http://66.213.69.5/files/original/1fbfeb71afeff21620623f50d07a269f.pdf 9b079cab8d7d179fe22ccf1ea62a6479 PDF Text Text Bullying talk through music High school football action Poisoned mushrooms and more FEATURES s 1C SPORTS s 1B EDITORIAL s 6A Breaking news at mydailytribune.com Issue 36, Volume 50 Sunday, September 11, 2016 s $2 ‘Steel Magnolias’ cast returns from competition By Dean Wright deanwright@civitasmedia.com Dean Wright | Times-Sentinel The Riverby Theatre Guild’s “Steel Magnolias’” cast. In front from left to right are Betsy Willet (assistant director and plays Annelle), Annie Roach (plays Truvy) and Cindy Sexton (plays Clairee). From left to right in back are Joseph Wright (director), Jenny Myers (plays Ouiser), Minda Hager (plays M’Lynn) and Marah Hager (plays Shelby). GALLIPOLIS — The French Art Colony’s Riverby Theater Guild’s “Steel Magnolias” cast recently returned from the Ohio Community Theatre Association’s regional and state competitions with awards and fond memories. According to Director Joseph Wright, the play cast originally attended the Southeast Ohio regional competition in Parkersburg, W.Va., and the state competition in Independence. This is the first time the cast has embarked on an effort like this outside the Ohio Valley region. Cindy Sexton received a Merit in Acting for her portrayal of Clairee, and Annie Roach received a Merit in Acting for her portrayal of Truvy at the state competition. Roach also received one at the regional competition. Minda Hager received a Merit in Acting at regionals. The cast received an Excellence in Ensemble award at regionals as well as an Excellence in Costuming. “There are a lot of good theater practices that (judges) watch for,” Wright said. “There are three theater professionals who serve as jurors — one set of three at regionals and a different set of three at state. You do your excerpt (of a play) from bare stage to the end of your scene. So, when they give you the time to start, you move the set on. The director and stage manager gives their cues to the actors to take their places, lighting comes up and they begin their scene. The time is continuously ticking.” Play participants have 45 minutes to complete their scene. Cast members said they were well within the completion time. After completion, jurors address the cast, go over scene strengths and weaknesses, and add constructive criticism. “Steel Magnolias” is based See CAST | 3A Bend Area honors 9/11 in Patriot Day ceremony By Mindy Kearns For the Times-Sentinel BEND AREA — A solemn Patriot Day ceremony Friday at Wahama High School not only remembered those affected by the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, but also paid tribute to the first responders who continue to risk their lives for others. The school’s Rho Kappa History Honor Society led the ceremony. A slide show exposed the students, some of whom were not yet born at the time, to the horrific events and their aftermath. Rho Kappa member Christopher Hesson gave a reading written by his father, Capt. Heath Hesson, of the Huntington Fire Department and one of the first responders in attendance. Honor society members Madison VanMeter and Rebecca Gerlach also presented readings. Keynote speaker for the ceremony was Isaiah Pauley, president of Rho Kappa. He spoke of watching a documentary of survivors giving their stories and said the collective narrative reminded him of Hell. Pauley challenged his fellow students to ask themselves, “What if?” “What if your lungs breathed in the smokelittered air?” he asked. “What if your skin felt the sweltering heat? What if your hands touched the lifeless people? What if your ears heard the desperate screams?” “But even more than that,” Pauley said, “What if you were the ones looked upon to solve the problem?” He told of the police officers, emergency medical technicians and other first responders who answered the calls for help — walking into the flames, breaking into the burning buildings and parting the traffic with sirens. Pauley said first responders love, run with courage and give their all. He noted they not only exist in New York City, Washington, D.C., and the woods of Pennsylvania, but in Mason County, as well. See PATRIOT | 5A A NEWS Obituaries: 2A Editorial: 6A Weather: 8A B SPORTS Sports: 1B Classifieds: 7B C FEATURES Along the River: 1C Comics: 3C JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailytribune.com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. Courtesy photos Many Meigs County roads received new pavement as a result of a $3.12 million dollar project funded by a program through the County Engineers Association and the Ohio Department of Transportation called the County Surface Transportation program. By receiving this funding, the Federal Highway Administration paid 80 percent and Meigs County paid 20 percent of the cost. A $250,000 grant from ODOT’s Jobs and Commerce then paid for the 20 percent. Though this may seem complicated, the result of the Highway Departments efforts was that it was a zero cost to the county. Meigs has record year of road upgrades Funding for additional upgrades and repairs is in question By Lorna Hart lhart@civitasmedia.com MEIGS COUNTY — The Meigs County Highway Department reported a record year of accomplishments in their recently released 2015 report. Funding from a number of sources made it possible for the highway department to accomplish major projects that included 35 miles of new hot-mix pavement, four new bridges and significant improvements to three others. County Engineer Eugene Triplett said his department knows what it means to live on a fixed income. The department has struggled to make improvements with a budget that has been frozen since 2006. “We have been doing it for 10 years and have survived by holding down expenses where we can and generally making do,” he said. “In 2015, we were able to find money elsewhere that allowed us to make improvements that would have otherwise been impossible, but there is a lot of competition and we may not be as fortunate next year.” Even with frugal management of funds, the number of employees has been reduced from 32 in 2004 to to 24 in 2016. “We have been fortunate the price of fuel and asphalt have been stable for the past several years,” Triplett said. “Employees have foregone significant wage increases in lieu of maintaining acceptable health insurance coverage.” Meigs benefited from a program announced in 2014 by Gov. John Kasich and the Ohio Department of Transportation to replace 200 local bridges at no cost to local government, with the replacement of a bridge on County Rd 124. In 2015, the county received funds for the replacement of bridges on County Road 29 and Chester Township Road 262. A new bridge on County Road 35 was funded by the County Local Bridge program and included 80 percent Federal Highway Association funding — the balance, again, coming from a One of several projects for the Meigs Highway Department was the Bowmans Run Bridge at Pine Grove Road. The Meigs County Engineer is also responsible for the Tax Map Office, which maintains the county tax maps and GIS. GIS is a system of maintaining records based on geographic location. Shape files have been created for each real estate parcel in the county and that shape file is related to information about that individual property. Shape files have been created for each road and street in the county and this information is used by the state and county highway departments and 911. The county’s tax map GIS is not currently available on the internet. The engineer also checks all surveys and maintain files pertaining to all property parcels in the county, and is responsible for assigning addresses to new locations. grant from ODOT’s Jobs and Commerce Department. County monies were used to replace and repair bridges in Bedford Township, two small bridges on Landaker Road were replaced and the superstructure on a small bridge on DeVenney Road. The Meigs County engineer is responsible for 311 bridges on both county and township roads; the term “bridge” includes any structure under or over a county or township road with an opening beneath the structure of more than 10 feet as measured along the center of the road. In some cases, this includes large culverts or pipes. Each of these structures is inspected annually and judged according to categories. A bridge with a condition rating of 4 or less is considered See ROAD | 5A �OBITUARIES/LOCAL 2A Sunday, September 11, 2016 Staff Report GALLIPOLIS — Floyd Wright, president of AFSCME Retiree Subchapter 102 of Gallia and Jackson counties, was re-elected to a third term last month as the recording secretary of the State Executive Board of the Ohio AFSCME Retiree Chapter 1184 at their biennial convention held in Cleveland. Wright has served on the state executive board since March 2013. Wright also serves on Wright the state executive board of AFSCME Ohio Council 8 as a retiree representative. Wright was presented the Harvey Hill service award at the 2014 convention. Wright, past president of AFSCME Local 1316, retired from the City of Gallipolis in 2011. Ohio AFSCME Retirees is made up of public employee retirees and their spouses who were members of AFSCME (Ohio Council 8, OCSEA, and OAPSE). The senior advocate group meets at 2 p.m. the third Friday of each month at the Gallia County Senior Resource Center, 1165 State Route 160, Gallipolis. Interested retirees, please call: 740-245-0093 or 740-245-5255 for more information. For the best local coverage, go to mydailytribune.com ATHENS 594-7000 GALLIPOLIS 446-7000 OBITUARIES THOMAS G. COOK BIDWELL — Thomas G. “Tom” Cook, 57, of Bidwell, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, in Bidwell. Tom was born Aug. 21, 1959, in Kentucky, son of the late Carl and Ethel Rose Cook. He was a former linesman for Pike Electric. He was preceded in death by his wife, Tammy Potts Cook, in 2013; and by a sister, Maxine Cook; and by two brothers, Jake and Charlie Cook. He is survived by daughters Brandie (Jeremy) Williams, of Rodney, Oma Cook, of Colum- bus, and Brittany (Jeff) Beckford and Haylee Sargent, both of Bidwell; his Fiance Brenda Jones, of Bidwell; six grandchildren; and two sisters, Oma (Eddie) Brawley and Jerri (Tony) Gutierrez, both of Oklahoma. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, at Willis Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cook family cemetery. Visitation will be noon until the time of the services Wednesday Please visit www. willisfuneralhome. com to send e-mail condolences. Staff Report HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, in conjunction with the Silver Jackets team, is conducting two workshops in the Upper Ohio-Shade Watershed to help bring awareness to flood risk reduction and to learn more about com- JACKSON 286-7000 DOUGLAS RAY NORRIS GALLIPOLIS — Douglas Ray Norris Sr., 73, of Gallipolis, peacefully left us on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at Holzer Senior Care. Doug was born Nov. 16, 1942, in Huntington W.Va. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Norris and Lucy (Adams) Norris; as well as two brothers and four sisters. Doug is survived by one sister, Norma (August) Brooks, Louisa, Ky.; Doug leaves behind his loving wife, Carol (Hawthorne) Norris, and their blended family of children and grandchildren. Their children include Douglas R Norris Jr, of Huntington, Penny (Dr. Dale) Lilly, of Chesapeake, Jennifer (Anthony) Adkins, munity needs within this of Huntington, Becky (John) Nesbitt, of Galwatershed. lipolis, and Bryan (Cindy) The workshop will be Culbertson, of Bel Air, 4-7 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Md. Meigs County Public Doug and Carol also Library, 216 W. Main St., have nine grandchildren: Pomeroy. The Silver Jackets is an Dr. Amber Lilly (David Pierce), Brett Lilly, Levi interagency team dediLilly, Garrett Lilly, Eric cated to creating a colAdkins, Lance Adkins, laborative environment to bring together federal, Nicole Adkins, Emma Nesbitt and Meghan state, local and other Culbertson; one greatstakeholders to develop and implement solutions grandson, Joshua Pierce; and numerous nieces and to natural hazards and nephews. mitigation by combinBefore his retirement, ing available agency resources, which include Doug was employed for 40 years by Western Elecfunding, programs, and technical expertise. Representatives from DEATH NOTICES various agencies will be participating, including but not limited to: Federal HUMPHREY Emergency Management CROWN CITY — Agency, Mid-Ohio ValMykala Jane Humphrey, ley Regional Council, 16, Crown City, passed Department of Homeland away Wednesday, Sept. Security, USACE Non7, 2016, at home. Funeral structural Floodproofing service will be 2 p.m. Committee, and USACE Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, Huntington District. at Hall Funeral Home and For more information Crematory, Proctorville. before the workshop, call Burial will follow in Rome 304-399-5947 or 304-399- Cemetery, Proctorville. 5817. Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Corps of Engineers plan workshop in Meigs 60661141 Wright re-elected to state board Sunday Times-Sentinel tric, which later became AT&T/ Lucent Technologies. Doug was a loving and devoted family man. He was an avid and successful golfer and managed the Senior League at Cliffside Golf Course in Gallipolis for many years before his illness. He was also a Christian and active member of Grace United Methodist Church in Gallipolis. He joined the mission team at Grace UMC and traveled to New Orleans and Mississippi in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Doug is probably best known for his kindness, generosity and the passion he felt for the work he has done for the Gallia County Snack Pack program, which provides supplemental food for approximately 750 at-risk students each month. Calling hours will be 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at Wills Funeral Home, Gallipolis. A burial service will be 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, at Ohio Valley Memory Gardens in the Chapel of Hope Mausoleum, with Bob Powell and Pastor Bill Thomas officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Gallia County Snack Pack, P.O. Box 169, Gallipolis, OH 45631. tery. Willis Funeral Home assisted the family. JOHNSON PROCTORVILLE — Brian Thomas Johnson, 53, of Proctorville, passed away Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. There will be no services. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, is in charge of arrangements. KIMBALL CHESAPEAKE — Shelbia Jean Kimball, 79, of Chesapeake, passed away Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at home. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point, Ohio. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. KATES PROCTORVILLE — Gina Kehali Kates, 57, of Proctorville, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016. A graveside service will be noon Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, at Rome Cemetery, Proctorville. Visitation MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. will be 11 a.m. to noon Monday at Hall Funeral (AP) — Volunteer work Home and Crematory, is often described as a calling, something to keep Proctorville. one waking up and comSTOVER ing to work each day. DUNLAP COLUMBUS — Jerry Jack Lee, a volunteer at GALLIPOLIS — L. Stover, 73, of Columthe Tiffany Dlesk Spay/ Michael B. Dunlap, 52, bus, formerly of GallipoNeuter Clinic, has spent Gallipolis, died Friday, lis, died Friday, Sept. 2, much of his life doing what he loves as an educa- 2016 at Doctor’s Hospital, Sept. 9, 2016, at Holzer tor with Marshall County Columbus. Graveside ser- Medical Center. Arrangevices were Friday, Sept. 9, ments are by the Creschools, and following his retirement he’s volun- 2016, at Reynolds Ceme- meens Funeral Chapel. teered his time on Fridays to support the clinic staff, sterilizing tools for the upcoming week, doing laundry and making sure basic tasks get done. Along with his wife, Civitas Media, LLC Teddy St. Lawrence, Lee (USPS 436-840) has volunteered at the shelter since 2012, hanTelephone: 740-446-2342 dling tasks from sterilization of tools to helping A companion publication of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune and particularly big dogs onto Times Daily Sentinel. Published Sunday through Friday. Subscription rate is $131.61 per year. the operating table. 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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Tiffany Dlesk clinic assisted by faithful volunteers 60678654 See VOLUNTEERS | 7A Sunday Times-Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. �LOCAL Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, September 11, 2016 3A Gallia issues 9/11 proclamation Courtesy photo The Gallia County Board of Commissioners adopted a proclamation Thursday in remembrance of 9/11. Pictured, from left, are Gallipolis Police Officer. Chris Walker, Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Steve Circle, VFW Post 4464 Honor Guard Joe Di Santis, VFW Post 4464 Honor Guard Richard Adkins, County Commission Vice-President David Smith, VFW Post 4464 Honor Guard John Watson, American Legion Post 27 commander and VFW Honor Guard Charlie Huber, County Commission President Harold Montgomery, County Commissioner Brent Saunders, Gallia County Sheriff Deputy Tylun Campbell, 911 Director Sherry Daines, and Gallia County Sheriff Joseph Browning. GALLIA-MEIGS 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. Wanted: Your holiday cookie recipes Bet you have a favorite recipe for holiday cookies, a recipe that has served you well over the years, the cookies that are a must at every holiday get-together. You know the ones. If you didn’t make them, your family would freak out, right? We’d love for you to share that recipe and a few words about how it came to be a tradition in your household. Your submission will be considered for publication in a future edition of Salt magazine. Send us an email at editor@thesaltmagazine.com (subject line “cookies”) by Sept. 28. Be sure to include your name, address and phone number. Send more than one recipe if you’d like. Ohio AFSCME retirees to meet Sept. 16 GALLIPOLIS — AFSCME retirees,Gallia and Jackson counties, subchapter 102, will meet at 2 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Gallia County Senior Resource Cast show was also, at one time, performed in Jackson’s Markay Cultural From page 1A Arts Center and in Mane Designers Salon and Spa in Gallipolis to give audion a true story and is a comedy-drama about the ence members the feel of being in an actual salonfriendships and bonds style setting. among group of SouthActresses said they ern women in Louisiana. were proud of their The play was originally accomplishments and the written by Robert Harling based around experi- efforts they had put into the show. The cast, as ences surrounding his sister’s death. Cast mem- show dates approached, bers say the play is about would practice three times a week and it two hours long. Harling wasn’t uncommon for started the piece as a them to say they viewed short story, but quickly themselves as family, developed it into a play especially in a play where after 10 days. The play family is a central theme was considered an “Off to the plot. They said it Broadway” act and its popularity