http://66.213.69.5/files/original/715ef67b438da9e52ac22dcb35c96685.pdf 3c9cabc2c371a14b99e94651d5ba3a8c PDF Text Text Ohio Valley Church Chats Chance of snow H32/L22 High school hoops CHURCH s 4 WEATHER s 6 SPORTS s 7 C_ZZb[fehjFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 208, Volume 71 Hope is in the house: Recovery movement continues to grow By Morgan McKinniss mmckinniss@aimmediamidwest. com VINTON — Field of Hope has now operated their full time residential recovery facility, the Hope House for three months. Having opened Sept. 1, the residential rehabilitation treatment facility is fully staffed and occupied with 14 female residents. As part of their rehabilitation process, they also are operating outpatient chemical dependency counseling for both men and women, and this practice has picked up substantially since the opening of Hope House. “The hardest part has been ﬁguring out what works and what doesn’t,” said Amber Richards, counselor at FOH. “We have rules and regulations, and depending on how we implement those, we have found out that some ways (of implementing) that work and some that don’t.” Field of Hope recovery is a faith based organization that, while certiﬁed by the state as a treatment facility, relies heavily on their Christian Faith to offer hope and treatment to patients. “We’re faith based, so we wanted to give the girls grace and give them a little more freedoms. That’s been the hardest thing, trying to ﬁgure out how much freedom to give that is healthy and isn’t hurting them,” said Richards. “Giving them more than they should’ve had was actually harming them in their rehabilitation. What works without enabling them or harming them and yet not making them feel incarcerated somewhere was difﬁcult.” Hope House initially was operated as a halfway house, where residents could come and go with certain limitations. Finding the balance in freedom and grace for the patients INDEX Obituaries: 2 TV listings: 2 Church: 4 Church Directory: 5 Weather: 6 Sports: 7 Classifieds: 8 Comics: 9 when they mess up and what is best for their recovery led the organization to transition to a full time rehabilitation model. Richards is glad for the increased time that patients are spending in recovery for the increased beneﬁts of recovery. “research shows that for true rehabilitation it takes at least a year to get your mind clear and your mind right. The fog really only clears your head after thirty days,” said Richards. “We’re getting most of the girls that have only been clean three to seven days. The girls were coming to the halfway house with all those freedoms and were still not making good decisions, they needed a longer stay with more structure.” Richards also explained a concerning new regulation from the state regarding the length of time patients have in recovery facilities. The new mandate states that after 30 days, it is up to the insurance company to determine whether treatment is still necessary or not. “I would say six to nine months is great, but a year is what I would like to see happen,” stated Richards. CEO Kevin Dennis explained that some of the females in their facility are court ordered, while others still are voluntarily there. Some have been in the home longer and are experiencing higher levels of recovery as well. Yet, he is hesitant to call it a success. “Our business is too young to claim any kind of success rate, so I won’t do that. But I will say that out of 14 ladies, we have only had one that has been here any amount of time that has left.” Financially, the organization has seen an outpouring of generosity from churches and civic organizations. See HOPE | 3 Friday, December 29, 2017 s 50¢ Ready for retirement Erin Perkins | OVP Commissioners Mike Bartrum, Randy Smith, and Tim Ihle present Paul Gerard with a service award. Commissioners honor Gerard for service By Erin Perkins eperkins@aimmediamidwest.com POMEROY — The Meigs County Commissioners met for their last regular meeting of the year on Thursday, approving resolutions for 2018 with the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services and honoring a long-time county employee who is retiring. Commissioners honored Paul Gerard, a longtime county employee employed with the Meigs County Court since Oct. 1 of 1979. “It must be tough as nails to be in public service for 38 years,” said Commissioner Randy Smith. “It is quite the accomplishment.” Commissioner Mike Bartrum shared how he has known Gerard for many years since he returned to Meigs County. He expressed the appreciation he has for Gerard for not only the work he has done with the court, but also the time he spends videoing various sports games for the community. “You help out every time we have an event,” said Commissioner Tim Ihle. The commissioners See HONORED | 3 Fitzpatrick talks winter in Ohio Valley By Morgan McKinniss mmckinniss@aimmediamidwest. com OHIO VALLEY — The winter season brings all kinds of weather in the Ohio Valley, but one is often regarded with a special anticipation for some and disdain for others. Snow, while visually appealing can create hazards when travelling, but many may not know how it is formed. Josh Fitzpatrick, a 2001 graduate of Gallia Academy High School and long time meteorologist, lends his knowledge about how the white precipitation occurs. “Snow is formed when temperatures are low and there is moisture in the atmosphere in the form of tiny ice crystals,” said Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick. “When these tiny ice crysIn order to pretals collide, they dict the weather, stick together in Fitzpatrick and clouds to become other meteorolosnowﬂakes. If gists look at weathenough ice crystals er models and Fitzpatrick stick together, computer-generatthey’ll become ed forecasts to look heavy enough to fall to ahead at the weather. the ground.” “The ground temHe explained that the perature also needs to average annual snowfall be taken into account. It for our area, including could snow all day but if Meigs, Gallia, and Mason the ground is above freezis about 20 inches. While ing it won’t stick, keeping recent years have been accumulations low,” said light on snowfall, he says Fitzpatrick. “Forecasting the chances of signiﬁcant snow, especially Lake snowfall this year is high- Affect snow is one of the er because of the cold air most challenging aspects in the area. of meteorology.” “It just needs to meet When discussing prewith moisture from the dictions for snowfall, Gulf of Mexico. That’s he explained that subtle how we got big snow changes in temperatures storms in March 2015 and wind in the atmoand January 2016,” said sphere can make signiﬁ- cant difference on how much snow can fall. “If I miss a rainfall forecast, not many will remember. But if a snowstorm isn’t forecasted accurately, folks will remember that for many years. Winter weather forecasts can make or break a meteorologists’ reputation,” stated Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick currently works in central Virginia at the NBC29 station as a meteorologist after working in the Huntington area for 10 years. He graduated from GAHS in 2001 and earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Broadcast Meteorology at Mississippi State University. Reach Morgan McKinniss at 740446-2342. Severe cold increases Ohio shelter needs JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. CINCINNATI (AP) — Severe cold and bone-chilling winds on Thursday gripped most of Ohio, where a dog was found frozen on a home’s porch, and authorities scrambled to provide shelter for those residents needing it. Temperatures climbed out of morning low single digits, although wind chill readings remained around zero in some areas. Bitter cold, with light snowfall, is expected to return this weekend as a weather system sweeps the state. Cleveland said four recreation centers would remain open as warming centers over a 48-hour period. Ofﬁcials said they would re-evaluate needs on Saturday. Cleveland said other recreation centers could be used to get warm during regular business hours. The Cincinnati Recreation Commission said all 22 city rec centers were open Thursday for warming during regular hours. Hamilton County authorities were investigating the cause of death for a homeless man found early Tuesday at a downtown bus stop in Cincinnati. In Toledo, the humane society was looking into the death of a dog found “frozen solid” on a porch, cruelty investigator Megan Brown told The Blade . “I don’t know how long she was out there,” Brown said. A second dog was recovered shivering inside the home. The dogs’ owner told The Blade utilities had been shut off but he had been providing for the dogs while living elsewhere. He said he didn’t know how one dog, an American See COLD | 3 �OBITUARIES/NEWS/TV 2 Friday, December 29, 2017 DEATH NOTICES JAYNE GALLIPOLIS — Frederick “Fred” L. Jayne, 83, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died Thursday, December 28, 2017. Services will be 1 p.m., Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Dean Warner ofﬁciating. Burial will follow at Ridgelawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday, from noon to 1 p.m. prior to the funeral. There will be full military services at the graveside by the Gallia County Funeral Detail. HANDLEY IRONTON — Donald Allen Handley, Sr., 73, of Ironton, Ohio died Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky. Schneider-Hall Funeral Home in Chesapeake, Ohio is assisting the family with arrangements. MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel appreciates 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. Orange Township Trustees meeting, 8 a.m., township building. Tuesday, Jan. 2 MIDDLEPORT — Veterans Service Commission meeting, 9 a.m., 97 North Second Ave., Home National Bank Building, side ofﬁce, special meeting BEDFORD TWP. — to discuss and ﬁnish The Bedford Township remaining end of year Trustees will be holding business. BEDFORD TWP. the last meeting for — Bedford Township 2017 at 8 a.m. It will Trustees, 2018 reorganibe held at the Bedford zation meeting, 8 a.m., Townhall. held at the Bedford Townhall. Friday, Dec. 29 Saturday, Dec. 30 REEDSVILLE — The Olive Township Trustees will hold its end of year meeting at the township garage on Joppa Road, time to be announced. ORANGE TWP. — Wednesday, Jan. 3 