https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/be019f29646255f6abc2464497744f89.pdf 9a166e12d6c0375460e0cbc53bae0504 PDF Text Text log onto www.mydailysentinel.com or www.mydailytribune.com for archive • games • e-edition • polls & more Hometown News for Gallia & Meigs counties INSIDE STORY WEATHER Recalling a nearly lost art ... Page C1 Mostly cloudy. High near 36, Low around 21....Page A2 SPORTS OBITUARIES Prep basketball action .... Page B1 Charles ‘Charlie’ Casto, 55 Robert Gene McCulty, 83 William ‘Earl’ Mullins, Sr., 48 Ferndora Schaefer Story, 91 $2.00 SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013 Vol. 47, No. 3 Schools to see first casino tax payments Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com OHIO VALLEY — Schools throughout the state of Ohio will see an extra boost in funds later this month, as each district will receive its first payment from the Ohio Casino Revenue Tax. Thirty-four percent of the money from the casino revenue tax collection is allocated to the “Student Fund” which is designated for schools. Money is distributed based on the number of enrolled students in the school or district in the state. As with the money that is distributed to the counties, money received by the schools is not designated for a specific purpose and can be spent at the discretion of the district. The total amount distributed to schools in Gallia County will be $106,658.04. Gallia County has 5,085 students according to the report available from the Ohio Department of Taxation. Meigs County schools are to receive $76,450.09 in payments on Jan. 31. Meigs County has 3,645 students. Gallipolis City Schools, which has an enrollment of 2,194 students will receive the largest payment at $46,019.21. Gallia County Local School District will receive a payment of $44,509.40 for its enrollment of 2,122 students., which includes four students from Meigs County. Meigs Local School District is to receive $37,254.46, including $272.68 for 13 students who reside in Gallia County. Meigs Local has a total enrollment of 1,768. wwThe average payment per student is $20.98. Payments are not only made to the five school districts physically based in Gallia and Meigs counties, but also to programs such as Ohio Connections Academy and Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow which serve students in the counties. Other schools receiving payments for Meigs County students were as follows: Alexander Local School District, $4,741.25 (225 students); Ohio Virtual Academy Inc., $842.89 (40 students); Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, $821.82 (39 students); Ohio Connections Academy Inc., $252.87 (12 students); Vinton County Local School District, $105.36 (five students); Tri- County Career Center, $63.22 (three students); Buckeye On-line School for Success, $42.14 (2). In Gallia County other schools receiving payments were as follows: Gallia, Jackson, Vinton Joint Vocational, $8,431.96 (402 students); Fairland Local Schools, $3,272.10 (156 students); Oak Hill Union Local, $1,069.73 (51 students); Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, $671.20 (32 students); Ohio Virtual Academy Inc., $650.23 (31 students); Symmes Valley Local School District, $545.35 (26 stuSee TAX |‌ A2 Gallipolis man gets jail time after probation revoked Amber Gillenwater agillenwater@civitasmedia.com Photos by Sarah Hawley l Daily Tribune Recycling drop-off sites are located throughout the county to allow residents to recycle items commonly used in the home such as cardboard and plastic bottles. More than 500K recycled in 2012 Staff Report tdsnews@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Last year the Meigs County Recycling Program, administered by the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District, recycled over half a million pounds of material in the county, according to the Meigs SWCD. The program collected 241,226 pounds of cardboard, 36,460 pounds of plastic in the form of bottles and jugs, 241,250 pounds of newspaper and magazines and 30,618 pounds of metal cans for a total of 549,554 pounds, said Steve Jenkins, Meigs SWCD program administrator. “That’s roughly the weight of seven fully-loaded semi trucks,” he added. The recycling program collects recyclable material from seven drop-off points throughout the county and from schools and other locations. In addition, the program conducts educational programs and administers two annual cleanup events in the county, the Ohio River Sweep and Leading Creek Stream Sweep. The program is funded in cooperation with the Meigs County Board of Commissioners with funding from the Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton Solid Waste District. Last year was the SWCD’s first year administering the program. For more information about recycling in Meigs County or for the location of your nearest recycling drop-off point contact the Meigs SWCD at 740-992-4282. In addition to daily recycling efforts, volunteers take part in the annual Ohio River Sweep and the Leading Creek Stream Sweep to help clean up the county. Here, Mark Allen and his daughter, Lily take part in the stream sweep held each spring. GALLIPOLIS — A Gallipolis man charged with trafficking in drugs who was sentenced to two years of probation following the implementation of House Bill 86 in 2011, recently had his probation revoked and will be spending 17 months in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Chad E. Brown, 32, was sentenced on Tuesday in the Common Pleas Court of Gallia County on three counts of trafficking in drugs. An indictment against Brown was filed on April 22, 2011, alleging that he had sold or offered to sell four phentermine tablets on July 9, 2010, and one suboxone tablet on July 12, 2010, both in the vicinity of a juvenile and both felonies of the fourth degree, and for allegedly selling six Lortab (hydrocodone) tablets on January 8, 2011, a fifth degree felony. Brown was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to these charges on April 26, 2011. A second indictment filed on June 10, 2011, alleges that Brown sold or offered to sell one suboxone tablet on May 16, 2011, a fourth degree felony. He pleaded not guilty to this charge on June 23, 2011. On August 29, 2011, the defendant entered guilty pleas in both of his cases in accordance with negotiated plea agreements. In his first case, Brown pleaded guilty to the first two counts of trafficking in drugs as specified in his indictment. Brown also pleaded guilty to the charge of trafficking in drugs in his second case. According to this initial plea agreement and to a victim’s statement filed along with the agreements, after pleading guilty, the defendant would be sentenced to 11 months of incarceration for each three counts of trafficking in drugs — sentences that would be ordered to served consecutively. During the initial plea hearing, a pre-sentence investigation was ordered to be completed by the adult probation department and a sentencing hearing was scheduled for October 20, 2011. Motions for continuances were later filed in both of Brown’s cases by his defense attorney, Barbara Wallen. In the motions, Wallen requests that the pleas entered into in each of Brown’s cases be set aside as they are “based on the law prior to the effective date of House Bill 86, effective September 30, 2011, and [are] directly impacted by this new law.” The motion further states, “The Defendant requests a continuance so that a new plea change form can be prepared, signed and submitted to the court. The Defendant requests that once the new form is submitted, the Court schedule a new plea hearing date and conduct a pre-sentence investigation and a that a new date then be scheduled for sentencing in this case.” The court later granted this motion in each case See JAIL |‌ A2 McCallister sentenced to 10 years for Gonzalez murder Beth Sergent bsergent@civitasmedia.com POINT PLEASANT — One of the three men accused in the 2011 murder of René Gonzalez was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday morning. Chad W. McCallister, 31, Apple Grove, appeared before Judge David W. Nibert who handed down the sentence for the felony offense of voluntary manslaughter. McCallister was originally charged with first degree murder but entered into a plea agreement where he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge. Also contained in the plea agreement was a mandatory jail sentence of 10 years. Before Judge Nibert ruled on the sentencing, he entered into the record a letter from Andrea Gonzalez, sister of the deceased. Andrea was not in the courtroom to read the letter, though Judge Nibert said in it she took issue with the terms of the plea agreement, requesting McCallister be sentenced to the maximum of 15 years in jail, not the mandatory 10 contained in the plea agreement. Prior to Judge Nibert’s ruling, Jeff Woods, attorney for McCallister, asked Judge Nibert to consider a sentence which included home confinement. Woods said since McCallister’s incarceration 542 days prior, he’d lost his only brother in an occupational hazard incident and McCallister’s mother was in failing health. Woods said the health of McCallister’s father was also “fair at best.” Given these circumstances, Woods said McCallister’s assistance at home was greatly needed. Woods also presented the court with letters from neighbors who would be near McCallister, all of which said they felt he posed no threat to them, and they had no issue with him being confined in their community. Woods also reminded this was McCallister’s first felony and given the time he has already served, he could be eligible for parole in 18 months. After Woods spoke, McCallister expressed regret and remorse to the court with his family sitting behind him in support. After admitting to some “scuffles” with Gonzalez prior to the murder, McCallister seemed to indicate the end result of Gonzalez’s death was not what he wanted. Last year, Matthew C. Woods, 25, Gallipolis Ferry, testified at his own plea hearing that McCallister had called him to ask that he give a “buddy” a ride. The “buddy” was later identified by Woods as Steven L. Adkins, Jr. 26, Apple Grove, the man law enforcement believes actually shot Gonzalez. Woods said he went to McCallistser’s home on Millstone Road where the three men entered into a plan to “rob and maybe assault” Gonzalez — during this questioning, Woods never used the word “murder.” However, when questioned further, then Prosecuting Attorney Damon Morgan asked if all three men knew of the possibilities of robbing or causing harm to Gonzalez, which Woods confirmed. Judge Nibert approved McCallister’s plea agreement, calling it “fair”, and at that point imposed the 10-year prison sentence. However, he denied the request for home confinement. Judge Nibert said he realized there were mitigating circumstances involving McCallister’s family, including the death of his brother and his ill mother, but a man lost his life. For this reason, the judge said he couldn’t approve the alternative sentencing of home confinement. Representing the state at Friday’s sentencing was Morgan, who was appointed as a special prosecutor for this case given that his term in office ran out on Dec. 31, just prior to the McCallister sentencing. Woods pleaded guilty to second degree murder last year and was sentenced to a definite term of 10 years with the department of corrections by Judge Nibert. Adkins is set to go to trial in March for his alleged role in the Gonzalez murder. �Sunday, January 20, 2013 Local stocks AEP (NYSE) — 43.51 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 23.07 Ashland Inc. 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Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A2 Ask Dr. Brothers Can in-laws really make a difference? Dear Dr. Brothers: My ganged up on because you and his mother husband and I have been have formed an alliance married for nearly a year. to try to change him! I heard all the mother-inThere is nothing like law jokes growing up, and a tag team of wife and I was determined not to mom to intimidate a be one of those people married man who is inwho have a bad relationship with their husband’s terested in keeping the mom. Now I find that my peace and his marriage husband is jealous. He intact. It’s important to says his parents like me set boundaries with his better than him, and that parents and also give we all gang up on him. I him the opportunity to do find his mom being feel like one of the fammy ally a lot, but we both Dr. Joyce Brothers ily by meeting yours, if Syndicated know him so well that that’s possible. You are Columnist we can see what needs just at the beginning of changing. He isn’t close your marriage, so you to my mom. — W.B. have a good opportunity Dear W.B.: In-laws almost always now to set some ground rules, if only are a touchy subject, especially the in your own mind. Remember, your wife’s or husband’s mother. When husband comes first, not his mother. you reach out to an in-law, it seems *** like the right thing to do, but someDear Dr. Brothers: My husband times things can be a bit tricky. is the very epitome of the so-called There’s some new research from the absent-minded professor. He actually University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research that shines some is a schoolteacher, and works very surprising new light on the situa- hard at the middle school as well as tion. The study found that when men at home, most nights. There’s hardly have a good relationship with their a time when he doesn’t have papers mother-in-law, it tends to be a posi- all over the place and his mind on tive influence on the marriage, but if his kids. The problem is that he is Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. West the wife is close to her spouse’s mom, a distracted driver. He never texts or answers the phone in the car or things can go awry. wind 7 to 13 mph. You’ve pinpointed the trouble anything like that, but he seems to be Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. spot: Your husband may be feeling elsewhere in his mind all the time. Is West wind around 7 mph. M.L.King Day: A slight chance of snow showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Researchers have chosen an ex- the sticky deposits that clog paTuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. perimental drug by Eli Lilly & Co. tients’ brains. Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Earlier studies found it did not Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around for a large federally funded study testing whether it’s possible to prehelp people with moderate to se20. vent Alzheimer’s disease in older vere Alzheimer’s but it showed Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. people at high risk of developing it. some promise against milder The drug, called solanezumab, is disease. Researchers think it Friday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. designed to bind to and help clear might work better if given be- Ohio Valley Forecast this dangerous? — C.M. Dear C.M.: There has been so much emphasis lately on driving while texting, talking on the phone or under the influence of drugs or alcohol that we sometimes forget some of the basic problems that can cause distracted driving. You don’t have to be sipping coffee, eating a hamburger, applying makeup or shaving while driving (believe me, it happens) to be a danger to yourself, your passengers or others. People who are very busy, have nonstop minds or are simply bored with the same old long commute are equally at risk when it comes to a lack of attention to the road. It sounds like your husband has both the personality and the workload to develop some dangerous driving habits. If he’s normally a little spaced out anyway, having his mind on the lesson plan or a student’s great performance on a paper can only add to the probability that he’s going to zone out occasionally when he gets in the car. There are no laws to govern wandering minds, and a recent study by the University of Bordeaux of 1,000 adults injured in auto accidents and then interviewed found that more than half of them admitting to having been distracted before the crash. I hope you’ll share your concerns and this research with your academic. (c) 2013 by King Features Syndicate Lilly drug chosen for Alzheimer’s prevention study fore symptoms start. “The hope is we can catch people before they decline,” which can come 10 years or more after plaques first show up in the brain, said Dr. Reisa Sperling, director of the Alzheimer’s center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Jail and a new plea change hearing was set for November 17, 2011. Ohio House Bill 86, a bill that overhauled the Ohio’s criminal sentencing laws, was passed by the Ohio General Assembly in May 2011, and was signed into law by Ohio Governor John Kasich in June 2011. Among the sweeping changes the bill imposes are alterations to the trial court’s ability to impose consecutive sentences, as well as a limitation, and, even, the direct prohibition of, prison terms for certain fourth and fifth degree felonies. According to a summary of the bill compiled by the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission, a mandatory one-year community control sentence must be imposed by felony courts when the most serious charge against an offender is a fourth or fifth degree felony, if the offender has no prior felonies, and the offender has had no misdemeanor offense of violence for at least two years. Further, prison sentences may be imposed in cases where fourth and fifth degree felonies have occurred if the offender had a firearm during the offense, caused physical harm to another person, or violated the conditions of his or her bond. The second plea agreements filed in Brown’s cases whereby the defendant pleaded guilty to the same offenses — a total of three counts of trafficking in drugs, specifies a two-year community control sanction along with a six-month suspension of Brown’s operator’s license. The two-year probation sentence and license suspension was imposed by the court on December 8, 2011. A warrant was issued for the defendant’s arrest on July 17, 2012, after the court was notified that the defendant had absconded supervision. His community control was tolled effective May 30, 2012. Brown was arrested on August 28, 2011, after he was found driving without a license. He was arraigned on the community control violations on August 30. These violations included the allegation that Brown had failed to provide a urine sample on August 28, provided the wrong address to corrections officers while being booked into the Gallia County Jail, failed to make his monthly payments, failed to make all of his office visits, failed to provide documentation of working since March 27, 2012, and had been non-compliant with Spectrum Outreach Services since April 16, 2012. Following the arraignment hearing, Brown was released on his own recognizance. A final hearing was set in this case on October 23, and a second warrant was issued for the defendant after he failed to ap- pear for said hearing. Brown was arrested this January, and his bond was revoked on January 7 and set at $10,000, 10 percent. During a final hearing in this case on January 15, Brown’s community control was revoked and he was sentenced to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for 17 months for selling four phentermine tablets on July 9, 2010, in the vicinity of a juvenile, and to 17 months of incarceration for selling one suboxone tablet on July 12, 2010, also in the vicinity in the juvenile — sentences to be served concurrently. In his second case, Brown was sentenced to 17 months of incarceration for selling one suboxone tablet on May 16, 2011. The sentence in this case was ordered to be served concurrently with the sentence imposed in his first case. He was given credit for a total of 77 days served and was ordered to pay the cost of prosecution. Tax From Page A1 dents); Lawrence County Joint Vocational, $377.55 (18 students); Treca Digital Academy, $293.65 (14 students); Virtual Community School, $293.65 (14 students); Ohio Connections Academy Inc., $188.78 (nine students); Ohio Distance Education, $62.93 (three students); Buckeye Online School for Success, $62.93 (three students); Southern Ohio Academy, $20.98 (one student). The school districts will receive semi-annual payments, which according to the Ohio Department of Taxation, will take place on Jan. 31 and July 31. ** Enrollment figures for all schools are based on a report available from the Ohio Department of Taxation. For information contact the Adult Center at 740-245-5334 60383844 Financial aid is available for those who qualify 60384735 From Page A1 �Sunday, January 20, 2013 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Gallia County Community Calendar Meigs County Local Briefs Zumba Classes Resuming POMEROY — Zumba classes will resume at the Mulberry Community Center, 260 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy, Tuesday night. Jan. 22. The classes will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the gymnasium. The price is a contribution of non- perishable food items to go to the Meigs Cooperative food pantry. Adult Basic Literary Education MIDDLEPORT — Adult Basic Literacy Education classes will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the Middleport Library basement for residents 18 years of age and older who want to work for their GED. For more information call 992-5808. 