soon garnered had become more common for them to hear it the attention of film members of the public makers who would cast address them by their actresses such as Dolly character names. Parton, Julia Roberts Sexton said she felt and Sally Field in its bigshe could relate well with screen adaptation. her character, Clairee, Wright says this was and was comfortable in his second chance to direct the play and felt it a beauty shop setting. was a “huge seller” both Roach admitted to being times among local enthu- somewhat intimidated siasts. The cast originally while performing at the put on the show in 2015 state level of competition. Despite this, she acting seasons before walked away with an reviving it in 2016. “I think we could prob- award for her performance. ably do this show every Jenny Myers said she year,” Wright said. Riverby Theatre Guild could not really relate with her character, the actresses were able to use mid-1900s authentic curmudgeonly Ouiser, but that it was fun preequipment for their set tending to be someone as the show is primarily set in a beauty shop. The else that could throw out Center, 1165 State Route 160, Gallipolis. The subchapter is seeking new members in the twocounty area. AFSCME (Ohio Council 8, OCSEA, and OAPSE),OPERS and SERS public employee retirees and their spouses are invited to attend the next meeting. Non-AFSCME members, who retired from the city, county, state or school district, are also welcome to attend. We also encourage public employees who plan to retire in the near future to attend. Issues that are important to retirees are discussed each month. The group usually meets the third Friday of each month. For more information, interested retirees may call 740-245-0093 or 740-2455255. This tour begins at Middleport Village Hall, located on Pearl Street across from the football field. All tours are free to the public and no reservations are required. Southern High School seeks crafters RACINE — Southern High School in Racine are currently looking for crafters and vendors for their craft show Saturday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. If interested, call Alan at 740-444-3309 to get an application. Gerlach leads Middleport history tours Middleport Community Association Christmas market MIDDLEPORT — Learn about the rich history of Middleport with Michael Gerlach as your guide. Walking tours begin with Middleport’s “Black History Post Civil War”, Thursday, Sept. 15 at 6 p.m, beginning at Dave Diles Park. Friday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. The topic will be “Historic Sites of Middleport” beginning at Dave Diles Park. On Sunday, Sept. 25, walk the same path as runaway slaves at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 on the “Underground Railroad Walk.” MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Community Association will hold their Christmas Market Dec. 3 at the Riverbend Arts Council building from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and are looking for crafters. If interested in an 8-foot space ($20 for the first table, then $10 for each additional table), contact Debbie at 740-591-6095 or Texanna at 740-416-2247. Spaces are limited, so sign up early. Applicants will be contacted later with the due date for payment. the occasional one-line “zingers.” Cast members noted Myers was far more kind than Ouiser and was able to pull off the stark contrast between Myers’ actual personality and that of the character. Mother-and-daughter duo Minda and Marah Hager played the characters of M’Lynn and Shelby, respectively. Cast members felt their true relationship brought a level of genuineness to the show as M’Lynn and Shelby have a motherdaughter relationship in the play. Wright and Assistant Director Betsy Willet, who also played the role of Annelle, felt the dedication audience members felt through the characters’ bonds with one another was reflected by the actual relationships and friendships forged by cast members. Jurors reportedly commented on the nature of that bond during the competition and this may have led to the cast’s first Excellence in Ensemble award. “We’re dedicated and we love each other,” Roach said. “We’ve become a family.” “That came across to the jurors,” Wright said. “That was one thing they commented on, that these ladies embodied their characters. This play is about relationships and they were true to that. That’s one of the best compliments actors can get, that they have portrayed their characters truthfully and that the relation- ships are real.” Cast members felt the community has continually been supportive of their efforts and they take pride in that. Dean Wright can be reached at 7404446-2342, ext. 2103. PUMPKINS! Saturdays Only 9am - Dark YOU PICK - WE PICK 6 mi South Route 7 11247 St Rt 7 South 740-256-6011 60678649 GALLIPOLIS CAREER COLLEGE 3PRING 6ALLEY 0LAZA 'ALLIPOLIS /( s ��� ��� ���� Audrey Smith is a graduate from Gallipolis Career College. While attending, Cara studied both Accounting and Business Administration. She graduated with an associate’s degree in both fields. Students like Cara can take advantage of the ability to work on two degrees at once at Gallipolis Career College. The flexible schedule and small classes are just a few of the benefits Gallipolis Career College has to offer. Cara now works as an assistant manager at the Spring Valley Dominos. For more information, visit gallipoliscareercollege.edu or call 1-800-214-0452. 60678677 �LOCAL 4A Sunday, September 11, 2016 Sunday Times-Sentinel Marshall plans Mental Health Matters forum Staff Report HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University will host the first forum in a series of statewide Mental Health Matters panel presentations to advocate for juvenile justice and a system of community-based mental health care for youth. The forum will be 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the Memorial Student Center’s room BE5 on the Huntington campus. Kim White, a member of the Mental Health Matters grassroots campaign and an assistant professor in the university’s Department of Social Work, said the forum will provide opportunities for the community to examine the high cost of youth incarceration and segregation and the possibilities extended to our state to change mindsets and gear policies toward prevention and early intervention services in the community and within school systems. “Over the last 16 years, youth confinement has declined in almost every state except West Virginia, where the confinement rate has grown by almost 50 percent,” White said. “These topics are important because West Virginia has been tasked with creating community-based mental health services for children in our state as alternatives to youth incarceration or segregation in treatment facilities here or out-of-state.” Marshall University offers a brand of “school-based mental health” that could be replicated statewide in our public schools as a part of a network of community-based mental services, according to White. “We have excellent mental health resources (available) to students through the university’s Counseling Center,” White said. “By doing so, the university acknowledges and models the importance of strengthening the link between mental and behavioral health support and students’ academic success and overall well-being.” White said she will serve as moderator of the event with the following panelists expected to attend:Dr. Jim Harris, associate director of the WV Autism Training Center at Marshall University; Karen Yost, CEO of Prestera Center; Jackie Payne, state coordinator of WV Project AWARE at Marshall University; Dr. Bob Rubenstein, counseling professor at Marshall University; Sherri Woods, director of student services, Cabell County Schools; Denny Dodson, deputy director of WV Juvenile Services; Dr. Mariana Footo-Linz, chair of the Psychology Department at Marshall University; Jason Spears, Cabell County Family Court judge. In the first hour, panelists will be given 10 minutes to speak about their respective agencies and their role in the current network of service delivery. Panelists will be asked to identify at least one gap in the system, and propose one idea or solution to bridge that gap. Juvenile Justice Reform policies and laws will be discussed as they pertain to adjudicated youth or youth with mental and behavioral problems. The forum is sponsored by Mental Health Matters of West Virginia; Sisters of St. Joseph Health and Wellness Foundation; American Civil Liberties Union of WV; Marshall University; National Association of Social Workers-WV; Our Children, Our Future Campaign; WV Center for Budget and Policy; and the American Friends Service Committee. The Marshall University forum is the first in a series of forums hosted by Mental Health Matters across the state. The next forum will begin at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, at the University of Charleston in Charleston. For more information, visit the Mental Health Matters Facebook page under “Events” for a comprehensive list of upcoming locations, dates and times. Two social work continuing education units will be offered for those attending the forum. To learn more about opportunities within Marshall University’s Department of Social Work, visit www.marshall.edu/socialwork. GALLIA-MEIGS CALENDAR Editor’s Note: The Sunday Times-Sentinel appreciates your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Gallia County events can be emailed to: GDTnews@civitasmedia.com; Meigs County events can be emailed to TDSnews@civitasmedia.com. Card showers Martha Schaeffing will celebrate her 94th birthday on Sept. 15. Cards may be sent to: S.R. 7 S., Gallipolis, OH 45631. Ella Mae Cox will celebrate her 85th birthday Sept. 13. Cards can be sent to: 5296 Sewell Road, Milton, FL 32570. Helen West will celebrate her 101st birthday Sept. 17. Cards can be sent to: 119 Second Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. Kenneth Frash will celebrate his 70th birthday Sept. 28. Cards can be sent to: Michelle Fisher at P.O. Box 147, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Events Sunday, Sept. 11 GALLIPOLIS — The family of Harry and Murlie Drummond will have a reunion at 12:30 p.m., at First Church of God shelterhouse, 1723 SR 141, Gallipolis. Eat at 1 p.m. Please bring two covered dishes to pass. Call Larry Drummond, 740-4462811 for more information. RIO GRANDE — The Evans Pennyfare reunion will be 1 p.m. at the Bob Evans Farms shelterhouse No. 2 in Rio Grande. GALLIPOLIS — The Waugh family reunion will be at Raccoon Creek County Park, Wild Turkley shelter. Dinner will be served at noon. Bring a covered dish to your choice to pass. Everyone welcome. Monday, Sept. 12 GALLIPOLIS — Gallia Citizens for Prevention and Recovery, Gallia County’s drug prevention coalition, will meet at noon at Holzer Medical Center in the French 500 room. Meeting is open to the public. People concerned about abuse in Gallia County are encouraged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Records Commission will meet at 11 a.m. in the meeting room of the Gallipolis Municipal Building, 333 Third Ave., Gallipolis. This is an open meeting pursuant to Section 121.22 of the ORC. RIO GRANDE — The local Cadot-Blessing Camp 126 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will have the next bimonthly meeting at 1 p.m. at the Craft Barn of the Bob Evans Farms in Rio Grande. Thursday, Sept. 15 GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. in the county commission office on the first floor of the Gallia County Courthouse. POMEROY — Trinity Congregational Church, corner of Second and Lynn streets, will be serving lunch during the Sternwheel Riverfest between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Menu: homemade chicken and noodles, sloppy joes, hot dogs, and a selection of sides and homemadc desserts. RACINE — Star Mill Park Board Bags n’ Basket Games, Syracuse Community Center, 6 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. $20 for 20 games. There will be special games, coverall, 50/50, raffles, advanced Tuesday, Sept. 13 GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County PERI chapter ticket drawing, second chance drawings. Tickets will meet at 1:30 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church, 1100 available from Alice Wolfe, 740-949-2286; Kim Fourth Ave., Gallipolis. Guest speaker will be Becky Romine at 740-992-7079; Kathryn Hart, 740-9492656. Refreshments provided by the Community Pasquale from the Our House Historical Tavern Museum. Members are ask to bring a pack of toilet Center. All proceeds go toward Star Mill Park maintenance. paper to be donated to a nonprofit organization. Agenda will be election of officers. RIO GRANDE — The regular monthly meeting Saturday, Sept. 17 of the Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center POMEROY — Veterans Memorial Hospital Governing Board will be 5 p.m. at the University of Reunion, noon to 2 p.m., Mulberry Community Rio Grande, Wood Hall, Room 131. Call 740-245Center. Any questions, call Barb Fry, 740-992-5919. GALLIA-MEIGS CHURCH CALENDAR BREAKING NEWS AT MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM Sunday, Sept. 11 Worship “Revealing Revelation” Series, 6 p.m.; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave., ADDISON — Sunday with Pastor Douglas School, 10 a.m.; evening Downs. SCOTTOWN — Walservice, 6 p.m., Addison Freewill Baptist Church, nut Ridge Church will be with Pastor Rick Barcus. having their annual homeGALLIPOLIS — “First coming at 10 a.m. with singing and services. Light” Worship Service 2σHULQJ�D�:LGH�9DULHW\�RI�&DUHHU�DQG�7HFKQLFDO� CHESTER — The in the Family Life Center, 3URJUDPV�:RUNIRUFH�7UDLQLQJ�IRU� Chester Church of the 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 7UDGLWLRQDO�DQG�1RQ�7UDGLWLRQDO�6WXGHQWV 9:30 a.m.; Morning Wor- Nazarene is having a con351 Buckeye Hills Road, Rio Grande, OH ship, 10:45 a.m.; Evening cert at 6 p.m. It is open to 740-245-5334 • www.buckeyehills.net the public. The Singing Shafers will be singing. For more information, call Will Luckeydoo at 740-794-0511. GALLIPOLIS — CofUltimate Health Care, Inc. fee Klatch at 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School at 10 a.m.; Health Management Nursing Service, Inc. morning worship service 60672704 Creating Successful Lives Quality Care Nursing Service, Inc. U.S. Navy Veteran and Gallia County Resident Owned 51�‡�/31 Home Health Aides at 10:30 a.m.; Pastor Bob Hood, Bulaville Christian Church, 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd.; 740-446-7495 or 740-709-6107. Everyone is welcome. 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Member SIPC. �LOCAL Sunday Times-Sentinel Many Meigs County roads received new pavement as a result of a $3.12 million dollar project funded by a program through the County Engineers Association and the Ohio Department of Transportation called the County Surface Transportation program. From page 1A structurally deficient. A posted bridge is one for which a load limit has been determined. While structural deficiency may have a significant effect on whether or not a bridge is posted, it is not the only criteria. “If we have plans (for the bridge construction), or if structural elements can be measured,” Triplett said. “We calculate the structural capacity of bridges. If they are not adequate to safely handle legal loads, the bridge is posted.” There are 49 posted bridges in Meigs County — 26 as the result of these type of calculations. He said that “some bridges cannot be rated based on calculations because the elements that must be known cannot be known (i.e. concrete bridges with no plans)” or the “general condition warrants a reduction such as cracked or severely eroded stone abutments or stream scour.” The 23 bridges posted because of its conditions are said to be based on engineering judgment. Assuming the life cycle of a bridge is approximately 75 years, four to five bridges per year must be replaced just to keep up. According to Triplett, this pace was only achieved during the 1930s and 1950s, and he shared concerns about county bridges and explained the funding process. “Funding from the Federal Highway Administration for the Local Bridge Replacement program is handled by the County Engineers Association of Ohio. Part of their consideration is the condition of individual county’s bridges. The half with the poorest bridges are ‘target’ counties,” he said, “and Meigs County ceased being a target county two years ago, which means our bridges are in a slightly better condition than half the other counties in the state.” He said given his personal knowledge of the county’s bridges, “this fact concerns me greatly. For the record, I am not satisfied with the condition of our bridges.” Triplett said that on a local level, Meigs County can do little to improve funding for county roads and bridges. “In large counties, increasing the license plate fee generates significant funding for local roads. It has little AAA7 sponsors Medicare presentation Sept. 15 Free event made possible by the Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information program Courtesy photo ALG FUNDS The Meigs County Highway Department is funded by license plate fees and gas tax. It is not funded by real estate taxes or special levies. These funds, referred to as ALG funds, account for approximately $3.5 million annually. There has been no real increase in this amount since 2006, the last time state gas tax was increased. effect in a small rural county,” he said. Another way to fund road and bridge projects is for the Ohio Legislature to increase the gas tax and distribute the money to where is is most needed as it has done in the past. “This would significantly increase funding for local roads in rural counties,” Triplett said. “At this time, there seems to be little support for increasing the gas tax in Columbus.” There is discussion in Washington, D.C., for increased spending on infrastructure including bridges, but Triplett said, “Federal monies come with a lot of restrictions and are probably more appropriate for very large projects. I would much prefer if a gas tax increase is ever made it be by Columbus rather than Washington.” The last time gas tax was increased by Ohio was 2003, 2004 and 2005 at a rate of two cents per year per gallon. “The additional six cents increased our revenue significantly. The tax was distributed equally to all 88 counties, so Meigs received as much from that tax increase as Cuyahoga, a more populated county,” Triplett said. “The flat-line funding since then is making it very difficult to keep up our paving cycle. It is highly unlikely we will ever have a year like 2015 again and we have to figure out how to maintain the level of service on our roads that the public has come to expect.” He encouraged Meigs residents to take a drive to see the improvements, and said his department is proud of what they have been able to accomplish. “I see times getting a little rougher for our county highway department without some increased funding,” Triplett said. “We will have to make some adjustments in our level of service, but for the short-term, these adjustments should be barely noticeable.” Attending the event in Gallipolis on Sept. 15 will also provide individuals with tips on how to enroll for 2017 coverage in a Medicare prescription drug plan (Part D) and/or a Medicare