Sunday, Dec. 31 MIDDLEPORT — Ash Street Church Youth Group will have a New Year’s Eve event at the church, 398 Ash Street, Middleport. Pizza at 8 p.m. with games and movie (The Ultimate Gift) to follow. Youth and adults welcome. Ends at midnight. Charity donations likely to drop next year By Marcy Gordon give to arts and cultural institutions, research facilities and universities. Their use of the chariWASHINGTON — In table tax deduction is less this season of giving, likely to be affected by charity seems to be getting an extra jolt because the new law. The sweeping Repubnext year the popular lican tax overhaul, tax deduction for donadelivered by the GOPtions will lose a lot of its dominated Congress punch. and signed into law by Traditionally generous Americans may have President Donald Trump, doesn’t eliminate or even less incentive to give to reduce the deduction charitable causes next year because of the newly for donations to charitable, religious and other minted tax law. The nonproﬁt organizations. changes that will make Charitable giving should it less advantageous for be encouraged with a tax many people to donate incentive, congressional to charity in 2018 may Republicans crafting the be sparking a year-end stream of fattened contri- plan said early on, and the cherished deduction butions in anticipation, — though costing some charity executives and $41.5 billion a year in lost experts say. federal revenue — wasn’t Starting next year, the millions of relatively small struck even as other longdonations from moderate- standing deductions fell or were scaled back. income people to mainstream charities could be But it might as well sharply reduced, they say. have been, charity experts That means charity could and advocates say. become less of a middleA central pillar of the class enterprise and a massive tax law doubles more exclusive domain of the standard deduction the wealthy, who tend to used by two-thirds of AP Business Writer 3 (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WVPB) 13 (WOWK) CABLE 6 PM 6:30 WSAZ News 3 (N) WTAP News at Six (N) ABC 6 News at 6pm (N) Arthur NBC Nightly News (N) NBC Nightly News (N) ABC World News (N) Rudy Maxa's World "Hong Kong" 1/2 News at 6 ABC World (N) News (N) (3:00) NCAA Football Sun Bowl N.C. 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Ofﬁcials said 13 people were injured Wednesday when an improvised explosive device went off at a storage area for customers’ bags at the supermarket in St. Petersburg. Investigators said the device 8 PM 8:30 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit "Mood" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit "Mood" Shark Tank 9 PM National Antiterrorism Committee via AP stopped short of immediately describing the blast as a terror attack, Putin did not mince words Thursday at a Kremlin awards ceremony for Russian troops who fought in Syria. “You know that yesterday a terror attack was conducted in St. Petersburg,” Putin said. He went on to note that another attack was thwarted recently, a reference to an alleged series of bombings in St. Petersburg that a CIA tip helped prevent, according to the Kremlin. Putin said he told the chief of Russia’s main domestic security agency, the FSB, that agents who encounter resistance from terror suspects should “liquidate bandits on the spot.” POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct an Immunization Clinic on Tuesday from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Please bring child(ren)’s shot records. Children must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian. A $15 donation is appreciated for immunization administration; however, no one will be denied services because of an inability to pay an administration fee for state-funded childhood vaccines. Please bring medical cards and/or commercial insurance cards, if applicable. Zostavax (shingles); pneumonia and inﬂuenza vaccines are also available. Call for eligibility determination and availability or visit our website at www.meigs-health.com to see a list of accepted commercial insurances and Medicaid for adults. contained 200 grams (7 ounces) of explosives and was rigged with shrapnel to cause more damage. While Russian law enforcement agencies FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29 9:30 10 PM 10:30 Dateline NBC Investigative features are covered. Dateline NBC Investigative features are covered. Shark Tank 20/20 Interviews and hard- 20/20 Interviews and hardhitting investigative reports. hitting investigative reports. 48 Hours Delve into real-life MacGyver "Screwdriver" Blue Bloods "Hard Bargain" crime and justice cases. Eyewitness News at 10 Hell's Kitchen "Catch of the Hell's Kitchen "It's All Day" Gravy" p.m. (N) Washington To Be American Masters "Bob Hope" Explore the entertainer's Week (N) Announced life with unprecedented access to his personal archives. 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Some 7.2 million people donate less than $1,000 yearly — on average $154 —to the United Way, according to Taylor. “We’re very concerned,” he said. “A lot of charities are in shock. Charities feel totally blindsided and like we have been thrown under the bus” in the tax overhaul. Experts say the same thing occurred in late 1986 — donations surged that year, dropped the next — after enactment of the Reagan administration tax overhaul, the biggest reworking of the U.S. tax system until this one. Putin says St. Petersburg explosion was terror attack FRIDAY EVENING BROADCAST Americans, to $12,000 for individuals and $24,000 for married couples. That means many taxpayers who now itemize deductions will ﬁnd it’s no longer beneﬁcial for them do so. They’ll ﬁnd that the deductions they normally take, including for charitable giving, don’t add up to as much as the new standard amount. The result: some estimates project that as few as 10 percent of taxpayers will continue to itemize deductions on their returns, down from the current one-third. By contrast, the wealthiest Americans likely will continue to receive the tax beneﬁt of using itemized deductions, including for charitable giving. Especially for people who currently itemize and donate small to moderate amounts to charities, the tax incentive to give diminishes. And with the new law kicking in Jan. 1, they may want to max out their donations before year’s end, rolling next year’s giving Associated Press HARRISONVILLE — Scipio Township Trustees regular monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Harrisonville Fire House. MEIGS CHURCH CALENDAR Daily Sentinel 10 PM All Def Comedy (N) 10:30 All Def Comedy (N) Boiler Room (‘00, Drama) Vin Diesel, Nia Long, Giovanni Ribisi. TV14 SMILF SMILF (:55) AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 436-840) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Sunday and Tuesday through Friday. 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The department urged people to check on family members, friends and neighbors to make sure they’re warm enough and have their needed medications and sufﬁcient food and water. Authorities also said as winter worsens all Ohio residents should have three-day emergency plans in case they’re stranded in their homes. The Cincinnati Police Department reported a water main break downtown Thursday morning and said a salt truck was dispatched. Police urged drivers in the meantime to slow down to “avoid becoming medTony Dejak | AP alists in Olympic Ice Ballet!” Joe Scharpf cross country skis on a trail after a fresh snowfall in the South Chagrin Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks presented Gerard with a service award for providing service to the county for 38 years. Chris Shank, director of MCDJFS, attended the meeting to approve resolutions with the commissioners for 2018. The commissioners approved four individuals to be on the Area 14 Workforce Development Board; approved the extension of the contract between Mick Barr attorney of law and MCDJFS; approved a Title 20 transportation contract between MCDJFS and Gallia Meigs Community Action; approved two individuals for the Regional Prevention Council. Sara Walpole from the Ohio Department of Transportation presented the commissioners with a mileage certiﬁcate. Walpole expressed there have been no changes for the new year. Ihle made a motion for approval and the commissioners agreed. Smith made a motion to have Betsy Entsminger be his alternate for the Area Council on Aging should it be necessary and the commissioners agreed. Ihle made a motion to renew the elevator service contract the county has with OTIS with the vote being unanimous. The Meigs County Courthouse will be closed on Monday Jan. 1, 2018. Article written by Dan Sewell. on Thursday in Moreland Hills, Ohio. Scharpf said he will ski about 6 miles on the trail. Ohio is affected by the same arctic blast that’s gripping a large swath from the Midwest to the Northeast. Temperatures are expected to dip below zero early next week. Hope “A gal came and she didn’t have the insurance she needed to stay and From page 1 the girls in the house paid for her to stay until her insurance kicked in,” said “We’ve turned the corDennis. “I thought that ner, we’ve been in busiwas a real indication of ness for three months the recovering process, and we are in the black,” giving back.” said Dennis. “First and The future for the Field foremost, the name of of Hope ministry looks this facility from the bright, according to Denbeginning has been Field nis. They are currently of Hope Community expanding some of their Campus and the commumaintenance facilities, nity support that we’ve continuing to train their got has been overwhelmstaff, and seek to grow in ing.” their prevention efforts. Refraining from naming They are located in the names, Dennis explained that one family donated Morgan McKinniss | OVP old North Gallia High a slightly used minivan The Hope House is full with patients on the road to recovery, and also decorated for the Christmas School building, which has the gymnasium space which has been in service Season. which is planned to use daily for the hope house, they get out in the world, for prevention. ing to the future for the that still don’t quite get transporting patients to “Were just hoping to that is the true test, right residents. it yet,” said Richards. appointments. now