http://66.213.69.5/files/original/761098abb921646a213d3fc4a44c962f.pdf c6b28270ed4213975520a294715968fd PDF Text Text  COLUMNS, Page A2 INSIDE  CALENDAR, Page A3  SPORTS, Pages B1 Friday, July 22, 2022 50¢ 50¢ Mothman Festival planners expect record numbers W.Va. special session to start Monday by Luke Blain FOR THE RIVER CITIES REGISTER & TRIBUNE by Charles Young SENIOR STAFF WRITER CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — A special session of the West Virginia Legislature during which lawmakers will consider a plan to reduce the state’s personal income tax by Justice 10% is set to begin Monday, according to Gov. Jim Justice. Justice issued his call for the special session Wednesday, outlining a proposed re-writing of the state’s personal income tax rates reflecting the 10% reduction. The session is scheduled to begin at noon Monday, which coincides with the Legislature’s regularly scheduled interim meetings for July. Under Justice’s proposal, the aggregate 10% tax cut would be retroactive to Jan. 1, which would amount to about $254 million being returned to taxpayers when they file this year’s taxes. “I’ve been the biggest proponent of completely eliminating our state personal income tax. It will drive job growth, population growth and prosperity in West Virginia,” Justice said. See SESSION, A4 File photo Historic Moonville Tunnel is located in Zaleski State Forest. As summer wanes, still plenty to do in River Cities region EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of stories about daytrip opportunities in the River Cities Region. by Stephen Santilli FOR RIVER CITIES REGISTER & TRIBUNE POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (WV News) — The River Cities have so much to offer for those who wish to enjoy a pleasant distraction from everyday life, to celebrate our culture, or to learn new things that may enrich our lives and experiences in the Ohio Valley. From the famed Mothman Festival, to quiet lakes, quilt trails, murals, an abundance of state parks and recreation areas, folks have the opportunity to enjoy nature and to share time with loved ones having fun. Let’s start our summertime day-trip tour with some of the great parks in our region: Tu-Endi-Wei State Park is located at the confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio rivers in Point Pleasant. It is home to an 84-foot granite monument commemorating the frontiersmen who fought and died in the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant. The name “Tu-EndieWei” is a Wyandotte word meaning “point between two waters.” Tu-Endie-Wei is a historical park that is open yearround. The park’s Mansion House and facilities are open May 1 through the first weekend of October. Considered a landmark in frontier history, some believed the Battle of Point Pleasant to be the first of the American Revolution. This action broke the power of the native Americans in the Ohio Valley and quelled a general war on the frontier. Fort Randolph is a modern-day reproduction of an American colonial-era POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (WV News) — The Mothman Festival returns Sept. 17 after a two-year hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic. After such a long break, the coordinators are expecting a larder crowd than previous years. “I think you’re going to have a mixed bag between people who were really bummed that they couldn’t come two years ago and making sure that they could come this year with another crowd who’s never been, who’s heard all the hustle and bustle about everything and put those two together,” said Ashley Wamsley Morrison, an organizer for the festival. “And so I figure we’ll have record numbers.” According to Morrison, the festival usually brings in about 10,000 people. Now, there are close to 26,000 people listed as “interested” on the Facebook event page for this year’s festival. While the festival is making its full return, the twoyear break has resulted in fort in Point Pleasant. It is located in Krodel Park, about a mile from the original site. Built where the great Ohio and Kanawha rivers meet and where the legends of the American Colonial frontier walked, Fort Randolph played an instrumental role in American history by serving as one of America’s outposts on the colonial frontier. Although its existence was short, only from 17761779, Fort Randolph aided in protecting the newly formed American nation’s back country from the threat of the British and their Native American allies. Fort Randolph is also known as the location where the great Shawnee Chief Cornstalk met his by Lorna Hart untimely demise and for STAFF WRITER the siege that followed in POMEROY, Ohio (WV retaliation for his death. News) — The Kountry Kitchen in Pomeroy is a See SUMMER, A4 place for everyone to have lunch and socialize. The Kitchen is staffed by volunteers and funded by donations. Those who can pay for lawyers or doctors,” Borden said. “It’s meeting the the $3 meal do so, but people and the conversa- no one is turned away, or tions that I get to have in made to feel badly if they the barbershop. So that’s cannot. The volunteers at what drives me to keep do- the Kitchen serve home cooked lunch twice a week, ing it every day.” Borden said he is still fig- all prepared in the onsite uring out how he will bal- kitchen. The Mulberry Commuance the barbershop and nity Center, located at 260 the food trailer. Mulberry Avenue in Pome“It’s been really over- roy in the former Pomewhelming trying to take roy Elementary School, care of (the trailer) and is home to the Kountry also take care of the bar- Kitchen. The Center is a bershop,” Borden said. non-profit, Christian orgaHe will have to close the nization whose goal is to barbershop for the first serve members of the surweek of August to take the rounding communities in trailer to the Gallia Coun- Meigs County, and is home ty Fair. to several ministries which Even though he is work- cater to the physical, spiring on the finer details, itual, and emotional needs Borden is committed to do- of Meigs County residents. ing what he loves. The Center also hous“I’m not going to give es Remnants of Faith Parup or break,” Borden said. ish Shop and a food pan“This is what I chose to do try. The Meigs County as my career. This is what Farmers Market CommuI’ll do until I can’t do it any- nity Garden and one of the more.” Market’s three orchards some new challenges in preparation. An example is finding a location for guest speakers. “In the years before, we always had them at the state theater,” Morrison said. “Well, the state theater needs some updates, and with the whole COVID stuff and being indoors in an old building, we just didn’t think it would be a great idea.” Two options they have considered for speakers: The new farm museum and a building next to the Mothman Museum that is being renovated. The organizers of the festival are also compensating food vendors from the canceled 2020 festival with the same spots they paid for prior. While record numbers are expected and the organizers face new challenges from the pandemic, Morrison is still confident in the organization of the festival. “It’s a lot of work; it’s months of work,” Morrison said. “Luckily, we’ve done it long enough to where it’s clockwork, but we can kind of just take it baby steps as we grow.” Mulberry Kountry Kitchen in Pomeroy receives donation Barber to tackle new challenge with food truck by Luke Blain FOR THE RIVER CITIES TRIBUNE/REGISTER POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (WV News) — Eddie Borden has been cutting hair for close to 11 years in Point Pleasant. Now, he has plans to open a food truck. “It’s definitely going to be an adventure,” Borden said. “It has been an adventure for the last two or three weeks. So we’ll see where the adventure takes us.” Borden recently purchased the Seventy Eight Eighty Grille and will be serving hibachi and bourbon chicken. His first time operating the truck will be this weekend in Ripley. Borden said he will mostly be taking the truck to local areas in Mason County, Meigs County and Gallia County. While he wants to pursue the food truck, he still con- INDEX Photo by Luke Blain Eddie Borden will keep his thriving barbershop but will try his hand at operating a food truck in the coming weeks. siders barbering his primary focus. “Barbering is my career. The food trailer is just a hobby,” Borden said. Borden had multiple career options, including culinary and massage thera- py, but he chose barbering. Being a barber in Point Pleasant has helped him build many relationships. “You get to meet a lot of different people, just from regular people that work McDonald’s jobs and fast food jobs or people that are Court .................................. A7 Classified ......................... B8-9 Opinion ............................. A11 Comics & Puzzles......... B10-11 304-626-1400 or 1-800-982-6034 Copyright 2022 • WV News Gallia | Meigs | Mason Staff photo by Lorna Hart Volunteers work hard preparing meals at the Mulberry Kountry Kitchen, but also enjoy each others’ company and their shared goal of providing healthy meals to their community. are located on the property. The Kitchen recently received a grant from the Pomeroy Eagles Ladies Auxiliary for $4,800, and according to Kitchen manager Peggy Crane, donations are always appreciated. She said it seems that funds often arrive when most needed. See KITCHEN, A4 Vol. 1 No. 3 Find us on wvnews.com 8 0 4 8 7 9 1 1 8 1 0 7 �A2 Good News Friday, July 22, 2022 LOTTERIES Winning Numbers WEDNESDAY’S POWERBALL 10-20-23-49-65 Powerball: 22 HHH WEDNESDAY’S CLASSIC LOTTO 4-13-16-17-25-44 Kicker: 479327 HHH TUESDAY’S MEGA MILLIONS 2-31-32-37-70 Mega Ball: 25 Numbers listed are unofficial. For official numbers, contact lottery officials in the appropriate state. 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We also will provide a forum for the discussion of all important community issues and will strive to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Mason County Memories… Eulin’s Leap The history of the frontier, whether here in Appalachia in the 1790s or out west in the 1850s, is as much history and fact as it is myth and legend. Stories were told and retold, and with little means of communication between say, Point Pleasant and Richmond, a true account told to a passing steamboat pilot may be an entirely different story once passed through various mouths in Pittsburgh, Cumberland and Winchester before finally ending with a newspaper editor in Richmond. One such story is that of Eulin’s Leap, dating to the Northwest Indian War and the early settlement of Point Pleasant. Counting personal letters from Mason County, histories written here in West Virginia, and newspapers from as far afield as Little Rock, Arkansas, I’ve come across no less than six versions of this story. 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Periodicals postage paid at Gallipolis, OH. River Cities Tribune is published weekly on Tuesdays. River Cities Register is published weekly on Fridays. Copyright 2022 by WV News. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any material from this issue in whole or part is strictly prohibited. Address all re-print requests to the editor. WV News is a locally owned West Virginia company. *POSTMASTER: Send address changes to River City Register, 825 3rd Avenue, Gallipolis, OH* SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Six-months (25 issues each) $100.00 One-year (50 issues each) $180.00 All subscriptions include both the Tribune and Register Full Digital access (includes e-edition): Free with paid print subscription. Digital and e-edition subscription only: $7.99/month He reached the point of the ridge, from which he could see the Kanawha River and Fort Randolph nearby, yet so far away, with the pursuing natives barely 40 yards behind him. Just then, the one who had circled the hill came up the other path and made his choice easy. Surrender and die, or take his chances with the cliff beneath him. The three Native Americans were shocked when he took a running leap and disappeared over the 65-foot cliff, and they ran to the edge themselves expecting to see his body below. Fortunately for Eulin, the thick tangle of grape vines, young locust trees, and paw paw trees growing from the cliff broke his fall and entangled him about halfway down, shrouding any view of him from above or below. When the Natives made their way down the hill, expecting to find and scalp his body, they couldn’t find a single trace or track of Eulin, not knowing that he was unconscious above in the branches and vines above them. When he awoke sometime later, with barely any cuts or scrapes to show for his leap, he had to make his way down three more short leaps of 17, 8, and 11 feet to reach the base of the hill. Running as fast as he could, in case the hunting party was still in the area, he found his canoe and crossed back over to the safety of Fort Randolph. The cliff from which he leaped was later measured and recorded by Thomas Lewis, and by its sheer height, made a good navigation marker for passing boatmen, who often noted passing the famed “Hunter’s Leap” or “Eulin’s Leap”. Today, you can still see this cliff just below the Silver Memorial Bridge, directly above where Route 2 goes from four to two lanes. Information from the Gallipolis Journal, Arkansas Advocate, Cooper’s Clarksburg Register, and Virgil Lewis’ “History of West Virginia.” Chris Rizer is the President of the Mason County Historical & Preservation Society and Director of Main Street Point Pleasant. He can be reached at masonchps@ gmail.com. Meigs Health Matters: Tips to assemble your disaster supplies kit Are you prepared? Do you have a disaster supplies kit for your home, car, or work? Could you survive for several days in an emergency? After an emergency, you may need to survive on your own for several days. Being prepared means having your own food, water and other supplies to last for several days. A disaster supplies kit is a collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency. You will need to take into consideration where you live and what season you could be needing your disaster supplies kit in one or two easy-to-carry conShawn tainers such as plastic bins Cunningham or a duffel bag. A basic emergency supGuest Columnist ply kit could include the following recommended items: Water, food, batkit. (Spring, Summer, Fall, tery powered or hand crank radio, flashlight, first aid Winter). kit, extra batteries, whisMany of these “disaster supplies kits” can be of use tle, mask, plastic sheeting and duct tape, moist towin more minor situations, elettes, garbage bags and such as a power outage, not ties, wrench or pliers, manjust a major disaster. ual can opener, local maps. Basic Disaster SupHave your cell phone with plies Kit chargers and a backup batTo assemble your kit tery. store items in airtight plasOnce you take a look at tic bags and put your entire the basic items you will need to consider what unique needs your family might have, such as supplies for pets or seniors. After assembling your kit, you will need to maintain it so it’s ready when needed. Since you do not know where you will be when an emergency occurs, prepare supplies for home, work and your vehicle. Each kit could have different and additional supplies. For an additional list of emergency supplies and printable lists to take with you to the store go to www. ready.gov/kit. The ready.gov site has some great information on Let the dog run news@rivercitiesnews.com CIRCULATION ................. (740) 446-2342 the Kanawha River, in the present-day Narrows near Chris the old Bosworth Landing, Rizer he began making his way along a path up the hillHistorical side in pursuit of either a Columnist stray horse or an animal he intended to hunt. UnbeStudents of local history knownst to him, his climb know that in 1784, Thomwas observed by three Naas Lewis, the son of Genertive Americans, likely a al Andrew Lewis, came to Shawnee or Lenape huntthis area and laid out the ing and scouting party, who town that would come to be were at this time involved known as Point Pleasant. in full-scale war against the Here he built a large stockcolonies throughout the ade, the final version of Fort entire Ohio Country and Randolph, and within and Northwest Territory. around it sold town lots to As he reached the top of early settlers, among them the hill, the three natives a frontiersman named Ben- came out of their hiding jamin Eulin (or Ulin). spot and fired their musOne day, said to have kets at Eulin, though they been the 15th of April, 1792, missed and he began a desEulin crossed the Kanawha perate race across the short River on a hunting expediridge. This wasn’t a fair tion. Then, the woods and contest and Eulin knew bottomlands alike were full it. These natives knew the of deer, bear, beaver, an ocland here as well as he did, casional buffalo, and fowl and without a doubt, as two of various kinds. He ranged of them followed his path several miles, far into what up the hill, the other would circle the hill and cut off is now Gallipolis Ferry, through the hollows of Salt his only other path down to Creek and Crab Creek, and the Kanawha River. He was trapped, and he knew that along Redmond Ridge. certain death awaited him if As he was heading back, he was captured. and about half a mile from by Pastor Ron Branch Rufus Rolston was a long-time member of one of my previous ministries — the Willow Island Baptist Church, three miles south of St. Marys, West Virginia, on Route 2. For over 60 years, Rufus had served the Lord faithfully at the church. When I came on the scene, he had been in declining health for about two years. Once he had been an example of strapping health. But, now that strength had been sapped, and he was at the point of death. He had become bedfast in his home. At church one Sunday morning, his good wife mentioned that Rufus wanted to tell me something. I visited with him the next afternoon. He greeted me faintly as I entered his bedroom. His voice was weak, and I had to listen intently to hear from him what was on his heart. He began almost immediately with something I had not expected. He wanted to tell me a story. It went like this. Thirty years earlier he had bought a beagle pup that was not outstanding in any of its features. But after working with the dog for a while, he found out that the dog could hunt in most excellent fashion. Because Rufus was a wellknown hunter, one day he received an invitation from an exclusive dog hunter’s group to go on a hunt with them. Although some of the men made fun of his dog, Rufus assured them that his dog would out-hunt the best of theirs. That is exactly what happened. The dog had performed so well, Rufus was offered hundreds of dollars for his dog. “I was not tempted in the least to sell,” he said. Years later, Rufus said he noticed that the dog did not seem inclined to hunt anymore. Thinking there might be a problem he took the dog to the vet. The vet concluded planning ahead in case a disaster does strike such as: emergency alerts and warnings, shelter, evacuation, and much more. Another great website is www.redcross.org/get-help/how-toprepare-for-emergencies/ survival-kit-supplies.html. There are also links listed on the Meigs County Health Department website at www.meigs-health.com/ emergency-preparedness/ under the “Are You Prepared” tab. Shawn Cunningham is the Meigs Co. Health Dept. Emergency Response Coordinator. TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press that the dog was still in acceptable health. But he had gotten old and was worn down. Just let him run with the younger dogs for as long as he would, the vet suggested. Several months passed. One afternoon, Rufus took his favorite dog along with a pup for walk on his property. He said, “The dogs ran for about an hour. But, then, I saw him stop. He lay down easily. Then, he just died. I suppose that is the way it will be with me….” He turned his head and looked silently into a corner of the room. I sat for a moment in the chair trying not to cry. I walked out without saying a word. Mr. Rufus left the hunt of his life the next day. This story stirred certain perspective in me. It reminded me to maintain a deep appreciation and respect for the aged saints of God who run to hunt out a life of Christian living and service for as long as their life permits. They run faithfully with God as long as they can as best they can until the energies of life run out, and God calls them home to Heaven. The aged saints are a sure inspiration. Before he died, Apostle Paul said, “I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course. I have kept the faith.” A fight is only a good fight when it is fought from beginning to end. A course finished is only best finished when we spend it in fellowship with God. Keeping the faith is truly kept when we keep it through thick-andthin, during good times and bad, for better or worse, all the way or no way. When we consider that Jesus Christ walked every inch of the Calvary road, that He bled every drop of Calvary blood, and that he endured every moment of Calvary pain, there is literally no excuse by which we can justify our being faithless. Today is Friday, July 22, the 203rd day of 2022. There are 162 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 22, 1937, the U.S. Senate rejected President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court. On this date: In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln presented to his Cabinet a preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. In 1943, American forces led by Gen. George S. Patton captured Palermo, Sicily, during World War II. In 1975, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in voting to restore the American citizenship of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. In 1992, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escaped from his luxury prison near Medellin (meh-deh-YEEN’). (He was slain by security forces in December 1993.) In 2013, the Duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, gave birth to a son, Prince George, who became third in line to the British throne after Prince Charles and Prince William. Today’s Birthdays: Author Tom Robbins is 90. Actor Louise Fletcher is 88. R&B singer Chuck Jackson is 85. Actor Terence Stamp is 84. Singer George Clinton is 81. Actor-singer Bobby Sherman is 79. Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, is 79. Movie writer-director Paul Schrader is 76. Actor Danny Glover is 76. Singer Mireille Mathieu is 76. Actor-comedian-director Albert Brooks is 75. Rock singer Don Henley is 75. Movie composer Alan Menken is 73. Singer-actor Lonette McKee is 69. Jazz musician Al Di Meola (mee-OH’-lah) is 68. Actor Willem Dafoe is 67. Actor John Leguizamo is 62. R&B singer Keith Sweat is 61. Actor Joanna Going is 59. Actor Rob Estes is 59. Folk singer Emily Saliers (Indigo Girls) is 59. Actor-comedian David Spade is 58. �Local, Calendar Friday, July 22, 2022 A3 Helping You Age Better: Wood receives award from Tuppers Online caregiver support Plains-Chester Water District We are excited about our newest partnership with Trualta, a personalized, skills-based training platform for family members caring for aging loved ones living at home, in addition to providing support for those caring for a grandchild or individual with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Trualta teaches caregivers skills in the comfort of their own homes through an online platform family caregivers can access on their computer or mobile device. Modules on the Trualta platform teach caregivers how to safely provide hands-on care, connect families with reliable support agencies, and offer information and video training from experienced professionals in a quick and easy format. In Ohio, family caregiving is expanding rapidly. There are an estimated 1.5 million family caregivers across the state. According to AARP, these family caregivers provide over 1.27 billion hours of care that is worth $16.8 billion. It is vital that adequate support and training be provided to empower safe and confident by Lorna Hart STAFF REPORTER Vicky Abdella REEDSVILLE, Ohio (WVNews) — The Tuppers Plains-Chester Water DisGuest Columnist trict Board presented Edna Wood with an award on June 10 in appreciation of her sercare at home. vice and the role she played Some of the support featured on in the startup of the district. the Trualta platform covers topics Wood began her career in such as personal care, safety and in1968, when she became one jury prevention, caring for a person of the first employees of the with dementia, caregiver wellness, newly formed water district grandparents raising grandchildren, that was created in December brain health, and music therapy. Les- 1966. The water system was sons are available online through vid- in the process of construction eo, audio, printable pages, tip sheets, at the time of her hiring, and and interactive e-learning. did not have an office until To sign-up for the free assistance, one of the original members log on to aaa7.trulata.com or access of the Board of Directors althe AAA7’s website at www.aaa7.org located a small area in their by clicking on the “Trualta” ad on personal business location. the main page. For more information, Wood was given $300 to purcontact the AAA7 Caregiver Support chase the needed supplies to Program at 1-800-582-7277 or e-mail start an office and she quickcaregiver@aaa7.org. ly got to work. The newly hired office Vicky Abdella, RN, is Director of Community Services for Area Agency for Aging, District 7. manager, along with gener- Submitted photo Tuppers Plains-Chester Water District Board president David Weber presented Edna Wood with an appreciation award for her 25 years of service to the organization and for her role as their first office manager. al manager Lindsey Lyons, worked to set up the systems to obtain meter readings, perform billing, take payments, store records and support the original custom- ers of the system. Wood also helped to obtain easements for the construction of the system, and her assistance in procuring easements from property owners when other parties could not was invaluable. Wood also worked with the second general manager, Don Poole, until her retirement in 1993. According to current general manager Derek Baum, Wood played a vital role in the startup of the water system, and helped to get water service to thousands of residences in Meigs and Athens counties. Today, the district serves a population of approximately 14,000 people with more than 600 miles of water line installed to 5,600 homes in the two counties. Baum said her 25 years of service with the district was greatly appreciated by all who knew her, and the time had come to officially recognize her contribution. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Middleport Fire Department chicken barbecue nator, at rcollins@buckeyeMeigs Soil & Water hills.org or 740-336-2042. To Conservation Board of learn more about Buckeye Supervisors to meet Hills Regional Council, visit The Middleport Fire Depart- www.buckeyehills.org, call The Meigs Soil & Water Conment will host a chicken servation District Board of Mason County barbecue July 23. Serving Chamber of Commerce Supervisors will hold their starts at 11 a.m.; to preorder monthly meeting on luncheon set July 26 regular call 740-992-7368. Thursday, July 28, 2022, at noon at the district office. Buckeye Hills Regional The Mason County Cham- The office is located at 113 ber of Commerce will hold Council Broadband a luncheon at noon, Tues- E. Memorial Drive, Suite D, Committee Meeting day, July 26. The luncheon Pomeroy. will be held at the Marshall Celebrating 98th MARIETTA, Ohio — The U/MOVC, 1 John Marshall Buckeye Hills Regional birthday with card Way, Sandhill Road, Point Council Broadband Comshower Pleasant. mittee will meet at Buckeye Hills Regional Council, The guest speaker will Neil Rebecca Hudson will be 1400 Pike Street, Marietta, Bumgarner, who will pre- celebrating her 98th birthon Monday, July 25, 2022, at senting on the Big Brothers day on Aug. 3 with a card 1 p.m. The purpose of this Big Sisters organization. shower. Cards may be sent meeting is to discuss the The luncheon cost is $10 to 1595 Tomblinson Run Rd, Affordable Connectivity Profor non-members and $8 Leon, WV 25123 gram and digital initiatives for members and includes a Forum on overdose of the Appalachian Regionbox lunch from Subway. crisis set Aug. 4 in al Commission. Questions regarding this meeting Please email your RSVP’s to Parkersburg should be directed to Ryan hilda@masoncountychamCollins, Broadband Coordi- ber.org. A public forum on the over- dose crisis will be held 6:30 p.m., Aug. 4 at The Rock Church, 1305 37th Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia. Hope For Recovery: A Conversation About The Overdose Crisis” will be led by Andrew Bell, Rural Health Community Technical Expert. Park District meeting set Aug. 12 The O.O. McIntyre Park District Board will have the next monthly meeting at 11 a.m. at the OOMPD Office, Suite 1262, Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust Street, Gallipolis, Ohio. AARP Safe Driving Class offered GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — A safe driving class sponsored by American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) in connection with the Gallipolis Christian Church will be given at the church location, 4486 St. Rt. 588, Gallipolis, 45631, on Friday, Aug. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration forms can be completed by calling the church office at 740-4461863. The cost of the class is $20 for AARP members and $25 for non-members. Payment can be made by check or money order payable to AARP. If paying in cash, please have the exact amount due, as change cannot be made the day of the class. Please bring your AARP member number (if applicable) and operator’s license number when you come to the class. The instructor is Jim Oiler. The Safe Driving Program is a classroom driver improvement course for all drivers but specifically designed for those 50 and older. This program developed by AARP can sharpen driving skills, help prevent accidents and keep older drivers on the road longer and more safely. For many people, the Safe Driving Class can also save money on car insurance. Ohio Law permits auto insurance carriers to offer a discount on premiums to qualified graduates of the approved AARP class. Policyholders should contact their carriers for more information about such discounts. Blain Family Reunion set for Aug. 14 in Gallipolis Ferry The 118th Annual Blain Family Reunion will be held at the Blain family picnic shelter in Gallipolis Ferry, WV. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. Bring a covered dish and a lawn chair; come rain or shine. For directions or questions, contact Dianna Blain. �A4 Friday, July 22, 2022 From Page A1 SUMMER (Continued from Page A1) There are several public events throughout the year that celebrate the local as well as national American heritage, in addition to self-guided tours on weekends during the summer, which will allow people to witness and experience what life was like on the frontier around the holidays, including traditions, food preparation. On Oct. 4, the Fort will host its Folklore and Fear Storytelling event. In December, the Fort will celebrate and showcase its Christmas on the Frontier that will afford visitors the opportunity to witness and experience what it was like living on the frontier during the holidays. Events are always free to the public. Chief Cornstalk Wildlife Management Area is located on 11,772 acres in Mason County near Southside, West Virginia. Second-growth oak-hickory and mixed hardwoods forests cover much of the rolling and moderately steep slopes. Chief Cornstalk WMA can be reached either on Nine Mile Creek Road off U.S. 35 near Southside, or by Crab Creek Road from State Route 2, south of Gallipolis Ferry. Hunting opportunities include deer, squirrel, turkey and grouse. A small File photo Tu-Endie-Wei State Park lake, about five acres, provides fishing opportunities for largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish, as well as stocked trout. A special permit is required to pursue trapping of muskrat, raccoon, mink or fox. In addition, a shooting range is available for gun enthusiasts. For those interested in spending the night at the WMA rustic camping sites are available for tents and small trailers Zaleski State Forest is the second-largest forest in Ohio’s system of state forests with over 27,000 acres. It also operates the only state-owned sawmill in Ohio. The mill produces rough sawn lumber for use by Ohio’s state forests and state parks as well as other government agencies. Historic Moonville Tunnel is located within Zaleski State Forest on the Moonville Rail Trail rightof-way. The newly named Selinde Roosenburg Memorial Backpacking Trail is 29 miles in length and File photo offers stunning views and moderately elevated pathways. A shooting range is open for use. Targets are set at 50 and 75 yards and only paper targets are allowed. There are 30 miles of bridle trails and a horse camp that offers 16 sites, latrines, picnic tables, fire rings, and hitching posts. The horse camp is located on Crow Road. Sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis and the camp is open year-round. Campers must register onsite. Campers must have a horse to camp at the location. Crown City Wildlife Area is a 11,120-acre state wildlife area located 4 miles northwest of Crown City. Primary access to the wildlife area is from State Rt. 218 and 790. The property is in Gallia and Lawrence counties and was acquired using multiple state funds. Wildlife Restoration federal funding was used to purchase the land. Acquisition started in 1997 and carried Lake Alma through to 2012. There are numerous small streams within the area and the elevation varies from just over 500 feet to 1,000 feet. The forested portion of the area is used for recreational activities such as hunting, hiking, birding and fishing. Largemouth bass and bluegill are the predominant species of fish in the ponds and wetlands. White-tailed deer, cottontail rabbit, turkey, mourning dove, squirrel, and grouse are the principal game species. Also, Crown City is becoming increasingly popular as a bird watching destination. Many bird species, some rare, are found throughout the unique grassland/ brushland landscape. The River to Ridges Heritage Trail was formerly known as the Kanawha Gateway Heritage Area. It is a nonprofit organization founded in July 2006 through a cooperative agreement between the Mason and Putnam county commissions and the Greater Kanawha Resource Conservation and Development Area Inc. The coalition was created to support projects that encourage heritage education and tourism throughout the communities of the lower Kanawha River Valley. There are miles of trails that wind through parts of Kanawha and Mason counties. Hiking, biking, birding, and other nature-related activities abound. The coalition will host the Mothman Search Team Bike Ride at the McClintic Wildlife Management Area. Registration is now $20 for those 18 years old and over, and $5 for those who are 17 years old and younger. To sign up go to www.runsignup.com. Gritt’s Farm Bike Race registration will be available until Aug. 4. The Gritt’s race is a timed grass and gravel race for all ages and will be held SESSION (Continued from Page A1) “But the most important thing to do is get started right away,” the governor said. “In the past year, gas prices have gotten out of control and inflation is through the roof. West Virginians need help right now.” Under the proposal, the state’s personal income tax brackets would remain the same, while the tax rates would drop for every income level. Justice, who has long maintained that eliminating the state’s personal income tax will spark economic development and drive an influx of new residents to move to the state, announced his tax cut plan July 6 after detailing the state’s year-end revenue collection numbers. Having ended Fiscal Year 2022 with a revenue collection surplus in express of $1.3 billion above estimates, the state is now in the financial opposition to begin the process of eliminating the personal income tax, Justice said. “This will be a permanent reduction in the state personal income tax,” he said. “We want to provide West Virginians with a permanent tax cut for perma- WV Legislative Photography A special session of the West Virginia Legislature to take up Gov. Jim Justice’s tax cut plan is scheduled for Monday at noon. nent relief and not a temporary stimulus.” A 10% reduction in the income tax is the maximum reduction the state can carry out under the guidelines of the federal American Rescue Plan Act, according to State Revenue Sec. Dave Hardy. The guidelines of ARPA will be in place through the end of 2024, at which time the state could pursue further reductions of the personal income tax, Hardy said. In addition to the income tax plan, the only other item for consideration on Justice’s special session call is an item asking lawmakers to “authorize and appropriate public funds.” Democrats in the West Virginia House and Senate released a statement Wednesday afternoon reacting to Justice’s plan. “West Virginians need help now,” said Senate Minority Leader Stephen Baldwin, D-Greenbrier. Saturday, Aug. 6. In the midst of some of Ohio’s most rugged, scenic territory of Jackson and Vinton counties is the 292-acre Lake Alma State Park. A quiet, 60-acre lake and a gentle creek meandering through a wooded valley provide a restful setting for park visitors. It is a friendly community park with walking trails and scenic views. Built in 1903 by the late C.K. Davis, a wealthy coal operator, Lake Alma was originally constructed as an amusement park. The park then boasted a large dance pavilion, outdoor theater, a merry-go-round and several other rides. This attraction prospered only until 1910 and was later purchased by the city of Wellston for a municipal water supply. The city leases the area to the Ohio DNR Division of Parks and Recreation for operation as a state park. Activities this month include Animal Stalking Game and Native American Games, along with Storybook Animals and bike with a naturalist. This is a small dog park that is fenced on three sides with the fourth side open to the waters of Lake Alma. The park is a leash-free zone for your furry pets to enjoy. Other activities include trails, picnicking, hunting, fishing, boating, swimming and camping. nounced this plan without discussion with or input from legislators — and we Baldwin are the ones who have been hearing from people across the state on what would help them the most,” said House Minority Leader Doug Skaff, D-Kanawha. “The limited special session call also precludes us from discussing other avenues for meaningful tax relief for West Virginians. Skaff His lack of communication aside, we look forward to reviewing this plan to see how we can provide much-needed relief to the citizens of our state.” The governor also has said he will call a special session to have lawmakers provide “absolute clarification” on the state’s 1848 statute on abortion, but has said that issue will be left for a separate session at a later date. “As inflation has grown this year, Democrats have proposed ideas to provide the people with relief now– gas tax relief, sales tax relief, tax credits for families, workforce investments and even a tax rebate. Those suggestions have largely been dismissed or ignored by the governor and the Senior Staff Writer Charles Young majority party.” can be reached at 304-626-1447 “The governor an- or cyoung@theet.com Submitted photo Pomeroy Eagles Ladies Auxiliary Secretary Sonia and Treasurer Christy presented a check for $4,800 to the Mulberry Kountry Kitchen manager Peggy Crane. The three are pictured with Kitchen volunteers. KITCHEN (Continued from Page A1) “One of our small food processors broke just four days before we received the grant,” Crane said. “So, we used some of it to purchase a professional size processor, which we really needed.” She said other kitchen appliances were also purchased, as well as accessories needed to run the enterprise. “It takes a lot of equipment and volunteers to serve lunch twice a week to an average of 100 to 125 per day,” Crane said. “And we never know how many will come for lunch — one day we served 238 people in one hour. We were re- ally scrambling to prepare additional food, but we did it.” Mulberry Kountry Kitchen serves from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursdays. Lunch includes an entrée, sides, dessert, and beverage. Visit their Facebook page for weekly menus and updates, or call 740-992-4019 for more information. �Friday, July 22, 2022 CARDIOLOGY SERVICES PVH Is Always Here. No Matter What Life Brings. 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The ruling adds to a string of court defeats for Ohio’s ruling Republicans amid the once-per-decade redistricting process that states undertake to reflect population changes from the U.S. Census. Despite those failures in court, however, Ohio’s 2022 congressional primaries went forward on May 3 under an earlier invalidated U.S. House map, and its legislative primaries under an unconstitutional Statehouse map take place Aug. 2. New maps will not be put in place until 2024. In its 4-3 ruling, the court said the latest map — which was passed earlier this year by the Ohio Redistricting Commission without Democratic support — again violated a 2018 constitutional amendment aimed at preventing partisan gerrymandering. The map created 10 safe Republican seats and five O’Connor, who at 70 years old must leave the court Dec. 31 due to age limits, again provided a pivotal swing vote, joining the court’s three Democrats in the majority. O’Connor had also joined Democrats in the ruling against the first congressional map. Jen Miller, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio, said the group agrees that the AP file photo districts are “rigged for politicians rather than being In this Sept. 15, 2021, photo, Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, foreground, speaks to state Sen. Vernon Sykes, drawn to uphold the rights seated, the co-chair of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, as other members of the panel prepare for a meeting on at of Ohioans to have meanthe Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. The GOP’s focus on the makeup of state supreme courts escalated this week ingful elections.” They after a series of legal setbacks frustrated the party’s effort to redraw congressional maps in Pennsylvania and North hope mapmakers will “take Carolina. That prompted some leading Republicans to press the party to pay more attention to elections in November the Ohio Constitution seriin which some supreme court justices will face voters. ously and create maps that truly are fair for the people Ohio’s attorney gener- less a requirement.” Democratic seats. How- vor” Ohio’s majority parThe decision “demon- of Ohio,” she said. ever, the high court’s ma- ty would have at least six al, who serves as the Redis- districting Commission’s strates that the majority jority said the latest map Democratic-leaning “packed” Democrats into tricts, leaving nine Re- lawyer, does not have the has once again assumed an three congressional dis- publican-leaning districts. option to appeal, as voters oversized role in the protricts that would heavily The justices cited studies gave the Supreme Court cess of drawing a congresfavor a Democratic candi- by several election experts original and exclusive ju- sional-district map by perpetuating its own standard date, while unfairly split- hired by the voting-rights risdiction. In their dissent, Jus- of what constitutes ‘unduly ting counties and cities and Democratic groups around heavily-Democrat- who challenged the maps. tices Sharon Kennedy and favoring’ a political party,” The decision returns Pat DeWine — son to Gov. the dissenters wrote. ic Cleveland, Cincinnati In a separate dissent, the map to the Republi- Mike DeWine, who sits on and Columbus. GOP commissioners can-controlled General As- the redistricting panel — Justice Pat Fischer assertcalled it their best attempt sembly, which will have 30 argued that the constitu- ed that the state’s high tion doesn’t define what court should serve as a “triat avoiding partisan favor days to act. If lawmakers fail, the de- “unduly favors” means al court” in such disputes, while abiding by the Constitution’s specific provi- bate will return once more and that the majority’s but said that didn’t take sions, which are in use this to the redistricting pan- analysis is faulty. They place during this first use el, whose multiple maps said proportional party of Ohio’s new map-making decade for the first time. Majority justices said of legislative and congres- representation