2013 Visitors Guide Calender Events POMEROY –Stories are being written and advertising is being sold for the 2013 Meigs County Visitors Guide, a project of Meigs County Tourism and the Meigs County Commissioners produced in conjunction with The Daily Sentinel. Currently, Luke Ortman, director of the Meigs County Chamber of Commerce and its tourism program, is preparing a calendar of events from March through December. Anyone with an event which they would like listed in the calendar so that it will appear in the 2013 Meigs Visitors Guide is asked to get the information to Ortman as soon as possible but not later than Jan. 31. Anything that comes in past that date will not be included in the Visitors Guide. Informational sheets to be filled out may be picked up at the Chamber of Commerce Office in Pomeroy or information may be emailed to luke@meigscountychamber.com Office Closed POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Normal business hours will resume at 8 a.m. on Jan. 22. POMEROY — The Meigs County Board of Elections Office will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. POMEROY — The Meigs County TB Clinic will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21. Skin tests will not be given on Friday, Jan. 18. Winter owl hike slated for Jan. 20 RUTLAND — The Meigs SWCD Conservation Area will be the site of a winter owl hike slated for Sunday, Jan. 20 at 5:30 p.m. The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District in partnership with the Leading Creek Watershed Group is sponsoring the hike at the Conservation Area, which is located along New Lima Road be- tween Rutland and Harrisonville. The Winter Own Hike is free and open to people of all ages, but participants will need to provide their own flashlights and suitable footwear and clothing. For more information call the Meigs SWCD at 992-4282 or visit www. meigsswcd.com. Small government committee meeting MARIETTA — A meeting of the District 18 Small Government Committee will be held Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Marietta, Ohio. The purpose of this meeting is to select seven small government eligible projects, two of the seven being contingency projects, for submission to the Ohio Public Works Commission. Five of the projects selected at this meeting will compete for small government funding with other projects throughout the state of Ohio. If you have questions regarding this meeting, please contact Michelle Hyer at (740) 376-1025. Immunization Clinic POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct a childhood immunization clinic from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday at the office located at 112 East Memorial Drive. Flu and pneumonia shots will also be available for a fee. Flu season ‘bad one for the elderly,’ CDC says Marilynn Marchione AP Chief Medical Writer The number of older people hospitalized with the flu has risen sharply, prompting federal officials to take unusual steps to make more flu medicines available and to urge wider use of them as soon as symptoms appear. The U.S. is about halfway through this flu season, and “it’s shaping up to be a worse-than-average season” and a bad one for the elderly, said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s not too late to get a flu shot, and “if you have symptoms, please stay home from work, keep your children home from school” and don’t spread the virus, he said. New figures from the CDC show widespread flu activity in all states but Tennessee and Hawaii. Some parts of the country are seeing an increase in flu activity “while overall activity is beginning to go down,” Frieden said. Flu activity is high in 30 states and New York City, up from 24 the previous week. Nine more children or teens have died of the flu, bringing the nation’s total this flu season to 29. That’s close to the 34 pediatric deaths reported during all of the last flu season, although that one was unusually light. In a typical season, about 100 children die of the flu and officials said there is no way to know whether deaths this season will be higher or lower than usual. The government doesn’t keep a running tally of adult deaths from the flu, but estimates that it kills about 24,000 people most years. So far, half of confirmed flu cases are in people 65 and older. Lab-confirmed Most areas of the world are experiencing an alarming decrease in the number of insects to pollinate plants. flu hospitalizations totaled 19 for every 100,000 in the population, but 82 per 100,000 among those 65 and older, “which is really quite a high rate,” Frieden said. “We expect to see both the number and the rates of both hospitalizations and deaths rise further in the next week or so as the flu epidemic progresses,’” so prompt treatment is key to preventing deaths, he said. About 90 percent of flu deaths are in the elderly; the very young and people with other health problems such as diabetes are also at higher risk. If you’re worried about how sick you are and are in one of these risk groups, see a doctor, Frieden urged. One third to one half of people are not getting prompt treatment with antiviral medicines, he said. Two drugs — Tamiflu and Relenza — can cut the severity and risk of death from the flu but must be started within 48 hours of first symptoms to do much good. Tamiflu is available in a liquid form for use in children under 1, and pharmacists can reformulate capsules into a liquid if supplies are short in an area, said Dr. Margaret Hamburg, head of the Food and Drug Administration. To help avoid a shortage, the FDA is letting Tamiflu’s maker, Genentech, distribute 2 million additional doses of capsules that have an older version of package insert. “It is fully approved, it is not outdated,” just lacks information for pharmacists on how to mix it into a liquid if needed for young children, she said. This year’s flu season started about a month earlier than normal and the dominant flu strain is one that tends to make people sicker. Vaccinations are recommended for anyone 6 months or older. Burdell Honey Farm needs sites to set small, newly established honey bee colonies annually in July to be sold the following Spring to regional beekeepers. SITE REQUIREMENTS: •Easily accessible by light truck •Good air and water drainage •2+ miles from nearest bee yard •Area of 600+ square feet •Sunny •Above flood stage •Level to medium slope •Isolated 200+ feet. Terms are negotiable. If interested, contact us. 740-245-5203 HONEY FOR SALE We buy used concrete blocks and bricks. 60382725 Burdell Honey Farm 480 Bandy Road Bidwell, OH 45614 Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A3 Card showers Opal “Jones” Williams will be turning 93 years old on January 24. Anyone wishing to send cards can mail them to: 52 Lincoln Street, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. Virginia Garnes will celebrate her 92nd birthday on Jan. 28. Cards may be sent to her at: P.O. Box 104, Vinton, Ohio 45686. Events Monday, Jan. 21 GREENFIELD TWP. — Greenfield Township Board of Trustees meeting, 7 p.m., 2052 Dry Ridge Road. GALLIPOLIS — Look Good Feel Better sponsored by the American Cancer Society, 1 p.m., Cancer Resource Center in the Holzer Center for Cancer Care, 170 Jackson Pike. Please call (740) 441-3909 for an appointment before 10 a.m. on Monday. GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Veterans Service Office will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Day. Wednesday, Jan. 23 GALLIPOLIS — American Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Holzer Medical Center, conference rooms A and B, 100 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. Please call (800) RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org and enter HMCG. Thursday, Jan. 24 GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Commission meeting, 9 a.m., commission chambers, Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust Street, Gallipolis. GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Ohio Township Association meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Senior Resource Center, 1167 Ohio 160, Gallipolis, Ohio. This will be a joint meeting with Gallia County Engineer Brett Boothe. Guest speaker will be Connie Fink, Second Vice President, Ohio Township Association. Saturday, Jan. 26 GALLIPOLIS — GAHS mini cheer camp at Gallia Academy High School. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. Practice will be held from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. The camp is for children, pre-kindergarten to fifth grade. For more information, call Jennifer Edelmann, (740) 339-4491. Thursday, Jan. 31 GALLIPOLIS — French 500 Free Clinic,1-4 p.m., 258 Pinecrest Drive off of Jackson Pike. The clinic serves the uninsured residents of Gallia County, age 18 and over. GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Commission meeting, 9 a.m., commission chambers, Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust Street, Gallipolis. Tuesdsay, Feb. 5 GALLIPOLIS — Holzer Clinic and Holzer Medical Center retirees will meet for lunch at 12 p.m. at the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant. Thursday, Feb. 7 GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Commission meeting, 9 a.m., commission chambers, Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust Street, Gallipolis. Saturday, March 2 SEBRING, Fla. — Gallia Day will be held at Homer’s Smorgasbord, located at 1000 U.S. Hwy 27 North, Sebring, Fla. The group will meet at 10:30 a.m. and eat at 11 a.m. Anyone from Gallia County who is in Florida that day is welcome to attend. For more information, call 740-446-3667 or 772-5950971. Meigs County Community Calendar Sunday, Jan. 20 NEW HAVEN Factory Hi-Brass Match, noon, at Broad Run Gun Club. Meeting before the match. Monday, Jan. 21 LETART — Letart Township Trustees will meet at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township building. Tuesday, Jan. 22 POMEROY — The Meigs County Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) will hold its January meeting in the Senior Citizens conference room at 11:30 am. Planning for 2013 will be discussed. Lunch will be available. Wednesday, Jan. 23 POMEROY — The Pomeroy Village Council Ordinance Committee will meet at 4 p.m. at village hall. POMEROY — A community dinner will be held at New Beginnings United Methodist Church from 4:30-6 p.m. The menu will be spaghetti, salad, garlic bread and dessert. The public is invited to attend. Friday, Jan. 25 MARIETTA — The Regional Advisory Council for the Area Agency on Aging will meet at 10 a.m., in the Buckeye Hills-HVRDD Area Agency on Aging office in Marietta. RACINE — The Racine First Baptist Church will host Squire Parsons in concert at 7 p.m. Admission is free. MIDDLEPORT — A free community dinner will be served at 5 p.m. at the Middleport Church of Christ Family Life Center. The menu will include chicken and noodles, salad, corn, rolls and dessert. Monday, Jan. 28 POMEROY — The Meigs County Veterans Service Commission will meet at 9 a.m. at the office located at 117 East Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Friday, Feb. 1 MARIETTA — The Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development District Executive Committee will meet at 11:30 a.m. at 1400 Pike Street in Marietta. Contact Jenny Myers at (740) 376-1026 with questions. �Sunday Times-Sentinel Community Corner War soldiers So you’re when Abraa little conham Lincoln cerned about was seeking a your weight, second term as what with all president of the the “good” stuff United States. you ate over Those ballots the holidays were filed in and the fact the Ohio Board that there was of Elections no time, or so office and sevyou thought, to eral years ago exercise. passed along to Now you’re the local Board looking for a Elections good program Charlene Hoeflich of and eventually which will help choeflich@ to the Museum. you get back in civitasmedia.com Many other shape. Civil War relatThe word ed things will from Paulette Harrison and Jeannie Owen be included in the exhibit. who are Zumba teachers is, Currently the Museum has “Come, join the party!” It a call out for loans of related starts this week and will be materials about the War for held every Tuesday from this special exhibit. They 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. until sum- can be left at the Museum mer, or there-abouts, in the anytime Tuesday through gymnasium of the Mulberry Friday between 10 a.m. Community Center. First- and 3 p.m. or for those who timers are always welcome. would like to have them And it will help with that picked just call 992-3810. A second display is also weight problem, particularly if you combine it with being planned — one to commemorate the 150th a diet change. The admission is non- anniversary of the Meigs perishable food items to County Fair. Museum perbe donated to the Meigs sonnel are also interested Cooperative Parish for dis- in having donations for tribution to families in need that exhibit. *** of food. And that need is A little beautification always with us. On the first for the new Meigs stadistribution day of the new year, Jan. 8, in a two-hour dium is being added by span, the Parish assisted 15 area units of the Modern households which qualified Woodmen of America. They have purchased sevunder the financial guide- eral Cleveland Pear trees, lines of poverty. Residing in to be planted on the hill those households were sev- near the press box. en senior citizens, 19 other *** adults and eight children. Since I told you last That was just two hours on week about the Baby Jeone day. sus being stolen from Going to Zumba with its the nativity scene on the volunteer instructors is re- Pomeroy parking lot stage ally a nice way to contribute just after Christmas, let to people in need of food. me say it has not been “Kills two birds with one returned. However, since stone,” so to speak. the Pomeroy Merchants *** Association was involved Since much of our atten- in putting in place the figtion to special events this ures which are owned by year is around the 150th an- Trinity Church, they felt niversary of the Civil War a responsibility for replacBattle at Buffington Island, ing it. A new Baby Jesus the only significant battle has been located and is befought on Ohio ground, ing purchased to give to the displays and other activities Church. will be featured at Meigs By Christmas this year, County’s three museums. the Merchants are hoping In the annex of the Meigs to have their own nativCounty Historical Society’s ity scene. Actually they are museum the display will looking for someone who include copies for public might have one they no lonviewing of the voting bal- ger use who may be interlots of Meigs County Civil ested in donating it. Sunday Times-Sentinel Reader Services Correction Policy Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a story, please call one of our newsrooms. Our main numbers are: Tribune • Gallipolis, OH (740) 446-2342 Sentinel • Pomeroy, OH (740) 992-2155 Register • Pt. 