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Spencer, 66 $2.00 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2013 Vol. 47, No. 6 Discrimination allegations raise legal questions Sarah Hawley and Stephanie Filson shawley@civitasmedia.com sfilson@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — With continuing extensive discussion in Pomeroy and surrounding communities regarding alleged discrimination on the part of the Village Mayor against an openly gay police officer, one key question remains at the forefront of minds across the Ohio Valley — where does the law stand on the matter? The quick answer to that is, it depends on where you live or work. Mark Moretti of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office stated that Chapter 4112, Ohio’s Law Against Discrimination, does not expressly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. Chapter 4112 does prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, military status, national origin, disability, age or ancestry. However, when it comes to allegations of discrimination related to sexual orientation, legal protections vary in depth and breadth from state to state. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 16 states and the District of Columbia have laws in place which prohibit all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity as applied to employment, housing and public accommodations. Another four states prohibit discrimination in these areas based on sexual orientation only. Ohio and eight other states prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in public — but not private — employment. The remainder of the states do not have a law in place at the state level. On January 21, 2011, Ohio Governor John Kasich issued an Executive Order that established an anti-discrimination policy in state government employment. The order reads in part: No person employed by any State Cabinet agency or by a State board or commission shall discriminate against any other State employee or candidate for State employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin (ancestry), military status (past, present or future), disability, age (40 years of age or older), genetic information, or sexual orientation, as those Basket Delights: Proudly serving Ohio Valley romantics Photos by Stephanie Filson l Daily Tribune With Valentine’s Day only a few days away, flower shops like Basket Delights in Gallipolis are gearing up for one of the biggest days of the year for those in the flower business. Owner Jay Proffitt told The Sunday Times-Sentinel that his staff has been busy selecting and preparing bouquets ranging from traditional cut flower arrangements to exotic mixes with a rainbow of colors. This year, Proffitt said the shop is showcasing stunning rainbow daisies, as well as beautiful purple roses and blue and white mixed roses sure to be a favorite of GAHS fans. Basket Delights carries an array of other gifts, including primitive cottages handcrafted in Ohio, specialty soaps, stuffed animals, art glass, wind chimes and many other treasures. For more information or to place an order, contact Basket Delights at (740) 441-0110. Basket Delights is located at 66 Vine Street, Gallipolis, but deliveries are available in Meigs County on Valentine’s Day, as well as in Gallia County. terms are defined in Ohio law, federal law, and previous Executive Orders. This order was challenged in April of 2011 in the case of Hutchinson v. Cuyhoga County Board of County Commissioners (N.D. Ohio 4/25/11), in which the county-level employee claimed that she was fired from her job because she was a lesbian. The employer sought dismissal on the grounds that sexual orientation is not a protected class. The Ohio federal court overturned the motion and permitted the sexual orientation discrimination claim See QUESTIONS ‌| A2 No Primary slated in Meigs County this year Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — There will be no Primary Election in Meigs County this year since only two partisan candidates filed to go on the May ballot. Becky Johnston, director of the Meigs County Board of Elections, said the names of the candidates will not be released until their petitions have been certified. One petition was for a seat on Pomeroy Council, the other for a seat on Racine Council. While partisan candidates had until the Feb. 6 deadline to file, Independent candidates have until 4 p.m. Monday, May 6, to file their petitions. That is the day before a Primary Election is scheduled if one is required which this year in Meigs County is not due to a lack of same office competition. If certified, the names of the two partisan candidates will go directly onto the November ballot along with the names of any Independents who file by the May deadline. The director did explain that if a Primary Election was to be held, those Independent filers would not have the option of voting partisan in the next day’s Primary. The terms of four Council members in each of four of the villages, Middleport, Pomeroy, Syracuse and Racine, and one in Rutland expire this year. In addition to the Council seats to be filled, there are openings on the Syracuse Board of Public Affairs and Syracuse/Racine Sewer District. As to the upcoming vacancies on village councils, those council members whose terms expire this year are as follows: Middleport — Sandra Fultz Brown, Emerson Heighton, May Rae Moore and H.Craig Wehrung. Pomeroy — Philip B. Ohlinger, Dru Reed (who is filling an unexpired term), Jackie Welker and Victor C. Young, III. Syracuse — Mike Jacks, Michael R. VanMeter, J. P. Varian and Timothy “Bo” Willis. Racine — Ron Clark, George Cummins, Dale Hart and Tim Hill. Rutland — Marie Birchfield. As for those who are in the final year of their term on the Board of Public Affairs, in Racine it is Bobby J. Dudding, and in Syracuse, Floyd A. Graham and Gordon Winebrenner. On the Syracuse/ Racine Sewer District Board, the term of Dale Hart will expire this year. As for mayors in the five villages, all are in terms which end in 2015. Oak Hill teen dies in Gallia County crash Stephanie Filson sfilson@civitasmedia.com Bossard expansion to improve library experience Amber Gillenwater agillenwater@civitasmedia.com GALLIPOLIS — Any one of the hundreds of people who have attended a recent adult or children’s program at Bossard Memorial Library might say that the space in their library is too limited, and, as the popularity of these program have grown, so too has the need for adequate space to allow for the ever increasing crowds who flock to these educational and entertaining programs at the Gallia County District Library each year. While the need for more space may be a good problem to have, it is still a problem, according to Bossard Library’s Director Debbie Saunders, and, as luck (or good planning) would have it, both the funds and the much-needed space are available for such an expansion at the library. According to Saunders, the library is currently in the construction document phase of the construction of an approximately 5,500-square-foot addition See LIBRARY ‌| A2 Amber Gillenwater l Daily Tribune The addition to Bossard Memorial Library will be constructed on a vacant lot located on First Avenue-side of the building and will be utilized for a host of educational and entertaining events, as well as a room for quiet study when not in use for programs. Construction on the project is expected to begin in late spring or early summer, with a preliminary completion date slated for spring 2014. GALLIA COUNTY — The Gallipolis Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is investigating a one-vehicle crash that claimed the life of an area teenager Friday afternoon. Bethany Hackney, 18, of Oak Hill, died as the result of injuries sustained in the crash. According to a press release issued by the OSHP, four teens were traveling southbound on Gallia CR 57 (Fairview Road) in a 1999 Chevy Blazer. At approximately 3:05 p.m., the driver, Brianna Byus, 18, of Gallipolis, reportedly drove off the left side of the roadway, struck a ditch, overturned and came to rest on its top. Hackney was transported to Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, but died as a result of her injuries. Hackney was the left rear passenger in the vehicle when the crash occurred. Byus and her two additional passengers, Jordan Coughenour, 17, and Kayla Williamson, 18, both of Gallipolis, were transported with minor injuries to Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis via Gallia County Emergency Medical Service. According to the OSHP press release, Byus was the only vehicle occupant wearing a seat belt. As of press time, no charges had yet been filed related to this crash. Gallia CR 57 was closed for approximately four hours following the incident. The crash remains under investigation. �Sunday, February 10, 2013 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Questions From Page A1 to proceed to discovery. The court agreed with the employer that Title VII does not prohibit sexual orientation discrimination. Because Hutchinson was a public employee proceeding under the United States Constitution, Title VII did not define the court’s limits. Instead, the court concluded that it could analyze the sexual orientation claim. The findings, in part, read as follows: The Court concludes that an employee who alleges sexual orientation discrimination … is not per se precluded from establishing an equal protection claim against her employer. Simply because Title VII does not include sexual orientation as a statutorily protected class does not, in this Court’s view, automatically remove all constitutional protection where a plaintiff employee claims equal protection violations based on her membership in that class…. Though sexual orientation may not be a suspect or quasi-suspect class, the Court finds that constitutional disparate treatment claims alleging sexual orientation discrimination by a public employer at least garner the bare minimum of rational basis review. In other words, there is no blanket statewide protection of sexual orientation as a class, but Kasich’s executive order does call for public employers to treat public employees equally and fairly … and Pomeroy Village Council President Jackie Welker confirms that Pomeroy Village leadership agrees with this policy. “Concerning the allegations of workplace discrimination between the Mayor of the Village of Pomeroy and a Pomeroy Police Officer, Village Council has no comment at the moment pending further investigation,” said Welker. “To that extent, we as a Village do not support discrimination of any kind to any persons based on sexual orientation, race, gender, national origin, age, familial status, disability or any other protected class.” In the meantime, a case that draws some parallels to the current situation in the Village of Pomeroy continues to unfold close to home. In late 2011, two former employees of Pleasant Valley Hospital (PVH), Terry GreenwaldHill and Amy Leach, filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against PVH, claiming they were fired because they are gay, which, according to Greenwald-Hill and Leach’s complaint, is a violation of the West Virginia Human Rights Act. PVH CEO and Financial Officer Thomas Schauer denied the women’s claim, however, instead insisting that on March 18, 2011, upon his di- “Concerning the allegations of workplace discrimination between the mayor of the Village of Pomeroy and a Pomeroy police officer, Village Council has no comment at the moment pending further investigation. To that extent, we as a Village do not support discrimination of any kind to any persons based on sexual orientation, race, gender, national origin, age, familial status, disability or any other protected class.” — Jackie R. Welker President of Pomeroy Village Council rective as interim chief executive officer, Greenwald-Hill and Leach were terminated as employees of PVH, based upon his belief that their terminations were in the best interest of the hospital. Schauer states the decision to fire the women was his and his alone. The initial complaint stated the two women are asking for an award of damages including front pay and back pay, as well as compensatory damages for emotional distress, an award of punitive damages and reinstatement to their jobs at PVH. The case has been assigned to David W. Nibert, chief judge of the fifth judicial circuit court which includes Mason County, W.Va. At the federal level, there are currently no laws pertaining to the matter of discrimination based upon sexual orientation, but a bill was introduced to address these issue in the Senate and House of Representatives nearly two years ago. The bill, proposed in April 2011, called for the prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the United States. To date, it has not been brought to a vote. Senate Bill 811 and House Bill 1397 would prohibit employment dis- crimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity by covered entities which include employers, employment agencies, labor organizations and joint labor management committees. It would also prohibit preferential treatment or quotas and related retaliation. In the Senate, the bill was last brought up in a committee hearing in June 2012. The last action in the House of Representative was in 2011 with several committees represented. The bill, if passed as proposed, would provide for the construction of this Act regarding: (1) enforcement by employers of rules and policies, (2) sexual harassment, (3) certain shared facilities such as showers or dressing facilities, (4) construction of new or additional facilities, (5) dress and grooming standards, and (6) provision of employee benefits to married vs. unmarried couples. Declares that, in this Act, “married” refers to marriage as that term is defined in the Defense of Marriage Act (a legal union between one man and one woman). Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is one of the cosponsors of the original bill. Neither the House of Representative or the Senate has voted on the proposed legislation. Issues of possible workplace discrimination recently arose in the Village of Pomeroy when Village Council met in an emergency meeting last week to discuss allegations that Mayor Mary McAngus had discriminated against openly gay part-time Pomeroy Patrolman Kyle Calendine through various actions over the past few months. McAngus is accused of using offensive language to describe Calendine to his peers and superiors, repeatedly asking fellow Village employees for their opinions regarding Calendine’s sexual orientation while expressing her disapproval of his service to the Village, treating Calendine and his significant other differently than other public employees by ordering Calendine’s domestic partner to leave public police station grounds while heterosexual employees continued to entertain visitors during lunch and down time and blocking efforts to make Calendine a full-time officer. Attempts to contact McAngus for comment were unsuccessful. McAngus told The Daily Sentinel last week that she had “no comment” when the newspaper broke the story, and calls to her office since that time have not been returned. Pomeroy Village Council will meet for a regularly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday at Pomeroy Village Hall. Black & White Diamond Jewelry set in Sterling Silver 50% OFF Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A2 Gallia County Community Calendar Card showers Marjorie Green will turn 96 on Feb. 25, 2013. Cards may be sent to Marjorie Green at 1253 Sugar Creek Road, Crown City, Ohio 45623. Events Tuesday, Feb. 12 GALLIPOLIS — Triad/SALT meeting, 1 p.m., Gallia County Senior Resource Center, 1167 Ohio 160. The meeting is open to all. GALLIPOLIS — Veterans’ supper, 5 p.m., VFW Post 4464 on Third Avenue in Gallipolis. All veterans are welcome to attend. For more information, call (740) 4464464. Thursday, Feb. 14 GALLIPOLIS — American Red Cross blood drive, 12-6 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church fellowship hall, 541 Second Avenue, Gallipolis. Walk-ins welcome or schedule an appointment at 1-800-REDCROSS or online at www.redcrossblood.org (enter sponsor code: StPeters). 