health plan. Staff Report GALLIPOLIS — Are you a Medicare beneficiary? Want to learn more about Medicare and how the Medicare Annual Coordinated Election Period can work for you? Want to stay informed and healthy and save money? If so, then mark your calendars for an upcoming Medicare presentation at 10 a.m. Sept. 15 at the Gallia County Council on Aging (Senior Center), 1165 State Route 160, Gallipolis. The Area Agency on Aging District 7, which covers 10 counties in southern Ohio, including Gallia, encourages Medicare beneficiaries to attend this important and helpful event. The free event is made possible by the Ohio Department of Insurance’s Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information program, which is traveling the state to help Ohioans, family members and caregivers understand the different Medicare coverage options and possible financial assistance. Medicare’s Annual Coordinated Election Period starts Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7. During this time, Medicare beneficiaries can evaluate their current coverage and make the determination on whether they should switch to a plan that will better support their needs. Attending the event in Gallipolis on Sept. 15 will also provide individuals with tips on how to enroll for 2017 coverage in a Medicare prescription drug plan (Part D) and/ or a Medicare health plan. Beneficiaries may qualify to save an average of $4,000 on prescription drug costs and OSHIIP representatives will be on hand to help determine the qualification requirements for individuals. Those on Medicare are strongly encouraged to attend the event, which will provide helpful information and assistance, and provide an opportunity to speak with someone in more detail about Medicare benefits. For more information about the event or questions about Medicare, call the Area Agency on Aging District 7 toll-free at 1-800-582-7277, extension 250, or OSHIIP toll-free at 1-800-686-1578. Those with Medicare questions can also call Medicare at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-6334227). A complete listing of available Part D and Medicare Advantage plans is available at www.medicare. gov. Christopher E. Tenoglia BREAKING NEWS AT MYDAILY TRIBUNE.COM Attorney at Law Help Right Here At Home Mesothelioma • Lung Cancer Wrongful Death 740-992-6368 200 E. 2 �6WUHHW�3RPHUR\��2+�Ř�WHQODZ#VXGGHQOLQNPDLO�FRP nd Reach Lorna Hart at 740-992-2155, Ext. 2551 Mindy Kearns | For the Times-Sentinel Wahama Rho Kappa History Honor Society members are pictured as they shake hands with the first responders attending a Patriot Day ceremony at the school on Friday. Heath Hesson, Huntington Fire Department; Lt. Jeff Fields, Mason County Sheriff’s DepartFrom page 1A ment; Patrolman Tyler “I pray that our commu- Deweese, Mason Police Department; Chief J.D. nity never has to experience the horrors of 9/11,” Reynolds, Mason Police Department; Firefighter said Pauley. “May we never have to suffer such Steven Sigman, New Haven Fire Department; heartbreak. But, thank Firefighter Matthew God that we, too, have men and women who are Shell, supervisor Mason County 911; Firefighter willing to love, be couraTygart Phalen, New geous and give their all. In fact, many of them are Haven Fire Department; Firefighter Scott Riggs, here with us today. And New Haven Fire Departto them, I say thank you ment; Firefighter Howard for your service.” Wood, Mason Volunteer Rho Kappa member Fire Department and Tilar Darst introduced EMS; the first responders in Mason County Sheriff attendance, including Greg Powers; Sgt. Joe several Wahama alumni. Finnicum, West Virginia Attending were Capt. Patriot State Police; Trooper Brian McCormick, West Virginia State Police; Trooper Scott Allen, West Virginia State Police; Firefighter Austin Ohlinger, EMS; Deputy Matt Stewart, Mason County Sheriff’s Department; Lt. Steven Greene, Mason County Sheriff’s Department; and Firefighter George VanMatre, Mason Volunteer Fire Department. The White Falcon Band played a musical selection to conclude the ceremony. A reception was held for the first responders following the assembly. Mindy Kearns is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing who lives in Mason County. 60678887 60670322 Road Sunday, September 11, 2016 5A �Editorial 6A Sunday, September 11, 2016 Sunday Times-Sentinel OUR VIEW We will always remember Sept. 11, 2001 There comes a point that every event, no matter how tragic or how deeply it affects a nation, becomes consigned to history. What is important is that it never be forgotten. Fifteen years ago Sunday, the world watched in horror as a series of coordinated attacks by Islamic terrorists changed our lives forever. Early that morning of Sept. 11, 2001, 19 hijackers took control of four commercial jets. At 8:46 that morning, the first of those airlines — a Boeing 767 traveling as American Airlines Flight 11 — was flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York. As Americans reeled from what at first seemed like an unintentional disaster, a second Boeing 767 — United Airlines Flight 175 — was flown into the South Tower of the World Trade Center 17 minutes later. It became clear America was under attack on its own soil. More assaults continued; American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m. and United Airlines Flight 93 — which some accounts believe was destined for the Capitol or for the White House — crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, at 10:03 a.m., the hijackers foiled by passengers who were made aware of what was unfolding and bravely acted to prevent further carnage. About the same time, the structural damage done by the crashes caused the first of the World Trade Center towers to collapse. The second one fell 29 minutes later. Through tear-filled eyes, people across the world watched the non-stop reports of 2,996 lives lost and more than 6,000 injured. Family members of those who were in the World Trade Center that day would gather by the hundreds as they desperately waited — some days — for news about their loved ones. Although the attacks were designed to inflict damage and fear on America, those who died in the deadliest terrorism attack in history would represent more than 90 countries. There was an outpouring of emotion and solidarity across the globe. As time went on, so did the world. Life and normalcy resumed, and the images that haunted generations became less and less frequent. Consider that now, most high school freshmen’s recollections of that deadly day are from parents, friends and historical accounts. What children must know is that the world today can be a violent place. There are maniacal factions of individuals whose wrong-minded thinking convinces them the way to shake the foundation of a nation is through inflicting death and injury on its people. But that foundation is too resolute to be shaken for long. Not here, not in Belgium, not in France or any of the dozens of other places that have fallen victim to extremists’ cowardice in the years since Sept. 11, 2001. The lessons America learned that day, and the lessons the world has learned over and over since then, cannot be lost. We cannot, should not, allow those feelings experienced on Sept. 11 and in the days and months that followed to be erased. We rose — and will continue to rise. And we will not forget. THEIR VIEW Mushrooms, snow and seat belts Sometimes when a mistakes happen, the spotlight can get pretty sweltering. Last week, I wrote about comparisons between newsrooms and symphony orchestras. When things are running smoothly, it sounds great. But rarely do things ever run smoothly. I wrote last Sunday’s column a week after we had printed an incorrect version of a daily weather forecast that called for snow showers at the end of August. We printed a correction for readers — a rather light-hearted one, in fact. After all, if we can’t laugh about it, what are we to do? If anyone has a 1985 DeLoreran DMC-12, please let me know. In my journalism master’s classes through Kent State University, we are required once per week to meet online via chat. In those classes, there are journalism folks, like myself, of varying degrees of experience from across the country. I befriended one of those online classmates who also happens to be a journalist at Newsday in New York City. Among the class chat, we also sprinkled in our individual experiences ranging from errors to In the 1990s, the general worknewspapers were ings of the busistill built by hand ness. I relayed and not designed the story about on a computer the weather map screen. Cut and gaffe that called for paste was somesnow showers in a journalist August. Rough thing did in a composing I read the usual Writer room — and it “LOL” “Yikes” and Michael usually involved “Wow” statements Johnson paper, scissors, scrolling across my hot wax and a rollcomputer screen. ing pin. It was a real-life Then, according to the icon on the screen, I saw exercise in Tetris. When a story’s length my Newsday colleague fell a bit short, the typing a response. composing room folks ” … We once ran a would insert a “filler ad.” recipe that mistakenly They’re public service called for the use of poiannouncement-type ads, son mushrooms. So I not paid for by anyone, know what you mean,” that are used to plug he typed. “Last year we gaps on a page. They’re ran a graphic heralding made in all the needed the pope’s visit to NYC sizes and column widths. on our website, (ex)cept Here’s where the Susan it was JPII (Pope John Smith story ran into Paul II), who had been some issues. Next to the dead for 9 years. …” story, one of the composI guess our weather goof isn’t so bad after all. ing room folks placed a filler ad touting the In the 1990s, the advantages and safety of newspaper for which I worked published a news seat belt use. The page went through story about Susan Smith, a couple of editors and who was convicted of drowning her children by was OK’d. The next day, strapping them into their the phones rang off the hook (we didn’t have cell car seats and plunging phones back then, so it the vehicle into a South was literally on a hook) Carolina lake. from people telling us Aside from the subject about our insensitivity. matter, there was absoI was just glad I wasn’t lutely nothing wrong the editor. with the story — except Newsrooms have their for one, tiny little thing. own ways of laughing at their mistakes because, let’s face it, we all make them. Some newsrooms have a “Board of Shame” in which those mistakes are pinned onto a cork board. One newsroom I visited had such a board filled with headline errors. I won’t repeat them because, after all, we are a family newspaper. When Jay Leno was host of “The Tonight Show,” an editor’s fear was that one of his newspaper’s headlines or stories would end up on Leno’s weekly “Headlines” segment. It became standard to say, “Fix that, unless you want to end up on Leno!” All errors are unintentional and they happen at every news outlet, both large and small. Sometimes they occur because we may be overwhelmed on that particular day, we’re simply rushing through and not paying close enough attention, or for a variety and combination of other reasons. We know we’re not perfect, but that doesn’t mean we still don’t try to be each and every day. Reach Michael Johnson at 740446-2342, ext. 2102, or on Twitter @OhioEditorMike. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY … Today is Sunday, Sept. 11, the 255th day of 2016. There are 111 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed on an unprecedented day of terror as 19 members of al-Qaida hijacked four passenger jetliners, sending two of the planes smashing into New York’s World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon and the fourth into a field in western Pennsylvania. On this date: In 1714, the forces of King Philip V of Spain overcame Catalan defenders to end the 13-month-long Siege of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession. In 1789, Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. In 1814, an American fleet scored a decisive victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812. In 1857, the Mountain Meadows Massacre took place in present-day southern Utah as a 120-member Arkansas immigrant party was slaughtered by Mormon militiamen aided by Paiute (PY’-oot) Indians. In 1936, Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) began operation as President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a key in Washington to signal the startup of the dam’s first hydroelectric generator. In 1941, groundbreaking took place for the Pentagon. In a speech that drew accusations of anti-Semitism, Charles A. Lindbergh told an America First rally in Des Moines, Iowa, that “the British, the Jewish and the Roosevelt administration” were pushing the United States toward war. In 1954, the Miss America pageant made its network TV debut on ABC; Miss California, Lee Meriwether, was crowned the winner. In 1962, The Beatles completed their first single for EMI, “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You,” at EMI studios in London. In 1974, Eastern Airlines Flight 212, a DC-9, crashed while attempting to land in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 72 of the 82 people on board. The THOUGHT FOR TODAY “If a person has lived through war, poverty and love, he has lived a full life.” — O. Henry (William Sydney Porter), American author (born this date in 1862, died in 1910). family drama “Little House on the Prairie” premiered on NBC-TV. In 1984, country star Barbara Mandrell was seriously injured in an automobile accident near Nashville that claimed the life of the other driver, Mark White. In 1985, Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds cracked career hit number 4,192 off Eric Show (rhymes with “how”) of the San Diego Padres, eclipsing the record held by Ty Cobb. In 1997, Scots voted to create their own Parliament after 290 years of union with England. Ten years ago: The nation paused to remember the victims of 9/11 on the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks. In a prime-time address, President George W. Bush invoked the memory of the victims as he staunchly defended the war in Iraq, though he acknowledged that Saddam Hussein was not responsible for the 9/11 attacks. Five years ago: The nation, and the world, marked the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In New York, a tree-covered memorial plaza at ground zero opened to the families of the victims for the first time. President Barack Obama, after visiting the sites where terrorists struck, declared: “It will be said of us that we kept that faith; that we took a painful blow, and emerged stronger.” Australian Sam Stosur beat Serena Williams, pulling off a 6-2, 6-3 upset in the U.S. Open for her first Grand Slam title. One year ago: A crane collapsed onto the Grand Mosque in Mecca, killing 111 people ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage. Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry ended his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination, becoming the first major candidate of the 2016 campaign to give up on the White House. Roberta Vinci stunned See HISTORY | 7A �NEWS Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, September 11, 2016 7A NEWS FROM AROUND THE MOUNTAIN STATE Charges dropped after 1990 conviction vacated $250K grant will fund drug treatment beds CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former Charleston professional baseball player who was convicted in a 1987 sexual assault case but had his sentence vacated earlier this year will not have to stand trial again. News outlets report prosecutors said at a Wednesday hearing that they were dropping charges against 50-year-old Jimmie Gardner because their case wasn’t strong enough to present to a jury. A retrial had been set to start on Monday. “I thought it would just be a hearing,” Gardner, 50, said after the hearing. “I’m almost speechless. It’s been a long time coming. It’s been a very, very, very long time coming.” A judge in March overturned Gardner’s 1990 convictions of sexual assault and burglary. The judge said the trial had been tainted by false testimony from then-state police forensic serologist Fred Zain, whose discredited work resulted in millions of dollars paid to wrongfully convicted defendants. Gardner had served more than 25 years of his 33- to 110-year prison sentence by the time he was released on bond in April. Kanawha Assistant Prosecutor Don Morris said the decision to drop the charges was made after interviewing retired police officers and other witnesses. “They couldn’t recall some important things,” Morris said. “It was a difficult decision, but we don’t think we can meet our burden.” BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — A peer-focused, longterm recovery program has received a $250,000 federal grant to expand its services in Beckley, Bluefield and Huntington. U.S. Rep Evan Jenkins said in a news release Wednesday that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is giving the grant to Recovery Point of Huntington so it can develop and open small-scale recovery residences of 10 to 12 beds each for women in Huntington, men in Bluefield, and women and men in Beckley. Recovery Point’s website says over 150 men have graduated from the long-term program in Huntington since 2011. Jenkins says substance treatment facilities have become a scarce resource as the drug crisis has escalated in West Virginia. Recovery Point Executive Director Matt Boggs says the treatments the funds will be used to help save lives. History From page 6A Serena Williams to end her Grand Slam bid in one of the greatest upsets in tennis history; the 43rd-ranked Italian won 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the U.S. Open semifinals. Today’s Birthdays: Former Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, is 92. Actor Earl Holliman is 88. Comedian Tom Dreesen is 77. Movie director Brian De Palma is 76. Singer-actress-dancer Lola Falana is 74. Rock musician Mickey Hart (The Dead) is 73. Singer-musician Leo Kottke is 71. Actor Phillip Alford is 68. of Personnel. Acting Administration Secretary Mary Jane Pickens tapped Thomas to replace Sara Walker, who retired on Aug. 31 after serving as director for seven years. In July 2016, Thomas was named deputy director for the Division of Personnel. He also served as assistant director of employee relations for the division. Thomas has worked for the Division of Personnel for the past 17 years. He has 23 years total of West Virginia state agency human resources experience. WVU to host forum featuring US energy secretary MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University will host an energy forum that features U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. WVU says the Mid-Atlantic Region Energy Innovation Forum on Monday will draw input from political, industry, academic and other leaders. Panelists will discuss ways to accelerate energy innovation in the region. Other presenters include Sen. Joe Manchin; Congressman David McKinley; Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Dennis Davin; and WVU President Gordon Gee. Moniz is also slated to tour Longview Power’s CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is get- coal-fired plant Monday outside Morgantown. The event is sponsored by the West Virginia Uniting a new state head of personnel. A news release Thursday says Joe Thomas has been versity Energy Institute and will take place at WVU’s College of Law. named acting director of the West Virginia Division State names new acting state personnel director Actress Amy Madigan is 66. Rock singer-musician Tommy Shaw (Styx) is 63. Sports reporter Lesley Visser is 63. Actor Reed Birney is 62. Singersongwriter Diane Warren is 60. