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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012
Vol. 46, No. 48
Truck found in connection with Meigs homicide
Crown City man
arrested for obstructing
official business
Stephanie Filson
Managing Editor
sfilson@heartlandpublications.com
CROWN CITY — A focused manhunt in Gallia County has produced
key evidence in the case, but the
man wanted for questioning in the
death of his father is still seemingly
on the run. Gallia County Sheriff
Joe Browning reported Saturday
that deputies have recovered the
truck a Meigs man reportedly used
to flee the scene of a homicide that
took place November 11. The unofficial cause of death was blunt force
trauma, according to Meigs County
Sheriff Robert Beegle.
The truck, a 2001 Dodge Ram
2500 4x4, reportedly belonged to
the victim, James W. Gardner, age
67. His son, James E. Gardner, age
40, is considered a “person of interest” in the case and was allegedly
seen driving the vehicle on the day
of his father’s death. At the time,
there was also reportedly a red fourwheeler in the back of the truck.
A focused search for Gardner has
taken place in the Eureka area over
the past few days, and the truck was
discovered in that general area. According to Browning, Ohio Bureau
of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI&I) agents now have
the vehicle in their possession for
processing. Eureka is located on the
southern end of Gallia County.
Browning also reported that a
motorbike that had recently been
reported stolen was recovered in
the same general area earlier in the
week. Law enforcement officials believe Gardner had used the vehicle
to elude officers. He warns area residents to be mindful of leaving keys
in unlocked vehicles.
BCI&I agents also arrested Lyndon M. Montgomery, Sr., age 51, of
Crown City, Ohio, this weekend on
charges of Obstructing Official Business in connection with the search
for Gardner.
Montgomery had recently been
interviewed by a Huntington-area
television station and was quoted as
having had a ‘run-in’ with Gardner
in the past few days.
Browning said Montgomery
was arrested after law enforcement
discovered he had been providing
transportation and shelter to Gardner. BCI agents will be consulting
with Gallia County Prosecutor Jeff
Adkins regarding possible additional
charges against Montgomery.
Browning requests that the public contact law enforcement if they
have information relating to James
E. Gardner’s location. Browning
warned that anyone helping or assisting Gardner will be charged.
Gardner is described as a white
male with blond hair and green eyes,
being six feet tall and approximately
175 pounds.
According to Beegle, there is also
a warrant for Gardner from Jackson
County, Ohio, for the theft of 150 gallons of diesel fuel.
Findings of the BCI&I investigation will be reported to the Meigs
County Prosecutor when complete
according to the agency.
The sheriff office tip line is 740446-6555 if anyone has information
concerning this case.
Pharmacy tech, boyfriend
arrested on drug charges
Sarah Hawley
shawley@heartlandpublications.com
Photos by Sarah Hawley | Sunday Sentinel
During the June storm which caused damage to the area, Belfor Property Restoration recently completed the work
the chimney at Racine Village Hall feel into the staircase, to the staircase, ceiling and other parts of the building and
causing the structure to be heavily damaged.
village damaged by the storm.
Storm damage repaired at Racine Village Hall
Sarah Hawley
shawley@heartlandpublications.com
RACINE — Following the
June 29 storm which caused
damage throughout the region,
the Racine Village Hall was left
with a large hole in the roof
where the chimney once stood.
Clerk/treasurer David Spencer
said the chimney and portion of
the roof collapsed into the building around 7 p.m. the night of
June 29, and gave credit to the
insurance company and contractor for their quick response. The
chimney, with a large quantity
of bricks, was left on the staircase between the first and second floor of the building.
The next morning the agent
was at village hall and other
sites within the village to view
See RACINE | A2
choeflich@mydailysentinel.com
MIDDLEPORT — While
there are still a few minor
things remaining to be done,
for all practical purposes
Middleport’s $7 million sewer
system upgrade project will be
finished by the end of the year.
That was the word from
Middleport Mayor Mike Gerlach last week when talking
about the project, all paid for
through an Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) loan
forgiveness program and other
grant money, which got under
way in November, 2011.
Several years ago, the village received a mandate from
the EPA to upgrade its sewer
system and stop the flow of
untreated sewage into the
Ohio River. However, it was
only last year that the village
was able to secure funding to
Tony Robinson
Stacy Hawk
and drug paraphernalia
from the home.
Hawk’s boyfriend Tony
Robinson, 36, who was at
the home during the search
warrant, was arrested for
trafficking in drugs and
possession of drugs.
Both Hawk and Robinson appeared in Meigs
County Court on Friday
afternoon according to
Meigs County Prosecutor
Colleen Williams.
Hawk was charged with
possession of a controlled
substance, a felony of the
third degree. The complaint filed with the court
states that Hawk was in
possession of a 500 count
bottle of hydrocodone/
APAP, which is a schedule
III controlled substance.
Robinson was charged
with six counts, including three felonies and
three misdemeanors. He
See CHARGES | A2
Commissioners
award bid for K-A
Sewer completion
Amber Gillenwater
mdtnews@mydailytribune.com
The Racine Village Christmas tree sets beside the newly finished staircase at
Racine Village Hall.
Middleport’s sewer system nearing completion
Charlene Hoeflich
POMEROY — A local pharmacy technician
was arrested on Thursday
morning after admitting
to agents with the Ohio
State Board of Pharmacy
that she stole hydrocodone
from the pharmacy where
she worked.
Stacy A. Hawk, 33, of
Middleport, was arrested
by the Pomeroy Police
Department after prescription drugs were found inside her vehicle. According
to Jesse Wimbley, Public
Information Officer with
the Ohio State Board of
Pharmacy, Hawk worked at
Fruth Pharmacy in Pomeroy.
Hawk was booked into
the Middleport Jail on felony charges of possession of
drugs Thursday.
Following Hawk’s arrest,
the Ohio State Board of
Pharmacy, assisted by the
Middleport Police Department and the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, served a
search warrant on Hawk’s
residence in the 600 block
of Grant Street in Middleport. The search warrant
yielded the recovery of prescription drugs, weapons,
carry out the work required to
satisfy EPA regulations.
As for what remains to be
done to finish the project,
handled at no cost to the village or its residents, Gerlach
said “There’s some small
(maintenance) equipment to
come in yet, like a track hoe,
they are still working on the
final hookup at the lift station,
and that’s it for now. Then the
workers will come back in the
spring and finish repairing the
streets.”
Some of the street repair
work done this fall has now
settled into the deep trenches
dug to lay pipe and will require additional work when
the weather warms up. In
some places the settling has
dropped a section of the street
down about four inches, creating quite a bump. At a construction meeting last week,
Gerlach said the matter was
Charlene Hoeflich | Sunday Sentinel
All of Middleport’s streets where bricks were taken up to lay
new sewer lines have now been restored. Here Mayor Mike
Gerlach watches Enyart and Sons Construction Co. workers
lay brick on Mulberry Avenue.
discussed and the decision for
fixing the problem put on hold
until spring.
Meanwhile, he said the
village may have to do some-
thing temporarily to alleviate
the problem. “But the good
thing about all this is if there
See SEWER | A2
GALLIPOLIS — The
Gallia County Board of
Commissioners accepted
a bid from Southern Ohio
Trenching during a regular meeting on Thursday
for the completion of the
Kanuaga-Addison Sewer
Project.
After entering into executive session with the project engineer, Gary Silcott
of Stantec Engineering,
the commission awarded
the bid, in the amount of
$1,985,363 to the contractor based in Ironton, Ohio.
The commission received bids from Southern
Ohio Trenching, as well as
Fields Excavating of Kitts
Hill, Ohio, during a regular
meeting on November 15.
Both bid packets contained “base” bids for the
very basic work needed to
be repaired and corrected
within the sewer system,
while Southern Ohio
Trenching also submitted
a pricier “alternate” bid for
both the “basic” completion of the sewer, as well as
for those corrections that
are necessarily needed for
the central functioning of
the project.
Gallia County Commission President Harold
Montgomery
reported
on November 15 that the
alternate and base bids
represented two different
options for the future repair and completion of the
project.
“The first bid is to do
what’s basically needed
to get it functioning. The
second part is an alternate.
It is if we want to correct
those marginal things.
And, if we don’t correct
the marginal things, we’re
taking the risk on that. We
might need more maintenance on that part,” Montgomery said. “The regular
maintenance might be a little bit more [with the base
bid], but, in doing that, we
have the funds available
that will be escrowed into
an account — a maintenance account — to take
care of the maintenance issues should they arise.”
During a second meeting held on November 20,
the commission met with
the low bidder, Southern
Ohio Trenching, as well as
Silcott and entered into a
lengthy executive session
to discuss the sewer conSee AWARD | A2
�Sunday, December 2, 2012
Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis
Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A2
Ohio Valley Forecast
Gallia County Community Calendar
Card showers
Charles Sanders will be celebrating his
81st birthday Dec. 2, 2012. He would enjoy a call at 740-446-7681 or a card. Cards
can be sent to: 32 Garfield Ave, Gallipolis,
Ohio 45631, or if you would like to stop
and say hello, you can do so from 2 p.m.
to 4 p.m.
Mabel Saunders will be celebrating her
100th birthday on Dec. 5, 2012. Cards
may be sent to: 25 Chillicothe Road, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631.
Events
Monday, Dec. 3
GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County
Children Services Board will hold a special meeting at 4 p.m. at the office located
at 83 Shawnee Lane, Gallipolis, Ohio.
Tuesday, Dec. 4
OHIO VALLEY — Holzer Clinic and
Holzer Medical Center retirees will meet
for lunch at 12 p.m. at the Wild Horse Restaurant in Pomeroy. Anyone wishing to
car pool can meet at the Quality Inn (former Holiday Inn) parking lot at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 5
GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County
Board of Health will meet at 9 a.m. in the
conference room of the Gallia County Service Center, 499 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis.
Friday, Dec. 7
GALLIPOLIS — Christmas bazaar, 9
a.m.-2:30 p.m., Grace United Methodist
Church, 600 Second Avenue, Gallipolis.
Lunch will be served from 11 a.m.-1:30
p.m. Noodles, baked goods and a lot
more.
Tuesday, Dec. 10
GALLIPOLIS — TRIAD/SALT meeting, 1 p.m. at the Senior Resource Center,
1167 Ohio 160, Gallipolis.
Friday, Dec. 13
GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Garden Club will hold their Christmas meeting on Dec. 13 at Bob Evans Restaurant
in Rio Grande at 6 p.m. Maxie Oliver and
Phyllis Mason will be the hostesses for
the meeting. There will be a special guest
speaker. If you cannot attend please call
either of the hostesses and let her know.
Meigs County Community Calendar
Sunday, Dec. 2
NEW HAVEN — Factory 12 Ga and
Slug Match, noon, at the Broad Run
Gun Club. Meeting before the match.
Monday, Dec. 3
ALFRED — Orange Township
Trustees, 7 p.m. at the township building.
SYRACUSE — The Sutton Township Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. at the
Syracuse Village Hall.
RUTLAND — The Rutland Township Trustees will meet in regular session at 5 p.m. at the Rutland Fire Station.
POMEROY — The Meigs County
Cancer Initiative, Inc. (MCI) will meet
at noon at the Rio Bravo restaurant
in Mason. For more information call
Courtney Midkiff at (740) 992-6626,
Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
LETART TWP. — Letart Township
Trustees will meet at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township Community Building.
Thursday, Dec. 6
POMEROY — Meigs County Retired Teachers will meet at noon at
Trinity Congregational Church. Presentation on the Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center and a musical program. Members asked to take
school supplies and/or books for children and young people. Call 992-3214
for luncheon reservations by Wednesday. Guests welcome.
Friday, Dec. 7
POMEROY — Meigs County
P.E.R.I. Chapter 74 will hold their
meeting at noon at the Mulberry
Community Center. This will be our
Christmas potluck lunch. Drinks and
paper items will be supplied. Bring
covered dish(s). Also a gift for the gift
exchange.
Tuesday, Dec. 11
TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers
Plains Regional Sewer Board will have
their regular meeting at 5 p.m. at the
TPRSD office.
BEDFORD TWP. — The Bedford
Township Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the
town hall.
Wednesday, Dec. 12
POMEROY — The Meigs County
Trustees and Fiscal Officers Association will meet at 6 p.m. at the Meigs
High School Cafeteria. Reservations
are due by December 4 by calling Opal
Dyer at (740) 742-2805. There will be
a meal preceding the meeting and election of officers will be held.
the damage. The Ohio
Plan, which provides
insurance to the village,
along with Belfor Property Restoration did not
leave until the job was
done said Spencer.
Cleanup began on July
2, and work continued
through the end of summer and early fall.
He noted that many
times when work is being done a company will
take time to work on
other jobs, this was not
the case with Belfor.
The 101 year old
building has now been
Monday Night: Partly
cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday: A chance of
showers. Mostly cloudy, with
a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.
Tuesday Night: Showers
likely. Mostly cloudy, with
a low around 39. Chance of
precipitation is 60 percent.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Wednesday Night: Partly
cloudy, with a low around 27.
Thursday: Mostly sunny,
with a high near 51.
Thursday Night: Mostly
cloudy, with a low around 42.
Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a
high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
Sewer
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is additional settling, it can be
corrected by them when they
come back in the spring.”
Work on the massive sewer
project was handled by Mike
Enyart and Sons, Inc., the general contractor. As a part of the
overall project and provided
for in the forgiven EPA loan
was the purchase of equipment
needed to maintain the system once completed. Most of
that equipment has now been
secured and that building in
which to store it has been built.
The scope of the program
included expanding the sewer
system’s ability to keep untreated water from overflowing into the Ohio River. Gerlach said it also solved some
mine water runoff problems
in the upper section of the village. The mine water, which
does not have to be treated
before being dumped into the
Ohio River, was going directly
into the sewer system’s water
which requires treatment.
Now the mine water runoff has
separate lines taking that water
directly to the river, which cuts
the village’s cost of treating it.
original contract for construction of the sewer was
terminated with Trimat
Construction, Inc., in January of this year.
Following the termination of the original contract, the bonding company hired an outside
contractor to “camera”
and clear the entire gravity collection system in order to discover the areas
in the project that need
replaced.
Work on three pump stations that serve the sewer
system has also been ongoing, and two of those
pump stations are operational. The third stations
is still currently in need of
repairs.
The
entire
system
reportedly consists of
60,000 linear feet of sewer
line, and approximately
13,000 feet of that line will
need to be reconstructed.
During Thursday’s discussion, the commission
scheduled a pre-construction meeting with the
engineer, contractor and
other involved parties at 2
p.m. on Thursday, December 6 in the second-floor
meeting room at the Gallia
County Courthouse.
Silcott reported that,
while the contractor has
reported its desire to
begin work on the main
system in February, some
residents in the mostsouthern regions affected
by the project may have
the opportunity to start
connecting to the sewer
prior to this.
Construction will be
completed in phases and
Montgomery
reported
that letters discussing residential connection to the
sewer would be sent out to
some residents living south
of Georges Creek Road following next Thursday’s
pre-construction meeting.
“Hopefully we can move
forward and get this thing
completed in the next few
months,”
Montgomery
stated.
Also discussed during the meeting were the
number of claims that have
been filed by property
owners in the area seeking
reimbursement for reclamation work and other
possible damage done to
their properties during
previous construction of
the sewer.
According to Silcott, approximately 50 individuals
were advised to file claims
with the liability insurance
company in regard to their
properties, however, only
four of five claims in total
have reportedly been submitted to the insurance
company for review.
Silcott reported that his
company has attempted to
contact those individuals
who have not submitted
their claims to advise them
of how to file their claims if
so desired.
“You can only get it taken care of if you make the
claim,” Silcott said.
session of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor of
the first degree; drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor
of the fourth degree; and
possession of a controlled
substance, a minor degree
misdemeanor.
The complaint filed
states that Robinson was
in possession of hydrocodone, diazepam (a schedule IV drug), marijuana
and drug paraphernalia. In
addition, it states that the
hydrocodone and diazepam were contained in bag
without the proper label.
The charge of trafficking in
drugs states that Robinson
allegedly prepared the pills
for shipment, delivery, or
distribution.
According to Williams,
bond for Robinson was set
at $50,000 with 10 percent
allowed and Hawk was released on an own recognizance bond.
According to a media
release sent by the Ohio
State Board of Pharmacy,
the agency began its investigation after receiving
information from an investigator with the Pomeroy
Police Department. The
information stated that the
pharmacy Hawk worked
at was experiencing significant losses of various
strengths of hydrocodone
tablets.
Wimbley added that the
information was received
by the Board of Pharmacy
on Nov. 6, and the Pomeroy Police had started an
investigation prior to that
time.
The initial call for the
fire department and others
indicated the possibility of
a methamphetamine lab
located at the residence.
This, however, was not the
case, according to officials.
It was unclear as of press
time when Hawk and Robinson will make their next
court appearance.
Award
Racine
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Sunday: A chance of showers, mainly after 3 p.m. Partly
sunny, with a high near 65.
Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Chance of precipitation is 30
percent. New precipitation
amounts of less than a tenth
of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: A chance
of showers, mainly before 1
a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a
low around 50. South wind
3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New
precipitation amounts of less
than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: A slight chance
of showers between noon
and 3 p.m. Partly sunny, with
a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
restored to it’s previous
condition with a new
staircase, ceiling, roof
and other items.
The building originally opened in 1911 as
Racine High School and
later became Racine Elementary School prior
to the village purchasing
the property in 1998.
The staircase was
crafted by Amish workers away from the site,
taken apart to be transported to Racine, and reconstructed in place.
Spencer praised the
work of the insurance
company and contrac-
tors, adding that you
don’t know what a company is about until you
truly need them, and the
village could not be happier with the result.
Other damage in the
village repaired by Belfor include damage to
a dugout, items in the
park area and the shed at
the fire station.
During a council meeting following the storm,
Spencer told council the
village would only be
responsible for the deductible, $1,000, of the
more that $100,000 in
damage.
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struction contract.
Following this, the commission reported that they
would make a decision as
to the future direction of
the project during their
weekly meeting on November 29.
The alternate bid accepted by the commission
on Thursday represents
the larger scope of work,
according to Silcott, and,
depending on the weather,
will take an estimated nine
months for total completion.
“[The alternate bid] will
include all of the ‘must
replace’ work that we
discussed, the ‘moderate
work’ that we discussed,
and that should give you a
complete, functioning system when it is done,” Silcott stated. “There are still
some, what we call, ‘minimal risk’ areas that don’t
necessarily meet industry
standards, but our feeling
is that they won’t create
you any undo concern.”
The commissioners were
given the responsibility
for the completion of the
project after they received
a $3.5 million check from
the Fidelity and Deposit
Company of Maryland —
the former contractor’s
bonding company — on
October 5.
Negotiations with the
bonding company for the
completion of the project
began shortly after the
Charges
From Page A1
is charged with tampering
with drugs, a felony of the
third degree; possession of
a controlled substance, a
felony of the fourth degree;
trafficking in drugs, a felony of the fifth degree; pos-
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Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis
Ask Dr. Brothers
Dad is overprotective
of young teen daughter
Dear
Dr.
in a town with a
Brothers: I am
prestigious prep
worried about
school, and our
my daughter’s
son has always
relationship with
wanted to go
her dad. We are
there. I don’t
divorced, and
think we realized
when he has her
how competifor weekends, he
tive it is; we just
won’t let her out
knew that it was
of his sight. He’s
a cool school in
always been very
our town. We
protective, but
always told him
since she’s 13
that he would
now, he needs to
go there when
stop. He won’t
he got older.
let her ride her Dr. Joyce Brothers Well, he didn’t
Syndicated
bike except in
get in. Now he’s
the driveway, or
moping around
Columnist
walk to the corand says he is a
ner store alone.
loser. I feel bad,
She complains
but I don’t know
that it’s no fun to go to his what to say or do to get him
apartment, and I don’t want back to normal. He’s a good
them to grow apart. What kid, but maybe not prep school
should I say to him to make material. I feel like a loser, too.
him see that he is acting crazy? — S.B.