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 772-595-0971. Monday, March 4 GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis Neighborhood Watch meeting, 1:30 p.m., Gallipolis Justice Center, 518 Second Avenue, Gallipolis. All residents of Gallipolis are welcome to attend. Library From Page A1 that will connect to the current building located at 7 Spruce Street in Gallipolis. The new room, that will be utilized mainly for special programs, will also provide an additional quiet space for studying and reading for library patrons. According to Saunders, current plans indicate, at full capacity, 382 people will be able to be comfortably seated in the new room, and, with tables, 175 patrons will be able to comfortably read and study in the expansion. The decision to move forward with the project, came solely from the response of the patrons who utilize the public space and have adamantly expressed their desire to see more and better programming at the library, according to Saunders. “What that room will allow us to do is have the programs, such as the ones we’ve currently been having,” she said. “We’ll be able to have a wider variety of other types of programs that, because of space constraints, we haven’t been able to host. We’ll be able to have those and, when it’s not in use for these types of programs, which we hope to have very often, it will be an area patrons can come in and access the wi-fi, or an area just to sit at a table and study. It will give us more space to for that — space for patrons to just come in and read the newspaper, to pick up a book off the shelf, another area for the public to just kind of get away and spend some quality time at the library.” The addition will be constructed on the library-owned vacant lot just behind the building on First Avenue, according to Saunders, and the new room will tie perfectly into the newer portion of the building, both aesthetically and otherwise, thanks to expansion joints that were preplaced in the portion of the building that was constructed in 1991. Construction is expected to begin in late spring or early summer with total project completion currently projected for spring 2014, and, according to Saunders, when final model drawings of the new addition are available, these will be on public display at the library. The preliminary estimated cost for the project is $1.3 million — the funding for which has already been saved and will come directly from the library’s building and repair fund. “We have saved money in that fund to be able to totally fund the project, so it’s not like we’re going to have to go back out and say, ‘how are we going to do this?’ it’s not like we’re going to be borrowing money. It’s money we’ve saved for this part of our long-range planning,” Saunders stated. “We earmarked these funds in the building and repair fund to be able to cover this project and the associated costs with it.” And, while state funding for libraries has not increased since the drastic cutbacks of 2009, thanks to the frugal nature of those holding the purse strings at Bossard Library, the local, as well as state tax payer dollars allotted to the library in Gallipolis will, in this case and always, go toward better serving the community, according to Saunders. “What we didn’t spend at the end of each year that we felt like we could put into the building fund, we tried to allocate that and add to what we already had saved,” she said. “It is tax payer money that we try to be very fiscally responsible with so we are able to respond to what they need, and we do hear a lot of need as far as more space.” Saunders reported in a survey conducted early last year by the library, patrons expressed their desire to see more and better educational and entertaining adult and children’s programming, a desire that is backed up by the numbers. According to Saunders, in 2012, over 400 programs, both in-house and outside the library, were organized by Bossard. The attendance to those programs was well over 10,000 individuals. “It just shows that people are responding, and we want those numbers to grow even further, but to do that, we have to have the space to accommodate more people,” she said. Saunders further mentioned some of the more popular programs held annually at Bossard including the artisan fair, antiques roadshow event and the “Boo Bash” held each October, as well as the Ohio Chautauqua programs that the library hosts when the occasion arises. “Those are just so packed when we have them, which we are glad, but we could do a lot more if we had more room,” Saunders stated. “The emphasis is just that we need more space to be able to give the public what they have asked for and for us to bring additional culture to the area. We have so many entities that do that in our area already, but we want to continue to add to that.” In addition to the new room for programs and quiet study, the library will also be renovating the juvenile section of the library so as to expand youth outreach and in-house juvenile programs this year. Work will also be completed on the exterior Second Avenue-side of the building, Saunders reported. Extra parking and additional seating will be added to that portion of the facility, located at 641 Second Avenue, for the use of patrons who may want to spend time outdoors reading and relaxing during the warmer months, she stated. “We’re trying to offer more because the community has been very supportive of us, so we want to make sure that we give back based on what the needs are of the community,” Saunders commented. While recent surveys have provided Saunders and her team with a better idea of the needs of their patrons, she further encouraged the community to contact the library with their ideas for future events. “We do encourage those in our community to offer feedback on the types of programs they would like to see here in Gallia County. We would like to bring that to them if possible,” she said. Additionally, Saunders asked that community members inquiring about the upcoming expansion and renovations at the library contact her directly with questions. Saunders can be reached by calling the library at (740) 446-7323 (READ). According to Saunders, local libraries have maintained their importance in the communities they serve, and it is her hope that, with the expansion and addition of new and better events at her library, more of Gallia County’s families will make that stop at the library a part of their routine. “We just want families to include the library in their weekly or monthly family routine,” Saunders said. “It’s really important that they expose their children to books, to literacy, to programs at the library, just to help them be more well-rounded individuals, and we think that doesn’t stop at any age. Basically, we can all have that mentality to continue to grow.” ACQUISITIONS FINE JEWELRY For information contact the Adult Center at 151 2nd Ave 740-446-2842 Gallipolis Financial aid is available for those who qualify 740-245-5334 60384735 SALE $85 - $ 175 (reg. $170 - $350) �Sunday, February 10, 2013 Local stocks AEP (NYSE) — 44.57 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 22.70 Ashland Inc. 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Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A3 Ask Dr. Brothers Mother worries about video games Dear Dr. Brothers: A recent small survey this? It’s upsetting. — M.T. I have a 14-year-old son of gamers by researchers Dear M.T.: Wedding plans always who is into video games, at Penn State University seem to bring out the worst in famiand until the recent tragfound that the average lies, just when you need everything edies I didn’t worry much person played about 20 to run smoothly and hope for a hapabout it. He’s a happy hours a week. Those py start to your marriage, relatives kid who is a good stuwho organized their lives included. It is important for you dent, has lots of friends around gaming tended to listen politely to the ideas that and participates in afterto play more than 100 your fiance’s mother brings to the school activities and hours. The researchers table before you reject them out of sports. I’m wondering if reported in the journal hand. Your fiance should be willthere are any guidelines Society and Leisure ing to do most of the negotiating, about how much time that those who played because he’s had a lot of years of we should allow him to multiplayer games as a knowing what to say and do that will play video games, and if way to reinforce social avoid a family feud. You don’t need we should be worrying Dr. Joyce Brothers relationships with other the family blaming you for ideas that about him becoming a players were unlikely to get tossed on the scrap heap. Syndicated violence-prone loner. — be characterized as the It’s a time that should be fun for Columnist C.M. stereotypical “loner.” you and your fiance. Why not just Dear C.M.: Much Those who organized tell everyone that your exit from more research undoubtedly will their lives around gaming activities the church will be a surprise, and center on video games in coming were more susceptible to negative ef- make up your own lists of ways to years, given the focus on the gaming fects on their friendships and social mark your exit? (Check with the industry after tragedies like the re- activities. venue first.) You can look online cent shootings in Connecticut. Some *** for all the bad ideas (birdseed seems studies have already pointed to a Dear Dr. Brothers: My fiance and to be particularly disliked by brides troubling outcome for children who I are at an impasse about part of our who have it caught in their hair) and spend excessive amounts of time wedding plans. All the big stuff is come up with your own. Sparklers playing violent video games and cut done, and we’ve agreed on the hall, are pretty for adults, and bells are off ties with friends who might have the vows, the flowers, caterer, cake even better if you want to leave no more diverse interests. The role of and music, but his family is trying to footprint. Keep it light and fun, and an individual’s mental and emotional control what happens when we come your families will have no choice but health obviously is important in how down the steps to get into our car- to decide that it’s your day and you the games might influence him, but riage to go to the reception! For some two should have it your way. If they from what you have to say about your reason, his family is obsessed with still object, blame it on the wedding son, he sounds quite well-adjusted using things that float away — birds, planner! and not very susceptible to games butterflies, balloons — and I say no. (c) 2013 by King Features SyndiHow can I deal with his mother on cate Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 56. South- taking over his life. east wind 3 to 7 mph. Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 44. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Meigs Tea Party will cele- County Health Depart- from 5-6:30 p.m. Pastor Sunday, Feb. 10 Monday: A chance of showers, mainly before 9am. POMEROY — A plan- brate its third anniversary ment, located at 112 East Daniel Fulton invites the Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a ning meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Meigs Memorial Drive, Pome- public to join in the food and fellowship. tenth of an inch possible. at 6 p.m. at the Eagles for Senior Citizens Center, roy. CHESTER — The Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. the Meigs Memorial Day 112 Memorial Drive, Pomeroy. The public is in- Chester Township Trust- Thursday, Feb. 14 Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Run. Everyone welcome. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. POMEROY — A free vited to attend the event ees will met at 7 p.m. at Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Part- Monday, Feb. 11 community dinner of where cake and “Sweet the town hall. ly sunny, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is SALISBURY TWP. — soup, sandwiches and POMEROY — The Liber-tea” will be served. 30 percent. TUPPERS PLAINS The Salisbury Township desserts will be held Meigs County Republican Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around Executive Committee will — The Tuppers Plains Trustees regular meeting with serving from 5:30-7 28. hold their regular meet- Regional Sewer Board will be held at 5 p.m. at p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 45. ing at 7:30 p.m. at the will have their regular the home of Manning Church. Community welThursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. courthouse. The meeting meeting at 5 p.m. at the Roush. come. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. CHESTER — Shade will include discussion of TPRSD office. Wednesday, Feb. River Loge 453 will meet BEDFORD TWP. — the Lincoln Day Dinner. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the hall. At 7:15 p.m. the central The Bedford Township POMEROY — St. Paul Refreshments will be committee will vote on Trustees will hold their new members. Anyone monthly meeting at 7 Lutheran Church will be- served after the meeting. gin their Lent service at interested in becoming a p.m. at the town hall. NEW YORK (AP) — The worst of the flu season ap- member should have a letPOMEROY — St. Paul 7 p.m. Community wel- Saturday, Feb. 16 pears to be over. POMEROY — Return ter with their name on it Lutheran Church, Pome- come. The number of states reporting intense or widespread so that they can be voted roy will host their annual LONG BOTTOM — Jonathan Meigs Chapter, illnesses dropped again last week, and in a few states on. Shrove Tuesday Pancake Ash Wednesday Service DAR will meet at 1 p.m there was very little flu going around, U.S. health officials supper beginning at 5:30- at the Long Bottom Unit- at the Pomeroy Library. said Friday. 7 p.m. Community wel- ed Methodist Church, 7 The program topic will be Tuesday, Feb. 12 The season started earlier than normal, first in the p.m. with Rev. Norman “Women in History” to be POMEROY — The come. Southeast and then spreading. But now, bysome mea- Meigs County Board of presented by Opal GruePOMEROY — The Butler, speaker. sures, flu activity has been ebbing for at leastfour weeks Elections will meet at Meigs County Board of MIDDLEPORT — A ser with emphasis on the in much of the country. Flu and pneumonia deaths also 8:30 a.m. at the Board of- Health meeting will take free spaghetti dinner will National Society DAR dropped the last two weeks, the Centers for Disease Con- fice. place at 5 p.m. in the con- be held at the Middleport museum quilts and the trol and Prevention reported. POMEROY — The ference room of the Meigs Church of the Nazarene women who made them. Ohio Valley Forecast Meigs County Community Calendar After early start, worst of flu season may be over Bazinga! Canter’s Cave offers STEM Camp What do your children or grandchildren want to be when they grow up? Do they want to be scientists, doctors, or engineers? What about farmers or video game designers? Maybe they want to work with animals? Or would they rather play with computers? A few days at STEM Camp might help them decide. And, they’ll have fun along the way! Boys and girls completing 5th through 7th grades this spring from an 11-county region in southern Ohio are invited to attend STEM Camp at Canter’s Cave this summer. The region includes Adams, Brown, Gallia, Jackson, Highland, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton counties. The camp is being planned and implemented by OSU Extension professionals from several of these counties. The camp will begin after dinner on Tuesday, June 4, and end late morning on Thursday, June 6. It will be held at the Elizabeth L. Evans Outdoor Education Center/Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp in Jackson, Ohio. 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They’ll also go on a field trip, enjoy team building “engineering” challenges at the pool, and learn about the science of fire while enjoying a traditional campfire. And, they may have to learn something about food science as they work together to prepare their evening snacks. The fee to participate in STEM Camp is $50 per camper. Check with the OSU Extension office in your county to see if there are any camp scholarships being offered to offset the cost. Only the first 90 registrants will be accepted, and all registrations are due by May 1. Registered youth will receive additional information and forms through the mail which will need to be completed and returned prior to the start of camp. An event brochure/reg- istration is available on the web at http://gallia. osu.edu and from the Gallia OSU Extension office. For more information, contact Tracy Winters, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, at 740-446-7007 or email at winters.5@osu.edu. STEM Camp is sponsored in part by a grant from the Ohio 4-H Foundation, a grant from the South Central Region Endowment Fund, and OSU Extension in Ad- ams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, Ross, Scioto, and Vinton counties. Camp is open to all youth completing 5th through 7th grades this spring, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or disability. Youth do not have to be currently enrolled in the county’s 4-H program to participate in STEM Camp. BUNDLE & SAVE! 