https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/6b810bec2e32b3549c31d77916bf302f.pdf e5ef3804d333a7bbd7b58f9c830423e9 PDF Text Text Variety Show to benefit Savior’s Soup, A3 Prep softball: Ward tosses no-no for Angels, B1 Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 61, No. 51 Lenten services POMEROY — Rev. Walter Heinz will speak at the community Lenten service at Syracuse Asbury United Methodist Church, 7 p.m. Thursday. Pastor Warren Lukens will speak April 7 at Mt. Hermon United Brethren Church, and Pastor Brian Dunham April 14 at Trinity Church. The Meigs County Ministerial Association organizes the programs. Fish fry dates announced POMEROY — Sacred Heart Church in Pomeroy will be having Lenten fish fries on Friday's 4:30 to 7 p.m. on April 1, 8 and 15. There will be adult and children dinners. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Proceeds benefit local charities. Everyone is welcome. Christian variety show POMEROY — The Mulberry Community Center’s Christian Variety Show for April is set for 6:30-8 p.m., Saturday, April 2 at the center. Performers include Doug Bentley, Toothpick Whittler, Stacey Jean, Truly Saved. The show is free though a love offering will be accepted to benefit Savior’s Soup, a soup kitchen/ministry of the Meigs Cooperative Parish which provides free soups, desserts and beverages to all on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Popcorn and beverages will be for sale and desserts available for a donation provided by the St. Paul Lutheran Church. Concert set SYRACUSE — A free Christian concert will be held at 6:30 p.m., Saturday April 2 at the Syracuse Community Center. Performers include New Jerusalem, New Songs, John, Dolly and Brysel. Refreshments served. OBITUARIES Page A5 • John R. Michael • Clemine Carpenter WEATHER THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com Ohioʼs healthiest county — not Meigs or Gallia BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM UNDATED — For the second year in a row, affluent Delaware County ranks as the “healthiest” county in Ohio, according to a health ranking study which placed Meigs and Gallia counties a distant 83rd and 85th, respectively, when examining the overall health of Ohio’s 88 counties. The study was compiled by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, N.J., and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in Madison, Wis. The study has two areas of focus — health factors and health outcomes. Health factors are described as health behaviors (unsafe sex, tobacco use, diet and exercise, alcohol use), clinical care (access to care and quality of care), social and eco- nomic (employment, community safety, income, education, family and social support) and physical environment factors (environmental quality, built environment). When examining these health factors, Meigs County came in a distant 86 while Gallia County was ranked at 52, overall. A major discrepancy between the two counties came under the clinical care health factor which stated 17 percent of the Meigs’ population are uninsured adults while 12 percent of Gallia’s population are uninsured adults. Another huge difference — the ratio of population per one primary care provider is 3,788:1 in Meigs County compared to Gallia County’s 630:1 ratio. The state average, when it comes to the ratio of primary care providers is 859:1. There are 30 percent of Southern Elementary hosts Math and Science Expo STAFF REPORT RACINE — As part of a concerted effort to promote math and science skills in the district, Southern Elementary School recently held a Math and Science Expo and Fair. The fair showcased the work and projects of Southern Elementary students, while also featuring some of the prize-winning projects from the Math and Science Olympiad held in Region 16. The theme of the program was “A Time for Excellence,” a take on Southern's status as “An Ohio School of Excellence.” Over 275 students and adults attended the event, which was sponsored by the ASK program, Title One Family Engagement, and Math/ Science Enrichment programs. “This was an overwhelming success,” said ASK (After School Kids) Coordinator Kim McClain. “It was great to see so many families participating and enjoying the projects together. Tonight's event was a great way to show that learning can be fun.” See County, A5 Submitted photos Southern Students Chase Bailey, Colton Walker, and Arrow Drummer still have that "Wow, did that really happen?" look as teachers Jody Norris, Patty Struble, and Meg Guinther prepare for another round of the "Make a Jet" experiment. Lincoln Rose watches in dismay, as dad Jeremy works on the Gravity Race as station helpers Craig Knight and Emily Manuel look on. BY BRIAN J. REED INDEX 2 SECTIONS — 12 PAGES Classifieds B3-4 Comics B5 Editorials A4 Sports B Section © 2011 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH HOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY — The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of the Meigs County Council on Aging was recognized for having the most outstanding National Day of Service project in Ohio at the recent ServeOhio Awards Day held in Columbus. The program which earned the award for Meigs County was a Make a Difference Day project to benefit local victims of tornadoes and a church fire. Seventeen volunteers conducted a fundraising dinner MIDDLEPORT — Sampling of materials to be removed from the Middleport Elementary School for asbestos is now underway. The building is on a fast-track schedule to become a new home to village government there, and those in charge hope the new village hall and jail will help generate revenue for the village’s general fund. That operating fund has taken a hit through decreased income tax and fine collection, and is expected to take another when the state cuts funding from the Local Government Fund. Interior demolition work is next, Mayor Michael Gerlach said, and village offices still plan to relocate to the new building in early 2012. Earlier this month, the village awarded a bid for the demolition work involved in removing See Asbestos, A5 Contract approved for new SHS agent BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM Brian J. Reed/photos The new One-Stop Employment and Training Center on Mill Street is now open to the general public. Teresa Lavender and Sherri Priddy are pictured in the resource room at the new One-Stop Employment Training Center, which includes wireless internet for job searches, and