before approval of the ﬁrst congressional map and 16 days of inaction before beginning its part of the work on a second map. Albeit, during the latter span, the commission was at work ﬁxing invalidated legislative maps and under tight court deadlines. But the lapse on congressional maps is still included here, since earlier legislative and commission inaction contributed to the overlap. INTEREST GROUPS: 39 days This total includes elapsed days between ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low Julie Carr Smyth | AP file A proposed map of Ohio congressional districts sits on display during a committee hearing in November at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio’s redistricting predicament has left the state with unsettled political boundaries and no date for its Statehouse primaries. Republican legislative leaders told the court the “quick schedule” that litigants proposed would only “confuse voters.” Charleston 81/62 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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After both teams went down in order in the second, the MASON, W.Va. — One more White and Red got four more runs in the third inning. win, and it’s off to Charleston. A single by Ethan Gray The Wahama baseball team brought in Barnitz to score. started its regional play in a An error committed by the big way, with a 10-0 home win Hillbillies (20-10) allowed against the Man Hillbillies in six innings Monday evening in Roach and Gray to touch home. The third inning was comGame 1 of the Region IV series. pleted by Bryce Zuspan bringThe road team threatened ing home Trey Ohlinger with a early, getting a runner in scorsingle. ing position. Barnitz got his second run by However, the White Falcons (24-5) stranded the runner and hammering a solo homer into left ﬁeld in the fourth inning. got two runs of their own in Henry followed that up in the the bottom of the ﬁrst inning. ﬁfth inning by hitting a single First, Logan Roach doubled to advance Roach and Barnitz to bring in Ethyn Barnitz. home. Roach himself came home cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports Wahama senior Ethyn Barnitz (4) celebrates after hitting a solo home run during a regional baseball game against the Man Hillbillies Monday evening in Mason, W.Va. TRACK AND FIELD ROUNDUP With only one run to go before the mercy rule, Nathan Fields achieved that missing run by hitting a single to bring in Hayden Lloyd, giving the home team the victory. Wahama head coach Billy Zuspan said he could not ask for a better series-opening perfomance from his team. “These boys came out ready to play,” he said. “My wife is a teacher at the school, and she said throughout the schoolday today, these boys weren’t nervous. They were ready to play some baseball.” While he is happy with the performance, he acknowledged See FALCONS | 6 2022 WVSSAC CLASS A SOFTBALL PREVIEW Ohio teams headed to regionals By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — And they’re moving on up. Gallia Academy, Meigs and River Valley all had athletes advance to the regional level last week following the conclusion of the Division II district track and ﬁeld championships Saturday at Farmers Bank Stadium on the campus of Meigs High School. Both Gallia Academy and River Valley will be represented at the regional level by members of their boys and girls squads, while Meigs advanced a handful of boys while watching its girls season ofﬁcially come to an end. Warren captured the boys team title with 104 points, with Fairﬁeld Union taking second out of 16 scoring teams with 90 points. Gallia Academy (59) and Meigs (29) respectively placed fourth and ninth overall, while River Valley and Oak Hill tied for 14th place with 15 points apiece. It was a monster 2-day effort for GAHS senior Daunevyn Woodson, who was part of four district championships that included three individual crowns and being a part of a winning relay team. Woodson secured ﬁrst place in the 100-meter dash (10.88 seconds), 200m dash (23.04) and long jump (22 feet, 5 inches) ﬁnals. Woodson also joined Mason Skidmore, Hunter Shamblin and Braydn Simmons in winning the 4x100m relay with a time of 43.76 seconds. The quartet also set a new district record in qualifying earlier in the week with a mark of 43.36 seconds. Shamblin advanced to regionals in both the 100m (11.33) and 200m (23.72) dashes with respective ﬁnishes of fourth and third place. Blake Skidmore also advanced to regionals in the high jump with a fourth place effort of 5 feet, 11 inches. Matthew Barr secured the lone event title for the Marauders after winning the pole vault with a cleared height of 12 feet, 8 inches. Braylon Harrison was the high jump (6-0) runner-up and Conlee Burnem placed third in the 100m dash with a time of 11.28 seconds. Burnem, Landon DeWees, Dillon Howard and See TRACK | 6 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Wednesday, May 25 Baseball Man at Wahama (if needed), 6 p.m. Softball Wahama vs. Midland Trail, 11:15 a.m. Track and Field D-3 Regionals