— C.K.
Dear S.B.: There is no reaDear C.K.: Overprotective son for either of you to feel
dads mean well. Their daugh- like a loser, but that notion is
ters often are “daddy’s girl” in not going to be easy to shake
childhood, and fathers who when school acceptance time
enjoy close relationships with rolls around. There’s not going
their little ones are reluctant to to be one morning when your
give up that role. Other dads son wakes up and is over it. Afmay not have been so involved ter all, he’s been living with the
with their daughters, but may assumption that he’d be attendbe worriers or macho men ing this school pretty much his
who see their role as that of whole life, and though you
protector. Your ex also is try- and the educational instituing to make up for the divorce. tion might not see him as prep
Calling his behavior crazy school material, he thinks of
probably will not help you rea- himself that way, and has for
son with him when it comes to years. I’m afraid you need to
his feelings about his daughter. take some responsibility for
He is driven by love, but also planting this unrealistic goal
by fear. That’s a powerful com- in his mind and nurturing it
bination, and as your child ma- through the years.
tures, it may actually drive her
You dropped the ball when
away from her father.
it came to smoothing the path
Young adolescents are at a for your child. You had years to
developmental stage where check out the entrance requireindependence and autonomy ments and tailor your son’s
are most important to their schooling and activities so that
growth and happiness. Un- he could be more competitive
less your daughter is unusu- when that judgment day rolled
ally compliant, she is likely to around. But thatall water unrebel at some point against der the bridge now, and your
the unreasonable demands of responsibility to your son now
her dad. He is also toying with is to rebuild his image of himhis daughter’s sense of self- self as a winner. You can’t do
confidence and resilience. Talk that very well if you are feelto him about what he wants ing like a loser yourself. Shake
for his child in terms of her it off, and help him develop
ability to make her own deci- friendships and interests that
sions and live her life. Perhaps will boost his pride and selfyou can get him to commit to esteem. Focus on academic
backing off in specific small goals and developing his passteps and open up with you sions. College still lies ahead,
about what is motivating him so make sure you don’t repeat
to be so overprotective. Be as old mistakes. Do your homesupportive as you can; he’s got work together, and find some
hard times ahead.
winning matches next time.
***
Dear Dr. Brothers: We live (c) 2012 by King Features Syndicate
Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A3
Gallia County Local Briefs
Road closures planned
GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia
County Engineer Brett A. Boothe
announces that Symmes Creek Road
will be closed, between Gallia Road
and Wolf Run Road beginning at 7
a.m. Monday, December 3, 2012,
until further notice for a slip repair.
Also, Peniel Road will be closed,
weather permitting, between Cadmus Road and Wagoner Road beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, December 3,
2012, through 4:30 p.m. Friday, December 7, 2012, for bridge repairs.
Local traffic will need to use other
county roads as a detour for both of
these closures.
City Commission meeting
slated
GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis City Commission will hold its
regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m.
on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, at
the Gallia County Convention and
Visitors Bureau, 61 Court Street,
Gallipolis, Ohio. On the agenda is
legislation to amend the current appropriations and transfer/advance ordinances. The commission will meet
in the meeting room at the rear of the
building that can be accessed from
the Third Avenue entrance door.
OAPSE) , OPERS and SERS public
employee retirees and their spouses
are invited to attend the next meeting. Please bring a covered dish. We
also encourage public employees who
plan to retire in the near future to attend. The group meets on the third
Friday of each month. Interested retirees may call for more information
at 740-245-0093.
Ohio AFSCME Retirees to hold
Christmas luncheon meeting
BIDWELL — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Gallia and Jackson Counties,
Sub-chapter 102 will hold their next
meeting and Christmas Luncheon
at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 21
at 4629 Ohio 850, Rodney Pike,
Bidwell, in Springfield Township.
The new sub-chapter is seeking new
members in the two-county area. AFSCME (Ohio Council 8, OCSEA, and
Grant opportunity for nonprofit
cultural organizations
OHIO VALLEY — Organizations
may apply for creative placemaking
projects that contribute to the livability of communities and place the arts
at their core. An organization may
request a grant amount from $25,000
to $200,000. Deadline: January 14,
2013. For more information: http://
www07.grants.gov/search/search.
do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=203833.
Meigs County Local Briefs
Free Community
Dinner
RACINE — The Racine
Methodist Church will
host a free community dinner at the church on Saturday, Dec. 8. Service will
begin at noon and continue
as long as the food lasts.
C-8 town hall meeting
POMEROY — Town
hall meetings on C-8 contamination will be held at
the Mulberry Community
Center in Pomeroy at 7
p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6.
Information will be given
on a planned class action
legal suit for those who
have been physically damaged as a result of C-8 contamination.
Dinner and Variety
Show
RACINE — Southern
High School’s reconnecting youth class is hosting
a dinner and variety show
on December 8, 2012 at
6:00. Tickets are on sale at
the high school for $10.00,
which includes a chicken
noodle dinner. A toy drive
will also be held that evening, students are asking
that you bring a new, unwrapped toy to the dinner.
Proceeds from the evening
will support the Reconnecting Youth Program.
Any questions, contact
Amy Roush at Southern
High School 949-2611.
Potential Boil
Advisory
POMEROY — The hydrant replacement project
in the Village of Pomeroy
will begin on Dec. 3. Water
customers within the village may experience a boil
advisory or temporary water shut off for repair and
connection of water lines.
Anyone with questions is
asked to contact Village
Administrator Paul Hellman.
St. Nicholas Day
Celebration
POMEROY — Grace
Episcopal Church invites
children (K-4th grade)
to join us for a day of fun
with games and activities,
pizza, holiday movie and
popcorn from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. on Saturday, December 8. Please call the
church office at 992–3968
for reservations.
Look Good, Feel
Better workshop
POMEROY — Look
Good, Feel Better, a free
program for women in
cancer treatment will be
held from 1-3 p.m. on Dec.
10 at the Pomeroy Public
Library. Each participant
will receive a make up kit
worth $300, along with receiving tips on care of skin
and hair during treatment.
Registration is required at
1-800-227-2345.
Meth Lab Awareness
Training
RACINE — Methamphetamine Lab Awareness
training will be held from
6-8 p.m., Dec. 4, in the
Southern Elementary Cafeteria. The instructor will
be Dennis Lowe from Ohio
BCI. Anyone interested in
helping to stop the drug
problem is welcome to attend.
Upcoming Blood
Drives
MEIGS COUNTY —
Two upcoming blood
drives have been scheduled in Meigs County. The
first will be from 1-6 p.m.
on Dec. 26 at the Mulberry
Community Center. The
second is scheduled from
9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Dec. 31 at
the Middleport Church of
Christ
Immunization clinic
POMEROY — The Meigs
County Health Department
will conduct a Childhood
and Adolescent Immunization Clinic from 9-11 a.m.
and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday at
the Meigs County Health
Department. Please bring
shot record and medical
card or commercial insurance if applicable. Children
must be accompanied by
a parent or legal guardian.
A donation is appreciated,
but not required. Flu and
pneumonia shots will also
be available for a fee. For
more information contact
the Health Department at
992-6626.
Natural Resources
Assistance Council
Meeting Notice
MARIETTA — There
will be a meeting of the Natural Resources Assistance
Council at Buckeye HillsHocking Valley Regional
Development
District,
1400 Pike Street, Marietta, Ohio, on Wednesday,
December 5, at 10 a.m.
to rate and rank Round 7
grant applications for funding. Questions regarding
this meeting should be directed to Michelle Hyer at
Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development
District at (740) 376-1025
or mhyer@buckeyehills.
org.
Livestock Report
GALLIPOLIS — United Producers,
Inc., livestock report of sales from November 28, 2012.
Feeder Cattle
275-415 pounds, Steers, $100-$189,
Heifers, $90-$150; 425-525 pounds,
Steers, $100-$175, Heifers, $90-$145; 550625 pounds, Steers, $100-$155, Heifers,
$90-$132; 650-725 pounds, Steers, $90$135, Heifers, $85-$125; 750-850 pounds,
Steers, $85-$120, Heifers, $85-$110.
Cows
Well Muscled/Fleshed, $67-$76; Medium/Lean, $55-$66; Thin/Light, $31.50$54; Bulls, $77-$93.50.
Back to Farm
Cow/Calf Pairs, $1,185-$1,300; Goats,
$75-$125; Hogs, $64-dn; Bred Cows, $300$1,010; Baby Calves, $35-$130; Lambs,
$120.
Upcoming Specials
12/5/12 — next sale, 10 a.m.
12/26/12 — No sale. Have a Merry
Christmas.
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.
HOLIDAY
SAVINGS SALE
NOW THRU
CHRISTMAS!!!
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Opinion
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
Letter to the editor
Analysis: Obama, Boehner
Reader attempts to tackle rural call problems
seek cliff talks leverage
David Espo
AP Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) —
One month before the deadline, negotiations between
President Barack Obama
and Republicans to save the
economy from a plunge over
the fiscal cliff are still in the
throat-clearing stage. Serious
bargaining is on hold while
the two sides vie for political
leverage.
Deal or no deal, nothing
is likely to become clear until far closer to the year-end
deadline, when the lure of
getting away for the holidays
will sharpen the focus of negotiators.
“There’s a stalemate. Let’s
not kid ourselves,” House
Speaker John Boehner, ROhio, said Friday, punctuating the end of a week of
political theater by divided
government. “Right now
we’re almost nowhere.”
He spoke as Obama all but
called Republicans heartless
louts from a Charles Dickens
story. Their failure to pass
an extension of middle class
tax cuts would amount to
a Christmas “lump of coal”
for millions, Obama said
in Hatfield, Pa. “That’s a
Scrooge Christmas,” added
the recently-re-elected president, who claims a voters’
mandate to extend existing
tax cuts for all but upper incomes.
Boehner, too, claimed
a mandate after voters renewed the House Republican majority on Nov. 6. But
the speaker’s political hand
was weakened — witness
his postelection announcement that the GOP would
put revenues on the bargaining table. His control seems
to have eroded further in the
weeks since, as a smattering
of the GOP rank and file let it
be known they could support
the president’s tax plan under the right circumstances.
“Rate increase, if the package includes significant entitlement reform that gets you
to $4 to $6 trillion (in deficit savings) over 10 years, I
would vote for that,” a retiring Rep. Steve LaTourette,
R-Ohio, told reporters on
Friday.
Rep. Charles Bass made
similar comments. “If it gets
us past the fiscal cliff and
the president is willing to
consider meaningful savings
in entitlements, it’s a legitimate solution,” said the New
Hampshire lawmaker, who
was defeated for re-election
this fall.
Yet the speaker also made
a little-noticed move this
week to shore up his bargaining position.
He issued a statement noting that Senate Democrats
are threatening to weaken
the Republicans’ ability to
block legislation in their
chamber in the new Congress that convenes in January.
“Any bill that reaches a
Republican-led House based
on Senate Democrats’ heavyhanded power play would be
dead on arrival,” he warned.
In the talks to date, Democrats have declined to identify a single spending cut they
are willing to support, while
Republicans avoid specifics
on revenue increases they
would swallow.
Once each side moves
beyond opening gambits,
Republicans will have to decide whether they are willing
to raise income tax rates on
upper incomes, as Obama
wants, or hold fast to closing loopholes as a means of
producing increased tax revenue.
Boehner condemns raising rates, yet didn’t flatly
rule it out during the day. It
was a step Majority Leader
Eric Cantor, R-Va., took.
“We don’t want to increase
tax rates, we’re not going to
increase tax rates,” he told
reporters.
For their part, Democrats will decide how much
savings to pull from benefit programs like Medicare,
Medicaid and possibly Social
Security without cutting
guaranteed benefits, a line
they vowed not to cross in
earlier budget negotiations.
Obama’s opening proposal, delivered to Boehner and
other Republicans by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner
on Thursday, calls for $1.6
trillion in higher taxes over a
decade, hundreds of billions
of dollars in new spending,
a possible extension of the
temporary Social Security
payroll tax cut and enhancing the president’s power to
raise the national debt limit.
The new federal revenue
would include $950 billion
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generated by raising taxes
on families with incomes
over $250,000 and by closing certain tax loopholes by
the end of this year, according to administration officials who described the offer
Friday only on condition of
anonymity. The remainder
would be achieved through
an overhaul of the tax system next year and would not
become effective until 2014,
said the officials, who were
not authorized to provide the
details by name.
Obama is seeking new
spending to help the unemployed, homeowners whose
property’s value is less than
their mortgage, doctors who
treat Medicare patients and
wage-earners.
In exchange, the president
would back cuts of an unspecified amount this year,
and savings of as much $400
billion from Medicare and
other benefit programs in
2013.
Republicans said they
were surprised at the plan,
and Democrats wondered
aloud why.
“Each side said they’d
submit a down payment. We
have. Our preference is revenue. What is theirs?” said
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
Republicans have an opening offer of their own, in line
with their conservative antitax views, much as Obama’s
is designed to solidify his
own political position. While
agreeing to new revenue,
GOP lawmakers want to
extend expiring income tax
cuts at all levels, including
the top brackets. They also
want to raise the age of eligibility for Medicare and curtail future cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security
and other benefit programs.
The same adjustment would
raise revenue for the government by making a change in
annual adjustments of tax
brackets.
“We’re the only ones with
a balanced plan to protect
the economy, protect American jobs and protect the middle class from the fiscal cliff,”
Boehner said on Friday.
That was a jab at Obama,
who campaigned for re-election advocating a balanced
approach to avoiding the fiscal cliff that combines higher
taxes on the wealthy with
spending cuts.
Dear Editor,
Making a call to a distant relative,
friend or business is something we have
been doing for decades without thought
of how the call is actually completed.
In today’s world, dialing long-distance
numbers or making wireless telephone
calls are a regular occurrences that we
expect to be done without issue or interruption. Many rural Ohio landline telephone customers no longer take the ability to make and receive telephone calls
for granted, however.
Rural telephone companies and their
customers throughout Ohio are experiencing what has become known as “rural
call completion” problems. These customers have reported a variety of call
completion issues, including calls not
being connected. This issue affects both
long distance calls and wireless telephone calls and can be identified by one
or more of the following:
• The called person’s phone rings but
he or she hears dead air when the call is
answered;
• Extremely poor quality on answerable calls (e.g., severe echo, garbled,
only one way conversation audible); and/
or,
• Inaccurate or misleading caller identification display.
These problems create frustrations
for rural telephone customers, many
of whom are trying to place calls to or
receive calls from family members or
friends. Additionally, these connection
problems have the potential to cause
significant harm to local businesses that
may experience disconnection from their
suppliers or missed business opportunities from their customers.
Many rural customers understandably, yet mistakenly, place the blame
for their call completion issues on their
local telephone company or the local
telephone company servicing the town
being called. However, rather than being
the fault of the local telephone company,
these problems are generally caused by
the route a rural call takes when transported by the network of either the caller’s long distance company or wireless
telephone company. The rates that rural
providers charge to other carriers for
completing calls are higher than those in
more urban areas. This is due to the fact
that rural areas are more expensive to
serve because of their lower population
density. To minimize their costs, some
long-distance service providers contract
with third-parties to route their calls at
the lowest cost possible. This practice is
called “least-cost routing.”
It is important to note that least cost
routing is not new and has actually been
used for the efficient management of networks and network costs for many years.
In recent years, however, the least cost
routing market has become very competitive. In this market, least cost routers
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are constantly bidding their services at
very low rates. As a result, multiple least
cost routers may be involved in a call’s
path as one least cost router hands the
call to another in an effort to minimize
the cost of transporting the call. While
this may be ultimately cheap er for the
long distance or wireless company routing the call, it may also lead to poorer
service and call quality for customers.
To address this issue, the FCC has recently adopted new rules that provide
both short and long-term solutions to
rural call completion problems and continues to work on this issue. Accordingly, customers of rural local telephone
companies who are experiencing such
problems may wish to contact the FCC
at (888) 225-5322. Further information
about rural call completion problems
may also be found on the FCC’s website
at www.fcc.gov.
The Public Utilities Commission of
Ohio (PUCO) has also taken an active interest in rural call completion
problems and the search for solutions.
However, with available alternatives to
the traditional telephone services, rural
call completion problems often involve
service providers that are not telecommunications service providers, such as
voice over internet protocol service and
internet service providers, who do not
fall under the PUCO’s regulatory authority. Nonetheless, in an effort to determine the magnitude of the problem in
Ohio, the PUCO asks for customers to
contact the PUCO Call Center at (800)
686-PUCO (7826) to report problems
experienced while placing or receiving
long distance and wireless calls in Ohio.
In addition to contacting the FCC
and the PUCO, long distance and wireless telephone customers experiencing
call completion problems should contact
their respective long distance or wireless telephone service provider to open a
trouble ticket. These companies should
work with their customers to resolve
these issues. Additionally, customers
should consider contacting their local
provider to let them know the problem
exists. When contacting your service
provider, the FCC and the PUCO, be
sure to provide the following information, which will help determine the reason for the call interruption:
• The date and time the call was
placed;
• The phone number from which the
call originated;
• The name of the caller’s long distance provider; and,
• Details about the call, e.g., failure to
connect, loss of connection, poor quality,
etc.
With proper consumer reporting, we
hope that these problems will be identified and solutions offered in the future.
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Obituaries
George Glen Gum, Sr.
George Glen Gum Sr., 87,
of Pomeroy, Ohio, passed
away on November 28,
2012, at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center in Middleport. He was born on April
25, 1925, in Diana, West
Virginia, son of the late
William McKinley Gum
and Bessie Jane Schrader
Gum. He was a mold setter and retired from Kaiser
Aluminum. He was a World
War II Army veteran and a
lifetime member of VFW
Post 9926 in Mason, W.Va.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by
a grandson.
He is survived by his beloved companion, Marguerite
Eskew of Pomeroy; children, Sheryl Lee Ross of Three
Rivers, Michigan, George (Jody) Gum, Jr., of Pomeroy,
Glenda Gail Gingerich of Burr Oak, Michigan; grandchildren, Thomas Andrew LeMunyon, Nathan Byer, Samantha Byer, and Chase Thrams; great-grandchildren,
Justin, Tristan and Zachary LeMunyon; extended family members include, Crystal Richmond, Charlene (Neil)
Anderson, Melodie (Nick) Bissell, Jerri (David) Gunn,
Beverly (Paul) Voss, Lori (Ray) Patterson; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson,
many nieces, nephews and cousins; and a special friend
and caregiver, Gerald “Red” Eblin.
Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, December 3, 2012, at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home
in Pomeroy. Officiating will be Pastor Lamar O’Bryant
and Pastor Rob Combs. Entombment will be at the Meigs
Memory Gardens mausoleum. Friends may call from 6-8
p.m. on Sunday, December 2, and on Monday, from 11
a.m. until time of service at the funeral home.
An on-line registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com.
Charles Wayne Lester
Charles Wayne Lester (Charlie), age 49, of Patriot
Ohio, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at
his home. He was born April 18, 1963, in Point Pleasant,
West Virginia, to Virginia (Wyant) Lester and the late
Don Lester.
