https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/e6692d8f1e838ae9d9f35514500ddfc5.pdf ffc9309e5927a672dbb62274834c2959 PDF Text Text Wishing you many more ‘Fridays’ ‘Gallia Prays’ for unity, justice Point coaches sweep state honors NEWS s 3 ALONG THE RIVER s 4 SPORTS s 11 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 103, Volume 74 Saturday, June 20, 2020 s $2 HEAP Summer Crisis Program starts July 1 Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — Beginning July 1, the Ohio Development Services Agency and Gallia-Meigs CAA will help income-eligible Ohioans maintain their utility service through the Home Energy Assistance Summer Crisis Program. The program helps eligible Ohioans pay an electric bill, purchase an air conditioning unit or fan, or pay for central air conditioning repairs. This year, the program will run from July 1 until Sept. 30, 2020. “This year, we’ve extended the length of the program and expanded eligibility requirements so we can help more Ohioans during this health crisis,” Lydia Mihalik, director of the Ohio Development Services Agency said. “We’re working with Gallia-Meigs CAA every day to help Ohioans in need.” In 2019, more than 232 families in Gallia and Meigs Counties were assisted through the Home Energy Assistance Summer Crisis Program. Included in those families, 99 received air conditioners and 48 received fans. The Summer Crisis Program assists low-income households with an older household member (60 years or older), or households that can provide physician documentation that cooling assistance is needed for a household member’s health. Examples of conditions can include lung disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, asthma, etc. This year, households that were diagnosed with COVID-19 in 2020, have a disconnect notice, have been shut off, or are trying to establish new service on their electric bill are also eligible for assistance. Ohioans can visit energyhelp.ohio.gov to start their application prior to their required appointment. This year appointments will be held through phone interviews at GalliaMeigs CAA.. To schedule an appointment call our IVR system at 740-444-4371. We have installed a drop box at our Cheshire ofﬁce where all documentations required can be put into an envelope and dropped off. Please provide this information before your appointment. Eligible households can receive up to $500 if they are a customer of a regulated utility, or $800 if they are a customer of unregulated utilities such as electric cooperatives and municipal utilities. The assistance is applied to their utility bill, or to purchase an air conditioning unit or fan, or pay for central air conditioning repairs. Ohioans must have a gross income at or below 175% of the federal poverty guidelines to qualify for assistance. For a family of four the annual income must be at or below $45,850.00. Also new this year, Ohioans enrolled in the Percentage of Income Payment Plan Plus Program (PIPP) who meet the above criteria may be eligible for assistance towards their default PIPP payment, ﬁrst PIPP payment, central air conditioning repairs, or may receive an air conditioning unit and/or fan. For more information about the features of the Summer Crisis Program locally and what is needed to apply, Aaron Oliphant |Courtesy photos New Pomeroy Fire Chief Derek Miller was sworn in on Monday evening by Mayor Don Anderson. Also pictured is Council President Nick Michael holding the Firefighter’s Bible. Miller named new Pomeroy Fire Chief By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com POMEROY — Interim Pomeroy Volunteer Fire Department Chief Derek Miller was ofﬁcially named Fire Chief on Monday evening, being sworn in by Mayor Don Anderson. Miller had been serving as the interim chief since the unexpected passing of Chief Rick Blaettnar in April. A member of the Pomeroy Volunteer Fire Department since April 1, 2007, Miller has served in many rolls Fire Chief Derek Miller is pictured with his wife Jessica and daughter Madelynn. including ﬁreﬁghter, lieutenant, captain and assistant chief, as well as former president and current secretarytreasurer of the Pomeroy Fireman’s Association. Miller is also President of the Meigs County Fireﬁghter’s Association and has been one of the organizers of the Hocking Valley Regional Fire School when it was held in the county. “I am thankful to Mayor Anderson, village council, and my fellow ﬁreﬁghters for their support and conﬁdence in me going forward. I am excited to lead a great group of ﬁremen, who See MILLER | 16 Nursing home workers hold COVID-19 vigil By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Nursing home workers place carnations in memory of those lost to COVID-19. POMEROY — A vigil was held on Thursday afternoon to bring awareness to the needs of nursing home staff and residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as pay tribute to the lives lost the the virus. Carol Walters, Deputy Director of SEIU (Service Employees International Union) which represents some of the workers at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center and Arbors of Pomeroy, said the peaceful event was being held to bring awareness to the numbers of staff and residents who have lost their lives due to COVID-19. “We’re lucky in the south part of the state we have not had as much loss here,” said Walters, noting that the nursing home residents are some of the most vulnerable, as are staff members. Among those lost to the virus included SEIU See VIGIL | 5 See HEAP | 5 Meigs Board approves teaching, coaching contracts Staff Report AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH OH-70192470 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. POMEROY — The Meigs Local Board of Education approved several supplemental contracts, as well as teaching contracts, for the 2020-21 school year during its recent meeting. Jessica Simons was hired as a ﬁrst grade intervention specialist at Meigs Primary School for the 2020-21 school year. Kristin Buckley was hired as an eighth grade math teacher at Meigs Middle School for the 202021 school year. Heidi Mullins was hired as a Title I teacher at Meigs Intermediate School for the 2020-21 school year. David Tennant was hired as the head football coach for Meigs High School for the 2020 season. Assistant football coaches approved included Dave Barr, Kemp Kelly, Jeff McElroy and Joseph Scowden. Bryan Zirkle and Cass Cleland were hired as the middle school football coaches. LeaAnn King was hired as the Meigs High School varsity volleyball coach for the 2020 season. Amber Blackwell and Erin Swatzel were hired as assistant volleyball �� coaches. Tanisha Dangerﬁeld was hired as the seventh grade volleyball coach and Lindsay Patterson was hired as the eighth grade volleyball coach. Tom Cremeans was hired as the high school boys’ golf coach and Alyssa Andrews was hired as the high school girls’ golf coach for the 2020 season. Megan Cleland was hired as the high school cheerleading advisor for the 2020-21 school year. Supplemental contracts were approved as follows: BettyAnn See BOARD | 16 �2 Saturday, June 20, 2020 OBITUARIES OBITUARIES/NEWS BETTE BURKETT GOODRICH JUDGE TOMMY LEE THOMPSON Bay in Daytona Born: December Beach. While in 2, 1929 Died: June Daytona Bette was 9, 2020 American, Ohio PROCTORan active member Bette was born State and ColumVILLE — Judge of the Pelican Bay December 2, 1929 bus Bar AssoTommy Lee Country Club ciations. He was a in Gallipolis, to Thompson, 85, of serving as 1st Vice Roy G. and Alta member of AmeriProctorville, died President of the can Judges Asso- Daugherty ShoeWednesday, June Women’s Club for 5 years. ciation, Lawyers’ maker who preceded 10, 2020 at home. She also volunteered for 8 Club and for sev- her in death. She distinHe was born in years at Halifax Hospital. guished herself in High eral years a member of Gallipolis on July 20, On October 18, 2003 school by being inducted the Board of Grievance 1934. He is preceded she married Charles into National Honor and Discipline of the in death by his father, Bruce Goodrich who was Society. She liked to say Vonley Clair Thompson, Ohio Supreme Court. retired from INCO Interthat she was the youngHe was a member of the his mother, Cecile Paunational. An interesting est inductee at Gallia line Wallace Thompson, Ohio Common Pleas Judges’ Association and Academy; but then laugh fact was that for a time four siblings, Joe Frank Bruce was employed at and say of course that Thompson, Lonnie Wal- served as treasurer for the INCO facility in Hunwas because I was born lace Thompson, Margret ﬁfteen years and presitington, W.Va. He once dent for years 1990 and in December. She then Bess Thompson Wilattended Ohio University told her “if I only knew 1991. He was also past son and Lean Kathryn that you were just up the in Athens, Ohio for a president and board Thompson Wion. Surriver.” Bruce preceded year. member of Alvis House, viving are his wife, Erma her in death in 2010. In 1948 she married Buckeye Republican Lavon Forbes ThompIn 2011 Bette purDonald Burkett and was Club, president of the son, two daughters, chased a house in GalLeah Kathryn Thompson Fourth Ward Republican married for 43 years. They had 3 sons Douglas lipolis and made her last Club and PTA member. Walls, Margaret Lynn move. In her later years (Elizabeth Caldwell), Judge Thompson Thompson Bookman, she was assisted by 3 Scott (Julie Campbell) and two sons, Mark Von received many awards special care-givers Vicki and Jonathan (Mary). Thompson and Matthew and citations for lecturSwindler, Joan Staten and Bette had 5 grandchildren ing and teaching at the Scott Thompson. He is Dee Lemley. Bette was Judicial College, Colum- Ashley, Carley, Adam, also survived by nine also preceded in death by Heather and Jonathan. grandchildren and eight bus Bar Association, She had 1 great-grandson her brother Alva G. ShoeOhio Common Pleas great grandchildren. maker who retired from Judges’ Association and Jack. The children were Judge Thompson all born in Toledo. While Commercial and Savings others. He received the attended Washington Bank of Gallipolis. A prestigious George Cita- in Toledo Bette was a Elementary and Gallia memorial service will member of St. Paul’s tion for Judicial ExcelAcademy High School be held at Waugh-Halley Episcopal Church where lence and other awards in Gallipolis, graduating in 1952. He immediately from the Ohio Supreme she served on the Vestry. Wood Funeral Home on Saturday, June 27th from She also did volunteer Court. He participated served in the United 1-2 p.m. Burial services work with the local hisin the Ohio Center for States Navy during the will follow at Gravel Hill torical Society. In 1982 Law Related Education Korean War and was Cemetery in Cheshire. she moved from Toledo and student mock trial Honorably Discharged An online guest registo New Orleans. In 1985 programs. On two difin 1955. He attended retirement took her from try is available at waughferent occasions Judge Rio Grande College. halley-wood.com New Orleans to Pelican Thompson held actual He graduated from felony trials at the Ohio Ohio State University State College of Law. He DANIELS in 1958 and Ohio State retired from judicial serUniversity College of vice in 2007, after which Law (now known as GALLIPOLIS — Patricia Ann Daniels, 80, Lewis Moritz College of Law) he enjoyed his grandRoad (Harrison Township), Gallipolis, died Thursday, with both an LLB and a children and savored the June 18, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will beauty of southeastern Juris Doctorate degree. be 1 p.m., Monday, June 22, 2020 in the CremeensOhio and its Ohio River. King Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Good He was admitted to the He was a member of Bar of Ohio in 1961, Hope Cemetery in Guyan Township. Friends may call the Ohio State Supreme University Masonic one hour prior to the funeral service at the funeral Court, the United States Lodge #631, Supreme home. District Court, Southern Prince of the Royal Secret of the Scottish District, Eastern DiviFISHER Rite, Valley of Columsion and the United bus, York Rite with the States Supreme Court. LESAGE, W.Va. — Opal Jean Fisher, 83, of Lesage, He was employed with Royal Arch Mason, Red W.Va. died June 18, 2020. Cross of Constantine the Franklin County, Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on SaturOhio Prosecuting Attor- and 33 degree, Supreme day, June 27, 2020 at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Fraziers Council, Ancient and ney’s ofﬁce from 1961 Bottom, W.Va. Deal Funeral Home is serving the famAccepted Scottish Rite, ily. to 1974, the last four Northern Masonic Jurisyears of which he was the First Assistant Pros- diction, USA. A celebration of life ecuting Attorney. Judge service will be held Thompson was elected to the Court of Common noon, August 1, 2020 at Pomeroy Gun Club, Pleas, Franklin County, Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy. Ohio in 1975 and was Hall Funeral Home and re-elected for three Crematory, Proctorville, consecutive terms. He is assisting the famwas the Administrative