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The student-athletes, coaches, boosters and community members have been a blessing in our lives. The success that we have experienced as a program has been due to the countless hours of hard work, commitment, and sacrifice of many. There are always those that you create a special bond with and have the greatest impacts on you, and I hope that they know how much we care about them. Our lives have been forever changed due to the experiences here, and we can only hope to have made positive impacts on the lives of those we have made contact with, as well. As for why I have decided to leave my position with the school system and the football program; there is no single answer. It has been more of a microcosm of events that have led us to this new path. It has been said by some that there was negativity surrounding the decision, or that some one person or group may have created an environment that was causing us to look for change. I can assure you that none of things are accurate, and even though we may not have always agreed with everyone about everything; we have always felt the love and support of the people around us. Based upon recent events with my extended family, we have felt a continuing separation from those who have always been there for us in times of need; and based on the physical distance between us, we couldn’t return that support. In the midst of those events, a job opportunity presented itself to me even though I wasn’t looking for one. Within days of that opportunity, my wife and I were both offered positions that would allow us to provide for our family. It still feels like a whirlwind that has come and gone so quickly that you are left with as many questions as answers. I felt that God was aligning the pieces of the puzzle that is our life for a purpose, and I decided to trust in my faith that he is continually working in my life. I know that I could never express the reasoning behind this situation in a manner that satisfies everyone’s questions, but I hope that you can understand the fact that my family will always be indebted to this community. The experiences here have helped to mold my family, and you will always hold a special place in our hearts. Change is inevitable and often difficult. A wise, dear friend of mine recently explained change to me in this manner: (C – represents change) “When we are living our lives trying to avoid change, it occurs in the middle of our plans and forces a REACTION. Now, without deleting or inserting any of the letters move the C, or change, to the beginning of your plan and you are granted CREATION”. We are embracing change and the unknown with the intent to create our opportunities knowing that with faith, the possibilities are endless. Sincere best wishes to all, Mike Eddy and family Head football coach Gallia Academy High School Gallipolis, Ohio Media, legislators are ignorant about firearms Dear Editor, It’s started again. A push to ban so-called assault weapons. Blame the object, not society; however, I am amazed at the absolute stupidity of the mass media, pertaining to firearms. The “assault weapons” misnomer was invented by them and the politicians. Before these ‘highly regarded in their own minds’ purveyors of ‘the facts’, an assault rifle was a military issue weapon capable of selective fire, that is either semiautomatic of fully automatic. Simply stated, a private citizen cannot own a fully automatic firearm legally because of a Federal Law enacted back in 1934 when the Chicago gangs used submachine guns to commit murders. However, the ignorance of the Media doesn’t stop there. “Clips’ and ‘bullets’ are used in place of the proper terms, magazines and cartridges. A bullet is inert; it is part of a cartridge. A “clip” is only used in rifles like the M1 Garand of ‘Saving Private Ryan’ genre. Why is this so important? Because it proves to me that the Media and our elected officials in Washington know nothing and prefer to know nothing about firearms and the millions of us that legally own them. Of course, by today’s standards, that makes them experts because of their standing in our nation. The Media and politicians also do not know, or do not care why the Second Amendment was included in our Bill of Rights. By now, the writer is well aware of the attitude, on the part of some, in regards to pro gun advocates. Therefore, I won’t define it here. James Madison, in the 46th letter as found in “The Federalist” papers explains the reason for the Second Amendment. He was one of the main patriots involved in crafting our Bill of Rights. This information is easily found online on the Internet, The Internet can be a good source of information. It is a product of our 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. times. As proof of this, legislation is everywhere, enacting the ‘new’ moral code against objects but not against the person. Personal responsibility is becoming obsolete replaced by the government ‘we will take care of you’ philosophy. It is no wonder to me, that murder of innocent children and all types of killings, robberies, home invasions, and other signs of moral decay have become commonplace. It is no wonder to me that the a person is no longer responsible for his (her) action. It is no wonder to me that, since we are not responsible for our actions, that something else must be blamed. It is no wonder to me that objects (firearms) have become the culprits to blame for our new direction in morality. After all, that is the direction that the Media and our elected officials are taking us. Now more than anytime in our lifetime, we need to contact our Senators and Congressmen, and ask them to think before signing away our Second amendment rights. Keith R Shirley Leon, W.Va. Lung Association warns of flu Dear Editor, Flu season is harsher this year than previous years. The American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic urges everyone to take healthy steps to weather the flu season. Vaccination is safe and effective and the best way to help prevent influenza. Influenza vaccine options are available for children, adults and seniors. Parents of young children should know that children 6 months through 8 years of age receiving a flu shot for the first time need two doses of vaccine, approximately one month apart, for optimal protection. Along with getting vaccinated, warding off influenza is as simple as washing your hands. Germ control during flu season is crucial to keeping yourself healthy. During flu season make sure that you: Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. This will block the spread of droplets from your mouth or nose that could contain germs. Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. Germs spread this way. Try to avoid close contact with sick people. Visit www.facesofinfluenza.org for more information about influenza and immunization and keep yourself healthy this flu season. Sincerely, Deb Brown President and CEO of the American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic dbrown@lunginfo.org Sunday Times Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 200 Main Street Point Pleasant, W.Va. 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He was an outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing and hunting. Charlie is survived by two sons, Joshua Alan Casto of Gallipolis, Ohio, and Matthew Evan Casto of Columbus, Ohio. Also surviving are two brothers and one sister, Clyde Leslie (Brenda) Casto, and Gary Curtis (Cindy) Casto of Gallipolis, Ohio, and Ruth Ann (Danny) Hively of Vinton. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis. Burial will follow in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Cheshire, Ohio. Friends may call from noon-2 p.m. on Tuesday, at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent to www.mccoymoore.com. Robert Gene McCulty Robert Gene McCulty, 83, Gallipolis (Kanauga Community), passed away at 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 18, 2013, in the Holzer Assisted Living. Born December 5, 1929, in Akron, Ohio, he was the son of the late Teddy A. and Marie Denny McCulty. He was a 1948 graduate of Rio Grande High School and served two years in the U.S. Army as a radio operator in Germany. He retired from Huntington Local #317 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in December, 1991 after 41 years of service working on all the power houses in this area as well as Pennsylvania and Kentucky. He served as financial secretary for the I.B.E.W. for 14 years and was a member of the Apprentice Committee for 12 years. Gene attended the Calvary Baptist Church at Rio Grande and was a Master Mason of Centerville Lodge #371 of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio with over 52 years of membership, Gallipolis Shrine Club, Alladdin Temple Shrine, Moriah Council #32 of Royal Select Masons, a 50+ year member of Pomeroy Chapter #24 Knights Templar, Gallipolis Chapter #79 of Royal Arch Masons, Rose Commandry #4, Ohio Valley Commandry #24 of Knights Templar, past member of Callipolis Chapter #283 of Ohio Eastern Star, Cliffside Golf Club, lifetime member of Gallipolis Elks Club #107, a Kentucky Colonel, 33 year member of the N.R.A. and the Retired Members Group of I.B.E.W. #317 at Huntington, WV He married Eliza Jane Stewart on July 11, 1953, in Ashland, Kentucky and she preceded him in death on December 5, 2012. Surviving is his son, Robert (Cathy) McCulty of Gallipolis and his daughter, Linda White of Bidwell; grandchildren, Elizabeth (D.R.) Keeton, Andrea (Jake) Gannaway and Matthew White; great-grandchildren, Robbie Keeton and Ethan Gannaway; sister, Lois Stout of Bidwell; brother, Wayne (Jean) McCulty of Florida; sister-in-law, Judith McCulty of Gallipolis; brother-in-law, John Stewart of Columbus, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Billy G. McCulty; two uncles; and four aunts. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Monday, January Bloomberg urges mayors to press Congress on guns WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants the nation’s mayors to pressure members of Congress to support President Barack Obama’s gun violence proposals and take their cue from the hardball tactics often used by the gun lobby. Bloomberg said in a speech Friday to the U.S. Conference of Mayors that mayors remain on the front lines and deal with gun violence on a daily basis, often comforting families of shooting victims. The billionaire said mayors need to band together and make clear that members of Congress could lose their jobs if they don’t support tougher gun laws. “We need to tell our members of Congress that they’ve got to stand up for sensible gun laws, and if they do that, we will stand up for them, and if they don’t we will stand up for whoever runs against them. Because that’s exactly what the NRA is trying to do,” Bloomberg said. “The NRA says, ‘You don’t support us, we’re going to make you lose your job. We’re going to support your opponent.’ Well, we can do exactly the same thing,” he said. Bloomberg urged his fellow mayors to mobilize behind a sweeping set of proposals offered by Obama after last month’s deadly shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. The big-city mayor, who leads Mayors Against Illegal Guns, has often used his own money to push gun-control causes. “We need every mayor to go to their congressman and their congresswoman and their senators and say we’ve got a problem in our city, and you’re the one who is responsible if that problem continues,” Bloomberg said. He said the National Rifle Association and members of the gun lobby’s ability to influence elections is “vastly overblown,” noting that the NRA had tried to unseat Obama during the 2012 and failed. “I think you’ll find they weren’t terribly successful at doing that,” he said, days before Obama’s Inauguration. Shop Locally & Save Locally 21, 2013, in the Cremeens Funeral Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Vinton Rankin and Rev. Carl Ward. Interment WASHINGTON (AP) — will be in the Vinton Memorial Park. Friends may call The Republican-controlled from 5-7 p.m., Sunday at the funeral chapel. House will vote next week Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by to permit the government visiting www.cremeensfuneralhomes.com to borrow more money to meet its obligations, a William ‘Earl’ Mullins, Sr. move aimed at heading off William “Earl” Mullins, Sr., 48, Vinton, Ohio, went to a market-rattling confrontabe with the Lord surrounded by family and friends on tion with President Barack January 17, 2013, in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Obama over the so-called Ohio. He was a self-employed auto mechanic and was a debt limit. member of the River City Fellowship Church, Gallipolis, Full details aren’t settled and the Harley Owners Group, Gallipolis. He was a foryet, but the measure would mer member of the Vinton Volunteer Fire Department. give the government about Earl was born March 15, 1964, in Cincinnati, son of the three more months of borlate Gene Mullins and Janice Hall Mullins Davis. He is rowing authority beyond a survived by his wife, Julie Ann Holcomb Mullins, and two deadline expected to hit as sons, Earl (Keena) Mullins, Jr., and Russell Mullins, Vin- early as mid-February, No. 2 ton, Ohio; daughter, Faye (Todd) Pethtel, Bidwell, Ohio; House Republican Eric Canand stepson, Alex May, Vinton, Ohio. Also surviving are tor of Virginia said Friday. five grandchildren, Nathan, Annaleigh and Jamie Bing, The legislation wouldn’t Laella Mullins and Caleb Hunter Mullins; and brother, require immediate spending Jeff (Linda) Mullins, Bidwell, Ohio. cuts as earlier promised by In addition to his parents, Earl was preceded in death GOP leaders like Speaker by his wife, Loneva Russell Mullins. John Boehner of Ohio. InFuneral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Janu- stead, it’s aimed at forcing ary 22, 2013, in the River City Fellowship Church, 252 the Democratic-controlled Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio (Corner of Third and Senate to join the House in Court Street), with Pastor John O’Brien officiating. debating the federal budget. Burial will follow in the Vinton Memorial Park under the It would try to do so by direction of McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt conditioning pay for memChapel, Gallipolis, Ohio. bers of Congress on passing Friends may call at the River City Fellowship Church budget measures through on Monday, 4-8 p.m. the House and Senate. Condolences may be sent to mccoymoore.com. “We are going to pursue strategies that will obligate Ferndora Schaefer Story the Senate to finally join Ferndora Schaefer Story, 91, of Pomeroy, Ohio, passed the House in confronting away on January 18, 2013, at her home. She was born on the government’s spending February 22, 1921, in Pomeroy, daughter of the late Nor- problem,” Boehner told man Elza Schaefer and Edna P. Stahl. She was a United GOP lawmakers at a retreat States Army veteran serving as a nurse during World War in Williamsburg, Va. “The II. She was a member of the Westside Church of Christ, principle is simple: ‘no budthe Drew Webster Post of the American Legion and the get, no pay.’” Meigs County Historical Society. She volunteered at the The Senate hasn’t passed Meigs County Senior Citizens Center and the Blood Mo- a budget since 2009, which bile for several years. has drawn lots of criticism She is survived by her son, John Story and Gena Wood from Republicans but proof Pomeroy; sister-in-law, Leora Schaefer of Mount Ver- tected Democrats controlnon, Ohio; brother-in-law, William T. Perry of Athens; ling the chamber from poand several nieces and nephews. litically difficult votes. The In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death GOP measure would cut off by her husband, Vern E. Story; brother, Norman Wyatt or delay paychecks for lawSchaefer; sister, Mildred Schaefer Perry; sisters-in-law makers in either House or and brother-in-law, Grace Story Ryan and Helen and Senate if their chamber had James Willy. not passed a budget resoluFuneral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan- tion by April 15, but it would uary 22, 2013, at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home not require the two sides to in Pomeroy. Burial will follow at Beech Grove Cemetery reconcile their differences to where military funeral honors will be presented by the keep receiving pay. American Legion. Visiting hours will be from 6-8 p.m. on Obama and fellow DemoMonday at the funeral home. crats welcomed the developA registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. ments on the debt limit. WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s likely that fires on two Boeing 787 Dreamliners were caused by overcharged lithium ion batteries, aviation safety and battery experts said Friday, pointing to developments in the investigation of the Boeing incidents as well as a battery fire in a business jet more than a year ago. An investigator in Japan, where a 787 made an emergency landing earlier this week, said the charred insides of the plane’s lithium ion battery show the battery received voltage in excess of its design limits. The similarity of the burned battery from the All Nippon Airways flight to the burned battery in a Japan Airlines 787 that caught fire Jan. 7 while the jet was parked at Boston’s Logan International Airport suggests a common cause, Japan transport ministry investigator Hideyo Kosugi said. “If we compare data from the latest case here and that in the U.S., we can pretty much figure out what happened,” Kosugi said. In the case of the 787 in Boston, the battery in the plane’s auxiliary power unit had recently received a large demand on its power and was in the process of charging when the fire ignited, a source familiar with the inves- tigation of the 787 fire in Boston told The Associated Press. The plane had landed a short time earlier and was empty of passengers, although crews were working in the plane. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly. The Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency order Wednesday temporarily grounding the six 787s belonging to United Airlines, the lone U.S. carrier operating Boeing’s newest and most technologically advanced airliner. The Japanese carriers already had grounded their 787s, and airlines and civil aviation authorities in other countries followed suit, shutting down all 50 Dreamliners that Boeing has delivered so far. A battery fire in a Cessna Citation CJ4, a business jet, prompted the Federal Aviation Administration in October 2011 to issue an emergency order requiring the lithium ion batteries in all 42 of the jets in operation at that time to be replaced with a conventional nickel-cadmium or lead-acid battery. The fire occurred while the plane was hooked up to a ground charging station at Cessna’s aircraft completion center in Wichita, Kan. A letter from Cessna to CJ4 owners cautioned: “Do not connect a ground BURIED in CREDIT CARDDEBT? Over $10,000 in credit card bills? 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Jentleson said Reid and his fellow Senate Democrats have yet to decide how they’ll respond to the measure. GOP leaders have been grappling with how to gain leverage in their battles with Obama over the budget. Boehner successfully won about $2 trillion in spending cuts as a condition of increasing the government’s borrowing cap in 2011. Obama, however, was dealt a stronger hand by his re-election in November and successfully pressed through a 10-year, $600 billion increase on upper-bracket tax payers earlier this month. Overcharged batteries eyed in Boeing 787 fires � WE CAN GET YOU OUT OF DEBT QUICKLY Touring Model Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A5 for your FREE consultation CALL Not available in all states power unit to the airplane if you have reason to believe the battery may be in a depleted state … Do not leave the aircraft unattended with a ground power unit connected.” The Citation was Cessna’s first business jet with a lithium ion battery as its main battery, and the 787 is the first airliner to make extensive use of lithium ion batteries. But the two are vastly different in size and in other respects, including their electrical systems, making comparisons difficult. Their batteries also came from different makers. However, the three incidents — the two 787 fires and the Citation fire — underscore the vulnerability of lithium ion batteries to igniting if they receive too much voltage too fast, experts said. Other types of batteries may overheat if they are overcharged, but they are far less susceptible to starting a fire, they said. “Other batteries don’t go this wrong when you treat them this badly,” said Jay Whitacre, an associate professor of materials science and engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. 