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Results from the Gallipolis Daily Tribune were (with 59 total votes): Online via computer (free version) — 69 percent Printed newspaper — 15 percent Android Phone — 12 percent iPhone — 3 percent Online via computer (paid e-Edition version) — 0 percent Results from The Daily Sentinel were (with 81 total votes): Online via computer (free version) — 75 percent Printed newspaper — 11 percent Android Phone — 9 percent iPhone — 2 percent Online via computer (paid e-Edition version) — 2 percent Results from the Point Pleasant Register were (with 39 total votes): Online via computer (free version) — 68 percent Printed newspaper — 18 percent Online via computer (paid e-Edition version) — 8 percent iPhone — 5 percent Android Phone — 3 percent *** Go to www.mydailytribune.com, www.mydailyregister.com and www. mydailysentinel.com to vote on the following poll question: Faced with billions of dollars in losses, the Postal Service announced this week that it would seek to stop Saturday delivery of letters, a sweeping change in mail delivery that immediately drew criticism from postal unions, some businesses and lawmakers. The post office said a five-day mail delivery schedule would begin in August and shave about $2 billion a year from its losses, which were $15.9 billion last year. The Postal Service would continue to deliver packages six days a week, and post offices would still be open on Saturdays. Reducing Saturday delivery is in line with mail services in several other industrialized countries like Australia, Canada and Sweden, which deliver five days a week. Do you support dropping Saturday delivery? • Yes, if it saves money • No • They should drop more days • This will hurt my business Letters to the Editor: Former Mason County resident applauds local response Dear Editor, I have just finished reading online the story of Pt. Pleasant, WV and Pt. Pleasant, NJ, and the help from WV after Super Storm Sandy. Was I surprised, indeed not!! With my husband having served Bellemead UM Church and myself helping in things like this, and knowing what the area does for others, my heart was warmed tre- mendously to see members of the church still at it and those around them doing the Lord’s work for somewhere else that needed it. It makes me very glad to have been a part of these things while living there from 19922000. We know Mason County will continue the good work for the needs of others. Thank you! Sincerely, Dorothy McCauley, Former Mason County resident It’s time to get behind the Violence Against Women Act Joe Manchin U.S. Senator As a husband, father and grandfather, it is incomprehensible to me how anyone can abuse a woman, a child or even a man. Truly, life is tough enough without perpetrating violence. That is why I am a proud cosponsor of the Violence Against Women’s Act — a bipartisan commonsense piece of legislation that will make a real difference for West Virginians. We know that since it first passed in 1994, the Violence Against Women Act has reduced domestic violence by more than 50 percent through the critical programs it funds. Many of these programs are grant contributions that have made a tremendous difference in some of West Virginia’s most rural areas. These important grants arm advocates, prosecutors and law enforcement with the tools they need to attack the root cause of domestic violence and build organized responses aimed to end the violence. These teams can make sure these cases are prosecuted effectively and that perpetrators are held accountable and that victims are receiving the services and support and safety planning that they need. These programs surely help decrease the numbers of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking reported, yet violence against women and children is still a terrifying reality. It’s a real problem in West Virginia that demands our attention. In our state alone, every seven minutes a call is made to domestic violence hotline in West Virginia, one-third of homicides are related to domestic violence, more than two-thirds of women murdered are killed by a member of their family or a member of their household and in 2010, there were 11,174 investigations into domestic violence allegations which required 272,450 hours of law enforcement involvement. This legislation is a fight on behalf of the women whose heartwrenching stories are embodied in these statistics. Growing up in the small town of Farmington, I was raised to celebrate and admire the women around us. We thanked them, we loved them and we showed them our appreciation and respect. But I know that not all women are as lucky. Ensuring that women and children have adequate protection against violence just makes common sense. And to the people of West Virginia, I know this is at the highest priority. In an era where partisan divides are the norm, this is one bill that brings us all together for a common cause. It is the most decent cause and something that’s needed in America. IRS intensifies national crackdown on identity theft WASHINGTON — Continuing a year-long enforcement push against refund fraud and identity theft, the Internal Revenue Service today announced the results of a massive national sweep in recent weeks targeting identity theft suspects in 32 states and Puerto Rico, which involved 215 cities and surrounding areas. The coast-to-coast effort against 389 identity theft suspects led to 734 enforcement actions in January, including indictments, informations, complaints and arrests. The effort comes on top of a growing identity theft effort that led to 2,400 other enforcement actions against identity thieves during fiscal year 2012. The January crackdown, a joint effort with the Department of Justice and local U.S. Attorneys offices, unfolded as the IRS opened the 2013 tax season. IRS Criminal Investigation expanded its efforts during January, pushing the total number of identity theft investigations to more than 1,460 since the start of the federal 2012 fis- cal year on Oct. 1, 2011. “As tax season begins this year, we want to be clear that there is a heavy price to pay for perpetrators of refund fraud and identity theft,” said IRS Acting Commissioner Steven T. Miller. “We have aggressively stepped up our efforts to pursue and prevent refund fraud and identity theft, and we will continue to intensely focus on this area. This is part of a much wider effort underway for the 2013 tax season to stop fraud.” The national effort with the Justice Department and other federal, state and local agencies is part of a larger, comprehensive identity theft strategy the IRS has embarked on that is focused on preventing, detecting and resolving identity theft cases as soon as possible. The identity theft effort – which intensified in January as the 2013 filing season opened – involved 734 enforcement actions related to identity theft and refund fraud. The effort led to actions taking place throughout the country involving 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 compliance visits occurred in 17 high-risk places identified by the IRS covering areas in and surrounding New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Tampa, Miami, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Diego, El Paso, Tucson, Birmingham, Detroit, San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose. A map of the locations and additional details on the January enforcement actions and compliance visits are available on IRS.gov. The latest updates on the identity theft enforcement efforts and individual cases are available on a special Identity Theft Schemes page on IRS.gov. More information on enforcement actions can be found on a DOJ Tax Division page. The identity theft push over the last several weeks reflects a wider effort underway at the IRS. Among the highlights: • The number of IRS criminal investigations into identity theft issues more than tripled in fiscal year 2012. The IRS started 276 investigations in fiscal year 2011, a number that jumped to 898 in fiscal year 2012. So far in fiscal year 2013, there have been more than 560 criminal identity theft investigations opened. • Total enforcement actions continue to rapidly increase against identity thieves. This category covers actions ranging from indictments and arrests to search warrants. In fiscal year 2012, enforcement actions totaled 2,400 against 1,310 suspects. After just four months in fiscal 2013, enforcement actions totaled 1,703 against 907 suspects. • Sentencings of convicted identity thieves continue 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. to increase. There were 80 sentencings in fiscal year 2011, which increased to 223 in fiscal year 2012. • Jail time is increasing for identity thieves. The average sentence in fiscal year 2012 was four years or 48 months – a four-month increase from the average in fiscal year 2011. So far this fiscal year, sentences have ranged from 4 to 300 months. More information on IRS Criminal Investigation efforts is available on IRS fact sheet FS-2013-12. In addition to the national “sweeps” effort announced today, IRS work on identity theft and refund fraud continues to grow. For the 2013 filing season, the IRS has expanded these efforts to better protect taxpayers and help victims. To stop identity thieves up front, the IRS has made a significant increase for the 2013 tax season in the number and quality of identity theft screening filters that spot fraudulent tax returns before refunds are issued. The IRS has dozens of identity theft screens now in place to pro- tect tax refunds. These efforts helped the IRS in 2012 protect $20 billion of fraudulent refunds, including those related to identity theft, compared with $14 billion in 2011. By late 2012, the IRS assigned more than 3,000 IRS employees — over double from 2011 — to work on identity theft-related issues. IRS employees are working to prevent refund fraud, investigate identity theft-related crimes and help taxpayers who have been victimized by identity thieves. In addition, the IRS has trained 35,000 employees who work with taxpayers to recognize identity theft indicators and help people victimized by identity theft. “We are strengthening our processing systems to watch for identity theft and detect refund fraud before it occurs,” Miller said. “And we continue to put more resources on helping people who are victims of identity theft and resolve these complex cases as quickly as possible.” Sunday Times Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 200 Main Street Point Pleasant, W.Va. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Phone (304) 675-1333 Letters to the Editor Fax (304) 675-5234 Letters to the editor should be limited to 300 words. All letters are subject to editing, must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. “Thank You” letters will not be accepted for publication. www.mydailyregister.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Sunday, February 10, 2013 Gallia County Briefs Kay Holley Kay Holley, age 55, of Buckhannon, W.Va., passed away Thursday, February 7, 2013, in the Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va. She was born November 11, 1957, in Gallipolis, Ohio, a daughter of Donald Swisher of Rio Grande, Ohio, and Barbara Grant Simmons of Bidwell, Ohio. Kay was united in marriage on July 10, 1981, to Rickey E. Holley, whom preceded her in death on June 24, 2010. Surviving are her son, Beau B. Holley and wife, Leslie, of Buckhannon; daughter, Nikki A. Holley, and fiancé, Roy Schneider, of Buckhannon; three granddaughters, Adisyn F. Knotts, Kynleigh Knotts and Paisley Holley; three brothers, John Swisher and wife, Sandy, of Wheelersburg, Ohio, David Swisher and wife, Toni, of Marietta, Ohio; Ross Swisher and wife, Shelley, of Kerr, Ohio; brother-in-law, George and Pattie Holley of Crown City, Ohio, and her in-laws, George and Helen Brown Holley of Gallipolis, Ohio. Kay attended the South Buckhannon Mission Church and was a beautician. The family will honor her wishes for cremation and a private family service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made in memory of Kay Holley to the Rosenbam Family House, P.O. Box 8228, Morgantown, W.Va. 26506. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www. tomblyn.com. The Tomblyn Whitescarver Funeral Chapel of Buckhannon, W.Va., is in charge of the arrangements. Gallia Local BOE meeting to be held GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Local Board of Education will hold a board meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 11, 2013, at the Gallia County Local Schools Administrative Offices located at 230 Shawnee Lane, Gallipolis, Ohio. Library board meeting scheduled GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County District Library will hold its regular monthly board of trustees meeting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 12 at Bossard Memorial Library. Gallia-Vinton ESC board meeting RIO GRANDE — The Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center (ESC) Governing Board will hold its regular monthly board meeting at 5 p.m. on TuesBessie M. Mannon day, February 12 in room Bessie M. Mannon, 94, Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away 131, Wood Hall, on the Friday, February 8, 2013, in Holzer Senior Care Center. University of Rio Grande She was born June 2, 1918, in Hamlin, West Virginia, campus. daughter of the late Gilbert and Nora (Salmons) Lucas. She was formerly an employee of Star Cross Canning FacLibrary closure tory and a member of the First Baptist Church, Gallipolis. GALLIPOLIS — The Bessie married O’Dell Mannon in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, Dr. Samuel L. Bossard in 1936, and he preceded her in death in 1965. Memorial Library will be She is survived by three sons, Gary (Barb) Mannon, closed on Monday, FebruPerrysburg, Ohio, Richard (Sharon) Mannon, Walbridge, ary 18 in observance of Ohio, and Michael Mannon, Bradner, Ohio; two daugh- Presidents’ Day. Normal ters, Norma Rossiter, Crown City, Ohio, and Patricia Cre- hours will resume on Tuesmeans, Kanauga, Ohio; seventeen grandchildren, several day, February 19, 2013. great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers, Hershal and Herman Lucas, City offices both of Proctorville, Ohio, and a daughter-in-law, Shirley to close Mannon, Perrysburg, Ohio. GALLIPOLIS — Offices In addition to her parents and husband, she was pre- in the Gallipolis Municipal ceded in death by her son, Donald Mannon in 1984; a Building and Municipal granddaughter and a great-granddaughter; a sister, Lilli Court will be closed on Lucas Mannon, and sons-in-law, Merrill Rossiter and MiMonday, February 18 in chael Cremeans. observance of Presidents’ Grave Side Services will be held at 12 p.m., Tuesday, Day. February 12, 2013, in the Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio, with Rev. Alvis Pollard officiating. In keeping with GAHS to hold her wishes, there will be no visitation. The McCoy-Moore post secondary Funeral Home is honored to serve the Mannon Family. educational Condolences may be sent to www.mccoymoore.com. option meeting Larry E. Spencer Larry E. Spencer, 66, Cherry Street, Racine, passed away ar 12:12 a.m., Saturday, February 9, 2013, in the St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington. W.Va. Born November 13, 1946 in Antiquity, Ohio, he was the son of Dorothy Powell Spencer, who survives in Racine and the late Elson F. Spencer. He retired as the Meigs County Clerk of Courts after twenty seven and a half years of service. He was a member of the Heath United Methodist Church of Middleport, a member and Past Master of the PomeroyRacine Lodge #164 of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio, a District Representative of the Ohio Clerk of Courts Association, a member of the Meigs County Shrine Club, a former board member of the Carlton School, and a former member the Ohio Eastern Star, Harrisonville Chapter. In addition to his mother Dorothy, Larry is survived by his wife, Kay Avis Spencer, whom he married on November 25, 1981, in Pomeroy; his granddaughter, Ashley (Kevin C.) Thacker, Racine; two great-grandchildren, Kevin J. Thacker, and Skyla Thacker; his brothers, David (Linda) Spencer, Racine, and Ernest “Ike” (Judy) Spencer, Racine; brothers-in-law, Tom (Judy) Avis, Coolville, Rick Avis, of Fla., and Robert Avis, Racine; his nieces, Selena Marie Spencer, Lisa Wolfe, and Megan Parry; a nephew, John Henry Spencer; uncles, Dayton (Sarah) Spencer, Chester, Ohio, and Delbert Vance Spencer, Middleport; aunts, Mary Lou Spencer DeGrout, of Fountain, Colo., Gladys Spencer, Basham, Eleanor Davis, Letart Falls, and Mildred Orr, Gahanna, Ohio. In addition to his father, Larry was preceded in death by his son, Mike D. Spencer on August 18, 2005; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Thomas and Geneva Doris Avis. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, in the Cremeens Funeral Home, Racine. Pastor Tom Avis will officiate. Interment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Masonic funeral services will be held at 8 p.m. on Tuesday in the Chapel at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting www.cremeensfuneralhomes.com Death Notices Beatrice Bullard Beatrice Bullard, 87, of Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va., died February 7, 2013, at Pleasant Valley Hospital. There will be no visitation, and the service will be at the convenience of the family. Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va., is serving the family. Delores J. Newberry Delores J. (Greenlee) Newberry, 76, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., went home to be with her Lord on Friday morning, February 8, 2013, with her family by her side. Delores’s life will be remembered at noon, Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Lambert officiating. Burial will follow in Creston Cemetery, in Leon, W.Va. Visitation will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Monday evening, February 11, 2013, at the funeral home. Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A5 Delores’s care has been entrusted to Crow-Hussell Funeral Home. Donald E. Salmons Donald E. Salmons, 71, of Racine, died, at 7:42 a.m. on Thursday, February 7, 2013, in the Wexner Medical Center at the Ohio State University. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, in the Chapel and Mausoleum at Meigs Memory Gardens. Cremeens Funeral Home of Racine is entrusted with Donald’s arrangements. Lawrence E. Cline Lawrence E. Cline, 71, Wellston, died Thursday, February 7, 2013, in the Edgewood Manor, Wellston. In keeping with Lawrence’s request there are no calling hours or funeral service. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Huntley-Cremeens Funeral Home, Wellston. 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. City commission meeting scheduled GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis City Commission will hold a special meeting session at 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 21 at the Gallia County Convention and the Gallia County Visitors Bureau, 61 Court Street, Gallipolis. 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. 2013 Community Christmas Project meeting slated GALLIPOLIS — A meeting concerning the 2013 Gallia County Community Christmas Project will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26 at the New Life Lutheran Church, 900 Jack- son Pike, Gallipolis. The meeting is being held by organizers to discuss the overall project and how it can be improved this year. All individuals, churches, businesses, organizations and volunteers who have been involved or would like to be involved with the project are encouraged to attend. For more information contact the Body of Christ Outreach Ministries at (740) 3888050 or email at bocom4gallia@ymail.com. Library board schedules planning retreat GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County District Library Board of Trustees has scheduled a planning retreat for Friday and Saturday, March 1-2 at the Blackwell Hotel in Columbus. The hours of the retreat are from 7-8 p.m. on March 1 and from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on March 2. Time changed for RHVS’s PSO meeting, BIDWELL — River Valley High School will hold a meeting for any River Valley student, grades 8-11, interested in participating in the post-secondary options program in 2013/2014. Students must attend the mandatory meeting with a parent/guardian on March 5, 2013, to be eligible for the program. The meeting will be held in the cafeteria at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Erin Bush, RVHS Counselor, at (740) 446-2926, ext. 1514. Spray opt-out forms available at Engineer’s Office GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe has announced that the annual Dust Patching and Herbicidal Opt-Out forms are now being accepted at the Engineer’s Office. The dust patching form is required for those residents who would like to apply for materials to be applied at a requested site to reduce the dust generated from traffic on a county road. The herbicidal opt-out form is required for those residents who do not want herbicidal spraying in specific areas along county road right-of-ways and agree to maintain those areas. Both forms may be picked up at the Engineer’s Office, 1167 State Route 160. The deadline for submittal is March 15th. Hot lunches being served VINTON — Harvestime Worship Center at 222 Main St. Vinton 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. U.S. Rep. Johnson visits Gallipolis Career College GALLIPOLIS — U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) and members of his staff visited Gallipolis Career College in January. Johnson congratulated the school on their 50th anniversary and indicated his appreciation for the school doing everything they can to assist local businesses in finding and utilizing qualified employees. Gallipolis Career College uses internships to help students integrate into the local business community and uses an advisory committee made up of local business leaders. The Dream Foundation scholarship fund was also discussed as a way to support deserving students in their quest for continuing education. The Congressman visited with students and teachers while touring the school and took the time to visit with the staff and explain some of the current political news items that Congress has been dealing with. Johnson said he visited Gallipolis Career College for two main reasons: They are his constituents, and they are working hard to provide opportunities for the people of Gallia County. U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Marietta), pictured fourth from right, and members of his staff visited Gallipolis Career College in January. Johnson congratulated the school on their 50th anniversary and indicated his appreciation for the school doing everything they can to assist local businesses in finding and utilizing qualified employees. “As they put it, it’s the kind of education where you can go out and get a job. They teach you a skill. A trade. That’s what a lot of people are looking for these days — ways that they can go out and get a job. That’s what it’s all about,” said Johnson. Bob Shirey, owner of Gallipolis Career College, said he and the staff of GCC appreciate Johnson for taking the time to visit the school and share his knowledge and expertise. Rep. Johnson announces art competition Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com MARIETTA — U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) recently announced that high school students in eastern and southeastern Ohio residing in the 6th Congressional District can participate in the 2013 Congressional Art Competition, “An Artistic Discovery.” The winning artist will be invited to Washington D.C. for a national reception, and have his or her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Runners-up will have their artwork displayed in Johnson’s Marietta, Salem, Cambridge, Ironton, or Washington, D.C. offices. All high school students living in eastern and south- eastern Ohio are eligible to enter, regardless of where they attend school: public, private, home school or online school. “This is a wonderful opportunity for high school students in eastern and southeastern Ohio,” said Johnson. “I have been very impressed by the spectacular artwork submitted the last two years by the talented students in eastern and southeastern Ohio, and I would put the artistic talents of those in our region up against any in the country. I look forward to seeing all of this year’s entries, and proudly displaying their work in my district offices and in the U.S. Capitol.” The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 and features artwork from students in nearly every congressional district in the country. All artwork must be no larger than 28 x 28 x 4, including the frame, and can weigh no more than 15 lbs. The artwork should be original in design, concept and execution. Acceptable media include: • Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor. • Drawings: pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, markers. • Collage. • Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints. • Mixed media: use of more than two media such as pencil, ink, watercolor. • Computer-generated art. • Photography. Full guidelines can be found at: http://billjohnson.house.gov/constituentservices/artcompetition2013.htm All submissions are due by Thursday, April 25, and can either be mailed or delivered in person to Johnson’s Marietta Office (246 Front Street), Salem Office (192 East State Street), Cambridge Office (116 Southgate Parkway) or Ironton Office (202 Park Avenue, Suite C). The top submissions will be selected by a three-person panel of experts and winners will be notified the first week of May. For more information, please contact Ben Keeler in the Marietta District Office at 740-376-0868. ATTENTION VETERANS! Veteran Retraining Assistance Program Contact Gallipolis Career College to find out if you qualify today! 60391132 Obituaries Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis 740-446-4367 • 800-214-0452 Accredited Member: Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools 1274B 60361782 �Sunday, February 10, 2013 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A6 Meigs County Local Briefs Park Board having basket games SYRACUSE — The Star Mill Park Board will have basket games at the Syracuse Community Center beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12. Doors open at 5 p.m. There will be special prizes and drawings, along with refreshments. River City Players performance MIDDLEPORT — The River City Players will be performing an evening of love songs at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday February 16, at the Middleport Village Hall. The songfest is titled: “All you need is Love…. and a little chocolate!” Tickets sold at the door; $10 per person or $15 per couple/pair. Decadent desserts will be served. Talented vocalists from River City Players will entertain with a va- riety of songs about love and romance. Senior Center to Host Sweethearts Dinner/Dance POMEROY — The Meigs County Council on Aging will host a sweethearts’ dinner/ dance at the Center Saturday at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15. An herb crusted chicken breast dinner will be served. Chamber Luncheon POMEROY — The Meigs County Chamber of Commerce will have a business-minded luncheon at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Jim Bernholtz from the State Treasurer;’s office will be the guest speaker and will speak on programs that can help businesses save money and expand at the same time. Cost is $10 per person. Alive at Five Grand Re-opening at New Location POMEROY — The Alive at Five Contemporary Worship is having a grand re-opening at a new location: New Beginnings United Methodist Church, Second Street in Pomeroy, Sunday, February 10, at 5 p.m. Special Music by Brenda Phalin and the New Beginnings Choir, Praise and Worship led by Sam Rife, and a message by Pastor Brian Dunham. Refreshments following the service and anyone is welcome to stay for a new book study and DVD presentation of Grace: More than We Deserve, Greater than We Imagine by Max Lucado. Call (740) 4163683 with questions. Lenten breakfast at Trinity POMEROY — The annual Lenten Breakfast and Quiet Hour will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 7:45 a.m. in the fellowship hall of the Trinity Congregational Church on Second Street in Pomeroy. Everyone in the community is invited to attend. Call Peggy Harris, 992-7569 or Dianne Hawley, 949-8200 with the number attending by Feb. 12. Lincoln Day Dinner POMEROY — The annual Lincoln Day Dinner will be held on Thursday, March 7 at Meigs High School. Tickets must be purchased prior to Feb. 25. To purchase tickets call Judy Sisson at 4167104. Peggy Yost at 304482-5748 or Kay Hill at 416-4564. The speaker will be Congressman Bill Johnson. Valentine’s Dinner and Movie MIDDLEPORT — The Middleport Community Association will host a Valentine’s Day Dinner and movie on Thursday, Feb. 14 at Middleport Village Hall. The dinner of lasagna, salad, dessert and drink will be served from 6-7 p.m., with the movie beginning at 7 p.m. The cost will be $5 per dinner with the movie shown free. For reservations call 992-5877, 992-1121, or 742-3153. 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. Free Health Screenings POMEROY — Free blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol screenings will be offered by the OU-HCOM Community Health Program from 9 a.m.-noon on Friday, Feb. 22 at Rocksprings Rehabilitation Center, 36759 Rocksprings Road. Total cholesterol and glucose can be non-fasting, A lipid panel requires a 9-12 hour fast. Hacker gains access to Bush family emails, photographs 60384786 HOUSTON (AP) — Turns out even former presidents can fall prey to hackers. A mysterious email hacker apparently accessed private photos and messages sent between members of the Bush family, including both retired commanders in chief. The Secret Service is investigating the breach, which appeared to yield little more than a few snapshots and some family discussions. But the incident illustrated how easily hackers can pry into private lives, even those of one of the nation’s most prominent and closely guarded political clans. The Smoking Gun website displayed photos it said came from the hacker, including one that purported to show the elder Bush during his recent stay in a Houston hospital, where the 88-year-old spent almost two months undergoing treatment for complications from a bronchial infection. �Sunday Times-Sentinel Sports SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2013 mdsports@civitasmedia.com INSIDE Belpre outlasts Eagles, 47-40 B2 Wahama 5th, Meigs 6th at TVC Wrestling meet Bryan Walters out the seven through 10 placements at the tournament. Wahama juniors Kane Roush and Randall Robie each came away with weight class championships, as Roush won first place in the 160-pound division while Robie came home with top honors in the 126-pound category. It is the first TVC championship for each of the White Falcon competitors. Wahama received a runner-up effort from Jacob Bennett in the 120-pound division, while Colton Neal (182) and Demetrius Serivicz (195) both came away with third place in their respective weight classes. Crandal Neal was also fourth in the 170-pound division. Chris Lester had the top finish for Meigs after earning second place in the 138-pound weight class. Drake Markins was third overall in the 120 division, while Brandon Thompson (132) and Daniel Hysell (195) both bwalters@civitasmedia.com McARTHUR, Ohio — Wahama and Meigs respectively finished fifth and sixth in the team scoring Thursday night during the 2013 Tri-Valley Conference Wrestling Championships held at Vinton County High School. The White Falcons posted a team tally of 179 points and had two grapplers earn individual TVC titles, while the Marauders had zero champions while accumulating 137 total points as a squad. The two local teams also combined for 11 top-five finishes at the annual event. Athens won the team crown with 481.5 points, while Belpre (331), Vinton County (208) and Nelsonville-York (205) rounded out the top four spots. Wellston (134), Waterford (85), Trimble (80) and Alexander (55) rounded placed fourth in their respective categories. Brad Harless also earned fifth place in the heavyweight division. Athens had TVC champions in eight of the 14 weight classes, while Nelsonville-York and Wahama were next with two apiece. Belpre and Wellston also had one champion apiece at the meet. Champions by weight class included Skyler St. Peter (Athens) at 106, Cortez Gainey (Athens) at 113, Emmett Covington (Athens) at 120, Dakota Mays (NY) at 132, Cory Abdella (Athens) at 138, Kelton Barrows (Athens) at 182, Hunter St. Peter (Athens) at 145, Dallas Lazear (Athens) at 152, Zach Mays (NY) at 170, Jamie Barrett (Belpre) at 195, Jed DeBruin (Athens) at 220, and Ryan Mathews (Wellston) at 285. Complete results of the 2013 TVC Wrestling Championships are available on the web at baumspage.com Bryan Walters l Point Pleasant Register Wahama’s Kane Roush, right, locks up with an opponent in this file photo from the 2012 Class AA-A state championships held at Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington, W.Va. Roush, currently a junior, joined classmate Randall Robie in winning league titles Thursday night at the 2013 TVC Championships at Vinton County High School in McArthur, Ohio. Alex Hawley l Daily Tribune Eastern senior Savannah Hawley (11) shoots over Southern freshman Hannah Hill (42) during the Lady Eagles 73-19 victory Thursday night in Tuppers Plains. Lady Eagles soar past Southern, 73-19 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — Leaving no doubt. The Eastern girls basketball team defeated Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division foe Southern, Thursday night, by a count of 73-19 at “The Nest”. The Lady Eagles (174, 14-1 TVC Hocking) turned defense into offense in the first quarter, as