they’re in an environ- plant that seed and get “Some of those girls, “It’s hard to scale because The success of indithem on recovery with ment that is a safe place vidual patients is already someone could fake their this is the longest they without the outside inﬂu- the tools they need,” said have been clean and way through and you becoming apparent to Richards. ences.” think they’re doing great stayed in one place, so Richards. Dennis explained that for me that’s the start of “While some are doing but they’re not.” Richards measures suc- a success story for them,” there has been one bright Reach Morgan McKinniss at 740well and have their feet 446-2342. spot in their work so far. said Richards. “When grounded, there are some cess in small ways, look- The New Wayne’s Place ke We would li of ll a k to than ed lp e h o those wh w e N e make Th ce, Wayne’s Pla ”, E C A L P “YOUR an le c d n a safe a to t n e m environ n! fu e m have so 137 North 2nd Ave Middleport, OH JOIN US NEW YEAR’S DAY Games on our NEW 70” TV FREE FOOD! SPECIAL DAYS CLOSED NEW YEAR’S EVE OH-70022732 Sunday sales prevent us from having a New Year’s Eve party but we will have a New Year’s Day Party! **We will be closed Sunday, December 31 but will reopen Monday January 1st at 11am. Farmers Bank and Your School Farmers Bank is g iving back to the community wit h the help of your favorite local basketball teams 740-691-5136 WE WILL BE Erin Perkins is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. At All Home Varsity Games for every 3 Point Shot made Farmers Bank will give $300 to the athletic association of that school all season long If the Boys Team reaches 60+ points or the Girls Team reaches 30+ points in a game, Farmers Bank will Donate a Bag of Groceries to the Local Parish LOCAL SCHOOLS INCLUDE: Thursday’s Karaoke with Russ and Misty 7PM Meigs, Eastern, Southern, Wahama, Point Pleasant, Gallia, South Gallia, Ohio Valley Christian School and River Valley Saturday’s UPCOMING FARMERS BANK NIGHTS: DJ Dave and Karaoke Follow us on Facebook & watch for our live bands ! Dec 22 - River Valley at Gallia Jan 12 - South Gallia at Wahama Jan 23 - Eastern at Point Pleasant Jan 30 - Point Pleasant at Meigs Feb 6 - Wahma at Eastern OTHER GAME SCHEDULES STILL TO COME OH-70019275 �CHURCH 4 Friday, December 29, 2017 Happy New Year! Well, by now I bet you have all the gifts opened and played with for a while. The wrapping paper and boxes are all in the trash, and you might have even started putting some of the Christmas things away God’s Kids until next Korner year. SpeakAnn ing of next Moody year, do you realize in just three days it will be a new year: 2018 to be exact? You may have heard people say over the last month or so, “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!” The coming of a new year is a time when many people celebrate, plan, and set some goals for the next twelve months. I do this every year too, but I’m afraid I don’t always follow through with my plans as I should. I’ve been losing the same ten pounds now for several years! Now is a good time to think about what God would want us to do too over the next year and even beyond. We can pray about it and ask God to show us what He wants for us. I know, He would say that He wants us all to be happy and kind to people, to have faith in Him and not be afraid, to pray, read His Word, and go to church whenever we can. Those are all good things to remember and try to follow. God may even say some other things for you to do speciﬁcally in your own circumstances. When you pray, just take some time to be quiet and listen for His voice in your heart. It might be hard at ﬁrst, but I believe, He will make you aware of anything He wants you to know personally. It’s also good to ask God to give you the strength and courage through His Holy Spirit to be the sort of person He wants you to be and do the things He wants you to do. He will always help you with those tasks! Every January, we have the opportunity to start fresh and try to be better people. But none of us have to wait till January to do that, you know. We can ask God to help us be His children every day. Just talk to Him and tell Him, “God, I messed up today by doing _________ (ﬁll in the blank.) Please forgive me and help me to do better tomorrow.” Then try to do just that: be better the next day. We will never be perfect, but we can have God’s help to be the best that we can be – always! Happy New Year to every one of you! I thank you for reading my articles this past year, and I am looking forward to writing more of them for 2018! I ask God to help me do that each week! Let’s say our prayer for the New Year. Dear God, thank You that it is the beginning of a new year. Please forgive us for the things we’ve done wrong in the past year and give us Your strength to live for You in the New Year to come. This is the beginning of an exciting new adventure. Thank You that You promise to be with us and guide us every day. In Jesus’ name, Amen! Ann Moody is pastor of Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church. Daily Sentinel ‘He knows His plans for you’ Have you ever noticed that the close of one year and the start of another have a knack for making folks feel somewhat sentimental about the passing of time? Our clocks are ticking, the days are passing, and the years are running by. On New Year’s Eve, hosts of people will be watching as the seconds run out and it’s time to ﬂip the page of our calendars to yet another year. But even when not ending one year and starting another, we seem still to be a people preoccupied with the timing of things. We esteem punctuality, for example, and are often greatly annoyed when others are late (or if we’re the ones running late, we worry that others may become annoyed with us). I note that we’re especially conscious of this in the US and attitudes about setting times for things outside our country may require more speciﬁc explanation than is required here. When I was in Africa, for example, saying that we’d be meeting at 3 in the afternoon might mean folks arrive anywhere from 3 pm to a few hours afterwards – without anyone being considered late! Nevertheless, here we worry about timelines, deadlines, appointments, and schedules. And it seems to me that our preoccupation with timeliness has a way of inﬂuencing our attitudes about God, His working in the world today, and even His plan for each of us. child of God to kneel before his or her God and It probably wouldn’t be say not only, “Not my unreasonable to assume will, but Yours be done” that most Christians in (see Luke 22:42), but the US have struggled also, “Not my time, but at times with what we Yours.” assume to be a lack of Consider the message involvement and even A Hunger interest of the Lord in our for More of the Christmas season: God’s own Son, Jesus, personal affairs. Perhaps Thom coming to earth, being we’re struggling with a Mollohan born of a virgin, to one difﬁcult relationship, a day lay His life down burdensome job, ﬁnding a job, making ends meet, a serious for all sinners who will come to Him in faith. physical afﬂiction, or even the “But when the time was right, loss of a loved one. In the midst of traversing the dark and lonely God sent His Son, and a woman gave birth to Him. His Son trail of our painful trial, we cry out to God and it seems that He obeyed the Law, so He could set doesn’t answer. We cry out again us free from the Law, and we and the heavens seem silent and could become God’s children” (Galatians 4:4-5 ESV). we continue to wallow in our “When the time was right” season of suffering. We wonder God sent His Son. God donned where God is and because He human ﬂesh when and only fails to show up at the various deadlines that we offer Him, we when all was ready. He did not conclude that He isn’t real, isn’t come until the right conditions paying attention, or doesn’t care. were in place: sin’s corruption everywhere was apparent, reliBut we fail to see that the gious traditions were exhausted, Sovereign God of the universe has His own timetable by which political institutions were He works… a timetable that isn’t structured for the rapid spread of the Gospel, and the hearts of concerned with synchronizing many were ripe for the gentle itself with our agendas or wish yet piercingly beautiful appearlists. Yes, He does care, but He ance of grace. Though many economizes the timing of His work with a maximum effect in had longed for His appearing for generations upon generations mind… HIS mind, that is. Yes, prior, He did not come until it He hears us when we pray and was the RIGHT time. will often answer speedily. But Consider the implications of at other times, He’ll say, “Wait, the Lord’s righteous handling of child. You’re not ready yet” or world affairs for our own private “Soon, when all is in place.” little matters. If you wrestle There is a necessity for the with God’s timing and despair because He seems to tarry, ﬁnd rest in the truth that He Who coordinates the movements of all the starry host with the march of human history, will also “at the right time” bring about His blessings for your life, His answers to your prayers, and completion of His plans for your life. After all, “He knows His plans for you, plans to prosper and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (from Jeremiah 29:11). Do not listen to the whispering lies of doubt hissing in your mind and fainting heart: He has neither forgotten nor forsaken you. “Be conﬁdent of this, He Who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion” (from Philippians 1:6). Christmas may be over, but its message never fails and never fades. God has remembered you. He offers you a hope through His Son, Jesus Christ, that will endure for all eternity no matter how evil or oppressive or desperate the times may seem. So let your heart even now make its way to “the Lamb born in Bethlehem, the Savior Who takes away the sin of the world!” (from John 1:29). Thom Mollohan and his family have ministered in southern Ohio the past 22 years. He is the author of The Fairy Tale Parables, Crimson Harvest, and A Heart at Home with God. He blogs at “unfurledsails. wordpress.com”. Pastor Thom leads Pathway Community Church and may be reached for comments or questions by email at pastorthom@pathwaygallipolis.com. ‘Your word is truth!’ Spiritual encouragement and related philosophiAs we approach the cal movements have New Year, many indiso equivocated on the viduals take the opporconcept of truth that tunity to look back over there are a goodly numtheir life and make deciber of people who will sions about what they un-ironically, and seemcould be doing better. While there is nothing Search the ingly oblivious to the inherently mystical Scriptures inherent contradiction, declare that there is no nor magical about the Jonathan truth. changing over from one McAnulty God tells us there is year to another, the such a thing as truth. practice of such resolutions is one that is worth keep- Moreover, God has made it clear that men can possess the ing, for they are a reminder truth if they are willing to seek that we should always be tryafter it. ing to do better. Our Lord Jesus believed One resolution that each in the truth. He prayed for of us should be encouraged God to sanctify His followto make, whether at a New ers through the truth, boldly Year, or no, is that word of encouragement written about asserting, “Your Word is Truth!” (John 17:17) He also three thousand years ago, by believed that men could be in the wise king Solomon, and actual possession of the truth. included in that collection of He tells us, “If you abide in wise sayings called the Book My word, you are My disciples of Proverbs: “Buy the truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall instruction and understandmake you free.” (John 8:31bing.” (Proverbs 23:23; ESV) 32; NKJV) Truth is a concept that The counsel, “buy the many people in our day and age have a problem with. See TRUTH | 6 Relativism, post-modernism, Read the Bible for yourself ior to study His Word One of the most popfor themselves. ular New Year’s resoluIt’s much easier to tions is reading more. merely take the advice When I say “reading,” of Christian leaders. It’s you likely think of novmuch easier to depend els, biographies, and on ministers to fulﬁll magazines. Chances Teen our spiritual needs. are, the individuals adopting this resolution Testimony It’s much easier to rely solely on the counsel of think the same. But I Isaiah pastors when navigatencourage you to make Pauley ing this thing called life. Bible reading a habit in After all, why would you 2018. make an effort to study the For roughly four years, I’ve Bible for yourself when other been reading the Bible for myself. It has changed my life. people tell you what it says? People aren’t perfect. PasSunday school lessons never changed my life. Bible classes tors misinterpret God’s Word sometimes. Even the wisest never changed my life. Serministers can easily fall into mons never changed my life. deception. As a result, preachReading the Bible for myself ers may lead their hearers certainly has. I desire you to say the same. astray. A good pastor will always encourage his or her Today, I want to show you listeners to study the Word for why reading the Bible for themselves. You should chalyourself is important. lenge any biblical lesson by The Bible is God’s Word— reading the Bible for yourself. not man’s word. It’s not that you want to prove The modern Church is sufsomeone wrong; instead, you fering because most “Christians” lack a personal relation- want to ensure they’re right. The Bible declares itself as ship with God. Therefore, I want to encourage those who See READ | 6 claim Christ as Lord and Sav- undergirds the new year vates our emotions. It is It takes no small good that emboldens our amount of intestinal thinking. It is good that fortitude to face the gives our surroundings a year ahead with positive higher perspective. expectations without Second, the Great giving in to perpetual Shepherd “anoints our discouragement and head with oil,” which sometimes despair. Life Rev. Ron makes us special to Him. is rigorous. DisappointBranch ments abound. But, Contributing A person was anointed with scented oils to make when internalized corcolumnist them smell good and rectly, the Word of God presentable, as a gesture provides sustaining and of respect, and as a representaundergirding encouragement. tion of the presence, power, and Psalms 23 is probably the sanctiﬁcation of the Holy Spirit. best known and favorite of all Comparatively, the Great ShepScriptural passages. A divine herd anoints us with the status sense of great comfort typiﬁes the Psalm, which pictures Jesus of being joint heirs with Him, Christ as the Great Shepherd of the adoption of son-ship, as a the sheep. The Lord’s shepherd- royal priesthood, and as kings. We are celebrated as being ing provides the sheep with quality care, quality leadership, important to the Lord! You cannot beat that with a stick! quality provision, and quality Our “cup runs over” with fellowship. Yet, it is verse ﬁve that stands assurance, forgiveness, grace, love, providence, and power out as a veritable source of from the Lord. Jesus said, “I encouraging undergirding for am come that they might have any day and every day: “You prepare a table before me in in life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” Also, the presence of my enemies. says the Scripture, “Prove me You anoint my head with oil. now herewith, says the Lord of My cup runs over.” hosts, if I will not open you the The truth of the matter is that we live in a hostile environ- windows of Heaven, and pour you out a blessing that there ment. We live in an “unholy shall not be room enough to land,” which is constantly receive it.” surrounded by the manifested We got more going for us all devices of the devil. It is the devil who attempts to victimize of the time than we realize! You cannot beat it with two sticks, those who strive to ﬁnd faith come to think about it! in the midst of life. He makes To top matters, the Great it appear as though there is Shepherd gives us a blessed no hope, that we are all under hope: “And I will dwell in the his thumb, and that we are all house of the Lord forever.” Our defeated. present life here on this earth is But, consider the implicajust a temporary placement for tions of this verse ﬁve. In us. We have a far better place the face of all that the devil that we may surely expect. attempts to convince you, the Again, the Lord said, “I go to Lord more than capably counprepare a place for you. And if termands it. While the devil I go to prepare a place for you I says you are “Defeated,” the will come again and receive you Great Shepherd says that you unto myself that where I am you are “Victorious!” may be also.” We may expect While the devil says you are “Damned,” the Great Shepherd that our lots in life will see vast improvement for tomorrow, and shouts “Saved!” that gives reason to deal with While the devil says you are our lots in life today. “Poor,” the Great Shepherd If it were not for these shouts you are “Rich!” blessed hopes, then we would While the devil says you are have every reason to be “Hated,” the Great Shepherd bummed out. But, we can face shouts your are “Loved!” tomorrow with some happinessThe Lord provides so much spiritual good for us. It is good giving expectations. I am telling you—-having God in your life that caters to our every need. makes a difference! It is good that enables us to enjoy every day. It is good that The Rev. Ron Branch is pastor of Faith empowers us to endure every Baptist Church in Mason, W.Va. difﬁculty. It is good that ele- �CHURCH DIRECTORY Daily Sentinel Friday, December 29, 2017 5 Meigs County Church Directory Fellowship Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Pastor: James Miller. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m. The Refuge Church 121 W 2nd St.Pomeroy, Oh 45769. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Pastor: The Rev. Jordan Bradford.,740-209-0039 info@trclife.org Emmanuel Apostolic Tabernacle, Inc. Loop Road off New Lima Road, Rutland. Pastor: Marty R. Hutton. Sunday services, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. *** Assembly of God Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va. Pastor: Neil Tennant. Sunday services, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. *** Baptist Carpenter Independent Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Pastor Dr. Jim Williams, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Call: 740-367-7801. Hope Baptist Church (Southern) 570 Grant Street, Middleport.. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rutland First Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Pomeroy First Baptist East Main Street, Pomeroy. Pastor: Jon Brocket. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. First Southern Baptist 41872 Pomeroy Pike. Pastor: David Brainard. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church Sixth and Palmer Street, Middleport. Pastor: Billy Zuspan. Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Racine First Baptist Pastor: Ryan Eaton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Pastor: John Swanson. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Mount Union Baptist Pastor: Randy Smith. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Old Bethel Free Will Baptist Church 28601 Ohio 7, Middleport. Pastor Everett Caldwell. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Tuesday and Saturday services, 6 p.m. Hillside Baptist Church Ohio 143 just off of Ohio 7. Pastor: Rev. James R. Acree, Sr. Sunday uniﬁed service. Worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6 p.m. Victory Baptist Independent 525 North Second Street, Middleport. Pastor: James E. Keesee. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Faith Baptist Church Railroad Street, Mason. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Forest Run Baptist 108 Kerr Street ,Pomeroy,Oh, Pastor:Rev Randolph Edwards, Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m. Mount Moriah Baptist Fourth and Main Street, Middleport.,Oh. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Antiquity Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Rutland Freewill Baptist Salem Street, Rutland. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m.; evening service and youth meeting, 6 p.m.; Pastor Ed Barney. Second Baptist Church Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church of Mason, W.Va. W.Va. Route 652 and Anderson Street. Pastor: Robert Grady. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning church, 11 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pageville Freewill Baptist Church 40964 SR #684 Pageville, OH Sunday 9:30 am, Wednesday 6:30 pm *** Catholic Sacred Heart Catholic Church 161 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy. Pastor: Rev. Mark Moore. (740) 992-5898. Saturday confessional 4:45-5:15 p.m.; mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday confessional, 8:45-9:15 a.m.; Sunday mass, 9:30 a.m.; For Mass schedule visit athenscatholic.org. *** Church of Christ Westside Church of Christ 33226 Children’s Home Road, Pomeroy. (740) 992-2865. Sunday traditional worship, 10 a.m., with Bible study following, Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Hemlock Grove Christian Church Pastor Diana Carsey Kinder, Church school (all ages), 9:15 a.m.; church service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pomeroy Church of Christ 212 West Main Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Middleport Church of Christ Fifth and Main Street. Pastor: David Hopkins. Youth Minister Mathew Ferguson. Sunday school, 9 a.m; Morning Worship Service 10 am, Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Keno Church of Christ Pastor: Jeffrey Wallace. First and Third Sunday. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Bearwallow Ridge Church of Christ Pastor: Bruce Terry. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Zion Church of Christ Harrisonville Road,Rutland,. Pastor: C Burns,Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Church of Christ Worship service, 9 a.m.; communion, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; youth, 5:50 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Bradbury Church of Christ 39558 Bradbury Road, Middleport. Minister: Justin Roush. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Rutland Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and communion, 10:30 a.m. Bradford Church of Christ Ohio 124 and Bradbury Road. Minister: Russ Moore. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday adult Bible study and youth meeting, 6:30 p.m. Hickory Hills Church of Christ Tuppers Plains. Pastor: Mike Moore. Bible class, 9 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible class, 7 p.m. Reedsville Church of Christ Pastor: Jack Colgrove. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. ****** REMOVE Dexter Church of Christ******** Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. *** Christian Union Hartford Church of Christ in Christian Union Hartford, W.Va. Pastor: Mike Puckett. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. *** Church of God Mount Moriah Church of God Mile Hill Road, Racine. Pastor: James Satterﬁeld. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Rutland River of Life Church of God Pastor: Sam Buckley: Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Syracuse First Church of God Apple and Second Streets. Pastor: Rev. David Russell. Sunday school and worship, 10 a.m.; evening services, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Church of God of Prophecy O.J. White Road off Ohio 160. Pastor: P.J. Chapman. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. *** Congregational Trinity Church 201 E. Second St., Pomeroy. Worship, 10:25 a.m. Pastor Randy Smith. *** Episcopal Grace Episcopal Church 326 East Main Street, Pomeroy. Holy Eucharist, 11 a.m. *** Holiness Independent Holiness Church 626 Brick Street, Rutland. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Community Church Main Street, Rutland. Pastor: Steve Tomek. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday services, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church 31057 Ohio 325, Langsville. Pastor: Paul Eckert. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service, 7 p.m. Calvary Pilgrim Chapel State Route 143. Pastor: Mark Nix. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Rose of Sharon Holiness Church Leading Creek Road, Rutland. Pastor: Rev. Dewey King. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Pine Grove Bible Holiness Church One half mile off of Ohio 325. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. SWISHER & LOHSE OH-70010804 OH-70004085 OH-70004190 PHARMACY 636 E. Main Street Pomeroy, OH 45769 SwisherandLohse.com (740)992-2955 Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church 75 Pearl Street, Middleport. Pastor: Matt Phoenix. Sunday: worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. 740-691-5006. *** Latter-Day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ohio 160. (740) 446-6247 or (740) 446-7486. Sunday school, 10:20-11 a.m.; relief society/ priesthood, 11:05 a.m.-12 p.m.; sacrament service, 9-10-15 a.m.; homecoming meeting ﬁrst Thursday, 7 p.m. *** Lutheran Saint John Lutheran Church Pine Grove. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church Walnut and Henry Streets, Ravenswood, W.Va. Pastor: David Russell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Corner of Sycamore and Second streets, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. *** United Methodist Graham United Methodist Pastor: Richard Nease. Worship, 11 a.m. Bechtel United Methodist New Haven. Pastor: Richard Nease. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mount Olive United Methodist Off of 124 behind Wilkesville. Pastor: Rev. Ralph Spires. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Alfred Pastor: Gene Goodwin. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Chester Pastor:Walt and Sheryl Goble. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Joppa Pastor: Denzil Null. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Long Bottom Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Reedsville Pastor: Gene Goodwin. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; ﬁrst Sunday of the month, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Saint Paul Pastor: Mark Brookins, Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m.; Bible study, Tuesday 10 a.m. Asbury Syracuse. Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7:30 p.m. Flatwoods Pastor:Walt and Sheryl Goble. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m. Forest Run Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m. Heath 339 S. 3rd Ave., Middleport. Pastor: Rebecca Zurcher. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Asbury Syracuse Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. New Beginnings Pomeroy. Pastor:Walt and Sheryl Goble. Worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.. Rocksprings Pastor: Walt and Sheryl Goble. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; Worship Service 10 am:; 8 am worship service with Lenora Leifheit Rutland Pastor: Mark Brookins. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Salem Center Pastor: John Chapman. Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; worship, 9:15 a.m.; Bible study, Monday 7 p.m. Bethany Pastor: James Marshall. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Wednesday services, 10 a.m. Carmel-Sutton Pastor: James Marshall. Carmel and Bashan Roads, Racine.. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, noon. Morning Star Pastor: James Marshall. Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. East Letart Pastor: Bill Marshall. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m.; First Sunday evening service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Racine Pastor: Rev. William Marshall. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Coolville United Methodist Church Main and Fifth Street. Pastor: Helen Kline. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Tuesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Church Township Road 468C. Pastor: Phillip Bell. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Hockingport Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Torch Church County Road 63. Sunday school, 9:30 am.; worship, 10:30 a.m. *** Free Methodist Laurel Cliff Laurel Cliff Road. Pastor: Bill O’Brien. Sunday school, 9:30; morning worship, 10:30; evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. *** Nazarene Point Rock Church of the Nazarene Route 689 between Wilksville and Albany. Pastor: Larry Cheesebrew. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6 p.m. New Hope Church of the Nazarene 980 General Hartinger Parkway, Middleport. Pastor Bill Justis and Pastor Daniel Fulton. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m.; evening worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; men’s Bible study, 7 p.m. Reedsville Fellowship Pastor: Russell Carson. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Syracuse Church of the Nazarene Pastor: Daniel Fulton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m., worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday evenings, 7 p.m. Chester Church of the Nazarene Pastor: Will Luckeydoo. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m. Rutland Church of the Nazarene Pastor: Ann Forbes. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. *** Non-Denominational Christ Temple Fellowship Church 28382 State Route 143, Pomeroy. Services are 6 p.m. Sunday with Pastor Dennis Weaver. For information, call 740-698-3411. Common Ground Missions Pastor: Dennis Moore and Rick Little. Sunday, 10 a.m. Team Jesus Ministries 333 Mechanic Street, Pomeroy. Pastor: Eddie Baer. Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. New Hope Church Old American Legion Hall, Fourth Ave., Middleport. Sunday, 5 p.m. Syracuse Community Church 2480 Second Street, Syracuse., Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m. A New Beginning (Full Gospel Church). Harrisonville. Pastors: Bob and Kay Marshall. Thursday, 7 p.m. Amazing Grace Community Church Ohio 681, Tuppers Plains. Pastor: Wayne Dunlap. Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Oasis Christian Fellowship (Non-denominational fellowship). Meeting in the Meigs Middle School cafeteria. Pastor: Christ Stewart. Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Community of Christ Portland-Racine Road. Pastors: Dean Holben, Janice Danner, and Denny Evans. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Worship Center 39782 Ohio 7 (two miles south of Tuppers Plains). Pastor: Rob Barber; praise and worship led by Otis and Ivy Crockron; (740) 667-6793. Sunday 10 a.m.; Afﬁliated with SOMA Family of Ministries, Chillicothe. Bethelwc.org. Ash Street Church 398 Ash Street, Middleport. Pastor: Mark Morrow. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6:30 p.m.; youth service, 6:30 p.m. Agape Life Center (Full Gospel church). 603 Second Ave., Mason. Pastors: John and Patty Wade. (304) 7735017. Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Abundant Grace 923 South Third Street, Middleport. Pastor: Teresa Davis. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Faith Full Gospel Church Long Bottom. Pastor: Steve Reed. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Friday fellowship service, 7 p.m. Harrisonville Community Church Pastor: Theron Durham. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl Street, Middleport. Pastor: Sam Anderson. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Faith Valley Tabernacle Church Bailey Run Road. Pastor: Rev. Emmett Rawson. Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Syracuse Mission 1141 Bridgeman Street, Syracuse. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Dyesville Community Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Morse Chapel Church Worship, 5 p.m. Faith Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Full Gospel Lighthouse 33045 Hiland Road, Pomeroy. Pastor: Roy Hunter. Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7:30 p.m. South Bethel Community Church Silver Ridge. Pastor: Linda Damewood. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. Second and fourth Sundays; Bible study, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Carleton Interdenominational Church Kingsbury. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m. Freedom Gospel Mission Bald Knob on County Road 31. Pastor: Rev. Roger Willford. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Letart, W.Va., Route 1. Pastor: Brian May. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Faith Fellowship Crusade for Christ Pastor: Rev. Franklin Dickens. Friday, 7 p.m. Calvary Bible Church Pomeroy. Pastor: Rev. Blackwood. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Stiversville Community Church Pastor: Bryan and Missy Dailey. Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rejoicing Life Church 500 North Second Ave., Middleport. Pastor: Mike Foreman. Pastor Emeritus: Lawrence Foreman. Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Clifton Tabernacle Church Clifton, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Full Gospel Church of the Living Savior Route 338, Antiquity. Pastor: Jesse Morris. Saturday, 2 p.m. Salem Community Church Lieving Road, West Columbia, W.Va. (304) 675-2288. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Hobson Christian Fellowship Church Pastor: Herschel White. Sunday 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Restoration Christian Fellowship 9365 Hooper Road, Athens. Pastor: Lonnie Coats. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. House of Healing Ministries (Full Gospel) Ohio 124, Langsville. Pastors: Robert and Roberta Musser. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Hysell Run Community Church 33099 Hysell Run Road, Pomeroy, Ohio; Pastors Larry and Cheryl Lemley. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 7 p.m.; Sunday night youth service, 7 p.m. ages 10 through high school; Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m.; fourth Sunday night is singing and communion. Endtime House of Prayer Ohio 681, Snowville; Pastor Robert Vance. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.; Bible Study, Thursday 6 p.m. Mount Olive Community Church 51305 Mount Olive Rd, Long Bottom, OH 45743 Sunday School 9:30 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Pastor: Don Bush Cell: 740444-1425 or Home: 740-843-5131 *** Pentecostal Pentecostal Assembly Tornado Road, Racine. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. *** Presbyterian Harrisonville Presbyterian Church Pastor: Rev. David Faulkner. Sunday worship 9:30 a.m. Middleport Presbyterian Pastor: Jim Snyder. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m. Pastor Jim Snyder. (740) 645-5034. *** United Brethren Eden United Brethren in Christ Ohio 124, between Reedsville and Hockingport. Pastor Peter Martindale. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Mount Hermon United Brethren in Christ Church 36411 Wickham Road, Pomeroy. Pastor: Adam Will. Adult Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.; Worship and Childrens Ministry – 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Adult Bible Study and Kingdom Seekers (grades 4-6) 6:30 p.m. www. mounthermonub.org. *** Wesleyan White’s Chapel Wesleyan Coolville Road. Pastor: Rev. Charles Martindale. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. �NEWS/WEATHER 6 Friday, December 29, 2017 From page 4 truth,” reminds us of the ability to gain the truth. The truth, as given to us by God, is not unobtainable, and the quest to obtain it is not quixotic. Each of us should be willing to pay the appropriate price for knowing the truth, whether it is an investment of time, or money, or simply attention. This doesn’t mean you can run down to the store and pick up a carton of truth, but time spent studying, money paid to teachers, tutors and the like, and an attentive attitude when knowledgeable people are talking are all worthy investments. Whether it is training for a job, learning life skills, or religious instruction in matters of divine truths, the better we allow ourselves to be educated, the better it is for us. Obviously, we don’t start off instinctually knowing the truth. Neither is everything everyone claims truth; some people are more than happy to lie to us. A good part of our quest is in determining what is true and what is not. Happily, we have one advantage, a starting point from which to gauge all other things: God cannot lie. As Jesus said, His word is always truth. But what of the second part of the admonition: “do not sell it?” What does that mean? Sadly, there are some individuals, who, knowing the truth, are willing to compromise that truth, ignore the truth, or even contradict the truth, if it seems convenient for them to do so. In matters of religious doctrines, especially, 8 AM 2 PM 17° 28° 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. 24 hours ending 3 p.m. yest. Trace Month to date/normal 2.30/3.01 Year to date/normal 45.45/42.29 Snowfall (in inches) The AccuWeather.com Cold Index combines the effects of local weather with a number of demographic factors to provide a scale showing the overall probability of transmission and symptom severity of the common cold. 2 24 hours ending 3 p.m. yest. 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He can be followed at www.isaiahpauley. com, or on Facebook at Isaiah Pauley Page. 30° 11° Wilkesville 29/20 POMEROY Jackson 31/22 29/20 Ravenswood Rio Grande 31/22 31/22 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 24/19 GALLIPOLIS 32/22 31/23 31/22 South Shore Greenup 32/23 29/21 pushed through. I kept reading. And it changed my life. Even today, I often have trouble reading the Bible. Seven times out of ten, I’d rather do something else. However, when it’s been a habit for four years, it’s hard to quit. Despite my struggle, God is faithful. He continues to speak to me through His Word, and I continue to change for His glory. As 2018 unfolds, I encourage you to begin reading the Bible in a deeper way. As you can see, personal Bible study is life-changing— that is, when you apply it to your life. 24° 11° Murray City 25/19 McArthur 26/20 Waverly 27/21 TUESDAY A: A warm front Today 7:46 a.m. 5:15 p.m. 2:36 p.m. 3:31 a.m. EXTENDED FORECAST 0 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ (in inches) You open your heart to His voice. “Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path” (Ps. 119:105 NLT). When you consistently dig into the Bible for yourself, you’ll become a stronger follower of Christ. Now, let me warn you: starting a Bible reading habit isn’t easy. It takes time to develop. I remember when I ﬁrst started reading the Bible for myself. It was so difﬁcult for me to read God’s Word that I had to force myself. I would sit down, open the cover, and read. Sometimes, it was boring. Sometimes, I wondered if it was really necessary. Sometimes, I had trouble comprehending the text. But I admire the faith of many men, the Bible alone is the handbook of life. From page 4 Reading the Bible keeps you focused on the written Word of God throughout the God. week. “All Scripture is As I mentioned, many inspired by God and is useful to teach us what Christians are content to live by the words of is true and to make us realize what is wrong in ministers. As a result, our lives. It corrects us most Christians only when we are wrong and “read” the Bible during a Sunday morning teaches us to do what sermon. Because of this, is right” (2 Tim. 3:16 a great deal of ChrisNLT). tians lose focus of God “Above all, you must realize that no prophecy throughout the week. When you read the in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own Bible for yourself, you understanding, or from make it a habit to consistently seek God in human initiative. No, your life. I can’t begin to those prophets were describe how important moved by the Holy this is! When you make Spirit, and they spoke from God” (2 Pet. 1:20- a habit of reading God’s Word, you make your21 NLT). self available to God. Although I greatly 25° HEALTH TODAY Precipitation Read Mainly cloudy and very cold today. 