https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/30eac33d59626df7fc228571d226b0de.pdf d1475f861574f331cd2ba2e79d7d0344 PDF Text Text INSIDE  OBITUARIES, Page A9  SPORTS, Pages B1  GENERATIONS SPECIAL SECTION, Page C1 Friday, July 15, 2022 50¢ 50¢ Battle of Buffington Island service set Saturday by Lorna Hart STAFF WRITER PORTLAND, Ohio — During the annual Battle of Buffington Island Memorial Service on Saturday, there will be a laying of wreaths, the firing of cannons, and the telling of events leading up to and including the only major battle of the Civil War to take place on Ohio soil. The memorial service is held each year at Buffington Island Memorial Park to honor those who fought on the battlefield, and in the towns and villages along the over 900-mile route that has become known as Morgan’s Raid, or Morgan’s Indiana-Ohio Raid. This year marks the 159th anniversary of the battle. The memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. and is hosted by Cadot-Blessing Camp #126 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW). Members of Middleport Village Council approves needed purchases From Staff Reports MIDDLEPORT, Ohio — Middleport Village Council met in regular session on July 11 at village hall with Mayor Fred Hoffman presiding. Present were the following: Council members Shawn Arnott, Brian Conde, Larry Byer, and Matt Lyons. Also present were Fiscal Officer Susan Baker, Assistant Fiscal Officer Margie Baker-Keilitz, Village Administrator Joe Powell, Chief Water Operator Andy Blank, and Village Attorney Richard Hedges, along with visitors Bill Lambert, Nancy Burns, and Mary Wise. Opening prayer was given by Rev. Mark Morrow followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Minutes of the June 27 meeting were approved, along with the finance report, income tax report, and payment of bills. Motion was made and approved to excuse Ben Reed from the meeting as he was on vacation. Mayor Hoffman stated that he had been informed by Perry Varnado that a portion of Phase 3 of the walking path is on Middleport property and that ODOT needed a resolution authorizing use of the property. After a short discussion Resolution 307-22 was unanimously passed authorizing the use of the property for the walking path. See COUNCIL, A9 INDEX File photo Reenactors set off cannon at last year’s memorial service. Brooks-Grant Camp #7 will be included in the program, and Ohio Department SUVCW Commander Donald Darby will give the welcome. Battery K 1st Ohio Light Artillery will present the Firing of Salute. Internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter and educator Steve Free will be the musical guest. Following the service, lunch will be served at the adjacent Portland Community Center, where Free will continue his musical performance. Guests are invit- ed to tour the Buffington Island Battlefield Museum and visit with the 13th West Virginia encamped at the Portland Community Center. The raid began on June 11, 1863 when Confederate General John Hunt Morgan led his troops into Union territory in Indiana, and proceeded to march across Ohio. With little resistance at the beginning, Morgan’s troops continued to push east, procuring supplies by raiding stores and home, and confiscating horses. As word of the approaching raiders spread, townspeople took up arms, and along with local militia, began to make Morgan’s advancement more difficult. Now looking for a river escape route, Morgan hoped he would be met with Confederate sympathizers when he crossed the Ohio River; West Virginia had become a state during his raid From Staff Reports pandemic. Now we see just the opposite. Wages are growing, but not nearly as fast as inflation.” West Virginia’s senators also were upset with the inaction to address inflation. “Today’s inflation data illustrates the pain families across the country are feeling as costs continue to rise at a historic rate,” said Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. “9.1% is cause for Manchin serious concern. Items like chicken, eggs and lunch meat have increased to new highs, while energy costs rose more than 40% in June, with those that can least afford it suffering the most. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Point Pleasant City Council didn’t chicken out of a decision whether to allow chickens to be kept by those living within city limits. But they haven’t “chickened in” the fowls just yet. During Monday’s meeting, council advanced to second reading an ordinance that would allow a limited number of chickens to be kept by residents in a properly constructed coop with a run. After some discussion and debate, and a delegation of about nine people in support of allowing the chickens, the eight council members present (two were absent) deadlocked 4-4, leaving Mayor Brian Billings to cast the Billings deciding vote. Billings, who has been mayor since 2009, told The River Cities Register that he couldn’t recall having to vote to break a tie before. He voted in favor of the ordinance to allow the chickens, with the understanding that he did so to advance it to second reading. See REPORT, A9 See PLEASANT, A9 Submitted photo The Wahama High School girls softball team was honored Tuesday by the Mason County Commission for winning back-to-back state championships. Senators react to inflation report From Staff Reports WASHINGTON (WV News) — U.S. senators from Ohio and West Virginia each released statements decrying news of the largest 12-month increase in consumer inflation in more than 40 years. Ohio Sen. Rob Portman also took aim at Democrat-proposed tax increases. “Look, this is the most punitive tax of all. We just got Portman the numbers this morning from Ohio. $8,300 a year in additional spending on energy, on food, utility bills generally, on clothing,” Portman said. “$8,300 a year, that’s based on our numbers we have in Ohio, January un- See BATTLE, A9 Will chickens come to roost in Point Pleasant? State Champions Honored POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Mason County Commissioners honored the Wahama Lady Falcons Softball team on their back-to-back West Virginia state championships on Tuesday at the courthouse. A resolution was read and distributed by Commissioners Sam Nibert, Tracy Doolittle and Rick Handley to Head Coach Chris Noble and his team. The team has had an amazing two-year run, going undefeated in 2021 before finishing 29-2 this season. The White Falcons beat Petersburg, 4-3, in the title game. They also defeated Midland Trail, 5-3, in the tournament opener and Petersburg, 7-3, in their second game. so a welcome by the newest member of the Union was not guaranteed. Morgan set his sights on Gallipolis, but local efforts were sufficient to prevent Morgan from attempting a crossing at that location. Most of his troops moved on while a foraging party moved though the villages of Vinton and Porter in Gallia County and on into Middleport in Meigs. When the main party arrived in Meigs, they decided to cross the river at Pomeroy into Mason, West Virginia, but were prevented by militia from Gallia and Meigs who had prepared for their arrival by falling trees and tearing up bridges to block their path. Unable to gain river access at Pomeroy, Morgan continued toward Portland, stopping briefly in Chester while his troops rested and he searched for a guide. til now, in terms of inflation and extrapolating that out for the rest of the year. That’s impossible for people to handle if they are on a fixed income. “A lot of lower- and middle-income folks in Ohio are suffering the worst, some of whom have long commutes. I’m hearing from them. I was home over the break to talk about other issues, but pretty much everybody got around to inflation, no matter what the other topic was that we talked about. And this is something that, unfortunately, is going to get worse, not better, unless we change policies,” Portman said. “So we have the worst inflation in 40 years. We’ve got this 1.3 percent last month, by the way, when you extrapolate that over the next year, that’s 16.8 percent. That’s just unimaginable. Even higher Good News ......................... A2 Classified ............................ B7 Opinion ............................... A8 Comics & Puzzles............. B8-9 than the Carter years. So what do we do? I think Senator [John] Cornyn said it well — we’ve got to deal with the supply side. “Demand reduction is not where we want to go, with higher and higher interest rates. Some of that is necessary at this point, I suppose. But what we want to do is help on the supply side of the economy, including producing more fossil fuels here in this country, and all forms of energy, in order for us to see the price go down at the pump and the utility bills go down. “We want to see regulatory relief, and certainly not tax hikes, but rather more pro-growth policies, as we had before the pandemic. Remember during that time period we had low inflation and we had a strong and growing economy. We had 3 percent wage growth every month, at least, for the 19 months prior to the 304-626-1400 or 1-800-982-6034 Copyright 2022 • WV News Gallia | Meigs | Mason Vol. 1 No. 2 Find us on wvnews.com 8 0 4 8 7 9 1 1 8 1 0 7 �A2 Good News Friday, July 15, 2022 LOTTERIES Winning Numbers WEDNESDAY’S POWERBALL 22-23-36-47-63 Powerball: 2 HHH WEDNESDAY’S CLASSIC LOTTO 6-26-30-32-34 Kicker: 696035 HHH TUESDAY’S MEGA MILLIONS 4-7-10-45-64 Mega Ball: 12 Numbers listed are unofficial. 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Deadline is on Monday at noon. advertising@rivercitiesnews.com River Cities Register (USPS# 145-960) is published weekly on Fridays by WV News Company, 825 3rd Avenue, Gallipolis, OH. Periodicals postage paid at Gallipolis, OH. River Cities Register is published weekly on Fridays. Copyright 2022 by WV News. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any material from this issue in whole or part is strictly prohibited. Address all re-print requests to the editor. WV News is a locally owned West Virginia company. *POSTMASTER: Send address changes to River City Register, 825 3rd Avenue, Gallipolis, OH* SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Six-months (26 issues each) $100.00 One-year (52 issues each) $180.00 All subscriptions include both the Tribune and Register Full Digital access (includes e-edition): Free with paid print subscription. Digital and e-edition subscription only: $7.99/month Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Ohio Tick numbers and tickborne diseases are on the rise in Ohio. This trend is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. According to Tim McDermott at Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), 20 years ago there was only one tick species in Ohio that caused medical concern, the American Dog tick. Today there are five, including the Blacklegged tick (also known as the Deer tick), Lone Star tick, Asian Longhorned tick, and the Gulf Coast tick. Their diseases include Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Lyme disease, Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis, Tularemia, and Babesiosis among others. The increase in prevalence is due to expanding habitat, which is attributed to climate change. Now that more of these critters are amongst us, we need to be more vigilant in preventing them from spreading their diseases. Dawn Keller Guest Columnist The first and most obvious thing to do is check yourself and your kids daily, especially if you have been doing outside activities. As a kid my mom checked us every night after bath. This is imperative. Many tick diseases take time to transmit, so if the tick is removed in a relatively short period of time, the likelihood of contracting an illness is lower. Prevention is the best strategy. Keep lawns and fields mowed. Avoid allowing brush or leaf litter to accumulate. Discourage wild animals from coming into your yard; the animals are how ticks move from place to place. Wear light-colored clothing and keep pants tucked into socks or boots while hiking or working outdoors. Use chemical repel- lants when necessary, following the label directions carefully. If you find an attached tick, it may be a good idea to keep it in a container with a drop of alcohol or hand sanitizer. Write down the date you removed it and the day you think it was probably picked up. Keep the tick and the information for a month. Then, if you do develop symptoms, the tick can be identified and possibly tested to see if it was carrying any particular disease. Another option is to take good pictures of the tick with your cell phone. Be sure to use good light and get good shots of the mouth parts, as well as the whole tick. These pictures can help with identification and the date stamp on the pic is a reminder of when it was removed. Preserving the tick for later identification is more important for those who are immune-compromised; such as the elderly, very young, and those with preexisting medical concerns. Ticks can also be brought to the health department for identification; however, we cannot arrange for disease testing. Symptoms of tick-borne diseases include fever or chills, rash, a bullseye or halo around the bite site, nausea or vomiting, headache, body aches, joint pain, tiredness, and swollen lymph nodes. If you develop these symptoms within 30 days after removing a tick, seek medical care. If you have the tick saved in a sealed bag/container, bring it to your appointment. For more information on ticks in Ohio, or the diseases associated with them, explore the Zoonosis page of the Ohio Department of Health website, the Animal Health page of Ohio Department of Agriculture website, or the tick page of Ohio State University Extension. These web addresses are ODH.Ohio.gov, Agri.ohio.gov, and Ohioline. osu.edu, respectively. Dawn Keller, Registered Environmental Health Specialist Mason Memories: The Battle of Buffington Island After two years of empty threats from Confederate Generals Jenkins and McCausland, the Civil War finally reached the Bend Area. During the summer of 1863, General John Hunt Morgan was ordered to begin his daring raid through Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia to distract the Union Army from the Gettysburg campaign, cause chaos in the barely month-old state of West Virginia, and, if possible, destroy the salt furnaces that supplied the Union Army. By July 18, Morgan had made his way into the Ohio Valley, intending to cross the river at Eight Mile Island (present-day Cheshire/ Lakin) and destroy the Bend Area salt furnaces. As luck would have it, the Middleport militia had a small cannon (little more than a Fourth of July novelty), and the steamer Condor was in town. They hurried downriver to the ford, and after mistaking the approaching steamboat for a government tinclad, the Confederates chose to continue through Ohio. On the West Virginia side of the river during this encounter was one of the many Roushes, who rode to Mason yelling, “The Rebels is comin’; Git! Git! Over the river as fast as yu’ kin!” Bashan, and Portland. Those that followed the river through the larger Chris Rizer towns fared much worse, with 85 more captured at Guest Columnist Syracuse and 68 at Racine. They accomplished their mission, though, and According to Anna Lederer, kept the focus away from Buffington by shooting at he was later known as Git Roush. The town of Mason the home guard protecting responded by quickly cross- the Wolf’s Bar ford (near Mountaineer Power Plant). ing to Pomeroy, which was This forced the Union guneasier to defend. boats and militia to keep Morgan’s backup plan, part of their force downriif unable to cross at Eight ver, perhaps impacting the Mile Island, was to capoutcome of the upcoming ture the ferry at Pomebattle. roy and cross the river to Reaching Buffington IsMason. Knowing that this land near dusk on the 18th, was a tempting target, the Morgan chose to wait unUnion militia and home guard fortified the hill pass- til morning to cross the rives that led into town. Along er. This would prove to be a fatal mistake. Morgan’s depresent-day Powell Street lay gave Union troops unand Mill Street in Middleport and Union Avenue and der the command of Henry Spring Avenue in Pomeroy, Judah and Edward Hobson the time they needed to they waited for Morgan’s catch up and surround the cavalry. Confederate camp. Upon approaching MidBy morning, Morgan’s dleport, 75 of Morgan’s 1,700 men were facing troops who had been sent 3,000 Union troops beahead as scouts were caphind them, 3 gunboats, tured. Morgan learned his and at least 1,000 home lesson fast, and after getguards along the WV shore. ting a taste of heavy rifle Among those on our side of fire on Union Avenue, dethe river were the 13th and cided to bypass Pomeroy 9th West Virginia infanfor the Buffington Island ford. Here he split his force tries, both of which consistin two, with some following ed of many Mason County the river through Syracuse recruits. After fighting for much of and Racine and the main the morning, General Morarmy traveling by Chester, gan managed to escape, but over half of his soldiers were captured. Of the 750 prisoners, 208 were put under guard by the 13th West Virginia, “our own Mason County boys.” They were loaded onto a barge and taken to Fayetteville, but stopped at Hartford on the way. They weren’t permitted to go ashore due to fears that they might see their homes and be convinced to desert, but the townspeople were able to bring plenty of food to their starving soldiers. The rest of the prisoners were taken to Cincinnati, and ultimately, those of Morgan’s troops that had escaped after the battle were captured a week later at the Battle of Salineville. This coming Tuesday, July 19, will be the 159th anniversary of the Battle of Buffington Island. This Saturday, memorial services at Buffington Island State Park will commemorate the anniversary of the battle. Information from the Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph, writings of Anna Lederer, Ohio History Central, and the WV State Archives. Chris Rizer is the President of the Mason County Historical & Preservation Society and the Director of Main Street Point Pleasant. He can be reached at masonchps@ gmail.com. TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Friday, July 15, the 196th day of 2022. There are 169 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 15, 1916, Boeing Co., originally known as Pacific Aero Products Co., was founded in Seattle. On this date: In 1834, the Spanish Inquisition was abolished more than 3 1/2 centuries after its creation. In 1870, Georgia became the last Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union. In 1975, three American astronauts blasted off aboard an Apollo spaceship hours after two Soviet cosmonauts were launched aboard a Soyuz spacecraft for a mission that included a linkup of the two ships in orbit. In 1996, MSNBC, a 24hour all-news network, made its debut on cable and the internet. In 2018, President Donald Trump arrived in Finland for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Earlier, in an interview with CBS News, Trump named the European Union as a top adversary of the United States. Ten years ago: Syria’s 16-month bloodbath crossed an important symbolic threshold as the international Red Cross formally declared the conflict a civil war, a status with implications for potential war crimes prosecutions. A Russian Soyuz craft launched into the morning skies over Kazakhstan, carrying three space travelers, including NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, to the International Space Station. Oscar-winning actor Celeste Holm, 95, died in New York. Five years ago: Garbine Muguruza beat Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0 to win the Wimbledon title. Oscar-winning actor Martin Landau died at the age of 89. Today’s Birthdays: Actor Patrick Wayne is 83. R&B singer Millie Jackson is 78. Rock singer-musician Peter Lewis (Moby Grape) is 77. Singer Linda Ronstadt is 76. Rock musician Artimus Pyle is 74. Arianna Huffington, co-founder of The Huffington Post, is 72. Actor Celia Imrie is 70. Actor Terry O’Quinn is 70. Rock singer-musician David Pack is 70. Rock musician Marky Ramone is 70. Rock musician Joe Satriani is 66. Country singer-songwriter Mac McAnally is 65. Model Kim Alexis is 62. Actor Willie Aames is 62. Actor-director Forest Whitaker is 61. Actor Lolita Davidovich is 61. It’s best to invest in God a most excellent run with each other. We have virtualAs a married couple, my ly made a lifetime of investwife, Terry, and I have had ment in each other, partic- by Pastor Ron Branch ularly since we have spent gotten good gains from our more life with each other relationship. Confidence in the other than we ever did with our parents. Together we have and companionship with each other has been constantly comforting. We have been blessed together during lots of good times, and we have endured together during some bad times. And, I believe that, as we at this point have gotten older, our presence with each other has become sweeter and more enriched. We have the perspective that at whatever point one of us is called out to eternity, it still will not have been enough time with the other. But the thought of our investment in each other makes for a specific spiritual comparison. Consider that investment with God gets one good gains as well. A lot of people do not see it that way, but it is altogether true. How so? First, if one invests in God, they have opportunity to relate to the One who is faithful without fail. Oh, one’s confidence about that fact may waver when life does not transpire the way we like. See BRANCH, A9 �Local Middleport Yards of the Week winners announced for June Steve is the second generation at 706 Art Lewis. Steve and Beckey purchased it 4 years ago from his parents. Beckey has turned their home into a landscaping showcase. She has built a 3,000-gallon Koi pond which has went through many phases and gotten bigger each time. The pond has a waterfall, fountain, numerous water plants, and a crossover bridge to get to the front door. The landscaping includes plantings such as mammoth elephant ear, Canna lily, hasta, snap dragon, lupine, iris, and banana plant, just to name a few. 40 bags of mulch surround the pond and Beckey says it’ll take about 20 more to complete. She has her own small greenhouse and starts some of her plants from scratch. Her grandson, Kendaven, is very proud of his own miniature Koi pond and fairy garden off to the side. Helen came from Parkersburg and lived for 30 years off of Rt. 833. She moved into this home in Middleport about seven years ago. She worked at Crow’s Restaurant for about 12 years. When she purchased this home, she had her son-in-law do a total renovation to clear the studs. She’s done a great deal to the outside, too, with freshly done landscaping. The bird house tree is the center feature with a Japanese Maple on the other side. Around the house there are canter bean, day lilies, pink rain lilies, roses, daisies, hanging ferns, and numerous figurines. Helen’s home always looks neat and well taken care of. Mike and Kathy Wilfong have mostly lived in the Middleport area since 1975, moving out for a short while and then here since 1985. Mike is from Vinton originally and Kathy is from a small farming community called Gratiot close to Zanesville. Kathy worked for the courts, which included five years with Chris Tenoglia’s office. Mike spent 39 years as a teacher, counselor, and substitute. Mike does his own yard work which always looks professionally done. He has help from his grandson Baylor, who is 8. They have a few plantings which include wandering jew, peony, and hanging ferns. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Ohio AFSCME meeting set today GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Ohio AFSCME Retiree, Subchapter 102, Gallia & Jackson Counties, will meet at 2 p.m. on Friday at the Gallia County Senior Resource Center, 1165 State Route 160, Gallipolis. Members are asked to follow all CDC guidelines. For more information, contact Floyd Wright at 740245-0093. Ice cream fundraiser slated Saturday LANGSVILLE, Ohio — Annual Ice Cream Fundraiser, 2 p.m., Salem Twp. Vol. Fire Dept. 28844 St. Rt. 124, Langsville, OH; Quarts only ($6 each); 13 flavors; More info: Linda at 740-669-4245. Gallipolis City Commission meeting set July 18 The next meeting of the Gallipolis City Commission will be a Special Meeting at 5 p.m. on Monday. In addition, the meeting will also be accessible via Zoom meetings, similar to how the meetings were be- ing conducted during the orders of the pandemic and under Ohio Sub H.B. 197. A link to the Zoom meeting will be available on the City Website. Middleport Fire Department chicken barbeque Middleport fire department will be hosting a chicken bbq on July 23. Serving starts at 11 a.m.; to preorder call (740) Park District meeting set August 12 The O. O. McIntyre Park District Board will have their next monthly meeting Aug. 12, 2022 at 11 a.m., OOMPD Office, Suite 1262, Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust Street, Gallipolis, Ohio. Blain Family Reunion set August 14 in Gallipolis Ferry The 118th Annual Blain Family Reunion will be held Sunday, August 14 at the Blain family picnic shelter in Gallipolis Ferry, WV. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. Bring a covered dish and a lawn chair; come rain or shine. For directions or questions, contact Dianna Blain. Friday, July 15, 2022 A3 Scholarships awarded to 8 grads From Staff Reports POMEROY, Ohio — Carrying on a tradition that dates back to 1973, eight scholarships were awarded this year by the Pomeroy High School Alumni Association. The Pomeroy High School Alumni Association has been giving scholarships since 1973, but the amounts were not recorded until 2004. Since 2004, thanks to the generosity of our alumni, over $100,000 has been given in scholarships to children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Pomeroy High School alumni. This year, seven $1,000 scholarships and one $500 scholarship were awarded. This year’s recipients are: — A $1,000 scholarship is awarded to Isaac Jacob McCarty, a graduating Southern senior. He is the son of Jason McCarty and Jeremiah and Kelly Giles and grandson of Clarence and Bonnie Banks Lightfoot, Classes of 196768 PHS graduates. Isaac’s inMcCarty terests are basketball, track and technology with plans to attend Ohio University this fall and major in Computer Science. — A $1,000 scholarship is awarded to Olivia Michelle Harris, an Eastern graduate whose grandparent was Jane Grueser Harris (1967) and great grandmother Carrie Hite (1929). Her interests include 4-H, Meigs County Junior Fair Board, and Harris archery. Her plans are to attend WVU this fall and major in Animal and Nutritional Sciences — The $1,000 Dan E. and Robert Morris Scholarship is awarded to Nathaniel L. Johnson, a graduating senior from KIPP San Jose, California Collegiate. He is the grandson of Ray Johnson (Class Johnson of 1957 and Betty Hamm Johnson (Class of 1958). His interests include Computer Science Club, which he was the founder); Opportunity X. which brings science opportunities to underrepresented middle schoolers; robotics, and swimming. He has been accepted to the University of Texas and California Polytechnic State Universities but is undecided on his choice. — The $1,000 Robert and SheliaStraussEastmanScholarship is awarded to Meigs graduate Coulter Cleland, son of Cass and Stephanie Cleland and grandson of Hank Cleland (Class of 1963). Coulter’s interests include football and guitar with plans of attending Davidson College with a football scholarship and majoring Cleland in Neuroscience and Psychology. — The $1,000 Dr. Raymond E. Boice/E.E. Lewis Alumni Scholarship is awarded to Eastern graduate Emma Jean Doczi. Her parents are Todd and Jennifer Doczi with grandmother Virginia Cunningham Lee, a 1967 PHS graduate. Her interests include track, cheerleading, and 4-H. Emma plans to atDoczi tend Ohio State University with enrollment in Pre-Med classes. — The $1,000 William A. Young Scholarship is awarded to Waverly High School graduate Britton Kritzwiser. Britton’s parents are Adam Kritzwiser and Suzanne Pyle with great-grandparents Bill Sheridan, Class of 1956, and Rachael Genheimer Sheridan, Class of 1957. His interests include: soccer, Science Bowl broadcasting, and quiz bowl. Britton plans to Kritzwiser enroll in Ohio State University this fall and major in Astronomy and Astrophysics. — The first recipient of a $1,000 Charles and Ellen Gibbs Education Scholarship is John Tanner Lisle, a Southern High School graduate and son of Todd and Christi Lisle Lisle with grandfather John Lisle, Class of 1965, and grandmother Ruetta Wells Crow, Class of 1965. His interests include church youth groups, basketball, golf, and baseball. Tanner plans to enroll in Rio Grande University’s College of Education. — The recipient of a $500 Charles and Ellen Gibbs Education Scholarship is a Southern graduate: LilAllen lian Grace Allen, whose parents are Mark and Stephanie Allen. She is the great-grandchild of Robert (Artie Foo) (Class of 1950) and Delories Burton. Lillian’s interests include basketball, softball, swimming and church youth group. She plans to attend University of Rio Grande and major in Early Childhood Education and become an elementary teacher. �A4 Friday, July 15, 2022 �Friday, July 15, 2022 A5 �A6 Friday, July 15, 2022 �Court, Local Friday, July 15, 2022 A7 8 draw sentences in Gallia Co. Common Pleas Court From Staff Reports GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Eight individuals have been sentenced by Judge Margaret Evans in Gallia County Common Pleas Court, according to Prosecuting Attorney Jason D. Holdren Aaron A. Cordell, age 32, of Gallipolis, Ohio, was convicted of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs (MethCordell amphetamine) in an amount equal to or greater than 50 times bulk but less than 100 times bulk, a felony of the first degree; Weapons Under Disability, a felony of the third degree; Possession of Cocaine, a felony of the fifth degree; Possession of a Fentanyl Related Compound in an amount greater than or equal to 1 gram but less than 5 grams, a felony of the fourth degree; Possession of Drugs (Buprenorphine), a felony of the fifth degree; Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine) in an amount equal to or greater than bulk but less than 5 times bulk, a felony of the third degree; and Tamper- ing with Evidence, a felony of the third degree. Cordell was sentenced to a mandatory minimum prison term of 14 years and a maximum prison term of 19 years. The Court noted at sentencing that Cordell has served three prior prison terms and exhibits a pattern of substance use and a refusal to engage in treatment. Upon his release, Cordell will be placed on post release control under the supervision of the Ohio Adult Parole Authority for a mandatory term of 2-5 years. The firearm and cash seized in this case was ordered forfeited to law enforcement. Robert L. Smith, III, age 46, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, was convicted of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine) Smith in an amount equal to or greater than 5 times bulk but less than 50 times bulk, a felony of the second degree. Smith was sentenced to a mandatory minimum prison term of 3 years and a maximum prison term of 4.5 years. Upon his release, Smith will be placed on post release control under the supervision of the Ohio Adult Parole Authority for a mandatory term of 18 months to 3 years. Kevin A. Brown, age 38, of Dayton, Ohio, was convicted of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Fentanyl), a felony of the second degree. Brown was senBrown tenced to a mandatory minimum prison term of 4 years and a maximum prison term of 6 years. The Court noted at sentencing that Brown committed this offense while on post release control and federal probation, and has a history of criminal convictions having served prior prison terms. Upon his release, Brown will be placed on post release control under the supervision of the Ohio Adult Parole Authority for a mandatory term of 18 months to 3 years. Alexis Laye, age 31, of Louisville, Kentucky, was convicted of Possession of Heroin in an amount equal to or greater than 10 grams but less than 50 grams, a felony of the second degree. Laye was sentenced to a mandatory minimum prison term of 3 years and a maximum prison term of 4.5 years. Upon her Laye release, Laye will be placed on post release control under the supervision of the Ohio Adult Parole Authority for a mandatory term of 18 months to 3 years. Maleek J. Hugee, age 26, of Dayton, Ohio, was convicted of Possession of a Fentanyl Related Compound in an amount equal to or greater than 10 grams but less than 20 grams, a felony of Hugee the second degree. Hugee was sentenced to a mandatory minimum prison term of 3 years and a maximum prison term of 4.5 years. Upon his release, Hugee will be placed on post release control under the supervision of the Ohio Adult Parole Authority for a mandatory term of 18 months to 3 years. Austin C. Boggs, age 25, of Gallipolis, Ohio, was convicted of Abduction, a felony of the third degree; and Boggs Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal of a Police Officer, a felony of the third degree. Boggs was sentenced to a 4-year prison term. The Court noted at sentencing that Boggs committed this offense while on probation in the Gallipolis Municipal Court and exhibits a pattern of drug abuse related to the offense and a refusal to engage in treatment. Additionally, the Court imposed a three-year Class 2 operator’s license suspension. Upon his release, Boggs will be placed on post release control under the supervision of the Ohio Adult Parole Authority for a mandatory term of 1-3 years. Douglas A. Rice, Jr., age 38, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was convicted of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (3 chloro PCP) in an amount equal to or greater than 5 times bulk but less than 50 times bulk, a felony of the second degree. Rice was sentenced to a minimum prison term of 3 years and a maximum prison term of 4.5 years. Upon his release, Rice will be placed Rice on post release control under the supervision of the Ohio Adult Parole Authority for a mandatory term of 18 months to 3 years. Makayla Curtis, age 32, of Gallipolis, Ohio, was sentenced to prison for 4 years after violating the terms Curtis of her community control. Curtis was originally placed on community control after being convicted of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree; Illegal Conveyance of Drugs onto Grounds of Detention Facility or Institution, a felony of the third degree; Failure to Appear, a felony of the fourth degree; and Non-Support of Dependents, a felony of the fifth degree. Rutland Village Council to meet Monday to consider recovery plan From Staff Reports RUTLAND, Ohio — Rutland Village Council will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the Rutland Civic Center as it continues efforts to work through the fiscal emergency the village was placed under, effective March 29, by the Ohio Auditor’s office. Mayor Tyler Eblin said the village has worked with the auditor’s office to clear off past debt and penalties that occurred under past administrations. At one point, the community had a deficit of about $60,000 and owed the state more than $100,000 in penalties. “Really, we had a new administration come in around 2017 or 2018 that started to really chip away and work on getting that deficit down. And when I came over, when I became the mayor in 2020, the deficit was around $51,000. And we got the deficit down to around $6,000,” Elbin said. Then when the village made the agreement to pay the state about $54,000, the deficit climbed back over $60,000. “The deficit is now back down to around $42,000, though. We’re starting to chip it away again, but it’s fluctuating because of our financial obligations.” With the debt to the state cleared up, Elbin is hopeful the village council approves a financial recovery plan that will erase the deficit in two to five years. “So we have no more payment to the state. And we’re moving right along and trying to get ourselves out of this deficit there,” Elbin said. Rutland, a community of 427, has an annual budget of about $150,000, with many of the officials and workers working parttime, with some donating their time, including Elbin. “Our goal, our recovery plan, is to have a solid fiscal (position) by five years, but the state believes the State Auditor’s Office which is working with us, believes that we’re going to get out of the fiscal emergency in two years, provided that we stick with our budget, and all that is we can’t spend more than what’s coming in,” Elbin said. “So the plan right now is about 10 to 12 pages long and the council is going to review that this upcoming meeting and that’ll be adopted hopefully, and then we’ll get it sent to the state and that’s what we’ll have to go by for the next five years.” If needed, the state has indicated it will give the village more time to further develop the plan, Elbin said. Council also will consider six other resolutions that: — Regulate public nuisances and dangerous dwellings. — Allow for the transfer of $1,750 from the Mayor’s Court Fund to the General Fund to supplement the funds available for police vehicle fuel. — Allow Rutland to join with Middleport, Pomeroy and Racine to apply for funding from the Ohio Public Works Commission for street repairs. — Allow for the determination of the need for resurfacing certain streets within the village. — Allow for the village, through Tetra Tech, to apply for funding through the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program for the abatement of the former Joe’s Country Market and Fuel Station. Point Pleasant Writers Guild on the subject of changes From Staff Reports It has been said that the only thing that never changes is change itself. That may be true for the most part, as members of the Point Pleasant Writers Guild recently demonstrated when sharing their essays on the subject of changes. The exception, however, according to Scriptures of the Judeo-Christian faith, is the Immutability of God, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever. April Pyles wrote on the recent changes regarding local newspapers that have been purchased by WV News. The “Gallipolis Tribune” and the “Daily Sentinel” were combined and renamed “River Cities Tribune.” The “Point Pleasant Register” is now called “River Cities Register.” In addition, both papers will only be published once a week, received in the mail, and the subscription cost has changed. Of course, it is generally known that the internet has been replacing the printed page for some time, so this comes as a shock but no surprise. As both writers and readers, we must support the news- paper industry or lose it. “Changes of Life,” written by Will Jeffers, relates how he has trouble dealing with change, even when his wife rearranges the furniture. Now that his son has gotten married over the summer, even bigger changes are in store for him. However, as Will told his son, he will always be there for him, and there’s no changing that. Phil Heck wrote on changes he has noticed during his years on earth. For one, he used to be able to count the cars that passed his home. Now, there’s just too many on the road to do Gallia man pleads guilty to federal charges for dealing fentanyl Charges included trafficking in West Virginia From Staff Reports COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 39-year old Bidwell, Ohio man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court here Wednesday to dealing and possessing hundreds of grams of deadly fentanyl on a rural property in southern Ohio. Michael D. Valentine pleaded guilty to all five counts contained in an indictment returned against him in April following a six-month investigation by law enforcement agencies in West Virginia and Ohio. Investigators found that he dealt approximately 141 grams of fentanyl from the rural property and had stored approximately 677 grams more for the purpose of distribution. Valentine pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, a crime punishable by at least ten years and up to life in prison. Valentine also entered guilty pleas to two counts of dealing 40 grams or more of fentanyl, crimes that carry a penalty of at least five and up to 40 years in prison, distribution of a detectable amount of fentanyl (up to 20 years) and possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl (also punishable by at least ten years and up to life in prison). Penalties are listed for reference only. Valentine entered the guilty pleas before U.S. Magistrate Judge Norah McCann King. Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Watson, who is presiding over the case, will determine Valentine’s sentence under federal sentencing guidelines. Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and J. William Rivers, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cincinnati Division said that the charges stemmed from an investigation begun by the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT) in Charleston, West Virginia who worked with the FBI and Gallia County Sheriff Matt Champlin to build the case. Assistant United States Attorney Nicole Pakiz is representing the United States in this case. This investigation was conducted as part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) initiative. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/ OCDETF. that anymore. Women in politics is another change from his earlier years. He claims they put a different slant on certain issues than men have done in the past. Change is inevitable but not always welcomed. Patrecia Gray returned home to attend a cousin’s funeral and she wrote about all the changes she noticed: How the church and people’s appearances had changed with age, how once-familiar landmarks are missing, how it used to be to drive up hills in cars that had stick shifts, etc. Time changes everything in the physical world in which we live. Woody Moore shared his poem, “Classics,” in which he lists his books written by Shakespeare and others but he also keeps a copy of “Casey at the Bat.” Marilyn Clarke paid tribute to her father-in-law for Father’s Day. In addition to those mentioned, Carol Newberry and Paula Gregory also attended. The next writing assign- ment will be to come up with uses for newspapers once they’ve been read. Dr. Mel Simon will be our guest July 20. He has a new book he would like to share. The Point Pleasant Writers Guild meets at the Mason County Library on the first and third Wednesdays of the month, from noon until 2 p.m. To contact us, email ppwritersguild@yahoo. com. You may also visit our blog: ppwritersguild. blogspot.com. �A8 Friday, July 15, 2022 First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Brian M. Jarvis • President Andrew B. Kniceley • Publisher John G. Miller • Executive Editor A special place In the past two weeks, we’ve seen and experienced some amazing qualities here in the River Cities region. From the Fourth of July celebrations to other community efforts, we’ve seen and heard from people who truly love their communities and the people who call the region home. The number of small communities that are going the extra mile in trying to provide activities, events and better services for their communities is inspiring. We see communities that paint a clear picture that they want their residents to enjoy the quality of life available to them in small-town America. In today’s issue, we learn about the Pomeroy High School Alumni Association, which has been providing scholarships since 1973. Since they started keeping track in 1984, the group has dispersed more than $100,000, investing in today’s youth with the goal of a better tomorrow. You can learn about the combined efforts of Middleport, Pomeroy, Racine and Rutland to receive more funding for paving projects for next year. And the efforts of the village council in Rutland to address some tough financial challenges while still providing the services needed by their residents. You can see the results of the annual Yard of the Week contest in Middleport. And yes, we’ll have more coverage of that area, as well as others as their contests continue throughout the summer. That’s not to say that all is good in the River Cities region. Like much of the country, inflation is having a staggering effect on many. And it will continue for the foreseeable future. But the best cure for what ails our region, our states and our country can be solved with the type of community spirit and commitment to task that many in the region exemplify when it comes to make the region better. It is time for the parochial walls to come down and for the Ohio River to bind us together instead of separating our hopes and dreams for family, friends and our communities. We encourage River Cities region residents to take hold of the good that abounds in the region and build on it. The past two weeks have had many highlights. We’re glad to share as many as we can in our print and digital platforms. And we look forward to telling those stories for years to come. Manchin should stand ground against economic policy In June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a consumer price index report showing an 8.6% increase in inflation, a 40-year high indicating that unfortunately, inflation isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. However, despite record-breaking price increases on staple goods like gas and groceries, progressive policymakers in Washington are urging Senator Joe Manchin to support a spending package that would throw fuel onto our already-overheated economy. West Virginians can’t afford to watch costs continue to pile up — right now we need Senator Manchin to say ‘no’ to needless government spending. While the entire country is reeling from the effects of rising inflation, increasing costs have put a particularly heavy burden on West Virginians. The price of food is up 8.5%, the cost of building materials has risen nearly 21% since the same time last year, and experts say gas could hit $5 per gallon over the summer. Now, families across the state are struggling to make ends meet — a new survey found that 59%of residents in the Moun- Brian Hoylman President & CEO Associate Builders and Contractors of West Virginia tain State report that they’re having a hard time paying for household expenses. Unfortunately, while West Virginians and Americans across the country are struggling to keep up with rapidly rising costs, progressives are pushing an economic agenda that would drive prices even higher and private investment lower and lower. According to recent reporting, some elected officials in the nation’s capital are ready to revive a version of the Build Back Better Act, a massive government spending package that was rejected last year by Senator Manchin, who cited his concerns that the legislation would increase inflation. Senator Manchin balked at the original iteration of Build Back Better, criticizing his colleagues for holding the “belief there is an infinite supply of money to deal with any current or future crisis, and W hile the entire country is reeling from the effects of rising inflation, increasing costs have put a particularly heavy burden on West Virginians. that spending trillions upon trillions will have no negative consequence for the future.” Unfortunately, despite Senator Manchin’s warning, the Biden administration has continued to push an economic agenda based on increased government spending. However, since negotiations surrounding Build Back Better fizzled out last year and the rate of inflation has steadily increased as a result of progressive financial policy, a consensus has been built around Senator Manchin’s economic position, with a focus on infrastructure and needed investment in developing our workforce, fiscal responsibility has emerged as conventional wisdom. Democratic economists like Larry Summers have urged President Biden to pursue deflationary measures, and even top Biden administration eco- nomic advisors, like Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, have admitted the president’s plan to pump money into the economy failed to address the risks posed by inflation. Now more than ever, West Virginians need Senator Manchin to remain in West Virginia’s corner to continue to keep our state’s best interests in mind. We already know that a spike in government spending isn’t good for West Virginia, and it isn’t good for the