is not even process. Moderate Republican evidence showed a map sional districts have yet to “an aspirational goal” of the constitution, “much Chief Justice Maureen that didn’t “unduly fa- withstand court scrutiny. Morrisey files motion to stay injunction blocking abortion law From Staff Reports CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed a motion in the state Supreme Court of Appeals for a stay pending appeal of the preliminary injunction against a West Virginia abortion Morrisey law. The motion was filed following the preliminary injunction oral order Monday afternoon. Morrisey made an oral motion for stay, but Conservative podcaster certified to run for Ohio Secretary of State as an independent COLUMBUS, Ohio — A conservative podcaster who has embraced former President Donald Trump’s discredited claims that the 2020 election was stolen will be on the November the Circuit Court declined to make a ruling, directing him to file a written motion instead, which he did Monday afternoon. On Tuesday, Morrisey filed the stay request at the state Supreme Court of Appeals. “Today, we filed our request for a stay at the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals of Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Tera Salango’s wrongly-decided ruling,” Morrisey said. “We believe it’s critical to file for an immediate stay in light of this flawed decision and seek this emergency measure to prevent immediate loss of precious life.” The injunction was issued Monday by Judge Sa- lango in the case of Women’s Health Center of West Virginia v. Miller. The suit filed by the health center, the state’s only clinic that provides abortion services, challenged West Virginia Code §61-2-8, a law that has been on the books in West Virginia since the 1800s which criminalizes abortion. The law states that “[a] ny person who shall administer to, or cause to be taken by, a woman, any drug or other thing, or use any means, with intent to destroy her unborn child, or to produce abortion or miscarriage, and shall thereby destroy such child, or produce such abortion or miscarriage,” is guilty of a fel- ballot for Ohio secretary of state. Terpsehore Tore Maras gathered more than the required 5,000 signatures to get on the ballot as an independent, Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced Monday. Maras will face LaRose and Democratic nominee Chelsea Clark in November for the job of overseeing Ohio’s elections. She initially sought to challenge LaRose in the May Republican primary, but failed to make that ballot. Her policy positions include returning to paper ballots and replacing all voting machines. Maras has used her podcast, “Tore Says,” to promote Trump’s election theories and the false QAnon conspiracy theory, Cleveland.com reports. She is also known for testifying as part of Trump attorney Sidney Powell’s lawsuit seeking to overturn the 2020 election. Maras also goes by Terpischore Maras-Lindeman among other spellings of her name. ony punishable by three to 10 years in prison. The measure was unenforceable following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, but that decision was overturned as part of the high court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization last month. In a legal memorandum released in response to the Dobbs decision, Morrisey concluded that §612-8 is still enforceable, and that it covers both providers of abortions and “at least arguably, women who seek them.” The Women’s Health Center’s lawsuit argued the statute should be considered void under the doctrine of “repeal by implication,” a legal concept which holds that an older law is made void when a newer, conflicting law is passed. Morrisey has disagreed with this interpretation. The health center had halted abortion services in the wake of the Dobbs decision but has resumed scheduling patients for the procedure in light of the injunction. �A8 Friday, July 22, 2022 �Friday, July 22, 2022 A9 Gallia County Church Directory APOSTOLIC Pyro Chapel Church 4041 CH&D Road, Oak Hill, Ohio. Services, Sunday school -children and adults, 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m. Wednesday night Bible study. 7 p.m. Life Line Apostolic Four miles north on W.Va. Rt. 2. Sunday morning, 10 a.m., Sunday evening, 7 p.m.: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship. 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday; 7:30 p.m. Apostolic Gospel Church 1812 Eastern Ave. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Calvary Christian Center, Inc. 553 Jackson Pike. Gallipolis. Sunday worship. 11 a.m.: Sunday school, 10 a.m.;Wednesday-Bible Study or Prayer-6 p.m. Apostolic Faith Church of Pentecostal &Assemblies of the World 190 Vale Road. Bidwell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday seivice, 12 p.m. Bible study and prayer service, Wednesday, 7 p.m. ASSEMBLY OF GOD Lighthouse Assembly of God Ohio 160, Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Sunday Evening 6:30 p.m. Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va., Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday children’s church. 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday Bible study. 7 p.m. BAPTIST Pathway Community Church 730 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Mid-week children and adult programming. Countryside Baptist Chapel 2265 Harrisburg Road, Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, l1 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. First Baptist Church 1100 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; AWANA Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. Gallia Baptist Church Dry Ridge Road. Gallia Sunday school. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Church Services 10:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m., AWANA Sunday 5:45 p.m. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Vinton, Ohio. Pastor: First and Third Sundays, Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Vinton Baptist Church 11818 Ohio 160 Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, l0:30 a.m. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Canaan Missionary Baptist Ohio 218, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 am.; Sunday worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Faith Baptist Church 3615 Jackson Pike. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Mercerville Missionary Baptist Church 117 Burlington Rd, Crown City. Ohio 45623 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good Hope United Baptist Church Ohio 218. Sunday school. 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday 6 p.m. Rio Grande Calvary Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Worship, l0:45 a.m., Bible Study 6:30 pm every Wednesday White Oak Baptist Church 1555 Nibert Rood, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship. 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday youth services. 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 7:30 p.m. Victory Baptist Church Victory Road, Crown City Sunday morning service, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m,; Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. French City Southern Baptist 3554 Ohio 160. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Paint Creek Regular Baptist 833 Third Ave. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church Ohio 554 Sunday school. 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Sunday school. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday night service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting and youth service, 7 p.m. Silver Run Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship. l1 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Silver Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Sunday 10 a.m.; Sunday night 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Poplar Ridge Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday prayer meeting and Bible study. 6:30 p.m.: Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Salem Baptist Church Gage. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service. First and third Sundays, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Addison Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:50 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m., Wednesday night prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Centerpoint Freewill Baptist Church Centerpoint and Nebo Roads. Sunday morning 10 a.m., Sunday evening 6 p.m. Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. Old Emory Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school. 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Northup Baptist Sunday school. 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. on the first and third Sunday of each month; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Youth every Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bible study at 7 p.m. Providence Missionary Baptist Church 3766 Teens Run Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study and youth night, 7 p.m. Prospect Enterprise Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good News Baptist Church 4045 George’s Creek Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Sunday Evening 6 p.m., Wednesday Evening 6 p.m. Springfield Baptist Church Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching, 7 p.m.; Bible study, Wednesday. 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Road, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Mee1ing, 6 p.m. Deer Creek Freewill Baptist Church Koontz Sailor Road, Vinton. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m. Guyan Valley Missionary Baptist Church Platform. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Mount Carmel Baptist Church Bidwell. Sunday school. 9:30 a.m.; worship, l0:45 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. Trinity Baptist Church Rio Grande. Sunday school. 823 Elm St. Racine, OH 740-949-3210 p.m., with adult Bible study, Church of God of Prophecy 380 White Road. Ohio 160. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship. 11:15 a.m.; children’s church, 11:15 a.m.; Sunday service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m.; Wednesday youth meeting, 7 p.m. Eureka Church of God Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Life Church of God 576 Stale Rome 7 North Gallipolis, Oh, Sunday Services 10 a.m.; Sunday Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. EPISCOPAL Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church 541 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship with Communion. 10 a.m., Fellowship & refreshments following. FULL GOSPEL Community Christian Fellowship 290 Trails End, Thurman. Sunday worship, kids church and nursery, 10 a.m.; youth night Wednesday, 7 p.m. Vinton Full Gospel Church 418 Main Srreet, Vinton. Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 6 p.m. Family movie night. 3rd Friday of each month at 7 p.m. Vinton Fellowship Chapel Keystone Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m. INDEPENDENT Bulaville Christian Church 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd., Gallipolis, OH 45631 Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service10:30 a.m.; Bible study, Wednesday 6 p.m. Crown City Community Church 86 Main Street, Crown City Sunday school. 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; youth meeting, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; adult Bible study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Christian Community Church FOP Building, Neal Road Sunday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Freedom Fellowship Route 279, OakHilL Pastor: Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday prayer and praise. 7 p.m. Macedonia Community Church Claylick Road, Patriot. Sunday school and worship services, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday service, 7p.m. Trinity Gospel Mission 11184 Ohio 554, Bidwell Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 7 p.m. Promiseland Community Church Clay Chapel Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m. Sunday evening, 4 p.m.; prayer meeting, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Bailey Chapel Church Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; Sunday night worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Debbie Drive Chapel Off of Ohio 141 Sunday school. 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday preaching and youth, 7 p.m. Peniel Community Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Thursday. 7 p.m. Pine Grover Holiness Church Off of Ohio 325 Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Dickey Chapel Hannan Trace Road. Sunday school. 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Liberty Chapel Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Elizabeth Chapel Church Third Avenue and Locust Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bethlehem Church 1774 Rocky Fork Road, Crown City. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Faith Community Chapel Sunday school. 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Nebo Church Sunday, 6 p.m. Morgan Center Christian Holiness church. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Walnut Ridge Church Sunday school. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Kings Chapel Church King Cemetery Lane, Crown City. Sunday morning worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Jubilee Christian Center George’s Creek Road. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church Ohio 325. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Garden of My Hearth Holy Tabernacle 4950 State Rt. 850, Bidwell. Services are conducted Thursday, 6 p.m.; Saturday 6 p.m.; and Sunday 10 a.m. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church Valley View Drive, Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rodney Church of Light 6611 Ohio 588. Fellowship, 9:15 a.m.; Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:40 a.m.; youth, 6 p.m. LATTER-DAY SAINTS The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Ohio 160. Sacrament service, 10-11:15 a.m., Sunday school, 11:20 a.m.-12 p.m.; relief society/priesthood, 12:05-l p.m. LUTIIERAN New Life Lutheran 900 Jackson Pike. Gallipolis, Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. and Sunday School: 9 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Bible study at Poppy’s on Court Street, Wednesday, 10 a.m. and Friday 9 a.m. UNITED METHODIST Grace United Methodist Church 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday. Worship. 8:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m., Sunday youth ministry 6-8 p.m., Wednesday-for men only, 8 a.m. Christ United Methodist Church 9688 Ohio 7 South. Adult Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 6:30-8 p.m. River of Life United Methodist 35 Hillview Drive, Gallipolis. Sunday school. 9:30 a.m.; worship. 10:30 a.m. Fair Haven United Methodist Kanauga. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, l0:30 a.m. Bidwell United Methodist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship 9 a.m. Trinity United Methodist Church Ohio 160 at Ohio 554 in Porter. Sunday worship. 9:30 a.m.; Bible study, 9 a.m. Saturday. CROWN EXCAVATING Free Estimates 740-256-6456 5885 ST. RT. 218 GALLIPOLIS Jay Cremeens Andrea Cremeens 75 Grape St. Gallipolis, OH 740-446-6333 9:30 a.m.; worship; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Mina Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Neighborhood Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday service, 6 p.m. Corinth Missionary Baptist Church Jimis Emary Road, Oak Hill. Sunday school 10 a.m.; service. 11 a.m. Every second and fourth Sunday. Harris Baptist Church Ohio 554, Rio Grande, Ohio Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study. 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Road Sunday school 9:30 a.m: Wednesday Prayer mee1ing 6 p.m. CATHOLIC Saint Louis Catholic Church 85 State Street, Gallipolis. Daily mass, 8 a.m.; Saturday mass. 5:30 p.m.; Sunday mass, 8 and 10 a.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Bidwell Church of Christ Ohio 554, Bidwell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Church of Christ 234 Chapel Drive. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Church of Christ at Rio Grande 568 Ohio 325 North, Bidwell. Sunday Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship 11 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. CHRISTIAN UNION Church of Christ in Christian Union 2173 Eastern Avenue, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday youth ministries and adult service, 7 p.m. Fairview Church of Christ in Christian Union Alice Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Ewington Church of Christ in Christian Union l76 Ewington Road. Sunday school. 9:30 a.m.; worship l0:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH First Christian Church of Rio Grande 814 Ohio 325 North, Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Bible study and youth meeting, 7 p.m., Wednesdays. Gallipolis Christian Church 4486 Ohio 588. Sunday worship, 8:30 a.m., l0:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School. 9:45 a.m.; youth meeting and adult Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Little Kyger Congregational Christian Church Little Kyger Road, Cheshire. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Central Christian Church 109 Garfield Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school. 9:30 a.m.: morning worship service. 10:25 a.m.; youth meeting, 5:30 p.m.; evening worship service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD First Church of God 1723 Ohio 141. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:25 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night; Bible study, 6-8 p.m. Rodney Pike Church of God 440 Ohio 850 Sundayworship. l0:30 a.m., Wednesday groups. 7 Bethel United Methodist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship. 7:30 p.m. Bethesda United Methodist Ohio 775. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school. 10:30 a.m. Simpson Chapel United Methodist Lake Drive, Rio Grande. Sunday worship. 11 a.m.; Bible study, 1 p.m. Monday. Thurman Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Centenary United Methodist Church Ohio 141. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Patriot United Methodist Church Patriot Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship: 11:05 a.m.; Sunday evening Bible study, 6 p.m. Children’s church, Thursday, 6 p.m. NAZARENE First Church of the Nazarene 1110 First Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday school. 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m. NON-DENOMINATIONAL Oasis Christian Tabernacle 3773 George’s Creek Road. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday worship. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. Faith Valley Community Church 4315 Bulaville Pike, Gallipolis, OH Sunday morning 10 a.m., Sunday evening 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., KJV Bible preached each service Fellowship of Faith 20344 Ohio 554, Bidwell. Worship service. 10 a.m. Sunday; Gentle Worship 2 p.m. third Sunday each month; midweek opportunity, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Gallia Cornerstone Church U.S. 35 and Ohio 850. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m., worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday teen service, 6 p.m..; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. River City Fellowship Third Ave. and Court Street Sunday celebration, 10 a.m. Contemporary music and casual. Old Garden of My Heart Church 1908 Fairview Drive, Bidwell. Sunday night service, 6:30 p.m., Sunday school for children, 6:30 p.m. Liberty Ministries Ohio 325, Rio Grande; Sunday fellowship, 10 a.m.; Worship and work, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service. 7 p.m. New Beginnings Revival Center 845 Skidmore Road, Bidwell, Ohio. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bell Chapel Church 19 Bell Ave at Eastern Avenue, Sunday morning 10 a.m., Sunday evening 6 p.m., Wednesday evening 7 p.m. New Life Church of God 210 Upper River Road. Gallipolis. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday night prayer, 7 p.m. Triple Cross Sunday school, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. McDaniel Crossroads Pentecostal Church Cadmus Road, Cadmus. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 51 State Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church 107 South High Street, Wilkesville, Sunday Morning Service 9:30 a.m. WESLEYAN Crown City Wesleyan Church 26144 Ohio 7 South. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night 7 p.m. Morgan Center Wesleyan Church Imersection of Morgon Center and Clark Chapel Rd, Vinton, Ohio; Sunday school 9:45 a.m. church services 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening church services, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Nathan King 800 West Main St. Pomery, OH 740-992-9060 740-441-9941 • 877-545-7242 19 Locust Street, Gallipolis, OH 45631 cremennsfh@yahoo.com Advisory Services are provided through Creative Financial Designs, Inc, a Registered Investment Advisory, & Securities are offered through CFD Investments, Inc., a Registered Broker/Dealer, Member FINRA & SIPC. Faith Investment Services is not owned or controlled by CFD. DAVID & DUSTIN MINK WHERE CONVENIENCE & QUALITY CARE MEET 740-446-0724 Transfer your prescriptions by calling 740-992-2955 or visiting www.swisherandlohse.com 2147 Jackson Pike, Bidwell, OH 45614 galliaautosales.com SHOP LOCAL AND SAVE! Our Mission is Simple: Provide great customer service and take pride in our work. If you have those things, everything else falls into place. 740-466-6877 | obscollision.com 1072 State Rt. 7 South, Gallipolis, OH �A10 Friday, July 22, 2022 Meigs County Church Directory FELLOWSHIP APOSTOLIC Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m. The Refuge Church 121 W 2nd St. Pomeroy, OH 45769. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Emmanuel Apostolic Tabernacle, Inc. Loop Road off New Lima Road, Rutland. Sunday services. 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. ASSEMBLY OF GOD Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane. Mason, W.Va. Sunday services. 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. BAPTIST Carpenter Independent Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Hope Baptist Church (Southern) 570 Gram Street, Middleport, Sunday school. 