ily with arrangements. Judge of that court for By Farnoush Amiri Report for America/Associated Press Condolences may be eight years. He served expressed to the family on many different comat www.ehallfuneralmittees of the Court. Authorities are investigating after the outside He was a member of the home.com. of the Ohio Statehouse was defaced with red hand prints and the phrase “hands up, don’t shoot” in protest of police brutality. RIGOBERTO ESTRADA NAJERA State troopers began to wash off some of the red paint on the western side of the statehouse on GALLIPOLIS — Rigo- 2008 in Monroe, a son, Thursday afternoon as a group of people protestFernando Estrada Gonberto Estrada Najera, ing police brutality watched. It’s the latest examzalez, daughters, Nancy 36, of Gallipolis, forple of damage to the downtown Columbus icon merly of Monroe, North Estrada Gonzalez, and since protests over the police killing of George Vanessa Estrada GonCarolina, passed away, Floyd began three weeks ago. zalez, all of the home. Monday, June 15, 2020 “That’s blood on their hands,” Derek Terry, 22, Sisters, Carla Estrada, in the Holzer Meigs of Grove City, shouted over to troopers, according Emergency Department, of Monroe and Ericka to The Columbus Dispatch. Estrada, of Hickory, a in Pomeroy, as a result Terry told the Dispatch the paint symbolized brother, Juan Estrada, of injuries received in how minorities have been the victims of police his mother-in-law and an industrial accident brutality. father-in-law, Raquel in New Haven, West The Ohio Highway Patrol has opened a case to Virginia. Born April 12, and Matilde Gonzales, document the damage and try to identify suspects, of Texas City, Texas, 1984, in Huitzco De patrol spokesman Lt. Craig Cvetan said Friday. Loss Figueroe, Guerrero, and numerous, cousins, Early the morning of May 29, as protests eruptnieces, and nephews Mexico, he was the son ed nationally over Floyd’s death, protesters in of the late Juan Estrada also survive. Columbus smashed 28 windows at the Statehouse Calling hours will be Velazquez and Gudelia along with storefronts throughout the downtown held on Sunday, June 21, Najera Flores, who surof Ohio’s capital city. Windows at ground level 2020 from 11 a.m. to 6 vives in Hickory, North at the Statehouse were boarded up that day and Carolina. He was a high p.m. in the Cremeensremained so Friday. King Funeral Home, burner for the Frontier The Statehouse was the site of numerous large Gallipolis. Interment Group of Companies. protests after that, though crowd sizes have diminwill be on his family plot In addition to his ished in recent days. in the Cacahuananche mother, he is survived “It is always very disappointing to see the Statetown cemetery, in Cacaby his wife, Rosi Gonhouse defaced,” said Laura Battocletti, executive huananche, Guerrero, zales Nunez, whom he director of the Capitol Square Review and Advimarried on February 28, Mexico. sory Board. “But I’m conﬁdent that our work with the Ohio Highway Patrol will ensure this doesn’t happen again.” CONTACT US Battocletti said there will be an increase in trooper presence near the Statehouse as a result of 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Thursday’s incident. 740-446-2342 House Speaker Larry Householder criticized the SPORTS EDITOR REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ vandalism, calling for Gov. Mike DeWine to proGROUP PUBLISHER Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 Lane Moon tect taxpayers’ property. bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com “There is no excuse that night after night the ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 EDITOR Ohio Statehouse gets beaten, spray painted & mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 abuses,” the Republican lawmaker tweeted Thursbsergent@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER day. Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 MANAGING EDITOR Lt. Gov. Jon Husted also responded, calling for dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 the protesters to show up and “clean up the mess shawley@aimmediamidwest.com they made.” Red handprints, ‘hands up, don’t shoot’ marked on statehouse Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Scholarship applications SYRACUSE — Applications for the 2020-21 Carleton College Scholarship for Higher Education are available for legal residents of the village of Syracuse. Residents can pick up applications from Gordon Fisher, 1402 Dusky St., Syracuse. Applications are due back by June 24, 2020. Legal residents of Syracuse can qualify for scholarship awards for a maximum of two years. Gallia OSU office reopening GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County ofﬁce of OSU Extension will be reopening on Monday, June 22, with limited hours by appointment only. The hours will be as follows: Monday, and Tuesday from 9 a.m. – noon. Appointments can be scheduled by calling the ofﬁce at 740-4467007. Salem Twp. VFD fundraiser SALEM TWP. — The Salem Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, State Route 124 in Salem Center, will host an ice cream fundraiser on Saturday, July 18 with curbside pickup from 9-11 a.m. Quarts of ice cream will be available for pick up with the ﬂavors of banana, butter pecan, cherry nut, chocolate, lemon, Oreo cookie, pineapple, strawberry and vanilla. For more info call 740-6694245. Water report available GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Public Water System’s 2020 annual Water Quality Report is now available. Visit http://UW.ohioruralwater.org/gallipolis.html to view. If you would like a paper copy mailed to your home, please call 740-446-0613. Community center POMEROY — The Mulberry Community Center is serving lunches from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Dine-in and carry-out options available. Meetings, reunions canceled ROCKSPRINGS — The Meigs Local Board of Education has rescheduled the next board meeting to Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. It was originally scheduled for Wednesday, June 24th. GALLIA COUNTY — The annual Jacob and Maggie Davis reunion will not be held this year due to the COVID-19 outbreak and in consideration for older family members. MEIGS COUNTY — Both the Lovett Reunion, scheduled for June 28th and the Blake/ Reed Reunion scheduled for July 11th will not be held due to the coronavirus. GALLIPOLIS — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Subchapter 102, Gallia and Jackson Counties, has canceled its June 19 meeting, due to virus concerns. For more information, 740-245-0093. Road construction, closures CARPENTER — Meigs County Road 10, Carpenter Hill Road, will be closed beginning Tuesday, June 23. The closure will remain in effect for approximately two weeks to allow county forces to complete a slip repair just south of County Road 11, Carpenter Dyesville Road. SALISBURY TWP. — Bailey Run Road will be closed to through trafﬁc approximately .6 of a mile from State Route 124 going toward State Route 143 due to a slip repair. GALLIA COUNTY — Williams Creek Road will be closed from State Route 218 to the stone portion and Wells Run Road will be closed from State Route 218 to the stone portion, beginning Monday, June 8 - Friday, June 19, for culvert replacement. Local trafﬁc will need to use other County roads as a detour. RACINE — Beginning June 8, State Route 124 will be closed between Tanners Run Road (Township Road 131) and Tornado Road (County Road 124) for a culvert replacement project. Estimated completion: June 18, 2020 GALLIPOLIS — Kriner Road (CR-26) will be closed .5 mile from Neighborhood Road beginning 7 a.m., Monday, May 18 for approximately 75 days for slip repair, weather permitting. Local trafﬁc will need to use other state and county roads as a detour. OLIVE TWP. — Mt. Olive Road in Olive Township is currently closed due to slip repair by Olive Township Trustees. GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe announces Woods Mill Road will be closed beginning Monday, April 20-Friday, June 19, weather permitting. The road is closed from Ohio State Route 325 to Deckard Road for slip repair. Local trafﬁc will need to use other county roads. MEIGS COUNTY — Beginning June 1, one lane of SR 124 will be closed between Old State Route 338 (Township Road 708) and Portland Road (County Road 35) for a bridge deck overlay project on the bridge crossing over Groundhog Creek. Temporary trafﬁc signals and a 10 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: November 20, 2020 MEIGS COUNTY — Beginning June 1, one lane of SR 7 will be closed between Storys Run Road (County Road 345) and Leading Creek Road (County Road 3) for a bridge deck overlay project on the bridge crossing over Leading Creek. Temporary trafﬁc signals and an 11 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: November 20, 2020 �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, June 20, 2020 3 Happy Friday, Charlene I received a request to run a birthday “card shower” in our papers for Charlene Hoeﬂich, the former general manager of The Daily Sentinel in Pomeroy, Ohio and my former boss. As I read the information sent by a well-meaning person, I promptly deleted the part of the announcement that revealed her age. It’s nobody’s business how young she is. Let me explain. While I was at the Sentinel, Charlene openly shared her memories and often stories of her late husband Bob, whom she fondly talked about as if he just left the room. I always admired her loyalty to him, even long after he was gone. She was sincere with her advice as well. You could go to Charlene with any problem, dilemma or question about your work or life, but one thing she never shared, was her age. She grudgingly acknowledged her birthday each year and usually only because her sister would send her ﬂowers in June, prompting questions from anyone who walked past her desk. I never took her secrecy as vanity. I supposed there were things we all kept to ourselves about ourselves. I’m sure you, dear reader, have that thing(s) as well. She let it slip one day that her birth year was on the headstone she’d bought for herself and late husband, Bob. She further let it slip, he was buried on a hill. I don’t know if any of you have ever been to Beech Grove Cemetery in Pomeroy but saying someone is buried on a hill is not speciﬁc ask myself “What enough. The betwould Charlene ter question, is, do?” Many more “which hill?” times I draw upon There are many. a memory of what She let another she actually did do clue slip one day and apply it. that I will not As of late, we’ve divulge here but I Beth all been bombardwill say, it helped Sergent ed with the phrase me narrow down OVP “unprecedented the location. Editor times” and maybe I’m not sure why they are, but I needed to know – reporters are a natural- people aren’t. People ly curious lot. I eventual- (for the most part) are ly found the marker, and consistent (for better or worse), even if the there it was, Charlene’s begin date with end date situation is not, which is a lesson I ﬁrst learned to-be-determined. The during my time at the only thought I remember clearly having at the Sentinel. If you have an understanding of people, time was, I could never your decisions become tell her I found it. And, I didn’t…at least not for more clear. Some people (not all a few years. I honestly thank goodness) can don’t remember what have a narrow view of precipitated my confession, but it was nothing others based upon age, ability, race, who you dramatic. I told her in a roundabout way I had love, where you live, where you did or didn’t found Bob’s marker at go to school - the list of Beech Grove and left it boxes someone can put at that, nothing more. you in goes on and on. As I recall, she smiled Charlene could’ve had but continued looking forward at her computer a narrow view of me 16 years ago, seeing only screen, typing away, a young woman who those orange Sentinel dabbled in writing but curtains hanging in spent the majority of her the background. Any time, working in a hardannouncements had to ware store. She chose to be important for her to see more. stop whatever she was So, I will not say doing and clearly my admission, well, wasn’t. “Happy Birthday, Charlene” but rather, “Happy She also perpetually had 200 things to ﬁnish Friday, Charlene” which was the day her birthday before going home to fell on this week. Age is her dog, Lindy. Flash forward and I’m relative, and in my opinion, it never deﬁned the now the oldest person woman I now consider in the newsroom. My my mentor because she fate was sealed when led (and still leads) Charlene took a chance by example. She could on me 16 years ago, very well be an alien or though I didn’t know unicorn, one who could it at the time. Many take on a 200-degree times, when I am faced with choosing a path to day at the Meigs County Fairgrounds in slacks move forward, or hold still, in the newsroom, I and dress shoes because the ﬂower show and pretty baby contest stories weren’t going to write themselves; because they mattered to someone out there. Maybe Charlene precariously (but with no fear) climbed the bleachers at Meigs High School just to get the best possible shot of you and the entire Marauder Marching Band? Maybe she spent hours in scorching heat on the Pomeroy Parking Lot, covering a concert or an event you attended or organized? Maybe she took your phone call to help you promote your cause when you had no money to otherwise get the word out? Maybe she mentioned your efforts in “Community Corner?” I could go on. If she did any of these things, and more, may I suggest you sending a card to her at 109 High Street, Pomeroy, Ohio, 45769. Don’t forget to write inside, “Happy Friday, Charlene.” Birthdays are for the 10-andunder crowd, anyway. I believe I once told Charlene, if, God forbid, she passed away while I was still at the paper, I would make sure her age was not in the obituary. It would just say “Charlene Hoeﬂich, timeless, of Pomeroy, Ohio.” Since it does her no good for me to keep that promise once she’s gone, I ﬁgured I’d do it now while she could still read it in the Sentinel. Here’s to many more Fridays for us all. Beth Sergent is editor of Ohio Valley Publishing. Suspected drugs seized in Gallia traffic stop Staff Report CLAY TWP. — According to a statement released via the Gallia County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce Facebook Page Thursday, in the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 16, Gallia County Sheriff’s Deputies initiated a trafﬁc stop in Clay Township which resulted in the seizure of suspected narcotics, a loaded ﬁrearm, and cash. “Thanks to a concerned citizen calling about a suspicious vehicle, deputies were able to locate the vehicle,” stated Sheriff Matt Champlin. “The investigation is ongoing at this time and one male is in custody. “As always, we will continue our investigation into the matter and, I appreciate the citizens of Gallia County helping to keep our county safe,” Champlin further stated. IN BRIEF Bank of England says sorry for slave links LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has apologized for the links some of its past governors had with slavery, as a global anti-racism movement sparked by the death of George Floyd forces many British institutions to confront uncomfortable truths about their pasts. The central bank called the trade in human beings “an unacceptable part of English history,” and pledged not to display any images of former leaders who had any involvement. “The bank has commenced a thorough review of its collection of images of former governors and directors, to ensure none with any such involvement in the slave trade remain on display anywhere in the bank,’’ the institution said in statement. The decision comes after two British companies on Thursday promised to ﬁnancially support projects assisting minorities after being called out for past roles in the slave trade. Insurance giant Lloyd’s of London and pub chain Greene King made the pledges after media highlighted their inclusion on a University College London database of individuals and companies with ties to the slave trade. The Pleasant Valley Hospital Foundation MOBPBoP 6XQGD\��6HSWHPEHU��0am Riverside Gf�&xOPB 0>Pe��:Bf �9FODF> Cost is $340 per team OH-70192443 Contact Georgianna Tillis at 304.675.4340 ext. 1423 or visit pvalley.org to register your team today! 4 Seasons Outdoor Power 31827 SR #7 Pomeroy, Ohio 740-992-4598 �Along the River 4 Saturday, June 20, 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing Sharla Moody | Courtesy Photos Scenes from the Gallia Prays event held in Gallipolis City Park earlier this week. Gallia Prays event focuses on justice and unity By Sharla Moody Special to OVP GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — A large crowd gathered in Gallipolis City Park for the Gallia Prays event, hearing messages focused on justice and unity. “We are living in dark, gloomy, terrible, unsettling times, yet God is in charge of the forecast,” Pastor Christian Scott of Paint Creek Baptist Church and one of the organizers of the event, said. “If we will unite and humble ourselves, I believe God can still do something great.” The event, which was originally scheduled for Saturday, June 14 but had been rescheduled for this past Wednesday due to weather, came in response to the killing of George Floyd on Memorial Day. A video showing former Minneapolis police ofﬁcer Derek Chauvin pinning Floyd (who died in police custody) by the neck went viral after the incident. Black Lives Matter protests, including two in Gallipolis, and one in Pomeroy, have occurred across the United States and even in other countries. The local protests were all peaceful events, as was Gallia Prays which focused on justice. “We cannot discuss the life of Jesus without his awareness of injustice and dedication to destroying unjust systems,” Joe Bowers, a pastor at Gallipolis Christian Church, said. “The victory of Jesus not only removes hostility between man and God but killed hostility between fellow human beings.” “Our greatest problems are never around us, but within us,” said Aaron Young, pastor of First Baptist Church. “We are not here to condemn the practices of those ﬁghting injustice,” Gene Armstrong, a pastor of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church and co-organizer of the event, said. “(God) wants you to stand when people are mistreated. He wants you to stand when justice does not ﬂow down.” “We are living in dark, gloomy, terrible, unsettling times, yet God is in charge of the forecast. If we will unite and humble ourselves, I believe God can still do something great.” — Pastor Christian Scott of Paint Creek Baptist Church Unity was also a major theme of the night. “It astounds me how much we’ve been walking in fear,” Jon Mollohan, a pastor at Vertical Church Gallipolis, said. “We step in to love the black community. The ground is level at the foot of the cross.” He added that the church was made to “love without limit, forgive without condition, to fellowship without prejudice.” This sentiment was echoed by others. “As people of faith, we must step out of the fear and into the boldness of building relationships (with others),” Jamie Sisson, a pastor at Fellowship of Faith, said. “There is no deﬁnition of ‘the other’ in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” “Young or old, black and white, all God sees is saved and lost,” Randy Carnes of Elizabeth Chapel said. “That’s the only way we should classify people.” Some pastors emphasized that, while injustice should be fought, injustice is a reality that will never completely disappear. “We are going to have injustice, inequality, hatred,” Armstrong said, “but we should not sit. But the hatred will be here until (God) comes.” The event also featured singing from the Unity Singers. Bottled water, which was provided by local law enforcement, was distributed. In case of rain, the event would be moved to the Elizabeth Chapel gymnasium. Those who spoke at the event included Christian Scott, Jon Mollohan, Young, Joe Bowers, Randy Carnes, John Jamie Sisson, Jamie GruO’Brien, Thom Molber, Gene Armstrong, lohan, Ray Kane, Aaron and Marlon Grifﬁn. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Sharla Moody is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing from Gallipolis, Ohio. She is a graduate of River Valley High School and currently attends Yale University. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing CALENDAR OF EVENTS Vigil Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least ﬁve business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest. com. From page 1 members in the Cleveland area. Walters added that initially there was a PPE (personal protective equipment) shortage in nursing homes as supplies were directed to hospitals, but that has gotten better. Walters encouraged nursing homes to prepare for the future as “we believe it will come back.” A the end of the event white carnations were placed on the village Carol Walters, far right, speaks during the event on Thursday. marker in memory of those lost to COVID-19. Staff members from the local nursing homes also took part in the event. Similar events took place in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Youngstown and Toledo, Ohio and Huntington, W.Va. Walters, who works out of the Huntington SEIU district ofﬁce, is a resident of Meigs County. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. Saturday, June 20, 2020 5 Card showers Photos by Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Carnations were placed on the Pomeroy village sign as the event was held in front of the building. Rev. Charles Tom and Dottie (Moore) Curtis recently celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary. Cards may be sent to P.O. Box 92, Racine, OH 45771. Johnny and Patricia (Malone) Moore recently celebated their 50th wedding anniversary . Cards may be sent to 34135 Sidehill Road, Rutland, OH 45775. Monday, June 22 POMEROY — The regular meetings of the Meigs Co. Library Board will be held at 1 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Tuesday, June 23 POMEROY — The Meigs County Tea Party/912 Project meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Ewing-Schwarzel Family Center on Second Street. The group will hear from Robert Mendris, an immigrant from Czechoslovakia 25 years ago. He ﬂed from the oppressive governmental regime there to the hope of freedom in America. He is greatly concerned to see the things taking place in our country now that are leading up to the same oppression he ﬂed many years ago. Friday, June 26 MIDDLEPORT — The monthly free community dinner at the Middleport Church of Christ Family Life Center. There will be take-out meals only. Meals will be given out in the parking lot with social distancing beginning at 5 p.m. until they are gone. This month they are serving: fresh smoked pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans, chips, and dessert. Everyone is welcome. HEAP From page 1 contact Gallia-Meigs CAA at 740-367-7341. Additional information can also be found at www.energyhelp.ohio.gov or by calling (800) 282-0880. Information provided by Gallia-Meigs Community Action Agency. Several local nursing home workers were in attendance for the event on Thursday afternoon. Stay Connected » Access to your health information is available 24/7 » Communicate with your provider » View your test results » Request an appointment » Refill or request your prescriptions Access the patient portal or sign up today at www.myholzer.com! �NEWS 6 Saturday, June 20, 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing Amid protests for justice, Juneteenth gets new renown By Jonathan Mattise and Michelle R. Smith Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A traditional day of celebration turned into one of protest Friday, as Americans marked Juneteenth, a holiday that long commemorated the emancipation of enslaved African Americans but that burst into the national conversation this year after widespread demonstrations against police brutality and racism. In addition to the traditional cookouts and readings of the Emancipation Proclamation — the Civil War-era order that declared all slaves free in Confederate territory — Americans were marching, holding sit-ins or car caravan protests. In Nashville, Tennessee, about two dozen black men, most wearing suits, quietly stood arm in arm Friday morning in front of the city’s criminal courts. Behind them was a statue of Justice Adolpho Birch, the ﬁrst African American to serve as chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court. “If you were uncomfortable standing out here in a suit, imagine how you would feel with a knee to your neck,” said Phillip McGee, one of the demonstrators, referring to George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police ofﬁcer pressed a knee into his neck for several minutes. The killing has sparked weeks of sustained, nationwide protest. Former President Abraham Lincoln ﬁrst issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Sept. 22, 1862, and it became effective the following Jan. 1. But it wasn’t enforced in many places until after the Civil War ended in April 1865. Word didn’t reach the last enslaved black people until June 19 of that year, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to Galveston, Texas. Most states and the District of Columbia now recognize Juneteenth, which is a blend of the words June and 19th, as a state holiday or day of recognition, like Flag Day. But in the wake of protests of Floyd’s killing this year and against a backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic that has disproportionately harmed black communities, more Americans — especially white Americans — are becoming familiar with the holiday and commemorating it. “We didn’t just learn about Juneteenth. Other people just learned about Juneteenth,” said Charity Dean, director of Detroit’s ofﬁce of Civil Rights, Inclusion and Opportunity, who spoke at an event that drew hundreds of people Friday. “We’re here today because this is a black city, and we are excited to be black in this city and to make change.” As the protests force more and more Americans to grapple with racism in the country’s past and present, some places that didn’t already mark Juneteenth as a paid holiday moved in recent days to do so, including New York state and Huntington, West Virginia. In Tennessee, Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed a proclamation Friday to recognize Juneteenth Day. The move came the week after Republican lawmakers voted to keep in place a day commemorating Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest but remove the governor’s responsibility to sign the annual proclamation for it. Lee had Frank Franklin II | AP A man carries a child as they march near Central Park during a Juneteenth celebration Friday in New York. Juneteenth commemorates when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free 155 years ago. Now, with support growing for the racial justice movement, 2020 may be remembered as the year the holiday reached a new level of recognition. proposed eliminating the day but said lawmakers made a step in the right direction. The protests have also already started to yield concrete results. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a broad police accountability bill that bans chokeholds, requires police body cameras and removes legal barriers that protect ofﬁcers from lawsuits. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers called on the Legislature to ban chokeholds and make other reforms. Both are Democrats. In addition, amid longstanding demands to remove symbols and names associated with slavery and oppression, some are coming down. Hundreds gathered Thursday night in an Atlanta suburb to watch a crane remove a Confederate monument that had stood in the town square since 1908. A Louisiana tourist commission abandoned a 19-year-old promotion touting “New Orleans Plantation Country,” saying it will focus instead on the region’s “whole story,” including the cruel history of slavery on plantations. Protesters in Portland — who took to the streets for the 22nd consecutive night Thursday — tore down a statue of George Washington that was erected in the 1920s. Events marking Juneteenth were expected to be held in every major American city on Friday, although some were being held virtually due to the coronavirus. “Black people came here against their will and made America what it is today,” said New Yorker Jacqueline Forbes, a Jamaican immigrant, who marched on the Brooklyn Bridge. She said she wants Juneteenth to carry a meaning akin to July 4th. “This is something we need to celebrate.” In Louisiana, community and environmental groups won a court ﬁght to hold a Juneteenth ceremony at a site archaeologists have described as probably a cemetery for enslaved African Americans. The land is now being used to build a $9.4 billion chemical complex. Philadelphia’s biggest Juneteenth parade and festival was canceled because of the virus outbreak, but several other celebrations popped up, including a gathering of roughly 200 people, mostly black men dressed in black T-shirts, who marched to a park. Thousands of people gathered at an organized religious rally in downtown Atlanta, where speakers and attendees called for an end to racism. In St. Petersburg, Florida, city ofﬁcials and community members celebrated with the unveiling of a block-long, colorful mural that said “Black Lives Matter.” “We know our lives matter. You don’t have to tell us that. We’re trying to tell the world that,” said Plum Howlett, a tattoo artist who painted part of the mural. President Donald Trump issued a message for Juneteenth in which he noted “the unimaginable injustice of slavery and the incomparable joy that must have attended emancipation.” “It is both a remembrance of a blight on our history and a celebration of our Nation’s unsurpassed ability to triumph over darkness,” Trump added. Trump had originally planned a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Friday, but changed the date to Saturday amid an uproar about his appearance on a date of such signiﬁcance. Protesters have been gathering at the venue this week ahead of his appearance. Atlanta police call out sick over charges TSA insider faults agency’s response to coronavirus By Kate Brumback Associated Press Fulton County Sheriff’s Office via AP Booking photos show Atlanta Police officers Garrett Rolfe, left, and Devin Brosnan. Rolfe, who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in the back after the fleeing man pointed a stun gun in his direction, was charged with felony murder and 10 other charges. Rolfe was fired after the shooting. Authorities have charged Brosnan with four counts, including aggravated assault in the shooting death of Brooks. ATLANTA — Atlanta police ofﬁcers called out sick to protest the ﬁling of murder charges against an ofﬁcer who shot a man in the back, while the interim chief acknowledged members of the force feel abandoned amid protests demanding massive changes to policing. Interim Chief Rodney Bryant told The Associated Press in an interview that the sick calls began Wednesday night and continued Thursday, In the response to the Pandemic Outbreak of COVID-19, Gallia County Department of Job and Family Services will make assistance available to families affected by this health crisis. The purpose of this assistance will be to offset costs incurred by families who have lost employment and/or reduced hours on or after March 9, 2020 due to the company shut-down as a result of the Stay At Home order issued by the governor or other issues related to COVID-19 that resulted in a lack of available work. Only Phone Call Applications will be taken!! Please call 740-578-3380 Monday thru Thursday 8am-4pm. NO PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED so do not come to/into the agency. This program will begin on June 22, 2020 at 8am and will cease at 4pm on July 9, 2020 and no applications will be accepted after this time. Our offices will be closed on July 2, 2020. Please have all household members social security numbers and last 30 days of households gross income readily available prior to calling. Eligible Services: 4��one-time payment of $500.00 per TANF eligible individual in a household who have been laid off and/or lost employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OR 4��one-time payment of $300.00 per TANF eligible individual in a household who have had a reduction in hours/pay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds are approved on a first come, first serve basis and approval is based on limited funding. Once funding is exhausted, this special program will cease. Notice of approval/denial will be sent within 30 days. OH-70192503 but said the department had sufﬁcient staff to protect the city. It’s not clear how many ofﬁcers called out. “Some are angry. Some are fearful. Some are confused on what we do in this space. Some may feel abandoned,” Bryant said of the ofﬁcers. “But we are there to assure them that we will continue to move forward and get through this.” Bryant conﬁrmed Thursday that the Atlanta Police Foundation was funding a bonus of $500 for each ofﬁcer to help boost morale. Prosecutors brought felony murder and other charges against Garrett Rolfe, a white ofﬁcer who shot Rayshard Brooks after the 27-yearold black man grabbed a Taser during a struggle and ran, ﬁring it at the ofﬁcer, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said. Four months before Brooks was killed, he was interviewed about the year he spent in jail by Reconnect, a company that focuses on ﬁghting incarceration and addiction. Brooks said the criminal justice system treats incarcerated people unfairly and sets them back for years thereafter. “If you do some things that’s wrong, you pay your debts to society — and that’s the bottom line,” Brooks acknowledged, but he said the consequences can be severe. By David Koenig AP Airlines Writer A Transportation Security Administration ofﬁcial is accusing the agency of failing to adequately protect airport screeners from the new coronavirus, endangering both the ofﬁcers and the traveling public. The top TSA ofﬁcial in Kansas, Jay Brainard, says the TSA’s actions amount to “gross mismanagement.” “TSA staff at airports both became a signiﬁcant carrier to spread the pandemic and were themselves improperly protected from the pandemic,” Brainard’s lawyer, Tom Devine, said in a complaint ﬁled with the Ofﬁce of Special Counsel, which handles whistleblower complaints. The special counsel has ordered TSA’s parent agency, the Homeland Security Department, to conduct an investigation. The special counsel’s ofﬁce declined to comment. The TSA said in a statement Friday that it has followed guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in deciding protection standards for workers. Spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said that at the start of the virus outbreak, TSA told employees that masks were optional, then made them mandatory at airport checkpoints in the ﬁrst week of May. Airport ofﬁcers are required to wear nitrile gloves when they screen passengers. They must change gloves after every pat-down, and travelers can request the use of new gloves at any time, Farbstein said. Eye protection has remained optional for screeners. The agency added that plastic barriers have been installed at security checkpoints and areas where checked bags are dropped off for screening. Brainard believes those procedures still have gaps, however, including no procedure for how to handle travelers who appear to be sick. Brainard’s complaint and the special counsel’s demand for an investigation were earlier reported by the Washington Post and National Public Radio. �Ohio Valley Publishing NEWS Saturday, June 20, 2020 7 Officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting to be fired By Rebecca Reynolds Yonker and Bruce Schreiner operating procedures when he “wantonly and blindly ﬁred 10 rounds Associated Press into the apartment of Breonna Taylor.” The letter says he ﬁred LOUISVILLE, Ky. — the rounds “without supLouisville’s mayor said porting facts” that the Friday that one of three police ofﬁcers involved in deadly force was directed the fatal shooting of Bre- at a person posing an onna Taylor will be ﬁred. immediate threat. “In fact, the 10 rounds Mayor Greg Fischer you ﬁred were into a said interim Louisville patio door and window police Chief Robert Schroeder has started ter- which were covered with mination proceedings for material that completely prevented you from veriOfﬁcer Brett Hankison. Two other ofﬁcers remain fying any person as an immediate threat or more on administrative reassignment while the shoot- importantly any innocent persons present,” the leting is investigated. ter states. Fischer said ofﬁcials “I ﬁnd your conduct a could not answer quesshock to the conscience,” tions about the ﬁring Schroeder said in the letbecause of state law. He ter. “Your actions have referred all questions brought discredit upon to the Jefferson County yourself and the Departattorney’s ofﬁce. Taylor, who was black, ment.” Sam Aguiar, an attorwas shot eight times by ney for Taylor’s family ofﬁcers who burst into her Louisville home using said the move was overdue. a no-knock warrant dur“It’s about damn time. ing a March 13 narcotics It should have happened investigation. No drugs a long time ago, but were found at her home. thankfully it’s at least A letter the chief sent happening now,” Aguiar to Hankison said the said. “This is an ofﬁcer ofﬁcer violated standard Steven Senne | AP file Kevin Peterson, center, founder and executive director of the New Democracy Coalition, displays a placard showing Breonna Taylor as he addresses a rally June 9 in Boston. Louisville’s mayor said Friday one of the three police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Taylor will be fired. Taylor was gunned down by officers who burst into her Louisville home using a no-knock warrant. She was shot eight times by officers conducting a narcotics investigation. No drugs were found at her home. that’s plagued our streets and made this city worse for over a dozen years. ... Let’s hope that this is a start to some good, strong criminal proceedings against Ofﬁcer Hankison, because he deﬁnitely deserves to at least be charged.” The warrant to search Taylor’s home was in connection with a suspect who did not live there. Police used a “no-knock” search warrant, which allows them to enter without ﬁrst announcing their presence. Louisville’s Metro Council recently voted to ban the use of no-knock warrants. The release in late May of a 911 call by Taylor’s boyfriend marked the beginning of days of protests in Louisville, fueled by Taylor’s death and the death of George Floyd in police custody in Min- neapolis. “This really conﬁrms why the family has been calling for justice for Breonna Taylor. It’s undisputable evidence,” said Christopher 2X, an anti-violence activist in Louisville. Black Lives Matter Louisville organizer Chanelle Helm said the move brings some justice to Taylor’s family and to protesters. “While we are still perplexed why the other ofﬁcers haven’t been ﬁred we know