http://66.213.69.5/files/original/5cdbd4271ca2dac8ffed83e77b8afcc4.pdf 5b0b81a9c84e48f471d5fdf18c2ef196 PDF Text Text Weekly church columns South Gallia wins CHURCH s 3 SPORTS s 6 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 29° 44° 42° A little rain this afternoon. A bit of rain tonight. High 48° / Low 42° Today’s weather forecast WEATHER s 10 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 39, Volume 75 Friday, February 26, 2021 s 50¢ Schools receive COVID vaccines By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com Photos by Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Meigs Local School District staff received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday morning. The vaccines were administered by Fruth Pharmacy. COVID-19 area update 50-59 — 329 cases (1 new case, 15 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) OHIO VALLEY — With the 60-69 — 280 cases (25 hospiaddition of four cases on Thursday, Gallia County topped 2,200 talizations, 5 deaths) 70-79 — 189 cases (35 hospicases of COVID-19 since March talizations, 12 deaths) 2020. 80-plus — 150 cases (37 hosThe Ohio Department of Health reported four new cases pitalizations, 25 deaths) Gallia County is currently of COVID-19, bringing the “Orange” on the Ohio Public county’s total to 2,202. Health Advisory System map The West Virginia Departafter meeting two of the seven ment of Health and Human indicators on Thursday. Resources (DHHR) reported five additional cases of COVID19 in Mason County on ThursMeigs County day. The Meigs County Health Department reported 45 active cases and 1,376 total cases Gallia County (1,238 confirmed, 138 probaODH reported a total of 2,202 cases of COVID-19 (since ble) since April, as part of TuesMarch) in Gallia County as part day’s update. The next update of Thursday’s update. This is an from the health department is expected on Friday. increase of four since WednesThere have been a total of 33 day’s update. deaths, 1,298 recovered cases, ODH has reported a total of 46 deaths, 129 hospitalizations, and 71 hospitalizations since April. and 2,055 presumed recovered Age ranges for the 1,376 individuals (eight new) as of Meigs County cases, as of TuesThursday. day, are as follows: Age ranges for the 2,202 0-9 — 51 cases total cases reported by ODH on 10-19 — 126 cases (1 hospiThursday are as follows: talization) 0-19 — 285 cases (2 new 20-29 — 194 cases (1 hospicases, 1 hospitalization) talization) 20-29 — 358 cases (1 new 30-39 — 172 cases (3 hospicase, 6 hospitalizations) talizations) 30-39 — 297 cases (3 hospi40-49 — 200 cases (4 hospitalizations) talizations) 40-49 — 314 cases (7 hospi50-59 — 193 cases (4 hospitalizations, 1 death) Staff Report AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2021 The Daily Sentinel, an edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. Vials sit on the table after being used for the vaccinations on Thursday. talizations) 60-69 — 201 cases (19 hospitalizations, 4 deaths) 70-79 — 148 cases (23 hospitalizations, 12 deaths) 80-89 — 61 cases (10 hospitalizations, 14 deaths ) 90-99 — 28 cases (5 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 100-109 — 2 cases (1 hospitalization) To date, the Meigs County Health Department has administered 1,099 first doses of COVID-19 vaccinations.. For more data and information on the cases in Meigs County visit https://www.meigshealth.com/covid-19/ . Meigs County remained “Red” on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System after meeting two of the seven indicators on Thursday. Mason County DHHR reported 1,763 total cases (since March) for Mason County in the 10 a.m. update on Thursday, five more than Wednesday. Of those, 1,717 are confirmed cases and 46 are probable cases. DHHR has reported 36 deaths in Mason County. According to DHHR, the age ranges for the 1,758 COVID-19 cases reported in Mason County are as follows: 0-9 — 40 cases (plus 2 probable cases) 10-19 — 142 cases (plus 2 See COVID-19 | 8 Ohio’s 2021-22 fishing and hunting licenses on sale now Staff Report COLUMBUS — Whether pursuing a Lake Erie walleye or a gobbling wild turkey, an Ohio fishing or hunting license opens a world of exploration. Before participating in these activities this spring, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is reminding all those who enjoy hunting and fishing to check your license expiration date. MEIGS COUNTY — School district personnel in Meigs County have now received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Eastern, Meigs and Southern were scheduled to receive their first vaccines the week of Feb. 15, with Eastern and Meigs delayed to this week due to the winter weather last week. “The vaccine adds yet another layer of protection for our district as we continue to navigate through the pandemic,” said Eastern Local Supt. Steve Ohlinger. Southern Local Supt. Tony Deem added, “Vaccinations are one more line of defense.” Deem stated that 133 people — over 90 percent of the staff — were vaccinated on Feb. 18 by the Meigs County Health Department. Southern Local staff will receive their second doses on March 11. Ohlinger stated that 77 individuals associated with the district received the Moderna vaccine on Wednesday. Eastern Local’s vaccines were administered by Hopewell Health Centers in the recently opened school-based health clinic at Eastern High School. Eastern Local staff will receive their second dose on March 26. Meigs Local received it’s first doses of the Moderna vaccine on Thursday, after the initial vaccines were postponed from last week due to See VACCINES | 10 Governor provides COVID updates Staff Report COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID19 pandemic during a Thursday news conference. March 1 is the traditional start of Ohio’s fishing and hunting license year. However, new license options give those who enjoy the outdoors more choices than ever before. If your hunting or fishing license has expired, you can purchase a new one online at wildohio.gov, at hundreds of participating agents throughout the state, and through the new HuntFish OH app. Sprint events Governor DeWine announced a loosening of restrictions for sporting and entertainment venues when safety protocols are followed. “The vaccines have given us great hope, but until we have enough Ohioans vaccinated, we must continue masking and social distancing,” See LICENSES | 8 See UPDATES | 10 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Friday, February 26, 2021 OBITUARIES RUTH ERNESTINE BARNHART Ruth Ernestine Barnhart was reunited in Heaven with her husband Ernest and granddaughter Rachelle on Tuesday, Feb. 23, following a briefillness. Ruth was born to Elber and Frances Johnson on Feb. 13, 1933 at the family home in Salisbury Township, Ohio. In addition to her husband, Ernest Dale, and granddaughter, Rachel Danielle Bailey, Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, mother-in-law and father-in-law, Elsie and Dale Barnhart; brother-in-law, Steven Barnhart; sister-in-law, ZoAnn Barnhart; and a nephew, Todd Johnson. Left to remember her are her daughter, Cheryl (Rodney) Bailey; brothers, Maurice (Margaret) Johnson of Ludowici, Georgia and John (Karen) Johnson of Charlotte, North Carolina. Also left to cherish the memory of their Nanny are two grandchildren, Renee (Brent) Buckley and Shellie (Colton) Stewart. In addition she is survived by two greatgrandchildren, Hunter and Grace Buckley, whose Great Nanny dearly enjoyed the company of and they her kind, delicate touch. Lastly, Ruth is survived by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews and a great many who considered her a friend. Ruth grew up and spent most of her adult life in the area of the world that lies between Rutland, Middleport and Bradbury. She met the love of her life while working as a carhop at Bailey’s DriveIn and was united in marriage with Ernie on Dec. 24, 1950. They were married for 27 years before Ernie’s untimely passing. Nanny once said that she believed you only had one true love, she had found hers, and together they had the best 27 years. She spent her adult life working out of her own home as the owner of Ruth’s Beauty Shop in Bradbury. Ruth retired from her business after 40 years of loving and caring for the community. Of note, Ruth’s kind heart and delicate hands were certainly attributes that folks came to appreciate about their time with her. She spoke glowingly of her efforts as a beautician and was proud of the life that it provided her and her family. In addition to her work as a beautician, Ruth would tell you that her life’s passion was raising her daughter, granddaughters and great-grandchildren — a craft at which she most certainly excelled. Ruth was also a member of the Bradford Church of Christ and attended Middleport Church of Christ with her family and friends. Private services for Ruth will be held March 1, 2021, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Middleport, Ohio with Pastor Al Hartson officiating. Pallbearers will be John Johnson, Rodney Bailey, Brent Buckley, Colton Stewart, and Larry Ball. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that donations be made in Ruth’s memory to Middleport Church of Christ, c/o Teri Hockman, Treasurer, 437 Main Street, Middleport, Ohio 45760. If you prefer, please commit random acts of kindness for one another in memory of one of the best. LEONARD HUNTINGTON — Terri Lee Leonard, 55, of Huntington, W.Va., died at her residence Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Memorial services are Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at Rutland Church of the Nazarene, Rutland, Ohio, with Pastor Jordan Decker officiating. In lieu of flowers donations to Meigs Primary Special Education Department, 36871 State Route 124, Mioddleport, OH 45760. Birchfield Funeral Home is aiding the family. Online condolences at birchfieldfuneralhome.com. TODAY IN HISTORY Ohio Valley Publishing Ohio capital city proceeds with police class COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s capital and largest city is proceeding with its next class of police recruits following a debate over the future of law enforcement that would have put the class on hold. A budget proposal released earlier this month by Columbus City Council took the $2.5 million required for the class and used it for other initiatives, such as anti-violence youth programs and the purchase of medical equipment for current officers. City leaders have pushed for changes to the police department for years but intensified efforts after the December killing of Andre Hill, who was Black, by a now-fired white officer. Council President Shannon Hardin, a Democrat, proposed delaying the class until an audit of the city’s recruiting and hiring practices is complete. “Our residents deserve to know that the recruitment and screening process is rigorous and puts the best possible public servants into the Division of Police,” Hardin said earlier this month. But Hardin ultimately fell short of the votes needed to delay the class without postponing passage of the overall $970 million budget for several weeks. Hardin said he wasn’t willing to delay millions of dollars in other city spending over the recruiting class issue, The Columbus Dispatch reported. The new class will begin June 14 with 45 recruits who have yet to be appointed, though the applicant class is considered the most diverse in city history, with Black applicants making up more than 1 in 4 of everyone who applied. Keeping that diversity going was one reason Councilmember Priscilla Tyson said the class should proceed. “Based on that diversity, to me, it was imperative that we sit this class,” Tyson said in an interview. She noted the police department is looking at up to 90 retirements this year, and the lengthy process for finding and vetting applicants could further delay filling that gap if the upcoming class was canceled. Both Mayor Andrew Ginther, a Democrat, and interim police chief Michael Woods welcomed the news of the upcoming class as well as council support for a variety of changes in policing. Those include crisis response teams for people suffering mental health issues that don’t always require a police officer. “These future officers will help us expand our diversity, increase the Mobile Crisis