https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/ae941103e16c257f035bc4c02b778c08.pdf 5f2f4a323581adedc26bd3de30354bb5 PDF Text Text Ohio Valley Business Rebels fall in overtime Capitol chatter NEWS s 5 BUSINESS s 3 SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehjFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 27, Volume 71 Thursday, February 16, 2017 s 50¢ Reed appointed Middleport talks water department reorganization new Eastern board member By Michael Hart Special to the Sentinel By Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com REEDSVILLE — Amanda Reed was appointed as the newest member of the Eastern Local Board of Education at the start of Wednesday evening’s regular meeting. Reed was one of four applicants for the position left vacant by the resignation of Tom Morrissey from the board last month. Reed is also a graduate of Eastern High School, and is currently the assignment coordinator in Meigs See REED | 2 MIDDLEPORT — Mayor Sandy Ianarrelli asked “everyone that can possibly be there” to attend a Feb. 20 town hall event in Pomeroy. The 6 p.m. meeting will see multiple Ohio Representatives, including 94th Districr Representative Jay Edwards, and is being held to discuss the budget coming from the state level. “It affects each and every one of us,” said the mayor. The town hall meeting is being hosted by the Meigs County Commissioners, at the Farmers Bank community room, in an effort to bring local and state ofﬁcials together to discuss the proposed state budget and the impact it could have on this portion of the state. Ianarrelli’s comments were made during Monday’s regularly scheduled Middleport Council meeting. In regular business, bills were paid in the amount of $9,244.83, with more than $5,000 going to purchase MSA self-contained breathing apparatuses, which are the backpack tanks carried by ﬁreﬁghters. The new units were said to be modern equipment with rechargeable batteries. Village Administrator Joe Woodall was granted several requests, including the public auction of “various pieces of equipment, and vehicles, whose useful life has ended,” according to Woodall. More notably, council approved a water department reorganization that would abolish the ﬁeld supervisor and replace it with crew leader, while adding the role of project coordinator. Woodall said the coordinator would assist on multiple projects, including an asset management plan, which was already underway but would be required by Ohio Senate Bill 333. In a related matter, Councilperson Doug Dixon asked whether an organizational chart — with pay scales, job descriptions, vacant and ﬁlled positions — existed for village employees. A discussion determined most of the data existed but not in a central location. For example, Assistant See WATER | 2 Sarah Hawley/Sentinel Amanda Reed, left, takes the oath of office from Eastern Local Treasurer Lisa Ritchie at the start of Wednesday’s Eastern Local Board of Education meeting. Museum to host lecture series, kids’ weekend events Staff Report TDSnews@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — It will be a busy weekend for the Meigs County Historical Society with a Lecture Series event on Friday evening, followed by Kids’ Weekend at the museum. The speaker for Friday’s event, Shannon Scott, is vice president of the Meigs County Historical Society and an integrated social studies education major at the University of Rio Grande. Scott will be lecturing on Pomeroy’s First Ward See LECTURE | 5 Courtesy photo This map from Connect Ohio shows the availability of internet access in Meigs County. A study currently taking place is working to identify more closely what internet options are available to residents in Meigs County and what can be done to improve on that access and use. In this map, orange represents cable broadband access, light purple represents DSL broadband access, green represents fixed wireless access and blue represents mobile wireless access. Note: the map does not guarantee individuals in the colored area have access to that service. Surveys still needed in broadband study By Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com Missing Meigs teen found safe Staff Report POMEROY — The Pomeroy teen who reportedly ran away earlier this week has been found safe according to a representative from Meigs County Juvenile Court. Franklin “Dalton” Dickens, 16, was reported missing over the weekend after last being seen by his father on Feb. 10. That was the second No details about where Dickens was located have been release, only that he has been located and is safe. INDEX Obituary: 2 Business: 3 Opinion: 4 Weather: 5 Sports: 6 Classifieds: 8 Comics: 9 MEIGS COUNTY — Survey responses are still needed in an effort to study and ultimately improve broadband access to residents of Meigs and Vinton counties. Three weeks after the initial meeting between representatives from both counties and Connect Ohio, approximately 550 surveys have been completed regarding access to broadband internet throughout the two counties, but more are still needed. Of the surveys completed, 527 are residential surveys, with a nearly even split between Meigs and Vinton counties. There is a goal of having at least 700 residential surveys completed. The vast majority of the surveys were completed in the ﬁrst 10 days after the launch, according to Dan Manning, Community Technology Advisor for Connected Nation. With at least 15 schools in the two counties (individual schools and districts), the goal is to have completed surveys from at least 10 of the schools. To date, there have been three completed school surveys — Meigs High School, Meigs Local School District and Vinton County’s West Elementary. Additional responses are also needed from the areas of agriculture, business, public safety, economic development, higher education and libraries/community organizations, as well as individual residents. The survey can be found at http://connectmycommunity.org/meigsvinton . As previously reported by the Sentinel, the Meigs-Vinton area was one of ﬁve selected across the state of Ohio to receive a comprehensive technology assessment and innovative project plan to enhance technology in the area. Not only will the project look at access to highspeed internet, but also the adoption and use of internet by those in the area. The ﬁrst step in the process is the formation of the Community Broadband Team which works with Connect Ohio representatives on the assessment, action planning and implementation. Among those involved in the meeting Wednesday were representatives from schools, libraries, See STUDY | 5 ‘Bikes and BBQ’ event generating buzz across the area By Beth Sergent bsergent@civitasmedia.com JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. OHIO VALLEY — A new event has appeared on the tourism schedule for Point Pleasant, W.Va. and organizers are generating buzz for it across the tri-county. The Inaugural Bikes & BBQ event planned for June 10 will include a barbecue competition set up at Fourth Street at Gunn Park, as well as a bicycle tour of Mason County, W.Va. for those who wish to ride. There will be three different rides planned to accommodate the skill level of any cyclist and food for anyone who likes to eat. The event is being organized in collaboration with the City of Point Pleasant’s Parks and Recreation Committee and the Point Pleasant Bike Trail Committee. Point City Councilman Gabe Roush, who is employed by Holzer Health System in Gallipolis, is a member of both entities. “This is a fundraiser Roush said the event is attracting interest from not only Mason County but Gallia County, Ohio and beyond with social media helping to spread the word. for the beneﬁt of our parks and recreation,” Roush said. “There’s really no steady income speciﬁcally for parks and recreation so I pitched the idea to start an event like this to raise some funds.” Roush pointed out the city’s plans to build a splash park and ﬁnish the playground upgrade at Krodel Park as just two of those worthy projects. He also said, he became involved with council, in part, to assist in providing more recreational activities for residents, especially kids who often complain there is nothing See BIKES | 5 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Thursday, February 16, 2017 OBITUARIES HENRY LEE HUNTER POMEROY — Henry Lee Hunter, 84, of Pomeroy, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday evening, Feb. 13, 2017, with his family at his side. Born Feb. 22, 1932, in Greenview, W.Va., he was the son of the late Ramie Lawrence Hunter and Zelma Baisden Hunter. He was a 1950 graduate of Scott High School, Madison, W.Va. A U.S. Navy Veteran, serving as a radio operator aboard the U.S.S. Cassin Young (DD793) during the Korean conﬂict, Henry was a founding member, past-post commander and life member of StewartJohnson V.F.W. Post #9926, Mason, W.Va., and a member of American Legion Post 140, New Haven, W.Va. He was particularly proud of his former ship’s preservation as a ﬂoating museum, maintained by the National Park Service at Pier 1 of Boston’s Charlestown Navy Yard, and enjoyed reunions and return visits to the Fletcher-class destroyer with shipmates and family thru the years. Henry worked on the C&O Railroad in Peach Creek, W.Va., before hiring on at Kaiser Aluminum in Ravenswood, W.Va., in April, 1959. He was a proud member and past-vice president of United Steelworkers Local #5668. Working alongside his brother “Doc,” Henry represented union workers at Ravenswood in international contract negotiations with Kaiser Aluminum during the late 1960s and the 1970s, and was an active presence working on behalf of union families. Following his retirement from Ravenswood Aluminum in 1989, Henry continued his labor relations career with the State of Ohio. Growing up in the coalﬁelds of southern West Virginia, Henry joined family members and friends at an early age performing with gospel quartets in churches. He was a man of deep and abiding Christian faith, sharing his testimony thru music and beloved hymns he performed with his brothers and sisters, The Hunter Family. Since settling in Meigs County, Ohio, in 1963, Henry and his wife, Mary, attended the Chester Church of the Nazarene. A lifelong Democrat, Henry was very active in political causes and local, state and national campaigns throughout his life. He served as Chairman of the Meigs County Democratic Party from 1983-89, and as a past member of the Meigs County Board of Elections. He was actively involved in work to improve and beneﬁt the community, serving as a longtime volunteer with the Chester Volunteer Fire Department’s fund raising efforts at the Meigs County Fair and establishing the former Chester Academy building as a home for scouting and local 4-H groups as one of the founding members of the Chester Youth Committee. Henry is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mary Jane Curtis Hunter; daughter, Rachel (Mark) Livengood of Arden, N.C.; son, Tom (Lauren) Hunter of Evans, W.Va.; brothers, Harry (Barbara) Hunter of Millwood, W.Va., Hansel (Carolyn) Hunter of Custer, S.D., Herman (Kathy) Hunter of Mason, W.Va., Homer Hunter of Stony Bottom, W.Va.; sisters, Roberta Harbison of Huber Heights, Ohio, and Sue Maison of Tuppers Plains, Ohio; brother-in-law, Roger (Ethel) Curtis of Weston, W.Va.; sistersin-law, Anna (Stanley) Lough of French Creek, W.Va., Elsie Hunter of Cleveland, Ohio, and Betty Curtis of Buckhannon, W.Va.; special friends and Navy shipmates Merle (Sheila) Horstman of Kennewick, Wa. and Orvis “Wink” (Marcie) Jorgensen of Waubay, S.D.; several nieces, nephews and cousins, and many, many friends. Henry leaves behind ﬁve beloved grandchildren, Mary-Patricia (Ira) Wray of Baton Rouge, La., Hannah (Brian) Krietzer of Miamisburg, Ohio, Hailey Hunter of Huntington, W.Va., and Sydney and Hayden Hunter of Evans, W.Va.; and one expected greatgrandchild. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Herschel “Doc” Hunter, and brothers-in-law, Harley Harbison and Jack Curtis. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home, 590 E. Main St., Pomeroy, Ohio. Burial will be in Meigs Memory Gardens, Pomeroy, Ohio, with graveside military rites. Visiting hours will be from 3-6 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, at the funeral home, as well as one hour prior to Monday’s service. In lieu of ﬂowers, the family appreciates memorial contributions in Henry’s name to support the Honor Flight Network, a non-proﬁt organization dedicated to fulﬁlling the dreams of America’s veterans and honoring their sacriﬁces, to Honor Flight Dayton Inc., 200 Canary Ct., Enon, OH 45323 A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. CALLICOAT SCOTTOWN — Millard F. Callicoat, 74, of Scottown, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, W.Va. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete. HOOPER ADKINS DAUGHERTY SOUTH POINT — Audrey Rose Adkins, 93, of South Point, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. Funeral service will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. Burial will follow in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Proctorville. Visitation will be held 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2017 at the funeral home. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Betty Josephine Daugherty, 78, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, W.Va. A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2017, at Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, with pastor Matthew Dotson ofﬁciating. Burial will follow at Kirkland Memorial Gardens in Point Pleasant. Visitation will be two hours prior to funeral service. Water Mayor Ianarrelli also voiced concern regarding rumors of extrajudicial cat killings in MiddleFrom page 1 port. She said multiple Police Chief and Jail cats living downtown, Administrator Monty both feral and pet, Wood said a portion of have been poisoned, or that material existed in trapped and disappeared. the various departments’ She said the alleged policies and procedures incidents had taken place handbooks, and had cur- following a council disrent personnel lists to cussion to reduce animal compare to past years. feces on the village’s Woodall and Wood walking path and worried both said they could about a connection. tabulate the information Councilperson Dixon, and have it available for who initially brought the the next meeting. issue of excessive dog Middleport Village is waste on the walking not operating at what path, proposed solutions the village considers to dog owners neglecting fully staffed, due to lack to scoop their pet’s dropof budget. Any future pings. He asked the counhiring could require a cil to consider installing distinction between an bag dispensaries along “open” position, which the path, and for the is a vacant spot already police department to created by the council, increase enforcement of or a “new” position dog walkers not cleaning which requires differtheir pet’s waste. ent hiring procedures Fiscal Ofﬁcer Sue including a council vote Baker said she could to create the position. bring installation estiCouncilperson Shawn mates to the next meetRice began another dis- ing. cussion on term limits, Building Inspector following up on a previ- Mike Hendrickson subous council meeting. mitted a comprehensive He voiced his support written report, but noted for term limits at every to the council that the level of government, say- zoning committee would ing “It should not be a meet Mar. 7 at 6 p.m. to career.” elect ofﬁcers. Solicitor Rick Hedges He also described the was asked to look at remaining ﬁre-gutted language for implement- building, 311 N. Second ing the measure, includ- Ave., as a danger that has ing whether the limits drawn signiﬁcant public would apply to individu- attention. He said the als who served in the owner has failed to act, past, and how it would so a certiﬁed letter of affect currently serving violation has been sent. council members. “We are not ignoring Hedges commented the problem, we are takthat because Middleport ing care of it, it just takes was a home-rule village, time,” said Hendrickson. there would be few little legal barriers to the pro- Michael Hart is a freelance writer for The Daily Sentinel. posal. MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Thursday, Feb. 16 MIDDLEPORT — Get Healthy Meigs! will meet at 10:30 a.m. in the third ﬂoor conference room of the Meigs County Department of Jobs and Family Services to review/discuss the Meigs County Community Health Improvement Plan. 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TVMA 10 PM 10:30 Crimson Peak TVMA The Ninth Gate (‘99, Susp) Frank Langella, Johnny Depp. TVMA Homeland "A Flash of Light" �BUSINESS Daily Sentinel Thursday, February 16, 2017 3 Anytime Shine car wash celebrates ribbon cutting Staff Report GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Anytime Shine Car Wash recently celebrated its grand opening on Eastern Avenue in Gallipolis. Owner Nick Dobbs explained this is not any ordinary car wash and is a stateof-the-art facility. It maps a car when it enters the bay. This ensures that whether you drive a big truck or a small economy car, the jets and the brushes will be exactly where they need to be to get the vehicle clean. “We run all of our water through a water softening system,” Dobbs said. “Softening the water makes it do a better job of cleaning your car. Next we run it through a huge boiler to get it good and hot. Many automatic car washes don’t use hot water but we do because hot water is the best for removing dirt. We have four different packages available at each bay. Carnuba Wax, RainX, Under carriage spray, and ‘Spot Free Rinse’ are just a few of the options you can get in each of our bays.” Dobbs explained the “Spot Free Rinse” is also state of the art because the water they use has been run through a reverse osmosis system that removes all the impurities from the water. The impurities are what causes spots, Dobbs explained. Then, drying agents are added and the dryers are the best on the market, according to Dobbs. “They pass back and forth over your car twice during the cycle,” Dobbs said. “However, mechanical dryers are only able to get about 85-90 percent of the water off your car. That’s where our drying agents come in. Once you leave the wash bay and head down the road, the drying agents that we’ve added to the ‘Spot Free Rinse’ will ensure that your car will be dry in just few minutes and you wont have spots.” Each of the bays are different. Dobbs said the facility has a “Touch Free Laser Wash” and a “Soft Touch Tandem Brush Wash.” The “Touch Free” bay has powerful jets that wash the dirt off without ever touching the car, while the “Soft Touch” bay has brushes made of a unique and proprietary material similar to Neoprene, Dobbs explained. “It doesn’t hold water or dirt which keeps it from getting heavy and beating your car to death like brushes from places you may have been to in the past,” he said. “It also has special wheel scrubbing brushes that apply cleaner directly to your wheels and than scrub them and rinse them off.” Wilma Gooch/Tribune Nick Dobbs, pictured at center along with his family, is the owner of Anytime Shine, a car wash in Gallipolis which recently celebrated its grand opening and ribbon cutting. Well wishers at the event included Meagan Matura Barnes, pictured far right, vice president of the Gallia County Chamber of Commerce who spoke to welcome Anytime Shine as a member and a new business in Gallia County. Dobbs and his wife Jennifer, live in Gallipolis along with their children. The ribbon cutting and grand opening included remarks from Meagan Matura Barnes, vice president of the Gallia County Chamber of Commerce who welcomed Anytime Shine as a member and a new business in Gallia County. “We built this car wash because we felt the town needed one,” Nick said. “We want to thank everyone that has visited our wash already and encourage those that haven’t, to give us a try.” Information for this article provided by Nick Dobbs. Ohio Valley Banc Corp. reports 4th quarter and FY earnings GALLIPOLIS, Ohio Ohio Valley Banc Corp. [Nasdaq: OVBC] (the “Company”) reported consolidated net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2016, of $2,024,000, an increase from the $1,898,000 earned for the fourth quarter of 2015. Earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2016 were $.43 compared to $.46 for the prior year fourth quarter. For the year ended December 31, 2016, net income totaled $6,920,000, a decrease from net income of $8,574,000 for the year ended December 31, 2015. Earnings per share were $1.59 for 2016 versus $2.08 for 2015. Return on average assets and return on average equity were .77 percent and 7.05 percent, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to 1.03 percent and 9.66 percent, respectively, for the same period in the prior year. “2016 proved to be an exciting year of expansion for the company,” stated Thomas E. Wiseman, president and CEO. “The Milton Bancorp and Milton Banking Company acquisition, while challenging, expanded both our market share and footprint promising to enhance our Community First mission. We welcome the Milton Bankers and customers to the Ohio Valley Banc Corp. family. We are also grateful for the confidence in our company and its management demonstrated by our employees and other shareholders who have elected to invest their dividends in additional shares of OVBC. In 2016, $181,000 of dividends were reinvested in OVBC shares through our employee stock ownership plan, and $1,668,000 of dividends were reinvested through the dividend reinvestment plan.” For the fourth quarter of 2016, net interest income increased $1,904,000, and for the year ended December 31, 2016, net interest income increased $2,831,000 from the same respective periods last year. Positively impacting net interest income was the growth in earning assets. For the three months ended December 31, 2016, average earning assets increased $141 million, and for the year ended December 31, 2016, average earning assets increased $62 million from the same respective periods the prior year. The growth in average earning assets was primarily attributable to the acquisition of Milton Bancorp, Inc. (“Milton”) during the third quarter of 2016. At the time of closing, Milton had total assets of $132 million, of which $113 million was in loans and $6 million was in investment securities. Also contributing to loan growth was the opening of our Athens loan production office in late 2015. As of December 31, 2016, the new office had over $19 million in loans outstanding. Adding to the contribution from the growth in earning assets was the increase in the net interest margin. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the net interest margin was 4.40 percent, compared to 4.39 percent for the same period the prior year. For the three months ended December 31, 2016, the provision for loan losses totaled $498,000, an increase of $118,000, and for the year ended December 31, 2016, the provision for loan losses totaled $2,826,000, an increase of $1,736,000, from the same respective periods in 2015. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the provision for loan loss expense incurred was related to net charge-offs of $1,775,000 and to a net increase in specific reserves on collateral dependent impaired loans of $759,000. For the year ended Decem- ber 31, 2015, the provision for loan losses incurred was related to net charge-offs of $2,776,000 offset by a net decrease in specific reserves on collateral dependent impaired loans of $1,222,000. The ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans was 1.26 percent at December 31, 2016, compared to 1.24 percent at December 31, 2015. Based on the evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, management believes that the allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2016 was adequate and reflects probable incurred losses in the portfolio. The allowance for loan losses was 1.05 percent of total loans at December 31, 2016, compared to 1.13 percent at December 31, 2015. For the three months ended December 31, 2016, noninterest income totaled $1,450,000, compared to $1,607,000 for the same period last year, a decrease of $157,000. Contributing to the decrease was a reduction in gain on other real estate owned, which decreased $506,000, primarily due to the lower appraised value on one land development property. Partially offsetting the decrease was an increase of $151,000 in service charges on deposit accounts for the three months ended December 31, 2016, as compared to same time period last year. The increase was related to the acquisition of Milton’s deposit accounts, which totaled $119 million at the time of the merger. Noninterest income totaled $8,239,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016, as compared to $8,597,000 for the same period last year, a decrease of $358,000. The decrease in gain on other real estate owned for the quarter led to a $566,000 decrease for the twelve months ended December 31, “2016 proved to be an exciting year of expansion for the company. The Milton Bancorp and Milton Banking Company acquisition, while challenging, expanded both our market share and footprint promising to enhance our Community First mission.” —Thomas E. Wiseman, president and CEO 2016, as compared to the prior year. For the year ended December 31, 2016, tax refund processing fees totaled $2,048,000, a decrease of $323,000 from the same period the prior year. The decrease was related to the lower per item fee received by the Company as defined in the contract with the third-party tax refund product provider. Partially offsetting the decreases in noninterest income was the increase of $404,000 in service charges on deposit accounts related to higher overdraft fees and the acquisition of Milton’s deposit accounts. For the full year of 2016, all other noninterest income sources increased $127,000 from the same period a year ago. For the three months ended December 31, 2016, noninterest expense totaled $8,329,000, an increase of $1,418,000 from the same period last year. For the year ended December 31, 2016, noninterest expense totaled $32,899,000, an increase of $3,280,000, or 11.1 percent, from the same period last year. Generally, the acquisition of Milton contributed to an increase in most noninterest expense categories, reflecting both one-time merger related expenses and recurring expenses related to having a larger organization after the merger. The Company’s largest noninterest expense, salaries and employee benefits, increased $628,000 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2016 and increased $1,376,000 as compared to the year ended 2015. The increase was primarily related to adding Milton employees, annual merit increases, and higher health insurance expense. Also contributing to higher noninterest expense were one-time expenses related to the merger with Milton. During the fourth quarter, the Company incurred $153,000 in merger related expenses, bringing the full year merger related expenses to $930,000. The remaining noninterest expenses increased $974,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016, as compared to the same period last year, led by occupancy, data processing and software expense. The Company’s total assets at December 31, 2016 were $955 million, an increase of $158 million from December 31, 2015. The acquisition of Milton provided $132 million in assets and $119 million in liabilities. At December 31, 2016, total shareholders’ equity exceeded $104 million, an increase of $14 million from December 31, 2015. The consideration paid for Milton totaled $18.9 million, of which $11.5 million was the market value of OVBC common shares and $7.4 million was cash. Ohio Valley Banc Corp. common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol OVBC. The holding company owns Ohio Valley Bank, with 19 offices in Ohio and West Virginia, and Loan Central, with six consumer finance offices in Ohio. Learn more about Ohio Valley Banc Corp. at www. ovbc.com. Submitted by OVB. Strong to lead Peoples Bank Dealer Financial Services MARIETTA, OHIO — Peoples Bank had announced the addition of Gregg A. Strong as senior vice president, Dealer Financial Services. In his new role, Strong will lead the development and delivery of Peoples Bank commercial dealer services across Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. This includes inventory ﬂoor plan and commercial lending for auto, RV, power sports and equipment dealers. This new offering will enhance the bank’s existing suite of dealer capabilities which includes insurance, indirect consumer loans, trust and investments, cash management and merchant services. Strong Strong comes to Peoples Bank with over 35 years in commercial banking, serving in regional or national roles for over 20 years. Prior to joining Peoples Bank, Strong led Key Bank’s dealer services division for 16 years “Gregg is very experienced in ﬂoor plan lending and is a welcomed addition to our commercial banking team and he will allow Peoples Bank to offer a full suite of banking services to the dealer community. Also, his experience and insight are perfectly aligned with our goals of building success for every client,” said Daniel McGill, Peoples Bank EVP chief commercial banking ofﬁcer. Strong resides in Bratenahl, Ohio with his wife Debbie and will be based at the Peoples Bank Cleveland ofﬁce at 24400 Chagrin Blvd. in Beachwood, Ohio. He may be reached by calling 216-910-0571 or by emailing Gregg. Strong@pebo.com. Submitted by Peoples Bank. �E ditorial 4 Thursday, February 16, 2017 Daily Sentinel THEIR VIEW A new direction on education By Cal Thomas Contributing columnist American public school students fall well behind students around the world in math and science proficiency. This is not debatable. According to the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, both cited in The New York Times in 2012, “Fourth- and eighth-grade students in the United States continue to lag behind students in several East Asian countries and some European nations in math and science, although American fourth-graders are closer to the top performers in reading.” In California, the number of credentialed math and science teachers is actually declining, reports the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Newly installed Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, believes at least two factors have contributed to these and other problems in American education — lack of school choice and the failure of top-down policies dictated by Washington. During an interview in her office Monday, DeVos cited one example: “This department just invested $7 billion trying to improve failing schools and there were literally no results to show for it.” A U.S. News and World Report story in 2015 confirms her view that there is little connection between academic achievement and the amount of money spent: “The U.S. spends significantly more on education than other OECD countries. In 2010, the U.S. spent 39 percent more per full-time student for elementary and secondary education than the average for other countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.” DeVos wants to give more power to the states to set their education priorities: “I think the more states and locales are empowered to innovate and create and are unencumbered by unnecessary regulations and sort of beaten into compliance mentally vs. a can-do and results-oriented mentality, it’s been repeatedly demonstrated that any type of top-down solution, no matter where you try to employ it in government, it’s not successful.” While acknowledg- “DeVos wants to give more power to the states to set their education priorities.” ing that resistance from teachers’ unions and some members of Congress is strong (she notes the hypocrisy of those members who can afford to send their children to private schools, yet oppose allowing poor children and their parents to choose better schools), she believes a growing number of people are getting behind school choice: “We had an example of that in Florida where over 10,000 parents and students marched in Tallahassee against (a) lawsuit that the teachers union had filed, which of course, has been dismissed, thankfully.” The lawsuit tried to block a school voucher program. DeVos cites data she says shows that particularly lowincome parents “at a level of almost 75 percent to 80 percent embrace the idea of giving more choices and empowerment.” She notes that while school choice for all is the goal, the Every Student Succeeds Act (a reauthorization of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which established the American federal government’s expanded role in funding public education) has a provision “that will allow states that are particularly innovative to implement some choices … on a very local level. And I am very much going to encourage them to take the ball and run with it as far as possible.” DeVos believes that not teaching values and character development in our relativistic and politically correct age is a “significant factor” contributing to lack of achievement in many schools. She also says she has found a few “moles” (my word) in the department who are committed to her not succeeding and pledges to do whatever can be done to render them ineffective. DeVos believes the protests during and after her confirmation were not “spontaneous, genuine protests,” but are being “sponsored and very carefully planned. We’ve seen enough written that they want to make my life a living hell. They also don’t know what stock I come from. I will not be deterred from my mission in helping kids in this country.” Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@ tribpub.com. THEIR VIEW How to build paranoia By Jay Ambrose Contributing columnist An Atlantic magazine article by Washington journalist David Frum frets about a coming autocracy engineered by President Donald Trump, and the amazing thing is that the author did not notice the past eight years. It’s as if Noah’s Ark had ﬁnally landed and the understood message was that a ﬂood was only now on its way. Equally bad as Trump is this kind of overwrought despair about him, the round-the-clock crying, the fanatical diatribes, the rioting, the celebrity angst, the intellectual wannabes worrying themselves into paranoia. Yes, Trump is as debased as debased gets for a president of the United States of America. He is ignorant, small-minded, vulgar, insensitive, inarticulate and egotistical, for starters. But all of this has to be viewed in context, and the context is Hillary Clinton, of course, the main encouragement for multitudes of Trump voters, and also President Barack Obama, the opposite of Trump in sophistication though not in ego. He happened to be unequipped as president to negotiate with his assumed inferiors but prepared to discard democratic principles if they got in his legacy’s way. “We’re not just going to be waiting for legislation,” said Obama in 2014 after Republicans captured the Senate on top of controlling the House. “I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone, and I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive actions and administrative actions that move the ball forward.” In other words, so much for constitutional checks and balances and on with unﬂinching power. It wasn’t just talk. It was action. Frum, to his credit, does mention Obama’s granting legal status to vast numbers of illegal immigrants after saying at least 22 times that he had no authority to do that without congressional approval. He was right. The order is now in court. Also in court in his order establishing a sweeping Clean Power Plan that would cost Americans a fortune in utility bills, erase scads of jobs and do zip about global warming (as admitted by EPA director Gina McCarthy). It was based on a plain misinterpretation of law and would simply scuttle state laws unconstitutionally (as argued by constitutional expert Laurence “Consider one of the surest ways of autocratic oppression in these United States, and that’s tens of thousands of pages of regulations that aim to micromanage businesses and your life.” Tribe). There is much, much more along these lines, but consider one of the surest ways of autocratic oppression in these United States, and that’s tens of thousands of pages of regulations that aim to micromanage businesses and your life. Guess who holds records on all of this? Obama, of course. The most impressive of these, autocratically speaking, is his 600 major regulations costing a total of $743 billion. You can run but you can’t hide. Frum spends a lot of time on subjects irrelevant to his main topic, such as possible conﬂicts of interest. He gets downright ridiculous when he apparently thinks Trump’s rhetoric is more dangerous to a free press than the Obama administration’s spying on The Associated Press and threatening reporters with jail on issues of identifying sources. He goes after Fox TV as entangled in a Trump love affair without acknowledging a widespread media enmity that he himself illustrates. Frum also cheats statistics by denying a signiﬁcant crime rise in America’s biggest cities in Obama’s last years in ofﬁce, seeing this claim as a political trick by Trump to divide and conquer. The numbers are as undeniable as the blood in the streets, and the writer’s excuse of crime being a lot lower than in the 1990s is like shrugging your shoulders at the 2008 recession because the Great Depression was worse. Beyond Frum, there is the Muslim ban that was not a Muslim ban. There were the immigration raids that were no different from similar raids under Obama. There were Trump’s court criticisms that did not come close to Obama’s 2010 State of the Union assault on Supreme Court justices sitting right in front of him. “How To Build An Autocracy” is the headline of the Frum piece. Obama gave us some very good lessons. “Jay Ambrose is an op-ed columnist for Tribune News Service. Readers may email him at speaktojay@aol.com.” TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2017. There are 318 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 16, 1862, the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson in Tennessee ended as some 12,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered; Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s victory earned him the moniker “Unconditional Surrender Grant.” On this date: In 1804, Lt. Stephen Decatur led a successful raid into Tripoli Harbor to burn the U.S. Navy frigate Philadelphia, which had fallen into the hands of pirates during the First Barbary War. In 1868, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was organized in New York City. In 1923, the burial chamber of King Tutankhamen’s recently unearthed tomb was unsealed in Egypt by English archaeologist Howard Carter. In 1937, Du Pont research chemist Dr. Wallace H. Carothers, inventor of nylon, received a patent for the synthetic ﬁber, described as “linear condensation polymers.” THOUGHT FOR TODAY “The heart may think it knows better: the senses know that absence blots people out. We have really no absent friends.” — Elizabeth Bowen, Irish-born author (1899-1973) In 1945, American troops landed on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines during World War II. In 1959, Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba a month and a-half after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista. In 1961, the United States launched the Explorer 9 satellite. In 1968, the nation’s ﬁrst 911 emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, Alabama. In 1977, Janani Luwum, the Anglican archbishop of Uganda, died in what Ugandan authorities said was an automobile accident, although it’s generally believed that he was shot to death by agents of Idi Amin (EE’-dee ahMEEN’). �NEWS/WEATHER Daily Sentinel CAPITOL CHATTER Bikes each competitor’s pulled pork and vote for which they liked the best. This ticket also includes one From page 1 sandwich from any of the to do. He said this event competitors. felt like a “good start” to When it comes to the remedy some of those biking portion of the complaints. event, there will be a When it came to hostsix-mile ride through ing a barbecue event, town for leisure riders; Roush said it was done a 26-mile ride that will to attract both food lovtravel the rolling hills of ers and cooks who like a northern Mason County, little friendly competition. and a 45-mile ride that If someone thinks they will extend after the make the best ribs and 26-mile route across the pulled pork around, then Kanawha River, to showthis is their chance to case the Kanawha Valley prove it. farmland. An entry fee of According to organiz$25 will include the ride, ers, this is considered a “backyard barbecue” com- a T-shirt, and a ticket into the barbecue tasting. petition, which means, “I think we all hope this they want all the “regular will become an annual Joe’s” who are good on a event,” Roush said. smoker to come out and “Everyone seems excited compete. The pros are for something new and also welcome but no prodifferent, and it hits on fessional rigs are permittwo things we want to ted for this event. Grills bring to the area promotmust be mass-produced ing bicycling in Mason or Ugly Drum Smokers County and bringing a (UDS). If a UDS is on a trailer, a contestant is still food event to downtown.” Roush said the event is welcome to compete. attracting interest from There will be two catnot only Mason County egories this year. The but Gallia County, Ohio ﬁrst, being pork ribs, and beyond with social judged by a panel of ﬁve media helping to spread judges. One bonus point will be given if a cook can the word. “It’s an event for everyprove that their meat was body…the bicycle ride raised in West Virginia, doesn’t target any certain and two bonus points if level of cycling and (the it was raised in Mason three rides) will cover County. The second is a wide range of people, pulled pork shoulder, which will be judged as a and food appeals to all,” people’s choice. Barbecue Roush said. Volunteers are also Teams can be comprised always welcome and of as many members as needed for the event. a team would like, and More information about the team entry fee will be the barbecue competition $50, which will include and the bike ride can be a T-shirt for competing. found on the event page There will also be monfound at www.facebook. etary and trophy prizes com/bikepointpleasant . for competitors. As for Online registration for the the public, they can be a bike ride can be found at part of this competition www.tristateracer.com/ too with the purchase event.php?RaceID=9312. of a $5 ticket which will allow them entry into Reach Beth Sergent at bsergent@ the barbecue area where civitasmedia.com or on Twitter @ BSergentWrites. they will be able to taste 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 28° 36° 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. 