that is still coming. We want to thank the community for coming together in support of the Louisville protestors in spite of the violence we have experienced from the police while ﬁghting for justice,” Helm said in a statement. Beyonce recently joined the call for charges against the ofﬁcers involved in Taylor’s shooting. The superstar said in a letter to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron that the three Louisville police ofﬁcers “must be held accountable for their actions.” Klobuchar urges Biden to pick nonwhite woman as running mate Ross D. Franklin | AP Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients listen to speakers during a news conference in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Phoenix after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the DACA program Thursday. The court ruled President Donald Trump improperly ended the program that protects immigrants brought to the country as children and allows them to legally work, keeping the people enrolled in DACA. Trump says he will renew effort to end DACA By Astrid Galvan and Deb Riechmann could modify the rescinding of DACA in the same Associated Press way he changed a travel ban on mostly Muslim countries. The ban was PHOENIX — Presiupheld by the Supreme dent Donald Trump said Court after two revisions Friday he will renew his in over a year, including effort to end legal proadding North Koreans tections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants and some Venezuelan ofﬁcials to the ban. brought to the United In a 5-4 opinion with a States as children. stark rebuke from liberal Trump denounced a justices, the high court Supreme Court ruling found that Trump was that the administration well within a president’s improperly ended the considerable authority Deferred Action for over immigration and the Childhood Arrivals proresponsibility for keeping gram in 2017. Splitting the nation safe. with Trump and judicial Groups that support conservatives, Chief JusDACA said they will tice John Roberts joined the four liberal justices in remain on guard against further action by Trump. the 5-4 vote Thursday. “What’s important to Through executive action, Trump could still note: NOTHING has changed since yestertake away the ability of day and won’t change 650,000 young immiunless SCOTUS decides grants to live and work otherwise,” the immigralegally in the U.S. And with no legislative answer tion legal services provider and advocacy group in sight in Congress, uncertainty continues for RAICES, based in Texas, wrote on Twitter. “We’ll many immigrants who remain vigilant & ready know no other home to ﬁght anything that may except America. come.” In a tweet Friday, Hareth Andrade, a Trump said, “The national staffer with Mi Supreme Court asked us Familia Vota, an organito resubmit on DACA, nothing was lost or won. zation that focuses on voter engagement, said They ‘punted,’ much the president’s tweet is like in a football game a “sore loser remark.” (where hopefully they would stand for our great Andrade is also a DACA recipient. American Flag). We will “This appeal tactic will be submitting enhanced only run out the time he papers shortly.” has left as president,” Many believe Trump she said. “Our movement knows better, we have deeply organized our communities, and for now, have a SCOTUS decision on our side to keep our DACA beneﬁts intact.” Megan Essaheb, director of immigration advocacy for the Washingtonbased nonproﬁt Asian Americans Advancing Justice, said that while Trump can still terminate DACA, he could also choose to support legislation that provides legal status to recipients along with 300,000 people who have temporary status and the estimated 11 million who are in the U.S. without permission. “If he chooses cruelty, it will be on him,” Essaheb said. The Trump administration says it’s moving forward against DACA, even though experts say there isn’t enough time to knock down the program before the November election. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the president has vowed to take care of DACA far better than the Democrats ever did. “We want to ﬁnd a compassionate way to do this,” McEnany said. “We’re going to move as quickly as we can to put options in front of the president,” Ken Cuccinelli, acting head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, told “Fox & Friends.” “That still leaves open the appropriate solution which the Supreme Court mentioned, and that is that Congress step up to the plate,” he said. Activists are vowing to keep ﬁghting for a longterm solution for young immigrants whose parents brought them to the United States when they were children. They not only face a White House that’s prioritized immigration restrictions but also a divided Congress that is not expected to pass legislation providing a path to citizenship anytime soon. The high court decision on Thursday elicited surprise, joy and some apprehension from immigrants and advocates who know it’s only a temporary development. “This is a huge victory for us,” Diana Rodriguez, a 22-year-old DACA recipient, said through tears. Rodriguez, who works with the New York Immigration Coalition, said she hasn’t been back to Mexico since she was brought to the U.S. at age 2. The ruling means young immigrants can keep working, providing for their families and making “a difference in this country,” she said. CHICAGO (AP) — Amy Klobuchar says she is dropping out of the running to be vice president and urging Democrat Joe Biden to select a woman of color instead. The white Minnesota senator, who had seen her prospects fall as racial tensions swept the nation, said Thursday that she called the presumptive presidential nominee Wednesday night and made the suggestion. Biden had already committed to choosing a woman as his running mate. “I think this is a moment to put a woman of color on that ticket,” Klobuchar said on MSNBC. “If you want to heal this nation right now — my party, yes, but our nation — this is sure a hell of a way to do it.” Biden praised Klobuchar in a tweet Thursday, citing her “grit and determination” and saying, “With your help, we’re going to beat Donald Trump.” Klobuchar’s chances at getting the VP nod diminished after the killing Klobuchar of George Floyd by a white police ofﬁcer in Minneapolis. Klobuchar was a prosecutor years ago in the county that includes Minneapolis, and during that period, more than two dozen people — mostly minorities — died during encounters with police. Floyd’s death last month set off days of protests across the country and criticism that as the county’s top prosecutor, Klobuchar didn’t charge any of the ofﬁcers involved in citizen deaths. Ofﬁcer Derek Chauvin, who was charged with Floyd’s murder, was involved in a fatal October 2006 shooting of a man accused of stabbing people and aiming a shotgun at police. Klobuchar’s successor as prosecutor, Mike Freeman, sent Chauvin’s case to a grand jury, which was customary practice for the ofﬁce at the time, and the grand jury in 2008 declined to prosecute. Freeman has said Klobuchar, who won election to the Senate in November 2006 and took ofﬁce in January 2007, had no involvement in the Chauvin case. Klobuchar, 60, was among a large ﬁeld of Democrats who had sought the 2020 presidential nomination, running as a pragmatic Midwesterner who has passed over 100 bills. She dropped out and threw her support behind Biden before the crucial March 3 “Super Tuesday” contests after struggling to win support from black voters, who are crucial to Democratic victories. Her best ﬁnish of the primary was in overwhelmingly white New Hampshire, where she came in third. The third-term senator had to cancel one of the ﬁnal rallies of her campaign after Black Lives Matter and other activists took the stage in Minnesota to protest her handling of a murder case when she was prosecutor that sent a black teen to prison for life. Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina, a close Biden ally and Congress’ highest-ranking black lawmaker, said in the days after Floyd’s death that he believed it made Klobuchar a less likely pick for vice president, though he said she is “absolutely” qualiﬁed for the job. “This is very tough timing for her,” Clyburn said. Even before Floyd’s death, activists were pushing Biden to consider a woman of color, saying it would help build a multiracial coalition behind the Democratic ticket and motivate people — particularly younger voters — who may be underwhelmed by the 77-year-old former vice president’s bid. 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EURZVH�MREV��SRVW�\RXU�UHVXPH��JHW�DGYLFH jobmatchohio.com �Sports Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, June 20, 2020 11 Meigs Golf Course Junior League begins By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com POMEROY, Ohio — The ﬁrst round of the inaugural Meigs Golf Course Junior League kicked off Thursday with 30 players participating in the opening 9-hole event in Meigs County. Meigs Golf Course is offering a free 4-week golﬁng league for both boys and girls ages 19-and-under, with each gender broken down into four divisions based on age. Besides Thursday’s opening event, Meigs Golf Course will also be hosting rounds on the Thursdays of June 25, July 2 and July 9. Food is provided to the participants at the end of each daily event. The 17-19 year old division tees off at 9 a.m., with the 14-16 year old group following at 9:30 a.m. The 11-13 groups tee off at 10 a.m., while 10-and-under begin their rounds at 10:30 a.m. All players should register 15 minutes prior to their designated tee times. New golfers are welcome to enter any weekly event, regardless of missing any of the prior competitions. Social Distancing is encouraged for both players and spectators. Spectator carts are available for $10 apiece. The league also welcomes any sponsors or volunteers to help with registration. Matthew McDonald of Athens came away with top honors in the 17-19 Boys Division, ﬁring a 7-over par round of 41. Nathan Shadik of Athens posted the lowest overall score on the day while winning the 14-16 Boys Division with a 6-over par 40. Gunner Cleland of Racine captured the Boys 11-13 Division with a 49, while Case Dettwiller claimed the Boys 10-and-under title with a 59. The girls competition was a bit on the light side with only three total entrants in half of the four divisions. Ali Norris of Racine won the Girls 11-13 Division with a 61. Ella Caldwell of Racine was the lone girl in the 10-and-under group and won the division with an 82. There were no female competitors in either the 17-19 or 14-16 divisions. For more information about the Meigs Golf Course Junior League, contact Tom Cremeans at 304-675-0091 or call the Meigs Golf Course at 740992-6312. Jacob Conrath (61). BOYS 14-16 Nathan Shadik (40); Brennen Sang (41); Tanner Lyle (42); Connor Ingels (43); Ethan Short (45); Landon Atha (49); Joe Milhoan (50); Landon McGee (53); Sam Huston (62); Ryan Perry (64); Adam Tichenor (65). BOYS 11-13 Gunner Cleland (49); Wyatt McCune (56); Nate Harris (60); Hunter Miller (65). BOYS 10-&-UNDER Case Dettwiller (59); Landon Cundiff (60); Jeremiah Martin (64); Porter Midkiff (65); Asa Cleland (71); Blake Justice (87). GIRLS 17-19 No participants. GIRLS 14-16 No participants. GIRLS 11-13 Ali Norris (61); Katie Caldwell (67). GIRLS 10-&-UNDER Ella Caldwell (82). Meigs GC Junior League Week 1 results © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. BOYS 17-19 Matthew McDonald (41); Wyatt Nicholson, Ben Pratt and Jensen Anderson (43); Joey Weaver (51); Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2101. LA Story: Rams, Chargers to appear on ‘Hard Knocks’ LOS ANGELES (AP) — It will be lights, cameras, Los Angeles again for “Hard Knocks” but for the ﬁrst time the show will feature two franchises. HBO and NFL Films announced Thursday that this year’s show will include the Rams and Chargers, which are both moving into SoFI Stadium in Inglewood and will be attempting to bounce back from disappointing seasons. The ﬁve-week series will premiere Aug. 11. Chronicling two teams won’t be the only difference. With the coronavirus pandemic having shut down team facilities for most of the offseason, players, coaches and production crews will be going through new protocols to prevent or mitigate any possible infections. “The protocols, practice schedule, how teams use practice and locker rooms, we’ll have to adjust to that,” said NFL Films’ Ken Rodgers, who is the senior coordinating producer of “Hard Knocks.” “When you consider some of the players are going to be meeting their coaches for the ﬁrst time and then going through the protocols, it is going to be an empathetic process for the audience to watch.” Rodgers said the testing process will be a storyline and that some tests may be shot if approved by the NFL and NFL Players Association. He added that testing results would not dominate the content unless it became news with the amount of positive tests. Rams coach Sean McVay echoed the sentiments of Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh in wondering how teams might be