Response teams and maintain sufficient officers to respond to emergencies and calls for service,” Woods said in a statement. In January, interim Columbus Chief Thomas Quinlan was forced out after Ginther said he’d lost confidence in the chief’s ability to make needed changes to the department. On Feb. 3, exColumbus officer Adam Coy was charged with murder for the Dec. 22 shooting of Hill as Hill walked out of a garage holding a cellphone. Coy has pleaded not guilty. Ohio first state to sue Census Bureau over delay By Mike Schneider to adjust to hurdles posed by the pandemic and efforts to comply with federally mandated Ohio on Thursday became the first state to deadlines. The 2020 census data challenge the U.S. Census Bureau’s decision to include state population push back the release of counts used for determining the distribution 2020 census figures so of congressional seats more time can be spent and Electoral College on fixing any inaccuravotes among the states, cies in the data. as well as redistricting The lawsuit filed by data used for redrawing Ohio Solicitor General Benjamin Flowers asks a congressional and legislative districts. federal judge in Dayton A bipartisan group of to restore a March 31 deadline for the Census U.S. senators recently introduced legislation Bureau to turn over 2020 census figures used that would push back the deadline for the for redrawing congressional and legislative dis- state population counts tricts, instead of a Sept. from the end of last year to the end of April 30 deadline announced by the statistical agency and the due date for the redistricting data from earlier this month. The lawsuit claims the delay the statutorily required March 31 date to Sept. will undermine Ohio’s 30. process of redrawing The redistricting data districts. includes counts of popuCensus Bureau offilation by race, Hispanic cials blamed the need for extra time on opera- origin, voting age and housing occupancy stational delays during tus at geographic levels the 2020 census caused as small as neighborby the pandemic. The hoods, and they are used dates for releasing the for drawing voting dis2020 census data have bounced all over the cal- tricts for Congress and state legislatures. Unlike endar because of court fights and changes made past decades when the Associated Press data were released to states on a flow basis, the 2020 redistricting data will be made available to the states all at once, according to the Census Bureau. Ohio law requires a newly formed commission to finalize state legislative districts by Sept. 30 and to hold three public meetings before doing so. Ohio won’t be able to use the 2020 census data to redraw districts if it’s released at the end of September. That will force the state to use alternative figures, setting off a fight over which data to use and “fanning partisan flames when one data source is eventually chosen, no matter how precise and reliable,” the lawsuit said. “The many people who voted for redistricting reform deserve better than to have their efforts thwarted by a federal government that refuses to do its job,” the lawsuit said. “No doubt, the pandemic has greatly complicated the Census Bureau’s task. But the pandemic has complicated the jobs of fire- fighters, police officers, and judges too. All those public servants found ways to continue fulfilling their obligations to the public, recognizing that government officials may not shelter in place while their duties go unfulfilled.” Neither the Census Bureau, nor the Commerce Department, which oversees the statistical agency, responded to email inquires immediately. Meanwhile, a coalition of municipalities and civil rights groups that had sued the Census Bureau over concerns about data quality and deadlines said in a court filing Wednesday that they were working toward a potential agreement to their lawsuit with the statistical agency. A hearing on the lawsuit in federal court in San Jose, California, had been scheduled for Friday, but both sides in a court filing asked for a delay until next month to continue “good-faith discussions concerning the potential resolution of this case.” Today is Friday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2021. There are 308 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On Feb. 26, 1993, a truck bomb built by Islamic extremists exploded in the parking garage of the North Tower of New York’s World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000 others. (The bomb failed to topple the North Tower into the South Tower, as the terrorists had hoped; both structures were destroyed in the 9/11 attack eight years later.) On this date In 1904, the United States and Panama proclaimed a treaty under which the U.S. agreed to undertake efforts to build a ship canal across the Panama isthmus. In 1940, the United States Air Defense Command was created. In 1942, “How Green Was My Valley” won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1941, beating out nine other films, including “The Maltese Falcon” and “Citizen Kane.” In 1945, authorities ordered a midnight curfew at nightclubs, bars and other places of entertainment across the nation. 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Estimated closure be printed on a space-available basis. end date: May 6, 2021 Food distribution Gallia vaccine registration POMEROY — The Southeast Ohio Foodbank, a program of Hocking Athens Perry Community Action, will be hosting a mobile food distribution at the Meigs County Fairgrounds on Friday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Food items will be given to families who are residents of Meigs County and fall under 230% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Photo I.D. and proof of residency no more than 60 days old is required. Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit freshtrak.com and enter your Meigs County zip code. This distribution is sponsored by Indivisible Appalachian Ohio. Please contact the Southeast Ohio Foodbank at (740) 3856813 with questions. The Gallia County Health Department is scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments for residents in the following age groups and categories: 80 years and older, 75-plus and those with severe congenital conditions, 70-plus, 65-plus. To schedule an appointment, call 740-441-2018, 740-441-2950, or 740-4412951. The health department stresses a scheduled appointment is required to receive the vaccine. Virtual Black History program offered GALLIPOLIS — Paint Creek Baptist Church will host a virtual presentation of its 30th annual Black History program on Saturday, Feb. 27 beginning at 11 a.m. via its Facebook page. Local talent will present the program. All are welcome to join this event. Rev. Christian Scott, pastor. Road closures MIDDLEPORT — A landslide repair project begins on March 1 on County Road 5 (Mill Street). The road will be closed. Estimated completion: May 1, 2021 MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project begins on March 8 on County Road 1 (Salem School Lot Road). The road will be closed between Ogdin Road (Township Road 25) and Dyesville Road (County Road 27). The detour is County Road COVID vaccine registration changes The Meigs County Health Department will not be taking names for the COVID-19 immunization waiting list at this time due to the large number of individuals on the list who still need the vaccination. The Health Department will call and schedule those on the current waiting list and when that list is exhausted, we will begin having citizens self-register via an online registration process which will be announced in the coming weeks. We appreciate the communities understanding as we try to maneuver through the vaccination process in the best way possible. Meigs Trade Days Spring Craft Bazaar ROCKSPRINGS — The Meigs Trade Days Spring Craft Bazaar held at the Meigs County Fairgrounds will take place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, March 27. Vendor space is still available. Admission and parking are free. For more information call 740416-5506 or 740-416-4015 or visit Meigs Trade Days on Facebook. �CHURCH Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, February 26, 2021 3 Doubt is not the issue When Jesus was being tempted in the wilderness by the Devil, He was encouraged to cast Himself down from the pinnacle of the temple in order to prove the Scriptures true which said that God would send angels to keep His faithful servant from striking a foot against a stone (cf. Matthew 4:5-6; Psalm 91:1112). Jesus responded by quoting a different Scripture whicah said, “You will not put the Lord your God to the test (cf. Matthew 4:7).” The fuller passage Jesus quotes reads as follows: “You shall not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah. You shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies and his statutes, which he has commanded you. (Deuteronomy 6:1617; ESV)” At Massah, the Israelites had grumbled about a lack of water, and had demanded that God provide it for them, through Moses. They had accused God of abandoning them requested that and leading them Jesus provide a into the wildersign for them to ness to kill them. prove His idenGod provided the tity. Jesus rebuked water (cf. Exodus them, calling them 17:1-7), but He an evil and adulterwas not happy with the doubts Jonathan ous generation, and and behavior of the McAnulty further told them people, thus the Contributing that no sign would be given them admonition in Deu- Columnist except the sign of teronomy. Jonah, who was On the other hand, we have the doubts in the fish for three days of Gideon, which God did and nights. He further not seem to get upset at. went on to declare they When God called Gideon would be condemned in the judgment by the men to battle the Midianites, of Nineveh who repented before fully committing, at the preaching of Jonah, Gideon asked God for a and the queen of the pair of signs involving wool, grass and dew. God south who had journeyed to hear Solomon’s wisgave Gideon the signs dom (cf. Matthew 12:38he asked for, causing the 42). dew to fall only on the Why rebuke these Pharfleece the first night, and isees when God did not only on the ground the rebuke Gideon? Is there a night after (cf. Judges double standard? Was the 6:36-40). problem the doubts that Which raises a questhey were having, or is it tion: why was Gideon’s another issue? requested test accepted God Himself tells us, but the Israelites grum“Beloved, do not believe bling and “testing” of every spirit, but test the God was not? spirits to see whether Returning to the minthey are from God, for istry of Jesus, there was many false prophets another occasion when have gone out into the a group of Pharisees world (1 John 4:1; ESV).” Which means that God Himself encourages us to ask questions and seek the proof of what people are claiming is divine truth. A certain amount of caution is called for before whole-heartedly endorsing any and every idea that comes our way, not to mention any and every person who claims to have a message for us from God. God didn’t get upset at Gideon because Gideon merely wanted confirmation prior to going to battle that it was indeed God who was sending him. Once the confirmation came, Gideon went out boldly to obey. The Israelites on the other hand, in the wilderness, were just looking for a reason to rebel against God, and they grabbed any and every opportunity to complain to God about their condition. They knew that God had indeed spoken to them, they just weren’t happy with the message. Likewise, the Pharisees See DOUBT | 8 Beholding Christ, knowing God God’s possession, Now, Paul begins the family of God to intercede on rests assured in the their behalf. He power of God. And prays for his broththis power is now ers and sisters in at work in the lives Christ to experiof God’s people (v. ence the fullness 19). of what he has just Isaiah And what is explained to them. Pauley And the essence of Contributing that power? Well, that’s where verses Paul’s prayer can columnist 20-23 come into be found in verse play. Paul reminds 17, when he writes, the Ephesian believers of “… that the God of our Christ’s resurrection and Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give exultation. Then, he ends you the Spirit of wisdom his prayer by emphasizing the headship of and of revelation in the knowledge of him” (ESV). Christ over all things, including the church. So, Paul prays for the And as the family of Ephesian believers to God, we are His church. know God. We are His body. Now, it might seem As we consider Paul’s strange that Paul prays prayer, I hope we confor Christians to know sider the importance of God. After all, we’re accustomed to praying for praying for our brothers and sisters in Christ. non-Christians to know We’re quick to pray God. But when Paul talks for those who are sick. about “knowledge” in We’re quick to pray for verse 17, he’s referring to an intimate, relational those who are suffering. And rightly so. But knowledge. as the family of God, There’s a difference we’re called to pray for between knowing about each other in the area God and knowing God. of Christian growth. In And when it comes to God, there’s always more other words, we should be praying for our brothto know. Paul prays for ers and sisters to behold these believers to know the beauty of Christ God more fully. more and more each day. Paul first prays for As Paul says elsetheir hope (v. 18). And where, “For God, who this hope is the result of being chosen, redeemed, said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ has shone and kept by God. As in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ” (2 Cor. 4:6 ESV). Let’s behold Christ and know God. And let’s pray for our brothers and sisters to do the same. Isaiah Pauley is the Minister of Worship for Faith Baptist Church in Mason, W.Va. Find more at www. isaiahpauley.com. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. Dr. Kurdi is a highly specialized, board-certified, and fellowship-trained pulmonologist who has managed all aspects of pulmonary and sleep medicine for more than 17 years. He earned four board certifications with the American Board of Internal Medicine including Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Pulmonology, and Critical Care. Dr. Kurdi holds certifications in advanced cardiac life support and basic life support. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Kurdi to the Pleasant Valley medical community,” states Jeff Noblin, FACHE, CEO. “Dr. Kurdi is an exceptionally trained and very experienced pulmonologist who is coming to us from Weston, WV. He will be a great asset to those in the Ohio Valley region who are experiencing pulmonary or sleep medicine issues. In addition, we are pleased Dr. Kurdi is bringing his expertise in dealing with COVID-19 and other respiratory-related illnesses.” OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28TH 1:30-3:00 PM 6150 State Route 588 $257,950.00 Dr. Kurdi earned his medical doctorate at the Damascus University Medical School in Damascus, Syria and completed his internal medicine residency program at Wayne State University Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital in Oakland, Michigan. Dr. Kurdi completed his fellowship training in pulmonology at Columbia University Harlem Hospital in New York, New York. He competed his fellowship training in critical care at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ɗ ɗ ɗ ɗ Priceless views from this centrally located ranch brick home! Call or email Josh with any questions bodimer@wisemanrealestate. com or 740-446-3644 or 740-645-6665 . like any other There was night until God a man named appeared. He told Abram in the Abram, “Do not Old Testament, be afraid! I am Genesis, Chapyour defender, ter 15. He was and I promise I a good man will give you a who owned Ann great reward!” many sheep Moody Abram asked and cattle. He Contributing God, “What kind lived with his columnist of reward? I don’t wife Sarai in even have any the land of Haran, but they had no children!” Then God took children. Abram out beneath the One day, God came starry sky. “Look up to Abram and said to at all those stars. You him, “Abram, I want you to pack up all your will have a son; your son will have children; things and leave your they will have children; home. I want you to and one day they will go to the land I will be as many as the stars give you. I promise you see tonight. From that I will bless you, them a great nation and make your family will come.” great. I will be with Abram had many you in all you do and because of you, all the questions because he and Sarai were very families of the earth old - too old to have will be blessed.” Wow, that was quite children. But Abram trusted God because a promise that God made to Abram, wasn’t when God makes a promise, He keeps it. it? But it was a scary And God did keep that one too. It meant promise and because that Abram and Sarai of Abram all people on would have to leave earth are blessed. It the place they knew and go to a place they was all part of God’s plan. didn’t know. They It’s good for us to would have to trust remember that we too God that everything need to believe God in would be OK, but that’s just what Abram His promises and have faith in those promisdid. He took his wife es. God has a plan for Sarai and his nephew each of us and loves Lot. They packed up everything they owned us very much. One day we will come to live and moved to the with Him in heaven. land of Canaan where God led them to go. It This was the beginning of God’s plan. wasn’t an easy move. Let’s say a prayer Abram was 75 years old when God told him together. Dear God, to leave his home, and thank You for giving us Canaan was a long way promises that we can always count on and away from Haran. loving us so much that One starry night You have a good plan many years later, for each of our lives Abram was resting in and future. In Jesus’ his tent after a hard day’s work. It was just name, we pray. Amen. Pleasant Valley Hospital is pleased to welcome pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist Mostafa Kurdi, MD, FCCP, to its medical staff. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Breathing Problems Emphysema Cystic Fibrosis ɗ ɗ ɗ ɗ ɗ Lung Cancer/Tumors Asthma Chronic Bronchitis Pulmonary Health Concerns Sleep Apnea and/or Insomnia For more information or to schedule your appointment with Mostafa Kurdi, MD, FCCP, please call 304.675.5010. OH-70219585 Spurgeon once told a group of pastors, “When a man is upstairs in bed, and cannot do any hurt, you pray for him. When he is downstairs, and can do no end of mischief, you do not pray for him.” Neglected prayer is far too common among the people of God. I don’t know about you, but I’m good at pushing prayer aside. I whisper a prayer for those who are sick. I pray for those in pain. But if God’s people appear to be doing well, I rarely pray for them. And I hardly ever pray like Paul does in Ephesians 1:15-23. Let me show you. “For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in the one to come. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all” (ESV). If you’ve been with me for the past few weeks, you know what Paul writes in verses 3-14. He explains who the family of God is. Those who belong to the family of God are chosen by God in Christ (vv. 3-6), redeemed by God in Christ (vv. 7-10), and kept by God in Christ (vv. 11-14). Second Sunday of Lent: One starry night �4 Friday, February 26, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIA COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY ASSEMBLY OF GOD Lighthouse Assembly of God Ohio 160, Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday,Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Sunday Evening 6:30 p.m. Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va., Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday children’s church, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m. BAPTIST Pathway Community Church 730 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Mid-week children and adult programming. Countryside Baptist Chapel 2265 Harrisburg Road, Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m First Baptist Church 1100 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; AWANA Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. Gallia Baptist Church Dry Ridge Road, Gallia Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Church Services 10:30 AM & 6:30 PM, Wednesday 7 PM, AWANA Sunday 5:45. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Vinton, Ohio. Pastor: First and Third Sundays, Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Vinton Baptist Church 11818 Ohio 160, Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.;. Canaan Missionary Baptist Ohio 218, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Faith Baptist Church 3615 Jackson Pike. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mercerville Missionary Baptist Church 117 Burlington Rd, Crown City, Ohio 45623 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good Hope United Baptist Church Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday 6 p.m. Rio Grande Calvary Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m., Bible Study 6:30 pm every Wednesday White Oak Baptist Church 1555 Nibert Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday youth services, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 7:30 p.m. Victory Baptist Church Victory Road, Crown City Sunday morning service, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m., Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. French City Southern Baptist 3554 Ohio 160. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Paint Creek Regular Baptist 833 Third Ave. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church Ohio 554 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 9: 30 a.m.; Sunday night service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting and youth service, 7 p.m. Silver Run Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship, 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Silver Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Sunday 10 a.m.; Sunday night 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm Poplar Ridge Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Salem Baptist Church Gage. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, first and third Sundays, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Addison Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:50 a.m.; Sunday evening 6pm, Wednesday night prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Centerpoint Freewill Baptist Church Centerpoint and Nebo Roads. Sunday morning 10 am, Sunday evening 6 pm, Wednesday evening at 7 pm Old Emory Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Northup Baptist Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. on the first and third Sunday of each month; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Youth every Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bible study at 7 p.m. Providence Missionary Baptist Church 3766 Teens Run Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study and youth night, 7 p.m. Prospect Enterprise Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good News Baptist Church 4045 George’s Creek Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Sunday Evening 6 pm ,Wednesday Evening 6 pm Springfield Baptist Church Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching, 7 p.m.; Bible study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Road, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 6 p.m. Deer Creek Freewill Baptist Church Koontz Sailor Road, Vinton. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Guyan Valley Missionary Baptist Church Platform. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Mount Carmel Baptist Church Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. Trinity Baptist Church Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Mina Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Neighborhood Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday service, 6 p.m. Corinth Missionary Baptist Church Jimis Emary Road, Oak Hill. Sunday school 10 a.m.; service, 11 a.m. Every second and fourth Sunday. Harris Baptist Church Ohio 554, Rio Grande, Ohio Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Rd Sunday school 9:30a.m: Wednesday Prayer meeting 6pm CATHOLIC Saint Louis Catholic Church 85 State Street, Gallipolis. Daily mass, 8 a.m.; Saturday mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday mass, 8 and 10 a.