country. Senator Manchin, West Virginians don’t want a progressive spending package that will put families underwater and add additional strain on small businesses and communities that are already struggling. Bryan J. Hoylman is president & CEO of Associate Builders and Contractors of WV FABS, CHIPS will bring semiconductor manufacturing back to the U.S. The adage — you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone— never seemed more appropriate than when COVID-related supply chain challenges hit the United States. Household staples, once an afterthought, were in short supply; none more notable than toilet paper, which became a coveted commodity. While some manufacturers could quickly ramp up production to meet increased demand, industries with more complex supply chains continue to face inventory shortages with the automotive industry as a prime example. Drive by a car dealership and you are likely to see lots not nearly as full as they used to be due to backlogs in production from automakers. One of the principal contributors for this situation is a dearth of semiconductor chips, which power ever increasing technologies in modern vehicles. Supply chain woes and global unrest have led to debilitating semiconductor shortages in the U.S. While the automotive industry may be the most Rebecca McPhail President, W.Va. Manufacturers Association well-known example of how this impacts consumers, there are others that are pressing concerns as well. Disruptions in the semiconductor supply chain are widely felt across manufacturing. Businesses can no longer rely on a dependable supply of American-made chips as they once did. Over the last 30 years, U.S. leadership in chip manufacturing capacity evaporated. Today China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan produce almost 75% of the world’s semiconductors. How did this happen? Experts attribute the steep increase in foreign-made chips to wise government investments that incentivized chip manufacturing while the U.S. lagged behind. Increasing domestic manu- facturing capacity should be a priority for our government. As the President of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association, I work to promote the benefits of manufacturing. Manufacturing semiconductors provides economic growth and makes us more secure by relying less on international trade to procure chips. Beyond the economic benefits is the issue of national security. Semiconductors are critical for our electrical grid, national defense, and other important infrastructure. When America doesn’t manufacture, we become more dependent on other countries for products. And that dependence is only projected to grow, with China posed to be the dominant player in semiconductors by the end of the decade. U.S. policy should strive to lessen our need for Chinese-made products. There is an additional potential benefit. Rare earth metals — 17 elements with conductive and magnetic properties — are critical for so much of the products we use in the infor- mation age, including semiconductor chips. Much of it is in China, which extracts and processes a vast majority of rare earth metals now in use. We have an opportunity in West Virginia to mine rare earth minerals should semiconductor manufacturing grow domestically. The process involves treating acid mine drainage and is compliant with clean water standards while also allowing for extraction of rare earth and critical minerals concentrate. For all these reasons and more, Congress needs to pass legislation now in negotiation by the House and Senate that would incentivize increased semiconductor manufacturing. The West Virginia Manufacturers Association urges support for the “Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors” (FABS) Act which would establish a tax credit for investments in constructing, expanding, and upgrading semiconductor manufacturing facilities and equipment in the U.S. In addition, we urge passage of complementary legislation that includes CHIPS Act funding of $52 billion in federal investments that will be used to expand domestic semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing. Passage of the FABS Act, and funding of the CHIPS Act, will bring semiconductor manufacturing back to the United States, create jobs, and strengthen national security. In addition, the re-shoring of the semiconductor industry should also provide heightened opportunities for rare earth mineral development, benefiting states like West Virginia. Partisanship is rife in our nation’s capital and opportunities for bipartisanship are scant. Improving U.S. manufacturing capability is a bipartisan issue everyone can support. West Virginia’s congressional delegation should support these bills and, in doing so, position West Virginia well for the future. Rebecca McPhail is president of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association. �Obituaries, From Page A1, A2 BATTLE (Continued from Page A1) Morgan and his troops, tired from fighting and riding, arrived at Buffington Island late in the day, and decided to rest and begin the crossing the next morning. This pause allowed pur- PLEASANT (Continued from Page A1) “The mayor breaks ties. I have never had … to before,” Billings said. “This was the first reading and … I voted to allow this to go to the second reading which will be scheduled for our Council meeting on Monday, Aug. 15.” Billings said he wanted the other two council members who were absent to be available for the vote and also to allow any further public discussion. He expects a public hearing on the matter, probably at 6:20 p.m. Aug. 15, but that will be announced in advance of that date. The new ordinance regulates farm animals allowed within the city, reading “No person shall keep or maintain fowl, swine, cattle, sheep, goats, horses or any other livestock or oth- REPORT (Continued from Page A1) “It is past time we put our country first and end this inflation crisis,” Manchin said. Leaders in Washington have ignored the serious concerns raised about the rising cost of inflation, the senator said. “While Washington seems to now understand this reality, it is time for us to work together to get unnecessary spending un- COUNCIL (Continued from Page A1) The Mayor stated that one bid on the Middleport-Pomeroy paving project had been received from Shelly Co. in the amount of $397,249. Estimate was $390,000. Hoffman stated that there are $409,070 in funds available for the project and recommended accepting the bid on unit prices and total. After a short discussion, a motion was made and approved to accept the bid of Shelly Co. in the amount of $397,249 for the paving project. The Mayor stated that he was notified that the second batch of ARPA funds totaling $126,624 will be received by July 15, and that he was sure Susan probably received this notice also. Hoffman informed council members that the water construction paving on Fairlane Drive, Diamond St. and two alleys was scheduled to be done by Epsilon Paving on July 20 and 21. The Mayor stated that the track hoe which will be purchased through USDA is now available at Southeastern Equipment and, if it is purchased it now, $10,000 could be saved. The Mayor stated he had talked to Kari Decker at BRANCH (Continued from Page A2) But if you know God’s Word well enough, you know that He promised, “I will never leave you or forsake you.” On top of that He assures us that in all things He works together for good to those who love Him. Yes, not all things are good. But He works that we might get good from the adversities we experience. Every time we invest our trust in Him and place our reliance upon Him our investment gets great gains. Second, if one invests in God, they have opportunity to tap into the deep rich blessings of God. The deep rich blessings of God Friday, July 15, 2022 suing Union cavalry forces and gunboats to join the Marietta Militia that was in place guarding the ford. A two-hour battle began July 19 at 5:30 am. Sensing defeat, Morgan, along with about 1,100 men, escaped while the rest of his force surrendered. A later attempt at cross- ing near Reedsville and Hockingport, across from Belleville, West Virginia, was again met with Union forces and gunboats. The Raiders were forced to turn west and then north. Pursued by Union troops, Morgan and 364 of his men were captured on July 26, 1863, near West Point in Colum- biana County. Buffington Island Battlefield Memorial Park is located at 56797 OH-124, Portland, OH 45770. For more information visit: www.buffingtonbattlefieldfoundation.org. Fun Facts: Officially called Morgan’s Indiana-Ohio Raid. To many Confederates, the daring expedition behind enemy lines became known as The Great Raid of 1863, Northern newspapers labeled it The Calico Raid, in reference to the raiders’ propensity for procuring personal goods from local stores and houses. er traditional domesticated farm animal within the city unless specifically authorized within.” If passed, the new law would allow a person to “keep or maintain a maximum of 4 chicken hens per residence on the following conditions: “(1) All chicken hens shall be confined upon the owner’s premises and shall not be permitted to pass from or off such premises and upon the premises of another or upon the public streets or places of the city. (2) No person shall keep or maintain any chicken hens within the City in violation of section 505.02 of these Ordinances so as to create noxious, or offensive odors or unsanitary conditions which are a menace to the health, comfort, or safety of the public. (3) No person shall keep or maintain any chicken hens within the City until such person first obtains from the City a permit to do so, as provided in this section. Such permit shall be in writing and shall designate the name and address of the owner or keeper of such chicken hens, together with the location where the same are to be kept or maintained. The owner or keeper to whom such permit is issued shall keep a copy thereof posted in a conspicuous place upon the premises where the chicken hens are kept or maintained. The City shall keep a copy of every such permit issued and the same may be revoked by the City whenever such revocation is deemed necessary for the public health or welfare. (A) The permit for keeping or maintaining chicken hens shall expire after one year from its issuance. (B) The City shall charge a fee of $20 for each permit issued, and $20 for each renewal permit. (C) No roosters shall be kept or maintained within the City. A second ordinance outlines penalties for those whose chickens fly the coop, with a first offense warranting a $50 to $100 fine; a second offense draws a $100 to $200 fine while a third offense earns a $200 to $500 fine plus forfeiture of your permit for at least 10 years. While the chicken ordinance took up most of the discussion, council also handled other issues and learned of other matters. Mayor Billings praised those involved with the Liberty Fest held over the Fourth of July weekend. “We appreciate everybody who took part and all the help we received from community and especially our workers here at the city. They did a fantastic job preparing our city for this large event,” Billings said. According to the agenda prepared by City Clerk Amber Tatterson, council also discussed possible replacement of the sewer department truck as well as security cameras and a secured entrance for the city building and water maintenance building. The mayor encouraged council members to advise the city of any potholes or road repairs needed in their wards. There was also discussion on an LED sign for the city. Council members include at-large members Robert McMillan and Gabe Roush; 1st Ward Corrie Fetty; 2nd Ward Paul Knisley; 3rd Ward Cody Greathouse; 4th Ward Leigh Ann Shepard; 5th Ward Nathan Wedge; 6th Ward: Judy Holland; 7th Ward: Diana Hall; 8th Ward: Dylan Handley. Fetty and Handley were absent. A9 Sue Ann Carpenter ROCK HILL, S.C. — Sue Ann Carpenter, 84, of Rock Hill, SC passed away at her home on Friday, July 8, 2022. Sue was born on August 29, 1937, in Charleston, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin Thomas and Laura Bibbee Thomas. Sue is survived by her sons, Keith Carpenter (Karen) and Charles Carpenter (Seraphine); her grandchildren Benjamin Carpenter, Eric Lackey, and Justin Outlaw; her great-grandchildren BreAnna Carter, Bridget Carter, Blake Carter, Abigail Lackey, Cadence Lackey, Gavin Outlaw, Rose Outlaw, and Olive Outlaw, as well as her brother Vernon Thomas. Sue was preceded in death by her parents as well as her brother Harry Thomas. Arrangements will be announced at a later date. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.brattonfuneralhome.com. Bratton Funeral Home of York, SC is serving the Carpenter family. der control, produce more energy at home and take more active and serious steps to address this record inflation that now poses a clear and present danger to our economy,” he said. “No matter what spending aspirations some in Congress may have, it is clear to anyone who visits a grocery store or a gas station that we cannot add any more fuel to this inflation fire.” “While [President] Biden might be used to creating 40-year-high infla- tion every month, this is devastating for families across WV buying food Capito and gas every day,” said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., in a tweet. “As Democrats & @potus work to pass their reckless tax-and-spending spree, a reminder: you can’t tax and spend your way out of this.” The largest contributors to inflation were transportation, housing and food, which represented more approximately 85% of the 9.1% increase in consumer prices, according to information from Capito’s office. Over the last year, transportation expenses have increased by nearly 20%, food expenses have increased 10.4%, and housing expenses have increased by 7.3%. For food and energy products specifically, the gasoline price index rose by nearly 60% in June and marks 15 consecutive months with gas price inflation of over 40%. The piped gas utility index rose by nearly 40% over the last 12 months, and the overall energy price index rose 41.6% compared to the prior year. While food inflation rose 10.4% in June, the index for food consumed at home rose 12.2%, and the foodaway-from-home price index rose 7.7%, all at the highest levels in over 4 decades. Compared to January 2021, the CPI-U is up 13.3% and marks the largest level of inflation of any president during the first 18 months in office over the last 4 decades. Since January 2021, the gasoline price index is up 89%, also the highest of any president in over four decades, and the food price index is up 12.6%, which is the highest of any president since Jimmy Carter. USDA and she said if they wanted to they could pay for the purchase and use USDA funds to pay off the note. She stated that the application has been approved by all and is now in the hands of their attorneys for review. She also said she had never had one turned down by the legal team. The mayor suggested that they borrow the funds and repay with USDA as they are in dire need of this and are presently renting a backhoe at $2,400 a month. The mayor also stated that if they don’t take this one, it may be a while before they can get it. Conde inquired if the backhoe would need to be kept for a while. Joe Powell stated that once the new equipment was available, that the backhoe would no longer be needed and the lease would be canceled. After a lengthy discussion, a motion was made by Conde to borrow the funds necessary for the immediate purchase of the track hoe and repay the loan when proceeds were available from the USDA grant/loan. The motion passed unanimously. Council authorized Assistant Fiscal Officer Margie Keilitz to sign checks and various documents on behalf of the village in the absence of Susan Baker. The Mayor brought up again that he and Mayors of Pomeroy, Racine and Rutland had agreed to apply in a joint application through OPWC for paving projects for next year and listed the proposed amounts for each community, which may vary a little in final application. JOINT APPLICATION WITH POMEROY, RUTLAND, AND RACINE POMEROY: $50,000 – MATCH $13,000 (final figures may vary) RUTLAND: $79,280 – MATCH — $20,613 RACINE: $202,000 – MATCH $52,520 (final figures may vary) MIDDLEPORT: $207,886 – MATCH $54,050 Figures are approximate and could change slightly CONTINGENCY (AS NEEDED) TOTAL PROJECT COST NOT TO EXCEED $540,000 TOTAL GRANT — $399,600 TOTAL MATCH — $140,400 Middleport’s portion of the Cooperative project will include paving Hobson Drive, guardrail on Hobson Drive, paving Railroad Street, milling and paving Pearl Street from Lincoln St. to Hartinger Pkwy, milling and paving of So. Third from Harting- er to Ash St. He presented the following resolutions necessary to apply: resolution authorizing Mayor to apply, resolution authorizing a cooperative application and resolution on priority of projects. The Mayor stated he thought it was very important to try to improve streets every year as this is what they are judged by. He stated that most streets had been in bad condition for some time and many still are and that is why he would also like to submit another separate application for Middleport of $249,959, asking for half grant and half 0% loan ($8,332 yearly payment). This will not score high enough to be funded but they can then submit under Small Government. Maybe they might have a chance, but probably not, he said. He said they tried one last year and did not get funded. This application would include Page Street and several other small streets to be selected in the area. After a short discussion, the following resolutions were passed unanimously: Resolution 304-22 stating that these streets were the No. 1 priority of the village. Resolution 305-22 authorizing the Mayor to enter into a cooperative agreement with Pomeroy, Racine, and Rutland for a street improvement project for 2023. Resolution 306-22 authorizing the Mayor to prepare and submit an application to Ohio Public Works Commission for the joint paving project listed above. The Mayor stated that he and Hedges had received a letter from the Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney concerning the proposed fire contract with Salisbury Township. After a short discussion, it was agreed that Hedges would meet with the prosecutor to discuss Middleport contracting with Salisbury Township to provide fire protection for Salisbury Township residents. Hoffman stated he would be out of town July 15 through July 22 and gave his phone number that he can be reached in case he were needed. Mary Wise inquired about how to dispose of tree limbs etc. since this had been talked about at the last meeting. Powell stated to just put them out next to the street and the village would pick them up. Powell stated that Hutton was wrapping up the sewer work in the alley off Hamilton and will be out of there very soon. Council expressed their appreciation to Hutton for working long hours and weekends to get the job done as quickly as possible. Andy Blank stated that things were going well with the water department and there were no major problems. Conde stated that the new piece of playground equipment would be in this week some time and would be installed by the company from whom it was purchased. He stated that Powell knew all the particulars and had already prepared the site for installation. Conde stated he had nothing further to report on the handicapped playground other than he assumed the equipment would be installed in coming months if the price which the proposed installer is agreed to by council. Lyons discussed several items with council with no actions being taken. Conde moved to go into executive discussion to discuss litigation. After returning to regular session, no action was taken on items discussed in executive session. Council adjourned with the next regular meeting of council scheduled for July 25. (Information submitted by Middleport Mayor Fred Hoffman) should not be considered or measured on the bases of finances or materials. But rather according to the will of God and the peace of God that He gives to exclusively His people. After all, the deep rich blessings of God are not for everyone. For example, when Israel found herself trapped between the Red Sea and the approaching Egyptian army, God blessed Israel with escape by parting the waters. But that blessing of deliverance was for Israel only. It was not for the Egyptian army. The writer of Hebrews explained, “By faith they (Israel) passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.” When one taps into the deep rich blessings of God, that kind of investment in Him gets great gains. There are a variety of subjects to consider when it come to the gains from investment in God. But when it comes to gains from investment in Him, there is a reciprocal matter we should seriously consider. Let us not forget that God has invested in us. When God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the Cross, that was a vital and eternal investment. This act of investment proves His love for us. This act of investment proves His mercy directed toward us. This act of investment proves His grace directed toward us. Thank God for His willingness to invest in us in such a way. But this raises a question: what kind of gains is God getting from His investment in us? One gain that God expects is that the Christian bring Him honor and glory. Another is that God expects the gain of our worship. God expects the gain of our faithfulness. God expects the gain of our service. What kind of gains is God getting from us in return? It is a fair question. One more thing, God invested His Son so that we would have Heaven to go to one day. Our third son, Eran, went to Heaven several years ago. Both of us are very grateful for the gain of that investment, particularly from the standpoint of the comfort we have gained from God. The family of Howell “Newt” Hutchinson would like to offer our sincere appreciation to the staff of Arbor’s Nursing Home in Gallipolis, Ohio for their many years of his skillful, loving care. We would also like to thank Rev. Keith Fulton, Rev. Calvin Minnes, Deacon Paul Keels, the Jackson DAV for their honor services, the staff of Lewis & Gillum Funeral Home, and other church members for their blessed service. Thanks are also extended to the pall bearers and many others for their acts of kindness during our loss. God Bless! Rosemary Hutchinson and family �A10 Friday, July 15, 2022 Weather, Gallipolis Celebration �River Cities Sports Leader Friday, July 15, 2022 Meigs County football gearing up for August Teams have hopes of improvement, playoffs by Colton Jeffries SPORTS WRITER POMEROY, Ohio — Another year on the gridiron. The Meigs, Eastern and Southern football teams are starting to take the practice field in preparation for their 2022 campaigns. In 2021, only one of these teams qualified for a playoff spot, while two finished just under .500. Meigs Marauders The Marauders finished 2021 with a 3-6 record, going 2-3 in the Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division. However, four of those six losses were decided by a touchdown or less. Returning for his fourth season heading the Maroon and Gold is head coach David Tennant. Before the season kicks off, the Marauders will host the Fairland Dragons for a scrimmage. In terms of opponents, the Marauders will face six teams they faced last season and four newer teams. Like 2021, the Marauders start the season with a game against the Gallia Academy Blue Devils Aug. 19, but this time at home. Last season, the Blue and White took the 22-19 victory. In week two, Meigs hits the road to face the Belpre Golden Eagles, who they beat last season 81-36. The Marauders stay on the road in week three, this time taking on the Coal Grove Hornets. These two teams last Photo by Dave Harris Meigs sophomore Griffin Cleland (4) picks up some yards during a football game against the Athens Bulldogs Oct. 1 in The Plains, Ohio. played in the 2014 season, where the Hornets won 4613 on the road. The Maroon and Gold end their road trip in week four, facing the Vinton County Vikings. The 2020 season was when these teams last faced off, which ended in a 28-20 Marauder road victory. For a week at least, the Marauders are back at home, hosting the River Valley