http://66.213.69.5/files/original/df77e91b890761667243855e18ac3e5c.pdf f8d1c8f773bdcd94be97006fae2d474c PDF Text Text On this day in history 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 44° 59° 60° Cool today with some sun, then clouds. A shower tonight. High 66° / Low 46° NEWS s 4 Today’s weather forecast Point outlasts Blue Angels WEATHER s 10 SPORTS s 7 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 89, Volume 75 Meigs Local sets 2021-22 school calendar Thursday, May 6, 2021 s 50¢ Where commerce, culture collide School to begin Sept. 7 ROCKSPRINGS — Students in the Meigs Local School District will begin the 2021-22 school year on Sept. 7, the day after Labor Day. The Meigs Local Board of Education approved the 2021-22 school year calendar during the recent board meeting. The 2020-21 school year also began after Labor Day. Supt. Scot Gheen explained that the teacher’s union is presented three calendar options each year by the calendar committee which is comprised of administration and teacher representatives. The top voted on calendar is then presented to the board for approval. Gheen added that the calendar provides for better planning and preparation to start the school year, as well as extra time to deal with any left over COVID-19 concerns. Gheen stated that the district is also awaiting guidance from the Ohio Department of Health, Governor’s Office and the Ohio Department of Education. Staff will begin the school year on Aug. 23, with teacher work days from Aug. 23-Sept. 3. In addition to the Sept. 7 start date, the 2021-22 school calendar includes Thanksgiving break from Nov. 24-29 (Wednesday-Monday), Christmas/New Year’s break from Dec. 20-31 (last day before break is Dec. 17; return to school on Jan. 3). Students will also have a spring break (ThursdayMonday) around the Easter holiday with no school from April 14-28. The last day of school for the 2021-22 school year — as well as graduation — is set for May 27, 2022. In personnel matters, the board, Approved to re-hire the following certified personnel on one-year contracts for the 20212022 school year: Howard Dave Barr, Jacob Dunn, Justin May, Sarah McCann, Jon Sargent, Sam Young, Noel Jeffers, Calee Pickens, Julie Abbott, Hayley Aanestad, Mattie Carroll, Linzie Causey, Jaymee Cremeens, Jenna Cundiff, Rebecca Houck, Heidi Mullins, Randy Page, Lindsay Patterson, Janae Cundiff, Megan McAllister, Jesse McKendree, and Jessica Sokkarie. Approved to re-hire the following certified personnel on three-year contracts commencing the 2021-2022 school year: Ryan Chapman, David Tennant, Hannah Miller, Danielle Eberts, Mark Griffin and Madison Mace. Approved to re-hire the following certified personnel on five-year contracts commencing the 2021-2022 school year: Richard Borders, Lindsey Doudna, Tracy Richie, Amie Buffington, Carrie Chancey, Kelly Drummer, Kellie Triplett, Nikki Lambert, Courtney Irvin, Richelle Jose’, Denise Russo, Lindsay Smith and Katie Steedman. Accepted the resignation of Ron Hill, Meigs High School Teacher, for retirement purposes, effective the end of the 2020-2021 school year. Accepted the resignation of Julie Randolph, Meigs Middle School Math Teacher, for retirement purposes. Accepted the resignation of Helen Hemsley, Bus Driver, for retirement purposes. Approved to hire Richelle Jose’ as Spanish National Honor Society Advisor for the 2020-2021 school year, retroactive to the beginning of the school year. Approved to rehire Carmen Manuel, Middle School Seventh Grade Science Teacher, on a one-year contract as per the MLTA retire/ rehire negotiated agreement provision. Approved to nonrenew all 2020-2021 supplemental contracts effective the conclusion See CALENDAR | 10 AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2021 The Daily Sentinel, an edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. Photos by Lorna Hart | Courtesy photo The Meigs County Farmers’ Market opened for the season this past Saturday. Meigs Farmers’ Market opens for the season By Lorna Hart Special to OVP POMEROY — A warm, spring morning greeted shoppers for the opening day of the 2021 Meigs County Farmers’ Market. Located on the levee in historic Pomeroy, Ohio, this market is representative of the dedication to farming in the Ohio Valley, and of the talented artisan and craftsmen who reside there. New vendors and artisans joined with market veterans on Saturday to offer a wide variety of products. As guests strolled through the market, local artist Brent Patterson provided live music on the adjacent gazebo. “It was a breath of fresh air, after the winter and everything that has been Numerous vendors take part in the Meigs County Farmers’ Market each week. happening around us, to all be together on this spring morning, it is truly a joy,” said Market Director Stephanie Rife. Whether you were looking for plants and flowers, or something for your home, the market offered a wide variety. Honey, handmade jellies, cookies, breads, and pies tempted shopper’s palates, and jewelry, handmade soaps, and candles offered a personal touch. Children were welcomed back with free craft making at the Kid’s Korner booth. Each week children can participate in hands on educational crafts “to keep or to share with someone you MARKET MUSTS · The Meigs County Farmers Market is held every Saturday through October 30 from 10a.m. to 1 p.m. · Masks, hand sanitizer, and hand washing stations are available at the market. · For a schedule of weekly demonstrations and events, visit their website, meigscounty farmersmarket.com or stop by the Meigs County Farmers Market booth. love that needs a smile” according to Child Event Coordinator Jessica Broderick. Kid’s Korner averaged 50-75 kids each during the 2020 season. The Donation Station received some muchneeded infrastructure in the way of scales, See MARKET | 10 Southern Board OKs graduates, personnel 7 new COVID-19 cases reported Hunter Johnson, Tanner Matthew Michael Lane, Ryan Thomas LaudermRACINE — The Southern Local Board of ilt, Emira Jean McCoy, Education approved a list Kristin Lorraine McKay, of graduates for the Class Jacob Alan Milliron, Jacob Alan Monn, Ethan of 2021 and numerous Dylan Mullen, Paxton personnel items during Pryce Neutzling, Abigail the recent board of eduMarie Northup, Jaxon cation meeting. Ryan James Ohlinger, Seniors of the Class Alysen MacKenzie Reitof 2021 approved for mire, Austin Lee Boyd graduation were as Rice, Skyler Austin follows: Christopher Chase Bailey, Stephanie Cole Richards, Kylee Ann Rife, Abigail Leigh Lilliana Rayne Black, Rizer, Kyler Richard RogGracie Nicole Boso, ers, Bradley Alexander Claire Olivia Bradbury, Corbyn Lee Clark, Jaden Roush, Kyeger Blaze Roush, Caelin Rilee Seth, Lacy Connolly, Shayna David Gregory Shaver, Lee Connolly, Stacey Norman Grant Smith, Nicole Crouso, Tyler Joshua Phillip StansBryant Day, Arrow Fisk Drummer, Kylie Danielle berry, Lance Andrew Stewart, Mallory Shania Gheen, James Matthew Stover, and Gracelyn Hall, Jordan Lee HardMaKayla Taylor. wick, Natalie Shea HarThe board also ris, Natalie Lacy Harrison, Alivia Michele Hel- approved the criteria for three graduations seals dreth, Brady Alexander Gregory Huffman, Ethan See SOUTHERN | 10 David Johnson, Jayden Latest case data in Gallia, Mason, Meigs Staff Report total of 2,350 cases of COVID-19 (since March 2020) in Gallia County Staff Report as part of Wednesday’s update, one less than OHIO VALLEY Tuesday. — Seven additional ODH has reported a COVID-19 cases have been reported in Mason total of 48 deaths, 145 hospitalizations, and and Meigs counties. 2,257 presumed recovThe West Virginia ered individuals as of Department of Health Wednesday. and Human Resources Age ranges for the (DHHR) reported five 2,350 total cases reportadditional cases of ed by ODH on WednesCOVID-19 in Mason day are as follows: County on Wednesday. 0-19 — 303 cases (2 Two additional additional cases, 2 hospiCOVID-19 cases were reported on Wednesday talizations) 20-29 — 385 cases (6 by the Meigs County hospitalizations) Health Department. 30-39 — 313 cases (2 Here is a closer look at less cases, 3 hospitalizaCOVID-19 cases in the tions) region: 40-49 — 336 cases (8 Gallia County See CASES | 4 ODH reported a �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Thursday, May 6, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing DEATH NOTICES GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS VAUGHAN POINT PLEASANT — Nina M. Vaughan, 91, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at her home. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 9, 2021, at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant. Burial will follow in the New Lone Oak Cemetery in Point Pleasant. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service Sunday at the funeral home. Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@ aimmediamidwest.com. FLOWERS LETART, W.Va. — T. Diane (Hall) Flowers, 72, of Letart, W.Va., died Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, W.Va., following a brief illness. In honoring her wishes, there will be no public services. Private interment will be in Union Cemetery, Letart. Arrangements provided by FoglesongCasto Funeral Home, Mason, W.Va. ARNOLD Zayonna Renea Arnold, infant daughter of Star R. Burns and Tyson S. Arnold of Bidwell, Ohio, passed away Monday, May 3, 2021, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, May 7, 2021, at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Burial will follow at Kirkland Memorial Gardens in Point Pleasant. COVID’s US toll projected to drop sharply by end of July NEW YORK (AP) — Teams of experts are projecting COVID-19’s toll on the U.S. will fall sharply by the end of July, according to research released by the government Wednesday. But they also warn that a “substantial increase” in hospitalizations and deaths is possible if unvaccinated people do not follow basic precautions such as wearing a mask and keeping their distance from others. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention paper included projections from six research groups. Their assignment was to predict the course of the U.S. epidemic between now and September under different scenarios, depending on how the vaccination drive proceeds and how people behave. Mainly, it’s good news. Even under scenarios involving disappointing vaccination rates, COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are expected to drop dramatically by the end of July and continue to fall afterward. The CDC is now reporting an average of about 350,000 new cases each week, 35,000 hospitalizations and over 4,000 deaths. Under the most optimistic scenarios considered, by the end of July new weekly national cases could drop below 50,000, hospitalizations to fewer than 1,000, and deaths to between 200 and 300. “We are not out of the woods yet, but we could be very close,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said, while noting that variants of the coronavirus are a “wild card” that could set back progress. The projections are probably in line with what many Americans were already expecting for this summer. With COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations and cases plummeting since January, many states and cities are already moving to ease or lift restrictions on restaurants, bars, theaters and other businesses and talking about getting back to something close to normal this summer. New York’s subways will start running all night again this month, Las Vegas is bustling again after casino capacity limits were raised, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week suspended all restrictions put in place by local governments, though businesses may continue requiring people to wear masks and keep their distance, and many are still doing so. Many people in Florida have resumed parties, graduations and recitals. Walt Disney World lets guests remove their masks for photographs. “It does feel like life is returning to normal,” said 67-year-old Vicki Restivo of Miami, who after getting vaccinated resumed outings with her friends at restaurants and traveled to Egypt — and felt “very comfortable” about it. President Joe Biden on Tuesday set a goal of delivering shots to 70% of U.S. adults by July Fourth. Such a goal, if met, would fit in with the best-case scenarios, said one of the study’s co-authors, CDC biologist Michael Johansson. Under more pessimistic scenarios, with subpar vaccinations and declining use of masks and social distancing, weekly cases probably would still drop but could number in the hundreds of thousands. CONTACT US Thursday, May 6 GALLIPOLIS — Sons of the American Legion Squadron will meet at the post home on McCormick Road at 6 p.m., all members urged to attend. CHILLICOTHE — The Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will hold its next board meeting at 9 a.m. via electronic communication. Please contact the number below for an invitation to participate. Board meetings usually are held the first Thursday of the month at 27 West Second Street, Suite 202, Chillicothe Ohio 45601. For more information, call 740-775-5030, ext. 103. Friday, May 7 MARIETTA — The Buckeye Hills Regional Council Executive Committee will hold its regular meeting by remote videoconference at 10:30 a.m. Citizens are encouraged to attend the meetings via Facebook Live. Visit the Buckeye Hills Regional Council Facebook page to watch the livestream: www.facebook.com/ BuckeyeHills. The meeting agendas will be posted to buckeyehills. org. Public comment may be submitted until May 5th by emailing info@buckeyehills.org. Monday, May 10 BEDFORD TWP. — Bedford Township trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Bedford town hall. GALLIPOLIS — DAV Dovel Myers Post #141 will meet at the post home on Liberty Ave., 5 p.m., all members urged two attend. GALLIPOLIS — AMVETS Post #23 will meet directly after the DAV meeting at the post home on Liberty Ave., 6 p.m., all members urged to attend. RIO GRANDE — Cadot-Blessing Camp #126 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War meets 4 p.m., Bob Evans Homestead House at Bob Evans Farms, any male that has ancestry who served during the war is invited to attend. MIDDLEPORT — A special monthly meeting of the Meigs County Veterans Service Commission will take place at 9 a.m. in the office located at 97 North Second Avenue in Middleport. Tuesday, May 11 GALLIPOLIS — The Board of Trustees for the Bossard Memorial Library regular monthly meeting, 5 p.m., at the library. TUPPERS PLAINS — Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District will meet at 7 p.m. at the district office. GALLIA COUNTY — The regular monthly meeting of the GalliaVinton Educational Service Center (GVESC) Governing Board will be held at 5 p.m. via Zoom Meeting. Join the Zoom Meeting using the link https://zoom.us/j/981165583 17?pwd=aWE5TERma3BTa2hm cE1EUk9MdXVrQT09 and enter with the Meeting ID: 981 1655 8317. SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Community Center Board of Directors will meet at 7 p.m. POMEROY — The Meigs County Board of Health meeting will take place at 5 p.m. in the conference room of the Meigs County Health Department, which is located at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy, Ohio. A call-in option is available for this open, public meeting in response to the COVID 19 Pandemic and resulting declared national, state and local emergency. To dial in by phone: +1.202.602.1295 Conference ID: 885-933-825 # A proposed meeting agenda is located at www.meigshealth.com. Friday, May 14 GALLIPOLIS — Regular monthly board meeting of the O. O. McIntyre Park District will be held 11 a.m., Park Board office at the Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust St. Friday, May 21 GALLIPOLIS — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Subchapter 102, Gallia & Jackson counties, meets 2 p.m., Gallia County Senior Resource Center, 1165 State Route 160. Members are asked to wear a mask and follow all CDC guidelines. Saturday, May 22 MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Fire Department will be hosting a chicken BBQ with serving starts at 11 a.m. at bbq pit. To pre order call 740-992-7368 leave a message. GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS and involvement in civic and extracurricular activities. All amounts awarded will be paid directly to the accredited college/university/institution of higher learning where the recipient will be attending. Scholarship applications are available in Library book sale the Guidance Office and on the POMEROY — The Friends of the Meigs County Library are hav- Gallia Academy Guidance Office ing a Spring Book Sale on May 6, web page. Completed applications 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and May 7, 9 a.m.-1 are due in the Guidance Office by Friday, May 7. p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. on State Route 124, between U.S. 33 and State Route 248. The road will be closed from 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Estimated completion: May 7, 2021 GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe announces Scenic Drive (CR-127) will be closed between State Route 160 and Summit Road, beginning at 8 a.m., Monday, April 26 for approximately two months for slip repair, weather permitting. Local traffic will need to use other counBossard announces system upgrade Gallipolis City-Wide Yard Sale ty roads as a detour. GALLIPOLIS — Bossard GALLIPOLIS — The City of MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge Library announces that public Gallipolis will hold its annual Citycomputers and online services Wide Yard Sale, May 14-15, 9 a.m. replacement project began on April such as the Ohio Digital Library to dusk. On those days anyone may 12 on State Route 143, between and hoopla will be unavailable for display goods for sale outside their Lee Road (Township Road 168) and Ball Run Road (Township a period of time on Thursday, May residence or place of business, so Road 20A). One lane will be 6, due to a system-wide computer long as it’s “done in a manner not upgrade. Patrons must present to impede sidewalk traffic.” No per- closed. Temporary traffic signals and a 10 foot width restriction will their library card for the checkout mit for this sale is necessary. Call be in place. Estimated completion: of materials. The public is encour- the city building at 740-441-6022 Nov. 15. aged to visit or call the Library at for more information. 740-446-7323 on May 6 to check the status of the public access Pomeroy Alumni Banquet Ohio 7 rehab project reminder computers. Patrons may also and Scholarships CROWN CITY — The Ohio check the Library’s Facebook page Department of Transportation POMEROY —The Pomeroy or webpage at www.bossardli(ODOT) has announced a rehabiliHigh School Alumni Banquet will brary.org for status updates. tation project that began Monday, not be held this year due to the March 22 on State Route 7 in the coronavirus pandemic. Scholarships will be awarded as always to Crown City area of Gallia County. Fundraiser for scholarships The project will be between Westgraduating seniors who are either PORTER — The American a grandchild or great grandchild of branch Road (County Road 162) Legion Auxiliary of Vinton is and Sunnyside Drive (County a Pomeroy High School Alumni. hosting its annual sale on Friday, The scholarships are based on aca- Road 158). The project is estiMay 7 from 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at mated to be completed in June the Trinity Methodist Church, on demics. To apply, applicants must 2022. ODOT states the road will Route 160 at Porter. The sale fea- send a transcript of grades, curbe closed now through Dec. 1. tures flowers, plants, baked goods, rent photo, name of grandparent The detour for motorists will be hot dogs and drinks. Money raised or great grandparent and the year to take State Route 7 to State of their graduation from Pomeroy benefits scholarships awarded to Route 218 to State Route 553 and graduates from River Valley High High School. Applicant needs back to State Route 7. Trucks will to list the activities they particiSchool. be detoured from State Route 7 pated in in high school and where to U.S. 35 South to U.S. 64 West they plan to attend college. Mail Gallia Academy High School Alumni into West Virginia and re-enter applications to Pomeroy Alumni Scholarship Ohio using U.S. 52 West. ODOT Association, Box 202, Pomeroy, The Gallia Academy Alumni Ohio 45769. Applications must be said those wishing to access Association has established received by the association by May the K.H. Butler Fishing Access a scholarship program which must be coming from the north. awards two one time $1,000 schol- 15, 2021. Northbound traffic must take the arships to current Gallia Academy detour, then enter the parking High School graduating seniors. Road closures, construction area traveling southbound on Awards are based on academic MEIGS COUNTY — A tree accomplishments, financial need, trimming project begins on May 3 State Route 7. 