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Bidwell Church of Christ Ohio 554, Bidwell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Church of Christ 234 Chapel Drive. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Church of Christ at Rio Grande 568 Ohio 325 North, Bidwell. Sunday Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. CHRISTIAN UNION Church of Christ in Christian Union 2173 Eastern Avenue, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday youth ministries and adult service, 7 p.m. Faith Valley Community Church 4315 Bulaville Pike, Gallipolis, OH Sunday morning 10:00am, Sunday evening 6:00pm, Thursdays 7:00pm, KJV Bible preached each service Fairview Church of Christ in Christian Union Alice Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Ewington Church of Christ in Christian Union 176 Ewington Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH First Christian Church of Rio Grande 814 Ohio 325 North, Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Bible study and youth meeting, 7 p.m., Wednesdays. Gallipolis Christian Church 4486 Ohio 588. Sunday worship, 8:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; youth meeting and adult Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Little Kyger Congregational Christian Church Little Kyger Road, Cheshire. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Central Christian Church 109 Garfield Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship service, 10:25 a.m.; youth meeting, 5:30 p.m.; evening worship service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD First Church of God 1723 Ohio 141. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:25 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night/Bible study, 6-8 p.m. Rodney Pike Church of God 440 Ohio 850 Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m., Wednesday groups, 7 p.m., with adult Bible study, Church of God of Prophecy 380 White Road, Ohio 160. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m.; children’s church, 11:15 a.m.; Sunday service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m.; Wednesday youth meeting, 7 p.m. Eureka Church of God Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Life Church of God 576 State Route 7 North Gallipolis, Oh, Sunday School 10:00 am; Sunday Worship 11 am and 6 pm; Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm, 7 p.m. Bethlehem Church 1774 Rocky Fork Road, Crown City. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Faith Community Chapel Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Nebo Church Sunday, 6 p.m. Morgan Center Christian Holiness church. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Walnut Ridge Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Kings Chapel Church King Cemetery Lane, Crown City. Sunday morning worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening prayer meeting, 7 p.m Jubilee Christian Center George’s Creek Road. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church Ohio 325. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Garden of My Hearth Holy Tabernacle 4950 State Route 850, Bidwell. Services are conducted Thursday, 6 p.m.; Saturday 6 p.m; and Sunday 10 a.m. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church Valley View Drive, Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rodney Church of Light 6611 Ohio 588. Fellowship, 9:15 a.m.; Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:40 a.m.; youth, 6 p.m. EPISCOPAL Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church 541 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship with Communion, 10 a.m., Fellowship & refreshments following. FULL GOSPEL Community Christian Fellowship 290 Trails End, Thurman. Sunday worship, kid’s church and nursery, 10 a.m.; youth night, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Vinton Full Gospel Church 418 Main Street, Vinton. Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 6 p.m. Family movie night, 3rd Friday of each month at 7 p.m. Vinton Fellowship Chapel Keystone Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. INDEPENDENT Bulaville Christian Church 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd., Gallipolis, OH 45631 Sunday School 10:00 AM; AM Worship Service 10:30 AM; Bible Study, Wednesday 6 PM Crown City Community Church 86 Main Street, Crown City Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; youth meeting, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; Adult Bible Study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Christian Community Church FOP Building, Neal Road Sunday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Freedom Fellowship Route 279, Oak Hill. Pastor: Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday prayer and praise, 7 p.m. Macedonia Community Church Claylick Road, Patriot. Sunday school and worship services, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Trinity Gospel Mission 11184 Ohio 554, Bidwell Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 7 p.m. Promiseland Community Church Clay Chapel Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m, Sunday evening, 4 p.m.; prayer meeting, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Bailey Chapel Church Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; Sunday night worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Debbie Drive Chapel Off of Ohio 141 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday preaching and youth, 7 p.m. Peniel Community Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Pine Grover Holiness Church Off of Ohio 325 Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Dickey Chapel Hannan Trace Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Liberty Chapel Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Elizabeth Chapel Church Third Avenue and Locust Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, LATTER-DAY SAINTS The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Ohio 160. Sacrament service, 10-11:15 a.m., Sunday school, 11:20-12 p.m.; relief society/ priesthood, 12:05-1 p.m. LUTHERAN New Life Lutheran Church 900 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Worship Services: 10 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School: 9 a.m.; Bible study at Poppy’s on Court Street, Wednesday, 10:00 am and Friday 9:00 am; UNITED METHODIST Grace United Methodist Church 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday. Worship, 8:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m, Sunday Youth Ministry 6:00-8:00 pm, Wednesday-For Men Only, 8:00 a.m. Christ United Methodist Church 9688 Ohio 7 South. Adult Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 6:30-8 p.m. River of Life United Methodist 35 Hillview Drive, Gallipolis.. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Fair Haven United Methodist Kanauga. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11:00 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 10:30 a.m. Bidwell United Methodist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship 9 a.m. Trinity United Methodist Church Ohio 160 at Ohio 554 in Porter. Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m.; Bible study, 9 a.m. Saturday. Bethel United Methodist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7:30 p.m. Bethesda United Methodist Ohio 775. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Simpson Chapel United Methodist Lake Drive, Rio Grande. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Bible study, 1 p.m. Monday. Thurman Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Centenary United Methodist Church Ohio 141. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Patriot United Methodist Church Patriot Road.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship: 11:05 a.m.; Sunday evening Bible study, 6 p.m. Children’s church, Thursday, 6 p.m. FELLOWSHIP APOSTOLIC Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. 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. Emmanuel Apostolic Tabernacle, Inc. Loop Road off New Lima Road, Rutland. 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. Sunday services, 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 pm NAZARENE BAPTIST First Church of the Nazarene 1110 First Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. 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 Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m.. 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. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. First Southern Baptist 41872 Pomeroy Pike. 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 Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Racine First Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Mount Union Baptist Children’s Sunday school, adult Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Old Bethel Free Will Baptist Church 28601 Ohio 7, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Tuesday and Saturday services, 6 p.m. Hillside Baptist Church Ohio 143 just off of Ohio 7. 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. 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, Sunday school, 10a.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 NON-DENOMINATIONAL Oasis Christian Tabernacle 3773 George’s Creek Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. Fellowship of Faith 20344 Ohio 554, Bidwell. Worship service, 10 a.m. Sunday; Gentle Worship 2 p.m. third Sunday each month; Midweek Opportunity, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Gallia Cornerstone Church U.S. 35 and Ohio 850. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday teen service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. River City Fellowship Third Ave. and Court Street Sunday celebration, 10 a.m. Contemporary music and casual. Old Garden of My Heart Church, 1908 Fairview Drive, Bidwell. Sunday night service, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday school for children, 6:30 p.m. Liberty Ministries Ohio 325, Rio Grande; Sunday fellowship, 10 a.m.; Worship and work, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. New Beginnings Revival Center 845 Skidmore Road, Bidwell, Ohio. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bell Chapel Church 19 Bell Ave at Eastern Avenue, Sunday Morning 10 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Wednesday Evening 7 pm, New Life Church of God 210 Upper River Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday night prayer, 7 p.m. Triple Cross Sunday school, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. McDaniel Crossroads Pentecostal Church Cadmus Road, Cadmus. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 51 State Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church 107 South High Street, Wilkesville, Sunday Morning Service 9:30 am WESLEYAN Crown City Wesleyan Church 26144 Ohio 7 South. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night, 7 p.m. Morgan Center Wesleyan Church Intersection of Morgan Center and Clark Chapel Rd, Vinton, Ohio; Sunday School 9:45 am Church Services 10:45 a.m.; Sunday Evening Church Services, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m OH-70224945 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. 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 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. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday services, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church 31057 Ohio 325, Langsville. 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. 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. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting 7 p.m. Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church 75 Pearl Street, Middleport. Sunday: worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. CATHOLIC Sacred Heart Catholic Church 161 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy, Ohio 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 CHURCH OF CHRIST Westside Church of Christ 33226 Children’s Home Road, Pomeroy, Oh Sunday traditional worship, 10 a.m., with Bible study following, Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Hemlock Grove Christian Church 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. Sunday school, 9 a.m; Morning Worship Service 10 am, Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Keno Church of Christ First and Third Sunday. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Bearwallow Ridge Church of Christ 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, 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. 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. 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, 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 Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. LATTER-DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ohio 160. 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. 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 Worship, 11 a.m. Bechtel United Methodist New Haven. 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. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Alfred Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Chester Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Joppa 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 Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; first Sunday of the month, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Saint Paul Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m.; Bible study, Tuesday 10 a.m. Asbury Syracuse. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7:30 p.m. Flatwoods Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m. Forest Run Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m Heath 339 S. 3rd Ave., Middleport. 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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. 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 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 Sunday school, 9:30 a.m., worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday evenings, 7 p.m. Chester Church of the Nazarene Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m. Rutland Church of the Nazarene Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Providing Seniors With: � ������ �������������� �� ������ ������ ��� ��������������� ������� � ������ � ����� ����������������� Main 740-446-7150 x11 Fax 740-446-0785 OH-70218401 McCoy Moore NAZARENE OH-70218315 OH-70218304 Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center Laurel Cliff Laurel Cliff Road. Sunday school, 9:30; morning worship, 10:30; evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 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. Saturday, 2 p.m. Salem Community Church Lieving Road, West Columbia, W.Va. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Hobson Christian Fellowship Church Sunday 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Restoration Christian Fellowship 9365 Hooper Road, Athens. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. House of Healing Ministries Ohio 124, Langsville. Pastors: 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; 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 through Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m. Endtime House of Prayer Ohio 681, Snowville; 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, Grace Gospel 196 Mulberry Avenue, Pomeroy, OH 45769 Sunday School 10:00 AM, Sunday Service 11:00 AM, Sunday Evening 6:00 PM, Wednesday 6:00 PM Senior Resource Center OH-70218337 Ad FREE METHODIST Syracuse Community Church 2480 Second Street, Syracuse., Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m. A New Beginning Harrisonville. Thursday, 7 p.m. Amazing Grace Community Church Ohio 681, Tuppers Plains.. Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Oasis Christian Fellowship (Non-denominational fellowship). Meet in the Meigs Middle School cafeteria. Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Community of Christ Portland-Racine Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Worship Center 39782 Ohio 7 Sunday 10 a.m Ash Street Church 398 Ash Street, Middleport. 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 603 Second Ave., Mason. Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Abundant Grace 923 South Third Street, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Faith Full Gospel Church Long Bottom. 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 Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl Street, Middleport.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Faith Valley Tabernacle Church Bailey Run Road. 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. Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7:30 p.m. South Bethel Community Church Silver Ridge. 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. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Letart, W.Va., Route 1. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Faith Fellowship Crusade for Christ Friday, 7 p.m. Calvary Bible Church Pomeroy. 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 Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rejoicing Life Church 500 North Second Ave., Middleport. Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Gallia County Council On Aging Veteran Care, Memory Care & Rehabilitation Ad Asbury Syracuse Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. New Beginnings Worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.. Rocksprings Sunday school, 9 a.m.; Worship Service 10 am: 8 am worship service Rutland Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Salem Center Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; worship, 9:15 a.m.; Bible study, Monday 7 p.m. Bethany Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Wednesday services, 10 a.m. Carmel-Sutton Carmel and Bashan Roads, Racine.. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, noon. Morning Star Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. East Letart Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Racine Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Coolville United Methodist Church Main and Fifth Street.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Tuesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Church Township Road 468C. 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. OH-70218313 Pyro Chapel Church 4041 CH&D Road, Oak Hill, Ohio. Services, Sunday school – children and adults, 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m. Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m. Life Line Apostolic four miles north on W.Va. Route 2. Sunday morning, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Apostolic Gospel Church 1812 Eastern Ave. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Calvary Christian Center, Inc. 553 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m.;Wednesday –Bible Study or Prayer-6:00 pm Apostolic Faith Church of Pentecostal Assemblies of the World 190 Vale Road, Bidwell. 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If you have those things everything else falls into place. OH-70218306 OH-70218312 �Sports 6 Friday, February 26, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Atlantic League to open May 27, play 120-game schedule Bryan Walters | OVP Sports An outside view of Appalachian Power Park on June 6, 2015. APP is located in downtown Charleston, W.Va., and will again be home to professional baseball as both the Power and the Lexington Legends are joining the Atlantic League this season. YORK, Pa. (AP) — The Atlantic League plans to resume play with a 120game schedule for each team starting May 27 after missing the 2020 season due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Atlantic League teams had played 140 games in past seasons. The eight-team league will be in its first season as a partner league of Major League Baseball, and its 23rd season overall. The Atlantic League, whose teams are not affiliates of major league clubs, has used rules experiments for MLB in the past. The expansion Gastonia Honey Hunters are slated to open at home on May 27 against the Lancaster Barnstormers, and other teams are scheduled to start the following day, the league said Wednesday. The Lexington Legends and West Virginia Power are new to the league this year, shifting from the Class A South Atlantic League. They replace the Somerset (New Jersey) Patriots, who became the New York Yankees’ DoubleA affiliate, and the Sugar Land (Texas) Skeeters, who became the Houston Astros’ Triple-A affiliate. The May 28 schedule includes the Long Island Ducks hosting Lexington, the York Revolution hosting the High Point Rockers and West Virginia hosting the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. Reconfigured divisions have Lancaster (Pennsylvania), Long Island, Southern Maryland and York (Pennsylvania) in the North, and Gastonia and High Point (both North Carolina), Lexington (Kentucky) and West Virginia in the South. Eastern Eagles fall at Pike Western, 60-34 By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com LATHAM, Ohio — A tough start led to a disappointing ending. The Eastern boys basketball team mustered only four baskets in the opening 16 minutes of regulation, while 12th seeded Western built a 25-9 halftime advantage and never looked back Wednesday night during a 60-34 victory in a Division IV Southeast 1 sectional semifinal held at WHS in Pike County. The 21st seeded Eagles (0-18) were competitive in the opening frame as the Indians (9-9) claimed a small 11-6 edge, but the hosts countered with five points apiece from Kolten Miller and Sean Kerns as part of a 14-3 second quarter surge that gave WHS a 16-point cushion at the break. Despite reaching double digits in each of the final two cantos, EHS was ultimately never closer as Western made a 17-11 third period push while extending its lead out to 42-20 headed into the finale. Bryce Newland poured in eight points down the stretch run for the guests, but the Indians ultimately closed regulation with an 18-14 run to complete the 26-point outcome. Western advances to face fifth seeded Whiteoak in the sectional final at 7 p.m. Saturday evening. The Eagles made 15 total field goals — including two 3-pointers — and also went 2-of-9 at the free throw line for 22 percent. Newland paced EHS with 10 points, followed by Trey Hill with seven points and Ethan Short with five markers. Brady Watson and Isaiah Reed were next with four points each, while Brad Hawk and Owen Johnson completed the scoring with two markers apiece. Western netted 22 total field goals — including four trifectas — and also sank 12-of-13 charity tosses for 92 percent. Colton Montgomery led the Indians with a game-high 16 points, followed by Kerns with 12 points and Miller with 11 markers. Riley Beckman was next with six points, while Reed Brewster and Zach Teed respectively added five and four points. Colt Henderson, Dalton Risner and Noah Whitt completed the winning tally with two points each. Eastern’s last win came last year in the opening round of the sectional tournament, a 50-24 decision over visiting Portsmouth Notre Dame on Feb. 19, 2020. The Eagles will enter the 2021-22 campaign looking to end a 19-game losing skid. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Photos by Alex Hawley | OVP Sports South Gallia junior Blaik Saunders (4) drives past an East’s Devin Alland, during the first half of the Rebels’ 73-31 victory on Wednesday in Mercerville, Ohio. South Gallia trounces Tartans By Alex Hawley Small and Ean Combs contributed four points apiece to the winning cause, Garrett Frazee, MERCERVILLE, Ohio Blaik Saunders and — No smoother way to Marshall Beegle added start the postseason. three each, while Tanner The 10th-seeded South Boothe chipped in with Gallia boys basketball two points. team led by as many Jaylen Mayhew and as 50 points, and never Matt Flannery led East trailed during its 73-31 with six points apiece. victory over 24th-seeded Levi Justice scored five Sciotoville East in the for the guests, Austin Division IV sectional Baughman and Landen semifinal on Wednesday Pernell both added four, in Gallia County. while Kellon Gray, KeaThe Rebels (12-8) gan Jackson and Cam scored the first 12 points Justice each claimed two of the game, and led 30-6 markers. after a quarter. During the regular Each side scored four season, SGHS defeated points over the first two the Tartans 69-19 on minutes of the second Dec. 29 in Mercerville. stanza, and the hosts After hosting Waterclosed the half with a ford in Tri-Valley Confer21-to-5 run for a 55-15 South Gallia senior Layne Ours shoots over East’s Jaylen Mayhew ence Hocking Division halftime lead. (15), in front of SGHS junior Brayden Hammond, during the Rebels’ play on Thursday, South South Gallia held East 73-31 victory on Wednesday in Mercerville, Ohio. Gallia will visit seventhto a single bucket in the seeded Peebles in the Brayden Hammond For the game, South third quarter, and headed sectional championship led the hosts with two Gallia made 31 twointo the finale on top game on Saturday. dozen points, 14 of pointers, three triples, 65-17. © 2021 Ohio Valley The Red and Gold had and 2-of-3 (66.7 percent) which came in the opening quarter. Layne Ours Publishing, all rights free throws. East went their largest lead of the was next with 14 points, reserved. 