they forced Southern (6-15, 4-12) into 16 turnovers over the first eight minutes of the game. EHS led 31-4 after the the opening stanza. The Green and White kept up the defensive intensity in the second quarter, allowing the Lady Tornadoes to score just three points in the period. EHS scored 18 in the second and held the 49-7 halftime advantage. The pace slowed down in the second half and Eastern out scored SHS 12-to-6 in both the third and fourth quarters to seal the 73-19 triumph. Eastern was led by seniors Savannah Hawley with 17 points and Tori Goble with 13. Jenna Burdette and Erin Swatzel each marked 10 points, while both Jordan Parker and Katie Keller added eight. Taylor Palmer contributed three points, while Maddie Rigsby and Morgan Barringer rounded out the EHS scoring with two points each. Hawley finished with a game-high 12 assists, rounding out her doubledouble, while Burdette and Swatzel each had three assists. The Lady Eagles glass attack was led by Swatzel with eight rebounds, followed by Parker and Hawley with See EAGLES ‌| B2 OVP Sports Schedule Monday, Feb. 11 Girls Basketball Point Pleasant at Nitro, 6 p.m. Gallia Academy vs. South Point at Meigs HS 6:15 River Valley vs. Crooksville at Jackson HS 8:45 Southern vs. Federal Hocking at Athens HS 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12 Boys Basketball Meigs at Eastern, 6 p.m. Wahama at Hannan, 6 p.m. River Valley at South Point, 6 p.m. South Gallia at Symmes Valley, 6 p.m. Point Pleasant at Ripley, 6 p.m. Girls Basketball OVCS at Wood County, 6:30 Wednesday, Feb. 13 Boys Basketball River Valley at Oak Hill, 6 p.m. South Gallia at Belpre, 6 p.m. Girls Basketball Meigs vs. Ironton at Jackson HS 6:15 Bryan Walters l Daily Tribune South Gallia senior Kody Lambert, right, dribbles past Federal Hocking defender Pete Crum (11) during the first half of Friday night’s TVC Hocking boys basketball contest in Mercerville, Ohio. Lancers sweep SGHS, clinch share of TVC Hocking title Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com MERCERVILLE, Ohio — Federal Hocking held the South Gallia boys basketball team without a field goal for 7:47 in the third quarter, which ultimately allowed the visiting Lancers to pull away from a one-possession halftime lead and claim a share of the league title Friday night during a 55-40 victory in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup in Gallia County. The Rebels (5-13, 3-10 TVC Hocking) put up quite a fight in the opening half of play, as the hosts shot 53 percent from the field while limiting the guests to just 38 percent shooting. But, despite the hot hand, SGHS committed 14 turnovers in the opening 16 minutes of play, which opened the door for the Lancers (14-5, 12-3) to secure a small 27-24 edge at the intermission. And then, at the start of the second half, everything simply fell apart for South Gallia — as FHHS went on a 15-4 third quarter surge that turned a three-point game into a comfortable 42-28 cushion headed into the finale. The Rebels — who went just 1-of-10 from the field in the third period — never came closer than 11 points the rest of the way, which allowed the Lancers to secure a share of their first TVC Hocking championship since the 2007-08 campaign. South Gallia — which held leads in each of the first two cantos — made only 5-of-24 shot attempts and also committed 11 turnovers in the second half, a recipe that eventually led to a rough night for SGHS coach Larry Howell. It also also allowed Fed Hock to secure a season sweep in the series after posting a 62-43 win in Stewart back on January 11. “We talked to the kids at halftime about leaving some opportunities on the floor in the first half. It’s the difference between being down five or down three or up three at halftime,” Howell said. “We just didn’t defend and we didn’t take care of the ball in the second half. We have to be mentally and physically tougher, especially against teams like this. “If you don’t defend and don’t value possessions in high school ball, it’s going to be tough to win games. That was the case tonight.” South Gallia never trailed in the opening four minutes of the contest, as the hosts hit four of their first six shot attempts while storming out to an early 8-2 advantage at the 3:41 mark of the first period. The Lancers, however, countered with a 13 straight points over the next 4:01, which allowed the guests to take their biggest lead of the first half at 15-8 with 7:16 remaining in the half. FHHS also led 13-8 after one period of play. The Rebels ended a 4:41 scoreless drought at the 6:59 mark of the second canto after Ethan Swain netted a jumper to get the hosts to within five, and that basket sparked a 14-6 surge that allowed the hosts to take their final lead of the night at 22-21 with 2:21 left until halftime. Fed Hock, however, countered just 18 seconds later when Max Carney netted a jumper for a 2322 edge — a lead the guests would retain the rest of the night. The Lancers closed the final 1:43 of the first half with a small 4-2 spurt, giving them a 27-24 edge at the break. Federal Hocking made a 10-0 run to start the second half, and South Gallia finally broke into the third quarter scoring column after See LANCERS ‌| B2 Lady Raiders rally past Rock Hill, 61-47 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com PEDRO, Ohio — Hitting their free throws down the stretch led to the Lady Raiders third consecutive league win. The River Valley girls basketball team hit 11 free throws in the fourth period en route to a 61-47 Ohio Valley Conference victory over host Rock Hill in Lawrence County Thursday. The Silver and Black (7-14, 4-6, OVC) effectively used the three pointer in the opening period, hitting a quartet of triples en route to a 2011 first quarter lead. The Lady Raiders out scored RHHS (6-14, 4-6) by for in the second period and led 3320 at halftime. Eight different Lady Raiders scored in the opening half. River Valley’s lead was cut to 10 points after Redwomen went on 16to-13 run in the third period. Rock Hill scored 11 in the finale but River Valley marked 15 to seal the 61-47 victory. Cady Gilmore led River Valley with 17 points, including a 7-of-7 performance from the charity stripe in the fourth period. Leia Moore had 12 points, followed by Shelby Brown with 11 and Chelsea Copley with seven. Tianna Qualls notched six points, Shalin Comer had four points, while Courtney Smith and Rachael Smith each finished with two. Moore led the glass attack for RVHS with 10 rebounds, followed by Gilmore with seven and Copley with six. Brown had two blocks to lead the Lady Raiders defense, while Gilmore, Moore and Courtney Smith each had one steal. Gilmore’s six assists led RVHS. As a team River Valley had 34 rebounds, two blocks, three steals, 13 assists and 18 rebounds. The Silver and Black shot 20-of-28 (71.4 percent) from the free throw line in the triumph. Gilmore accounted for a trio of RVHS triples, while Copley and Moore had the other two. Brook Knapp with 17 points and Katie Johnson with 15 points led the Redwomen. Kaci Russell had eight points, while Kelsey Blagg and Lindy Simpson each had three points. Sarah Travis finished with one point to round out the RHHS scoring. The Lady Raiders fell to Rock Hill in the first meeting by a count of 73-60 in Bidwell. �Sunday, February 10, 2013 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Belpre outlasts Eagles, 47-40 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — When you’re back’s against the wall how good is your good? The Belpre boys basketball team showed how good its good was Friday night as it scored 21 points in the fourth period to take the 47-40 TriValley Conference Hocking Division victory over Eastern at “The Nest”. In a slow paced first period the Eagles of Eastern (6-13, 6-8 TVC Hocking) took the 8-to-5 lead over the Orange and Black (108, 10-4). EHS expanded its lead to eight early in the second period but Belpre battled back and took its first lead with 31 seconds remaining in the half. The visiting Golden Eagles led 16-15 at the midway point. After the break the Green and White offense got hot, scoring 16 points in the third period, led by Max Carnahan with 10. Belpre marked just 10 points in the third and trailed 31-26 with one period remaining. BHS began the finale with a 7-0 run to regain the lead with 5:38 left in regulation. The teams battled back and forth but BHS closed the game with a 8-0 run to seal the 47-40 victory. The Green and White were led by Carnahan with 18 points, followed by Kirk Pullins with 11. Chase Cook marked six points, Brent Welch added three and Troy Gantt rounded out the EHS scoring with two points. Carnahan pulled down 11 rebounds to close out the double-double. Pullins had five rebounds in the game. Carnahan also led Eastern with five as- Alex Hawley l Daily Tribune Eastern’s Brent Welch (right) shoots over Belpre’s Ryan Leasure (23) during Friday night’s 47-40 BHS victory in Tuppers Plains. sists, while Zakk Heaton led the way with three steals. The hosts collectively had 19 rebounds, nine assists, eight steals and 15 turnovers. EHS shot 7-of12 (58.3 percent) from the charity stripe and 16of-33 (48.4 percent) from the field, including 1-of-8 (12.5 percent) from threepoint range. Carnahan accounted for the lone EHS triple. Eastern committed 16 personal fouls in the game including an intentional by Christian Speelman with eight seconds left in the game. Coach Corey Britton was called for a technical foul with nine seconds remaining in the game. Belpre was led by the duo of Dakota Hoffman with 24 points and four assists, and Nick Therriault with 19 points and eight rebounds. Brennan Ferrell and Ryan Leasure each had two points, rounding out the BHS scoring. BHS finished with 17 rebounds, seven assists, eight steals, four blocks and eight turnovers. Belpre shot 18-of-23 (78.3 percent) from the line, including 10-of-15 (66.7 percent) in the fourth period, and 14-of-40 (35 percent) from the field, including 1-of-8 (12.5 percent) from beyond the arc. Belpre has won backto-back games for the fourth time this season. The Orange and Black are yet to three consecutive games this season. Eastern’s three game winning streak ended with the loss. BHS also defeated EHS on January 11th in Washington County by a count of 73-43. Carl Jones, Open Heart Surgery patient Choudhary Rayani, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology Holzer Health System Visit http://youtu.be/hJqUBuN9wic to hear my story! Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B2 Gallia, Meigs SWCD tree sales underway Jim Freeman In The Open I don’t know if varmints are all that good at predicting when spring will arrive, but if your local soil and water conservation district has started selling trees it’s a sure bet that spring is just right around the corner. The Gallia SWCD has an assortment of evergreen, deciduous, fruit and nut trees. Evergreen offerings include twoyear-old Norway spruce, 20 for $15; four-year-old Eastern White Pine, 10 for $15, and four-year-old Colorado Blue Spruce, 10 for $18. Flowering trees include Eastern Redbud, 10 for $15, and White Flowering Dogwood, 10 for $15. Hardwoods and wildlife trees include Sweetgum, 10 for $18; Blackgum, 10 for $15; Sawtooth “Gobbler” Oak, 10 for $10, and American Persimmon, 10 for $15. Fruit and nut trees: Montmorency Cherry, two for $25; English Walnut, two for $18; American Hazelnut, two for $10; Red Delicious Apple, two for $20; Yellow Delicious Apple, two for $20. Last day to order trees is March 15 with trees being available for pickup around the second week of April. For an order form or for more information, contact the Gallia SWCD at 740446-6173 or at 111 Jackson Pike, Suite 1569, Gallipolis, OH 45631. The Meigs SWCD is offering the following hardwood packets including: Northern Red Oak, Black Walnut, Sugar Maple and Black Cherry in packets of 25 seedlings for $17. Also available are packets of Austrian Pine, Colorado Blue Spruce and Bald Cypress in packets of 25 for $17, and evergreens Scotch Pine, Eastern White Pine, Norway Spruce, Canadian Hemlock and Douglas Fir in packets of 25 seedlings for $15. American Chestnut seedlings are available in packets of five for $17. The Nut Tree Packet consists of 10 seedlings, two each of Black Walnut, Shagbark Hickory, Hardy Pecan, Hazelnut and White Walnut (Butternut) for $15. Other offerings include Grimes Golden Apples and Santa Rosa Plum in packets of two seedlings each for $17; Shiitake mushroom kits (consisting of 200 plugs) for $25; English Ivy and Pachysandra trays of 100 plants for $25, and Crownvetch trays of 72 plants for $35. Seed mixes include erosion control, showy native wildflower and grass, bird and butterfly and wildlife food plot. Also available are bluebird boxes, bat boxes, marking flags and Plantskyydd deer and rabbit repellent (available in ready-to-spray quart bottles or in a powder concentrate). The deadline for ordering trees or seed packets from the Meigs SWCD is March 4 with trees being available for pickup around the second week in April. For an order form or for more information, contact the Meigs SWCD at 740-992-4282 or stop in during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 113 E. Memorial Drive, Suite D, Pomeroy. Order forms are also be available online at www.meigsswcd.com. Since the groundhogs have already had their say; my prediction is that spring will arrive somewhere between the time you order your seedlings until they arrive in early April. Jim Freeman is wildlife specialist with the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District and his column, In the Open, generally appears every other Sunday. He can be contacted weekdays at 740-992-4282 or at jim.freeman@oh.nacdnet.net Lancers From Page B1 Mikey Wheeler sank a free throw at the 2:34 mark for a 37-25 deficit. The guests responded with a 5-0 run to extend its lead out to 42-25 with 28 seconds remaining in the period. The Rebels — who missed their first eight shot attempts while committing six turnovers in the third stanza — finally got the ball to go into the hoop with 12.9 seconds left after Landon Hutchinson converted an old-fashioned three-point play, making it a 14-point contest headed into the finale. Fed Hock extended its lead out to as much as 19 points (49-30) after Ivan Santiago converted an old-fashioned threepoint play with 4:58 remaining in the game. SGHS followed with a 10-2 charge to pull within 51-40 with 1:22 left, but the hosts went scoreless the rest of the way as FHHS closed the game with a 4-0 spurt to wrap up the 15-point outcome. After the game, second-year Fed Hock coach Howie Caldwell was complimentary of the Rebels’ effort. He was also proud of his own squad for what it had accomplished on this night. “First off, I think Coach (Larry) Howell has done a terrific job down here at South Gallia. His kids play very, very hard and they are disciplined. We knew we were going to be in for a battle, because it is a difficult place to play,” Caldwell said. “We are happy with the way things turned out, especially with our effort there in the third quarter. I thought that was the key in the outcome of this game. “I’m happy for our players. Now they get to put banner on the wall, which is something this program hasn’t been able to do over the last few years.” It is the third TVC Hocking title for Howie Caldwell in the last four years, including a pair at Eastern during the 200910 and 2010-11 campaigns — his final seasons with the Eagles. Howell also bestowed some praise upon the Lancers, and provided some advice for his own troops for the upcoming weeks. “I have to give credit to Howie and his kids. He gets them to play so hard,” Howell said. “On our side of this, we just have to get a little bit tougher. We’re less than two weeks away from the tournament, so we really need to come together and start doing some of the little things better.” South Gallia connected on 15-of-53 field goal attempts for 28 percent, including a 2-of-13 effort from three-point range for 15 percent. The hosts also committed 25 turnovers and went 8-of-11 at the free throw line for 73 percent. Landon Hutchinson and Brayden Greer each led the Rebels with 11 points, followed by Ethan Swain with eight markers. Gus Slone chipped in four points, while Joseph Ehman and Kody Lambert respectively added three and two markers. Mikey Wheeler rounded out the scoring with one point. Federal Hocking sank 19-of-47 shot attempts overall for 40 percent, including a 0-for-6 effort from three-point range. The guests committed 16 turnovers and also went 17-of-33 at the charity stripe for 52 percent. FHHS also outrebounded the hosts by a 27-22 overall margin, including a 12-8 edge on the offensive glass. Shawn Parsons paced the Lancers with 11 points, followed by Peyton Seel with 10 points and Max Carney with nine markers. Pete Crum and Alfy Nichols also contributed seven points apiece to the winning cause. Eagles From Page B1 four each. Defensively