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Thackston, 58 $2.00 SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2012 Vol. 46, No. 23 Citizens air concerns over Gallia Sheriff’s budget Amber Gillenwater mdtnews@mydailytribune.com GALLIPOLIS — Concerns over the safety of county residents in light of budget cutbacks and subsequent layoffs at the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office earlier this year was the main topic of the discussion on Thursday morning at a regular meeting of the Gallia County Board of Commissioners. Several concerned citizens were present during the meeting held at the Gallia County Courthouse, including a victim of a recent break-in, to discuss the budgeting issue with the commission and to find out what can be done to improve the situation. Gallia County Commission President Harold Montgomery reported on the beginning-of-theyear, 14-percent budget cut for all county departments, explaining that several funding sources, including the phasing out of tangible personal property taxes, directly impacted the amount of funding the county received in 2012. “The state has balanced their budget in Columbus on the backs of local governments,” Montgomery said. “We don’t get the funds here that we did and, as a result, we had to cut budgets by 14 percent — 14 percent in every department.” As a result of the cutbacks, the sheriff’s office reorganized and cut a total of 18 full- and part-time positions within the department, dissolving the detective division, while displacing seven staff members into other positions — directly impacting, among other things, the number of units assigned to road patrol. Those residents present at the meeting were greatly concerned by this fact. “Two deputies is just not enough to cover this area. Something needs to be done to where we can hire some more of our deputies back,” one of the citizens stated. “If you’ve got one deputy in Crown City and one up towards Meigs, what happens to the people in the middle when they need somebody?” Montgomery stated that the See BUDGET ‌| A5 Meigs Local moving toward deficit operation Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com Amber Gillenwater/photos Advocates of and volunteers with the Field of Hope Community Campus (FOHCC) gathered recently to celebrate the award of an EPA Brownfield grant that will aid in the cleanup of the campus buildings and surrounding area. FOHCC is a non-profit, faith-based organization that is backed by Vinton Baptist Church and a myriad of community supporter. Hope fulfilled Field of Hope receives $200K clean-up grant Amber Gillenwater mdtnews@mydailytribune.com VINTON — Volunteers with the Field of Hope Community Campus (FOHCC) recently announced their receipt of a $200,000 United States Environmental Protection Agency Brownfield grant that will aid in the cleanup of FOHCC site on the campus of the former North Gallia High School. The grant will allow volunteers, led by project director Kevin Dennis, to complete the remove of asbestos remaining in the building, as well as the cleanup of petroleum contamination from the old bus maintenance activities. The FOHCC site encompasses 47 acres with a full-size gymnasium, an education and training building and a functional vehicle maintenance garage. The team of volunteers dedicated to the project are striving to transform the area into an active community center, youth training and athletic facility, a residential rehabilitation center for those caught up in substance abuse, life and job skills training, and a full-time vehicle maintenance facility. The Wheels of Hope garage currently located on the site offers low-cost vehicle repairs with a technician on See HOPE ‌| A5 njeffers@heartlandpublications.com GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Around 30 formers dancers with the Midnight Cloggers have gathered together and are performing once again for their 25th Anniversary Silver Spectacular at the Ariel-Ann Carson Performing Arts Centre. Old and new fans alike have two chances to catch the show, once at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 16, and again at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 17. Doors open at 7 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., respectively. Bruce Wolfe, who founded the Midnight Cloggers in 1987, will be performing several clogging routines with dancers from Meigs and Gallia Counties in Ohio, and Mason County in West Virginia, See CLOGGERS ‌| A6 Meigs classes learn about value of recycling Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com POMEROY — “Give recycling a try, no need to ask why.” That slogan, written by Nathan Landers of Meigs Middle School, was the winner in the annual contest as a part of recycling programs held in the schools by the Meigs County Soil Amber Gillenwater/photos and Water Conservation FOHCC Project Director Kevin Dennis, left, speaks with State District’s education coordiRep. Ryan Smith (R-Gallipolis), center, and Ohio Valley Bank nator Jenny Ridenour. The CEO and Field of Hope supporter Jeff Smith, right, during a emphasis was on encouragrecent tour of the FOHCC site located at the former North ing recycling and included a Gallia High School in Vinton. The full-size gymnasium was recontest where sixth graders cently cleaned and disinfected in partnership AEP Gavin and wrote slogans emphasizcleaning contractor Mobile Power Wash. ing the role recycling plays in preserving the environment, the economy and our natural resources. In the program, the students learned what can and can’t be recycled and how to tell the difference. It was explained that not all plastics can be recycled, only those stamped with a one or two inside the recycle triangle with an opening smaller than the container being recycled. Steel, aluminum cans, cardboard, paperboard and newspapers can all be recycled in the recycle buildings located around Meigs County. Many people try to recycle the right things, but most are not recycling properly and may not even realize it, said Ridenour. Since January, the Meigs SWCD has been in charge Nathan Jeffers/photo of the recycling program Pictured, front row, from left, are Midnight Cloggers Judy McDaniel, Betty Lathey, Alice Lawhorn, in Meigs County. Things Shirley Simmons, Sheila Jo Spencer and Erica Haning; back row, from left, Betty Smith, Margie which cannot be recycled inWolfe, Tyler Simmons, Linda Roseberry, Melanie Dudding, Bruce Wolfe, Lisa Ord, Patricia Grimm clude glass, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 plastics, carpet, tires, toys, Tarr, Des Jeffers, Sheryl Thomas and Linda Montgomery. Midnight Cloggers present 25th Anniversary Spectacular Nathan Jeffers POMEROY — The five-year forecast on the finances of the Meigs Local School District, a report required annually by the Ohio Department of Education, shows the school district moving into a deficit operation in fiscal year 2014. The forecast, which is based on assumptions of receipts and expenditures, shows the cash balance at the conclusion of this fiscal year to be $989,455. In the projected figures, the district will still be in a positive operation with a balance of $914,426 at the conclusion of the 2012 fiscal year, and also in the 2013 fiscal year but the balance is expected to fall to $379,820. It is in fiscal year 2014 that the district is expected to move into a deficit position of $152,710. It is then predicted that the deficit will continue to increase measurably in 2015 and 2016, according to the figures presented. The report on Meigs Local’s finances was presented by Treasurer/CFO Mark Rhonemus at a recent meeting of the Board of Education. He emphasized that the report is predicated on assumptions of receipts which can change over time in a variety of categories, as well as expenditures, planned and unplanned. Among the undetermined factors as to revenue are real estate tax collections. Rhonemus reported that the collection rate for current first-half of tax year 2011, billed in 2012, decreased to approximately 83.5 percent, which meant that the actual property taxes coming to the school district are approximately $138,500 less than was projected in an earlier statement on school finances.Tangible personal property tax revenue actually increased by approximately $11,600 over what had been projected last fall. In other categories which influence the amount of money on which the district has to operate, some funds increase for a time then fall, while others show probable increases See MEIGS ‌| A5 ice coolers, chairs, fast food cups or plastic bags. Residents can contact the office at 992-4282 for answers to questions about what can and can’t be recycled in Meigs County. As for the slogan contest, a total of $235 was awarded to 14 sixth grade classes. First place in each class received $10 and second place winners, $5. Each student that participated received a “Recycling in Ohio” booklet and a pencil. Winners in each class, listed first and second place respectively, are as follows: Southern: Manuel classroom, Autumn Ritchhart, Hanna Alexis Bottomley; Neal classroom, Riley Roush, Jaiden Roberts; Knight classroom, Ryan McCabe, Nick Wilson. Eastern: Edwards classroom, Jordan Lyons, Michael Blair; Barber classroom, Cynthia Davis, Selena Honaker; Bowen classroom, Courtney Lyons, Matthew Werry; Rigsby classroom, Hannah Rozell, Mackenzie Brooks; Mid Valley Christian: Putman classroom, Alli Dewees, Tyler Peyton. Meigs: first period, Kaylee Haning, Madison Hendricks; second period, Cole Hoffman, Domineke Lyons; third period, Savannah Council, Jake Scherfel; fourth period, Austin Milliron, Madison Ackerman; sixth period, Amanda Landaker, Zach Young; seventh period, Nathan Landers, Stepha Schartiger. �Sunday, June 10, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Gallia Calendar Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A2 Meigs Calendar Card Showers Card shower for Calvin and Lenice Waugh’s 70th wedding anniversary, June 20. Cards can be sent to them: at 4483 Fabel St. New Albany, OH 43054. Tuesday, June 12 GALLIPOLIS — TRIAD/SALT meeting, 1 p.m. at the Senior Resource Center, 1167 Ohio 160. Thursday, June 14 GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County retired teachers’ June luncheon, 12 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 51 State Street, Gallipolis. State ORTA officers will present the program. A telephone committee member will make contacts for reservations. GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Garden Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the Presbyterian Church with Suzy Williams presenting the program on Exploring our Library Resources on Gardening. Sunday, June 24 PERRY TWP. — Strother and Nellie Swindler Houck reunion, Raccoon Creek County Park, shelter house #5. Monday, June 11 POMEROY — Meigs County Republican Executive Committee, regular meeting, 7:30 p.m. at the Meigs County Courthouse. to finalize contracts for the high school building project. POMEROY — Meigs County Board of Elections, 8:30 a.m. at the board office. POMEROY — Bedford Township Trustees, regular monthly, at 7:00 p.m. at the town hall. CHESTER — Chester Township Trustees, 7 p.m. at the Chester town hall. POMEROY — Salis- Tuesday, June 12 RACINE — Southern Local School District’s Board of Education will meet in special session at 7:30 am in the high school media center. The purpose of the meeting is bury Township Trustees, 5 p.m. at the home of Manning Roush HARRISONVILLE — Harrisonville 255, O.E.S. 7:30 p.m. at the hall. Refreshments before meeting. Grange will met at the hall at 6:30 p.m. for a potluck dinner followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. H range will be visiting. Annual inspection will occur. Birthday LONG BOTTOM — Ruth Stethem, of Canton, formerly of Long Bottom, will turn 109 on June 14. Cards may be sent to her at 5911 Lake O Springs NW, Canton, Ohio 44718. Thursday, June 14 CHESTER — Shade River Lodge 453 will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served after. RACINE — Racine Gallia Briefs Livestock Report GALLIPOLIS — United Producers, Inc., livestock report of sales from June 6, 2012. Feeder Cattle 275-415 pounds, Steers, $110-$235, Heifers, $110$160; 425-525 pounds, Steers, $110-$185, Heifers, $110-$155; 550-625 pounds, Steers, $110-$165, Heifers, $100-$155; 650-725 pounds, Steers, $100-$155, Heifers, $100-$155; 750-850 pounds, Steers, $110-$145, Heifers, $100-$135. Cows Well Muscled/Fleshed, $85-$95.75; Medium/Lean, $75-$84; Thin/Light, $62.50-$74; Bulls, $82-112. Back to Farm Cow/Calf Pairs, $785-$1,080; Bred Cows, $615-$1,150; Baby Calves, $20-$290; Goats, $50-$180; Lambs, $58$165. Upcoming Specials 6/13/12 — next sale, 10 a.m. Direct sales and free on-farm visits. Contact Dewayne at (740) 339-0241, Stacy at (304) 634-0224, Luke at (740) 645-3697, or Mark at (740) 645-5708, or visit the website at www.uproducers.com. Neighborhood Road closure updated GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Engineer, Brett A. Boothe, announces that Neighborhood Road will be closed, weather permitting, between State Route 7 and Kriner Road beginning at 7 a.m., Monday, June 11, 2012, until further notice for a slip repair. Local traffic will need to use other county roads as a detour. Watson Road to close BIDWELL — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe recently announced that Watson Road will be closed, weather permitting, between Jackson Pike and Ohio 850 beginning at 7 a.m. on June 11 until 4 p.m. on June 12 for a bridge replacement. Local traffic will need to use other county roads as a detour. City to remove cemetery flowers GALLIPOLIS — Citizens are reminded that city crews will be removing the flowers from cemeteries within Gallipolis starting Monday, June 11 as per the Gallipolis Codified Ordinances Chapter 947.01(c). Decorations shall only be placed in the cemetery on the following holidays: Memorial Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Easter and Christmas. Cut or live flowers shall be removed ten days after the holiday or funeral services. Artificial flowers shall be removed at that time with the exception of flowers that are located on the monument and do not create a problem during the maintenance of the cemetery. Flowers shall be removed if they become unsightly. Free clinic slated GALLIPOLIS — The French 500 Free Clinic will be open from 1-4 p.m. on Thursday, June 28. The clinic is located at 258 Pinecrest Drive off of Jackson Pike. It was established to serve the uninsured citizens of Gallia County. Ohio AFSCME retirees to meet BIDWELL — The newly-chartered Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Gallia and Jackson Counties, Sub-chapter 102 will hold their next meeting at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 15, at the Pam Riley residence at 4629 State Route 850, Bidwell, in Springfield township. The new sub-chapter is seeking new members in the two-county area. All retired persons who were members of AFSCME (Ohio Council 8, OCSEA, and OAPSE) or would have been members in AFSCME who reside in Gallia and Jackson counties; including any spouse who is receiving a pension check as a former public employee or as a surviving spouse are eligible for membership in this retiree sub-chapter. Retirees and their spouses are invited to attend the next meeting. The group meets on the third Friday of each month. Interested retirees may call for more information: contact Pam Riley, President at 740-388-9979. VFW dinner scheduled GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis VFW hosts a dinner at 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month for members and their families at the VFW on Third Avenue. Military support preparing care packages GALLIPOLIS — River Cities Military Family Support Community meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Gallipolis VFW on Third Ave. Our first propriety is to support those who are still deployed so they know they have not been forgotten. We are currently preparing to send out care packages to our service men and women who are serving outside the USA. If you have a loved one whom you are interested in having a care package sent to, please contact us at rivercitymilitary.yahoo.com or mail information to River City Military Family PO Box 1131 Gallipolis Ohio before the end of May. Meigs Briefs Anderson’s Your Local Source For • Furniture • Appliances • Carpet 106 East Main Street Pomeroy, OH 740-992-3671 Leading Creek Road closed MIDDLEPORT — A section of Leading Creek Road will be closed to through traffic from now until Friday for waterline installation for the village of Middleport. 