http://66.213.69.5/files/original/5ba59c29c782fcf2ced7c1d9fde30f85.pdf b6310b25006f200c41afe04d745d1548 PDF Text Text Faith: It’s down to a duet High near 41, low around 29 Point, Wahama hit the mat LOCAL • 4 WEATHER • 3 SPORTS • 6 Middleport•Pomeroy, Ohio Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 2, Volume 65 Friday, January 2, 2015 • 50¢ Meyer named new CEO of Holzer By Michael Johnson michaeljohnson@civitasmedia.com GALLIPOLIS — Holzer Health System has a new leader. Dr. Christopher T. Meyer has been named the hospital’s new chief executive officer and chairman of the Holzer Board of Governors. He replaces Dr. T. Wayne Munro, who retired Dec. 31. According to hospital officials, Meyer will lead Holzer’s strategic direction … “with an ardent focus on reaching defined goals at all levels throughout the organization.” Officials also said Meyer will further the system’s mission to improve the health and well-being of those served and improve the care experience of Holzer’s patients throughout the region. “I am proud to have been a part Dr. Meyer of the Holzer family for over 13 years,” Meyer said. “Working for Holzer Health System as a gastroenterologist and in administrative roles such as medical director and chief medical officer has been exceptionally fulfilling. The health care atmosphere is an ever-changing environment; I look forward to the future and am pleased to be a part of Holzer’s journey.” A graduate of Des Moines University College of Medicine in Des Moines, Iowa, Meyer completed his residency at Michigan State University Statewide Campus System. He completed a gastroenterology fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn. He is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine and holds a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Michigan. “Dr. Meyer brings with him to the role of CEO not only leadership experience and a vision of growing the system, but also the full support and confidence of the board,” said Brent Saunders, chairman of Holzer’s Board of Directors. “His experience, intellect and leadership skills will be valuable assets as we continue to navigate the ever-changing health care environment” In his recent role of chief medical officer, Saunders said Meyer was instrumental in aligning the hospital system and physician practices into a highly-functioning and cohesive entity. “I look forward to working with him in this new capacity,” he said. Meyer began his career with Holzer in 2001 and has served as medical site director of both Holzer’s Athens and Jackson facili- ties, and most recently served as the system’s chief medical officer. During his tenure with Holzer Health System, he is credited with the development of a 70,000-square foot, full-service, multi-specialty health care facility serving Athens; establishment of the Holzer Graduate Medical Education and Residency programs; and expansion of needed health care services throughout the medically underserved southern Ohio region. In addition to his official duties, Meyer will continue leadership of the organization’s physician, employee and patient experience programs. Area Agency on Aging urges people to fight the flu Older adults are at increased risk of flu and complications Staff Report TDSnews@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Because older adults are at increased risk from the flu and flu-related complications, The Area Agency on Aging 8 (AAA8) is joining with the Ohio Department of Aging and the Ohio Department of Health to strongly urge all Ohioans to join the fight against the flu. People can do this by knowing the symptoms and taking steps to protect themselves and the older adults in their lives. “The flu is a serious health concern for older adults, and is already widespread in Ohio, according to data from the Ohio Department of Health,” Rick Hindman, Assistant Executive Director, said. “Everyone has a role to play in fighting the flu for our elders. Whether you are an older adult or you come into contact with them on a regular basis, there are things you can do to keep from getting or spreading the flu.” The Ohio Department of Aging offers these tips: • Get a flu shot. The vaccine can prevent most strains and can lessen the severity and length of symptoms if you do get the flu. It is covered without copay by Medicare. • Wash your hands frequently with soap and water; use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with your hands. • Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when sneezing, coughing or blowing your nose. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow or upper sleeve. • Avoid contact with people who are sick. If you are sick, stay home, rest and limit your contact with others until you are fever-free for at least 24 hours without the use of medicine. • Call ahead to places like doctor’s offices, nursing homes and senior centers to see if they have special appointment or visitation policies during flu season. Courtesy photo Eastern Local School Board celebrates Eastern’s students of the month. The next school board meeting will be 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21. President pro tempore elected Eastern Local School Board elects John Rice for January meeting By Lindsay Kriz lkriz@civitasmedia.com REEDSVILLE — The Eastern Local Board elected John Rice as president pro-tempore for the board’s January 2015 organizational meeting. Council also approved a one-year contract between the Meigs County Sheriff’s Department and the Eastern Local School District in the amount of $20,000 to provide SRO services (a type of social service) for fulfillment of duties of Project SAVE and Project Alert. This project is provided by the Elementary and Secondary School Counciling grant. Participation and eligibility of Eastern High School coaches and student athletes in the OATCCC (Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches) Indoor State Championships was also approved by board members, along with approvals of the the amendment to the Permanent Appropriation Resolution and certified; revenue adjustments to the Meigs County Auditor; a five year lease with Poynter’s Best Products for the lease of six copiers and maintenance, who monthly equipment lease will be $473 and the maintenance cost will be .0062 cents per copy; and a three-year agreement with Sammy See FLU | 3 L. Stamm and Co. for the annual GAAP conversion and financial statement preparation for fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017, of which the cost is $3,800 per year with option of early payment discounts. The board approved the payment of an invoice to Hendrix Heating and Cooling in the amount of 8,199.23. The invoice is for the repair See ELECTED | 3 Pomeroy police posts 2015 rental fees INDEX Obituaries: 2 Weather: 3 Faith & Family: 4 Sports: 6 Television: 7 Classified: 8 Comics: 9 Staff report JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. POMEROY — The Pomeroy Police Department has announced that rental property fees for this year are due by Jan. 31. Each rental unit will require a mandatory annual inspection. An inspection fee of $30 shall be paid to the Village of Pomeroy at the time of registration. This permit will be renewed annually for each rental unit and the annual permit fee of $30 shall apply. Rental properties consisting of more than one rental unit within the same dwell- ing shall by $25 per unit. The Village of Pomeroy is also currently working on a new rental property ordinance. If the new ordinance that is currently in process of being presented to council passes, it will take effect immediately. Rental property that has become unoccupied “will not” have their water services restored to their rental property if the following requirements have not been completed: rental inspection fees have not been paid in full, rental inspection has been scheduled and completed and any outstanding water bills for that current residence has been paid in full. People wrongfuly restoring their water services will be subject to prosecution for theft of services by the Pomeroy Police Department. This ordinance will be strongly enforced. Current rental property owners failing to register and pay the proper rental fees for 2015 will be subject to past unpaid and present rental fees. If there any questions, contact the Pomeroy Police Department at 740-992-6411. �OBITUARIES 2 Friday, January 2, 2015 OBITUARIES DAVID A. CARTER POMEROY — David A. Carter 72, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at his residence in Pomeroy. He was born Aug. 13, 1942, in Nitro, W.Va., to the late A.J. and Ethel (Allison) Carter. Mr. Carter worked for the Laborers Union 1085. He is survived by his wife, Carla Dill Carter; daughters Vicki Carter, Cathy and Greg Sauvage; granddaughter Katlyn Sauvage; brothers and sisters Lillian Law, Bill Carter, Beverly and Henry Hensley; special cousin Alice Shamblin; mother-in-law Sara Dill; sisters-in-law Virginia Carter, Mildred Carter, Hilda Carter and Betty Dill; and many nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers James, Jack and John Carter; sister Betty Jo Mallett; fatherin-law Carl Dill; and brothers-in-law Roger Mallett, Paul Dill and Clarence Law. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Burial will follow at Meigs Memory Gardens. Visitation for family and friends will be two hours prior to the service. An online registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. MITCHELL E. “MITCH” BARBER RACINE — Mitchell E. “Mitch” Barber, 64, Racine, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis. Funeral services will be noon Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, in Cremeens Funeral Home, Racine, with Pastor Steve Reed officiating. Burial will be in Eden Cemetery in Reedsville. Friends may call the funeral home one hour prior to the service. WESLEY DAVID CLARK ATHENS — Wesley David Clark, 59, of Athens, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at his residence in Athens. Arrangements will be announced by Cremeens Funeral Home of Racine. CHARLES LUCAS PROCTORVILLE, Ohio — Charles Lucas, 85, of Proctorville, passed away Monday, Dec. 29, 2014, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Funeral service will be noon Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at Mildred Baptist Church in Branchland, W.Va., by Pastor Allen Fry. Burial will follow at Franklin Cemetery in Branchland. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory in Proctorville. HAZEL SAYRE EVANS, W.Va. — Hazel Sayre, 91, of Evans, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, in Ravenswood Village. Service will be 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Casto Funeral Home Chapel in Evans, with the Rev. Herman Robinson officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at Big Spruce Cemetery in Evans. West Virginia minimum wage to hit $8 an hour in new year CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Starting on New Year’s Day, the lowest-paid workers in West Virginia will get a raise. The Mountain State’s minimum wage is set to increase by 75 cents to $8 per hour on Thursday. It’s the state’s first minimum wage boost since 2008. The mark is set to increase again in January 2016 to $8.75. In a May special session, the final version of the two-year wage increase passed the state House unanimously. Republican Sen. 