EHS was led by Hawley with seven steals, followed by Parker and Burdette with six apiece. Keller and Rigsby each had one block in the triumph. As a team Eastern finished with 26 rebounds, 25 assists, 26 steals, four blocks and 12 turnovers. Eastern shot 5-of-9 (55.6 percent) from the free throw line and 31-of-59 (52.5 percent) from the field, including 6-of-16 (37.5 percent) from beyond the arc. Hawley and Burdette each hit a pair of triples for Eastern while Goble and Palmer accounted for one each. Celestia Hendrix led Southern, scoring 15 of the teams 19 points. Seniors Caitlyn Cowdrey and Kyrie Swann each marked two points, rounding out the SHS total. Hendrix rounded out her double-double performance with 11 rebounds, We specialize in: Open Heart Surgery Cardiac Catheterization Cardiothoracic Surgery Vascular Surgery Cardiac Stenting / Balloon Angioplasty Electrophysiology Studies Pacemakers General Cardiology 60390161 BANKS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY POMEROY, OHIO 740-992-5009 • www.bankscclb.com while Jordan Huddleston had four. Maggie Cummins had the Lady Tornadoes lone assists on the night, while Huddleston had the lone block. Cummins and Huddleston each had one steal to lead Southern. Collectively the Purple and Gold had 23 rebounds, one assist, two steals, one block and 34 turnovers. SHS shot 5-of8 (62.5 percent) from the line and 7-of-35 (20 percent) from the field including 0-of-5 from three point range. The Lady Eagles have now won back-to-back games for the first time since January 17th. This is Eastern’s seventh 50-point victory this season. This is Southern’s second worst loss of the year, the first came to the Lady Eagles in the season opener. The Green and White defeated SHS 72-15 in Racine on November 26th. Before the game Eastern paid tribute to its two seniors Savannah Hawley and Tori Goble. EHS also recognized Southern seniors Kyrie Swann, Maggie Cummins, Shelby Pickens and Caitlyn Cowdrey. �Sunday, February 10, 2013 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B3 Spies, Miller lead RedStorm baseball past Rams Randy Payton Special to OVP Alex Hawley l Daily Tribune Meigs senior Dillon Boyer (2) drives past a Vinton County defender during the Vikings 51-47 victory in Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium Friday night. Vikings hold off Meigs, 51-47 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — The more things change, the more they stay the same. The margin of victory was 31 points different that the first meeting but the Vinton County boys basketball team was still the victor. The Vikings defeated Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division host Meigs 51-47 Friday night at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium. The Marauders (8-9, 4-5 TVC Ohio) came out of the gates hot, out scoring VCHS (14-3, 6-1) 14-to7 in the opening period. MHS added 11 points in the second quarter but Vinton County rallied behind Jordan Kidd to score 19 points and take the 26-25 halftime advantage. After the break the Vikings kept it going, out scoring Meigs 15-to-8 to push their lead to eight points headed into the finale. The Marauders scored 14 points in the fourth quarter but Vinton County scored 10 to seal the 51-47 victory. The MHS scoring attack was led by freshman Kaileb Sheets with 14 point, 10 of which came in the fourth period. Cody Stewart chipped in with 10 points, Jared Williamson added eight and Treay McKinney finished with seven. Ty Phelps contributed six points and Jordan Hutton marked two, rounding out the Marauders scoring. Williamson led Meigs on the glass with 11 rebounds, folloewd by Sheets, Ulbrich and Stewart with three each. McKinney finished with a team-high four assists, followed by Phelps with three and Sheets with two. Sheets led the defense with four points. As a unit the Marauders had 28 rebounds, nine assists, eight steals and 12 turnovers. The Maroon and Gold shot 21-of-50 (42 percent) from the field including 0-of-9 from beyond the arc. The Marauders were just 5-of-13 from the charity stripe, equaling 38.5 percent. The Vikings were led by Kidd with 24 points on the night, including nine from the line and nine from beyond the arc. L.B. Remy chipped in with eight points, Tyler Walton marked six points, Alex Owings had five points and Bryce Owings contributed four. Matt Smallwood finished with three points and Jordan Albright had one to round out the VCHS scoring. The Vikings shot 13of-32 (40.6 percent) from the field including 4-of14 (28.6 percent) from beyond the arc. Vinton County was 21-of-29 from the charity stripe for 72.4 percent. Vinton County defeated Meigs 59-24 in the first meeting on January 4th in McArthur. The Marauders have now lost three games in a row, matching a season-high. The Vikings push their winning streak to four with the win. CLEVELAND, TN — Shane Spies clubbed a two-run home run as part of a three-run first inning and Kyle Miller fired a complete game twohitter to lead the University of Rio Grande in a 4-0 win over Bluefield (Va.) College, Friday afternoon, in the Tennessee Valley Baseball Invitational at Lee University. Spies, a senior, finished 3-for-3 and also scored twice for the RedStorm, who improved to 4-1. Miller, a freshman, picked up his second win in as many decisions. The left-hander walked two and struck out three in a route-going performance. Rio Grande took a quick 1-0 against Bluefield starter Justin Lykins when freshman Chris Ford reached on a one-out double to leftcenter and rode home moments later on a single up the middle by sophomore Isac Franklin. Spies followed with his opposite field two-run blast, depositing a 3-1 offering from Lykins over the fence in left to make it 3-0. The RedStorm tacked on their final run in the home third when Spies reached on a two-out single, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored freshman Kirk Yates’ grounder to third was errored. Miller was brilliant on the hill from the outset, carrying a no-hitter into the fifth inning. Bluefield, like Rio Grande a member of the Mid-South Conference, got its only hits of the afternoon on a single to shallow center off the bat of Kaleb Long with one out in the fifth and a one-out single to right by Will Simpson in the sixth inning. Lykins also went the distance for the Rams (2-2), allowing five hits and a walk, while striking out two. Chesapeake rolls past Raiders, 53-27 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com BIDWELL, Ohio — Visiting Chesapeake held the River Valley boys basketball team to just 10 points in the first half and ultimately cruised to a 53-27 victory Friday night in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup in Gallia County. The host Raiders (316, 1-8 OVC) made only 11 field goals in the contest, with five of those baskets coming in the final period. RVHS never led in the contest and were also swept by the Panthers, who posted a 51-36 decision at CHS back on January 8. Chesapeake (13-5, 7-1) jumped out to a 16-8 advantage after eight minutes of play, then turned up the defensive intensity in the second canto — as the guests went on a 9-2 surge to secure a comfortable 25-10 cushion at the intermission. RVHS was never closer than five possessions the rest of the way, as the Panthers used a 15-7 charge in the third canto to claim a commanding 40-17 advantage headed into the finale. CHS closed regulation with a small 13-10 spurt to wrap up the 26-point triumph. Seann Roberts led River Valley with eight points, followed by Joseph Loyd, Kyle Bays, Brycen Hatfield and Ethan Dovenbarger with four markers apiece. Burnie Stanley and Tyler Twyman respectively had two points and one point for the Raiders, who were 4-of-6 from the free throw line for 67 percent. Javon Thompson paced the Panthers with a gamehigh 24 points, 13 of which came in the third period. 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Promotes the spirit of O’Bleness memorial Hospital by displaying caring, courteous behavior in dealing with patients and their families, coworkers, physicians, and guests of the hospital. • • • REGISTERED NURSES PART-TIME AND FULL-TIME IN FOLLOWING AREAS: ICU, MED/SURG, FLOAT POOL O’Bleness Memorial Hospital 55 Hospital Dr., Athens, OH 45701 740 592 9227 740 592 9444 (fax) www.obleness.org 60392500 EOE Entertainment 24 - 32 hours per week Includes classroom lecture and clinical instruction Must be flexible to work as needed in both evening & day programs; some week-ends required Must have at least two years hands-on experience in Acute Care and / or Long Term Care Previous teaching experience a plus Limited Benefit Package Send Resume with references to: Buckeye Hills Career Center P.O. 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The Lady Rockets, however, overcame a two-point deficit early in the third quarter with a 14-1 surge — which ultimately turned a 27-25 deficit into a comfortable 39-28 cushion midway through the canto. Meigs — which went just 2-of-10 from the field in the third period — never came closer than nine points the rest of the way, as Wellston (119, 4-6) closed the final 12 minutes of regulation with a small 17-15 spurt to wrap up the 13-point triumph. The Lady Rockets, with the win, also claimed a season sweep in the head-to-head series after posting a 57-36 decision at WHS back on January 10. There were nine lead changes and three ties in the entire contest, with seven of those lead changes and all three ties coming in the opening half of play. MHS also held a five-point lead in the first half, the biggest for either squad before the break. Meigs, however, just couldn’t get anything to fall after taking its final lead of the night just 50 seconds into the second half, and Wellston ultimately took advantage of the hosts’ misfortunes. It was a bittersweet night for MHS coach Amber Ridenour, who was hoping that her quartet of seniors would get a proper send-off at home. But, as she noted afterwards, it’s tough to win games when shots aren’t falling. “The girls played hard and played well in the first half, but that slow start in the second half really did us in,” Ridenour said. “I really wanted this game for these seniors, because they are my first group of upperclassmen and they have been such a joy to coach. In my book, they are winners — and that was how I wanted them to go out at home. “The final outcome doesn’t take away from what they mean to both me and to Meigs High School. They will always be champions.” Wellston jumped out to leads of 2-0 and 5-2 be- fore securing its biggest lead of the first half at 8-4 with 4:40 left in the opening stanza, but the Lady Marauders countered with six straight points to claim a small 10-8 edge after eight minutes of play. Meigs opened the second period with a 6-3 run to take its biggest lead of the night at 16-11 with 6:15 left in the half, but Wellston countered with an 8-2 surge over the next three-plus minutes for a 19-18 edge at the 2:33 mark. Brittany Krautter hit a trifecta with 1:29 left to reclaim the lead for MHS at 21-19, but Wellston answered with a basket at the 1:11 mark to knot things back up at 21all. Krautter hit another three-pointer 20 seconds later for Meigs’ final lead of the first half, but Shanea Long answered with a triple with 37 seconds left to again tie the game at 24. Jordan Davis hit one of two free throw attempts with 8.7 seconds left in the first half, which allowed the guests to secure a 25-24 lead headed into the intermission. The Lady Marauders had six turnovers and were 9-of-33 from the field in the first half, which included a 4-of-8 effort from threepoint range. Wellston, conversely, had eight turnovers and also went 8-of-22 from the floor, including a 4-of-9 effort from behind the arc. Kelsey Hudson gave Bryan Walters l Daily Tribune Meigs senior Tess Phelps (20) makes a post move in front of Wellston defender Sami Ousley, left, during the second half of Thursday night’s TVC Ohio girls basketball contest in Rocksprings, Ohio. Fish added five points to the losing effort, while Kirsten McGuire had three markers. Tess Phelps and Morgan Russell rounded out the scoring with two points apiece. The Lady Marauders had team totals of 27 rebounds (12 offensive), four assists and three steals in the setback. George hauled in a teamhigh eight rebounds and two steals. Fish, Krautter, Hudson and Sadie Fox also dished an assist each. Wellston sank 19-of51 shot attempts overall for 37 percent, including a 7-of-16 effort from three-point range for 44 percent. The guests committed 11 turnovers and also made 11-of-16 charity tosses for 69 percent. Chelsea McManaway paced WHS with a gamehigh 19 points, followed by Jordan Davis and Shanea Long with 12 markers apiece. Sami Ousley also reached double figures for the victors with 10 points. Lady Tornadoes topple Miller, 60-43 Don’t just give her flowers on Valentines Day Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com Give her something Unforgettable! RACINE, Ohio — Control the glass, control the game. The Lady Tornadoes out rebounded Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division guest Miller 42-to22 Wednesday night in a 60-43 Southern victory in Charles W. Hayman Gymnasium. The Lady Tornadoes (614, 4-11 TVC Hocking) led by six after the first period, but went on a 22-to-5 run Basket Delights 66 Vine Street Gallipolis, Ohio 740-441-0110 in the second. SHS held the 38-15 halftime advantage. Miller (2-19, 2-13) out scored Southern 12-to-8 in the third period and 16-to14 in the fourth but SHS claimed the 60-43 victory. Celestia Hendrix led Southern with a doubledouble performance of 21 points and 14 rebounds. Jansen Wolfe finished with 10 points and six rebounds, while Jordan Huddleston had nine points. Shelby Pickens marked eight points, Haley Hill had four, Clarks Jewelry Valentine Hours Owner - Jay Proffitt 60392395 WE DELIVER ! www.basketdelights.biz MHS its final lead of the night at the 7:10 mark of the third quarter after drilling a trifecta for a 27-25 edge. Chelsea McManaway gave Wellston a permanent lead with 6:41 remaining in the third period after converting an old-fashioned three-point play, giving the guests a 28-27 cushion. McManaway’s basket and free throw also sparked a 14-1 surge, allowing the guests to claim a 39-28 lead with 3:59 remaining in the quarter. Meigs pulled to within 39-30 after Hudson made a basket at the 3:25 mark, but the Lady Rockets closed the stanza with a 6-1 run — allowing the guests to take a 45-31 lead into the finale. Wellston took its biggest lead of the night at 54-33 after Sami Ousley made a field goal with 3:06 left in regulation, and Meigs never came closer than the final 13-point outcome. Trailing 56-36, the hosts tallied the final seven points in the contest. Meigs connected on 16-of-60 field goal attempts for 27 percent, including a 5-of-12 effort from three-point range for 42 percent. MHS also committed nine turnovers and went 6-of-13 at the charity stripe for 46 percent. Brittany Krautter led Meigs with 12 points, followed by Mercadies George with 11 points and Kelsey Hudson with eight markers. Delilah OPEN SUNDAY 12:00 – 4:00 Pomeroy, Ohio P Ohi 992-2054 992 2054 Entertainment while Alison Deem, Kyrie Swann, Caitlyn Cowdrey and Hannah Hill each had two points. Southern finished with 12 assists, led by Maggie Cummins with five, 17 steals, led by Wolfe with four, and 42 rebounds, led by Hendrix with 14. Wolfe and Hannah Hill accounted for the two SHS rejections in the victory. The Lady Tornadoes shot 18of-32 (56.2 percent) from the free throw line and 21of-45 (46.7 percent) from the field, including 0-of-4 from three. Miller was led by Ali Bray with nine points and nine rebounds, while Rebecca Houk added eight points. Jacy Dutiel and Graceyn Gibson each had seven points, while Sanae Dutiel had five, Katie Hall marked dour and Twila Muncy finished with three. Miller won the first meeting between these teams, on December 20th in Hemlock 67-66. �Along the River Sunday Times-Sentinel SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2013 C1 New Southern High School taking shape Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com RACINE — From the bidding process to groundbreaking to the walls and roof going up, it has been a busy year for the Southern Local School District. Superintendent Tony Deem said earlier this week that the new Southern High School building is on schedule to be completed by the beginning of the 2013-14 school year, give or take a week. Despite the initial delay due to the required re-bid, the project has continued to run on schedule. On Tuesday, Deem estimated that 90 percent of the concrete floors for the classrooms have been poured. The exterior walls on the majority of the building are in place, with the final wall to be put in place within the next few weeks. The project is also running true to budget, and the district has not had to utilize the contingency money for the project. Construction manager Ben Allen spoke