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After months of study, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health said in an administrative filing that it favored a major expansion of an existing $4.3 billion 9/11 health program to include people with 50 types of cancer, covering 14 broad categories of the disease. People with any of the cancers on the list could qualify for treatments and payments as long as they and their doctors make a plausible case that the disease was connected to the caustic dust. The decision followed years of emotional lobbying by construction workers, firefighters, police officers, office cleaners, and many other people who fell ill in the decade after the terror attack, and were sure it had something to do with the many days they spent toiling in the gray soot. “It’s amazing,” said Ernie Vallebuona, a former New York City police detective who retired after being diagnosed with lymphoma in 2004. “It’s nice to have the federal government recognize that your cancer was caused by ground zero. It’s something we’ve always known. I’m just ecstatic that we are finally being recognized. You almost felt like you were being brushed aside.” NIOSH, which oversees the 9/11 health program, acted after an advisory committee made up of doctors, union officials and community advocates recommended that cancer be added. Previously, the aid effort has only covered people with mostly lessserious ailments, including asthma, acid reflux disease and chronic sinus irritation. The decision on whether to add cancer to that list is a difficult one, and there are still substantial questions about how the program will function. While stories about first responders struck by cancer are common, there is still little scientific evidence of elevated cancer rates connected to either the trade center dust or other toxins at the ground zero recovery site. Cancer experts also say that it usually takes many years for an environmental exposure to lead to a cancer case, due to the slow, undetectable development of many types of the disease. That means that many of the people falling ill with cancer now, or in the past 10 years, are unlikely to have gotten it as a result of the attacks. Questions about whether the dust truly caused cancer was one of the reasons why Congress did not include it in the initial list of covered illnesses. But some occupational health experts have expressed concern about the presence of carcinogens in the ash and soot, and the advisory panel said it believed there were enough toxins present that it was plausible that some people with heavy exposures might get cancer. In a 123-page report explaining its decision, NIOSH agreed with that assessment. “We recognize how personal the issue of cancer and all of the health conditions related to the World Trade Center tragedy are to 9/11 responders, survivors and their loved ones,” NIOSH director Dr. John Howard said in a written statement. The expansion proposal isn’t final yet. The rule will be open for public comment for several weeks, or up to two months, before being finalized. It will still be open to revisions, or even outright abandonment, during that time. U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler and Peter King, three New York lawmakers who helped create the law creating the health program, then lobbied hard for its expansion, said in a joint statement that they were “thrilled,” and confident the change would go through as planned. “As we have all seen with our own eyes again and again, cancer incidence among responders and survivors is a tragic fact, and we must continue to do everything we can to provide the help that those who are sick need and deserve,” they said. “Together with our allies, New York City pushed for periodic reviews of the medical evidence to ensure that all those ill from exposure to the aftermath of the 9-11 terrorist attacks receive the care they need,” New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a statement. “Today’s decision is an important step in that process, and we will continue to stand up for all those impacted by the 9-11 attacks on our country.” There has been some concern that adding cancer to the list of covered conditions could put a severe financial strain on the program’s limited resources. Congress capped funding for the program at $1.55 billion for treatment and $2.78 billion for compensation payments. Those amounts will remain unchanged even if many people file for benefits. Some 60,000 people have already enrolled in 9/11 health programs for those who lived or worked within the disaster zone. Up to 25,000 more could still join before the program closes. In its current form, however, the program is only open to people who have already been sick, or who get sick in the next 4 years. That means that only a fraction of the people who were exposed to the dust, and who eventually develop cancer, can actually get coverage. Based on those figures, NIOSH estimated that the cost of treatment to be about $33 million per year. No estimate has been done, yet, on how much the addition of cancer might cost the compensation program, which pays people based on suffering and economic losses caused by their illnesses. Aide could face charge in Edwards sex tape case RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A prosecutor will decide whether an ex-aide to John Edwards will face contempt charges related to a court fight over a video purported to show the ex-presidential candidate having sex with his then-mistress. North Carolina Superior Court Judge Michael R. Morgan appointed the prosecutor Friday to consider criminal charges against Andrew Young, his wife and two of their lawyers. A judge previously found probable cause for contempt charges arising from a lawsuit filed against the Youngs by Rielle Hunter, who was Edwards’ mistress as he sought the White House in 2008. The state court ordered sensitive doc- uments in the lawsuit to be kept under seal, including a lengthy deposition given by Edwards. Young and his lawyers have admitted providing those documents to federal prosecutors investigating Edwards prior to his 2011 indictment, but said they did so only after receiving a subpoena signed by a U.S. District Court judge. Attorneys for the Youngs said they were asked by prosecutors to keep the subpoena a secret from Hunter and her lawyers. Young was the star witness at Edwards’ campaign corruption trial. Edwards was acquitted on one count and the jury deadlocked on five others. The civil case was settled earlier this year with a state court order that required copies of the sex tape to be destroyed, though federal prosecutors may still have a copy. But a hearing on the contempt of court issue against the Youngs was delayed until the federal case against Edwards was resolved. Sheila Birnbaum, the special master overseeing applications for compensation, has said that payouts to the families of people killed by cancer are likely to be significant, and warned that if funding runs out, it might be necessary to prorate payments based on the number of people who apply. Backers of the program, including King, Nadler and Maloney, are already talking about getting more funding, and also extending the program Noah Kushlefsky, an attorney who represents about 3,800 people who plan to enroll in the program, said he was confident Congress will eventually extend the fund past 2016, and appropriate additional money if necessary. “This is a huge victory on many levels. This gives them much needed health care. It gives them much needed financial assistance … I think that it means a lot emotionally as well,” he said. “These folks needed to know that everybody recognized what they did, and what they are going through.” Obituaries Ina Louise Brown Bradley Born, October 14, 1932, in Gallia County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Cremeens Wheaton. She was a homemaker and attended various churches. She is survived by her three sons, Dennis Ray Oxyer, of Columbus, Ohio, Bill Oxyer of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, and Rick (Kathy) Oxyer, of Huber Heights, Ohio; and a daughter, Angel Hendershot, of Pennsylvania. Ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren also survive. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Fred Herndon; two brothers, Wade and Jimmy Wheaton; and a sister, Helen Martin. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Middleport-Pomeroy Chapel, with Rev. Dan Claypool officiating. Interment will follow in the Poplar Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home on Monday. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting www.cremeensking.com. Ina Louise Brown Bradley, age 80, passed away on June 3, 2012, in Ocala, Florida. She is survived by two loving daughters, Brenda and Linda Bradley in Ocala; brother, Arthur Brown; assorted nieces, nephews and cousins. Her parents were Burt and Elizabeth Betz Brown. Mildred Mae Wheaton Herndon Mildred Mae Wheaton Herndon, 79, of Bidwell, formerly of Middleport, passed away at 9:02 a.m. on June 8, 2012, at her son’s Mechanicsburg, Ohio residence. Death Notices Terry Lee Anderson Terry Lee Anderson, 57, of Huntington, passed away Friday, June 8, 2012, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington. Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 11, 2012, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. Burial will follow in Getaway Cemetery, Chesapeake, Ohio. Visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. on Monday, June 11, 2012, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. Timothy W. Saunders Timothy W. Saunders, 73, of Apple Grove, died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. He was born August 2, 1938, in Huntington, a son of the late Malcolm Franklin Saunders and Mary Eloise (Winn) Saunders. Timmy was a member of Barton Chapel Church where he served as trustee, was a volunteer for the Valley Fire Department, and attended Hannan High School. He was a farmer, and had also worked for O’Kan Harbor in Gallipolis, Ohio, and drove milk truck for Watterson’s Trucking. in the the Barton Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Saturday at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant and one hour prior to the service at the church on Sunday. Online condolences may be made at www.wilcoxenfuneralhome.com. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, John Carter. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth G. (Long) Saunders of Apple Grove; daughter and son-in-law, Rachel Hope and Scott Martin of Apple Grove; one son, Timothy Stephen Saunders of Washington, D.C.; a grandson, Alexander Martin of Apple Grove; one brother, Samuel (Isabelle) Saunders of Point Pleasant; a sister, Emily Ann Carter of Marysville, Ohio; and several nieces, nephews, and a host of family and friends. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 10, 2012 at Barton Chapel Church in Apple Grove, with Pastor Ronald Long officiating. Burial will follow Kenneth Charles Thackston Kenneth Charles Thackston, 58, of Huntington, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012, at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Jacksonville, N.C. Hall Funeral Home, in Proctorville, Ohio, assisted the family with arrangements. 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And, while there is nothing new about low-wage work — we should take this occasion to recognize an even more dispiriting fact about the low-wage workforce: It could have been a thing of the past. The first minimum wage law in the United States was established on June 4, 1912 in Massachusetts. More than a dozen states would follow over the subsequent 10 years, and by 1933 the new U.S. Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins, wrote an essay to make the case for a federal minimum wage. Reading Perkins’ essay today reminds us of the potential that minimum wage laws hold for shaping a fair and productive economy. At the time of her writing, the nation was in the midst of the Great Depression, and Perkins feared the destructive potential of the growing number of “fly-by-night” sweatshop operators attempting to gain an unfair advantage over their competitors by selling cheaper products made possible by rock-bottom labor costs. These low-wage sweatshop operators were, in other words, cheaters. They offered cheaper products by taking advantage of workers who, in a period of record unemployment, had no choice but to accept whatever job they could get – in some cases, earning only 3.5 cents per hour. The purpose of a minimum wage law was not only to protect workers from abuse by their employers, but to also ensure fair competition by requiring that all businesses play by the same rules. The first federal minimum wage law was established in 1938, five years after Perkins’ article appeared. Yet, after several decades of Congressional stewardship maintaining a strong minimum wage, the real value of the minimum wage was allowed to plummet over the last four decades. As a result, the minimum wage peaked in 1968, and has since trailed behind the rising cost of living. In fact, the minimum wage would be well over $10 today if it had simply kept pace with inflation. Instead, it’s only $7.25 an hour – or just over $15,000 a year. The problems associated with low wages are no longer just an emerging threat, as Perkins once feared, but have instead come to define a significant share of the labor market. These problems will persist. Low-wage industries are now among the economy’s fastestgrowing sectors, and some of the lowest paid occupations are expected to create the largest numbers of new jobs over the next several years. For many employers low wages are part and parcel of a robust growth strategy. As of last year, no fewer than 35 of the nation’s 50 largest lowwage businesses had posted profits that exceeded their pre-recession levels. Meanwhile, the vast majority of businesses in the U.S. have yet to recover from the recession, particularly small businesses. A Gallup poll from earlier this year revealed that fully 85 percent of small businesses still have no intention of hiring or expanding their business because demand remains so weak. 