1-3 inches of snow tonight. High 32° / Low 22° Statistics through 3 p.m. yesterday 21°/9° 43°/26° 73° in 1984 4° in 1925 bomber slipped into an academic seminar at the center and blew himself up among the parKABUL, Afghanistan ticipants. More bombs — An Islamic State went off just outside the suicide bomber struck center as people ﬂed. a Shiite cultural center The IS-linked Aamaq in Kabul on Thursday, news agency said four killing at least 41 people bombs were used in the and underscoring the assault, one strapped extremist group’s growto the suicide attacker. ing reach in Afghanistan It said the center was even as its self-styled Rahmat Gul | AP funded by Iran and used caliphate in Iraq and People carry an injured man into the hospital after a suicide to propagate Shiite Syria has been disattack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday. Authorities say two mantled. simultaneous attacks in Afghanistan’s capital have killed at beliefs. Ali Reza Ahmadi, a The attack may have least 41 people and wounded dozens more. journalist with Afghan targeted the pro-Iran Voice, said he leaped more than 80 people, repeatedly attacked Afghan Voice news many of whom suffered from the window of his Afghanistan’s Shiite agency housed in the second-ﬂoor ofﬁce after severe burns. two-story building. The minority and targets the ﬁrst bomb went off Local Shiite leader linked to neighboring Sunni extremists of IS and saw ﬂames pouring Abdul Hussain RamaIran. view Shiite Muslims from the basement. zandada said the The attack wounded as apostates and have Associated Press 8 PM ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low By Amir Shah Jonathan McAnulty is minister of Chapel Hill Church of Christ. TODAY WEATHER IS kills 41 in attack on cultural center the warning of the Bible, “do not sell it,” seems particularly powerful. Some think that it is impossible to know the whole of the truth, and so any knowledge obtained can be readily jettisoned for shinier, newer ideas. This is sometimes called “progressive thinking,” when in fact, too often it simply means jettisoning what is known to work in favor of whatever appeals at the moment. But if what you know is true, while it is possible to learn more truth, new ideas will not undo the wisdom of what has already been gained. But truth remains truth, even when new things are learned. And if the new ideas contradict the old ideas, they cannot both be true. Truth is, by its nature, unchanging, and inherently consistent. It is this unchanging nature, of both God and His word, which allows men today to have conﬁdence, when they read the instructions of the Bible, to know that God’s word is just as true and powerful today as it has ever been. (cf. 1 Peter 1:22-25) Resolve this year to spend more time in God’s word, “buying” the truth and incorporating that truth into your life. It will be time well spent. If you would like a better understanding of God’s word the church of Christ invites you to study and worship with us during the coming year. We meet at 234 Chapel Drive, Gallipolis, Ohio. Likewise, if you have any questions, please share them with us through our website: chapelhillchurchofchrist.org. Clendenin 31/20 Charleston 33/22 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg -8/-28 Billings 2/-9 Minneapolis 5/-11 Denver 60/23 Kansas City 31/7 Toronto 17/7 Montreal 0/-11 Detroit 22/12 New York 24/18 Chicago 17/6 Washington 36/25 Sat. 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The Federal Hocking boys bas- Hocking outscored the hosts by a 28-13 clip, as the Lancers rallied ketball team ended its 28-game losing skid on Wednesday in Gal- to the 60-53 win. The Rebels were led by Braxton lia County, defeating Tri-Valley Conference host South Gallia by a Hardy with 23 points, coming on ﬁve two-pointers, a trio of three60-53 margin. pointers and four free throws. The Lancers (1-5, 1-4 TVC Curtis Haner and Austin StapleHocking) — who’d dropped 20 ton scored nine points apiece for consecutive league decisions — surged out to a 16-6 lead through the hosts, with Stapleton connecteight minutes of play. The Rebels ing on one trifecta. The SGHS offense was rounded (0-6, 0-4) answered with a 22-toout by Eli Ellis, Austin Day and 6 second quarter run, however, giving the hosts a 29-22 halftime Bryce Nolan with ﬁve, four and ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com Bryan Walters | OVP Sports South Gallia junior Bryce Nolan (23) dribbles past a Wahama defender during the second half of a Dec. 22 TVC Hocking boys basketball contest in Mercerville, Ohio. three points respectively. FHHS freshman Nathaniel Massie drained a game-high four three-pointers and led the victors with 31 points. Brad Russell scored 14 points for the guests, Branden Gould added nine, while Quinton Basim, Michael Johns and Hunter Smith chipped in with two points apiece. From the free throw line, FHHS shot 12-of-25 (48 percent) and SGHS shot 7-of-16 (43.8 percent). The Rebels will try to avenge this setback on Jan. 23 at Federal Hocking. South Gallia wraps up 2017 with a pair of non-league contests, hosting Ohio Valley Christian on Friday and then traveling to Green on Saturday. Rebels tie for 4th at Huntington Holiday Classic By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Feeling festive with the ﬁnal result. The South Gallia wrestling team tied with Fairland for fourth place on Wednesday at the 2017 Huntington Holiday Classic held at Huntington High School in Ross County. The Rebels earned seven top-four efforts en route to joining the Dragons with a ﬁnal tally of 163 points as a group. Huntington Ross won the team title with 233 points, while Adena (230) and Southeastern (174) rounded out the top-three spots in the 11-team tournament. SGHS did not come away with a weight class champion, but the Red and Gold did earn three runner-up efforts as Justin Butler (152), Chad Bostic (170) and Wyatt Rapp (285) all placed second in their respective divisions. Bostic went 3-2 overall with three pinfall wins, while Rapp had two pinfalls while ﬁnishing 3-1. Butler went 1-1 and also scored a pinfall victory. Jacob Birtcher (132), Sviatoslav Hryorenko (160) and Dustin Bainter (195) each placed third in their respective weight classes. Birtcher went 4-1 overall with four pinfall wins, while Hryorenko was 3-2 with a trio of pinfall victories. Bainter scored a single pinfall while ﬁnishing 1-2 overall. Tanner Dennison was fourth overall in the heavyweight division with two pinfall wins and a 2-2 overall mark. Jacob Neal and Caleb Neal also placed ﬁfth and seventh, respectively, in the 285pound weight class. The host Huntsmen led all the teams with four individual champions, followed by Southeastern, Wellston, Adena and Trimble with two divisional champions apiece. Chesapeake and Fairland also See TIE | 10 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Friday, Dec. 29 Boys Basketball Hannan at Wahama, 7:30 Ohio Valley Christian at South Gallia, 7:30 River Valley at South Point, 7:30 Southern at Nelsonville-York, 7:30 Meigs vs. Wood County Christian at Marietta College, 6:15 Girls Basketball Hannan at Wahama, 6 p.m. Ohio Valley Christian at South Gallia, 6 p.m. Meigs vs. East Shaw at Marietta College, 4:30 Wrestling Point Pleasant at Wheeling Park Duals, TBA Wahama at Bishop Fenwick Duals, TBA Rio Grande Athletics Men’s Basketball vs. Truett-McConnell (GA), 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30 Boys Basketball South Gallia at Green, 7:30 Meigs vs. Marietta at Marietta College, 4:30 Girls Basketball Meigs vs. Marietta at Marietta College, 11:15 Wrestling Meigs, River Valley, Eastern at Gallia Academy Invitational, 10 a.m. Wahama at Bishop Fenwick Duals, TBA Rio Grande Athletics Women’s Basketball at Pikeville, 2 p.m. Photos by Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Southern’s Coltin Parker (22) goes up for a two-pointer in between Ravenswood’s Stephen Dawson (23) and Isaiah Morgan (20), during the Red Devils’ 47-35 victory on Wednesday in Racine, Ohio. Red Devils stymie Southern, 47-35 By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com RACINE, Ohio — Fans of defense were in for a treat. The Southern and Ravenswood boys basketball teams were held to season-lows in points on Wednesday night in Meigs County, with the Red Devils taking a 47-35 victory in non-conference play, their closest decision of the campaign. Ravenswood (5-0) never trailed in the game, scoring the ﬁrst six points in the opening 3:10. However, Southern (5-3) ended the ﬁrst quarter with a 5-to-4 run, cutting the Red Devil lead to 10-5. The Tornadoes trimmed their deﬁcit to just one point, at 12-11, in the opening 1:45 of the second period, but RHS closed the half with a 9-0 run and a 20-11 lead. The guests pushed their lead as high as 13 in the third quarter, but settled for a 10-point, 31-21 lead headed into the fourth quarter. SHS sank three straight ﬁeld goals to start the ﬁnale, cutting Ravenswood’s lead to threepoints, at 31-28, with seven minutes to play. The Tornadoes never got closer, however, as RHS made 10-of-12 free throws in the fourth, helping to seal the 47-35 victory. “We were obviously not for Coach (Mick) Price and Ravenswood’s program,” added Caldwell. “That team is going to be tough to beat in West Virginia at the state level. Our kids certainly showed something hanging with them.” The Red Devils dominated the glass, winning the rebounding battle by a 44-to-20 count, including 12-to-7 on the offensive end. Southern earned a 9-to-8 edge in assists and an 8-to-5 advantage in steals, while RHS earned a 3-to-2 advantage in blocked shots. Southern turned the ball over 11 times in the game, while the victors gave the ball away 18 Southern junior Jensen Anderson (24) is pressured on the wing by times. Ravenswood sophomore Devin Raines (5), during the first half of “Coach Caldwell does the Red Devils’ 47-35 victory on Wednesday in Racine, Ohio. a great job here,” Price said. “Sometimes coaches ﬁeld, including just 1-ofon our game offensively, get way too much credit but their defense had a lot 12 (8.3 percent) from when you win and way deep. to do with it,” SHS head too much complaining The Red and Black coach Jeff Caldwell said. “When we do have those were an impressive 20-of- when you lose. You can tell with the program, 24 (83.3 percent) from layups, we have to make them. Then when you go the charity stripe, where that he’s done a really good job. I’m glad to see to the foul line, you have SHS made just 3-of-12 what he’s been doing with to be able to hit foul shots (25 percent) tries. his team, I want them to “I was very proud of too. When a team makes be competitive when we our guys, for their effort you work so hard to get play. I think he’s doing a on the defensive end,” a good look, you have to great job and his kids are Caldwell said. “If you take advantage of them responding well.” would have told me that when you get them, and The Purple and Gold someone would come in we didn’t tonight.” here and score 47 points, were led by Weston ThorFor the game, Southla with 12 points, nine of I’d say that’s a win for us ern shot 13-of-51 (25.5 which came from beyond and it should be usually. percent) from the ﬁeld, the arc. Brayden CunningI don’t know if we’ll play including 6-of-18 (33.3 ham hit one three-pointer percent) from three-point anyone that plays physiand ﬁnished with seven cal, hard-nosed defense range. Meanwhile, the like they do. 