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REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com Proposal would ban drivers from holding phones, devices COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Holding a cell phone or other electronic device while driving in Ohio would be illegal under legislation introduced Monday that takes aim at distracted driving by targeting not just texting but scrolling through social media and other hands-on phone uses. Having an electronic device in your hand while behind the wheel would also become a primary offense, meaning police wouldn’t need another reason such as speeding to pull drivers over, according to the bill introduced by Rep. Cindy Abrams, a Republican from Harrison in south- western Ohio, and Rep. Brian Lampton, a Republican from Beavercreek. The bill would ban all hand-held uses of a phone, from sending a text to checking Facebook to punching in an address on a mapping app. It provides exceptions for first responders on their way to an emergency. It also includes a “one-swipe” exception to allow people to answer in-coming calls and then disconnect them. The measure incorporates many of the concepts pushed unsuccessfully last year by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine and proposed again in this year’s state budget. �Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, May 6, 2021 3 May 6 - 12, 2021 #2021Caring for Our Community This week we honor health and bring awareness to our nursing team and their contributions to humanity. These past few years have been difficult for everyone. As we continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are grateful to all our nursing staff at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Regional Health Center, PVH Family Healthcare - Gallipolis, Bend Area Clinic, Express Care, and specialty physician offices. You truly are a dedicated group of professionals who keep our patients, their families, and each other safe. MaKayla Escue, CMA Alexia Powers, LPN Diana Shinn, Tech Alisha Reed, Telemetry Tech Diane Fraley, BHN, RN Marie Phillips, NA Amanda Burton, CMA Dianna Barnett, LPN Mary Shamblin, MHA, MSN, RN Amber Whittington, CMA Dianna Shinn, PCT Mat Brown, MSN, RN Megan Randolph, NCMA Amy Louden, RN Donna Friend, RN Amy Stamper, Cert Surg Tech, FA Donna Tennant, NRCMA Melisa Martin, CMA Angel Darst, NCMA Genia Byus, RN Melissa Martin, CCMA Angie Curfman, BSN, RN Georgene Rhodes, NA Melissa Powell, RN April Looney, RN Hailey Cummins, NRCMA Michele Smith, RN, CCRN April Weaver, LPN Hannah Allinder, BSN, RN Michelle McComas, CMA Ashley Good, PCT Heather Dempsey, RN, BSN, BA Molly Crum, NA Ashley Good, Tech Heather Spencer, Telemetry Tech Nancy Clendenin BSN, RN Ashley Jodon, Tech Holly Wells, NP-C Nathan Loomis, BSN, RN Nathaniel Bailes, Surg FA Autumn Wright, MA Jaclynn Chapman, CMA Barbara Bunting, BSN, RN Jared Long, RN Noah DeWeese, NA Beth Hussell, CMA, AAMA Jay Fields, RN, FA Paige Tredinich, BSN, RN Beth Moore, DNP, CNP Jeannie Myers, NA Pam White, NA Bethany Moody, BSN, RN Jennifer Jones, NCMA Paula Hobbs, LPN, BAC Beverly Mattox, RN Jennifer Nance, BSN, RN Penny Ohlinger, BSN, RN Brandon DeWees, FNP-C Jessica Burdette, RN, CCRN Rebecca Milhoan, Telemetry Tech Brandy McCoy, NA Jessica Grubb, RN, CRRN Rey Cadiente, BSN, RN Brandy McMillan, BSN, RN Jodi Call, RN Rinku Shewa BSN, RN Brenna Barnette, LPN Jonna Rice, APRN, CRNA, MS Risa Hill, LPN Brooke Davies, LPN Josh Mattox, Surg Tech Ruth Boggs, RN Brooklyn Metheny, RN Jourdan Scott, RN Ryan Bailey, APRN, CRNA, DMP Calandra Sinclair, RN Joyce Gay, ADN, RN Ryan Henry, APRN, CRNA, MS Carey Wright, RN Judy Reed, RN Sarah Truance, RN Carla Anderson, LPN Julie Roush, NA Savannah Nelson, RN Carla Donahue, RN Julie Roush, Surg Tech Selena Higginbotham, CCMA Carla Smith, CMA June Kuhn, MBA, BSN, RN Sharon Shull, MSN, RN Carol Garrett, BSN, RN Karen Meadows, RN Sheila Cooms, LPN Carol Walker, RN Kasondra Tucker, CCMA Stacy Deem, Tech Carolyn Stewart, CMA Kat Blake, LPN Stacy Miller, RN Cassie Tucker, CMA Kelly Blaine, RN Stephanie Cooper, RN Catherine Lark, BSN Kerbi Buzzard, LPN Stephanie Pullins, RN Charlotte Reed, FNP-BC Kim McPherson, RN Tabatha Barss, CMA, AAMA Tammy Lynch, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC Chelsea Cook, CCMA Kylie Scott, WHNP-BC Chelsey Dixon, NRCMA Lacey Thompson, MA Tara See, BSN, RN Cherilyn Ramey, RN, CHAA, CRCR Larry Ellis, RN, CCT Tasha Wyant, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC Corey Darvill, BSN, RN Leslie Gay, LPN Terrie Rees, BS, RN Tiffany Stewart, BSN, RN Crystal Flint, CCMA Leslie Spencer, RN Crystal Napper, LPN Loretta Moore, LPN Tiffany Wood, RN, SANE Crystal Roush, RN Lori Arbogast, RN, BSN, MSN Traci Casto, CMA, AAMA Damia Hayman, FNP-BC Lori Hendrixson, RN Valerie Warden, Telemetry Tech David Dudley, BSN, RN Lori Kirker, NA Vaneesa Harper, NA David Rossi, APRN, CRNA, DMP Lori McFarland, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CLSSGB Vanessa Bumgarner BSN, RN Deb Leonard, BSN, RN Lori Thompson, RN Veronica Frazier, RN Debbie Mitchell, RN Lou Potter, FNP-BC Vicki Hollingshead, NA Wendi Caudil, Telemetry Tech DeDe Donahue, RN Lourd Kenneth Luague, RN Derrick Handley, Surg Tech Lynn Curl, RN Wendy Lilly, BSN, RN Destiny Hoffman, NA Madison Robinson, NA Whitney Watterson, FNP-BC Devin Dudley, BSN, RN Madison Seigman, BSN, RN Pleasant Valley Hospital would also like to thank.... OH-70235965 Alexis Meadows Mary Kay Independent Consultant, Amanda Godwin Attorney at Law, Angie Zimmerman Realty Group, Bath Bombs by Renea Gay, Beau Sang State Farm, Birds of a Feather Boutique , Birds of a Feather Boutique, Bob’s Market, Counterpoint Cooperative, Craig Mason- PVH Purchasing, Dr. Jonathan Sedeyn - General Surgeon at PVH, Dr. Ronn Grandia - General Surgeon at PVH, Dr. Timothy Damron – Cardiologist at PVH, Kate Elaine’s Florist, Kathryn’s Luxury Spa, Lemon and Lavender, Lori McFarland, The Mason Jar, PVH Food Service, PVH Medical Executive Committee, Ryan Henry with Aloma’s, Sandy Dunn of Homestead Realty, Stewart’s Country Kitchen, and Terry Pyles State Farm. �����7BMMFZ�%SJWF��t��1PJOU�1MFBTBOU �87��������t���������������t�QWBMMFZ�PSH �NEWS 4 Thursday, May 6, 2021 Nature at its craziest TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Thursday, May 6, the 126th day of 2021. There are 239 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 6, 1954, medical student Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile during a track meet in Oxford, England, in 3:59.4. Trillions of cicadas about to emerge On this date: In 1527, unpaid troops loyal to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V attacked Rome, forcing Pope Clement VII to flee to safety; some scholars mark the ensuing sack of the city as the end of the Renaissance in Italy. In 1882, President Chester Alan Arthur signed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which barred Chinese immigrants from the U.S. for 10 years (Arthur had opposed an earlier version with a 20-year ban). In 1910, Britain’s Edwardian era ended with the death of King Edward VII; he was succeeded by George V. In 1915, Babe Ruth hit his first major-league home run as a player for the Boston Red Sox. In 1937, the hydrogen-filled German airship Hindenburg caught fire and crashed while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey; 35 of the 97 people on board were killed along with a crewman on the ground. In 1941, Josef Stalin assumed the Soviet premiership, replacing Vyacheslav M. Molotov. Comedian Bob Hope did his first USO show before an audience of servicemen as he broadcast his radio program from March Field in Riverside, California. In 1942, during World War II, some 15,000 American and Filipino troops on Corregidor island surrendered to Japanese forces. In 1957, Eugene O’Neill’s play “Long Day’s Journey into Night” won the Pulitzer Prize for drama; John F. Kennedy’s “Profiles in Courage” won the Pulitzer for biography or autobiography. In 2004, President George W. Bush apologized for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers, calling it “a stain on our country’s honor”; he rejected calls for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation. In 2010, a computerized sell order triggered a “flash crash” on Wall Street, sending the Dow Jones industrials to a loss of nearly 1,000 points in less than half an hour. In 2013, kidnap-rape victims Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, who went missing separately about a decade earlier while in their teens or early 20s, were rescued from a house just south of downtown Cleveland. (Their captor, Ariel Castro, hanged himself in prison in September 2013 at the beginning of a life sentence plus 1,000 years.) In 2015, the NFL released a 243-report on “Deflategate” that stopped short of calling Patriots quarterback Tom Brady a cheater, but did call some of his claims “implausible” and left little doubt that he’d had a role in having footballs