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh (jay) Johnson is 59. Musician Jon Moss (Culture Club) is 59. Actor Scott Patterson is 58. Rock musician Mick Talbot (The Style Council) is 58. Actress Roxann Dawson is 58. Actor John Hawkes is 57. Actress Anne Ramsay is 56. Actress Virginia Madsen is 55. Actress Kristy McNichol is 54. Musiciancomposer Moby is 51. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is 51. Business reporter Maria Bartiro- mo is 49. Singer Harry Connick Jr. is 49. Rock musician Bart Van Der Zeeuw is 48. Actress Taraji (tuh-RAH’-jee) P. Henson is 46. Actress Laura Wright is 46. Rock musician Jeremy Popoff (Lit) is 45. Blogger Markos Moulitsas is 45. Singer Brad Fischetti (LFO) is 41. Rapper Mr. Black is 39. Rock musician Jon Buckland (Coldplay) is 39. Rapper Ludacris is 39. Rock singer Ben Lee is 38. Actor Ryan Slattery is 38. Actress Ariana Richards is 37. Actress Elizabeth Henstridge is 29. Actor Tyler Hoechlin (HEK’lihn) is 29. Country singer Charles Kelley (Lady Antebellum) is 35. Actress Mackenzie Aladjem is 15. Volunteers to refer to their home as a “mini-shelter.” The couple tends From page 2A toward adopting older cats, which have a lower Volunteerism is essential. rate of adoption from shelters than younger It’s the high point of our cats. week. We get more from “It’s awful hard to look this than we’re able to at them all day and say give back to them.” no,” St. Lawrence said St. Lawrence added with a laugh. she and Lee were well St. Lawrence added acquainted with the workers before their volunteer she feels the work done work started, as they had at the clinic is critical to local animals, where more adopted numerous cats from the shelter. Over the than 8,700 animals have years, they adopted eight undergone surgery since its inception to control cats from the facility, the pet population. leading their co-workers Public Notice Please address all comments and inquires to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District ATTN: Ashley Stephens or JoAnn Combs, PM-PD 502 Eight Street Huntington, West Virginia 25701-2070 Phone: (304) 399-5947 / (304) 399-5817 Upper Ohio-Shade Watershed Workshops WHO IS INVITED? Individuals who have an interest in flood risk awareness and expressing their flooding concerns within the Upper Ohio-Shade Watershed. WHY? In order to assess the needs of the watershed, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), in conjunction with the Silver Jackets team, is conducting public workshops to achieve flood risk reduction and awareness. Silver Jackets is an interagency team dedicated to creating a collaborative environment to bring together federal, state, local, and other stakeholders to develop and implement solutions to natural hazards and mitigation by combining available agency resources, which include funding, programs, and technical expertise. WHEN AND WHERE? A public workshop/open house will be held on September 12, 2016 from 4:00PM-7:00PM at the Meigs County Public Library (216 W. Main Street, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769) and on September 13, 2016 from 4:00PM-7:00PM at the Marietta Public Library (615 Fifth Street, Marietta, Ohio 45750). FORMAT? The meeting will consist of an opening presentation and various agency stations including but not limited to Ohio Emergency Management Agency, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, USACE Nonstructural Floodproofing Committee, and USACE Huntington District. Please come at your convenience during public workshop/open house hours. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND? This is your opportunity to provide and express your flood concerns in the Upper Ohio-Shade Watershed as well as learn about different agencies roles within the watershed and State of Ohio. 60677749 �NEWS/WEATHER 8A Sunday, September 11, 2016 NEWS FROM AROUND THE BUCKEYE STATE Feds reject Ohio’s request to charge new Medicaid fees Police: Girl brought unloaded gun, bullets to school Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Federal regulators rejected Ohio’s plan to require Medicaid beneficiaries to pay a new monthly premium, saying Friday the proposal could lead to tens of thousands of lowincome people losing health care coverage. Under the proposed Healthy Ohio program, beneficiaries who fail to make the new payments would lose coverage and have to pay back any debt to re-enroll. Federal officials told the state’s Medicaid director in a letter Friday that such a policy has not been authorized in any state and goes against the objectives of the federal-state health care program, which serves poor and disabled people. Andrew Slavitt, acting administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the move “could lead to a substantial population without access to affordable coverage.” Slavitt pointed to state estimates that the policy could cause more than 125,000 people to lose coverage each year. House Republicans in Ohio had inserted the proposed Medicaid premiums into the state budget last year as they sought to control costs in the $25.3 billion government program. Ohio Medicaid director John McCarthy told legislative leaders Friday he would work with them to “ensure our mutual goal of promoting personal responsibility” is part of the Medicaid program. Democrats, health care advocates and others who were critical of the Healthy Ohio proposal praised the federal government’s rejection of it. “The so-called Healthy Ohio Plan would have reversed our progress and threatened healthcare for the state’s poorest and often neediest population,” state Senate Democratic Leader Joe Schiavoni, of Boardman, said in a written statement. About 3 million people, roughly a quarter of the state population, are on Medicaid. And the state estimated between 1.66 million and 1.84 million would be eligible for the Healthy Ohio program. With the exception of pregnant women and people with no income, Healthy Ohio enrollees would contribute up to $8.25 per month to help cover their medical expenses. The payment would depend on income and would be capped at $99 annually. The money would go into a health savings account, along with an annual deposit from the state’s Medicaid agency. People would use the funds to help pay for doctor visits and other medical services. WEATHER 2 PM 62° LIMA, Ohio (AP) — FBI agents have searched a northwest Ohio sheriff’s office but aren’t disclosing what they were looking at or why. FBI Special Agent Vicki Anderson says agents conducted an investigation in Allen County on Wednesday but she can’t yet share details. She says no one was arrested. The Lima News reports Allen County Sheriff Sam Crish wasn’t at his office Thursday and didn’t return calls seeking comment. Lima attorney Michael Rumer says he is representing Crish but can’t comment further. Staff Lt. Matt Treglia is second in command in DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an Crish’s absence. Treglia says he can’t comment on autopsy of a 4-month-old boy didn’t reveal anything suspicious after the infant was found dead the FBI investigation or Crish’s whereabouts but at a Dayton homeless shelter and his father arrested assures residents that officers are maintaining business as usual at the office. when he confronted officers who were investigatCrish became sheriff in 2009. The Republican is ing. unopposed for re-election this November. The infant was reported dead early Thursday morning at the shelter where the family was staying. The Dayton Daily News reports the Montgomery County coroner’s office found no signs of foul play, but it could take weeks to determine a cause of death. The boy has a twin sister who is hospitalGARRETTSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Thousands ized. of people are flocking to a rural Ohio village for a Police allege the children’s 23-year-old father bowling alley’s weekly raffle in hopes of becoming became uncooperative, punched an officer and an overnight millionaire. was taken into custody outside the shelter. He was The jackpot at SkyLane Bowling in Garrettsville jailed on charges that included assault on an officer has climbed to about $1.5 million because no one and obstructing official business. He isn’t charged has won for a year. in connection with his son’s death. The Akron Beacon Journal reports the number of players recently has been several times the population of Garrettsville, roughly 35 miles southeast of Cleveland. The Queen of Hearts drawing costs $5 per ticket. Players hope to guess which slot on a board of CINCINNATI (AP) — A newly installed ATM at cards holds the namesake card. The eventual winan Ohio university is doling out the next best thing ner must attend the drawing to win most of the jackpot. The next drawing is Sunday. to money — pizza. Organizers took the raffle idea from a Xavier University in Cincinnati has partnered Youngstown-area pub that drew big crowds before a with a French company to install the first Pizza woman won $1.8 million. ATM in North America. Baby boy found dead at homeless shelter Big raffle jackpot draws crowds to bowling alley ATM at Ohio school doles out pizza 72° 68° Statistics for Friday 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. 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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 OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Fri. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Level 12.64 16.31 21.18 12.68 13.15 24.88 13.12 25.47 34.30 13.13 14.90 33.90 14.10 Portsmouth 78/55 24-hr. 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Clear tonight. High 78° / Low 55° HEALTH TODAY 86° 69° 81° 59° 100° in 1939 42° in 1986 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low FBI searches NW Ohio sheriff ’s office 113° in Death Valley, CA 24° in Stanley, ID Global Houston 88/71 Monterrey 90/72 High 113° in Death Valley, USA Low -22° in Summit Station, Greenland Miami 89/77 Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. 60647073 8 AM The company, Paline, says the machine will hold 70 pizzas at once. Each medium-sized pizza costs $9 or $10, depending on toppings. Customers will be able to use a touchscreen to select a pizza, which will be heated for several minutes, placed in a cardboard box and ejected through a slot. Paline says the pizza dispensers have been in Europe for 14 years. They’re typically in small towns, at gas stations or pizzerias. Pizza lovers have been using the machine since it started providing pies on Thursday. CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old girl had an unloaded gun and ammunition at a rural Ohio middle school and was arrested after officials took the firearm from her without incident. Huntington Local School District Superintendent Pete Ruby says a student saw the girl with the .380-caliber handgun Friday morning and alerted authorities once the bus arrived at Huntington Middle School in Ross County. Police say the gun wasn’t loaded but she had the bullets with her. Authorities say the girl will be charged with possession of a dangerous ordinance on school grounds, which is a fifth-degree felony if committed by an adult. She was taken to the county’s juvenile detention center. Ruby says the school doesn’t have a history of discipline with the girl. By Ann Sanner TODAY Sunday Times-Sentinel �Sports Sunday Times-Sentinel #?8.+CM�#/:>/7,/<���M� �� �s�#/->398�� Tornadoes thrash Wahama, 46-8 By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Southern senior Jaylen Blanks (5) bursts through the Wahama defense for a 74-yard touchdown run, during the Tornadoes’ 46-8 victory, on Friday night at Bachtel Stadium. MASON, W.Va. — Outright dominance. The Southern football team outgained Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division host Wahama by 308 yards, on Friday night at Bachtel Stadium, as the Tornadoes rolled to a 46-8 victory. Southern (3-0, 1-0 TVC Hocking) scored on both of its opening quarter drives. First, SHS senior Jaylen Blanks capped off a four-play, 83-yard drive with a 62-yard touchdown run at the 7:05 mark. Blanks scored again at the 2:09 mark of the first quarter, cap- ping off a seven-play 29-yard drive. Dakota Kowell was 1-of2 on extra points in the first quarter. Wahama (1-2, 0-2) punted twice and turned the ball over on downs once in its three first quarter possessions. Southern junior Riley Roush got in on the action in the second quarter, as he scored on a two-yard run with 9:21 left. Roush’s run capped off a 7-play 75-yard drive that took 2:39 off the clock and put SHS ahead 19-0. SHS failed a fourth down conversion on its next drive, but forced WHS into three three-and-outs in the quarter. On the second play of South- ern’s third drive of the second, Blanks broke a 74-yard run for six points. The Tornadoes failed the two-point conversion attempt, but still led 25-0. The Purple and Gold hit quickly again on their next drive, as Riley Roush took a handoff on the second play and turned it into a 37-yard touchdown. Kowell added the point after, making Southern’s lead 32-0 at the break. After the half, SHS picked up right where it left off, marching 56 yards in seven plays and 3:00. The scoring drive was capped off by a one-yard Colten Holbrook touchdown run and See TORNADOES | 2B Eastern blasts Bobcats for 1st win, 40-0 By J.P. Davis For Ohio Valley Publishing TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — The Eastern football team held visiting Green to a total of 41 yards of offense while posting a shutout at East Shade River Stadium Friday night during a 40-0 victory in a Week 3 non-conference contest in Meigs County. Besides being the first win for the Eagles (1-2) this season, it was also the first shutout win for EHS since a 28-0 decision against Waterford in Week 4 of the 2013 campaign. In the first quarter, Eastern managed to drive 99 yards down the field after starting from its own one-yard line. Josh Brewer put the Eagles on his back and marched down the field. Brewer capped off the 13-play drive with a twoyard touchdown run with 4:36 remaining on the game clock and Jett Facemyer kicked a successful PAT, giving the Eagles a lead of 7-0. With 1:02 remaining in the first quarter, Jett Facemyer connected with Corbett Catlett for a 49-yard touchdown pass and another successful PAT by Facemyer made it 14-0 after the opening frame. In the second quarter, Eastern scored three touchdowns and shut down the Bobcats’ offense — which produced a total of only 22 yards at the end of the first half. With the Eagles’ first possession of the second quarter, Jett Facemyer connected with Jon Wolfe for a 70-yard touchdown pass and a third successful PAT by Jett Facemyer allowed EHS to increase its lead to 21-0 at the 9:32 mark. After a three-and-out by Green, Josh Brewer rushed for a five-yard touchdown for a lead of 27-0 with 4:02 remaining in the first half. With 1:50 remaining in the second quarter, Jett Facemyer pushed through the Bobcats’ defensive line for a one-yard touchdown run. The score gave the Eagles a 33-0 advantage headed into the See EASTERN | 2B OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Monday, September 12 Volleyball Southern at South Gallia, 7:15 Wahama at Belpre, 6 p.m. Ohio Valley Christian at Team Ignite, 6 p.m. Golf Belpre, Trimble at Wahama, 4:30 Southern, Miller at Waterford, 4:30 TVC Ohio at Wellston, 4:30 Eastern girls, Westfall at Gallia Academy girls, 4 p.m. Soccer Gallia Academy at Rock Hill, 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 13 Volleyball Ironton at Gallia Academy, 7 p.m. Belpre at Eastern, 7:15 Federal Hocking at Southern, 7:15 Waterford at Wahama, 6 p.m. South Gallia at Trimble, 7:15 Meigs at Alexander, 7:15 Point Pleasant at Teays Valley Christian, 6 p.m. Hannan at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Cross Country Meigs, Southern, South Gallia at Nelsonville-York, 4:45 Soccer Ohio Valley Christian at Fairland, 6 p.m. College Volleyball Glenville State College at Rio Grande, 6 p.m. College Soccer Union College at Rio Grande men, 7 p.m. Mount Vernon Nazarene University at Rio Grande women, 5 p.m. Paul Boggs | OVP Sports Gallia Academy’s Garrett Burns (3) looks to avoid the tackle of Point Pleasant’s Jason Wamsley (13) during Friday night’s non-league football game at Point Pleasant High School. Big Blacks burn Blue Devils, 61-12 By Paul Boggs With the win, the Big Blacks improved to a perfect 3-0 — and extended their ongoing West POINT PLEASANT, Virginia-best win streak W. Va. —Against the archrival Blue Devils, the to 36 games. Point Pleasant pushed Big Blacks were simply its home regular-season red hot on Friday night. win streak to 17, and won In rolling up 537 firstits third consecutive in half total yards, and the Battle of the Bridge scoring on every single solitary possession in the series against the Blue Devils. first half, Point Pleasant Gallia Academy — — playing in its home meanwhile — remains opener — crushed visiting Gallia Academy 61-12 winless at 0-3, and sufin the 83rd installment of fered its 12th consecutive non-league defeat. the Battle of the Bridge Friday night also inside a steamy Ohio Valley Bank Track and Field marked the third straight time in which the Big in Point Pleasant. Blacks have scored at That’s right. least 58 points against Point Pleasant scored the Blue Devils. on all eight of its firstIn addition, after half possessions, turning amassing 768 yards and two early turnovers into 35 first downs in its points — following its opening two tilts, Point first touchdown on the poured on 637 total third play from scrimyards and 26 first downs mage. against Gallia Academy. By game’s end, the All but 100 total yards two teams played two and three first downs 10-minute quarters in the second half — as the came in the first half, West Virginia state rule of in which the Big Blacks a running fourth-quarter burned the Blue Devils with several big plays for clock kicked in with the Big Blacks leading 54-12. scores — six for 28 yards Point Pleasant stormed or more, including their out to an insurmountable first four of 40 yards or more. 54-6 halftime lead, and “I was really pleased scored its final touchdown when Keshawn Sto- with our performance tonight. We worked really ver raced 65 yards with only two minutes and 17 hard this week and made a couple of corrections seconds remaining. pboggs@civitasmedia.com that we needed to make with our blocking up front. I’m really proud of them. We saw a similar look (defensively) that we saw last week against Ripley, and tonight we attacked it the way we want them to attack it,” said veteran Point Pleasant coach Dave Darst. “I thought our offensive linemen tonight made the biggest growth.” That front paved the way for eight first-half touchdowns on eight first-half possessions, often opening large holes for a plethora of Point Pleasant running backs. A total of 10 Big Black backs carried the football at least once, while sophomore quarterback Cason Payne completed passes to six separate