http://66.213.69.5/files/original/ec810e9c95fd8d7e666d2980a49e899f.pdf c5ac1d17c45c5b1885a418f8b3bb1b78 PDF Text Text On this day in history GA wins Coaches classic Convoy honors late Syracuse man INSIDE s 4A SPORTS s B1 INSIDE s 4B Breaking news at mydailytribune.com Volume 50, Issue 1 Sunday, January 3, 2016 s $2 Holzer welcomes first baby of 2016 Moore enters plea Recently indicted for attempted murder By Beth Sergent bsergent@civitasmedia.com Courtesy photo Scarlett Grace Gruber was the first baby born in 2016 at Holzer Health System’s campus in Gallipolis. She was born at 3:03 a.m. Jan. 1 at 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and she was 22 inches long. She is the daughter of Jamie and Robin Gruber, of Bidwell. She is welcomed by her siblings Michael, Savannah, Bryce, Maison, Gavin, Lucy and Drew. Gallia philanthropist remembered By Dean Wright deanwright@civitasmedia.com RIO GRANDE — Pillars of the community are often defined as individuals who are so intrinsic to the communal fabric of a region’s population that it is difficult to imagine those individuals not being there to support the people within them. When a pillar is removed, it can outright rock a region. However, such people build legacies to continue carrying on the vision that person held in life, long after they are gone. Many people in Gallia County and beyond regarded George “Ray” McKinniss, 61, of Rio Grande, as that person. McKinniss passed away Dec. 29 after battling cancer. In 1980, McKinniss joined Bob Evans Farms Inc. He served in a variety of capacities before becoming the Rio Grande farm manager in 1995. McKinniss was born May 25, 1954, in Athens, the son of George and Barbara McKinniss. He married Terri Hilyard on Dec. 19, 1976, in Wellston. They had three married sons, Heath and Melissa McKinniss, Justin and Brieanne McKinniss, and Travis and Kaley McKinniss. The late McKinniss graduated high school in Wellston, where his parents owned the Wellston Telegram and Telegram Printers. He graduated from Rio Grande College in 1976 and continued to work there for the following four years in the admissions office and later as director of alumni. McKinniss was chiefly known right up to his passing as the farm manager of the Bob Evans Farm in Rio Grande. Many people knew him through a variety of volunteer activities in the area. McKinniss was also known at the state level. He served on the Ohio Travel Association and the Appalachian Country Board. For roughly 30 years, he See MCKINNISS | 5A See MOORE | 5A Traffic deaths in Ohio rise for second straight year Photo courtesy of Gallia County Chamber of Commerce George “Ray” McKinniss was regarded by many in Gallia County and surrounding communities as a local icon while serving as manager of the Bob Evans Farm in Rio Grande. He was well-known for promoting local tourism as well as philanthropy. McKinniss passed away Dec. 29 after battling a long-term illness. Construction of dog shelter on schedule A NEWS Obituaries: 2 Opinion: 4 Weather: 6 Ohio Briefs: 6 B SPORTS High School: 1 College: 2 Classifieds: 3 Along The River: 4 Comics: 5 By Lindsay Kriz lkriz@civitasmedia.com JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailytribune. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. POINT PLEASANT — A Gallipolis, Ohio, man accused of attempting to run down a Mason County Sheriff’s Department deputy has entered into a plea agreement. James H. Moore, 33, recently appeared in Mason County Circuit Court before Moore Judge David W. Nibert and entered guilty pleas to the felony fleeing in a vehicle with reckless indifference, the felony breaking and entering and felony attempt to transfer stolen goods. Moore was indicted by the September term of the grand jury for attempted murder; destruction of property; fleeing in a vehicle with reckless indifference; bringing into this state, property stolen in another state; attempt to transfer stolen goods, breaking and entering, five counts; petit larceny; and grand larceny. These charges were contained within POMEROY — Since its groundbreaking on Oct. 22, much has been done to the new Meigs County Dog Shelter at the intersection of Hiland Road and State Route 7, including the construction of the shelter building itself. Meigs County Assistant Dog Warden Dee Cummins made a visit to the site Dec. 31 and received a tour from Andy Baer of Baer Contracting to see See SHELTER | 5A Lindsay Kriz | Sunday Times-Sentinel The new Meigs County Dog Shelter as of Dec. 31, 2015. Completion is set for March of 2016. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The number of traffic deaths around Ohio increased for the second year in a row, according to the State Highway Patrol. The state had at least 1,057 confirmed traffic fatalities in 2015, up from revised totals of 1,008 for 2014 and 990 for 2013, the lowest on record since the record-keeping started in the 1930s. At least 42 more deaths from the past year are under review but not yet confirmed as traffic fatalities, according to the patrol’s preliminary statistics tallied before New Year’s Eve. “Obviously there’s concern about the fact that the numbers are trending back up,” said Lt. Craig Cvetan, a patrol spokesman. Roughly 60 percent of fatal crashes in Ohio in 2015 involved someone not wearing a seat belt, Cvetan said, and about one-third involved a driver impaired by alcohol or drugs. The numbers of See TRAFFIC | 5A �OBITUARIES | NEWS 2A Sunday, January 3, 2016 Sunday Times-Sentinel OBITUARIES BETTY CLARKSON RONALD LELAND PETRIE and Gabrielle Gibson; one VINTON — Ronald “Buck” Leland Petrie, great-grandchild, Paislee 68, Vinton, passed away Osborne; three brothers Saturday, Jan. 1, 2016, in and a sister: Larry Dean Pleasant Valley Nursing (Florence) Petrie, of Vinand Rehabilitation Center, ton, Billy (Jean) Petrie, Point Pleasant, W.Va. of Vinton, Tim (Angie) He was a 1965 graduPetrie, of Gallipolis, and ate of North Gallia High Glenna (Danny) Neal, of School and had retired Jackson. from Kyger Creek Power In addition to his Plant in 2015, following parents, Ronald was premore than 20 years of ceded in death by a sister, service. He attended Fel- Sandra Sue Petrie. lowship Chapel Church of Funeral services will be Vinton. 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, Ronald was born Sept. 2016, in Vinton Baptist 17, 1947, in Patriot, Church, 11818 SR 160, Ohio, son of the late Billie Vinton, with the Rev. Leland Petrie and Jessie Coleman Petrie. He mar- Heath Jenkins and the Rev. Chester Hess officiried Denita J. “DeDee” Farmer on May 16, 1970, ating. Burial will follow in Wise, Va., and she sur- in Vinton Memorial Park VICKI SUE ELLIS under the direction of the vives with two children: McCoy-Moore Funeral Ronald (Kelly) Petrie, of Barbara (Denzil) Welsh, MIDDLEPORT — Home, Vinton. Chillicothe, and Tonya Sharon (Cleon) Pratt and (Derek) Gibson, of VinVicki Sue Ellis, 61, of Friends and family Middleport, passed away Charlotte (Gary) Harper; ton. may call Vinton Baptist Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, at and several other nieces, Church between 5-8 p.m. Also surviving are 10 nephews and cousins. Pleasant Valley Hospital Sunday. grandchildren: Caitlin, Besides her parents, in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Condolences may be Kala, Caleb and Balen she was preceded in death Petrie, Breanna and Born Sept. 28, 1954, sent to www.mccoyby brother Ronald Harat Fayetteville, N.C., to Dylan Lott, D.L., Noelle moore.com. rison. the late Clyde Olen HarGraveside services are rison and Blanche Marie HELEN FINDLING Carter Parsons, Vicki was 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, a homemaker and retired 2016, at Miles Cemetery, COOLVILLE — Helen Smith and Ellen Eblin; Rutland, with Pastor Jim Findling, 93, of Coolville, and several nieces and from Gallipolis Developmental Institution in Gal- Keesee officiating. The passed away Saturday, nephews. family asks that in lieu lipolis. Jan. 2, 2016, at Arbors at In addition to her parof flowers, donations be She is survived by Pomeroy. ents, she was preceded given to Birchfield Funerson Richard Ellis; sister She was born May in death by two brothers, Cathy (George) Hereford; al Home, Rutland, to help 28, 1922, in Coolville, Russ Findling and Carl with expenses. brother Mirchael Harthe daughter of the late Findling; and a sister, Online condolences can Herman and Iva Hawk rison; a special niece, Belle Reeves. be made at birchfieldfuBrittany Schuler; aunts Findling. Graveside services neralhome.com. Jo Ann (Bob) Spadling, Helen graduated from will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Olive-Orange High School Jan. 5, 2016, at Orange JOAN UNROE and retired from AAA Christian Cemetery with Plumbing in Columbus. the Rev. Rick Bourne offiGALLIPOLIS — Joan Axyle Jones, all of Point She is survived by ciating. There will be no Unroe, 76, of Gallipolis, Pleasant; and sister her twin brother, Harry passed away Friday, Jan. visitation. Wilma Poteet, of CleveFindling; a nephew, Carl 1, 2016, at her residence. land. You may sign the online (Nancy) Findling; three Joan was born Sept. guestbook at www.whiteShe was preceded in nieces, Beth (Randy) 4, 1939, in Miller, Ohio, schwarzelfh.com. Bonnett, Cheryl (Bob) death by her parents the daughter of the late James and Edna Miller; ROBERT W. COLEMAN James M. and Edna Darbrothers and sisters ling Miller. She was mar- Bob, Hazel, Doris, Don, ews. NORTH ROYALTON, ried to Jack Unroe and he Dorothy and twin brother Ohio — Robert W. In addition to his parsurvives her. John; and two sisters in Coleman, 87, a former Joan was a member of ents, he was preceded in infancy, Daisy and Betty. resident of Vinton and the Church of Christ in death by brothers Bethel Services will be 2 p.m. Bidwell, passed away Miller. She enjoyed playand James Coleman; sisMonday, Jan. 4, 2016, at Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, in ters Bessie Baker, Jessie ing guitar, singing and attending church services. Willis Funeral Home with North Royalton. Petrie and Wanda ThackRichard Unroe officiatHe was born in Shelbi- er; brothers-in-law Jeffrey She especially enjoyed ing. Burial will follow at ana, Ky., to the late John writing poetry. Hackett, Charles Baker, Miller Memorial Gardens. L. and Maude Swiney She is survived by her Homer Hopkins and Bill Friends may call the Coleman. He was known Petrie; and sister-in-law husband, Jack Unroe, funeral Home between for his furniture making, of Gallipolis; son Bryan Alice Coleman. 1-2 p.m. Monday. both with wood and card(Carla) Jones, of Point Funeral services will be Please visit www.willis- board. He also enjoyed Pleasant, W.Va.; three 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, funeralhome.com to send drawing, crocheting and grandchildren: Ashton 2016, at McCoy-Moore making craft items from Jones, Emily Jones and e-mail condolences. Funeral Home, Vinton, paper. with Pastor Danny Neal Robert is survived officiating. Burial will by sisters Estie (Tiny) Hopkins, of Little Creek, follow in Mt. Tabor Cemetery. The family Ky., and Frances (Carl) will receive family and McDonald, of Hinckley, friends at the funeral Civitas Media, LLC Ohio. Also surviving home between 6-8 p.m. are brother-in-law, Jack (USPS 436-840) Monday. Thacker, of Lexington, Telephone: 740-446-2342 Condolences for Robert S.C.; sister-in-law Velma Coleman, of Bidwell; and Coleman may be sent to A companion publication of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune and www.mccoymoore.com. many nieces and nephASHLAND, Ky. — Betty (Lambert) Clarkson, 62, passed away Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland. She was born Sept. 20, 1953, to the late John and Jane Lambert. Betty was a graduate of Ironton High School, Rio Grande College and Kent State University. She retired from Bossard Memorial Library in Gallipolis. She is survived by her loving husband, James E. Clarkson; brother David (Pam) Lambert; sisters Donna (Wayne) Wheling and Diane Massie; and many nieces and neph- ews. Also surviving are her two adoring pets, Nikki and Pugsly. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Mary L. Lambert; and her mother-in-law Nancy Lee Clarkson. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, at Lewis & Gillum Funeral Home of Oak Hill. Burial will follow in Gallia Cemetery. Friends may call the funeral home between 4-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. Online condolences may be sent to www. lewisgillumfuneralhomes. com. Times Daily Sentinel. Published Sunday through Friday. Subscription rate is $131.61 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. PUBLISHER Bud Hunt, Ext. 2109 bhunt@civitasmedia.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Ed Litteral, Ext. 1925 elitteral@civitasmedia.com EDITOR Michael Johnson, Ext. 2102 michaeljohnson@civitasmedia.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@civitasmedia.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Julia Schultz, Ext. 2104 jschultz@civitasmedia.com 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Gallipolis, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Sunday Times-Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. DEATH NOTICES KING PROCTORVILLE — Carolyn King, 77, of Proctorville, passed away Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 at home. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. Entombment will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, at the funeral home. 60626744 CONTACT US CLARK NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — Gary Clark, 63, of New Haven, passed away Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, after a six-year battle with cancer. Service will be 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, at Foglesong Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Sunrise Cemetery, Letart, W.Va. Visitation will be 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday the funeral home. YARIAN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Eleanore Salmons Yarian, 74, of Huntington, passed away Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, at home. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, at Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio, with Pastor Tom Jones officiating. Burial will follow. Visitation will be 9:45-10:45 a.m. Monday at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. LLOYD L. SAYRE POMEROY — Lloyd L. Sayre, 71, of Pomeroy, passed away Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital in Athens. He was born May 12, 1944, in Middleport, to Betty (Woodgerd) Sayre and the late Guy F. Sayre. Lloyd worked as a mine operator at the Meigs 2 mine for 30 years. He preached at Dysville Community Church for 30 years and he was an assistant pastor at Living Water Worship Center. He was a Past Master Mason in Middleport and 32nd Degree Scottish Rite. Mr. Sayre also served our counrty in the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Paula Sayre; his children, Chad (Ada) Sayre and Belinda (Jason) Stertzbach; grandchildren Jasper Stertzbach, Tim (Karen) Duffy, Lori (Curt) Spen- cer, Kelley (John) Dotson, Andrew (Brittny) Stump and Carl (Christi) Stump; eight great-grandchildren; mother Betty Sayre; sister Rebecca (David) Hensler; sisters-in-law Diane (Glen) Pauley and Tammy (Mike) Casto; brother-in-law David (Marcie) Jones; aunt Delores Cleland; uncle Aruthur Woodgerd; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father; and brother Dale Sayre. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy with Pastor Jamie Fortner officiating. Burial will follow in Letart Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be two hours prior to the funeral service. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel. com. KENDALL EUGENE DUNFEE HAMDEN — Kendall Eugene Dunfee, 66, of Hamden, went home to be with our Lord on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, after a long courageous battle with cancer and a stroke. He was born Dec. 2, 1949, in Trimble, son of the late William Harold and Colleen Campbell Dunfee. Kendall was married to Wendy Wilson Dunfee, who survives. He retired from Bellisio Foods in Jackson and worked for the street department in Athens for 18 ½ years. Kendall was a member of Hamden United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife and helpmate Wendy; his loving sister Linda Bobo; loving brother Steve Dunfee; children Wendi (Ron) Maxson, Kenda (Tim) Lawrence, Andrea Leah (Nathan) Watson and Matthew Dunfee; stepchildren Laurie Johnson, Melanie (Paul) Johnson Foster, Christopher (Beth) Johnson and Michael (Michaelagh) Johnson; 19 grandchildren; nieces and nephews Jerri Lynn, Tammy, Casey, Austin and Megan; and special friends Brent Dixon and Misty Napper. Kendall will be missed by his buddies Tigger and Buster. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his niece Teresa Dawn Hawley. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Hamden United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jammie Wilhelm officiating. Private burial will be at a later date by the family. Friends may call the church one hour prior to the service on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. Arrangements are by Garrett-Cardaras Funeral Home, 201 W. High St., McArthur. Please sign his online guestbook at www.cardaras.com. Natalie Cole, Grammy winning singer, has died LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natalie Cole, the daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, who carved out her own success with R&B hits like “Our Love” and “This Will Be” before triumphantly intertwining their legacies to make his “Unforgettable” their signature hit through technological wizardry, has died. She was 65. While Cole was a Grammy winner in her own right, she had her greatest success in 1991 when she rerecorded her father’s classic hits — with him on the track — for the album “Unforgettable ... With Love.” It became a multiplatinum smash and garnered her multiple Grammy Awards, including album of the year. Cole died Thursday evening at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles due to complications from ongoing health issues, her family said in a statement. “Natalie fought a fierce, courageous battle, dying how she lived ... with dignity, strength and honor. Our beloved Mother and sister will be greatly missed and remain UNFORGETTABLE in our hearts forever,” read the statement from her son Robert Yancy and sisters Timolin and Casey Cole. “I had to hold back the tears. I know how hard she fought,” said Aretha Franklin in a statement. “She fought for so long. She was one of the greatest singers of our time.” Other celebrities honored Cole on social media. In a tweet, actress Marlee Matlin called Cole a lovely songbird and a great actress, writing “she is now singing in heaven.” Patti LaBelle tweeted, “She will be truly missed but her light will shine forever!” Natalie Cole had battled drug problems and hepatitis that forced her to undergo a kidney transplant in May 2009. Cole’s older sister, Carol “Cookie” Cole, died the day she received the transplant. Their brother, Nat Kelly Cole, died in 1995. Natalie Cole was inspired by her dad at an early age and auditioned to sing with him when she was just 11 years old. She was 15 when he died of lung cancer, in 1965. She began as an R&B singer but later gravitated toward the smooth pop and jazz standards that her father loved. Cole’s greatest success came with her 1991 album, “Unforgettable ... With Love,” which paid tribute to her father with reworked versions of some of his bestknown songs, including “That Sunday That Summer,” ‘’Too Young” and “Mona Lisa.” �NEWS Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, January 3, 2016 3A GALLIA CO. CHURCH CALENDAR GALLIA COUNTY COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sunday, Jan. 3 GALLIPOLIS — Coffee Klatch at 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School at 10 a.m.; morning worship service at 10:30 a.m.; Pastor Bob Hood, Bulaville Christian Church, 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd.; 740-446-7495 or 740-7096107. GALLIPOLIS — “First Light” Worship in the Family Life Center, 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m., Evening Worship, 6 p.m.; Teen worship in the Family Life Center, 6 p.m.; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. with Pastor Douglas Downs. ADDISON — Sunday School, 10 a.m., evening worship, 6 p.m., Addison Freewill Baptist Church, with Pastor Rick Barcus. Wednesday, Jan. 6 GALLIPOLIS — Children’s Ministries, 6:45 p.m.; Youth “Impact 127”, 7 p.m.; Prayer & Praise, 7 p.m.; Choir Practice, 7 p.m.; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. ADDISON — Prayer meeting, 7 p.m., Addison Freewill Baptist Church, with the Rev. Matt Smith. Friday, Jan. 8 GALLIPOLIS — Prayer Force, 8:45 a.m., Harmon Chapel, First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. Sunday, Jan. 10 GALLIPOLIS — Coffee Klatch at 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School at 10 a.m.; morning worship service at 10:30 a.m.; Pastor Bob Hood, Bulaville Christian Church, 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd.; 740-446-7495 or 740-7096107. GALLIPOLIS — “First Light” Worship in the Family Life Center, 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m., Evening Worship, 6 p.m.; Teen worship in the Family Life Center, 6 p.m.; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. with Pastor Douglas Downs. ADDISON — Sunday School, 10 a.m., evening worship, 6 p.m., Addison Freewill Baptist Church, with Pastor Rick Barcus. Wednesday, Jan. 13 GALLIPOLIS — Children’s Ministries, 6:45 p.m.; Youth “Impact 127”, 7 p.m.; Prayer & Praise, 7 p.m.; Choir Practice, 7 p.m.; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. ADDISON — Prayer meeting, 7 p.m., Addison Freewill Baptist Church, with the Rev. Gene Skaggs. Friday, Jan. 15 GALLIPOLIS — Prayer Force, 8:45 a.m., Harmon Chapel, First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. Sunday, Jan. 17 GALLIPOLIS — Coffee Klatch at 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School at 10 a.m.; morning worship service at 10:30 a.m.; Pastor Bob Hood, Bulaville Christian Church, 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd.; 740-446-7495 or 740-7096107. GALLIPOLIS — “First Light” Worship in the Family Life Center, 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m., All church fellowship in the Family Life Center, 6 p.m.; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. with Pastor Douglas Downs. ADDISON — Sunday School, 10 a.m., evening worship, 6 p.m., Addison Freewill Baptist Church, with Pastor Rick Barcus. Wednesday, Jan. 20 ADDISON — Business meeting and Bible study, 7 p.m., Addison Freewill Baptist Church. Sunday, Jan. 24 GALLIPOLIS — Coffee Klatch at 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School at 10 a.m.; morning worship service at 10:30 a.m.; Pastor Bob Hood, Bulaville Christian Church, 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd.; 740-446-7495 or 740-7096107. ADDISON — Sunday School, 10 a.m., evening worship, 6 p.m., Addison Freewill Baptist Church, with Pastor Rick Barcus. Wednesday, Jan. 27 ADDISON — Prayer meeting, 7 p.m., Addison Freewill Baptist Church, with the Rev. Truman Johnson. Sunday, Jan. 31 GALLIPOLIS — Coffee Klatch at 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School at 10 a.m.; morning worship service at 10:30 a.m. with our birthday/anniversary celebration for the month of January following the service; Pastor Bob Hood, Bulaville Christian Church, 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd.; 740-446-7495 or 740-709-6107. ADDISON — Sunday School, 10 a.m., evening worship, 6 p.m., Addison Freewill Baptist Church, with Pastor Rick Barcus. Editor’s Note: The Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciates your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: GDTnews@civitasmedia. com. STOCK MARKET REPORT AEP (NYSE) — 58.34 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 22.29 Ashland Inc. 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Events Monday, Jan. 4 GALLIPOLIS — Galli- polis Neighborhood Watch for 2016 will be discussed. will meet at 1:30 p.m. in Tuesday, Jan. 12 the Gallipolis Justice CenGALLIPOLIS — The ter conference room, 518 Gallia County District Second Ave. Library/Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library Tuesday, Jan. 5 GALLIPOLIS — Holzer board of trustees will hold its organizational meeting Clinic and Holzer Mediat 5 p.m. at the library. It cal Center Retirees will will be followed immedimeet for lunch at noon at ately by the regular trustGolden Corral. ees meeting. GALLIPOLIS — The Thursday, Jan. 7 Gallia County PERI chapGALLIPOLIS — The ter will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sons of the American at Faith Baptist Church, Legion Squadron 27 will 1100 Fourth Ave., Galmeet at 6 p.m. at the lipolis. Guest speaker will Legion home on McCorbe Becky Pasquale from mick Road. All members are urged to attend. Events the Our House Historical Tavern Museum. Members are ask to bring a pack of toilet paper to be donated to a nonprofit organization. Agenda will be election of officers. Meeting dates for 2016 are as follows: March 8, May 10, July 12, September 13, November 8, mark your calendar and make plans to attend. Monday, Jan. 18 GALLIPOLIS — Bossard Memorial Library will be closed in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Normal hours will resume Jan. 19. GALLIA COUNTY BRIEFS American Legion Post 27 schedules Monday meeting GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Post 27 will meet Jan 4 at 6 p.m. on McCormick Road. All members urged to attend. Upcoming year of 2016 to be discussed. 2016 Family & Children First Council meetings announced GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Family and Children First Council will be conducting regular business meetings at 9 a.m. the second Tuesday of the following months: January (12), March (8), May (10), July (12), September (13) and November (8). The Council will conduct these meetings at the Gallia County Service Center, 499 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. The Gallia County Family and Children First Council will be conducting intersystem collaborative meetings at 9 a.m. the first Wednesday of the following months: February, April, October and December at the GalliaJackson-Meigs Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services office, 53 Shawnee Lane, Gallipolis. For more information, contact Lora Jenkins, intersystem coordinator, at (740) 446-3022. City plans parkfront project public hearing GALLIPOLIS — The City of Gallipolis will have a public hearing at 5 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Gallipolis Municipal Building, 333 Third Ave. The public hearing is for the purpose of allowing citizens to view the location and design of the new amphitheater/parkfront project. The City of Gallipolis will have representatives present to answer questions. Copies of the design will be available at the meeting. Springfield Township meetings scheduled SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP — Springfield Township Trustees will have its 2016 organizational meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 7. Meeting will be at the Township Fire Department. There will be not regular meeting in January. For more information, contact Pamela Riley, fiscal officer. MEIGS COUNTY COMMUNITY CALENDAR Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel appreciates your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a spaceavailable basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@civitasmedia.com. Thursday, Jan. 7 at Wolfe Mountain Entertainment CHESTER — The Chester Shade (the old Pomeroy High School). Performance dates will be February Historical Association will meet at 12 and 13. For additional informa- 6:30 p.m. in the Academy. POMEROY — The Meigs Soil & tion, visit RCP on Facebook. Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold their orgaMonday, Jan. 4 The regular monthly meeting of nizational/regular monthly meeting the Sutton Township Trustees will at 11:30 a.m. at the district office at 113 E. Memorial Drive, Suite D, be 7 p.m. at the Syracuse MuniciPomeroy. pal Building. Sunday, Jan. 3 POMEROY — River City Players (RCP) will be conducting auditions for their upcoming production of Murder at Café Noir from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6 SCIPIO TOWNSHIP — The Scipio Township Trustees Organizational Meeting will be 7 p.m. at the Harrisonville Fire House. Friday, Jan. 8 MEIGS COUNTY — Meigs County Pomona Grange #46 will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Hemlock Grange Hall. All members are urged to attend. MEIGS COUNTY BRIEFS Editor’s Note: The Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Free resources available from Coad4Kids coalition OHIO VALLEY — Coad4Kids is a coalition of 17 Community Action Agencies serving Appalachian Ohio. Free resource materials are available to help child care providers plan fun learning experiences for children. Information on becoming a child care provider, advice and guidelines on what to look for in a child care provider and a list of providers in your area are available upon request. For more information go online to www.coad4kids.or or call 740-354-6527 or 800-577-2276. Church evening service discontinued until April MIDDLEPORT — First Baptist Church of Middleport has discontinued Sunday evening services throughout the remainder of winter. Sunday evening services will resume in spring. Humpback whales slow to arrive in Hawaii HONOLULU (AP) — December usually marks the start of humpback whale season in Hawaii, but experts say the animals have been slow to return this year. The giant whales are an iconic part of winter on the islands and a source of income for tour operators. But officials at the Humpback Whale Marine Sanctuary said they’ve been getting reports that the whales have been difficult to spot so far. “This isn’t a concern, but it’s of interest. One theory was that something like this happened as whales increased. It’s a More than 10,000 humpback whales make the winter journey from — Jeff Walters, Alaska to the warm waters former marine sanctuary co-manager off Hawaii to mate and give birth. Lyman said the whales’ seen a handful of whales.” product of their success,” absence could just mean It will be a while said Ed Lyman, a Mauithey’re spending more based resource protection before officials have time feeding in northern hard numbers because manager and response waters, possibly because coordinator for the sanctu- the annual whale counts of El Nino disruptions or don’t take place until the ary. because their population last Saturday of January, “What I’m seeing out has gone up. February and March, there right now I would “With more animals, according to former sanchave expected a month they’re competing against tuary co-manager Jeff ago,” said Lyman, who each other for that food Walters. was surprised by how few of the animals he saw “They don’t necessarily resource, and it takes an while responding to a call show up in the same place energy of reserve to make that long migration over about a distressed calf on at the same time every 2,000 miles,” he explained. Christmas Eve. “We’ve just year,” Walters said. “They don’t necessarily show up in the same place at the same time every year.” �E ditorial 4A Sunday, January 3, 2016 Sunday Times-Sentinel OUR VIEW Resolve to find our determination Now that 2015 is in our rear-view mirror, let’s look ahead and resolve to make 2016 just a bit better than the last. Even though the date Jan. 1 is merely a number on a calendar, the perspective most people have is that it’s a new beginning replete with possibilities — a fresh start, if you will. This applies to each and every one of us, but also for our nation during an extremely tumultuous time. It takes dedication to create change and a willingness to withstand discomfort to see the process through. While that may sound tough — and it is — it is not impossible as long as the goals are either worthy of the effort or attainable. It would be impossible to list the resolutions of the hundreds of millions of people who make them, but there are resolutions that could be applied to our country, none of which are so difficult as to preclude their success. Here are some suggestions for our nation in the new year: 1. Fact checking should become the habit of all who use social media. The practice of accepting anything that appears on the Internet as truth and the dissemination of misleading information that has not been verified creates an environment where truth is not nearly as important as sensationalism. 2. As a populace, thinking before speaking or reacting would go a long way to defuse tempers, promote cooperation and may make compromise a little easier to swallow. Speaking — or writing — before truly thinking through the words is reckless and undermines many of our democratic principles and individual rights. 3. Embracing a sense of accountability from government to individuals across the board could be a resolution to take our society back to a time when integrity and responsibility were kings. The growing trend is that no one is responsible for their own actions, instead blaming bogus excuses such as affluenza to see that none has their feelings hurt. Someone has to be responsible. 4. Resolving to have a true debate and dialogue on mental illness in this country may not be flashy or exciting, but in the end would lead to changes that could be a social success. Funding and research would not lead to bridges, military adventures, or even more importantly, press opportunities for our elected officials, but in the end would reduce crime rates and homelessness to a degree. 5. Finally, having our national leadership take care of our veterans is a must. Resolving to take no rest until returning veterans are no longer homeless or dependent upon private donations for medical care, rehab or therapies from private organizations such as Wounded Warrior Project. Our leaders and politicians get plenty of mileage from talking about patriotism and service for freedom, offering incentives for service in the military, but fall short in taking care of the very people they all claim to honor and respect. If you are willing to ask a man or woman to lay their life on the line, you should be willing to take care of them when they do make a sacrifice. Will these resolutions come to pass? Probably not, but by believing it is possible and stringently dedicating yourself, change can occur. In the end, whether it is resolving to change your own life or the life of this nation, it takes determination, something we all need at this point. THEIR VIEW Leadership needed in terrorism war When the U.S. does not lead in global national security issues, a vacuum occurs, and that usually results in chaos. I believe we are seeing that now with the rise of radical Islamic extremism. It is time for us to lead in the effort to defeat ISIS and other terrorist groups. President Obama has suggested that the terrorist threat is overblown. I believe the threat is very real, and it is past time we face it head on. It was just last month when ISIS terrorists killed 130 innocent people in a series of very well-coordinated attacks in Paris. These attacks did not occur in isolation. They were but one of a series of attacks that occurred within a 24-hour period. In that same time period, attacks left 43 people dead in Beirut, 18 dead in Baghdad, countless wounded — all ISIS attacks. In the preceding month, ISIS took credit for the downing of a Russian airplane claiming the lives of 224 innocent civilians. In September, Islamic extremists murdered nearly 50 in Yemen. In fact, if you look back over the period of the past year, several hundred civilians have been killed in nearly 30 attacks around the world. The threat is real. Of course, earlier this month, we saw that when we were attacked here at home. In the worst terror attack in the United States since 9/11, the attack in San Bernardino reminded us that the threat posed by thousands of refugees fleeIslamic extremism can be ing atrocities and persecuhome-grown or global. tion in Syria have provided These attacks should ISIS operatives a potential serve as a wake-up call, means to get access to not only about the nature other countries. of the enemy we face in The Syrian refugee crisis ISIS, but about the chais exhibit A of the chaos otic and dangerous state of the world today and the that emerges in a world need for more determined without American leadership. As a member American leadership of the Homeland to address it. UnforSecurity Comtunately, ISIS is not mittee, I recently “contained”, and the questioned Adminattacks in Paris were istration officials not a “setback”, as on what steps are the President has being taken to said. These attacks ensure terrorists do were a tragedy, one Rob not exploit our Syrof a series of attacks, Portman and a warning. Contributing ian refugee resettlement program and We cannot develop Columnist I have called for a a successful strategy thorough review of to defeat ISIS unless Department of Homeland we understand its true Security and State Departnature. In my view, downplaying the Islamic extrem- ment vetting procedures ist threat and viewing each to ensure that no terrorists or individuals with links to tragedy in isolation is a Islamist extremist groups fundamental flaw in the make it into the United Administration’s national States. security policy. Following the attack in ISIS is not just a nuisance to be managed; it is a San Bernardino, I quesglobal threat to be defeated. tioned administration officials on the effectiveness of The territory ISIS holds the Visa Waiver Program. has served as an incubaMore intelligence cooperator for radicalization and tion between the United provides a safe haven for States and our allies is necthese terrorists to train, organize, gather resources, essary to track suspected and project power. Tens of ISIS terrorists and prevent thousands of foreign fight- them from hiding their presence and launching ers from Europe, the U.S., and around the world have attacks. In addition to better flocked to the front lines protecting the homeland of the global jihad, and by keeping people out some return home with the training and resources who want to do us harm, the United States should that have the potential to result in monstrous attacks. also increase the scale and intensity of military Meanwhile, hundreds of operations against ISIS targets, and, through the use of U.S. Special Operations forces and local allies, defeat ISIS forces on the ground and retake lost territory. As I’ve argued for over two years now, we cannot ignore the broader conflict in Syria and must lead our allies in pursuing a comprehensive strategy to not only defeat ISIS but also achieve a negotiated resolution of the Syrian conflict. Military force alone will not solve it, but it can shape the parameters of an acceptable solution. I was glad to be able to help our troops with the resources they need to stay safe and protect us in the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act. Now is the time for all of us to stand by our troops, to reverse defense cuts and ensure our brave men and women in uniform have the best equipment, technology and training in the world. It is a world where the very structure of international order is under siege and where the direction of our collective future is brought into question we can not afford to “lead from behind,” as the Obama Administration itself has described its approach. “Peace through strength” works better. We must be unwavering in our support to our allies, and we must be clear-eyed and resolute in standing up to our foes. That is the path to peace and security. Rob Portman is a United States senator from Ohio. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today is Sunday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2016. There are 363 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 3, 1946, William Joyce, the pro-Nazi radio propagandist known as “Lord Haw-Haw,” was hanged at Wandsworth Prison in London for high treason. On this date: In 1521, Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Leo X. In 1777, Gen. George Washington’s army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey. In 1870, groundbreaking took place for the Brooklyn Bridge. In 1911, the first postal savings banks were opened by the U.S. Post Office. (The banks were abolished in 1966.) In 1938, the March of Dimes campaign to fight polio was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who himself had been afflicted with the crippling disease. In 1949, in a pair of rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court said that states had the right to ban closed shops. In 1959, Alaska became the 49th state as President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation. In 1967, Jack Ruby, the man who shot and killed accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, died in a Dallas hospital. In 1977, Apple Computer was incorporated in Cupertino, California, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Mike Makkula Jr. In 1980, conservationist Joy Adamson, author of “Born Free,” was killed in northern Kenya by a former employee. In 1990, ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican’s diplomatic mission. In 2000, the last new daily “Peanuts” strip by Charles Schulz ran in 2,600 newspapers. Ten years ago: Lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to providing gifts to officials in exchange for their help; he agreed to cooperate in investigations of corruption in Congress. Iran told the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency it planned to resume nuclear fuel research. Militants broke into the home of an Afghan headmaster and decapitated him in the latest in a spate of attacks blamed on the Taliban that had forced many schools to close. Five years ago: Democrat Jerry Brown was sworn in as California’s 39th governor, returning to the office he’d left 28 years earlier. Prosecutors in Dallas declared Cornelius Dupree Jr. innocent of a rape and robbery that had put him in prison for 30 years. One year ago: Boko Haram extremists kidnapped about 40 boys and young men and killed scores of soldiers in a bold attack on a multinational military base in northern Nigeria. Abu Anas al-Libi, 50, a man accused by U.S. prosecutors of being an al-Qaida member involved in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, died in New York while awaiting trial. Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black in U.S. history to win popular election to the Senate, died in Coral Gables, Florida, at age 95. Today’s Birthdays: Record producer Sir George Martin is 90. Actor Dabney Coleman is 84. Journalist-author Betty Rollin is 80. Hockey Hall-ofFamer Bobby Hull is 77. Singer-songwriter-producer Van Dyke Parks is 73. Musician Stephen Stills is 71. Rock musician John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) is 70. Actress Victoria Principal is 66. Actor-director Mel Gibson is 60. Actress Shannon Sturges is 48. Actor John Ales is 47. Jazz musician James Carter is 47. Contemporary Christian singer Nichole Nordeman is 44. Musician Thomas Bangalter (Daft Punk) is 41. Actor Jason Marsden is 41. Actress Danica McKellar is 41. Actor Nicholas Gonzalez is 40. Singer Kimberley Locke (“American Idol”) is 38. Actress Kate Levering is 37. NFL quarterback Eli Manning is 35. Actress Nicole Beharie (TV: “Sleepy Hollow” Film: “42”) is 31. Pop musician Mark Pontius (Foster the People) is 31. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lloyd (single name is correct) is 30. Pop-rock musician Nash Overstreet (Hot Chelle (shel) Rae) is 30. Actor Alex D. Linz is 27. �NEWS Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, January 3, 2016 5A Traffic From page 1A fatal crashes involving motorcycles, commercial vehicles and pedestrians each increased compared with 2014, he said. Individual patrol posts monitor the statistics and conduct targeted educational and enforcement efforts that vary from place to place based on the problems they’re seeing most, the layout of roads in those areas and the local demographics, Cvetan said. For example, a post that notices an uptick in impaired driving crashes within a busier city area might work with the local police department to increase patrolling there. “We’re not trying to present one blanket fixall,” Cvetan said. Officials did try to draw attention to traffic safety statewide by displaying the running total of crash deaths, with various slogans such as “Drive sober or get pulled over,” on digital message boards along highways during the second half of the year. The signs garnered both positive and negative feedback, Ohio Department of Transportation spokesman Matt Bruning said, noting that people occasionally complained the boards are distracting. Others expressed appreciation. Bruning said one Columbus man wrote to the department to say the somber messages led him to a realization: “I never really knew the numbers before seeing this, and quite honestly, I was shocked.” The boards were to be taken down at year’s end, but the campaign probably will be considered again in 2016, Bruning said. Daily Tribune file photo Ray McKinniss was the recipient of last year’s Bud and Donna McGhee Community Service Award during at the 78th annual Gallia County Chamber of Commerce Meeting and Awards Banquet. McKinniss Farms area director, it was “on the Bob Evans Farm that Ray found his true passion and made the farm what it is today. Ray led the farm team with From page 1A dedication and compassion for over 20 was part of the Heartland Travel Showyears. He loved bringing people to the case. farm and recalling the history. He was McKinniss served as a past Gallia just a great storyteller. Ray was pasCounty Chamber of Commerce president. During last year’s Gallia County sionate about bringing people to our area.” Chamber of Commerce Meeting and According to close friend Bob Hood, Awards Banquet, he received the Bud McKinniss never wrote off an idea. He and Donna McGhee Community Serwas always considering new ways to vice Award, the chamber’s most presgo about a project or how to make one tigious laurel that is kept secret each previously suggested better. He was year until the night of the banquet. He served as an Eagle Scout as well known to assist the Red Dot campaign as a leader and volunteer of numerous involved with area schools. Hood said that despite many activiboards and committees throughout his ties, being a fan of NASCAR and a life. lifetime reader, McKinniss always manAccording to Marianne Campbell aged to have time for others around with the Gallia County Chamber of him Commerce, McKinniss served as “There was never a time where Ray chairman and founding member of the Gallia County Ohio Chautauqua Com- said, ‘You’ve got to hurry, I’ve got something else to do,’” Hood said. “He mittee and was credited with making had time for you and he had time for Gallipolis a host city for Chautauqua events in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 everybody. That would be my biggest memory (of Ray). He had time to sit and again in 2016. down if you had something that was According to colleague Dave Smalley, McKinniss often assisted with the bothering you. If you wanted to talk Rio Grande Memorial Association in about something, he would always say, its hosting of the village’s annual bean ‘Come on out, let’s talk.’ Even during dinner. Smalley credited McKinniss in the farm festival, his busiest time, he helping provide materials, advice and would always make time to stop for other resources to make the bean dinpeople that would come up and talk to ner what it is today. Smalley says Bob him. He was hugging people and shakEvans Farms have been integral to the ing hands with people. It didn’t matter bean dinner’s survival since 1971. about his schedule, your schedule was Smalley personally credited McKinthe most important to him.” niss as being the reason he settled in Perhaps more importantly, though, Rio Grande when he arrived at the uni- Hood said McKinniss was a devoted versity as a student athlete. father and grandfather. He was known “Ray has been a driving force behind to often be involved with his children’s what we (Rio Grande Memorial Asso- sports programs. Hood said that while ciation) do,” Smalley said. “He undermany people can be remembered for stood the history and its connection their activities and interests, McKinwith the area.” niss should be remembered as a family “The loss of Ray is a huge tragedy man despite being an iconic figure for this area,” Campbell said. “Galwith Bob Evans Farms. lia County will sorely miss him. The “Everything he did, he did for his integrity of that man’s dedication to his family first,” Hood said. family and community service is staggering.” Dean Wright can be reached (740) 446-2342, Ext. According to Jim Noe, Bob Evans 2103. Moore it was not matching the information Moore was giving the owners of the pawn shop, according to From page 1A the complaint. two separate indictPowell then drove to ments. the pawn shop to speak As for the attempted with Moore about the murder charge, according trailer, but upon his to the official criminal arrival Moore was exitcomplaint filed in Mason ing the building. After County Magistrate the shop owner had Court, on Aug. 10, 2015, pointed out Moore, Cpl. T. L. Powell of the sheriff’s department was Powell approached the passenger side front called by the owners of fender of Moore’s vehicle Poor Man’s Pawn Shop and asked him to stop. on Huntington Road in Apple Grove. The owners At this time, Powell says said Moore was allegedly Moore placed the vehicle into reverse and began trying to pawn or sell backing out at a high a behind utility trailer. rate of speed and turned Powell ran the informato exit the driveway. tion through the Mason Powell then stepped in County 911 Center and front of the vehicle and held up his hand and was shouting for Moore to stop so he could speak to him. Powell then said Moore pointed at him, put the vehicle in drive and accelerated at a high rate of speed and came directly at Powell. Powell said he was able to move from front of the vehicle without injury. Both a plea agreement and conviction order have been filed in regard to Moore’s case in circuit court. He remains housed at the Western Regional Jail. Reach Beth Sergent at bsergent@ civitasmedia.com or on Twitter @ BSergentWrites. Lindsay Kriz | Sunday Times-Sentinel The facility will feature a waiting room, a main office, a viewing room with small kennels where dogs can be more visibly seen by the public, restrooms, puppy area, a back working area that includes a maintenance facility with a washer and dryer. Shelter facility with a washer and dryer, a sally port, or an enclosed entry way in which animals can be From page 1A brought in vehicles and what’s been completed then released without so far. escaping, three overAs of late December night drop kennels, an most concrete had been outdoor dug run area poured and the roof and and an intake room area front porch area already where new arrivals can put up, with insulation be weighed, medicated being added and inner or washed before being rooms still being put taken to a kennel. together. The contract The new facility will for the building began also have good ventilain November and is an tion and heating, with 18-week contract, putsix inches of insulation in ting the official complethe walls and 10 inches tion of the facility in in the ceiling, Baer said. March. Cummins said To keep noise down and not much, aside from maintain a more calm the dogs, will be brought environment, the 24 from the old shelter, cages in the main area which has been in use for will also have kennel decades. blocks that won’t allow According to Jim the dogs to see one Thomas, of BDT Archianother. tects & Interior DesignCummins said the shelers of Athens, the new ter is hoping to get fundfacility, once completed, ing for a fence outside will be approximately the facility to let dogs 2,432 square feet. There out safely, and Baer also will be a waiting room, suggested to Cummins a main office, a viewing that the facility, which is room with small kennear Hiland Road, pronels where dogs can be cure a guardrail for safemore visibly seen by the ty. She added that she is public, restrooms, a back also looking forward to room with 24 large dog the intake room, which kennels, a puppy area, a accepts dogs when they back working area that first arrive and allows for medical evaluations, includes a maintenance photos and anything else needed depending on the individual dog brought in. “It’s something we’ve needed and desired for a long time,” she said. And until the new shelter is completed, Cummins said the current facility is still in operation and will always take drop-off donations of food, toys and blankets for winter weather. She also reminded residents that dog tags, which are required in Ohio, can be purchased at the shelter or the Meigs County Auditor’s Office until Jan. 31 for $12, with costs doubling beginning Feb. 1. The shelter is also currently seeking a dog warden after Karen Smith stepped down from the position. However, Cummins said at a previous time that this will not affect the daily operations of the shelter. To keep up with the Meigs County Dog Shelter, visit their Facebook page or call 740-9923779. Reach Lindsay Kriz at 740-9922155 EXT. 2555 or on Twitter @ JournalistKriz. Application for Dog/Kennel License Deadline for Purchase of 2016 dog license is January 31, 2016 Please circle your choice for purchase 1 year dog tag $12.00 each Kennel Tags $60.00 for 5 tags 3 Year dog tag $36.00 each each additional kennel tag $1.00 Permanent dog tag $120.00 each Owner of Dog: ______________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________ Telephone (Day Time)_________________________________ Age Years Sex Male Color Female Hair Breed Fees Paid Long Short To obtain license by mail, complete and return application along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope and a check for the price of the license to: Mary T. Byer-Hill, Auditor, 100 E. Second St., Rm 201, Pomeroy, OH 45769 Notice: License must be obtained no later than January 31, 2016 to avoid paying penalty. Please call us at 740-992-2698 or stop by the office if you have any questions. 60624757 �NEWS 6A Sunday, January 3, 2016 Sunday Times-Sentinel OHIO NEWS BRIEFS Ohio hunters take over 9,400 deer in 2-day gun season Ohio county offers amnesty to witnesses of drug overdoses A state appeals court upheld his conviction in June. Welker has argued that the half-dozen ducks have been therapeutic for him after he served in Iraq with the Army and was medically discharged from the Ohio National Guard. Welker previously suggested he’d try to get his property removed from the village if the appeals route didn’t work. A message seeking comment was left Wednesday for his attorney, Robert Weir (weer). COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Hunters in Ohio checked more than 9,400 deer in the two-day gun season this week. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says it was the first time since 2012 the state has held a two-day gun season after the initial weeklong gun season in early December. That year, more than 14,300 deer were killed in the two days. The number taken this year on Monday and Tuesday are expected to account for slightly more than 5 percent of all deer harvested this season. Hunters still have a chance to pursue deer this winter. Muzzleloader season is Jan. 9 to Jan. 12, and archery season remains open through Feb. 7. Hunters checked 73,399 deer during the seven-day gun season that ended Dec. 6. CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) — Officials in southern Ohio hope a new amnesty program will help curb drug overdose deaths. The Overdose Amnesty Program offered by Ross County authorities last week applies to witnesses of drug overdoses who call for help. “Heroin is not worth dying over,” said Ross County Prosecutor Matthew Schmidt. “Law enforcement officials in this county would rather see addicts get help, than get arrested. We would rather see lives saved, than lives lost.” Emergency callers can ask for amnesty on misdemeanor drug charges, Ohio man gets prison for providing fatal dose of heroin DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A 26-year-old Ohio man has been sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison for providing heroin to a man who then died from an overdose. The Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office says Brian Hawk of Brookville, near Dayton, also failed to get help when he saw that 44-year-old Jeffrey Clark might be overdosing on May 31, 2014. Hawk was convicted Wednesday of involuntary manslaughter and drug trafficking as part of a plea agreement. In an unrelated case, he also was convicted of heroin possession. In court, Hawk said that he has felt responsible for Clark’s death. He said he and Clark suffered “a lot of the same demons.” Police: Motorcyclist dies weeks after hit-and-run crash COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a motorcyclist has died after he was struck in a hitand-run accident earlier this month in Columbus. The Columbus Dispatch reports the 27-year-old man died Tuesday, more than two weeks after he collided with a car that turned in front of him. Police say the victim was thrown from his motorcycle in the crash. LAKEWOOD, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland-area Witnesses told police they heard a loud noise and authorities say a handcuffed man under arrest in saw a white or cream colored sedan take off from the connection with a domestic violence case kicked out area after the crash. a window in a police cruiser, jumped from the movNo arrests have been made in the case. ing vehicle and ran away, but was back in custody within hours. Police say the 27-year-old Lorain man somehow got his handcuffed wrists to the front of his body and escaped Wednesday afternoon while being transported to jail. Lorain police Sgt. Robert Brown tells The COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Morning Journal that the officer transporting the Court has declined to hear an appeal by a military man tried to pull over to catch him, but the fugitive veteran who sought to defy local law and keep pet was gone by the time the officer stopped. ducks that he says help relieve his post-traumatic WEWS-TV reports police said the man later stress disorder and depression. turned himself in to a U.S. marshal, still wearing Darin Welker was convicted of a minor misdehandcuffs. meanor for violating a ban on keeping farm animals Police have indicated the man will face additional in West Lafayette, about 80 miles east of Columbus. charges of escape and vandalism. Police: Arrestee jumped from moving cruiser to escape Air Force museum features jet that transported Vietnam POWs High court won’t hear appeal over veteran’s pet ducks DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A jet that transported American prisoners of war to U.S. soil during the Vietnam war has moved to a new hangar at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Ohio. The U.S. Air Force C-141 Starlifter, dubbed the “Hanoi Taxi”, was rolled into a new, $40.8 million hangar at the Dayton museum last month, The Dayton Daily News reported. Museum visitors will be able to walk inside the cargo bay through a rear ramp door to better understand how airmen did their job. The display will be open to the public next June. Former Air Force fighter pilot Paul Kari said he was on the first flight out of Hanoi in 1973 after he was a prisoner of war for more than seven years in a prison camp. “I would say that although fighter pilots would say fighter planes are the most beautiful . this one supersedes it because it brought us home to freedom and that’s the most precious thing,” Kari said. The 80-year-old retired lieutenant colonel said he endured torture, malnutrition, brutal interrogation and harsh living conditions in the camp. He said his rescue was a “dream come true.” Union: Nearly 600 layoffs in works at Murray Energy mines WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Union officials said Thursday that nearly 600 coal miners could lose their jobs at Murray Energy Corp. mines in West Virginia and Ohio, dealing another blow to the beatendown industry and Appalachian region. According to the United Mine Workers of America, 532 of the planned layoffs would occur at five Murray mines in northern West Virginia. About 82 to 125 miners would lose jobs at each mine. TODAY 8 AM 30° 38° 32° Times of clouds and sun today. Partly cloudy tonight. High 40° / Low 24° HEALTH TODAY AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. Friday Month to date/normal Year to date/normal Snowfall The AccuWeather.com Cold Index combines the effects of local weather with a number of demographic factors to provide a scale showing the overall probability of transmission and symptom severity of the common cold. 0.0 0.0/0.2 Trace/4.8 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme (in inches) Today 7:47 a.m. 5:19 p.m. 1:33 a.m. 1:02 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Mon. 7:47 a.m. 5:19 p.m. 2:28 a.m. 1:35 p.m. MOON PHASES New First Jan 9 Full Last Jan 16 Jan 23 Jan 31 The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Major 6:18a 6:58a 7:39a 8:21a 9:06a 9:53a 10:44a Minor 12:09a 12:47a 1:28a 2:09a 2:53a 3:40a 4:30a 1 Lucasville 38/23 Major 6:40p 7:21p 8:03p 8:46p 9:31p 10:20p 11:11p Minor 12:29p 1:10p 1:51p 2:34p 3:19p 4:06p 4:57p WEATHER HISTORY On Jan. 3, 1777, George Washington noticed it would freeze that night. He ordered bonfires built as a decoy. When the ground froze, Washington’s men outflanked the British. Portsmouth 40/24 AIR QUALITY 48° 36° Partly sunny 300 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates 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 Belpre 38/22 Athens 36/22 St. Marys 40/20 Parkersburg 36/24 Coolville 37/21 Elizabeth 40/24 Spencer 40/25 Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Fri. Flood 24-hr. Location Stage Level Chg. 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Drug traffickers will not be eligible for amnesty. “This is not for drug dealers,” Schmidt said. “You won’t be able to avoid charges” The amnesty program will also not let people avoid parole or probation violations, bond violations or Drug Court sanctions. Schmidt said. Drug overdoses are the leading cause of accidental deaths in the state. Ross County is among the areas with the highest rates of drug overdose deaths when accounting for population and age. www.fbsc.com 740-992-2136 �Sports Sunday Times-Sentinel #?8.+CM��+8?+<C� M� �� �s�#/->398�� Point 8th at Wheeling Park Duals By Bryan Walters overall at 182 pounds, while Christopher Lush posted a 6-2 record in the 145 weight WHEELING, W.Va. — The class. Miles Williams (152), Point Pleasant wrestling Andrew Roach (170) and squad posted a 7-2 overall Jacob Roub (138) each ended record and finished eighth the two-day event with idenout of 30 teams Monday and tical 5-4 marks. Tuesday during the 25th Luke Wilson (113) and annual Wheeling Park Duals Caleb Lane (120) both went held at Wheeling Park High 4-5 overall, while James PatSchool in Ohio County. terson ended the event with a The Big Blacks went 3-1 on 3-4 mark in the heavyweight Day 1 while finishing second division. Jeffrey Simpkins only to Dover in the Pool (132) posted a 2-7 record and D competition, then PPHS Brian Gillispie was 1-1 as a posted a 4-1 mark in the finaheavyweight. Bryan Walters | OVP Sports le while losing only to AlliThomas Jeffrey and Jon Point Pleasant junior Andrew Roach, left, maintains leverage on an opponent Jones also competed on ance. Point Pleasant ended during a 170-pound match at the Jason Eades Memorial Duals held Friday, Dec. up posting team victories behalf of the PPHS program, 11, 2015, in Point Pleasant, W.Va. over Bethel Tate, Washington but neither scored a victory Court House, Cuyahoga Falls, ning records during the two- Safford (195) and Scotty Wil- in a combined six matches. cox (126) also had solid perSt. Xavier, Oak Glen, Morgan- day event, which included a Parkersburg South was the formances after each went 8-1 overall team champion at the pair of unbeaten 9-0 efforts town and Cameron. in their respective divisions. from Tannor Hill (220) and two-day event, with SteubenThe Big Blacks had nine ville and Carrollton roundHunter White went 7-2 George Smith (106). Grant different grapplers post win- bwalters@civitasmedia.com ing out the top three spots. Dover, George Washington and Harrison completed spots four through six, while Alliance also placed ahead of PPHS. University, John Marshall, Morgantown and Washington Court House filled in the nine through 12 spots in the team competition. Complete results of the 2015 Wheeling Park Duals are available on the web at wvmat.com The Big Blacks return to action Saturday when they travel to University for a quad match, then come home Wednesday night for a quad match against BuchannonUpshur, Parkersburg and Riverside. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2101. National title race is down to 2 teams: Alabama vs Clemson By Paul Newberry The Associated Press The national championship race is down to two. Top-ranked Clemson and No. 2 Alabama will face off in the desert after dominating wins in the national semifinals Thursday. The Tigers romped in the second half for a 37-17 win over No. 4 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, while the Crimson Tide rolled Michigan State 38-0 in the Cotton Bowl. The Jan. 11 title game in Glendale, Arizona, matches a high-scoring offense led by Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson against Nick Saban’s latest dominating defense at Alabama, which limited the Big Ten champion Spartans to 239 yards. There’s another story line to the title game. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is an Alabama alumnus who played on the Tide’s 1992 national championship team. Now, he’s going against the greatest coach of this generation. Saban has won three national titles in the last six years at Alabama, to go along with a BCS title at LSU. Clemson and Alabama will be playing for the first time since 2008, when Alabama won 34-10 in a game that signaled the Tide’s return to national prominence under Saban. That was also a pivotal year for the Tigers. Embattled coach Tommy Bowden resigned after six games, and Swinney — who was in charge of receivers — took over as the head coach. Serving at first on an interim basis, he got the job permanently after leading Clemson to bowl eligibility. See TITLE | 3B OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Monday, January 4 Boys Basketball Ohio Valley Christian at Harvest, 7:30 Girls Basketball Southern at Wahama, 6:30 Oak Hill at River Valley, 7:30 Meigs at Federal Hocking, 6:30 Gallia Academy at Fairland, 7:30 Eastern at Trimble, 7:30 South Gallia at Waterford, 6:30 Tuesday, January 5 Boys Basketball Eastern at South Gallia, 7:30 Miller at Wahama, 7:30 Belpre at Southern, 7:30 Coal Grove at Gallia Academy, 7:30 Point Pleasant at Nitro, 7:30 Hannan at Rose Hill Christian, 7:30 Girls Basketball Ohio Valley Christian at Hannan, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Point Pleasant, 6:30 Men’s College Basketball IU-Kokomo at Rio Grande, 4 p.m. Women’s College Basketball IU-Kokomo at Rio Grande, 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 6 Wrestling Parkersburg, Riverside, Buchannon-Upshur at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. River Valley, Jackson, Warren, Logan at Gallia Academy, 6 p.m. Thursday, January 7 Girls Basketball Point Pleasant at Meigs, 7:30 Hannan at Wahama, 6 p.m. Federal Hocking at Eastern, 6:30 Portsmouth at Gallia Academy, 7:30 St. Joseph at Ohio Valley Christian, 7:30 Belpre at South Gallia, 6:30 River Valley at Nelsonville-York, 7:30 Southern at Miller, 6:30 Photos by Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Gallia Academy junior Kaleb Crisenberry locks in a hold on a Thurgood Marshall opponent during a 145-pound match Tuesday at the 2015 Coach’s Corner Classic held at Gallia Academy High School in Centenary, Ohio. Blue Devils win Coach’s Corner Classic By Bryan Walters Hunter Jacks and Anthony Sipple were respective runners-up in the 160 CENTENARY, Ohio and 220 divisions. Ryan — Simply put, everyone Terry placed third overall else was battling for sec- at 170 pounds and Morond. gan Stanley was fourth in The Gallia Academy the 126 weight class. wrestling team posted George Williams was nine top-four efforts the lone Raider to come while beating the away with an individual 18-team field by over crown after winning 100 points Tuesday en the 152 division. Jacob route to winning the Edwards (113) and Jere2015 Coach’s Corner miah Dobbins (132) also Classic championship in placed second in their the GAHS gymnasium in respective weight classes for RVHS. Gallia County. Trae Hood suffered his The Blue Devils earned first loss of the season four individual titles and had three more runners- while leading Meigs with up on their way to a win- a second place finish at 195 pounds. Daniel ning tally of 376 points. Hysell also placed third Caldwell, which tied in the 285 category for GAHS with four indithe Marauders. vidual champions of its Eastern’s lone top-four own, was second overall effort came from Chase with 271 points. Williams, who finished Warren (219.5), Jackfourth overall in the son (218) and Vinton heavyweight division. County (194) rounded Besides GAHS and out the top-five, while Caldwell, Warren was River Valley was sixth the only other program overall with 194 points. Meigs finished 12th with to have more than one individual champion as 115 points and Eastern the Warriors earned two placed 14th with 51 titles. RVHS, Southeastpoints. ern, Jackson and AlexJustin Reynolds won ander also came away the 182-pound division for GAHS, while the trio with one championship of Caleb Greenlee (106), apiece. Complete results of Kyle Greenlee (113) the 2015 Coach’s Corner and Jared Stevens (120) Classic are available on won all three lightweight the web at baumspage. titles for the hosts. com Kaleb Crisenberry finished second in the Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. 