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rutland First Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Pomeroy First Baptist East Main Street, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. First Southern Baptist 41872 Pomeroy Pike. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship. 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church Sixth and Palmer Street. Middleport Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m. Racine First Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Mount Union Baptist Children’s Sunday school, adult Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Old Bethel Free Will Baptist Church 28601 Ohio 7, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Tuesday and Saturday services, 6 p.m. Hillside Baptist Church Ohio 143 just off of Ohio 7. Sunday unified service. Worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services. 6 p.m. Victory Baptist Independent 525 North Second Street, Middleport. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services. 7 p.m. Faith Baptist Church Railroad Street, Mason. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services. 7 p.m. Forest Run Baptist 108 Kerr Street, Pomeroy, OH, Sunday school, 10 a.m.: worship, 11:30 a.m. Mount Moriah Baptist Fourth and Main Street, Middleport, OH. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Antiquity Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Rutland Freewill Baptist Salem Street. Rutland. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m.; evening service and youth meeting, 6 p.m. 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, WVa. W.Va. Route 652 and Anderson Street. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning church. 11 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pageville Freewill Baptist Church 40964 SR #684 Pageville, OH Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. CATHOLIC Sacred Heart Catholic Church 161 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy, Ohio Saturday confessional 4:45-5:15 p.m.; mass 5:30 p.m.; Sunday confessional, 8:45-9:15 a.m.; Sunday mass 9:30 a.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Westside Church of Christ 33226 Children’s Home Road, Pomeroy, OH. Sundy traditional worship, 10 a.m., with Bible study following, Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Hemlock Grove Christian Church Church school (all ages). 9:15 a.m.; church service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pomeroy Church of Christ 212 West Main Street. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Middleport Church of Christ Fifth and Main Street. Sunday school, 9 a.m; morning worship service 10 a.m., Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday services 7 p.m. Keno Church of Christ First and Third Sunday. Worship. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Bearwallow Ridge Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Zion Church of Christ Harrisonville Road, Rutland, Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Church of Christ Worship service 9 a.m.; communion, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; youth, 5:50 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Bradbury Church of Christ 39558 Bradbury Road, Middleport. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Rutland Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and cmmunion 10:30 a.m. Bradford Church of Christ Ohio 124 and Bradbury Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship. 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday adult Bible study and youth meeting, 6:30 p.m. Hickory Hills Church of Christ Tuppers Plains, Bible class 9 a.m.; Sunday worship,10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible class 7 p.m. Reedsville Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, l0:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. CHRISTIAN UNION Hartford Church of Christ in Christian Union Hartford, W.Va. 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. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday services 7 p.m. Rutland River of Life Church of God Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. CONGREGATIONAL Trinity Church 201 E. Second St, Pomeroy. Worship, 10:25 a.m. EPISCOPAL Grace Episcopal Church 326 East Main Street, Pomeroy. Holy Eucharist, 11 a.m. HOLINESS Independent Holiness Church 626 Brick Street. Rutland. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship service 10:30 a.m.; evening service 6 p.rn.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Community Church Main Sireet, Rutland. Sunday worship. 10 a.m.; Sunday services, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church 31057 Ohio 325, Langsville. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service 7 p.m. Calvary Pilgrim Chapel State Rome 143. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship,11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Rose of Sharon Holiness Church Leading Creek Rood, Rutland. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting 7 p.m. Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church 75 Pearl Street, Middleport. Sunday: worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday eveniing service 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. LATTER-DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ohio 160. Sunday school 10:20-11 a.m.; relief society/ priesthood, 11:05 a.m.-12 p.m.; sacrament service, 9-10:15 a.m.; homecoming meeting first Thursday. 7 p.m. LUTHERAN Saint John Lutheran Church Pine Grove. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church Walnut and Henry Street, Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Comer of Sycamore and Second streets. Pomeroy. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. UNITED METHODIST Graham United Methodist Worship 11 a.m. Bechtel United Methodist New Haven. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study 6:30 p.m. Mount Olive United Methodist Off of 124 behind Wilkesville. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Alfred Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Chester Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday school 10 a.m. Joppa Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school 10:30 a.m. Long Bottom Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. Reedsville Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school 10:30 a.m.; first Sunday of the month 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Saint Paul Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship. 10:15 a.m.; Bible study, Tuesday 10 a.m. Asbury Tope’s LIFESTYLE FURNITURE Syracuse. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7:30 p.m. Flatwoods Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11:15 a.m Forest Run Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 9 a.m. Heath 339 S. 3rd Ave., Middleport. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. Asbury Syracuse Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. New Beginnings Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday school 9:15 a.m. Rocksprings Sunday school 9 a.m.; worship service 10 a.m.: 8 a.m. worship service Rutland Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Thnrsday services 7 p.m. Salem Center Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; worship, 9:15 a.m.; Bible study, Monday 7 p.m. Bethany Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Wednesday services, 10 a.m. Carmel-Sutton Carmel and Bashan Roads, Racine. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, noon. Morning Star Sunday school. 11 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. East Letart Sunday school 9 a.m.; worship 9:30 a.m. Racine Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study 7 p.m. Coolville United Methodist Church Main and Fifth Street. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 9 a.m.; Tuesday services 7 p.m. Bethel Church Township Road 468C. Sunday school 9 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. Hockingport Church Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. Torch Church County Road 63. Sunday school 9:30 am.; worship 10:30 a.m. FREE METHODIST Laurel Cliff Laurel Cliff Road. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; evening worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study,7 p.m. NAZARENE Point Rock Church of the Nazarene Route 689 between Wilksville and Albany. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship service 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6 p.m. New Hope Church of the Nazarene 980 General Hartinger Parkway, Middleport. Sunday school 10 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.; evening worship 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; men’s Bible study, 7 p.m. Reedsville Fellowship Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services. 7 p.m. Syracuse Church of the Nazarene Sunday school 9:30 a.m., worship 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday evenings 7 p.m. Chester Church of the Nazarene Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning service 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m. Rutland Church of the Nazarene Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m. NON-DENOMINATIONAL Common Ground Missions Sunday, 10 a.m. Team Jesus Ministries 333 Mechanic Street, Pomeroy. 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. Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m. A New Beginning Harrisonville. Thursday, 7 p.m. Amazing Grace Community Church Ohio 681, Tuppers Plains. Sunday worship 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Oasis Christian Fellowship (Non-denominational fellowship). Meet in the Meigs Middle School cafeteria. Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Community of Christ Portland-Racine Road. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship l0:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Beihel Worship Center 39782 Ohio 7 Sunday 10 a.m Ash Street Church 398Ash Street, Middleport. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service 6:30 p.m.; youth service 6:30 p.m. Agape Life Center 603 Second Ave., Mason. Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Abundant Grace 923 South Third Street, Middleport. Sunday service 10 a.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Faith Full Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Friday fellowship service, 7 p.m. Harrisonville Community Church Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl Street, Middleport. Sunday school 10 a.m.; evening 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service 7:30 p.m. Faith Valley Tabernacle Church Bailey Run Road. Sunday evening 7 p.m.; Thursday service 7 p.m. Syracuse Mission 1141 Bridgeman Street, Syracuse. Sunday School 10 a.m.; evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Dyesville Community Church Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship,10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Morse Chapel Church Worship, 5 p.m. Faith Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Full Gospel Lighthouse 33045 Hiland Road, Pomeroy. Sunday school 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening 7:30 p.m. South Bethel Community Church Silver Ridge. Sunday school 9 a.m.; worship 10 a.m. Second and fourth Sundays; Bible study. Gallia County Council On Aging Senior Resource Center Providing Seniors with: Transportation • Adult Day Service Home Care & Nutrition • Painting Games • Playing Pool • Crocheting 740-446-3045 | topeslifestylefurn@hotmail.com 856 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, OH 45631 740-446-7000 1165 State Rt. 160, Gallipolis, OH Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Carleton Interdenominational Church Kingsbury. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship service 10:30 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m. Freedom Gospel Mission Bald Knob on County Road 31. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Letart, W.Va. Rt. 1. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Faith Fellowship Crusade for Christ Friday 7 p.m. Calvary Bible Church Pomeroy. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service 7:30 p.m. Stiversville Community Church Sunday school 11 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Rejoicing Life Church 500 North Second Ave., Middleport. Worship 10 a.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Clifton Tabernacle Church Clifton. WVa. Sunday school. 10 a.m.; worship 7 p.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Full Gospel Church of the Living Savior Route 338, Antiquity. Saturday, 2 p.m. Salem Community Church Lieving Road, West Columbia, W.Va. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Hobson Christian Fellowship Church Sunday 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Restoration Christian Fellowship 9365 Hooper Road, Athens. Sunday worship 10 a.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. House of Healing Ministries Ohio 124, Langsville. Pastors: Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Hysell Run Community Church 33099 Hysell Run Road, Pomeroy, Ohio. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service 7 p.m.; Sunday night youth service, 7 p.m, Thursday Bible study 7 p.m. Endtime House of Prayer Ohio 681, Snowville. Sunday school 10 a.m., worship 11 a.m.; Bible study, Thursday 6 p.m. Mount Olive Community Church 51305 Mount Olive Rd, Long Bottom, OH 45743. Sunday school 9:30 am, Sunday evening 6 p.m. Grace Gospel 196 Mulberry Avenue, Pomeroy, OH 45769. Sunday school 10 a.m., Sunday service 11 a.m., Sunday evening 6 p.m., Wednesday 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 Sunday worship 9:30 a.m. Middleport First Presbyterian Church 165 N Fourth Ave., Middleport, OH 45760. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship service 11:15 a.m. United Brethren Eden United Bretliren in Christ Ohio 124. between Reedsville and Hockingport. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Sunday service 7 p.m. Mount Hennon United Brethren in Christ Church 36411 Wickham Road, Pomeroy. Adult Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship and children’s ministry 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday adult Bible study and Kingdom Seekers 6:30 p.m. WESLEYAN White’s Chapel Wesleyan Coolville Road. Pastor: Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Willis Funeral Home Prearrangement Center Garfield Avenue, Gallipolis, OH 740-446-9295 Kevin Petrie Jeff Dunlap G&W Auto Parts LLC 216 Upper River Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631 740-446-1813 • Fax: 740-446-4056 www.napagallipolis.com Kebler Financial Karl Kebler III, CPA, Wealth & Tax Advisor 111 W. 2nd St., Pomeroy, OH 45769 740-992-7270 Securities offered through Avantax Investment ServicesSM, Member FINRA, SIPC. Investment advisory services offered through Avantax Advisory ServicesSM. 740-446-0842 or 800-446-0842 252 Upper River Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631 www.norrisnorthupdodge.com �Friday, July 22, 2022 A11 First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Brian M. Jarvis • President Andrew B. Kniceley • Publisher John G. Miller • Executive Editor As social media giants threaten local news, Congress has opportunity to save it Editor’s Note: Today we share an editorial written by Dean Ridings, CEO of America’s Newspaper, a media trade association. Thomas Jefferson famously declared, “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” Jefferson knew that local papers were vital to a thriving democracy, and that notion is as true today as it was at our nation’s beginning. Americans know it, too. They trust their local news outlets, even in this highly fractured and partisan time. Compared to national news, six in 10 Americans have more trust in local news to report on stories that affect their daily lives, and they are about twice as likely to trust local news to report on the information they need to vote. Despite our trust in local news, too many communities today are hurtling towards Jef- Dean Ridings Guest Columnist ferson’s worst fear, but in a way he never could have imagined. About two newspapers have been closing every week since 2005. Instead of the government stifling journalism, local papers are steadily being shuttered due to the unchecked influence of two private entities: Google and Facebook. The main challenge for small news publishers is that Google and Facebook have hindered local outlets’ ability to be fairly compensated for the significant value their content generates for these platforms. Big Tech has commoditized and disconnected news content from its sources, undermining the advertising business that served as a bedrock of the newspaper industry. Big Tech platforms control virtually every aspect of the online advertising business and use clever tactics to keep users on their sites and deprive publishers of the ability to monetize their content. Faced with this anticompetitive behavior, it should be no surprise that local papers are struggling. In 2022, more than a fifth of Americans live in news deserts. And, 1,625 counties have only one newspaper, while more than 200 have no local newspaper at all. Social media is increasingly filling the void with untrustworthy sources and misinformation and becoming America’s de facto local news source. Big Tech’s threat to local journalism will not go away on its own, and the cost of inaction is too great to ignore. Congress must act. Among the antitrust bills Congress is considering this year, the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) is the only one that provides a direct check against Google and Facebook’s anticompetitive tactics that put local papers at risk. Ironically, Big Tech is protected by U.S. antitrust laws, which prevent local papers from negotiating as a group. The JCPA would provide a temporary, limited antitrust safe harbor for small, local news publishers to collectively negotiate with Facebook and Google for fair compensation for the use of their content. It’s narrowly tailored to ensure that coordination by news publishers is only in the interest of protecting trustworthy, quality journalism. Critics of the JCPA have parroted Big Tech’s argument that the bill would predominantly help large national publications. However, the JCPA is specifically designed to help small- and medium-sized papers and would help flow subscription and advertising dollars back to their newsrooms. Large national publications like The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times won’t qualify. The bill also incentivizes publishers to invest in hiring new journalists and newsroom personnel. In fact, publishers that demonstrate their invest- ment will receive a higher portion of the negotiated funds. As Big Tech devalues high-quality journalism in favor of provocative, divisive clickbait, the prospect of layoffs, pay cuts and furloughs has become an everyday reality for local journalists. While critics of the JCPA squabble about utopian solutions, local publishers, who recognize the urgency to revive local news, are firmly supporting the JCPA. They acknowledge the JCPA is the only bill that will put them on a more level playing field with the tech giants. Join me in asking your representatives in Congress to prioritize passing the JCPA to protect their constituents’ access to objective, quality local reporting — and to ensure that Thomas Jefferson’s fear of a democracy without robust journalism never comes to pass. America’s Newspapers is the trade association for thousands of newspapers across the United States. www.newspapers.org Biden fails; Iran awaits nuclear weaponry OK, it’s happened, Iran says it can quickly build an atomic bomb if it wants, and thank you oh, so much ex-President Barack Obama for facilitating this achievement with a progressively inane deal throwing sanctions out the window while autocratically skipping a constitutionally required treaty process. Thank you, too, President Joe Biden, for trying to make us overly dependent on Iranian oil as we stifle the development of our own resources in part by telling climate-changing oil companies they have no future because here come windmills and solar panels. An obvious problem is that renewables aren’t ready yet and will never do the job of fossil fuels by themselves unless we go agrarian in an impoverished, post-industrial future. Of course, Iranian oil produces as much CO2 as American oil and, if Biden had been successful in getting Iran to produce more oil for U.S. ben- eventually enlarging Iran’s military power. Jay There was no inspecting of Ambrose military bases for nuke development. A number of nations unleashed billions of Iranian Syndicated dollars, further enabling the fiColumnist nancing of terrorist massacres all over the Mideast. President Donald Trump efit, CO2 from Iran would still threw all that out the window be making things hotter while we might have had to say good- with renewed sanctions as his bye to Israel. administration amazingly arBiden also visited that ally ranged the Abraham Accords in his miswrought Middle East through which Arab nations adventure and listened as the joined with their old enemy IsIsraeli prime minister, Yair rael to stand up to Iran. To his Lapid, tried to explain to him credit, Biden, who once belithow a deal strengthening Iran tled the accords, is now detercould accelerate Iran’s dream mined to widen them. of Israelis disappearing from For instance, he would have their earthly presence once liked Iran’s enemy Saudi Araand for all. bia to join the Abraham AcNo deal emerged, which is cords but did not quite get better than what Obama did there or anyplace else in talks in helping to create the 2015 that many said he should nevpact. That travesty allowed er have entered, given the fact Iran to retain means of enrich- that Saudi Arabia’s leader is ing uranium to a killer extent. accused of murdering an AmerIt allowed ballistic missile tests ican journalist. with lethal missile mastery I understand the reluctance even though I also believe Saudi Arabia is one of the best chances we have for peaceful, humane Middle East order. Worrying about Biden having fist bumps with the Saudi leader strikes me as trivial. The huge concern now is happy, giggly Iran, which previously lied about trying to develop a nuclear weapon and is now saying it is darned near ready if needed. Understand that Iran is intertwined with Russia, China and North Korea, and understand, too, that its self-perceived mission is to rule the Middle East and Central Asia. A nuclearized Iran could enable the objective or maybe cause other nations, such as Saudi Arabia, to go nuclear themselves. One possibility is a spreading nuclear war ultimately involving the United States and maybe the whole world. It is unlikely that brave, alert, nuclear-equipped Israel, which has been assured by Iran again and again it was going to be wiped out, would sit around waiting for that outcome. Biden’s trip was a failure and he is a failure, as he has proved on issue after issue, from the border to the economy to Afghanistan, where millions are now starving to death. Climate change is for real but the way Biden and other progressives are approaching it could be more disastrous than the climate itself. Our country needs competent leadership at a time when the world and our country seem at the brink of something awful. I do think Biden has handled the war in Ukraine well, and I congratulate him on that, but it’s not enough. We need political change in Congress to emerge from the midterm elections. Jay Ambrose is an op-ed columnist for Tribune News Service. Readers may email him at speaktojay@aol.com. © 2022, Tribune Content Agency, LLC W.Va. needs all-the-above energy strategy Anyone who doubts that West Virginia’s economy is changing perhaps missed yet another announcement of exciting news. The United Mine Workers of America union has signed a memorandum of understanding with SPARKZ, a startup company that plans to make electric batteries. That agreement will allow the company to recruit and train 350 or more dislocated miners to work at its planned factory at a yet-to-be-disclosed location in West Virginia. No one would accuse the UMWA of giving up on the coal industry. The union still is dedicated to putting as many of its Bolts Willis Guest Columnist members to work in as many mines as possible. But union leaders have recognized that not all the mining jobs lost in states like West Virginia are going to come back. And those that do won’t necessarily be in the same areas where jobs have been lost. That’s why UMWA President Cecil Roberts said in May, when the agreement with SPARKZ was announced, that it would be “a win-win for the laid-off coal miners” who will work in the new facility, as well as their families and communities. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., called it “proof that there is an important role” for the union as the nation’s energy mix continues an unrelenting transition. That transition doesn’t mark the end of coal, but it is part of a switch to a so-called “all-ofthe-above” energy approach. No longer can a state like West Virginia depend solely on the boom-bust cycles of one industry, such as coal mining. Many companies considering West Virginia for its development efforts are demanding a broad energy mix that includes renewable sources of energy, such as wind and solar power. Battery storage is needed to make such forms of energy more reliable and economical. Manchin, who is chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has pledged his support for that “all-of-the-above” energy approach. Like the UMWA, Manchin does not intend to give up on coal, but he wants West Virginia workers to have more options. If that doesn’t happen in West Virginia, it will happen in other states and other countries. These days, when global conflict has led to record-high energy prices, many politicians say the United States needs to be energy independent. Diversification of energy sources is the best way to do that. Those who don’t see that are sticking their heads in the sand and refusing to see the world as it is changing. West Virginia can’t afford to be left behind. Bolts Willis is president of United Mine Workers of America Local 8843 at Cannelton, West Virginia. West Virginia can’t afford a new small business tax West Virginia small businesses have been through a lot over the last two years: pandemic closures, loss of sales, worker shortages, supply chain disruptions, skyrocketing inflation and record high gas prices. Data from the National Federation of Independent Business shows that small business confidence is at a 48-year low. This is concerning, but not surprising. Traveling around my district, I hear from small business owners who are struggling to keep their doors open and the Carol Miller U.S. Rep. W.Va. 3rd District lights on. They’re angry that failed policies mean they can’t find workers, and they’re disturbed that President Biden’s Washington is giving them nothing but problems. As a defender of our small businesses, I was appalled last week to see Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was teeing up a vote on a new small business tax to fund President Biden’s agenda. That’s right — a brand new federal tax for small businesses. The proposal would be a significant tax increase for certain small businesses and is inaccurately being characterized by Senate Democrats as “closing a loophole.” Not a penny of Senator Schumer’s new tax will be paid by large corporations. Senate Democrats need to come to the conclusion that now is not the time to raise taxes on small businesses. As they grapple with record inflation, the highest in 40 years, we need to support our vulnerable employers, not burden them with more federal taxes. I’m sure many West Virginia small business owners and their employees would be happy to show that they already pay more than their fair share to Uncle Sam. West Virginia small businesses are the backbone of our economy. Ninety-five percent of our state’s businesses are small, representing nearly half of all West Virginia payroll. These businesses aren’t using a loophole. They’re hanging on by a thread, and they need our help. Now is not the time to throw a new small business tax at them. I hope all of my colleagues will join me in the fight for the survival of West Virginia’s small business economy. U.S. Rep. Carol Miller is a Republican representing West Virginia’s current 3rd District. �A12 Friday, July 22, 2022 Weather, West Virginia W.Va. Sen. Capito discusses Respect for Marriage Act, Electoral Count Act by John Mark Shaver FAIRMONT NEWS EDITOR WASHINGTON (WV News) — During a Thursday press conference, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito wished President Joe Biden good luck in the wake of his COVID-19 diagnosis, as well as questioning the need for the Respect for Marriage Act. It was announced Thursday morning that Biden had contracted COVID-19, leading to Capito wishing him well in his battle against the virus. “With anybody, news of having a positive COVID test is an awakening, particularly our president,” Capito said. “I’m certain he will have the best of care. … I certainly hope he has minimal and mild symptoms. … I wish him a speedy recovery.” Also during the conference, Capito said she does not yet know which way she’ll vote concerning the Respect for Marriage Act Staff photo by John Mark Shaver Sen. Shelley Moore Capito spoke about the Respect for Marriage Act, the Electoral Count Act and more during a press conference on Thursday. that passed through the House earlier this week. The bill codifies same-sex and interracial marriage into federal law, a protection that some federal Democrats say is needed in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. However, Capito said she’s not sure if the bill is needed, and did not commit one way or the other on how she will vote once the bill reaches the Senate. “I do think that the efforts on marriage and contraception are definitely political maneuvers by the speaker, and I think the Supreme Court has laid both of these issues to rest quite affirmatively, but I still think it bears me looking into and what the implications would be,” Capito said. “There are many people who believe this is absolutely not necessary because this issue is settled, so let’s see what happens in the next week or two to see how this comes over, in what form and how it’s being presented.” Capito also spoke about her desire to modernize the 1887 Electoral Count Act, which she said needs to be done with very narrow, specific language. “The point of this is to clarify and get rid of any kind of ambiguity around the 1887 statute,” Capito said. “Obviously, it needs to be modernized, and that’s what we tried to do with a very narrow focus. … This is something that should have been done 30 or 40 years ago. Our best hope of getting this, once we work it through committee and everyone else way up, we could see an opportunity by the end of the year.” She added that she is not on board with a similar bill co-sponsored by Sen. Joe Manchin, saying that it is too broad and that she feels that its expansiveness distracts from the main issue at hand. “The second bill that has come forward, while it has some good things in there, I think it expands the scope of what we were really trying to focus on,” Capito said. “I want to keep my focus on the Electoral Count Act and how that can be modernized and narrowed to make sure we keep the focus where the ambiguity is. That’s why I’ve stayed off that other bill.” Later in the conference, when asked how she would combat the country’s in- flation rate, she said she is against what federal leadership is currently proposing, and instead offered some solutions of her own. “I would not raise taxes and I would not flush money into the economy and cause more demand issues when we don’t have supply,” Capito said. “I would start looking at the regulatory environment right now … to make sure that supply can catch up with demand. That’s the issue, and that’s why prices are going so high. “Let’s make sure that our ships are getting into our ports and that we’re making sure our transportation sector is able through the regulatory regimes. Don’t cut safety, but make sure you’re streamlining these things. … I would also unleash our American energy portfolio.” Fairmont News Editor John Mark Shaver can be reached at 304844-8485 or jshaver@theet.com. �River Cities Sports Leader Friday, July 22, 2022 Expectations high for soccer teams Bob Hertzel by Colton Jeffries SPORTS WRITER Sports Columnist POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (WV News) — It’s a good time to be a soccer fan in the River Cities. The Point Pleasant and Gallia Academy boys soccer teams made deep runs into their respective playoffs in the 2021 season, and expectations are high going into 2022. Both teams are keeping their head coaches, and both are returning strong players to make a push for a state title. Point Pleasant Black Knights Led by head coach Chip Wood, the Black Knights of Point Pleasant were so close to tasting glory in the 2021 season, making it all the way to the state finals. However, the Black and Red fell 4-3 in overtime to the Charleston Catholic Irish in the Class A-AA title game. In the playoffs, the Black Knights won in the opening round 7-0 against the St. Marys Blue Devils. They followed that up with a close 3-2 win against the Sissonville Indians. In the section finals, the Black and Red hosted the Williamstown Yellowjackets, who they beat 2-0. Hosting the regional finals, with a spot in the state tournament on the line, the Black Knights toppled the Scott Skyhawks, 1-0. In the first round of the state tournament, the Black Knights bested a very talented Herbert Hoover Huskies team, 2-0, to punch their ticket to the title game. On the way to the title game, the Black Knights ran roughshod over their regular season schedule, going undefeated against West Virginia teams. Their only loss in the regular season came across state lines in Ohio to the Marietta Tigers, falling 5-1. The Black Knights went 22-2-2 in the season, the ties coming against the Capital Cougars and Alexander Spartans. Along the way, the Black 2022 schedule is ideal for West Virginia File photo Ian Wood returns as one of the leaders of the Black Knights from Point Pleasant. and Red scored often, outscoring their opponents 8419 in the regular season, and 18-6 in the playoffs. Some notable wins during the 2021 season included victories over Class AAA schools like the Hurricane Redskins, Spring Valley Timberwolves, Lincoln County Panthers and St. Albans Red Dragons. They also recorded victories over the Williamstown Yellowjackets, Winfield Generals, Scott Skyhawks, Sissonville Indians and Poca Dots, and they took a 3-1 win over the rival Gallia Academy Blue Devils. In the 2022 season, the Black Knights will take on some familiar foes, along with some fresher faces. The rivalry game against Gallia Academy comes early in the season, with the Black Knights and Blue Devils clashing Aug. 30 at Ohio Valley Bank Field. Some other notable games include at Winfield Sept. 1, at Capital Sept. 6, at Sissonville Sept. 13, vs. Marietta Oct. 4 and vs. St. Albans Oct. 13. Opponents in 2022 that the Black Knights faced off against in 2021 are Braxton County, Poca, Gallia Academy, Winfield, Capital, Spring Valley, Sissonville, Parkersburg South, Nitro, Scott, Hurricane, Marietta, Alexander, Ravenswood and St. Albans. Newer opponents in 2022 are Nicholas County, Ripley, Huntington and Greenbrier East. The Black Knights graduated some talented seniors last season, including Cael McCutcheon, Nick Cichon-Ledderhose and Nico Marcos Del Rio. However, they also return several talent players in the upcoming season, including senior captains Colton Young, Ian Wood and Tyson Richards. They will open the season Aug. 19 at home against the Braxton County Eagles, who they also opened up the 2021 season against. Gallia Academy Blue Devils Led by head coach Cory Camden, the Blue Devils’ 2021 season ended in upset. The Blue and White fell in the district finals 1-0 to the Athens Bulldogs, cap- File photo Striker Keagen Daniels returns for Gallia Academy. ping off a 17-2-1 season. However, despite the season not ending the way they wanted it to, the Blue Devils still racked up quite a few accolades in their 2021 campaign. In the postseason, the Blue Devils started play with a 16-0 victory over the Circleville Tigers. They followed that up with an 8-0 win over the Miami Trace Panthers. Gallia Academy was crowned Ohio Valley Conference champions for the third year in a row, going a perfect 10-0 in their conference. The Blue Devils only lost twice during the season: the aforementioned playoff loss against Athens and a 3-1 home loss to the rival Point Pleasant Black Knights. The one tie on the record was against the Alexander Spartans. Just like their rivals from across the Ohio River, the Blue Devils had no trouble finding the back of the net, outscoring their opponents 113-14 over the season, including a margin of 24-1 in the playoffs. Some notable wins during the 2021 regular season include 5-1 over the Jackson Ironmen, 5-0 over the Fairland Dragons and 3-1 over the Athens Bulldogs. For the 2022 season, the field remains exactly the same. The Blue Devils will have home games against Jackson, South Point, Rock Hill, Chesapeake, Portsmouth Athens and Fairland. They will have road games against Alexander, Warren, Point Pleasant, Fairland, Portsmouth, Rock Hill, Chesapeake, Waverly and South Point. The rivalry game against the Black Knights goes down Aug. 30. The Blue and White lost some talented seniors last year, including keeper Bryson Miller, Brody Wilt and Connor Bolin. However, they still have some strikers returning, including Keagen Daniels, Maddux Camden and Carson Wamsley. The Blue Devils open their season Aug. 16 on the road against the Alexander Spartans. Marshall’s Ali joins Ohio State players on watch list From Staff Reports HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Herd fans already know, but the rest of the nation is starting to find out. The Marshall football team’s sophomore running back, Rasheen Ali, is one of the best in the nation. Ali was named to the Maxwell Award watch list Wednesday. Named for college football legend Robert “Tiny” Maxwell, the Maxwell Award has been given to the college player of the year since 1937. Ali made quite a splash his freshman season, finishing the year with 1,832 all-purpose yards and a total of 25 touchdowns (23 rushing, one receiving and one on a kickoff return). A Cleveland, Ohio, native, Ali ranked No. 1 nationally in rushing touchdowns and No. 10 in rushing yards. Overall, he led the nation in total touchdowns, rushing touchdowns and points scored. He ranked No. 10 nationally in all-purpose yards per game (140.9). Marshall’s coaching staff named Ali the team’s Most Valuable Player for the 2021 season. See LIST, B2 File photo Marshall star running back Rasheed Ali is on the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award, given to college football’s top player. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — It’s the schedule, stupid. It’s always the schedule. That’s the way of college football today and it’s why it’s so important that when all this realignment is over and done with West Virginia ends up in a conference that will give it a number of top 25 matchups as well attractive TV games. It’s not unlike when the Big East came apart and WVU found a home in the Big 12. As Oliver Luck desired when he pushed the deal through, the strength of WVU’s schedule made a huge jump and, while the success they were having in the Big East became a thing of the past, they remained to be looked upon as a top-tier program. Ask Connecticut what happens when you wind up in football purgatory. Over the last 10 years in the Big East, WVU played 28 games, including bowls, against Top 25 teams. Over the first 10 years in the Big 12, they played 40 such games. In most years since joining the Big 12, they were playing four games against ranked teams. One year, 2017, they played six ranked teams on the schedule — winning two and losing four — while still getting away with a winning record of 7-6. That’s the most ranked teams they have faced in the 21st century. By contrast, in 2008 while in the Big East, they went the entire season without facing a ranked opponent. The Mountaineers finished that 2008 season with a 9-4 record and two of those four losses were crushing — a three-point defeat at Colorado and a four-point loss at Pitt. The toughest schedule WVU has faced in the last 20 years probably wasn’t that 2017 year but the 2014 team. It played one fewer ranked team than the 2017 team did but it not only played three of those games against ranked teams in a row but opened with No. 3 Alabama and faced three Top 10 teams and also the No. 12 team in the nation. This year’s schedule is something like the perfect schedule for the Mountaineers. To begin with it’s a season that includes both regional rivals Pitt and Virginia Tech, but to add to the value of that, both games are to be played on a Thursday night, giving them a prime-time spot to show the nation what they have. In fact, there are three prime-time games, as they also play conference favorite Baylor at home on Thursday night. See HERTZEL, B2 �B2 WVU, From Page B1 Friday, July 22, 2022 Zach Frazier no longer the young kid at WVU by Greg Hunter BLUEGOLDNEWS.COM The kid from Fairmont is growing up. Zach Frazier is no longer just the talented youngster who was the first true freshman offensive lineman to start a game for West Virginia in over 40 years. Now he’s matured into a leader, a spokesman and soon to be a husband. As he heads into his third season of college football, Frazier has started 22 games for the Mountaineers and leads an experienced offensive line that returns all five starters from the end of the 2021 season. While the suit and tie didn’t necessarily look comfortable on the 6-foot-3, 306-pound Frazier during last week’s Big 12 Media Days, the normally quiet Friendly City product didn’t have any problem sitting with the gaggle of journalists assembled on the floor of AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, answering a range of questions. “Doing this for the first time is definitely a new experience, but it’s been a lot of fun,” said Frazier of his media day appearance. “Flying down here, going to the (Texas Rangers) baseball game last night, being in this (AT&T) Stadium for the first time, it’s been a lot of fun for sure.” College football is a yearround endeavor, as there is really no offseason. There are countless hours spent on strength and conditioning work that go on outside of practices and games. Still, Frazier and his teammates do try to get away for a few moments of non-football. “It’s always good when you get away and reset,” he smiled. “Golf is something I enjoy, and it helps me reset. I don’t know what my handicap is, but I play a good bit, and I’ve gotten better as the summer has gone along. “There are a number of guys who play. That’s one thing we can all do together,” Frazier explained. “I’d say the best golfer on the team is senior quarterback) Matt Cavallaro. Specialists and quarterbacks always seem to be good golfers.” The days of teeing it up on the links are nearly over this summer for Frazier and his fellow Mountaineers. WVU begins preseason practice on Aug. 1, and then its regular season gets underway on Sept. 1 at Pitt. “We still have a couple more weeks of summer workouts, then we get a three-day weekend off before we camp starts,” the center said. “It’s right around the corner. Photo by Jay LaPrete Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson, right, outruns Penn State defensive back Ji’Ayir Brown. Henderson is on the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award. LIST (Continued from Page B1) Photo by Kevin Kinder, BlueGoldNews.com West Virginia offensive lineman Zach Frazier with kid reporter Alyce Anderson. Photo by Greg Hunter, BlueGoldNews.com West Virginia center Zach Frazier in conversation prior to a spring practice. “I can’t wait for our first game. It’s against our No. 1 rival. It’s sad we haven’t played them in a while, so I’m glad we’re getting a chance this season. Growing up watching (the Backyard Brawl) was special, and now I get to play them.” Frazier’s two previous seasons at WVU have seen the Mountaineers finish with a record of 6-4 in 2020 and 6-7 in 2021. They went to a bowl game each season, but offensively they weren’t always explosive. They finished 88thin the FBS ranks in offensive scoring last season (25.2 points per game), while also being 103rdin rushing offense (123.4 yards per game), 56thin passing