about the work that is currently taking place on site and what will be taking place in the near future during a tour of the building site this week. Work is continuing on the vocational agriculture classroom, which will be located near the back of the current elementary building. Roof trusses are being placed on the main classroom portion of the building, which will allow for decking and then roofing materials to be put in place in approximately a month. Deem stated that most of the mechanical and heating work has been put in place on the first floor. The new building will contain a state-ofthe-art science classroom and vocational agriculture area, wireless Internet in the building and a new band room with practice area and storage. Along the main roadway, traffic congestion has been helped by the placement of a speed sign and barriers, with the help of the Ohio Department of Transportation. When the project is complete, or shortly before completion, the old high school building will be torn down. Deem said that plans are to leave Pictured is a rendering of the future Southern High School. the current vocational agriculture room, which was constructed in 1977, standing. That portion of the school can be used for storage or other needs. The administrative offices, which are currently located in the high school building, cannot be constructed with funds that are in place for the new high school building. Deem said that the district will receive money for the sale of property in the village where the new office will be located in a strip mall which is yet to be constructed. The administrative office will house the superintendent, treasurer, assistant treasurer, federal program director and secretary. Below is a timeline of the building project: August 2010: Voters in the Southern Local School District approve a bond issue/maintenance levy during a special election to provide for the local share of the project. The local match required for the project is 25 percent, with 75 percent coming from the state. March 2012: The bid for the early site work was awarded to Eclipse Company LLC in the amount of $776,433.57. The work included ground work, drainage and utilities. April 2012: Bids on the main project were opened. Bids were over budget, and the contract could not be awarded. May 2012: With the increased budget of $10.5 million, the second round of bids resulted in two bids. June 2012: The contract for the building of the new Southern High School was awarded to Kinsale Corporation in the amount of $10,522,806. Nine of the possible 16 alternates were selected in addition to the main building project. Alternates for the project which will be completed, are the outdoor classroom ($23,577); decorative fence ($14,125); polished concrete in lieu of VCT in lobby ($15,600); convection oven ($10,400); convection steamer ($13,776); open front display coolers ($20,000); cashier stations ($9,077); water line to existing high school portion to remain ($3,100); and sound turret ($3,200). Mid-June 2012: The formal groundbreaking ceremony was held on the project, and work began. August 2012: The (expected) final school year in the old Southern High School began with many changes to the parking and school entry locations. August 2013: Projected completion date of the project was set for the beginning of the 2013-14 school year. While the future gym floor may be wet from the recent rain and snow, a year from now it will be the home to the Southern basketball teams. The new gymnasium will seat approximately Photos by Sarah Hawley l Daily Tribune 200 additional people and have extra space on the sidelines. The vapor barrier is being placed on the block way before the bricks can be placed on the outside of the building. The metal roof trusses are being placed on top the new structure so that decking and the roofing materials can be placed. What used to be a playground at the elementary school became a construction area in June with the start of the new Southern High School building. The walls and walkways in what will be the lobby of the new Southern High School are currently being constructed near what is now the bus loop behind the current Southern Elementary School. In mid-September, the walls on the first floor of the new school building were being constructed. This week, the first roof trusses were placed in that portion of the building which now includes a second story, as well. �Sunday, February 10, 2013 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C2 Extension Corner Submitted photo Pictured, from left are Vickie Powell, president; Karen Waugh, scholarship president; Elizabeth Shawver, recipient; Lou Ann Shawver, mother of recipient; and Wanda Willis, grandmother of the recipient. Delta Kappa Gamma awards scholarship The Delta Kappa Gamma, Beta Alpha Chapter, recently awarded Elizabeth “Betsy” Shawver a scholarship to help provide assistance to her while doing her student teaching. Betsy has a BA in Advertising from Marshall University. She recently returned to school to get her teaching certificate. Her student teaching was completed in a 1st grade General Education classroom and in both a mild and a moderate impairment classroom. She graduated from Marshall University in December 2012 with a BS degree in Elementary Education (K-6) along with certification in Mental Impairments (K-6). Betsy is the daughter of Kent and Lou Ann Shawver of Gallipolis. Betsy’s mom is and her grand- mother, Wanda Willis, was a teacher in the Gallipolis City Schools. They are also both members of the Delta Kappa Gamma (DKG) organization. One of the purposes of the DKG is to help to advance the professional interest and position of women in education. Betsy has a strong desire to work with students struggling with learning disabilities. Middleport Masons honor one of their own MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Masonic Lodge No. 363 paid tribute to one of its long-time members at its annual inspection held recently at the Middleport Lodge hall. Jim Mourning of Middleport was honored for 50 years of “faithful membership.” He received a gold pin to mark the occasion, as well as a cake baked in his honor by Jennifer Harrison, wife of fellow member Steve Harrison. Presenting the 50 year pin to him were District Deputy Grand Masters Johnny Kuhn and Ivan Potter. There were 70 Masons who attended the inspection and dinner as well as Past District Deputies Dave Fox and Harold Meade. Charity is an important tenet of the Masonic fraternity. The 100,000 Masons in Ohio provide approximately $15 million in charitable giving annually. This past year they gave $50,000 in college scholarships, contributed a record $200,000 to the Special Olympics Ohio Summer Games and funded $70,000 in free training for hundreds of Ohio school teachers to recognize students at non-academic risk. They also provided $12 million in elderly care and helped many needy Ohio families and individuals through their charitable foundation. General information is available at http://www.freemason.com. For local information about the organization, contact Don Stivers, Lodge secretary at 992-6879 or Keith Darst, Worshipful Master at kdarstl12@hotmail. com. Submitted photo visit the SumAre you inmaries section terested in of www.birdwatching birds count.org webin your backsite. This site yard feeders? also has bird Can you idenpictures for tify and count quick identifitheir numbers cation. over a fifteen*** minute feeding Are you infrenzy? Do you terested in imor your friends proving your have access to a conservation computer? Join practices on thousands of Hal Kneen your farm? The bird watchers Extension Corner Meigs Soil and February 15-18 Water Conserwho will participate in the Great Back- vation District is holding a yard Bird Count sponsored public informational meetby the Audubon Society, ing for Meigs County landCornell’s Sapsucker Woods owners on February 12th and Bird Studies Canada. beginning at 6 p.m. at the Report forms are available Meigs Public Library meetonline at www.birdcount. ing room. Learn about the org or for pickup at the conservation planning you extension office. Tally up can do and financial aswhat birds are present in sistance they can provide their largest number at one through their programs. time within a minimum of Their programs include fifteen minutes and then livestock and crop producsubmit to the website by tion, forest management, February 22. Your data wildlife management, seacollection will be incor- sonal high tunnels and porated by your site with organic farming. For more information collected by information contact Carover 80,000 birdwatchers rie Crislip, NRCS District throughout North Ameri- Conservationist at 740ca. This year the bird count 992-6646. *** is expanding to include Are you interested in counts from around the world. This event is free of pruning your backyard charge. So take some time fruit trees, brambles or to participant in scientific grape vines? Plan on atobservation. Invite your tending the first session children or grandchildren of “Gardening Tips and Tricks” on February 20 to participate. Some of the questions from 6:30 -8:30 p.m. at the researchers are using this OSU Meigs County Extendata for include: How will sion office located at 117 the weather influence bird E. Mulberry Ave in Pomepopulations? Where are roy (next to Holzer Clinic winter finches and other –Meigs Branch) . This first “irruptive” species that ap- session will go over equippear in large numbers dur- ment needed for pruning, ing some years but not oth- when to prune and how ers? How will the timing of to prune fruit crops. Cost birds’ migrations compare is $5 per person, payable with past years? How are at the door. If possible call bird diseases, such as West 992-6696 to reserve a spot. Nile virus, affecting birds Check out our website in different regions? What at www.meigs@osu.edu. kinds of differences in bird Hope to see you there. diversity are apparent in cities versus suburban, ru- Hal Kneen is the Athens/Meigs and Natural Resources ral, and natural areas? For Agriculture Educator, Ohio State University Exhighlights of past results, tension. Livestock Report Jim Mourning of Middleport Ldoge 363, left received congratulations from Worshipful Master Keith Darst after receiving a GALLIPOLIS — United Producers, Inc., livestock regold pin and certificate for 50 years of service to the Middle- port of sales from February 6, 2013. port Lodge. Feeder Cattle 275-415 pounds, Steers, $100-$180, Heifers, $90-$150; 425-525 pounds, Steers, $90-$165, Heifers, $90-$140; 550-625 pounds, Steers, $90-$145, Heifers, $85-$135; the 2014 Games may fall 650-725 pounds, Steers, $90-$135, Heifers, $85-$128; victim to a warm and snow- 750-850 pounds, Steers, $90-$128, Heifers, $85-$125. less winter — or a howling Cows blizzard. Well Muscled/Fleshed, $74-$86; Medium/Lean, $66-$73; Temperatures at Sochi’s Krasnaya Polyana ski resort Thin/Light, $65; Bulls, $88.50-$91.50. Putin angry over Sochi Olympics cost overruns SOCHI, Russia (AP) — A year before the 2014 Winter Olympics are to begin, President Vladimir Putin has demanded that a senior member of the Russian Olympic Committee be fired, apparently due to cost overruns in host city Sochi — a demand certain to be fulfilled. The current price tag for the Sochi Games is 1.5 trillion rubles ($51 billion), which would make them the most expensive games in the history of the Olympics — more costly even than the much-larger Summer Olympics held in London and Beijing. The games at the Black Sea resort of Sochi are considered a matter of national pride and one of Putin’s top priorities. The Russian president’s decision came after he scolded officials over a twoyear delay and huge cost overruns in the construction of the Sochi ski jump facilities. The official facing dismissal, Akmet Bilalov, had a company that was building the ski jump and its adjacent facilities before selling its stake to stateowned Sberbank last year. During his tour of Olympic venues, Putin fumed when he heard that the cost of the ski jump had soared from 1.2 billion rubles ($40 million) to 8 billion rubles ($265 million) and that the project was behind schedule. “So a vice president of the Olympic Committee is dragging down the entire construction? Well done! You are doing a good job,” Putin said Wednesday, seething with sarcasm. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak told reporters Thursday that Putin had recommended that the Russian Olympic Committee fire Bilalov, one of its six vice presidents. “As far as Bilalov is concerned the president voiced his decision yesterday: People who don’t make good on their obligations at such a scale cannot head the Olympic movement in our country,” he said. The Russian Olympic Committee said in a statement that a decision on Bilalov would be made by the executive committee in the near future, a move likely to be only a formality. Putin’s power in Russia is such that resisting the call for his dismissal would be almost unthinkable. Kozak underscored that by saying, “I very much hope that our Olympic movement will listen to the recommendations of the country’s leadership.” Most countries that host the Olympics use public funds to pay for most of the construction of the sports venues and new infrastructure such as roads and trains. The Russian government, however, has gotten state-controlled companies and tycoons to foot more than half of the bill. Both the companies and the tycoons understand the importance of maintaining good relations with Putin, who has a lot of prestige riding on the success of the Sochi games. Kozak said the costs constantly increased for the ski jump project because Bilalov’s company did not properly check the land and, as a result, picked a geologically challenging plot. “His calculations failed,” Kozak said. Despite these setbacks, Russian officials on Thursday went to great lengths to reiterate that everything in Sochi was now on schedule. “As (International Olym- pic Committee) members and we stated yesterday, it is already clear that we have succeeded with this immense — and possibly the most immense — project in Russia’s modern history,” Kozak said. Taking a cue from Putin, however, Russian officials sought to play down the high costs. Kozak said the government spent no more than 100 billion rubles ($3 billion) on the Olympic venues and the immediate infrastructure. The government has spent a total of $13 billion so far, and expects to spend about $18 billion overall before the games begin, Kozak has said previously. On Thursday, Kozak said it was unfair to compare Sochi’s budget to that of previous Olympic games because Russian organizers had to build most of the vital and costly infrastructure that was needed — roads, railways, tunnels, gas pipelines — from scratch. No Russian officials went near the topic of possible corruption, even though Russian business is notoriously plagued by it. Russia last year ranked 133rd out of 176 in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, along with countries such as Kazakhstan, Iran and Honduras. Although there were no documented cases of corruption directly linked to Olympic construction in Sochi, a dozen officials from the Sochi government have been slapped with charges of corruption in the past year. Kozak and Sochi officials insist that they’re keeping the situation under control and that no money is being stolen at Olympic sites. Sochi organizers also sought to assuage fears that hovered at 59 degrees Fahrenheit (15 degrees Celsius) on Thursday, and reached 66 degrees F (19 C) in the coastal city of Sochi. That’s after a cold snap the previous week in which athletes competed in test events amid snowstorms as temperatures dipped to 20 degrees F (-6 C). Dmitry Chernyshenko, head of the local organizing committee, said Sochi boasts one of Europe’s largest snow-making systems and also has equipment that can store snow throughout the summer and protect slopes and tracks from rain and fog. More than 400 snow-making generators will be deployed on the slopes. He said Sochi has special equipment that can make snow even in temperatures up to 59 degrees (15 C). “Snow will be guaranteed in 2014,” Chernyshenko declared. Warm temperatures and rain disrupted some of the snowboarding and freestyle skiing events at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. The countdown celebrations culminated later Thursday in a star-studded ice show at one of the Olympic arenas, attended by Putin and IOC President Jacques Rogge. “Today we have come to an important line — exactly a year remains until the first Winter Games in the history of Russia,” Putin said at the show. “International test events have shown that the Olympic facilities of Sochi are already prepared to hold the games.” Back to Farm Cow/Calf Pairs, $1,025-$1,350; Bred Cows, $775$1,110; Hogs, $45-$62. Upcoming Specials 2/13/13 — Fat cattle sale, 10 a.m. Direct sales and free on-farm visits. Contact Dewayne at (740) 339-0241, Stacy at (304) 6340224, Luke at (740) 645-3697, or Mark at (740) 645-5708, or visit the website at www.uproducers.com. Local Marine graduates from Marine Corps boot camp PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. — Christian Tyler Watson, son of Brad and Crystal Watson, graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Training at Parris Island, S.C., on February 1, 2013. While at Parris Island, he received training in first aid, general military subjects, physical fitness, Marine Corps history and weapons familiarization. Watson, a former student of Buckeye Hills Career Center, is currently enjoying recruit leave in his hometown of Gallipolis, Ohio. Upon completion of school, he will report to duty on the east coast, or overseas. Cast out of Monopoly, the clothes iron endures PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When online voters nixed the clothes iron token from Hasbro’s Monopoly game, the appliance was held up as passe, as something your grandmother once used to ease the wrinkles out of linens and handkerchiefs. “Despite being an integral part of life when the token was added to the game in the 1930s, the iron has fallen out of favor with today’s fans,” the Rhode Island-based company said in announcing its replacement — with a cat. But even with the rise of wrinkle-free fabrics, the iron, it seems, is holding its own. 