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Richof Michigan and a Master’s of Busiardson is the new vice president of ness Operational Excellence from quality management at Holzer Health The Ohio State University. She has System. lead teams to achieve quality, safety Richardson has 21 and efficiency awards as Truven years of health care Top 100 Hospital, Becker’s Hospital experience, including Review Top 100 Hospital and Top 20 expertise in quality, Community Hospital, Joint Commissafety and operational sion Top Performer on Key Quality performance improveMeasures, Premier Quest Finalist and ment, Lean Six Sigma, Midas+ Platinum Quality award. regulatory accredita“I feel privileged to be a part of Richardson tion, medical staff quali- the redesign of the quality program ty and peer review, case within Holzer,” Richardson said. management and other areas. “Our goal is to make Holzer a top “I am excited to be part of the performer in quality and safety. Holgreat team at Holzer,” Richardson zer is truly striving to be the best in said. “The dedication Holzer has every aspect of health care and I am for the community is apparent. I am honored to be a part of this journey.” very thankful for the warm welcome Richardson and her husband, Don, I have received from the ‘Holzer fam- will be relocating to the Gallipolis ily’ and the communities we serve.” area. Staff report Ohio AG: Take care when choosing gym memberships Fitness center complaints doubled in 2014 Staff report COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine offered advice for consumers who plan to buy gym memberships in the new year after the Attorney General’s Office received about 250 fitness center complaints in 2014, double the number received in 2013. “There are many great gyms and fitness centers throughout Ohio,” DeWine said. “However, when considering purchasing a gym or fitness center membership, we encourage Ohioans to shop around and take time to review their rights as consumers.” Top problem areas for 2014 fitness center complaints included billing issues, refund or return issues and cancellation rights. In Ohio, consumers generally have three business days to cancel a fitness center contract under the Prepaid Entertainment Contracts Act, which applies to dance studio lessons, social referral services (such as dating services), martial arts training, and health spa services (such as gym memberships). If a new facility has not yet opened for business, the consumer’s right to cancel extends to seven days after the first service under the contract is available. Cancellations must be in writing and postmarked by midnight of the third business day after the first service is available. Consumers should send the cancellation notice via certified mail, with a return receipt requested, to receive proof the business received the notice. Before signing a contract with a fitness center, consumers should:Search for complaints on file with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office and Better Business Bureau. Read the contract carefully and make sure verbal agreements are included in writing. Determine the total cost, including any extra fees for fitness classes or personal training. Find out if payments will be withdrawn automatically. Understand the cancellation policy and whether the contract will renew automatically. Check the length of the contract. It should not exceed three years. Consumers who want to learn more about their rights or those who suspect an unfair business practice should contact the Ohio Attorney General’s Office at www. OhioAttorneyGeneral. gov or 1-800-282-0515. Bolivar Dam seepage barrier construction begins 300 foot section, TreviIcos South will proceed HUNTINGTON, W.Va. with constructing the — The U.S Army Corps remainder of the barrier. of Engineers, HuntingThe contractor anticiton District, announces pates working two shifts the beginning of conbeginning this spring. struction of the first Adding a second shift portion of the seepage will create additional barrier at Bolivar Dam. noise and traffic in the The barrier is an immediate vicinity of the underground concrete dam and require artifiwall that will substancial lighting at the work tially reduce seepage site during the evening beneath the dam, which and night-time hours. has been observed durMajor items of work ing historical flood performed in 2014 by events such as in 2005 TreviIcos South included and 2008. building a portion of the Beginning in early Jan- haul road and work platuary, TreviIcos South, form on the upstream the prime contractor, side of the dam and conwill construct the first structing on-site slurry 300 feet of the nearly and concrete batch 4,500-foot-long barrier. plants that will support Traffic into and out of construction of the seepthe construction site age barrier. is expected to increase Bolivar Dam Road will due to the amount of remain closed to public materials and equipment vehicles and pedestrians required, but all heavy throughout the duration equipment and concrete of this effort to ensure trucks will be restricted the continued safety of to the contractor’s work the public. The road will limits within the Bolivar open on a limited basis Dam project area. during flooding events The concrete barrier when local residents canwall will be three feet not reach their homes thick and as deep as 144 otherwise. The park feet. Once the USACE and playground near the approves of the first project office will remain Staff report closed but the fishing area downstream of the outlet structure is open. Bolivar Dam is located in Stark and Tuscarawas Counties, Ohio, on Sandy Creek, a tributary of the Tuscarawas River of the Muskingum watershed. The project is located about one mile upstream of the city of Bolivar and 13 miles upstream of the city of Dover, Ohio. Bolivar Dam is a “dry dam” that only impounds water during flood events. “Flood reduction was a driving force behind the organization of the MWCD more than 80 years ago and continues to be a core portion of our mission today,” said John M. Hoopingarner, MWCD executive director/secretary. “The MWCD is committed to its role as the local cost-share sponsor in its partnership with the Huntington District of the USACE for the critical work to protect this valuable infrastructure in the Muskingum River Watershed.” The work is expected to take up to four years to complete. OHIO NEWS ROUNDUP Total Ohio traffic deaths likely higher for 2014 COLUMBUS — Preliminary data indicate the number of Ohio traffic deaths for the past year probably won’t be another record low and might top 1,000. The State Highway Patrol reports 973 fatalities for the year. At least 37 more deaths being reviewed haven’t been confirmed as traffic fatalities, so it’s possible the total could be 1,010 or more once reports are completed and officials account for any New Year’s Eve crashes. The patrol reported 990 traffic deaths for 2013. It was the first time the number was under 1,000 since record-keeping began in 1936. A spokesman says troopers are encouraged to cite people for violations that cause crashes and injures, such as impaired driving and not wearing a seat belt. Citations in those categories were up for 2014. Minimum wage in Ohio increases 15 cents an hour COLUMBUS — Ohio’s minimum wage has gone up by 15 cents an hour with the beginning of the New Year to $8.10. The increase also takes the minimum wage of workers who receive tips up 7 cents to $4.05 an hour. Policy Matters Ohio, a non-partisan organization that studies Ohio’s economy, says the increase will boost the wages of more than 277,000 Ohio workers. The group estimates the wage increases will produce $36 million in economic growth from higher consumer spending. Voters in Ohio approved a constitutional amendment in 2006 that calls for annual increases in the hourly wage. Hiring begins at giant P&G distribution center CINCINNATI — Hiring is underway at Procter & Gamble’s giant distribution center in southwest Ohio, a facility that’s part of a shift in the way the company distributes its products. The center in Union, northwest of Dayton, is one of six vast new complexes the company is locating near major U.S. population centers and road and rail networks. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the 1.7-millionsquare-foot facility will employ up to 800 workers by year’s end. Westerville, Ohio-based logistics provider Excel, which will run the distribution center, holds a job fair next week and hopes to have 300 to 400 positions filled by the end of January. P&G has said the goal of consolidating its distribution operations is to reduce corporate transportation costs and get products to customers faster. ­— The Associated Press �WEATHER Daily Sentinel Friday, January 2, 2015 3 MEIGS BRIEFS MEIGS CALENDAR 4-H Committee Plat Book sales Friday, Jan. 2 HEMLOCK GROVE — Meigs County Pomona Grange will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Hemlock Grange Hall. All members are urged to attend. Saturday, Jan. 3 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange 878 will meet with potluck supper at 6:30 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. POMEROY — The Meigs County Humane Society will be giving out free bags of straw for pet bedding from 10 a.m. to noon. BEDFORD TOWNSHIP — The Bedford Township Trustees will hold a special meeting at 7 a.m. at the townhall regarding the signing of the fire protection contract. Sunday, Jan. 4 MIDDLEPORT — The Cornwell Twins will be returning to sing and speak at First Baptist Church of Middleport, 211 S. 6th Ave., during Sunday Morning Service, Jan. 4 at 10:15 p.m. Public welcome. A love about, and stay connected with the secretary of state’s office in an informal and accessible setting. In addition to making voter registration forms and election information available, regional POMEROY — Meigs County 4-H representatives will be on hand to Committee has reduced the price of the current plat book to $10. Funds support answer questions and distribute materials to those interested in learning the 4-H program in the county by providing funds for supplies, camp and col- more about the other functions of the office such as the business services lege scholarships, learning opportunities and more. To purchase a plat book, division and initiatives including the you can stop by the Extension Office on Ohio Business Profile and Military Ready-to-Vote program. The date for Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 Meigs and Athens counties will be Jan. p.m (closed 12-12:30 for lunch) mail 9. The Athens time will be 10 a.m. $15 (for book, shipping & handling) to noon at the Athens County Public to Meigs County 4-H Committee, PO Box 32, Pomeroy, OH 45769 or visit the Library, located at 95 W. Washington St. in Nelsonville. The Meigs time will Meigs County Recorder’s Office in the Court House.. be 1-3 p.m. at the Meigs County District Public Library, located at 216 W. Main St. in Pomeroy. Veteran’s Outreach giving campaign OHIO VALLEY — Veteran’s Outreach is starting a campaign to give back to veterans this holiday season. Show your support by making a taxdeductible $10 donation by texting vet to the number 52000. The $10 will be applied to your next cell phone bill. No additional charge will be applied on your bill. Show our deserving veterans you care! You can also donate at their website, veteranoutreach.com, call 1-888-283-8638, or send your check to 542 Youngstown Poland Rd., Struthers, Ohio, 44471. Meigs Tea Party to meets Jan. 13 The next meeting will be 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Meigs County Senior Citizens Center. Meigs board completes financial statements POMEROY — The Meigs Local Board of Education has completed its General Purpose External Financial Statements for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2014, and they are available for public inspection at the office of the Treasurer/CFO, Mark E. Rhonemus, 41765 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy. 2015 Family and Children First Council Meetings Announced Meigs County offers MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs Counimmunization clinic ty Family and Children First Council will be holding regular business meetings at 9 a.m. on the third Thursday of the following months: January, March, May, July, September and November. The council will hold these meetings at the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services, located at 175 Race Street, Middleport. The Meigs County Family and Children First Council will also be holding an Intersystem Collaborative Meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5. Meetings will then be held the first Thursday of every month at the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services building. For more information, contact Brooke Pauley, Coordinator at 740-992-2117 EXT. 104. Regional liaisons in Athens, Meigs counties POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct an Immunization Clinic on Jan. 6 from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Please bring child(ren)’s shot records. Children must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian. A $10 donation is appreciated for immunization administration; however, no one will be demed services because of an inability to pay an administration fee for state-funded childhood vaccines. Please bring medical cards and/or commercial insurance cards, if applicable. Flu shots are available for people aged 6 months and older. Only Ohio Medicaid via Caresource is accepted for those aged 19 years or older. Zostavax (shingles) vaccine is also available. Call for eligibility determination. gift offering will be taken. Pastor Billy Zuspan is the minister of First Baptist. Monday, Jan. 5 GUYAN TOWNSHIP — The Guyan Township 2015 organizational meeting will take place at 5 p.m. at the Guyan Township Townhouse. SUTTON TOWNSHIP —The Sutton Township Trustees monthly meeting and organizational meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Syracuse Village Hall. Tuesday, Jan. 6 RACINE — American Legion Post #39 will meet Tuesday, Jan. 6. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 CHESTER —The Chester Shade Historic Association will hold their monthly meeting at the Academy at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13 TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer will have their regular meeting at 7 p.m. at the Tuppers Plains Sewer office. LOCAL STOCKS AEP (NYSE) — 60.72 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 22.80 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 119.76 Big Lots (NYSE) — 40.02 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 51.18 BorgWarner (NYSE) — 54.95 Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 24.40 Champion (NASDAQ) — 0.190 City Holding (NASDAQ) — 46.53 Collins (NYSE) —84.48 DuPont (NYSE) — 73.94 US Bank (NYSE) — 44.95 Gen Electric (NYSE) — 25.27 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) —65.91 JP Morgan (NYSE) —62.58 Kroger (NYSE) — 64.21 Ltd Brands (NYSE) —86.55 Norfolk So (NYSE) —109.61 OVBC (NASDAQ) — 24.54 BBT (NYSE) —38.89 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 25.93 Pepsico (NYSE) — 94.56 Premier (NASDAQ) — 15.58 Rockwell (NYSE) — 111.20 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 13.26 Royal Dutch Shell — 66.95 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 32.98 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 85.88 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 9.03 WesBanco (NYSE) — 34.80 Worthington (NYSE) — 30.09 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions Dec. 31, 2014, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills in Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 and Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. For the best local weather coverage, visit www.mydailysentinel.com First 2015 LEPC meeting scheduled OHIO VALLEY — Secretary of State Jon Husted announced January regional office hours. Regional liaisons for the Secretary of State’s office will be in 26 counties around Ohio including Meigs POMEROY — No LEPC meeting and Athens Counties. The purpose was scheduled for December. The next of open office hours is to give local residents an opportunity to learn more meeting will be 11:30 a.m. Jan. 27. approved in the amount of $3,374. Board members approved an agreement with the auditor From page 1 of the state of Ohio to of HVAC units within the conduct the financial 300 wing of Eastern High and compliance audit School, and exceeded the of the district for fiscal purchase order amount year 2013-2014. An estiby $3,137.73. mated cost of the audit is Membership with approximately $21,000. the Ohio School Board After exiting an execuAssociation Legal Assistive session, the board tance Fund for calendar approved the following year 2015 was approved, substitute teachers for with the fee total in the next semester: Kayleigh amount of $250. Bednarski, Wendy Egan, Another board memJonna Karikas and Rosanbership with Ohio School na Keyes. Kaitland HickBoard Association for man was also approved as a substitute aide for calendar year 2015 was next semester. Members accepted the resignation Deborah Weber and Betsy Jones who plan to retire May 31, 2015. Brianna Nutter was approved as an open-enrollment student for next semester. The next board meeting will be 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21 in the elementary library for the January organizational meeting, with the regular meeting of the Eastern Local Board of Education following thereafter. 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Ask about If you think you may your employer’s policies have the flu, contact your and procedures about the health care provider right flu. away. Early treatment According to the can keep symptoms from National Council on becoming severe and can Aging, not only can the help prevent the spread of flu include mild to severe the virus. symptoms for older Visit www.flu.ohio. You can reach Lindsay Kriz at 992-2155 EXT. 2555 or on Twitter @ JournalistKriz. Let’s Talk GOALS! About Your www.fbsc.com facebook.com/myfarmersbank Member FDIC | NMLS #464173 60554450 Elected �A3 FAITH & FAMILY 4 Friday, January 2, 2015 It’s now down to a duet It was 3:20 a.m. on Christmas when it broke forth. I was sitting asleep in my bedroom Lazy Boy chair with the proverbial sugar plums dancing in my head. Terry was sleeping soundly on the bed. We had not long been home from an afterchurch Christmas Eve gathering at a Ron church member’s home. Branch Suddenly, about three of my dancing Pastor sugar plums got smashed by Micaiah and Jamin crashing forcefully through the bedroom door. Although we knew it was coming, both Terry and I were startled by the disturbing rush. Jamin carried his opened computer and set it at the foot of the bed. Music blared from it. Both boys stepped rhythmically to the introductory music. Items rattled on the dressers, and picture frames shook on the wall. The annual Christmas Eve Branch-parents wake-up call has always been a “moving” event. This year, the duet karaoked the song they sung, whatever it was. I did not pay too much attention to it, actually. My opened left eye was more into watching the boy’s dance moves, which I thought were pretty good. Jamin makes like a good dancing bear. Micaiah grooves like some sort of pumped-up, flexing bicepand-pectoral. Their dancing exit was as dynamic as their dancing entrance. But, it occurred to me again that our in-house Christmas Eve spectacular was down to only two boys this year. Yet, they still represent to their mother and me abundant blessing from the Lord. Recently, I sat in a hospital waiting area, which was halfway full of people. A certain individual commanded the attention of several with their audible speech. Generally, the person offered passionate complaint. At one time, they had had so much, about which they itemized. But, one thing after another happened to the point that they now have so little, about which they grumbled. They were probably not going to get by, about which they opined pitifully. The speaker’s listeners nodded as though connecting personally to the person’s woeful plight. Listen, if you have a lot, thank God for it. If you do not have a lot, thank God for what you have. The blessings of God should be considered qualitatively rather than quantitatively. Apostle Paul testified, “In respect of want, I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound; every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and suffer need. I can do all things through Christ, which strengthens me.” I believe that God blesses best those who are most thankful. As their dynamic exit concluded, Jamin had the audacity to stop at the door and say, “Come on, Dad. Get up! We let you sleep at least twenty minutes longer than usual this year.” Even Terry had jumped up excitedly as the show concluded, and urged me to get up and get downstairs. They had a surprise for me, she said. So, I slowly eased out of the chair, and slowly eased into the bed, and slowly pulled the covers over my head … Have the joy of the Lord in this new year. The Rev. Ron Branch is pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Mason, W.Va. A hunger for more perfectly loving Father. A friend once commentAnd to live a “Christed to me that she had heard centered life” is to exalt and read several times that this relationship with God Christians should live lives above all other relationthat are “Christ-centered,” ships, even those of closest but never understood what family and friends. In fact, exactly is meant by that. as offended as you might How do you become Thom “Christ-centered”? Mollohan be from this expectation on God’s part, He knows that, An intensely critical Pastor as much as you love your question, for if we as Chriswife, husband, children, tians can come to at least parents, brothers or sisters, or a consensus on the fact that we close friends, you cannot possibly SHOULD live Christ-centered love them remotely as much as lives, HOW we meaningfully live that out is going to set the course you can IF you keep your relafor the spiritual pilgrimage of the tionship with Jesus as first and foremost. If your relationship with church of the future. I, for one, want to set the feet of my children Him is the center around which and all those that God entrusts to you build all your other relationme, on a path that will effectually ships, you open yourself up to keep them positioned for pleasing God-sized amounts of love, understanding, patience and wisdom to God and experiencing His blesshelp you in living with these othings. Being “centered on Christ” then ers that you love. The second thing in which we has two chief applications for must consciously choose to maindaily wear and tear. The first is “relationship” … and the second is tain a “Christ-centered” attitude is the area of who is in charge of “lordship.” our lives. Who has the final say Please understand from the start that you are created to walk in my decision-making? Who has the right to “call the shots” for in a personal relationship with my activities, my choices, my God. “You, who once were alienhabits, and my attitudes? Just as ated and hostile in mind, doing evil (selfish and sinful) deeds, He God does not desire “an army of slaves,” He also abhors throngs of has now reconciled in His body luke-warm worshippers who settle of flesh by His death, in order to for living out a “ho-hum” Chrispresent you holy and blameless tian existence. and above reproach before Him” “(Jesus) is the image of the (Colossians 1:21-22 ESV). invisible God, the firstborn of all Alienated once, but through creation. For by Him all things faith in Jesus, we are now forgiven and made holy, presentable were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whethto the Father. But presentable as er thrones or dominions or rulers what? For what purpose had He or authorities – all things were implemented so great a salvacreated through Him and for Him. tion on our behalf? Why did He And He is before all things, and in embark on the road to Calvary? Was it in order to secure for Him- Him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the self an army of slaves who have church. He is the beginning, the exchanged one form