receivers — with four going for touchdowns. “The key to being successful is making sure you have enough depth,” said Darst. “We tried to take another step towards that tonight with all the kids we had play. Our goal is try and play 30 kids on a given Friday night, and I think we played 26 varsity-wise (tonight).” Payne himself rushed for 108 yards on only three attempts, while completing 7-of-11 passes for 223 yards. Grant Safford also rushed for 108 yards on seven totes, and scored from 40 yards out on the game’s third play — making it 6-0 only a minute and nine seconds in. Safford’s scamper was set up by Payne going 29 yards into Blue Devil territory — and the prevailing feeling at OVB Track & Field was that the Big Blacks were just warming up. That was exactly what happened. On the Blue Devils’ first series, quarterback Justin McClelland’s deep pass was intercepted by Sheb Harris at the 20-yard-line — and returned 13 yards to the Big Blacks’ 33. Two plays later, Payne perfectly hit Jason Wamsley in stride on the deep slant route, resulting in a 59-yard scoring strike to put the Big Blacks ahead 12-0 at the nine-and-a-half minute mark. Jason Schultz, who made five consecutive extra-point kicks after the initial miss and seven total, tacked on the PAT for the 13-0 lead — and all the points Point Pleasant needed for the win. The Blue Devils then drove eight plays to near the red zone again, but the Big Blacks forced a See BLACKS | 2B �SPORTS 2B Sunday, September 11, 2016 Blacks From page 1B McClelland fumble and PPHS recovered. Two plays later, at the five-and-a-half minute mark, Payne called his own number up the middle — and sprinted 64 yards to the end zone to make it 20-0 with the extra point. After the Blue Devils turned the ball over on downs at the Big Blacks’ 31, a pair of 15-yard pickups was capped off by Payne completing a 41-yard touchdown pass to Stover. That was with 2:13 left in the first quarter, as the Big Blacks then forced three consecutive Gallia Academy three-and-outs — while scoring 27 more second-period points. Alec Smith had a threeyard run only 33 seconds into the second stanza, as Payne completed touchdown tosses to Josh Wamsley for 33 yards at the nine-minute mark — and to Smith for 28 yards with 17 seconds to play. With three minutes remaining in the quarter, Justin Brumfield capped the Big Blacks’ longest drive of the night — an Tornadoes From page 1B an extra point kick by Kowell. Southern’s final score of the night came with 3:45 left in the third quarter, when back-up quarterback Logan Drummer scored on a three-yard run. Kowell’s kick was successful, giving the guests a 46-0 advantage. Wahama — which punted in both of its third quarter drives — finally got some offense going in the fourth quarter. The White Falcons drove 85 yards in 10 plays, capped off by a one-yard Wyatt Edwards touchdown run with 2:22 left on the clock. Colton Arrington ran in the two-point conversion, making the final score 46-8. “We came out mentally and physically ready to play football tonight,” SHS head coach Mike Chancey said. “I thought we executed a lot better tonight. I can’t say enough about these kids and their effort, they make it fun to coach. Dave Barr is a really good football coach and he gets a lot out of his kids. (Wahama’s) kids are well coach, they played hard, and this is a good win for us.” The Tornadoes outgained WHS 445-to-133 in total offense, including 437-to-117 on the ground. Southern held a 15-to-7 advantage in first downs for the game, with a 12-to-1 advantage in first downs in the first half. Neither team had a turnover in the game and both teams were penalized for 45 yards, Southern with seven flags and Wahama with five. “The main thing is, they have to stick together,” Wahama head coach Dave Barr said. “We try to coach effort and I’m real proud of them for the fact that they don’t quit. They continue to play hard all the time and that’s a life lesson that will serve them well their whole life.” Blanks led the Tornadoes with 205 yards and three scores on 11 carries, while Roush added 173 yards and two scores on 11 carries. Holbrook carried the ball five times for a total of 27 yards and eight-play, 55-yard march with a 1-yard plunge. The Blue Devils were led by McClelland, who completed 15-of-29 passes for 193 yards, while rushing for 61 yards on 11 carries. Gallia Academy broke the shutout when McClelland found Cody Call for a 16-yard touchdown pass with 1:16 left in the first half, as the Blue and White scored again with 2:49 remaining in the third period — on a 1-yard run by Boo Pullins. The Blue Devils did finish with 286 total yards, and actually gained 18 first downs. “They (Big Blacks) have a great football team and are very wellcoached,” said GAHS coach Josh Riffe. “They have great players and play hard. We’re young, and games like this are who you figure out who you are. I think we found some guys that are going to keep fighting for us.” The Big Blacks return home next Friday night against undefeated Logan (W. Va.), while Gallia Academy opens its initial season in the Ohio Valley Conference at undefeated Chesapeake. Paul Boggs can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2106 one score, while quarterback Blake Johnson — who was 1-of-4 passing for eight yards — ran six times for a total of 21 yards. Austin Baker ran for 11 yards on four carries, Drummer had two carries for two yards and a score, while Reece Reuter carried the ball three times for a net of minus-2 yards. Crenson Rogers had Southern’s lone pass reception for eight yards. Edwards led the Falcons with 73 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries, while hauling in one pass for two yards. Arrington caught one 14-yard pass and rushed 10 times for 52 yards, while Brady Bumgarner had six yards on six carries. WHS quarterback Bryton Grate — who was 2-of-8 through the air for 16 yards — rushed five times for a net of minus-14. Southern is now 3-0 for the first time since the playoff season of 2013, and will look to move to 4-0 at home next Friday, against Miller. “It’s great to be 3-0 and we’re excited about that,” Chancey said. “I told the kids to enjoy this, but on Monday let’s get back to work. Every week is a new week, and we’re in league play now. We have to make sure that we are preparing during the week and we have to make sure we show up on Friday night ready to play football.” Miller is now 2-1 following Friday night’s 58-12 victory over Millersport. Wahama — which suffered a 58-0 loss at Waterford last week — will try to bounce back next Friday night, when the White Falcons host Belpre. “The sun is going to come up in the morning and we’re going to go trade film with Belpre,” Barr said. “We’re going to show up at practice on Monday and try to get better at every aspect of the game. These are two tough ones in a row for us to swallow, but this is a young bunch and they’re going to continue to get better.” The Golden Eagles are 1-2 after defeating Federal Hocking 51-6, on Friday. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2100. Sunday Times-Sentinel Bryan Walters | OVP Sports South Gallia senior Johnny Sheets (7) drags a Trimble defender during a first quarter run Friday night in a Week 3 TVC Hocking football contest in Mercerville, Ohio. Trimble rolls past Rebels, 42-0 By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com MERCERVILLE, Ohio — The Rebels were keeping pace … until they shot themselves in the foot. The South Gallia football team committed three first half turnovers that resulted in 21 points Friday night following a 42-0 setback to visiting Trimble in a Week 3 Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup in Gallia County. The host Rebels (1-2, 1-1 TVC Hocking) put together an 11-play drive on the opening possession of the game, but the Tomcats (2-1, 2-0) recovered a fumble at the SGHS 49 midway through the first period. Seven plays and 49 yards later, THS claimed a permanent lead as Dominic Pickett capped the drive with an eight-yard run at the 1:58 mark for a 7-0 edge. The Rebels countered with an eight-play drive that went early into the second canto, but Max Hooper picked off a fourth-andeight pass and returned it 62 yards to paydirt — making it a 14-0 contest with 9:42 remaining in the half. Both teams traded defensive stops on the ensuing possessions, then the hosts reeled off another eight-play drive that once again ended in heartbreak as Trimble recovered a fumble at its own 46 with just 35 seconds left in the half. The Tomcats dug into their bag of tricks on the ensuing play as Jacob Hardy hauled in a 54-yard halfback pass from Hooper, making it a 21-0 contest with 24.6 seconds left until halftime. THS opened the second half with a 71-yard kickoff return by Kameron Curry to the SGHS 14, then Hardy capped a threeplay, 14-yard scoring drive with a seven-yard TD pass from Gary Brooks — making it a 28-0 contest with 10:16 left in the third. SGHS was forced to punt on its next three possessions, while the Tomcats produced a pair of quick-strike scores during the third to secure a 42-0 cushion entering the finale. Hardy hauled in a 76-yard pass from Brooks with 3:51 remaining for a 35-0 lead, then Curry produced a 55-yard TD scamper with nine seconds left to wrap up the scoring. Trimble — which has now won 33 consecutive TVC Hocking gridiron contests — outgained the hosts by a 320-149 overall margin in total yards, including a 150-1 advantage through the air. The guests also finished the night plus-3 in turnover differential. Following the game, seventhyear SGHS coach Jason Peck noted that he was pleased with a handful of things that his team was able to do over the course of the night. The problem he had, however, was the self-inflicted mistakes that came back to haunt his Rebels. “We did some good things tonight, but we can’t be content with mental victories,” Peck said. “We have a young roster and we showed some real physicality tonight, which is a sign that we are improving. I really think we did some growing, but we have to be more consistent for four quarters and we can’t afford to turn the ball over like we did tonight. “We still have a lot of work to do, but we do feel like we are taking steps in to get us headed in the right direction.” The Rebels churned out 148 rushing yards on 44 attempts and also earned nine first downs while being penalized three times for 25 yards. Johnny Sheets paced the SGHS ground attack with 86 yards on 24 carries, followed by David Kuhn with 28 yards on five totes. A.J. Woodall also had 20 yards on seven tries. Colten Coughenour completed 1-of-2 passes for a single yard while throwing an interception. Josh Henry was also intercepted on his only pass of the game. Sheets also hauled in one pass for a single yard. Trimble produced 170 rushing yards on 25 attempts, had 10 first downs and was flagged six times for 50 yards. Curry led the Tomcat rushing attack with 89 yards on 11 carries, followed by Pickett with 45 yards on four attempts. Brooks completed all four of his passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns. Hooper also completed his only pass, a 54-yard score. Hardy hauled in all five THS receptions for 150 yards. Kyle Northup came up with a fumble recovery late in the fourth quarter for South Gallia. Pickett recovered a fumble for THS, while Hooper, Matthew Rollins and Lavi McClellan each picked off a SGHS pass. South Gallia returns to action Friday when it travels to Manchester for a Week 4 non-conference matchup at 7:30 p.m. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2101. Lady Tornadoes breeze past Belpre By Alex Hawley lead in the second game, but the Lady Golden Eagles battled back to within two. The Lady Tornadoes claimed the next eight points, however, claiming the game by a 25-15 margin. SHS led wire-to-wire in the third game, leading by as much as 10, en route to the 25-19 victory. Southern’s service attack was led by Sierra Cleland with 19 points, followed by Sara Schenkelberg with 10. Jane Roush and Amanda Cole each had six points, with Roush earning an ace. Kamryn Smith had five points and two aces, Marlee Maynard added three points, while Talon Roush finished with two service points. At the net, Southern was led by Cole with 12 kills and two blocks. Faith Teaford had 10 kills and three blocks, while Smith and Cleland each had seven kills, with one block by Cleland. Maynard had four kills, while Marissa Johnson had one kill and one block. After a tri-match with Belpre and Meigs, on Saturday in Racine, the Lady Tornadoes will resume TVC Hocking play on Monday, at South Gallia. Southern will visit the Lady Golden Eagles on September 29. said. “We wanted to focus on the following for tonight’s game: effort, execution and Eagle tackFrom page 1B ling, and we also wanted to give a little extra effort. I think we accomplished all of those things locker room. and I’m real proud of the guys.” With 4:38 remaining in the Jett Facemyer led the EHS passthird quarter, Jett Facemyer ing attack after going 5-for-10 for rushed for a 35-yard touchdown. 217 yards and two touchdowns. A successful PAT by Mollie Maxon completed the Eagles’ first Josh Brewer led the Green and White in rushing with 20 carries victory this season with a final for 139 yards and two touchscore of 40-0. downs. Jett Facemyer had nine Afterwards, EHS coach Pat touches for 59 yards and one Newland was pleased with his touchdown. Dylan Creath also troops’ overall body of work on had three rushes for 13 yards. the night. Jon Wolfe led Eastern in receiv“We wanted to execute a runing with two receptions for 113 ning game with an emphasis on yards and one touchdown. Corthe defensive side of the ball and take one step at a time,” Newland bett Catlett had two receptions for 92 yards and one touchdown. The Eagles had a total of 432 yards of offense, 20 first downs and three penalties for 25 yards. Alex Hughes led GHS in passing with a 2-of-9 for 15 yards and an interception. Tyler Darnell led the Bobcats in rushing with nine carries for 26 yards. Tyler McClain led Green in receiving with one catch for 11 yards. The Bobcats had a total of 41 yards of offense, three first downs and eight penalties for 45 yards. Eastern returns to action Saturday when it travels to Federal Hocking for a Week 4 TVC Hocking contest at 7:30 p.m. ahawley@civitasmedia.com RACINE, Ohio — Back on track. The Southern volleyball team rebounded from the season’s first loss with a 3-0 victory over TriValley Conference Hocking Division guest Belpre, on Thursday in Racine. The Lady Tornadoes (5-1, 3-0 TVC Hocking) trailed 5-3 in the opening game but took the lead on a 7-0 run and never relinquished it, rolling to the 25-13 victory. Southern charged out to a 15-7 Eastern Reach Hawley at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. J.P. Davis is a sports correspondent for Ohio Valley Publishing. �SPORTS Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, September 11, 2016 3B Raiders push past Pointers Marauders hold off Logan, 25-19 By Paul Boggs ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — It’s all about how you react. The Meigs football team gave up a pair touchdowns in the fourth quarter that let non-conference guest Logan tie the game at 19, on Friday night at Farmers Bank Stadium/Holzer Field. The Marauders didn’t falter, however, scoring with less than four minutes left to take the 25-19 victory over the Chieftains. The Marauders (2-1) led 7-0 at the end of the opening quarter thanks to a four-yard scoring run by junior Lane Cullums and extra point kick by senior Layne Acree. MHS senior quarterback Cody Bartrum scored on a 10-yard run with 2:27 left in the first half, giving the Marauders a 13-0 lead at the break. After suffering through 10 scoreless quarters to start 2016, the Chieftains (0-3) scored for the first time with 6:51 left in the third period. Brady Walsh found paydirt for 21 yards out to give Logan its first points of the season, and Charlie Kline followed it up with a successful point-after kick, cutting Meigs’ lead to 13-7. The Marauders were held scoreless in the third quarter, but widened the lead with 10:07 left in the fourth, as Tyler Garretson found the endzone on an 11-yard run. Meigs’ two-point conversion Devin McDonald made the extra-point kicks after the Campbell and SOUTH POINT, Ohio Craycraft touchdowns, as the Raiders ran 52 — The River Valley plays and were one yard Raiders’ recent roll shy of an even 400. through the non-league Despite rushing for football opposition only 86 yards, River continued on Friday Valley limited the South night. Point passing attack to That’s because the visiting Raiders, playing only 117 yards — and committed only four at non-league South penalties. Point, recorded a 39-22 The Raiders also held victory to remain a 15-10 advantage in undefeated on the 2016 first downs, and was season. 4-of-10 in third-down And, with the win, River Valley (3-0) is now conversions. The Pointers played 11-1 in its last dozen better in the second half, non-league games. and made a game of it South Point, in cutting the deficit conversely, fell to 0-3. to 27-14 in the third The Raiders raced quarter. out to a 27-0 lead in They returned a the third quarter, as punt 99 yards for quarterback Patrick a touchdown, then Brown completed three Brandin Jackson touchdown passes in connected with Tim the middle two periods O’Neil for a 54-yard — part of four for the strike. entire night. When Jared Whitt Jacob Campbell ran in the two-point covered the other two conversion, it was TDs — a 1-yard run in suddenly only a twothe first quarter and a 5-yard dive in the third. touchdown deficit. But the Raiders Brown set career-highs in completions, attempts responded with the next dozen points, as and yards — with 14 Campbell capped a drive completions on 19 with his 5-yard run — attempts for 313 yards. before Brown completed Tre Craycraft caught a 25-yard touchdown four aerials for 138 pass to Craycraft. yards, the longest of South Point posted a which was a 57-yard final touchdown, and a hookup with Brown. two-point run by Whitt, Layne Fitch finished to make it 39-22 in the with 81 yards on six fourth for the final. receptions, while Jared Jackson completed McCarley managed two eight of 15 passes for for 59. 