other equipment for resume preparation. Meigs receives ServOhioʼs RSVP award High: 47 Low: 31 Asbestos sampling precedes Middleport village hall demolition project BY BRIAN J. REED BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM See Center, A5 See County, A5 BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM New One-Stop Employment Center open for business MIDDLEPORT — The new One-Stop Employment and Training Center is now open to anyone looking for employment, and the new center will provide additional services to anyone in the job market. The new center is open to the public “universally and without any eligibility requirements,” according to Teresa Lavender. It is located on Mill Street, in the former Rio Meigs Center building, and has a children living in poverty in Meigs County and 31 percent living in Gallia County while there are only five percent living in Delaware County. Another huge contrast is the access to healthy food with 25 percent of Meigs’ population, 29 percent of Gallia’s population and 60 percent of Delaware’s population having access to healthy foods. Also, and raffle which resulted in bringing over $2,000. Diana Coates, director of the Meigs RSVP program, attended the event held at the Hyatt on Capitol Square to accept the award. It was one of six in the state recognizing different segments of volunteer work. Each of the honorees was presented an original piece of art designed by a Cincinnati artisan and a $2,500 cash award for their respective organizations. Sen. Jimmy Stewart also presented Coates an Ohio Senate certificate of commendation for the work of the RSVP volunteers in Meigs County. Submitted photo Diana Coates, RSVP director, displays the original piece of art she received at the OhioServe banquet. The Meigs County program she directs also received a check for $2.500. RACINE — Though the Southern Local Board of Education approved Four Seasons Environmental, Inc. of Monroe as its commission agent for the new high school addition in January, the amount of the actual contract was approved at this week’s board meeting. Four Seasons Environmental will be compensated in the amount of $28,690.52 which is based upon the rate of 59 cents a square foot for basic commissioning services covered by the Ohio School Facilities Commission’s agreement with the pre-qualified consultants, and is calculated using the formula provided by the OSFC based upon the size of the project which is 48,628 square feet. The commissioning agent will assist with the creation of effective plans and coordinate necessary field operations for mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. Also approved was an engagement letter with See Contract, A5 �Thursday, March 31, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A2 Ohio House OKs collective bargaining limits BY ANN SANNER ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBUS — The Republican-led Ohio House voted Wednesday to severely limit the collective bargaining rights of 350,000 public workers across the state, sending a bill that’s sparked pro-labor protests for weeks back to the state Senate. The full House approved the measure on a 53-44 vote. A vote in the GOP-controlled Senate, which narrowly approved an earlier version of the legislation, could soon follow. The measure affects safety workers, teachers, nurses and a host of other government personnel. It allows unions to negotiate wages but not health care, sick time, or pension benefits. It gets rid of automatic pay increases, and replaces them with merit raises or performance pay. Workers would also be banned from striking. Gov. John Kasich has said his $55.5 billion state budget counts on unspecified savings from lifting union protections to fill an $8 billion hole. The first-term governor and his Republican colleagues argue the bill would help city officials and superintendents better control their costs at a time when they too are feeling budget woes. Contentious debates over restricting collective bargaining have popped up in statehouses across the country, most notably in Wisconsin, where the governor signed into law this month a bill eliminating most of state workers’ collective bargaining rights. That measure exempts police officers and firefighters; Ohio’s does not. The Ohio bill has drawn thousands of demonstrators, prompted a visit from the Rev. Jesse Jackson and packed hearing rooms in the weeks before the Senate passed the measure. Its reception in the House has been quieter, though Wednesday’s vote drew several hundred demonstrators to the Statehouse. But the overall response by protesters in the Rust Belt state, despite its long union tradition among steel and auto workers, paled in comparison to Wisconsin, where protests peaked at more than 70,000 people. Ohio’s largest Statehouse demonstrations on the measure drew about 8,500 people. The House vote was met with several minutes of shouting from the balconies, including the cry, “Shame on you!” Democrats oppose the measure, but have offered no amendments to it. Instead, they delivered boxes containing more than 65,000 opponent signatures to the House labor committee’s chairman. Many Democrats, along with other opponents, have vowed to lead a ballot-repeal effort if the measure passes. The vote in the House comes after the committee added GOP-backed revisions Tuesday that would make it more difficult for unions to collect certain fees. The committee changed the bill to ban automatic deductions from employee paychecks that would go to the unions’ political arm. They also altered the measure to prevent nonunion employees affected by contracts from paying so-called “fair share” fees to union organizations. Unions argue that their contracts cover those nonunion workers and that letting them not pay unfairly spreads the costs to dues-paying members. Budget talks aimed at avoiding shutdown resume BY ANDREW TAYLOR ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators struggling to prevent a government shutdown next week are working on a proposal built around $33 billion in spending cuts over the next six months — considerably less than tea party activists demanded. The tentative split-thedifferences plan would end up where GOP leaders started last month as they tried to fulfill a campaign pledge to return spending for agencies’ daily operations to levels in place before President Barack Obama took office. That calculation takes into account the fact that the current budget year, which began Oct. 1, is about half over. The $33 billion figure, disclosed by a congressional aide familiar with the talks, is well below the $60 billion-plus in cuts that the House passed last month. But it does represent significant movement by Senate Democrats and the administration after originally backing a freeze at current rates. Tea party-backed GOP lawmakers want more. With a tea party rally set for Thursday on Capitol Hill, it’s unclear how many of the 87 freshmen Republicans elected last fall could live with the arrangement between top Democrats and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. Both sides said the figure under consideration is tentative at best and depends on the outcome of numerous policy stands written into the bill. Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said “there’s no agreement on a number for the spending cuts. Nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to.” The White House said Vice President Joe Biden and budget director Jacob Lew planned to meet Wednesday evening at the Capitol with Senate Democratic leaders. A Democratic lawmaker familiar with a meeting Wednesday between Obama and members of the Congressional Black Caucus said the administration made it clear that some House GOP proposals restricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory powers would have to make it into the final bill. In order to characterize the White House’s position, the lawmaker insisted on anonymity because the meeting was private. Some of those proposals would block the government from carrying out regulations on greenhouse gases, putting in place a plan to clean up the Chesapeake Bay and from shutting down mountaintop mines it believes will cause too much water pollution. While some conserva- tives appear insistent on the full range of spending cuts, others recognize that compromise is required to win Obama’s signature and support from Democrats who control the Senate. “Compromise on the subject of spending is a tough sell. It doesn’t mean it’s an impossible sell,” said freshman Rep. Steve Womack, RArk. “There is a serious mandate to cut spending. Now having said that, I also live in a realistic world and I understand the dynamics involved in having one leg of a three-legged stool under our control.” Far bigger fights are ahead on a longer-term GOP budget plan that takes a more comprehensive approach to the budget woes. Also looming is a must-pass bill to allow the government to borrow more money to meet its commitments. Republicans hope to use that measure to force further spending cuts on the president. “I don’t believe that shutting down government is a solution to the problem. Republicans and Democrats need to work out a compromise,” said Rep. Charles Bass, R-N.H. “Let’s get this over with and get on to the budget.” But Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., who earlier warned that “It’s time to pick a fight,” wants party leaders to hang tough. “You never get a second chance at making a first impression,” Pence said. “Our first impression with the American people needs to be that we kept our word and we found the budget savings that we promised to find. I’m still cautiously optimistic that we’re going to do just that.” The talks are between the members and staff of the House and Senate appropriations committees, who understand the details of the legislation better than the leadership offices that so far have conducted most of the negotiations. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, DNev., said he was glad that Boehner “has returned to the conversation.” Boehner and his colleagues are calling for the Senate to pass its own version, and Boehner says the talks are going so haltingly that he doesn’t know the shape of any final legislation that Obama might sign. “The Senate says, ‘We have a plan.’ Well great. Pass the damn thing, all right?” Boehner said. “Send it over here and let’s have real negotiations, instead of sitting over there and rooting for a government shutdown.” The legislation would bankroll the day-to-day operating budgets of federal agencies — including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — through Sept. 30, the end of the current budget year. Last month, House Republicans passed a measure cutting more than $60 billion from the $1.1 trillion budgeted for such programs last year. All the cuts came from domestic programs and foreign aid, which make up about half of the pot. Senate Democrats said that was too extreme and they killed the plan, citing cuts to education, health research, food inspection and other programs and services. They also oppose many GOP policy stands attached to the spending plan, includ- ing one that effectively would block implementation of the new health care law. Social conservatives also strongly back cutting off money for Planned Parenthood clinics that provide abortions in addition to the family planning services the government funds. In a gesture aimed at winning the public relations battle, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said the House would consider legislation Friday that automatically would enact the GOP’s original measure unless the Senate passed a yearlong spending bill by next Friday’s midnight shutdown deadline. BIG BEND 700 W. Main Sreet, Pomeroy • 740-992-2891 �The Daily Sentinel BY THE BEND A S K D R . B RO T H E R S Teen mom takes dangerous shortcuts Dear Dr. Brothers: I am the mother of a teenage daughter who had a baby boy six months ago. She has done pretty well about keeping up her studies while I watch the baby, but when she is in charge, she tends to take some shortcuts that just aren’t right. I found out today that she left the baby in his crib while she ran out to get a smoothie! Other times, she will leave him in a dirty diaper while she texts her friends. How can I get her to grow up — immediately? — L.L. Dear L.L.: Your daughter does need some education on how to be a good mother. There probably isn’t a lot of danger in not changing the diaper frequently, but if it is part of a pattern of neglecting her child to put her own needs first, she could be setting some very bad precedents that need to be brought to her attention before she has something worse than diaper rash to worry about. Leaving the baby alone to run out for an errand is a serious lapse of judgment that you need to address with her right away. Let her know that it is never OK to leave the baby alone, and set out all the specific alternatives available to her in such a situation. Your