Raiders in week five. It was Meigs who took the 27-6 victory last year. The Marauders are back on the road for week six, this time facing the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes. It was a low scoring affair between the Marauders and Buckeyes last season, with Nelsonville-York taking the 13-6 win. A three-game homestand starts for the Marauders in week seven, kicking off with a game against the Athens Bulldogs. Last season, the Bulldogs won at home by a score of 49-35. Next, the Marauders host the Marietta Tigers in week eight, who round out the four newer teams the Maroon and Gold will face off against. The penultimate game for the 2022 season is also the last home game, facing the Wellston Golden Rockets. Last season, Wellston defeated the Marauders 35-28 at home. Meigs wraps up the regular season with a road game against the Alexander Spartans. Photo by Colton Jeffries Eastern senior Bryce Newland (6) gets around the Tornado defense during a football game against Southern Oct. 23 in Racine, Ohio. The Marauders won last year’s meeting by a score of 36-3. Some top returning players for the Marauders include Conlee Burnem, Griffin Cleland and Kolten Thomas. Eastern Eagles The Eagles finished 2021 with a 4-5 overall record, along with a 3-1 record in the Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division. They were the only team from Meigs County to qualify for the playoffs, falling 41-13 in the first round to the East Knox Bulldogs. The Green and Gold are led by head coach Pat Newland, who is heading into his ninth season. Before the season kicks off, the Eagles will face the Miller Falcons and the Alexander Spartans in a pair of scrimmages. For opponents, the Eagles will take on six teams they faced last season and four newer ones. Eastern starts the 2022 season on the road, crossing into Gallia County to play the River Valley Raiders. These two teams last played in the 2017 season, where the Raiders won 27-0 in Tuppers Plains. The Eagles have their home opener in week two, hosting the Symmes Valley Vikings. Last season, it was the Vikings who took the 2812 win. In week three, the Eagles are once again on the road to face the Fairfield Chris- tian Knights. The two teams also faced off in week three last year, which ended in a 21-14 road win for the Knights. In week four, the Eagles will host Notre Dame, their second newer face of the season. The Eagles are on the road for the next two weeks, starting off with a week five game against the Waterford Wildcats. Last season, the Wildcats won 32-6 on the road. The last game of the road trip is against the Federal Hocking Lancers. These two teams were last scheduled to face off in the 2019 season, but a Lancer forfeit gave the win to the Eagles. See FOOTBALL, B2 Neal Brown shares Colombi tabbed to lead Marshall under center plan for rebuild of WVU defense by Colton Jeffries SPORTS WRITER HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — There’s a whole lot of new surrounding the Thundering Herd this season. New conference, new offensive coordinator and a new man under center. The Marshall football team has a quarterback room filled with new faces, including the son of a Marshall legend and a Power-5 transfer. by Kevin Kinder BLUEGOLDNEWS.COM ARLINGTON, Texas — West Virginia has had a successful offseason in many areas, according to coach Neal Brown, and one of those has been the rebuilding of a defense via the transfer portal. Brown is banking on veteran leadership from the likes of Dante Stills, Taijh Alston and Charles Woods but believes that the experience of some of his offseason additions will prove valuable. Also included in that process was a more subtle, yet just as important reconstruction process — a return to some of the core values of West Virginia. While changes in terms of tweaked schemes and tactics are always on the menu, Brown was quick to highlight some of the components that have defined successful WVU teams of the past — and ones that he hopes to re-instill in the the 2022 team. “We remade our roster to mirror the type of football team that we want to be, and that gives us the best opportunity to win in this league,” said Brown, whose squad was picked eighth in a preseason poll of media covering the Big 12. “We’ve had 33 additions to our roster since January. Our work ethic, our leadership and our The past Photo by Kevin Kinder, BlueGoldNews.com West Virginia coach Neal Brown speaks during Big 12 media days on Wednesday in Arlington, Tex. team chemistry are much improved, and we are experiencing great success on the recruiting trail.” That last item won’t pay any dividends this year, but the fourth-year head coach thinks that some of the players who joined the team since the start of 2022 will. “We’re a group that’s going to be tough and physical. I like the pieces that we’ve added,” Brown said. “I think through the portal on defense what we were looking to do is add guys that were experienced and that were selfless, that could be great teammates, and we’ve done that.” See WVU, B2 For the past two seasons, the Thundering Herd was led by Charleston native Grant Wells. Starting right at his freshman year, the former George Washington Patriot immediately became the talk of Huntington, putting up 307 yards in a 59-0 victory over the Eastern Kentucky Colonels from the FCS. Wells got some national attention the following week, going 11 for 25 passing for 163 yards to help the Herd best a nationally-ranked Appalachian State squad. Things only started getting better for the Thundering Herd, who won their next five games. During that span, Wells racked up 1,204 passing yards and 12 touchdowns, including a five-touchdown performance against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders on the 50th anniversary of the Marshall plane crash. However, the good times didn’t last. Reaching all the way up to No. 16 in the rankings and a 7-0 record, the Thundering AP file photo Texas Tech quarterback Henry Colombi (3), who transferred to Marshall for the upcoming season, is shown against Kansas in a game last season in Lawrence. Herd lost their last three games of the 2020 season. Wells faced his share of struggles in the losses, netting five interceptions in a 20-0 loss to the Rice Owls and only putting up 138 yards in the Conference USA championship game against the UAB Blazers. Things came to a head in the Camellia Bowl against the Buffalo Bulls, where Wells posted a season-low of 114 yards. The 2021 season started promisingly enough, posting wins against the Navy Midshipmen and the North Carolina Central Eagles. Marshall faced some struggles, but Wells put up decent enough numbers, only going sub-200 yards once across the regular season, until he was injured in the second quarter of the regular season finale against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Wells announced in January he was transferring from Marshall to Virginia Tech, where he is projected to be the Hokies’ starter. The present This season, the Thundering Herd is expected to be led under center by transfer Henry Colombi. A redshirt senior, Colombi transferred to Marshall from Texas Tech Jan. 16. This was the Fort Lauderdale, Fla. native’s sec- ond time transferring schools, as he spent the first two years of his college career as part of the Utah State Aggies. Colombi made his first collegiate start during the 2020 season, leading the Red Raiders to a 34-27 victory over the West Virginia Mountaineers with 169 passing yards and a touchdown. At the start of the 2021 season, Colombi was named the backup quarterback for Texas Tech, but got back into the starting role after starter Tyler Shough broke his collarbone during the week four game against Texas. See COLOMBI, B2 �B2 Friday, July 15, 2022 From Page B1 FOOTBALL (Continued from Page B1) The Green and Gold is back home for week seven, this time against the Trimble Tomcats. The Eagles last faced Trimble during the 2020 season, which ended in a 75-3 victory for the Tomcats. In week eight, Eastern will host the South Gallia Rebels. Last year’s game was in Mercerville, where the Eagles won 46-0. The last road game of the regular season comes in week nine against the Belpre Golden Eagles. The Eagles shutout Belpre last year, winning 46-0. The last game of the 2022 season comes at home against the rival Southern Tornadoes, who the Eagles bested 41-14. Top returning players for the Eagles include Brady Yonker, Rylee Barrett and Landon Randolph. Southern Tornadoes The Tornadoes finished their 2021 campaign with a 4-5 overall record and a 2-3 record in the Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division. They are led by fifthyear head coach Cassady Willford. For opponents, the Tornadoes will take on six from last season and four from beyond that. The Purple and Gold open the season with a road game against the Chesapeake Panthers. Last season, the Tornadoes won 22-8 at home. In week two, Southern is also on the road, this time crossing state lines to face the Wahama White Falcons. These two teams last played in the 2019 season, where the Tornadoes won 58-22 in Racine. The Purple and Gold have their home opener in week three, hosting the Miller Falcons. Like the White Falcons from Mason, the Tornadoes last faced off against WVU (Continued from Page B1) “We think this defensive unit has the opportunity to be the best that we’ve fielded so far. We’re never going to lose what makes West Virginia special, and that’s toughness. We really try to mirror the mindset of our state, and West Virginia. It’s a blue-collar group that goes to work, and are really proud of their heritage. That’s the same fundamentals that we’re trying to look for and are trying to put on the field on the defensive side of the ball every Saturday. Salty upperclassmen dot File photo by Kevin Kinder, BlueGoldNews.com WVU defensive lineman Akheem Mesidor (#90) pulls down Texas Tech quarterback Henry Colombi (3). COLOMBI (Continued from Page B1) Photo by Colton Jeffries Southern sophomore Josiah Smith (16) scans the field for an open receiver during a football game against the Belpre Golden Eagles Sept. 17 in Racine, Ohio. these Falcons in 2019, where the Eagles won 3918. Southern is on the road again for week four, this time facing the Green Bobcats. This is the first time in 13 years these two teams have played each other, with the Tornadoes winning 25-16 at their last meeting during the 2009 season. The Tornadoes are home for the next two weeks, starting with a week five game against the Manchester Greyhounds. Manchester will be the last newer team the Tornadoes will face in 2022. In week six, the Purple and Gold will host the Trimble Tomcats. Last season, the Tomcats bested the Tornadoes by a score of 34-0. Back on the road for week seven, Southern will take on the Belpre Golden Eagles. Last year, the Tornadoes bested the Golden Eagles 73-36 at home. For week eight, Southern is also on the road, this time against the Waterford Wildcats. The Wildcats shut out the Tornadoes last year, with a score of 55-0. The Tornadoes’ last home game falls on week nine, hosting the South Gallia Rebels. Southern traveled to Mercerville last year, where the Purple and Gold bested the Rebels 57-22. The last game of the 2022 regular season falls on the road in the Rivalry on the River against the Eastern Eagles. These two teams competed for a playoff spot last year, where the Eagles won 41-14. Top returning players for the Tornadoes include Damien Miller, Kodi Rife and Trenton Owens. the defensive transfer roster. “I like our group. It’s a group that has had unique paths. If you look at a guy like Lee Kpogba, who came in the spring and will be our starting linebacker, who did not have a traditional path, but here he is, and we think he’s got a chance to be one of the better linebackers in our league.” “You look at Charles Woods, who’s representing us (here) today, he’s an FCS All-American that made the jump to Power Five football and had the leading coverage numbers in our league according to PFF data last year. Wesley McCormick is a multiple-year starter at James Madison at corner, and we really like his ability. We think he’s got an opportunity to compete for a starting job. Jaylon Shelton has versatility. He can play safety or corner and he can really run. We added Rashad Ajayi from Colorado State who started 35 games, and Marcis Floyd from Murray State. “Jasir Cox from North Dakota State is a multiple national champion, a multiple-year starter, and he gives us some flexibility to play both outside linebacker positions and our nickel position.” Defensive lineman Dante Stills highlighted another transfer, defensive line- Despite the Red Raiders losing the game 70-35 to the Longhorns, Colombi still impressed with 324 yards and three touchdowns. He went on to put up over a thousand yards across the 2021 season, but left the team before the Red Raiders played in the Liberty Bowl due to personal reasons. Colombi was named the starter for the Thundering Herd in June. The future While Colombi will be throwing the passes for the 2022 season, Marshall has a quarterback room filled with young talent for the seasons ahead. Perhaps the biggest name in that group is Cole Pennington, son of Marshall legend Chad Pennington. A three-star prospect, Pennington received offers from Akron, Ball State, Eastern Kentucky and UT Martin. During his senior year with the Sayre High School Spartans, Pennington threw for 1,906 yards and 20 touchdowns. Interestingly, Pennington’s top receiver, Jackson Marshall, will also be playing for the Thundering Herd as a walk-on. man Mike Lockhart from Georgia Tech, who has yet to practice live with the Mountaineer defense but is hoped to provide some beef inside. “He’s a big guy,” said Stills. “I think he can help us a lot on the defensive front. Add all those numbers up, and it’s easy to see the impact they could have on the West Virginia defense. Brown also explained that his work in the portal wasn’t just focused on finding a starter. “Technology has been a huge piece of this. You can get video pretty quick to evaluate, and we have our own scouting department, File photo by Kevin Kinder, BlueGoldNews.com West Virginia linebacker Josh Chandler-Semedo draws a bead on Texas Tech quarterback Henry Colombi. Pennington signed his letter of intent to play for Marshall in December. Joining Pennington in the Marshall quarterbacks’ room are redshirt freshmen Cade Cunningham (Wake Forest, N.C.) and Cam Fancher (Huber Heights, Ohio) and freshmen Chase Harrison (Centerville, Ohio) and Peter Zamora (Ander- son, S.C.). While Pennington may be the fans’ favorite to lead the Thundering Herd into 2023 and beyond, the other freshmen quarterbacks won’t give him the starting job easily. Marshall opens their season Sept. 3 in a home game against the Norfolk State Spartans. like most Power 5 porgrams, where you are actively scouting players. You want to match your need to the best available player. “I think the misconception is that (people think) everyone you are going after is to fill a starting job. That’s not necessarily the case. A lot of times, it’s to build your depth. A lot of guys who transfer out are depth guys, so you are trying to replace that. That’s part of the new age of roster management. We have found that we want to be great evaluators. We needed guys this year with some starting experience, who were part of winning programs and had selflessness to them. We felt like even if they aren’t a starter here, they could be a great teammate and buy in. “And we feel like they can have an impact in our league. I think the collection of players that we’re going to have, on the whole, is going to be maybe better than each individual. We wanted guys that added versatility and would check themselves at the door, meaning, do what we asked them to do within the concept of a team. I’ve been really pleased with those guys so far, and I think that our secondary is going to be a real positive surprise to some people that are in this room.” �Local Friday, July 15, 2022 B3 Gallipolis’ Fourth of July and River Recreation Festival From Staff Reports GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The annual Gallipolis, Ohio River Recreation Festival and Fourth of July celebration brought hundreds to the region over the holiday weekend. Here are some of the activities captured by River Cities Tribune and Register staff and our friends. �B4 Friday, July 15, 2022 Point Pleasant Church Directory METHODIST Hartford United Methodist Hartford. Sunday worship 9:45 a.m.; Sunday school 10:45 a.m. Graham United Methodist Rt. 62. Sunday worship 11 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Asbury United Methodist Rt. 62, Letart. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship 1st and 3rd Sundays 11 a.m.; Youth every Sunday 6 p.m. New Haven United Methodist 511 5th St. Worship 9:30 am Sunday school, 10:45 a.m.; Bible study, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Trinity United Methodist 615 Viand St., Point Pleasant. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Traditional worship service 10:45 a.m.; youth, 6:30 p.m.; prayer service, 7 p.m., Union United Methodist Rt. 1, Letart. Worship service, Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; meeting, Sunday, 7 p.m. Oak Grove United Methodist Oak Grove Rd., Letart. Worship service & Sunday school 10 a.m. Bellmead United Methodist Corner of Burdette St. and Howard Ave., Point Pleasant. Sunday morning 9:45 a.m.; Sunday school 10:45 a.m.; Sunday worship 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study 6:30 p.m. Mason United Methodist Worship Service 9:45 a.m.; Sunday school for youth 11 a.m. Vernon United Methodist RT. 2, Letart. Sunday school 9:30 a.m. Moore’s Chapel Rocky Fork Rd., Ashton. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday worship 11 a.m.; Sunday & Wednesday evening services 7 p.m.; Youth fellowship 6:30 p.m. Heights United Methodist 2016 N. Main, Point Pleasant. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Bible study Wednesday 7 p.m. Clifton United Methodist Clifton. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study 6:30 pm Good Shepherd United Methodist Rt. 2, Point Pleasant. Sunday worship 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school 10:30 a.m. Leon United Methodist Leon. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Krebs Chapel Sand Hill Rd., Sunday School 10 a.m., morning worship 10:45 a.m., Sunday evening 7 p.m., Wednesday evening Bible study 7 p.m. Mount Union Pliny. Sunday school 10 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.; Sunday evening 7 p.m.; Wednesday & Sunday night 7 p.m.; youth fellowship 7 p.m. Bachtel United Methodist Layne St., New Haven. Worship service 10 a.m.; Sunday school 11 a.m. Morning Star 2423 Jackson Ave., Point Pleasant. Sunday school, 10 a.m. Thursday 7 p.m. West Columbia United Methodist Rt. 62, West Columbia. Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday school 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study 6:30 p.m. Beech Hill United Methodist Southside, W.Va.; Sunday school 10 a.m.; church service 11 a.m.; Wednesday prayer and Bible study, 7 p.m. Oak Grove United Methodist Oak Grove Rd., Letart, Sunday school 10 a.m., worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m. Sunday evening service Mt.Carmel Gallipolis Ferry. Sunday morning 10 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Thursday worship 6 p.m. BAPTIST First Baptist Church of Mason (Independent Fundamental) 2nd & Anderson St., Mason, Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday worship 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Faith Gospel Mission (Independent Baptist Fellowship) Hannan-Trace Rd. Glenwood, WVa. Sunday school 10 a.m., Sunday morning church; Sunday and Tuesday 7 p.m. Faith Gospel (Independent Fundamental) Gallipolis Ferry, Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; Sunday worship 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday night prayer and Bible study 7 p.m. Main Street Baptist Church 1100 Main St., Point Pleasant. Sunday morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening worship 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday prayer and youth fellowship 6:30 p.m. Concord Baptist American Baptist Jim Hill Rd. Henderson,W. Va. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship service 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m. Wednesday evening worship, 6 p.m. Old Town Board Baptist Church Rt. 2, Letart, off Sand Hill Rd. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Jackson Avenue Baptist 2816 Jackson Ave. Sunday school 10 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.; evening service 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.; Jr. Church 7 p.m. Grace Baptist (Independent Fundamental) Rt. 62, Ohio River Rd. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday service 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer 7 p.m. Davies Grove Baptist Long Hollow Rd., Letart. Sunday service 10 a.m.; evening service 6:30 p.m.; Bible study Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Wolfe Valley Tribble Rd. Sunday school 10 a.m.; service 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Crab Creek Rd. Gallipolis Ferry. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday morning church service 11 a.m. New Haven Baptist (Independent) Rollins St. New Haven. Sunday morning worship 10:30 a.m Jordan Baptist Gallipolis Ferry. Sunday school 10 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; prayer, Bible study & youth groups 7 p.m. Leon Baptist Main St., Leon. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; morning worship 10:45 a.m.; evening worship 7 p.m.; prayer & Bible study Wednesday 7 p.m. Harmony Baptist (Abcusa) Corner of US Rt. 35 & Little 16 Mile Creek Rd. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m.; evening service 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Church Announcements Sponsored By These Local Merchants Palestine Baptist Palestine Creek Rd., Ashton. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; evening service 7 p.m.; Bible study, Wednesday 7 p.m. Faith Baptist 2nd St., Mason. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Bible study Wednesday 7 p.m., Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Upland. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; evening service 7 p.m.; prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Ashton Baptist Ashton. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; evening service 6:30 p.m.; Bible study Wednesday 6:30 p.m. New Hope Bible Baptist Church End of Robinson St. Point Pleasant.. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 10:50 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening 6:30 p.m.; special youth programs Wednesday 6:30 p.m. New Beginnings Baptist Church 8443 Sandhill Rd. Point Pleasant, Christ centered, Bible based family worship, Sunday at 11 a.m. Graham Baptist (Independent Fundamental) Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 10:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Lifespring Community Church 2414 Jackson Ave, Point Pleasant. Sunday services & children’s ministry 10:30 a.m.; refreshments start at 10 a.m. EPISCOPAL Christ Episcopal Church 804 Main St. Point Pleasant. Sunday services 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.; informal service with communion, second Saturday of the month 5 p.m. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Seventh-Day Adventist Saturday Sabbath school/Bible class 12 p.m.; Saturday worship service 1:30 p.m. Wednesday service 5 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN Point Pleasant Presbyterian 8th & Main St. Point Pleasant. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Henderson Church of Christ Henderson & Walnut St. Sunday study 10 a.m.; worship 10:50 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Church of Christ Sand Hill Rd. Bible study 9:45 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Church of Christ Mt. Alto, St. Rt. 2 & 331; Sunday Bible study 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday service,7 p.m. Glenwood Church of Christ Glenwood. Sunday Bible study 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study 6 p.m. WESLEYAN Wesleyan Holiness 2300 Lincoln Ave. Point Pleasant. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; prayer service Wednesday, 7 p.m. Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist 10 mi. N. on St. Rt. 2. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening service, 7 p.m. ROMAN CATHOLIC Sacred Heart Catholic Church 2222 Jackson Ave. Point Pleasant Sunday mass, 11:15 a.m. NAZARENE First Church of the Nazarene Mt. Vernon Ave., 25th St. Point Pleasant. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; morning worship 10:45 a.m., Ladies Bible study 6 p.m., evening service 6:30 p.m., youth fellowship 6:30 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m., kids Bible exploring 7 p.m. LUTHERAN St. Paul Lutheran Church 5th & George Streets New Haven. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship service 11 a.m. St. Peter Lutheran Church 28th & Parrish Ave. Point Pleasant. Worship service 9 a.m.; Sunday school 10 a.m. St. Mark Lutheran Upper Flats Community. Worship service 9 a.m.; Sunday school 10 a.m. Zion Lutheran Broad Run, W.Va. Sunday church service 10 a.m.; Sunday school 11 a.m. APOSTOLIC Henderson Tabernacle Sunday 10 a.m.; evening service 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. God’s Will Tabernacle Leon-Baden Rd., Leon. Sunday school 10 a.m.; evening worship, 6 p.m.; young people’s meeting Wednesday 6 p.m.; evening worship Friday 7 p.m. Life Line Apostolic Church 4 Mi. N. Rt. 2 Point Pleasant. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Evangelical Christian Union 206 Main St., Point Pleasant. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 6 p.m. Church of Christ in Christian Union Hartford. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; service 11 a.m.; evening service 7 p.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Liberty Assembly of God Rt. 1, Dudding Lane Mason. Sunday service 10 a.m.; evening service 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer 7 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD Church of God, Anderson Ind. 5th and Layne St. New Haven. Sunday morning worship 9:30 a.m.; evening worship 6:30 p.m. 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month, Wednesday evening 7 p.m., Youth programs each service First Church of God 2401 Jefferson Ave. Point Pleasant. Sunday worship 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Bible study Wednesday 7 p.m. PENTECOSTAL Pentecostal Lighthouse 4th & Main St. Hartford. Sunday worship 10 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Wyoma Pentecostal 7 miles out Redmond Ridge. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday worship 6 p.m. Full Gospel Fisherman’s Net Ministries 104 Main St. Point Pleasant. Sunday worship service 10 a.m.; Bible study & prayer meeting Wednesday 10 a.m.; mid-week service Thursday 10 a.m. Trinity Tabernacle Barton Chapel Rd., Ashton, W.Va. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening 7 p.m.; Wednesday evening 7 p.m.; Faith Gospel Church CITY ICE & FUEL Co. 304-675-1700 Rt. 62 North Point Pleasant Hannan-Trace Road, Glenwood. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday morning church; Sunday & Tuesday evening 7 p.m. College Hill Church 165 Wood School Road, Gallipolis Ferry. Sunday morning worship 10 a.m.; Sunday night 6 p.m.; prayer meeting Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arbuckle Interdenominational Rt. 62. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday evening 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study and youth service 7 p.m. Shiloh Community Leon-Baden Road.; Sunday morning 10 a.m.; Sunday evening service 7 p.m.; Wednesday evening 7 p.m. Guiding Star Advent Christian Church Letart-off Rt. 33 on to Tombleson Run Rd. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday worship 11a.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. General Assembly of the Body of Christ Sandhill Rd., Letart, W.Va. Saturday 7 p.m.; Sunday school 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Barton Chapel Jerry’s Run Road, Apple Grove. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. NON DENOMINATIONAL Christian Brethren Center St., Mason. Worship service 9:45 a.m.; Sunday school 11 a.m.; Sunday evening 7 p.m.; Wednesday study 7 p.m. True Gospel Church Gibbstown Road. Worship services Sunday 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Thursday evening Bible study at 6 p.m. Balls’ Chapel Ashton, W.Va. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday worship 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting 7 p.m. Salem Community Lieving Rd., Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday preaching 6 p.m.; Bible study Wednesday 6 p.m Leon Community Church Leon. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Gospel Tabernacle Viand St., Point Pleasant. Sunday school & worship service 10 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Elmwood Community Church Friday service 7 p.m.; Sunday worship 10 a.m., followed by Sunday school; Sunday evening worship 7 p.m.; Bible study, Wednesday 7 p.m. Christian Community Church Neal Road. Sunday 1 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Oma Chapel Church Grimms Landing. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday evening 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m.; youth & children’s church, 7 p.m. Pleasant Valley Community Outreach Rt. 2, Rollinstown. Saturday worship 7 p.m.; Sunday school 10 a.m.; Tuesday night prayer service 7 p.m. Willing Heart Outreach for Christ Oshel Road, Point Pleasant. Sunday 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Pleasant Ridge Church Gallipolis Ferry. Tuesday 7 p.m.; Sauirday service 7 p.m. Haven of Rest Church Warwick Road, Point Pleasant. Sunday school 10 a.m.; evening worship 6 p.m. House of Praise & Worship 1st St., Point Pleasant. Sunday 6 p.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m. Spilman Church West Columbia. Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m. Creston Community Church Leon. Sunday school 9:45 a.m., morning worship 10:50 a.m., Sunday evening worship 7 p.m., Wednesday evening Bible study & youth classes 7 p.m. OTHER Hickory Chapel Community Church Rt. 2. Sunday school 10 a.m.; morning worship 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening service 6 p.m., Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m. The Gospel Lighthouse (Independent) Neal Road, Point Pleasant. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Pine Grove Church Leon. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sunday night worship 7 p.m.; Wednesday worship/Bible study, 7 p.m. Millstone Church Apple Grove. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday meeting 7 p.m. Chestnut Ridge Gospel Lighthouse Church Chestnut Ridge Road, Mt. Alto. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m. Eddy Chapel Church Greer Road. Sunday evening services 6 p.m. Father’s House Church (Independent) Hanford. Sunday service 10 a.m.; evening worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Pleasant View Church Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday night service 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Rt. 1, Letart. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday night service 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study & youth meeting 7 p.m. Leon-Bethel Church Leon-Baden Road. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; Sunday evening worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 6 p.m. Clifton Tabernacle Clifton, Sunday morning worship 10 a.m.; Sunday night 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Smith Chapel Church Waterloo-Smith Church Rd. Leon. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday evening 7 p.m.; Wednesday evening 7 p.m. Marantha Cornerstone Church Sunday worship 10 a.m. & 4 p.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Manilla Chapel Church Manilla Ridge Road, Robertsburg. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study 7 p.m. Youth group 7 p.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. General Assembly of the Body of Christ Sandhill Rd. Letart, W.Va. Saturday 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. The Family Word Church of God of Prophecy 22nd Street, Point Pleasant. Sunday school 10 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.; evening service 6:30 p.m., Wednesday service 6:30 p.m. Broad Run Community Church (Independent) Sunday School, 10:30 a.m., morning worship, 9:30 a.m. Deal Funeral Home David R. Deal, Director/LIC “Family Owned” David & Brad Deal Caring • Professional • Affordable 304-675-6000 John Greer, Agent/Owner 304-882-2145 1401 Kanawha St., Pt. Pleasant www.kenbassinsurance.com �Friday, July 15, 2022 B5 Gallia County Church Directory APOSTOLIC Pyro Chapel Church 4041 CH&D Road, Oak Hill, Ohio. Services, Sunday school -children and adults, 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m. Wednesday night Bible study. 7 p.m. Life Line Apostolic Four miles north on W.Va. Rt. 2. Sunday morning, 10 a.m., Sunday evening, 7 p.m.: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship. 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday; 7:30 p.m. Apostolic Gospel Church 1812 Eastern Ave. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Calvary Christian Center, Inc. 553 Jackson Pike. Gallipolis. Sunday worship. 11 a.m.: Sunday school, 10 a.m.;Wednesday-Bible Study or Prayer-6 p.m. Apostolic Faith Church of Pentecostal &Assemblies of the World 190 Vale Road. Bidwell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday seivice, 12 p.m. Bible study and prayer service, Wednesday, 7 p.m. ASSEMBLY OF GOD Lighthouse Assembly of God Ohio 160, Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Sunday Evening 6:30 p.m. Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va., Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday children’s church. 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday Bible study. 7 p.m. BAPTIST Pathway Community Church 730 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Mid-week children and adult programming. Countryside Baptist Chapel 2265 Harrisburg Road, Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, l1 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. First Baptist Church 1100 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; AWANA Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. Gallia Baptist Church Dry Ridge Road. Gallia Sunday school. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Church Services 10:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m., AWANA Sunday 5:45 p.m. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Vinton, Ohio. Pastor: First and Third Sundays, Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Vinton Baptist Church 11818 Ohio 160 Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, l0:30 a.m. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Canaan Missionary Baptist Ohio 218, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 am.; Sunday worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Faith Baptist Church 3615 Jackson Pike. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Mercerville Missionary Baptist Church 117 Burlington Rd, Crown City. Ohio 45623 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good Hope United Baptist Church Ohio 218. Sunday school. 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday 6 p.m. Rio Grande Calvary Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Worship, l0:45 a.m., Bible Study 6:30 pm every Wednesday White Oak Baptist Church 1555 Nibert Rood, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship. 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday youth services. 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 7:30 p.m. Victory Baptist Church Victory Road, Crown City Sunday morning service, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m,; Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. French City Southern Baptist 3554 Ohio 160. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Paint Creek Regular Baptist 833 Third Ave. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church Ohio 554 Sunday school. 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Sunday school. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday night service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting and youth service, 7 p.m. Silver Run Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship. l1 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Silver Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Sunday 10 a.m.; Sunday night 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Poplar Ridge Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday prayer meeting and Bible study. 6:30 p.m.: Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Salem Baptist Church Gage. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service. First and third Sundays, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Addison Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:50 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m., Wednesday night prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Centerpoint Freewill Baptist Church Centerpoint and Nebo Roads. Sunday morning 10 a.m., Sunday evening 6 p.m. Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. Old Emory Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school. 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Northup Baptist Sunday school. 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. on the first and third Sunday of each month; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Youth every Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bible study at 7 p.m. Providence Missionary Baptist Church 3766 Teens Run Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study and youth night, 7 p.m. Prospect Enterprise Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good News Baptist Church 4045 George’s Creek Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Sunday Evening 6 p.m., Wednesday Evening 6 p.m. Springfield Baptist Church Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching, 7 p.m.; Bible study, Wednesday. 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Road, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Mee1ing, 6 p.m. Deer Creek Freewill Baptist Church Koontz Sailor Road, Vinton. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m. Guyan Valley Missionary Baptist Church Platform. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Mount Carmel Baptist Church Bidwell. Sunday school. 9:30 a.m.; worship, l0:45 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. Trinity Baptist Church Rio Grande. Sunday school. 823 Elm St. Racine, OH 740-949-3210 p.m., with adult Bible study, Church of God of Prophecy 380 White Road. Ohio 160. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship. 11:15 a.m.; children’s church, 11:15 a.m.; Sunday service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m.; Wednesday youth meeting, 7 p.m. Eureka Church of God Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Life Church of God 576 Stale Rome 7 North Gallipolis, Oh, Sunday Services 10 a.m.; Sunday Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. EPISCOPAL Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church 541 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship with Communion. 10 a.m., Fellowship & refreshments following. FULL GOSPEL Community Christian Fellowship 290 Trails End, Thurman. Sunday worship, kids church and nursery, 10 a.m.; youth night Wednesday, 7 p.m. Vinton Full Gospel Church 418 Main Srreet, Vinton. Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 6 p.m. Family movie night. 3rd Friday of each month at 7 p.m. Vinton Fellowship Chapel Keystone Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m. INDEPENDENT Bulaville Christian Church 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd., Gallipolis, OH 45631 Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service10:30 a.m.; Bible study, Wednesday 6 p.m. Crown City Community Church 86 Main Street, Crown City Sunday school. 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; youth meeting, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; adult Bible study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Christian Community Church FOP Building, Neal Road Sunday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Freedom Fellowship Route 279, OakHilL Pastor: Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday prayer and praise. 7 p.m. Macedonia Community Church Claylick Road, Patriot. Sunday school and worship services, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday service, 7p.m. Trinity Gospel Mission 11184 Ohio 554, Bidwell Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 7 p.m. Promiseland Community Church Clay Chapel Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m. Sunday evening, 4 p.m.; prayer meeting, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Bailey Chapel Church Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; Sunday night worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Debbie Drive Chapel Off of Ohio 141 Sunday school. 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday preaching and youth, 7 p.m. Peniel Community Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Thursday. 7 p.m. Pine Grover Holiness Church Off of Ohio 325 Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Dickey Chapel Hannan Trace Road. Sunday school. 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Liberty Chapel Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Elizabeth Chapel Church Third Avenue and Locust Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bethlehem Church 1774 Rocky Fork Road, Crown City. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Faith Community Chapel Sunday school. 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Nebo Church Sunday, 6 p.m. Morgan Center Christian Holiness church. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Walnut Ridge Church Sunday school. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Kings Chapel Church King Cemetery Lane, Crown City. Sunday morning worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Jubilee Christian Center George’s Creek Road. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church Ohio 325. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Garden of My Hearth Holy Tabernacle 4950 State Rt. 850, Bidwell. Services are conducted Thursday, 6 p.m.; Saturday 6 p.m.; and Sunday 10 a.m. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church Valley View Drive, Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rodney Church of Light 6611 Ohio 588. Fellowship, 9:15 a.m.; Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:40 a.m.; youth, 6 p.m. LATTER-DAY SAINTS The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Ohio 160. Sacrament service, 10-11:15 a.m., Sunday school, 11:20 a.m.-12 p.m.; relief society/priesthood, 12:05-l p.m. LUTIIERAN New Life Lutheran 900 Jackson Pike. Gallipolis, Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. and Sunday School: 9 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Bible study at Poppy’s on Court Street, Wednesday, 10 a.m. and Friday 9 a.m. UNITED METHODIST Grace United Methodist Church 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday. Worship. 8:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m., Sunday youth ministry 6-8 p.m., Wednesday-for men only, 8 a.m. Christ United Methodist Church 9688 Ohio 7 South. Adult Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 6:30-8 p.m. River of Life United Methodist 35 Hillview Drive, Gallipolis. Sunday school. 9:30 a.m.; worship. 10:30 a.m. Fair Haven United Methodist Kanauga. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, l0:30 a.m. Bidwell United Methodist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship 9 a.m. Trinity United Methodist Church Ohio 160 at Ohio 554 in Porter. Sunday worship. 9:30 a.m.; Bible study, 9 a.m. Saturday. CROWN EXCAVATING Free Estimates 740-256-6456 5885 ST. RT. 218 GALLIPOLIS Jay Cremeens Andrea Cremeens 75 Grape St. Gallipolis, OH 740-446-6333 9:30 a.m.; worship; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Mina Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Neighborhood Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday service, 6 p.m. Corinth Missionary Baptist Church Jimis Emary Road, Oak Hill. Sunday school 10 a.m.; service. 11 a.m. Every second and fourth Sunday. Harris Baptist Church Ohio 554, Rio Grande, Ohio Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study. 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Road Sunday school 9:30 a.m: Wednesday Prayer mee1ing 6 p.m. CATHOLIC Saint Louis Catholic Church 85 State Street, Gallipolis. Daily mass, 8 a.m.; Saturday mass. 5:30 p.m.; Sunday mass, 8 and 10 a.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Bidwell Church of Christ Ohio 554, Bidwell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Church of Christ 234 Chapel Drive. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Church of Christ at Rio Grande 568 Ohio 325 North, Bidwell. Sunday Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship 11 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. CHRISTIAN UNION Church of Christ in Christian Union 2173 Eastern Avenue, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday youth ministries and adult service, 7 p.m. Fairview Church of Christ in Christian Union Alice Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Ewington Church of Christ in Christian Union l76 Ewington Road. Sunday school. 9:30 a.m.; worship l0:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH First Christian Church of Rio Grande 814 Ohio 325 North, Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Bible study and youth meeting, 7 p.m., Wednesdays. Gallipolis Christian Church 4486 Ohio 588. Sunday worship, 8:30 a.m., l0:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School. 9:45 a.m.; youth meeting and adult Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Little Kyger Congregational Christian Church Little Kyger Road, Cheshire. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Central Christian Church 109 Garfield Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school. 9:30 a.m.: morning worship service. 10:25 a.m.; youth meeting, 5:30 p.m.; evening worship service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD First Church of God 1723 Ohio 141. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:25 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night; Bible study, 6-8 p.m. Rodney Pike Church of God 440 Ohio 850 Sundayworship. l0:30 a.m., Wednesday groups. 7 Bethel United Methodist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship. 7:30 p.m. Bethesda United Methodist Ohio 775. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school. 10:30 a.m. Simpson Chapel United Methodist Lake Drive, Rio Grande. Sunday worship. 11 a.m.; Bible study, 1 p.m. Monday. Thurman Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Centenary United Methodist Church Ohio 141. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Patriot United Methodist Church Patriot Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship: 11:05 a.m.; Sunday evening Bible study, 6 p.m. Children’s church, Thursday, 6 p.m. NAZARENE First Church of the Nazarene 1110 First Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday school. 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m. NON-DENOMINATIONAL Oasis Christian Tabernacle 3773 George’s Creek Road. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday worship. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. Faith Valley Community Church 4315 Bulaville Pike, Gallipolis, OH Sunday morning 10 a.m., Sunday evening 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., KJV Bible preached each service Fellowship of Faith 20344 Ohio 554, Bidwell. Worship service. 10 a.m. Sunday; Gentle Worship 2 p.m. third Sunday each month; midweek opportunity, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Gallia Cornerstone Church U.S. 35 and Ohio 850. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m., worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday teen service, 6 p.m..; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. River City Fellowship Third Ave. and Court Street Sunday celebration, 10 a.m. Contemporary music and casual. Old Garden of My Heart Church 1908 Fairview Drive, Bidwell. Sunday night service, 6:30 p.m., Sunday school for children, 6:30 p.m. Liberty Ministries Ohio 325, Rio Grande; Sunday fellowship, 10 a.m.; Worship and work, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service. 7 p.m. New Beginnings Revival Center 845 Skidmore Road, Bidwell, Ohio. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bell Chapel Church 19 Bell Ave at Eastern Avenue, Sunday morning 10 a.m., Sunday evening 6 p.m., Wednesday evening 7 p.m. New Life Church of God 210 Upper River Road. Gallipolis. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday night prayer, 7 p.m. Triple Cross Sunday school, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. McDaniel Crossroads Pentecostal Church Cadmus Road, Cadmus. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 51 State Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church 107 South High Street, Wilkesville, Sunday Morning Service 9:30 a.m. WESLEYAN Crown City Wesleyan Church 26144 Ohio 7 South. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night 7 p.m. Morgan Center Wesleyan Church Imersection of Morgon Center and Clark Chapel Rd, Vinton, Ohio; Sunday school 9:45 a.m. church services 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening church services, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Nathan King 800 West Main St. Pomery, OH 740-992-9060 740-441-9941 • 877-545-7242 19 Locust Street, Gallipolis, OH 45631 cremennsfh@yahoo.com Advisory Services are provided through Creative Financial Designs, Inc, a Registered Investment Advisory, & Securities are offered through CFD Investments, Inc., a Registered Broker/Dealer, Member FINRA & SIPC. Faith Investment Services is not owned or controlled by CFD. DAVID & DUSTIN MINK WHERE CONVENIENCE & QUALITY CARE MEET 740-446-0724 Transfer your prescriptions by calling 740-992-2955 or visiting www.swisherandlohse.com 2147 Jackson Pike, Bidwell, OH 45614 galliaautosales.com SHOP LOCAL AND SAVE! Our Mission is Simple: Provide great customer service and take pride in our work. If you have those things, everything else falls into place. 740-466-6877 | obscollision.com 1072 State Rt. 7 South, Gallipolis, OH �B6 Friday, July 15, 2022 Meigs County Church Directory FELLOWSHIP APOSTOLIC Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m. The Refuge Church 121 W 2nd St. Pomeroy, OH 45769. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Emmanuel Apostolic Tabernacle, Inc. Loop Road off New Lima Road, Rutland. Sunday services. 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. ASSEMBLY OF GOD Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane. Mason, W.Va. Sunday services. 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. BAPTIST Carpenter Independent Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Hope Baptist Church (Southern) 570 Gram Street, Middleport, Sunday school. 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rutland First Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Pomeroy First Baptist East Main Street, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. First Southern Baptist 41872 Pomeroy Pike. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship. 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church Sixth and Palmer Street. Middleport Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m. Racine First Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Mount Union Baptist Children’s Sunday school, adult Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Old Bethel Free Will Baptist Church 28601 Ohio 7, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Tuesday and Saturday services, 6 p.m. Hillside Baptist Church Ohio 143 just off of Ohio 7. Sunday unified service. Worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services. 6 p.m. Victory Baptist Independent 525 North Second Street, Middleport. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services. 7 p.m. Faith Baptist Church Railroad Street, Mason. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services. 7 p.m. Forest Run Baptist 108 Kerr Street, Pomeroy, OH, Sunday school, 10 a.m.: worship, 11:30 a.m. Mount Moriah Baptist Fourth and Main Street, Middleport, OH. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Antiquity Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Rutland Freewill Baptist Salem Street. Rutland. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m.; evening service and youth meeting, 6 p.m. Second Baptist Church Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship. 11 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church of Mason, WVa. W.Va. Route 652 and Anderson Street. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning church. 11 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pageville Freewill Baptist Church 40964 SR #684 Pageville, OH Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. CATHOLIC Sacred Heart Catholic Church 161 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy, Ohio Saturday confessional 4:45-5:15 p.m.; mass 5:30 p.m.; Sunday confessional, 8:45-9:15 a.m.; Sunday mass 9:30 a.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Westside Church of Christ 33226 Children’s Home Road, Pomeroy, OH. Sundy traditional worship, 10 a.m., with Bible study following, Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Hemlock Grove Christian Church Church school (all ages). 9:15 a.m.; church service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pomeroy Church of Christ 212 West Main Street. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Middleport Church of Christ Fifth and Main Street. Sunday school, 9 a.m; morning worship service 10 a.m., Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday services 7 p.m. Keno Church of Christ First and Third Sunday. Worship. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Bearwallow Ridge Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Zion Church of Christ Harrisonville Road, Rutland, Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Church of Christ Worship service 9 a.m.; communion, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; youth, 5:50 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Bradbury Church of Christ 39558 Bradbury Road, Middleport. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Rutland Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and cmmunion 10:30 a.m. Bradford Church of Christ Ohio 124 and Bradbury Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship. 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday adult Bible study and youth meeting, 6:30 p.m. Hickory Hills Church of Christ Tuppers Plains, Bible class 9 a.m.; Sunday worship,10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible class 7 p.m. Reedsville Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, l0:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. CHRISTIAN UNION Hartford Church of Christ in Christian Union Hartford, W.Va. Sunday school. 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD Mount Moriah Church of God Mile Hill Road, Racine. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday services 7 p.m. Rutland River of Life Church of God Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. CONGREGATIONAL Trinity Church 201 E. Second St, Pomeroy. Worship, 10:25 a.m. EPISCOPAL Grace Episcopal Church 326 East Main Street, Pomeroy. Holy Eucharist, 11 a.m. HOLINESS Independent Holiness Church 626 Brick Street. Rutland. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship service 10:30 a.m.; evening service 6 p.rn.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Community Church Main Sireet, Rutland. Sunday worship. 10 a.m.; Sunday services, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church 31057 Ohio 325, Langsville. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service 7 p.m. Calvary Pilgrim Chapel State Rome 143. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship,11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Rose of Sharon Holiness Church Leading Creek Rood, Rutland. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting 7 p.m. Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church 75 Pearl Street, Middleport. Sunday: worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday eveniing service 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. LATTER-DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ohio 160. Sunday school 10:20-11 a.m.; relief society/ priesthood, 11:05 a.m.-12 p.m.; sacrament service, 9-10:15 a.m.; homecoming meeting first Thursday. 7 p.m. LUTHERAN Saint John Lutheran Church Pine Grove. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church Walnut and Henry Street, Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Comer of Sycamore and Second streets. Pomeroy. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. UNITED METHODIST Graham United Methodist Worship 11 a.m. Bechtel United Methodist New Haven. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study 6:30 p.m. Mount Olive United Methodist Off of 124 behind Wilkesville. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Alfred Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Chester Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday school 10 a.m. Joppa Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school 10:30 a.m. Long Bottom Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. Reedsville Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school 10:30 a.m.; first Sunday of the month 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Saint Paul Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship. 10:15 a.m.; Bible study, Tuesday 10 a.m. Asbury Tope’s LIFESTYLE FURNITURE Syracuse. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7:30 p.m. Flatwoods Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11:15 a.m Forest Run Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 9 a.m. Heath 339 S. 3rd Ave., Middleport. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. Asbury Syracuse Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. New Beginnings Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday school 9:15 a.m. Rocksprings Sunday school 9 a.m.; worship service 10 a.m.: 8 a.m. worship service Rutland Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Thnrsday services 7 p.m. Salem Center Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; worship, 9:15 a.m.; Bible study, Monday 7 p.m. Bethany Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Wednesday services, 10 a.m. Carmel-Sutton Carmel and Bashan Roads, Racine. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, noon. Morning Star Sunday school. 11 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. East Letart Sunday school 9 a.m.; worship 9:30 a.m. Racine Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study 7 p.m. Coolville United Methodist Church Main and Fifth Street. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 9 a.m.; Tuesday services 7 p.m. Bethel Church Township Road 468C. Sunday school 9 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. Hockingport Church Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. Torch Church County Road 63. Sunday school 9:30 am.; worship 10:30 a.m. FREE METHODIST Laurel Cliff Laurel Cliff Road. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; evening worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study,7 p.m. NAZARENE Point Rock Church of the Nazarene Route 689 between Wilksville and Albany. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship service 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6 p.m. New Hope Church of the Nazarene 980 General Hartinger Parkway, Middleport. Sunday school 10 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.; evening worship 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; men’s Bible study, 7 p.m. Reedsville Fellowship Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services. 7 p.m. Syracuse Church of the Nazarene Sunday school 9:30 a.m., worship 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday evenings 7 p.m. Chester Church of the Nazarene Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning service 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m. Rutland Church of the Nazarene Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m. NON-DENOMINATIONAL Common Ground Missions Sunday, 10 a.m. Team Jesus Ministries 333 Mechanic Street, Pomeroy. Sunday worship 10:30 a.m. New Hope Church Old American Legion Hall, Fourth Ave., Middleport. Sunday. 5 p.m. Syracuse Community Church 2480 Second Street, Syracuse. Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m. A New Beginning Harrisonville. Thursday, 7 p.m. Amazing Grace Community Church Ohio 681, Tuppers Plains. Sunday worship 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Oasis Christian Fellowship (Non-denominational fellowship). Meet in the Meigs Middle School cafeteria. Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Community of Christ Portland-Racine Road. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship l0:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Beihel Worship Center 39782 Ohio 7 Sunday 10 a.m Ash Street Church 398Ash Street, Middleport. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service 6:30 p.m.; youth service 6:30 p.m. Agape Life Center 603 Second Ave., Mason. Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Abundant Grace 923 South Third Street, Middleport. Sunday service 10 a.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Faith Full Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Friday fellowship service, 7 p.m. Harrisonville Community Church Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl Street, Middleport. Sunday school 10 a.m.; evening 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service 7:30 p.m. Faith Valley Tabernacle Church Bailey Run Road. Sunday evening 7 p.m.; Thursday service 7 p.m. Syracuse Mission 1141 Bridgeman Street, Syracuse. Sunday School 10 a.m.; evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Dyesville Community Church Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship,10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Morse Chapel Church Worship, 5 p.m. Faith Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Full Gospel Lighthouse 33045 Hiland Road, Pomeroy. Sunday school 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening 7:30 p.m. South Bethel Community Church Silver Ridge. Sunday school 9 a.m.; worship 10 a.m. Second and fourth Sundays; Bible study. Gallia County Council On Aging Senior Resource Center Providing Seniors with: Transportation • Adult Day Service Home Care & Nutrition • Painting Games • Playing Pool • Crocheting 740-446-3045 | topeslifestylefurn@hotmail.com 856 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, OH 45631 740-446-7000 1165 State Rt. 160, Gallipolis, OH Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Carleton Interdenominational Church Kingsbury. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship service 10:30 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m. Freedom Gospel Mission Bald Knob on County Road 31. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Letart, W.Va. Rt. 1. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Faith Fellowship Crusade for Christ Friday 7 p.m. Calvary Bible Church Pomeroy. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service 7:30 p.m. Stiversville Community Church Sunday school 11 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Rejoicing Life Church 500 North Second Ave., Middleport. Worship 10 a.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Clifton Tabernacle Church Clifton. WVa. Sunday school. 10 a.m.; worship 7 p.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Full Gospel Church of the Living Savior Route 338, Antiquity. Saturday, 2 p.m. Salem Community Church Lieving Road, West Columbia, W.Va. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Hobson Christian Fellowship Church Sunday 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Restoration Christian Fellowship 9365 Hooper Road, Athens. Sunday worship 10 a.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. House of Healing Ministries Ohio 124, Langsville. Pastors: Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Hysell Run Community Church 33099 Hysell Run Road, Pomeroy, Ohio. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service 7 p.m.; Sunday night youth service, 7 p.m, Thursday Bible study 7 p.m. Endtime House of Prayer Ohio 681, Snowville. Sunday school 10 a.m., worship 11 a.m.; Bible study, Thursday 6 p.m. Mount Olive Community Church 51305 Mount Olive Rd, Long Bottom, OH 45743. Sunday school 9:30 am, Sunday evening 6 p.m. Grace Gospel 196 Mulberry Avenue, Pomeroy, OH 45769. Sunday school 10 a.m., Sunday service 11 a.m., Sunday evening 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. PENTECOSTAL Pentecostal Assembly Tornado Road, Racine. Sunday school 10 a.m.; evening 7 p.m.; Wednesday services 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN Harrisonville Presbyterian Church Sunday worship 9:30 a.m. Middleport First Presbyterian Church 165 N Fourth Ave., Middleport, OH 45760. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship service 11:15 a.m. United Brethren Eden United Bretliren in Christ Ohio 124. between Reedsville and Hockingport. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Sunday service 7 p.m. Mount Hennon United Brethren in Christ Church 36411 Wickham Road, Pomeroy. Adult Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship and children’s ministry 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday adult Bible study and Kingdom Seekers 6:30 p.m. WESLEYAN White’s Chapel Wesleyan Coolville Road. Pastor: Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Willis Funeral Home Prearrangement Center Garfield Avenue, Gallipolis, OH 740-446-9295 Kevin Petrie Jeff Dunlap G&W Auto Parts LLC 216 Upper River Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631 740-446-1813 • Fax: 740-446-4056 www.napagallipolis.com Kebler Financial Karl Kebler III, CPA, Wealth & Tax Advisor 111 W. 2nd St., Pomeroy, OH 45769 740-992-7270 Securities offered through Avantax Investment ServicesSM, Member FINRA, SIPC. Investment advisory services offered through Avantax Advisory ServicesSM. 740-446-0842 or 800-446-0842 252 Upper River Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631 www.norrisnorthupdodge.com �Classified Friday, July 15, 2022 B7 Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR SIGNIFICANT ARP PERMIT NUMBER D-0354 Date Issued November 28, 1984 CONSOL Mining Company LLC has submitted an application to revise a coal mining permit #D-0354 to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral Resources Management. The permit area is located in Meigs County, Salem Township, 8, Fr 1, & 2 Section(s), Township 7N, Range 15W on the property of CONSOL Mining Company, LLC. The permit area encompasses 12.9 acres and is located on the Wilkesville 7 1/2 Minute U.S.G.S. Quadrangle Map, approximately 0.5 miles East of Salem Center. The application proposes to revise a portion of the post-mining land use from Undeveloped to Industrial. The application is on file at the Meigs County Recorder's Office located at 100 E. 2nd Street #205, Pomeroy, OH 45769 for public viewing. Written comments or requests for an informal conference may be sent to the Division of Mineral Resources Management, 2045 Morse Rd., Bldg. H-2, Columbus, OH 43229 within thirty (30) days after the last date of publication of this notice. Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-3037 email: HClerk @epa.ohio.gov Final Issuance of Permit to Install Syracuse-Racine Regional Sewer District Facility Description: Wastewater ID #: 1488878 Date of Action: 07/06/2022 This final action not preceded by proposed action and is appealable to ERAC. Project: Syracuse Racine Regional Sewer District WWTP Project Location: 47539 Sewer Plant Road, Racine, Sutton Twp Portable Source Relocation Preapproval Cornerstone Crushing LLC-Unit 1 ID #: REL05241 Date of Action: 07/07/2022 The equipment for this operation, Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying, has been approved to move to 41850 Fairgrounds Rd. Pomeroy, OH 45769. In the director's judgment the portable source will have an acceptable environmental impact. All questions, requests for pertinent information and documentation concerning this action must be directed to Matthew Stanfield at Toledo Department of Environmental Services, 348 South Erie St., Toledo, OH 43604 or (419)936-3015. Batch # 46112 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. Bidders must comply with the Davis Bacon Act and federal prevailing wage rates on public improvements in Gallia County, Ohio as determined by the United States Department of Labor. The Gallia County Agricultural Society reserves the right to waive irregularities and to reject any or all bids. BY ORDER OF Tim Massie, Secretary Gallia County Agricultural Society approved Ohio Power and Light's request to use the TLP. k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating consultation with the West Virginia Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. 1. With this notice, we are designating Ohio Power and Light as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. m. Ohio Power and Light filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations. n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed on the Commission's website (http:// www.ferc.gov), using the "eLibrary" link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). o. The applicant states its unequivocal intent to submit an application for an original license for Project No. 15094. p. Register online at http://www.ferc .gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Legal Notices ADULT CHANGE OF NAME PROBATE COURT OF MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO L. SCOTT POWELL, JUDGE IN RE: ASHLEY MARIE BARE TO ASHLEY MARIE HILL CASE NO. 20226016 APPLICANT HEREBY GIVES NOTICE THAT SHE HAS FILED AN APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN THE PROBATE COURT OF MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO, REQUESTING THE CHANGE OF NAME FROM ASHLEY MARIE BARE TO ASHLEY MARIE HILL. A HEARING ON THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 18th, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. IN THE MEIGS COUNTY PROBATE COURT, LOCATED AT 112 EAST MEMORIAL DRIVE, LOWER LEVEL, POMEROY, OH 45769 The following is a summarized version of legislation adopted at the July 5, 2022, meeting of the Gallipolis City Commission: ORDINANCE O2022-20: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. O2022-05, SETTING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF GALLIPOLIS, OHIO, DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2022. (Increases special revenue funds by 5,800.00, water fund by 3,400.00, and wpc fund by 3,600.00) The full text of this legislation is available at the Office of the City Auditor, on the City's website ( www.cityofgallipolis.com ), and at the Bossard Library. 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/acti ons or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, The Perry Township Board of Trustees is having a Special Meeting on July 20, 2022 at 7:00 PM for opening sealed bids for repaving Brushy Point Road and the Village of Patriot. The meeting will be at the Townhouse. Sincerely, Cheryl Ruff, Fiscal Officer Gallia County Fairgrounds Relocation Site Preparation Completion Date - 90 days from Notice to Proceed This project consists of site preparation and grading for the Gallia County Fairgrounds Relocation. Bids will be opened and read at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time on August 4, 2022 at the Gallia County Agricultural Society Office at 189 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 Bids must be in accordance with specifications and on forms available for review at E.L. Robinson Engineering, 155 West Central Avenue, Ashland, Kentucky 41101.and can be purchased and obtained at E.L. Robinson Engineering, 155 West Central Avenue, Ashland, Kentucky 41101 for a non-refundable cost of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) picked up or mailed. Make checks payable to E.L. Robinson Engineering. 