145 weight class, while bwalters@civitasmedia.com Meigs junior Trae Hood, right, maintains leverage on a Vinton County opponent during a 195-pound match Tuesday at the 2015 Coach’s Corner Classic held at Gallia Academy High School in Centenary, Ohio. River Valley senior George Williams locks in a hold on a Trimble grappler during a 152-pound match Tuesday at the 2015 Coach’s Corner Classic held at Gallia Academy High School in Centenary, Ohio. �SPORTS 2B Sunday, January 3, 2016 Sunday Times-Sentinel Oklahoma’s season ends with semifinal loss to Clemson MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Sooners were fooled by a fake punt and stuffed on fourth down when they tried some trickery of their own. And in the second half, Clemson was simply the stronger team. High-scoring Oklahoma and quarterback Baker Mayfield were shut out in the second half Thursday night and lost to Clemson in the Orange Bowl national semifinal game, 37-17. For the second year in a row, the Sooners (11-2) ended their season with a loss to Clemson. They were embarrassed 40-6 by the Tigers a year ago in the Russell Athletic Bowl. “This championship drive, talent doesn’t win the game,” defensive end AP photo Eric Striker said. “It’s the Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) runs with the ball during will. They had that edge the second half of the Orange Bowl NCAA college football semifinal and a will about them in playoff game against Oklahoma, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, in Miami the second half.” Gardens, Fla. Mayfield threw for 311 yards but was sacked five times, and threw two interceptions in Clemson territory in the second half. He wobbled off the field after making a tackle following his second interception and spent the closing minutes on the sideline. Mayfield wasn’t the only Sooner undone by the Tigers’ muscle. On one run, Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson kept churning for an additional 5 yards while dragging along 291-pound tackle Matthew Romar, who had a handful of the quarterback’s jersey. In the third quarter, the Tigers really began to enforce their will. Zac Brooks had Tigers fans roaring when he ran over Sooners safety Ahmad Thomas on a sweep. Oklahoma running backs Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon were shaken up by jarring hits. Wayne Gallman knocked off Oklaho- ma safety Steven Parker’s helmet fighting for extra yardage. “They played a more physical way than we did,” Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. “We were outplayed badly in the second half.” The defeat was the Sooners’ first since they were beaten by rival Texas in October. Since then they had averaged 52 points a game. “There’s no doubt that we’ve been the more physical team now for about seven weeks in a row,” Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley said. “But we weren’t tonight.” Clemson outscored Oklahoma 21-0 during a 15-minute span in the second half to take control of the game. The elusive Watson gave the Sooners fits and finished with 145 yards rushing. “We just didn’t tackle,” Striker said. “Guys were in position to make a play. That’s what hurt the most.” Clemson (14-0) will face Alabama in the Jan. 11 national championship game in Glendale, Arizona. Alabama beat Michigan State 38-0 later Thursday in the Cotton Bowl. It was another December disappointment for Mayfield, who voiced his displeasure with not being invited to New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist. He finished behind Alabama’s Derrick Henry, Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey and Watson. He left without talking to reporters. Stoops said Clemson’s pass rush made Mayfield’s job difficult. “You have to compliment them giving him struggles,” Stoops said. “At times he was scrambling around and waiting for something to come open.” MSU’s Cook falls flat in Cotton replay, with higher stakes ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Connor Cook ended the year with a fizzle in the Cotton Bowl after starting it with a bang in the same stadium. Unfortunately for No. 3 Michigan State’s senior quarterback, the stakes were substantially higher the second time around. Cook was off target on some throws, had several others batted down and threw an interception to ruin a scoring chance in a 38-0 loss to No. 2 Alabama in a College Football Playoff semifinal Thursday night. The performance was in stark contrast to 364 days earlier, when Cook had two touchdown passes to help wipe out a 20-point deficit in the fourth quarter in a 42-41 victory over Baylor on New Year’s Day. When he left the home of the Dallas Cowboys after leading a winning drive in the final minute, Cook had every intention of getting the Spartans in the playoff a year later. Cook, the No. 2 active quarterback in FBS victories with 34, helped make it happen. But he wilted under the pressure of Alabama’s 11-deep defensive line Thursday night, getting sacked four times and finishing 19 of 39 for 210 yards with two interceptions in just his fifth career loss. “Obviously, last year was everyone was so happy, everyone was on cloud nine,” Cook said. “The ride has been so fun. And the last thing I want to do is look at the down side and say our last game as Spartans, we lost. We want to be positive people and look at the bright side.” Michigan State’s winningest quarterback missed badly sev- Bengals can stay in running for bye with a win over Ravens CINCINNATI (AP) — The snap slipped right through AJ McCarron’s hands, and with it went Cincinnati’s chance of clinching the playoff bye it wanted so badly. When it comes to all things playoff-related, the Bengals seem to find a way of letting it slip away. McCarron fumbled a shotgun snap in overtime, and Denver recovered for a 20-17 victory on Monday night that left the Broncos with the inside track on the No. 2 seed in the playoffs. The Bengals (11-4) need help now. First, they have to extend their recent success against Baltimore (5-10) on Sunday. The Bengals have won four in a row over their AFC North rival, including a 28-24 victory on Sept. 27 in which Cincinnati twice rallied in the fourth quarter. Then the Bengals need the Broncos (11-4) to lose at home to San Diego (4-11), allowing the Bengals move up. Even if that doesn’t happen, the Bengals figure they need a solid allaround showing on Sunday to take some momentum into their worst time of the season. “Yeah, it’s huge,” said McCarron, who will start his third game in place of the injured Andy Dalton. “It’s just like with MLB — the baseball team that catches the momentum at the end usually rides that hot streak deep into the playoffs. It’s big for us to get a win this week and start that momentum into the first round of the playoffs.” The Bengals haven’t won a playoff game since the 1990 season, the sixth-longest streak of postseason futility in NFL history. They’ve reached the playoffs each of the past four seasons and lost in the first round. They were in line for a playoff bye until Dalton broke his right thumb during a loss to Pittsburgh on Dec. 13, forcing the Bengals to get his inexperienced backup ready. It’s unclear whether Dalton will be available for the playoffs — a bye would have given him an extra week to heal — so the Bengals are getting McCarron ready for the postseason pressure. He’ll face a Ravens defense that shut down Pittsburgh in a 20-17 win last Sunday, severely damaging the Steelers’ chances of getting a wild card. Baltimore can end the Bengals’ slim hopes of a playoff bye with another upset. “They’ve gotten us,” cornerback Jimmy Smith said, referring to Cincinnati’s four straight wins. “They’re the bully right now. We’ve got to go fight back. We’ve got to win this game. “We’re definitely going out to ruin anything they’ve got going on.” Five things to watch on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium: McCARRON’S PROGRESS: The Broncos changed their defense in the second half and McCarron struggled, showing his inexperience. The Bengals are trying to use the game on Sunday to get him a little more ready for the postseason. “This guy has the right stuff, he’s made of the right stuff,” offensive coordinator Hue Jackson said. “But as we all know, we just want it to happen fast. And it will. You’re trying to pack years of experience into a guy that’s played two games. Let’s be honest, that’s what we’re trying to do, and that’s hard to do sometimes.” SECOND-HALF SLUMP: In McCarron’s two starts, the Bengals have put up impressive opening halves and then struggled to keep it up. They got up 21-0 in San Francisco and won 24-14. They led 14-3 at halftime in Denver and managed only a field goal in the second half for the second straight game. One of Cincinnati’s overriding goals on Sunday is to put together a complete game. MALLETT’S ENCORE: The Ravens signed Ryan Mallett because of injuries to Joe Flacco and backup Matt Schaub. He made his first start on Sunday and completed 28 of 41 for a career-high 274 yards and a touchdown. He’ll make his eighth career start Sunday. “Hopefully, there’s more to come in the future, but it was pretty good,” Mallett said. MEMORABLE VISIT: Shortly before the 2014 draft, the Ravens brought McCarron in to check him out. Coach John Harbaugh compared him to Drew Brees in the way he gets rid of the ball quickly and makes good decisions. McCarron, who was drafted in the fifth round, remembers the conversation. “Yes, it was definitely a huge compliment,” McCarron said. eral times while starting 4 of 11. When Cook finally found a rhythm and had the Spartans at the Alabama 12 trailing 10-0 in the final seconds of the first half, he underthrew Aaron Burnbridge for an easy interception by Cyrus Jones near the goal line. The Spartans (12-2) looked the part of a 10-point underdog despite coming in with at least 11 wins in five of the past six seasons, and consecutive victories in major bowls starting with the Rose Bowl two seasons ago. The Crimson Tide (13-1) kept the pressure on Cook by limiting the Spartans to 29 yards rushing on 26 attempts, which included 29 yards in sacks of Cook. The first sack, by Jonathan Allen, ended a promising drive during a scoreless first quarter. “It’s a blessing to have those guys up front, you know?” Jones said. “We work hand in hand. They count on us to do their job covering and we count on them to get pressure on the quarterback. You could sense their frustration a little bit.” Steelers aim to beat Browns, get help to make AFC playoffs CLEVELAND (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers can handle beating the Browns all by themselves. That’s hardly ever a problem. However, for them to make the AFC playoffs, they’re going to need some help. A shocking loss last week in Baltimore has put the Steelers in a must-win-andthen-hope-Buffalo-can-beat-the-New York Jets bind. It’s not ideal, but it’s all the Steelers have as they enter the season finale against the Browns, now absent from the postseason for 13 years and counting. The Steelers (9-6) never imagined being in this predicament after winning five of six — overcoming key injuries along the way — to position themselves for another playoff berth. But the 20-17 loss to the Ravens has the Steelers staring at a premature winter vacation, something the black-and-gold denizens of Western Pennsylvania are not accustomed to. First things first. As long as they don’t stumble against the Browns (3-12), whom they easily handled 30-9 on Nov. 15, the Steelers have a playoff pulse. “We have to take care of our business first,” said quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. “If we have to do that, we have to watch and wait. It’s our own fault we don’t control our own destiny, so we have to go do everything we can to get ourselves in.” Roethlisberger was sent home from practice during the week with a head cold, but he’s expected to be fully recovered by kickoff — and that’s not a healthy thing for the Browns. Big Ben is 19-4 against Cleveland, including an 8-2 mark at FirstEnergy Stadium, which will have a large number of Terrible Towel-waving Steelers fans on hand. Roethlisberger accepted blame for the unexpected loss to the Ravens and could take out his frustrations on Cleveland’s injury-decimated secondary. Wide receiver Antonio Brown had 10 catches