In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by his
wife, Karla Leigh Miller, who passed away in 1984.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his ex-wife,
Lora Lester Hood; their two daughters, Lacey (Nathan)
Bainter and Layna Lester; three brothers, Doug, Bill and
Jeff Lester; and one sister, Kim Lester. He is also survived by thirteen nieces and nephews.
Charlie was formerly employed by L&L Scrap Metals
prior to his medical problems.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, December 2, 2012, at the Lewis & Gillum Funeral Home in Oak
Hill with Rev. Cline Rawlins officiating. Friends may call
Saturday, December 1, 2012, from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral
home. Online condolences may be sent to www.e-k-lewisfuneral.com.
Jacqueline J. ‘Jackie’ Roush
Jacqueline J. “Jackie” Roush, 65, of Greensboro, NC,
died November 28, 2012, at Moses Cone Hospital,
Greensboro, NC. She was born April 13, 1947, in Athens,
Ohio, to Robert L. Jones and Patricia M. Ackerson Jones.
Jackie worked for Western Electric, AT&T and Lucent
Technologies as a computer programmer and manager.
She was a Technical Senior Manager of a systems test organization when she retired in 2001. She earned a BS degree in Computer Science and an MS in Computer Information Systems Management and completed advanced
technology managers training at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina.
Jackie was an avid trapshooter and life member of
the Amateur Trapshooting Association. She registered
121,000 tournament targets during her career which began in 1973. Jackie served as a director on the boards of
the NC Trapshooting Association and the NC Trapshooting Hall of Fame. She has won many trophies and championships at local, state, zone and national levels. She had
many shooting friends from all over the country.
Jackie was also an accomplished seamstress and fiber
artist. She designed and fabricated numerous quilted
wall hangings, handbags and related original creations;
many of which were donated to various charities. Several
of her creations were selected to be displayed at major
quilting exhibits.
Jackie is survived by her husband of 44 years, Terry
L. Roush of Greensboro, NC; sister, Carolyn Jones Korn
and husband, George, of Shade, Ohio; brothers, Robert
A. Jones and wife, Kim, of Shade, Ohio; and James M.
Jones of Shade, Ohio. Also surviving are several nieces
and nephews. Preceded in death by her parents.
Friends may visit from 5-8 p.m. Monday, December 3,
at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, W.Va. A funeral
service will follow at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 4 also
at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Letart Falls
Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made
to North Carolina Trapshooting Hall of Fame, 540 Juney
Beauchamp Rd., Advance, NC, 27006-7831. Envelopes
will be provided by the funeral home.
Clinton L. Murphy, Sr.
Clinton L. Murphy, Sr.,
82, of Gallipolis, went to
be with the Lord on Saturday, December 1, 2012,
at his home with his family at his side. Clinton was
born on March 28, 1930, in
Huntington, West Virginia,
son of the late Kenneth L.
Murphy and Lura Ethel
Roach Murphy.
He retired from the U.S.
Air Force after spending
twenty-one years in 1968.
Clinton then went on to become a licensed electrician
and worked for another forty years for the community.
He was a member of Elizabeth Chapel Church and he
was always willing to help those in the community that
didn’t have.
Clinton is survived by his wife of more than fifty-six
years, Marion Davis Murphy; his daughters, Debbie
(Randy) Carnes, Robin Murphy, Denise (Paul) Holley,
and Cathy Murphy all of Gallipolis; eleven grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren; one sister, Nancy
Murphy Sheets of Gallipolis; and a brother-in-law, Pete
Burger of Milton, W.Va.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons,
Clinton L. Murphy, Jr., and Timothy Scott Murphy; and
one sister, Phyllis Murphy Burger.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 4,
2012, at Willis Funeral Home, with Pastor Randy Carnes
and Pastor Alfred Holley officiating. Burial will follow
in Ridgelawn Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m.
on Monday, December 3, 2012, at Willis Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be T.J. Murphy, Ben Murphy, Trevor Calhoun, Larry Evans, Taylor Luxford, Paul Holley, Aaron
Price, Dennis Brown, Greg Shipley and Jerrid Douglas.
Clinton was a beloved father and grandfather and will
be deeply missed.
Full Military Honors will be given at the graveside.
Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail
condolences.
Mabel McBride Tawney
Mabel McBride Tawney, 94, Gallipolis, Ohio, passed
away Wednesday, November 29, 2012, at Holzer Senior
Care, Gallipolis. She was born May 16, 1918, in Bidwell,
Ohio, daughter of the late Carlton McBride and Lottie
White McBride Wright.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death
by two sisters, Agnes Jones and Lula Sheline; and one
brother, Willis “Mickey” McBride. Her husband of 63
years, Max Tawney, preceded her in death March 20,
2003. She was also preceded by a grandson, Jimmy Scott.
She is survived by three daughters, Betsy (Jack) Crank,
Henderson, West Virginia, Becky (Alan) Scott, and Nancy and a son, David, all of Gallipolis. She is survived by
seven grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.
Mabel graduated from Bidwell High School and was
a graduate of Rio Grande College. She taught one year
at Bidwell Elementary school, where she met Max who
was taking pictures of students, got married and helped
him with his photography business. She worked retouching the negatives and giving color to the black and white
portraits by hand coloring them.
She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church
and taught the Ladies Progressive Sunday School class
for several years. She was a member of Grace Guild Sunday School. She loved to sing and play the organ.
She was a member of Eastern Star and White Shrine
as well as an avid sports fan. She played basketball at Rio
Grande College and later played church softball. She was
known for her baking of the best cherry pies.
A memorial service will be conducted at 12
p.m.Wednesday December 7, 2012, in the Grace United
Methodist Church, Gallipolis with Revs. Alfred Holley and Bill Thomas officiating. The family will receive
friends one hour prior to the service. The McCoy-Moore
Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis is honored
to handle the arrangements for the Tawney Family.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations made
to the: Grace United Methodist Memorial Fund, 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis, OH 45631.
Condolences may be sent to www.mccoymoore.com.
Aljean Starr Tyler Thivener
Aljean Starr Tyler Thivener, 87, of Gallipolis, passed
away Friday evening November 30, 2012 at Ohio Valley
Health Care, in Parkersburg, W.Va., where she had been
a resident for the last three years. Aljean was loved by
the staff and residents and enjoyed her craft of necklace
making and giving them to the staff and residents. She
will always be known for her great sense of humor, quick
wit and her kindness and giving heart. She was a dedicated mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, sister, aunt
and friend.
Aljean was known for her hard work, giving spirit and
love for her family and friends. Family was very important to her. She will be missed terribly here on earth but
will have a Heavenly grand reunion with her loved ones
that have gone on.
Aljean retired from the Ohio River Company (Ingram
Barge Line) with 15 years of service as a cook, and she
was the manager for more than 20 years for One Hour/
Duke Cleaners in Gallipolis.
She was born December 16, 1924, in Gallipolis, the
daughter of the late Lyburn and Alice Gaskins Tyler.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death
by her husband, Cecil G. Thivener, Sr.; a son, Gary Lee
Thivener; son-in-law, Rodney Crites; two infant daughters, Margret Ann and Florence Gertrude Thivener; stepson, Gilbert Thivener; step-daughter, Ivena Thivener
Liedel; an infant grandson, Cecil Shay Thivener; and two
sisters, Mildred Nelson and Mary Ada Wheeler.
She is survived by her daughter and son, Garnet Crites
of Parkersburg, W.Va. and Cecil G. Thivener, Jr. “JR”
of Gallipolis, Ohio; and daughters-in-law, Jenny Lucus
Thivener of Gallipolis, Ohio and Mary Thivener of New
Port Richey, FL.
She is also survived by a very special friend she considered a “daughter”, Gloria VanDyne of Powhattan Pt.,
Ohio; 11 grandchildren, Dr. Melanie (Richard) CritesBachert, Portland, OR, Christina (Scott) Adkins, Angel
(Mike) Blazer, Amanda (Jamie) Caldwell, Greg (Beth)
Thivener, Travis (Monica) Thivener, all of Gallipolis,
OH, Suzanne (Daryl) Baker, St. Cloud, FL , Tim (Cindy)
Wallace, Uniontown, OH, Jim (Debbie) Wallace, Akron,
OH, Tony (Stephanie) Thivener, Lusby, MD and Derick
(Rosa) Thivener, Newport Richey, FL; 24 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; many loving
nieces and nephews, friends and extended family.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday December 4, 2012, at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may
call at the funeral home on Monday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.
An online guest registry is available at waugh-halleywood.com.
Edna Whetstone Price
Edna Whetstone Price, 97, of Portland, Ohio, died November 29, 2012.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis
Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A6
Missouri couple wins $588 Trelka named 2012
million Powerball prize
Trooper of the Year
DEARBORN, Mo. (AP)
— Cindy Hill, a laid-off office
manager who lives in a small
town in Missouri, called her
husband Thursday with urgent news that would change
everything: “We won the lottery.”
“What?” he asked.
“We won the lottery,” she
repeated. But Mark Hill, a
52-year-old mechanic who
works at a meat processing
plant, is the kind of person
who carefully checks the
prices for everything he buys,
and he needed proof. This is
the “Show-Me State” after all.
He drove to his mother’s
house, where his wife was
waiting with their quickpick ticket, and confirmed
for himself that the numbers
matched those drawn for a record $588 million Powerball
jackpot that they’ll share with
an unknown winner who
bought a ticket in Arizona.
Missouri lottery officials
officially introduced the Hills
as winners Friday in front of
reporters and townspeople
gathered at the high school in
Dearborn, which is about 40
miles north of Kansas City.
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GALLIPOLIS — Ohio
Cambridge, Ohio, and
soon after lottery officials
State Highway Patrol
is a graduate of Bucksaid a winning ticket had
Trooper James M. Trelka
eye Trail High School.
been sold at a Trex Mart
has been selected as the
Other Highway Patrol
gas station and convenience
2012 Trooper of the Year
awards received by
store on the edge of town.
at the Gallipolis Post.
Trelka in the past inThe Hills chose to take
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their winnings in a lump
Trooper Trelka is in recAwards in 2010 and
sum, not annual payments.
ognition of outstanding
2012, and the Ohio
Lottery officials estimated
service during 2012 at
State Highway Patrol
the cash payment at about
the Gallipolis Post. FelCertificate of Recogni$385 million, or about $192.5
low officers stationed at
tion in 2010 for appremillion for each ticket.
the Gallipolis Post chose
hending a convicted
The oversized novelty
Trelka based on his leadmurderer who was
check handed to the Hills
ership abilities, profesfleeing the scene of the
on Friday was written in the
sional ethics, courteous Trooper James M. Trelka
crime.
amount of $293,750,000,
treatment of others, enTrooper Trelka and
but Missouri Lottery spokesthusiastic work attitude Highway Patrol in his wife Brandi live
woman Susan Goedde said
and cooperation with 2009 and has served in Rodney, Ohio, with
that after taxes, they will resupervisors, peers and at the Jackson and Gal- their dog Rambo and
ceive about $136.5 million.
lipolis Patrol Posts. attend Rodney United
the public.
“We’re still stunned by
Trelka joined the He is originally from Methodist Church.
what’s happened,” said Cindy
Hill, 51, who was laid off in
June 2010. “It’s surreal.”
The couple have three
grown sons and a 6-year-old
daughter they adopted from
China five years ago. They
said they are now considering a second adoption with
their winnings, and they plan
to help other relatives, including their grandchildren and
nieces and nephews, pay for
college. They’re planning vacations, and their daughter,
Jaiden, wants a pony. Mark
Hill has his eye on a red Camaro.
More immediately, they’re
preparing for “a pretty good
Christmas” and anticipating
an onslaught of requests for
financial help.
“When it’s that big of
a Powerball, you’re going
to get people coming out
of the woodwork, some
of them might not be too
sane,” Cindy Hill said. “We
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have to protect our family Tina Rees, left, Peoples Pomeroy Branch manager, accepts Overbrook’s contribution of colorand grandkids.”
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MIDDLEPORT — Thanks to Overbrook Rehabilitation Center employees,
many children in Meigs County schools
now have colorful hats and gloves to go
with the coats distributed earlier by Peoples Bank in its “Coats for Kids” project.
Barb Oliver came up the idea that it
would be nice for the Overbrook employees to raise some money to buy hats and
gloves. They staged a soup and hot dog
sale and came up with enough to buy
about a hundred pairs of gloves and a hundred hats. They were delivered to Peoples
Bank for distribution last week.
Boating safety education
course offered Dec. 8
FRANKLIN FURNACE
— The Ohio Boating
Education Course will
be offered December 8,
2012, at the Scioto County
Watercraft Field Office,
Franklin Furnace, Ohio
45629, according to the
Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of
Watercraft. The fee for the
course is $5 which covers
the cost of course materials. Interested persons may
register to take the course
by calling 740-353-7668.
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as the navigation rules of
the road, boating and personal safety equipment,
navigational signage, Ohio
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an approved boating safety
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by a motor greater than 10
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boating opportunities and
programs, contact the
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(local phone number) and
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at www.ohiodnr.com.
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Office covers the following
counties in southern Ohio;
Adams, Gallia, Highland,
Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, Ross,
Scioto and Vinton.
Thank You
We would like to extend our sincere thanks
to our family, friends and neighbors for all of the
food, flowers and prayers during the illness and
death of our loved one, Lois Amylene Denney. We
wish to specifically thank Kobacker Hospice House,
Columbus for their care and support, McCoy
Moore Funeral Home for their services, Rev.
John Wood and Caryoln Fellure for their words
of comfort and music during the funeral service,
Cornerstone Church for the use of their sanctuary,
and the French City Baptist Ladies for providing
the meal following the service. Your kindness,
love and support have been a comfort during this
difficult time. God bless you all.
The family of Lois A. Denney
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SUNDAY,
DECEMBER 2, 2012
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Lady Marauders
fall to Fairland
in opener
B2
Lady Eagles soar past South Gallia, 63-25
Bryan Walters
bwalters@heartlandpublications.com
TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio —
A 23-5 second quarter surge
ultimately allowed Eastern
to gain control of a 63-25 victory over visiting South Gallia
Thursday night during a TriValley Conference Hocking Division matchup at the Eagles
Nest in Meigs County.
The host Lady Eagles (2-0,
2-0 TVC Hocking) held a small
15-10 edge after eight minutes
of play, then made their big
charge of the night to secure a
commanding 38-15 advantage
at the intermission.
The Lady Rebels (1-2, 1-1)
were never closer the rest of
the way, as Eastern used a 13-6
third quarter run for a 51-21
edge — then closed regulation
on a 12-4 surge to wrap up the
38-point decision.
The Lady Eagles connected
on 26-of-54 field goal attempts
for 48 percent, including a
6-of-16 effort from three-point
range for 38 percent. EHS also
hauled in 38 total rebounds, 21
of which came on the offensive
glass.
Junior Jenna Burdette — a
two-time Southeast District
player of the year in Division
IV that recently gave a verbal
commitment to the University
of Dayton — paced the Lady
Eagles with a game-high 24
points, followed by Erin Swat-
zel with a double-double effort
of 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Savannah Hawley was next
with eight points, followed by
Katie Keller with six points and
Maddie Rigsby with five markers. Jordan Parker rounded out
the scoring with two points.
Rigsby also had 10 rebounds in
the victory. EHS was 5-of-11 at
the free throw line for 46 percent.
SGHS connected on 10-of-31
field goal attempts for 32 per-
cent, including a 1-of-3 effort
from behind the arc for 33 percent. The guests — who have
now lost two straight — were
also 4-of-6 at the charity stripe
for 67 percent.
Meghan Caldwell paced the
Lady Rebels with 10 points, followed by Ellie Bostic with five
markers. Jasmyne Johnson and
Rachel Johnson both contributed four points apiece, while
Mikayla Poling rounded things
out with two points.
Bryan Walters l Point Pleasant Register
River Valley freshman Shelby Brown, middle, releases a shot
attempt between Gallia Academy defenders Chelsy Slone,
second from left, and Hannah Loveday, right, during the second half of Thursday night’s non-conference girls basketball
contest in Bidwell, Ohio. River Valley’s Courtney Smith (13)
also looks on during the play.
Blue Angels stay unbeaten,
top River Valley 53-45
Bryan Walters
bwalters@heartlandpublications.com
BIDWELL, Ohio — A
perfect first week on the
road, and the Blue Angels
have most of Gallia County
to thank for it.
Three days after knocking off South Gallia in the
season opener, the Gallia
Academy girls basketball
team remained unbeaten
after posting a 53-45 wireto-wire victory over host
River Valley Thursday
night in a non-conference
matchup of Gallia County
programs.
The visiting Blue Angels
(2-0) jumped out to an early 9-4 advantage, then ran
off 15 consecutive points
over a 6:47 span between
the first and second quarters to establish a comfortable 24-4 cushion with 3:52
remaining before halftime.
The Lady Raiders (0-2)
— who trailed by 20 points
on three different occasions — never came closer
than the final eight-point
margin at the end of regulation, despite going on a
20-9 surge in the final period. RVHS, which trailed
43-23 with 51 seconds left
in the third stanza, cut
the deficit down to single
digits (53-44) with just 30
seconds left in the contest.
GAHS led 9-2 with 2:46
left in the opening period,
but a pair of free throws
from Shelby Brown allowed the hosts to pull
within five points with
2:25 showing on the clock.
The Lady Raiders wouldn’t
score again until the 3:39
mark of the second quarter,
when Cady Gilmore sank a
pair of free throws to make
it a 24-6 contest.
The Blue Angels needed
just 15 seconds to restore
their lead to 20 points (266) and take firm control of
the game, but River Valley
did manage to close the half
on a 9-5 run to pull within
31-15 at the intermission.
GAHS also led 11-4 after
eight minutes of play.
The Lady Raiders scored
the opening basket of the
second half to cut the defiSee ANGELS | B2
OVP Sports Schedule
Monday, Dec. 3
Girls Basketball
Southern at Hannan, 7 p.m.
Gallia Academy at Chesapeake, 6 p.m.
River Valley at Meigs, 6 p.m.
Federal Hocking at South Gallia, 6 p.m.
Trimble at Wahama, 6 p.m.
Eastern at Belpre, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 4
Boys Basketball
Fairland at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m.
Wahama at Southern, 6 p.m. (ppd.)
Alexander at River Valley, 6 p.m.
Trimble at Eastern, 6 p.m.
South Gallia at Waterford, 6 p.m.
Winfield at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m.
Sherman at Hannan, 6 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Nitro at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m.
Meigs at Jackson, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 5
Girls Basketball
Wahama at Chas. Catholic, 6 p.m.
Wrestling
Gallia Academy at Warren, 6 p.m.
Alex Hawley l Daily Register
Eastern senior Max Carnahan (10) drives between River Valley’s Ethan Dovenbarger (32), Kyle Bays (12), Justin Rusk
and Jacob Gilmore during Friday night’s 65-58 RVHS victory in Tuppers Plains.
Raiders outlast Eastern, 65-58 in opener
Alex Hawley
ahawley@heartlandpublications.com
TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio —
Despite a 33 point effort form
Eastern’s Max Carnahan, River
Valley’s all around team game
gave the Raiders a 65-58 victory in
the season opener at “The Eagles
Nest”.
After battling to a 6-6 stalemate
through the first five minutes of
the game River Valley (1-0) closed
the opening canto out with a 6-3
run.
The Raiders opened the second
period with a three minute 7-0 run
that gave them a 10 point advantage. The Eagles (0-1) answered
back with a 13-8 run to end the
half and cut the RVHS lead to
three points.