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. 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. All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will, to the extent practicable, use Ohio Products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of their project. Additionally, contractor compliance with ADULT CHANGE OF NAME PROBATE COURT OF MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO L. SCOTT POWELL, JUDGE IN RE: TRINITY ANAYA WAYBRIGHT TO FRANK EDWARD WAYBRIGHT, III CASE NO. 20226015 APPLICANT HEREBY GIVES NOTICE THAT THEY HAVE FILED AN APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN THE PROBATE COURT OF MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO, REQUESTING THE CHANGE OF NAME FROM TRINITY ANAYA WAYBRIGHT TO FRANK EDWARD WAYBRIGHT, III. A HEARING ON THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 15TH, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. IN THE MEIGS COUNTY PROBATE COURT, LOCATED AT 112 EAST MEMORIAL DRIVE, LOWER LEVEL, POMEROY, OH 45769 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Ohio Power and Light, LLCProject No. 15094-001 NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE LICENSE APPLICATION, FILING OF PRE-APPLICATION DOCUMENT, AND APPROVING USE OF THE TRADITIONAL LICENSING PROCESS (June 16, 2022) a. Type of Application: Notice of Intent (NOI) to File License Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP) b. Project No.: 15094-001 c. Date filed: April 22, 2022 d. Submitted by: Ohio Power and Light, LLC (Ohio Power and Light) e. Name of Project: Robert C. Byrd Hydroelectric Project f. Location: The project would be located on the Ohio River, at the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam, near the Town of Gallipolis, in Gallia County, Ohio and the Town of Gallipolis Ferry, Mason County, West Virginia. The project would occupy 5 acres of federal land administered by the Corps. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Roy Powers, Chief Operations Officer, Current Hydro, LLC, Post Office Box 224, Rhinebeck, NY 12572. Phone: (914) 805-2522, Email: Roy @currenthydro.com. i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick, Phone: (202) 502-8880, Email: andrew.bernick@ferc.gov. j. Ohio Power and Light filed its request to use the TLP on April 22, 2022 and provided public notice of its request on April 30, 2022. In a letter dated June 16, 2022, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing �B8 Comics & Puzzle Friday, July 15, 2022 ALLEY OOP ARLO & JANIS BIG NATE THE BORN LOSER CUL DE SAC FRANK AND ERNEST THE GRIZZWELLS MONTY THATABABY NEA CROSSWORD HERMAN MODERATELY CONFUSED Sudoku Answers from 7/12 River Cities Tribune �Columns & Puzzles Dr. Roach Blood thinners may have cow field roots by Keith Roach, M.D. DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m taking the blood thinner Eliquis. I wonder if I can stop taking it and go on something natural, like tea or something else. Thank you. — M.K. ANSWER: Please don’t. Long ago, farmers noticed that cows were dying from internal bleeding if they ate sweet clover hay that had stayed damp and gotten moldy. A scientist at the University of Wisconsin in the 1920s identified the culplrit: dicoumarol, a naturally occurring chemical in the moldy hay that was preventing the cows’ blood from clotting. The research was supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, which found that the substance from the moldy hay blocked the effect of vitamin K. A related, more powerful anti-clotting compound was synthesized and named “warfarin,” which was initially marketed as a rat poison. In 1951, a person attempting suicide with warfa- rin recovered fully after treatment with vitamin K, and doctors realized that this drug used in low doses might be effective for people with a tendency to clot too much. The brand name of that drug was Coumadin, and it worked and has prolonged many lives. Naturally occurring substances have made some of the most important medicines for centuries. Anticoagulants need to be used cautiously. Life-threatening bleeding can occur if doses are even a little too high. They are only used if the risk of a blood clot (especially in the lungs, heart or brain) is high. Warfarin was used for many years, but has been partially supplanted by newer medicines, like apixaban (Eliquis). The newer formulations don’t require blood testing. Still, the dose needs to be precise and personalized for you by your doctor. There are many natural substances that can partially block the tendency to form blood clots, but few are both safe enough to use and powerful enough to substantially reduce the risk of a person with a disease that causes increased blood clotting. Most natural supplements and teas that purport to do so are NOT safe and effective for you to use in place of your prescription medicine. Read the label carefully; it will tell you this the tea or supplement is not to be used to treat any medical condition. It’s not a good idea to stop your medicine without an explicit instruction from your physician and a plan for an alternative. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an individual with continuous back pain. I was (and still am at 76 years young) a carpenter. I have had several back surgeries (disc removals, fusion, opening of the spaces around the spinal cord). I continue to abuse my back, but I love my work, as it gives much satisfaction. As a result, I take a lot of ibuprofen. I recently finished an article about an individual whose doctor told him his kidney failure was related to overuse of ibuprofen. Is this a reality that I should be concerned about? — P.F. ANSWER: It is absolutely a real issue, with at least 2.5 million episodes of acute kidney injury each year in the U.S. caused by anti-inflammatory medicines like ibuprofen. For any given individual, the risk is somewhere between 1% and 5%. That being said, the risk increases as we age, and taking ibuprofen if you are dehydrated (from sweating, vomiting or diarrhea) also increases the risk of developing acute kidney injury. People who take large amounts of anti-inflammatories are also likely to have deterioration of their kidney function over time. I think you would be wise to get your kidney function checked periodically. You can continue to take ibuprofen if your kidney function is in the normal range and stable, but decrease (or stop) your use if your kidney function is declining. Dear Abby Family struggles with frequent moves by Abigail Van Buren DEAR ABBY: My husband, my child and I have moved six times over an eight-year period. Some of the moves were within months of each other. All of them were for financial or emotional reasons. The last one took us an hour and a half away from where we had been living for many years. We had formed relationships there, and our child had built friendships. We loved the area and school. We decided to buy a house after renting, but we struggled to find a place in our price range. Instead, we found one back in an old area we liked. We have been here three months now, and we all regret the move. We miss our old friends, our child misses the old school and we are unhappy in the new house. I think my child and I may have developed depression. Our child’s grades have slipped, and they have made no new friends. We are debating returning to the area we loved so much. Family and friends are giving us grief about all the moves, and I know they’ll do it again. We are at a loss as to why we moved away and would like an outside honest opinion. Is it OK to move back to an area we loved and established roots in? — WANDERING IN INDIANA DEAR WANDERING: You state that finances had a lot to do with your nomadic lifestyle. That’s a valid reason for moving. I do not think you should quickly move again. All of the moves you mentioned may be the reason your child is having difficulty establishing friendships, which takes time. The administrators at your child’s new school may be able to help if you explain to them what you think is going on. As to your own depression, if you can afford it, I’m suggesting some sessions with a licensed psychologist or social worker for the time being. If, after that, your family still cannot adjust, return to the community from which you came without making apologies to anyone (and with my blessing). DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married to my husband for 21 years. I learned only a few days ago that he has a 9-yearold daughter from an affair he had. I never knew he’d been unfaithful. I’m disgusted about what he did. Now he wants his daughter to move in with us! I don’t hate her, but I’m not crazy about children. Also, I’m the only one in the household who is employed. He doesn’t even try to find a job, and I’m treated like this live-in housekeeper, cleaning up his messes, etc. He refuses to help with housework. If the kid moves in, I’ll be cleaning up after two people, plus trying to cope with anxiety and depression due to past trauma. I can only take so much. He keeps harassing me about having her stay, and he says that if I don’t accept her, I don’t accept him. I’m ready to ask him to leave, but what should I really do? — FED UP IN PENNSYLVANIA DEAR FED UP: After 21 years of carrying the entire load for your freeloader husband, rather than shoulder even more responsibility by taking in this child, what you should really do is consult a lawyer. It’s time you started taking care of YOURSELF, because by now it should be apparent that he never will. Bridge Work to keep him off the lead by Phillip Alder Some card combinations are as safe as Fort Knox if one opponent attacks the suit but are like a leaky boat if the other opponent leads it. One simple example is king-doubleton opposite two low cards. With a lead around to the king, you must win a trick. With a lead through the king, you are only 50-50. Some of these positions are less obvious, though. In this deal, how should South play in three no-trump after West leads a fourth-highest heart four? South’s opening bid was slightly eccentric, but he knew his partnership had a way to show a long club suit if his partner used a Stayman inquiry — which is exactly what happened. The suit that is most troublesome to South is spades. If East leads a spade, South should be held to one trick only. West will win the first round with the queen, and the defenders will duck the second round to declarer’s now-bare ace. However, if West leads a spade, declarer is guaranteed two tricks. So, trying to keep East off the lead, declarer called for dummy’s heart jack rather than running the lead around to his 10. When it held, declarer immediately led dummy’s club. When East played low, South finessed his 10. (Note that it would not have helped East to split his honors.) With the actual distribution, this was remarkably successful. Declarer continued clubs, establishing nine tricks: one spade, two hearts, one diamond and five clubs. However, even if the club finesse had lost, declarer still would have been in a good position to make his contract. Always fight to keep the danger hand off the lead. Horoscope by Eugenia Last Question, evaluate, recalculate and carry on until you reach your objective. Knowledge is the key to your success this year. Research, educational pursuits and doing your own thing will build character and offer a look at what’s possible. Invest in your future and build the framework for the life you want to pursue. An innovative idea will improve your status quo. CANCER (June 21July 22) — Assess your situation and adjust what isn’t working for you. Revise your plans to suit the economic climate, then proceed with caution. Take a step back if it will help you gain perspective. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) —Take it easy, relax and don’t start anything you can’t finish. Taking respon- sibility for your happiness will keep you out of trouble. Don’t provoke fights or let others railroad you into a battle. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Take a trip, attend an event, try something different or network with people in your industry of choice. Protect your position, ideas and health from anyone who puts you at risk. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Do something that puts a smile on your face. Testing your strength and challenging yourself will help you find your voice and put an end to what no longer works for you. SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Refuse to let anyone limit you. State your viewpoint and go about your business. Strive to fulfill your ambitions and put your heart, soul and energy into what matters most to you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Do what comes naturally, and move in a direction that supports enthusiasm and your ambitions. Take pride in what you achieve by sharing it with the people you love. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Put lavish preferences aside and focus on a simpler lifestyle. Be thoughtful of others and patient with yourself. Revise what isn’t working for you, then engage in thought-provoking activities. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Refuse to let the changes around you cause confusion or uncertainty. Remove yourself from drama and eliminate stress. Focus on what you can do to look and feel your best. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Doing something creative or enjoyable will brighten your day. Call on someone who enjoys the same pastimes, and it will double the fun. Changing up things to suit your needs will lower stress. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Embrace a physical challenge that makes you feel good about yourself, what you do and how you look. A dedicated plan will give you something to feel passionate about. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Maintain balance, integrity, and desire. Put your energy into what matters to you most. Take a creative approach to how you handle friends, relatives and peers. Use time wisely. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — A fast move forward is possible if you are willing to act and give your all. Reward yourself with something that lifts your spirits and makes you feel passionate about your life. Friday, July 15, 2022 B9 �B10 Friday, July 15, 2022 �Generations: Living 50 Plus Friday, July 15, 2022 C1 Friends After 50 KBI How to make new friends in your 50s Setting Up Your Second Act Ken Bass Insurance How to plan for a post-50 career change John Greer, Agent/Owner 607 Fifth Street • P.O. Box 335 New Haven, WV 25265 Portfolio Pointers www.kenbassinsurance.com ph: 304-882-2145 • fax: 304-882-3813 What to do with your investments after 50 The early years of midlife are a hectic time for many people. Around the time many people reach their late 30s and early 40s, they’re balancing the responsibilities of a career and a family. But as people enter their 50s, some of those responsibilities tend to be less significant, leaving more time for recreational pursuits. How to make new friends after 50 Hobbies and other pursuits outside of work are often more fun when enjoyed with friends. People over 50 undoubtedly recognize that it’s not always so easy to make new friends, even though it’s undeniably beneficial to have supportive relationships into your golden years. A 2017 study from researchers at Michigan State University found that valuing friendships was a stronger predictor of health and happiness among older adults than valuing family. Those results align with an earlier Australian study that found Australians age 70 or older tended to live significantly longer if they had more strong friendships. Making friends after 50 might not be as simple as it was during your school days, but these strategies can help men and women in midlife build new friendships. Identify your interests. Fiftysomethings who have spent the last couple of decades building a career and raising a family can give some serious thought to their interests outside of work or passions they hope to pursue now that they have more time to commit to such pursuits. The more interested you are in a given activity, the more likely you are to stick with it. And the longer you stick with something, the more likely you are to meet like-minded individuals (i.e., future friends) willing to make similar commitments. Utilize social media. In years past, men and women over 50 may not have had any readily available tools to reach out and connect with new people. Social media has made it much easier to build such connections. Even the most obscure passions likely have a social media group of locals devoted to them, and these groups can be great ways to meet new people. A local runner’s club may have its own social media accounts, and local governments and community groups often share information about sports leagues and other groups via social media. Sign up for group outings. Communities often sponsor group outings to museums, the theater, sporting events, and other day trips. Signing up for a bus trip to a local museum presents a great opportuni- ty to meet people who share your interests, providing the potential to build lasting friendships built on a foundation of shared interests. Broaden your horizons. Just because you’re in your 50s doesn’t mean your friends have to be. Don’t hesitate to invite younger or older acquaintances and colleagues over for dinner or on weekend excursions. Friends come in all shapes, sizes and ages, so you could be missing out if you’re not willing to extend a hand in friendship to people of different ages and backgrounds. Making friends after 50 can be challenging. However, various strategies can help men and women over 50 connect with new people. �C2 Friday, July 15, 2022 Generations: Living 50 Plus How empty nesters can overcome boredom Raising children is a significant responsibility. Parents know there’s no such thing as a day off, which is why the first day they come home to an empty nest can be so confounding. After roughly two busy and likely hectic decades or more of looking after their children, parents whose sons or daughters have left home for the first time may experience feelings of sadness and loss. That’s not unusual, as the Mayo Clinic notes it’s a phenomenon known as “empty nest syndrome.” Though it’s not a clinical diagnosis, empty nest syndrome can be a difficult hurdle to overcome, especially for parents who find themselves suddenly bored after years of being so busy. Empty nesters looking to banish boredom can consider these strategies. Give your home a new look. Parents go to great lengths to make their homes welcoming safe havens for their children. Moms and dads often joke that, between play rooms and study areas, kids get the bulk of the real estate under their roofs. Now that the children have moved out, parents can take back that space and refresh their homes. A home that’s adapted for empty nesters will look quite different from one designed for families with young children. So a renovation or redesign can provide plenty of work that can fill idle time and instill a sense of excitement about the future. Become a weekend road warrior. Newly minted empty nesters are likely still working fulltime. But now that there’s no soccer practices or band recitals taking up valuable real estate on your weekend schedule, Saturdays and Sundays can provide perfect opportunities to travel. Plan routine weekend getaways, choosing different locales for each trip. Visit a city one weekend and devote a subsequent trip to the great outdoors. Reconnect with old friends. Some individuals experiencing empty nest syndrome may be hesitant to admit they’re experiencing feelings of sadness and loneliness. But a recent Sky Mobile study of parents of teenagers in England found that 47 percent were fretting about having an empty nest. So it’s likely that old friends and fellow parents are experiencing feelings associated with empty nest syndrome. Reaching out to old friends is a great way to reconnect and can provide an outlet to discuss feelings parents might be hesitant to share with others. But empty nesters who experience significant feelings of sadness and loneliness are urged to speak with a health care professional as well. Replace kids’ activities with your own. After years of toting kids from one extracurricular activity to another, empty nesters can now do the same for themselves. Visit local community centers and libraries and ask about classes for adults. Many offer classes on everything from crafts to sports. Adults also can research continuing education programs at local colleges and universities if they’re interested in a career change or pursuing an advanced degree for personal enrichment. Newly minted empty nesters can look at their empty nest as an opportunity to engage in activities that pique their interests after years of catering to the needs and wants of their children. Did you know? Socialization in midlife can have a profound impact on individuals as they approach their golden years. A 2019 study led by researchers at University College London found that being more socially active in your 50s and 60s predicts a lower risk of developing dementia later in life. The study used data from a previous study that tracked more than 10,000 participants between 1985 and 2013. Participants in the study completed cognitive testing from 1997 onwards. Researchers found that someone who saw friends almost daily at age 60 was 12 percent less likely to develop dementia than someone who only saw one or two friends every month. Strong associations between social contact at age 50 and subsequent dementia were also uncovered. The study supports the idea that remaining socially active in one’s 50s and 60s can benefit longterm cognitive health. How to organize a social club The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic taught the world many lessons, not the least of which was how easy it can be take socializing for granted. Lockdown was a big part of life during the early days of the pandemic, as people were forced to stay home from work and school and remain largely isolated, even from their own friends and family members. The sense of isolation that many people developed during those early days of the pandemic likely didn’t come as a surprise to medical researchers, particularly those who have studied the effects of isolation on aging populations. The National Institute on Aging indicates that social isolation and loneliness are linked to depression as well as a host of other negative health outcomes, including high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and cognitive decline. Social clubs can be a great way for adults over 50 to avoid isolation and loneliness. Such clubs can provide opportunities to connect with individuals who share similar inter- ests, laying the foundation for new friendships that can be hard to develop in midlife. Perhaps the best thing about social clubs is that anyone can start one. These tips can help individuals over 50 start social clubs that appeal to locals who are on the lookout for fun ways to meet new people. Think of a hobby unique to your location. One of the best ways to attract other locals is to find a hobby that caters to residents in your area. For example, coastal residents may want to start a local fishing club, while city dwellers may draw more interest starting a club focused on local museums or restaurants. Take all comers. Individuals over 50 may aspire to meet people in situations similar to their own, but they should still allow anyone interested in their club to join. Adults in the early stages of midlife (i.e., their thirties and forties) are often too busy with their personal and professional lives to make much time for social clubs, so it’s likely that those interested will be 50 or old- er. But accepting all who are interested can increases the chances of starting a diverse and engaging group. Spread the word. Meetup (meetup.com) has been facilitating connections for two decades, making it a great place to start a group for people with shared interests. In addition to utilizing a service like Meetup, founders can spread the word through their social media apps and create fliers to post on public boards at local community centers and libraries. Find a public