deflated before New England’s AFC title game against Indianapolis and probably in previous games. COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — Sifting through a shovel load of dirt in a suburban backyard, Michael Raupp and Paula Shrewsbury find their quarry: a cicada nymph. And then another. And another. And four more. In maybe a third of a square foot of dirt, the University of Maryland entomologists find at least seven cicadas — a rate just shy of a million per acre. A nearby yard yielded a rate closer to 1.5 million. And there’s much more afoot. Trillions of the red-eyed black bugs are coming, scientists say. Within days, a couple weeks at most, the cicadas of Brood X (the X is the Roman numeral for 10) will emerge after 17 years underground. There are many broods of periodic cicadas that appear on rigid schedules in different years, but this is one of the largest and most noticeable. They’ll be in 15 states from Indiana to Georgia to New York; they’re coming out now in mass numbers in Tennessee and North Carolina. When the entire brood emerges, backyards can look like undulating waves, and the bug chorus is lawnmower loud. The cicadas will mostly come out at dusk to try to avoid everything that wants to eat them, squiggling out of holes in Five years ago: In his first remarks about Donald Trump’s status as the GOP’s presumptive nominee, President Barack Obama urged the media to undertake tougher scrutiny of presidential candidates, saying from the White House, “This is not entertainment; this is not a reality show.” For the second month in a row, the aerospace upstart SpaceX landed a rocket on an ocean platform just off the Florida coast, this time following the successful launch of a Japanese communications satellite. One year ago: New York City began shutting down its subway system overnight to allow for additional cleaning and disinfecting of cars and stations. President Donald Trump reversed course on plans to wind down his COVID-19 task force; he said the force would shift its focus toward rebooting the economy and developing a vaccine. Three teenage McDonald’s employees in Oklahoma suffered gunshot wounds after a customer opened fire; police said the woman was angry that the restaurant’s dining area was closed because of the pandemic. Frontier Airlines said it was dropping plans to charge an extra fee for passengers to lock in an empty middle seat next to them. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos issued a new policy reshaping the way schools and universities dealt with complaints of sexual misconduct; the policy bolstered the rights of the accused. Gallia County Department of Job & Family Services � ������� #��"��%� �������� ������������ OH-70232899 — REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL — Carolyn Kaster | AP An adult cicada sheds its nymphal skin on the bark on an oak tree Tuesday on the University of Maryland campus in College Park, Md. Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge from 15 states in the U.S. East. Scientists say Brood X is one of the biggest for these bugs, which come out only once every 17 years. the ground. They’ll try to climb up trees or anything vertical, including Raupp and Shrewsbury. Once off the ground, they shed their skins and try to survive that vulnerable stage before they become dinner to a host of critters including ants, birds, dogs, cats and Raupp. It’s one of nature’s weirdest events, featuring sex, a race against death, evolution and what can sound like a bad science fiction movie soundtrack. Some people may be repulsed. Psychiatrists are calling entomologists worrying about their patients, Shrewsbury said. But scientists say the arrival of Brood X is a sign that despite pollution, climate change and dramatic biodiversity loss, something is still right with nature. And it’s quite a show. Raupp presents the narrative of cicada’s lifespan with all the verve of a Hollywood blockbuster: “You’ve got a creature that spends 17 years in a COVID-like existence, isolated underground sucking on plant sap, right? In the 17th year these teenagers are going to come out of the earth by the billions if not trillions. They’re going to try to best everything on the planet that wants to eat them during this critical period of the nighttime when they’re just trying to grow up, they’re just trying to be adults, shed that skin, get their wings, go up into the treetops, escape their predators,” he says. “Once in the treetops, hey, it’s all going to be about romance. It’s only the males that sing. It’s going to be a big boy band up there as the males try to woo those females, try to convince that special someone that she should be the mother of his nymphs. He’s going to perform, sing songs. If she likes it, she’s going to click her wings. They’re going to have some wild sex in the treetop. “Then she’s going to move out to the small branches, lay their eggs. Then it’s all going to be over in a matter of weeks. They’re going to tumble down. They’re going to basically fertilize the very plants from which they were spawned. Six weeks later the tiny nymphs are going to tumble 80 feet from the treetops, bounce twice, burrow down into the soil, go back underground for another 17 years.” “This,” Raupp says, “is one of the craziest life cycles of any creature on the planet.” (22 hospitalizations, 6 deaths) 70-79 — 156 cases (26 hospitalizations, 14 From page 1 deaths) 80-89 — 65 cases hospitalizations, 1 death) (11 hospitalizations, 16 50-59 — 352 cases deaths) (15 hospitalizations, 3 90-99 — 29 cases deaths) (6 hospitalizations, 3 60-69 — 298 cases (1 deaths) less case, 30 hospitaliza100-109 — 2 cases (1 tions, 8 deaths) hospitalization) 70-79 — 205 cases Future updates will be (41 hospitalizations, 12 provided on Monday and deaths) Friday each week. 80-plus — 158 cases To date, the Meigs (40 hospitalizations, 24 County Health Departdeaths) ment has administered Gallia County is cur2,290 first doses of rently “yellow” on the Ohio Public Health Advi- COVID-19 vaccinations and 1,961 second doses sory System map after meeting one of the seven for a total of 4,251 vaccinations. Of the vacindicators. cines given by the health department, 2,389 were Meigs County Moderna, 1,768 were The Meigs County Pfizer, and 94 were JohnHealth Department son & Johnson. This reported one addidoes not include vaccinational confirmed case tions by other agencies of COVID-19 and one additional probable case or pharmacies. Free COVID-19 vacof COVID-19 on Wednescinations are available day. There are currently 13 by appointment Monday through Friday at the active cases and 1,494 Meigs County Health total cases (1,336 conDepartment. Appointfirmed, 158 probable) ment and vaccine availsince April 2020. There have been a total ability can be made at of 39 deaths, 1,445 recov- www.meigs-health.com or for those who do not ered cases (three new), have internet access and 84 hospitalizations may contact the health since April 2020. department for assisAge ranges for the tance at 740-992-6626. 1,494 Meigs County For more data and cases, as of Wednesday, information on the cases were as follows: in Meigs County visit 0-9 — 56 cases https://www.meigs10-19 — 140 cases (1 health.com/covid-19/ . hospitalization) Meigs County is 20-29 — 215 cases (1 “orange” on the Ohio hospitalization) Public Health Advisory 30-39 — 183 cases (3 System after meeting hospitalizations) two of the seven indica40-49 — 217 cases (1 tors. new case, 6 hospitalizations) 50-59 — 223 cases (1 Mason County new case, 8 hospitalizaDHHR reported 1,992 tions) total cases (since March 60-69 — 211 cases 2020) for Mason County in the 10 a.m. update on Wednesday, five more than Tuesday. Of those, 1,940 are confirmed cases and 52 are probable cases. DHHR currently reports 36 total COVID19 related deaths in Mason County. Case numbers per age group reported by DHHR are as follows: 0-9 — 44 cases (plus 3 probable cases) 10-19 — 186 cases (plus 3 probable cases) 20-29 — 339 cases (plus 10 probable cases, 3 new cases) 30-39 — 320 cases (plus 10 probable cases) 40-49 — 281 cases (plus 11 probable cases, 1 new case) 50-59 — 285 cases (plus 3 probable cases, 1 new case) 60-69 — 254 cases (plus 5 probable cases) 70-plus — 231 cases (plus 7 probable cases, 1 new case) On Wednesday, Mason County was designated as “green” on the West Virginia County Alert System map. Mason County’s latest infection rate was 7.00 on Monday with a 1.06 percent positivity rate. Surrounding counties are green and orange. announced earlier this year, ODH will only be reporting deaths approximately twice per week, those updates have typically been made on Tuesday and Friday. Ohio’s cases per 100,000 population for the past two weeks fell to 155.6 on Thursday. This number is updated each Thursday. As of Wednesday, a total of 4,757,887 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Ohio, which is 40.70 percent of the population. A total of 3,940,504 people, 33.71 percent of the population, are fully vaccinated. Scheduling a vaccine in Ohio can be completed on the website gettheshot.coronavirus. ohio.gov or for assistance in scheduling call 833-4-ASK-ODH (833427-5634). Cases Ten years ago: Brimming with pride, President Barack Obama met with the U.S. commandos he’d sent after terror mastermind Osama bin Laden during a visit to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Al-Qaida vowed to keep fighting the United States and avenge the death of bin Laden, which it acknowledged for the first time in an internet statement. Gallia County DJFS is seeking a request for proposal for TANF Summer Youth Project (16-24 years of age) for 2021 from Gallia County DJFS. Operations - May 1, 2021 – September 30, 2021. Funding availability (Estimated) - $500,000 Copy of proposal requirements may be obtained on gallianet.net. Ohio Valley Publishing Ohio ODH reported a 24-hour change of 1,450 new cases on Wednesday (21-day average of 1,561), bringing Ohio’s overall case count since the beginning of the pandemic to 1,078,734 cases. There were 145 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 121) and 18 new ICU admissions (21day average of 14). On Wednesday, zero deaths were reported (since Tuesday), with a 21-day average of 20 deaths. As West Virginia As of the 10 a.m. update on Wednesday, DHHR is reporting a total of 154,956 cases with 2,707 deaths. There was an increase of 405 cases from Tuesday and 12 new deaths. The daily positivity rate in the state was 3.69 percent. There are 7,199 currently active cases in the state. DHHR recently reported 791,825 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to residents of West Virginia. So far, 653,048 people have been fully vaccinated. Gov. Justice urges all residents to pre-register for a vaccine appointment on vaccine. wv.gov. Sarah Hawley and Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham contributed to this story. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. �COMICS Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, May 6, 2021 5 Having A Yard Sale? Call your classified department to schedule your ad today! 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Athletic Association Levying membership Board of Directors has approved a recommenda- dues does not change our tion from OHSAA Execu- mission, which is to serve our member schools and tive Director Doug Ute that membership dues be enrich interscholastic collected beginning with opportunities for students. the 2021-22 school year. “We traditionally have The measure, approved relied on tournament by a 9-0 vote by the Board on Monday, means ticket sales for about 80 each high school will con- percent of our revenue,” Ute explained. “That tribute $50 per OHSAA sanctioned sport in which financial model has not been sustainable, and the school participates. the COVID-19 pandemic “First, I want to thank has certainly not helped. our Board of Directors Levying membership for unanimously approving my recommendation,” dues will give us a steady line of income since many of our other lines are variable, and it will help us build a new, more sustainable revenue model. That model, which will help ensure our longterm sustainability, will be a combination of a wider variety of income streams – including these dues – and continued better management of our expenses.” Total dues for the 202122 school year will range from $300 per school to $1,300, depending on the number of OHSAA-sanctioned sports in which a school is participating. The dues will be reviewed annually by an OHSAA Finance Commit- NCAA aims for less contact in preseason football practice OVP DIAMOND ROUNDUP For Ohio Valley Publishing in-season and OHSAA tournament practices and contests will continue to be provided at no cost to member schools. š�E>I77�m_bb�Yedtinue to supply all team trophies and/or individual medals for champions, runners-up and other selected place-winners at the district, regional and state level. š�E>I77�m_bb�Yedj_due to supply rule books, sport manuals, online rules meeting presentations plus other publications and tournament administrator passes at no cost to member schools. š�E>I77�m_bb�Yedtinue to pay high school fees for ArbiterGame accounts. š�De�c[cX[hi^_f�Zk[i� will be levied against member 7th-8th grade schools. “We will continue to be open and transparent with our member schools about our financial situation,” Ute said. “If we are able to adjust dues in the future, we will look to do so. I want to sincerely thank all of our school administrators for their work and efforts in helping to provide participation opportunities for our student-athletes during these uncertain times, and we appreciate the See OHSAA | 8 By Ralph D. Russo Associated Press J^[�D977�\eejXWbb�el[hi_]^j�Yecc_jj[[�_i�fh[paring to recommend changes to preseason camp that will include fewer fully padded practices and the elimination of some old-school collision drills. The latest move to scale back contact in practice comes in response to a five-year study involving six major college football teams that found more head impact exposure and concussions happened in preseason practice than during games. The committee’s initial proposal called for at least nine of a team’s 25 preseason practices to be run with players wearing helmets but no other pads, and no more than eight fully-padded, full-contact practices. That proposal went out to D977�c[cX[hi^_f�\eh�\[[ZXWYa�jme�m[[ai�W]e$ The committee is scheduled to meet again Thursday. West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons, the chairman of the committee, said the plan is to hand over a final recommendation for a new preseason model for the Division I Council to consider at its May 19 meeting. If passed, the new model would go into effect this year. Lyons refers to the model as 9-8-8: eight days of players practicing in helmets and shoulder pads with no live tackling to the ground, nine days in just helmets and no more than eight full-contact days. The current proposal would also limit fullcontact practices to no more than two consecutive days. “We’re trying to provide as much flexibility within the model as possible and not dictate what days they get to do what, and give each coach the ability to coach how they want to,” Lyons said. “But then also limit the number of contacts that we currently have from a direct hit, head-to-head contacts that you currently have in practices.” During live-tackling practices, no more than 90 minutes of full contact will be permitted under the See D977 | 8 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday, May 6 Baseball St. Marys at Wahama, 6 p.m. Waterford at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Softball South Gallia at Hannan, 5 p.m. Buffalo at Point Pleasant, 5:30 Waterford at South Gallia, 5 p.m. River Valley at Rock Hill, 5:30 Wahama at Williamstown, 4:30 Gallia Academy at Coal Grove, 5 p.m. Track and Field JL9�E^_e�c[[j�Wj�D[biedl_bb[#Oeha"�*0)& Friday, May 7 Baseball Meigs at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Southern at River Valley, 5 p.m. Wellston at Eastern, 6 p.m. Winfield at Wahama (DH), 5 p.m. Point Pleasant at Spring Valley, 7 p.m. Softball Wellston at Eastern, 6 p.m. Ritchie County at Wahama, 5:30 Point Pleasant at Sissonville, 6 p.m. Track and Field MW^WcW�Wj�FWkb�MeeZ�C[ceh_Wb�?DL�Wj�FF>I"� 4 p.m. Photos by Bryan Walters|OVP Sports Point Pleasant first baseman Rylee Cochran, right, successfully applies a tag to Gallia Academy’s Taylor Mathie during the fourth inning of Tuesday night’s non-conference softball game in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Point outlasts Blue Angels, 7-4 From staff reports A whole lot of work went into the rally … and then it all ended up being for nothing. The Blue Angels fought back from a 4-run deficit by tying things up at 4-all in the top of the sixth, but host Point Pleasant countered with three scores in its half of the sixth and ultimately held on for a 7-4 non-conference victory. The Lady Knights (7-3) built an early lead in the first with a 2-run homer from Havin Roush, then Emma Harbour and Julia Parsons added RBI hits in the third for a 4-0 lead through three complete. Gallia Academy (10-14) broke into the scoring column in the fourth as Preslee Reed successfully laid down a 2-out bunt single that plated Addy Burke for a 4-1 contest. The guests plated three runs in the top of the sixth, all of which came with two outs in the frame. Jenna Harrison singled home Hailey Ehman for a 4-2 deficit, then Maddi Meadows singled home both Harrison and Bailie Young for tie game. Hayleu Keefer led the home half of the sixth off with a double and scored on an error that put Tayah Fetty at second while taking a 5-4 lead. Roush followed with a double that plated Fetty, then Roush scored on a Harbour sacrifice fly for Point Pleasant freshman Kaylee Byus (1) belts out a hit duringTuesday night’s non-conference softball game against Gallia Academy in Point Pleasant, W.Va. a 3-run cushion headed into the finale. The Blue Angels went down in order in the seventh, completing the 7-4 outcome. PPHS outhit the guests by a 10-8 margin and also committed only one of the four errors in the contest. Starters Madilyn Keefer and Taylor Mathie did not factor into the final decisions, but Rylee Cochran ended up getting the win after allowing just one hit and fanning one in the final five outs of work. Roush, Harbour, Parsons and Hayley Keefer led Point Pleasant with two hits apiece, with Roush leading the hosts with three RBIs. Harrison and Meadows each had two safeties for GAHS, with Meadows providing a team-best two RBIs. night as Gallia Academy claimed a 6-2 victory over visiting Portsmouth in Ohio Valley Conference play. The Blue Devils (11-9, 8-4 OVC) built leads of 2-0 after an inning and 5-0 through four complete, but the Trojans countered with back-to-back 1-out singles in the top of the sixth — their first safeties since the second batter of the game back in the first frame. A passed ball and a Tyler Duncan groundout allowed PHS to plate two runs for a 5-2 deficit. Maddux Camden received a bases-loaded walk in the home half of the sixth to complete the 4-run triumph. Dalton Mershon gave the hosts a permanent lead in the first with a 2-out, bases-loaded single that plated Camden and Trent Johnson for a 2-0 edge. GAHS outhit Portsmouth by a 6-3 edge, with the guests also committing all four errors in the contest. Mershon and Roe paced the Blue Devils with two hits apiece, with Mershon adding a team-best two RBIs. Duncan, Drew Roe and Vinny Lonardo had a safety each for the Trojans. BASEBALL Gallia Academy 6, Portsmouth 2 Colton Roe allowed three hits and struck out seven for a completegame victory on Monday River Valley 9, Wellston 7 Joel Horner delivered a 2-RBI single with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the eighth, See HEKD:KF | 8 �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS 8 Thursday, May 6, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing NASCAR’s future is here: Next Gen