River Valley stretched it’s lead
out to 10 points to start the second half but Eastern managed to
cut the lead back to six points
heading into the finale.
The Raiders held their largest
lead of the game at the 4:30 mark
of the with a 55-43 advantage.
Eastern clawed its way back, out
scoring RVHS 14-7 over the final
3:30 of the game but it was not
enough as River Valley earned the
65-58 victory.
Ethan Dovenbarger led RVHS
with 15 points, followed by Jacob
Gilmore with 13, Seann Roberts
with 12 and Joseph Loyd with 11.
Burnie Stanley finished with eight
points, Jonathan Qualls notched
four points and Kyle Bays finished
with two points to round out the
RVHS scoring.
Carnahan led the EHS offense
with 33 points, followed by Troy
Gantt with nine. Greyson Wolfe
finished with five points, Andrew
Stobart notched four, Chase Jenkins tallied three and Zakk Heaton
finished with two points for EHS.
The Raiders out rebounded
Eastern 37-30 in the triumph and
held a 27-23 advantage in field
goals made. Each team shot 15
free throws, RVHS cashed in on
nine attempts while the Eagles
were successful eight times from
the line.
Lady Lancers fend off Southern, 66-57
Alex Hawley
ahawley@heartlandpublications.com
STEWART, Ohio — The
Lady Tornadoes remain
winless after falling to TriValley Conference Hocking Division host Federal
Hocking 66-57 Thursday
night in Athens County.
Southern (0-2, 0-2 TVC
Hocking) jumped out to
an early 8-2 lead over the
Lady Lancers (2-0, 2-0)
but FHHS battled back
with a 16-10 run to tie
the game at 18 midway
through the second pe-
riod. Federal Hocking
closed the half out with
a 8-1 run giving the Lady
Lancers the 26-19 advantage.
The hosts out scored
SHS 21-12 in the third
period and led by 16. Federal Hocking led by 21
with 5:34 remaining in the
game but the Lady Tornadoes battled back and
cut the lead to 63-55 with
1:14 left in regulation.
The Lady Lancers lead
was just too much for SHS
to overcome and FHHS
earned the 66-57 victory.
Southern’s offense was
led by freshman Jansen
Wolfe, as well as juniors
Celestia Hendrix and
Jordan Huddleston with
12 points apiece. Maggie Cummins contributed with eight points,
including Southern’s lone
three-pointer, while Cierra Turley finished with
six points. Kyrie Swann,
Darien Diddle and Savannah Bailey each finished
with two points, while
Cassie Roush notched one
to round out the SHS scoring output.
Carley Tabler and Ashton Cale led led the Lady
Lancers with 16 points
apiece, followed by McKenzie Steele and Claudia
Barnhart with nine points
each.Cale, Tabler and
Steele each hit a threepointer in the game.
Each team made 24
field goals on the night
but Southern struggled
at the charity stripe,
making
just
8-of-33
(24.2 percent) attempts
while Federal Hocking
was 15-of-29 (51.7 percent) from the line.
Marauders fall to Warren in opener, 81-43
Bryan Walters
bwalters@heartlandpublications.com
ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — Visiting Warren had 11 players reach
the scoring column and also
forced 27 turnovers Friday night
during an 81-43 season-opening
victory over Meigs in a non-conference matchup at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium.
The host Marauders (0-1) had a
tough go of things in David Kight’s
debut on the MHS sideline, as the
Warriors (1-0) forced 17 first-half
turnovers en route to establishing
a 45-21 intermission advantage.
Warren — which committed 19
turnovers in the triumph — led
64-35 through three quarters of
play and twice led by as many as
38 points, the final differential in
the contest.
Meigs claimed its only lead of
the night 40 seconds into regulation, as Jared Williamson hit a
short jumper for a 2-0 advantage.
WHS, however, countered with
eight straight points over the next
1:55 to take an 8-2 edge with 5:25
left in the opening canto.
Kaileb Sheets answered with a
three-ball at the 4:31 mark to get
the hosts back to within a possession at 8-5, but the Marauders never came closer the rest of the way.
The Warriors reeled off the next
11 points and finished the quarter
with an 18-4 surge to establish a
26-9 lead after eight minutes of
play.
MHS scored the opening basket of the second period to pull
within 15, but Warren countered
with eight consecutive points for
a 34-11 cushion with 5:15 left in
the half. The Warriors — who
Bryan Walters l Daily Register
Meigs senior Dillon Boyer (2) releases a shot
attempt between Warren defenders Evan
French, left, and Michael Hall (23) during the
first half of Friday night’s non-conference basketball game at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium
See WARREN | B2 in Rocksprings, Ohio.
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OVP Sports Briefs
EHS Holiday Biddy
Basketball Tourney
TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — The
boys and girls basketball teams at Eastern High School will be hosting a Biddy
Basketball Tournament for both boys
and girls teams in grades 4-6 at the
EHS gymnasium. The fundraiser event
will start on Saturday, Dec. 22, and run
through Sunday, Dec. 30. The deadline
to enter a team is Monday, Dec. 17.
There is an entry fee and each team
is guaranteed three games —which includes two pool-play games and a tournament contest. For more information,
contact EHS boys coach Corey Britton
at (419) 934-5891 or by email at brittonc2@gmail.com. You may also contact EHS girls coach John Burdette at
(740) 541-7132.
Cavaliers hammer RedStorm women
Randy Payton
Special to OVP
WISE, Va. — The University of Rio
Grande managed just four points over the
final 8:16 of the first half, allowing the
University of Virginia’s College at Wise
to pull away and cruise to a 77-40 win,
Thursday night, in Mid-South Conference
women’s basketball action at the David J.
Prior Convocation Center.
The Highland Cavaliers improved to 3-7
overall and 1-3 in the MSC.
Rio Grande, which suffered its fourth
straight loss, slipped to 2-5 overall and 0-4
in league play.
The RedStorm trailed just 20-18 following a jumper by junior forward Kate Hammond with 8:16 remaining, but UVA-Wise
responded with a 33-5 run that bridged
the remainder of the first half and the first
6:11 of the second half to take a 53-23 lead
with 13:49 left in the game.
Eight different players scored during
the game-deciding spurt for the Cavs.
Rio Grande got no closer than 28 points
the rest of the way and the final margin
of victory provided the Cavaliers’ largest
cushion of the night.
The RedStorm shot just 22.4 percent
from the field (15-for-67), committed 22
turnovers and were outrebounded 55-42.
Rio also had to play bulk of the second
half without the services of its leading
scorer, senior guard Shardai MorrisonFountain, who was disqualified after
picking up her fourth personal foul and a
subsequent technical foul with 14:01 remaining in the contest.
Head coach David Smalley’s club failed
to put anyone in double figures and was
led by freshman forward Julia Heaberlin’s seven-point effort. Freshman forward
Betsy Schramm finished with a team-high
eight rebounds.
UVA-Wise, which had 11 of its 13 players score in the victory, got a game-high
24 points and 15 rebounds from Chelsea
Cluesman, while Charlotte Reasor added
16 points and MaKenzie Cluesman finished with 11 rebounds and a game-high
four assists.
Rio Grande returns to action on Saturday afternoon at the University of Pikeville. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. at the East
Kentucky Expo Center.
The Bears dropped an 87-76 decision at
home on Thursday night to No. 2-ranked
Shawnee State.
Lady Defenders fall to Chesapeake in opener
Staff Report
Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B2
Lady Marauders fall
to Fairland in opener
Alex Hawley
ahawley@heartlandpublications.com
ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — So much
for gracious guests.
After jumping out to a 35-11 halftime lead the Lady Dragons coasted
to a 66-31 victory over Meigs Thursday night in a non-conference match
up in Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium.
The Lady Marauders (0-1) were
held to just three first quarter points
by Fairland (2-0). FHS tallied 14
points in the first period and led by
11.
The teams picked the pace up in
the second stanza, and Fairland out
scored Meigs 21-8 in the quarter.
MHS trailed by 24 at the break.
After the half Fairland went on an
8:00 19-6 run and stretching it’s advantage to 37 points. The Lady Marauders out scored FHS 14-12 in the
finale but Fairland took the 66-31 win.
The Lady Marauders offense was
led by Brittany Krautter with six
points on 2-of-9 from the field and
4-of-5 from the line, followed by Morgan Russell with five points on 2-of-9
from the field and and 1-4 from the
line. Tess Phelps was 2-of-6 from the
floor for four points, while Ally Maxon, Delilah Fish and Kristin McGuire
each finished with three points on a
combined 3-of-6 from the field. Hannah Creameans was 1-of-4 and Mercadies George was 1-of-6, each scored
two points, while Kelsey Hudson
rounded out the MHS scoring by going 1-of-2 from the free throw stripe
for one point.
Hudson and Krautter tied for a
team-high with 2 assists apiece,
while Hudson led the way with five
steals. Phelps was the Lady Maraud-
Schoonover had six and
Bekah Sargent contributed
CHESAPEAKE,
Ohio
two points to round out
— The Ohio Valley Christhe OVCS total.Ohio Valley
tian girls basketball team
Christian finished 7-of-18
suffered it’s first loss of the
from the free throw line.
season Thursday night,
Chesapeake was led
79-29 at the hands of the
by Jordan Porter with 24
Lady Panthers in Lawrence
points and Sydnee hall with
County.
16 in the triumph.Chesa- From Page B1
Chesapeake (1-0) led 28-7
peake was 7-of-9 from the
forced 10 Meigs turnovers in the second
after the opening stanza and
charity stripe.
period — closed the final five-plus minutes with a small 11-10 run, giving the
hosts a 45-21 edge at the break.
The Marauders twice cut the deficit
down to 22 points in the third quarter,
the last of which came at 57-35 with 2:34
remaining. Warren responded with a 7-0
spurt to close the quarter for a 64-35 cushion headed into the finale.
The Warriors outscored the hosts 17-8
down the stretch and took their first
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Alex Hawley l Daily Register
Meigs senior Tess Phelps gets the putback basket over Fairland’s Haley Woodall (00) and Terra Stapleton (1) during
Thursday night’s 66-31 FHS victory in
Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium.
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Jared Williamson led the Marauders
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and Kaileb Sheets with nine markers
apiece. Treay McKinney and Dustin Ulbrich were next with four points each,
while Ty Phelps and Jordan Hutton rounded things out with two points apiece.
Phelps and Boyer led MHS in rebounds
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paced the hosts with two steals and two
assists.
Reece Patton paced Warren and all
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stripe for 40 percent.
Angels
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cit down to 14 points just
24 seconds in, but the
guests responded with a
12-6 run over a span of
6:45 for a 43-23 advantage. The hosts countered
with a small 2-1 run to end
the third period trailing
44-25.
River Valley opened the
finale with a 15-6 surge
to cut the deficit down
to 10 points (50-40) with
3:39 left in regulation, but
GAHS responded with
a small 3-2 run over the
next 2:11 to secure a 5342 edge. The Lady Raiders closed the final 1:27
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The Blue Angels connected on 15-of-52 field
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attempts for 75 percent.
The Lady Raiders outrebounded the guests by a
40-37 overall margin, but
Gallia Academy claimed
a small 14-13 edge on the
offensive glass. GAHS
also gained a 12-5 edge in
steals.
Chelsy Slone led Gallia
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15 points and 10 rebounds,
followed by Micah Curfman with 14 points and
Kendra Barnes with 13
points. Halley Barnes added seven markers to the
winning cause, while Abby
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out with four points. Kendra Barnes added nine caroms and four steals, while
Halley Barnes had eight
rebounds as well.
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Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis
UVA-Wise
holds on late,
tops Rio men
Randy Payton
Special to OVP
WISE, Va. — Sophomore guard Javon Moore
poured in a game-high
31 points and the University of Virginia’s College
at Wise held on down the
stretch to post a 59-52 win
over the University of Rio
Grande, Thursday night,
in Mid-South Conference
men’s basketball action at
the David J. Prior Convocation Center.
The win was the first
in conference play for the
Highland Cavaliers, who
improved to 4-4 overall and
1-3 in the MSC.
Rio Grande, which
dropped its third staight
game and its fourth in the
last five outings, slipped to
3-5 overall and 1-3 in the
league.
Moore, who connected
on 10 of his 17 overall field
goal attempts and six of
his 11 three-point tries,
also had a team-high nine
rebounds and shared team
honors with three assists.
Moore was the only double-digit scorer for UVAWise, which managed to
hang on for the win despite
shooting just 27.6 percent
(8-for-29) in the second
half.
The Cavaliers used a
10-0 first half run to open
up a 14-point lead, 25-11,
with 5:17 left before the intermission, but Rio Grande
reeled off a 15-6 run of its
own to close out the half
and pull within 31-26 at
the break.
Wise built the lead back
to as much as 12 points,
48-36, following a Tyler
Maggard
three-pointer
with 9:06 remaining in the
game and led by 10 at 5545 after a three-pointer by
Moore with 3:19 left, but
the RedStorm refused to
go away quietly and sliced
the deficit to 56-52 following a trifecta by sophomore guard Evan Legg
with 1:08 showing on the
clock.
Unfortunately,
those
proved to be the final
points of the night for Rio.
Maggard nailed a pair
of free throws with 37
seconds left and Darius
Smith hit one of two shots
from the charity stripe in
between empty RedStorm
possessions to set the final
score.
Freshman guard D.D.
Joiner led Rio Grande in
scoring with 18 points but,
for the second straight
game, was the only double-digit scorer for head
coach Ken French’s club.
Joiner also had a gamehigh 11 rebounds for the
RedStorm, who enjoyed
a whopping 50-35 edge in
rebounding.
Junior guard Jermaine
Warmack had a game-high
seven assists, while junior
forward Bruce Komakech
added five blocks in a losing cause for Rio.
Rio Grande returns to
action on Saturday afternoon at ninth-ranked University of Pikeville. Tipoff
is set for approximately 4
p.m. - or 20 minutes following the conclusion
of the 2 p.m. opener of
the twinbill between the
women’s squads from
both schools - at the East
Kentucky Expo Center.
Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B3
Spurlock leads Wayne to second straight AA crown
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) —
Brandon Spurlock rushed for
144 yards and three touchdowns
as No. 1 seed Wayne shut out
No. 2 Keyser 35-0 for its second
straight Class AA championship
Friday night at Wheeling Island
Stadium.
It marked the first Class AA
title-game shutout since 2005,
when Weir beat Bluefield 40-0.
Martinsburg shut out Brooke
30-0 in 2010 in Class AAA.
Spurlock, who missed Wayne’s
semifinal win over Robert C.
Byrd with an injury, returned in
a big way Friday with two 4-yard
scoring runs and another from 13
yards out. He finished the season
with 2,003 yards and 28 rushing
TDs.
Spurlock also was the hero of
last year’s championship game,
when he ran for 197 yards and
three scores in a 34-7 win over
Point Pleasant.
Wayne’s Grant Ferguson completed 3 of 5 passes for 43 yards
and two touchdowns Friday for
Wayne (14-0). Both scoring toss-
es came on fourth-and-long.
Keyser (12-2) was held to 92
yards of total offense, including
31 in the first half. The Golden
Tornado entered the game averaging 51 points and 502 yards.
It was the fourth shutout this
season for the Pioneers’ defense,
including the third in a row. The
Pioneers have won three Class
AA titles since 2006.
Keyser was seeking its first
state title since 1969 and fourth
overall.
Ferguson, a sophomore, opened
the scoring with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Mason Hodge on
fourth-and-18 in the first quarter.
Ferguson found Zack Cassidy for
a 9-yard scoring strike on fourthand-goal from the 9 to extend the
lead to 21-0 with 4:24 remaining
in the first half.
Ferguson finished with 61 rushing yards. In the first quarter, he
fumbled the ball into the end zone
for a touchback after Keyser’s
Amonte Turner caught him at the
end of a 50-yard run and knocked
the ball loose at the 2-yard line.
Hodge limped to the sideline
with 1:38 remaining in the first
quarter and played sparingly the
rest of the game.
Keyser didn’t cross midfield or
pick up its initial first down until the 11:33 mark of the second
quarter. The Golden Tornado
went three and out in each of
their first three possessions.
Blake Ravenscroft and Danny
Fife, who had combined for nearly
2,600 rushing yards and 41 TDs
for Keyser heading into Friday’s
contest, were held to a combined
68 yards, without a score, on the
ground.
Down 28-0 with five minutes
left in the third quarter, the Golden Tornado failed to convert on
a fourth-and-24. And Keyser had
a fourth-and-goal at the Wayne
5-yard line late in the game, but
Cody Eversole’s pass to Ravenscroft fell incomplete.
Wayne has beaten the Golden
Tornado in each of the last four
seasons, including a 38-8 win in
the 2011 quarterfinals.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — For
four games, the Bungles
were back.
After a 3-1 start, the Cincinnati Bengals got a bit full
of themselves and promptly
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Pittsburgh and Denver,
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287 Cole Street, Middleport, OH
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ALL THREE PARCELS SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER ON LOCATION
TO SETTLE THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH A. HAWLEY
REAL ESTATE STARTING AT 11:30 AM
Parcel #1: 287 Cole Street (Meigs County #1500644000), Corner lot-63x50, Brick 2-story single
family home-8 large rooms w/2970 sq. ft. living area, original oak detail wood work and flooring,
4-bedrooms, 2-bathrooms, full basement & attic, nice wrap around porch. This home has potential to
be a lovely showcase family home.
$120,000.00
60364270
GREAT 1 STORY WITH SPACIOUS ROOMS, OPEN
FLOOR PLAN, EXCELLENT CONDITION. FAMILY
ROOM W/ FIREPLACE, LARGE KITCHEN WITH
BREAKFAST AREA, BACK DECK, 1 ACRE LOT,
2 CAR GARAGE AND NEW HEAT PUMP. ML 141680
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Cell: 304-741-1400
Home: 304-776-3098
60375540
60353251
740-591-8044
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medical provider for correctional facilities, is currently seeking Medical Directors to join
our team at the following locations:
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• Prompt and Quality Work
• Reasonable Rates
• Insured • Experienced
• References Available
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Auto Sales
Drivers$1000 sign on!
Competitive Benefits.
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60375185
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis
60374437
Sunday, December 2, 2012
William E Dawson Broker of Record
304-757-3434
Auctions
SURPLUS AUCTION
OHIO UNIVERSITY
Parcel #2: 160 North Fourth Avenue (Meigs County #1500646000), next door to Cole Street, lot43x113, Vinyl sided 2-story 6-room single family home w/1656 sq. ft. living area, 3 large bedrooms, 1.5
bathrooms, utility room, also includes single car garage. Ideal investment for rental income.
Parcel #3: 409 South Second Avenue (Meigs County #1501043000), Lot 33x96 with affixed 2-bedroom
1976 Holly Park Mobile Home w/910 sq.ft. living space in good condition. Included on this parcel is
a nice 2-story/2-car garage.
Athens, OH • Saturday, December 8 – 9:00 a.m.
Ohio University surplus items will be sold at public auction. NOTE: Each quarter is a completely new batch of surplus
items to be sold. All Items are Sold As Is – No Guarantee & No Returns. Sales Tax will be charged. If Tax Exempt – Must
Provide Tax ID# Paperwork at Registration. Visit the OU WEB site for a complete & specific listing and some photos:
www.ohiou.edu/surplus. Preview the week before – call 740-593-0463 from 8:00-4:00 for further information.