place to get together. It’s best to avoid hosting club events and meetings at a private residence, including your own. Instead, prior to starting the club, look around for meeting places, which can include local churches, libraries or community centers. Ask about reserving spaces for meetings and look for places that are accessible for all people, including those with mobility issues. Starting a social club can be a great way for individuals over 50 to meet new people and explore new or existing passions. What to do about wellness after 50 Reaching one’s fiftieth birthday in optimal health is an accomplishment to be proud of. The hard work required to be healthy in midlife includes adhering to a nutritious diet and exercising regularly. Once individuals cross the threshold and enter their 50s, they can look to some additional strategies to maintain their physical and mental well-being for decades to come. Get a pet. Many people 50 and older qualify as “empty nesters,” a term applied to adults whose children have grown up and moved out of their homes. Some empty nesters experience a phenomenon known as “empty nest syndrome,” which the Mayo Clinic notes can be marked by feelings of sadness or loss. Pets can help people over 50 with no children at home overcome feelings linked to empty nest syndrome. In 2018, the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging found that 86 percent of pet owners felt their pets make them feel loved while 73 percent said their pets provided a sense of purpose. Pets also can ensure individuals over 50 stay physically active and provide opportunities to connect with other people. Prioritize learning. Whether it’s taking music lessons, going back to school or mastering a new hobby, learning has a profound effect on aging brains. For example, a 2013 study published in the journal Psychological Science found that memory function is improved by engagement in demanding everyday tasks. That study reported that people who learned new skills experienced greater memory improvement than people who only socialized or participated in activities that were not as cognitively engaging. Make an effort to improve balance. Various factors contribute to a decline in balance as adults age. For example, a decline in muscle mass that begins when people are in their 30s is a normal part of aging. Over time, that natural decline affects strength and agility. Balance exercises can be a valuable component of a fitness regimen that help individuals reduce their risk for falling as they advance through their 50s and into their 60s and 70s. That’s a significant benefit, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that one out of every three adults age 65 and older experiences a fall each year, and as many as 30 percent of those falls lead to serious injury. Embrace your inner socialite. Socialization is important for people of all ages, including individuals 50 and over. A 2017 study from researchers at Michigan State found that valuing friendships was a strong predictor of health and happiness among older adults. Opportunities to socialize with friends may increase as people navigate their 50s and children move out or become more independent. Individuals can take advantage of opportunities to socialize whenever possible. Various strategies can help people maintain mental and physical wellness as they make their way through their 50s and beyond. �Generations: Living 50 Plus Social media: It’s not just for kids anymore Perhaps due to the popularity of social media among a generation of young people who grew up with it, platforms such as Instagram and Facebook are often associated with people born in the 21st century. However, a 2018 study from the Pew Institute found that 65 percent of adults between the ages of 50 and 64 used Facebook and 68 percent used YouTube. Social media is often on the receiving end of negative attention, but it’s also a potentially valuable tool that can help men and women over 50 stay connected with their communities. That’s not always so easy for adults who no longer have children at home. And as its name suggests, social media can help users connect with others who share their interests. Such connections also can be hard to make for adults over 50. Adults over 50 may be more comfortable with social media now than they were a decade ago, but it’s still a good idea to brush up on basic security measures that can help men and women protect their privacy as they utilize platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Protect your personal information. No social media user has the right to access your personal information, including your address, date of birth or other data unique to you. Avoid interacting with anyone who requests personal information, employing the function to block such users from connecting with you when possible. It’s also important to keep information about travel plans private. For example, sharing details of an upcoming vacation can serve notice to potential criminals that no one will be in your house, making it a potential target for burglars. Aim for quality, not quantity, when building social media networks. Avoid accepting friend requests from individuals you don’t know. Cyber criminals often gain access to victims via social media, so limit your social media net- work to people you know and trust. Turn off location information. The technology behind social media is impressive and even makes it possible to determine where users are when they tweet or post to other platforms. But many users, especially those concerned about their privacy, don’t want to share location information with anyone, much less strangers. Turn off location information and routinely double check to make sure it’s still turned off. Discuss others’ privacy concerns before posting to social media. Social media isn’t for everyone, and some people may not want photos of themselves or their children posted to platforms like Facebook or Instagram. Prior to posting pictures or information about other people, confirm that they’re OK with you doing so. Adults over 50 are engaging with social media. But no matter how comfortable users become, it’s still best to keep various social media safety protocols in mind. Friday, July 15, 2022 C3 �C4 Friday, July 15, 2022 Generations: Living 50 Plus Common mid-career challenges and what to do about them Challenges abound in the professional arena. Whether an individual is an executive with a lengthy track record of success or a newly minted graduate just starting out, the next challenge is never too far off. And for mid-career professionals, those challenges could be accompanied by uncertainty about the direction of their careers and what their next step should be. Around the time they turn 50, many professionals face similar challenges that can lead them to question much about their professional lives. The following challenges won’t affect every person over 50, but recognition of them could help mid-career professionals make the most of their remaining years in the workforce. Motivation: Professional motivation can wane by the time many professionals reach 50. At this point in their careers, professionals may have decades of experience in a given field, and some may have reached management level within their firms. That combination of lengthy experience and achievement can make it hard to stay motivated, especially for professionals who feel they’ve gotten as high up the ladder as they can get in their companies. In such instances, individuals can ask themselves what they want next. Identifying professional goals can provide the motivation to go and achieve them. That spark can reignite the passion that helped mid-career profes- www.overbrookcenter.com 333 Page Street • Middleport, OH 740-992-6472 Overbrook Center is an outstanding licensed and locally owned rehabilitative and long term medical care facility. We provide our residents with the finest personal care, comfortable surrounds, spotless accommodations, recovery and well-being. Our #1 goal is to provide you with the best therapy as well as to assist you in achieving your optimal outcomes How small business owners can create an exit plan to retire sionals get where they are today. Hesitancy: Mid-career professionals often have significant obligations at work and at home. Individuals with a family may still have to provide for their children and save for costly college tuition. The pressure to provide for a family, coupled with responsibilities to colleagues at the office, can make some professionals hesitant to pursue professional changes that could positively affect their lives. Individuals who want to make a change but are hesitant to do so can devote considerable effort to finding a solution that won’t upset the apple cart. For example, professionals over 50 who feel a career change is in order can begin taking small steps to make that a reality. Doing so while continuing to work ensures personal and professional obligations are met and gets individuals on the road to change they think will provide more fulfillment than their current careers. Underutilization: Mid-career professionals who feel they’re underutilized at work may feel helpless to remedy their situations. Some might not welcome the upheaval to their routines that a career change would require, while others may question the wisdom of seeking more responsibility at their current firms. In such instances, professionals can look for opportunities to do more. Offer to help when new work projects arise or mentor younger colleagues just starting out. Mid-career challenges unique to their situations could await professionals over 50. Recognition of these challenges and a willingness to overcome them could lead to greater professional satisfaction. Millions of people across the globe dream of owning their own business. Such dreams come true every day, and small business owners often cite freedom and autonomy as two of the most rewarding parts of owning a business. Small business owners nearing retirement can look back with pride on the business they built. And as retirement draws closer, a successful exit plan can ensure the business keeps going in the years to come. No two businesses are the same, so an exit plan that works for one firm won’t necessarily work for another. But these are some general strategies that can help small business owners nearing retirement age ensure a successful transition when the time comes for them to call it a career. Work with a consultant. Consultants have experience in a variety of situations, including the development and implementation of exit plans. Business owners who need help finding a consultant can speak to fellow small business owners in the community or ask their fi- nancial advisor for a recommendation. Decide on your longterm role. Some business owners want to remain involved after retirement, while others want to divest themselves entirely. Business owners must give ample consideration to what they want their long-term role to be. If they want to remain somewhat involved, then developing a new organizational structure, including who will have final say on important decisions, will be necessary. Pick and share a target date for the transition. A deadline for the transition to new leadership will ensure everyone at the company treats it seriously. Target dates can change, but the establishment of the date can motivate business owners to make the changes necessary to ensure a smooth transition. A target date gives those who will be assuming leadership roles time to reorganize staff so the business continues without missing a beat once the change at the top goes into effect. Target dates also give staff ample time to learn and prepare for new roles they may move into once the new leadership takes over. Welcome feedback. Soliciting feedback from those who will be affected by the exit plan increases the chances of a more successful transition once the target date arrives. This also gives owners a chance to gauge potential successors’ interest in taking the reins. Some potential successors may prefer to stay in their current roles, and owners should not assume that everyone aspires to be head honcho. Make the plan known. Once the exit plan has been established and all affected parties have accepted it, business owners can make it known to the rest of the company. This helps everyone prepare for the transition, which should make things go more smoothly for owners’ successors. Exit plans can help small business owners step away with the confidence that the fruits of their labors will continue to be harvested for years to come. �Generations: Living 50 Plus Friday, July 15, 2022 C5 The pros and cons of taking early retirement How to plan for a post-50 career change Professionals change careers for many reasons. Some do so in pursuit of a higher salary, while others seek a more even balance between their personal and professional lives. Career changes can renew a person’s passion for working, which can grow stale for individuals who have been doing the same job for years on end. Though there’s not necessarily a bad time to change careers, there are times when making such a transition carries more risk. Such is the case for individuals over 50. Many individuals over 50 may not have the financial obligations they had when they were younger, as children may have grown up and moved out of the house. That can make changing careers after 50 more palatable. However, some individuals in their 50s may be hesitant to leave the security of an established career behind in favor of something new. Hesitance about job prospects after 50 also can make some less likely to take the plunge into a new career. Though hesitancy about a career change after 50 is understandable, a recent survey from the American Institute for Economic Research found that 82 percent of workers who responded to the survey were able to successfully transition to a new career after age 45. In addition, projections from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that labor force participation among individuals aged 65 and over would increase significantly by 2022, nearly doubling the rate of participation in 1990. Those figures suggest that a midlife career change is not necessarily the same thing as a late-career career change. That should give professionals the confidence they need to successfully transition to a new career. Individuals mulling a career change after 50 also can take these steps to make such a transition less risky. Pay down as much debt as possible. Financial freedom can be an ally for individuals 50 and over who want to change careers. Career changes often require a pay cut, so individuals who can pay off their mortgages, consumer debts and/or auto loans prior to making a career change may find the transition to a lower income goes more smoothly than it might if they’re still carrying such sizable financial commitments. Make plans to delay retirement. As BLS data indicates, individuals who want to delay retirement certainly won’t be alone. Delaying retirement affords individuals more time to save, and a financial advisor can help adults over 50 come up with a new retirement plan that reflects their willingness to work longer. Delaying retirement also means delaying withdrawals from retirement savings accounts, which can provide peace of mind against a loss of income resulting from a career change. Downsize your lifestyle. Even a post-50 career change that will require a significant drop in income can be doable for professionals who downsize their lifestyles. Empty nesters can consider moving into a smaller home, while travelers can cut back on the number of trips they take each year. Cutbacks won’t necessarily be easy, but they can be worth it for individuals looking for new career challenges. Go back to school. Much like young people go to college before entering the professional arena, adults over 50 who want to change careers may need to go back to school to improve their career prospects. Remote learning and part-time schooling can make juggling a career and school more manageable. A successful career change after 50 is entirely possible for individuals willing to make some sacrifices to be happier in their professional lives. Retirement is a milestone that is often the byproduct of decades of hard work. Though a growing number of working professionals have no intention of ever retiring, the vast majority of adults look forward to the day when they can call it a career. The prospect of early retirement is enticing to millions of people. Though retiring early may seem like a no brainer for individuals in position to do so, a careful consideration of the pros and cons of early retirement can ensure people make the best decision. Benefits of early retirement For many people, early retirement is less about finding a beach to relax on and more about pivoting to a second career. In fact, a recent report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute indicated that 74 percent of workers plan to get a new job after they retire. In such instances, early retirement is often about turning a long-time passion into a second career. That can help adults achieve a lifelong dream, making it one of the better reasons to retire early. Another advantage to retiring early is the chance to spend more quality time with family. One study from the American Psychological Association found that more than half of working professionals now check work emails after work hours, including on weekends. Forty-four percent even check sional landscape that increasingly relies on technologies that may not have been around when older professionals attended college and began their careers. In addition, the AARP reports that individuals interested in going Disadvantages to retiring early Retiring early can seem like a dream, but it could turn into a nightmare for people whose finances aren’t as robust as they need to be to support a lengthy retirement. One report from the Boston College Center for Retirement Research found that around 50 percent of working families face a significant decline in their standard of living during retirement. Life expectancy has been on the rise in developed countries since 1900, so retiring too early carries some significant financial risk for people who have saved but not necessarily saved enough. Retiring early also could make people more vulnerable to cognitive decline than they would be if they keep working. One study from researchers at Scotland’s University of St. Andrews found that people who wait until age 67 to retire experience less cognitive decline than people who retire prior to turning 67. Out-of-pocket medical costs are another significant disadvantage to retiring early. Employer-sponsored medical insurance tends to cost individuals less than private plans, which is a significant consideration for individuals at a point in their lives when they may need to visit doctors more often. Early retirement has its advantages and disadvantages. Individuals must consider both to make the best decision for them. Simple ways to lessen your financial load By the time people reach their fiftieth birthday, many have begun to imagine what their life in retirement may look like. Though data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates the number of people working into their 70s increased significantly during the first two decades of the twentieth century, the vast majority of professionals still call it a career sometime during their 60s. Retirement may still be a long way off for people who are 50 or in their early 50s, but around this time thoughts of what retirement could be compel many people to seek ways to reduce their financial load in anticipation of the day when they will no longer be working. Cutting back needn’t be complicated, and the following are some simple ways for individuals 50 and over to save money. Address unsecured debt. Unsecured debt, which can include credit card balances and medical bills, tends to carry higher interest rates than Age is no deterrent when it comes to getting a college education now Students often experience some jitters on the first day of school, but the prospect of such nervousness doesn’t appear to be too great a deterrent for students 60 and older. Officials at Toronto’s York University estimated they had around 430 students aged 60 and older in undergraduate and graduate programs in 2021. Increased enrollment among people at or nearing what is often considered retirement age could be a reflection of what the AARP notes has been an increase in continuing education courses at many colleges and universities. Such courses may be offered to individuals of a certain age at reduced tuition. They also can help workers over 50 learn new skills that can benefit them in an ever-adapting profes- their email while on vacation. Early retirement enables individuals to escape that round-the-clock career commitment, affording retirees a chance to spend more unfiltered quality time with the people they love most. Retiring early also provides an opportunity to escape a daily grind that many people have indicated has become increasingly burdensome in recent years. The 2021 Work and Well-Being Survey from the American Psychological Association found that 79 percent of the roughly 1,500 adults surveyed had experienced work-related stress in the month prior to participating. Work is a leading cause of stress for many people, and stress has been linked to a host of health problems. Individuals who can retire early can benefit from less stress in their lives. back to school for personal enrichment, as opposed to achieve an advanced degree, may be able to audit classes for free. In such instances, older adults often do not receive academic credit but still get to benefit from taking the class. debts that carry a collateral requirement. According to the Federal Reserve, roughly 12.5 percent of individuals over 50 still have student loan debt, which is another type of unsecured debt. If possible, people over 50 should pay off these debts immediately or make their best effort to pay extra each month so they are paid off as soon as possible. Pay in “cash.” It’s not enough to simply pay off unsecured debt like consumer credit. It’s also important to stop accruing additional debt. Individuals over 50 should resist the temptation to use their credit cards, instead paying with cash or debit cards. Credit card debt is often characterized as a problem for young consumers, but a 2021 report from ValuePenguin found that the median credit card debt among individuals between the ages of 55 and 64 was higher than it was for consumers aged 35 to 44. Paying in cash, whether it’s with paper currency or a debit card, ensures you’re not digging yourself into debt. Reexamine your housing situation. Adults 50 and over who purchased their home in their late 20s or early 30s are likely nearing the maturity date on their mortgages. If so, paying a little extra toward the principal each month will help you pay off that mortgage a good deal earlier than if you keep paying the same amount you’ve been paying for years. Though paying extra money each month may not seem like reducing your financial load, it will do so considerably over time. For example, the financial experts at Wells Fargo note that individuals with a fixed-rate mortage loan of $200,000 at 4 percent can cut the term of that loan by more than 4.5 years by paying as little as $100 extra each month toward their principal. Homeowners over 50 who have already paid off a significant percentage of their mortgage loans could reach maturity much sooner if they start paying more toward principal now. Since housing costs are many people’s greatest expense, removing a mortgage payment from your financial ledger by the time you reach 55 could create significant financial flexibility as you get closer to retirement. Individuals over 50 can utilize some simple yet effective strategies to reduce their financial obligations as retirement nears. �C6 Friday, July 15, 2022 CARDIOLOGY SERVICES PVH Is Always Here. No Matter What Life Brings. Comprehensive medical care is available in the heart of the region at Pleasant Valley Hospital from doctors who never forget what’s most important – you as the patient. Dr. Timothy Damron is one of those doctors. 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