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Accumulations from Washington, D.C., through Philadelphia and New York City to Boston exceeded 12 inches. in Pomeroy, with the lecture to follow at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served beginning at 6 p.m. On Saturday from non-4 p.m. is Kids’ Weekend at the museum. Volunteers will be on hand to assist children with making a “Love Bug” craft, as well as enjoying cookies. Participants are reminded to bring their passports which are also available at the gift shop for free. This is the ﬁrst Kids’ weekend of 2017. surveys to be completed over the next approximately 60 days. After the surveys are completed, then the results will be analyzed to see what can and/or should be done in communities. A report is expected to be completed in May with a presentation of the action plan for the project. Connect Ohio is a program of Connected Nation, the national leader in community technology planning and data analysis. Connected Nation has compiled strategic technology plans for communities in the U.S. for more than 10 years. This work evolved into what is known as the Connected program, a community technology assessment and planning tool. Connected has led more than 300 communities across seven states in the development of their own technology plans for enhanced success. From page 1 ﬁrst responders, economic development and service providers who are currently in the region or could expand into the region. The next step is for the EXTENDED FORECAST FRIDAY SATURDAY Mostly sunny and warmer 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme 61° 46° Intervals of clouds and sun Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Logan 38/31 Adelphi 38/31 Chillicothe 39/33 Lucasville 42/37 Portsmouth 43/36 MONDAY 64° 43° 65° 48° Mild with clouds and sunshine Warm with variable cloudiness AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Murray City 38/31 Belpre 40/30 Athens 39/30 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 St. Marys 38/28 Elizabeth 40/30 Spencer 42/31 Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday 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 13.15 22.85 25.46 11.00 13.24 26.82 12.09 30.85 36.57 11.87 29.80 36.20 29.10 24-hr. 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Scott will be reading from an original copy of Jones book which includes information on the family’s arrival in Pomeroy. Door will open at 6 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church on Main Street Study 0 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ 24 hours ending 3 p.m. yest. 0.00 Month to date/normal 0.78/1.60 Year to date/normal 4.76/4.57 in the 19th century, including the works of James Edwin Campbell and James McHenry 37° AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ (in inches) From page 1 Clouds and sun today. Partly cloudy tonight. High 42° / Low 33° HEALTH TODAY Precipitation Lecture 55° 39° Statistics through 3 p.m. yesterday 45°/39° 46°/28° 76° in 1954 -4° in 1905 FOP. “The STOP Act is one way we can make a commonsense policy change to improve the data available to law enforcement trying to identify fentanyl and other dangerous synthetic drugs entering the United States. Congress should pass the STOP Act and continue to work with law enforcement to better understand the day-to-day challenges of the opioid epidemic.” NOTE: Fentanyl and, increasingly, carfentanil are causing a spike in overdoses and deaths around the WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Rob Portman country. China and India have been cited as the primary (R-OH), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Marco Rubio (R-FL) source countries for illicitly produced fentanyl and carfenand Maggie Hassan (D-NH) on Tuesday introduced the tanil in the United States. Companies based in these and Synthetics Trafﬁcking & Overdose Prevention (STOP) other foreign countries take advantage of weakAct, bipartisan legislation designed to help nesses in international mail security standards to stop dangerous synthetic drugs like fentanyl break U.S. customs laws and regulations by shipand carfentanil from being shipped through our ping drugs directly through the U.S. postal system. borders to drug trafﬁckers here in the United Unlike UPS or FedEx, the U.S. Postal Service does States. Reps. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and Richard Neal not require advance electronic customs data for the (D-MA) introduced bipartisan companion legislavast majority of mail entering the United States. tion in the House of Representatives today as well. Because of the volume of mail, Customs and Bor“We have a heroin and prescription drug Portman der Protection (CBP) cannot manually scan these epidemic in our country, and this crisis is being packages and stop illicit goods from crossing our made worse by an inﬂux of deadly synthetic drugs borders. coming into our states from places like China and India,” The Synthetics Trafﬁcking & Overdose Prevention said Portman. “Drug-trafﬁckers are lacing heroin with (STOP) Act is designed to stop dangerous synthetic drugs fentanyl and other synthetics that are up to 50 times more like fentanyl and carfentanil from being shipped through potent than heroin and 100 times more powerful than U.S. borders. Speciﬁcally, the bill would require shipments morphine, getting more people addicted and causing the from foreign countries through our postal system to prorecent spikes in overdoses that we have seen in Cincinnati, vide electronic advance data—such as who and where it Toledo, Dayton, and towns all over Ohio. The STOP Act is coming from, who it’s going to, where it is going, and is designed to help stop these deadly drugs from reaching what’s in it—before they cross our borders and enter the our communities, which will help save lives around the United States. Having this information in advance will country. I urge the Senate to act quickly.” enable CBP to better target potential illegal packages and “Ohioans have seen a sharp increase in levels of fenkeep these dangerous drugs from ending up in the hands tanyl, and the impact of this drug is devastating and has of drug trafﬁckers who want to harm our local communitaken far too many lives. 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The Lady Cats (3-17) — — No major style points, just a who missed their ﬁrst 13 shot memory for a lifetime. attempts of regulation — The Point Pleasant girls ﬁnally broke into the scoring basketball team shot only 25 column after a Josie Cooper percent from the ﬁeld while basket with 31 seconds left sending seven seniors out in made it a 14-2 contest through style Tuesday during a wire-to- eight minutes of work. wire 32-15 Senior Night victory Hannan went the next over visiting Hannan in a non- eight minutes without scorconference matchup of Mason ing a basket and also comCounty programs. mitted more turnovers (9) in Both teams combined for six the second frame than shots turnovers and one shot attempt attempted (7), yet somehow in the opening two minutes strung together free throws of play, but the Lady Knights to outscore the hosts 5-4 over (3-19) gradually warmed up that span while also trimming from there after hitting 6-ofthe deﬁcit down to 18-7 at the 11 ﬁeld goal tries en route to break. bwalters@civitasmedia.com Bryan Walters/OVP Sports Point Pleasant senior Grace Sprouse hauls in possession of a loose ball in front of Hannan defenders Josie McCoy (2) and Lindsey Holley during the first half of Tuesday night’s girls basketball contest in Point Pleasant, W.Va. The Blue and White, however, were never closer the rest of the way as the guests mustered only one ﬁeld goal as well in the second half while also committing 19 turnovers down the stretch. The Lady Cats also missed their last 11 shots of regulation and also missed 20 consecutive attempts in between Cooper’s ﬁrst quarter bucket and Cooper’s ﬁnal basket, which came at the 3:16 mark of the third canto. Point Pleasant made an 8-2 run during that opening frame of the second half to secure a 26-9 lead headed into the ﬁnale, then Luiza Da Costa hit See KNIGHTS | 7 Waterford sweeps Tornadoes By Paul Boggs pboggs@civitasmedia.com WATERFORD, Ohio — While the Southern Tornadoes stayed right with the Waterford Wildcats on Tuesday night, the Wildcats — quarter by quarter —inched their way to another win. That’s because host Waterford, in outscoring the Tornadoes by at least two points in each of the four periods, defeated Southern 63-50 in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division boys basketball tilt inside the Harry Cooper Annex. The Wildcats led 13-11 following the opening quarter, overcoming the only two Tornado leads of the entire night. Waterford then extended its advantage to double ﬁgures in the second stanza — to 26-15 and 30-18. However, Southern scored the ﬁnal six points of the half to trail just 30-24. The Tornadoes’ Blake Johnson scored ﬁve consecutive counters — along with a Dylan Smith free throw in the ﬁnal 75 seconds. The Wildcats then won the third period 16-12, opening up a 46-36 advantage entering the fourth. The Tornadoes, however, got to within 48-42 with ﬁve minutes and 50 seconds remaining —following a 17-foot jump shot by Trey Pickens and a kniﬁng layup by Tylar Blevins. But the Wildcats, which wrapped up the TVCHocking outright championship, put the game out of reach with 10 unanswered points. Over the ﬁnal three quarters, Waterford outscored Southern 50-39. With the win, the Wildcats raised their record to 15-4 — and are now a perfect 14-0 in winning the TVC-Hocking. Paul Boggs/OVP Sports South Gallia’s Josh Henry (30) and Eli Ellis (10) attempt to control the ball in front of Belpre’s Nate Godfrey (23) during Tuesday night’s Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division boys basketball game at South Gallia High School. Golden Eagles outlast Rebels in double OT By Paul Boggs pboggs@civitasmedia.com MERCERVILLE, Ohio — Unfortunately for host South Gallia, Valentine’s Day turned out to be a night of heartbreak. That’s because the Rebels, in battling back from an early deﬁcit to force a pair of overtimes, lost to the Belpre Golden Eagles 65-62 on Tuesday night in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division boys basketball tilt. The Rebels trailed by as much as 28-17 with 3:45 to play in the second quarter, but rallied to stake their initial lead at 40-37 —only 23 seconds into the ﬁnal stanza. South Gallia then trailed 51-48 following a pair of Belpre made free throws, but Eli Ellis See WATERFORD | 7 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday, February 16 Boys Basketball Meadow Bridge at Hannan, 7 p.m. Friday, February 17 Boys Basketball River Valley at Meigs, 7:30 Eastern at Southern, 7:30 Portsmouth at Gallia Academy, 7:30 South Gallia at Miller, 7:30 Dayton Temple Christian at Ohio Valley Christian, 6:30 (OCSAA Tournament game) Wrestling Point Pleasant and Wahama at Region IV championships at Calhoun County, TBA