DIRECTIONS: Rt. 33/50 to Athens to Rt. 682 exit, go through light at Richland Avenue, turn left at The Ridges and
follow signs to Building 9. Technology equipment will be sold first beginning at 9:00 a.m. until finished. Two auction
rings beginning at 11:00 until finished.
TOOLS & OTHER EQUIPMENT: Porter Cable 12” coumpound miter saw, Hydraulic Trainer w/2-3 phase 220 vac/250
gpm presume pump, power table saw, large table band saw, small hand held band saw,
KITCHEN ITEMS & EQUIPMENT: Hobart meat saw, Hobart 20 qt.& 40 qt. mixers, stainless steel silverware cart,
stainless steel McCall Proofer, Washer/Dryer stacking combo, Abscold small refrigerator, electric flat top range,
COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT: 55+ laptops (Mac/Gateway/Dell/IBM), 300+ computers (Dell/
Gateway/IBM/Netdata/MacMPC/Powerspec/Sun), 20+-Monitors, 6-scanners, 3-Canon copiers , wireless router, Laser
Pro Engraver, video cassette recorders/players, editing control units, video cameras, video switchers, multi buffer, control
panels, slide trays, 20-overhead projectors, 12+ 35 mm cameras, paper cutter, Wrico lettering set,
For a complete detail listing - check out the Inventory List on-line at: www.facilities.ohiou.edu/moving_surplus/list_item
OFFICE & HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS & MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS : chalk board, filing cabinets, desks, tables,
23-Rubbermaid plastic drafting tables, 70-plastic stackable tablet desk chairs, pallet of light fixtures, and lots more.
TERMS: Cash or check w/positive I.D., American Express, Master Card & Visa Credit Cards accepted. Checks over
$1000 must have bank authorization of funds available. Food will be available. Not responsible for loss or accidents.
TERMS ON REAL ESTATE: Each parcel sold ABSOLUTE separately to the highest bidder on
location at 287 Cole Street, Middleport, OH starting at 11:30 am. Non-refundable Down payment
of $2000 for each parcel on auction day, balance in full at closing and delivery of deed within 30
days. There will be a 10% buyers premium added to the final bid to establish the final purchase price.
Possession at closing. Any desired inspections must be made by the interested bidder prior to bidding.
Selling as is in present condition, financing if needed must be arranged prior to auction. Property
sells with no contingencies. All information contained herein was derived from sources believed to be
correct. Visit our web site at www.shamrock-auctions.com for additional photos. Call for appointment
to see these properties.
ALSO SELLING ANTIQUES & HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS: Boone Kitchen Cabinet, old
sewing rocker, oak pedestal table, oak wash stand, oak kitchen cabinet base, painted flatwall cabinet, oak
side board w/mirror, oak china cabinet, maple table/chairs/china cabinet/dry sink, Contemporary style
dining table/china cabinet, hall piece w/marble shelf, 6-bedroom sets, several sofas, coffee/end tables,
lamps, wing back chairs, recliner, KitchenAid refrigerator, microwave, GE 42” electric range, 3-washer/
dryer sets, Glassware including: Franciscan tea pitcher/cups & 3-tier snack tray, Haviland, Noritake,
Homer Laughlin, Limoge china sets, set of Fostoria, set of Paltzgraph dishes w/lots of serving pieces/
canister set, miscellaneous kitchen items, sweepers, Christmas decorations, Corona manual typewriter,
1920s-50s National Geographic and many other items.
TERMS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY: Cash, Check, Visa or MasterCard with proper ID auction
day. 4% buyers premium on all sales, 4% waived for cash payment.
OWNER: Ohio University
WEB: www. ohiou.edu/surplus
60375529
AUCTIONEERS: John Patrick “Pat” Sheridan,
Kerry Sheridan-Boyd, Mike Boyd, Rick Little
Email: ShamrockAuction@aol.com WEB: www.shamrock-auctions.com
PH: 740-592-4310 or 800-419-9122
60375173
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Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis
Help Wanted- General
ANNOUNCEMENTS
EDUCATION
Lost & Found
ANIMALS
DOG, found at junction of Co
Rd 19 and SR 33, Meigs Co,
11/22/12. 740-367-7148
Notices
Grave Blankets $5-$30; live
Wreaths $10 & up; Sue's
47310 Morningstar Rd., Racine, Oh 740-949-2115
GUN & KNIFE SHOW
CHILLICOTHE
9am-5pm SAT 12/8
9am-3pm SUN 12/9
ROSS CO FAIRGROUNDS
344 FAIRGROUNDS RD
ADM $5, 6' TABLES $35
FRONT SITE PROMOTIONS,
LLC
740-667-0412
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NOTICE OHIO VALLEY
PUBLISHING CO.
Recommends that you do
Business with People you
know, and NOT to send Money
through the Mail until you have
Investigated the Offering.
60374935
Pictures that have been
placed in ads at the
Gallipolis Daily Tribune
must be picked within
30 days. Any pictures
that are not picked up
will be
discarded.
Auctions
REAL ESTATE AUCTION
404 Second Ave., Gallipolis, Ohio
Auction to be held December 4 (Tuesday)
y 5:30 pm
Ruths' Christmas Trees- By
Boyd Ruth 10am-6pm
cut Blue/Norway spruces,
Douglas/Frasier/Canaan firs,
white pines, dug trees,
wreaths, grave blankets, 412ft. $12 - up, exit St. Rt. 681
at Darwin take Old 33 North to
Shade then follow signs
740-591-1937, 740-592-1958
SERVICES
Child / Elderly Care
Caregiver needed on Sat-Sun
in New Haven area. Experience/References required.
Contact 304-674-0937.
Professional Services
SEPTIC PUMPING Gallia Co.
OH and
Mason Co. WV. Ron
OH
Evans
Jackson,
800-537-9528
Very nice downtown commercial location formerly known as Paul
Davies Jewelers. The first and second floors boast approximately
2,789 square feet each. Main floor offers 2 front sidewalk display
cases, side display cases, large retail space w/shelves and an
office. Large storage room in the back and a half bath - all in good
condition. Upstairs is divided into 8 offices, 2 - half baths, furnace
room. Roof was replaced in 2004. Nice basement with block walls,
concrete floors offers good storage. All 3 levels have front & back
entrances. Parking on Second Avenue plus 2 spaces located in the
rear alley. Elks Lodge currently uses both spaces, but new owner
has option for continuing current use or not. Great Investment
Opportunity. Don’t miss your chance. Owner Ready to Sell!
OPEN HOUSE INFORMATION
Thurs., Nov. 29 • 4 pm-6 pm
Sat., Dec. 1 • 10 am - 12 pm
Terms and conditions and local lenders are provided on our website:
J & C TREE SERVICE
30 yrs experience, insured
No job too big or small.
304-675-2213
304-377-8547
Livestock
Angus Heifer & Bull calves for
sale. Excellent show Heifer
prospects. Over 40 Years
Performance Selection. See
slaterunangus.com call 740286-5395 or 740-418-0633
Pets
Cocker Spanial Puppies for
sale Full Blooded, 740-3880401.
FOUND - Border Collie type
dog (Blond) female. Bladen
Road area Call (740)256-1399
FREE: loveable kittens, blk/wh
& grey/wh, approx 8 wks, each
will be spayed or neutered
free. 740-416-0799
AGRICULTURE
MERCHANDISE
Fuel / Oil / Coal / Wood / Gas
$60.00/truck load. Delivered
within 15 Miles. Seasoned
Hard Wood. 304-882-2721 or
304-882-2537. Raymond
Zuspan & Son
Miscellaneous
Jet Aeration Motors
repaired, new & rebuilt in stock.
Call Ron Evans 1-800-537-9528
Bowflex Climber Tread 5000
with remote Heart module list
for $3,999 asking $1,800 New
Condition Has to be picked up
Call 740-446-4988
Parakeets, post driver, roll under car jack, gas bottles, kerosene heater, drill, saw, TV,
vacuum, Christmas tree,
wooden angel yard orn. 304773-5767
Want To Buy
Want to buy Junk Cars, Call
740-388-0884
Absolute Top Dollar - silver/gold
coins, any 10K/14K/18K gold jewelry, dental gold, pre 1935 US currency, proof/mint sets, diamonds,
MTS Coin Shop. 151 2nd Avenue,
Gallipolis. 446-2842
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
FINANCIAL
AUTOMOTIVE
Money To Lend
Want To Buy
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)
Oiler's Towing now buying
Junk Cars Paying $1.00 to
$700.00
388-0011
or
441-7870
REAL ESTATE SALES
Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B5
Land (Acreage)
Houses For Rent
Gallia Co. Off SR218, 51 acres
$66,500 or 5 acres $18,900.
Meigs Co. Reedsville
12 acres $20,900 or Dyesille
21 acres $28,500. More @
www.brunerland.com
or call 740-441-1492, we
gladly finance!
Lots
Lot For Sale, 1.92 Acres. Lot
307, Whitten Estates, Milton,
WV. Great location for
doublewide. Nice area. Utilities available. Reduced for
quick sale! $6000.00 304-295
-9090
REAL ESTATE RENTALS
Apartments/Townhouses
1 & 2 bedroom apartments &
houses,
No
pets,
740-992-2218
2BR, $575mo - Downtown,
clean, renovated, newer appl,
lam floor, water sewer & trash
incl. No pets. Application req.
727-237-6942
2BR, upstairs Apt. 133 Third,
$375 monthly 740-339-3639 or
740-339-2494
RENTALS AVAILABLE! 2 BR
townhouse apartments, also
renting 2 & 3BR houses. Call
441-1111.
FIRST MONTH FREE
2 & 3 BR apts
$385 mo & up
sec dep $300 & up
AC, W/D hook-up
tenant pays elec
EHO
Ellm View Apts
304-882-3017
Middleport, 2 BR furnished apt,
no pets, dep & ref, 740-9920165
Nice 2BR Apartment - water &
trash included - $600mo plus
$600 deposit - 446-9585
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
2 BR house in Pt. Pleasant.
Very clean. No pets. Nonsmoker. Phone 1-304-6751386
2 BR House with car Garage
at 945 Roush Lane Cheshire
$500mo plus utilities Call 740645-2698
3 BR 1 bath House in Rodney.
Call 740-645-5073 or 740-4460390.
Houses For Sale
3 homes available for rent - applications available @ Wiseman Real Estate 446-3644
4BR, 2BA, Home on 3.5 acres,
Rio Grande/Oak Hill area.
$68,000 740-446-7029
4 BR, NO PETS, Syracuse,
OH. $575/mo 304-675-5332 or
740-591-0265
Help Wanted- General
www.wisemanrealestate.com
Realtor: Carolyn Wasch - 441-7094
Auctioneer: Joshua Bodimer - 645-6665
Broker: David Wiseman 645-1761
500 Second Ave., Gallipolis, OH 45631
740-446-3644
HUD approved, $500 mo, 3
BR, Pomeroy, OH. 304-7735767 or 740-992-2306
Land (Acreage)
Gallia Co. against USA 21
acres $32,900 or Kyger 16
acres NOW $15,900! Meigs
Co.
Danville 9 acres $14,900 or
Dyesville 21 acres $28,500.
More @ www.brunerland.com
or call 740-441-1492, we
gladly finance!
Lease
2 to 3 BR / 2 bath / 2 Car attached garage. Rt 7 Close to
town (Gallipolis). $675 mo &
deposit 740-709-1373
Sales
Repo's
Available
740)446-3570
Call
EMPLOYMENT
Accounting / Financial
Home Loan Specialist
Peoples Bancorp Inc. seeks
qualified Home Loan Officer to
originate mortgage loan business through traditional and
non-traditional means.
Responsible for meeting the
standards and objectives
defined by management for
mortgage loan sales and cross
-selling objectives. Can utilize
FNMA conforming, FHA, portfolio, service release, state
Housing Agencies, Rural
Housing and/or Equiline
products to achieve the assigned goals. Assumes overall
responsibility for the residential mortgage loan from application to closing.
Experience with FNMA (Fannie Mae) and /or FHLMC
(Freddie Mac) underwriting
guidelines, policies and procedures from prospecting
sales to loan application to
successful closing preferred.
Must have excellent verbal and
written communication skills.
Demonstrated sales experience is required. Competitive
compensation package includes health, life, disability
and 401k. Please apply on-line
by visiting www.pebo.com, selecting the Career Opportunities link and completing the
electronic application.
EOE
Local bank seeks experienced
loan officer, 3-5 yrs of consumer lending experience plus
background in customer service. Excellent benefit package. Salary commensurate
with experience. Submit resume to: The Daily Sentinel,
P. O. Box 729-1127, Pomeroy,
OH 45769
Construction
FOX Engineering & FOX Construction is seeking an energetic individual to fill an Assistant Project Manager's position.
College degree is not required.
Must be proficient in Microsoft
Office (Excel and Word). Must
have experience in the construction industry.
Mail Resumes to:
Att: HR
FOX Engineering – FOX Construction
101 North Court Street
Ripley, WV 25271
Drivers & Delivery
Drivers: $2,500 Sign-On Bonus! Dedicated Account!
Top Pay, Benefits, Miles,
Weekly Home-Time & More!
Werner Enterprises: 1-888-567
-3109
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REAL ESTATE
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Drivers: $2,500 Sign-On Bonus! Dedicated Account!
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-3109
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Auctions
FARM AUCTION
Help Wanted- General
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2012
@10:00 A.M.
Southwestern Community Action Council seeking qualified
candidates for the following positions:
CSBG Service
Coordinator/Simms Housing
Manager for Mason County;
Min. HS Dipl/GED, Job duties
include but are not limited to
general case management,
customer service, reception,
data entry and transportation
and monitoring of Simms residents, preparing simple tax returns for low-income clients,
advocate for clients with utility
companies, prepare reports
and maintain office supplies.
Posting #CSBG113012 - Application deadline – 4pm
December 7, 2012.
Family Service Worker for
Mason County; Min. HS
Dipl/GED, experience in social
service agency preferred.
Posting #HS113012A - Application deadline – 4pm December 7, 2012.
Infant Toddler Educator
Trainee for Cabell County;
Min. HS Dipl/GED. Posting
#HS113012D - Application
Deadline – 4pm December 7,
2012.
All above positions are full-time
with benefits.
Center Substitutes for Mason, Lincoln, Cabell and
Wayne Counties; Min. HS
Dipl/GED, pre-school experience preferred. Posting
#HS113012C
Interested candidates must
have a valid driver’s license,
auto liability insurance and
pass drug and background
screen. For current list of open
positions or for an application
please visit www.scacwv.org or
call 304-525-5151. All applications must include posting
number. Send all applications,
including resumes and at least
1 personal and 1 profession
letter of reference, to: SCAC,
Human Resources, 540 Fifth
Ave., Htgn., WV 25701. EOE
AUCTION WILL BE LOCATED AT
34295 TOWNSHIP RD. 366, POMEROY, OH.
FROM POMEROY TAKE ROUTE 7 N, TAKE ROUTE 124 WEST
TOWARDS RUTLAND, GO TWO (2) MILES AND TURN ONTO
HYSELL RUN RD., GO THREE (3) MILES TO AUCTION SITE.
Owners have sold farm and are selling the following items:
FARM EQUIPMENT
40-20 JD Tractor, Good Rubber, Dual Remotes, Diesel, Nice
Tractor.
Bush Hog 2847 QT Loader, Like New.
NH 256 Rake.
JD 375 Round Baler.
JD #9 Cycle Mower.
Farm Force 3 Pt post Hole Digger “Like New”
JD 2225 Zero Turn Mower 18.5 HP
2003 Honda Foreman 4-Wheeler
JD #44 Manure Spreader.
NI 14 Ground Driver Manure Spreader.
Pull Type Double Plow.
JD Lawn Sweeper, 184 x 34 Axle Mount 9 Hole Duals.
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
2012 #550 4 Passenger JD Gator, Only 20 Hr.
2009 JD Gator 620I Fuel Injected, “Nice”
TRAILERS
2006 20’ Gooseneck Equipment Trailer
2000 Adam 16’ Gooseneck Stock Trailer
TOOLS & MISCELLANEOUS
Ingersol Rand Upright 60 Gal. 230 V 3HP 135 PSI Air
Compressor; Dehorners; Electric Fence Posts; Wire; Waterline; 12’
Hog Panels; Gates; 2 Hay Feeders; Bunk Feeders; Water Tank;
Old Scales; Wrought Iron Fence; Locust Fence Posts; Fuel Tanks;
2 Dog Kennels; Gun Cabinet; plus much more.
Manufactured Homes
For Rent 3 BR & 1 1/2 bath
Mobile home, Nice, NO PETS,
$475 mo. plus deposit 4467275
TERMS: CASH OR CHECK W/VALID ID AND BANK LETTER OF
CREDIT IF UNKNOWN TO AUCTION CO.
AUCTION CONDUCTED BY:
RICK PEARSON AUCTION CO #66
304-773-5447 OR 304-593-5118
www.auctionzip.com for pictures
60375498
60375538
Mobile Home / Point Pleasant
Area / $400mo. Call 304-2385127
Mobile Home / Point Pleasant
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�Sunday, December 2, 2012
Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis
Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B6
PPHS wrestling building already paying dividends
Bryan Walters
bwalters@heartlandpublications.com
POINT
PLEASANT,
W.Va. — For a program
best-known for what it
does in the winter time,
Point Pleasant wrestling
has enjoyed one heck of
an offseason.
As the three-time defending Class AA-A champion Big Blacks prepare
for their transition to
the Class AAA ranks, the
program itself now has a
place to call its very own
— which should only aid
in improving on what
Point Pleasant has previously achieved on the mat.
The new PPHS wrestling facility is officially
open for business after
months of painstaking
planning, fundraising and
work, and the building
is already paying huge
dividends for fourth-year
coach John Bonecutter
and his grapplers. It’s also
already benefiting all the
other programs at Point
Pleasant as well.
“When you walk in
here, it is exciting because
it is your own building.
We’re not getting in other
people’s way or other people aren’t getting in our
way,” Bonecutter said. “It
really helps out the entire
athletic department. Football now has it’s own place
and doesn’t have to shuffle
things around at the end
of their season so that we
can start practice. Basketball has more time in the
gymnasium to do what
they need. It’s just a winwin all the way around for
our school.”
In past years, the wrestling program has had
to wait for football to
end before rolling out a
handful of practice mats
in what was the football
locker room. And with a
roster that has sometimes
reached into the 30s, having only four or five mats
to practice on really limited what the coaches were
able to concentrate on
during practices.
But now, with a 50-footby-80-foot facility at their
disposal,
Bonecutter
has ample space and numerous practice mats to
continue pushing PPHS
wrestling to even greater
heights.
“It’s nice because there’s
a lot of room. You don’t
feel cramped and it makes
for a really comfortable
working and learning
environment. When you
build something specifically for something, it’s
going to help out,” Bonecutter said. “We can come
in here and do what we
want, when we want and
keep improving ourselves
at competing on a high
level year-in, year-out.
“There are some really
good teams in the Triple-A
level, and we’ve wrestled
a lot of Triple-A teams in
the past to make us better
at what we were doing in
the Double-A ranks. We
know it’s going to be a big
jump and things will be a
little different, but we also
know what we are getting
into with Triple-A. We’re
excited about the challenge of it, and we also
believe that this new facility will greatly aid us in
focusing on what we need
to do.”
The facility, which cost
around $60,000 to complete, was funded through
efforts from both the PPHS
wrestling boosters and local contributors — as well
as an engraved brick drive
that raised five-figures toward the cause. In fact, the
brick drive went so well
that another will be taking place in the upcoming
months.