offense (234.9 yards per game) and 87thin total offense (371.9 yards per game). “We’ve been working hard this summer,” explained Frazier. “This is the most together I’ve seen this team since I’ve been here. Everyone is coming together really well, and the culture is the best it’s been since I’ve been here. I’m looking forward to an exciting season.” Since 2020 was an eligibility-free year because of Covid, Frazier is still listed as just a sophomore, but he’s got 23 games of experience under his belt. His performance the past two seasons has brought him plenty of outside attention. Frazier, who is engaged and is slated to be married next spring, was a true freshman all-American in 2020 and last year was named a second-team All-American by AFCA and Walter Camp. He enters the 2022 campaign with All-Big 12 first-team preseason recognition. “My goals are always really, really high,” the Fairmont Senior High graduate stated. “I keep them high, and that way if I miss, I still can be happy with the results.” There is one major unfulfilled goal Frazier said is more important than anything else to him … “A Big 12 championship.” Alabama’s Bryce Young, who won the Maxwell Award last year, joins Ali on the semifinalist list. There are seven other returning semifinalists: Coastal Carolina’s Grayson McCall; Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud; SMU’s Tanner Mordecai; Syracuse’s Sean Tucker; Texas’ Bijan Robinson; Virginia’s Brennan Armstrong; and Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman. Stroud is a high-profile candidate after his spectacular freshman season. But he’s not the only Buckeye on the list as Ohio State’s running back TreVeyon Henderson and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba are also considered ones to watch. Besides finishing as a Maxwell semifinalist, Stroud was fourth in the Heisman Trophy race in 2021. He totaled 4,435 Photo by Noah K. Murray Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud returns after throwing for 4,435 yards and 44 touchdowns last season. He’s considered a preseason ones-to-watch for both the Maxwell and Heisman awards. passing yards and 44 touchdowns and had third-best completion percentage in the country at 71.9%. Stroud had the second-best quarterback efficiency rating of 186.56 trailing only Coastal Carolina’s Grayson McCall. Henderson was another star freshman last year, breaking Ohio State’s freshman touchdown record with 19 and gaining 1,560 yards. Smith-Njigba led the Buckeyes with 1,606 receiving yards on 95 catches. He scored nine touchdowns, including a breakout Rose Bowl performance that included three scores. Photo by Kevin Kinder, BlueGoldNews.com West Virginia coach Neal Brown speaks during Big 12 Media Days in Arlington, Texas. HERTZEL (Continued from Page B1) “In all truth, I’d rather not play both those games, especially on the road, within one season, but that is what it is,” WVU coach Neal Brown has said. “I do think it’s been a benefit to us opening the season with the Backyard Brawl, because when we came back after the bowl game, it was a carrot for the players.” The Pitt game as the opener makes it more interesting and, while it’s at Pittsburgh at whatever-the-heck they call the stadium once known as Heinz Field [“It’s still going to be Heinz Field to me,” Neal Brown said at media day.] you hear no complaints. It’s a happening throughout the state ... and includes in the WVU locker room. WVU wide receiver Bryce Ford-Wheaton is someone who knows something about the Backyard Brawl, his grandfather, Garrett Ford Jr., having personally destroyed Pitt, 63-48, in 1965, and his uncle having also played in the Brawl. “As soon as the bowl game ended, and we reported back to campus, we were already locked in on Pitt,” he recently recalled. “We have a clock that doesn’t stop ticking. Coach Brown says this clock stops for nobody, so you go to get right. You got to get better every day.” In other words, Brown was telling his team to take the game as seriously as their fans do. With the teams not having played for 11 years, Ford-Wheaton has never played in it. “We’ve never played in it before, but the history is still there ... we know what it means to this state and this team. We’ve got to go out there and be ready,” Ford-Wheaton said. If there is any problem it’s that playing two rivalry games adds a large degree of difficulty to what already is a difficult, challenging schedule, but that was the choice they made a decade ago when they celebrated jumping to the Big 12. “We play a tough schedule,” Brown said. “It’s been well-documented. Two non-conference game games, two rivalry games on the road, 11 Power 5 opponents and the Big 12 schedule.” How many ranked teams will they face this year? Could they reach six again? Coud be, and if they can find a way to win eight or nine games in the season, it could get them into the rankings themselves. That’s why they play the games ... and, when you consider revenue, it becomes the tougher the better. The better the team, normally, the better the TV ratings, especially in prime time when you are alone or almost alone on Thursday night. And as for home games, since joining the Big 12, playing either longtime rivals or highly ranked teams, WVU normally pushes 60,000. Follow @bhertzel on Twitter �Bon Appetit Friday, July 22, 2022 B3 Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing File photo Summer squash is the foundation for a hearty meal. Fare Report: Stuffed Summer Squash Summer squash is one of my favorite garden goodies. I love it baked, fried, grilled or stuffed. With so many ways to prepare summer squash, I never get tired of it. Stuffed summer squash is a hearty meal that doesn’t require many additional side dishes. I like to serve stuffed summer squash with freshly baked herb bread and a fresh garden salad. If you enjoy squash or find yourself with an abundance of it from your garden, then clip this recipe and give it a try. Stuffed Summer Squash 3-4 summer squash, halved 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 sweet onion, chopped 3-4 cloves garlic, minced 1.5-2 pounds ground sausage (mixture of sweet and hot suggested) 1 can diced tomatoes spray a baking dish with EVOO and arrange the Rachel squash halves in it. Jarvis Next, add the olive oil to a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Add the onColumnist ions and cook for about 4 minutes. Next, add the 1 teaspoon fresh thyme garlic and cook for about 2 1 teaspoon fresh chives to 3 minutes. Pinch of salt Now, add in the sausage ¼ teaspoon pepper and mix with the onion and 1/3 cup herb breadgarlic. Cook for about 5-10 crumbs minutes. Next, add in the 4 tablespoons grated tomatoes, thyme, chives, Aged Asiago cheese salt and pepper. Cook unEVOO spray til sausage is thoroughly Preheat oven to 425 decooked. grees. Place equal amounts of Bring a large pot of water sausage filling in squash to boil. Place squash halves cavities. Mix the breadinto the boiling water. Cook crumbs and Asiago cheese until softened, about 5 min- together in a small bowl. utes. Remove from water, Sprinkle the breadcrumbs place in a colander and aland cheese evenly over the low to cool. stuffed squash. Spray lightPat squash halves dry ly with the EVOO spray. and remove seeds and Bake for about 20 minstringy pulp, leaving a cav- utes. Serve warm. Enjoy! ity for stuffing. Lightly The stars of summer: How to choose and use tomatoes, corn and peaches by Becky Krystal THE WASHINGTON POST Summer produce rolls in so prolifically, seemingly all at once, that I am more than a little greedy for it. A wagon originally given to me to cart around my large toddler is now devoted to carting around an even larger farmers market haul. Every weekend, my red wagon bounces along the sidewalk back to my house full of promise and enticing aromas. Sometimes I know exactly what I’m going to do with the cornucopia of peaches, corn, tomatoes, zucchini, peppers and more. Sometimes I don’t. What I do know is I don’t want a single bit of it to go to waste. I want to enjoy every last bite because I know the pleasures of summer fruit and vegetables are available for only a limited time. Today, I’m sharing highlights that cover three stars of summer: tomatoes, corn and peaches. Tomatoes Hot tip: Yes, you can refrigerate tomatoes! It’s OK! The caveat: Make sure the tomatoes are fully ripe, and put them in the fridge for no more than 3 days. There will be very little loss of flavor in that short period, and the texture won’t suffer either. For optimum flavor, bring the tomatoes back up to room temperature for 1 hour to 1 day. More advice: — Choose tomatoes that are firm, fragrant and heavy for their size. Ripe ones will give to slight pressure, but if they haven’t reached their optimum texture or color, you can finish ripening them on the counter. — Tomatoes produce the ripening hormone ethylene and are sensitive to it as well, so consider storing them separately from other fruits (avocados, bananas, etc.) that respond similarly. — Tomatoes need a little salt to make them truly shine, especially in a salad. — When faced with a Photo by Scott Suchman for The Washington Post How to choose and use tomatoes, corn and peaches — the stars of summer. bounty, consider canning your own crushed tomatoes to create one of the most versatile pantry staples out there. — Thinly slice heirloom tomatoes for a kind of carpaccio, using several different colors laid on a plate and covered with chopped chives, shallot, oil, salt and sherry vinegar. — Green tomatoes pair well with spices and work just as well in sweet dishes as they do in fried or pickled recipes. Corn Hot tip: Instead of peeling back everything for sale at the farmers market, pick your corn by looking for husks that are mostly bright green, silks that are not too dried out and ears that are heavy for their size. More advice: — Steaming in the microwave is the easiest method for shucking corn. Run under water, microwave on high for 2 minutes, let cool slightly and then cut the stalk end off through the first row of kernels. Hold by the silk end and push or shake out the ear — no silks. — If you’re grilling corn, shuck them and steam them in foil with a few ice cubes over high heat for 20 to 25 minutes. Then remove them from the foil and cook them on the grate, turning every 2 minutes until you get your desired color and smokiness. — Raw summer corn is just as delightful as cooked. It’s especially lovely in salad, where its sweet, juicy texture will play well against other ingredients that are crunchy, creamy or spicy. Peaches Hot tip: Peel peaches by blanching them in boiling water for 30 seconds, then remove and let them cool for a few minutes. The skins should slip right off with a paring knife. More advice: — It’s also totally OK to not peel your peaches, if you can’t be bothered. To remove excess fuzz, soak in cold water and gently scrub with a dish towel. — Choose peaches that are smooth, plump and blemish-free. You can let peaches ripen on the counter until they yield to a little pressure, then store them in the refrigerator fruit drawer. A good scent indicates good flavor. — Peaches are great additions to savory salads, too. Like tomatoes, they walk the line between sweet and acidic, giving you many options for complementary or contrasting ingredients that go in a lot of directions, whether that includes fragrant spices, bold fish sauce or fresh herbs. Like all stone fruit, peaches pair particularly well with almond extract in desserts, so consider it in recipes for cakes, puddings and pies that would otherwise use vanilla extract. We’ve also used amaretti (almond cookies) in peach ice cream. © 2022, The Washington Post I usually don’t write about sweets, as I typically gravitate towards the savory side of baking and cooking. But I wanted to share a great recipe that creates one of my favorite desserts that my family loves. Cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing are always a big hit. They are fluffy and pair well with your favorite ice cream or warm out of the oven. One thing about this recipe is to be careful not to get the milk too hot because it will kill the yeast. Killing the yeast will make the dough dense because the yeast isn’t able to make it rise. Trust me. I have done this before! They will still be edible, but not the fluffy cinnamon rolls you’re looking for. I hope you all enjoy this recipe! Cinnamon Roll Dough ¾ C. whole milk warmed to 110 degrees F 2 ½ T. (1 packet) active dry yeast ¼ C. sugar, granulated 1 egg, room temperature 1 egg yolk, room temperature 4 T. butter, melted 3 C. bread flour, plus more for dusting 1 T. salt ■ directions follow Cinnamon Roll Filling 1 C. brown sugar, light or dark brown 2 T. ground cinnamon 6 T. butter, softened Directions Soften the 6 T. butter in the microwave and reserve. Combine the brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and reserve. Cream Cheese Frosting 8 oz. cream cheese, softened 1 stick butter, softened 2 C. powdered sugar 1 t. pure vanilla extract pinch salt Directions In a stand mixer, combine the cream cheese and butter and cream them together until fluffy. Turn the mixer on low, and in small increments, start adding the powdered sugar. Scrape down the bowl occasionally so everything is incorporated evenly. Add in the vanilla and the salt. Reserve frosting until time for plating. Directions Warm milk to around 105-110 degrees F in a small saucepan or microwaveable bowl (start with 20 seconds and go from Sara Feltz Guest Columnist there in the microwave); it should be warm to the touch. Then transfer the warm milk to the bowl of the stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, and sprinkle the yeast on top. Let the yeast dissolve for approximately 5 minutes. Add in the sugar, eggs and butter. Mix until incorporated. Put the dough hook on the mixer; gradually add flour and salt and turn the mixer on low speed until the dough starts to form. Knead the dough on low, medium speed for approximately 6-8 minutes until it forms a ball. If the dough appears too sticky, add a little more bread flour, one tablespoon at a time. Next, transfer the dough to a well-oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap and allow to proof in a draft-free place until the dough has doubled in size. (1-1 ½ hours, depending on temperature and humidity in your home.) After the dough has doubled, turn it onto a floured surface and roll it into an approximately 16x10 rectangle. Using a pastry brush, spread the softened butter from the filling part of the recipe over the rect- angle of dough, not taking it over the sides. Take the cinnamon and brown sugar mixture and sprinkle it evenly over the buttered dough until it is gone. Starting from the 10inch side, roll up the dough. Keep the dough as tight as you can. Trim the ends off each side of the completed roll if they are not full of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Cut the roll into approximately 1-1 ½ inch sections with a serrated knife. There should be about 9 to 10 pieces. Put the cinnamon rolls in a large, greased baking dish, and line it with parchment paper for easier cleanup. Cover with a bread towel or plastic wrap and let rise again for another 45 minutes in a draft-free place. And pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees. Once cinnamon rolls have risen for the second time, remove the towel or plastic wrap and bake for approximately 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Pull the cinnamon rolls from the oven and let them cool for at least 10 minutes before covering the tops with the cream cheese icing and serve! Sara Feltz is an instructor of Culinary Arts at Pierpont Community & Technical College. sbrumage3@pierpont.edu �B4 Friday, July 22, 2022 Point Pleasant Church Directory METHODIST Hartford United Methodist Hartford. Sunday worship 9:45 a.m.; Sunday school 10:45 a.m. Graham United Methodist Rt. 62. Sunday worship 11 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Asbury United Methodist Rt. 62, Letart. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship 1st and 3rd Sundays 11 a.m.; Youth every Sunday 6 p.m. New Haven United Methodist 511 5th St. Worship 9:30 am Sunday school, 10:45 a.m.; Bible study, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Trinity United Methodist 615 Viand St., Point Pleasant. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Traditional worship service 10:45 a.m.; youth, 6:30 p.m.; prayer service, 7 p.m., Union United Methodist Rt. 1, Letart. Worship service, Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; meeting, Sunday, 7 p.m. Oak Grove United Methodist Oak Grove Rd., Letart. Worship service & Sunday school 10 a.m. Bellmead United Methodist Corner of Burdette St. and Howard Ave., Point Pleasant. Sunday morning 9:45 a.m.; Sunday school 10:45 a.m.; Sunday worship 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study 6:30 p.m. Mason United Methodist Worship Service 9:45 a.m.; Sunday school for youth 11 a.m. Vernon United Methodist RT. 2, Letart. Sunday school 9:30 a.m. Moore’s Chapel Rocky Fork Rd., Ashton. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday worship 11 a.m.; Sunday & Wednesday evening services 7 p.m.; Youth fellowship 6:30 p.m. Heights United Methodist 2016 N. Main, Point Pleasant. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Bible study Wednesday 7 p.m. Clifton United Methodist Clifton. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study 6:30 pm Good Shepherd United Methodist Rt. 2, Point Pleasant. Sunday worship 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school 10:30 a.m. Leon United Methodist Leon. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Krebs Chapel Sand Hill Rd., Sunday School 10 a.m., morning worship 10:45 a.m., Sunday evening 7 p.m., Wednesday evening Bible study 7 p.m. Mount Union Pliny. Sunday school 10 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.; Sunday evening 7 p.m.; Wednesday & Sunday night 7 p.m.; youth fellowship 7 p.m. Bachtel United Methodist Layne St., New Haven. Worship service 10 a.m.; Sunday school 11 a.m. Morning Star 2423 Jackson Ave., Point Pleasant. Sunday school, 10 a.m. Thursday 7 p.m. West Columbia United Methodist Rt. 62, West Columbia. Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday school 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study 6:30 p.m. Beech Hill United Methodist Southside, W.Va.; Sunday school 10 a.m.; church service 11 a.m.; Wednesday prayer and Bible study, 7 p.m. Oak Grove United Methodist Oak Grove Rd., Letart, Sunday school 10 a.m., worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m. Sunday evening service Mt.Carmel Gallipolis Ferry. Sunday morning 10 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Thursday worship 6 p.m. BAPTIST First Baptist Church of Mason (Independent Fundamental) 2nd & Anderson St., Mason, Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday worship 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Faith Gospel Mission (Independent Baptist Fellowship) Hannan-Trace Rd. Glenwood, WVa. Sunday school 10 a.m., Sunday morning church; Sunday and Tuesday 7 p.m. Faith Gospel (Independent Fundamental) Gallipolis Ferry, Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; Sunday worship 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday night prayer and Bible study 7 p.m. Main Street Baptist Church 1100 Main St., Point Pleasant. Sunday morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening worship 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday prayer and youth fellowship 6:30 p.m. Concord Baptist American Baptist Jim Hill Rd. Henderson,W. Va. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship service 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m. Wednesday evening worship, 6 p.m. Old Town Board Baptist Church Rt. 2, Letart, off Sand Hill Rd. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Jackson Avenue Baptist 2816 Jackson Ave. Sunday school 10 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.; evening service 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.; Jr. Church 7 p.m. Grace Baptist (Independent Fundamental) Rt. 62, Ohio River Rd. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday service 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer 7 p.m. Davies Grove Baptist Long Hollow Rd., Letart. Sunday service 10 a.m.; evening service 6:30 p.m.; Bible study Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Wolfe Valley Tribble Rd. Sunday school 10 a.m.; service 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Crab Creek Rd. Gallipolis Ferry. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday morning church service 11 a.m. New Haven Baptist (Independent) Rollins St. New Haven. Sunday morning worship 10:30 a.m Jordan Baptist Gallipolis Ferry. Sunday school 10 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; prayer, Bible study & youth groups 7 p.m. Leon Baptist Main St., Leon. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; morning worship 10:45 a.m.; evening worship 7 p.m.; prayer & Bible study Wednesday 7 p.m. Harmony Baptist (Abcusa) Corner of US Rt. 35 & Little 16 Mile Creek Rd. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m.; evening service 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Church Announcements Sponsored By These Local Merchants Palestine Baptist Palestine Creek Rd., Ashton. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; evening service 7 p.m.; Bible study, Wednesday 7 p.m. Faith Baptist 2nd St., Mason. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Bible study Wednesday 7 p.m., Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Upland. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; evening service 7 p.m.; prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Ashton Baptist Ashton. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; evening service 6:30 p.m.; Bible study Wednesday 6:30 p.m. New Hope Bible Baptist Church End of Robinson St. Point Pleasant.. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 10:50 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening 6:30 p.m.; special youth programs Wednesday 6:30 p.m. New Beginnings Baptist Church 8443 Sandhill Rd. Point Pleasant, Christ centered, Bible based family worship, Sunday at 11 a.m. Graham Baptist (Independent Fundamental) Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 10:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Lifespring Community Church 2414 Jackson Ave, Point Pleasant. Sunday services & children’s ministry 10:30 a.m.; refreshments start at 10 a.m. EPISCOPAL Christ Episcopal Church 804 Main St. Point Pleasant. Sunday services 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.; informal service with communion, second Saturday of the month 5 p.m. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Seventh-Day Adventist Saturday Sabbath school/Bible class 12 p.m.; Saturday worship service 1:30 p.m. Wednesday service 5 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN Point Pleasant Presbyterian 8th & Main St. Point Pleasant. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Henderson Church of Christ Henderson & Walnut St. Sunday study 10 a.m.; worship 10:50 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Church of Christ Sand Hill Rd. Bible study 9:45 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Church of Christ Mt. Alto, St. Rt. 2 & 331; Sunday Bible study 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday service,7 p.m. Glenwood Church of Christ Glenwood. Sunday Bible study 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study 6 p.m. WESLEYAN Wesleyan Holiness 2300 Lincoln Ave. Point Pleasant. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; prayer service Wednesday, 7 p.m. Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist 10 mi. N. on St. Rt. 2. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening service, 7 p.m. ROMAN CATHOLIC Sacred Heart Catholic Church 2222 Jackson Ave. Point Pleasant Sunday mass, 11:15 a.m. NAZARENE First Church of the Nazarene Mt. Vernon Ave., 25th St. Point Pleasant. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; morning worship 10:45 a.m., Ladies Bible study 6 p.m., evening service 6:30 p.m., youth fellowship 6:30 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m., kids Bible exploring 7 p.m. LUTHERAN St. Paul Lutheran Church 5th & George Streets New Haven. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship service 11 a.m. St. Peter Lutheran Church 28th & Parrish Ave. Point Pleasant. Worship service 9 a.m.; Sunday school 10 a.m. St. Mark Lutheran Upper Flats Community. Worship service 9 a.m.; Sunday school 10 a.m. Zion Lutheran Broad Run, W.Va. Sunday church service 10 a.m.; Sunday school 11 a.m. APOSTOLIC Henderson Tabernacle Sunday 10 a.m.; evening service 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. God’s Will Tabernacle Leon-Baden Rd., Leon. Sunday school 10 a.m.; evening worship, 6 p.m.; young people’s meeting Wednesday 6 p.m.; evening worship Friday 7 p.m. Life Line Apostolic Church 4 Mi. N. Rt. 2 Point Pleasant. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Evangelical Christian Union 206 Main St., Point Pleasant. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 6 p.m. Church of Christ in Christian Union Hartford. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; service 11 a.m.; evening service 7 p.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Liberty Assembly of God Rt. 1, Dudding Lane Mason. Sunday service 10 a.m.; evening service 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer 7 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD Church of God, Anderson Ind. 5th and Layne St. New Haven. Sunday morning worship 9:30 a.m.; evening worship 6:30 p.m. 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month, Wednesday evening 7 p.m., Youth programs each service First Church of God 2401 Jefferson Ave. Point Pleasant. Sunday worship 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Bible study Wednesday 7 p.m. PENTECOSTAL Pentecostal Lighthouse 4th & Main St. Hartford. Sunday worship 10 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Wyoma Pentecostal 7 miles out Redmond Ridge. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday worship 6 p.m. Full Gospel Fisherman’s Net Ministries 104 Main St. Point Pleasant. Sunday worship service 10 a.m.; Bible study & prayer meeting Wednesday 10 a.m.; mid-week service Thursday 10 a.m. Trinity Tabernacle Barton Chapel Rd., Ashton, W.Va. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening 7 p.m.; Wednesday evening 7 p.m.; Faith Gospel Church CITY ICE & FUEL Co. 304-675-1700 Rt. 62 North Point Pleasant Hannan-Trace Road, Glenwood. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday morning church; Sunday & Tuesday evening 7 p.m. College Hill Church 165 Wood School Road, Gallipolis Ferry. Sunday morning worship 10 a.m.; Sunday night 6 p.m.; prayer meeting Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arbuckle Interdenominational Rt. 62. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday evening 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study and youth service 7 p.m. Shiloh Community Leon-Baden Road.; Sunday morning 10 a.m.; Sunday evening service 7 p.m.; Wednesday evening 7 p.m. Guiding Star Advent Christian Church Letart-off Rt. 33 on to Tombleson Run Rd. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday worship 11a.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. General Assembly of the Body of Christ Sandhill Rd., Letart, W.Va. Saturday 7 p.m.; Sunday school 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Barton Chapel Jerry’s Run Road, Apple Grove. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. NON DENOMINATIONAL Christian Brethren Center St., Mason. Worship service 9:45 a.m.; Sunday school 11 a.m.; Sunday evening 7 p.m.; Wednesday study 7 p.m. True Gospel Church Gibbstown Road. Worship services Sunday 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Thursday evening Bible study at 6 p.m. Balls’ Chapel Ashton, W.Va. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday worship 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting 7 p.m. Salem Community Lieving Rd., Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday preaching 6 p.m.; Bible study Wednesday 6 p.m Leon Community Church Leon. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Gospel Tabernacle Viand St., Point Pleasant. Sunday school & worship service 10 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Elmwood Community Church Friday service 7 p.m.; Sunday worship 10 a.m., followed by Sunday school; Sunday evening worship 7 p.m.; Bible study, Wednesday 7 p.m. Christian Community Church Neal Road. Sunday 1 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Oma Chapel Church Grimms Landing. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday evening 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m.; youth & children’s church, 7 p.m. Pleasant Valley Community Outreach Rt. 2, Rollinstown. Saturday worship 7 p.m.; Sunday school 10 a.m.; Tuesday night prayer service 7 p.m. Willing Heart Outreach for Christ Oshel Road, Point Pleasant. Sunday 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Pleasant Ridge Church Gallipolis Ferry. Tuesday 7 p.m.; Sauirday service 7 p.m. Haven of Rest Church Warwick Road, Point Pleasant. Sunday school 10 a.m.; evening worship 6 p.m. House of Praise & Worship 1st St., Point Pleasant. Sunday 6 p.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m. Spilman Church West Columbia. Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m. Creston Community Church Leon. Sunday school 9:45 a.m., morning worship 10:50 a.m., Sunday evening worship 7 p.m., Wednesday evening Bible study & youth classes 7 p.m. OTHER Hickory Chapel Community Church Rt. 2. Sunday school 10 a.m.; morning worship 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening service 6 p.m., Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m. The Gospel Lighthouse (Independent) Neal Road, Point Pleasant. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Pine Grove Church Leon. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sunday night worship 7 p.m.; Wednesday worship/Bible study, 7 p.m. Millstone Church Apple Grove. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday meeting 7 p.m. Chestnut Ridge Gospel Lighthouse Church Chestnut Ridge Road, Mt. Alto. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m. Eddy Chapel Church Greer Road. Sunday evening services 6 p.m. Father’s House Church (Independent) Hanford. Sunday service 10 a.m.; evening worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Pleasant View Church Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday night service 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Rt. 1, Letart. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday night service 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study & youth meeting 7 p.m. Leon-Bethel Church Leon-Baden Road. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; Sunday evening worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 6 p.m. Clifton Tabernacle Clifton, Sunday morning worship 10 a.m.; Sunday night 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Smith Chapel Church Waterloo-Smith Church Rd. Leon. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday evening 7 p.m.; Wednesday evening 7 p.m. Marantha Cornerstone Church Sunday worship 10 a.m. & 4 p.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Manilla Chapel Church Manilla Ridge Road, Robertsburg. Sunday school 10 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study 7 p.m. Youth group 7 p.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. General Assembly of the Body of Christ Sandhill Rd. Letart, W.Va. Saturday 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. The Family Word Church of God of Prophecy 22nd Street, Point Pleasant. Sunday school 10 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.; evening service 6:30 p.m., Wednesday service 6:30 p.m. Broad Run Community Church (Independent) Sunday School, 10:30 a.m., morning worship, 9:30 a.m. Deal Funeral Home David R. Deal, Director/LIC “Family Owned” David & Brad Deal Caring • Professional • Affordable 304-675-6000 John Greer, Agent/Owner 304-882-2145 1401 Kanawha St., Pt. Pleasant www.kenbassinsurance.com �Healthy Living KBI Friday, July 22, 2022 B5 Why Wellness Visits Are Worth It Ken Bass Insurance Important reasons to visit a primary care physician John Greer, Agent/Owner Look Good And Spend Less 607 Fifth Street • P.O. Box 335 New Haven, WV 25265 www.kenbassinsurance.com ph: 304-882-2145 • fax: 304-882-3813 Budget-friendly ways to update a wardrobe Maintain Your Momentum How to overcome a fitness plateau 7 common fitness mistakes to avoid It is important to follow appropriate guidance when pursuing fitness goals. However, with so much information available online, it can be challenging to sift through the advice and determine what is safe and effective and what is not. Fitness enthusiasts may make certain mistakes along the way to achieving their goals. Recognizing which practices should be avoided can lower risk of injury and produce the desired results. 1. Skipping warm-up Warm-ups are vital before a workout. They help muscles in the body become acclimated to exercise by gradually building up heart rate and muscle flexibility and endurance. A warm-up can include walking, biking or light repetitions of exercises. 2. Getting caught up in “low-fat” foods It is important to eat a balanced diet that includes real, wholesome foods, according to Lucky 13 Fitness. Many people fill their carts with sugar-free desserts or fat-free items thinking this is healthy eating. When fat or sugar is removed, chemicals often replace these ingredients. Rather than embracing an extreme diet, focus on balance and moderation. 3. “Cheat days” Some people operate under the assumption that the weekend or another less regimented day is an opportunity to let loose and stray from a diet and exercise regimen. This can be a mistake. A better approach is to find a routine that has enough balance so a person doesn’t feel like he or she needs to go off the rails to indulge. 4. Using the “I’m busy” excuse There is no such thing as being too busy to exercise. Making exercise a necessary part of a daily routine requires finding time for fitness. Individuals may need to squeeze in exercise in the early morning before work or school. If exercise seems to be getting in the way of family time, engage in a group workout with the kids or your spouse. 5. Pushing too hard Many people exercise under the assumption that “more is more.” Injuries can occur when one pushes too far in a workout, particularly if he or she is lifting more weight than his or her body can handle. It is essential to give the body some time off to recuperate. Rest helps to prevent injuries. 6. Making vague goals Establishing fitness goals helps people reach markers that make it easy for them to gauge their success. Statements like “I want to lose weight” or “I want to get stronger” make it hard to measure progress, as they lack specificity. It is much better to make firm goals, such as specific pounds to lose or being able to lift a certain amount of weight by a predetermined date. 7. Hopping from program to program It’s tempting to try everything the gym or the fitness world has to offer. It is better to learn the basics and stick with a program for some time before moving on to another one; otherwise, you may never have enough time to master any routine. These are just a few of the fitness mistakes to avoid as you begin a journey to improved health and wellness. �B6 Friday, July 22, 2022 Healthy Living How to overcome a plateau in fitness Each individual has his or her own fitness goals when beginning an exercise regimen. Perhaps the plan is to lose a set amount of weight or lift a certain amount of weight? Goals help people assess their workouts whether or not they are achieving the desired results. At some point in just about everyone’s fitness routine, it may seem like progress has stalled. Changes in the body may no longer be noticeable or the scale says the same weight each week. It’s easy to grow discouraged when exercise gains plateau. But recognizing this phenomenon can help people get their workouts back on track. What is a fitness plateau? The exercise resource GymBet says a fitness plateau is a phase when the body adjusts to a workout routine and stops progressing further. The body has become accustomed to the stress and changes an exercise routine has put on it in order to grow muscles, reduce fat or improve in training. What causes a plateau? The human body is incredibly resilient and can adapt to the physical demands of a workout. That means a workout initially can produce noticeable results. But over time, the body will adapt and something that was challenging will become easier. As a result, a familiar and once effective workout will no longer produce the desired results. Some call this General Adaption Syndrome. Even though hitting a plateau may seem frustrating, it is a good sign that an individual is making progress in a fitness program. How to overcome a plateau? The American Heart Association says one way to overcome a plateau is to follow the F.I.T.T principle of exercise. This stands for Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type. Once a plateau has been reached, a person will have to change one or more components of F.I.T.T. to once again get desired results. That may mean increasing frequency and/or intensity, spending more time in an exercise session, or changing the type of workout. If the plateau involves a lack of weight loss, then tracking food for a week or two can show just how many calories are going in versus how many are expended. Often, hitting a plateau can be traced to dietary changes. Banish boredom Another factor in hitting fitness plateaus that people may not realize is mental motivation. An individual who is becoming bored in a workout may not put forth the same level of effort, and that can manifest itself in a lack of results. Modifying the workout or attending a new program can be a small trigger to reach a new fitness level. A fitness plateau is something active people need to consider. Modifications can be made to get progress back on track. How to improve muscle tone Estimates suggest there are more than 650 skeletal muscles in the human body. Muscles perform a variety of functions that are essential to life. Skeletal muscles are attached to bones via tendons and are vital to movement. People who are interested in getting stronger and improving the appearance of their bodies target skeletal muscles in their workouts. While certain individuals are interested in developing large muscles or bulking up, many others want to appear fit by toning their muscles. Adding a bit more defined muscle to the body helps people look leaner. Toned muscles also help with balance, proper posture and flexibility. Achieving better muscle tone comes down to embracing a few tips. • Embrace resistance training. Resistance training refers to exercises that rely on resistance to contract muscles. This also may be called strength training. Lifting weights or doing body weight exercises, such as pushups and pullups are some ways to strengthen and develop muscles. • Get in the pool. Swimming is a great way to improve muscle tone. Water provides resistance and can make the body work harder through simple movements, all the while protecting against strain on joints. • Increase sets. Each strength training exercise should consist of around 10 to 12 repetitions of two or more sets. Increase sets once a strength base is established. Select a weight that makes it difficult to complete the final three repetitions in each set. • Lower body fat with cardio. Cardiovascular exercises help maintain good health by strengthening the body’s most important muscle: the heart. The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommends 150 to 300 minutes a week of cardio activity. Cardio can help burn body fat, which will help reveal the muscles underneath, producing a leaner look. • Increase protein intake. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends that protein make up 10 to 35 percent of calorie intake if a person is working to gain muscle. Select lean protein sources like chicken, fish and low-fat dairy. Watch the calorie content in protein shakes, as they can add too many calories and are unnecessary in most instances unless one is interested in developing significant muscle mass • Be patient. Depending on the consistency and intensity of a workout, it can take between four and eight weeks for muscles to begin to get toned. Anyone who has questions about muscle tone and effective workouts to sculpt muscle should consult with a personal trainer. Did you know? The right time to exercise is a different time of day for everyone. But there is good reason to consider moving your workout to the morning. The health experts at Healthline say that morning workouts are less vulnerable to distractions as phone calls and texts will typically take place later in the day. Piedmont Medical group says there are mental health benefits of exercise, including the secretion of neurotransmitters that promote mental clarity and improve attention span. Working out first thing in the morning can help you focus and take charge at work or in school soon after. Since exercise can boost metabolism, it starts the day out on a good foot, and may help you make healthier decisions throughout the day, including choosing more nutritious foods. Healthline also says that cortisol is a hormone that keeps you awake and alert. Cortisol increases in the morning, peaking around 8 a.m. Working out around this time may make workouts more efficient and effective. �Healthy Living Friday, July 22, 2022 B7 Fitness tips for new parents Important reasons to visit a primary care physician Being a parent requires an ability to adapt to change. Newborns require around-the-clock care that often translates into little free time for their parents. When parents get opportunities to step away, exercise may be the furthest thing from their minds. But it could be in new mothers’ and fathers’ best interests to consider exercise even when their schedules are hectic. Health experts at the Mayo Clinic advise exercise helps to tame stress, keep the mind sharp and boost the immune system. Staying fit and healthy with a new baby in the house may be easier when parents embrace certain strategies. • Flexibility is key. New parents strive to maintain schedules, but newborns and infants don’t always comply. Therefore, committing to a workout at a specific time each day or even a specific duration can be foolish. It’s better to take what you can get when you can get it. Don’t get hung up on following a specific regimen right now. • Exercise in bursts. Rather than devoting a set amount of time to a workout, fit in exercise when you have a minute. Run up and down the stairs while the baby is napping. Or do some bicep curls while preparing a bottle. • Take a “baby-andme” class. Gyms and fitness organizations often offer classes for new parents that build workouts around movements that can be done with baby in hand or in tow. Another option is Stroller Strong Moms, a workout group that incorporates kids and strollers. Seek out these programs for innovative ways to get exercise and spend time with your child and other parents. • Ask for time off. Spouses can divide baby duties so that each gets equal time away to devote to personal needs. Factor exercise into some of the plan, even if you can carve out only a few minutes. Another tip is to multitask. Consider buying a stationary bicycle to use while watching a favorite television show. • Go swimming. Swimming works many muscles of the body, and the buoyancy of the water relieves pressure on joints and other areas of the body. When baby is old enough, you can even enjoy time in the pool together. • Prioritize sleep. Do not compromise sleep for exercise, which can adversely affect your overall health. Sleep is essential for human development, says The Sleep Foundation. During sleep, the brain experiences intense activity, building the foundations for how people learn and grow, including the development of our behavior, emotions and immune systems. Adequate sleep is vital for new parents to maintain their health and the health of their babies. As infants grow, parents will find they have more time to devote to exercise. Until then, new parents can be flexible and make time for exercise when their schedule allows. It is vital to make personal health a priority. Despite that widely accepted truth, far too often people delay trips to see their doctors. The coronavirus pandemic only compounded this issue. An April 2020 report from Modern Healthcare found roughly one in three Americans delayed medical care as they coped with the financial loss and stress caused by