answered with a threepointer out of the corner with 8.3 seconds remaining — eventually forcing the ﬁrst overtime. After both squads scored six points apiece in the ﬁrst extra session, as Belpre scored four followed by four from South Gallia, the contest took on a second extra period —with the Eagles making four free throws in a span of 20 seconds to lead 65-62 with 35 seconds to play. In the end, Ellis misﬁred from three-point range with 10 seconds left, and Caleb Henry’s fallback three-ball attempt — at the 2.5-second mark — fell short. For young yet snakebitten South Gallia, it was another game of playing hard and competing, but being unable to ﬁnd a way to win. It was the Rebels’ third consecutive loss by three points or less, having lost at Eastern 40-39 and at Wahama 46-45 on a buzzer-beater just last week. In all, the Red and Gold have dropped six bouts this season by three points or less, including two in overtime — with Wahama at home being the other. The Rebels fell to 3-18 with the loss — and 2-13 in the TVC-Hocking. The Golden Eagles, meanwhile, improved to 8-7 in the league — part of 8-13 overall. South Gallia could also not account for Belpre’s Mythius Houghton, who erupted for 27 points on nine total ﬁeld goals and 4-of-6 free throws. Anderson www.andersonmcdaniel.com Meigs Memory McDaniel �� Funeral Homes 949-2300 PLAYER Meigs: Zach Bartrum Sophomore #15 lead the Marauders in their win against Wellston with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Gardens OF THE Houghton hit ﬁve three-pointers, including back-to-back shots that made it 28-17 for the Eagles’ largest advantage. In the fourth period, Houghton hit from deep to trim the deﬁcit to 42-40 with ﬁve-and-a-half minutes remaining, then his corner-pocket trey four minutes later put Belpre back in front at 49-48. With 54 seconds showing, he made two doublebonus free throws for the 51-48 advantage. Finally, in the second overtime, with 55 seconds to play —his two tosses made it 63-60, followed by a pair from Logan Adams only 20 seconds later to make it 65-62. See EAGLES | 7 Pomeroy, Ohio 992-7440 spaces available 60705504 WEEK Eastern: Jett Facemyer Senior, #3 has lead the Eagles in the last two games with totals of 47 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals. Southern: Weston Thorla sophomore #20 lead the Tornadoes in the win against Ironton St. Joseph scoring 17 points. 60705412 �SPORTS Daily Sentinel Reds’ Scott Feldman won’t pitch for Israel in WBC GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Scott Feldman won’t compete in the World Baseball Classic for Israel, choosing instead to get ready to ﬁll a spot in the Cincinnati Reds’ rotation. Feldman said Tuesday that he has turned down the opportunity to pitch in the WBC. The Reds signed him on Jan. 26 to ﬁll the spot that opened when they traded Dan Straily — their top starter last season — to the Marlins for prospects. The 34-year-old Feldman will get $2.3 million on his one-year deal and can make an additional $2.2 million in bonuses based upon starts and $1.5 million for relief appearances, depending upon which role he ﬁlls. The Reds need for a starter became more acute when Homer Bailey had surgery to remove bone spurs from his pitching elbow, sidelining him into the season. Eagles From page 6 Belpre’s Bailey Sprague, scoring all but two of his points after halftime, posted 13 on ﬁve ﬁeld goals and 3-of-4 foul shots. Baskets only a minute apart by Adams and Houghton made it 15-8 Eagles with 1:22 to play in the opening quarter, but three free throws by Ellis — and buckets off turnovers by Nick Klaiber and Josh Henry — quickly tied things up at 15-15. In fact, the score stood tied after the ﬁrst (15-15), third (3737) and fourth (51-51) stanzas. The Golden Eagles outscored the Rebels 13-8 in the second period, as Ellis scored at the six-minute mark to make it 19-17 in favor of Belpre. However, the Orange and Black boasted nine unanswered points, as Curtis Haner stopped South Gallia’s scoring drought — with a pair of treys at the 1:23 and 55-second marks. Another Houghton trifecta extended Belpre’s margin to 31-25 with 7:07 left in the third, and ﬁve unanswered in the middle of the frame made it 36-29. But the Rebels rallied one last time, and Haner tied it at 37-37 with a three from the corner to beat the buzzer. Haner then opened the fourth quarter Waterford From page 6 The Tornadoes dipped to an even 10-10 —and 8-6 in the league. Waterford, last season, split the TVCHocking title with Trimble. While Waterford held a slim 19-18 advantage in total ﬁeld goals, and while the Tornadoes doubled up the Wildcats in threes (6-3), the Wildcats deﬁnitely enjoyed a parade to the free-throw line. Waterford attempted twice as many foul shots as did Southern (26-13), and made 22 with the Purple and Gold draining eight. Southern shot 32-percent on 18-of-56, but made just six of 21 three-point attempts. Waterford also outrebounded the Tornadoes 45-33. Johnson, with ﬁve total ﬁeld goals including a pair of treys, paced the Tornadoes with 12 points. Weston Thorla and Crenson Rogers recorded 10 points apiece, with his fourth and ﬁnal triple, giving the Rebels the lead for the next four minutes and four seconds. In an outing in which there were seven ties, the Golden Eagles answered to knot the contest at 42-42 and 44-44, before back-to-back Josh Henry buckets made it 48-44 at the 2:52 point. But Sprague scored inside, Houghton hit from long range off a steal, and the Golden Eagles never trailed again. Haner paced the Rebels with 18 points, adding three deuces to his four trifectas. Henry had 14 points on six baskets and 2-of-2 free throws, while Caleb Henry and Ellis each added a dozen. Austin Stapleton, on an overtime ﬁeld goal and 2-of-2 third-canto foul shots, scored four. Both teams tallied 24 total ﬁeld goals, as Belpre was 11-of-17 at the line — compared to 9-of-13 for South Gallia. The matchup also marked Senior Night activities at South Gallia High School, as Josh Henry, Joey Woodall, Harley Lay and Lucas Chung were honored before the game. The Rebels close out the regular season on Friday night — when they travel to Miller in the TVC-Hocking. Paul Boggs can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2106 while Blevins bagged six points. Smith scored four points, as Trey McNickle knocked in 3-of-4 free throws. Smith, Thorla, Rogers and Kody Greene garnered a three-point goal apiece, as Thorla went a perfect 3-of-3 at the line. Jordan Welch, with seven total ﬁeld goals and 8-of-10 free throws, paced the Wildcats and all scorers with 23 points. He also stuffed the stat sheet with teamhighs in rebounds (11), assists (four) and blocked shots (three). Tyler McCutcheon, on six baskets and 2-of2 free throws, mustered 16 points — and nailed two of the Wildcats’ three threes with Welch canning the other. Travis Pottmeyer, on three buckets and 8-of-9 free throws, posted 14. The Tornadoes will close out the regular season on Friday night —when they host Eastern in the TVCHocking. Paul Boggs can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2106 Thursday, February 16, 2017 7 Blue Devils rally past Ironmen By Paul Boggs The Blue Devils scored 16 ﬁrst-half points, but amounted 16 points in each of the CENTENARY, Ohio — ﬁnal two quarters. Looks like the Blue Devils Gallia Academy exacted still had some fuel left in the a measure of revenge upon tank. the Ironmen, having been Playing their fourth game beaten by a Bryce Hall buzzin ﬁve nights, still battling er-beater in the two clubs’ illness and injury, and trailinitial meeting this season at ing visiting Jackson by 10 Jackson (60-57). points with two-and-a-half The Blue and White are minutes remaining, Galnow 15-6 — and have won lia Academy — somehow, three consecutive contests. someway — amassed anothThe Blue Devils — before er victory. Tuesday — played at FairThat’s because the Blue land on Friday, at Point Devils, by outscoring the Pleasant on Saturday and Ironmen 22-16 in the ﬁnal at Coal Grove in a makeup quarter, pulled off a 54-49 matchup on Monday. come-from-behind nonJackson ended its regular league triumph on Tuesday season at 9-13. night. Both teams tallied 16 Jackson doubled up Gallia total ﬁeld goals — 10 Academy 14-7 following the two-pointers and six threeopening stanza, but the Blue pointers. Devils —by stymieing the The difference was in free throws, as the Blue Devils Ironmen to only four second-period points — inched dropped in 16-of-19 —compared to 11-of-18 for the to within 18-16 at halftime and 33-32 after three stops. Ironmen. pboggs@civitasmedia.com In fact, Gallia Academy meshed a perfect 10-of-10 in the fourth quarter, part of 12-of-12 in the entire second half. Evan Wiseman, with three threes and 8-of-10 free throws, led the Blue Devils with 17 points. Justin Peck posted ﬁve ﬁeld goals for 10 points, while Kaden Thomas and Cory Call each collected nine. Thomas tallied a fourthquarter three-pointer, as he and Wiseman were 4-of-4 from the stripe in the fourth. Call chipped in three deuces and a ﬁrst-quarter triple. Zach Loveday, with two twos and 2-of-2 foul shots in the fourth period, landed six points. He also had four blocked shots. Miles Cornwell canned a fourth-quarter three-ball, as the Blue Devils were once again playing without the injured Justin McClelland. Cooper Donaldson dialed in for six total ﬁeld goals and 5-of-8 free throws for 18 points to pace the Ironmen. Payton Speakman —on ﬁve total ﬁeld goals — added 11, as Hall netted nine and Carson Spohn scored eight. Hall and Spohn sank a pair of three-pointers apiece, as Donaldson and Speakman each splashed one. Blake McCoy, with a fourth-quarter basket, and Kendall Neal —with a thirdperiod free throw —rounded out the Red and White. Donaldson with a bucket and Hall with two foul shots scored the only second-stanza points for Jackson. The Blue Devils will close out the regular season at home on Friday night — when they host Portsmouth in the Ohio Valley Conference. Paul Boggs can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2106 Pointers top Point, 63-47 By Bryan Walters also without the services of sophomore Cason Payne, who missed his second POINT PLEASANT, straight game due to illness. W.Va. — Still feeling a little The lack of three regular shell-shocked. starters in the lineup cerA 40-18 ﬁrst half charge tainly showed its face early ultimately allowed visiton as the Pointers (9-8) ing South Point to hand stormed out to a sizable a depleted Point Pleasant 24-11 advantage through boys basketball team its ﬁfth eight minutes of play. SPHS straight setback Monday followed with a 16-7 second night following a 63-47 deci- period run that led to a sion in a non-conference whopping 22-point lead at contest at The Dungeon in the break. Mason County. PPHS closed the competiThe host Big Blacks (10- tive gap in the second half, 9) were playing in their ﬁrst but the guests still mustered contest since losing senior a small 12-10 third quarter starters Douglas Workman spurt that resulted in a and Austin Liptrap for the 52-28 contest headed into season because of injuries the ﬁnale. suffered Saturday night in The Big Blacks found a 52-49 overtime loss to some offensive rhythm Gallia Academy. PPHS was down the stretch as the bwalters@civitasmedia.com hosts made a 19-11 surge that wrapped up the 16-point outcome. Point Pleasant made only two of its 18 total ﬁeld goals from behind the arc and also went 9-of-19 at the free throw line for 47 percent. Will Harbour led the hosts with 14 points and Parker Rairden was next with 10 points, while Braxton Yates and Camron Long each contributed six markers. Blake Diddle added four points and Matthew Martin chipped in three points, while Braydon Ralbusky and Kade Oliver wrapped things up with two points apiece. The Pointers made four of their 23 total ﬁeld goals from three-point range and also went 12-of-16 at the charity stripe for 75 percent. Tayshawn Fox paced SPHS with a game-high 18 points, followed by Jared Whitt with 11 points and Cody Runyon with 10 markers. Elijah Adams and Dustin McCarty also chipped in eight and four points, respectively. Max Tabor, Jonathon Hemline and Logan Wade were next with three points each, while Doug Shaffer and Cade Brandt respectively added two points and one point in the triumph. Point Pleasant returns to action Wednesday when it travels to Nitro for a nonconference matchup at 7 p.m. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2101. Knights especially this year. These seniors have put the time in and paid their dues, so it is great to send them off with From page 6 a win in their ﬁnal home a short putback jumper game,” Fields said. “It’s also with 5:25 left in regulation a great way to build some to give the Red and Black momentum for the posttheir largest lead of the season, but I’m glad that game at 28-9. these seniors get to enjoy The Lady Cats closed this feeling tonight … and the ﬁnal 5:07 on a 6-4 run forever.” that ultimately wrapped up The Lady Knights outthe 17-point outcome. The rebounded the guests by a guests were never closer 42-37 overall margin, which than 15 points in the fourth included a slim 20-19 edge canto. on the offensive glass. The Point Pleasant — which hosts also committed 24 picked up its only home turnovers in the contest, triumph of the 2016-17 compared to 34 by the Lady campaign on Tuesday — Cats. also claimed a season sweep Point Pleasant connected of HHS after posting a on 15-of-60 total shot 54-26 decision in Ashton attempts, including a 2-ofback on January 27. PPHS 18 effort from three-point snapped its three-game los- range for 11 percent. PPHS ing skid, while Hannan has was also 0-for-11 at the free now dropped two straight throw line in the triumph. decisions. Hayman led the Red and All but one of the seven Black with a game-high Point seniors participated eight points and Roush was in the contest … and ﬁve next with seven points, folof those six players also lowed by Wagelmans and contributed to the scoring Hannah Smith with four column. markers apiece. It had been a while since Sprouse chipped in three the Lady Knights were points to the winning cause, victorious on Senior Night, while Da Costa, Allison due in large part to the fact Henderson and Lanea that the PPHS girls proCochran rounded things out gram hadn’t had any seniors with two points each. over the last few seasons. Wagelmans hauled in a It may not have been the game-high nine rebounds most perfect of regular sea- for PPHS, followed by sons, but PPHS coach John Roush with seven boards Fields noted afterwards that and Hayman with six carit was still a perfect way for oms. his troops to ﬁnish things After losing senior Madiout on their home ﬂoor — son Staggs to a seasonparticularly seniors Aislyn ending leg injury last week Hayman, Morgan Roush, against Fairview, the Lady Isabelle Wagelmans, Luiza Cats had put together three Da Costa, Grace Sprouse, solid outings against Rose Ashlie Flory and Michaela Hill, Covenant and Ohio Cottrill. Valley Christian. The end result was a 1-2 mark in “These girls have conthose trio of contests, but tinued to put in the hard HHS was also an even 126work over the years and Bryan Walters/OVP Sports Hannan senior Maggie Waugh (33) has a shot attempt blocked by Point Pleasant’s Isabelle Wagelmans during the second half of Tuesday night’s girls basketball contest in Point Pleasant, W.Va. 126 in the scoring column during those tilts. HHS coach Kellie Thomas was frustrated with her kids producing only two ﬁeld goals in the game, but she also noted that it was a just a bad night. Not bad enough, however, to take away from what her troops have accomplished over the last few weeks. “It’s been a rollercoaster of a week, between illness, injuries and a handful of games in a short span of time,” Thomas said. “The girls have really responded well to some adversity and we have been very competitive in our last few contests, but we just didn’t have anything working for us tonight. We played hard and we never quit, so I am proud of them for that.” The Lady Cats ﬁnished the night 2-of-46 from the ﬁeld for four percent and also went 0-for-9 from three-point range. The guests were also 11-of-24 at the charity stripe for 46 percent. Cooper paced Hannan with ﬁve points, followed by Julie Frazier with four points and Josie McCoy with three markers. Cassidy Duffer and Maggie Waugh completed the visiting tally with two points and one point, respectively. Cooper grabbed a teambest eight rebounds and Duffer also snagged eight caroms in the setback. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2101. �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS 8 Thursday, February 16, 2017 Daily Sentinel Tomcats sweep Wahama Trenton Edgewood girls and Rockford Parkway boys end drought started the second half with a 9-8 run to knot things up at 42-all, but GLOUSTER, Ohio — Trimble answered with A 23-13 third quarter a 15-4 charge to close run ultimately proved to out the quarter with a be the difference-maker 57-46 lead headed into for host Trimble on the ﬁnale. Tuesday night during a Wahama never came 76-68 victory over the closer than two posWahama boys basketball sessions the rest of the team in a Tri-Valley way, but the guests did Conference Hocking make things interestDivision matchup in ing with a 22-19 fourth Athens County. quarter run that ultiThe White Falcons mately resulted in an (8-11, 7-8 TVC Hockeight-point setback. ing) — who were again The Tomcats also playing without doubleclaimed a season sweep digit scorer Noah Litchafter posting a 68-51 ﬁeld — put up quite a win at Wahama’s Gary balanced ﬁght against Clark Court back on the Tomcats, as the January 17. guests jumped out to a The White Falcons 17-13 advantage eight outrebounded the hosts minutes into regulation. by a 36-27 overall marTHS (12-8, 11-3) ralgin, but also committed lied back with a 21-16 second quarter run that 15 of the 21 turnovers in the contest. turned an early twoWHS made 25-of-57 possession deﬁcit into ﬁeld goal attempts for a slim 34-33 edge at 44 percent, including the intermission. The a 7-of-25 effort from back-breaker for WHS, three-point range for however, was a threequarters court bomb by 28 percent. Wahama was also 11-of-13 at the Max Hooper that hit free throw line for 85 nothing but net as the percent. buzzer expired. The White Falcons Travis Kearns hit four COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A pair of schools earned victories last week to end dubious streaks. Foremost was the Trenton Edgewood girls team, which defeated Cincinnati Mt. Healthy 37-24 on Saturday to ﬁnish the regular season at 19-3 and clinch the Southwest Ohio Conference title. The Cougars have competed in several conferences over the years but this season marks the ﬁrst time in the 47 years of the program that they have won a league championship outright. Meanwhile, the Rockford Parkway boys didn’t have to wait that long but it still must have seemed like a lifetime since the Panthers had won a Midwest Athletic Conference game. Actually, it was nearly ﬁve years ago since Parkway claimed a victory in league play. That drought ended Friday when the Panthers beat visiting New By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com Help Wanted General $$$$$$$$$ BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY MOTOR ROUTE Would you like to deliver newspapers as an independent contractor under an agreement with Pomeroy Daily Sentinel?? s Be your own boss s 5 day delivery s Delivery times is approx. 3 hours daily s Must be 18 years of age s Must have a valid driver’s license, dependable vehicle & provide proof of insurance s Must provide your own substitute OPERATE YOUR OWN BUSINESS WITH POTENTIAL REVENUE OVER $1,000 PER MONTH For more information please email Tyler Wolfe at twolfe@civitasmedia.com or apply in person at 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH Mon-Fri 8:30 am - 4:30 pm $$$$$$$$$ trifectas and scored a game-high 22 points, followed by Philip Hoffman with 21 points and Randy Lantz with 13 markers. Mason Hildreth added nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds, while Abram Pauley rounded things out with three markers. The Tomcats netted 29-of-59 ﬁeld goal tries for 49 percent, which included a 4-of-10 effort from three-point territory for 40 percent. THS was also 14-of-18 at the charity stripe for 78 percent. Randy Hixson paced Trimble with 21 points, followed by Tyler Slack with 20 points and Hooper with 15 markers. Ryan Richards and Alex Coffman also chipped in 10 points and six points, respectively. Kamron Curry and Cameron Kittle completed the winning tally with two points each. Hooper also hauled in a team-best six caroms. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Bremen, 57-42, to snap a 43-game losing streak in MAC play. The last league win prior to that was also against New Bremen, 52-51, on Feb. 17, 2012. “It feels great,” Parkway head coach Doug Hughes told the Van Wert Times Bulletin. “I’m so happy for the kids who have worked so hard and stuck with the program, who have stuck with us through the changes in the program and given us good effort. “I’m thrilled to get the monkey off our back.” Parkway got 17 points from Caleb Kinney and 14 by Jack Wehe, the sophomore guard who went 11 for 11 from the foul line to set a program record for most made throws in a game and tied the record for best percentage. The Panthers made 20 of 23 free throws (87 percent). “We are thrilled about how we shot from the foul line,” Hughes said. Notices Apartments/Townhouses Houses For Rent Want To Buy NOTICE OHIO VALLEY PUBLISHING CO. Recommends that you do Business with People you know, and NOT to send Money through the Mail until you have Investigated the Offering. 