car finally arrives CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR’s next generation race car is finally here after two years of hype and hope that it will revolutionize the stock car series. How can a spec car radically change a sport? Competition. Cost containment. Manufacturer relevance. The Next Gen car, first proposed in 2018 and originally slated to debut this season until the pandemic delayed it until 2022, is a first-of-itskind collaboration between NASCAR and its partners with everyone focused on the future. All parties had to work toward creating a car that served the entire industry. “I think the world is just going to look a lot different at NASCAR once you get to the Next Gen car,” NASCAR President Steve Phelps said. “The dynamics are going to change so significantly. There are many things that Next Gen will do for us as a sport when it rolls out.” The unveiling was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, when Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota at long last got to uncover their designs. It’s the most significant change to the stock car since the present “Car of Tomorrow” model was introduced in 2007. For the first time in NASCAR’s 73-year history, singlesource manufacturers will build the chassis, provide parts and supply the carbon composite body. But each individual manufacturer has the flexibility to design the shell to at last resemble the Camaros, Mustangs and Camrys sold on the showroom floors. That critical manufacturer relevance stretches far beyond, say, a Chevy on the race track actually looking like a Chevy that catches your eye at a stoplight. The Next Gen also led NASCAR to modern upgrades found on today’s street cars — rack-and-pinion steering, independent rear suspension, bigger wheels and upgraded connectivity to allow for an in-car camera in every vehicle. The Next Gen also is built with an eye on relevancy in the future and the ability for adaptation as technology continues to change. NASCAR has had only three manufacturers since Dodge left the sport after the 2012 season, and Phelps has said new OEM’s would not be interested in joining until a new car was introduced. The Next Gen should make NASCAR appealing to other manfacturers, particularly as hybrid technology is explored. The new car, for now, will continue to use internal combustion, pushrod V8 engines produced by each of the three manufacturers. “We are future-proofing the car to enable hybrid,” said Mark Rushbrook, global director at Ford Performance Motorsports. “We think that is important as our road car cycles changes to be able to race hybrid in this car as well.” The Next Gen has sparked interest in ownership, and three new teams entered the top Cup Series this year. Michael Jordan is now an owner alongside three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, Pitbull joined entered in partnership with former driver Justin Marks, and former driver Matt Tifft has a team with current driver B.J. McLeod. The car is expected to dramatically contain costs in large part because of its single supplier chains, and teams will be limited to seven cars at a given time instead of an unlimited fleet, making ownership appealing for the first time in several years. It sparked a bidding war last summer on the charters that guarantee entry for 36 cars into the 40-car NASCAR Cup field each week. The biggest test of the Next Gen will come on the track. NASCAR has said the car will improve competition and that will be where the car will ultimately be judged. Although the Cup Series has 10 winners through 11 races so far this season, it has been an anomaly of a year so far in that a handful of teams and drivers typically dominate. L O C A L R E S U LT S SOFTBALL Point Pleasant 7, Gallia Academy 4 GAHS 000 103 0 — 4-8-3 PPHS 202 003 x — 7-10-1 WP: Madilyn Keefer (5.1IP, 4R, 7H, 6K, 4BB) LP: Hailey Ehman (1.1IP, 3R, 2H) Gallia Academy (10-14): Jenna Harrison 2-4 (RBI, RS), Maddi Meadows 2-4 (2RBI), Emma Hammons 1-4, Addy Burke 1-4 (RS), Hailey Ehman 1-2 (RS), Preslee Reed 1-3 (RBI), Bailie Young (RS). Point Pleasant (7-3): Hayley Keefer 2-4 (2RS), NCAA From page 7 initial proposal. “What I’m hearing, a lot of coaches aren’t using 90 minutes so we may look and say, ‘Is that 75 minutes?’” Lyons said. The study found that 48.5% of the concussions recorded occurred during August training camp. The teams involved in the study were Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Wisconsin, UCLA, Air Force and Army. Todd Berry, executive director of the American Football Coaches’ Association, said Havin Roush 2-4 (3RBI, 2RS), Emma Harbour 2-3 (2RBI, RS), Julia Parsons 2-4 (RBI), Rylee Cochran 1-3 (RS), Madilyn Keefer 1-3, Tayah Fetty (RS). 2B: M. Keefer, Roush, Harbour, H. Keefer. HR: Roush. BASEBALL Gallia Academy 6, Portsmouth 2 (Monday) PHS 000 002 0 — 2-3-4 GAHS 202 101 x — 6-6-0 WP: Colton Roe (7IP, 7K, 3BB) there was some concern among coaches that Army and Air Force awould skew the study data. The two academies play a run-heavy, triple-option offense that can lend itself to more contact, he said. Overall, though, Berry said the study is helping guide changes many coaches were already moving toward. “We wanted things based on data rather than assumptions,” Berry said. NCAA rules currently mandate at least two of 25 preseason practices be contactless and conducted without pads, Berry said, but a survey found most coaches already run about six of those leading up to the season. (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN REAL ESTATE For Sale By Owner LP: Vinny Lonardo (4IP, 5R, 5H, 2K, 7BB) Portsmouth: Drew Roe 1-3 (RS), Tyler Duncan 1-3 (RBI), Vinny Lonardo 1-2, Jack Workman (RS). Gallia Academy (11-9, 8-4 OVC): Dalton Mershon 2-4 (2RBI), Colton Roe 2-4 (RBI), Trent Johnson 1-3 (RBI, RS), Dakota Young 1-3 (2RS), Maddux Camden (RBI, RS), Zane Loveday (RS), Cole Hines (RS), Bode Wamsley (RBI). 2B: C. Roe. River Valley 9, Wellston 7 (Monday) RVHS 001 002 42 — 9-17-3 He said going to nine padless practices, essentially walkthroughs, seems like a drastic change to coaches. “To us that’s kind of a giant leap,” Berry said. “We’d rather take a step and then measure the results and say, ‘OK, we ended up in a good place.’ And take another step and keep improving along those lines.” Coaches have been moving away from high-impact drills such as Bull in the Ring and the Oklahoma drill, where players mostly just run into each other. “Most of our coaches aren’t doing it so I don’t know if it’s going to move the needle much,” Berry said. “But I get it.” (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 Berry said scaling back too much on hitting in practice could lead to players not being properly prepared to protect themselves in games. “We’re fearful if we go too far in one direction we’d have a lot of injuries in that first game,” Berry said. “There is a process, a teaching progression to get players to learn how to control their bodies.” The final proposal could look different than the 9-8-8 model, but changes are likely to be small tweaks, Lyons said. “I think the balance is there,” Lyons said. “Do I think there’s enough there to teach and work through it? 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Ute also hosted in three virtual meetings April 5 and 13 with member school administrators to discuss dues and OHSAA finances in general. Tim Stried is the Director of Communications for the OHSAA. Roundup From page 7 allowing River Valley to rally back from a 7-3 deficit while claiming a 9-7 victory over host Wellston on Monday in Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division action. The Raiders trailed 1-0 after an inning and were down 4-1 through fiver complete, but the guests conjured up a pair of scores in the top of the sixth to whittle the gap down to 4-3. The Golden Rockets, however, answered with three scores in their half of the sixth, with Horner providing a 2-out, bases-loaded single that plated two for a 7-5 deficit. Mason Rhodes followed with a single that allowed both Alex Euton and Horner to come home for a 7-all contest. Horner followed in the eighth by taking the second offering and driving it to the outfield, allowing both Reid Haynes and Dalton Jones to come home for a 2-run edge. WHS left the tying runs at second and third in the home half of the extra frame. The Raiders outhit the hosts by a 17-9 overall margin and also committed the only three errors of the night. Jones paced RVHS with five hits, while Horner added three safeties to go along with four RBIs and two runs scored. Rainer led WHS with three hits, while Jackson added two safeties and a team-best two RBIs. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. 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At least seven states and nearly two dozen cities have limited government use of the technology amid fears over civil rights violations, racial bias and invasion of privacy. Debate over additional bans, limits and reporting requirements has been underway in about 20 state capitals this legislative session, according to data compiled by the Electronic Privacy Information Center. Lawmakers say they want to give themselves time to evaluate how and why the technology is being used. “I think people are just freaked out, and rightfully so, about this technology,” said Freddy Martinez, director of Lucy Parsons Labs, a Chicago nonprofit that specializes in citizens’ digital rights. “It’s one of those rare issues that’s seen bipartisan support, in that nobody wants to be tracked everywhere they go, especially when you don’t have a choice.” The issue caught fire in statehouses after law enforcement applied facial recognition technology to images taken from street cameras during last year’s racial justice demonstrations — and in some cases used those to make arrests. Complaints about false identifications prompted Amazon, Microsoft and IBM to pause sales of their software to police, though most departments hire lesserknown firms that specialize in police contracts. Wrongful arrests of Black men have gained attention in Detroit and New Jersey after the technology was blamed for mistaking their images for those of others. The American Civil Liberties Union began raising questions about the technology years ago, citing studies that found higher error rates for facial recognition software used to identify people of color. Concerns also have grown because of increasing awareness of the Chinese government’s extensive video surveillance system, especially as it’s been employed in a region home to one of China’s largely Muslim ethnic minority populations. Mindy Kearns | Courtesy It was “Bill McFarland Day” in the Town of New Haven on Tuesday, as the World War II Navy veteran marked his 100th birthday. He is pictured with the proclamation, and flanked by Recorder Becky Benson, left, and Mayor Phil Serevicz. ‘Distinguished Mountaineer’ celebrates 100th birthday By Mindy Kearns honor of the centenarian. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all McFarland had asked for were cards, and the people came NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — It through for him. He received was a day of celebration in New a total of 314 as of Wednesday Haven Tuesday as World War morning, he said. They came II Navy Veteran Bill McFarland from as far as California, and marked his 100th birthday. McFarland’s day was spent with included several from New Haven Elementary School classrooms. well-wishing visitors, proclamaMcFarland was presented a new tions, and a drive-by card shower large American Flag and World in the afternoon. War II veteran hat by StewartWest Virginia Governor Jim Johnson V.F.W. Post 9926 ComJustice proclaimed McFarland a “Distinguished Mountaineer” in a mander Ray Varian. Many friends and neighbors brought gifts and certificate delivered by Delegate baked goods, as well. Jonathan Pinson of the 13th Born to Ernie and Ora (Jones) District. In addition, New Haven Mayor Phil Serevicz and Record- McFarland, he was one of nine children, including five boys who er Becky Benson presented McFarland a certificate proclaim- all served in the military. In fact, McFarland, after having served ing the day as “Bill McFarland four years in the U.S. Navy from Day” in the municipality. Town January 1942 to November 1945, administrators urged residents to complete an act of kindness in said he would go back tomorrow Special to OVP if he was needed and able. A Gunner Mate, Second Class, McFarland served with the Armed Guard, which escorted supplies of fuel, aircraft, tanks, ammo, troops and other items to support the war effort. He claims to have seen more water in those years than others see in their entire life. McFarland has also left a mark on his longtime hometown. He, along with Phil Batey, started the New Haven Fire Department. He helped build the first fire station, which still stands across from the present town hall, and was also on the crew that built the now defunct Philip Sporn Power Plant. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Mindy Kearns is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing, email her at mindykearns1@hotmail. com. Black Knight Revue returns khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com POINT PLEASANT — Nearly 14 months after canceling the 2020 Black Knight Revue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 show will go on this weekend. The Black Knight Revue will begin Friday in the Lillian and Paul Wedge Auditorium at Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High School, said band director Ben Loudin. The show times will be Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. The 2020 Black Knight Revue was supposed to be the 50th anniversary show. Loudin said the title of the 2021 show will be “50th Gold Anniversary: Version 2.0.” “Last year after two school performances, the show was cut short by the COVID-19 shutdown,” Loudin said. “That was such a great show that I have decided that much of this year’s show will be the same, especially given the fact that we were not able to have any public performances in 2020.” Loudin said COVID-19 has had a negative impact on the arts, including canceling shows and shortening the marching band season. Loudin said the band’s holiday performances were all shutdown and concert band was reduced to small groups. “When the governor announced at the end of March that indoor live performances were allowed to resume, I was excited,” Loudin said. “This will give the band ADMISSION INFO Show times will be Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. Adult ticket prices are $7 and student prices are $5. At Saturday’s matinee show at 1 p.m., there will be a senior discount for those ages 60 and over for $5. The show’s audio will be broadcast in the school parking lot for the at-risk population and those not comfortable being in the auditorium. students something that they have not had all year — something normal.” Loudin said there will be various safety precautions taken for the show, including required facial coverings for the audi- ence, groups maintaining social distancing. Hand sanitizing stations will be placed around the facility also, Loudin said. The show’s audio will be broadcast in the school parking lot for the at-risk population and those not comfortable being in the auditorium. Loudin said people will be able to listen to the performance through their car radios. Adult ticket prices are $7 and student prices are $5. At Saturday’s matinee show at 1 p.m., there will be a senior discount for those ages 60 and over for $5. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Reach her at (304) 6751333, ext. 1992. HELP WANTED The Meigs County Health Department (EOE) seeks a full time Creating Healthy Communities Program Director. This is a grant funded position at 35 hours per week with a starting pay of $21.20 per hour with benefits. A bachelor’s degree in Health Education/ Promotion or equivalent field is required. Must possess a valid driver’s license & proof of auto insurance coverage. Must submit to a BCI check. To view a full job description go to www.meigs-health.com. OH-70235042 By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham Submit resume, letter of interest & 3 professional letters of reference to courtney.midkiff@meigs-health.com by or before 5/10/21. No paper applications will be considered Courtesy photo Performing “Blinding Lights” are Jalisa Silva-Toney, Pacey Frum, Eli Burns, Hannah Wood, David Kapp, and Luke Blain. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services (MCDJFS) is accepting proposals from qualified providers to develop and coordinate a Peer Mentoring Program through the Benefit Bridge Program. The Benefit Bridge pilot is being launched through a partnership with ODJFS and Meigs County Job and Family Services. This initiative is designed to lessen the impact to public assistance once a person becomes employed, helping them bridge the gap at maintaining selfsufficiency and providing service and resource through peer mentoring and partnerships with a Care Team. Peer Mentor will provide support, education, outreach, and engagement services from a lived experience approach. The Peer Mentor will provide job readiness skills and needed resources to identified individuals helping them obtain and sustain independence. The Peer Mentor will lead and coordinated service with the agency’s care team to provide a wraparound service to these identified individuals. Interested providers must be skilled and experienced in operating programs to diverse populations, as well as implementing peer-run evidence-based practice, and in the measurement and reporting of outcome measures linked to evidence based practices. Interested parties must submit a proposal which meets the requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP). The RFP which details the scope of services requested, the desired minimum qualifications of proposers, submission guidelines, the evaluation criteria, and other related items may be obtained by contacting Vince Reiber, Business Administrator - MCDJFS, 175 Race Street, P.O Box 191, Middleport, Ohio 45760, (740) 444-7602. Proposal must be submitted no later than May 14, 2021 by 1:00 p.m. Meigs County Job & Family Services reserves the right to reject any and all bids. �NEWS/WEATHER 10 Thursday, May 6, 2021 Calendar of the 2020-2021 school year. In other business, the board, Approved issuing payment for the payoff amount of the Unvoted Notes with Farmers Bank. Accepted ESSER II grant and establish Fund. Period of contract with Scott Wolfe as the district’s Federal Programs Director and Food Service Director. From page 1 Accepted the resignation of Audra Wilkinson — community service, at the conclusion of the fine arts and student 2020-21 school year. engagement. Approved hiring Scott In personnel matters, Wolfe as the food service the board, coordinator and Kathy Approved one-year contracts with the follow- Miller as the transportaing certified staff: Devan tion coordinator for the Summer Academy. Eckert, Hazel Knotts, Approved hiring Kathy Catherine Lachman, and Miller, Jack Lyons and Joy Neal. Cheryl Smith as bus Approved two-year drivers for the Summer contracts with the folAcademy. lowing certified staff: Approved hiring Becky Garret Hall, Wyatt JarBradford, Sheila Theiss rell, Tim Prange, Jordan and Rachel Allen as Huddleston and Jordan cooks for the Summer Pickens. Academy. Approved three-year Approved hiring teaching contracts with Belinda Adams, Tammy the following certified Beegle, Kim Gruestaff: Heather Daileyser, Evelyn Stanley, Keri Johnson, Olivia Hawley, Russ Fields and Amanda Smith, Jenn Shortridge, Jodi Fisher and Janey Rinaldi. Brinager as aides to work Approved five-year the Summer Academy. teaching contracts with Approved hiring the the following certified following teachers for the staff: Alan Crisp, Missy Summer Academy: Misty Hoback, Courtney Manuel, Lori Sharp, Ryan Fields, Adam Phillips, Rachel Cornell, Rachel Davis, Darren Jackson Hupp, Bill Whitlock, Garand David Maxson. Approved a continuing rett Hall, Sharon Gantt, Jordan Pickens, Becky teaching contract with Zuspan, Ashley Zielinthe following certified ski, Beth Bay, Courtney staff: Wendy Beegle. Manuel, Jordan HudAccepted the resignadleston, Chad Dodson, tion of Patty Cook effecJunie Maynard (nurse), tive May 28, 2021, for retirement purposes and Olivia Hawley, Christy Essick, Lori Sharp, Leslie to recommend rehiring Dunfee, Wendy Beegle, Cook under the SLEA Amanda Rinaldi, Martie collective bargaining Rose, Jenni Roush, Devan agreement for the 202122 school year as recom- Eckert, Jenny Riffle, Lindsay Thomas, Meg mended by Supt. Tony Guinther, Brian Allen and Deem. Autumn Lisle. Approved a oneApproved dock days as year contract for Vicki presented. Northup as the Federal In other business, the Programs/Administrative Secretary for the 2021-22 board, Approved the job school year. description of “Director Approved a one-year Southern TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 44° 59° 60° Cool today with some sun, then clouds. A shower tonight. High 66° / Low 46° 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. Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Wed. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.37 1.07 0.71 16.24 14.09 SUN & MOON Today 6:25 a.m. 8:26 p.m. 4:22 a.m. 3:41 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset New First 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Full Last Low Moderate High Moderate High Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 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 SOLUNAR TABLE OHIO RIVER Today Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Major 8:49a 9:26a 10:02a 10:37a 11:15a 11:56a 12:18a Minor 2:38a 3:16a 3:51a 4:27a 5:05a 5:45a 6:30a Major 9:11p 9:47p 10:22p 10:57p 11:36p ---12:14p Minor 3:00p 3:36p 4:12p 4:47p 5:25p 6:07p 6:53p WEATHER HISTORY On May 6, 1975, near Omaha, Neb., a tornado killed three people, injured 133, and caused $150 million in damage. The tornado struck during the late afternoon and moved through west-central Omaha. Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Wed. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Chillicothe 63/44 Level 13.34 21.08 23.08 12.89 12.98 25.41 11.81 27.42 34.82 12.23 24.70 35.20 28.20 24-hr. Chg. +0.96 +3.02 +0.56 +0.18 +0.08 none -0.42 +0.28 -0.11 -0.44 +2.10 +1.10 +5.20 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. MONDAY Portsmouth 65/46 Belpre 63/45 Athens 64/44 68° 44° Mostly cloudy with rain possible St. Marys 62/45 Parkersburg 62/44 Coolville 63/45 Elizabeth 63/45 Spencer 63/44 Buffalo 64/44 Ironton 66/46 Milton 64/45 St. Albans 65/44 Huntington 64/45 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 90s 65/46 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 65/51 0s -0s Los Angeles 77/59 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Clendenin 64/44 Charleston 63/44 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 52/27 Billings 71/46 Montreal 57/39 Minneapolis 61/39 Detroit 54/38 Toronto 54/39 New York 65/50 Chicago 57/43 Denver 72/48 Washington 66/50 Kansas City 65/45 67° 49° Considerable cloudiness City Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Boise Boston Charleston, WV Charlotte Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Des Moines Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, ME Raleigh Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Today Fri. Hi/Lo/W 82/60/s 48/37/pc 72/52/s 62/55/s 67/49/s 71/46/pc 87/51/pc 63/47/s 63/44/pc 72/51/pc 66/42/s 57/43/sh 64/42/t 57/42/t 62/44/c 80/60/s 72/48/s 63/44/c 54/38/sh 83/70/c 85/61/s 62/38/sh 65/45/pc 97/70/s 75/48/pc 77/59/pc 67/45/sh 90/75/t 61/39/pc 69/47/pc 81/67/s 65/50/s 76/51/s 87/69/t 66/50/s 100/72/s 60/42/pc 60/40/pc 72/51/pc 69/46/pc 66/46/c 86/63/s 65/51/pc 65/46/r 66/50/s Hi/Lo/W 80/54/pc 54/39/pc 68/50/s 61/49/pc 64/44/r 75/42/c 63/38/pc 57/46/pc 59/38/sh 68/45/s 76/46/pc 58/40/pc 59/40/pc 53/41/t 57/37/t 83/66/s 80/52/pc 68/45/pc 53/38/t 83/72/pc 86/64/s 60/38/pc 68/52/pc 92/68/s 72/57/pc 74/59/pc 65/47/pc 89/72/t 58/39/s 68/50/pc 81/64/s 63/47/pc 78/64/pc 85/62/s 64/46/r 97/70/s 54/37/t 56/41/pc 66/45/c 65/43/r 71/51/pc 82/48/pc 65/51/pc 58/44/c 61/45/sh EXTREMES WEDNESDAY National for the 48 contiguous states Atlanta 72/52 High Low El Paso 91/69 Chihuahua 90/64 WEDNESDAY NATIONAL CITIES Wilkesville 64/44 POMEROY Jackson 65/45 65/43 Ravenswood Rio Grande 65/46 66/45 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 62/40 GALLIPOLIS 66/46 65/45 65/45 Ashland 65/46 Grayson 65/46 TUESDAY Marietta 62/44 Murray City 63/44 McArthur 63/42 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone Logan 63/44 Adelphi 62/44 South Shore Greenup 65/46 64/45 29 64° 40° The Meigs County Market Board encourages community participation. Whether you are a vendor, artisan, volunteer, or sponsor, there is something for everyone who wants to be part of the market. “There is so much potential for everyone to be involved in market activities,” Rife said. “This is about bringing our community together, to support local business, give young entrepreneurs an opportunity, and find ways to encourage healthy food choices and help those with food insecurities.” She said people who haven’t been to the market don’t know what they are missing, “It’s a great way to spend Saturday morning with family and friends, and to make new friends. There is something different going on each week.” A couple of showers possible Lucasville 66/45 Very High SUNDAY Mary Musser and Jessica Broderick help with the Kid’s Korner activities at the market. A couple of afternoon Cool with times of sun Cloudy, a shower and thundershowers and clouds t-storm; cooler Very High Primary: mulberry/sycamore Mold: 846 May 11 May 19 May 26 Jun 2 The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. collapsible crates, and a canopy courtesy of a donation from Creating Healthy Communities. As reported in a previous article, at the Donation Station, people may buy produce or donate money to purchase it. Market farmers also donate to the station. The produce goes to local food pantries which would not otherwise have fresh produce to offer. In 2020, 6,000 pounds of fresh food was donated at the station. Demonstrations are held each Saturday that include cooking for adults and kids, gardening, and history. The first of these begins Saturday with Winding Trails Garden Club hosting a plant exchange. The purpose of the exchange is to share extra plants with other gardeners, and to encourage new gardeners with free plants and advice on their planting and care. The philosophy of the plant exchange is “bring a plant, take a plant, or if you don’t have any to bring, you are welcome to take one anyway.” The garden club will also offer a fairy garden demonstration at 11 a.m. Learn the dos and don’ts of planting and caring for your garden, and return later in the season for an opportunity to make your own. 64° 39° Waverly 64/44 Pollen: 77 Low MOON PHASES From page 1 56° 41° 2 Primary: ascospores, unk. Fri. 6:24 a.m. 8:27 p.m. 4:46 a.m. 4:40 p.m. Market SATURDAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. and bills for the month of March 2021 as submitted. Approved revised permanent appropriations. Approved the purchase of four new speakers for the HS Football Field from C.A. House in Parkersburg, W.Va. Set Wednesday, May 12, at the Central Office, at 6:30 p.m., for the next regular meeting of the Meigs Local Board of Education. Photos by Lorna Hart | Courtesy photo EXTENDED FORECAST FRIDAY per the recommendation of Scot Gheen, Superintendent. Approved the “Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Construction Manager as Contractor” for the Energy Services Project. Approved to establish GRF COVID Fund and SCC to assist in tracking expenses that qualify for ESSER II and ESSER III expenditure criteria. Approved the financial report Brent Patterson provided live music during Saturday’s opening day at the market. 61° 35° Statistics through 3 p.m. Wed. 65° 54° 73° 50° 94° in 1950 32° in 2011 of Operations” and the associated administrative pay scale. Approved an addendum to the existing internet access service agreement with Metropolitan Educational Technology Association to increase bandwidth from 200 Mbps to 1 Gbps effective July 1. The estimated annual increase cost is $13,104. Approved a donation in the amount of $400 to the Southern FFA. Approved the open enrollment period from May 1-July 31. Approved insurance rates as presented by the treasurer. Approved the purchase of a staging system with a 5 tier seated riser system from Wenger Corporation in the amount of $27,810.20 using ESSER funds. Approved the 2020-21 School Safety Grant allocation in the amount of $3,738.44. Approved a lawn care bid from Evans Lawn Care as presented. Approved an extension of the sub grant agreement with Meigs County DJFS through March 31, 2022, for student monitor services. Approved the minutes, bills, financial statement, bank reconciliation statement and all checks for the month of March as presented. Approved revised appropriations in the amount of $14,673,537.87 as presented by the treasurer. The next Southern Local Board of Education meeting was set for 6:30 p.m. on May 24 in the Southern Community Room. 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low urethane Industry for the track re-surfacing with Heiberger Paving, Inc. Approved to establish the Meigs High School UNICEF UNITE Club under the direction of Amy Perrin and create Fund. Approved an agreement with Smartsheet for Human Resource Management and other disciplines. Approved a transfer of funds availability is March 13, 2020, to September 30, 2023. Approved a transfer of funds per the recommendation of MHS Principal, Travis Abbott, from Class of 2021 to Class of 2022. Approved a three-year contract with Asset Control Solutions for district inventory. 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