4-for-10 (40 percent) at game, at 67-17, 30 secfollowed by Jaxxin Mabe onds into the fourth quar- the charity stripe, while Alex Hawley can be reached at 740with 10, and Tristan ter, and the hosts cruised making 12 field goals, 446-2342, ext. 2100. Saber with six. Andrew including three trifectas. to the 73-31 win. ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com Friday, Feb. 26 Boys Basketball (20) Meigs at (4) Adena, 7 p.m. Bobcats hold off Southern, 61-56 Wrestling D-2 sectionals at Alexander HS, 5 p.m. By Alex Hawley Saturday, Feb. 27 FRANKLIN FURNACE, Ohio — Looking for revenge, the Tornadoes came up just short. The 19th-seeded Southern boys basketball team — fell which at Green by a 76-56 count on Dec. 19 — dropped a 61-56 decision to the 14th-seeded Bobcats in the Boys Basketball (10) South Gallia at (7) Peebles, 7 p.m. Wrestling D-2 sectionals at Alexander HS, 9 a.m. D-3 sectionals at Alexander HS, 9 a.m. ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com Division IV sectional semifinal on Wednesday. Southern (3-16) hit five field goals in the opening period, but trailed 17-12 at the conclusion of the stanza. The Bobcats went on a 14-to-7 run in the second period and headed into the half with a 31-19 advantage. The Tornadoes began to battle back in the second half, hitting eight field goals in the third quarter. SHS outscored GHS 18-to-17 in the third and headed into the finale down 48-37. Southern closed the game with a 19-to-14 run, but never got closer than five and fell 61-56. In total, SHS made 23 field goals, five of which came from three-point See BOBCATS | 7 �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, February 26, 2021 7 Bobcats Study: college sports still trail pros in diversity hiring From page 6 By Aaron Beard range. Meanwhile, Green made 24 field goals, including four triples. Southern connected on 5-of-8 (62.5 percent) free throws, while GHS made 9-of18 (50 percent). Leading the Purple and Gold, Arrow Drummer scored 23 points, combining nine two-pointers, one triple, and a 2-for-3 day at the foul line. Lincoln Rose was next with 16 points on eight field goals, followed by Cade Anderson with nine points on three trifectas. Chase Bailey and Cruz Brinager scored three points each in the setback, while Ryan Laudermilt came up with two. For Green, Levi Sampson led allscorers with 31 points, featuring a dozen field goals. Levi Singleton hit a game-best four three-pointers on his way to 12 points, while Wiley Sanders sank five field goals for 10 points. Ethan Huffman contributed seven points to the winning cause, while Levi Blevins chipped in with one. The Bobcats will visit third-seeded Federal Hocking for the sectional final on Saturday. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Associated Press A diversity study for racial and gender hiring across college sports found little change in scores that continue to lag behind the professional ranks. Wednesday’s report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at Central Florida assigned an overall C-plus grade, a B for racial hiring and a C-plus for gender hiring for the 2019-20 sports season. Those were the same grades from last year in the report, which examines a range of positions including leadership at the NCAA headquarters, conference commissioners, athletics directors and head coaches across Divisions I, II and III. The numeric scores fluctuated slightly and remained at the higher end since researchers revised the grading scale for the 2015-16 report to account for changing national demograph- By Doug Ferguson Associated Press The PGA Tour without Tiger Woods was always inevitable purely because of age. His shattered right leg from his SUV flipping down a hill on a sweeping road through coastal Los Angeles suburbs only brings that closer. Golf wasn’t ready Wednesday to contemplate the future of its biggest star after the 10th and most complicated surgery on the 45-yearold Woods. There was more relief that he was (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 The Gallia County General Health District annual financial report for calendar year 2020 is complete and available for review at 499 Jackson Pike, Suite D, Gallipolis, Ohio, between the hours of 8 AM - 4 PM, Monday through Friday. Lou Ann Whittington, MBA, Fiscal Officer. 2/26/21,3/5/21 Best Deal New & Used MARK PORTER FORD Home of the Car Fairy OH-70004516 OH-70223978 www.markporterauto.com alive. “Listen, when Tiger wants to talk about golf, we’ll talk about golf,” Commissioner Jay Monahan said at the World Golf Championship in Florida. “When you’re going to overcome what he needs to overcome, I think the love of all of our players and everybody out here, it’s going to come forward in a big way and across the entire sporting world. “I think he’ll feel that energy and I think that’s what we should all focus on.” Woods made it clear what he faces with an update posted early Wednesday to social media by his team that outlined the “long surgical procedure” at HarborUCLA Medical Center. Anish Mahajan, the chief medical officer, said Woods shattered tibia and fibula bones on his right leg in multiple locations. Those were stabilized by a rod in the tibia. He said a combination of screws and pins were used to stabilize additional injuries in the ankle and foot. Four previous surgeries to repair ligaments were done on the left knee. (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN ANNOUNCEMENTS Legals and women’s Division I teams overall, as well as men’s and women’s basketball specifically. The percentage of Division I football head-coaching positions held by people of color increased slightly to 10.6%, up from 10.3% a year earlier. The study also found that white men continue to hold most positions as athletics director in Division I (72.3%), Division II (70.8%) and Division III (61.6%). The NCAA headquarters earned high marks with a B-plus in racial hiring for both senior leadership and professional positions, along with an A-plus for gender in each area. The report’s overall score was a 78.6, down from a 78.7 a year earlier. That came after the racial hiring score (80.2) fell 1.4 points while the gender hiring score (77) climbed 1.2 points. Still, the lack of broader progress over years stood out. Lapchick said 76.3% of administrators at the NCAA headquarters are white, a figure that remains almost unchanged from 2000 (76.6%). Whites held 86.5% of positions as Division I conference commissioners for the 2007-08 sports year, and that figure now stands at 86.7%. And women have gone from holding 39.5% of positions as head coach for women’s teams across all three divisions for the 2010-11 season to 41% today, he said. In a statement, Derrick Gragg, NCAA senior vice president for inclusion, education and community engagement, said the report highlights that “there is still much work to do to infuse inclusion and equality further into athletics.” Gragg also said the NCAA headquarters has worked to diversify its senior leadership while creating the NCAA Leadership Collective to help schools identify minority job candidates. Golf without Woods? Battered leg brings it closer to reality XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN LEGALS ics. But they again trailed those of professional leagues reviewed in other TIDES studies: the NBA, NFL, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer and the WNBA. And it followed last month’s study that reported a significant “underrepresentation” of women and people of color in leadership positions at the Football Bowl Subdivision level of college athletics. More concerning, lead report author and institute director Richard Lapchick said, was the fact that there has been little progress in many areas from a decade or more ago. “When you put it in a historical perspective of some of the really important positions, the numbers are barely moving” from past years, Lapchick said in an interview with The Associated Press. 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The timing was impeccable, for the PGA Tour negotiated a television contract that made prize money spike. XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN AUTOS The following vehicle(s) will be available for public sale on Friday, February 26, 2021 at Dave's Supreme Auto Sales LLC, 1393 Jackson Pike Gallipolis, OH 45631, at 1:00 pm. This is the first major trauma to the right leg. Woods has had five surgeries on his lower back in the last seven years. The most recent was in December, a microdiscectomy to remove a pressurized disk that was pinching a nerve. “I would say, unfortunately, it’s very, very unlikely that he returns to be a professional golfer after these injuries,” said Dr. Michael Gardner, chief of orthopedic trauma at Stanford Medical Center. “His age, his multiple back issues, this is going to be a very long Check out our &ODVVLÀ�HGV online! HELP WANTED Meigs County Veteran Service Office Administrative Assistant The Meigs County Veteran Service Commission is looking to hire for the position of Administrative Assistant. This position will start as part time. Position requirements include answering phones, manage veteran transportation and driver time sheets, assist with grant applications. Starting pay will be $15.00/hr. This position will move to a full time position per 90 day evaluation. Qualifications: Honorably Discharged Veteran with DD214, must be a Meigs County Resident with proof of residency and Valid Driver's license. Must be able to work well with the public. Must have knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office. Please bring resume to the Meigs County Veterans Service Office located at 97 N 2nd Ave. Suite 2, Middleport Ohio. 740-992-2820 Deadline for submission of resume is close of business, 4:00PM, March 12th, 2021. GAL- CR VAR PM- FY2021 PRESS RELEASE Sealed bids will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Gallia County, Ohio, at their office 18 Locus Street, Room 1292, Gallipolis, Ohio until 11:00 o'clock a.m., Prevailing Local Time on the day of March 18, 2021 and will be opened and read immediately thereafter for: The furnishing of all services, labor, equipment, and materials required for for pavement markings on various county routes in Gallia County. All proposed work shall be in accordance with the specifications and plans on file in the Office of the Gallia County Engineer. Completion Date: 8-31-2021 Copies of the Construction Plans, Bidding Forms, and Specifications on the Unit Price Contract may be viewed in the Office of the Gallia County Engineer, 1167 State Route 160, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 during regular business hours (7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday). A non-refundable fee of $10.00 will be charged for copies mailed or picked up by prospective bidders. A copy of the ODOT specification is available in the County Engineer's Office for review. Each bid shall have filed with it a bid guaranty in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or letter of credit revocable only at the option of Gallia County in an amount equal to 10% of the bid or a bond in accordance with division (B) of Section 153.54 of the Revised Code. If the successful bidder has filed a bid guaranty in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or letter of credit, then at the time of entering the contract, the bidder