117 yards, with Whitt Campbell led the Raiders in rushing with catching three for 33 53 yards on 11 attempts, yards. Craycraft led the way as he got the Silver and Black on the board with in defensive tackles for the Raiders with seven. his 1-yard plunge in the The Raiders return opening stanza. Brown then completed home, and open TriValley Conference Ohio touchdown tosses to Division action, against Craycraft for 10 yards Nelsonville-York next and McCarley for 48 in week. the second, followed by a 35-yard pitch-and-catch Paul Boggs can be reached at 740with Fitch in the third. pboggs@civitasmedia.com By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com attempt failed, leaving the MHS lead at 19-7. Logan answered the Meigs score with 8:58 remaining, as Preston Yates punched into the endzone from two yards out. The LHS kick failed however, making the margin 19-13 in favor of the hosts. Misfortune struck the Marauders as they fumbled the ball back to the Chieftains, who then scored on a 24-yard pass from Walsh to Tommy Breining, just 14 seconds after their last touchdown. Logan’s extra point kick failed, but the Purple and White tied the game at 19. The Marauders reestablished the lead with 3:43 left in regulation, as Garretson broke a 72-yard scoring run. Logan blocked the kick to keep the margin at six. The Chiefs drove deep into Marauder territory, down to the one-yard line, but a pair of goalline stands by the MHS defense sealed the 25-19 Meigs win. MHS outgained the Chiefs 373-to-323 in total yards, but were Logan held a 301-to-209 advantage on the ground. Meigs’ 20 first downs were six more than LHS had. Both teams committed nine penalties, but Meigs was sent back 113 yards, 17 more than Logan. Both teams punted three times and Meigs committed the game’s only turnover. Cody Bartrum — who ran for 19 yards and one touchdown on 11 attempts — was 16-of-20 passing for 164 yards to lead the Marauders. Zach Bartrum was Meigs’ leading receiver with 89 yards on five catches, while Jared Kennedy caught four passes for 39 yards, Zach Helton hauled in four passes for 12 yards. Christian Mattox, T.J. Williams and Garretson each had one reception, gaining 15, five and four yards respectively. Garretson led Meigs on the ground with two scores and 115 yards on nine carries. Cullums had 62 yards and one touchdown on 12 attempts, while Zach Bartrum rushed twice for a total of 18 yards. Helton and Mattox each had one carry in the game, earning three and minus-7 yards respectively. Walsh was 2-of-7 for 22 yards and one score for the Chiefs, while rushing 17 times for 94 yards and one touchdown. Jeremy Minor led LHS on the ground with 110 yards on 10 carries, while Yates added 55 yards and a touchdown on 11 attempts. This marks Meigs’ first victory over Logan since 1981, when both schools were members of the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League. The Marauders begin Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division play next, as they visit 0-3 Vinton County on Friday. LHS will visit 3-0 Cambridge on Friday. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Gallia Academy’s Jacob Ratliff (15) heads the ball in front of Fairland’s Sam Tyree (15) and Gallia Academy’s Madi Oiler (3) during Thursday night’s Ohio Valley Conference soccer match at Gallia Academy High School’s Lester Field. 446-2342, ext. 2106 Blue Angels top Portsmouth Team continues its perfect winning season By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com Paul Boggs | OVP Sports Blue Devils down Dragons, 2-1 By Paul Boggs pboggs@civitasmedia.com PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — The perfect way to cap off another perfect week. The Gallia Academy volleyball team capped off its second straight week without dropping a single game by defeating Ohio Valley Conference host Portsmouth 3-games-to-none, on Thursday in Scioto County. The Blue Angels (9-0, 5-0 OVC) never trailed in the opening game, fighting through just one tie en route to the 25-14 win. GAHS jumped out to an early six-point lead in the second game, but the Lady Trojans (4-2, 4-1) battled back to take the lead at 16-15. PHS expanded its lead to as much as four, but the Blue Angels took the lead back at 24-23. Portsmouth tied game at 24, but Gallia Academy claimed the next two points and the 26-24 win. Portsmouth led 3-2 in the final game, but surrendered four straight points to GAHS and never trailed again. The Blue Angels fought through five ties from that point, but won the game by a 25-20 margin and the match 3-0 tally. Seniors Jenna Meadows and Carly Shriver led GAHS, with 14 and 13 points respectively. Shriver had a team-best five aces, while Meadows marked three aces. Ashton Webb had nine service points and three aces, while Grace Martin and Ryleigh Caldwell each had three points, including two aces by Martin. GAHS freshmen Alex Barnes rounded out the Blue Angel service attack with one point and one kill. At the net, Webb led Gallia Academy with 11 kills, followed by Grace Martin with nine nine kills and two blocks. Shriver, Meadows and Barnes each had five kills for the victors, while Caldwell added one. GAHS senior libero Brooke Pasquale had a team-best 10 digs, while Grace Martin added nine. Shriver finished with a match-best 35 assists. GAHS — which split its two meetings with Portsmouth last season — will go for the sweep of PHS on October 6, in Centenary. The Blue Angels will return to the court on Tuesday, when Ironton visits Gallia County. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. CENTENARY, Ohio — Before the Blue Devils could take visiting Fairland’s best shot, they had to dish out a couple of body blows of their own. In an extremely physical and even chippy contest all throughout, especially in the second half, Gallia Academy scored two goals within seven minutes and 33 seconds of each other — and held off the hard-charging Dragons 2-1 in an Ohio Valley Conference soccer match on Thursday night at Gallia Academy’s Lester Field. The Blue Devils, in the first season of OVC soccer competition, are now 2-0-0 — having trounced Chesapeake 6-1 in the league opener 10 days ago. Gallia Academy is now 2-2-0 overall, having won its last two. The Dragons fell to 2-3-1 overall and 1-2-0 in the OVC. While the Blue Devils dictated most of the action, playing the majority of the opening half in their offensive third, it wasn’t until the final 7:38 that Gallia Academy amounted the two goals it so desperately sought. Then, after the Dragons sliced the deficit in half to 2-1 with 14 minutes and 45 seconds remaining, the Blue Devils’ defense ratcheted up — as Fairland mounted some late rushes in search for the equalizer. However, the Dragons’ last-best scoring chance — a direct kick by Trenton Baumgard — sailed high over the net with only a minute and 40 seconds to play. Gallia Academy outshot Fair- land 14-6, including a whopping 10-1 in the first half. Gallia Academy senior goalkeeper Caden Wildt, playing in his first match since suffering a concussion against Alexander in the season opener, was a calming influence in net — and made three saves. “Relieving pressure and playing the ball back to the goalkeeper is a huge thing that we pride ourselves on. We did that well at times tonight,” said GAHS assistant coach Jon Dodson. “It can always be better, but we did well enough tonight to get away with it. And Caden (Wildt) coming back first game in goal, it was like he didn’t miss a beat. He stepped up when he needed to, and he does well in goal for us.” And what Wildt does well in goal, senior striker Isaiah Lester does just as well with speed. Lester, who entered Thursday night’s affair with nine goals, landed his 10th — just in the nick of time before the first-half horn sounded. With the Blue Devils clinging to a 1-0 lead, Pedro Carrascal cleared a ball through the midfield for Lester, who gained possession in stride and outraced the Dragon defenders. Lester was one-on-one with Fairland keeper Alex Ward, as Lester beat him to the lowerleft 90 with exactly 4.8 seconds showing. At the time, it arguably was the Devils’ dagger in the Dragons. The first finally came with 7:38 on the clock — on Gallia Academy’s fifth of 10 corner kicks on the entire night. Jacob Ratliff took the corner, and passed it beautifully to the middle and to Miguel Velasco, who one-timed the orb past Ward on the lower-left. Ward was credited with five saves, most of which were in the first half. But much of Thursday was about the Blue Devils finally getting that initial tally. “We struggled getting that first goal. It seemed like we kept hitting a brick wall before we got to that first goal. That was a brilliant finish off the volley by Miguel (Velasco),” said Dodson. As it turned out, the Blue Devils did need both goals. As the physical nature of the second half forced several stoppages in play due to on-pitch injuries, the Dragons finally got a goal with 14:45 remaining. The Blue Devils were whistled for an obstruction call, and Fairland found the net on the immediate possession, as Jared Wilkes scored off a Baumgard assist. Gallia Academy earned three yellow cards and the Dragons one in the second half, as Fairland’s Tyler Webb was wide left with a good attempt at the 10:10 mark. At the eight-minute juncture, Webb went wide right off penetration and a pass from Wilkes, as Baumgard’s missed direct kick almost six minutes later essentially sealed the win for the Blue and White. Gallia Academy travels to face Rock Hill in the OVC on Monday. Paul Boggs can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2106 �SPORTS 4B Sunday, September 11, 2016 Sunday Times-Sentinel Rio receives Champions of Character honor By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the 15th consecutive year, the University of Rio Grande has been named a Champions of Character Five-Star Institution by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The announcement was made earlier this week by the NAIA national office. Every year, each NAIA institution and conference demonstrates their progress in pursuing character-driven athletics. The Champions of Character Scorecard measures growth in training, promotion, conduct in competition and commitment in five key areas with a possibility of 100 points. Institutions can be recognized as Champions of Character Five-Star Institutions at three different levels: Gold (90-100 points), Silver (75-89 points) and Bronze (60-74). Rio Grande, which has been recognized each year since the program’s inception in 2001-02, was recognized as a Bronze Level institution. “Being a Champion is about seeing the big picture. It’s about being prepared for life. This award is a statement from our student/athletes about how they are preparing their selves for the journey of life,” said Rio Grande athletic director Jeff Lanham. “The vision of the NAIA Champions of Character program is to change the culture of sport. Our student/ athletes are making a difference in all of our lives. As our student/athletes develop the approach of Champions of Character, they are becoming better teammates, students, athletes, friends, community members and eventually a better employee.” The River States Conference, of which Rio Grande is a member, was also recognized with the NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Conference designation. Ten of the 13 conference members made the list. “We’re very, very proud of the fact that we are a five-star institution,” said Ken French, Rio Grande head men’s basketball coach and liaison to the NAIA’s Champion of Character Initiative. “I think that’s one of the things that makes Rio very special. We have a lot of different athletes in each program that are very high-character kids, now I’m not saying that every team is full of angels, I understand that, we still have our fair share of little things that happen on campus, but never anything of the major variety.” “It speaks volumes to, not only to our student-athletes, but our coaches in each of our programs and what they’re looking for in the type of kids that they want to recruit and bring into our programs,” French added. Institutions are measured on a demonstrated commitment to Champions of Character and earned points in character training, conduct in competition, academic focus, character recognition and character promotion. Institutions earned points based on exceptional student-athlete grade point averages and by having minimal to no ejections during competition throughout the course of the academic year. The NAIA’s Champions of Character program provides training for student-athletes and professional development for coaches and staff. The values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leaderships are put into play and accounted for at NAIA schools. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. Tomcats outlast Eagles in 5 games By Paul Boggs in the final two games. Katlyn Barber’s kill made it 10-6 Eastern — which controlled the GLOUSTER, Ohio — majority of the match For the Eastern High — in game four, but the School volleyball squad, Tomcats tied the game at this was one that simply 14-14 on an Eagle attack got away. Leading two sets to one error. After Eastern led 15-14 against the host Trimble on a Trimble error, the Tomcats on Thursday night, the Eagles couldn’t Tomcats then took the lead at 21-17. complete what would’ve Barber and Lackey then been an important Tritraded two kills apiece Valley Conference Hockto make it 24-22 in favor ing Division victory. of Trimble, as Macinsey The Tomcats stormed Cooper’s block at the net back in thrilling fashion gave the Tomcats the to capture the match in 25-22 win — and the 2-2 five sets — prevailing 13-25, 25-22, 17-25, 25-22 contest tie. In the decisive fifth set, and 15-12 inside a sweltering Bill White Gymna- a Barber block made it 3-0 Eastern, but Lackey sium in Glouster. landed six straight service After opening with a two-games-to-one advan- points to put the Tomcats ahead. tage, Eastern evened A Trimble lift call put opened up the fourth the Eagles within a point game with four-point at 7-6, but consecutive leads of 7-3 and 10-6. But the Tomcats clawed key kills by Lackey, Alexa Shust and Kaitlyn Spears back to take the fourth extended the Red and set 25-22, and erased a 3-0 deficit while breaking Gray’s lead to 10-6. But back-to-back blocks a 12-12 tie to claim the fifth game and ultimately by Barber and Little gave Eastern the lead again the win. at 12-11, only to see the With the loss, Eastern Tomcats take the final is now 1-2 in the TVCHocking, having also lost four points — on four at Waterford a week ago. consecutive Eagle errors. In between Trimble The Eagles are 3-4 overtimeouts, the Eagles comall, while Trimble raised mitted a service error, a its records to 2-2 overall hitting error and finally and 1-1 in the league. Four Eagles amassed at two attack errors. Besides her 17 kills, least eight kills — paced Lackey also set for 17 by middle hitter Katlyn Barber who collected 17. assists and served for six aces. Those 17 tied TrimShust scored 14 kills, ble’s Taya Lackey for a 11 assists and three aces, game-high, as Morgan Little landed 12 and Mak as Cooper and Spears posted three kills apiece. Brooks 11. Lackey and Shust, in Allison Barber chipped the Tomcats’ 6-2 offense, in eight kills, while Morspent the evening taking gan Baer dished out 43 turns at setter and outassists. However, Eastern com- side hitter. mitted 13 service errors, and lost precarious leads Paul Boggs can be reached at 740- pboggs@civitasmedia.com Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Ohio Valley Christian senior Katie Bradley (18) smacks a spike attempt over a Hannan blocker during Game 1 of Thursday night’s non-conference volleyball match in Ashton, W.Va. Lady Defenders top Hannan By Bryan Walters was very upbeat about the way things have played out so far this season. She’s also hoping for more of ASHTON, W.Va. — They the same in the near future. are getting pretty good with “So far, things have gone very brooms. The Ohio Valley Christian vol- smoothly for us,” Priddy said. leyball team remained unbeaten “The kids have responded well and we are happy to be unbeatwhile posting their fourth consecutive 3-0 match sweep Thurs- en through eight matches. Hopefully we can continue to build day night following a 25-13, on what we’ve been able to do 25-15, 25-21 victory over host so far.” Hannan in a non-conference Hannan coach Kellie Thomas contest in Mason County. noted that it’s been a tough The Lady Defenders (8-0) week after starting later than picked up their fifth match most schools since she was sweep of the year in convincing fashion as the guests led by officially hired after practices began. 13 points and 11 points in the Thomas also mentioned that first two games en route to a 2-0 despite playing a lot of catch-up match advantage. The Lady Cats (0-3), however, over the past few weeks, she still believes that her troops are gainput up quite the courageous fight in Game 3, which included ing ground on the competition. “It’s our third match of the seven ties and eight lead changes over the course of the finale. season and our third match With Hannan holding a 21-19 of the week, but I do think that we’ve shown real signs of advantage, OVCS reeled off improvement each night out,” six straight points to complete Thomas said. “We played our a hard-fought third game and wrap up the 3-0 match decision. hearts out tonight and I thought we gained more confidence as In staying unbeaten through eight matches — which includes the match progressed, but we still have a lot of learning to do. moving to 5-0 in road conFortunately, we still have a lot of tests — first-year Ohio Valley Christian coach Heather Priddy matches to play so that we can bwalters@civitasmedia.com keep improving.” Katie Westfall led the OVCS service attack with a game-high 22 points, with 16 of those coming consecutively in the opening game. Cori Hutchison was next with 14 points and Emily Childers also added seven points. Katie Bradley was next with five points and Rachel Sargent chipped in two points. Westfall also recorded a team-best 10 aces. Bradley and Westfall led the Lady Defender net attack with seven kills apiece, while Sargent chipped in three kills. Hutchison also had two kills and a teamhigh two blocks in the triumph. Josie McCoy and Kelsey DeVries both led the HHS service attack with seven points apiece. Kassidee Bush was next with five points, while Cassidy Duffer and Madison Staggs respectively added four and two points. OVCS returns to action Monday when it participates in the Team Ignite Tournament. Hannan’s next match is scheduled for Monday at Buffalo. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2101. 