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Cousins is a 23-year-old from Gallipolis, Ohio, who is obtaining a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration in which he will be finishing in May at Marshall University. This celebration is open to the public free of charge and will be held at Paint Creek Regular Missionary Baptist Church, 833 Third Ave., Gallipolis, Ohio at 1 p.m. on Monday, January 21, 2013. Music will be provided by Cynthia Williams from Columbus, Ohio. Look Good Feel Better scheduled GALLIPOLIS — Look Good Feel Better sponsored by the American Cancer Society will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 21 at the Cancer Resource Center in the Holzer Center for Cancer Care, 170 Jackson Pike. This free program is for women with cancer who are dealing with radiation and/or chemotherapy treatments. They will be given advice on how to care for their skin and other tips to give them self confidence. Please call (740) 441-3909 for an appointment before 10 a.m. on Monday. Montgomery Road to close GUYAN TWP. — The Guyan Township Trustees recently announced that Montgomery Road in Guyan Township will be closed beginning on Monday, January 21 for approximately two week for slip repairs. All through traffic must use an alternate route. City offices to close in observance of MLK day GALLIPOLIS — Offices in the Gallipolis Municipal Building and Municipal Court will be closed on Monday, January 21 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. Library closure GALLIPOLIS — Bossard Memorial Library will be closed on Monday, January 21 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. Southeast Ohio Safety council to meet RIO GRANDE — The Southeast Ohio Safety Council will meet at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22 in Conference Room C of the Davis University Center on the University of Rio Grande campus. Mark Curry from the Wiseman Insurance Agency will be the guest speaker on wellness in the workplace. Luncheon reservations are necessary. Please contact Carolyn Berry at (740) 245-7170 or (740) 245-7286 to make a reservation. Zoning appeals board to meet GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Board on Zoning Appeals will hold a meeting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22 at the Gallia County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, 61 Court Street, Gallipolis. The board will be meeting in the rear of the building that can be accessed from the entrance on the Third Avenue. On the agenda is case #1: G&W Auto Parts, 208 Upper River Road, variance on a free-standing sign; any other matters brought before the board. Any questions or for more information, please call Bev Dunkle at 441-6015 or Brett Bostic at 441-6022. Historical board meeting GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Historical Preservation Board will hold a meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22 at the Gallia County Convention and Visitors’ Center, 61 Court Street, Gallipolis. The board will meet in the rear meeting room that can be accessed from the door on Third Avenue. On the agenda is the approval of the minutes from the September 27, 2012, meeting; case#1: Robert and Barb McCartney, 227 Second Avenue, new home; case#2: Jenny Evans, 463 Second Avenue, sign; case#3: Nybble Cafe, 42 Court Street, sign; concerns on any other properties in the historic district and any other matters brought before the board. Any questions or for more information, please call Bev Dunkle at 441-6015 or Brett Bostic at 441-6022. Patriot Road to close PATRIOT — Gallia County Engineer, Brett A. Boothe, recently announced that Patriot Road will be closed between Ohio 141 and Burnette Road beginning at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, January 23 until further notice for a slip repair. Local traffic will need to use other county roads as a detour. Post to offer ‘Community Shield’ training ROCK SPRINGS — The Gallipolis Highway Patrol Post will be hosting its second session of Community Shield training at 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 26 in room #203 of Meigs High School. The class will be taught by Patrol Trooper Delmer Hurd and is a one-hour training block consisting of instruction in impaired driver detection, criminal patrol, homeland security and human trafficking. The training is geared toward community members to assist local law enforcement and troopers while they are on the road as extra sets of eyes and ears. Attendees will be provided a complimentary license plate bracket at the conclusion of the training. To register for the training session, please call the Gallipolis Post at (740) 4462342. Space is limited and registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline for registration is January 23. City commission meeting slated GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis City Commission will hold a special meeting and budget study session at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at the Gallia County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, 61 Court Street, Gallipolis, Ohio. The city commission will meet in the meeting room at the rear of the building that can be accessed from the Third Avenue entrance door. Cancer screenings and education clinic slated BIDWELL — Breast and cervical cancer screenings and education will be provided by the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Community Health program from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on January 29, 2013. The clinic will be held on the community health program’s mobile health van parked at Abbyshire Nursing Center, 311 Buck Ridge Road, Bidwell, Ohio. Free pap tests, pelvic and breast examinations, breast health education, and appointments for mammograms will be provided to uninsured and underinsured women. Appointments are required. Interested persons should call (800) 844-2654 or (740) 593-2432 to schedule an appointment. The service is provided as a community service by the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Community Health Programs, Breast and Cervical Projects of Southeast Ohio, and the Columbus affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Ramsey’s Financial Peace University classes to be held GALLIPOLIS — Central Christian Church at 109 Garfield Avenue, Gallipolis, will be hosting Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. Classes are Wednesdays 6:30-8 p.m. and start January 30, 2013. For details, email darren.clark89@sbcglobal.net or call 740-446-0062. Free clinic to be held GALLIPOLIS — The French 500 Free Clinic will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Thursday, January 31 at 258 Pinecrest Drive off of Jackson Pike. The clinic serves the uninsured residents of Gallia County, age 18 and over. If local schools are closed due to inclement weather, the clinic will also be closed. Parent-teacher conferences at GAHS GALLIPOLIS — Parents of all students attending Gallia Academy High School, grades 9-12, will have an opportunity to talk with the teachers concerning their student’s progress and performance thus far in the school year. School administrators, counselors, and teachers encourage all parents to call the Gallia Academy High School Guidance Office to make appointments for conferences. Conferences at Gallia Academy High School will be held on Thursday, January 31, and Monday, February 4, from 3:15-6:15 p.m. Parents should call 446-3250 to schedule any appointments with the teachers. Please have the following information available at the time of the phone call: student’s name and name of the teachers for conference. GAHS to hold post secondary educational option meeting GALLIPOLIS — There will be a meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 19 in the Gallia Academy High School auditorium for any parents and students interested in the Post Secondary Educational Option Program. The program is for students completing their eighth grade year or higher during the 20122013 school year. In order to be eligible for consideration, students and at least one parent must attend the meeting. Courtney Lively, admissions counselor at the University of Rio Grande, will be present. To register for the meeting, students need to pick up a form in the GAHS Guidance Office (grades 9-11) or the GAMS Office (grade 8) for parents to complete and then return to the GAHS guidance office or the GAMS office prior to the meeting. Hot lunches being served VINTON — Harvestime Worship Center at 222 Main St. Vin- ton will begin serving hot lunches (free to everyone) every Tuesday from 12-3 p.m. If you live in the Village of Vinton and need them delivered to you, due to sickness or homebound, please call Sandy at (740) 645-4710. Gallia County Highway Department auctioning items GALLIA COUNTY — The Gallia County Engineer’s Office is currently auctioning off various items from the Gallia County Highway Department on www.GovDeals.com. Anyone interested in bidding on these items will need to register an account online through the website before being eligible to bid on any item. Crown City financial report available CROWN CITY — The Village of Crown City’s 2012 Annual Financial Report is complete and available for viewing at the Crown City Village Hall. The village will hold its monthly meetings at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the village hall. Cheshire financial report available CHESHIRE — The Village of Cheshire’s Annual Financial Report for the year 2012 is available now for viewing at the Cheshire Village Hall located at 119 Ohio 554, Cheshire Ohio. Call April Stinson, fiscal officer at (740) 367-7492, for an appointment. Gallipolis financial report available GALLIPOLIS — The annual Financial Report of Gallipolis Township is complete and available for review at the office of the Fiscal Officer James R. Allen, at 1069 Second Ave., Gallipolis. The Gallipolis Township Trustees will hold their regular monthly meetings the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Gallia County Courthouse in the Second Floor Meeting Room. Rio Grande Community College Board meetings set RIO GRANDE — Rio Grande Community College Board of Trustees has scheduled their regular meetings for 2013: February 25, April 29, June 24, August 19, October 17 and 18 (Joint Retreat), and December 9. The meetings will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Bob Evans Farms Hall, Room 201. Questions, please call 740245-7236. URG to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. RIO GRANDE — The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be celebrated Tuesday, Jan. 22 at the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College. The Rio Grande campus will be closed in recognition of MLK Day on Mon- day, Jan. 21. All classes and administrative offices will resume regular hours Tuesday. Rio’s celebration is schedule for 7 p.m. in the Alphas R. Christensen Theatre located within the Berry Fine and Performing Arts Center. Financial Aid Administrative Assistant Sabrina Hurt will serve as Master of Ceremonies with an invocation by Pastor Gene Armstrong, music by Christian Scott and Ordinary People and special guest speaker Robert Gordon. Gordon serves as Proj- ect Manager in the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University. 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For more information visit: khov.com/digging 60386381 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For the second year in a row, Gov. John Kasich is making plans to deliver his State of the State speech outside the capital city, a practice he says exposes more Ohioans to their government but which critics say sets a bad precedent. Assuming state lawmakers agree, this year’s venue will be Lima, a rebounding Rust Belt city of 38,000 that sits equidistant between Toledo and Dayton in northwest Ohio. Kasich would give the speech on Feb. 19 at Veterans Memorial Civic Center. In another departure from tradition, Kasich hopes to deliver the speech in the evening this year, rather than the usual noontime start. In 2012, Kasich became the first governor in modern memory to take the year’s big policy speech outside the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. The first-term Republican chose Steubenville for the occasion, using the award-winning Wells Academy, named the best school in the state, to tout education successes and the benefits of the region’s burgeoning shale gas industry. Justices were unable to attend last year’s speech because court was in session the day it was delivered, and some statewide officials and legislators couldn’t or chose not to attend. �Sunday Times-Sentinel Sports SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013 mdsports@civitasmedia.com INSIDE Lady Eagles storm past South Gallia, 73-44...B3 White Falcons soar over Southern, 66-50 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com MASON, W.Va. — Strong defense down the stretch led to the White Falcons second consecutive victory. Wahama held Southern scoreless for over 3:30 in the fourth period en route to a 66-50 Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division victory in Mason County. The Red and White (4-8, 3-6 TVC Hocking) out scored Southern (7-7, 5-5) by three points in the opening period and led 20-17. Southern began the second quarter with a 7-to-3 run to take the one point lead. Wahama closed the half with a 13-to-7 spurt and led by four at the half. WHS picked up the defensive intensity in after the break holding the Purple and Gold to just 10 points in the period. The White Falcons scored 17 and led 52-41 with eight minutes remaining. Wahama held the Tornadoes scoreless through the opening part of the fourth period and expanded the lead to 16 points. Southern went on the score nine points in the quarter but the Red and White held on for the 66-50 triumph. The duo of Hunter Bradley and Austin Jordan paced the White Falcon offense with 21 points apiece. Trenton Gibbs and Jacob Ortiz each marked eight points, Dakota Sisk added five, and Wyatt Zuspan chipped in with three to round out the WHS scoring. Bradley earned a double-double after grabbing a game-high 14 rebounds. Ortiz corralled 12 rebounds, followed by Gibbs with seven. Gibbs led the White Falcons with five assists in the game followed by Bradley with three. Jordan led the way on defense with five pilfers, while Bradley had three steals and Gibbs had two. Sisk, Ortiz, Gibbs and Bradley each had one block on the night. Wahama shot 18-of-28 (64.3 percent) from the charity stripe and 21-of-53 (39.6 percent) from the field, including 6-of-15 (40 percent) from beyond the arc. Jordan accounted for four of the White Falcons six treys, while Bradley had the other two. As a See FALCONS ‌| B2 Alex Hawley l Point Pleasant Register Wahama’s Hunter Bradley (1) goes up for a layup between Southern defenders Taylor McNickle (14), Hunter Johnson (4) and Jack Lemley during the White Falcons 66-50 victory Friday night in Mason. Bryan Walters l Daily Tribune South Gallia senior C.J. Johnston releases a shot attempt over Waterford defender Tanner Pottmeyer (40) during the first half of Friday night’s TVC Hocking boys basketball contest in Mercerville, Ohio. Bryan Walters l Daily Tribune Gallia Academy football coach Mike Eddy, right, rings the victory bell at Memorial Field after a 30-27 win over visiting Jackson in Week 10 of the 2012 campaign. Eddy, who resigned as Blue Devils’ coach this week, compiled one outright SEOAL championship, one playoff berth, one playoff victory and a 24-18 overall mark in four seasons at GAHS. South Gallia fends Eddy resigns as Gallia Academy football coach off Wildcats, 55-50 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com MERCERVILLE, Ohio — It’s better to win ugly than not win at all. Despite committing 28 turnovers, the South Gallia boys basketball team managed to come up with the big plays when they were needed most Friday night en route to a 55-50 victory over visiting Waterford in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup in Gallia County. The Rebels (5-10, 3-7 TVC Hocking) had nine turnovers in the opening quarter and 17 giveaways by the intermission, but the hosts limited the Wildcates (4-7, 2-6) to just 25 percent shooting in the first half on their way to a 21-18 edge at the break. Waterford — who led only 28 seconds in the entire contest — took its final lead of the night with 7:18 remaining in the third canto, as Wyatt Porter nailed a field goal for a 22-21 advantage. SGHS — which committed its 20th turnover of the night less than three minutes into the second half — recaptured the lead for good a minute into the third canto after Mikey Wheeler sank a field goal for a 23-22 edge. That basket sparked a 13-3 surge over the next four-plus minutes, allowing the Rebels to secure their biggest lead of the quarter at 34-25 with 2:09 left. WHS countered with a 6-2 spurt to close the period trailing 36-31 headed into the finale. Waterford closed to within three points (3633) just 11 seconds into the fourth, but ultimately never came closer the rest of the way. South Gallia followed with a 16-8 charge over the next five minutes to secure its biggest lead of the night at 52-41 with 2:41 remaining. The Wildcats — who See GALLIA ‌| B2 CENTENARY, Ohio — Mission accomplished. When Mike Eddy was hired as the head football coach at Gallia Academy High School in 2009, he inherited a history-rich program that hadn’t enjoyed a winning season in two years while going 9-11 overall during that span. At the time, the goal for Eddy — who served as the defensive coordinator at Parkersburg High School before joining the Blue Devils — was to get GAHS back to where it once was, a proud program with 16 Southeastern Ohio Athletic League championships and nine playoff appearances in its history before his arrival. Four years, three winning seasons, one home playoff win and an outright SEOAL title later, Eddy has simply done what he was hired to do — turn Gallia Academy football back into a perennial power. Eddy’s tenure with the Blue Devils has officially ended, however, as the fourth-year mentor turned in his resignation Monday night during a regularly-scheduled school board meeting. Eddy is returning to the Parkersburg area to be closer to his family forever. Eddy noted that the primary factor in his decision came down to the only thing that could make him go away from Gallipolis — his family. “This community welcomed my family in with open arms when I was hired in 2009, and I’ve been very humbled and honored to be part of what has happened here at Gallia Academy during these four years,” Eddy said. “We’ve met and worked with some truly tremendous people. This experience is something that has touched and shaped my life and my family. “For the record, we were not looking to leave. We’ve had some situations pop up within our family recently, and this decision is solely about being closer to the people who have always been there for us.” The Blue Devils were coming off 4-6 and 5-5 seasons when Eddy took over the reins from Matt Bokovitz, the first non-winning campaigns for GAHS since the fall of 1998. The primary focus of Eddy at that time was to get the players more-involved in an offseason program dedicated to strength and conditioning. Gallia Academy went just 2-8 during Eddy’s first season, which included six straight losses to open the 2009 campaign. It would also be the only year that GAHS finished with a losing mark under Eddy. The Blue Devils followed with three straight winning seasons and three consecutive chances at qualifying for the playoffs headed into Week 10, though the 2010 and 2011 campaigns came up just short after respectively finishing ninth and 13th in the Division III, Region 12 bracket. GAHS went 7-3 and 6-4 in those two seasons and also finished as the SEOAL runnerup in each campaign. The breakthrough season came this past fall, as the Blue Devils finished the regular season with an 8-2 overall mark while going unbeaten in the SEOAL — earning the program’s first league title since 2004 and first outright SEOAL championship since 2003. Gallia Academy secured a fourseed for the playoffs, allowing the Blue and White to qualify for the postseason for the first time since 2006. It also served as the first home playoff contest for GAHS since the 2005 campaign. Gallia Academy claimed a 37-35 victory over Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas in that opening-round See COACH |‌ B2 OVP Sports Schedule Meigs stymies Golden Rockets, 56-41 Monday, Jan. 21 Boys Basketball Teays Valley at OVCS, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball South Gallia at Sciotoville East, 6 p.m. OVCS at Southern, 6:30 Tuesday, Jan. 22 Boys Basketball Jackson at Meigs, 6 p.m. Federal Hocking at Eastern, 6 p.m. Rock Hill at River Valley, 6 p.m. South Gallia at Southern, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Hannan, 6 p.m. Wahama at Waterford, 6 p.m. Girls Basketball Gallia Academy at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 Girls Basketball Southern at River Valley, 6 p.m. Meigs at Trimble, 6 p.m. Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — Defensive execution at its finest. Wellston was averaging over 62 points per game coming into Friday night’s Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division contest at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium. Someone forgot to tell the Marauders, as Meigs held the Golden Rockets to a season low 41 points en route to a 14-point victory. Wellston (7-7, 3-3 TVC Ohio) took the early advantage out scoring Meigs (6-5, 3-2) 14-to-10 over the first eight minutes of play. The Marauders picked up the defensive intensity in the second period, holding the Blue and Gold to just two points over eight minutes. Meigs scored 13 in the second, led by Dillon Boyer with 11, to take the 23-16 halftime advantage. The Marauders kept the momen- tum going in the second half, out scoring Wellston 10-to-8 in the period to expand their lead to nine points. The Maroon and Gold closed out the game with a 23-to-17 run in which they hit 11-of-15 (73.3 percent) free throw attempts to close out the 56-41 victory. The Marauders were led by Boyer with 21 points on the night including 4-for-4 performance from three-point range. Kaileb Sheets hit Meigs’ other trey and scored 10 points on the night. Ty Phelps chipped in with nine points, Treay McKinney added eight, while Jared Williamson and Cody Stewart each marked four points to close out the MHS scoring. Stewart led Meigs with nine rebounds, followed by McKinney with eight and Sheets with six. Phelps finished with team-highs in assists with two and steals with three. As a team MHS finished with 32 rebounds, six assists, five steals and 13 turn- overs. The Marauders shot 12-of-24 (50 percent) from the charity stripe and 18-of-41 (43.9 percent) from the field, including 5-of-7 (71.4 percent) from beyond the arc. The Golden Rockets were led by Dakota Brown with 15 points, and Justus Ousley with 11. Andrew Richards notched six points, Lane Bunnell added four, Braydon Womeldorf had three and Colton Ervin rounded out the WHS scoring with two points. Womeldorf, Brown and Ousley each hit a three-pointer for Wellston. The Marauders have now won back to back games and they earned the season split with Wellston. The Golden Rockets were victorious in the teams first meeting back on December 7th in Jackson County by a count of 72-52. Prior to Friday night’s game Wellston’s lowest scoring total of the season was the 48 that came in a twopoint victory over Athens. �Sunday, January 20, 2013 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B2 Southern snaps skid with 55-47 Lady Vikings vanquish Meigs, 51-23 victory over the Lady Lancers Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com McARTHUR, Ohio — The Meigs girls basketball remained winless in league play while dropping their fifth straight overall decision Thursday night following a 51-23 setback to host Vinton County in a Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division matchup in Vinton County. The visiting Lady Marauders (313, 0-7 TVC Ohio) never led in the contest, as the Lady Vikings (97, 6-1) stormed out to a 22-8 first quarter advantage and never looked back. The hosts followed their hot start with a 14-3 surge in the second canto, which allowed VCHS to secure a sizable 36-11 intermission edge. MHS kept things more respectable in the second half despite being outscored in each of the final two quarters. The Lady Vikings used a small 10-8 third quarter run to es- tablish a 45-19 lead headed into the finale, then closed regulation with a 5-4 run to wrap up the 28-point decision. With the triumph, VCHS claimed a season sweep after also posting a 74-39 win at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium back on December 11. Mercadies George led Meigs with six points, followed by Delilah Fish with five markers. Tess Phelps and Morgan Russell each contributed four points, while Hannah Cremeans and Kelsey Hudson rounded out the scoring with two markers apiece. MHS was a perfect 2-of-2 at the free throw line in the setback. Caitlyn Owings paced Vinton County with a game-high 12 points, followed by Johna Ramey with 10 points and Xan Hale with nine markers. The hosts — now winners of four straight contests — were also perfect at the charity stripe, going 7-for-7 overall. Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com RACINE, Ohio — After nine straight losses the Southern Lady Tornadoes are back in the win column. The Purple and Gold defeated Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division visitor Federal Hocking Thursday night by a count of 55-47, giving Southern its first win since December 10th. Celestia Hendrix led the way for Southern with 22 points and 16 rebounds in the contest. Jordan Huddleston hit the lone threepointer for SHS en rout to 12 points, while Jansen Wolfe scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Seniors Maggie Cummins and Shelby Pickens each chipped in with four points, followed by Haley Hill with two. Darien Diddle had one point to round out the SHS scoring. Huddleston and Cummins each finished with a trio of assists to lead the victors. Cummins had five of the Lady Tornadoes 15 steals in the game, while Hill finished with four and Huddleston swiped three. As a team Southern had 45 rebounds, 13 assists, 15 steals and 17 turnovers. The Lady Tornadoes Gallia From Page B1 Coach From Page B1 contest at Memorial Field, which allowed the Blue Devils to claim their sixth postseason victory in school history. GAHS fell to Thurgood Marshall 68-9 one week later in the regional semifinals, but by then, Eddy and the Blue Devils knew that the rebuilding process had come full circle. In reflecting on the journey, one thing is certain as Eddy steps away — the program is in much better shape than when he inherited it. “This is a program that has a tremendous amount of pride and tradition. We didn’t have to do a lot in terms of getting it back to where it once was,” Eddy said. “We pushed a few buttons, turned a few knobs and made some slight adjustments, and the kids really fell in love with what we were selling. They committed to it, and that is really what led to a lot of our success. “From a personal stand point, I’m really proud of the program and where it is. I feel honored to have coached the kids that I’ve had at Gallia Academy. I feel that we, including my assistants, have done a real justice for a quality program and community during our time.” Eddy is also leaving Gallipolis as a teacher, as he accepted a position within the Parkersburg South School District that will start in about three weeks. Coincidentally, PSHS is currently searching for a new football coach — and Eddy acknowledged that he has applied for the position. So, as Eddy possibly begins a new coaching chapter at a new venue closer to home — Gallia Academy also has to begin the same search in the upcoming weeks. The last three coaching hires at GAHS have led to at least a league title, a playoff berth and a postseason victory for each frontman. Eddy says that has more to do with the kids and less to do with coaching, but also offers a humble piece of advice to his predecessor — whoever that might be. “It’s an extremely supportive community, and the kids are both hardworking and committed. They have the intangibles and they are willing to work hard for success,” Eddy said. “Whoever is the next man in, please keep those things in mind. Gallipolis really gets behind its football team.” The Blue Devils compiled a 24-18 overall record during Eddy’s four seasons at the helm. Eddy was named the 2012 coach of the year by both the SEOAL and the Southeast District Associated Press. LEGAL NOTICE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONSUMED CERTAIN WATER FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS IN WEST VIRGINIA AND OHIO Please read this carefully as it may affect your legal rights. 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An independent panel of three epidemiologists (the “Science Panel”) has found that a “Probable Link” (defined in the Settlement) exists between exposure to C-8 and pregnancy-induced hypertension (including preeclampsia), kidney cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid disease, ulcerative colitis, and diagnosed high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia). The Science Panel has not found that a “Probable Link” exists for any other Human Diseases. shot 18-of-57 (31.6 percent) from the field including 1-of-4 (25 percent) from beyond the arc. Southern was 18-of-38 from the charity stripe for 47.4 percent. All of the Lady Tornadoes two-point field goals came from in the key. The win avenges Southern’s prior loss to FHHS that came on November 29th in Stewart by a count of 66-57. The teams also split tea season series a year ago, with both teams winning at home. No statistical information was made avalible for Federal Hocking at press time. have now dropped six straight decisions — closed regulation with a 9-3 run, but their rally bid ultimately came up short on time. The Rebels, with the triumph, avenged an earlier 52-40 setback at WHS back on December 4. Afterwards, SGHS coach Larry Howell commented that it was far from a flawless effort on behalf of his squad, but he also noted that he was pleased with several other aspects of this outcome. “Winning ugly wasn’t so bad because we played great defensively,” Howell said. “We played so hard, and I can live with us playing ugly on the offensive end after the way we played on the defensive end. “We are young, and we need to do a better job of taking care of the ball on offense. However, we executed our game plan well tonight and didn’t just settle for the first shot that came open. I’m very proud of these guys tonight for this win.” The Rebels had a nice touch from the field when they were able to produce shot opportunities, as the hosts netted 20-of40 field goal attempts for 50 percent. South Gallia also shot 50 percent in each half, going 9-of-18 from the floor in the first half while finishing with an 11-of-22 performance in the second half. Waterford, conversely, connected on 19-of-65 field goal tries overall for 29 percent — including an 8-of-32 effort in the opening 16 minutes of play. The guests also committed 17 turnovers in the setback, nine of which came before the break. South Gallia had seven turnovers and three shot attempts five minutes into regulation, yet found themselves knotted up at two-all until Tanner Pottmeyer sank a free throw at the 2:52 mark for Waterford’s only first half lead at 3-2. The Rebels responded with back-to- back field goals by Landon Hutchinson and Brayden Greer, which allowed the hosts to secure a 6-3 cushion after eight minutes of play. WHS twice pulled to within a point at 6-5 and 8-7, but Gus Slone capped a 7-0 run with 4:14 left — allowing SGHS to secure its biggest lead of the first half at 15-7. Waterford answered with an 11-4 surge to pull back to within a point (19-18) with 1:31 remaining in the half, but C.J. Johnston hit a jumper with 32 seconds left to give the hosts a three-point lead at the break. Another key factor in the outcome came down to three-point shooting, as the hosts went 2-of-10 from behind the arc for 20 percent. WHS, on the other hand, missed all 13 of its long-range attempts. There were a lot of little pluses to come away from this victory, but the biggest — according to Howell — was the continuing signs of improvement. “The proudest thing for me tonight is that every time Waterford made that run at us to get even, we came up with an answer,” Howell said. “We have struggled with that this season as a young team, so it was nice to see something that we’ve been working on finally come together when we needed it.” Brayden Greer led the Rebels with a game-high 21 points, followed by Landon Hutchinson with 10 points and Mikey Wheeler with six markers. Alex Stapleton and Kody Lambert were next with five points apiece, while Gus Slone and C.J. Johnston each rounded out the scoring with four markers. SGHS was 13-of20 at the free throw line for 65 percent. Austin Shriver paced Waterford with 18 points, followed by Cody Paxton and Jacob McCutcheon with seven markers apiece. WHS was 12-of-17 at the charity stripe for 71 percent. Falcons From Page B1 team Wahama finished with 41 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals, and 13 turnovers. The hosts were charged with just nine fouls on the night, six of which came in the fourth quarter. Tristen Wolfe with 19 points was the lone Tornado in double figures scoring. Hunter Johnson finished with six points, followed by Trenton Deem and Adam Pape with five each. Casey Pickens chipped in with four points, Taylor McNickle added three, while Zac Beegle, Tanner Roush, Ryan Billingsley and Dennis Teaford each finished with two points. Wolfe rounded out his double-double with 10 rebounds for the Tornadoes. Teaford finished with six boards, while Pickens grabbed five. Wolfe also led SHS with four assists, followed by Deem with three and Bradley McCoy with two. Johnson finished with a team-high two steals, while Wolfe Deem and Teaford each rejected one shot. Wolfe attempted all three of the Tornadoes free throw attempts and was successful once for 33.3 percent. South- ern was 22-of-58 (37.9 percent) from the field, including 5-of-18 (27.8 percent) from threepoint range. Johnson drained two treys for SHS while Deem, McNickle and Pape each hit one. Overall Southern finished with 27 rebounds, 14 assists, seven steals and 13 turnovers. The Tornadoes committed 23 fouls on the night. For the first time this season Wahama has won back-to-back games. For the second straight year Southern and Wahama play to a split in the season, with the home team winning each time. BUNDLE & SAVE! Medical Monitoring If the independent Medical Panel determines that a Medical Monitoring Protocol is appropriate, DuPont shall pay the cost of medical monitoring for applicable Class Members in accordance with any such Protocol up to $235,000,000. More information will be made available to Class Members on the procedures to follow after issuance of any such Protocol. 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Call to see if you qualify. J60383468 �Sunday, January 20, 2013 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Lady Raiders swept by Coal Grove, 61-53 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com BIDWELL, Ohio — In a game full of runs, Coal Grove made the run that mattered most. The Lady Hornets turned an early deficit into a permanent lead with a 10-0 surge to start the second quarter, allowing the guests to ultimately hold on and secure a 61-53 victory over the River Valley girls basketball team Thursday night in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup in Gallia County. The Lady Raiders (3-12, 1-5 OVC) fell behind 9-4 midway through the opening canto, but the hosts rallied with a 6-0 spurt over the final 3:09 to secure a 10-9 edge after eight minutes of play. Trailing 9-6, Cady Gilmore drilled a three-pointer to knot things up with 2:42 left, then sank a free throw at the 1:14 mark to give RVHS its only lead of the night. CGHS (10-6, 3-3 OVC) — which made only 3-of-18 field goal attempts in the opening stanza — sank its first five shots of the second quarter, allowing the guests to turn a one-point deficit into their biggest lead of the first half at 19-10. Darian Hankins gave the guests a continual lead with a basket just seven seconds into the canto, which started the pivotal 10-0 run. Leia Moore snapped a 3:41 scoreless drought for the hosts with a basket at the 5:32 mark, which sparked a 13-5 charge that pulled the Lady Raiders to within 24-23 with 2:18 remaining in the half. Coal Grove, however, responded with a 5-0 run over the final two minutes to claim a 29-23 lead at the intermission. River Valley connected on 8-of-24 field goal attempts and had eight turnovers at the break, while the Lady Hornets committed six miscues and hit 12of-35 floor shots over that same span. The Lady Raiders pulled to within four points at the 7:35 of the third canto when Chelsea Copley hit a field goal for a 29-25 contest, but the guests answered with 6-0 spurt to take its firstof-three 10-point leads in the canto with 3:57 left in the period. CGHS led 39-29 with 2:59 remaining, but the hosts closed the third period with a 12-5 run to pull to within 46-41 headed into the finale. Jacy Jones drilled a three-pointer and sank a free throw 10 seconds into the fourth, as that rare four-point play sparked a 10-3 run that ended with a Jones’ field goal — giving the guests their biggest lead of the night at 56-44 Bryan Walters l Daily Tribune River Valley freshman Leia Moore, right, dribbles past Coal Grove defender Jacy Jones (3) during the second half of Thursday night’s OVC girls basketball contest in Bidwell, Ohio. with 5:47 left in regulation. River Valley twice pulled to within five points with 2:45 (56-51) and 47 seconds (58-53) remaining, but ultimately ran out of time in its comeback effort. CGHS added the final three points of the contest to wrap up the eight-point triumph. With the victory, the Lady Hornets claimed a season sweep of River Valley after also posting a 65-42 win at CGHS back on December 6. The Lady Raiders connected on 19of-51 field goal attempts overall for 37 percent, including a 5-of-16 effort from three-point range for 31 percent. The hosts had 15 turnovers and went 10-of19 at the charity stripe for 53 percent. Cady Gilmore led RVHS with 17 points, followed by Leia Moore with 14 points and Chelsea Copley with eight markers. Shelby Brown was next with six points, while Courtney Smith and Rachael Smith rounded out the scoring with four markers apiece. Courtney Smith added a team-high seven rebounds in the setback, followed by Moore with six caroms. Gilmore also had a team-high five steals. CGHS sank 22-of-61 shot attempts for 36 percent, including a 4-of-14 effort from behind the arc for 29 percent. The guests were also 13-of-19 at the charity stripe for 68 percent. Jacy Jones paced Coal Grove with a game-high 19 points, followed by Ashley Adkins with 15 markers. Katey Erwin and Taylor Fleming both contributed 10 points each for the Lady Hornets, who had 13 turnovers in the contest. Waterford wallops Lady White Falcons, 76-15 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com WATERFORD, Ohio — So much for gracious hosts. The Lady Wildcats cruised to a 76-15 victory over visiting Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division foe Wahama Thursday night. Waterford (12-3, 11-1 TVC Hocking) out scored the Lady White Falcons (2-13, 2-10) 30-to-3 in the first quarter and 26to-5 in the second to take a 48-point halftime lead. The Green and White slowed the pace after halftime scoring 14 points in the third and six in the fourth en route to a 76-15 victory. Wahama was led by the duo of Rachel Roque and Kelsey Zuspan with six points each. Sierra Carmichael accounted for the Red and White’s other three points. Carmichael led Wahama with three assists and five steals in the game, while Roque led the way with four rebounds. Zuspan made a pair of three-pointers for the Lady Falcons while Carmichael drained one from beyond the arc. As a team the Red and White had 15 rebounds, six assist, nine steals and 28 turnovers. Wahama shot 6-of-42 (14.3 percent) from the field and 0-of-1 from the charity stripe. The Lady Wildcats were led by Brooke Drayer with 19 points and Hannah Dailey with 15. Regan Porter finished with nine points, Randee Seevers contributed eight, Cassie Reed added six and Dani Drayer chipped in with five. Sam Farley, Taylor Hilverding and Chelsey Paxton each notched four points, while Lakin Tolson rounded out the Waterford scoring with two points. Porter led the Green and White with six as- sists, Brooke Drayer led the way with five steals, and Farley finished with a team-high five rebounds. Seevers made a pair of three’s to lead the victors, while Brooke Drayer and Dani Drayer each hit one. As a team Waterford had 29 rebounds, 14 assists, 20 steals and 15 turnovers. The Lady Cats shot 32-of63 (50.8 percent) from the field and 8-of-14 (57.1 percent) from the free throw line. Both teams came into this game having lost home games the night before, as Wahama lost 65-42 to visiting Man and Waterford fell 58-55 to guest Warren. Before losing to Warren the Lady Cats had won nine straight games. The Green and White completed the season sweep of Wahama, as they were also victorious on January 8th in Mason by a count of 85-28. Ironton St. Joseph topples the Lady Wildcats, 59-21 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com IRONTON, Ohio — Hannan remains winless on the season after falling victim to a rolling Ironton St. Joseph team. The Lady Wildcats fall to 0-11 on the season after Thursday night’s 59-21 defeat at the hands of the host Lady Flyers, who improve to 13-2. ISJ out scored Hannan 17-to-3 in the first period and 13-to-4 in the second to take the 23-point halftime advantage. After the break the Lady Flyers went on another 17-to-3 run and led 47-10. Hannan scored 11 points in the final eight minutes but St. Joes scored 12 and took the 59-21 victory. The duo of Anna Taylor and Heather Ellis led Hannan with five points each, while Valerie Randolph had four. Clarissa Crank, Jasmine Mayes and Chelsea Meadows each scored two points, while Tamara Wilson added one to round out the HHS scoring. Hannah Miller led ISJ with 20 points on the night followed by Amber Neal with 14, Molly Miller with eight and Lynsey Booker with five. Katie Roach and Haley Bartum each notched four points, while Hannah Martin and Rachel Martin each added two. St. Joes will travel to Hannan on February 7th to complete the season series. Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B3 Lady Eagles storm past South Gallia, 73-44 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com MERCERVILLE, Ohio — Two streaks continue as another one ends. The Eastern Lady Eagles took their seventh consecutive victory Thursday night with a 73-44 victory over Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division host South Gallia. This is the 16th straight league victory for the Eagles, while the loss ends the Lady Rebels seven game win streak. Defense was the key early on for the Lady Eagles (13-1, 11-0 TVC Hocking), as they forced nine turnovers in the first period en route to a 13-8 lead. The pace picked up in the second quarter with EHS coring 27 points over eight minutes. South Gallia (12-4, 9-3) scored 17 in the second and trailed 40-25 at halftime. Eastern began the second half with a 15-to-5 run, expanding the lead to 25 points. The Lady Rebels finished with half on a 7-to4 spurt and the Lady Eagles held a 59-37 advantage headed into the finale. Eastern closed out the game out scoring SGHS 14to-7 over the final eight minutes and claimed the 73-44 victory. The Lady Eagles were paced by junior Jenna Burdette, with 24 points and seven assists on the night. Maddie Rigsby notched 15 points for the victors, while Savannah Hawley had 13 and Jordan Parker added 10. Katie Keller and Tori Goble each chipped in with four points, and Erin Swatzel rounded out the EHS scoring with three points. Swatzel led the Green and White on the glass with 10 rebounds, followed by Parker and Rigsby with eight each. Following Burdette in the assists column was Hawley with five and Parker with four. Parker led Eastern with Alex Hawley l Point Pleasant Register Eastern senior Savannah Hawley (11) and junior Maddie Rigsby (31) trap South Gallia senior Meghan Caldwell during the Lady Eagles 73-44 victory in Mercerville Thursday night. with five steals followed by Hawley with three.Hawley had the games lone block. The Lady Eagles shot 9-of-13 (69.2 percent) from the charity stripe and 28-of68 (41.2 percent) from the field including 8-of-20 (40 percent) from beyond the arc. Burdette accounted for four of the EHS treys, while Hawley had three and Rigsby made one. Rachel Johnson paced South Gallia with 19 points, followed by Jasmyne Johnson with 17. Ellie Bostic marked six points, while Meghan Caldwell added two, rounding out the Lady Rebels scoring attack. Jasmyne Johnson rounded out her double-double performance with 10 rebounds, while Caldwell had nine and Rachel Johnson grabbed six. Caldwell led SGHS with four assists, while Lesley Small added three and Sara Bailey had two. Small and Jasmyne Johnson accounted for the only two steals on the night for South Gallia. The Lady Rebels shot 10of-23 (43.5 percent) from the free throw line and 16of-57 (28.1 percent) from the field including 2-of-12 (16.7 percent) from three point range. Jasmyne Johnson made both of South Gallia’s three’s. 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Box 157 Rio Grande, OH 45674 Attention: Sharon Carmichael Or email to: carmichs@buckeyehills.net 60387036 ANNOUNCEMENTS Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis 60385110 �Sunday, January 20, 2013 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Want To Buy Apartments/Townhouses Apartments/Townhouses Absolute Top Dollar - silver/gold coins, any 10K/14K/18K gold jewelry, dental gold, pre 1935 US currency, proof/mint sets, diamonds, MTS Coin Shop. 151 2nd Avenue, Gallipolis. 446-2842 1 BR, nicely furnished Apartment, quiet area, suitable for 1 Adult, private driveway with carport. 740(446-4782 Nice 2BR Apartment - water & trash included - $600mo plus $600 deposit - 446-9585 Pleasant Valley Apartments is now taking applications for 2, 3, & 4 Bedroom HUD Subsidized Apartments. Applications are taken Monday through Thursday 9:00 am-1:00pm. Office is located at 1151 Evergreen Drive, Point Pleasant, WV. (304) 675-5806. RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AUTOMOTIVE REAL ESTATE SALES Houses For Sale House for sale, Pomeroy, $18,000, great rental or first time buyer opportunity, 3 BR, 1.5 BA, ready to go! Lg LR & master BR, eat-in kitchen w/side porch, CA & heat, good roof. No land contracts, call for appt, 740-591-2456, ask for Chris. All calls returned in evening HOUSE FOR SALE. 921 13th Street Huntington, WV. 2 story brick. Needs TLC. Assessed Price $51,400. Priced for quick sale $29,500. Call for additional information. 304-295-9090 2 BDRM Apt for Rent on State Rt 588 Water & Garbage Furnished NO PETS Call 419-359 -1768 or 419-308-9741 2 BR apt. 6 mi from Holzer. $400 + dep. Some utilities pd. 740-418-7504 or 740-9886130 RENTALS AVAILABLE! 2 BR townhouse apartments, also renting 2 & 3BR houses. Call 441-1111. First Holzer Apartments now accepting applications for 1 & 2 BR units Rent ranges from $0 to $680 with possible rental assistance. Call 740-441-0400 TDD 1-800-750-0750. This institution is a equal opportunity provider and employer. Lot For Sale. 1.92 Acres. Lot 307 Whitten Estates Milton, WV. Great Location for Doublewide. Nice area. Utilities available. Reduced for Quick Sale! $4950. 304-2959090 REAL ESTATE RENTALS Apartments/Townhouses 1 & 2 bedroom apartments & houses, No pets, 740-992-2218 FIRST MONTH FREE 2 & 3 BR apts $425 mo & up sec dep $300 & up AC, W/D hook-up tenant pays elec EHO Ellm View Apts 304-882-3017 Furnished 1 bedroom Apartment - Racine Oh, NO PETS, 740-591-5174 Sales Repo's Available 740)446-3570 Call RESORT PROPERTY EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted- General CUSTOMER SERVICE REP Three 1 BR apts in Gallipolis, no pets, dep req. 740-3888277 Twin Rivers Tower is accepting applications for waiting list for HUD subsidized, 1-BR apartment for the elderly/disabled, call 304-675-6679 Houses For Rent Lots Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B5 Two 3 BR houses for rent or sale on Land Contract in Pomeroy. No pets. 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EOEOverbrook Center participates in a Drug Free Workplace Program. CASE MANAGEMENT SUPERVISOR A leading company is looking for a Full-Time successful and reliable Case Management Supervisor for our Huntington office. Benefits include health insurance, life insurance & longterm disability and liberal paid time off. Warm and friendly atmosphere. Supervisory, case management experience in the I/DD Waiver program and a bachelor's degree in the Human Service Field required. Interested parties please e-mail your resume to: jhillman@mulberrystreetmanagement.com or fax to: 304-630-0701. EOE/M/F/D/V Village of Pomeroy now accepting applications for a labor position/OIT. We will be accepting applications until February 28, 2013. Please submit your application and/or resume to the Water Office at 660 East Main St, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769, or send via email phellman68@yahoo.com. JOB DUTIES: This will include a lot of various duties like Cutting Grass, Weed Eating, Shoveling, Raking and Lifting 50 lbs to 150 lbs on any given day, learning Water Treatment Plant, Waste Water Treatment Plant, Distribution, Collection and Maintenance. The ability to obtain a class "B" CDL within a 12 month period after hiring. Must be willing to work weekends and on a 24 hour call out duty roster and follow orders. QUALIFICATIONS: The applicant must have a High School Diploma, Clean Driving Record. Individuals with a CDL will be given special consideration for the position. EXTRA CONSIDERATIONS: CDL'S, Operating Backhoe, knowledge of water and wastewater areas. No phone calls please. SERVICE / BUSINESS DIRECTORY Manufactured Homes 3 BR 2 bath Mobile home on farm, All Appliances, $600 mo, Plus $300 utility allowance, 540)729-1331 Get A NEW HOME! Zero Money Down EZ Finance with your land or family land (740)446-3570 Mobile Home / Point Pleasant Area / $400mo. Call 304-2385127 WANTED Single wides and Double wides- Top trade in allowance free appraisals Freedom Homes of Gallipolis 740446-3093 �Sunday, January 20, 2013 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Warriors sweep Gallia Academy Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com VINCENT, Ohio — Host Warren shot 44 percent from the field while claiming a season sweep of the Gallia Academy boys basketball team Friday night following a 61-39 Southeastern Ohio Athletic League victory in Washington County. The visiting Blue Devils (4-10, 1-5 SEOAL) never led in the contest, as the Warriors (12-1, 6-0) jumped out to an early 6-0 edge en route to a comfortable 20-9 first quarter advantage. WHS extended its lead out to 27-13 midway through the second frame, then closed the half with a small 7-6 spurt to secure a 34-19 lead at the intermission. The Warriors kept that momentum going into the second half, as the hosts led by as many as 16 points on three different occasions while using a small 11-10 third quarter spurt to claim a 4529 edge headed into the finale. Warren closed regulation with a 16-10 run to wrap up the 22-point decision. Warren — which leads the SEOAL race by two full games — also posted a 53-38 victory at GAHS back on December 7. The Blue Devils — who have dropped five straight contests — connected on 15-of-41 field goal attempts for 37 percent and were also outrebounded by a 24-22 overall margin. The guests also committed 18 turnovers and went 7-of11 at the free throw line for 64 percent. Justin Bailey led GAHS with 16 points, followed by Nick Clagg with eight points and Cody Call with five markers. Wade Jarrell chipped in four points, while Seth Atkins and Jimmy Clagg respectively added three and two points. Wes Jarrell had one point to round things out for the Blue Devils. Both Claggs hauled in six rebounds apiece to lead Gallia Academy, while Reid Eastman had a team-high three assists. Warren sank 21-of-48 shot attempts and had 16 turnovers in the decision. The hosts were also 14-of-19 at the charity stripe for 74 percent. Michael Hall paced WHS with a game-high 18 points, followed by Reece Patton with 11 points and Evan French with 10 markers. Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B6 Defenders fall to Wesley Christian Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — When you’re hot, you’re hot. Visiting Wesley Christian Academy hit 10 trifectas and shot an astounding 78 percent from the field Friday night during a 77-37 victory over the Ohio Valley Christian boys basketball team in a non-conference matchup in the Old French City. The host Defenders (6-5) had their two-game winning streak come to an abrupt halt, as the Eagles (17-5) made all but nine field goal attempts in the contest while scoring at least 16 points in each of the four periods of play. WCA stormed out to a 24-13 lead after eight minutes of play and nevRaiders with six rebounds each, while er looked back, as the Twyman finished with a team-high three guests followed with a assists and Doverbarger finished with 16-7 second quarter run River Valleys only two blocked shots. As a team RVHS had 26 rebounds, five assists and two steals. The Raiders shot 12of-17 (70.6 percent) from the free throw line and 15-of-41 (36.6 percent) from the Randy Payton field, including 2-of-12 (16.7 percent) Special to OVP from three-point range. The Dragons were led by Evan MadRIO GRANDE, Ohio dox with team-highs in points with 17, — The University of rebounds with eight and assists with five. Rio Grande bolted to a Dionte Braye chipped in with 12 points, 21-point halftime lead followed by Cody Midkiff with eight, Kyle Raines with seven, Luke Phillips and never looked back, with six, Thayer Flynn with five and Na- cruising to a 77-51 victhan Campbell with four. Chance Short tory over Bluefield (Va.) added three points, while Tyler Campbell College, Thursday night, in Mid-South Conference had one to round out the FHS total. Phillips had three steals to lead the men’s basketball action at Dragons, while Raines had the only two the Newt Oliver Arena. The RedStorm snapped rejections for the victors. As a team Fairthree-game losing land had 34 rebounds, 10 assists and 12 a steals. The Green and White shot 9-of-16 streak in the process, (56.3 percent) and 25-of-68 (36.8 per- improving to 7-12 overall cent) from the field, including 4-of-21 (19 and 3-7 in the MSC. The win also allowed percent) from beyond the arc. Fairland completes the season sweep head coach Ken French’s of the Raiders, as the Dragons also de- team to escape the bottom feated RVHS on December 14th in Proc- spot in the league standtorville by a score of 68-46. ings and vault into eighth Raiders swept by Fairland, 63-44 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com BIDWELL, Ohio — Can’t stop the skid. The River Valley boys basketball team dropped its seventh consecutive contest Friday night after falling to Ohio Valley Conference leading Fairland by a count of 63-44 in Gallia County. The Raiders (2-12, 0-5 OVC) held with FHS (11-4, 7-0) over the first period and trailed 10-7. The Dragons pulled away River Valley in the second stanza with a 25-to-7 run and led by 21 at halftime. The Dragon offense kept it up in the second half, scoring 22 points in the third period. The Raiders cranked out 16 points in the third and trailed 57-30. As Fairland’s second unit entered the game RVHS went on a 14-to-6 run over the final eight minutes. The Dragons remain unbeaten in the OVC with a 63-44 victory over the Silver and Black. Tyler Twyman paced the Raider offense with 15 points, including River Valley’s only two three-pointers. Ethan Dovenbarger finished with eight points, Justin Rusk marked seven, while Seann Roberts, Burnie Stanley and Joseph Loyd each notched four points. Kyle Bays added two points, rounding out the RVHS scoring. Dovenbarger and Twyman led the to establish a commanding 40-20 intermission advantage. The Eagles made 17of-22 shot attempts in the opening 16 minutes, including a superb 6-of8 effort from three-point range. OVCS, conversely, sank 8-of-22 shot attempts in the first half, including a 1-for-5 effort from behind the arc. The hosts were never within striking distance the rest of the way, as Wesley Christian opened the second half with a 16-11 run to secure a 5631 lead headed into the finale. The guests closed regulation with a 21-6 surge — which included a perfect 9-of-9 effort from the field — to wrap up the 40-point outcome. The Defenders connected on 15-of-45 shot attempts overall for 33 percent, including a 1-of9 effort from beyond the arc for 11 percent. The hosts were also 6-of-11 at the free throw line for 55 percent. T.G. Miller led Ohio Valley Christian with 16 points, followed by Chance Burleson with 11 points and Phil Hollingshead with four markers. Evan Bowman and Marshall Hood respectively added three and two points, while Richard Bowman rounded out the scoring with one marker. WCA sank 32-of-41 field goal tries overall, including a 10-of-15 effort from three-point territory for 67 percent. The guests were also 3-of-5 at the charity stripe for 60 percent. Colton Caldwell paced the Eagles with seven trifectas and a gamehigh 25 points, followed by Joshua Amuzu with 16 points and Dishawn Thompson with 14 markers. Stephen Goble also had eight points for the victors. RedStorm bounce Bluefield, 77-51 place. The top eight teams in the 11-team league qualify for the conference tournament at the end of February. Bluefield (7-9, 2-7 MSC), one of two newcomers to the league this season, suffered its fifth straight loss overall and its seventh straight MSC setback after winning each of its first two conference outings. The Rams scored the game’s first basket of the night on a Pierre Walters layup just 18 seconds into the contest, but Rio Grande scored the next eight points en route to grabbing a lead it would never relinquish. The RedStorm’s biggest lead of the half was the 21-point cushion, 3817, that it took into the lockerroom at the intermission. Bluefield shot just 19.2 percent from the field in the first half (5-for-26) and didn’t reach double figures until another jumper by Walters with 6:00 left before halftime. By that time, Rio Grande had built a 23-9 advantage. The RedStorm led by no less than 19 points at any stage of the second half and enjoyed their biggest edge of the night - 29 points - when a layup by junior forward Bruce Komakech made it 60-31 with 7:31 left to play. Rio Grande, which played without the services of its leading scorer, freshman D.D. Joiner, who was sidelined with a knee injury he suffered in last Saturday’s loss at St. Catharine, saw nine of the 11 players it suited up score at least two points. Four of the nine reached double figures, led by freshman forward Austin McMaster, who had a game-high 14 points. Senior center Dominick Haynes and junior guard Jermaine Warmack added 11 points apiece, while Komakech netted 10 points on a perfect 5-for5 shooting performance. Haynes also grabbed a game-high eight rebounds, while sophomore guard Evan Legg handed out a game-high six assists and tied sophomore guard Travis Elliott for game honors with three steals. Elliott was also honored in pre-game ceremonies as the recipient of the 4th Annual Corey Taylor Heart & Hustle Award, given to a team member who best represents the same qualities of Taylor, a junior varsity player in the Rio program who died tragically in an automobile accident on Christmas night in 2008. Rio Grande shot 47.7 percent from the field for the game (31-for-65) and outrebounded the Rams, 44-31. Bluefield finished just 15-for-52 from the field overall (28.8 percent) and committed 25 turnovers. Kearsten Marion led the Rams with 11 points, while Byron carpenter netted 10 points in the loss. Carpenter, who entered the game as the secondleading scorer in the MSC at 22.9 points per contest, scored all but two of his points at the free throw line, going just 1-for-8 from the floor. Josh Nesbit added a team-high seven rebounds and a game-high three blocked shots for BC. Rio Grande will take a brief hiatus from game action before returning to the floor next Thursday, when St. Catharine visits the Newt Oliver Arena for an 8 p.m. tipoff. Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Visit us online @ www.mydailytribune.com & www.mydailysentinel.com BIDWELL, OH 9039 State Rt. 160 Mon-Sat 8aM - 9pM Sun 9aM - 7pM 740-446-0818 Jackson, OH 71 E Huron St Mon-Sun 8aM - 9pM 740-286-5586 Pomeroy, OH 700 W Main St Mon-Sat 8aM - 9pM Sun 10aM - 9pM 740-992-2891 Sammy M. Lopez Waverly, OH 705 W Emmitt Ave Mon-Sat 8aM - 9pM Sun 10aM - 9pM 740-947-3611 Publisher Stephanie Filson Managing Editor We accept WIC, EBT, Debit Cards, Visa, MasterCard & Discover ©January 2013 Moran Foods, Inc. All rights reserved. We reserve the right to limit quantities. Ad valid only at stores listed above. Not all items available in all Stores. Not responsible for typographical errors. 60385640 �Along the River Sunday Times-Sentinel SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013 C1 Broom making: Preserving a heritage craft Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Broom making is one of many heritage crafts that probably wouldn’t be remembered at all if it weren’ t for a few people like Meigs County’s Marvin White who makes brooms the old fashioned way. You’ll find him at festivals occasionally demonstrating how it’s done and putting his products on display for sale. Last summer, he was one of the crafters who set up shop on the Chester Commons during the annual Chester Shade Days staged every summer in July by the ChesterShade Historical Association. He’s been there several times over the years, and perhaps will be returning this summer. With all the technology around and little thought for preserving skills of generations past, most children today have little knowledge or interest in the pioneer arts which brought this country to the place where it is today. For those of us who have a heart for preserving the skills of past generations, factory-made store-bought brooms somehow just don’t have the character of a broom made by someone like Marvin. His interest in broom making was to be expected since his father Clyde White became one during World War I. As history tells us, that was a time when there were shortages of many things, including brooms. About the same time, Marvin became really interested in broom making, his daughter Denise Arnold, who was already delving into creative arts, decided she wanted to learn how to make brooms, too. Denise White said her interest in broom making stemmed primarily from knowing the family’s connection to the craft, along with a realization that too many skills of generations past were not being passed along to today’s youth. The history of broom making in the White family, as related by Denise, began in 1917 when her grandfather Clyde made his first broom. The story goes that his father had planted some broom corn, and it was on a dare from the elder White to his son, that Clyde made that first broom. In preparation he looked at the broom making equipment of a neighbor, tore Preserving a heritage craft keeps Marvin White at his work on broommaking equipment. a broom apart to see how it was made, gathered up what supplies he needed, and proceeded from there to make that first broom. His first effort was a success, and from then on making brooms became a chore for the winter months when bad weather kept him inside and away from farming activities. Denise said she was told that at one time, her grandfather was making as many as 400 brooms in a season. Those brooms were sold in White’s Store at Flora, a family-operated business, at a price of slightly over a dollar. The elder Mr. White continued making brooms on the side porch of his home until the early ’70s. Over the years, the number he made dwindled, and in his later life he was making brooms only for family and friends. Clyde White died in 1976 when Denise was 12 years old, but she remembers watching her grandfather make brooms. It is that memory which in later years triggered her interest in broom making. Both Marvin and Denise learned the heritage craft of broom making from the late Frank Addy, a broom squire from Coshocton. In fact Marvin bought some of Addy’s broom making equipment to use in making his brooms. Denise purchased some 1880s equipment which was still in working condition. It had belonged to Birdie Ridenour, a local broom maker. Brooms, of one kind or another, have been around forever and are said to have been used to sweep out caves, cabins and castles. The style, the materials used, and the sweeping quality have changed over the years, as have sizes and lengths. But the uses have remained pretty much the same — to sweep the floors, to knock down cobwebs and to provide a straw to use in checking if the cake is ready to take out of the oven. There are dozens of superstitions about brooms, two of which you might like remember: “If you place a broom on its handle in a corner, it brings you good luck.” “If you sweep dirt out the front door, it brings you bad The Whites also make and sell brooms as a retirement hobby. luck.” Photos by Charlene Hoeflich l Daily Tribune AT LEFT, broom maker Marvin White is hard at work during a festival demonstration. AT RIGHT, broom lore! If you must borrow a broom, take it without the owner’s knowledge, and you will not have bad luck. However, if the owner lends you a broom, it will bring bad luck to them. �Sunday, January 20, 2013 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C2 Livestock Report Meigs Extension Column GALLIPOLIS — United Producers, Inc., livestock report of sales from January 16, 2013. Feeder Cattle 275-415 pounds, Steers, $90-$166, Heifers, $90-$145; 425-525 pounds, Steers, $90-$150, Heifers, $90-$140; 550-625 pounds, Steers, $90-$140, Heifers, $85$135; 650-725 pounds, Steers, $90-$135, Heifers, $85-$128; 750-850 pounds, Steers, $85-$125, Heifers, $85-$125. Cows Well Muscled/Fleshed, $72-$78.50; Medi- um/Lean, $64-$71; Thin/Light, $57.50-$63; Bulls, $75-$89.75. Back to Farm Cow/Calf Pairs, $860-$1,300; Bred Cows, $580-$1,050; Baby Calves, $185. Upcoming Specials 1/23/13 — next sale, 10 a.m. Direct sales and free on-farm visits. Contact Dewayne at (740) 339-0241, Stacy at (304) 634-0224, Luke at (740) 6453697, or Mark at (740) 645-5708, or visit the website at www.uproducers.com. Meigs Library column The colaffected their lapse of lives movthe Silver ing forward. Bridge, which For those of spanned the us who grew Ohio River up in the affrom Kanautermath of ga, Ohio to the collapse, I Point Pleasspeak from exant, West Virperience when ginia on Dec. I say that I re15, 1967, is member many a part of the stories of the fabric of our collapse and area. Anyone grew up hearKristi L. Eblin living in the ing them told Director, Meigs region that is again and County Library old enough to again. remember the Even now, collapse has a story to if you mention the bridge tell. They all remember collapse in a group of where they were when people, someone has a they first heard the ter- connection of some sort rible news. Like the death to a person who either of President Kennedy or lost their life on the Silthe Attack on Sept. 11th ver Bridge or escaped the for the current genera- disaster by some twist of tion, the collapse of the fate or divine providence. Silver Bridge is burned The Point Pleasant River into their minds and had Museum serves as an ar- chive of the rich history of the Silver Bridge fall, and Stephan G. Bullard, Bridget J. Gromek, Martha Fout and Ruth Fout have authored a book, ‘The Silver Bridge Disaster of 1967’ full of photographs, history and personal accounts which tell the story of the tragedy in vivid detail. The Meigs County District Public Library will host a book signing event on January 26 at the Pomeroy library. Silver Bridge historian Don Goosman will present a program at 1:30 p.m., and authors Ruth Fout and Martha Fout will make copies of the book available for purchase and signing from 1–3 p.m. Bring your children and grandchildren, as well as your personal stories to share so that the history of the Silver Bridge can be passed on to future generations. Dills announce birth of son POMEROY — Richie and Keshia Tillis Dill of Pomeroy announce the birth of their son, Bentley Asher Dill, on Jan. 16 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus. The infant weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces. The couple have three other children, Cadance, Charles and Radley. The maternal great-grandmother is Katherine Wildermuth, and the maternal grandparents are Tim and Treasa Gillian, all of Pomeroy and Michael Tillis of Rutland. Paternal grandparents are Richard and Roberta Dill of Pomeroy. ‘Dear Abby’ advice columnist dies at age 94 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pauline Friedman Phillips, who as Dear Abby dispensed snappy, sometimes saucy advice on love, marriage and meddling mothers-in-law to millions of newspaper readers around the world and opened the way for the likes of Dr. Ruth, Dr. Phil and Oprah, has died. She was 94. Phillips died Wednesday in Minneapolis after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, said Gene Willis, a publicist for the Universal Uclick syndicate. “My mother leaves very big high heels to fill with a legacy of compassion, commitment and positive social change,” her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now writes the column, said in a statement. Private funeral services were held Thursday, Willis said. The long-running “Dear Abby” column first appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle in 1956. Mother and daughter started sharing the byline in 2000, and Jeanne Phillips took over in 2002, when the family announced Pauline Phillips had Alzheimer’s disease. Pauline Phillips wrote under the name Abigail Van Buren. Her column competed for decades with the advice of Ann Landers, written by her twin sister, Esther Friedman Lederer, who died in 2002. Their relationship was stormy in their early adult years, but they later regained the closeness they had growing up in Sioux City, Iowa. The two columns differed in style. Ann Landers responded to questioners with homey, detailed advice. Abby’s replies were often flippant one-liners. Phillips admitted that her advice changed over the years. When she started writing the column, she was reluctant to advocate divorce: “I always thought that marriage should be forever,” she explained. “I found out through my readers that sometimes the best thing they can do is part. If a man or woman is a constant cheater, the situation can be intolerable. Especially if they have children. When kids see parents fighting, or even sniping at each other, I think it is terribly damaging.” She willingly expressed views that she realized would bring protests. In a 1998 interview she remarked: “Whenever I say a kind word about gays, I hear from people, and some of them are damn mad. People throw Leviticus, Deuteronomy and other parts of the Bible to me. It doesn’t bother me. I’ve always been compassionate toward gay people.” If the letters sounded suicidal, she took a personal approach: “I’ll call them. I say, ‘This is Abby. How are you feeling? You sounded awfully low.’ And they say, ‘You’re calling me?’ After they start talking, you can suggest that they get professional help.” Arnold Schwarzenegger talks gun control LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn’t think there’s a parallel between film and real-world gun violence. The 65-year-old former governor of California returns to the big screen Friday as the sheriff of an Arizona border town tasked with stopping a Mexican cartel boss from returning to Mexico. It marks his first leading role since serving as The Governator for six years. “I personally feel that this is entertainment,” said Schwarzenegger. “The other thing is a serious real life tragedy. I think that we are going to continue doing entertainment. That is what we are doing as our profession, but at the same time, we all have a responsibility, I think, to improve the situation that we are in.” Schwarzenegger noted it’s important not to stigmatize mental illnesses. He also cited parenting, education, security and gun laws as contributing factors to the issue of gun violence. “We as a society have the responsibility to look at this and leave no stone unturned,” he said. Despite returning to moviemaking with “The Last Stand” and last year’s “The Expendables 2,” Schwarzenegger still wants to keep a toe in the political pool. He launched a think tank last year at the University of Southern California, the Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy. He hopes to work on reforming immigration, energy and environmental policies. “Those things needs to be addressed — and even the budget deficit,” said Schwarzenegger. “How do you stop spending $1.3 trillion more than we are taking in? What do we do about it? All of those things I think were a failure, so our institute will address all those issues and study it. I will be involved with that, but I am not sitting in Sacramento. I am, in the meantime, sitting in Hollywood and continuing in the movie business.” Schwarzenegger said his smaller part in “Expendables 2” prepared him for his starring role in “Last Stand,” which also features Johnny Knoxville. He’ll next be seen alongside Sylvester Stallone in “The Tomb” set for release later this year. “I feel I have a bigger range, actingwise,” said Schwarzenegger. “It could be because of the age. It could be because of my experience that I have had now as governor.” starter fertilizer or strip In the past few months, tillage should be considseveral news articles ered in erosion loss situhave questioned why our ations.” streams, rivers and lakes Homeowners and rentare having algae blooms. ers look at your fertilizer Several articles place the practices in the home blame only on agriculgarden, landscape and ture enterprises. Howlawn area. You will noever, everything is not so tice this year when buyblack and white. When ing lawn fertilizers that growing up in New York several national compaState in the ’60s, the nies have eliminated or blame was placed squarereduced phosphorus levly on phosphates in launels in the fertilizer bag. dry detergent and soaps Hal Kneen (Phosphorus is the midand on lawn fertilization. Extension Corner dle number on the label In the ’70s, emphasis was of a fertilizer bag). Look on cleaning up the septic waste and runoff. Recently the bur- at whether you garden needs fertilden has been placed on the farmer izer and what type to improve your fields with an emphasis on manure yield but minimize your effect on application and fertilizer rates. In the watershed. Plan this year to take the past few years blame has been a soil sample to minimize excessive placed on global warming and the applications of nutrients. Our extenresulting droughts and floods. All of sion office can give information as these aspects are part of the blame to how to take a soil sample (AGF and reducing their effects may help 513-12 Soil Sampling to Develop Nutrient Recommendations, www. us improve our water resources. The key is to look into the vari- ohioline.osu.edu) and if delivered to ous points outlining how we can our office with fifteen dollars we can clean up our water supply, wheth- send it away and get a recommendaer we are a farmer, homeowner or tion from an Ohio soil test lab. Berenter. Over the next several years, come actively involved as a citizen farmers will be working to improve in what you can do to improve the their implementation of the goals of environment. *** 4R Nutrient Stewardship strategies to maximize economic productivAre you interested in growing ity and limit offsite nutrient losses produce in a high tunnel (unheated that cost both the grower pocket- polyhouse) to get a jump start to book and society. The 4 R’s include: producing and selling vegetables at ‘right’ rate to meet crop needs and a farmers’ market? Rural Action is minimize offsite movement, ‘right’ hosting a day-long Season Creation source selected for location and tim- Workshop on February 21 at Green ing of application, ‘right’ time based Edge Organic Farms in Amesville on source and crop needs and ‘right’ Ohio. The class starts at 10 a.m. placement so the nutrients are avail- looking at the construction of a high able to the crop and stay on site. tunnel, production methods and The 4 Rights are interconnected and matching market demand to plantwork with each other in the overall ing requirements. Green Edge, is a agronomic production system. successful agricultural business that My colleagues at OSU suggest the sells via a CSA ( Community Supfollowing 4R Principles: “ Determine the right rate of phosphorus, ported Agriculture) clientele, local potassium and lime, by collecting a farmer markets and restaurants in representative soil test. The invest- the region. Workshop space is limitment in a representative soil testing ed. For further details contact Tom program is well worth the expense. Redfern at 740-767-4938 or email Once a rate is determined, attention tomr@ruralaction.org *** needs to be given to source, placePrivate pesticide applicators, if ment and timing of the nutrient. In Ohio, both phosphorous and nitro- you need the three hours of re-cergen are nutrients that can have off- tification credit, four opportunities site consequences to water quality. will be locally available to you. JanuThey need to be kept in place from ary 28 from 10 a.m. -1 p.m. and a an economic standpoint for the crop repeat from 6-9 p.m. at the Meigs you want to grow. No sense send- County Extension office , call 740ing dollars down the ditch. Whether 992-6696 to reserve a spot. Januphosphorus is from a commercial ary 31 from 1-4 p.m. at the Athens fertilizer or organic source such as County Extension office , call 740manure, broadcast surface applica- 593-8555. February 26 starting at tions have the greatest risk of off- 5:30 p.m. at the Gallia County Exsite movement. High phosphorous tension office, call 740-446-7007. If levels in tributary water samples you need to obtain a license or reseemed to coincide with periods ceive additional categories, please where broadcast fertilizer applica- contact the Meigs County office as tions occurred followed by rainfall they are attempting to schedule a events. Shallow incorporation tends local test date and site. To obtain to reduce phosphorous losses has additional private pesticide applibeen shown during rainfall simula- cator information go to the website tor studies. However, caution is pested.osu.edu. warranted to tillage practices that Hal Kneen is the Athens/Meigs Counties Agriculincrease soil exposure and erosion ture & Natural Resources Educator, Ohio State losses. Alternatives such as row University Extension. Michelle Obama lets her wardrobe take back seat NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama has proven her fashion savvy time and again since she was introduced as first lady in a lemongrass-yellow sheath and coat by Isabel Toledo on Inauguration Day 2009 — so much so that we don’t discuss it nearly as much as we used to. Four years ago, there was a daily barrage in the media: Jason Wu gown! J. Crew gloves! Jimmy Choo shoes! It remained that way for months and even years. There was the Naeem Khan beaded strapless gown for the first state dinner in the Obama White House, the black racer-back dress by Michael Kors worn in her official portrait. Her wardrobe for the Obamas’ state visit to England, including the white cross-neck halter gown by Tom Ford she wore to a black-tie event with Queen Elizabeth in London, and the fiery red Alexander McQueen