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AND GET INCLUDED FOR A YEAR 800-697-0129 Call for more details 2/16 2017 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc. 2 1 9 5 7 �SPORTS 10 Thursday, February 16, 2017 Daily Sentinel Love-less Cavs beat Wolves, 116-108 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James spent the morning sending a crystal clear message to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the wake of Kevin Love’s knee injury: things will be just ﬁne as long as James is on the court. He spent the night backing that up against an emboldened Andrew Wiggins and the Minnesota Timberwolves, as if anyone doubted him in the ﬁrst place. James had 25 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds to lead the Cavaliers to a 116-108 victory over the Timberwolves on Tuesday night. Channing Frye had 21 points and 10 rebounds while starting for Love, who will miss at least the next six weeks after having surgery on his left knee. Kyrie Irving scored 25 points for the Cavs and James sealed the victory with a stepback 3-pointer with two minutes to play. “The one thing that we can always rely on is the fact that we’ve played without Kev before,” James said. “We’ve had to do that in the playoffs. As much as you don’t like to play without some of your big guns, sometimes if it tie it at 93 going into the fourth. Wiggins was chosen by the Cavs No. 1 overall three years ago, but that was before James made his surprising return to Cleveland. The Cavs traded Wiggins to Minnesota for Love and Wiggins has always given them his best punch. He entered the night averaging 27.6 points per game against them, his highest scoring average against any team in the league. The Wolves missed two open 3-pointers that would have tied the game in the ﬁnal four minutes, but James hit his from Jim Mone | AP deep and Williams got a Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James lays up as Minnesota Timberwolves’ Ricky Rubio of Spain defends steal and a layup to drop during the second half Tuesday in Minneapolis. The Cavaliers won 116-108. James and Kyrie Irving led Wiggins to 0-6 against the their team’s scoring with 25 points each. Cavs. Why does it change body.” happens then you’re just “We’ll get ‘em eventunow?” James said when James took his time to ready for it.” ally,” Wiggins said. get going, choosing to get asked if he has to do more Wiggins scored 41 with Love out. “Nothing’s TIP-INS others involved, includpoints against the team changed. I’ll have my guys that drafted him and Karl- ing with a no-look pass Cavaliers: F Iman ready to play every single Shumpert played 25 through Wiggins’ legs to Anthony Towns scored a diving Derrick Williams night.” 26 for the Wolves, who minutes after missing the The Cavs appeared to ﬁnished a six-game home- for a layup in the second previous three games with be pulling away when quarter. He threw down stand at 2-4. The Wolves a sprained left ankle. … they opened a 14-point two soaring dunks later allowed Cleveland to Williams scored 13 points lead in the third quarter, in the third and added a shoot 51 percent and hit off the bench against the but Wiggins exploded for team that drafted him Jordan-like reverse layup 13 3s. “It’s always competitive as part of a highlight-ﬁlled 20 points in the period No. 2 overall. … Tristan to make it a game. He night. playing them,” Wiggins Thompson had 14 points hit a 3-pointer and beat “It’s been a burden on said. “I feel like it brings and 11 boards. the buzzer on a long 2 to me since I got drafted. out the best in everyTimberwolves: SG Zach LaVine had surgery in Los Angeles on Tuesday to reconstruct the torn ACL in his left knee. He is expected to miss nine months while recovering. … Ricky Rubio had 16 assists and eight rebounds, but was just 2 for 8 from the ﬁeld. QUOTE OF THE DAY As he prepared to face a Timberwolves team ﬁlled with very young players trying to ﬁnd their place in the league, James was asked how long it took him to turn the corner as a professional. “I turned a corner very, very young,” James said, smiling. “Probably about 16.” STEPHENSON INJURED Guard Lance Stephenson has played well since signing a 10-day contract last week, and the Wolves were hoping to have his defensive intensity against James and the Cavs on Tuesday night. But Stephenson grotesquely rolled his left ankle just three minutes into his ﬁrst shift and needed help walking off the ﬂoor. Stephenson hit his only two shots before he was injured. Day faces big challenge to stay at No. 1 LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of Jason Day’s goals at the start of the year was to stay at No. 1 for the entire calendar year. The year is not even two months old, and already he is facing his ﬁrst big challenge. And not just from one player. Dustin Johnson, coming off a third-place ﬁnish at Pebble Beach, and Phoenix Open champion Hideki Matsuyama both have a mathematical chance to reach No. 1 in the world by winning the Genesis Open at Riviera. Johnson would need Day to ﬁnish around fourth or worse, while Matsuyama could reach the top only by winning and Day ﬁnishing about 25th or worse. Tiger Woods in 2009 was the last player to start and ﬁnish a year at No. 1. Rory McIlroy was the last player to stay at No. 1 for longer than a year, starting with his victory at the 2014 Bridgestone Invitational and ending when Jordan Spieth passed him with a runner-up ﬁnish in the 2015 PGA Championship. Just don’t get the idea Day is consumed with the ranking. “I said earlier that a calendar year would be great to go No. 1, but I need to just focus on what I need to do because you can’t really focus on staying No. 1,” Day said. “The more you focus on the actual target itself, the more you attach yourself to it, you make mental errors out there, you get more frustrated, you do silly things on the golf course that you shouldn’t be doing.” Johnson also had a mathematical chance to get to No. 1 last week, but he would have had to win Pebble and have Day ﬁnish out of the top 50. Day tied for ﬁfth. Johnson also had a chance at the PGA Championship last summer, but he missed the cut and Day was runner-up. Day doesn’t have a lot of history at Riviera. The only reason he is playing is because of the tour’s new “strength of ﬁeld” regulation that requires most players to compete at an event they haven’t been to in four years. His best ﬁnish is a tie for 62nd. He keeps reminding himself that he didn’t have a great history at Bay Hill and The Players Championship, and he won them both last year. ___ DAVE MUSGROVE: The European Tour lost another legendary caddie when Dave Musgrove died Monday at age 74. Musgrove and Dave Renwick, who died last year, are the only caddies to work for three major champions. Musgrove was on the bag when Seve Ballesteros won his ﬁrst British Open in 1979. He worked for Sandy Lyle when the Scot won the Open in 1985 and the Masters in 1988, and he was alongside Lee Janzen when he won his second U.S. Open title at Olympic Club in 1998. Musgrove renewed his partnership with Janzen in 2001 so that he could caddie in his 40th consecutive British Open. Among the many players paying tribute on Twitter was Lyle, who said, “We wrote history together at The Open, The Masters and The Players Championship. We’ll miss your humour and your stories.” ___ NICKLAUS TRIBUTE: The end of the Masters coincides with the start of Golf Channel’s latest project, a three-part series on Jack Nicklaus. The Golf Films project is called “Jack,” and it will air over three straight nights in prime time starting at 9 p.m. on April 9. It will feature nearly 100 interviews and hundreds of hours of archived ﬁlm. “‘Jack’ is a project that Golf Films has spent years developing in order to comprehensively capture the career and legacy of golf’s most accomplished champion,” said Mike McCarley, president of golf for the NBC Sports Group. The ﬁrst part will be the early part of his career, including the relationship with his father, meeting his wife and early success. The second part will look at the his playing career, highlighted by his 18 major championships. The ﬁnal part looks at his legacy in the game, from the priority he placed on family to his golf course design and work with Nicklaus hospitals. It is being produced by Israel DeHerrera, who also produced the threepart series on Arnold Palmer that was broadcast in 2014. ___ RACE FOR MEXICO: The ﬁrst World Golf Championships event is around the corner in Mexico City, and this week will start determining who gets there. The ﬁeld will be determined by the top 50 in the world ranking after this week. Thomas Pieters (No. 47) and Shane Lowry (No. 51) are among those playing the Genesis Open at Riviera, which has the strongest ﬁeld of the year so far. The tighter race is the FedEx Cup standings. The top 10 after the Honda Classic will be exempt. Hudson Swafford at No. 8 and Gary Woodland at No. 11 are separated by only 61 points with two weeks to go. Rod Pampling, currently No. 10, has not played in a WGC event since 2009. On the European Tour, Pablo Larrazabal is holding down the 10th spot. He has to stay there at the end of this week to make the Mexico ﬁeld. Much like Chinese players in the HSBC Champions in Shanghai, the WGC-Mexico Championship is reserving a spot for the highestranked Mexican player. That would appear to go to Roberto Diaz, who lost in a playoff on the Web. com Tour last week in Colombia. That enabled Diaz to move from No. 719 to No. 462. He currently is 36 spots ahead of the next Mexican player, Rodolfo Cazuabon Jr. Among those playing the Web.com Tour event in Panama this week who could pass Diaz are Carlos Ortiz and Abraham Ancer. ___ BODY LANGUAGE: Hideki Matsuyama doesn’t always look happy with his golf shots, even when they turn out well. Such was the case at the Phoenix Open, when the Japanese star would ﬁnish with one hand on the club only for the ball to ﬁnish in reasonable range for birdie, or his shoulders would slump and the ball would split the middle of the fairway. “Sometimes how you’re playing and the results don’t coincide,” Matsuyama said. “So for me, when I do a one-handed ﬁnish, to me it’s a missed shot. It’s just the result was good.” When he was jokingly asked if he did that to confuse the television announcers, Matsuyama smiled and said, “No. That would be fun.” ___ DIVOTS: Jordan Spieth’s nine PGA Tour victories have come at eight tournaments. The only place he repeated was the John Deere Classic. Tiger Woods did not win the same PGA Tour event until his 10th victory at the 1999 Western Open. … The ﬁrst team event on the PGA Tour since 1981 will have ofﬁcial prize money, but not world ranking points. 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