of bondage firstborn from the dead, that in for another? everything He might be preemiNo, it is not that for which He shed His blood. We can celebrate nent (be above all)” (Colossians and rejoice, “giving thanks to the 1:15-18 ESV). If Jesus is the “head” of His Father, Who has qualified you to Church, then it must be assumed share in the inheritance of the that it is meant that He is the saints in light. He has delivered “head” of that which makes up us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom His Church. And Christians make up His Church. Application of this of His beloved Son, in Whom we have redemption, the forgiveness is for the Church members who of sins” (Colossians 1:12-14 ESV). together make up a single body, but it also means that the individThis is why Jesus instructs us ual lives of Christians in each of to begin our prayers with “Our Father” (Matthew 6:9). We are no their personal walks with God are longer alienated but are given the to be subject to His authority. Being “centered on Christ” rank and role of beloved child of God. The kind of relationship that means that the foundation for how we are to have with Him is that of you build your life is the lordship of Christ Jesus. Are the choices a son or daughter and his or her Search the scripture As the patriarch Job suffered, having lost his children, his fortune, his household and his health, he clung to the central tenet that God was good and worthy of respect. When confronted with the death of children and property, he grieved, but he also worshiped, saying, “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” (Job 1:21b) Job firmly believed, and rightly so, that God was in control. He did not always understand the reasons for why things happened, but Job knew better than to blame God for doing wrong. Rather, firstly, Job was grateful for the blessings he had received in the past. He understood intellectually that he had entered the world with nothing (cf. Job 1:21a) and that all that he had ever had was a gift from God. While we have blessings, we, like Job, should enjoy them and be grateful for them. We should remember to give God thanks for all that we have while we have it. Every good gift comes from God (cf. James 1:17). He has blessed us with breath, food, and an abundance of riches. Many of us are blessed with loving friends or family, with children and parents. We have jobs: an opportunity to work and provide for ourselves and those in need. In all these ways God gives and for all these things we should be ever grateful. Those who aren’t grateful for their blessings reveal wicked hearts of unbelief. A lack of thanksgiving is one of the signs the Bible gives for a soul in rebellion against God. (eg. Romans 1:21) Daily Sentinel that you make based on what you discern from reading His Word, the Bible? Do you spend personal time in prayer laying before the Lord the decisions that you are making? Is His approval of your activities and attitudes of REAL consequence to you? Oh, I hope so. As great as the plans are that you may have for your life, as wonderful as your ambitions might be, as noble as your dreams, they pale when compared to the plans, ambitions, and dreams of one whose greatest love is to please God. “And so… we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God” (Colossians 1:9-10 NIV). Why live a Christ-centered life? Because God deserves it. He is worthy of children who love Him indeed and are not merely “lipservants”. Also, you’ll find that seeking to center your life on Him results in spiritual fruit that lasts for eternity. It secures legacies that enrich and enhance the lives of others who will take up the mantle of decision-making in years to come. How do you live a Christcentered life? By organizing all aspects of your life around Who He is and What He desires. When should you begin this serious call to walk in truth with God? Choose now to walk with Him. This day is full of the raw material for victorious and abundant living tomorrow. Don’t wait and allow what He gives you today to slip through your fingers and amount to nothing for the future. “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him” (Colossians 3:15-17 ESV). Pastor Thom Mollohan leads Pathway Community Church and may be reached for comments or questions by email at pastorthom@pathwaygallipolis.com. Today in history... Still, at the same time, all the blessings we have in this life will eventually be taken away from us. Job knew this. The Lord gave, but the Lord would and did also take away. Thus he could admit that when he left the world, he would take with him exactly what he brought into the world. Though his heart was emotionally torn, the timetable for loss was not his to set or control. Each of us knows intellectually (though conceding it emotionally is a harder thing) that nothing last forever in this life. None of us have any blessing of this world forever. All that we have, whether wealth, health or relations, shall come to an earthly end, either during our lifetimes or at the end of our lives. It is folly to be bitter about the inevitable and it is misguided to place undue pride on that which cannot last. When we experience loss, we often want to lash out, laying the blame upon anyone, someone. As God is in control, it makes sense to some to hold their loss against Him. But all the loss we ever experience we were told we would experience. God tells us: it is appointed men to die once, and then after that the judgment (Hebrews 9:27). Jesus warns us not to become attached to material possessions saying, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal ” (Matthew 6:19). Nothing is constant in this life and nothing of this world lasts forever, but God Himself is unchanging. And this is key to understanding the greatness of the faith of Job. Life, property, and family are all transitory: but God was and is eternal. His nature remains the same. His power is undiminished with the years. His truth is eternal and binding. His majesty forever unequaled. In all things, regardless of our specific circumstances, He is worthy of praise and adoration. As Job said, “blessed be the name of the Lord.” In our lives, we are going to be blessed by God. Some of these blessings will last longer than others. Some will be more important than others. Regardless, each one of our blessings, marital, familial, material or physical, is a gift from God and should be accepted with praise and thanksgiving. In our lives we are going to lose blessings. Food will perish or be consumed. Wealth will vanish or be spent. Family, friends and loved ones will move away or die. Health will deteriorate and eventually we too will die. We should not be bitter about this, but rather be appreciative for what we had, while we had it, recognizing we did nothing to deserve it forever nor was it given to us forever. In all things we should remember that it is God who is unchanging, and that God has better things in store for those that love Him than any gift given in this world. There is a home eternal in the heavens and those who can bless Him now, and serve Him now, in riches and in poverty, in sickness and in health, can be with Him then forever, with riches that will never be taken away (cf. Matthew 6:20). If you would learn how to better give God that which is His due, we invite you to worship and study with us at the Church of Christ, 234 Chapel Drive, Gallipolis. Today is Friday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2015. There are 363 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 2, 1965, New York Jets owner Sonny Werblin signed University of Alabama quarterback Joe Namath to a contract reportedly worth $427,000. On this date: In 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1893, the U.S. Postal Service issued its first commemorative stamp to honor the World’s Columbian Expedition and the quadricentennial of Christopher Columbus’ voyage. In 1900, Secretary of State John Hay announced the “Open Door Policy” to facilitate trade with China. In 1921, religious services were broadcast on radio for the first time as KDKA in Pittsburgh aired the regular Sunday service of the city’s Calvary Episcopal Church. In 1935, Bruno Hauptmann went on trial in Flemington, N.J., on charges of kidnapping and murdering the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. (Hauptmann was found guilty, and executed.) In 1942, the Philippine capital of Manila was captured by Japanese forces during World War II. In 1955, the president of Panama, Jose Antonio Remon Cantera, was assassinated. Today’s Birthdays: Country musician Harold Bradley is 89. Singer Julius La Rosa is 85. Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert is 73. TV host Jack Hanna is 68. Actress Wendy Phillips is 63. Actress Gabrielle Carteris is 54. Movie director Todd Haynes is 54. Retired MLB All-Star pitcher David Cone is 52. Actress Tia Carrere is 48. Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is 47. Model Christy Turlington is 46. Actor Taye Diggs is 44. Rock musician Scott Underwood (Train) is 44. Rock singer Doug Robb (Hoobastank) is 40. Actor Dax Shepard is 40. Actress Paz Vega is 39. Country musician Chris Hartman is 37. Ballroom dancer Karina Smirnoff (TV: “Dancing with the Stars”) is 37. Rock musician Jerry DePizzo Jr. (O.A.R.) is 36. Rhythm-andblues singer Kelton Kessee (IMX) is 34. Actress Kate Bosworth is 32. Actor Peter Gadiot (TV: “Once Upon a Time in Wonderland”) is 30. Jazz singer-musician Trombone Shorty is 29. �CHURCH DIRECTORY Daily Sentinel Friday, January 2, 2015 5 Meigs County ChurCh DireCtory Fellowship Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Pastor: James Miller. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m. River Valley Apostolic Worship Center 873 South Third Ave., Middleport. Pastor: Rev. Michael Bradford. Sunday, 10:30 a.m.; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Emmanuel Apostolic Tabernacle, Inc. Loop Road off New Lima Road, Rutland. Pastor: Marty R. Hutton. Sunday services, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. *** Assembly of God Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va. Pastor: Neil Tennant. Sunday services, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. *** Baptist Pageville Freewill Baptist Church Pastor: Floyd Ross. Sunday school, 9:30-10:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30-11 a.m.; Wednesday preaching, 6 p.m. Carpenter Independent Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Pastor: Jon Mollohan. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; contemporary service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Call: 740367-7801. Hope Baptist Church (Southern) 570 Grant Street, Middleport. Pastor: Gary Ellis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rutland First Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Pomeroy First Baptist East Main Street, Pomeroy. Pastor: Jon Brocket. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. First Southern Baptist 41872 Pomeroy Pike. Pastor: David Brainard. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 9:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church Sixth and Palmer Street, Middleport. Pastor: Billy Zuspan. Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Racine First Baptist Pastor: Ryan Eaton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Pastor: John Swanson. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Mount Union Baptist Pastor: Randy Smith. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Old Bethel Free Will Baptist Church 28601 Ohio 7, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Tuesday and Saturday services, 6 p.m. Hillside Baptist Church Ohio 143 just off of Ohio 7. Pastor: Rev. James R. Acree, Sr. Sunday unified service. Worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Victory Baptist Independent 525 North Second Street, Middleport. Pastor: James E. Keesee. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Faith Baptist Church Railroad Street, Mason. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Forest Run Baptist Pomeroy. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m. Mount Moriah Baptist Fourth and Main Street, Middleport. Pastor: Rev. Michael A. Thompson, Sr. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Antiquity Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Rutland Freewill Baptist Salem Street, Rutland. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Youth meeting, Sunday, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Second Baptist Church Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church of Mason, W.Va. W.Va. Route 652 and Anderson Street. Pastor: Robert Grady. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning church, 11 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. *** Catholic Sacred Heart Catholic Church 161 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy. Pastor: Rev. Tim Kozak. (740) 992-5898. Saturday confessional 4:45-5:15 p.m.; mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday confessional, 8:45-9:15 a.m.; Sunday mass, 9:30 a.m.; daily mass, 8:30 a.m. Syracuse First Church of God Apple and Second Streets. Pastor: Rev. David Russell. Sunday school and worship, 10 a.m.; evening services, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Church of God of Prophecy O.J. White Road off Ohio 160. Pastor: P.J. Chapman. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. *** Congregational Trinity Church 201 E. Second St., Pomeroy. Worship, 10:25 a.m. Pastor Randy Smith. *** Church of Christ *** Episcopal Westside Church of Christ 33226 Children’s Home Road, Pomeroy. (740) 992-3847. Sunday traditional worship, 10 a.m.; Bible study following worship; Contemporary Worship Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday meeting, 6 p.m.; Bible study, 7 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church 326 East Main Street, Pomeroy. Father Thomas J. Fehr. Holy Eucharist, 11 a.m. Hemlock Grove Christian Church Pastor Diana Carsey Kinder, Church school (all ages), 9:15 a.m.; church service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pomeroy Church of Christ 212 West Main Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Middleport Church of Christ Fifth and Main Street. Pastor: David Hopkins. Children’s Director: Doug Shamblin. Teen Director: Dodger Vaughan. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; blended worship, 8:45 a.m.; contemporary worship 11 a.m.; Sunday evening 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Keno Church of Christ Pastor: Jeffrey Wallace. First and Third Sunday. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Bearwallow Ridge Church of Christ Pastor: Bruce Terry. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Zion Church of Christ Harrisonville Road, Pomeroy. Pastor: Roger Watson. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Church of Christ Worship service, 9 a.m.; communion, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; youth, 5:50 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Bradbury Church of Christ 39558 Bradbury Road, Middleport. Minister: Justin Roush. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Rutland Church of Christ Minister: David Wiseman. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and communion, 10:30 a.m. Bradford Church of Christ Ohio 124 and Bradbury Road. Minister: Russ Moore. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday adult Bible study and youth meeting, 6:30 p.m. Hickory Hills Church of Christ Tuppers Plains. Pastor: Mike Moore. Bible class, 9 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible class, 7 p.m. Reedsville Church of Christ Pastor: Jack Colgrove. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Dexter Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. *** Christian Union Hartford Church of Christ in Christian Union Hartford, W.Va. Pastor: Mike Puckett. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. *** Church of God Mount Moriah Church of God Mile Hill Road, Racine. Pastor: James Satterfield. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Rutland Church of God Pastor: Larry Shreffler. Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. *** Holiness Independent Holiness Church 626 Brick Street, Rutland. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Community Church Main Street, Rutland. Pastor: Steve Tomek. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday services, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church 31057 Ohio 325, Langsville. Pastor: Brian Bailey. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service, 7 p.m. Calvary Pilgrim Chapel Harrisonville Road. Pastor: Charles McKenzie. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Rose of Sharon Holiness Church Leading Creek Road, Rutland. Pastor: Rev. Dewey King. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Pine Grove Bible Holiness Church One half mile off of Ohio 325. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church 75 Pearl Street, Middleport. Pastor: Doug Cox. Sunday: worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. *** Latter-Day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ohio 160. (740) 446-6247 or (740) 446-7486. Sunday school, 10:20-11 a.m.; relief society/ priesthood, 11:05 a.m.-12 p.m.; sacrament service, 9-10-15 a.m.; homecoming meeting first Thursday, 7 p.m. *** Lutheran Saint John Lutheran Church Pine Grove. Pastor Linea Warmke. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church Walnut and Henry Streets, Ravenswood, W.Va. Pastor: David Russell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Corner Syracuse and Second Street, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. *** United Methodist Graham United Methodist Pastor: Richard Nease. Worship, 11 a.m. Bechtel United Methodist New Haven. Pastor: Richard Nease. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mount Olive United Methodist Off of 124 behind Wilkesville. Pastor: Rev. Ralph Spires. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Alfred Pastor: Gene Goodwin. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Chester Pastor: Angel Crowell. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Joppa Pastor: Denzil Null. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Long Bottom Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Reedsville Pastor: Gene Goodwin. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; first Sunday of the month, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Saint Paul Pastor: Jenni Dunham. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m.; Bible study, Tuesday 10 a.m. Asbury Syracuse. Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7:30 p.m. Flatwoods Pastor: Angel Crowell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m. Forest Run Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m. Heath 339 S. 3rd Ave., Middleport. Pastor: Steve Martin. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Asbury Syracuse Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Pearl Chapel Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. New Beginnings Pomeroy. Pastor: Aletha Botts. Worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 11:15 a.m. Alive at Five worship, 5 p.m.; book studies, 6:30 p.m.; youth group, Tuesday 6-7:30 p.m. Rocksprings Pastor: Angel Crowell. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 8 and 10 a.m. Rutland Pastor: Mark Brookins. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Salem Center Pastor: John Chapman. Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; worship, 9:15 a.m.; Bible study, Monday 7 p.m. Snowville Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m. Bethany Pastor: Arland King. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Wednesday services, 10 a.m. Carmel-Sutton Carmel and Bashan Roads, Racine. Pastor: Arland King. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, noon and 7 p.m. Morning Star Pastor: Arland King. Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. East Letart Pastor: Bill Marshall. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m.; First Sunday evening service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Racine Pastor: Rev. William Marshall. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Coolville United Methodist Church Main and Fifth Street. Pastor: Helen Kline. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Tuesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Church Township Road 468C. Pastor: Phillip Bell. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Hockingport Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Torch Church County Road 63. Sunday school, 9:30 am.; worship, 10:30 a.m. *** Free Methodist Laurel Cliff Laurel Cliff Road. Pastor: Bill O’Brien. Sunday school, 9:30; morning worship, 10:30; evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. *** Nazarene Point Rock Church of the Nazarene Route 689, Albany. Pastor: Rev. Lloyd Grimm. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Middleport Church of the Nazarene Pastor: Daniel Fulton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Reedsville Fellowship Pastor: Russell Carson. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Syracuse Church of the Nazarene Pastor: Shannon Hutchison. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m., worship, 10:30 a.m. and life groups 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer caravan and youth, 7 p.m. Pomeroy Church of the Nazarene Pastor: William Justis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6 p.m. Chester Church of the Nazarene Pastor: Rev. Daniel Fulton. Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6:30 p.m. every second and fourth Sunday of the month. Rutland Church of the Nazarene Pastor: Ann Forbes. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. *** Non-Denominational Christ Temple Fellowship Church 28382 State Route 143, Pomeroy. Services are 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and 6 p.m. Sunday with Pastor Dennis Weaver. For information, call 740-698-3411. Common Ground Missions Pastor: Dennis Moore and Rick Little. Sunday, 10 a.m. Team Jesus Ministries 333 Mechanic Street, Pomeroy. Pastor: Eddie Baer. Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. New Hope Church Old American Legion Hall, Fourth Ave., Middleport. Sunday, 5 p.m. Syracuse Community Church 2480 Second Street, Syracuse. Pastor: Joe Gwinn. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m. A New Beginning (Full Gospel Church). Harrisonville. Pastors: Bob and Kay Marshall. Thursday, 7 p.m. Amazing Grace Community Church Ohio 681, Tuppers Plains. Pastor: Wayne Dunlap. Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Oasis Christian Fellowship (Non-denominational fellowship). Meeting in the Meigs Middle School cafeteria. Pastor: Christ Stewart. Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Community of Christ Portland-Racine Road. Pastors: Dean Holben, Janice Danner, and Denny Evans. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Worship Center 39782 Ohio 7 (two miles south of Tuppers Plains). Pastor: Rob Barber; praise and worship led by Otis and Ivy Crockron; Youth Pastor: Kris Butcher. (740) 667-6793. Sunday 10 a.m.; teen ministry, 6:30 Wednesday. Affiliated with SOMA Family of Ministries, Chillicothe.Bethelwc.org. Ash Street Church 398 Ash Street, Middleport. Pastor: Mark Morrow. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6:30 p.m.; youth service, 6:30 p.m. Agape Life Center (Full Gospel church). 603 Second Ave., Mason. Pastors: John and Patty Wade. (304) 773-5017. Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Abundant Grace 923 South Third Street, Middleport. Pastor: Teresa Davis. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Faith Full Gospel Church Long Bottom. Pastor: Steve Reed. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Friday fellowship service, 7 p.m. Harrisonville Community Church Pastor: Theron Durham. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl Street, Middleport. Pastor: Sam Anderson. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Faith Valley Tabernacle Church Bailey Run Road. Pastor: Rev. Emmett Rawson. Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Syracuse Mission 1411 Bridgeman Street, Syracuse. Pastor: Rev. Roy Thompson. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Dyesville Community Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Morse Chapel Church Worship, 5 p.m. Faith Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Full Gospel Lighthouse 33045 Hiland Road, Pomeroy. Pastor: Roy Hunter. Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7:30 p.m. South Bethel Community Church Silver Ridge. Pastor: Linda Damewood. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. Second and fourth Sundays; Bible study, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Carleton Interdenominational Church Kingsbury. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m. Freedom Gospel Mission Bald Knob on County Road 31. Pastor: Rev. Roger Willford. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Letart, W.Va., Route 1. Pastor: Brian May. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Faith Fellowship Crusade for Christ Pastor: Rev. Franklin Dickens. Friday, 7 p.m. Calvary Bible Church Pomeroy. Pastor: Rev. Blackwood. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Stiversville Community Church Pastor: Bryan and Missy Dailey. Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rejoicing Life Church 500 North Second Ave., Middleport. Pastor: Mike Foreman. Pastor Emeritus: Lawrence Foreman. Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Clifton Tabernacle Church Clifton, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Full Gospel Church of the Living Savior Route 338, Antiquity. Pastor: Jesse Morris. Saturday, 2 p.m. Salem Community Church Lieving Road, West Columbia, W.Va. (304) 675-2288. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Hobson Christian Fellowship Church Pastor: Herschel White. Sunday 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Restoration Christian Fellowship 9365 Hooper Road, Athens. Pastor: Lonnie Coats. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. House of Healing Ministries (Full Gospel) Ohio 124, Langsville. Pastors: Robert and Roberta Musser. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Hysell Run Community Church 33099 Hysell Run Road, Pomeroy, Ohio; Pastors Larry and Cheryl Lemley. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 7 p.m.; Sunday night youth service, 7 p.m. ages 10 through high school; Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m.; fourth Sunday night is singing and communion. Endtime House of Prayer Ohio 681, Snowville; Pastor Robert Vance. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.; Bible Study, Thursday 6 p.m. *** Pentecostal Pentecostal Assembly Tornado Road, Racine. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. *** Presbyterian Harrisonville Presbyterian Church Pastor: Rev. David Faulkner. Sunday worship 9:30 a.m. Middleport Presbyterian Pastor: Jim Snyder. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m. Pastor Jim Snyder. (740) 645-5034. *** United Brethren Eden United Brethren in Christ Ohio 124, between Reedsville and Hockingport. Pastor Peter Martindale. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Mouth Hermon United Brethren in Christ Church 36411 Wickham Road. Pastor: Ricky Hull. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. *** Wesleyan White’s Chapel Wesleyan Coolville Road. Pastor: Rev. Charles Martindale. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. 60556845 �Sports Daily Sentinel� Friday, January 2, 2015 • Page 6 Wahama grapplers 4th at St. Marys By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Wahama sophomore Brady Powell, right, locks in a hold on a Riverside opponent during a 138-pound match at the 2014 Jason Eades Memorial Duals on December 12, 2014, in Point Pleasant, W.Va. SAINT MARYS, W.Va. — The Wahama wrestling team scored six top-three finishes and came away with fourth place Tuesday at the 2014 St. Marys Blue Devil Alumni Tournament held on the campus of SMHS in Pleasants County. The White Falcons scored 96 points and finished in the middle of the pack of the seven-team event. The host Blue Devils came away with the team title after scoring 141 points, while Ravenswood (118) and the Oak Glen JV team (106.5) respectively rounded out the top three spots. Wahama had one of its seven grapplers go unbeaten at the one-day affair, as Timmy Gibbs went 2-0 en route to winning the 170pound championship. Dalton Kearns (126) and Ricky Kearns (132) both earned second place honors in their respective weight classes by posting matching 1-1 marks. Brady Powell (138) and Jared Lake (160) each finished 3-1 en route to third place efforts, while Richard Short placed third with a 2-1 mark at 182 pounds. Ethan Herdman was fourth at 145 pounds and Demitrius Serevicz did not compete at 220 pounds due to an injury. St. Marys came away with five of the 14 individual weight class titles, followed by Oak Glen with three and Ravenswood with two. Doddridge County, Fort Frye and Buffalo each joined the White Falcons with one individual title at the event. Complete results of the 2014 St. Marys Blue Devil Alumni Tournament are available on the web at wvmat.com Bryan Walters can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2101. URG women rally past Davis & Elkins By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Four players finished in double figures as the University of Rio Grande rallied from a first half deficit to defeat Davis & Elkins College, 90-82, Tuesday night, in nonconference women’s basketball action at the Newt Oliver Arena. The RedStorm, who were playing at home for the first time in three weeks, improved to 9-5 with the victory. Davis & Elkins (5-4), a member of the NCAA Division II Great Midwest Athletic Conference, des- ignated the game as an exhibition in preparation for the resumption of its conference schedule next week. The game featured 13 ties and six lead changes, but it was the Senators who led by as many as eight points in the opening half before settling on a 45-39 halftime advantage. Rio opened the second half with a 9-2 run and grabbed a 48-47 lead of its own on a jumper by junior guard/forward Sarah Bonar (Hartford, OH) with 17:48 left in the game. See RALLY ‌| 8 OVP SPORTS Schedule Photos by Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Point Pleasant junior Tannor Hill maintains leverage while having his ankle twisted by a Lewis County opponent during a 220-pound match at the 2014 Jason Eades Memorial Duals on December 12, 2014, in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Point 3rd at Wheeling Park Duals By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com Friday, Jan. 2 Boys basketball Fairland at Gallia Academy, 7:30 Wahama at Doddridge County Tournament, TBA Girls Basketball Meigs at Wahama, 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3 Boys Basketball Hannan at Riverview, 5:30 Federal Hocking at Meigs, 7:30 Wahama at Doddridge County Tournament, TBA Eastern at Nelsonville-York, 7:30 Girls Basketball Symmes Valley at Southern, 2:30 Wrestling Wahama at Cameron, 10 a.m. Point Pleasant at University, 9:30 Swimming River Valley at HYCAT Meet, 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5 Boys Basketball Parkersburg Christian at Ohio Valley Christian, 7:30 Girls Basketball Meigs at Gallia Academy, 6:30 Point Pleasant at River Valley, 7:30 South Gallia at Wahama, 6 p.m. Parkersburg Christian at Ohio Valley Christian, 6 p.m. Southern at Miller, 7:30 Federal Hocking at Eastern, 7:30 Tuesday, Jan. 6 Boys Basketball Vinton County at Gallia Academy, 7:30 River Valley at Athens, 7:30 Miller at South Gallia, 7:30 Calvary Baptist at Hannan, 7 p.m. Wellston at Meigs, 7:30 Belpre at Wahama, 7:30 Southern at Fort Frye, 7:30 Eastern at Trimble, 7:30 WHEELING, W.Va. — The Point Pleasant wrestling team won its first six matches, but ultimately finished 6-2 while coming away with third place Monday and Tuesday at the 2014 Wheeling Park Duals held at WesBanco Arena in Ohio County. With 24 teams competing throughout four different divisions, the Big Blacks went 5-0 in the Division 3 while earning a spot in the Tuesday finals against the other three divisional champions. PPHS scored wins over John Marshall (58-15), Washington Court House (55-17), East Liverpool (42-36), Alliance (42-32) and Ringgold (46-30) to advance to the Final Four. Point Pleasant opened with a hard-fought 43-33 victory over Massillon Washington, but then dropped a 38-36 decision to Steubenville before ultimately falling to eventual-champion Carrollton by a 46-20 margin. The Big Blacks combined for 31 pinfall victories and had nine grapplers finish the two-day event with winning records. Point also had 14 of its 16 competitors score at least one victory at the annual tournament. Sophomore Grant Safford was the only unbeaten wrestler for PPHS after going 8-0 in the 195pound weight class, which included three pinfall wins. Austin Wamsley (126), Austin Rutter (160), Jon Peterson (182) and Tannor Hill (220) each posted identical marks of 7-1. Hill earned a team-best five pinfall wins, while Peterson and Rutter each came Point Pleasant senior Jacob Duncan locks in a hold on a Lewis County opponent during a heavyweight match at the 2014 Jason Eades Memorial Duals on December 12, 2014, in Point Pleasant, W.Va. away with four pinfalls. Wamsley also scored a pair of pinfall wins at the event. Scotty Wilcox (113), Hunter White (170) and Jacob Duncan (285) each went 5-3 in their respective divisions, with Wilcox coming away with four pinfalls. Duncan scored three pinfall wins and White also scored one pinfall. Christopher Lush went 4-2 overall at 145 pounds and earned three pinfall victories. Joseph Martin also scored two pinfalls at 132 pounds, while Caleb Lane (106), Jacob Bryant (120), Andrew Roach (152) and Jacob Roub (138) also earned at least one win apiece for the Big Blacks. Complete results of the 2014 Wheeling Park Duals are available on the web at wvmat.com Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. �SPORTS Daily Sentinel Friday, January 2, 2015 7 WVU fades in 2nd half of 45-37 Liberty Bowl loss MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — For the first half of a Liberty Bowl shootout, West Virginia played Texas A&M to a virtual draw. The Mountaineers couldn’t quite keep pace the rest of the way. Kyle Allen threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth score Monday, and the Aggies erased an early 10-point deficit in a 45-37 victory. Allen went 22 of 35 for 294 yards and overcame an interception that KJ Dillon returned for a touchdown. West Virginia’s Skyler Howard went 20 of 45 for 346 yards and three touchdowns while making his second career start in place of Clint Trickett, who announced Friday he was giving up football because of multiple concussions. Kevin White had seven catches for 129 yards and a touchdown. Josh Lambert made all three of his field-goal tries. His 30 field goals this year were one shy of the NCAA record. “Too many stalled drives,” West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said. “When you play a game that you’re going to have to score 46 points to win it, you can’t settle for that many field goals. … I thought we moved the ball well. We just didn’t score enough points.” West Virginia (7-6) led 17-7 early in the game and was still ahead 27-21 late in the second quarter before Texas A&M (8-5) scored 24 of the next 27 points to take