shall file a performance bond in accordance with division (C) of Section 153.54 of the Revised Code and in substantially the form provided in Section 153.57 of the Revised Code. 2/26/21,3/2/21,3/9/21 �NEWS 8 Friday, February 26, 2021 In other words, watch your life We often forget as Christians the degree to which the life we live now as Christians is truly a type of warfare. Our enemy is the devil. He is the one plotting our downfall, assaulting us with strategies designed to wear us down and defeat us, instigating various treacheries that undermine our pressing on to victory, and striving to sabotage our strength in the Lord and fruitfulness as His children. The devil, a spiritual being opposed to the will of God in your life and seeking to thwart Him by leading you astray and trapping you in chains of guilt and shame, fear, and hate. “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a lion, seeking someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8 ESV). As a Christian, which is to say someone who has repented of sin and trusted Jesus as Savior and now follows Him as Lord, we are warned about the devil’s intent to harm and destroy us, comparing him to a thief who “comes only to steal and kill and destroy” (John 10:10a ESV). We are admonished Licenses From page 1 “Successful fish and wildlife management in Ohio starts with every person who purchases a fishing or hunting license,” said Division of Wildlife Chief Kendra Wecker. “License sales help the Division of Wildlife manage fish and wildlife populations and the habitats that sustain them. Thank you for purchasing a license and supporting conservation this year.” Ohio’s annual resident hunting licenses for the 2021-22 seasons are $19 and available beginning March 1. Hunting licens- darkness, against to “give no opporthe spiritual forctunity to the devil” es of evil in the (Ephesians 4:27 heavenly places. ESV). Therefore take up In other words, the whole armor watch your life. of God, that you Watch what may be able to thoughts you take Thom into yourself, guard Mollohan withstand in the your heart from Contributing evil day, and having done all, to the threat of sinful columnist stand firm. Stand attitudes and Godtherefore, having less perspectives. fastened on the belt of Consider well how your truth, and having put on speech and actions can the breastplate of righgive the devil footholds teousness, and, as shoes in your life. And reflect on how careless thoughts for your feet, having put on the readiness given and deeds can give your spiritual enemy opportu- by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances nities to trap you in sin, take up the shield of accuse the God you say faith, with which you you follow, and bind you can extinguish all the with chains of regret. flaming darts of the In Ephesians 6:10-19, evil one; and take the the Bible shares with us the spiritual gear we need helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, to successfully fend off which is the word of the enemy and reclaim God, praying at all times those things he’s stolen in the Spirit, with all from God and from us. prayer and supplication. “Be strong in the Lord To that end, keep alert and in the strength of with all perseverance, His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that making supplication for you may be able to stand all the saints, and also for me, that words may against the schemes of be given to me in openthe devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and ing my mouth boldly to blood, but against the rul- proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which ers, against the authoriI am an ambassador ties, against the cosmic powers over this present in chains, that I may es are valid immediately after purchase through Feb. 28, 2022. Ohio’s resident fishing licenses are $25 and are valid for one year from the date of purchase. An Ohio fishing license can be purchased up to 30 days prior to its expiration date. License purchases are now more convenient with the free HuntFish OH mobile app. HuntFish OH is available for Android and iOS users and can be found in the app store. Wild turkey and white-tailed deer hunters can use the app to check in their harvest, even without a connection. When a hunter checks game without a clear signal, harvest information is recorded and Doubt From page 3 who sought for a sign from Jesus were not going to be persuaded by one more miracle. They were just trying to throw up further obstacles to faith in Christ. The devil knew that Jesus was the messiah, and the word of God was true, he just wanted to tempt Jesus into forcing God to act a certain way; it was an appeal to pride and vanity; one which Jesus rightly resisted. In each case, when God got upset, COVID-19 From page 1 probable case) 20-29 — 298 cases (plus 10 probable cases, 1 new confirmed case) 30-39 — 295 cases (plus 10 probable cases, 1 new confirmed case) 40-49 — 253 cases (plus 9 probable cases) 50-59 — 258 cases (plus 2 probable cases, 3 deaths, 1 new confirmed case) 60-69 — 222 cases (plus 5 probable case, 6 deaths, 1 new confirmed case) 70+ — 209 cases (plus 6 probable cases, 27 deaths, 1 new confirmed case) On Thursday, Mason County was designated as “green” on the West Virginia County Alert System map. Mason stored until the hunter moves to a location with better reception. App users can also purchase licenses and permits, read the current regulations, and view wildlife area maps. After an online purchase, including by smartphone, anyone with an online account can obtain a free reprint of a license or permit (this option is not available at agents). Customers now have the option of choosing automatic license renewal when purchasing online. The selected license will renew automatically and ensure the license buyer always has a valid license. Funds from the sale of hunting and fishing it was because of the attitudes and motivations of the one doing the “testing.” God is not a puppet to dance to our every whim, coming and going at our beck and call. If we start making demands of God before we obey, we are in the wrong. On the other hand, if we are sincerely seeking to confirm the truth of what we are supposed to obey, God thinks that is quite reasonable. God wants us to have faith and confidence, but if we want to double check that a particular message is indeed from God, or declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.” Basically, we’re to “gear up” with the spiritual equipment that God has provided, tend to it, and trust in the God Who has called us to follow Him. In essence, we have already won the victory and wearing the armor and utilizing it in faith, we access the fruits of that victory in this life and for the next. After we are told in 1 Peter 5:8-9 to be watchful and resist the devil, we are encouraged with this promise, “After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, Who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To Him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen” 1 Peter 5:10-11 ESV). Thom Mollohan and his family have ministered in southern Ohio the past 25 years, is the author of Led by Grace, 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. Viewpoints expressed are the work of the author. licenses, along with excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment directly impact wildlife management and habitat conservation efforts here in Ohio. Funds also support improvements to fishing access, shooting ranges, and wildlife areas. Visit wildohio.gov to learn more. Annually, Ohioans take an estimated 171 million outdoor recreation trips and contribute $5.9 billion to the Buckeye State’s economy, according to a report entitled Economic Valuation of Natural Areas in Ohio, recently released by The Ohio State University. Information provided by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. we questions about what God has said, God is not going to be angry. He is a God who has said, “come, let us reason together (Isaiah 1:18).” It is only when we allow our doubts and fears prevent us from obeying, or when we are merely seeking an excuse to disobey, that God is going to condemn us. Doubt is not the real issue, reverent obedience is. The church of Christ invites you to come worship and study God’s word with us at 234 Chapel Drive, Gallipolis, Ohio. If you have any questions or comments, please share them with us. Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest. com. Card showers Mrs. Charles (Bunny) Kuhl, formerly of Pomeroy, will celebrate her 90th birthday on Feb. 28, cards can be sent to her at 296 N. State Rte. 2, Lot 37 W., New Martinsville, WV 26155. Friday, Feb. 26 MIDDLEPORT — The February Free Community Dinner at the Middleport Church of Christ Family Life Center, corner of 5th and Main Street. Take-out meals will be passed out in the parking lot at 5 p.m. while supplies last. This month they are serving lasagna, garlic knot, salad, and dessert. Everyone is welcome. Monday, March 1 RACINE — Red Cross Blood Drive in the Southern High School Gym from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sponsored by Southern National Honor Society. LETART TWP. — The regular meeting of the Letart Township Trustees will be held at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township Building. GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Lafayette Post #27 meeting, 6 p.m., post home on McCormick Road. Nominations for 2021 officers will be held. All members are urged to attend. Tuesday, March 2 GALLIPOLIS — VFW Post #4464 meeting, 6 p.m., post home on Third Ave. Nominations for 2021 officers will be held. All members are urged to attend. Thursday, March 4 GALLIPOLIS — Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27 meeting, 6 p.m., post home on McCormick Road. All members are urged to attend. Friday, March 5 MARIETTA — Buckeye Hills Regional Council Executive Committee will hold its regular meeting by remote video conference at 10:30 a.m. Buckeye Hills Regional Council serves as the Council of Governments, Area Agency on Aging, and Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) for Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry, and Washington counties. Citizens are encouraged to attend the meeting via Facebook Live. Visit the Buckeye Hills Regional Council Facebook page to watch the livestream: www.facebook. com/BuckeyeHills. The meeting agenda will be posted to buckeyehills.org. Public comment may be submitted until March 3rd by emailing info@ buckeyehills.org. SALEM CENTER — Meigs County Pomona Grange #46 will meet at Star Grange Hall with refreshments at 6:45 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Saturday, March 6 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will meet with potluck at 6:30 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. Final plans for Soup Dinner to be held on March 7 will be made. All members are urged to attend. Sunday, March 7 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange will hold their Annual Soup Dinner with serving from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Takes outs are encouraged. COVID19 regulations must be followed. County’s latest infection rate was 8.62 on Thursday with a 2.21 percent positivity rate. Surrounding counties are green and gold. Ohio The Ohio Department of Health reported a 24-hour change of 2,409 new cases on Thursday (21-day average of 2,455). There were 80 new deaths (21-day average of 267), 163 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 135) and 21 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 14) reported in the previous 24 hours, according to Thursday’s update. Photos by Sarah Hawley | Sentinel A total of 192 vaccines were administered at Meigs Local on Thursday. cases from Wednesday and 5 new deaths. DHHR reports a total of 2,147,276 lab tests have been completed, with a 5.49 cumulative percent positivity rate. The daily positivity rate West Virginia in the state was 3.52 As of the 10 a.m. percent. There are 8,020 update on Thursday, currently active cases in DHHR is reporting a the state. total of 130,813 cases DHHR reported on with 2,290 deaths. There Tuesday 277,182 first was an increase of 431 doses of the COVID19 vaccine have been administered to residents of West Virginia. So far, 175,181 people have been fully vaccinated. 