daughter is a teenager who doesn’t want to give up a carefree lifestyle. She probably is very frightened and discouraged about the responsibilities that lie ahead of her. If the father isn’t in the picture, and you want to help her with your grandchild indefinitely, let her know that you are there for her but that it is up to her to seek out ways of learning about parenthood, just as though it were another subject at school. There are many resources for teen parents, and perhaps you could help her find a class or two to attend that will improve her skills. When she learns that parenting can be fun as well as a responsibility, she will be more willing to make sacrifices for her child — so take time to share the joy of parenting and grandparenting with her. ••• Dear Dr. Brothers: Our son is 10 years old and is already an accomplished artist. He is the favorite of the art teacher and has won a number of prizes in art competitions Dr. Joyce Brothers Thursday, March 31 PORTLAND — Lebanon Township Trustees regular meeting, 6 p.m., township building. Monday, April 4 SYRACUSE — Sutton Township Trustees, regular meeting, 7 p.m., Syracuse Village Hall. LETART FALLS — Letart Township Trustees, regular meeting, 5 p.m., office building. Clubs and organizations Friday, April 1 POMEROY — Meigs County PERI #74, regular meeting, 1 p.m., Mulberry Community Center, Alva Clark, director of Mulberry Community Center speaking on the operation of the center, report given on legislation of OPERS in Columbus. Saturday, April 2 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will meet in regular session, 6:30 p.m. for Thursday, March 31, 2011 Annual Chester Courthouse benefit dinner & auction set for Friday CHESTER — The annual benefit dinner and auction of the Chester Courthouse will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Meigs High School Cafeteria. Funds raised at the event go into paying maintenance and operational expenses of keeping the Courthouse open for use by the public and in programming. Items for the auction will include antiques, collectibles, quilts and miscellaneous items including a handcrafted ice box of the kind used for refrigerators. It was made by a “Friend of the Courthouse” especially for the auction. Items for the auction can be brought to the dinner or dropped off at the Chester Courthouse. Tickets for the event are available at Farmers Bank, both Pomeroy and Tuppers Plains, Baum Lumber and Summerfield’s Restaurant in Chester. A handcrafted ice box similar to those used many years ago will be auctioned off at the Chester Courthouse benefit event. Submitted photo that she’s gotten him to participate in. We are proud of him, but we want him to be wellrounded. He loves drawing, but never exercises or shows an interest in sports. Most of his peers are getting into soccer, baseball or basketball. We told him he has to pick a sport — his choice. He is very unhappy with us. Should we insist? — B.T. Dear B.T.: Your son probably is feeling rather conflicted and confused right now. He knows that you know he has native talents that he is trying to develop to the fullest. Because he is a natural artist, it may seem like he doesn’t have to work very hard to achieve success. Sometimes things that come easily are not particularly valued by students or their parents. On the other hand, where there is a lot of effort, struggle and defeat, the end result seems to mean more. This may be the case with the athletics you are pushing you son to engage in. Because it may be a really difficult arena for him to engage in, it might appear to you to be more worthwhile. It may be absolutely true that your son should focus on more physical activity for his health and fitness needs. And being a jock almost always guarantees popularity in high school, good friendships, sportsmanship and all the other benefits of being on a team. If your son has been having trouble making friends or doesn’t have a group he can hang out with, perhaps he could begin to be a leader among the more artsy students, with whom he might feel more comfortable hanging out. You can do athletic things as a family — go hiking, or have his dad play catch with him. That wouldn’t send the signal that you want to change who he is. (c) 2011 by King Features Syndicate Community Calendar Public meetings Page A3 potluck and meeting at 7:30 p.m., all members urged to attend, final plans for Meigs County Pomona Grange Banquet to be held on April 15 will be made, tickets must be purchased by April 8. Church events Thursday, March 31 SYRACUSE — Rev. Walter Heinz, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, will speak at Asbury United Methodist Church, 7 p.m., for community Lenten services of Meigs County Ministerial Association. Services also planned for April 7, April 14 and April 22 with other Association pastors. Saturday, April 2 SYRACUSE — Christian concert, free admission, 6:30 p.m., Syracuse Community Center, performers New Jerusalem, John, Dolly & Brysel, refreshments. POMEROY — Mulberry Community Centerʼs Christian Variety Show for April, 6:30-8 p.m., performers Doug Bentley, Toothpick Whittler, Stacey Jean, Truly Saved. Soup Kitchen Benefit Submitted photo The Mulberry Community Centerʼs Christian Variety Show for April is set for 6:30-8 p.m., Saturday, April 2 at the center. Performers include Doug Bentley, Toothpick Whittler, Stacey Jean, Truly Saved. The show is free though a love offering will be accepted to benefit Saviorʼs Soup, a soup kitchen/ministry of the Meigs Cooperative Parish which provides free soups, desserts and beverages to all on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Popcorn and beverages will be for sale and desserts available for a donation provided by the St. Paul Lutheran Church. Pictured are front row (from left) Brenda Phalin (planning committee), Melba Stobart (director of Savior's Soup), Courtney Midkiff (planning committee); back row (from left), Fenton Taylor (planning committee), Pastor Brian Dunham (planning committee), Alva Clark (director of Meigs Cooperative Parish). Ohio University Jazz Ensemble 1 coming to Middleport in April MIDDLEPORT — For the fifth consecutive year, The Riverbend Arts Council will host “Jazz In The Village” on Saturday, April 9, beginning at 7 p.m. The Ohio University Jazz Ensemble 1, under the direction of Matt James, will provide the entertainment for the evening. Refreshments furnished by area restaurants and delis will be served, and the spacious wood floor of the Arts