446-2342, ext. 2106 Harris winD 2016 Riverside Club title Staff Report OVP SPORTS BRIEFS WV flood victims fundraising scramble at Riverside MASON, W.Va. — A golf scramble to benefit flood victims of recent flooding in West Virginia will be held by the Upper Mason Cooperative Parish UM Churches. The outing will be held on Thursday, September 15, at Riverside Golf Course in Mason County. Tee time is scheduled for 10 a.m. Entry fee is $60 per player ($240 team), which includes a free mulligan, and cash prizes will be awarded to the top three teams. Members of Riverside Golf Course are being charged only $30 per player. Additionally, there will be skill prizes of closest to the pin on par 3s, and longest put made on the 18th hole. Local churches and businesses may sponsor tee boxes at $100 apiece — with all proceeds going to help flood victims. Food and beverages will be provided by local churches throughout the day. Checks or donations should be made out to: The Upper Mason Cooperative Parish Golf Outing For more information, contact Rev. Rex A. Young at (304) 593-4169 or Pastor John Bumgarner at either (304) 674-0597 or (304) 675-6937. You may also contact Riverside Golf Course at (304) 773-5354. MASON, W.Va. — Middleport native Jay Harris shot rounds of 69 and 75 for a cumulative two-day effort of 144, which was good enough for a one stroke victory at the 2016 Riverside Golf Club Championship held over Labor Day weekend in Mason County. Harris — who also won the 2014 Club Championship — sank a lengthy putt on the 18th hole to beat out eventual runner-up Jason King of New Haven. King posted respective efforts of 72 and 73 to finish with a 145. Jeff Arnold (72-75) was third overall with a 147, while Mitch Roush (7475) and Carl King (7574) rounded out the top five spots with matching efforts of 149. A total of 32 players were on hand, which made up two flights of competition over 36 holes of play. Gary Roush (84-80) of Mason and David Herdman (81-83) of Middleport both came away with top honors in the First Flight event after firing identical rounds of 164. �SPORTS Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, September 11, 2016 5B Meigs junior Paige Denney (4) attempts a spike over a pair of NYHS defenders, on Thursday night at MHS. Lady Raiders swept by Athens By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com BIDWELL, Ohio — There’s no doubt about it, there will be better nights. The River Valley volleyball team ran into a buzz-saw in the form of Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division guest Athens, on Thursday night in Gallia County, as the reigning back-to-backto-back league champions claimed a 3-games-tonone victory. The Lady Raiders (2-8, 0-4 OVC) dropped the first game 25-13, after never leading in the game. RVHS led 2-0 in the second game, but Athens (7-2, 3-0) scored the next 11 points and rolled to the 25-11 victory. The Lady Bulldogs led wire-towire in the finale, claiming the 25-8 victory. Athens has now won 37 consecutive league matches, while RVHS has lost nine straight league tilts. The Lady Raiders were led by Carly Gilmore and Angel Toler with three service points apiece, including one ace by Gilmore. Rayanna Adkins and Jaden Neal each had one service point, with Neal’s coming on an ace. Neal and Gilmore led RVHS at the net, each with two kills and two blocks. Isabella Mershon had two assists, one kill and one block, Toler added two assists and one kill, while Brianna McGuire finished with one block. River Valley’s defense was led by Gilmore with 10 digs, followed by Mershon and Destiny Williams with seven each. Naomi Oberg led the Lady Bulldogs at the net with 16 kills and four blocks. Gabby Carey added 10 kills for the victors, while Sierra Smith finished with a match-best 17 assists. River Valley will face the Lady Bulldogs again on October 4, in The Plains. RVHS returns to action on Thursday, at Alexander. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. WEEK 3 FOOTBALL SCORES OHIO Athens 31, Pataskala Watkins Memorial 28 Belpre 51, Stewart Federal Hocking 6 Beverly Ft. Frye 35, Waterford 14 Bidwell River Valley 39, S. Point 22 Chesapeake 49, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 0 Chillicothe 12, Ashville Teays Valley 10 Chillicothe Huntington 57, McDermott Scioto NW 13 Chillicothe Zane Trace 42, Greenfield McClain 7 Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 14, Portsmouth W. 9 Corning Miller 58, Millersport 12 Glouster Trimble 42, Crown City S. Gallia 0 Ironton 31, Proctorville Fairland 0 Ironton Rock Hill 33, Oak Hill 14 Jackson 49, W. Jefferson 9 Liberty Center 48, Nelsonville-York 14 Lore City Buckeye Trail 55, New Matamoras Frontier 18 Marietta 44, Williamstown, W.Va. 30 Minford 35, Bainbridge Paint Valley 14 Piketon 35, Lucasville Valley 7 Point Pleasant, W.Va. 61, Gallipolis Gallia 12 Pomeroy Meigs 25, Logan 19 Portsmouth Notre Dame 41, Grove City Christian 6 Portsmouth Sciotoville 15, Albany Alexander 8 Racine Southern 46, Wahama, W.Va. 8 Reedsville Eastern 40, Franklin Furnace Green 0 Southeastern 28, Beaver Eastern 20 Vincent Warren 65, Beallsville 0 Washington C.H. 35, London 22 Washington C.H. Miami Trace 56, Circleville Logan Elm 14 Waverly 33, Chillicothe Unioto 13 Wellston 28, Frankfort Adena 6 Wheelersburg 45, Portsmouth 0 Zanesville 17, Thornville Sheridan 6 WEST VIRGINIA Barnesville, Ohio 35, Magnolia 18 Berkeley Springs 39, Ritchie County 20 Bridgeport 33, Elkins 14 Buffalo 54, Poca 7 Capital 41, Parkersburg 19 Chapmanville 41, Scott 18 Clay-Battelle 57, Hundred 0 Doddridge County 30, Calhoun County 0 Fayetteville 49, Richwood 6 Fort Hill, Md. 41, Keyser 0 Frankfort 24, Robert C. Byrd 7 Gilmer County 40, Wirt County 12 Greenbrier East 33, Preston 7 Hedgesville 28, Mountain Ridge, Md. 25 Herbert Hoover 43, Nitro 8 Huntington 24, George Washington 18 Hurricane 34, Cabell Midland 31 James Monroe 27, Independence 6 Johnson Central, Ky. 30, South Charleston 6 Lewis County 21, East Fairmont 14 Liberty Raleigh 32, PikeView 6 Lincoln 55, Liberty Harrison 13 Lisbon Beaver, Ohio 30, Linsly 0 Logan 40, Lincoln County 13 Man 27, Westside 14 Marietta, Ohio 44, Williamstown 30 Martinsburg 60, Princeton 0 Midland Trail 45, Meadow Bridge 12 Mingo Central 52, Sissonville 22 Moorefield 8, Oakland Southern, Md. 7 Morgantown 31, Parkersburg South 19 Mount View 55, Oak Hill 8 Musselman 40, Jefferson 15 Narrows, Va. 42, Montcalm 0 Nicholas County 35, Wyoming East 0 North Marion 35, Buckhannon-Upshur 14 Northern Garrett, Md. 33, Tucker County 14 Notre Dame 13, Philip Barbour 12 Pendleton County 34, Pocahontas County 12 Point Pleasant 61, Gallipolis Gallia, Ohio 12 Racine Southern, Ohio 46, Wahama 8 Riverside 7, Ripley 3 Roane County 51, Ravenswood 14 Sherando, Va. 71, Washington 13 Sherman 34, Valley Fayette 14 South Harrison 40, Grafton 14 Spring Mills 41, Hampshire 21 Spring Valley 70, St. Albans 14 Summers County 55, Shady Spring 12 Tug Valley 42, Van 20 Tygarts Valley 47, Paden City 20 Tyler Consolidated 28, Webster County 0 University 35, Brooke 13 Weir 15, John Marshall 6 Wheeling Park 24, Allderdice, Pa. 15 Wintersville Indian Creek, Ohio 56, Oak Glen 0 Woodrow Wilson 33, Bluefield 30, 2OT Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Lady Marauders fall to NYHS By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — It doesn’t get much more decisive than that. The Nelsonville-York volleyball team never trailed in any of the three games on Thursday night, as the Lady Buckeyes took a consecutive victories of 25-10, 25-15 and 25-9 over Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division host Meigs. The Lady Marauders (1-5, 0-3 TVC Ohio) and Lady Buckeyes (4-5) were tied just three times in the match, all coming in the second game. Meigs service attack was led by Alliyah Pullins with five points and Devyn Oliver with two. Maddie Hendricks, Kassidy Betzing, Jordan Roush and Maddie Fields each had one service point for the Maroon and Gold. Betzing led MHS at the net with seven kills and two blocks. Pullins and Paige Denney each had three kills in the setback, Oliver added two kills and a team- best nine assists, while Morgan Lodwick had one kill and Devin Humphreys had one block. Roush had four digs to lead the Maroon and Gold defensively. MHS will look to avenge this loss on October 4, in Athens County. After a non-conference trimatch with Belpre, at Southern on Saturday, The Lady Marauders will resume league play on Tuesday, at Alexander. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Hargraves leads Riverside Seniors with 3 weeks left Staff report MASON, W.Va. — Charlie Hargraves of New Haven has a 17.5-point lead in the 2016 Riverside Senior Men’s Golf League — being held every Tuesday at Riverside Golf Club in Mason County. There are only three weeks remaining before the awards day and champions dinner. Through 24 weeks of play, Hargraves has a total of 279 points, leading runner-up Dewey Smith of Bidwell with 261.5 points. Carl Stone of Reedyville has a hold on third place with 250 points. A total of 67 players took part in Tuesday’s round, making up 16 teams of four players and one team of three players. The low score of the day was a 14-under par 56, fired by the quartet of Roger Putney, Doug Hendrixson, Danny Perry and Ed Coon. 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Making NASCAR’s playoffs would be a coup for Buescher and Front Row Motorsports, an improbable participant in the Chase. Buescher is eligible for the Chase by virtue of his August victory at Pocono . But the rules require the 16 drivers that make the Chase to be ranked 30th or higher in the standings, and Buescher is barely at that mark. He goes into Saturday night’s race with an 11-point lead over David Ragan for 30th in the standings. So Buescher, last year’s Xfinity Series champion, needs a plan on how to race the regular-season finale. “We are not in a full defensive mode,” he said Friday at the Virginia race track. “We can’t go out and just try to run every lap and stay out of everyone’s way. We don’t have that luxury. We are coming out here to race aggressively for every position, every point we can possibly get, without taking unnecessary risk.” There are three scenarios in which Buescher can make the Chase without relying on the results of any other driver, and all require him to finish at least ninth. That’s probably a stretch considering Buescher has just two top-five finishes through 25 races this season. In fact, he’s only been 30th in the standings for three weeks. The rest of the year, the 23-year-old rookie has been as low as 38th. Vying for spots in the Chase are some of the bigger names in NASCAR, all of whom drive for top organizations. There are three spots available Saturday night — four if Buescher falls below 30th — and a firsttime race winner would snag one of the open slots. The winless drivers on the nia are the only laps Buescher has led this season. It’s put him in position to strategize and race with a championship berth on the line, which he did last year in the Xfinity Series for Roush Fenway Racing. “It has been a lot busier than normal and talking a lot about the same thing every week,” he said. “Trying to figure out the ideal scenarios so that we can race into the Chase and then move through the Chase. There is a lot of anticipation leading up to this weekend through the last several weeks. I love racing under the lights and I am excited about the race here at Richmond. I am pretty confident we are in a good spot right now.” cusp of taking a spot in the Chase are: Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports, Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing, Jamie McMurray of Chip Ganassi Racing and Ryan Newman, teammate to Dillon. All are ranked 14th or higher in the standings, making Buescher an anomaly in a system in which consistency reigns supreme. But under the format adopted in 2014, NASCAR wanted to reward winning and made the Chase the prize for taking risks to win races. That’s how Buescher got to victory lane at Pocono, where he didn’t pit as weather closed in on the race track and inherited the lead in time for the race to be called. Those 12 laps led in Pennsylva- Wentz makes NFL debut for Eagles against RG3’s Browns PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carson Wentz was so impressive in the film room and on the practice field that he earned a promotion from No. 3 quarterback to starter. Time to show his stuff in actual games. The No. 2 overall draft pick will make his NFL debut Sunday when the Philadelphia Eagles host the Cleveland Browns. Wentz threw 24 passes in the preseason before he injured his ribs and missed the last three games. Still, he was elevated to No. 1 after the Eagles traded Sam Bradford to Minnesota. “The things that we saw in practice, just the plays that he has been able to make, the plays going against even our starting defense, just the way he has handled things, the way he calls plays in the huddle, the way he can just spit out the verbiage, his athleticism, the way he can move and scramble and make some plays with his legs, I just felt so comfortable putting him in this spot,” rookie coach Doug Pederson said. Wentz will face a team that passed up a chance to draft him by trading the pick to Philadelphia. “That is all in the past,” Wentz said. “I’m excited I’m here in Philadelphia, and I’m ready to go for Week 1.” Robert Griffin III will play his first game since 2014 and becomes the 25th quarterback to start for the Browns since 1999. RG3 is trying to resurrect his career in Cleveland after a difficult finish in Washington. “Just excited to go out and play with these guys,” Griffin said. “We have an opportunity to do something special.” Here are some things to know about the BrownsEagles matchup: PROTECTING WENTZ: The projected starting offensive line will be out there for the Eagles, led by eight-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters and right tackle Lane Johnson, who said last month he’s expecting a 10-game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Left guard Allen Barbre, center Jason Kelce and right guard Brandon Brooks round out the line. “We’ve been communicating and working together cohesively since the spring, so we expect to go out and there and play well, have success,” Kelce said. “It doesn’t matter who the starting quarterback is. We have to do our jobs and keep him clean. That doesn’t change. But, sure, it’s great that we’re all together for this game.” WIN-WIN: The Browns own Philadelphia’s firstround pick in 2017 as part of the trade for No. 2, so beating the Eagles is a double win because they want them to finish as low as possible in the standings. NEW DEFENSE DEBUTS: After playing three seasons in a 3-4 system, the Eagles have switched to a 4-3 scheme under new defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. The unit showed flashes of dominance in the preseason, and the front four led by Fletcher Cox have potential to wreak havoc, harass quarterbacks and force turnovers. WOEPENERS: The Browns have lost an NFLrecord 11 straight openers. They’re 1-16 in Week 1 since their expansion rebirth in 1999, with their only win coming against Baltimore in 2004 under coach Butch Davis. Seven of those 16 losses have come by five points or less, and includes a 17-16 defeat against the Eagles in 2012. LOOKING BACK: Pederson has history with the Browns. He became their third starting quarterback following Cleveland’s return to the league when he replaced an injured Tim Couch in 2000. Pederson led the Browns to a 19-11 win over New England, snapping a seven-game losing streak and giving Cleveland its only win in the final 13 games. “It was almost like a relief, a weight, a burden off your shoulders,” Pederson said this week. “It was exciting obviously to get that win finally and just sort of the excitement that the guys felt walking off of that field, because I remember, too, that team that year was decimated with injury and there were a lot of new faces in Cleveland.” Passing attacks will be on display for Steelers and Redskins ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — After the customary season-opening flyover, keep your eyes in the air when the Pittsburgh Steelers visit the Washington Redskins. Ben Roethlisberger and Kirk Cousins will go pass for pass in the Monday night matchup at FedEx Field. With questions in the running game on each side, look for Roethlisberger to air it out to All-Pro Antonio Brown and Co., Cousins to do the same to receiver DeSean Jackson and tight end Jordan Reed. The Steelers are without running back Le’Veon Bell, suspended the first three games for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. The Redskins will rely on Matt Jones to be their No. 1 back for the first time, but he’s coming off a separated left shoulder. Guess it’s a good thing Roethlisberger and Cousins have plenty of weapons to throw to. “It’s exciting,” Cousins said Wednesday. “We’ve said it, I remember, since the spring, that there’s only one football to go around and my job is to be a good distributor, get the ball in their hands and let them see what they can do.” Pittsburgh’s ground game can still keep Washington honest, but the matchup to watch is Brown vs. All-Pro cornerback Josh Norman. This is the first time they’re facing each other since 2014, when Norman was in Carolina and before he became a star and signed a $75 million, five-year deal with the Redskins. “That’s going to be a tall task to take on, and I respect 110 percent and looking forward to what he brings, because that matchup obviously is going to be a physical one and it’s going to be a fun one,” Norman said. “I have nothing but respect for that guy.” Norman also gushed about his respect for Roethlisberger, who has thrown for 42,995 yards and 272 touchdowns in his career. “Big Ben” keeps on ticking, even with all the hitting. “It’s one of those things, you’re constantly learning and evolving, trying to understand the offense, get the ball out of your hands, call a quick pass,” Roethlisberger said. Cousins threw for 29 touchdowns and a franchise-record 4,166 yards last season, but comes into 2016 with something to prove, playing on the franchise tag. Pittsburgh certainly isn’t underestimating Cousins. “I don’t know what people are looking for,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. “He threw for over 4,000 yards and over 25 touchdowns. The last six games of the season his quarterback rating was over 100. He needs no endorsement from me.” Here’s what else to watch for on Monday night between the Steelers and Redskins: STILL RUNNING: For most teams, losing an All-Pro caliber back like Bell would be lethal. Not Pittsburgh, which will rely on seemingly ageless 33-year-old DeAngelo Williams until Bell returns. All Williams did a year ago when Bell was hurt was tie for the league lead with 11 rushing touchdowns, average 4.5 yards a carry and catch a career-high 40 passes. “DeAngelo does not lack confidence by any stretch of the imagination, but that’s what you want,” Roethlisberger said. “You want a guy who is going to step up and be ready to go, try not to miss a beat. Last year, he showed what he can do, and I think we’ll see the same thing.” START RUNNING: The Redskins’ running game struggled in 2015 and Alfred Morris is now in Dallas. Jones and undrafted rookie Robert Kelley are tasked with running the ball, but improving the unit is a team effort that includes Cousins, the tight ends and the offensive line. “It’s a DOING WHAT WE SAY SINCE 1935. 49 TV AND $ INTERNET 94 SEE FOR YOURSELF. OVER 190 CHANNELS FREE SAME DAY INSTALLATION SIGN-ON BONUSES — UP TO $7,500 — AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA! 