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Perhaps the saddest fact is that the low-wage workforce has become an alltoo-familiar fixture of the American economy. If Perkins were alive today, she would only need one look at our outdated minimum wage law to know that our economy has become an anticompetitive environment where low-road employers can thrive at the expense of both other employers and workers. Now, 100 years after the first minimum wage law was passed, low-wage industries once again threaten to impoverish America’s workforce and derail the entrepreneurial ambitions of small business owners. And the American people have noticed. According to a recent poll, more than two-thirds of Americans support raising the minimum wage to over $10 per hour. This support is behind a proposal by Senator Harkin (D-IA) that would raise the minimum wage to $9.80 an hour, significantly raise the minimum wage for tipped workers (currently $at 2.13 an hour), and provide for annual cost of living adjustments for both. There was nothing inevitable about the low-wage economy that we find in the U.S. today. What decades of experience tell us, however, is that unless we seriously acknowledge our responsibility to maintain the value of the minimum wage, we have little reason to expect anything different in the century ahead. Owens is executive director of the National Employment Law Project. A version of this op-ed appeared in The Hill. really deter aggression? Lawrence S. Wittner It’s often said that nuclear weapons have protected nations from military attack. But is there any solid evidence to bolster this contention? Without such evidence, the argument that nuclear weapons prevented something that never occurred is simply a counter-factual abstraction that cannot be proved. Ronald Reagan — the hardest of military hard-liners — was not at all impressed by airy claims that U.S. nuclear weapons prevented Soviet aggression. Kenneth Adelman, a hawkish official in the Reagan administration, recalled that when he “hammered home the risks of a nuclearfree world” to the president, Reagan retorted that “we couldn’t know that nuclear weapons had kept the peace in Europe for forty years, maybe other things had.” Adelman described another interchange with Reagan that went the same way. When Adelman argued that “eliminating all nuclear weapons was impossible,” as they had kept the peace in Europe, Reagan responded sharply that “it wasn’t clear that nuclear weapons had kept the peace. Maybe other things, like the Marshall Plan and NATO, had kept the peace.” (Kenneth Adelman, The Great Universal Embrace, pp. 69, 318.) In short, without any solid evidence, we don’t know that nuclear weapons have prevented or will prevent military aggression. We do know, of course, that since 1945, many nations not in possession of nuclear weapons and not part of the alliance systems of the nuclear powers have not experienced a military attack. Clearly, they survived just fine without nuclear deterrence. And we also know that nuclear weapons in U.S. hands did not prevent non-nuclear North Korea from invading South Korea or non-nuclear China from sending its armies 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 attack U.S. military forces in the ensuing Korean War. Nor did massive U.S. nuclear might prevent the Soviet invasion of Hungary, the Warsaw Pact’s invasion of Czechoslovakia, Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan, and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Also, the thousands of nuclear weapons in the U.S. arsenal did nothing to deter the terrorist attacks of 9/11 on U.S. territory. Similarly, nuclear weapons in Soviet (and later Russian) hands did not prevent U.S. military intervention in Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Panama, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Nor did Soviet nuclear weapons prevent CIA-fomented military action to overthrow the governments of Iran, Guatemala, Cuba, Chile, Nicaragua, and other nations. Other nuclear powers have also discovered the irrelevance of their nuclear arsenals. British nuclear weapons did not stop non-nuclear Argentina’s invasion of Britain’s Falkland Islands. Moreover, Israel’s nuclear weapons did not prevent non-nuclear Egypt and non-nuclear Syria from attacking Israel’s armed forces in 1973 or non-nuclear Iraq from launching missile attacks on Israeli cities in 1991. Perhaps most chillingly, in 1999, when both India and Pakistan possessed nuclear weapons, the two nations — long at odds — sent their troops into battle against one another in what became known as the Kargil War. Of course, the argument is often made that nuclear weapons have deterred a nuclear attack. But, again, as this attack never took place, how can we be sure about the cause of this non-occurrence? Certainly, U.S. officials don’t appear to find their policy of nuclear deterrence very reassuring. Indeed, if they were as certain that nuclear weapons prevent nuclear attack as they claim to be, why are they so intent upon building “missile defense” systems to block such an attack — despite the fact that, after squandering more than $150 billion on such defense systems, there is no indication that they work? Or, to put it more generally, if the thousands of U.S. nuclear weapons safeguard the United States from a nuclear attack by another nation, why is a defense against such an attack needed? Another indication that nuclear weapons do not provide security against a nuclear attack is the determination of the U.S. and Israeli governments to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear weapons state. After all, if nuclear deterrence works, there is no need to worry about Iran (or any other nation) acquiring nuclear weapons. The fact is that, today, there is no safety from war to be found in nuclear weaponry, any more than there was safety in the past produced by fighter planes, battleships, bombers, poison gas, and other devastating weapons. Instead, by raising the ante in the ages-old game of armed conflict, nuclear weapons have merely increased the possibility that, however a war begins, it will end in mass destruction of terrifying dimensions. Sensible people and wise government leaders have understood for some time now that a more promising route to national and international security is to work at curbing the practice of war while, at the same time, banning its most dangerous and destructive implements. This alternative route requires patient diplomacy, international treaties, citizen activism, the United Nations, and arms control and disarmament measures. It’s a less dramatic and less demagogic approach than brandishing nuclear weapons on the world scene. But, ultimately, it’s a lot safer. Lawrence S. Wittner is Professor of History emeritus at SUNY/Albany. His latest book is “Working for Peace and Justice: Memoirs of an Activist Intellectual” (University of Tennessee Press). 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. 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Lopez Publisher Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Sunday, June 10, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A5 Budget Meigs From Page A1 sheriff’s office receives the largest portion of the county’s general fund budget — a total of 27 percent of the $7.5 million budget this year — and, due to this, felt a greater impact as a result of the cuts than some of the other county departments. “The sheriff’s department still has a little over $3 million for his full operation of the jail and office and work release center, but we have no jurisdiction or control over how they manage their office, and they manage it the best that they see fit with the resources they have,” Montgomery stated. “We’re at the point right now, hoping we can get through the year without any additional cuts. I think that we are on track that we are going to make it through the year.” Montgomery further stated that the 14-percent, across-the-board cuts were not arbitrary on the part of the commission. “We are mandated by the state that we have to fund each department. We can’t not fund one department and fund another,” he said. “When we make cuts, the only fair way to do it, in my opinion, instead of saying we’re going to cut this one and not cut this one, and this one and this one, we just had to take a number of how much we were reducing the budget — 14 percent — so then that 14 percent went to each department, and it hurt each department.” Additionally, Montgomery reported that, due to cuts at the federal level, the sheriff’s office was unable to obtain three federal grants that they had received in the past which resulted in the loss of approximately three positions. However, Montgomery stated that the sheriff’s office still employees approximately 30 employees who take on the large responsibility of running the department. “I think the sheriff still has, in his full operation, 30-plus full-time employees; plus, I think there’s still some part-time employees. Their department is not down to just to three or four people running the whole thing, but they have a lot of responsibility, a lot of different directions they have to go. So, they are thin,” he said. When asked for comment, Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning reported that he expends as much of his resources as possible to fund the road patrol division, but is mandated to not only run the Gallia County Jail, but also to provide many other services including the processing of sheriff’s sales, the provision of court security and administrative duties, among others. “We have mandates that require that we do concealed carry permits and conduct background checks for various organizations and agencies that rely on us to do that, so that requires the use of the clerical staff. There are clerical staff assigned to court duties, such as processing court paper work. Not all of our employees are enforcement and assigned to patrol, but we tried to put as much of the general fund revenue as possible into that aspect of our operation on patrol and follow-ups,” Browning said. “What really hurt us was losing those grants on top of that 14 percent cut. I think that the public knows exactly why we would have trouble staffing patrol positions because they know, basically, what we’ve had to try to do to make the budget meet what was given to us.” Additionally, Browning reported that, according to the National Sheriff’s Association, a county the size of Gallia in a rural area, on average, receives 40 percent of the county’s general fund budget for its operation and, while this is not the case in Gallia, the sheriff stated that he is exploring every avenue for possible outside funding. “Ultimately, we can only use what’s been given to us by our funding authorities. We’ve been exploring as many grant opportunities as we can. We have been reaching out to try to find other funding sources, such as increasing village contract hours, trying to work with township trustees to see if they would be willing to fund patrols in their communities — that’s always available to them,” Browning stated. “We will explore any funding option that’s available, and we’re very willing to help solve some of these problems if we are given a chance to do it.” One county resident, who was among the community members at the meeting, reported on the desire of the county’s populace to not point fingers at county officials for the budget concerns, but to help find a solution and improve safety for residents of the county. “We’re not coming here and trying to find anybody at fault, we’re coming here and trying to find out how we can help in the process of solving problems,” he said. “We’ve got problems. If the sheriff can only put one guy out at midnight in all this county, then we’ve got problems because there’s a lot of drugs, there’s a lot of thievery, and when that really gets [to be] common knowledge, they really have no fear of the sheriff’s department.” County Commission Vice-president Joe Foster told those in attendance that the best way that they can help is to contact their federal representatives to express their concerns about the loss of grant and other types of funding for local law enforcement. “You asked how you can help, I think one of the best thing you can do is contact our senators and representatives at the federal level,” Foster said. Foster further reported on the effort the commissioners have made in contacting their elected officials and the need for the county residents to aid in that effort. “I want you to understand that we have had those discussions, and we are doing what we can with them, but a letter from you would help. Even though you think you’re one vote, a letter or a phone call helps us,” Foster stated. The residents further queried about the ease at which burglars are able to sell items, and, specifically jewelry, at reputable jewelry shops within Gallia County and what can be done to change that. “We let businesses open up in town and get what they steal. Common sense will tell you, a drug addict doesn’t have $20,000 worth of jewelry and you give them $500 and they are happy for it. Where’s the common sense gone? And then we can’t do nothing because they’ve signed a paper saying this is not stolen. Well, they would have swore to anything to get that money,” a member of the public said. Montgomery reiterated on the thoughts of his fellow commissioner and urged those present at the meeting to contact their elected officials. “If they get enough pressure — your representatives: emails, phone calls, to your state senator, state representative, it will get their attention,” Montgomery said. “The more pressure they get, it’s what they respond to.” Sheriff Browning also stated that he and his staff attempt to give each theft and burglary cases as much individual attention as possible — a task that is hard to do with reduced staff. “Right now, to be honest, we are struggling keeping at least one deputy on shifts some nights, and it’s really not as safe as what we would like to have. We do rely on our highway patrol partners to back us up a lot, and the city and village police officers have been really helpful lately, but we’d like to get back to where we are taking a leadership role in law enforcement in the area, which is where we should be,” Browning said. “When funded in that manner, we are planning on staffing it as adequately as we can.” Upon questioning, the commissioners further reported on the so-called “carryover” in the county’s general fund budget, or the funding that is “left over” at the end of the calendar year after all appropriations have been made. According to the commission, it is the recommendation of the state auditors and the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) that, at a minimum, the remaining balance be no less than what is needed to fund the county’s operations for two months. “The first part of year, your not receiving much revenue and by year end, you need operating fund, it’s recommended to have two months of carryover balance,” Montgomery said while reporting that the approximate amount needed to fund the county’s operation currently is $1.35 million. Reportedly, projections are at approximately $500,000 for the general fund carryover in 2012. “Right now, with all the numbers we have, we’ll probably have, on projected revenues that’s been certified by the budget commission, we will have a carry over of somewhere around $500,000-$550,000,” Montgomery said. “That could change if we get different numbers from the budget commission.” Additionally, Montgomery reported that, while the carryover balance is a “recommendation” by GFOA, repercussions can occur in those counties where the county commission does not remain fiscally responsible. “If we are negligent in carrying a carryover balance, the state will come forth and put you under fiscal watch and even take over the budgeting process of the county,” Montgomery said. Reportedly, the approximate carryover balance for the general fund in 2011 was $99,000. From Page A1 or decreases for the fiscal year. These include the State Foundation unrestricted grants in aid, federal stimulus dollars, one-time designated funding, and restricted money and dollars which are in the process of being completely eliminated by the state on behalf of the district. As for expenditures, the Board of Education several years back implemented a reduction in force policy which remains in effect in an effort to decrease the costs of operation. However, the amounts for salaries based on recent negotiated agreements with the teachers and support staff has increased. Meanwhile, Rhonemus predicts increases in purchased services which include utility costs, supplies and materials, as well as capital outlay for the purchase of three new buses, the increased in the cost of fuel for the buses, and instructional materials. A picture of the district moving toward a deficit operation is arrived at through assumptions of receipts and expenditures over the next few years. 