Council, at 290 North Second Avenue in Middleport will be open for dancing. The 19-piece orchestra will present a three hour program of jazz, swing, big band and dance music. The jazz ensembles are the cornerstone of the jazz program at Ohio University, and perform a variety of musical styles. The music of the important jazz masters are included on every program, and their repertoire includes the music of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton, Thad Jones, swing era big bands, and contemporary and student arrangers and composers. Matt James is a professor of saxophone and jazz studies and teaches instruments, theory and arranging at Ohio University. He has performed as lead alto saxophonist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, touring the United States, Canada, Japan and South America, and has appeared often on radio and television. He recorded with the orchestra on Barry Manilow’s Arista records release, “Singin’ with the Big Bands,” and was lead alto saxophonist on tour with the Phil Collins Big Band, performing in the United States and Europe. Advance tickets are $15 per person, and are on sale now at King Ace Hardware in Middleport, and Clark’s Jewelry in Pomeroy. A limited number of additional tickets will be available at the door for $18. “Jazz In The Village” is sponsored by King Ace Hardware. OʼBleness Memorial Hospital offering health screenings ATHENS — O’Bleness Memorial Hospital in Athens will offer blood pressure screening as well as cholesterol and glucose screening Wednesday, April 6. The free blood pressure screening will be open to the public from 9 a.m. until noon in the hospital’s patient entrance lobby. The cholesterol and glucose screening, which will be offered for a $5 fee, will be available at the same location by appointment only from 9 a.m. until noon. To make an appointment, call O’Bleness’ Community Relations office at (740) 5664814. Please call as soon as possible because appointments are limited. Free colon-rectal cancer home screening kits and information can be obtained on a daily basis at the hospital’s patient and visitor entrance information desks as well as at the Castrop Center information desk. Cholesterol levels typically do not change dramatically in one month so individuals may want to wait two to three months before being screened again. Also, screenings do not take the place of testing. A screening will indicate whether an individual’s level is below, at or above normal ranges; however, for specific readings, an individual may be directed to see a physician for further testing. The cholesterol and glucose screening measures total cholesterol, HDL and glucose levels. Pomeroy Eagles Club to award scholarships POMEROY — Two $1,500 scholarships will be awarded by the Pomeroy Eagles Club, Aerie #217 1, and the Eagles Auxiliary. The scholarships will be given to one female and one male. To qualify, the mother, father, or biological grandparent(s) must be an active member of the Pomeroy Eagles #2171. This requires the parent and/or grandparent to participate in the activities of this club, in that the member helps in fundraising, supports the club financially or their attendance. The applicant must be entering his/her first year of secondary education or currently enrolled in secondary education but not a past recipient of the Eagles Scholarship. The applicant must be under the age of 21 years at the time the scholarship is drawn. Applications can be picked up at the Eagles Club in Pomeroy. A current photograph, name, address, telephone number and date of birth is to be included in the application. Applications can be sent to Pomeroy Eagles Aerie #2171, Attn: Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 427, Pomeroy, Ohio, 45769 or returned personally to the club. Applications for these scholarships must be postmarked no later than May 1, 2011, to be considered eligible. Winners will be decided by a lottery drawing. The scholarships will be awarded upon evidence of acceptance and admittance to an institution of post-secondary education. A minimum of 10 semester hours or 16 quarter hours must be taken. All criteria in the application must be met to be considered eligible. Past Chester Council #323 Daughters of America councilors meet CHESTER — The Past Councilor’s Club of Chester Council #323 Daughters of America met March 22 at the Lodge hall. JoAnn Ritchie and Doris Grueser, hostesses, served refreshments preceding the meeting. Mary Jo Barringer, president, opened the meeting by reading scripture, followed by the Lord’s Prayer and pledge to the American Flag in unison. Reported sick were Dave Barringer home from hospital. Goldie Frederick and Opal Eichinger not well. The next meeting will be April 26 with refreshments at 6:30 and meeting at 7:30. Following the meeting Charlotte Grant conducted games. Those attending were Charlotte Grant, Mary Jo Barringer, Delores Wolfe, Dorothy Myers, Doris Grueser, Thelma White, Gary Holter, Esther Smith, Opal Hollon, JoAnn Ritchie, Julie Curtis and guest Sandy White. Free computer workshops offered MIDDLEPORT — Meigs County Job and Family Services’ One Stop Jobs Center will be offering free computer based workshops to the public. The classes and times to be taught are as follows: • Basic Computers, April 15, 2011 at 2 p.m. • Resume Writing, April 22, 2011 at 2 p.m. • Internet Job Searching, April 29, 2011 at 2 p.m. The One Stop Jobs Center is located at 150 Mill Street in Middleport. Class size is limited due to the space and those interested in attending are asked to call 992-2117, extension 161, to reserve a place. Those with questions about the program may call Theresa Lavender, assistant program administrator at the Meigs County Department of Job and family Services, 992-2117, Ext. 127, for additional information. �OPINION Page A4 Thursday, March 31, 2011 AP-GfK Poll:Americans souring more on economy BY LIZ SIDOTI ASSOCIATED PRESS For all the talk of recovery, Americans are growing increasingly pessimistic about the economy as soaring gas costs strain already-tight budgets. But so far, people aren’t taking it out on President Barack Obama, a new Associated PressGfK poll shows. Even so, the survey highlights a central challenge Obama will face in his campaign for re-election. The president will have to convince a lot of voters who are still feeling financial hardship that things are getting better. Obama’s approval ratings have held steady at around 50 percent over the past month. But the