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Over the same period, steam generator irons — which make more steam than traditional ones, speeding up the process — experienced what the firm called “enormous growth.” Sales were $368 million last year. �SundayFebruary , February 10, 2013 Sunday, 10, 2013 BLONDIE BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis COMICS/ENTERTAINMENT Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C3 Dean Young/Denis Lebrun 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, Feb. 11, 2013: This year you have a lot to say, and you’ll say just that ... provided you have a receptive audience. Your way of thinking changes in the course of the year, and something that irked you in the past no longer will be an issue by 2014. Curb any sarcasm if you want your message to be heard. If you are single, you could meet someone unexpectedly. Check out this person carefully, as he or she might be emotionally unavailable. If you are attached, avoid struggling over money by keeping separate checking accounts. Understand the role that jealousy plays in your relationship. PISCES knows how to evoke a response. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April19) HHH Know that much is brewing behind the scenes. You might not know any or all of the details, but you sense that something has changed. Trying to get to the bottom of the situation might not work. Step back and observe; allow the information to come to you. Tonight: Not to be found. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Many ideas come from you, but keep in mind that just as many ideas come to you. This ebb and flow could interfere with your normal schedule. Decide what your priorities are as others seek you out. Consider postponing a discussion till late afternoon. Tonight: Chat with a friend. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Issues seem to be contagious today. Don’t fight the inevitable — just choose to work through it. By late afternoon, you’ll see the dust start to settle, and you’ll feel a greater sense of self-worth. You feel accomplished and satisfied. Tonight: Get a head start on tomorrow. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Keep reaching out for new ideas, where you are forced to break the ice. Accept what is happening, and try taking a new path. Experiment with different directions before making a final decision. Information keeps coming in. Tonight: Let your imagination run wild. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Take news with a grain of salt, especially if it comes from an associate. You usually take this person at his or her word, but if you ask more questions, you’ll build a more solid relationship. Don’t challenge him or her — just demonstrate more interest. Tonight: Out late. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH Others will find you, even if you close your door and pretend you’re not there. You are needed for feedback. Be flattered and understand your worth to others. Events taking place now will reveal others’ opinions. Tonight: Visit with a loved one, and catch up on news. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Recognize your physical limits. You are a wise sign, and you’ll work on organization and priorities right now. Accept your limitations, and others will, too. You can’t expect people to respect your boundaries if you don’t. Tonight: Finish up work, but get muchneeded sleep. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You have the creativity and knowledge to come up with the right solution and make it work. You might hesitate to take an active role, as others want to brainstorm. Welcome this exchange of ideas. It will help you to think outside the box. Tonight: Fun and games. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21-Dec. 21) HHH Stay centered, and know what you need to accomplish. You have many ideas brewing right now. See if they are workable before deciding to put them into action; you will be a lot happier as a result. Understanding evolves. Tonight: A roommate and/or family member needs your time. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You will say what you need or want to say, but be sure to choose your words carefully in order to prevent triggering someone. This person could have a strong reaction anyway, but the effort is good practice. Keep communication open. Tonight: Hang out with a friend. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Your hand is forced. You have a lot to do that you would prefer to postpone. No such luck! You need to deal with these matters here and now. Understand that you will feel better as a result. Loosen up, and get to the bottom of your resistance. Tonight: Take care of your bills. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH You might be capable of nearly anything right now. Settle in by organizing your priorities and by understanding what is happening with others. Emphasize the group, but do not lose sight of the fact that this is your life. You need to take charge. Tonight: Where the action is. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Sunday, February 10, 2013 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C4 Community Corner world famous I read somejazz pianist, place recently Fred Hersch, that the bigand then a few gest regret in days later with life most peoRicky Scaggs ple have when and Peter it comes to the Frampton. end of a year Darby postor near the ed a photo on end of life is Facebook of not the things F r a m p t o n ’s they did and guitar amp … wished they not a picture hadn’t, but the of the perthings they didn’t do but Charlene Hoeflich former or his performance, wished they choeflich@ but his amp. had. civitasmedia.com Now that is How many times have you said, “I just like Darby who has an wish I had but didn’t be- intense interest in sound. “He is his father’s son,” cause …” and then give said Mary (his mother) some silly reason why. Over the short term when seeing the picture. we tend to regret actions, “Roger has been involved things we did that we in performance and sound wish we hadn’t, but over for years.” *** the long term we tend to It may only be February regret inaction, things we didn’t do but wish we had. but Beth Shaver, director Fear of failure or rejec- of the Meigs County Countion were two of the rea- cil on Aging, is thinking sons given for inaction by about June when kids are some social psychologists out of school and no longer who studied the issue of have access to a nutritious lunch, and wonders what regret. Too many times just not some of them will be eatdoing anything is seen as ing. Last year, a summer a way out and leads to the biggest regret ever — the lunch program was startthings you didn’t do but ed at the libraries by the Council on Aging. Food wished you had. was prepared at the Senior *** Darby Gilmore, who at- Center and then transporttends Belmont University ed to the libraries where it in Tennessee and works in was served to the children the Performing Arts Cen- who were there for a readter there, has had an excit- ing program. Beth would like to exing week. He had the experience of working with a pand that program this year and get into places where any child, not just the ones in special programs, would have access to a nutritious lunch. She is currently looking for locations where the prepared food can be served by community volunteers. By the way, funding for the program doesn’t come out of Meigs Council on Aging money. It is provided by the Ohio Department of Education and the United States Department of Agriculture. *** Jeff Shank sometime ago brought by a copy of the Pomeroy’s ninth census dated 1870. It lists population figures, a total of 39 manufacturing establishments, 86 business houses and 45 saloons. That indicated to me that those early settlers, many of whom came here from Germany, were not only hard workers but hard drinkers. *** This past week I received a note about my column from John Carey, who for several years was State Representative for Meigs and Gallia counties. Frankly I didn’t know what he had been doing since leaving politics so it was nice to learn that he is now Assistant to the President for Government Relations and Strategic Initiatives at Shawnee State University. Thanks John, for the nice words. It was good to hear from you. Davis honored as customer sales rep of the year At the annual RENT-2-OWN awards banquet, held earlier this month, Meigs County resident Ben Davis, Jr., took home the coveted leather jacket for his success as a customer sales representative in the Gallipolis store. Davis was recognized for his commitment and dedication to helping customers attain ownership of their products. “He did the things necessary to get great numbers,” said RENT-2-OWN President Mike Tissot. “That is only one of the factors of his success. He visualizes payouts for customers and gets them to invest in it and not just rent it. Remember that our mission is to get nice folks nice stuff, not just rent nice folks nice stuff.” RENT-2-OWN currently operates 31 stores in the southern Ohio-northern Kentucky region. Their 280 employees serve over 20,000 customers. RENT-2-OWN opened its doors 28 years ago in Hillsboro, Ohio. They are still a family-owned and operated organization, headquartered in BainBen Davis, Jr. bridge, Ohio. Roger, Jr. and Carrie Carpenter Carpenters celebrate anniversary Roger Jr. and Carrie Carpenter will celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary on Feb. 18. The couple was married on Feb. 18, 2008, by Pastor Steve Little of Middleport. For their wedding, the groom wore his Air Force Blues and the bride was in a blue dress. They are parents of two children, Gabrielle and Kaylee. Carpenter is now retired from the U. S. Air Force and is employed by IBEW Local 972. His wife is a substitute teacher. They are members of the Rutland Freewill Baptist Church in Rutland. Rare Afghan fashion show seeks to empower women KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan models paraded down a candle-lined catwalk Friday as men and women watched from the audience in a restaurant off a muddy street in Kabul. The rare fashion show in this war-weary capital was a small production but a big idea — part of an Afghan group’s efforts to empower women by breaking down barriers in this highly conservative Muslim society. “The situation always gets tougher and tougher every day by day, but we should not back down. We are here to move on and move forward, so I think if women step up and they show up in this field, I think they will do a good job,” said Shahar Banoo Zeerak, the designer whose clothes were featured in the show. The idea of women on display remains mostly taboo in Afghanistan more than a decade after the 2001 U.S. assault that ousted the Taliban from power after a fiveyear reign of terror by the fundamentalist movement. Some women still don’t go outside without wearing blue burqas that cover them from head to toe. Violence against women is still common in Afghanistan, and there are reports of women being stoned, executed in public or imprisoned for having affairs with men. Women have even set themselves on fire to escape domestic violence. Friday’s fashion show was organized by Young Women for Change, an independent, nonprofit Afghan organization committed to empowering Afghan women and improving their lives. Most of the 10 models, including three young men, who showed off 33 designs including colorful short-sleeved dresses, jeans, tunics and more traditional outfits — were Afghan women who volunteer for the group. One of them, 17-year-old Farkhonda Taheri, had never even seen a fashion show before. She said her father and other fam- ily members were supportive of her decision to participate, but her grandmother was not happy. “The biggest challenge for us that we cannot do these things in Afghanistan because people do not like it,” she said afterward. “I was excited because I felt I am going to bring a change.” She said it was important for Afghan youths to take risks to bring change as the country struggles to achieve a semblance of normalcy, with international combat forces preparing to withdraw by the end of 2014. “Who will bring the peace? We are going to bring it. Afghans. The new generation,” Taheri said. There have been a few other fashion shows in Afghanistan, but most were geared toward an international audience and seldom featured Afghan women or a mixed Afghan audience. Reflecting the obstacles, the organizers did not permit local Afghan media to film the event to protect the women, who on occasion appeared without headscarves and in short skirts. “It may not be perfect and professional but it’s a beginning,” said Salma Gul, the 26-year-old tailor who made the clothes. Organizers said they had two reasons for staging the show despite fears of violence in a country that sees frequent bombings and suicide attacks, often against targets deemed un-Islamic by extremists. One was to raise money for the advocacy group and the other was to gradually change attitudes toward women. A spokesman for the advocacy group, Mohammad Zafar Salehi, said they earned more than $1,000 from the show, which sold tickets and drew mostly group members and friends. “We want to change the mindset of the people but at the same time I worry about the security of the girls,” he said as the famous Afghan rock band Morchaha performed in another room. “I believe in a change that can be slow.” Katrin Sieglinda Briscoe and Adam Joseph Thomas Thomas-Briscoe engagement Tim Thomas of Middleport, Ohio, and Debbie Jenkins of Pomeroy, Ohio, are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Adam Joseph Thomas, to Katrin Sieglinda Briscoe of Pettstadt, Germany, daughter of the Manfred (deceased) and Gisela Soehnlein of Reundorf, Germany. The future groom is a graduate of Meigs High School, class of 1998, and has served in the U.S. Army since his graduation from high school. He is a Sergeant First Class currenty residing at the U.S. Army Garrison in Bamberg, Germany. The furture bride is a 1996 graduate of the Graf-Stauffenberg-Wirtschaftsschule in Bamberg, Germany. She completed Steuerfachangestellte with the Chamber of Tax Consultants in Nuremburg, Germany in 2009 and completed Steuerfachwirt in 2011, also with the Chamber of Tax Consultants in Nuremburg, Germany. She is currently employeed as the Lead Account Manager Burgis Accounting Agency, Bamberg Germany. A wedding is being planned for 2 p.m. Central European Time on March 2, 2013, at the Church of Maria’s Birth in Pettstadt, Germany. Small western Ohio town chosen for music festival TROY, Ohio (AP) — Officials in Troy are celebrating the selection of the western Ohio community as a site for one of three small-town music festivals staged in the U.S. by the popular British band Mumford & Sons. The expected crowd could double the popula- tion in the city of 25,000 when it hosts one of the band’s Gentlemen of the Road Stopovers on Aug. 30-31. Mumford & Sons will headline the Saturday show. Other U.S. sites for the shows — intended to combine the intimacy of a small community festival with the buzz of a worldclass music festival — are St. Augustine, Fla., and Guthrie, Okla. Troy’s tourism officials liken being chosen for the festival to winning the lottery. Tickets are $109 and go on sale at 11 a.m. Friday at www. gentlemenoftheroad.com. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 02. February Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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