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Member SIPC. DONGSHIGU VILLAGE, China (AP) — The fear is palpable and most people only dare whisper Chen Guangcheng’s name in this village amid wheat fields where the blind activist was held under brutal house arrest. The guards and cameras are gone, but residents remain terrified of local officials and the fellow farmers who meted out the mistreatment — and still live nearby. Even Chen’s mother says he should not come home. “The government spent lots of money to watch the little blind one,” Liu Wencai, an elderly farmer, told The Associated Press as he walked down a village alley Friday. But when asked about the hired enforcers, Liu said, “I cannot answer.” Chen escaped six weeks ago and is now living in New York with his wife and two young children. The villagers he left behind don’t want to talk about the brutality he and his family were subjected to during 19 months of house arrest. A middle-aged man on a motorcycle refused to speak about the guards who once stood at the entrance to Dongshigu and chased outsiders away. He made a throat-slashing gesture before riding away — a warning that the topic of security remains taboo. The edginess was in contrast to the lushness of early summer and the bucolic scene: Freshly harvested wheat lay in open spaces and women thrashed laundry by a river that borders this village of about 500 people some 370 miles (600 kilometers) southeast of Beijing. Days ago, the security cameras, watchmen’s huts and even piles of garbage created by the surveillance squad were all rapidly cleared away, without explanation. Chen’s relatives were able to host reporters for the first time in the nearly two years since the activist was released from a fouryear prison term, only to be confined to his home. His brother, Chen Guangfu, showed AP reporters Chen’s rural courtyard home and his escape route: He clambered over rugged 13-foot-high (4-meter) rock walls and tumbled into a neighbor’s pig sty, where he lay an entire afternoon before emerging under the cover of night. He eventually reached Beijing, where U.S. diplomats arranged with the Chinese government for him to travel to New York for study, along with his wife Yuan Weijing, 6-yearold daughter Kesi and 10-year-old son Kerui. The only remaining resident at his house in Dongshigu is his 78-year-old mother, Wang Jinxiang, who frets over what food Chen will find in America and misses him terribly — but who says he should not come back. “Come back for what?” she asked. “He just spent all his time at home because they wouldn’t let him go out.” Chen and his wife lived in a room where plastic sheets covered cracks in the wall and a pink mosquito net hung over the bed, next to a three-drawer wooden desk. 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Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Cloggers From Page A1 60321411 www.mydailytribune.com or www.mydailysentinel.com to the group’s old favorites including as “Rocky Top,” “Twilight Zone,” “Highway 40 Blues,” and “Walk On,” as well as a few new selections like “Let Your Love Flow,” and “Why Don’t We Just Dance.” In addition to the dance routines, the show will also feature a few vocal performances with some opportunities for audience participation. Wolfe said the idea for this show first came about around a year and a half ago, when the Midnight Cloggers were holding a reunion. The idea was announced to the former members and those interested in participating didn’t hesitate to say so. Wolfe, who currently works as an Imagineer at Disney World, has been traveling back to Ohio about every three months to teach new routines, and then the rest of the members held practices on their own to refresh their memories. Clogger Shirley Simmons spoke about the group being back together after all these years, saying it was exciting, but nerve-wracking as well since it’s been so long since they’ve performed. She said a lot of the performers in the show have been involved since the beginning. “It’s going to be a lot of fun,” Simmons said. “It’s hard to believe it’s been so long.” Simmons also has a unique tie to the group, as well. She, as well as her daughter, Melanie Dudding, and her grandson, Tyler Simmons, are all involved with the group and the anniversary performance. Clogger Betty Lathey, known to the group as “Hotdog,” also discussed some of the history of the group, stating they’ve performed at venues all across the country. Lathey is also the oldest of the group, turning 85 years old shortly after the anniversary performances. “I love it,” Lathey said about being back together with everyone. “I’ve never missed a practice.” Lathey also discussed her unique nickname and how it has stuck with her for so long. Many years ago the members of the Midnight Cloggers were helping with an estate sale and auction, and she stated she was considered the goofy one of the bunch. During the auction there were refreshments available and according to Wolfe, Lathey was always walking around with her arms full of hotdogs. She then became known as the hotdog lady at the auction, and the name “Hotdog” has stuck with her ever since. “No one calls me Betty with this group,” she added. In addition to the mere excitement of being back together again, a sense of nostalgia is evident among the group as more and more memories come back of rehearsing at the Pomeroy Municipal Building and performances at Dollywood. Wolfe added that this group of people will always be special to him and the times they’ve spent together were some of the best, a statement the rest of the group would surely agree with. “Of all the things I’ve ever done in my life, anything I do with these people is what I’m most proud of,” Wolfe said. He went on to discuss his career at Disney, but said it’s not as good as being back with the Midnight Cloggers. “It doesn’t compare when I’m here with these guys,” he added. For more information on purchasing tickets, visit www.midnightcloggers.com, www.arieltheatre.org, or call the Ariel Theatre box office at 1-740-446-ARTS(2787). �Sunday Times-Sentinel SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2012 mdsports@heartlandpublications.com Sports INSIDE Gallia Academy honors atheles B3 Warrior Dash, a different way to enjoy the outdoors Jim Freeman In the Open Last weekend, my wife and I along with an eclectic team of friends and family tackled the Warrior Dash race in Logan, Ohio, along with numerous other residents of the bend area. According to the results posted on their official website, about 14,450 people (a number roughly equivalent to the combined populations of Gallipolis, Middleport and Pomeroy as well as Point Pleasant and Mason, W.Va.) completed the event, which was held June 2-3 at a campground outside of Logan. Warrior Dash (organized by Red Frog Events) bills itself as the “world’s largest running series” and also as “the craziest fricken day of your life,” but in reality the best way to view Warrior Dash is as a festival of sorts where the party-goers just happen to run wild through the woods while wearing kilts, wedding dresses and other assorted costumes. They do a great job of promoting a festive atmosphere. The rewards - other than a sense of accomplishment - are a fuzzy hat with horns, a finisher’s medal and a “free” beer. I put the word “free” in parenthesis because nothing at WD is truly free; the purpose behind WD is to make money for the organizers and they are pretty efficient at doing just that, but once you accept that reality and focus on having a good time, it really doesn’t seem to matter. I will mention that WD supports assorted charities including the Green Shoe initiative, where competitors are encourage to donate their used running shoes (there is a generally a mountain of used shoes at the end of each event) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Warrior Dash is an adventure obstacle race, where participants run across country, negotiate military- type obstacles, mud holes, water and barbed wire. Races are generally 5-6K in length and contain obstacles with such names as the “Great Warrior Wall,” or “Stormin’ Normandy.” There are tougher adventure-themed races out there (the 10-plus-mile Tough Mudder comes to mind), but none are quite as popular. Is it popular? The organizer is expected to host 65 Warrior Dash races this year with more than 1 million participants. Costumes are not required, but are highly encouraged, and competitors are individually timed in assorted age divisions. The women in our group wore multicolored tutus while I sported some camouflage face-paint. This was actually our second Warrior Dash, the first one ended badly for me after I took a solid glob of mud to the eyes at the last obstacle practically blinding myself for several days. See DASH ‌| B2 Alex Hawley/file photo Eastern center fielder Hayley Gillian (right) throws the ball in alongside Brenna Holter (left) during a game earlier this season. Gillian and Holter were both named to the All-District first team. Division IV All-District teams announced Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com The division four southeast district coaches have released their 2012 All-District softball teams. 12 athletes from the OVP area have made the list including four apiece from Eastern, Southern, and South Gallia. Eastern seniors Hayley Gillian and Brenna Holter were both named to the first team, while Tori Goble earned a second team selection for the Lady Eagles. EHS senior Brooke Johnson was named honorable mention. South Gallia senior Chandra Canaday was named to the first team, while teammates Meghan Caldwell and Alicia Hornsby were named second team. The Lady Rebel’s Sara Bailey was named honorable mention. Southern senior Katelyn Hill was named first team, while senior Morgan McMillan and junior Maggie Cummins were named to the second team. The Lady Tornadoes’ Kyrie Swann earned an honorable mention selection. Faifield senior Lauren Larrick was named Player of the Year, while Greg Williams of Crooksville was named Coach of the Year. First Team Lauren Larrick Fairfield Sr. Hayley Gillian Eastern Sr. Katie Hill Symmes Valley Sr. Amber Reed Waterford Sr. Autumn Griffith Clay Jr. Madison Sprankle Crooksville Jr. Katie Stevenson Notre Dame So. Haley Fisher East Sr. Jenna Crawford Green Jr. Marissa Messer Clay Jr. Katelyn Hill Southern Sr. Chandra Canaday South Gallia Sr. Natalie Perry Belpre Sr. Whitney Hanenkrat Fairfield Sr. Kiley Sosby Whitoak Fr. Emily Jordan South Webster Jr. Brenna Holter Eastern Sr. Alee Davis Crooksville Sr. Second Team Jessie Monroe East Jr. Kala Hall Western Sr. Kate Russell Federal Hocking Sr. Victoria Chaney Manchester Sr. Ali Shuff South Webster Jr. Miranda Pauley Notre Dame Jr. Jordan Jenkins Clay Sr. Tori Harr Notre Dame So. Jayde Heiss Waterford Jr. Tori Goble Eastern Jr. Maggie Cummins Southern Jr. See DISTRICT ‌| B2 Stone takes over the lead at Riverside Staff Report mdtsports@mydailytribune.com MASON W.Va. — Carl Stone of Ripley has taken over the top spot in the men’s senior golf league at Riverside Golf Club. Stone leads with 143.5 points and just three weeks left in the first half of the season. Mick Winebrenner is currently second with a score of 142, followed by Claude Proffitt with a score of 137.5. A record 97 players were on hand Tuesday and they made up 22 teams of four and three teams of three. The low score of the day was an 11 under par 59shot by the team of Bob Humphreys, Bob Isaacs, Ed Wilson, and Phil Burton. The second place score of 60 (10 under par) was shot by the team of Carl Stone, Buddy Peavit, Rod Karr, and Aaron Groves, while the third place score of 61 (nine under par) was shot by the team of Steve Safford, Dave Shinn, and Chet Thomas. The closest to the pin winners were Phil Burton on the ninth hole, and Russ Holland on the 14th. Carl Stone leads the way with 143.5 points, followed by Mick Winebrenner with 142.0, and Claude Proffitt with 137.5. Skip Johnson is in fourth (136.5), followed by Bob Humphreys (131.5), Roy Long (126.5), Bill Pethtel (125.0), and Phil Hill (122.5). Jack Fox (120.0) and Buford Brown (116.5) round out the top 10. Alex Hawley/file photo Gallia Academy senior Heather Ward pitches during a game this season. Ward was named to the All-District first team. Gallia Academy lands four on All-District list Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com The division two southeast district coaches have released their 2012 All-District softball teams. Gallia Academy earned two first team selections to go along with two honorable mentions. The senior duo of pitcher Heather Ward and catcher Mattie Lanham earned first team selections while senior Rachel Morris and sophomore Maggie Westfall were named honorable mention. Jarrod Haines of Greenfield McClain was named Coach of the Year while Unioto’s Erin Bane was named Player of the Year. First Team Erin Bane, Unioto Sr. Jenna Perie, McClain Sr. Brook Baker, New Lexington Jr. Heather Ward, Gallia Academy Sr. Taylor Saxton, Logan Elm Jr. Maggie Mancini, Cirlcleville Sr. Courtney Hanna, Fairfield Union Jr. Kari Jenkins, Jackson Jr. Abby Pomento, Athens Sr. Gina Wright, Unioto Fr. Arianna Mabra, Miami Trace So. Kara Carpenter, Marietta Jr. Kayla Riffe, Waverly So. Mattie Lanham, Gallia Academy Sr. Mandy Grambo, Logan Elm So. Cierra Landrum, McClain Sr. Sara Lentz, Washington Court House Second team Maria Holbrook Sheridan Sr. Lindsay Ward Waverly Sr. Ally Foreman New Lexington Sr. Morgan Conrad Logan Elm So. Rachel Murnahan South Point Sr. Jamee Park Vinton County So. Darbi Brewer Circleville Fr. Tara Williams Circleville So. Tiarra Perkins Miami Trace Sr. Katie Depugh Washington C.H. Sr. Taylor Moberly Hillsboro Jr. Loryn Competti Fairfield Union Sr. Shania Massie McClain Fr. Jessica Webb Jackson Sr. Olivia Harris Athens Fr. Hope Bondurant Fairfield Union Jr. Sydney Grooms Miami Trace Jr. Courtney Plaisted Sheridan Jr. Honorable Mention Ashtin Womeldorf Vinton Co. So. Cheyanna Johnson Vinton Co. Sr. Shayna Thomas Vinton Co. So. Rachel Morris Gallia Academy Sr. Maggie Westfall Gallia Academy So. Maddey Trainer Unioto Jr. Ashley Flautt Unioto Jr. Andrea Keinman South Point So. Abbey Winkler South Point Fr. Maddie Farrar Marietta Jr. Maggie Harrison Marietta Jr. Bree Seever Marietta Sr. Jensen Oberholzer Jackson So. Kacee Jenkins Jackson Fr. Kate Crabtree McClain Sr. Kylie Cisco Fairfeild Union So. Paige Gardner Logan Elm Sr. Olivia Hoon Athens Fr. Haley Bissell Athens Fr. Tatum Brown New Lexington Fr. Sydney Wycinski New Lexington Jr. Taylor Shears Washington C.H. Sr. Kristen Hayes Washington C.H. Jr. Kelsey Mays Waverly Jr. Lauren Streitenberger Waverly Jr. Nivea Wilson Miami Trace Jr. Whitney Bobo Sherdian Jr. Sara Crist Sherdian Jr. Abbee Crabtree Circleville Jr. Coach of the Year: Jarrod HainesGreenfield McClain Player of the Year: Erin BaneUnioto Point Pleasant moves to Class AAA Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Point Pleasant athletics say good-bye to Class AA and prepare for Class AAA. 2012 was a very successful year for PPHS, as numerous teams competed in the state tournament, but it will face a much tougher test in AAA. Point Pleasant has the smallest enrollment of the 37 schools that compete in Class AAA, with 782 students in grades 9-12. The maximum enrollment for Class AA is 778. Cabell Midland has the highest enrollment at 1857, followed by Parkersburg (1821), Martinsburg (1746), Hedgesville (1711), and Wheeling Park (1694). Rounding out the top 10 is Morgantown (1617), Huntington (1609), Musselman (1571), Parkersburg South (1559), and Preston (1370). Point Pleasant will match up in tournaments this way: Cheer-Cross Country-Golf-TennisTrack- Wrestling Region IV Point Pleasant, Cabell Midland, Huntington, Hurricane, Lincoln County, Logan, Nitro, Spring Valley, St. Albans, Winfield Boys and Girls Soccer Region IV Section 1: Point Pleasant, Hurricane, Nitro, St. Albans, Winfield Section 2: Cabell Midland, Hunting- ton, Lincoln County, Spring Valley Volleyball-Boys Basketball-Girls Basketball Region IV Section 1: Point Pleasant, Hurricane, Nitro, St. Albans, Winfield Section 2: Cabell Midland, Huntington, Lincoln County, Logan, Spring Valley ty Baseball-Softball Region IV Section 1: Point Pleasant, Winfield Section 2: Logan, Nitro, St. Albans Section 3: Hurricane, Lincoln Coun- Section 4: Cabell Midland, Huntington, Spring Valley �Sunday, June 10, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis OVP Sports Briefs RVHS girls basketball camp BIDWELL, Ohio — The River Valley girls basketball program will be holding a basketball camp for girls entering grades 3-8 on June 11 through June 13. The camp will be held at River Valley High School and will begin at 9 a.m. and run until noon each day. The camp will be conducted by RVHS head coach Renee Gilmore along with assistant coaches, current and former players. Fundamentals, team concepts, and effort necessary for becoming a varsity basketball player will be taught. Camp features will include station work, skills games, and competitive team play. Each camper will receive a Lady Raiders camp T-shirt. There are individual and family rates for the camp, and brochures can be picked up in the high school office. Payment must be received on or before first day of camp. Checks can be made out to RVHS Athletic Department. Registration will be held on first day of camp. For more information, contact Coach Gilmore at (740) 794-0592. Hustlin’ Tornado Basketball Camp RACINE, Ohio — Southern High School will be hosting its sixth annual Hustlin’ Tornado Basketball Camp on Monday, June 18 through Thursday, June 21 for all boys and girls entering grades 1-6 at Charles W. Hayman Gymnasium. The camp will run from 9 a.m. until noon and will be conducted by SHS basketball coach