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Both Republicans and Democrats on a state panel heaped praise on the late astronaut and U.S. senator on Thursday, as they voted unanimously to put a 7-foot (2-meter), 600-pound (272-kilogram) bronze statue of him on temporary display at the Ohio Statehouse for the next year. The period beginning next month will include his 100th birthday this July, as well as the 60th anniversary of his famous flight as the first American to orbit Earth next February. The vote was delayed about a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We really felt now is the time to seek any way to build unity that we can,” said state Rep. Adam Holmes, a Zanesville Ohio began making vaccines available to K-12 teachers this month with the goal of having all of From page 1 Ohio’s K-12 students back to full or partial in-person said Governor DeWine. “Easing up on some preven- learning by March 1. Right now, most students in tion measures is intended to serve as a starting point. Ohio districts have access to at least some in-person If the trajectory of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths instruction. Governor DeWine continues downward, we expressed gratitude to hope to be able to relax school leaders who have more of these measures. If it gets worse, we may have prioritized a return to inperson instruction. Ohio to tighten up.” will continue to work with Sporting and entertainthe handful of schools ment events will be able across the state that are to reopen with 25 percent struggling to meet the maximum indoor capacity March 1 goal. and 30 percent maximum outdoor capacity provided they follow established pre- Nursing home cases/ cautions such as mandatory hospitalizations mask wearing for employOhio continues to see ees and customers, specta- downward COVID-19 tor pathways that allow hospitalization trends, for social distancing, and particularly in the 80+ age seating in groups in six-foot group which was among intervals of no more than the first groups to become six people from the same eligible for the vaccine. In household. December, those 80+ made General admission up more than 25 percent (lawns, standing room, of Ohio’s COVID hospitalinfields) will be permitted izations. This month, that if masks are worn and if number has dropped to six-foot distancing can be about 18 percent. marked and maintained. Ohio is also seeing a New guidance for proms, decline in COVID cases banquets, wedding recepamong nursing home tions, fairs, festivals, and residents. In the past week, parades is forthcoming. Ohio had 369 new nursing home cases, compared to 2,832 new cases in one Provider expansion week in December. Next week, Ohio will As part of the new receive 310,000 first doses of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Maintevaccines. With this increase nance Program, Ohio will continue vaccinating new in doses, Ohio will add nursing home residents, additional new vaccine new staff hires, and those provider sites including who have recently decided some Meijer and Walmart to take the vaccine. locations and more indeDue to the decrease in pendent pharmacies. cases reported in long-term Providers that are currently receiving vaccines — care facilities, Ohio’s Vetincluding RiteAid, Kroger, erans Homes in Sandusky and Georgetown have CVS, Walgreens, local resumed accepting new reshealth departments, and hospitals — can anticipate idents, and certain restrictions on visitors at state larger shipments. behavioral health hospitals Based on information will be lifted beginning on provided by the federal government, once the John- March 1. son & Johnson vaccine is available, Ohio will receive Health equity website an additional 91,000 doses Governor DeWine during the first week. announced the launch of a new health equity website on coronavirus.ohio. School update gov that highlights Ohio’s As of this week, all doses requested by schools efforts to achieve equity in through the state’s vaccina- its pandemic response and provides resources to help tion program have been allocated to local providers. communities, agencies, and organizations across the Some school staff already received their second dose, state join in those efforts. The new Communicaand other second dose clintions Resources Hub will ics are underway. Republican spearheading the project, after the vote. “And this was one of them, someone we can all agree on. He was such a role model.” Holmes represents a rural Ohio district that includes the towns where Glenn, a Democrat, was born and grew up and said he tries to emulate him. “I tell people frequently that I would never assume to be like John Glenn,” he told members of the Capital Square Review and Advisory Board, “but I certainly understand where he came from. I certainly understand where his value system, his work ethic and his patriotism came from.” Rules governing permanent placement of a statue on Statehouse grounds say the person depicted must have been dead at least 25 years beforehand. Glenn died in 2016 at age 95. Vaccines From page 1 weather and shipping delays. Meigs Local Supt. Scot Gheen stated, “Fruth Pharmacy administered the vaccines with assistance form our school nurses. We had 192 individuals vaccinated, or close to 70 percent.” Second doses at Meigs are tentatively scheduled for March 25. While the vaccines provide a new layer of protection against the virus, schools in Meigs County have maintained at least blended in-person learning throughout much of the 2020-21 school year. Southern Local has maintained five day per week in-person learning throughout the school year for those who wished to attend, with some of the district’s students selecting full-remote learning for the school year. “We plan on continuing down the same path that we are currently on and hopefully we can return to somewhat normal one day,” stated Deem. Ohlinger said that Eastern Local recently returned to four day per week in-person learning, with Wednesday as a remote learning day for all students as some district students have selected the fullremote learning model. As for Meigs, Gheen stated, “We are still using the 3/2 model for blended and remote students, but will continue to have discussions regarding the current model as we progress, evaluate COVID numbers Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Vaccines for school employees were administered in Meigs County over the past week. in the district, and see what best works for both students and staff to deliver quality instruction to our students. We are currently running about 64 percent blended to 36 percent remote in the district.” “As Steve (Ohlinger) said, the vaccine adds another layer of protection for our district staff and students and we hope that it also helps our staff have and extra sense of safety,” concluded Gheen. “I feel very fortunate that we were able to get the vaccine so quickly and I am very grateful to the Meigs County Health Department,” added Deem. As previously reported, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine had included school staff as part of the Phase 1B vaccine efforts, with school personnel able to be vaccinated beginning Feb. 1. The state had scheduled counties to receive vaccines on a staggered schedule in part due to vaccine availability. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 8 PM 44° 42° HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. Thu. 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. Precipitation 49°/33° 50°/30° 80° in 1930 -1° in 1967 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Thu. 0.05 Month to date/normal 1.73/2.73 Year to date/normal 4.55/5.70 Snowfall (in inches) POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Primary: not available Mold: 133 SUN & MOON Primary: cladosporium Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Low Sat. 7:04 a.m. 6:19 p.m. 6:53 p.m. 7:37 a.m. MOON PHASES Full Last Feb 27 New First Mar 5 Mar 13 Mar 21 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Major 10:49a 11:40a 12:10a 1:02a 1:58a 2:56a 3:54a Minor 4:36a 5:27a 6:20a 7:15a 8:11a 9:09a 10:08a Major 11:16p ---12:33p 1:27p 2:24p 3:22p 4:22p Minor 5:02p 5:53p 6:46p 7:40p 8:36p 9:35p 10:36p WEATHER HISTORY A dam in Buffalo Creek, W.Va., gave way on Feb. 26, 1972, after rain and melting snow increased the water level. It killed 125 people. MONDAY 58° 38° Moderate Adelphi 45/41 Very High AIR QUALITY 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Thu. Flood 24-hr. Location Stage Level Chg. Willow Island 37 12.71 -0.59 Marietta 34 19.72 +1.74 Parkersburg 36 22.73 +0.44 Belleville 35 12.96 none Racine 41 12.78 -0.28 Point Pleasant 40 26.23 -0.16 Gallipolis 50 12.53 -0.32 Huntington 50 29.71 +0.86 Ashland 52 36.15 +0.05 Lloyd Greenup 54 12.26 -0.56 Portsmouth 50 30.10 +2.20 Maysville 50 36.80 +1.10 Meldahl Dam 51 31.30 +4.30 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 Ashland 45/41 Grayson 44/41 Partly sunny TechCred Lt. Governor Jon Husted reminded Ohioans about the benefits of TechCred, which helps Ohioans learn new in-demand skills while also helping employers build a stronger workforce with the skills needed in a technology-infused economy. There are more than 1,000 pre-approved credentials offered through the program. These technology-focused credentials take only a year or less to complete and prepare current and future employees for the technology jobs Ohio employers need. Businesses can be reimbursed up to $2,000 for each credential earned by an employee and up to $30,000 total each application period. To learn more, visit: TechCred.Ohio.Gov. Current case data In total, there are 962,404 confirmed and probable cases of COVID19 reported in Ohio and 17,125 confirmed and probable COVID-19 deaths. A total of 49,951 people have been hospitalized throughout the pandemic, including 7,104 admissions to intensive care units. Indepth data can be accessed by visiting coronavirus. ohio.gov. For more information on Ohio’s response to COVID19, visit coronavirus.ohio. gov or call 1-833-4-ASKODH. Information provided by the office of Governor Mike DeWine. THURSDAY 57° 38° 53° 32° Times of clouds and sun A couple of afternoon showers possible Marietta 49/40 Murray City 45/40 Belpre 49/40 Athens 46/40 St. Marys 50/40 Parkersburg 49/41 Coolville 47/40 Wilkesville 46/41 POMEROY Jackson 47/41 46/41 Ravenswood Rio Grande 48/41 47/41 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 45/41 GALLIPOLIS 48/42 47/40 47/42 South Shore Greenup 44/41 43/39 35 300 Portsmouth 44/41 Ohio Public Health Advisory System For the first time in several weeks, Ohio’s Public Health Advisory System has shown change in the amount of spread in some Ohio counties. Holmes, Mercer, Shelby, and Williams counties decreased to a Level 2 (Orange) Public Health Emergency. WEDNESDAY 53° 36° Increasing amounts of sun offer various print, digital, audio, and video resources to help Ohioans provide education about the vaccine to any number of communities. In addition to general resources, the website offers materials created for specific groups, including minorities and Ohioans who speak English as a second language. NATIONAL CITIES McArthur 46/40 Very High Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services 0 50 100 150 200 Chillicothe 46/42 Lucasville 49/43 High Logan 45/40 TUESDAY 55° 27° Periods of rain Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 48/41 Pollen: 0 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Thu. 0.0 Month to date/normal 1.8/6.8 Season to date/normal 18.9/18.3 Today 7:05 a.m. 6:18 p.m. 5:41 p.m. 7:03 a.m. SUNDAY Mostly cloudy 0 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme (in inches) SATURDAY A little rain this afternoon. A bit of rain tonight. 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Winnipeg 37/-2 Toronto 38/29 Minneapolis 39/30 Detroit 38/31 Montreal 29/18 New York 45/36 Chicago 43/36 Washington 49/40 Kansas City 48/34 City Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Boise Boston Charleston, WV Charlotte Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Des Moines Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, ME Raleigh Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Today Sat. 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