Without all of the efforts
of some truly dedicated
wrestling
enthusiasts,
both in Point Pleasant
and abroad, Bonecutter
acknowledges that this reality would not have been
possible.
“We received a lot of support from the community
on this project. And not
just Point Pleasant, but the
whole Mason County community,” Bonecutter said.
“We’ve had people from
Mason, New Haven and
Gallipolis getting behind
this project just as much
as the people and boosters
here in Point Pleasant, and
it’s been overwhelming to
see just how much support
this area has thrown into
this project. We wouldn’t
have this facility right now
if wasn’t for such a great
community of people.”
Photos by Bryan Walters l Point Pleasant Register
The building comes A wide view of the practice area inside the new Point Pleasant
equipped with show- High School wrestling facility.
ers and a locker room,
“It’s incredibly huma coaches offices and a lastic Division coach of the
heated practice area that year in West Virginia. It is bling, but all of the credit
will keep athletes warm the second time that Bone- goes to the kids on this
during the winter months. cutter has received this one,” Bonecutter said. “If
The walls are also covered award in his three years those guys don’t go out
with signs that show all of at the helm of the PPHS there and wrestle well,
the great Point Pleasant program, with the other then awards like this don’t
wrestling history, from a coming during his rookie show up here in Point
Pleasant. I’m more excited
list of state champions to campaign in 2010.
Bonecutter — who won about it for the program,
state qualifiers to seasonal
records. There are also the Class AA-A champion- because it brings some
three signs complete dedi- ship in each of his three higher recognition and atcated to the 2010, 2011 previous seasons as head tention to the program.
“It gets college coaches
and 2012 state champion- coach of the Big Blacks —
is believed to be the first looking our way a bit
ships in Class AA-A.
As nice as this new ad- two-time recipient of this more for future athletes.
dition is for the PPHS award in the Mountaineer Any type of good exposure or recognition for us
wrestling program, it was State.
He acknowledges the is only going to make the
not the only positive thing
to make its way to Point great honor as a blessing, program that much betbut also notes that like ter.”
Pleasant this offseason.
Point Pleasant begins
Bonecutter himself was any other team sport — it
honored by his peers as the takes a lot of great people the 2012-13 season ranked
2012 National Wrestling to accomplish great things third in the Class AAA
preseason coaches poll.
Coaches Association Scho- together.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
�Sunday Times-Sentinel
SUNDAY,
DECEMBER 2, 2012
Along the River
C1
Photo courtesy of Getty Images
FAMILY FEATURES
I
f you’ve noticed more smartphones and tablets on your holiday wish
lists, you’re not alone. A recent survey by Kelton Research found
that 69 percent of people would like to receive something wireless
as a holiday gift.
The report also found it’s not always easy to shop for these kinds of
gifts. In fact, 43 percent of people surveyed said they find shopping for
technology items more confusing than assembling a child’s toy with
multiple parts.
To minimize the confusion around shopping for a wireless device, Ami
Silverman, senior vice president of sales operations, T-Mobile USA, has
a few tips for selecting the right smartphone and getting the most value
for everyone on your holiday shopping list.
Reviews can also be helpful in finding the right phone. Check out
independent reviews at www.consumerreports.org or www.cnet.com, and
get user reviews at www.consumersearch.com.
Lastly, before making your purchase, make sure you understand the
store’s return policies, and check for special offers or promotions. You
can find the latest offers from T-Mobile at http://t-mo.co/SPVZIH.
How to Choose a Service Plan
And if you’re considering giving a service plan — like 63 percent reported in Kelton’s survey — to pair with that smartphone or tablet gift,
there are a variety of options. Since smartphones require a data plan for
...69% of people would like to receive
something wireless as a holiday gift
Smart Tips for Choosing a Smartphone
There are many options to choose from, and at first glance they might all
seem the same. The key to picking the right one is to start by matching
the phone’s featured functions to what you know about the user. For
example, here are some typical mobile users and the features which
would be ideal for their devices:
n Heavy texter/social networker — Consider phones with a physical
QWERTY keyboard to enable quick connections with inner circles.
n Gamer — Look for devices that have preloaded or easy access to
premium games as well as large, high-definition screens, powerful
processors (preferably a quad-core processor) and long lasting
batteries.
n Entertainment junkie — Keep an eye out for fast 4G smartphones with
touch screens featuring large high-definition display for watching
videos and enjoying online entertainment.
n Worker bee — Seek phones that offer business-ready capabilities and
the ability to accurately and quickly view and edit documents and
share files fast.
n Style maven — Choose touch screen phones that are thin, look sleek,
and can be customized with a range of accessories, including stylish
protective cases.
n Photographer — Prioritize phones with high-resolution cameras and
high storage capacity.
While these tips can point you in the right direction, it’s best to talk
to experts in the store. Explain the type of person you are buying for
and how they’ll be using the device. Knowledgeable sales associates
have tools and resources so they can help you find exactly what you
need. T-Mobile has also developed a handy online quiz to help you figure
out which hot device might be the best fit. You can take the quiz at
http://t-mo.co/RFCB2l.
access to the Internet and many applications, the gift of a service plan
would enable your recipient to use the phone right away. If you go this
route, Silverman recommends that you first figure out how much data the
phone recipient will be using every month.
According to a September, 2012 NPD Connected Intelligence study,
consumers are using more data than ever before. Android smartphone
users download an average of 870 MB of data per month on cellular networks and about 2.5 GB per month on Wi-Fi networks. So what does
that really mean? For context, with approximately one gigabyte (GB) of
data, you could do one of the following tasks: view 1,000 web pages,
send or receive 50,000 emails without attachments, stream 33 hours of
music, post 2,800 pictures to Facebook, or watch 8+ hours of video on
YouTube.
Knowing how the phone recipient will use it not only helps you find
the right device, but the right data plan as well. Ask yourself:
n How often will they check email on the device each day?
n How often will they surf the web or check their social network?
n How often will they share photos and documents?
n How often will they download games, apps and music?
n How often will they stream music and videos?
Compare service options to get the most for your money. Some plans
offer a limited number of texts or data usage and charge hefty overage
fees. Other plans include unlimited talk, text and data for multiple phone
lines for a reasonable monthly fee. Silverman said, “T Mobile’s
Unlimited Nationwide 4G Data plan offers no data caps, speed limits, or
bill shock, and access to fast, dependable nationwide 4G coverage.”
In addition to contract plans, Silverman said you can also consider a
pre-paid plan. “For example, with T-Mobile’s Monthly 4G no annual
contract plans, the gift recipient can enjoy their new phone as soon as
they open the box, without committing to a long-term contract.”
Silverman recommends using a data calculator to help figure out the
best plan based on usage. To get started, visit www.t-mobile.com/tools.
Giving Kids and
Teens a Smartphone
Are you considering giving your child a smartphone
this holiday but wonder about the safety and responsibility implications? Silverman offers some advice that
can help the whole family use their smartphones in a
safe way:
ICE
Save important contact numbers into your child’s
phone; add ICE (In Case of Emergency) so responders
or others can reach you if your child is in trouble, e.g.
ICE Daddy Cell; ICE Home.
Check-in Text
Encourage kids to send a quick, discreet text as an
alternative to an “embarrassing” check-in call when
they arrive or leave somewhere.
911
Teach your child how to call 911 on a cell phone in
case of emergency, including how to place the call if
the phone is locked.
Memorize
Though numbers may be programmed into a child’s
phone, teach them to memorize family/emergency
contact phone numbers in case they get separated from
their phone.
Current Photos
Keep current photos of your kids on your cell phone,
updating each family member’s photo every six
months.
Charge It
Ensure your child understands cell phones must be
turned on while away from home. Make sure the
phone is charged at night and buy a spare charger for
his/her backpack.
Cell Phone-Ready?
Giving your child a cell phone can help increase
safety. If your child walks home alone, babysits, or
participates in afterschool activities, it may be the
right time. Holiday break is a great time for parents
and children to practice having this new responsibility.
Family Contract
Discuss the rules your child must obey to have a cell
phone, and create a family contract for responsible
use. Include must-dos like answering your calls/texts,
keeping the phone on when away from home, not
using it during school or while driving, and not responding to unknown numbers.
�Sunday, December 2, 2012
Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis
Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C2
Extension Corner
It’s that time of year to
select your live Christmas
tree. So many choices,
where should you begin?
Measure the place you
will be placing the tree,
both height and width.
Make sure to include the
plant stand height or
add twelve inches if purchasing a live tree. Many
times a tree is purchased
and is much too large for
the space. Does it need to
be perfect from all sides
or is it placed in a corner? A tree with one side
less than perfect might
be the tree for you. What
type of ornaments do
you place on your tree?
Large, heavy ornaments
need the twig support of
Scotch pines, Fraser fir
or Blue spruce. Smaller
and lighter ornaments
can be supported by the
branches of Eastern white
pine, Canaan Fir and
Douglas fir. If you prefer
longer needled trees try
the soft, long needled
White pine or the stiffer
two inch needled Scotch
pine. Smaller needled
Christmas trees include
the Colorado spruce, Canaan fir or Douglas fir.
Decide whether you want
a cut tree or a balled and
burlapped tree that can
be planted outside after spending a few days
(normally 7 days indoors
or less) as your Christmas tree. Whether cut
or balled and burlapped
check the plant limbs
for flexibility and needle
drop. Remember that
evergreens do shed old
needles in the Fall, however the younger needles
towards the tips of limbs
should be well attached to
the twig. If you purchase
a cut tree remember to
have the stump end recut (1 to 2 inches) either
at the vender or at home
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Social Security Column
Even the dark of winter looks
brighter at www.socialsecurity.gov
Marcus Geiger
Social Security District Manager
Gallipolis, Ohio
According to The Old
Farmer’s Almanac, winter arrives at 6:12 a.m.
eastern standard time on
December 21.
For many people, winter means shorter days,
chillier
temperatures
and more time indoors.
There are many ways you
can use that extra time
inside.
For example, you may
want to spend a few
minutes checking your
earnings history and getting an estimate of your
future Social Security
benefits at www.socialsecurity.gov/mystatement,
where you can access
your online Social Security Statement.
If you’re planning to
apply for Social Security
retirement benefits, you
can do that without going outside or visiting
an office. Instead, brew
yourself a cup of coffee
or tea and sit down at
your computer from the
comfort of your home to
apply online.
Chances are your hot
beverage will last longer than the time it
takes to apply online
for retirement benefits.
Our website makes the
retirement
application
process quick, easy, and
secure. In most cases,
once your application is
submitted electronically,
you’re done. There are
no forms to sign and usually no documentation is
required. Social Security
will process your application and contact you if
any further information
is needed.
You can use the online
application to apply for
Social Security retirement or spouses benefits
if you:
• Are at least 61 years
and 9 months old; and
• Want to start your
benefits in the next four
months.
Before starting, we
suggest you have the following information on
hand:
• Your date and place
of birth and Social Security number;
• Your bank or financial institution’s routing
transit number and the
account number for direct deposit of your benefits;
• The amount of money you earned last year
and this year. If you are
applying for benefits in
the months of September
through December, you
also will need to estimate
next year’s earnings;
• The name and address of your employer(s)
for this year and last
year;
• The beginning and
ending dates of any active U.S. military service
you had before 1968;
• The name, Social Security number, and date
of birth or age of your
current spouse and any
former spouse. You also
should know the dates
and places of marriage
and dates of divorce or
death (if appropriate);
and
• Your Social Security
Statement. (Remember
you can get your Social
Security Statement online at www.socialsecurity.gov/mystatement.)
So if you are staying
indoors this winter, visit
www.socialsecurity.gov.
Your time online may
brighten even the darkest day of the season.
Submitted photo
Cadot-Blessing Camp #126 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War recently elected
and installed officers for 2013. Carl DeWitt was also inducted as the camp’s newest member.
Pictured, from left, are: James Oiler, Jonathan Davis, Bob Davis, Roger Caldwell, Matt Cunningham, James Clark, Carl DeWitt, Bob Taylor, Henry Myers and David Carter.
Cadot-Blessing Camp #126 elects
officers, installs new member
GALLIPOLIS — At its meeting held
November 24, 2012, the local CadotBlessing Camp #126 of the Sons of Union
Veterans of the Civil War elected and installed officers for the 2013 year of camp
activities.
The new officers installed are James
Oiler, Commander; Jonathan Davis, Senior Vice Commander Ohio Department;
Bob Davis, Ohio Department Commander; Roger Caldwell, Senior Vice Camp
Commander; Matt Cunningham, Camp
Quartermaster; James Clark, Camp Treasurer; Bob Taylor, Graves Registration,
Henry Myers, Chaplain; and David Carter,
Junior Vice Camp Commander.
The camp also inducted its latest member, Carl L. DeWitt. DeWitt joins the SUVCW on his Great-Grandfather Marian
Jasper DeWitt who enlisted as a private in
the 117th Ohio Volunteer Infantry August
23, 1862, and was discharged October 17,
1862, on a Certificate of Disability.
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil
War is a Congressionally Chartered organization founded for charitable, fraternal,
patriotic and educational purposes and is
the sole heir to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR).
Any person with Civil War ancestry is
encouraged to pay the ultimate honor to
that ancestor my joining their ranks.
Seasonal sweaters: Wear them in the right spirit
NEW YORK (AP) —
The good, the bad, the
kitschy. A “seasonal sweater” is one way to start a
conversation at a holiday
function.
It’s a look that can mean
all sorts of things: sequins,
bows, Fair Isle patterns,
bunny rabbits and bird
motifs, or even antlers.
There’s a fine line between
a good seasonal sweater
and a good one gone bad.
Even those have a place,
though. Yup, there are
Ugly Sweater parties and
Ugly Sweater blogs. Stand
Up To Cancer is hosting
a social-media online Ugly
Sweater fundraising campaign.
But before we go there,
fashion insiders say there’s
a way to have your novelty
and fun with style: Wear it
in the right spirit.
From Saks Fifth Avenue
to J. Crew and C. Wonder,
carry good tidings and
festive trimmings wherever you go. They bring
a smile — and they’re a
good icebreaker, says style
commentator Suze Yalof
Schwartz.
Who could resist commenting on the glitzy giant
bow sweater? she says. But
wearer beware: You will be
the center of attention.
The Saks way to do the
sweater is “tasteful” with
the right playful attitude,
says Colleen Sherin, the
retailer’s senior fashion
director. It’s not going to
be covered in Santas, but
it could be decorated with
clear or metallic sequins,
for example.
“It’s a trend for us — embellished tops and that includes embellished knits,”
says Sherin. “It’s nodding
to the festive nature of the
season, but we’re also seeing embellishment for daytime as a trend.”
Anu Narayanan, Old
Navy’s vice president of
women’s merchandising,
says you don’t have to wait
for the party invite.
“In my opinion, a sea-
sonal sweater is anything
that signals the change in
weather. Its the iconic, goto item that makes you feel
like being cozy near a fire
with a cup of cocoa. For
some it may be a chunky
cable, for others a holiday
motif or a bit of shine,”
says Narayanan.
Narayanan puts antlers,
snowflakes and sparkle on
her list of seasonal-sweater
dos. Just don’t wear them
all at once.
“You don’t want to have
it all with these sweaters,”
agrees Schwartz, who also
warns against combining
this with another popular
look of layering prints and
patterns.
Take your one novelty
item — making sure the
sweater is a long, lean
shape and in a thin knit —
and pair it with something
simple and slim on the bottom, maybe skinny jeans
or leather leggings, says
Schwartz, editor-in-chief
of the blog TallSkinnyRich.
com.
Narayanan
envisions
these sweaters with a pencil skirt and tights, or maybe boyfriend jeans rolled at
the cuff with a heel or slim
cords with ballet flats.
Of course, the most traditional vintage ski design
or a Fair Isle goes with fitted apres-ski stretch pants
and a fur-trimmed down
vest.
Kids and teens could
get away with something
a little more outrageous;
they have a knack for making kitschy cool, says Tara
Ryan, head of design for
Mini Boden. “Tween girls,
especially, really like quite
cheesy things done in an
amusing and clever way.
They like the scale to be
unexpected or add an unexpected twist. They maybe would wear reindeer
antlers (on their sweaters)
instead of the reindeer
face.”
Younger kids seem partial to sweaters covered
with woodland creatures,
including foxes, owls and
birds, she reports, and
while boys like the traditional colors, girls like
shine and bright shades.
So many girls seem
to have motorcycle-style
boots in their closets, too,
and they are the perfect
counterbalance to the seasonal sweater — no matter
what your age, Ryan says.
There’s a character on
Disney Channel’s animated
show “Gravity Falls,” about
the quirky adventures of a
brother and sister, who
makes it a habit to wear
sweaters that take novelty
to the extreme. Mabel —
and her wardrobe — are
based on the real-life twin
sister of creator Alex
Hirsch.
He recalls with a laugh
her lime-green, troll-doll
sweater. “Even in my
young elementary-school
mind, I registered that it
was kind of weird.”
Yet, he adds, she gets
the last laugh since Mabel
is the breakout character.
“She’s the one everyone
wants to party with.”
Pam Williams, a member of Stand Up to Cancer’s Executive Leadership
Council, says the organization jumped on sweaters
because people are “sporting these once shunned
garments with pride.”
She calls them “everyone’s favorite holiday
trend.”
Be mindful of the company you might be keeping, however. You want it
to be interpreted with the
good humor you intended.
Pull out the sweater
on your way to a holiday
brunch, a lunch with girlfriends or a family gathering, not the office party or
dinner at your husband’s
boss’ house.
And, don’t accessorize
with a straight face. “You
are out to have fun in
this,” Schwartz says. “You
are not wearing it talking
politics or how to save the
world.”
Gallia Co. Community Christmas
Closing up the house for the holidays: a checklist
project now seeking sponsors
GALLIA COUNTY — The Gallia
County Community Christmas Project (GCCCP) is under way for the 2012
Christmas season. This is a community
project intended for families needing help
with providing Christmas gifts for area
children. One of the main goals of this
project is to provide gifts to as many children in need as possible while eliminating
duplications among families that receive
Christmas gifts from numerous organizations. All of the area school systems, as
well as many other organizations, churches, businesses, and individuals are participating in this project to meet the needs of
these families this Christmas.
This year, over 1,300 children have applied for the project and sponsors are still
needed for 384 children in our community. Children from the following schools
still need sponsored:
Gallipolis City Schools:
Green Elementary — 30 children
Rio Grande Elementary — 38 children
Gallia Academy High School — 29 children
Gallia Academy Middle School — 32
children
Gallia County Local Schools:
Addaville Elementary — nine children
South Western Elementary — eight
children
Vinton Elementary — six children
Hannan Trace Elementary — 14 children
River Valley High School — 13 children
River Valley Middle School — 14 children
South Gallia High School — 22 children
South Gallia Middle School — three
children
Lisa A. Flam
The Associated Press
The flights have been booked, the
suitcases retrieved from the attic and
your vacation itinerary has been set. But
while your mind may be ready to wander to a faraway land, don’t forget about
home sweet home just yet.
Securing your home and making it
look occupied while you’re away on a
winter vacation will help deter thieves.
And some simple preparations can save
you the anguish and expense of returning home to find damage if something
like a dishwasher hose decides to fail in
your absence.
“If you look at how long it takes compared to repairing the potential damage,
it seems much easier to take the precautions than it does to make the repairs,”
said Richard Stone, a University of Minnesota Extension educator in housing
technology.
Here’s a checklist for closing up the
house properly before you go:
— Daily Check: Arrange for a friend
or neighbor to check on the house at
least once a day (and feed the fish or water the plants). Give that person a copy
of your itinerary and contact numbers.