Jeff Caldwell, and members of the current coaching staff and both former and current players will also serve as camp instructors. Fundamentals that lead to winning basketball will be taught, with awards being given for the following competitions: 3-on-3, Horse and free throws. There are individual and family rates for the camp, andeach camper will receive a camp t-shirt and basketball or water bottle. Payment must be received before the first day of camp, and registration will run from 8:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. on the opening day of camp. Checks can be made out to Southern Athletic Boosters. For more information, contact Coach Caldwell at (740) 949-3129. Thunder Jam coming to W.Va. in June SOUTHSIDE, W.Va. — After a one-year absence from the schedule, Thunder Jam will be returning to Kanawha Valley Motorsports Park on Saturday, June 9 with a monstrous night of incredible motorsports entertainment. Highlighting Thunder Jam’e return to KVMP will be the legendary Grave Digger monster truck, starring former Monster Jam World Champion Randy Brown, battling the 10,000 horsepower Spirit of Alabama jet dragster in the biggest drag race in motorsports history. The show will also feature the world famous Chevy Rebellion wheelstander, the tri-state best racers and hot rods competing in the IHRA’s Ironman Classic. There will also be plenty of family activities at the onenight event that begins at 7 p.m. For more information, visit thunderjam.com for complete details. Dash From Page B1 First off, the Warrior Dash isn’t that hard - at least not if you are in what I call 5K condition (able to run or mostly run a 5K or 3.1-mile race) and have a modicum of upper-body strength. The obstacles break the run into manageable intervals, so even if you can’t run 3.1 miles non-stop you can still do Warrior Dash. If you thinking about attempting the Warrior Dash and wondering if you can do it, chances are you probably can. In that sense the Warrior Dash is an inspiration for people who register and take the time and effort preparing for the event. They get a great sense of accomplishment from completing the dash, and rightly so. However, simply completing the Warrior Dash, and trying to compete are totally separate things, and this year I meant to compete. So at the beginning of our “heat”(the event featured 16 heats on Saturday and 18 on Sunday with up to 500 “warriors” per heat) I took off at a pretty good pace with the lead pack of runners and headed into the woods, passed a group of Speedo-clad exotic dancers and attacked the course with gusto. We Now Have Continuous Gutters 5” and 6” White in Stock – 10 Special Order Colors 60322722 Banquet Hall • Indoor Heated Pool Monday-Thursday Rate $100.00 • $100.00 Deposit WE HAVE CABINS FOR RENT! Deluxe - $64 night • Kountry Cabin - $30 night (except for holidays) Call for Details SITUATED IN BEAUTIFUL MEIGS COUNTY 44705 Resort Rd, Racine, OH • 740-992-6488 www.kountryresortcampground.com 60322742 We negotiated obstacles like the “Capsized Catamaran,” “Barricade Breakdown,” “Deadman’s Drop,” the infamous “Warrior Roast” (burning fire logs) and finally my nemesis from last year, the “Muddy Mayhem. However in my estimation the most difficult part of the course isn’t an obstacle at all; it is the terrain. It could simply be called “The Hill” and I will leave it at that. I am happy to report that neither I nor any member of my group suffered any injuries as a result of the race with the exceptions of some bruises, scratches and sore muscles. I placed thirtieth in my age group for Saturday’s races, out of 900-plus people, so I was pretty content with that. So if you are looking to challenge yourself physically, I would recommend giving Warrior Dash or some similar race a try. Completing the race is an attainable goal and lots of good dirty fun! For more information about this racing series, simply Google “Warrior Dash.” Jim Freeman is wildlife specialist for the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District and his column usually appears every other Sunday. He can be contacted weekdays at 740-992-4282 or at jim. freeman@oh.nacdnet.net. Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B2 Eight local players named All-District in D-3 Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com The division three southeast district softball coaches have released their 2012 AllDistrict teams. Meigs and River Valley each finished with four players named. Meigs catcher Tess Phelps was named first team All-District, while the Lady Marauder’s Allyson Davis, Lisa Marie Wise, and Destiny Mullen were named honorable mention. River Valley freshman Chelsea Copley was named second team All-District while Noel Mershon, Libby Leach, and Ashley Cheesebrew were named honorable mention. The Player of the Year award went to Braiden Dillow of Lucasville Valley while Monte Springgs of Lucasville Valley was named Coach of the Year. First Team Rebekkah Potter, Ironton Jr. Chelsea Harper, Rock Hill Sr. Jaimie Phillips, Fairland Jr. Braiden Dillow, Lucasville Valley Sr. Kelsey Conkey, Minford So. Brooke Cooper, Lucasville Valley Jr. Maria Johnson, Eastern Brown Jr. Gina Rosshirt, Westfall Sr. Morgan Geno, Zane Trace Fr. Taylor Dempsey, Wheelersburg Fr. Hayleigh Swayne, Piketon Jr. Peighton Williams, Portsmouth Fr. Kayla Koch, Lucasville Valley So. Tess Phelps, Meigs Jr. Kaylee Koker, Alexander Jr. Alyna Lytle, Huntington Ross Fr. Taelor Folden, Wellston Jr. Logan Bowdie, Adena Jr. Kayla Webb, Portsmouth West Jr. Second Team Morgan Damron, Rock Hill Sr. Sarah Rice, Chesapeake Sr. Chandler Fulks, Fairland So. Kelsey Grove, Coal Grove So. Alex Ridout, Portsmouth West So. Alex Kuhn, Oak Hill Jr. Joann Saultz, Zane Trace Jr. Rachel Moos, Northwest Sr. Chelsea Copley, River Valley Fr. Rachel Blair, Wheelersburg So. Kayla Tackett, Westfall So. Jada Jenkins, Portsmouth Fr. Abby Welch, Portsmouth West Jr. Alissa Hook, Nelsonville-York Jr. Alyssa Dawson, Adena Jr. Elizabeth Brisler, Minford Jr. Kayla Seigla, Eastern Brown Fr. Shanea Long, Wellston Jr. Adrienne Dunn, Piketon Fr. Brianna Sleek, Wheelersburg So. Honorable Mention Emily Davis, Ironton Sr. Karlee McMackin, Ironton Jr. Lakyn White, Ironton So. Morgan Schug, Rock Hill Sr. Brooke Hanshaw, Rock Hill Sr. Kaitlyn Murphy, Coal Grove Deanna Bentley, Coal Grove McKayla Truesdell, Coal Grove Alex Hawley/file photo Meigs catcher Tess Phelps throws a runner out at second during a game earlier this year. Phelps was named to the All-District first team. Caitlin Heffner, Chesapeake Sr. Anna Mayo, Chesapeake Jr. MacKenzie Riley, Fairland Fr. Kerie Napier, Fairland Sr. Ashley Cheesebrew, River Valley Jr. Libby Leach, River Valley So. Noel Mershon, River Valley Jr. Abby Sparks, Wheelersburg So. Halley Flourney, Alexander Jr. Alisha Swiney, Alexander Sr. Shelby True, Nelsonville-York Jr. Lexi Roll, Adena Tania Givens, Adena Jr. Sara Link, Westfall Olivia Beavers, Westfall Hannah Cremeans, Portsmouth West Jr. Allyson Davis, Meigs Jr. Lisa Marie Wise, Meigs Jr. Destiny Mullen, Meigs Sr. Ashton Roberts, Zane Trace Maggie Davis, Zane Trace Miranda Melvin, Oak Hill Hanna Spohn, Oak Hill Jordyn Pennington, Minford So. Abby Furhman, Minford So. Ashley Webb, Lucasville Valley Fr. Kasey Simpson, Portsmouth Sr. Lacey Benner, Portsmouth Fr. Shania Irvin, Huntington Ross So. Logan Hutson, Huntington Ross Jr. Kendra Dett, Huntington Ross So. Shelby Mullins, Eastern Brown Jr. MiKayla Purdy, Eastern Brown Fr. Morgan Merritt, Piketon So. Kacie Zimmerman, Piketon So. Sydney Compton, Wellston So. Player of the Year: Braiden Dillow, Lucasville Valley Coach of the Year, Monte Spriggs, Lucasville Valley District From Page B1 Hannah Offenberger Waterford Jr. Macey Anders Crooksville Sr. Alicia Hornsby South Gallia So. Morgan McMillan Southern Sr. Sammy Marting Notre Dame Jr. Erin Homerosky South Webster Sr. Meghan Caldwell South Gallia Jr. Honorable Mention Brooke Johnson Eastern Sr. Brianna Fink Crooksville Jr. Kyrie Swann Southern Jr. Krystin Young Federal Hocking Jr. Mikayla Burns Whiteoak Jr. Courtney Huff Fairfield Jr. Shelby Smithson Fairfield So. Ariel Loop East So. Brookelyn Newell East Jr. Erin Imes Green Jr. Micah Lewis Green So. Emily Spriggs Clay Sr. Kelli Jenkins Western Sr. Laura Hill Waterford So. Sara Bailey South Gallia Fr. Kari Brumbaugh Symmes Valley Sr. Hannah Maynard Symmes Valley So. Ashton Cale Federal Hocking So. Whitney Gillian Federal Hocking So. Alexis Coulson Western Jr. Bethany Ellifritt South Webster Sr. Coach of the year - Greg Williams Crooksville Player of the year- Lauren Larrick - Fairfield BUNDLE & SAVE! ON DIGITAL SERVICES FOR YOUR HOME DIGITAL TV HIGH-SPEED INTERNET DIGITAL PHONE Offers may be available now in your area from Acceller, Inc. for these top service providers: * BUNDLES STARTING AS LOW AS $89/mo. For first 12 months FIND OUT MORE BY CALLING TOLL-FREE 1-866-636-5984 By Acceller, Inc., an authorized retailer. *Geographic and service restrictions apply to all services. Call to see if you qualify. �Sunday, June 10, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B3 Gallia Academy honors athletes at 2012 spring sports banquet Staff Report mdtsports@mydailytribune.com CENTENARY, Ohio — Numerous awards were presented at the Gallia Academy High School 2012 Spring Sports Awards recently held at Gallia Academy High School. In all, 109 student-athletes were recognized for their efforts athletically and academically during the Spring season. Craig Wright, Athletic Director and Master of Ceremony, welcomed everyone and introduced each of the following coaches who gave season comments and introduced their team members and assistant coaches. Varsity Baseball Coach Rich Corvin gave season comments and introduced Assistant Coach Corey Luce, Junior Varsity Baseball Coach Scott Stanley, Varsity Volunteer Steve Slone and team members Bryant Bokovitz, Kyle Saunders, Brandon Taylor, Zach Thomas, Drew Young, Justin Bailey, Zack Blanton, Jimmy Clagg, Brady Curry, Bobby Dunlap, John Faro, Cody Russell, Tyler Byus, Gage Childers, Gus Graham, Alex Greer, Samuel Hemphill, Wade Jarrell, Griffin Stanley, Ty Warnimont, Logan Few, Eric Sheets, Alex White and Ray Kwong. Coach Corvin was named 2012 SEOAL Coach of the Year and Justin Bailey was named the SEOAL Baseball MVP. Varsity Softball Coach Jim Niday introduced Junior Varsity Softball Coach Jerry Frazier Assistant Softball Coach Gary Lane, and team members Jaymee Cremeens, Mattie Lanham, Brittany Lloyd, Rachel Morris, Kanessa Snyder, Heather Ward, Megan Cochran, Madison Daniels, Meghan Thacker, Taylor Allen, Alex Brumfield, Maggie Clagg, Hannah Roach, Ashley Saunders, Keirsten Stanley, Katee Ward, Maggie Westfall, Kendra Barnes, Madison Burns, Micah Curfman, Jessica Harold, Chelsey Slone and Alisha Thomas. It was also noted that Heather Ward was named the SEOAL Softball MVP. Tennis Coach Alex Penrod introduced team members Kelle Craft, Alex Gagucas, Jared Lester, Riley Nibert, Zach Stewart, Col- by Caldwell, Chayse Casto, Adam McCaulla, Harley Carpenter, Connor Christian, Emma Lyles, Sean Saltzgaber, Joseph Sebastian and Varun Sharma. Girls Varsity Track Coach Todd May introduced Assistant Varsity Track Coach Nate Hall, Volunteer Varsity Assistant Doug Tawney and the Girls Varsity team members Peyton Adkins, Kathleen Allen, Jenna Bays, Shakura Bunch, Haleigh Caldwell, Natalie Close, Alexia Combs, Jessica Dotson, Andrea Edelmann, Kimberly Faro, Lauren Fisher, Morgan Foster, Sarah Hannon, Elizabeth Holley, Madison Holley, Shaniqwa Hope, Madison Moritz, Taylor Queen, Maddison Siders, Molly Smith, Rylee Stevens, Aliza Warner, Hannah Watts, Breanna West and Abby Wiseman. It was also noted that Peyton Adkins was named the SEOAL Girls Track MVP. Boys Varsity Track Coach Paul Close introduced team members Logan Allison, Tyler Campbell, Jacob Click, Joel Craft, Tony Easton, Michael Edelmann, Aaron Fairchild, Anthony Fairchild, Frank Goff, Aaron Guisinger, Joel Johnston, Casey Lawrence, Shaylin Logan, Griffin McKinniss, Quenton McKinniss, Sidney Saunders, Cole Tawney, Ryan Vallee, Winston Wade, Tim Warner, Nathaniel Waugh, Blake Wilson and James Wilson. All SEOAL was awarded to Heather Ward, Mattie Lanham, Rachel Morris, Maggie Westfall, Justin Bailey, Ty Warnimont, Drew Young, Bobby Dunlap, Riley Nibert, Sean Saltzgaber, Connor Christian, Peyton Adkins, Abby Wiseman, Kathleen Allen, Hannah Watts, Natalie Close, Frank Goff, Casey Lawrence, Shaylin Logan, Tyler Campbell, John Faro, Jimmy Clagg, Kendra Barnes and Kanessa Snyder. GAHS Scholar Athlete Awards were presented to Alex Gagucas, Chayse Casto, Colby Caldwell, Emma Lyles, Harley Carpenter, Jared Lester, Kelle Craft, Riley Nibert, Sean Saltzgaber, Joseph Sebastian, Varun Sharma, Zach Stewart, Adam McCaulla, Justin Bailey, Zack Blanton, Bryant Bokovitz, Tyler Byus, Jimmy Clagg, Brady Curry, Bobby Dunlap, John Faro, Alex Greer, Samuel Hemphill, Wade Jarrell, Cody Russell, Kyle Saunders, Eric Sheets, Griffin Stanley, Brandon Taylor, Ty Warnimont, Alex White, Ray Kwong, Drew Young, Taylor Allen, Kendra Barnes, Alex Brumfield, Madison Burns, Maggie Clagg, Megan Cochran, Jaymee Cremeens, Micah Curfman, Jessica Harold, Mattie Lanham, Brittany Lloyd, Rachel Morris, Hannah Roach, Ashley Saunders, Chelsey Slone, Kanessa Snyder, Keirsten Stanley, Meghan Thacker, Alisha Thomas, Heather Ward, Katee Ward, Maggie Westfall, Logan Allison, Tyler Campbell, Aaron Fairchild, Anthony Fairchild, Aaron Guisinger, Joel Johnston, Casey Lawrence, Griffin McKinniss, Sidney Saunders, Ryan Vallee, Winston Wade, Tim Warner, Blake Wilson, Peyton Adkins, Kathleen Allen, Jenna Bays, Haleigh Caldwell, Alexia Combs, Jessica Dotson, Kimberly Faro, Lauren Fisher, Morgan Foster, Sarah Hannon, Elizabeth Holley, Madison Holley, Madison Moritz, Taylor Queen, Maddison Siders, Molly Smith, Rylee Stevens, Aliza Warner, Hannah Watts, Breanna West, Abby Wiseman and Andrea Edelmann. All SEOAL Academic Awards were presented to Kelle Craft, Riley Nibert, Sean Saltzgaber, Joseph Sebastian, Zach Stewart, Bryant Bokovitz, Jimmy Clagg, Bobby Dunlap, John Faro, Kyle Saunders, Brandon Taylor, Ty Warnimont, Drew Young, Kendra Barnes, Jaymee Cremeens, Micah Curfman, Brittany Lloyd, Rachel Morris, Chelsey Slone, Kanessa Snyder, Meghan Thacker, Alisha Thomas, Heather Ward, Maggie Westfall, Logan Allison, Aaron Fairchild, Joel Johnston, Casey Lawrence, Ryan Vallee, Tim Warner, Blake Wilson, Peyton Adkins, Kathleen Allen, Jenna Bays, Haleigh Caldwell, Alexia Combs, Lauren Fisher, Morgan Foster, Elizabeth Holley, Madison Holley, Madison Moritz, Taylor Queen, Hannah Watts, Breanna West, Abby Wiseman, Sarah Hannon, Maddie Siders and Molly Smith. Submitted photo GAHS Scholar Athletes Girls Spring Sports Scholastic Award – Heather Ward, Boy’s Spring Sports Scholastic Award – Kyle Saunders, Most Valuable Baseball Player – Justin Bailey, Co-Most Valuable Softball Players- Heather Ward & Mattie Lanham, Most Valuable Tennis Player – Sean Saltsgaber, Boy’s Track Co-Most Valuable Runners – Tyler Campbell & Frank Goff, Girl’s Track Most Valuable Runner Peyton Adkins. Trophy awards were presented by GAHS Principal Tim Massie for Future Farmers of America and for Norris Northup Dodge, GAHS Assistant Principal Josh Donley for the Gallipolis City School District Academic Boosters Club, GAHS Athletic Director Craig Wright for The Coach’s Corner and Tim Sullinger hopes draft combine eases concerns He returned to Ohio State with a dramatically different team that was missing three seniors after finishing 34-3 his freshman season and showed up with a dramatically slimmed down body. He dropped 25 pounds and was more mobile. Instead of scoring all his points with his back to the basket, he popped to the perimeter and shot over the defense. He emerged as one of the Buckeyes’ top 3-point threats, shooting 40 percent from long range, and averaged 17.5 points and 9.2 rebounds while leading them to a 31-8 record and a Final Four berth. He was 63-10 as a starter, yet the doubts linger. And Michigan State’s Draymond Green doesn’t understand why. “He’s going to be a great pro,” Green said. “He’s contributed at every level. What’s going to stop him from contributing in the pros? Some people said he wouldn’t do good in college, and he’s one of the best col- Homecoming Campmeeting June 11th through 14th, 2012 30th Annual Outdoor Gospel Sing Friday - June 15th - 6 p.m. till ?? Saturday - June 16th - 1 p.m. - till ?? Union Campground New Haven, WV Free Admission - Rain or Shine Concession Available Over 50 Gospel Singing Groups Expected Call 304-895-3845 for info lege players for the last two years. 