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The teachers who either played a note, or like to be bullied. During a special assem- attempted to do so, were kindergarten teacher bly Friday afternoon at Leon Elementary School, Jocelyn Casto, first-grade teacher Samantha Faber, the Grammy-nominated third-grade teacher Pam musician, co-host of a national radio show Choc- Hay — who, it should olate Jazz Radio Network be noted, received the loudest applause from and concert promoter the young audience and spoke to students about bullying, his experiences who flashed a “sign of the with it, and how friends, horns,” a popular rock teachers and parents can concert hand gesture — and fifth-grade teacher help stop it. Tate Hayman. “Being in the band Wells travels to public wasn’t the most popular schools across the nation, thing to do,” Well said. with his trumpet and “I was often criticized, other instruments, in bullied and had low selfesteem, but through per- hopes of putting an end severance and hard work, to the bullying epidemic sweeping the country. I’m living my dream.” Wells has been playWells, who has also visited several schools in ing the trumpet since he southeastern Ohio, enter- was 9 years old and has tained the students with a released 14 albums within mellow fluglehorn perfor- the span of his musical mance of “Hallelujah” and career. He is endorsed Michael Johnson | Times-Sentinel by Conn/Selmer (largest other tunes while videos Jazz musician David Wells performs for Leon Elementary School students during an assembly Friday afternoon in which he talked about focusing on bullying bullying and ways to bring it to a halt in the school and elsewhere. See JAZZ | 2C played in the background. michaeljohnson@civitasmedia.com Burgess, Schelhase to visit Marshall Musicians visit campus as ‘Joan C. Edwards Distinguished Professors in the Arts’ Staff Report HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Marshall University School of Music proposes an evening of Bach with visiting Joan C. Edwards Distinguished Professors in the Arts Dr. Geoffrey Burgess, oboist, and Leon Schelhase, harpsichordist, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, in Smith Recital Hall on the Huntington campus. Featured on the program will be the recently discovered version for oboe of Johann Sebastian Bach’s 2nd Orchestral Suite and his Harpsichord Concerto in E Major. The accompanying ensemble for these works will be led by Marshall music faculty member Dr. Elizabeth Reed Smith, who is a violinist. Burgess Burgess has played Baroque oboe around the globe for close to 30 years. After initial studies in his hometown of Sydney, Australia, a Dutch Government Scholarship allowed him to study in The Hague with Ku Ebbinge. His book, “The Oboe,” written in collaboration with Bruce Haynes, won the 2007 Bessaraboff Prize from the American Schelhase Musical Instrument Society. Burgess currently lives in Philadelphia and is the Baroque oboe instructor at the Eastman School of Music. Schelhase is a native of Cape Town, South Africa. He is a recipient of the American Bach Soloists’ prestigious Goldberg Prize. He currently resides in Philadelphia where he regularly performs with his chamber ensemble, Old City Music. He has also worked with the Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Bach Festival Orchestra, the New York State Baroque, Pegasus Early Music (Rochester), and as a continuo accompanist fellow at the Baroque Performance Institute in Oberlin. Burgess and Schelhase will also appear on the MUSIC ALIVE series along with Smith, Dr. Solen Dikener, cello; Dr. Stephen Lawson, horn; and Dr. Kay Lawson, bassoon, at noon Friday, Sept. 16, at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. Both events are free and open to the public. The Joan C. Edwards Distinguished Professors in the Arts Endowment program brings world renowned artists, actors, musicians and teachers to the Huntington campus to collaborate with students and professors. In 1992, Joan C. Edwards established the endowment to enable the then-College of Fine Arts to bring to campus preeminent arts educators in an effort to enhance learning opportunities for students, staff, faculty and the community. Contact the Marshall University School of Music at 304-696-3117 or visit www.marshall.edu/music for more information on this and other School of Music events. Former governor Wise to speak By Mindy Kearns working closely with the U.S. Department of Education, White House, and key state and federal policymakers. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — “A prominent voice promoting Former West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise will be the keynote speaker the effective use of technology to improve education for all Sept. 22 when the Mason students, Gov. Wise led the County Area Chamber of alliance in pioneering the Commerce and Mason first-ever Digital Learning County Development Day 2012. Digital Learning Authority host an educaDay has become a national tion round table event. awareness campaign proThe roundtable will be moting digital learning 6-8 p.m. at the county and spotlighting successful board of education build- Wise instructional technology ing (former Moose Lodge practice in K-12 public school site) in Point Pleasant. classrooms across the country. Wise is the president of the “Gov. Wise also led the alliAlliance for Excellent Education, a nonprofit organization that has ance in creating Future Ready Schools, a ground-breaking become a leader for the nation’s initiative to help school districts high schools. Its aim is for all plan and effectively use technolstudents to graduate from high school prepared to succeed in col- ogy to maximize digital learning opportunities and help school lege and a career. districts move quickly toward The following information on Wise and the alliance was provid- preparing students for success in college, a career and citizenship. ed by the hosting organizations: “Led by Gov. Wise since 2005, A joint effort by the Alliance the alliance has become a respect- for Excellent Education and the U.S. Department of Education, ed advocate for the college and and joined by a coalition of more career ready standards, deeper than 50 organizations, Future learning, linked learning, digital learning, adolescent literacy and Ready Schools is serving more other key education policy issues. than 2,300 districts, representing more than 16 million students. “Following 24 years serving “As governor of West Virginia as governor, member of the U.S. from 2001 to 2005, he fought for House of Representatives and and signed legislation to fund the state legislator, Gov. Wise has PROMISE Scholarship program, become a sought-after speaker and advisor on education issues, which has helped thousands of For the Register West Virginia high school graduates continue their education in the Mountain State. During his term, Gov. Wise also established a character education curriculum in all state schools, created the Governor’s Helpline for Safer Schools, and signed legislation phasing in a pre-K program to cover every 4-year-old in the state. During his administration, West Virginia saw a significant increase in the number of students completing high school and entering college.” Wise, author of the book “Raising the Grade: How High School Reform Can Save Our Youth and Nation,” resides in Washington, D.C., with wife, Sandy. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Duke University and a juris doctorate degree from Tulane University School of Law. Wise has made many appearances on national television and radio programs, and is the recipient of many awards and recognitions. Seating for the round table is limited and firm RSVP’s are requested by calling 304-6751497 or e-mailing mcdaadm@ masoncounty.org. Light refreshments will be catered by the Mason County Career Center Culinary Arts students, and a tour of the remodeled facility will be given at the conclusion of the round table. Mindy Kearns is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing who lives in Mason County. September is National Preparedness Month prevention. As the emergency Included in Public Health response coordinator for Emergency Preparedness the Meigs County Health funding are mandates for Department during 12 improving the MCHD’s of the past 14 years, I’ve infrastructure. seen, experienced and So, what’s that? planned for many differA 21st century health ent public health emerMeigs department must have gency scenarios. Health the necessary technology Public health emergenMatters to exist in a fast-moving cies run a gamut: SmallFrank environment. PHEP funds pox from 2002-03, SARS Gorscak provided, over the years, (2003), Anthrax (2003computers (and related 05), bird flu, swine flu, H1N1 influenza (2009- 10), Ebola devices), high-speed internet, MCHD website, VoIP (Voice over (2014-now) and Zika (2016). Internet Protocol) telephones and These diseases are preventable. The MCHD receives federal fund- faxes, vaccine-specific refrigeraing (from the Centers for Disease tors and freezers, mobile trailers Control through the Ohio Depart- (for mobile vaccination clinics), MARCS (Multi-Agency Radio ment of Health) to develop and Communications System) radios, implement plans for emergency portable generators (for mobile clinics), a large generator for full power to the Meigs MultiPurpose Building (which houses the MCHD as well as the Meigs County Council on Aging, Meigs TB Clinic and Woodland Centers) and various other minor technologies that are necessary in 2016. PHEP planning allows us to incorporate our infrastructure with our All-Hazards Emergency Response Plans to serve the people of Meigs County. We work hand-in-hand with the Meigs EMA, the Local Emergency Planning Committee, 9-1-1, Meigs EMS, the sheriff’s office, local fire departments and police. We exercise our plans annually See SEPTEMBER | 2C �LOCAL 2C Sunday, September 11, 2016 Sunday Times-Sentinel Awards presented at AAA7 appreciation brunch Staff Report PORTSMOUTH — Giving thanks. That was common place at this year’s Area Agency on Aging District 7 annual Appreciation Brunch at the Southern Ohio Medical Center Friends Center in Portsmouth. During the special event, several individuals and groups throughout the Agency’s 10-county district were recognized for their service and dedication to not only the agency, but the communities and seniors served by the agency. The Area Agency on Aging District 7 serves Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton counties. Special awards presented at the event to individuals or groups included: William A. Jenkins Award This year’s Area Agency on Aging District 7 “William A. Jenkins Award” was presented to Bertha Scowden of the Pike County Senior Center/ Community Action Committee of Pike County. The AAA7 presents the award annually to an outstanding contributor to the southern Ohio aging network. The announcement of the recipient of the award is kept secret until the day of the Appreciation Brunch. The award is named in memory of William A. Jenkins, a native of Gallia County, who helped build the aging network in southern Ohio through the Area Agency on Aging District 7. Scowden, who has been with the CAC of Pike County for the past 39 years, has been an individual the AAA7 has enjoyed working with for many years through her role at the Senior Center. Lifetime Achievement Award This year, the AAA7 presented a special “Lifetime Achievement Award” to Janet Miller, staff accountant for payroll is presented to an individual or group who understands the importance of continued learning surrounding home and community-based care in the lives of students who are working toward careers that support initiatives in this realm. This past year, Dr. Raber and Shawnee State University’s Master of Occupational Therapy Students teamed with the AAA7 to bring Music and Memory SM into the lives of nursing home residents Community Partnership of the as well the lives of veterans Year Award The Area Agency on Aging and adult day care clients. Dr. Raber and her students District 7 “Community worked with the AAA7 to Partnership of the Year provide on-site Music and Award” was presented to the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Memory SM training to the Chillicothe Veterans Affairs Center in Chillicothe, and Medical Center staff as well National Church Residences’ Heritage Day Adult Day Care as to the staff of Heritage Center. Both facilities teamed Adult Day Care Center in with the Ohio Department of Chillicothe. After the trainings were Aging and the Area Agency completed, Shawnee State on Aging District 7 Regional Long-Term Care Ombudsman OT Masters students worked Department in a coordinated one-on-one with veterans and adult day care recipients statewide approach to by interviewing them to provide Music and Memory identify their individual SM to Ohio’s Veterans, their playlists, purchasing the caregivers, and others with music for them on iTunes, cognitive impairment in and downloading the music home and community-based onto the participants’ iPods. settings. Dr. Raber and her students Music and Memory SM is provided 374 hours of an innovative approach to volunteer service or $8,700 of care developed by New York social worker Dan Cohen that in-kind contribution. uses personalized playlists on digital music players to help Caregiver of the Year Award people with dementia and The Caregiver of the Year other chronic conditions focus Award was presented to and reconnect with the world Luronda Thacker of Vinton around them. County. Informal caregivers are those unpaid individuals such Educational Partnership of the as a spouse, partner, family Year Award The Area Agency on Aging member, friend, or neighbor who are involved in assisting District 7 “Educational others with activities of daily Partnership Award” was living or medical tasks. 65 presented to Dr. Christine million caregivers make up 29 Raber, professor with the percent of the adult populaMaster of Occupational Therapy program at Shawnee tion providing this care in the United States. State University. The award at the Area Agency on Aging District 7. This award was a first for the agency as it has not been presented before. Miller, who will retire this month after more than 36 years at the AAA7, began at the agency as a bookkeeper in February 1980. During her employment, Miller has been involved in many agency committees and has been active with the local United Way chapter and American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Legislator of the Year Award The Legislator of the Year Award was presented to State Rep. Doug Green, who represents Brown and Clinton counties. Through the Older Americans Act legislation, the Area Agency on Aging District 7 is charged with advocating for older adults and programs that help them live safely and independently in their communities for as long as possible. Educating legislators about important programs and the impact they have on our older population is important in order to ensure proper funding is available to run the programs successfully and make them available to the populations who need them. Green stepped up to support an amendment to increase the funding for Adult Protective Services. Although the final budget did not include the increased funding as requested, it did provide additional funding for the service, and the AAA7 applauded Green for his leadership, foresight and awareness of the needs of seniors in the area. Regional Long-Term Care Ombudsman Volunteers Ronda Bivens, Carol Carter, Lynsi Eason, Beverly Flowers, Betty Gilpan, Sharon Hallam, Jeannette Hayburn, Rachel Inlow, Dena Morris, Debra Neal, Maryellen Pratt, Lavon Shields, Donna Thompson and Karen Vlaskamp. Art Show and Essay/Poetry Contest Volunteers Joan Arrowood, Shelia Arrowood, Rita Baker, Kathy Bays, Bill Bond, Connie Bond, Jane Bragg, Alice Chinn, Jack Chinn, Dennis Crabtree, Penny Crabtree, Diana Evans, Doris Evans, Phyllis Fulk, Bonnie Harris, Joyce Haag, Jeri Ingles, Mary Maxson, Rushie McAllister, Calvin Minnis, Maudine Minnis, Carolee Lewis, Bob Powell, Vickie Powell, Joan Shasteen, Nancy Shaw, Lavon Shields, Irena Skaggs, Jim Skaggs, David Summers and Don Swisher. Also recognized were winners at this year’s Art Show, including: Pat Parsons of Gallia County – “Victor Potts Best of Show Award” in the Amateur Category; Mary Jo Copeland of Highland County – “Victor Potts Best of Show Award” in the Professional Category; Jo Ann White of Adams County - “Mary Peck Friend of Animals Award”; Dennis Crabtree of Jackson County – “People’s Choice Award” – R. Eugene Wallace of Ross County for “Best Overall Essay”; and Dorothy Strickland of Scioto County for “Best Overall Poem.” Outstanding Seniors Adams County – Bobbi Kitchen; Highland County – Sara Burnett; Jackson County – Anna Mae Evans; Lawrence County (Ironton Senior Center) – Gregory L. King; Lawrence County (Sybene-Chesapeake Senior Center) – Ralph Wellness Coach Volunteers Kelley; Pike County – Logan Cher Bellar, Judy Bright, and Kathryn Pendleton; and Libby Brisker, Daniel Charlebois, Etta Charlebois, Debbie Ross County – Fred Saunders. Area Agency on Aging Dailey, Ashley Daniels, Don District 7 officials said they Davis, Brittany Farley, Cindy werepleased to host what they Goodman, April Greer, Sue called “another successful Jackson, Kim Johnston, Tami Jolly, Shelley Lyons, Dee Med- appreciation brunch to extend its thankfulness and appreciadock, Terri Pearson, Dawn Richards, Ashley Salyers, Cathy tion to all the individuals and Shipley, Patty Snyder, Elizabeth groups who make the district so special.” Welch and Sandra Williams. Jazz From page 1C band manufacturing company) as a national performer and has shared the stage with top artists in the “Smooth Jazz” genre. He is founder of a national syndicated radio show currently in 20 different markets across the country. Wells also is the founder of several music festivals such as the Vienna Rib and Jazz Festival, Nashville Rib and Jazz Festival, and the Bowling Green Rib and Music Festival, which will be held in 2016. Wells has accomplished much during his career, but as a musician he wanted to influence and David Wells entertain the students in the cafeteria at Leon Elementary School. and elementary schools across the country, Wells Third-grade teacher Pam Hay attempts to play a note on David has one main goal — to Wells’ trumpet. inspire teenagers and children to be kind to inspire the younger gen- and most importantly, one another, to always eration by going into the putting an end to bullystick up for what you public schools and speak- ing. believe in and to never Traveling to high ing about the power of be afraid to speak out.1 music, achieving dreams, schools, middle schools out of 3 kids are bullied every day of the school year; 1 out of 5 kids do the bullying; Over 160,000 kids don’t go to school because their afraid of Michael Johnson photos | Times-Sentinel Lorobi's Pizza Drema Matovich 440 Silver Bridge Plaza Family owned & operated for over 30 years Owner: Dolores Hart 60678811 September being bullied; 64 percent of children who are bullied do not report it, and only 36 percent actually report being bullied; School-based bullying prevention programs decrease bullying up to 25 percent (McCallion and Feder, 2013); 1 out of 4 students report being bullied during the school year (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2015). Wells said he wants to get the word out to the public and put an end to bullying, and hopefully have the students believe in the power of music as much as he does. To see and hear video of his performances, visit https://youtu.be/c5cFqiY7nSU and https://youtu. be/-qlgryVW5vg. Follow him on Twitter @ DavidWells0. Reach Michael Johnson at 740-4462342, ext. 2102, or on Twitter @ OhioEditorMike. Reedsville tornado. We also can advise how you can be personally prepared. For example:Do you have family contact plan? From page 1C Do you have an accessible stockpile of family prescription and over-thewith regional public health partners, the Meigs EMA/LEPC and the regional counter medications? Do you have a supply of drinking Healthcare Coalition. water in case you have to shelter-inHow does this benefit you? MCHD can and has done the following:We have place? Do you have a first aid kit? effective mass vaccination plans that we Do you have battery powered radio? exercise each flu season. Do you have flashlights and batteries? We have effective partners that are These and other things are essential part of our mass vaccination plans. for survival preparedness. The MCHD We have a building that can be used as a refuge during times of no electrical has taken planning and preparedness steps for the county’s population, and power. we hope you have taken personal preWe house the Ohio Hospital paredness steps as well. Association’ s BlueMed Tent. 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