able to get work done in an era of social distancing. “There’s such an inﬂux of information that is ever changing. It is a little bit mind-numbing when you get down to it,” he said. “It’s ﬁguring out what is going to be the best way to operate and having the agility to adjust. It’s crazy, we’re talking about some of this stuff and we’re playing football. We’re going to social distance but we play football? This is hard for me to understand this. I don’t get it, I See STORY | 12 Hargraves takes Riverside Seniors lead in third round Staff Report MASON, W.Va. — The third round of the 2020 Riverside Senior men’s golf league was completed on Tuesday at Riverside Golf Club in Mason County. After three weeks of competition, Charlie Hargraves sits alone atop the leaderboard with a halfpoint lead over the ﬁeld. Hargraves has acquired 38.5 points, putting him just barely ahead of overall runner-up Jeff Circle. A total of 63 players were on hand Tuesday morning for the third round of play, making for 15 four-man teams and a single threesome. The low score for the day was an 11-under par round of 59 by the quartet of Hargraves, Fred Pyles, Jimmy Joe Hemsley and Calvin Pierce. There was a three-way tie for second place after a trio of foursomes ﬁred 10-under par rounds of 60. The closest to the pin winners were Bruce Hussell on the ninth hole, as well as Roger Putney on No. 14. The top-10 standings from the 2020 Riverside Senior men’s golf league are as follows: Charlie Hargraves (38.5); Jeff Circle (38.0), Mike Fetty, Kenny Pridemore, Tom Fisher, Fred Pyles and Dewey Smith (35.0); Gene Thomas (34.5); Bill Yoho (34.0); Jim Gress and Roger Putney (33.0). Bryan Walters | OVP Sports From left, Point Pleasant wrestling coaches David Bonecutter, James Casto, John Bonecutter, Jed Ott and George Smith hold the five Class AA-A state titles won by the program over the past 11 years inside the Hartley Wrestling Building on Thursday, March 5, in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Point coaches sweep NWCA state honors what makes the staff honor so special.” David Bonecutter — John’s younger brother Ott were both humbly 2012 and 2019. By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com “Honestly, it’s just been pleased with their repeat and a former PPHS grappler himself — has also a story book season after efforts individually, it been on the staff since all that has happened this was the ﬁnal honor that POINT PLEASANT, seemed to bring the most 2010, so he’s played a W.Va. — They were domi- year,” Bonecutter said. major role in the sucexcitement to the venernant — and historic — at “We went 35-0 in dual cess that has happened able duo. matches, won a lot of the state tournament in over the last decade and The Staff of the Year invitationals and picked late February, but it still change. up a pair of state titles at award was a ﬁrst for the wasn’t as thorough as “Being an assistant the dual tournament and Point Pleasant program, this. mainly because this is the coach, I am not use to at the team tournament. The Point Pleasant getting a whole lot of ﬁrst time that the award We’ve received a lot of wrestling staff scooped attention on stuff like this has ever been presented attention in the national up all of the postseason … and this is ﬁne with rankings and it’s all been on behalf of the NWCA. honors in West Virginia me. I really do just enjoy This inaugural honor just another step forward on Tuesday as the staff being able to coach wreswas bestowed not only came away with Coach of for the program. on Ott and John Bonecut- tling at Point Pleasant,” “It never gets old the Year, Assistant Coach the younger Bonecutter receiving recognition like ter, but assistants David of the Year and Staff of Bonecutter, James Casto said. “I am very proud the Year honors on behalf this, but it also speaks of my brother for all the of the National Wrestling more about our program and George Smith were hard work that he has put also recognized for their and our community. It’s Coaches Association. efforts in getting the Big into this program and I an honor to receive this The Big Blacks set a think Jed is a great coach Blacks to new heights award again, but a lot state record for largest that is also very deserving this past winter. of people here in Point margin of victory in the of receiving his award. Ott, as previously Pleasant are to thank for Class AA-A tournament “None of us do this noted, seemed more this honor.” last winter, not to menfor individual awards, thrilled about the entire Jed Ott — who has tion tying a Class AA-A it’s all about Point Pleasstaff being recognized served as Bonecutter’s record with six state ant wrestling. We are so than the award he top assistant since 2010 champions en route to received individually. But, proud of our team and — earned his second the program’s ﬁfth team what they have been to know this group of championship in the past Assistant Coach of the able to accomplish. We coaches, that shouldm’t Year honors in West 11 years. have been coaching for come as much of a surPPHS went unbeaten in Virginia on behalf of the quite some time and we all 35 of its dual matches NWCA. Ott was also the prise. do appreciate the staff “Two things, in my state’s top assistant in and also won every awards because this truly opinion, stick out when 2010. tournament team title it looking at our staff. One, is an honor to be recog“It’s deﬁnitely a great competed in except for nized on this level. I am we all love wrestling. honor. It’s an honor to a runner-up ﬁnish at the proud to coach with these It’s our sport of choice. nationally-renowned Top receive the award, an I mean, other sports are men.” Gun Tournament in Alli- honor to be a part of the Casto — a former wonderful. I can still staff and to help coach ance, Ohio. 2-time state champion at cheer on my Cleveland this team,” Ott said. John Bonecutter — PPHS in his prep days — “Each team is unique and Indians, but for us … who just completed his wrestling is it,” Ott said. joined the coaching squad has its own personality, 11th season in charge of “The second is the genu- in 2012. To him, receivthe program — repeated but the goal is always ine friendship among the ing this honor is just a a state championship. as West Virginia’s coach When that happens, it’s a staff. It’s not being cordial reﬂection of the town of the year selection and the program that has with co-workers, it’s a great thing for so many. by the NWCA. It is the always been his home. family-like atmosphere. The school, the commufourth time in Bonecut“In my opinion, the bignity, our parents and fans, We all wish the best for ter’s still somewhat gest secret to our success the athletes, those are the each other and will help brief tenure that he has in any way to see somereceived this honor after results we want.” See COACHES | 12 Though Bonecutter and one achieve that. That’s also winning it in 2010, Bonecutter, Ott named top head coach and assistant �SPORTS 12 Saturday, June 20, 2020 Coaches Ohio Valley Publishing OVP SPORTS BRIEFS From page 11 is no secret at all. We are a family and this family is large and widespread,” Casto said. “This family extends to, not only current wrestlers, their parents, or even former wrestlers, but a community that has supported this team over the years. We have the best fans in the world hands down, bar none. “If you need proof, feel free to show up to any dual, tournament, or better yet, Saturday night at the state tournament and witness the sea of red and black ﬁlling the stands.” Smith is actually the longest tenured assistant coach, having served in the youth and junior high programs for several years before joining the varsity staff recently. In all he’s seen and been a part of since 2003, Smith was truly moved to be part of receiving this group award. More importantly, as he noted, they couldn’t be great coaches without great wrestlers who have a plan. “It’s exciting that we received this award as a coaching staff. To have a successful program at the level we are currently at, you have to have continuity in the program,” Smith said. “Coach Bonecutter is able to use the strengths of each coach integrating into his daily, weekly, monthly and yearly plans to optimize the team’s output. Our success as coaches are merely a reﬂection of the work and commitment of our wrestlers.” Since becoming the head coach at Point Pleasant in 2010, the Big Blacks have won ﬁve state titles and produced 19 individual championships between 15 different grapplers under Bonecutter. The program has 30 individual state champions between 21 different wrestlers overall. “It’s really neat to have the whole staff recognized for what we were able to accomplish this year, but this award really honors what we’ve been doing for a long time here at Point Pleasant,” John Bonecutter said. “It also helps when you have some really talented wrestlers that can make you look good too. We’re really excited about where the program is right now and what the future holds for us moving forward.” The awards presented on behalf of the NWCA included all wrestling programs in the state of West Virginia, not just teams in the Class AA-A level. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Meigs Chamber of Commerce golf outing opportunities, please visit pvalley.org/children-andfamily-classic/ You may also register by contacting Georgianna Tillis by email at gtillis@pvalley.org or by phone at 304-6754340, ext. 1423. MASON, W.Va. — The Meigs County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism will hold its annual golf scramble at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Riverside Golf Club. The cost is $250 a team for chamber members and $300 a team for non-members. Each team consists of four players. Prizes will be awarded for ﬁrst, second, third and next-to-last ﬁnishers. There will also be a skins game, JACKSON, Ohio — The Veterans Association at the cash pot, mulligan and 50/50 drawings available at the University of Rio Grande will host their 3rd annual Jim event. Marshall Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday, Sept. For more information or to register, call 740-992-5005 5, at Franklin Valley Golf Course in Jackson County. or email director@meigsohio.com The event will begin at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start and the format is a 4-man scramble. The cost is $50 per player, plus mulligans are available for $10 per individual. There is also a $20 skins fee per team, with cash prizes available for skins. Prizes will be awarded, plus breakfast and lunch will be provided. Beer will be available for purchase at the event MASON, W.Va. — The Pleasant Valley Hospital Foun- as well. Hole and tee box sponsorship is available at a cost of dation will be holding the Children and Family Classic $100 per hole or tee box. at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at Riverside Golf Course in All funds raised from the event helps Rio Grande honor Mason County. veterans at the 2020 Jim Marshall Veteran of the Year The 2020 Children and Family Classic golf scramble Award Banquet — an annual event held every year the will beneﬁt the Pleasant Valley Hospital Foundation’s last Saturday of October. This year’s banquet is slated for Building for the Future campaign. The goal is to fund Oct. 31. new services by adding equipment to our state-ofFor more information, to register or to set up a the-art diagnostic center that allows PVH to provide sponsorship, contact Delyssa Edwards by email at dedadvanced care within our local community. To register or learn more about cost and sponsorship wards@rio.edu or by phone at 740-245-4427. Rio hosting Jim Marshall Memorial golf outing PVH Children & Family Golf Classic Story the show, which started in 2001 with the Ravens. HBO and NFL Films also announced Thursday that From page 11 they have agreed to renew the series through 2024. really don’t.” The Chargers and Rams The two teams wouldn’t usually hold training camp have been selected if they had not volunteered. Teams only six miles (9.7 kilometers) apart from each other, aren’t usually eligible if but that will not be the they have appeared on the case this season with the show during the past 10 NFL mandating that teams years (the Rams did “Hard have to hold camp at their Knocks” in 2016, their own facilities. The Rams, ﬁrst year back in LA), or appeared in the playoffs the who have held camp at UC Irvine the past four seapast two years (both were in the postseason in 2018), sons, will be at their home base in Thousand Oaks, or have a ﬁrst-year coach. The Rams join the Cincin- about 80 miles (128 kilonati Bengals (2009, ’13) and meters) from the Chargers’ Dallas Cowboys (2002, ’07) facility in Costa Mesa. Besides moving into a as teams that have done “Hard Knocks” twice while new stadium, Chargers general manager Tom the Chargers are making their ﬁrst appearance. This Telesco said the time was right to do “Hard Knocks” will be the 15th season for because he feels his roster is mature enough to handle the attention that comes with the show. The Bolts are coming off a 5-11 season after tying for the most wins in the AFC in 2018. The quarterback competition between Tyrod Taylor and ﬁrstround pick Justin Herbert is likely to get plenty of coverage after 14 seasons of Philip Rivers under center. The Chargers did not re-sign Rivers, who ended up in Indianapolis. Coach Anthony Lynn has experience with “Hard Knocks” as an assistant with the Cowboys and New York Jets. The Chargers also are used to cameras following their every move. 