disconnect between negative perceptions of the economy and signs that a rebound are under way could provide an opening for Republicans at the outset of the 2012 campaign. In the survey, just a sliver of Americans — 15 percent — said they believed the economy had improved over the past month, compared with 30 percent who had thought that in January. Only a third were optimistic of better times ahead for the country, down from about half earlier this year. And 28 percent thought the economy would get worse, the largest slice of people who have expressed that sentiment since the question was first asked in December 2009. “It’s in a poor state,” said Billy Shirley, 74, a Democrat from Commerce, Ga. “Everything’s going to the bad. Everyone’s spending more on gas, food, everything. The prices on everything are going up, and that’s hurting the nation.” Recent economic indicators paint a more positive picture: The unemploy- ment rate, though still high at 8.9 percent, has been declining, and consumer spending and personal income were both up last month. The gross domestic product was growing at an annual rate of 3.1 percent as last year ended. Americans are acutely focused on their financial well-being, even as turmoil in the Middle East commands international attention. And the foreign unrest is directly affecting them by boosting oil prices. More Americans — 77 percent, up from 54 percent last fall — now say gas prices are highly important to them. Obama’s job-performance ratings haven’t suffered as people’s attitudes about the economy have shifted over the past month. Half still approve of how he’s doing his job, and half say he deserves to be re-elected. His rating on handling the economy was unchanged: 47 percent approved. In fact, twice as many people said Obama “understands the important issues the country will need to focus on during the next two years” as said that about Republicans in Congress. That’s not to say that Obama is escaping responsibility for the economic situation. Annale Iltis, 26, of Sarasota, Fla., faults big business, the federal government and, to a lesser extent, the president. “I do a bit,” she said, “but at the same time he has good ideas. He just doesn’t have the backers in the House and the Senate to get them done.” The selfdescribed independent voter, who supported Obama in 2008 and says she would do so next year, is concerned that deep budget cuts that Congress is considering will hurt the fragile economic recovery. “It seems stable now but I fear it’s The Daily Sentinel Reader Services (USPS 213-960) Correction Policy Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a story, call the newsroom at (740) 992-2156. 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Presidential advisers are hopeful that the positive economic trends continue, giving Obama an opportunity to make the case for keeping him in office rather than risk an economic backslide. As the slow-to-start GOP nomination fight starts in earnest this spring, the poll shows that candidates clearly have work to do. More than or nearly half of Republicans surveyed say they don’t know enough about the following potential contenders to even express an opinion about them: Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann. Roughly two-thirds of Republicans expressed favorable views of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, while former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney got slightly lower marks. Even though many of the candidates Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution aren’t well-known, about half of Republicans say they are satisfied with their choices. The poll comes just as Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill wrestle over the federal budget, and there could be a partial government shutdown without further action by Congress. The Republican-controlled House has approved some $60 billion in spending cuts. The Democratic Senate is looking at $33 billion. Without agreement, some Republicans say they won’t approve funding to keep the government operating. The issue of federal spending isn’t just something lawmakers talk about. It’s clearly weighing on the public. Roughly half in the survey said they expected enormous federal budget deficits to cause a major economic crisis for the country for the next decade, and most said they worry that mounting federal debt will hamper the financial future of their children and grandchildren. In the shorter term, people in the poll view everyone negatively when it comes to handling the deficit, but lawmakers get worse marks than the president. Only about a third of those surveyed approve of how Republicans and Democrats are dealing with the issue, while 41 percent approve of Obama on the matter. People also are evenly divided on which party would best handle the deficit. The Associated Press-GfK Poll was conducted March 24-28 by GfK Roper Public Affairs and Corporate Communications. It involved landline and cell phone interviews with 1,001 adults nationwide and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points. 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Lopez Publisher Charlene Hoeflich General Manager-News Editor Pam Caldwell Advertising Director �Thursday, March 31, 2011 Obituaries www.mydailysentinel.com County The Daily Sentinel • Page A5 Meigs County Forecast From Page A1 John Raymond Michael John Raymond Michael, 61, of Martinsburg, W.Va., formerly of Pomeroy, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at the City Hospital in Martinsburg, W.Va. He was born on March 4, 1950, in Gallipolis to he late Pete and Jackie (Sisson) Michael. John was currently employed with the American Public University and was a member of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Martinsburg, W.Va. He is survived by his wife, Debbie Michael, a son, Chris Michael, brothers and sisters, Pat and Dan Arnold, Pete Michael and Paula and Roger Gaul; sister-inlLaw, Denise Miller; brother-in-law: Glen Werry; aunts and uncle, Betty Fry, Virginia Michael and Harry and Marion Gress; and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, his mother and father-in-law, Walter and Estelle Werry, and a sister-in-law, Pala Dillion. Services will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy with Pastor Danny Evans officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Mason, W.Va. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2011, at the funeral home. An on line registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. Deaths Clemine Carpenter Clemine Carpenter, 91, Huntington, W.Va., a former resident of Meigs County, died on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Funeral services will be held Friday at the Ferrell Funeral Home in Huntington, W.Va. Contract From Page A1 law firm Brickler & Eckler for construction counsel services not to exceed $20,000 for both the construction of the new high school addition and the corrective action program for the existing K-8 facility. Other action: Approved an increase in the price for high school lunches for the 2011-12 school year by 10 cents to move toward compliance of Senate Bill 210 which mandates lunch prices be equal to the average reimbursement rate of $2.46. The Board must increase the price annually by no more than 10 cents each year or the amount determined by the SB 210 formula. High school lunches will cost $2.35 starting the 2011-12 school year. The price for elementary lunches will remain at $2. Approved an agreement with Ohio University to provide athletic trainer services for the 2011-12 school year in the amount of $10,100 with 25 percent of this amount to be paid by the athletic boosters and from the athletics account. This motion passed 4-1 with SLBOE Member Peggy Gibbs voting against the motion. Approved advertising by sealed bid for a 1996 International Bus (158,934 miles); 1996 GMC Vandura (145,604) miles); Continental Belton three-point hitch mower deck. Approved the following certified personnel on a oneyear contract pending receipt of grant funds — Rachel Farcas and Shirley Sayre. This motion passed 4-1 with SLBOE Member Dennie Hill voting no. The following classified personnel were approved for a one-year contract pending receipt of grant funds — Sean Kelbley, Kelli Bailey. Jennifer Holt was approved as supervisor of the elementary guidance counselor grant from April 1March 31, 2012, pending receive of grant funds — salary accordance to grant specifications. The Board approved a tentative list of 36 high school seniors for graduation. The meeting adjourned into executive session once to discuss hiring of personnel. The next regular board meeting is at 8 p.m., April 25 in the high school media room. Center From Page A1 separate free parking lot for clients. An open house is scheduled for noon to 2 p.m. on April 12. The open house will allow the general public to view the newly-remodeled facility and afford an opportunity for the Department of Job and Family Services to showcase the services available. Basic job search services are available, including resume preparation, online job search and other essentials to the search process. DJFS Director Chris Shank said the new facility will also include new partnerships, particularly with area employers and other agencies providing job-related services. The new center also includes a training room, where clients were learning CPR and basic first aid on Wednesday. Lavender said the center will offer computer training classes soon: basic computers at 2 p.m. on April 15, resume writing at 2 p.m. on April 22, and internet job search at 2 p.m. on April 29. Registration is required but the classes are free to anyone. Lavender said she and her staff have seen an increase in clients from the general public since the center was moved from the DJFS building on Race Street earlier this month, but said many job seekers are unaware the new center is open, and many others do not realize the services are available to anyone without income limitations. nearly 81 percent of Delaware’s population has some college education while only 44 and 43 percent of the population of Meigs and Gallia Counties, respectively, have had exposure to some higher education. As for the other major area of focus the study tackles, health outcomes, Meigs ranked at 83 and Gallia at 85 overall. Health outcomes are defined as how healthy a county is by measuring how long people live (mortality) and how healthy people feel while alive (morbidity). In terms of mortality, Meigs slid in at 80 and Gallia at 85 out of 88 counties. In terms of morbidity, Meigs ranked at 85 and Gallia at 86 out of 88 counties. Though it comes as no shock, the majority of counties which ranked as the “unhealthiest” were in Southeastern Ohio, with a few scattered throughout Northern Ohio and Eastern Ohio. So, which counties came in dead last according to the study? Scioto at 87 and Lawrence at 88, were deemed the most “unhealthy” counties in Ohio. Asbestos From Page A1 some existing walls and plumbing fixtures, and replacing windows. Davis Lawn Maintenance, Inc., Blanchester, has been awarded the demolition bid at a cost of $69,000. Gerlach said the company, which also performs asbestos abatement work and whose bid was approved by Engineer Randy Breech, has begun to sample ceiling tiles and other building materials for asbestos. Those samples are sent to an independent laboratory for analysis, but Gerlach said there appear to be no significant asbestos issues with the old Pearl Street school. A separate construction bid will be awarded by mid-year, and a meeting with potential contractors for the final phase of the conversion will be scheduled once demolition is completed. he bid is the first of two construction phases involved as council converts the school building into a new village hall. The entire project is expected to cost $800,000, and bonds are to be sold to raise the money. However, the village sees the jail to be contained in the new building as a potential source of revenue. The village hall plans center around a 12-bed jail, which will be built in one wing of the old school building. That jail, which will have no public access from the outside, should help the village retire the bond debt and infuse the general fund. The village will charge Sheriff Robert Beegle $50 a day to house prisoners in the facility, and will also make it available to neighboring jurisdictions needing space to house inmates. At Monday evening’s regular meeting of village council, Fiscal Officer Susan Baker said the jail will allow the village a rare opportunity to enhance its general fund without increasing taxes or fees. The village has also purchased an adjacent lot, at a cost of $27,500, in order to construct the secure access area to the jail. Expo From Page A1 McClain and Southern Middle School Principal Kent Wolfe coordinated the event. “Our kids did great work and to have the community and families come out to support them like they did is a big