at Southeastern HS, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26 Baseball MHS-Burg winner vs. Portsmouth-Fairland winner at VA Stadium, 4 p.m. Softball Wahama at Class A championships, TBA Track and Field D-2 Regionals at Chillicothe Herrnstein Field, 5 p.m. Friday, May 27 Track and Field D-3 Regionals at Southeastern HS, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 28 Track and Field D-2 Regionals at Chillicothe Herrnstein Field, 11:30 a.m. Photos by Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports The Wahama softball team celebrates their Region IV series win against the Man Lady Hillbillies May 18 in Hartford, W.Va. Familiar faces await Wahama By Bryan Walters 2022 CLASS A SOFTBALL SCHEDULE bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Until last year, it took forever for the Lady Falcons to reach the state tournament. The defending champs didn’t have to wait nearly as long the second time around. The Wahama softball team returns to its familiar hunting ground this Wednesday and Thursday when the Lady Falcons partake in the 2022 WVSSAC Class A softball championships being held at ‘The Rock’ at Little Creek Park in Kanawha County. The Lady Falcons (26-2) enter the Class A tournament as the favorite as the Red and White are not only the reigning champs, but they are also the only 20-win team in the ﬁeld. WHS is also one of the two Little Kanawha Conference programs that will be appearing in the Final Four in the single-A bracket. St. Marys (19-8) — the other LKC squad — will face Petersburg (18-2) in the opening contest at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, with Wahama taking on Midland Trail (13-10) approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of Game 1. Pending on the outcomes in regards to matchups, two other contests will be played later Wednesday to determine Wednesday, May 25 Game 1: St. Marys vs. Petersburg, 9:45 a.m. Game 2: Wahama vs. Midland Trail, 30 minutes after Game 1. Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 4:45 p.m. Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 30 minutes after Game 3. Thursday, May 26 Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 9:45 a.m. Game 6: Championship game, 2:15 p.m. Game 7: If necessary, 30 minutes after Game 6. *All games played at The Rock at the Little Creek Park in South Charleston. Wahama junior Mikie Lieving (2) winds up a pitch during a regional tournament game against the Man Lady Hillbillies May 18 in Hartford, W.Va. played this spring. WHS has outscored opponents by a 235-64 overall margauntlet this year against gin. who will advance out to Here’s a brief look at a beefed-up slate of conthe championship game and which two remaining tests — including several each of the other programs participating this teams will be left to battle games against Class AA in the loser’s bracket ﬁnal and Class AAA programs. week in the Class A softball tournament. In fact, the only losses on Thursday morning at for WHS this spring have 9:45 a.m. The Class A champion- come against defending Midland Trail triple-A champion Cabell ship game is slated for The Lady Patriots 2:15 p.m. Thursday, with Midland (10-3) and played three straight against perennial Class a deciding Game 3 waitgames against Greenbrier ing 30 minutes later if the AA regional qualiﬁer West to get here, but Winﬁeld. Both of those contest is necessary. MTHS posted a resoundlosses also occurred in Wahama was perfect ing 14-6 victory in the road outings. in 27 contests en route decisive Game 3 of the The Lady Falcons have Region 3 tournament. to last year’s ﬁrst state won 11 games by shutout Midland Trail, like both crown in softball, and and have scored at least the Lady Falcons have See WAHAMA | 6 once in all 28 games more than survived the �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS 6 Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Track From page 5 Brennen Gheen also advanced in the 4x100m relay with a fourth place time of 45.18 seconds. Andrew Huck was the lone Raider qualiﬁer for regionals after placing second in the pole vault with a height of 12 feet, 4 inches. Sheridan came away with the girls title in D-2 with 135 points, with Fairﬁeld Union taking second out of 15 scoring teams with 126.5 points. Gallia Academy and Chesapeake tied for seventh place with 35 points each, while River Valley (34) and Meigs (2) respectively ﬁnished ninth and 15th overall. Callie Wilson captured Wahama From page 5 Wahama and Petersburg, is also making a repeat appearance at the state tournament. After losses in its ﬁrst three games of the regular season, MTHS has endured only two 2-game losing streaks since. Conversely, the Lady Patriots currently own their second of two 3-game winning streaks headed into the tournament — their longest winning stretches of the season. Midland Trail, on the year, has outscored opponents by a 162112 overall margin and a share of a district title in the pole vault ﬁnal as the junior was 1-of-3 champions in the event with a cleared height of 9 feet, 6 inches. The