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One team had an online cooking competition. Another designed movie posters. During this time of social distancing, team building went high-tech. “We have players that are installing defenses and we have Jeopardy games,” said Steve Spagnuolo, the defensive coordinator for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. “There’s all kinds of things that we do to keep each other attentive and amused in some ways in sticking with football and yet getting things done. It’s a challenge in this way.” Team facilities will remain closed to the vast majority of players until training camp, which is scheduled to begin next month. The past few months normally would’ve been ﬁlled with in-person meetings as players and coaches got to know each other. This year, they’ve had to do most of that through computer screens with video meetings, phone calls, remote gym sessions — and whatever else they could come up with. “You know, I wish more of the O-line played video games,” Baltimore offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley said, “because I’d be totally for it.” Jacksonville coach Doug Marrone held weekly contests for his team, including a cooking competition last month with judging based solely on appearance and presentation. Wide receiver C.J. Board won the “top chef” honors and the contest was a big hit among the players — even if it was met by some skepticism at Marrone’s home. “At the dinner table the other night, it was brought up: ‘How smart are you to have a cooking contest where no one can taste the food?’” Marrone said. “We’re just talking about presentation. … Then it’s like, ‘Was that your idea? Because that’s pretty stupid if it was your idea.’” Hey, whatever works. The Jaguars also had a 1990s photo contest to coincide with the broadcast of ESPN’s “The Last Dance” ﬁnale. Backup center/guard Tyler Shatley took the honors in that one. An “MTV Cribs” type of show was also among the competitions. “I challenged my family, too,” Marrone said. “What do you think in this virtual world, how do we build this team chemistry?” (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN Get the most B A N G for your buck... ADVER TISE! The Browns held an online slam dunk contest, which rookie linebacker Jacob Phillips won by jamming a basketball into a milk bucket hanging on a tree — all while wearing work boots and overalls. Cleveland also got artistic, with players using their best graphics skills to design movie posters. Rookie Kevin Davidson spoofed the Netﬂix documentary “Tiger King” by using Photoshop to include the Browns quarterbacks. “That won, in my mind,” new Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said. “Guys are having fun with it. It’s just a way to kind of get away from football and do something to get to know each other a little bit better.” The Colts have been doing that by competing — remotely, of course — in some old-school board games, including Pictionary. “One day, we were on there with the rookies playing tic-tac-toe just for fun,” coach Frank Reich said. “Putting two guys against each other and doing it where you have to play fast – take ﬁve minutes or seven minutes and just play a game.” Denver’s linebackers and defensive ends were treated to some entertainment every week by star Von Miller — aka DJ Sauce Von the Don — who fully recovered after testing positive for COVID19 in April. “You know who Von is, he’s a jokester,” edge rusher Bradley Chubb said. “He’s serious when he needs to be and all that, but when he doesn’t have to, he’s funny. Every Thursday, we get done, so he deejays for us a little bit, makes sure we all end the week off right. Just the energy he’s been bringing, the energy all the guys have been bringing on those conference calls is amazing.” Many teams have broken up the monotony of their Zoom meetings by inviting guests to join. Film director Spike Lee spoke on social issues with the Saints; Ray Lewis and Ed Reed chatted with the new generation of Ravens players; and actor Will Ferrell pretended to be Seattle tight end Greg Olsen during a meeting with the Seahawks. Serious discussions and lighthearted moments have all been just a click away for players and coaches this offseason. “There’s a little bit of a running joke on our staff that (Brian) Daboll doesn’t call anyone, he just FaceTimes people,” Buffalo coach Sean McDermott said of his offensive coordinator. “It’s been pretty cool to watch it unfold over this offseason because I’ve found myself now FaceTiming people instead of just calling them, which sometimes leads to weird surroundings — and I’ll let you ﬁgure out what that looks like through the course of life.” Several players have recently joined protests around the country to support racial equality and denounce police brutality. The Broncos and Jaguars were among teams that organized their own marches. NCAA expands ban, joins SEC in targeting Confederate flag By Ralph D. 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Bids will then be opened and read aloud at the regular scheduled Syracuse Village council meeting at Village Hall on Thursday, July 9 at 7:00 pm. 6/20/20 YARD SALE Garage/Yard Sale <DUG 6DOH WKLV )ULGD\ DQG 6DWXUGD\ LQ *DOOLSROLV� �� (GJHPRQW 'ULYH� IURP �� *DUDJH 6DOH 6DW� 6XQGD\ ��WK ��VW �� *HRUJHV &UHHN 5G FDQQLQJ MDUV� VP� DSSOLDQFHV�GHFRU� SOXV FORWKLQJ PLVF� 5DLQ RU 6KLQH REAL ESTATE Lots /RW )RU 6DOH LQ 1HZ +DYHQ �� DFUHV IHQFHG DVNLQJ �� FDOO �� RU �� Land (Acreage) 0HLJV &R� �� DFUHV �� RU *DOOLD &R� � DFUHV RQ &DOO 5G� �� ZZZ�EUXQHUODQG�FRP RU FDOO �� ZH ILQDQFH �OH-70189997 14 Saturday, June 20, 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, June 20, 2020 15 OU drops testing requirement ATHENS, Ohio — Ohio University announced the creation of a new test-optional admission pathway, permanently suspending the requirement of standardized test scores (ACT or SAT) for incoming ﬁrst-year students on the Athens campus. Applicants now can choose on the application whether standardized test scores should be considered as one of many factors considered during the holistic review of their application. The new option does not ban the use of scores; applicants still may choose to submit ACT or SAT scores for consideration if they wish, but there is no negative impact for choosing to not submit a standardized test score. As part of OU’s response to COVID-19, a temporary testoptional pathway was previously implemented through Spring 2021 to provide ﬂexibility as the ACT and College Board canceled national and school-based test administration dates. Based on the recommendations of a task force convened in spring 2020, that test-optional ﬂexibility is now permanent. The Spring 2020 TestOptional Task Force recommendations were shared with the Ohio University Board of Trustees at their June meeting. “Ohio University strives to be a place of access and inclusion, even in our most rigorous and selective admission processes,” said President M. Duane Nellis. “We know that standardized testing sometimes can present access barriers. By making submission of standardized tests optional, I’m pleased that we can remove one more obstacle for students, especially in this moment.” Standardized test scores represent only one factor that is considered when making admission decisions. Other applicant information is also reviewed, including academic performance, rigor of curriculum, grades and grade trends, class rank, optional essays, letters of recommendation, special talents and achievements, and more, to determine an applicant’s admission. Currently, ﬁrst-year applicants who have been out of high school more than a year and international students, and transfer students are already exempt from having to submit an ACT or SAT test score. OU’s regional campuses and online programs have open admission processes, so standardized test scores are not required. In accordance with state guidelines, College Credit Plus applicants still may be required to submit test scores. “As the task force concluded, becoming test-optional is an effective option for students,” Executive Vice President and Provost Elizabeth Sayrs said. “The data are clear that we can and should rely on other available information to make sound decisions about academic preparation for students who will beneﬁt from the Ohio experience.” Standardized test scores are currently used in varying degrees in other processes on OU’s main campus, including recruitment, scholarship consideration, honors and scholars programs, as well as requirements and requisites to speciﬁc majors. “Embracing test-optional admission is a positive step,” Sayrs said, adding that “test-optional applicants will receive full consideration for all of Ohio’s beneﬁts.” Academic deans, respective leaders, and existing work groups will evaluate and revise testdependent practices and policies during the upcoming year to accommodate inclusion of testoptional applicants. Information about OU’s testoptional admission pathway can be found on the Undergraduate Admissions website. Information provided by Ohio University. Athens couple accused of price gouging hand sanitizer ATHENS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is taking an Athens couple to court for allegedly hoarding hundreds of bottles of hand sanitizer during the COVID19 pandemic and selling them online for 11 times the retail price. Marcus and Ellen Fultz sell products on Amazon under the name danielleon-2nd. According to the lawsuit, the couple saw an opportunity to proﬁt off the pandemic as the demand for health products skyrocketed. They rapidly acquired bulk quantities of hand sanitizer and listed them for sale, jacking up the price by as much as 1,017.3%. “This is appalling behavior and should be answered in a court of law,” Yost said. “Even more, it points out the need for a speciﬁc pricegouging law.” Amazon records show the couple raked in over $26,700 from the sale of 600 Purell hand sanitizer � products in February and March. Compared to the average cost of the same products sold on Amazon in January, the couple raised prices by 241.8% to 1,017.3%. For example, Marcus and Ellen Fultz charged $39.44 for 8-ounce bottles of Purell Advanced Hand Sanitizer Refreshing Gel, a product that cost $3.53 on Amazon prior to the pandemic. The lawsuit, ﬁled in Athens County Common Pleas Court, cites violations of Ohio’s Consumer Sales Practices Act, saying the couple unfairly inﬂated prices in response to unforeseen events that caused an increase in demand during a national health crisis. MEIGS HEALTH MATTERS Stomach bugs and food poisoning The sun is shining, the temperatures are rising, and people are starting to go out and get together (in groups less than 10, of course) to enjoy the weather. You know what this means don’t you? No not cookouts or summer vacations. Even though both of those might be possible places you pick these up, I’m talking about stomach bugs and food poisoning. When talking about stomach bugs, most of us are likely referring to some sort of viral gastroenteriMikie tis. According to the Mayo Clinic, Strite viral gastroenteritis is an intestinal Contributing infection marked by watery diarcolumnist rhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever. The most common way to develop viral gastroenteritis is through contact with an infected person or by ingesting contaminated food or water. Some of the more common culprits of viral gastroenteritis are Noroviruses and Rotavirus. Now, when we talk about food poisoning, we are referring to an illness you get from eating contaminated food. The causes of these illnesses can be viruses, bacteria, parasites, or toxins and chemicals that contaminate food. The most common causes of foodborne illnesses are Norovirus, Salmonella, Clostridium perfringens, Campylobacter, and Staph. Common symptoms associated with these foodborne illnesses include nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, and diarrhea. Sometimes these symptoms can be severe and life threatening. So how can you prevent stomach bugs and food poisoning? When preparing food, remember these four simple steps to protect you and your loved ones from food poisoning: Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill. Clean hard surfaces around your kitchen, wash your hands for at least 20 seconds, wash utensils, cutting boards and counters with hot soapy water, and rinse fruits and veggies under running water. Separate raw meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs from ready to eat food. Cook foods to the right temperatures in order to kill the germs that can make you sick. Chill foods by refrigerating within 2 hours, keeping your