for 139 yards and two touchdowns when the teams met earlier this season. Browns coach Mike Pettine said Brown, who has 123 catches for 1,647 yards this season, might be the league’s “best overall player. We will certainly have our hands full there.” With the Jets and Bills starting at the same time, the Steelers will have to avoid temptation to check the out-oftown scoreboard. “We’ve got to take care of business first,” linebacker Arthur Moats said. “If I peek up there and we’re losing, it doesn’t really matter.” Here are a few other things to watch as the Steelers and Browns renew a rivalry that has grown lopsided over the past 15 years: PETTINE’S FAREWELL? Unfortunately for Pettine, whose job security has been in question for months, a final date with the Steelers has meant the end for four predecessors. Romeo Crennel (2008), Eric Mangini (2010), Pat Shurmur (2012) and Rob Chudzinski (2013) were all fired following season-finale losses to Pittsburgh. Pettine enters with a 10-21 record, a mark made worse by the Browns’ disappointing performance on defense this season. If Pettine is let go by owner Jimmy Haslam, Cleveland will begin searching for its eighth coach since 1999. SLOW STARTS: The Steelers have struggled taking control early in recent weeks, falling behind against Indianapolis, Denver and Baltimore. The Broncos converted eight straight third downs to start the game, and the Ravens were nearly as successful last week while throwing Pittsburgh’s playoff hopes into jeopardy. The Steelers, however, aren’t quite ready to heap all the blame on the defense. “We had chances too,” said tight end Heath Miller. “We have opportunities to hold onto the ball and extend drives and we couldn’t get it done. We need to stay on the field.” QUARTERBACK SWITCH: With Johnny Manziel’s season ended by a concussion, Austin Davis will start at quarterback for Cleveland. This will be the second start for Davis, who was on the wrong end of a 37-3 thumping against Cincinnati on Dec. 6. He’s got a chance to redeem himself and help keep the Steelers out of the playoffs. “You know, why not?” he said. “They have a lot to play for so we know they’re going to come in and play hard. We have a lot to play for, too, because it’s another game. It’s another Sunday. If we could knock them out and keep them from going to the playoffs, that’d be good.” �SPORTS | CLASSIFIEDS Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, January 3, 2016 3B TV ratings for College Football Playoff down 36 percent DALLAS (AP) — Television ratings for the first College Football Playoff semifinals held on New Year’s Eve dropped approximately 36 percent from last season when they were played on New Year’s Day. ESPN announced the overnight ratings Friday. The Orange Bowl between Clemson and Oklahoma, which kicked off about 4:10 p.m. ET on ESPN, drew a 9.7 rating. The first semifinal last season, the Rose Bowl with Oregon and Florida State on New Year’s Day, earned a 15.5. The Michigan State-Alabama Cotton Bowl drew a 9.9 rating for ESPN compared to 15.3 for Ohio State-Alabama in the Sugar Bowl last Jan. 1. College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock said he was still awaiting the results of the New Year’s Day games. “It’s just not appropriate to talk until all the results are in. I guess Notices Yes, we have apples! Open 8-12 Closed Sunday’s jellies, jams, cider, apple butter 2054 Orpheus Rd (Co Rd 46) Thurman Oh 740-286-4584 60627821 Richards Brothers Fruit Farm NOTICE OHIO VALLEY PUBLISHING CO. Recommends that you do Business with People you know, and NOT to send Money through the Mail until you have Investigated the Offering. Pictures that have been placed in ads at the Gallipolis Daily Tribune must be picked within 30 days. Any pictures that are not picked up will be discarded. Miscellaneous Home Remolding & Yard Care 740-446-3811 or 740-6129205 it’s like asking a coach to talk about a whole game at halftime,” he said. The dramatic matchups and results of last year’s games helped draw record-breaking cable audiences for last year’s first College Football Playoff. The face-off between Heisman Trophy winning quarterbacks Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston in the Rose Bowl drew 28 million viewers. Ohio State and Alabama, two of the most popular programs in college football, played a game that went down to the final play. Ohio State upset the Crimson Tide 42-35. That game also drew 28 million viewers. Those games represented the biggest cable TV audiences ever, until the championship game with Oregon-Ohio State topped it with 33 million viewers. The matchups of this year’s games weren’t as attractive and both turned out to be lopsided. Clemson beat Oklahoma 37-17, pulling away in the second half. From page 1B Now, he’s got the Tigers within one win of their first national title since 1981. “I knew that we would be here,” Swinney said. “It was just a matter of when.” Alabama is playing for another title after being upset by Ohio State in the semifinals of the inaugural College Football Playoff. Saban said his team came into this playoff with a different attitude. “Last year we sort of just participated in the game,” he said. “This year, we really wanted to make a statement and do something special.” Professional Services Apartments/Townhouses Rentals LEGALS SEPTIC PUMPING Gallia Co. OH and Mason Co. WV. Ron Evans Jackson, OH 800-537-9528 RENTALS AVAILABLE! 2 BR townhouse apartments, also renting 2 & 3BR houses. Call 441-1111. Available January 2016 1 bedroom apt. must be over 62 or older or disabled Waters Edge Apt. Syracuse 740-992-6419 IN THE MEIGS COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS MEIGS, OHIO Money To Lend Houses For Rent NOTICE Borrow Smart. 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ESPN was comfortable the semifinals could draw huge audiences on New Year’s Eve, but because of a quirk in the 2015 calendar, the network asked about a year ago to make a one-time change to hold the semis Jan. 2 because it fell on a Saturday. But playoff officials didn’t want to switch up the schedule in the first season of New Year’s Eve semifinals. The semifinals rotate through six bowl games — the Sugar, Rose, Cotton, Orange, Fiesta and Peach. Next season the semifinals will again be played on New Year’s Eve, this time in the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, and the Peach Bowl in Atlanta. Dec. 31 is a Saturday next year. Alabama routed Michigan State 38-0 in a game that was pretty much over midway through the third quarter. But the biggest difference was the day the games were played. The FBS conference commissioners who put together the College Football Playoff several years ago said they wanted to create a new tradition by playing the semifinals on New Year’s Eve twice every three years over the course of a 12-year contract with ESPN. This is year two of that deal. The decision was mostly to protect the interests of four conferences and two bowls. The Rose Bowl with the Big Ten and Pac-12 has traditionally been played in the early evening of Jan. 1. The Big 12 and Southeastern Conference decided to have their own Rose Bowl-type relationship with the Sugar Bowl and lock in the television time slot right after the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1. Those games have their own Title OPEN POSITION The Meigs Metropolitan Housing Authority will be accepting resumes for the upcoming part-time (24 hours per week) position of Intake Specialist/ FSS Coordinator with their agency. Perspective applicants must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent; be proficient with general office skills; knowledge of Microsoft Office; data entry; knowledge of Quickbooks; and interaction with the general public. Preferences will be given to Meigs County Residents. Resume with cover letter will be accepted until January 15, 2016 by 4:00 p.m. Please remit resumes with cover letters to: Meigs Metropolitan Housing Authority 117 E. Memorial Drive Pomeroy, OH 45769 LEGAL NOTICE - SHERIFFҋS SALE 119 W. Second St., Pomeroy, OH 45769 In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, at the front door of the Sheriffҋs Office, 104 E. Second Street, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 in the above named County on 29th day of January 2016 at 10:00 A. M. the following real estate: - SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT ASaid premises appraised at $55,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds (2/3) of that amount. ALL SHERIFFҋS SALES OPERATE UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF CAVEAT EMPTOR. THE PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE URGED TO CHECK FOR LIENS IN THE OFFICE OF THE MEIGS COUNTY RECORDER AND CLERK OF COURTS. THE MEIGS COUNTY SHERIFF MAKES NO GUARANTEE AS TO STATUS OF TITLE PRIOR TO SALE. TERMS OF SALE: 10% Cash or Certified Check by 2:00 P.M. on day of sale. Balance due upon delivery of deed, approximately 30 days. KEITH O. WOOD MEIGS COUNTY SHERIFF FRANK A. LAVELLE, ESQ., ATTORNEY FOR HOCKING VALLEY BANK 8 N. Court St., 2nd Fl. Athens, OH 45701 (740) 593-3347 – Phone EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION 119 W. Second St., Pomeroy, OH 45769 SITUATE IN THE VILLAGE OF POMEROY, COUNTY OF MEIGS AND STATE OF OHIO: Being the east half of Lot Number One Hundred and Ten (110) and being twenty-five feet front on Second Street in said Village in said County and State as shown by the recorded plat thereof. The following real estate in the Village of Pomeroy, County of Meigs, and State of Ohio, and bounded and described as follows: The West half of Lot No. 110, and being about twenty five (25) feet front on Second Street in said Village, in said County and State, as shown by the recorded plat thereof. The following real estate situate in the Village of Pomeroy, Meigs County Ohio, to-wit: Being a part of Lot No. 109 of the Village of Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, to-wit: Being a part of Lot No. 109 of the Village of Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio to-wit: Beginning on Second Street in said Village at the line between Lots Nos. 109 and 110; thence along the line between Lot 109 and Lot 110 eighty-one feet to a point three feet from a building known as the Idle Hour building; thence on a line parallel with Second Street to a point in Lot No. 109 which intersects a line produced from the center of a wall, which wall divided the premises of what was formerly Nicholas Bengal and David Geyer, Jr.; thence following produced line 81 feet to Second Street; thence following Second Street to the place of beginning. Subject to all leases, easements, rights of way, conditions and restrictions of record. Parcel Nos.: 16-02184.000 and 16-02183.000 Commonly known as: 119 W. Second St., Pomeroy, OH 45769 Brenda Leslie Executive Director (740) 992-2733 LAST REF: Volume 342, Page 761, Meigs County Official Records 60628939 1/3/16-1/10/16-1/17/16 �Along The River 4B Sunday, January 3, 2016 Sunday Times-Sentinel A processional for Pete Truck drivers hold convoy in honor of late friend By Lindsay Kriz lkriz@civitasmedia.com SYRACUSE — For more than 50 years, the road and a truck were an integral part of Pete Hendrix’s life. And to honor that life, a vehicle convoy made its way from Meigs High School to Pete’s home in Syracuse on Dec. 26. “They said a prayer and laid on Hendrix the horn (in front of his house),” Pete’s son, Robert Hendrix, said. Robert said that was the moment during the convoy that got to him most. He and Pete’s other two children, Petie Hendrix and Barb Riffle, were also in attendance to honor their father’s long legacy. Pete began his career as a truck driver after his time in the Air Force. He married his late wife, Phyllis, in 1959, with the couple remaining married for 52 years before Phyllis passed 15 years ago. In 1961, Pete began driving trucks, and he drove with multiple companies until a stroke in October 2013 required him to retire at age 77. Pete was diagnosed with Stage 4 liver cancer in November 2015 and passed away the morning of Christmas Eve. He was 79. Before his passing, a family friend, Brady Young, wanted to conduct a processional in honor of a man he loved and admired. And because of Young’s efforts through word of mouth and Facebook, 58 semi trucks and 87 vehicles total rode through Meigs County in honor of Pete, with Mony Wood escorting the entire group. Riffle said their father spent five days at Holzer Medical Center between Dec. 12-17, but that he was able to come home in time for the holidays. The family conducted a special Christmas for Pete the weekend of Dec. 19, and although he was originally set to participate in the convoy, his children know he was still there in Courtesy photos | Ramond M. Johnson Sr. The processional, which took place Saturday, Dec. 26, made its way spirit. The convoy journey This purple semi is the last truck that Pete drove before his stroke from Pomeroy to Syracuse in honor of Pete Hendrix, who died the also helped the family with in 2013, his son Robert Hendrix said. morning of Christmas Eve. financial costs, bringing in approximately $3,000 for expenses. Riffle said that one of the most amazing parts of the convoy in honor of her father was the number of people who showed up to honor Pete, including those who had never personally met him. “We knew he had a lot of friends and a lot of people knew him, but I never imagined it to be that big,” she said. “It was just amazing to see how many people cared about him.” Reach Lindsay Kriz at 740-9922155 EXT. 2555 or on Twitter @ JournalistKriz. Courtesy photo From left: Petie Hendrix, Pete Hendrix, Barb Riffle and Robert Hendrix. Learning about ‘wiggle room’ Students taken on unique classroom project By Mindy Kearns For the Times-Sentinel NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — Just days before Christmas break, New Haven Elementary School was infested with a thousand worms. Exterminators were not called in, however, and the worms, “red wigglers” to be exact, were given their own hut in which to reside. The earthworms are a part of an after-school program on permaculture gardening, taught by Debra Russell. The worms will not only be used in the after-school program, but by classroom teachers throughout the school, as well. Russell said she began the class through the school’s “Patch” program after reading about an edible schoolyard project. The project involved students in all aspects of farming a garden, and preparing, serving and eating food as a means of awakening their senses and encouraging awareness and appreciation of the transformative values of nourishment, community and stewardship of the land. Russell said in her class, the students are not only learning science in Handfuls of worms were placed in huts at New Haven Elementary School as part of a permaculture gardening class recently. Although 1,000 worms were received at the school, not all made it to their huts. Housed in the same room as the school’s “Trout in the Classroom” project, some little boys couldn’t resist feeding a few to the fish. Courtesy photos the garden, they are also learning to make healthier food choices and to appreciate the land. She cited childhood obesity, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and some types of cancer as being conditions that can be improved with proper nutrition. “Not only can a wellrounded gardening class help the children eat more vegetables, but it can give them the skills to provide some healthy food at home,” Russell said. “Urban gardening techniques will be taught so the kids in town can learn to grow where they live.” She added that financial difficulty is another reason healthy food is sometimes not provided at home. The students will be starting seedlings in school to grow at home over summer break. Russell said the earthworms are an intricate part of their program. One thousand earthworms were ordered and placed in a hut in the same room as the school’s “Trout in the Classroom” project, which has been ongoing for a number of years. Tunnels made by the worms allow oxygen and water into the soil. They digest by-products from a number of items and leave a rich, organic fertilizer in their path called “worm casting,” Russell Debra Russell, right, is pictured among some New Haven Elementary School students as she unpacks 1,000 red wiggler earthworms into a hut at the school. The worms are a part of an after-school program Russell teaches on permaculture gardening. stated. “There is no better fertilizer available,” she said. “Worms are invaluable to our earth as wonder gardeners. They nourish our plants and earth by their constant digesting and burrowing.” Russell said the worms can be used at home, too. She stated they can eat green food scraps and even junk mail, thereby reducing materials that normally end up in landfills. The worms at school were given banana skins and shredded paper to sustain them during the break. When the students return, the worms will be fed vegetable leftovers, shredded paper and cardboard, and even used coffee grounds from the teacher’s lounge. The worms fit perfectly into the three principles of permaculture, Russell said, which are earth care, living in a way that helps all living creatures; people care, helping your friends, family and others have a healthy life; and fair share, not using more than you need and recycling what’s left. Russell did admit that even though 1,000 worms were received by the school, not all of them made it to their hut. “As I said, they were housed in a room with trout and catfish,” she said. “I guess it was only natural, boys seeing worms and fish within three feet of each other, their minds could only come to one conclusion. But the upside to the worms’ tragic end was some very happy catfish.” Mindy Kearns is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing who lives in Mason County. �COMICS Sunday Times-Sentinel BLONDIE Sunday, January 3, 2016 5B By Dean Young and John Marshall BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg and Brian Walker Today’s answer RETAIL By Norm Feuti HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI AND LOIS By Chris Browne Written By Brian & Greg Walker; Drawn By Chance Browne THE BRILLIANT MIND OF EDISON LEE By John Hambrock BABY BLUES ZITS By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman PARDON MY PLANET By Vic Lee CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green By Dave Green 3 RHYMES WITH ORANGE By Hilary Price 5 8 3 3 2 7 7 1 2 5 6 4 2 6 6 9 4 7 1 8 8 2 9 5 9 8 2 1 1/04 Difficulty Level THE LOCKHORNS Hank Ketcham’s DENNIS THE MENACE By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner PROMOTIONAL PRICES START AS LOW AS 19 $ FOR 12 MONTHS Everyday price $34.99/mo. All offers require 24-month commitment and credit qualification. 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As Wise notes, “Being a first-grade teacher, I am extremely passionate about inspiring children to read. I believe that program. Perhaps you the most precious gift you can give a child is to are interested in hosting share the love of reading.” your own tea and want to brush up on proper etiAs a librarian, it is so encouraging to know that quette or read more about pageantry. If so, you will our reigning Miss Ohio find books on these USA has such a subjects available passion for reading for your perusal and lifelong learnat the Library. As ing. Her enthusiwe begin a new asm for literacy has year, you may be made and will coninterested in books tinue to make an related to perseverimpact on all those Debbie ance and the attainwith whom she comes in contact, Saunders ment of reaching Contributing your goals (such as as she represents Columnist those goals reached the great State of by our current Ohio. As Megan Miss Ohio USA). recently stated, “I believe that for those who Our friendly Library staff is always available to love books, anything is assist you in finding the within their reach.” right book selections on As a reminder, the these or other topics of shelves of your local interest. library are filled with In addition to providbooks on all subjects, ing books for readers, the including those related to the subjects surround- Library is committed to offering a wide variety ing this unique library of programs for all ages, such as the upcoming Winter Queen’s Tea. Those attending this special event, open to all ages, will experience a traditional afternoon tea — complete with refreshments, as well as a short reading on the history of tea and proper tea etiquette. Miss Ohio USA will share two winter stories before providing photo opportunities for those in attendance. I invite those in our quaint community to attend this special winteresque tea at Bossard Library, where we agree that the secret to a well-balanced life is a cup of tea in one hand and a good book in the other. (Sources: teaspot.com; goodreads.com) Debbie Saunders is director of Bossard Memorial Library in Gallipolis. WV girl kills 1st deer, donates meat to food pantry Courtesy photo Miss Ohio USA Megan Wise is from Gallipolis. Georgi wedding By Paul LaPann in a tree stand. Lakyn said hunting is something she enjoys. NORTH HILLS, “It is unique,” Lakyn W.Va. — Lakyn Campsaid, adding most girls bell, 11, of North Hills she knows do not hunt. found it “very exciting” Lakyn said she is to shoot her first deer looking forward to huntwhile hunting with her ing again. father in December. Chris has hunted for But Lakyn, a prinmany years, including cipal’s list student at going on hunting trips Greenmont Elementary in 2015 to Alaska and School, pageant winMexico. ner and Wood County The Campbells’ bucks Schools Science Fair were processed for free winner, was just as at Canaan Land Meat thrilled that her first Processing on West Virdeer kill will help to ginia 31 in Wood Counfeed local families. ty. The processed deer Lakyn and her father, meat was then delivered Chris, both harvested to Good Samaritan eight-point bucks on the Center’s food pantry at family farm in Athens Wayside United MethCounty, Ohio. Lakyn odist Church in Vienna used a 44 Magnum for distribution to local semi-automatic rifle to families. fell her deer on Dec. After being pro6, while Chris used a cessed, Lakyn’s deer muzzleloader to kill a yielded 52 pounds of deer the day before. meat, while her father’s The two had hunted deer provided 50 together in 2014 and pounds. earlier in 2015 but failed “It makes me feel to harvest a deer. good that this will feed Chris said they so many families,” watched Lakyn’s buck Lakyn said. Barbara LeMasters, a for about 20 minutes before she fired and hit board member at Good the mark from 110 yards Samaritan Center, was pleased to get the donaaround 4:40 p.m. “It tion of processed deer was exciting,” he said. meat from the CampChris killed his deer bells. at 4:30 p.m. while also “It’s wonderful. We do not get a lot of deer meat. The (food pantry) clients like deer meat,” LeMasters said. “The processed meat from the Campbells will help more families.” The center has freezers for storing meat. Monetary donations are used to buy ground beef for area residents. The Good Samaritan Center is seeing about 85 families, or 216 people, who are seeking food each month. Food distribution takes place on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-3 p.m. The demand for food at the center is increasing, LeMasters said. “The need is growing,” she said. Fourteen churches in Vienna and north Parkersburg provide donations to keep the community food pantry operating at Wayside United Methodist Church. Wayside provides the space for Good Samaritan Center free of charge. Courtesy photo Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Williams and their grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Williams celebrate 50 years OHIO VALLEY — Linda Nowlin, of Apple Grove, W.Va., and Paul D. Williams, of Gallipolis, Ohio, were married Dec. 31, 1965, in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Fifty years later, the love between them has only grown and continues to do so daily. Because two people fell in love, the lives of others have been created and blessed because of them — Paula Gayle Williams-Wray and Paul D. Williams II (Bub). Paula and Bub, along with their families, Greg, McKenzie, Michelle, Chase, Mikayla, Faith and Briar, surprised Paul and Linda with a 50th wedding celebration in August. Family and friends attended to celebrate alongside of them at the Gallia County Gun Club. Food and fun were had by all and entertainment was provided by Paul “Bub” Williams. 60630916 The Associated Press Courtesy photo Kalena Kay Wheeler and Mark Joseph Georgi, pictured, were joined in marriage at Christ Episcopal Church at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 27, 2015. Kalena is the daughter of Karen Wheeler, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., and Mark is the son of the late Charles R. Georgi and Deborah L. Georgi. Mark is employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Point Pleasant. Kalena is an accomplished organist and musician. Universities tap into craft beer growth by offering classes MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — With an explosion in growth in the craft beer industry over the last decade, it's not enough to simply have a passion for brewing and beer when it comes to starting a brewery or working for one as the industry gets more competitive. Recognizing that, some universities are now offering programs on the business of craft beer. In the last decade, the number of craft breweries has grown to more than 4,000 in the U.S. today, from more than 1,400 in 2005, according to the Brewers Association. A lot of breweries started out five or 10 years ago with a focus on beer, said Gregory Dunkling, director of the University of Vermont's new online business of craft beer certificate program, which starts in February. Back then, a home brewer may have been able to create some great recipes but didn't have the business acumen so along the way hired staff to cover marketing, sales, the business operation, he said. It's harder to pull that off today. As the industry has grown and become more competitive, the bar has been raised for those starting a brewery or working for one, said Bart Watson, chief economist with the Brewers Association. "Certainly the demand for people with a high level of brewing knowledge has gone up and on the business side as well. So I think we're seeing a variety of different programs look for ways that they can capitalize on that," he said. Portland State University in Oregon started an online business of craft brewing program in 2013, with the first cohort filling up in the first week with around 40 people. It's become one of the school's most successful professional certificate programs, drawing people from around the world, said Scott Gallagher, the university's director of communications. "We discovered that there's a huge need for people who wanted to get a certificate. They didn't necessarily want to go to college or already had a college degree and wanted to open up a brew pub," Gallagher said. They needed some basic and more advanced knowledge, such as in marketing, he said. The demand is so high that PSU is looking at how to develop and expand the program, Gallagher said. "The truth is ... it's not all about brewing and drinking beer. There's a lot of business behind it as well and that's usually what they're lacking," he said. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 01. January Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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