event was postponed at that height due to inclement weather. Chanee Cremeens — who won the shot put (37-2) earlier in the week — claimed her second district title on Saturday by winning the discus with a heave of 118 feet, 5 inches. Wilson, Gabby McConnell, Alivia Lear and Natalie Zierenberg also moved on to regionals in the 4x100m relay with fourth place time of 52.92 seconds. Becka Cadle of River Valley joined Wilson as one of the three trichampions in the pole vault (9-6) and is moving has scored double-digit runs on eight different occasions. MTHS has also surrendered doubledigits runs four times. (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 D-3 meet at Nelsonville-York NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Two out of three ain’t bad. The girls teams from Eastern and Southern have athletes moving on, as do the boys teams from Eastern and South Gallia, following the conclusion of the Division III district track and ﬁeld championships held Saturday on the campus of NelsonvilleYork High School. Adena captured the girls title with 114 points, with the host Lady Buckeyes taking second out of contests without allowing a run. Three of the Blue Devils’ ﬁve postseason wins have also been by shutout. St. Marys is the only team in this year’s Class A state tournament that wasn’t in that same spot last year as they replaced Ritchie County in the Final Four. St. Marys The Blue Devils dropped decisions of 5-2 and 4-0 against Wahama this season, but SMHS ended up ﬁnishing third overall in the LKC standings — behind WHS and runner-up Doddridge County. St. Marys brings a 6-game winning streak into the tournament and has outscored opponents this spring by a 164-85 overall margin. SMHS has been shut out three times this year and has also won seven XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN on to regionals. Lauren Twyman also won the 800m run for RVHS with a time of 2:22.40. The Division II regional meet will be held Thursday and Saturday at Herrnstein Field in Chillicothe. Petersburg The Lady Vikings enter the state tournament with a 6-game winning streak and have suffered losses only to visiting Allegany (20-1) and at Keyser (7-6) this spring. PHS started the 2022 campaign with 10 straight wins and 16 scoring teams with 79 points. Southern ended up sixth with 56 points, while the Lady Eagles (23) and Lady Rebels (8) respectively placed 11th and 14th overall. Kayla Evans claimed the lone district title for the Lady Tornadoes after winning the 300m hurdles event with a time of 49.28 seconds. Evans also qualiﬁed for regionals in the high jump earlier in the week with a third place effort of 5 feet even. Ally Anderson, Lauren Smith, Kelly Shaver and Adyson Fields took second place in the 4x200m relay with a mark of 1:57.50. Anderson, Smith, Fields and Evans also ﬁnished fourth in the 4x100m relay with a time of 55.77 seconds. Fields also qualiﬁed has scored double-digit runs in seven different victories this year. The two losses were the only times that Petersburg allowed more than six runs in a single contest. The Lady Vikings have posted ﬁve shutouts and are outscoring opponents by a 184-71 overall margin. Petersburg lost to Wahama by a 6-5 count in last year’s state tournament. The Lady Falcons went on to beat Ritchie County twice for the Class A crown. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN The following matters are the subject of this public notice by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The complete public notice, including any additional instructions for submitting comments, requesting information, a public hearing, filing an appeal, or ADA accommodations may be obtained at: https://epa.ohio.gov/actions or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216. 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Erica Durst paced EHS with a runner-up effort in the 400m dash with a time of 2:19.23. Emma Hayes advanced in the discus with a fourth place ﬁnish of 105 feet, 9 inches. The host Buckeyes won the boys D-3 championship with 92 points, with Huntington placing second out of 14 scoring teams with 90 points. Eastern (33), South Gallia (19) and Southern (11) respectively ﬁnished ninth, 12th and 14th overall in the boys ﬁeld. Brayden O’Brien was a dual regional qualiﬁer individually after ﬁnishing third in the 1600m run (4:41.71) and fourth in the 3200m run (10:38.32). Connor Nolan also placed third in the 3200m run with a mark of 10:25.99. O’Brien, Nolan, Koen Sellers and Rylee Barrett already advanced to regionals earlier in the week by ﬁnishing second in the 4x800m relay with a mark of 8:48.14. Reece Butler and Levi Wolford respectively ﬁnished second and third in the high jump for SGHS with identical heights of 5 feet, 8 inches. Wolford also placed fourth in the long jump (21-2) earlier in the week. The Division III regional meet will be held Wednesday and Friday at Southeastern High School in Chillicothe. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Falcons in runs with four, while Henry led in RBIs with three. Getting the lone hit for the Hillbillies came from Jace Adkins. Notching the win on the mound for the White Falcons was Zachary Fields, who allowed one run, no runs and two walks while striking out four in four innings pitched. Game 2 will be at Man Tuesday at 6 p.m. If necessary, the decisive Game 3 would be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Claﬂin Stadium. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. From page 6 the series isn’t over yet. “The job’s not over,” he said. “We still have to go to their ﬁeld and get a win there. There’s still a lot of baseball to be played.” The White Falcons outhit their opponents 11-1, while committing no errors. 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We are equipped and have the expertise to provide a broad range of services right here at home, while never forgetting what’s most important – you as our patient. Know that we care. Also know that you can ﬁnd these and many more services at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Family Medicine | Pediatrics | Women’s Health | Emergency Services Cardiology | Orthopaedics | Cancer Care | General Surgery | Diagnostics Find Many More at PValley.org Hospital OH-70287224 2520 Valley Drive | Point Pleasant, WV �NEWS 8 Wednesday, May 25, 2022 ‘IN FLANDERS FIELDS’ The poem “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae inspired the tradition of poppies as a symbol for fallen soldiers in the United States and across Europe. American Legion | Courtesy In 1924, the distribution of poppies became a national program of the American Legion. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. from a common English name of the World War I battleﬁelds in Belgium and France. It is one of the most quoted poems from the war. The Pomeroy American Legion Auxiliary Post 39 has been active in the Buddy Poppy program for many years. This year the group will be collecting poppy donation Friday, May 27 and Saturday, May 28 from 10 to 4 at at the following locations: Farmers Bank, Pomeroy Peoples Bank, Middleport Home National Bank, and Weaving Stitches in Pomeroy, and from 10-7 at Powells Food Fair and Save-A-Lot. The Auxiliary will also be set up during the Meigs County Farmers Market from 10-1 on Saturday. “Come see us for a donation and you’ll receive a poppy and shake the hand of an American Legion Post 39 member and listen to their stories, said Joann Newstrome, Post 39 Auxiliary president. She encourages everyone to come and join them to learn more about our local veterans. “The donations stay in Meigs County, ” Newstrome said. “They are used to buy our veterans in our local nursing homes Christmas gifts. We appreciate everyone’s support.” It was not immediately clear how many people, in addition to the dead, From page 1 were hurt but Arredondo said there were “several injuries.” Earlier, Uvalde The gunman was a Memorial Hospital said resident of the com13 children were taken munity and entered the there. Another hospital school with a handgun, and possibly a riﬂe, and reported a 66-year-old opened ﬁre, Abbott said. woman was in critical condition. He said the shooter Robb Elementary was likely killed by School has an enrollresponding ofﬁcers but ment of just under 600 that the events were students and Arredondo still being investigated. said it serves students Uvalde Consolidated in the second, third and Independent School fourth grade. He did District Chief of Police Pete Arredondo said at a not say what grades the news conference that the children that were shot are in. gunman acted alone. A heavy police presence surrounded the school Tuesday afternoon, with ofﬁcers in heavy vests diverting trafﬁc and FBI agents coming and going from the building. White House press secretary Karine JeanPierre said President Joe Biden has been briefed on the school shooting on Air Force One as he returns from a ﬁve-day trip to Asia and would continue to receive updates. Jean-Pierre said Biden will deliver remarks Tuesday evening at the White House. The shooting in Texas came less than two weeks after a gunman opened ﬁre at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, killing 10 Black shoppers and workers in what ofﬁcials have described as a hate crime. Uvalde is home to about 16,000 people and is the seat of government for Uvalde County. The town is about 75 miles (120 kilometers) from the border with Mexico. Robb Elementary is in a mostly residential neighborhood of modest homes. There is a funeral home across the street from the school. Poppy From page 1 friend and fellow soldier Lieutenant Alexis Helmer who had died in the Second Battle of Ypres. According to legend, fellow soldiers retrieved the poem after McCrae discarded it. “In Flanders Fields” was ﬁrst published on December 8 of that year in the London magazine Punch. The name comes Shooting Class of 2022 honor your graduate Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles & Friends... Send Personalized congratulations to your favorite graduate! 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