deal. All the praise should go to our students and staff,” Wolfe said. The expo portion of the program featured numerous stations that engaged students in math and science games and attractions. The Expo provided enjoyable activities to engage families in these activities. The activities reinforced the science and mathematics standards that are being taught during the school day and during the ASK program. McClain added, “Our afterschool program compliments the regular school day. We combine homework, instruction, and activities into our daily schedule. Many of these activities we were able to showcase tonight. Much of the time, it's the hands-on activities that the kids remember most.” Students decided which events to participate in at the expo. Most participants found it difficult to attend all events, since there were so many to choose from. Activities included: Make a Jet Engine, Make a Spinning Top, Race with Gravity, Make a Triangle Puzzle, Mobius Strip, Make 3-D Glasses, Make a Rainbow, Secret Message, Racing Game, Make a Banger, Make a Telephone, Air Cannons, Tangrams, Mathematical Card Tricks, Jellybean Puzzler, Circumference/Radius/Diameter OH MY!, Math Dice, Origami Folds, and Brain Teasers. Said afterschool director Scott Wolfe, “Kim and Kent did a tremendous job organizing this event. It took a great deal of time and effort. Also, our teachers, afterschool staff, and students are to be commended. It took a lot of people to make this a success, and the spotlight shined the brightest on the creativity of our students, the afterschool program, and the work that our kids put forth every day.” Along with teachers and staff, the Southern High School National Honor Society helped man the exploration stations, a commendable effort and great example from the older students. T-Shirt design contest and science fair winners were recognized and presented with their certificates and plaques. Winners of that contest, which featured math and science themes were Ashlyn Wolfe, Macie Michael, Baylee Grueser, and Ashlee Cundiff. Estimation jars were on display and awards were presented to the winners. Keeping Meigs County informed The Daily Sentinel Subscribe today 740-992-2156 Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. North wind around 6 mph. Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain before 2 a.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m., then a slight chance of snow after 3 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Light west wind. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Friday: A slight chance of snow before 10 a.m., then a slight chance of rain between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming south between 6 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Friday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Saturday: A chance of showers before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. 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High radiation outside Japanʼs exclusion zone VIENNA (AP) — Recent radiation readings outside the exclusion zone around Japan’s nuclear disaster show radiation substantially higher than levels at which the U.N. nuclear agency would recommend evacuations, agency officials said Wednesday. The comments could add to the debate over how far people need to stay away from Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex, which was crippled in the country’s March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Elena Buglova, an official from the International Atomic Energy Agency, said the reading was 2 megabecquerels per square meter at the village of Iitate, adding that “as a ratio it was about two times higher” than levels at which the agency recommends evacuations. Iitate is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the Fukushima complex where emergency crews are battling to keep radioactivity from spreading. Japanese officials have told residents to evacuate within a 12-mile (20-kilometer) zone and to stay indoors within 18 miles (30 kilometers) of the damaged complex, but U.S. officials have recommended citizens stay at least 50 miles (80 kilometers) away. The officials emphasized that the readings at the village of Iitate were sporadic and only at one measuring point. They did not say exactly when the readings were taken but mentioned them along with radiation measurements of iodine 131 and cesium 137 in soil samples between March 18 and March 26. Denis Flory, a senior IAEA official, demurred when asked whether the agency was recommending that the village be cleared of residents but said it had advised Japanese authorities to “carefully assess the situation.” “The highest values were found in a relatively small area in the northwest from the Fukushima power plant and the first assessment indicates that one of the IAEA operational criteria for evacuation is exceeded in Iitate village,” he told reporters. Buglova also indicated the readings were preliminary saying “there is a range of uncertainty involved.” Exceeding the evacuation limit does not necessarily mean the levels pose a serious health risk, as they are often extremely conservative and set well below where health damage can be expected. Japan’s health ministry has previously advised Iitate villagers not to drink tap water due to elevated levels of iodine. “A Place to Call Home” FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED IN YOUR COUNTY!! $25-$45 a day for the care of a child in your home. 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The County is securing public perceptions of possible adverse impacts that could result from the project and possible minimization measures. Send written comments to Meigs County Grants Office, 117 East Memorial Drive, Suite 7, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Comments received until 15 days from date of this publication.Meigs County CommissionersMeigs County, Ohio (3) 31, 2011 "Sealed bids are being accepted until April 12 for a 1986 Chevy dump truck. Min Bid of $600. Send to: Bedford Township, Barbara Grueser, Fiscal Officer, 42774 Helwig Ridge, Shade, OH 45776." (3) 24, 31, (4) 7, 2011 SHOP CLASSIFIEDS FOR BARGAINS PUBLIC NOTICE The Village of Syracuse will receive bids until 1 PM April 14, 2011 for repair of the tennis courts located in the Municipal Park in the Village of Syracuse. The bidder shall state in his bid how he plans to repair the cracks and resurface the tennis courts. 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