control. Texas A&M’s Tra Carson rushed for a career-high 133 yards on 25 carries, and Malcome Kennedy caught two of Allen’s touchdown passes. The Aggies have won bowl games in four straight seasons for the first time in school history. The game lived up to its billing as a shootout between two fast-paced offenses that had scored over 30 points per game while allowing more than 25 this season. This wound up as the second-highest scoring day in the Liberty Bowl’s 56-game history, trailing only Louisville’s 44-40 victory over Boise State in 2004. The first quarter alone featured 34 combined points, with West Virginia leading 20-14. The most notable hits of the first half came out of bounds: Sumlin ordered Michael Richardson off the sideline for the second half after videos showed the student assistant striking West Virginia players in two separate incidents. “I was made aware of the situation at halftime,” Sumlin said. “He did not return to the field, and he’s already been sent home. That’s nothing that we condone. There’s nothing about that whole situation that’s a part of who we are and what we believe in.” Texas A&M outlasted West Virginia by outrushing the Mountaineers 235-126 and holding West Virginia below 4 yards per carry. The Aggies had allowed 5.1 yards per rush during the regular season. “We weren’t getting off blocks,” Holgorsen said. “We were stuck on blocks like I haven’t seen in some time. Our D-line was terrible.” Perhaps the biggest play of the game came in the first quarter. Texas A&M trailed 17-7 when it went for it on fourthand-5 from the West Virginia 40. The move paid off when Allen found running back Trey Williams for a touchdown. “That’s a play we had put in this week specifically for that blitz they were bringing us,” Allen said. “They brought everyone and they left four people to cover the receivers, but we knew they wouldn’t cover the running backs.” Texas A&M pulled ahead for good 28-27 with 53 seconds left in the first half as Allen went to his right and saw a defender converging, then headed to his left and ran down the sideline for a touchdown. “He just made plays when they needed him to,” Dillon said. “We thought we had him trapped in the pocket sometimes, and he’d use his legs.” Texas A&M scored 17 points on its first three series of the third quarter to pad its advantage to 45-30. West Virginia cut the deficit to 45-37 on How- ard’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Wellman with 2:32 remaining, but the Mountaineers’ offense wouldn’t touch the ball again. NOTES: Texas A&M has dismissed student assistant coach Michael Richardson a day after videos showed him hitting West Virginia players out of bounds during the Liberty Bowl. Coach Kevin Sumlin apologized to coach Dana Holgorsen, the two players who were hit and West Virginia overall. He said: “I am extremely disappointed and embarrassed, as his behavior reflected poorly on our program.” Videos on Twitter late in the first half Monday showed Richardson using his elbow to hit one West Virginia player in the back of the head and pushing another Mountaineer in a separate incident as the Aggies were on their way to a win. Richardson was a freshman linebacker at Texas A&M in 2012 when a spine injury during a game ended his playing career. AP Male Athlete of Bell misses practice with balky knee the Year: Bumgarner SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Madison Bumgarner sat in the outfield alongside Jake Peavy before Game 7 of the World Series and told his teammate exactly what needed to happen: Tim Hudson would work a few innings and get the ball to Bumgarner, who would hand it off to the bullpen to finish the championship. Peavy quickly offered his own prediction that Bumgarner would end it himself. That’s exactly what MadBum did, following up a pair of World Series wins with a save at Kansas City to close out San Francisco’s third title in five years and cap a brilliant postseason that made him a household name — or, at the very least, a household nickname. He is the 2014 Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. “I was sitting in the outfield with Madison and he was asking me how I thought this game was going to play out,” Peavy recalled this month. “I said to him: ‘Madison, when you get the ball, you’re not coming out of the game. You’re the best guy we’ve got.’ … He said, ‘Man, that’s exactly what I hoped you would say’ and exactly what he wanted. He just needed some confirmation, somebody to believe in him as well. I said, ‘Fight for that ball, man,’ and what he did will go down in the ages as the best ever.” The shaggy-haired left-hander who takes as much pride in his pitching and durability as he does his deep North Carolina roots, Bumgarner became October’s biggest star for a San Francisco club that really needed one during another improbable World Series run. Bumgarner finished first in a vote by U.S. editors and news directors. He beat out Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw — who won the National League Cy Young and MVP. Retiring New York Yankees star Derek Jeter and golfer Rory McIlroy tied for third place. The award was announced Tuesday. After months of the same questions about his welltested left arm, Bumgarner made light of it all. He had just thrown 270 innings, including 21 with two wins and a save in a World Series that went the distance against the fellow wild-card Royals. “I got a splinter in my finger the other day. That was kind of painful,” Bumgarner quipped, sounding perfectly serious. “Fortunately, it was on my right hand.” Bruce Bochy’s 25-year-old workhorse has earned the manager’s trust that he will speak up if anything ever feels off with his arm. Otherwise, he’s going to keep getting the ball. With that tricky cross-body, three-quarters delivery — resembling a sling shot — Bumgarner shows hitters the ball briefly with an outstretched arm before that rapid release and suddenly it’s right there leaving batters baffled. On two days’ rest in Game 7, that day he sat with Peavy in Kansas City, he pitched five scoreless innings of relief in a 3-2 win. Only after that would Bumgarner acknowledge he might need a mental and physical break at last after tossing a record 52 2-3 postseason innings. “You know what? I can’t lie to you anymore,” he said. “I’m a little tired now.” Pitching coach Dave Righetti began fielding inquiries before the World Series began about whether Bumgarner had the chance to make three appearances. He knew it could happen, though it wasn’t exactly planned. “You don’t realize when you’re in the middle of the eye, ‘Wow, what this guy’s doing is so special,’” Righetti said. “That really hasn’t been done in years. … When you’ve got a healthy guy who’s on a roll, those are the kind of guys who change big series and do special things.” The Giants locked up Bumgarner long-term in April 2012 on a $35.56 million, six-year contract through 2017. It could keep him in orange and black even longer, given the $12 million options for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. That almost seems like a bargain now given Bumgarner’s performance and star power on baseball’s biggest stage. Bumgarner was MVP of the World Series and NL Championship Series, going 4-1 during the postseason following an 18-10 regular season. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Le’Veon Bell walked into and out of the Pittsburgh Steelers training room without a limp on Wednesday. Considering the thoughts racing through the running back’s head as he lay on the turf at Heinz Field last weekend with his right knee in agony, it’s a promising start. “When it happened, so many thoughts went into my head,” Bell said. “It was scary. It was more so scary than anything.” While an MRI showed no major damage to the knee following the legal if low hit by Cincinnati’s Reggie Nelson during Sunday night’s 27-17 win, Bell isn’t making any promises that he’ll be available when the Steelers host Baltimore in the wild-card round on Saturday night. Bell did not practice on Wednesday, instead mixing some work on a stationary bike and some light running with frequent stops to the training room. “I don’t want to put any percentages on it because I don’t know what the percentages is,” he said. “When I feel good enough, I’m going to play.” The Steelers are preparing as if their team MVP won’t play. Newly signed Ben Tate along with rookies Josh Harris and Dri Archer all worked with the first team. Tate, brought in on Tuesday after being cut by Minnesota a week ago, is the most experienced option but is also on his fourth team in 12 months. He left Houston to sign with Cleveland in the offseason but was cut on Nov. 18 before moving on to Minnesota and suddenly, Pittsburgh. “I really don’t want to talk about this season,” Tate said. “I’m moving on now. I’m here now, and I’m a Steeler now. So, that’s all I’m really worrying about.” Tate is trying to absorb the playbook while Bell races the clock. The Steelers have just six days to brace for their rivals, who just so happen to have the NFL’s fourth-ranked run defense. Bell was limited to 79 yards rushing against Baltimore during the regular season, though he was effective catching passes out of the backfield. Yet even if he’s cleared Bell is unsure of how much he will be able to do. “I don’t want to play fearing my knee getting hurt,” he said. “When I play, I want to be comfortable and not worry about cutting or jumping or whatever I may have to do.” Bell allowed the hit from Nelson was legal but didn’t exactly endorse the move. “It’s football,” he said. “It’s a dangerous sport so he got me down the way he could. That’s that.” Do your part! Recycle this newspaper! 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Fiona. stands up to Fiona. �SPORTS 8 Friday, January 2, 2015 Daily Sentinel Davis wins AP Female Athlete of the Year honors learning of her latest honor. A vote by U.S. editors and news directors selected Davis as The Associated Press 2014 Female Athlete of the Year. The youngest winner in history, Davis beat out Mt. St. Joseph freshman Lauren Hill — who played her first college basketball game while battling terminal brain cancer — and three-time winner Serena Williams. The selection was announced Monday. Davis tossed a twohitter to help Philadelphia beat Nashville 4-0 in the Little League World Series opener for both teams. Davis, the first girl to appear for a U.S. team in South Williamsport since 2004, had eight strikeouts and didn’t walk a batter. Her team was eventually eliminated after losing to teams from Las Vegas and Chicago. Davis gave up three runs in the Las Vegas game, and could not take the mound against Chicago because of pitch limits. After the tournament, Davis was everywhere. She threw whiffle balls to Jimmy Fallon on NBC’s Tonight Show, threw out the first pitch at Game 4 of the World Series and signed a book deal. “It’s been really fun, got to do a lot of things, meet a lot of cool people,” Davis said. “My favorite thing to do was playing in Williamsport or going to the White House. (The Obamas) just seemed like a regular couple, no different from anyone else.” While others are still talking about her Little League performance, Davis, a point guard, is concentrating on basketball. “It’s making me a lot better, helping me make decisions,” Davis said of playing varsity. “In middle school, I can get away with small things. The girls now are a lot taller so I’m working on my jump shot and ball handling a lot.” Davis aspires to play for the University of Connecticut and reach the WNBA. She plays midfielder on her soccer team and hopes to play three sports in high school, though she’s not sure about baseball. “I know the boys will be much stronger so that depends,” she said. “Hopefully, I can continue playing as long as I can.” Davis isn’t just a jock. She excels academically despite such a great demand for her time. “It’s all about time management, how you plan your projects and not waiting until the last minute,” she said. Steve Bandura, a recreation leader for the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department and director of the Anderson Monarchs sports programs, has helped coach Davis since she started playing sports. His son, Scott, was the catcher for Taney. Bandura said Davis has maintained her “natural personality” no matter how many cameras or microphones are in her face. “She’s still the same person, still a kid who wants to do kid things,” Bandura said. “She has fun meeting celebrities and all that but the bottom line is she loves to play sports, go to school and have fun. The adults make a bigger deal out of it. Her teammates understand she’s breaking down barriers and they’re proud of her. They’ve been together so long, it’s like she’s their sister.” Davis knows she has become a role model. Her message to everyone, especially girls: “Always follow your dreams. If there’s something people tell you that you can’t do it, go for it.” Rally added 16 points to go along with a game-high eight assists and five steals. 