refrigerator below 40 degrees, and thaw foods in the fridge, in cold water, or in the microwave. Follow this guidance and keep you and your loved one safe and healthy this summer. Mikie Strite is the Regional Epidemiologist serving Meigs County. � � �� LIVESTOCK REPORT � GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The latest livestock report as submitted by United Producers, Inc., 357 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Ohio, 740-4469696. Date of Sale: June 13th and 17th Total Headage: 427 � � � Feeder Cattle (#1 Cattle) Yearling Steers: 600700lbs: $130.00; Heifers 600-700lbs: $100.00 - $116.00; Steer Calves 300-400lbs: $136.00 $169.00; 400-500lbs: $120.00 - $153.00; 500-600lbs: $120.00 $140.00; Heifer Calves 300-500lbs: $120.00 - $157.00; 500-600lbs: $120.00 - $140.00; Feeder Bulls 250-400lbs: $130.00-$164.00; 400600lbs: $130.00-$150.00; 600-800 pounds: $120.00 - $140.00 � � � � %HQHILWV�� \HDUV�ROG� � � � � � *DLQ�9DOXDEOH�ZRUN�H[SHULHQFH� 0LQRU�FKLOG�LQ�KRPH�RU�SUHJQDQW� � � (DUQ�D�SD\FKHFN� 0HHW��IHGHUDO�SRYHUW\�OHYHO�JXLGHOLQHV� � /HDUQ�UHVSRQVLELOLW\�DQG�ZRUN�HWKLFV� %H�D�*DOOLD�&RXQW\�5HVLGHQW� � � &DUHHU�DZDUHQHVV�DQG�H[SORUDWLRQ�VHUYLFHV� � � 5HFHLYH�FDUHHU�NQRZOHGJH�IRU�WKH�IXWXUH� � /HJDO�WR�ZRUN�LQ�WKH�8QLWHG�6WDWHV� Applications available electronically at the Gallia County Website Cows & Fat Cattle Canner/Cutter: $5.00 - $30.00; Comm/Utility: $30.00 - $75.00; Bred Cows: $690.00 - $880.00; Cow/Calf Pairs: $625 $1025.00 www.gallianet.net or sent via email, by request, by calling 740-446-3222 option 8 ext 3366 **Deadline is June 30, 2020** ��Ž�ǇŽƵ�ŶĞĞĚ�ŚĞůƉ�ǁŝƚŚ�ǇŽƵ�ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ�ŝŶ�ƚŚĞ�ƐƵŵŵĞƌ�ŵŽŶƚŚƐ͍� Employers Bulls By Weight: $96.00$105.00 OH-70190941 Small Animals Hogs: $35.00 - $45.00; New Crop Lambs: $175.00 - $250.00; Feeder Lambs: $185.00 - $240.00; Aged Sheep: $90.00 - $200.00; Aged Goats: $75.00 - $400.00 Comments #2 & #3 Feeder Cattle: $50.00 - $110.00 5HTXLUHPHQWV�� tŽƵůĚ�ǇŽƵ�ůŝŬĞ�ƚŽ�ƐĞĞ�ŽƵƌ�ĐŽƵŶƚǇ�ǇŽƵƚŚ�ƐƵĐĐĞĞĚ͍� ��tŽƵůĚ�ǇŽƵ�ůŝŬĞ�ƚŽ�ŝŶǀĞƐƚ�ŝŶ�ƚŚĞ�ǇŽƵƚŚ�ŽĨ�'ĂůůŝĂ��ŽƵŶƚǇ͍� � �NEWS/WEATHER 16 Saturday, June 20, 2020 TODAY IN HISTORY Miller always go above and beyond for our community. I look forward to working with our department, Mayor Anderson, village council, Village Administrator Witherell, and Police Chief Pitchford to make Pomeroy a great place to live, work, and enjoy our many recreational opportunities,” stated Miller. The Pomeroy Fire Department currently has 27 active ﬁreﬁghters, as well as a the ladies auxiliary which assists with things such as fundraising efforts and other project along with the association. The department responds to around 200 calls each year, including ﬁres, wrecks, gas leaks, and many other types of calls. They also complete work in the community, including cleaning of the levee area after ﬂooding and work with the Pomeroy Eagles on the annual Sternwheel Regatta. “There is so much to learn and always a project going on,” said Miller of his roll as chief. Miller said the department and its members are involved in responding to calls, maintenance of the station and trucks and trainings on a regular basis. “It is not only me, but the other ofﬁcers and ﬁreﬁghters in the department stepping up to ﬁll the void and make sure things are getting done,” said Miller. As for goals in the future, Miller said that the department put two new trucks into service last year so they are set on trucks, but that there are smaller projects such as updating ﬁreﬁghter gear and PPE equipment, as well as station renovation and upgrades that he would like to work toward. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Board From page 1 Wolfe, high school yearbook advisor; Kelly Drummer, middle school yearbook advisor; Samantha Carroll, high school Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 65° 80° 81° Mostly sunny and warm today. Mainly clear and humid tonight. High 86° / Low 65° HEALTH TODAY AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. 80° 60° 84° 63° 98° in 1994 48° in 1909 (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date Trace 1.43 2.59 24.44 20.78 SUN & MOON Today 6:03 a.m. 8:57 p.m. 5:30 a.m. 8:38 p.m. First Jun 21 Jun 28 Full Jul 5 Last Jul 12 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Major 11:32a 12:25p 12:54a 1:54a 2:56a 3:57a 4:55a Minor 5:19a 6:12a 7:08a 8:08a 9:10a 10:10a 11:08a POLLEN & MOLD Major 11:58p 12:53p 1:22p 2:22p 3:23p 4:23p 5:21p Minor 5:45p 6:39p 7:36p 8:36p 9:37p 10:37p 11:33p WEATHER HISTORY A drought caused problems for farmers in Starksville, Ga., on June 20, 1862. The drought destroyed the oat crop. The wheat crop was much poorer than normal. Adelphi 87/66 Low Moderate High Very High Lucasville 87/67 Primary: pine Mold: 667 Moderate High Very High Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 500 Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Fri. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.96 15.90 21.17 12.59 12.85 25.73 13.31 25.91 34.52 12.61 18.80 33.80 18.30 24-hr. Chg. +0.10 +0.24 -0.37 -0.28 -0.07 +0.54 -0.24 -0.65 -0.57 -0.47 -0.30 -0.80 +1.20 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 OH-70189005 Actress Bonnie Bartlett is 91. Actress Olympia Dukakis is 89. Actor James Tolkan is 89. Movie director Stephen Frears is 79. Singer-songwriter Brian Wilson is 78. Actor John McCook is 76. Singer Anne Murray is 75. TV personality Bob Vila is 74. Musician Andre Watts is 74. Actress Candy Clark is 73. Producer Tina Sinatra is 72. Rhythm and blues singer Lionel Richie is 71. Actor John Goodman is 68. Rock musician Michael Anthony is 66. Pop musician John Taylor is 60. Rock musician Mark degli Antoni (de-GLI’-antoh-nee) is 58. Christian rock musician Jerome Fontamillas (Switchfoot) is 53. Rock musician Murphy Karges (Sugar Ray) is 53. Actress Nicole Kidman is 53. Country/bluegrass singer-musician Dan Tyminski is 53. Movie director Robert Rodriguez is 52. Actor Peter Paige is 51. Actor Josh Lucas is 49. Rock musician Jeordie White (AKA Twiggy Ramirez) is 49. Rock singer Chino Moreno (Deftones) is 47. Countryfolk singer-songwriter Amos Lee is 43. Country singer Chuck Wicks is 41. Actress Tika Sumpter is 40. Country musician Chris Thompson (The Eli Young Band) is 40. THURSDAY FRIDAY 86° 67° Mainly cloudy with a t-storm possible Cloudy, humid; a p.m. t-storm possible Mostly cloudy with a t-storm possible NATIONAL CITIES Belpre 84/65 St. Marys 83/63 Parkersburg 83/64 Coolville 83/65 Elizabeth 84/64 Spencer 82/64 Buffalo 84/64 Ironton 86/66 Milton 85/65 St. Albans 84/64 Huntington 85/66 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s 90s Seattle 71/57 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 71/57 20s 10s 0s -0s Los Angeles 76/61 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Today’s Birthdays Marietta 83/64 Athens 84/64 Ashland 85/66 Grayson 86/66 Primary pollutant: Ozone — Franz Kafka Austrian author and poet (18831924) 82° 61° Wilkesville 85/64 POMEROY Jackson 84/66 86/65 Ravenswood Rio Grande 85/65 86/64 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 88/69 GALLIPOLIS 86/65 84/65 85/65 South Shore Greenup 86/66 87/66 61 0 50 100 150 200 Portsmouth 87/67 Some sun, then clouds, a heavy t-storm “Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” 82° 60° Murray City 85/64 McArthur 86/63 Waverly 86/66 Pollen: 4 Low MOON PHASES New 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme Logan 86/64 WEDNESDAY 84° 65° Variable clouds, a t-storm in spots Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Chillicothe 87/68 TUESDAY 88° 70° An afternoon thunderstorm in the area 4 Primary: ascospores Sun. 6:04 a.m. 8:57 p.m. 6:16 a.m. 9:37 p.m. MONDAY 88° 67° Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low SUNDAY THOUGHT FOR TODAY Nicholas Michael, assistant high school instrumental music director; Abby Harris, high school student council advisor and senior class advisor. The next meeting of the Meigs Local Board of Education is scheduled for June 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the district ofﬁce. newspaper advisor; Lisa Froehlich, middle school newspaper advisor; Jennifer Henson, lead mentor; Calee Pickens, eighth grade class advisor; Janel Kennedy, co-quiz team advisor and junior class advisor; Katie Steedman, co-quiz team advisor; Sarah Lee, TAG coordinator; Toney Dingess, band director; EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset weakening of leftist rebels, won Colombia’s presidency. Edith Shain, who claimed to be the nurse smooched by a sailor in Times Square in a famous Life magazine photograph marking the end of World War II, died in Los Angeles at 91. Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland won the U.S. Open. Five years ago: Max Scherzer pitched a no-hitter, losing his perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning when he hit a batter in the Washington Nationals’ 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. More than 60 pizza-makers working for 18 hours completed a pie that was 1.59545 kilometers, or nearly a mile long, for Milan’s world fair, Expo 2015; a Guinness World Records judge proclaimed it the world’s longest pizza, topping a 1.1415-kilometer-long pie made in Spain. One year ago: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. surveillance drone in the Strait of Hormuz; it was the ﬁrst time the Islamic Republic had directly attacked the U.S. military amid tensions over the unraveling nuclear deal. A U.S. ofﬁcial said preparations had been made for a military strike against Iran in retaliation for the downing of the drone, but that the operation was called off with just hours to go. To the surprise of no one, the New Orleans Pelicans made Zion Williamson the top pick in the NBA draft; the Duke star was considered one of the most exciting prospects in years. The Supreme Court ruled that a 40-foot-tall, World War I memorial cross could continue to stand on public land in Maryland. In 1974, the ﬁlm noir “Chinatown,” starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, Today is Saturday, June 20, was released by Paramount the 172nd day of 2020. There Pictures. are 194 days left in the year. In 1979, ABC News correSummer begins at 5:44 p.m., spondent Bill Stewart was shot Eastern time. to death in Managua, Nicaragua, by a member of President Today’s Highlight in History Anastasio Somoza’s national On June 20, 1837, Queen Victoria acceded to the British guard. In 1990, South African black throne following the death of nationalist Nelson Mandela her uncle, King William IV. and his wife, Winnie, arrived in New York City for a tickerOn this date In 1782, Congress approved tape parade in their honor as they began an eight-city U.S. the Great Seal of the United States, featuring the emblem of tour. In 1994, O.J. Simpson pleadthe bald eagle. ed not guilty in Los Angeles In 1893, a jury in New Bedto the killings of his ex-wife, ford, Massachusetts, found Lizzie Borden not guilty of the Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. Former airman ax murders of her father and Dean Allen Mellberg went on a stepmother. shooting rampage at Fairchild In 1921, U.S. Rep. Alice Air Force Base near Spokane, Mary Robertson, R-Okla., Washington, killing four people became the ﬁrst woman to and wounding 22 others before preside over a session of the being killed by a military House of Representatives. police sharpshooter. In 1943, race-related riotIn 2001, Houston resident ing erupted in Detroit; federal Andrea Yates drowned her ﬁve troops were sent in two days children in the family bathtub, later to quell the violence then called police. (Yates was that resulted in more than 30 later convicted of murder, but deaths. had her conviction overturned; In 1967, boxer Muhammad she was acquitted by reason of Ali was convicted in Houston insanity in a retrial.) of violating Selective Service In 2014, the Obama adminlaws by refusing to be drafted istration granted an array and was sentenced to ﬁve of new beneﬁts to same-sex years in prison. (Ali’s conviction was ultimately overturned couples, including those living in states where gay marriage by the U.S. Supreme Court). was against the law; the new In 1972, three days after measures ranged from Social the arrest of the Watergate Security and veterans beneﬁts burglars, President Richard Nixon met at the White House to work leave for caring for sick spouses. with his chief of staff, H.R. Ten years ago: Juan Manuel Haldeman; the secretly made tape recording of this meeting Santos, a former defense minister from a political powerful ended up with the notorious clan who oversaw a major 18½-minute gap. The Associated Press From page 1 Precipitation Daily Sentinel Clendenin 82/63 Charleston 82/64 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 73/49 Billings 79/59 Denver 86/56 Montreal 91/69 Minneapolis 72/56 Kansas City 80/65 Toronto 86/63 Detroit 90/70 Chicago 89/69 New York 82/69 Washington 82/70 Today Sun. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 06. June Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource June 20, 2020 burkett daniels fisher goofrich najera thompson