Ask that they call the police if they see or
hear anything out of the ordinary.
— Mail/Newspapers: Have the mail
held, or ask a neighbor to take it in. The
U.S. Postal Service will hold mail from
three to 30 days. Sign up for this free
service at usps.com, or pick up a form at
the post office that can be given to your
letter carrier, left in your mailbox or returned to your post office.
�SundayDecember
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2, 2012
Sunday,
2, 2012
BLONDIE
BEETLE BAILEY
FUNKY WINKERBEAN
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
HI & LOIS
Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis
ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt
Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C3
Dean Young/Denis Lebrun
Mort Walker
Today’s Answers
Tom Batiuk
Chris Browne
Brian and Greg Walker
THE LOCKHORNS
MUTTS
William Hoest
Patrick McDonnell
Jacquelene Bigar’s Horoscope
zITS
THE FAMILY CIRCUS
Bil Keane
DENNIS THE MENACE
Hank Ketchum
Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
CONCEPTIS SUDOKU
by Dave Green
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday,
Dec. 3, 2012:
This year interactions with others
generally are very fortunate for you. It
is through these contacts that many
opportunities will arise. Impulsiveness
works in your favor. You will want to
detach when you feel triggered. If you
are single, someone very special strolls
through your door. This person could
be very significant to your life history.
Come next summer, you will experience a greater intimacy than you have
in a long time, or possibly ever before.
If you are attached, you could act like
young lovers again. Plan on taking a
special vacation this summer. You will
remember this year for a long time.
LEO helps you gain perspective.
The Stars Show the Kind of Day
You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive;
3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
HHHH You could feel challenged
by financial news and/or a partner’s
reserved attitude. You have what it
takes to break out of this stifling situation within a few hours. You’ll naturally
find the right approach, which you
impulsively will put into action. Tonight:
Let the games begin.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
HHH Someone you usually count
on could be rather cold toward you
right now. If you can’t figure out what
gives, it is important that you find out.
You know how to talk this person out
of his or her reticence long enough to
tell you what is wrong. Tonight: Happily
at home.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
HHHHH You appear to be robust
and quite happy, until a normal
encounter becomes too serious for
your taste. You might consider distancing yourself from this person, as he or
she seems to be the source of a chill
in the air. Hang with your more jovial
friends. Tonight: At a favorite spot.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
HHH You might not like what a risk
brings, but you are very tempted to find
out. Make an effort to move past the
obvious. Consider what would happen
if this idea goes south. If you resist
the temptation, you deserve a pat on
the back. Tonight: Treat yourself. You
choose what.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
HHHHH You beam, no matter what
you do. Others respond in a big way to
your efforts. A situation could drain you
if you allow it to, but you won’t. Good
news heads your way. A meeting could
be more important than you realize.
Tonight: Your wish is someone’s com-
mand.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
HH Know when to step back and
handle a situation differently. You are
on top of your responsibilities, but
you still are mulling over an important
idea. Listen rather than talk. Ask all the
questions you need to. Choose to do a
stressbuster. Tonight: Get some extra
sleep.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
HHH You could feel a bit insecure and might be left wondering
just how much others expect of you.
Regardless, you’ll take the lead in a
meeting. Your opinions make a difference to many people. Would you present yourself differently if you felt slightly
surer of yourself? Tonight: With pals.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
HHH You might not feel energized,
with everything that is going on around
you. In fact, you could be stuck on
overthinking what has gone on. Know
that you might need to understand the
influence of your own negativity. Share
your opinions. Tonight: A force to be
dealt with.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
HHHH You could be questioning
what you want to do and why. Detach,
and you will see that you need no
explanations. It is your life; choose to
live it well. Think more carefully about
what is happening around you. You do
need some feedback. Tonight: Let your
mind wander.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
HHHH Deal with someone directly.
In fact, everyone you deal with would
appreciate your personal attention.
Consider the possibility that everything
would run more smoothly if you shared
more one-on-one time with others.
Tonight: With a favorite person.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
HHHH Stay on top of surprising
requests or an unexpected financial
development. Your original reaction
could be very different from your final
response. Lady Luck increases your
options if you tap into your creativity.
This allows you to see situations differently. Tonight: Return calls.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
HHHH You might want to rethink
recent developments in your daily life.
You might need to let go of a pattern
or a certain way of thinking. You will be
much happier in the long run. A child
or family member seeks you out with
good news. Tonight: Choose something relaxing.
Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet
at www.jacquelinebigar.com.
�Sunday, December 2, 2012
Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis
Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C4
Buckley 25th anniversary
Mabel Saunders
Saunders to celebrate
her 100th birthday
The family of Mabel Saunders would like to honor her
on her 100th birthday. The family would appreciate all
of her and friends and extended family to join them in a
card shower for this special event. Mabel will be 100 on
December 5, 2012. Cards may be sent to 25 Chillicothe
Road, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631.
Pam and Bryce Buckley were
honored recently with a 25th wedding anniversary celebration held at
the Mt. Hermon United Brethren
Church. Their children Daniel and
Andrea, and Darci Bissell were assisted by Jody Bissell and Glenna
Riebel.
The couple were married on Oct.
10, 1987, by the Rev. Mark McClung
at Mullen Memorial Baptist Church
in Belpre, Ohio.
Finger foods, nuts, mints, cake
and punch were served. Darci Bissell
baked an decorated the two tier cake
using rosettes and lace, topped with
a Precious Moments 25th figurine,
along with two large sheet cakes
decorated with pink and burgundy
roses — the couples’ wedding colors.
The tables were covered with silver covering and white taper candles
and pink and burgundy silk roses
surrounded with silver curls and
pink and burgundy balloon bouquets. Many of the couples’ wedding items were used for the occasion.
Wedding photos, albums, family
Pam and Bryce Buckley
photos, scrapbooks, and many of
their items used at their wedding
were arranged for display. A slide
show of their wedding and several
family events over the 25 years were
shown.
Their best man, a groomsman, a
bridal attendant, a flower girl, and
the guest registry attendant were
present, along with many family
members and friends.
The couple celebrated their anniversary in July with a “dream
of a life-time” trip to Alaska. The
traveled 1,300 miles in a nineday travel adventure.
Study contends Grand Canyon as old as dinosaur era
LOS ANGELES (AP) —
The awe-inspiring Grand
Canyon was probably carved
about 70 million years ago,
much earlier than thought,
a provocative new study
suggests — so early that dinosaurs might have roamed
near this natural wonder.
Using a new dating tool,
a team of scientists came up
with a different age for the
gorge’s western section, challenging conventional wisdom that much of the canyon
was scoured by the mighty
Colorado River in the last 5
million to 6 million years.
Not everyone is convinced
with the latest viewpoint
published online Thursday in
the journal Science. Critics
contend the study ignores a
mountain of evidence pointing to a geologically young
landscape and they have
doubts about the technique
used to date it.
The notion that the Grand
Canyon existed during the
dinosaur era is “ludicrous,”
said geologist Karl Karlstrom of the University of
New Mexico in Albuquerque.
How the Grand Canyon
became grand — with its
vertical cliffs and flat plateaus — has been debated
since John Wesley Powell
navigated the whitewater
rapids and scouted the sheer
walls during his famous 1869
expedition.
Some 5 million tourists
flock to Arizona each year to
marvel at the 277-mile-long
chasm, which plunges a mile
deep in some places. It’s a
geologic layer cake with the
most recent rock formations
near the rim stacked on top
of older rocks that date back
2 billion years.
Though the exposed
rocks are ancient, most scientists believe the Grand
Canyon itself was forged
in the recent geologic past,
created when tectonic forces
uplifted the land that the
Colorado River later carved
through.
The new work by researchers at the University
of Colorado Boulder and
California Institute of Technology argued that canyoncutting occurred long before
that. They focused on the
western end of the Grand
Canyon occupied today by
the Hualapai Reservation,
which owns the Skywalk attraction, a horseshoe-shaped
glass bridge that extends
from the canyon’s edge.
To come up with the age,
the team crushed rocks collected from the bottom of the
canyon to analyze a rare type
of mineral called apatite.
The mineral contains traces
of radioactive elements that
release helium during decay,
allowing researchers to calculate the passage of time
since the canyon eroded.
Awareness, enforcement help reduce child sex abuse
Hilda Quickel
90th birthday
observance
The family of Hilda Quickel will host an open
reception honoring her on her 90th birthday from
1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Gallipolis
Masonic Lodge social room, 7 Third Ave., Gallipolis. It has been requested that gifts be omitted.
Light refreshments will be served.
Shoppers can save as
retailers go head-to-head
Joseph Pisani
AP Business Writer
This holiday season, the hottest trend among retailers
isn’t found on a store shelf. It’s taking place at the cash
register.
Major retailers, from Best Buy to Toys R Us, are promising to match their competitors’ prices. Generally customers just need to bring in an advertisement or printout
to prove that the same item is available elsewhere at a
lower price. In some cases, shoppers can come back with
a receipt and get a refund for the difference if the price of
an item they bought fell.
Best Buy Co. Inc., Target Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
and Sears Inc. offer price matching to customers all year
round. But what’s different now is that Best Buy and Target are matching online retailers such as Amazon.com
for the first time. That’s a big deal, since online prices
tend to be lower than those at stores.
Shoppers will be able to save some extra money, but
they’re going to have to read a lot of fine print to do so.
“Price matching sounds good, but there are so many
exclusions, it sometimes isn’t as good as it sounds,” says
Edgar Dworsky, the founder of ConsumerWorld.org,
which tracks deals for shoppers.
For instance, Target limits the number of online retailers that it will price match against to just five. Best Buy
has selected 20, but only matched online prices from
Nov. 1 to Nov. 17 and will start again from Nov. 27 to
Dec. 24.
Toys R Us is offering price matching for the first time
and will only match prices that customers find in other
brick-and-mortar stores. Walmart also matches against instore prices.
Toys R Us, Best Buy, Sears and Target say they will
match prices found on their own websites. It’s not uncommon for retailers to offer steeper discounts online than
in their actual stores. (But Toys R Us says it won’t match
prices on its own website if the item is marked as an “online-only price.”)
Even the most experienced bargain hunters can get
tripped up by all the rules. But shoppers can save some
money if they’re diligent.
“It really is a way to save money and shop at the store
you want instead of one that’s inconvenient,” says Dworsky.
NEW YORK (AP) — Increased
public awareness of how child predators operate, along with better law
enforcement and policies to protect
children, may be helping to reduce
child sex abuse despite this year’s
headlines about cases connected to
institutions like Penn State, the Boy
Scouts and the BBC.
A recent report from the University of New Hampshire’s Crimes
Against Children Research Center
found incidents of child sexual abuse
have been declining in the U.S. for 20
years, with some statistics showing
decreases as steep as 60 percent.
The findings may be surprising
given the high-profile cases in the
news. But many of those incidents
took place years, sometimes decades,
ago. Ironically, experts say, publicity
surrounding such scandals may help
reduce the problem.
“One or two or even five or 10 high
publicity cases are not going to stop
the problem in its tracks,” said David Finkelhor, director of the Crimes
Against Children Research Center
and a UNH sociology professor. “But
there is a lot of evidence that the
greater awareness and actions taken to improve safety in the wake of
these things does reduce the amount
of abuse.”
The October report from the
Crimes Against Children Research
Center showing a decrease in child
sexual abuse since the early 1990s is
based on information from government agencies, FBI crime reports
and national surveys. It includes data
from state child protective agencies
showing a 62 percent decline in substantiated sex abuse claims between
1992 and 2010, and a national crime
survey that found a 69 percent decline in sexual assaults against teens
from 1993 to 2008.
Finkelhor said that in decades past,
pedophiles often behaved with impunity: “They thought nobody would
ever detect them because they never
heard of people getting caught, but
nowadays they get caught, they get
prosecuted, they get incarcerated,”
which “has a big deterrent effect.”
In addition, said Finkelhor, “we’ve
increased guardianship. Parents and
leaders and staff people working in
organizations are much more aware
of the problem than they used to be
and therefore take steps to reduce
the likelihood that this will occur.”
In some cases that made headlines, parents allowed children to
have sleepovers or go on trips with
adults who later turned out to be pedophiles. At Penn State, the school’s
former assistant football coach Jerry
Sandusky was convicted of molesting
children he met through a charity he
founded. Revelations also emerged
this year about a prestigious New
York City private school, Horace
Mann, where students said they were
molested in teachers’ homes and on
school trips.
Michele Galietta, director of clinical psychology training at John Jay
College of Criminal Justice and a researcher on a 2004 report by John Jay
about sex abuse by Catholic priests,
agreed that public awareness has
a major impact on child sex abuse:
“Publicity around big scandals like
Penn State, the Catholic Church, the
Boy Scouts, sensitizes people to the
fact that a predator is more likely to
be a neighbor, family friend, or familiar person” than the old stereotype of
a creepy stranger or kidnapper.
Galietta added that while child
sex abuse remains a serious problem, “because the stories are everywhere, it forces people to have
conversations. Especially with boys,
it used to be such a shameful thing,
they could never tell anyone. Now
if someone were to approach them,
they wouldn’t feel like they had to
keep it secret.”
Devorah Goldburg, spokeswoman
for the National Center for Missing
and Exploited Children, also agreed
that high-profile cases have made
parents and others more conscious of
warning signs, such as “if someone
with a youth organization is spending more time with one person than
another, or giving them special invitations.”
Kelly Clark, a lead attorney in a
successful $20 million lawsuit over
the Boy Scouts’ failure to report
sex abuse accusations against Scout
leaders from 1959 to 1985, cited the
Catholic Church as an example of an
institution where reforms changed a
culture that once protected molesters.
“The fact is, we don’t see a Catholic
priest getting arrested once a month
these days,” he said. “The Catholic
Church is undoubtedly a safer place
than it was 20 years ago. It’s not because the bishops got the holy spirit
but because they got sued over and
over again and the insurance company said, ‘We can’t have this.’”
The program used by the Catholic Church, VIRTUS, is a three-hour
course that trains individuals to recognize signs of behavior that suggest
potential sexual abuse and intervene. (The word VIRTUS is Latin
for moral excellence.) VIRTUS was
developed by the church’s insurance
company, the National Catholic Risk
Retention Group, and it’s mandatory
for anyone who interacts with kids in
church-sponsored activities.
Sister Pat Hudson, a therapist and
VIRTUS consultant, says that “after
people are trained, they have a keen
awareness. So many times, cases
have come forward where people
have said they noticed something,”
such as adults who are overly affectionate or who single certain kids out
for gifts.
Behaviors like that can be signs of
“grooming,” where adults cultivate
children’s trust as a gateway to sexual
activity. VIRTUS stresses the importance of communicating concerns
both to the perceived offender and to
those in charge.
Many children’s organizations also
now mandate screening — including
criminal background checks — for
volunteers as well as employees. In
addition, the “two-adult rule” — forbidding an adult to be alone with a
child unless someone else is present
— has become standard in children’s
activities, including team sports.
Finkelhor noted that “the priest
abuse problem declined precipitously starting in the late 1980s,
suggesting that as people started to
pay attention to it there, the problem
got reined in. The recently released
data from the Boy Scouts show a
decline in recent years there too as
they’ve started to pay more attention
to the problem. And there’s data that
shows recidivism among sexual offenders has been declining as well,
which suggests we’re doing a better
job keeping them from reoffending.”
Finkelhor has served as a consultant
on child abuse both to the church and
the Boy Scouts.
The Boy Scouts now require volunteers to complete youth protection
training, which focuses on preventing sex abuse, every two years, according to spokesman Deron Smith.
At the BBC in England, the late
Jimmy Savile, a popular children’s
entertainer, has been accused of molesting dozens of young girls in the
1970s and ’80s. Victims say their
original complaints were ignored,
and police said the case has created
a “watershed moment,” with many
adults reporting other claims of sex
abuse they suffered as kids.
Brian Claypool, an attorney for
families in Miramonte, Calif., where
a teacher allegedly fed students
semen-laced cookies, says headlines
about these types of cases create “a
ripe opportunity for our country to
wake up.” But he’d like to see “an
independent agency or portal where
parents can make a report of suspected child abuse. The one common
thread in all these huge scandals is
the first place where this is being
reported is inefficient and ineffective. The people you report to have a
conflict of interest to not do anything
about it.”
He added: “It’s not a matter of if
it can happen again, but when will it
happen again, and will we find out
about it?”
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Truck found in connection with Meigs homicide
Crown City man now
arrested for obstructing
official business
Stephanie Filson
Managing Editor
sfilson@heartlandpublications.com
CROWN CITY — A focused manhunt in Gallia County has produced
key evidence in the case, but the
man wanted for questioning in the
death of his father is still seemingly
on the run. Gallia County Sheriff
Joe Browning reported Saturday
that deputies have recovered the
truck a Meigs man reportedly used
to flee the scene of a homicide that
took place November 11. The unofficial cause of death was blunt force
trauma, according to Meigs County
Sheriff Robert Beegle.
The truck, a 2001 Dodge Ram
2500 4x4, reportedly belonged to
the victim, James W. Gardner, age
67. His son, James E. Gardner, age
40, is considered a “person of interest” in the case and was allegedly
seen driving the vehicle on the day
of his father’s death. At the time,
there was also reportedly a red fourwheeler in the back of the truck.
A focused search for Gardner has
taken place in the Eureka area over
the past few days, and the truck was
discovered in that general area. According to Browning, Ohio Bureau
of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI&I) agents now have
the vehicle in their possession for
processing. Eureka is located on the
southern end of Gallia County.
Browning also reported that a
motorbike that had recently been
reported stolen was recovered in
the same general area earlier in the
week. Law enforcement officials believe Gardner had used the vehicle
to elude officers. He warns area residents to be mindful of leaving keys
in unlocked vehicles.
BCI&I agents also arrested Lyndon M. Montgomery, Sr., age 51, of
Crown City, Ohio, this weekend on
charges of Obstructing Official Business in connection with the search
for Gardner.
Montgomery had recently been
interviewed by a Huntington-area
television station and was quoted as
having had a ‘run-in’ with Gardner
in the past few days.
Browning said Montgomery
was arrested after law enforcement
discovered he had been providing
transportation and shelter to Gardner. BCI agents will be consulting
with Gallia County Prosecutor Jeff
Adkins regarding possible additional
charges against Montgomery.
Browning requests that the public contact law enforcement if they
have information relating to James
E. Gardner’s location. Browning
warned that anyone helping or assisting Gardner will be charged.
Gardner is described as a white
male with blond hair and green eyes,
being six feet tall and approximately
175 pounds.
According to Beegle, there is also
a warrant for Gardner from Jackson
County, Ohio, for the theft of 150 gallons of diesel fuel.
Findings of the BCI&I investigation will be reported to the Meigs
County Prosecutor when complete
according to the agency.
The sheriff office tip line is 740446-6555 if anyone has information
concerning this case.
Pharmacy tech, boyfriend
arrested on drug charges
Sarah Hawley
shawley@heartlandpublications.com
Photos by Sarah Hawley | Sunday Sentinel
During the June storm which caused damage to the area, Belfor Property Restoration recently completed the work
the chimney at Racine Village Hall feel into the staircase, to the staircase, ceiling and other parts of the building and
causing the structure to be heavily damaged.
village damaged by the storm.
Storm damage repaired at Racine Village Hall
Sarah Hawley
shawley@heartlandpublications.com
RACINE — Following the
June 29 storm which caused
damage throughout the region,
the Racine Village Hall was left
with a large hole in the roof
where the chimney once stood.