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Sanders’ lawyers say he denies the allegations. Sanders had a role in the domestic violence case involving former Ravens running back Ray Rice, who is pursuing a grievance against the team over his release for hitting his then-fiancee in a casino eleva- tor in Atlantic City. Sanders launched the team’s investigation of the incident, and Rice’s grievance centers on how much the Ravens knew about the situation while the team decided how to punish the player. Rice is seeking to recoup back pay beyond his initial two-game suspension. The woman worked in security at M&T Bank Stadium and was asked to escort Sanders to his vehicle outside the stadium the same day the Ravens beat the Jaguars on Dec. 14, court and police documents said. Police were called and interviewed the woman several hours after the game ended. A police incident report said the woman said Sanders made several comments to her while they walked together, that he’d seen here around and she “looked very pretty.” The woman said he then grabbed her breasts and touched her buttocks, the report said. “He hit and/or groped her buttocks more than once as they walked down the third level hallway,” the woman told Baltimore police Sgt. Kerry Snead, who outlined the accusations in court documents. The documents said after the grabbing and other advances, the woman told Sanders to get away from her and walked away, then told several coworkers what had happened. A witness also saw part of their interaction, the documents said. A hearing is set for Feb. 9. “We are investigating this case thoroughly,” Byrne said Wednesday. Byrne said the woman is not a team employee. The Associated Press does not generally identify people who make allegations of sex crimes. The charge against Sanders lists his address as that of the Ravens’ team headquarters in Owings Mills, Maryland. Normally, defendants in a criminal case are required to list a home address. Sanders’ lawyers said he did nothing wrong. “He is innocent and looks forward to his day in court,” the firm of Alperstein & Diener said in a statement. “Mr. Sanders has worked his entire career to keep others safe as a police officer and as a detective with the Baltimore City Police Department and currently as the senior security director for the Baltimore Ravens,” the statement said. “He is a man who possesses tremendous integrity, and he has worked to ensure public safety by protecting the health, welfare and security of the community.” A spokesman for the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office on Wednesday declined comment, saying the office does not comment on active cases. In Maryland, a fourth-degree sex offense is the lowest level of such a charge. It’s punishable by a maximum one year in jail and a fine of $1,000. News of the summons was first reported by the Baltimore Sun. This year, Sanders launched the Rice investigation after being told by a police officer details of a video that showed Rice hitting his then-fiancee in an elevator. Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said in a news conference in Bengals head into playoffs on a downer CINCINNATI (AP) — With another horrid performance in prime time, the Bengals let it slip away. The defending AFC North champions surrendered their title — and the chance for a home playoff game — on Sunday night. Pittsburgh came away with the division championship by beating the bumbling Bengals 27-17 at Heinz Field. Cincinnati (10-5-1) had to settle for a wildcard berth after leading the division most of the season. The Bengals will play at Indianapolis (115) on Sunday in the first round. It was a huge disappointment for a team that hasn’t won a playoff game since the 1990 season and has been at its worst in the biggest games, such as the one on Sunday night. Andy Dalton threw two more interceptions, and the defense allowed Ben Roethlisberger plenty of time to throw — two very bad signs heading into the postseason. “So last night was kind of a warm-up,” offensive coordinator Hue Jackson said on Monday. “We kind of didn’t pass that test. But that one didn’t count for what this one will count for, so we’re lucky that way. But onto the next.” Up next is a familiar foe that provided some of the Bengals’ worst moments of the season. Cincinnati went to Indianapolis on Oct. 19 and lost 27-0, the first time in five years that the Bengals were shut out. They didn’t even cross midfield until the fourth quarter and finished with 135 total yards. Receiver A.J. Green was sidelined for the game with an injured big Michael Conroy | AP Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton (14) was able to celebrate with fans after the Bengals defeated the Denver Broncos Dec. 22 in Cincinnati, he’s well aware of the burden of his team’s losses in important games stretching back to 1990. right toe, and rookie Jeremy Hill hadn’t yet been promoted to a starting job, so the Bengals will be a bit different in the rematch. “Oh, there’s a much different mindset,” Jackson said. “And there should be. There should be a mindset that has some confidence.” The Bengals have been knocked out of the playoffs in the first round each of the past three seasons, with Dalton playing some of his worst games. It’s contributed to one of the worst stretches of playoff futility in NFL history. Cincinnati’s 23-year stretch without a playoff win is tied for sixthlongest in league history. Marvin Lewis is 0-5 in the playoffs; a loss on Sunday would tie him with Marty Schottenheimer, Jim Mora and Steve Owen for most consecutive coaching losses in the playoffs. A loss also would leave Lewis tied with Mora for most consecutive playoff 60556199 losses to start a career. And then there’s Dalton, whose 0-3 mark in the playoffs leaves him one shy of tying Warren Moon for most consecutive opening-round losses. He’s thrown for one touchdown and six interceptions in the postseason with a passer rating of 56.2. “No, we don’t feel any more pressure,” Dalton said on Monday. “We understand what we’re trying to accomplish. It’s something that ever since I got here we’ve been trying to do. We’ve got a good test this week and a good opportunity to go get our first (playoff) win.” The Bengals also have never won a playoff game on the road in their history. Even after a first-round loss at home to San Diego last season, Lewis got an extra year added to his contract, which runs through 2015. And Dalton got a six-year deal in the offseason as well, so he’s likely to be around again, regardless of what happens in Indianapolis. September that the officer described the scene from video inside the casino to Sanders, who relayed the information to other team officials, including coach John Harbaugh and general manager Ozzie Newsome. Sanders’ first year as a fulltime employee with the Ravens was 2004. In 2004, Sanders was charged with bringing a concealed pistol into an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament game in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he was shot in the hip when the gun accidentally fired. Sanders, identified in archived accounts of the incident as an off-duty Baltimore police detective, was working at the game as a bodyguard for Bisciotti. Sanders pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of carrying a concealed gun, Guilford County clerk of court Lisa Johnson-Tonkins said. He received a prayer for judgment and was ordered to pay court costs. In North Carolina, a prayer for judgment generally is considered a conviction without a sentence imposed. Ngata elated to be back with Ravens OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Haloti Ngata hated watching football on television during his four-game suspension for using a substance banned by the NFL. The five-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle wasn’t allowed to be with the Baltimore Ravens during practice or at their final four games. All he could do was hope they could win without him so he could play in the postseason. “It was definitely rough,” Ngata said Tuesday, his first day back on the field. “It felt like I was in retirement watching the games, watching football during the season at home. It felt weird, but I was glad we were able to get the wins and get into the “I just feel like I owe playoffs.” He regrets these guys, so I’m using the going to do whatever I amphetamine can to help the team.” Adderall, which is used to treat narcolepsy and — Haloti Ngata attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Because it is often used as a stimulant, Adderall is banned by the NFL without a prescription. “I made a mistake,” he acknowledged. The 30-year-old Ngata is expected to start Saturday night in Pittsburgh, and he just might be more energetic than the blockers assigned to keep him off quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. “I feel amazing. Guys are yelling ‘Fresh legs’ all the time,” Ngata said. “I just feel like a young kid, being able to jog around. It’s great to be back with the fellas.” And they couldn’t be happier to have him back. “He’s one of our guys. He’s a good teammate and a good player,” quarterback Joe Flacco said. “It’s great to see him and Terrell (Suggs) walking out to practice together. It feels good.” Suggs wore a smile that almost matched Ngata’s. The two have been fixtures on the Baltimore defense since the start of the 2006 season and own matching Super Bowl rings. Both hope to add another to their collection in the weeks ahead. “It couldn’t happen at a better time,” Suggs said of Ngata’s return. “He was missed a lot in the locker room, especially by me. The locker room is back to being complete. It’s good to have one of the best interior linemen in the game going into a big playoff game like this. It was a big lift.” The Ravens ran a light practice Tuesday, so it was difficult to tell whether Ngata is in game shape. When he showed up at the team complex on Monday, coach John Harbaugh gave the 340-pounder a playful poke in the stomach and deemed him ready to go. “I’m sure he’s fine,” the coach said. “He’s been training. That’s what he told me. He looks good and I’m sure he is. I’m sure he’s busting out of his skin, ready to go.” Although that’s an exaggeration, it isn’t that far from the truth. Ngata is thankful his teammates did their part to get him back on the field this season, and now he’s poised to pay them back. “I just feel like I owe these guys,” he said, “so I’m going to do whatever I can to help the team.” Asked if he will seek to get a prescription for the drug or just stop using it, Ngata replied, “We’ll just see what happens. Right now I’m just focused on the Steelers.” � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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