she wore the for the state dinner the Obamas hosted for China generated news around the globe. Even more recently, her pink Tracy Reese dress was practically an honored guest at the Democratic National Convention in September, and one of the moments so many are eagerly anticipating on Monday is when she’ll emerge in her gown for the inaugural balls. But she’s figured out a way to largely move the focus from her style to her substance. “What’s really interesting about the first lady is that she’s been able to incorporate the fact that she’s stylish into a much larger persona,” says Ariel Foxman, managing editor of InStyle magazine. In the early going, there was intense focus on what she’d wear “because we hadn’t seen a first lady who had such an innate style and sense of color — and great arms,” he adds. “It’s been exciting to see a first lady embracing fashion by remaining consistently interesting and diverse in her fashion choices, and in doing that, she’s been able to draw attention elsewhere.” She probably doesn’t want the first question when she visits a school to promote healthy living to be about her sneakers, and she doesn’t want the print of her dress to steal the thunder of a speech about veterans. “Consistency has made her look much more matter of fact,” Foxman adds. Yet in an age of the overused term “style icon,” Obama is one of the few modern women to deserve it. In the past four years she has adeptly walked — usually in kitten heels or ballet flats — the line between directional fashionista and everywoman. She has a pretty deep tool box and she knows how to use it, says Kevan Hall, a Los Angeles-based designer. “Every designer wants to dress her,” he says. (She has worn his label.) “Just like any woman, she wants to look pretty, and I think she’s having fun with it. It must be fun to be a girl with a big White House closet,” Hall says, noting all the events, galas and speeches to dress up for. She looks comfortable in clothes that can be a little edgy, and, Hall says, women find that inspiring. Nick Verreos, fashion designer, “Project Runway” alum and instructor at Los Angeles’ Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, was the host four years ago in Washington of the California State Society’s luncheon celebrating inaugural fashion. “It has been a great journey watching her,” he says. He credits her with putting daytime dresses back on the map. After years of women favoring separates and jeans, Obama came along in her sheaths and A-lines. Then they were a trend on runways, malls and Main Streets. �Sunday, Janaury 20, 2013 COMICS/ENTERTAINMENT Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun Sunday, January 20, 2013 BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C3 Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS MUTTS William Hoest Patrick McDonnell Jacquelene Bigar’s HOROSCOPE ZITS THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Jan. 21, 2013: This year you are more verbal than usual. Others find you and your sudden flights of fancy delightful. Your imagination stars as one of your strongest assets, and loved ones admire your creativity. If you are single, you could meet one of your greatest loves at any moment this year. What will become of this bond is a direct reflection of what you want. If you are attached, you start acting like newfound lovers who are full of romantic expectations. Be careful, as you could gain a new addition when you least expect it. GEMINI enchants you with his or her antics. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You might be emotional, but it won’t be shocking to those who understand your penchant for passionate displays. You seem to be full of surprises, which often jolts your entourage. In a sense, you are in the middle of a major transformation. Tonight: By all means, be spontaneous. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You sense — quite accurately — that certain aspects of life are out of control. The people involved also could be bouncing off the walls. You might question the best way to ground them. You’ll need all of your energy in order to anchor in. Tonight: Make it an early night. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You nearly leap into your day, ready to get a project launched. Your ideas seem to fly out so naturally and quickly that others might be taken aback. An element of the unexpected punctuates the excitement. Tonight: Catch up on a good friend’s news. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH What would your immediate circle do without you? You are far more instrumental than you realize. People count on you; you know this and respond accordingly. Surprising news heads in your direction and encourages you to rethink a decision. Tonight: Others follow your lead. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You love being on stage, and all the better if it’s a new one. You might decide to seek out some variety for excitement. In a meeting among peers, you naturally beam, no matter what scenario plays out. You can’t change your innate personality. Tonight: Where people are. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You perceive a situation far differently from an associate. You are sure that you are right, yet this person feels he or she is right. Now what? Remember who is in command, and bow to this authority. Someone needs to take charge, and it isn’t you today. Tonight: To the wee hours. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH You could be stuck on a merry-go-round of Monday madness. Be smart and detach, if you want to make a successful break for it. You might opt to head in a totally different direction once you recognize the futility of the present path. Tonight: Don’t react. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH A key associate demands your time and attention. Make it your pleasure, as the alternative would be far from pleasant. Sometimes you have difficulty relating to this person. He or she seems superficial and can’t seem to grasp the totality of your thoughts. Tonight: Tame your ego. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH You are not a sign that hangs back. Today, you can try that role. Maintain a sense of humor. A family member is willing to go to the emotional cliff and jump off if he or she doesn’t get what he or she wants. Strap yourself in. Tonight: Sort through suggestions. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Look at the big picture. Don’t panic. Simply prioritize you itinerary and pace yourself. You quickly will find a way out of this dilemma. You suddenly could veer in a new direction, once you have some space to breathe. Tonight: Use your high energy well. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH You are brimming with levity and mischievous insights, no matter how serious the moment gets. You can’t help yourself. Be careful with whom you share these thoughts, as you could make an enemy without meaning to. Tonight: Kick up your heels. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Emphasize your personal and domestic life. You know what you want, and you have an idea of what to expect. Perhaps you need to break out of the mold and go for that fantastic dream you have. If it involves your domestic life, it can happen. Tonight: At home, naturally. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Sunday, January 20, 2013 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C4 Home intervention with special needs students Jodi Hobbs-Saunders Mother and home educator for two special needs children Submitted photo Roscoe and Betty Fife Fife anniversary celebrated Roscoe and Betty Fife of Middleport, Ohio celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary on Jan. 19. Roscoe and Betty have four children, Cheryl and Don Roush of Johnstown, Ohio; David Fife (Shelley) of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Terri and Tim Mullins of Middleport, Ohio; and Steve Fife of Middleport, Ohio. They also have seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Cards may be sent to them at 1308 Powell Street, Middleport, Ohio 45760. Roscoe and Betty will be celebrating at home with their family. Kennedy-Wilkof engagement Cliff and Darla Kennedy of Rutland announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Kaylee Nicole Kennedy, to Evan Mason Wilkof, son of Samuel and Susan Wilkof of Canton. The bride-elect received a bachelor of science degree in education and is a substitute teacher for the South-Western School District in Columbus. Her fiancé received a bachelor’s degree in business administration and is employed as an accountant at Equity in Columbus. The couple met at their Alma Mater, Ohio University in Athens. An April 2013 wedding is planned at the Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus. Kaylee Kennedy and Evan Wilkof Myers-Barringer engagement Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Myers of Coolville, announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Kelsey Nicole Myers, to Gregory Barringer, Reedsville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Barringer, Reedsville. The bride-elect is a 2012 graduate of Eastern High School and is currently attending Washington State Community College in Marietta where she is studying nursing. Her fiancé is a 2011 graduate of Eastern High School and is employed at Little Hocking Service Center in Little Hocking. The wedding will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, at the Vanderhoof Baptist Church in Coolville. Home intervention techniques can vary widely. While most of the research focuses on classroom techniques, I wish to discuss the various actions we have taken at our home. I have one Asperger/ ADHD/Bipolar/PANDAS Syndrome son and one Bipolar/OCD/LHON/ADD/ Anxiety daughter. We do a lot of modifying our days including intervention, sensory work and integration. Both have extreme sensory issues and attention deficits which require frequent breaks and unique activities to either stimulate or calm them down. We received an exercise bicycle from freecycle that my son uses frequently to burn off stress. Thanks to Christmas Amazon.com gift cards, we were able to purchase a raindrop item, a gel stress ball, a Tiger Touch Tactile brush and Theraputty. Get the pack with the sample of each strength — our Occupational Therapistrecommended it! Outside time — no matter how cold as long as their bundled up — means the world to my children. They need to get out of the house and outside into nature (we have a fenced back yard). Having slides, climbing structures and a sandbox can be essential to a child with sensory needs who needs that exercise and stimulation. If you have an ADHD child — exercise is vital. Every other weekend, we hike 4-10 miles in various local parks. The iPad donated by a Gallia County resident has been a godsend. We’ve used many educational apps that send me a weekly report I can forward to their teachers. During stressful times, I allow the children to play games to help them relax. Here’s a helpful hint for those of you with an iPad/iTouch — if you see an app you want but it’s pricey, contact the app developer on Facebook. Briefly explain you have a special needs child who would benefit, but you just can’t afford the app. Many times they will give you a code for a free app! My children set-up their own “sensory area” under a table in our living room. They filled it with extra-soft blankets and micro-bead plush pillows. They go there when the stress gets to be too much. Other sensory ideas we use: 1. I put shaving cream all over the dining room table (you can cover it with a large trash bag if you wish) and allow them to draw/erase and relax with the sensory activity. 2. When it snows, I take a large bucket outside and fill it with snow. I bring it in (again on the dining room table) and allow them to sculpt and play in a warm environment. 3. Baths — the environmentalists aren’t going to like this, but warm water is wonderful for relaxation and deep pressure therapy. Whenever my children get way too stressed, they ask to take an extra shower. 4. Sand therapy — fill a dish with an inch or two of sand, and allow the chil- Connor is enthralled with a heaping pile of shaving cream which his mother uses to arrest his attention when he is stressed. dren to draw letters or dig into the sand for small items you’ve hidden there. 5. My wish list: A sensory swing that hangs from the ceiling! These are not simply sensory activities; these are, in their own way, interventions. Calming your child often motivates them to work with you more. Interventions with a special needs child at home: 1. Strong parent involvement — this includes repeatedly emphasizing good behaviors, your unconditional love for your child and watching your child for what they need — any list is great, but nothing compares to the observations of a parent who is with their child 24/7. Keep a list of what you see, and present copies to your child’s teacher, principal and the special education coordinator when your child does get into your school of choice. Your observations will be invaluable. Consider using a behavior tracker program like TracknShare Pro or Autism Tracker Pro. Often mental health professionals and school officials will dismiss you verbal remarks. It’s much more impressive to have it all documented and graphed in a program. 2. Allow your child some time to be themselves. Also, when your child is upset, do the best you can to comfort them, but allow them to express their emotions and cry it out if necessary. After a reasonable amount of time (this may be hours or even the next day) when your child is calm, try to talk to your child about what upset them. You may be surprised at the answer. She may have been hungry, tired, constipated, in pain, hurt by something said to them days ago, or any number of things. … Or perhaps there is a sensory problem in your home that can be easily fixed. I did NOT sign-up for this! (but I would have!) SNP can be reached at snp.ididnotsignupforthis@gmail. com, on my FB page of the same name or follow me on Twitter @Jhobbssaunders. Sniping, then singing as ‘American Idol’ returns Kelsey Myers and Gregory Barringer Jersey Shore town OKs deal to rebuild boardwalk SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — The boardwalk where generations of families and teens got their first taste of the Jersey Shore and where the MTV reality show of the same name was filmed is about to be rebuilt following its destruction in Superstorm Sandy. Seaside Heights on Wednesday night was awarded a $3.6 million contract to have the boardwalk rebuilt in time for Memorial Day weekend. The walkway, one of the most popular and heavily used at the Jersey Shore, was destroyed in the late October storm, the state’s worst natural disaster. Officials say it is the centerpiece of the borough’s tourism industry, which funds 75 percent of its budget. “A lot of people love Seaside and want to see what’s happening this year,” Mayor William Akers said. “If they don’t come back, we don’t eat.” Florence Birban, a 47-year resident, said the boardwalk means a lot to homeowners. “We need a boardwalk here to bring in the revenue and keep our taxes from going up, hopefully,” she said. “It just looks wrong without a boardwalk. I look up the street, and I don’t see one, and it’s not right.” The work should be done by May 10. Seaside Heights was famous for generations as a summer destination for families, teens and young adults. It took on a new level of fame in recent years when MTV set its “Jersey Shore” reality show on the boardwalk, where a tipsy Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi tottered unsteadily and Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino flexed his abs as cameras whirred. The contract approved Wednesday just covers replacement of the boards and the substructure beneath it. Akers said a future contract will include ramps, railings and a protective sea wall. Borough Administrator John Camera said the entire length of the mile-long boardwalk will be rebuilt. That was good news for Sue Poane, another longtime resident concerned about the town’s financial future and its quality of life. “We need the people to spend their money here; we need the boardwalk back for the businesses,” she said. “My husband and I walk the boardwalk every Sunday afternoon. We have our supper at our special place — they have the best seafood in the world! — and then we sit and people-watch.” LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Fox network is putting a brave face on the shrinking appeal of “American Idol.” Its 12th-season premiere Wednesday posted “an expected 19 percent decline versus least season” in the 18-to-49 demographic, the network said on Thursday. But the network hastened to add that Fox still had the highest-rated night of entertainment programming of any network thus far this season, and outperformed its three-network competition combined by 11 percent. “Idol” drew 17.9 million total viewers on Wednesday. Last year’s premiere was seen by 21.9 million total viewers. During the broadcast, the judges voiced optimism of their own. “I feel like we jell well in a weird, crazy way,” said Nicki Minaj, speaking of the judges’ panel near the episode’s conclusion. At least, there was no hair-pulling between Minaj and Mariah Carey, even as some viewers may have been reduced to it. The pop divas exchanged insults worthy of middle schoolers, fellow freshman judge Keith Urban looked trapped between them, and there was a whiff of make- believe Wednesday about the show’s touted feud. “We can have accessories. I didn’t know that was allowed. That’s all I’m gonna say,” Carey commented archly about Minaj’s flashy, drum major-style hat. The rapper took offense. “Why’d you have to reference my hat?” Minaj said, with Carey then accusing Minaj of rudeness to her during an earlier elevator meeting. Mercifully, a contestant arrived to break up the bickering and remind viewers that we tuned in to a talent show, not an episode of “Real Housewives of American Idol.” When the action resumed, Minaj demonstrated a magnificent talent for eye-rolling and upped the ante with a muttered insult. “If she called me something that begins with a ‘b’ and ends with an ‘itch,’ I rebuke it,” Carey declared. Whether the clash is real, Minaj’s scrappiness came off as far more entertaining than Carey’s demure, even queenly, manner. Carey is getting a truly royal paycheck: $18 million, to Minaj’s $12 million. The award for least selfabsorbed judge goes to genial country singer Urban. The two-hour episode opened by showcasing last year’s winner, Phillip Phillips, and those alumni with established careers, including Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson. Then host Ryan Seacrest brought “American Idol” back down to Earth and to its new judges. “Our legacy continues as a new era begins,” he said, reciting the panelists’ resumes, including record sales, Grammys won and, in Carey’s case, vocal range (five octaves, “the definition of diva,” Seacrest said). Cue the parade of good, bad and touching performances and biographies, with contestants facing serious challenges once again an “Idol” hallmark. The judges, including veteran Randy Jackson, hardened their hearts and rejected a young man who had lost a leg to cancer but melted for a teenage girl whose family fosters children with medical concerns and another singer with partial hearing loss. Forty-one people survived the New York auditions to sing another day in the Hollywood rounds, with the action moving to Chicago on Thursday’s episode. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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