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Call your classified department to schedule your ad today! �SPORTS 10 Friday, December 29, 2017 Daily Sentinel Schiano: Not time yet to talk about dashed Tennessee deal DALLAS (AP) — Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano said Wednesday that the time isn’t right yet for him to talk about the deal he had to become Tennessee’s football coach before a public backlash changed that. Schiano said he wanted the focus to be on the ﬁfth-ranked Buckeyes preparing to play No. 8 Southern California in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night. “There will be a time. I really think there will be a time that it will be appropriate for me to speak about all of that,” he said. “When I do, it will be good.” Schiano didn’t elaborate on what he will have to say. A memorandum of understanding for a six-year, $27 million contract was signed last month by Schiano and Tennessee athletic director John Currie, who days later was suspended and replaced by the school. When word got out that Tennessee had contacted Schiano about its coaching vacancy, four Republican gubernatorial candidates and at least three Tennessee state representatives issued tweets or statements criticizing the school for considering the former Rutgers and Tampa Bay Bucca- neers coach. About 100 people participated in a protest on campus. They said their complaints stemmed from Schiano’s background as an assistant at Penn State during Jerry Sandusky’s tenure as the Nittany Lions’ defensive coordinator. Sandusky is serving 30 to 60 years in prison for his conviction on 45 counts of sexual abuse. Court documents released last year of a deposition in a case related to the Sandusky scandal included hearsay testimony suggesting Schiano might have been aware of Sandusky’s sexual abuse against children, though Schiano has said he never saw abuse or had any reason to suspect it while working at Penn State. The prosecutors involved in the case didn’t investigate the Schiano’s comments. Astros’ Altuve named AP Male Athlete of Year Devils HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve led the Houston Astros to their ﬁrst World Series title with a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in November and picked up the franchise’s ﬁrst MVP trophy in more than two decades a couple of weeks later. And as his huge 2017 is coming to a close, the diminutive second baseman already is looking for more. “Winning the World Series, winning the MVP, you feel like you have everything,” Altuve told The Associated Press. “But my perspective is to try and get better every year and if we win one World Series, why not win another one? Just keep playing for the team and keep playing for my city.” Altuve, who was one of only a handful of players who endured the Astros’ painful rebuilding process en route to this year’s championship, which gave hope to a city ravaged by Hurricane Harvey, was chosen as The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. Results of voting by U.S. editors and news directors was announced Wednesday. The 5-foot-6 dynamo got 715 points, .533 with an outrageous 1.133 slugging percentage. Altuve spent his early years with the Astros toiling in relative obscurity as Houston lost 100-plus games in each of his ﬁrst three major league seasons from 2011-13. There was no denying his superstar status this season as the Astros won 101 games, and he became one of the best stories early in the postseason when he hit three homers in their Game 1 win over Boston. As one of the smallest players in the majors, Altuve certainly isn’t known as a slugger, but that performance made Mark J. Terrill | AP file him just the 10th player Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve hits a home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 10th inning in major league history of Game 2 of the World Series in Los Angeles. Altuve was named The Associated Press Male Athlete and ﬁrst since 2012 to hit of the Year on Wednesday. The 5-foot-6 dynamo got 715 points, beating out New England quarterback three homers in a playoff Tom Brady, who had 646, and third-place finisher Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James, with 626. game. Altuve’s story of once being sent home ranked sixth. beating out New England his 204 hits topped the from a tryout because he His work made him American League. He is quarterback Tom Brady, was too short has been the second Astro to win the ﬁrst player in MLB who had 646, and thirdwell documented as he history to lead his league an MVP award , joining place ﬁnisher Cleveland has risen to fame. But on Hall of Famer Jeff Bagin hits in four straight Cavaliers star LeBron the day his huge game led seasons. He tied a career- well, who picked up the James, with 626. National League’s honors the Astros to that playoff best with 24 homers On Tuesday, Katie win, he perfectly summed in 1994. and had 81 RBIs. He Ledecky was named AP Altuve carried his stel- up the mindset he’s carwas second in the AL by Female Athlete of the ried since that setback. scoring 112 runs, his on- lar regular season into Year. “As soon as I cross the the postseason, where he base percentage of .410 Altuve is a ﬁve-time ranked third, he was third paced the Astros in their white line, I feel the same All-Star who led the size as everyone else,” he ALDS win over the Bosmajors with a career-high with 32 steals and his said. .547 slugging percentage ton Red Sox by hitting .346 batting average and OH-70015210 Browns’ Jackson convinced he’ll be back next season BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Hue Jackson doesn’t think the losing will include his job. Cleveland’s beleaguered coach, who takes a 0-15 mark this season and 1-30 record over two years into Sunday’s ﬁnale at Pittsburgh, said Wednesday he has no doubt owner Jimmy Haslam will keep his word and keep him around in 2018. When Haslam ﬁred Sashi Brown, the team’s vice president of football operations, on Dec. 8 and replaced him with general manager John Dorsey, he also announced Jackson would return. However, despite Haslam’s support, there remains rampant speculation about Jackson’s future. With just days left in another lost season, Jackson is conﬁdent he’ll be back. “I unequivocally believe without question that what Jimmy Haslam said is what is going to happen here,” Jackson said as the historically bad Browns readied for the Steelers. “There is nothing that anybody has said to me to make me feel differently. It is tough. Being in this situation is hard. I’m sure it is hard for them, too, but hopefully, I have shown them through my work ethic, through our coaching staff’s work ethic and how the players have been and how they respond that I am the right guy to help get this organization to where it needs to be.” Jackson’s second season has been a nightmare. The Browns have shown little progress and are one loss from joining the 2008 Detroit Lions as the only 0-16 teams in NFL history. If that happens, some Cleveland fans will sarcastically celebrate one of the worst seasons in professional sports with a parade around the Browns’ downtown stadium. Jackson understands and respects why there is some outcry about Haslam’s decision to keep him. “I can’t go by what everybody else thinks or what everybody else wants,” he said. “I can only go by the people who employ me, who believe in what I’m trying to do here and what I believe they are trying to do here. That is all I can go by. I do get when you are a coach of a team that hasn’t won and things don’t go well — trust me, I have made my mistakes, too. “I will be the ﬁrst to tell you that, but at the same time, I think if everybody knew the inner workings and how things went and where we are, I think people would understand better, but that is just where we are right now. You can’t sugarcoat it. There is no way around it. The record is what it is. This is where we are so we have to ﬁnd a way to climb out of this hole as fast as we can and get to where I think we should be.” From page 7 points, to go with a team-high six rebounds. Trey McNickle scored four points and grabbed ﬁve rebounds in the setback, while Austin Baker and Jensen Anderson both connected on a triple and ﬁnished with three points each. Dylan Smith, Coltin Parker and Austin Vancooney rounded out the Tornado scoring with two points apiece. Smith and McNickle tied for a team-high with three assists apiece, while Smith and Vancooney both came up with three steals. Cunningham rejected a pair of shots in the setback. Isaiah Morgan — who hit Ravenswood’s only three-pointer — led the victors with 23 points, 14 of which came from the free throw line. Jayden Rhodes scored 10 points for the guests, Chase Swain added eight, while Stephen Dawson had three points and team-highs of three assists, two steals and two blocks. Alex Easthom and Lakin Tucker rounded out the RHS scoring with two points and one point respectively, with both players hauling in 11 rebounds. “We’re still young and we’ll learn from these games,” Caldwell said. “When you get into January you can’t use the young excuse anymore, you have to learn from situations and get better. I’m really proud of them, because I think they worked really hard tonight and they stayed in the game when they were struggling offensively. “It doesn’t get any easier, we go to Nelsonville-York on Friday night and it’ll be another challenge for us,” Caldwell added. “These non-league games are going to be good for us, they’ll help prepare us for the league games we have coming up in the new year.” The Tornadoes’ 2017 ﬁnale will be at NYHS on Friday, beginning at 4 p.m. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Tie From page 7 had a weight class champion each. Visit baumspage. com for complete results of the 2017 Huntington Holiday Classic held at Huntington High School. SGHSBryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. � 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 12. 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