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A two-time All-American forward, Sullinger was widely projected as a top 10 pick had he turned pro a year ago. But now? That’s up in the air. With the NBA lockout looming this time last year, top prospects such as Sullinger and Harrison Barnes decided to stay in school without knowing when their rookie seasons would start. The result was a thin draft then and a deep one now. Even so, Sullinger doesn’t think about what might have been. “I never tested the waters,” he said, although he did acknowledge: “Everybody was saying one, two, three (in the draft). I don’t know.” Submitted photo SEOAL Academic Award Recipients Great Deals on DOOR PRIZES! DRAWINGS! TORO FERRIS Super Blow Out Price 2 Days Only Friday, June 8 and Sat. June 9th LX423 20HP 42” Mower Lawn Tractor Retail 1899.00 Super Sale 1499.00 Demo a new FE RRIS Commercial M ower and Receive a FREE HAT! DEMO DAY! 4 Only at this price All Sales Prices Good for Friday, June 8th and Saturday, June 9th www.baumlumber.com Ohio Valley Electric Corporation’s Kyger Creek Plant hosted its first Annual Health Fair on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at the Kyger Creek Employees Club, Cheshire, Ohio. The event was open to employees and spouses and the theme was “Traveling the World of Health.” The health fair consisted of free biometric testing and a variety of health, skin care, and fitness organizations that provided detailed information and awareness on various health topics. Ohio Valley Electric Corporation would like to thank the following agencies and business for making this event a huge success: Subway of Gallipolis, Point Pleasant, and Rio Grande Quest Diagnostics Holzer Health Systems Aetna Family Dental Center Chillicothe & Jackson Pleasant Valley Hospital Meigs County Relay for Life Team “Lawrence’s Warriors” Holzer Nutrition Center Wellington Family Chiropractic Clean Air Concepts OVEC Recovery Center Holzer Sycamore Branch French City Foods American Red Cross Gallia-Jackson-Megis Board of ADAMHS Family Oxygen and Medical Equipment Value Options French City Foot Clinic District 7 Area Agency on Aging CINTAS Brenda Blackson - Certified Nutriscopic Coach Gallia County Health Department Bend Area Chiropractic Cigna Fidelity Investments It is our hope that you will continue to participate in future health fairs with our organization. Your participation and donations were greatly appreciated! 60325237 �Sunday, June 10, 2012 Business COTTON TAYLOR Electrical Service & Inspection 2274 Shoestring Ridge Rd Cell Phone 1-276-698-5088 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Furniture Business Moving-MUST SELL Living Room suite, Bedroom suite, Dining table & chairs, chairs & lamps, Exhaust system for 2010 Challenger. We buy Gold and Silver Located at Please call 304-675-5773 Roush’s Body Shop in Portland 740-843-5310 Drivers & Delivery 60318100 Instruction & Training Drivers: $2,500.00 Sign-On Bonus! Top Paying Dedicated Runs! Consistent Freight & Weekly Home-Time. Werner Enterprises: 1-888-567-3109 SERVICE / BUSINESS DIRECTORY DURST Construction LLC W.V. License # 022512 Metal Roofing, Siding, Windows, Decks, Garages, Room Additions, Electrical 60324253 304-674-4637 Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B4 Lost & Found Professional Services Want To Buy Free kittens to good home 304-812-5124 Leave message SEPTIC PUMPING Gallia Co. 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J & C TREE SERVICE 30 yrs experience insured No job too big or small. 304-675-2213 Yard Sale Moving Out Sale June 12-15 (9 -5). Little Bullskin Rd off of ST Rt 218 @ the Old Townhouse. Furniture, Baby girl clothes, Dishes, DS Games & more J & C TREE SERVICE 30 yrs experience insured No job too big or small. 304-675-2213 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FINANCIAL Campers / RVs & Trailers Money To Lend NOTICE Borrow Smart. Contact the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions Office of Consumer Affairs BEFORE you refinance your home or obtain a loan. BEWARE of requests for any large advance payments of fees or insurance. Call the Office of Consumer Affiars toll free at 1-866-278-0003 to learn if the mortgage broker or lender is properly licensed. (This is a public service announcement from the Ohio Valley Publishing Company) 300 SERVICES Prime river lot for rent, beautiful beach, plenty of shade, for info, call 740-9925782 Motorcycles 2002 HD Ultra Classic Shriner's Addition. 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Looking for extra income? Ohio Valley Home Health is accepting applications for Full Time, Part Time & Per Diem Speech Therapists Occupational Therapists Occupational Therapy Assistants Physical Therapists Physical Therapy Assistants Competitive wages and excellent benefits Including Health, Dental, Vision, Paid Vacation Days, Extended Leave Benefit, Paid Holidays, Mileage, Company Car (qualified positions only) and much more! (benefits apply to non-contracted employees) Qualifications: • OT, COTA, ST, PT – Ohio Licensed • Excellent Documentation & Clinical Skills • Basic Computer Knowledge • Excellent Organization & Time Management Skills • Able to work independently • Home Internet connection For more information please call April Burgett, Administrator at 740-441-1393 or apply at 1480 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Ohio or you may email resume to: aburgett@ovhh.org 1.24 Karat Princess cut Diamond Ring, White Gold. 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FURNITURE & APPLIANCES Walnut Dresser; Corner Cabinet; 1930’s Hall Table; Sofa; Floor Model Radio; Vict. Walnut Bed; Early Rocker; Washstand; Mason MFG Oak Sewing Machine; 2 Pc. Cherry BR Suite; Sewing Rocker; Chairs; Kenmore Washer & Dryer; GE Refrigerator; 30” Kenmore Range. GLASSWARE & COLLECTIBLES 2 Hummels; Child’s Tea Set; Mustache Cup; China Dolls; Quilts; Pictures & Frames; Oil Lamp; Child’s Rocking Horse; Old Toys; Hot Wheels; Child’s Wooden Wheel Barrow; Nesting Dolls; Nesting Santa’s; Books; ErectorSet; Spinaro Statue Boy Pulling Thorn from Foot; Wooden Train Set; 1950’s Kitchen Utensils; Wooden Bowl; Blue Crock; Pooh Cookie Jar; Majolica Plate Collection & Pitcher; Blenco Snowman Paper Weight & others; Tin Ware; Thimbles; Good Selection of Antique Glassware; Vintage Clothing; 1860’s Opera Coat; Wedding Dress & more. TERMS: CASH OR CHECK W/VALID ID. EXECUTOR TO THE ESTATE: RANDY FILKINS AUCTION CONDUCTED BY: RICK PEARSON AUCTION CO. #66 RICKY PEARSON, JR #A1955 304-773-5447 OR 304-593-5118 www.auctionzip.com 60325525 60323498 www.ovhh.org 740-441-1393 Cemetery Plots Miscellaneous �Sunday, June 10, 2012 ANIMALS Gallia Co. Rio, home on 49 acres $122,900 or SR 233 - 21 acres against USA $34,500! Meigs Co. Dyesville 31 acres $32,900 or Danville 9+ acres $14,900. More @ www.brunerland.com or call 740-4411492, we gladly finance! Lots Trailer lot for rent. Bailey Run Rd 175.00 per month includes water. 252-333-6474 REAL ESTATE RENTALS Apartments/Townhouses 1 & 2 bedroom apartments & houses, No pets, 740-992-2218 1BR, Apt. close to Town, new carpet, $375 month + deposit, on old 160, Apt 1461 740-3799382 2 & 3 BR apts, $385 & up, sec dep $300 & up, AC, W/D hook-up tenant pays elec, EHO Ellm View Apts 304-882-3017 2 bdrm Apt, Appliances furnished, Water pd, in Centenary $350 740-256-1135 RENTALS AVAILABLE! 2 BR townhouse apartments, also renting 2 & 3BR houses. Call 441-1111. Nice 2 bdrm apt, Gallipolis. Walkin closets, W/D & w/s/g incl. $575 NO PETS 740-591-5174 RENT SPECIALS Jordan Landing Apts-2, 3 & 4 BR units avail. Rent plus dep & elec. Minorities encouraged to apply. No pets 304-674-0023 304-444-4268 Upstairs Apt. on Viand St. $400 + Deposit. Call for details 304-812-4350. Upstairs Apt. on Viand St. $400 + Deposit. Call for details 304-812-4350. Apartments/Townhouses Sales Medical Repo's Available 740)446-3570 RENT SPECIALS Jordan Landing Apts-2, 3 & 4 BR units avail. Rent plus dep & elec. Minorities encouraged to apply. No pets 304-674-0023 304-444-4268 Twin Rivers Tower is accepting applications for waiting list for HUD subsidized, 1-BR apartment for the elderly/disabled, call 304-675-6679 Houses For Rent 1 BR & 4 BR, NO PETS, Syracuse, OH. 304-675-5332 or 740-591-0265 1 BR & 4 BR, NO PETS, Syracuse, OH. 304-675-5332 or 740-591-0265 3 BR, 2 BA, Family room, $500 mo plus $500 dep. Ref req. 614-284-2100 4 Bedroom House 2 Bath $700/$700, & 3 Bedroom House 2 Bath $500/$500 740367-0641 or 740-367-7272 Beautiful 3 BR House in Country, New appliances, New flooring, Freshly painted, Central Air, Laundry Rm, Water Pd. $550 mth. 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Medical EAST is a private medical transportation company offering emergency and non-emergency services to Adams, Athens, Brown, Clermont, Fayette, Greene, Highland, Montgomery, and Warren counties. EAST is currently searching for Part Time And Full Time Paramedic's in Athens, Leesburg, and Georgetown. Please forward resumes to akimbrell@castle-hr.com EAST is a private medical transportation company offering emergency and non-emergency services to Adams, Athens, Brown, Clermont, Fayette, Greene, Highland, Montgomery, and Warren counties. EAST is currently searching for Part Time And Full Time Paramedic's in Athens, Leesburg, and Georgetown. Please forward resumes to akimbrell@castle-hr.com RN'S, LPN'S AND HHA'S HOME HEALTH AGENCY, 401K, HEALTH/LIFE INS., VACATIONS, FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES, SEVERAL PAY OPTIONS AND BONUSES. EMAIL RESUME TO HEALTHCEO@aol.com. Part-time position available to assist individuals with mental retardation at a group home in Bidwell. 35 hrs/wk: 3-10pm W; 2-10pm Th/F; 9a-7p Sat. Must have high school diploma/GED, valid driver's license and 3 years good driving experience. $9.25/hr, after training. Pre-employment Drug Testing. Send resume to: Buckeye Community Services, P.O. Box 604, Jackson, OH 45640; or email: beyecserv@yahoo.com. Deadline for applicants: 6/15/12. Equal Opportunity Employer. Registered Nurses Due to company growth, FT RN's are needed for Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, Wayne Counties and surrounding areas. No shift work, no overnights, no on-call, no weekends and no holidays. Flexible schedule and mileage reimbursement. Friendly atmosphere and great people to work with. Benefits include dental, vision, health ins, life ins & long-term disability, liberal paid time off and some in-house CEU training provided. Please e-mail your resume to: sjones@mulberrystreetmanagement.com or fax to: Sonya 304-733-6429 by June 23, 2012. EOE/M/F/V/D RN,perm-pt, Pt. Pleasant physician office, start ASAP. Fax resume 606.324.5515 or emaillibbyboyd@windstream.net SERVICE / BUSINESS DIRECTORY Home Improvement Small Home Repair, Siding, Decks, Painting, Ect. Call 740339-2215. Mowing- Yard Service Call 740-446-3682 Manufactured Homes 2-BR 1 bath small mobile home for rent. 1-2 persons only. Water/Trash paid. NO PETS! Great Location @ Johnsons Mobile Home Park! Call 740-446-3160. FOR RENT, 2 BR, $375 mo plus $375 dep & utilities. 740-742-7004 Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Visit us at www.mydailytribune.com 600 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis �Sunday, June 10, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis URG Sports Briefs URG soccer camps RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande soccer programs have announced their 2012 summer camp schedule. A residential team camp for middle school squads and for high school teams from West Virginia is scheduled for June 17-21. The camp falls during the threeweek, out-of-season workout period for prep programs from the Mountain State. A team camp for girls’ high school squads is planned for July 8-11, with a boys’ high school team camp slated for July 15-19. There are separate fees for the camps, and the fees for the residential camps include lodging, meals, training sessions and tournament play. Camp directors are URG men’s soccer head coach Scott Morrissey and men’s assistant coach Tony Daniels. Registration forms and the camp brochure are available on the men’s soccer link of the school’s athletic website, www.rioredstorm.com. For more information, contact Morrissey at (740) 245-7126, (740) 645-6438 or e-mail scottm@rio.edu; or Daniels at (740) 245-7493, (740) 645-0377 or email tdaniels@rio.edu. URG men’s basketball camp RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande men’s basketball program has announced its extensive summer camp schedule for 2012. The Little RedStorm Basketball Camp is scheduled for June 18-20, from 9 a.m.noon each day, at the Lyne Center on the URG campus. The camp is open to boys and girls, ages 6-9, and there is a fee. The camp will focus on the fundamentals of the game and will be conducted by Rio Grande head coach Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B6 OVP Golf Outings Ken French, his staff and current players. There are also openings still available for a handful of one-day shootouts. A varsity only shootout is set for Friday, June 8, with a junior high/middle school shootout to follow on Sunday, June 10. The junior high/middle school event will have two divisions – 7th grade and 8th grade. There is a separate fee for both the junior high/middle school shootout and varsity shootout. Teams will receive at least four games in both events. Coaches who would like to bring both their varsity and junior varsity teams can do so during shootouts scheduled for June 14, 15, 21 and 22. There is a fee and teams will again receive at least four games. Efforts will be made to avoid conflicting game times. A shootout for girls’ varsity teams only is set for Sunday, June 17. As is the case with the boys’ varsity shootout, there is a fee and teams will receive at least four games. All games for the team shootouts will take place inside the Lyne Center, using both the upper (Newt Oliver Arena) and lower gyms. A coaches hospitality room will also be available. There will also be a shooting camp for both boys and girls, age 8-18, June 11-13, from 9 a.m.-noon each day. There is a fee per camper. The crown jewel of the camp schedule is the annual Hard Work Camp, which is scheduled for Sunday, June 24-Friday, June 29. The individual camp is for boys age 10-16. There are separate fees for commuters and for overnight campers. Fees include lodging, meals, awards, a reversible camp jersey and a camp t-shirt. The camp emphasizes offensive and defensive fundamentals, team play and work ethic. It also features “The Triple”, the only tripleelimination tournament in the country, which begins around noon on the 28th and concludes in the early morning hours of the 29th. The awards ceremony, in which parents are encouraged to attend, is scheduled for Friday, June 29, from 9:30-11 a.m., and will conclude the camp. Online registration for all of the camps is available through the men’s basketball link on the school’s athletic website, www.rioredstorm. com. Registration forms are also available in the lobby of the Lyne Center during regular business hours. For more information, contact French at (740) 245-7294, 1-800-282-7201 (ext. 7294), or send email to kfrench@rio.edu. URG volleyball camp RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande will host its 2012 Summer Volleyball Camp, July 1-3, at the Lyne Center on the URG campus. The camp is open to girls in grades 6-12. There will be two divisions for campers – grade 6-8 and grade 9-12. Campers will receive instruction in fundamentals and various drills from a staff that will include a former All-American, as well as All-Ohio and Player of the Year honorees and NAIA national leaders in their area of specialty. Campers will also be divided into teams for tournament play to conclude the camp. There is a fee per camper, which includes overnight lodging, meals and awards. Registration forms and a camp schedule is available on the volleyball link of the school’s athletic website, www.rioredstorm.com. For questions or concerns, call Donaldson at (740) 9886497 or send email to billi- John got in the game with a wide range of sports, movies and more & saved up to $750! Meigs football golf outing MASON, W.Va. — The 19th annual Meigs Football golf outing will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 23, at Riverside Golf Club in Mason County. Assemble your own four-man team with a handicap of 40 or more, and only one team member can possess a 10-and-under handicap. There is a fee for the event, with skins, mulligans and a cash pot also available throughout the day. Prizes will be awarded to the top-three teams. For more information, contact former Meigs football coach and tournament organizer Mike Chancey at (740) 591-8644. Tri-County Junior Golf League POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Tri-County Junior Golf League has been in existence for more than 30 years. The league has now been renamed in honor of one of the original founders, Frank Capehart. Hundreds of area young men and woman have participated in this league over the years. It has existed for the sole purpose to provide an outlet for the area youth to learn and develop their golf skills. Many of the young people have gone on to play for their respective high schools as well as their college golf teams. This year’s tour begins on Monday, June 4, at the Hidden Valley Golf Course in Point Pleasant. The age groups are 10 and under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, and 17-19. Trophies are awarded each week to the first and second place winners in each age group. All participants received weekly points according to their position in their age group. A man/ woman of the year is de- termined at the end of the first 4 weeks of play based on the points accumulated. The final event of the year is a ‘Fun Day’ where handicaps are used to determine the winning scores for that day. The final day will also be used to break any ties that may exist after the first four weeks. There is a small fee for each tournament day per player. A small lunch is included with the fee and will be served at the conclusion of play. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with play starting at 9 a.m. The tournament dates and locations of play are as follows: 1. June 4 (Hidden Valley); 2. June 11 (Cliffside GC); 3. June 18 (Riverside GC); 4. June 25 (Cliffside GC); 5. July 9 (Hidden Valley). Kiwanis Juniors at Cliffside GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Cliffside Golf Club will be hosting the fourth annual Kiwanis Juniors at Cliffside golf tournament at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 19. This is an individual stroke-play tournament open to all golfers ages 9-18 in four separate divisions. The age groups are Age 9-10, Age 11-12, Age 13-15 and Age 16-18, and registration begins at noon on the day of the event. There is a an entry fee for the event, and awards will be given to the top-three places in each division. For more information, contact either the Cliffside clubhouse at (740) 446-4653 or call tournament director Ed Caudill at either (740) 6454381 or (740) 245-5919. Wahama Athletic Boosters golf scramble MASON, W.Va. —The Wahama Athletic Boosters will be holding a golf scramble on Saturday, June 16, at Riverside Golf Club in Mason County. The event will begin registering players at 7:30 a.m. and the shotgun start will begin at 8:30 a.m. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams (four per team) and for other special events, including longest drive and closest to the pin as well as hole-in-one prizes on the par 3 holes. There is a fee per player and you may pre-register at Riverside Golf Club by calling (304) 773-5354. For more information, contact Sean Gibbs at (304) 893-3949 or Mike Wolfe at (304) 593-2512. The proceeds will benefit the Wahama Junior-Senior High School athletic programs. Blue Devil Golf Shootout GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The Gallia Academy golf program will be holding its third annual Blue Devil Golf Shootout on Sunday, June 24, at Cliffside Golf Club in the heart of the Old French City. 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Below, Appalachian Uprising Owner and Operator Steve Cielic The Punch Brothers The Vespers �Sunday, June 10, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C2 From the Bookshelf A renewed interest in a historic family feud Deborah Saunders Library Director Bossard Memorial Library With the History Channel’s recent presentation on the Hatfield and McCoy feud, the staff of Bossard Library has seen a large influx of patrons who wish to read more about the historical battle between these two families at war. This recent miniseries was viewed by 14 million viewers (NY Daily News) and is especially popular in our area, given that the setting of this feud is near Matewan, West Virginia — only about 3 hours from Gallia County. The town of Matewan is steeped in Appalachian history as it is also home to the 1920 Matewan Massacre, a bloody chapter in the West Virginia Mine Wars (see www.wv- culture.org), and inspiration for the movie Matewan, available for check-out at the Library. According to the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law, the Hatfield-McCoy feud, which lasted almost 30 years, is perhaps the most infamous example of a blood feud – avenging the wrongful death of a person’s kin by killing the murderer or by receiving compensation from the murderer’s possessions. This feud is so deeply embedded in West Virginia–Kentucky history, an annual Hatfield and McCoy Reunion Festival and Marathon is held annually on a threeday weekend in June in Pikeville, Ky.; Matewan, W.Va.; and Williamson, W.Va., with events taking place in all three locations. The Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary details the Hatfield and McCoy Reunion Festival and Marathon noting that the festival commemorates this family feud that has entered American lore and has become synonymous with bitter, irresolvable conflict. The feud involved two families who lived on the Tug Fork, a tributary of the Big Sandy River: the Hatfields on the West Virginia side and the McCoys on the Kentucky side. The fight, which ran from 1878 to 1891, apparently began over property rights, was fueled by a love affair between two members of the opposing families, escalated into multiple murders, and eventually necessitated two governors summoning state militia to maintain the peace. In 2003, descendants of both families signed a truce in Pikeville, but they actually had agreed to stop fighting more than a century before. If you are interested in reading more about this feud, the Library offers you the following titles. Remember, if the book in which you are interested is checked out to another patron, you may place a hold on the title. Blood Feud : The Hatfields and the McCoys : the epic story of murder and vengeance Feud : Hatfields, McCoys, and social change in Appalachia, 1860-1900 Kingdom of the Hollow, the Story of the Hatfields and McCoys The coffin quilt : the feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys The Hatfields and the McCoys Social Security Column The True Story of the Hatfield and McCoy Feud Tale of the Devil: The Biography of Devil Anse Hatfield If you were unable to catch the History Channel’s presentation of the Hatfield and McCoy miniseries or you wish to watch it again, the Library will also offer the DVD of this series soon. Be sure to stop by the Library to read about this important part of American history that occurred relatively close to home! L aw you can use New ‘compassionate allowances’ Agricultural easements help protect farmland conditions mean faster decisions for thousands of disabled people Social Security District Manager Gallipolis, Ohio In April, Social Security announced 52 new Compassionate Allowances conditions to the growing list of severe medical conditions that qualify for expedited medical decisions. The new conditions include many neurological disorders, cancers, and rare diseases. The Compassionate Allowances initiative is a way of quickly identifying diseases and other medical conditions that invariably qualify as “disabled” based on minimal medi- RSof expertly delivered and installed A E 0 Y~Carpet ~Custom Window Treatments ~Fine Furniture 3~6~or 12 months “same as cash”* financing 60322522 6 cal information. Compassionate Allowances allow Social Security to quickly identify the most obviously disabled individuals for allowances based on objective medical information that we can obtain quickly. The announcement of 52 new conditions, effective in August, will increase the total number of Compassionate Allowances conditions to 165. That list continues to grow as Social Security, the National Institutes of Health, and a number of patient organizations help identify new conditions that clearly warrant quick approvals. “Social Security will continue to work with the medical community and patient organizations to add more conditions,” Commissioner Astrue said. “With our Compassionate Allowances program, we quickly approved disability benefits for nearly 61,000 people with severe disabilities in the past fiscal year, and nearly 173,000 applications since the program began.” Social Security develops the list of Compassionate Allowances conditions from information received at public outreach hearings, comments received from the disability community, counsel of medical and scientific experts, and research with the National Institutes of Health. 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The holder has a legal right to monitor the property and ensure that the land remains in agricultural use. Q: Can a landowner donate an agricultural easement? A: Yes, and a landowner might qualify for federal income and estate tax benefits for donating an agricultural easement. The State of Ohio currently holds dozens of agricultural easements that were donated, and many land trusts around the state also hold donated agricultural easements. Q: Does the agricultural easement prevent the landowner from selling the land? A: No. The landowner maintains ownership rights to the land, and may sell the land at any time. However, the new landowner would be bound by the agricultural easement, and could not develop the land for non-agricultural purposes. Q.: Does the public have access to agricultural easement land? A.: No. The agricultural easement does not open the land to members of the public for hiking, picnicking, or any other public uses. The landowner maintains the right to keep uninvited guests off the property. Q: Does the agricultural easement limit the type of agriculture that may take place on the land? A: Not unless the landowner agrees to the limitations. Generally, the agricultural easement allows the landowner to conduct any activities that are defined as “agriculture” (such as producing crops, raising livestock, or processing farm products) under Ohio law and are in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. 18 Berger Ave • Gallipolis, OH 740-446-1968 Highest Prices Pa id No Hassle ! s! Coupon: Bring in ad for free gift when we buy your old gold old or coins nss Come see our GREAT Summer Deals! Southeast Imports Superstore 93 Columbus Rd. 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The Ohio legislature created the agricultural easement as a separate legal instrument whose primary purpose is to preserve and maintain private land for its agricultural value. Q: Why would a landowner enter into an agricultural easement? A: A landowner would place an agricultural easement on the land for any of the following reasons: to protect the land in its agricultural state; to ensure long-term viability of the farm operation; to help create a region dedicated to agriculture; or to receive tax benefits or a payment for the easement. Q: I’ve heard that the Clean Ohio Fund will provide money for agricultural easements.How will that program work? A: Ohio’s Agricultural Easement Purchase Program received $25 million from the Clean Ohio Fund in 2001for purchasing agricultural easements, and a second issuance of $25 million from the Clean Ohio Fund in 2009. The program will provide funds until 2008 to counties, townships, municipal corporations and land trusts to buy agricultural easements from willing and qualified farmland owners. The Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Office of Farmland Preservation runs the program, and has established an application and ranking process to select the farms that will qualify to be paid for entering into an agricultural easement. Information about the program is available at the Ohio Department of Agriculture and through its Web site. Q: How long does an agricultural easement last? A: Agricultural easements purchased with money from the Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program must remain as part of the land in perpetuity (forever). If the landowner sells or transfers the �Sunday, June 10, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday, June 10, 2012 ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt Comics BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C3 Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS MUTTS William Hoest Patrick McDonnell Jacquelene Bigar’s Horoscope zITS THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, June 11, 2012: This year you learn to let go even more. Make it OK for both sides of the Twins to voice their thoughts. You also might discover that many people get confused by your distinctive personality. If you are single, you could meet someone very sensitive. The issue is that you have a salty sense of humor at times, which this person could take too seriously. If you are attached, what you say and what you do often reveal different agendas. These mixed messages could become an issue between you and your sweetie. PISCES often is very emotional, yet he or she pushes you hard to achieve your goals. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Note a sarcastic tone around you that forces some strong, fixed reactions — not only from you, but also from others. An element of shock runs through your actions. Naturally, misunderstandings will arise. Center yourself. Tonight: Head home, relax ... then decide. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH While there is an element of harshness that surrounds you, do not lose focus on your bigger goal. Opportunities appear later today, when people calm down. Straighten out a misunderstanding as soon as possible. Tonight: Make it early. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Sometimes being a naturalborn leader is no fun. You inevitably will have to deal with a difficult situation. You have a lot of empathy for those around you, but at a certain point you need to cut the line and deal with what is required. As a result, someone might be quite resentful. Tonight: Burning the candle at both ends. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Do necessary research. Though people could say some wild and outrageous things, you will not want to trigger a reaction. If you need advice, detach from your immediate situation. You might want to seek out an expert who is not involved in the issue. Tonight: Could be late. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Others try to come through for you but get hit with one problem after another. You might decide to do what you must on your own, but there could be a liability that you have yet to see. You are walking a tightrope, and it might be close to impossible not to involve others. Tonight: Till the wee hours. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH Defer to others with the knowledge that this, too, will pass. If you act, there will be a problem; however, if you do not act, there also will be a problem. An element of the unexpected can turn nearly any situation upside down. Tonight: Nap, then decide. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Focus on one project at a time. Whatever you do, do it 100 percent if you want to feel good about the results. The unexpected occurs involving a key partner. You might need to regroup afterward. Detach to find the right response. Tonight: Go with a loved one’s choice. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Your imagination helps you understand where others are coming from. You could find a pushy friend to be a distinct problem. In fact, what this person does could trigger a series of events that you might prefer not to deal with. Tonight: Make it an early night. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You move slowly but successfully. You might witness a lot of confusion along the way. Determine just how involved you want to be with the present happenings, as a child or loved one could get testy. Tonight: When push comes to shove, you’ll discover the implication of a misunderstanding. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You make efforts that could backfire. You observe others’ frustration levels and give some thought to tossing your own demands in the air. Settle in and find the most effective course of action. Tonight: Do only what you must. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You might want to say little and observe more. There is a side of you that wonders why you are caught in the middle of a situation. Misunderstandings will prevail if you are not careful. You might be creating a lot of your own tension through a judgment. Tonight: Do your errands. Then catch up on someone’s news. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You get an extra push into your day, but you also could be overwhelmed by what is going on around you. Consider what is happening, and be careful as you decide how much to invest, emotionally and financially. Tonight: Enjoy the moment. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Sunday, June 10, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C4 Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15 The Senate Special Committee on Aging estimates that there may be as many as five million elder abuse victims each year in the United States. And while this number is quite staggering, only around 16 percent of these abusive situations are referred for help. June 15 is recognized as Elder Abuse Awareness Day statewide. The Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7), which covers 10 counties in Ohio, including Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton, encourages the community to be aware and educated about elder abuse. If you or someone you know is the victim of abuse, it is important to report it to the appropriate authorities. According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, elder abuse is a term referring to any knowing, intentional or negligent act by a caregiver or any other person that causes harm or a serious risk of harm to a vulnerable adult. The specificity of laws varies from state to state, but broadly defined, abuse may be: Physical Abuse — Inflicting, or threatening to inflict, physical pain or injury on a vulnerable elder, or depriving them of a basic need. Emotional Abuse — Inflicting mental pain, anguish, or distress on an elder person through verbal or nonverbal acts. Sexual Abuse — Non-consensual sexual contact of any kind. Exploitation — Illegal taking, misuse, or concealment of funds, property, or assets of a vulnerable elder. Neglect — Refusal or failure by those responsible to provide food, shelter, health care, or protection for a vulnerable elder. Abandonment — The desertion of a vulnerable elder by anyone who has assumed the responsibility for care or custody of that person. Specifically concerning financial exploitation, or elder financial abuse, which has been called the “Crime of the 21st Century” by Sandra Timmermann, Director of the MetLife Mature Market Institute, it is reported that this type of abuse is often perpetuated by family members and Engagement caregivers, costing older Americans more than $2.6 billion per year. This stat, plus similar information, is included in a 38-page report MetLife Mature Market Institute recently released in conjunction with the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The report indicates that for each case of abuse reported, there are an estimated four or more that go unreported. Family members and caregivers are the culprits in 55 percent of the cases, although financial losses are higher with investment fraud scams. Tips to avoid financial exploitation, which entails the illegal use of money or property of a senior or disabled adult for another person’s profit or gain, include: · Use direct deposit for your checks. · Don’t sign blank checks or allow other people to fill in the amount. · Cancel your ATM card if you don’t use it. · Don’t give anyone your ATM/ PIN number. Oiler receives divinity degree DAYTON, Ohio — Seth W. Oiler, son of Jim and Maggie Oiler of Rio Grande, received the Master of Divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, on June 2, 2012. Seth is currently serving as Associate Minister at the Peace United Methodist Church in Pickerington, Ohio. Hall named to Harding University dean’s list SEARCY, Ark. — Langsville resident Anna Hall is among more Greene-Burns Ricky and Mary Greene of Vinton, Ohio, are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Keisha Greene, to Brian Lee Burns, son of Robert and Karen Burns of Rio Grande, Ohio. The future bride is a 2007 graduate of River Valley High School and Buckeye Hills Career Center. The future groom is a 1996 graduate of Gallia Academy High School and Buckeye Hills Career Center. A wedding is being planned for 6:30 p.m. on July 6, 2012, at Bidwell United Methodist Church. Engagement Jennifer Merrill and Ryan Arthurs Merrill-Arthurs Robin Lynn Drummond of Bidwell, Ohio, and Patrick Q. Merrill of Gaffney, South Carolina, are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Jennifer Lynn Merrill of Bidwell, to Ryan Adam Arthurs, son of Loretta June Dunlap and Brian Wesley Arthurs, Sr., of Gallipolis. The bride is a 2011 graduate of River Valley High School and Buckeye Hills Career Center. The groom is a 2010 graduate of Gallia Academy High School and Buckeye Hills Career Center. He is currently employed at Pizza Hut in Gallipolis, Ohio. the suspected abuse immediately. Call your doctor or confide in a family member or friend you trust, or call your local Job and Family Services agency to report elder abuse occurring in the community. To report abuse in long-term care facilities, call the AAA7 Ombudsman Program at 1-800-582-7277. If someone you know is in immediate, lifethreatening danger, call your local police department or sheriff’s office, or 9-1-1 immediately. Those interested in learning more can call toll-free at 1-800582-7277 (TTY: 711). Here, individuals can speak directly with a nurse or social worker who will assist them with information surrounding the programs and services that are available to best serve their needs. The Agency also offers an in-home assessment at no cost for those who are interested in learning more. Information is also available on www.aaa7.org, or the Agency can be contacted through e-mail at info@aaa7.org. The Agency also has a Facebook page located at www.facebook.com/AreaAgencyOnAgingDistrict7. L ocal people in the news Walker graduates from Grove City College GROVE CITY, Pa. — Andrew Walker graduated from Grove City College on May 19, 2012. Andrew earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Andrew is a 2007 graduate of Gallia Academy High School and is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Philip Walker (Lorraine) from Gallipolis, Ohio. Brian Burns and Keisha Greene · Check your bank statements carefully for unauthorized transactions. · Be cautions of joint accounts. The National Center on Elder Abuse also adds that those at risk for the variety of elder abuse situations could vary as, like other types of domestic violence, elder abuse is extremely complex. Generally, a combination of psychological, social, and economic factors, along with the mental and physical conditions of the victim and the perpetrator, contribute to the occurrence of elder maltreatment. Risk factors may include a history of domestic violence, personal problems of abusers, isolation, caregiver stress, and personal characteristics of the elder. What’s important is being aware of the risk factors and warning signs associated with elder abuse. Warning signs could include physical marks or physical mistreatment, behavioral changes, and sudden changes in financial situations. If you or someone you know has been the victim of abuse, exploitation or neglect, it is important to report than 1,000 Harding University students included on the dean’s list for grades achieved during the spring semester. The deans’s list is published each semester by Dr. Larry Long, university provost, honoring those who have achieved high scholarship. To be eligible, a student must be carrying 12 or more hours with a 3.65 or higher grade point average. Balser named to OVU dean’s list VIENNA, W.Va. — Local student Kastle Balser was recently named to the dean’s list for the 2011 fall semester at Ohio Valley University (OVU). A member of the class of 2015, Balser is a freshman at OVU and was named to the dean’s list with a 4.0 grade point average. Full time OVU students completing as least 12 credit hours with a grade point average of 3.5 or above in any given semester are honored as a dean’s list student. Local students on dean’s list at Shawnee State University PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — David Todt, Ph.D., provost and vicepresident for academic affairs at Shawnee State University, has released the dean’s list for the spring semester 2012. To be named on the list, students must be full-time and achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or better. The following local students in SSU’s College of Professional Studies were named to the dean’s list: • Johnathan Brunton, of Middleport, a Business Administration major • Adam Moss, of Gallipolis, an Occupational Therapy Assistant major • Lindsey Niday, of Gallipolis, an Occupational Therapy Assistant major • Robin Pratt, of Gallipolis, an Occupational Therapy Assistant major • Joseph Stewart, of Crown City, a Business Administration major Corporations boost agricultural research funding COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The gap between federal support for agricultural research at large public universities and private investment continues to grow — and the divide comes with increased threats to academic freedom and more instances of meddling in the lab, a new research report suggests. A recent study by Food and Water Watch, a Washington-based environmental group, shows that nearly one-quarter of the money spent on agricultural research at land-grant universities comes from corporations, trade associations and foundations, an all-time high. Financial support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture accounts for less than 15 percent, the lowest level in nearly two decades. The consumer advocacy group’s report is rife with what it calls examples of how corporate money “corrupts” the public research mission at land-grant schools, which were created by the Morrill Act of 1862. The law provided federal land for states to establish agriculture and engineering colleges. The examples range from a University of Georgia food safety program that allows industry groups to join an advisory board in exchange for annual $20,000 donations, to an Ohio State University professor whose research on genetically modified sunflowers was blocked by two seed companies after the initial results suggested the biotech sunflowers fostered the growth of weeds. The report, entitled “Public Research, Private Gain,” also explores the blurry lines created when universities and industry work hand-in-hand, such as when South Dakota State University sued farmers over wheat seed patents as part of a public-private coalition formed with a Mon- santo Co. subsidiary. The Missouri-based company is known for aggressive litigation against what it calls seed piracy. Kansas State University, Colorado State and Texas A&M have pursued similar lawsuits. Such alliances are a far cry from land-grant universities’ historic role in promoting public knowledge and freely sharing the fruits of their research, said Patty Lovera, Food and Water Watch’s assistant director. The report notes that publicly funded university research led to the domestication of blueberries, early varieties of high-yield hybrid corn and common tools to fight soil erosion. “There’s a real sense in agriculture of what these schools used to be,” Lovera said. “There was much more trust in what they put out. This is not the same research system of decades ago, and we’re acting like it is.” Deans at several agricultural schools singled out for criticism in the report maintained that while corporate support is vital, it’s unlikely to sway research results or even influence what research gets done. “We’re kind of caught between a rock and a hard place,” said Thomas Payne, dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri. “In order for research to continue, we have to have support from a variety of sources.” Payne said industry support accounts for just 5 percent of the agricultural research budget at Missouri — though the Food and Water Watch report notes that the percentages were significantly higher in the university’s plant sciences department (42 percent from 2007 to 2010) and its College of Veterinary Medicine (63 percent from 2004 to 2010). Monsanto plays a prominent role on the Missouri campus, where science students attend lectures in Monsanto Auditorium — built in part with a $950,000 grant from the St. Louis company — and professors spin their university research off into private companies at the Monsanto Place “life sciences business incubator,” which was built with the help of a $2 million corporate grant. The company and others in food and agriculture production have given substantial sums to other universities as well. There’s a $1 million Monsanto Student Services Wing at Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and a $250,000 endowed Monsanto chair in agricultural communications at the University of Illinois. Cargill Inc. donated $10 million more than a decade ago for naming rights on a plant genomics building at the University of Minnesota, while two sensory labs at Purdue carry the imprimaturs of the Kroger Co. and ConAgra Foods Inc. While the Food and Water Watch report suggests spending millions of dollars on building naming rights may also buy access to key decision makers, the donors and university officials say that’s not true. “In our experience, there is no correlation between naming rights and university research,” Monsanto spokeswoman Sara Miller said. Another Monsanto spokeswoman, Kelli Powers, said the company “is proud of its contributions to land-grant universities and support of university agricultural research,” whether through naming rights or student scholarships. Michael Doyle, a professor of food microbiology at Georgia and director of its Center for Food Safety, rejected the notion that companies such as Cargill, ConAgra and the Coca-Cola Co. unduly influence the center’s research agenda when they buy seats on the Board of Advisors. “Industry does not tell me how to spend that money,” he said, noting that corporate support accounts for just 10 percent of the program’s research budget. “But I ask the industry, ‘What are the areas you are interested in?’” Those interests range from pathogen control to insider access to scientists and regulators from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control. Corporate partners are promised “special consideration” by Center for Food Safety faculty members, and the center’s website reassures industry members that a prying press isn’t allowed to attend those discussions. “What we’re trying to do is come up with practical ways the industry can make our food safer,” Doyle added. “It’s not specific to a company … Sometimes the research doesn’t work out the way the industry wants. We don’t hold back.” With the current five-year farm bill set to expire at the end of September, Food and Water Watch wants Congress to boost the federal investment in campus agricultural research, with more resources steered toward sustainable methods, organic farming and reduced use of pesticides. The group also is calling for land-grant universities to more fully disclose gifts by private donors and wants agricultural research journals to adopt more stringent conflict-ofinterest rules, similar to the recent crackdown by medical journals. “This is a conversation that needs to be had about how we support this research,” Lovera said. “There are a lot of consequences of land grant-funding of industry research that haven’t been examined.” � 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 06. June 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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