Clerk/treasurer David Spencer
said the chimney and portion of
the roof collapsed into the building around 7 p.m. the night of
June 29, and gave credit to the
insurance company and contractor for their quick response. The
chimney, with a large quantity
of bricks, was left on the staircase between the first and second floor of the building.
The next morning the agent
was at village hall and other
sites within the village to view
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Tony Robinson
Stacy Hawk
and drug paraphernalia
from the home.
Hawk’s boyfriend Tony
Robinson, 36, who was at
the home during the search
warrant, was arrested for
trafficking in drugs and
possession of drugs.
Both Hawk and Robinson appeared in Meigs
County Court on Friday
afternoon according to
Meigs County Prosecutor
Colleen Williams.
Hawk was charged with
possession of a controlled
substance, a felony of the
third degree. The complaint filed with the court
states that Hawk was in
possession of a 500 count
bottle of hydrocodone/
APAP, which is a schedule
III controlled substance.
Robinson was charged
with six counts, including
three felonies and three
misdemeanors. He
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Commis sioner s
award bid for K-A
Sewer completion
Amber Gillenwater
mdtnews@mydailytribune.com
The Racine Village Christmas tree sets beside the newly finished staircase at
Racine Village Hall.
Middleport’s sewer system nearing completion
Charlene Hoeflich
choeflich@mydailysentinel.com
MIDDLEPORT — While
there are still a few minor
things remaining to be done,
for all practical purposes
Middleport’s $7 million sewer
system upgrade project will be
finished by the end of the year.
That was the word from
Middleport Mayor Mike Gerlach last week when talking
about the project, all paid for
through an Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) loan
forgiveness program and other
grant money, which got under
way in November, 2011.
Several years ago, the village received a mandate from
the EPA to upgrade its sewer
system and stop the flow of
untreated sewage into the
Ohio River. However, it was
only last year that the village
was able to secure funding to
carry out the work required to
satisfy EPA regulations.
As for what remains to be
done to finish the project,
POMEROY — A local pharmacy technician
was arrested on Thursday
morning after admitting
to agents with the Ohio
State Board of Pharmacy
that she stole hydrocodone
from the pharmacy where
she worked.
Stacy A. Hawk, 33, of
Middleport, was arrested
by the Pomeroy Police
Department after prescription drugs were found inside her vehicle. According
to Jesse Wimbley, Public
Information Officer with
the Ohio State Board of
Pharmacy, Hawk worked at
Fruth Pharmacy in Pomeroy.
Hawk was booked into
the Middleport Jail on felony charges of possession of
drugs Thursday.
Following Hawk’s arrest,
the Ohio State Board of
Pharmacy, assisted by the
Middleport Police Department and the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, served a
search warrant on Hawk’s
residence in the 600 block
of Grant Street in Middleport. The search warrant
yielded the recovery of prescription drugs, weapons,
Charlene Hoeflich | Sunday Sentinel
All of Middleport’s streets where bricks were taken up to lay new sewer lines have now been
restored. Here Mayor Mike Gerlach watches Enyart and Sons Construction Co. workers lay
brick on Mulberry Avenue.
handled at no cost to the village or its residents, Gerlach
said “There’s some small
(maintenance) equipment to
come in yet, like a track hoe,
they are still working on the
final hookup at the lift station,
and that’s it for now. Then the
workers will come back in the
spring and finish repairing the
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GALLIPOLIS — The
Gallia County Board of
Commissioners accepted
a bid from Southern Ohio
Trenching during a regular meeting on Thursday
for the completion of the
Kanuaga-Addison Sewer
Project.
After entering into executive session with the
project engineer, Gary
Silcott of Stantec Engineering, the commission
awarded the bid, in the
amount of $1,985,363 to
the contractor based in
Ironton, Ohio.
The commission received bids from Southern Ohio Trenching, as
well as Fields Excavating
of Kitts Hill, Ohio, during a regular meeting on
November 15.
Both bid packets contained “base” bids for the
very basic work needed
to be repaired and corrected within the sewer
system, while Southern
Ohio Trenching also
submitted a pricier “alternate” bid for both the
“basic” completion of
the sewer, as well as for
those corrections that are
necessarily needed for
the central functioning of
the project.
Gallia County Commis-
sion President Harold
Montgomery
reported
on November 15 that the
alternate and base bids
represented two different options for the future
repair and completion of
the project.
“The first bid is to do
what’s basically needed
to get it functioning. The
second part is an alternate. It is if we want to
correct those marginal
things. And, if we don’t
correct the marginal
things, we’re taking the
risk on that. We might
need more maintenance
on that part,” Montgomery said. “The regular
maintenance might be a
little bit more [with the
base bid], but, in doing
that, we have the funds
available that will be escrowed into an account
— a maintenance account — to take care of
the maintenance issues
should they arise.”
During a second meeting held on November 20,
the commission met with
the low bidder, Southern
Ohio Trenching, as well
as Silcott and entered
into a lengthy executive
session to discuss the
sewer construction contract.
Following this, the
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commission
reported
that they would make a
decision as to the future
direction of the project during their weekly
meeting on November
29.
The alternate bid accepted by the commission on Thursday represents the larger scope of
work, according to Silcott, and, depending on
the weather, will take an
estimated nine months
for total completion.
“[The alternate bid]
will include all of the
‘must replace’ work that
we discussed, the ‘moderate work’ that we discussed, and that should
give you a complete,
functioning system when
it is done,” Silcott stated.
“There are still some,
what we call, ‘minimal
risk’ areas that don’t
necessarily meet industry standards, but our
feeling is that they won’t
create you any undo concern.”
The
commissioners
were given the responsibility for the completion
of the project after they
received a $3.5 million
check from the Fidelity
and Deposit Company
of Maryland — the former contractor’s bonding
company — on October
5.
Negotiations with the
bonding company for the
completion of the project began shortly after
the original contract for
construction of the sewer
was terminated with Trimat Construction, Inc.,
in January of this year.
Following the termination of the original
contract, the bonding
company hired an outside contractor to “camera” and clear the entire
gravity collection system
in order to discover the
areas in the project that
need replaced.
Work on three pump
stations that serve the
sewer system has also
been ongoing, and two of
those pump stations are
operational. The third
stations is still currently
in need of repairs.
The entire system
reportedly consists of
60,000 linear feet of
sewer line, and approximately 13,000 feet of
that line will need to be
reconstructed.
During
Thursday’s
discussion, the commission scheduled a pre-construction meeting with
the engineer, contractor
and other involved parties at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 6 in the
second-floor
meeting
room at the Gallia County Courthouse.
Silcott reported that,
while the contractor has
reported its desire to
begin work on the main
system in February, some
residents in the mostsouthern regions affected
by the project may have
the opportunity to start
connecting to the sewer
prior to this.
Construction will be
completed in phases and
Montgomery
reported
that letters discussing
residential connection to
the sewer would be sent
out to some residents
living south of Georges
Creek Road following
next Thursday’s pre-con-
struction meeting.
“Hopefully we can
move forward and get
this thing completed in
the next few months,”
Montgomery stated.
Also discussed during
the meeting were the
number of claims that
have been filed by property owners in the area
seeking reimbursement
for reclamation work and
other possible damage
done to their properties
during previous construction of the sewer.
According to Silcott,
approximately 50 individuals were advised to
file claims with the liability insurance company in regard to their
properties, however, only
four of five claims in total have reportedly been
submitted to the insurance company for review.
Silcott reported that
his company has attempted to contact those
individuals who have not
submitted their claims to
advise them of how to file
their claims if so desired.
“You can only get it
taken care of if you make
the claim,” Silcott said.
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streets.”
Some of the street repair work done this fall has
now settled into the deep
trenches dug to lay pipe
and will require additional
work when the weather
warms up. In some places
the settling has dropped a
section of the street down
about four inches, creating quite a bump. At a
construction meeting last
week, Gerlach said the
matter was discussed and
the decision for fixing the
problem put on hold until
spring.
Meanwhile, he said the
village may have to do
something temporarily to
alleviate the problem. “But
the good thing about all
this is if there is additional settling, it can be corrected by them when they
come back in the spring.”
Work on the massive
sewer project was handled
by Mike Enyart and Sons,
Inc., the general contrac-
tor. As a part of the overall
project and provided for in
the forgiven EPA loan was
the purchase of equipment
needed to maintain the
system once completed.
Most of that equipment
has now been secured and
that building in which to
store it has been built.
The scope of the program included expanding
the sewer system’s ability
to keep untreated water
from overflowing into the
Ohio River. Gerlach said
it also solved some mine
water runoff problems in
the upper section of the
village. The mine water,
which does not have to
be treated before being
dumped into the Ohio River, was going directly into
the sewer system’s water
which requires treatment.
Now the mine water runoff
has separate lines taking
that water directly to the
river, which cuts the village’s cost of treating it.
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Professional Services
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Want To Buy
Absolute Top Dollar - silver/gold
coins, any 10K/14K/18K gold jewelry, dental gold, pre 1935 US currency, proof/mint sets, diamonds,
MTS Coin Shop. 151 2nd Avenue,
Gallipolis. 446-2842
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
REAL ESTATE RENTALS
Apartments/Townhouses
2BR, $575mo - Downtown,
clean, renovated, newer appl,
lam floor, water sewer & trash
incl. No pets. Application req.
727-237-6942
2BR, upstairs Apt. 133 Third,
$375 monthly 740-339-3639 or
740-339-2494
Nice 2BR Apartment - water &
trash included - $600mo plus
$600 deposit - 446-9585
Houses For Rent
2 BR House with car Garage
at 945 Roush Lane Cheshire
$500mo plus utilities Call 740645-2698
MANUFACTURED HOUSING
RESORT PROPERTY
EMPLOYMENT
Maintenance / Domestic
MAINTENANCE/CUSTODIAL
POSITION. Buckeye Hills Career Center. Full time with benefits. Cleaning and light facility repairs involving plumbing,
electrical, carpentry, painting,
grounds maintenance. Contact: Superintendent’s Office
740-245-5334. EEO
SERVICE / BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Manufactured Homes
For Rent 3 BR & 1 1/2 bath
Mobile home, Nice, NO PETS,
$475 mo. plus deposit 4467275
Miscellaneous
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Guarantee. Local references.
Established in 1975. Call
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Charges
Racine
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is charged with tampering
with drugs, a felony of the
third degree; possession of
a controlled substance, a
felony of the fourth degree;
trafficking in drugs, a felony of the fifth degree; possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor of
the first degree; drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor
of the fourth degree; and
possession of a controlled
substance, a minor degree
misdemeanor.
The complaint filed
states that Robinson was
in possession of hydrocodone, diazepam (a schedule IV drug), marijuana
and drug paraphernalia.
In addition, it states that
the hydrocodone and diazepam were contained
in bag without the proper
label. The charge of trafficking in drugs states
that Robinson allegedly
prepared the pills for
shipment, delivery, or
distribution.
According to Williams,
bond for Robinson was
set at $50,000 with 10
percent allowed and
Hawk was released on an
own recognizance bond.
According to a media release sent by the
Ohio State Board of
Pharmacy, the agency
began its investigation
after receiving information from an investigator
with the Pomeroy Police
Department. The information stated that the
pharmacy Hawk worked
at was experiencing significant losses of various
strengths of hydrocodone
tablets.
Wimbley added that
the information was received by the Board of
Pharmacy on Nov. 6, and
the Pomeroy Police had
started an investigation
prior to that time.
The initial call for the
fire department and others
indicated the possibility of
a methamphetamine lab
located at the residence.
This, however, was not the
case, according to officials.
It was unclear as of press
time when Hawk and Robinson will make their next
court appearance.
Glassburn’s
the damage. The Ohio Plan, which provides insurance to the village, along with
Belfor Property Restoration did not leave
until the job was done said Spencer.
Cleanup began on July 2, and work
continued through the end of summer
and early fall.
He noted that many times when work
is being done a company will take time
to work on other jobs, this was not the
case with Belfor.
(740) 339-0909
The 101 year old building has now
been restored to it’s previous condition
with a new staircase, ceiling, roof and
other items.
The building originally opened in
1911 as Racine High School and later
became Racine Elementary School prior
to the village purchasing the property in
1998.
The staircase was crafted by Amish
workers away from the site, taken apart
to be transported to Racine, and reconstructed in place.
Spencer praised the work of the insur-
ance company and contractors, adding
that you don’t know what a company
is about until you truly need them, and
the village could not be happier with the
result.
Other damage in the village repaired
by Belfor include damage to a dugout,
items in the park area and the shed at the
fire station.
During a council meeting following
the storm, Spencer told council the village would only be responsible for the
deductible, $1,000, of the more that
$100,000 in damage.
Anyone wishing to car pool can meet
at the Quality Inn (former Holiday
Inn) parking lot at 11 a.m.
Evans Restaurant in Rio Grande at 6
p.m. Maxie Oliver and Phyllis Mason
will be the hostesses for the meeting.
There will be a special guest speaker. If
you cannot attend please call either of
the hostesses and let her know.
GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Retired Teachers’ Luncheon will
be held at the Nazarene New Life
Center at noon. The meal will be catered by Anita Merry of Jake’s Bakery.
The program will include Mrs. Claus
as our guest, the annual memorial
service, and we will close by singing
Christmas songs.
Gallia Calendar
Card showers
Charles Sanders will be celebrating
his 81st birthday December 2, 2012.
He would enjoy a call at 740-446-7681
or a card. Cards can be sent to: 32
Garfield Ave, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631,
or if you would like to stop and say
hello, you can do so from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m.
Mabel Saunders will be celebrating
her 100th birthday on December 5,
2012. Cards may be sent to: 25 Chillicothe Road, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631.
Events
Monday, Dec. 3
GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Children Services Board will hold a
special meeting at 4 p.m. at the office
located at 83 Shawnee Lane, Gallipolis, Ohio.
Tuesday, Dec. 4
OHIO VALLEY — Holzer Clinic
and Holzer Medical Center retirees
will meet for lunch at 12 p.m. at the
Wild Horse Restaurant in Pomeroy.
Deer Processing
Regular Cut
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Wednesday, Dec. 5
GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Board of Health will meet at 9 a.m.
in the conference room of the Gallia
County Service Center, 499 Jackson
Pike, Gallipolis.
Friday, Dec. 7
GALLIPOLIS — Christmas bazaar,
9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 600 Second Avenue,
Gallipolis. Lunch will be served from
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Noodles, baked
goods and a lot more.
Tuesday, Dec. 10
GALLIPOLIS — TRIAD/SALT
meeting, 1 p.m. at the Senior Resource
Center, 1167 Ohio 160, Gallipolis.
Friday, Dec. 13
GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis
Garden Club will hold their Christmas meeting on December 13 at Bob
Thursday, Dec. 20
GALLIPOLIS — American Red
Cross blood drive, 12-6 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church fellowship
hall, 541 Second Avenue. Walk-ins
welcome or schedule your appointment at (800) REDCROSS or online
at www.redcrossblood.org (enter
sponsor code: StPeters). Presenting
donors will receive a special holidaythemed white long-sleeved t-shirt
while supplies last.
$65 Meigs Calendar
9110 State Route 160
Bidwell, OH 45614
(Across From Save A Lot)
60373514
Sunday, Dec. 2
NEW HAVEN — Factory 12 Ga and Slug Match,
noon, at the Broad Run
Gun Club. Meeting before
the match.
Monday, Dec. 3
ALFRED — Orange
Township Trustees, 7 p.m.
at the township building.
SYRACUSE — The
Sutton Township Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. at
the Syracuse Village Hall.
RUTLAND — The Rutland Township Trustees
will meet in regular session at 5 p.m. at the Rutland Fire Station.
POMEROY — The
Meigs County Cancer
Initiative, Inc. (MCI) will
meet at noon at the Rio
Bravo restaurant in Mason. For more information
call Courtney Midkiff at
(740) 992-6626, MondayFriday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
LETART TWP. — Letart Township Trustees
will meet at 5 p.m. at the
Letart Township Community Building.
Thursday, Dec. 6
POMEROY — Meigs
County Retired Teachers will meet at noon at
Trinity
Congregational
Church. Presentation on
the Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center
and a musical program.
Members asked to take
school supplies and/or
books for children and
young people. Call 9923214 for luncheon reservations by Wednesday.
Guests welcome.
Friday, Dec. 7
POMEROY — Meigs
County P.E.R.I. Chapter
74 will hold their meeting
at noon at the Mulberry
Community Center. This
will be our Christmas potluck lunch. Drinks and paper items will be supplied.
Bring covered dish(s).
Also a gift for the gift exchange.
Tuesday, Dec. 11
TUPPERS
PLAINS
— The Tuppers Plains
Regional Sewer Board
will have their regular
meeting at 5 p.m. at the
TPRSD office.
BEDFORD TWP. —
The Bedford Township
Trustees will hold their
regular monthly meeting
at 7 p.m. at the town hall.
Wednesday, Dec. 12
POMEROY — The
Meigs County Trustees
and Fiscal Officers Asso-
ciation will meet at 6 p.m.
at the Meigs High School
Cafeteria. Reservations
are due by December 4 by
calling Opal Dyer at (740)
742-2805. There will be a
meal preceding the meeting and election of officers will be held.
MARIETTA — A meeting of the District 18 Executive Committee will be
held at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Marietta, Ohio.
The purpose of this meeting is for the Executive
Committee to select projects for Round 27 funding under the Ohio Public Works Commission
State Capital Improvement and Local Transportation Improvement
Programs (SCIP/LTIP).
If you have questions
regarding this meeting,
please contact Michelle
Hyer at (740) 376-1025.
Gallia Briefs
Road closures planned
GALLIA COUNTY —
Gallia County Engineer
Brett A. Boothe announces
that Symmes Creek Road
will be closed, between Gallia Road and Wolf Run Road
beginning at 7 a.m. Monday,
December 3, 2012, until further notice for a slip repair.
Also, Peniel Road will be
closed, weather permitting,
between Cadmus Road and
Wagoner Road beginning at
7 a.m. Monday, December 3,
2012, through 4:30 p.m. Friday, December 7, 2012, for
bridge repairs. Local traffic
will need to use other county
roads as a detour for both of
these closures.
City Commission
meeting slated
GALLIPOLIS — The
Gallipolis City Commission
will hold its regular monthly
meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, at
the Gallia County Convention and Visitors Bureau,
61 Court Street, Gallipolis,
Ohio. On the agenda is legislation to amend the current
appropriations and transfer/
advance ordinances. The
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commission will meet in the
meeting room at the rear of
the building that can be accessed from the Third Avenue entrance door.
Ohio AFSCME
Retirees to hold
Christmas luncheon
meeting
BIDWELL — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Gallia and
Jackson Counties, Subchapter 102 will hold their
next meeting and Christmas
Luncheon at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 21 at 4629
Ohio 850, Rodney Pike,
Bidwell, in Springfield Township. The new sub-chapter is
seeking new members in the
two-county area. AFSCME
(Ohio Council 8, OCSEA,
and OAPSE) , OPERS and
SERS public employee retirees and their spouses are
invited to attend the next
meeting. Please bring a covered dish. We also encourage
public employees who plan
to retire in the near future
to attend. The group meets
on the third Friday of each
month. Interested retirees
may call for more information at 740-245-0093.
Grant opportunity for
nonprofit cultural
organizations
OHIO VALLEY — Organizations may apply for
creative placemaking projects that contribute to the
livability of communities and
place the arts at their core.
An organization may request
a grant amount from $25,000
to $200,000. Deadline: January 14, 2013. For more information: http://www07.
grants.gov/search/search.
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