COVID-19. A report from CTV indicated Canadian cancer diagnoses were down 16 percent from 2018 to 2020 due to closed facilities or fear of getting COVID-19 from medical offices. Concerns about the pandemic are not the only reasons individuals may skip doctor visits. Some avoid going to the doctor due to fear of the unknown. Dr. Barbara Cox, a psychologist based in San Diego, told NBC News that it’s common to feel reticent and anxious about going to the doctor. Around 3 percent of the population actually suffers from iatrophobia, the medical name for fear of doctors. Most just worry about getting bad news. A refresher course on the benefits of visiting a primary care doctor may compel millions to schedule appointments and get back on top of their overall health. • Chronic disease management: An individual with a chronic disease, such as kidney disease, diabetes or hypertension, should consult with a doctor about the ideal frequency of visits and to coordinate medication and testing with specialists. • Vaccines and shots: Primary care providers (PCPs) offer routine vaccinations and can ensure that individuals are up-to- date on the immunizations they need to stay safe. Tetanus, diphtheria, shingles, pertussis, flu, and now COVID-19 vaccines are vital to overall health. • Medical referrals: A PCP can assess a health situation and refer a patient to the correct specialist if more extensive care is needed. However, many chronic conditions can be monitored and addressed by a PCP. • Cancer screenings: UW Medicine, which specializes in patient care, research and physician training in Seattle, says most people will need a few cancer screenings as they age, including colonoscopies, Pap smears, mammograms, and other important diagnostic tests for cancer. PCPs are usually the first line of defense against cancer and can ensure patients receive the screenings they need. • Non-life-threatening illnesses or injuries: Unless a situation is life-threatening or severe, thereby warranting a trip to the emergency room, most people can visit their PCPs for help treating a variety of conditions. When in doubt, individuals should first consult with their general practitioners about the right course of treatment. • Routine lab work: Blood and urine tests often are part of annual well visit checks. Many PCP offices have phlebotomists on staff so that lab work can be conducted in the convenience of one place and then sent out for testing. • Work or sports physicals: Certain employers require physical examinations, as do schools and recreational sports leagues. PCP offices are the place to go for these types of examinations, which are generally recommended annually. Primary care physicians are often the first people to turn to for a bevy of health and wellness needs. �B8 Healthy Living, Classified Friday, July 22, 2022 Remedies for common skin conditions Did you know? Deep breathing exercises can help individuals maintain personal health and well-being. According to the American Institute of Stress, 20 to 30 minutes per day of “belly breathing,” also known as abdominal breathing or diaphragmatic breathing, can reduce stress and anxiety. The American Sleep Association reports that focusing on breath might be able to help induce sleep for people struggling to fall asleep. In addition to helping reduce stress and promote relaxation, breathing techniques are useful during labor to focus and release tension. Individuals with COPD often find it difficult to breathe, which can compound anxiety and make it even harder to breathe. But the COPD Foundation notes that two different breathing techniques can help an individual take in air without working hard: abdominal breathing and pursed-lips breathing. The skin is one of the most visible parts of the human body. Skin is the body’s largest organ and helps to retain water and protect internal organs. The average adult has about 22 square feet of skin, which weighs around 8 pounds, according to National Geographic. The skin can be affected by any number of conditions. While many are not overly harmful, certain conditions can affect appearance. This, in turn, may impact a person’s self-confidence. Therefore, many people prefer to address skin issues promptly and effectively. Here are some common conditions and how to address them. Acne Acne can occur on the shoulders, face, neck, and upper back. Breakouts may include whiteheads, red pimples, blackheads, and deep cysts. If left untreated, acne can cause scarring. Clogged pores cause acne, according to Healthline. This may occur from bacteria, hormones, dead skin cells, and excessive oil production. Non-inflammatory acne can be addressed by using salicylic acid, which naturally exfoliates the skin. It is found in cleansers and toners. Inflammatory acne can cause infection deep beneath the skin’s surface. Products containing benzoyl-peroxide may help reduce bacteria and swelling. Large pores Large pores tend to go hand-in-hand with oily skin. They are extremely common. The American Academy of Dermatology recommends being gentle with the skin to help minimize the appearance of pores. In addition, cleansing and exfoli- ating the skin can help. The AAD says retinol, which is a derivative of vitamin A, can unclog pores and restore the skin’s natural appearance. Redness Skin redness may occur for a variety of reasons. These include sunburns, allergic reactions, dry skin, acne, and irritations. Identifying the root of redness can help individuals make a plan for avoiding it going forward. Long-term redness often is linked to seborrheic dermatitis or rosacea. Certain medications and skincare products may be recommended by a dermatologist to address these issues. In addition, color-correcting makeup can help camouflage redness, according to L’Oreal. Eczema Eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a common skin condition that produces red, itchy, dry, and irritated skin. It tends to start in early childhood, and doctors believe an overactive immune system may trigger symptoms. A dermatologist usually treats eczema with over-the-counter antihistamines and OTC or prescription steroid creams. Psoriasis Psoriasis is an autoim- mune condition that results in the excessive shedding of skin cells. Psoriasis causes scaly, silvery defined patches on the skin and usually occurs on the scalp, elbows, knees, and lower back. Healthline says plaque psoriasis is the most common form of the condition. Light therapy, moisturizers, topical retinoids, and biologics may be prescribed to manage psoriasis. Scars Scars are a natural result of the healing process from an injury to the skin. Many scars fade over time, but deep scars can may be permanent and visible. Dermatologists may recommend application of vitamin E, silicone gel or other creams or oils to help minimize scarring after a surgery or injury. A prescription retinoid can be helpful when it comes to acne scarring. Steroid injections and laser treatments also can be used to reduce the appearance of scars, according to the experts at Medical Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery. Common skin conditions can be a nuisance, but various over-the-counter and prescription remedies can help. Budget-friendly ways to update your wardrobe An individual’s appearance can speak volumes. For many, that underscores the importance of having a wardrobe that presents the image they want to project. Unless you have unlimited funds, the process of curating a wardrobe can take time. Life brings with it many expenses, but it’s possible to update your wardrobe each season without breaking the bank. Check out these seven money-saving suggestions before visiting retailers. 1. Investigate your closet (and others’) Take stock of what’s al- Garage/Yard Sales Flea Markets Yard Sale. Thursday 7-21 and Friday 7-22 from 9am to 3pm Furniture, tools, decor, Great Prices!! 4327 Redmond Ridge Rd Galliipolis Ferry 25515 ready in your closet and drawers. You may forget what you have, particularly if you pack away seasonal items. In addition, check with roommates or family members to see if they have any pieces they don’t use or would like to swap. This keeps everyone looking fresh. 2. Turn pants into shorts or capris Who hasn’t had the dryer shrink an item that once fit? Over time, the hemline on a dress may creep up or pants just don’t hit at the right spot on the ankle any longer. Rather than wast- Wanted to Buy BUYING all guitars and old musical instruments any condition the older, the better Call or text 937-767-2326 ing an item, with some minor tailoring you can transform pants into shorts or capris and transform long dresses into short ones. 3. Invest in basics Keep a cheat sheet in your pocket or purse when shopping so you can pick up items when they are on discount. Staples to stock a wardrobe include a basic black dress, classic black dress pants, white dress shirt, A-line skirt in a neutral color, any occasion tops, and well-fitting darker wash jeans. For men, basics include slacks and blazers or a well-fitting suit, dress shirts in a few neutral colors, casual khaki slacks, well-fitting jeans, and casual polo shirts. 4. Set your budget and shopping plan Some people like to establish monthly shopping budgets, while others updating their wardrobes prefer to shop seasonally. Figure out how much you can devote to new clothes (after taking inventory of current items) and stick to that amount. If you’re a person who has difficulty saying “no” when shopping, shop with cash instead of card. When your funds are de- pleted, exit the store. 5. Shop from the back Sale and clearance racks tend to be at the back of department stores and other retailers. Start there to grab some pieces before working your way forward to where the newer, more costly items are displayed. 6. Stick to a neutral color palette It’s easier to mix and match newer items with pieces you already have if the colors blend. If you want to add pops of color, do so with accessories such as belts, ties, purses, or jewelry. 7. Shop thrift sales or consignment Just because it’s used doesn’t make durable clothing any less valuable. Thrift and consignment stores sell products at very low cost. Some places even have days during the week when ticketed items are slashed in price even further. Thrift and consignments stores also are great places to find unique pieces. Updating a wardrobe doesn’t have to break the bank. Some simple strategies can ensure anyone looks their best and has money to spare. Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR SIGNIFICANT ARP PERMIT NUMBER D-0354 Date Issued November 28, 1984 CONSOL Mining Company LLC has submitted an application to revise a coal mining permit #D-0354 to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral Resources Management. The permit area is located in Meigs County, Salem Township, 8, Fr 1, & 2 Section(s), Township 7N, Range 15W on the property of CONSOL Mining Company, LLC. The permit area encompasses 12.9 acres and is located on the Wilkesville 7 1/2 Minute U.S.G.S. Quadrangle Map, approximately 0.5 miles East of Salem Center. The application proposes to revise a portion of the post-mining land use from Undeveloped to Industrial. The application is on file at the Meigs County Recorder's Office located at 100 E. 2nd Street #205, Pomeroy, OH 45769 for public viewing. Written comments or requests for an informal conference may be sent to the Division of Mineral Resources Management, 2045 Morse Rd., Bldg. H-2, Columbus, OH 43229 within thirty (30) days after the last date of publication of this notice. Gallia County Fairgrounds Relocation Site Preparation Completion Date - 90 days from Notice to Proceed This project consists of site preparation and grading for the Gallia County Fairgrounds Relocation. Bids will be opened and read at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time on August 4, 2022 at the Gallia County Agricultural Society Office at 189 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 Bids must be in accordance with specifications and on forms available for review at E.L. Robinson Engineering, 155 West Central Avenue, Ashland, Kentucky 41101.and can be purchased and obtained at E.L. Robinson Engineering, 155 West Central Avenue, Ashland, Kentucky 41101 for a non-refundable cost of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) picked up or mailed. Make checks payable to E.L. Robinson Engineering. Each bidder is required to furnish with its proposal, a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid security furnished in Bond form, shall be issued by a Surety Company or corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety. Each Proposal must contain the full �Classified Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices name of the party or parties submitting the proposal and all persons interested therein. Each bidder must submit evidence of its experiences on projects of similar size and complexity. All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will, to the extent practicable, use Ohio Products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of their project. Additionally, contractor compliance with the equal employment opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123, the Governor's Executive Order of 1972, and Governor's Executive Order 84-9 shall be required. Bidders must comply with the Davis Bacon Act and federal prevailing wage rates on public improvements in Gallia County, Ohio as determined by the United States Department of Labor. The Gallia County Agricultural Society reserves the right to waive irregularities and to reject any or all bids. BY ORDER OF Tim Massie, Secretary Gallia County Agricultural Society at 7 Spruce Street, Gallipolis, Ohio. During the afternoon Meeting Ohio Power staff will present information regarding the Commission's TLP, project concepts, and specifics regarding the Proposed Study Plan (PSP). Final details for the Meeting will be listed at https://currenthydro.c om/calendar The Applicant invites resource agencies, Indian tribes, and members of the public to participate in the upcoming Meeting, to comment on the PSP and related matters. The PAD, NOI, Meeting Notification, PSP and associated reference materials are available for inspection and reproduction online at http://www.ferc .gov/docs-filings/elibrary.asp under FERC Docket p-15094. Project documents are also available for dissemination by contacting the Applicant. The Applicant's mailing address is Post Office Box 224, Rhinebeck New York, 12572; phone number is 914-805-2522. SWER ON OR BEFORE THE 2nd DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022. BY: REIMER LAW CO. Douglas A. Haessig, Attorney at Law Attorney for Plaintiff-Petitioner P.O. Box 39696 Solon, Ohio 44139 (440)600-5500 Joint Meeting Notification and Proposed Study Plan Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Ohio Power and Light, LLC Robert C. Byrd Hydroelectric Project Ohio Power and Light, LLC is seeking a license for Robert C. Byrd Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 15094) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission). The Project is a proposed hydroelectric generating facility, located on the Ohio River at the Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam near the Town of Gallipolis, in Gallia County, Ohio and the Town of Gallipolis Ferry, Mason County, West Virgina. On or about April 22, 2022, Ohio Power and Light, LLC. filed its Notice of Intent (NOI) to seek an original license, a Pre-Application Document (PAD), and a request for Authorization to Use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP) under Part 4 of the Commission's Regulations for the Project. The NOI provides notice of the Applicant's intent to file a license application for the Project. The PAD summarizes relevant and available information regarding the Project's description and operation along with discussions of the potential operational effects on environmental and cultural resources. On June 16, 2022, FERC approved the Applicant's use of the TLP which requires the Applicant to host a Joint Meeting (Meeting) within 60 days of approval. Pursuant to 18 CFR §4.38(b)(5), a public site visit of the Project is planned to begin July 26, 2022, at 10 a.m. on the West Virginia side of the Ohio River near the USACE Robert C Byrd access gate at the public parking and fishing access location off Robert Byrd Rd. in the town of Gallipolis Ferry, Mason County. The site visit will proceed to the Ohio side of the Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam, at the parking lot off State Route 7, in the Town of Gallipolis in Gallia County Ohio. The afternoon Meeting is scheduled for 1:30 pm at the Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library LEGAL NOTICE Charles William Bolin whose last place of residence is 34556 Junior Ward Road, Rutland, Ohio 45775, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Charles William Bolin whose last place of residence is 34556 Junior Ward Road, Rutland, Ohio 45775, Mark Bolin whose last place of residence is 121 Markham LN, Brooksville, FL 34601, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Mark Bolin whose last place of residence is 121 Markham LN, Brooksville, FL 34601 but whose present place of residence is unknown will take notice that on May 20, 2022 Plaintiff, Community Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company filed its Complaint in Case No. 22CV030 in the Court of Common Pleas Meigs County, Ohio alleging that the Defendant(s) Charles William Bolin , Unknown Spouse, if any, of Charles William Bolin , Mark Bolin, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Mark Bolin have or claim to have an interest in the real estate described below: Permanent Parcel Number: 1100077000; Property Address: 34556 Junior Ward Road, Rutland, OH 45775. The legal description may be obtained from the Meigs County Auditor at 100 East Second Street #201, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769, 740-992-2698. The Petitioner further alleges that by reason of default of the Defendant(s) in the payment of a promissory note, according to its tenor, the conditions of a concurrent mortgage deed given to secure the payment of said note and conveying the premises described, have been broken, and the same has become absolute. The Petitioner prays that the Defendant(s) named above be required to answer and set up their interest in said real estate or be forever barred from asserting the same, for foreclosure of said mortgage, the marshalling of any liens, and the sale of said real estate, and the proceeds of said sale applied to the payment of Petitioner's Claim in the proper order of its priority, and for such other and further relief as is just and equitable. THE DEFENDANT(S) NAMED ABOVE ARE REQUIRED TO AN- Legal Notices Legal Notices The following matters are the subject of this public notice by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The complete public notice, including any additional instructions for submitting comments, requesting information, a public hearing, filing an appeal, or ADA accommodations may be obtained at: https://epa.ohio.gov/a ctions or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-3037 email: HClerk @epa.ohio.gov Application Received for Air Permit Aspire Energy of Ohio LLC-AEO-C08 42244 State Hwy 681, OH ID #: A0071885 Date of Action: 06/24/2022 Aspire Energy of Ohio, LLC (Aspire) owns and operates one (1) 382 bhp Ajax Model 360LE natural gas fired internal combustion engine (AEO C08) at the Meigs Compressor Station (Meigs) located in Bedford Township, Meigs County, Ohio. AEO C08 is currently authorized via Permit to Install and Operate (PTIO) No. P0110160, which will expire on June 29th, 2022. As such, Aspire is submitting this timely and complete application for the renewal of PTIO No. P0110160 per Section A, Condition 5 of the current permit. The following vehicle(s) will be available for public sale on Friday, July 22, 2022 at Dave's Supreme Auto Sales LLC, 1393 Jackson Pike Gallipolis, OH 45631, at 1:00 pm. VIN: KNDJH741495018266 2009 Kia Borrego VIN: 2C3KA63H57H684807 2007 Chrysler 300 The Southern Local Board of Education wishes to receive bids for the following category for the 2022-2023 school year: Fuel/Oil. All bids shall be received in, TREASURER'S OFFICE, 106 Broadway Street, Suite 1, Racine, Ohio 45771, on or before 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 25, 2022. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and the submitting of any bid shall impose no liability or obligation upon the said Board. All envelopes must be clearly marked according to the type of bid and mailed to: Christi Hendrix, Treasurer PO Box 147 Racine, Ohio 45771 Questions may be addressed to christi.hendrix@southernlocal.net. Classifieds... As Easy As A AB BC C Legal Notices Friday, July 22, 2022 B9 �B10 Comics & Puzzle Friday, July 22, 2022 ALLEY OOP ARLO & JANIS BIG NATE THE BORN LOSER CUL DE SAC FRANK AND ERNEST THE GRIZZWELLS MONTY THATABABY NEA CROSSWORD HERMAN MODERATELY CONFUSED Sudoku Answers from 7/19 River Cities Tribune �Columns & Puzzles Friday, July 22, 2022 B11 Dr. Roach Vaccines are still effective against COVID variants by Keith Roach, M.D. DEAR DR. ROACH: I would like to ask you a basic question about COVID-19 booster shots, since no health authority seems to answer it directly. Why should I get a booster if the booster is based on the original alpha version of the virus from more than two years ago? Even if the booster shot were based on the delta variant, that variant passed through a long time ago. I had my two main Pfizer shots last summer while delta was raging, but now that the virus has morphed into weaker variants, the booster shot does not seem relevant or necessary. People are back to doing things in large groups, and if you get the virus, most likely you’ll get just mild, cold-like symptoms. So, why get a booster shot now if it won’t be effective against current variants? — M.B. ANSWER: You should consider a COVID-19 booster because it still provides protection against serious illness. People with at least three doses of the mRNA vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) have more than 99% protection against disease serious enough to require hospitalization. People who have not been vaccinated at all are still dying of COVID, and among survivors, persistent COVID symptoms can be activity-limiting. At the time of this writing, BA.2 is the dominant subvariant of omicron, but BA.4 and BA.5 are gaining ground. The vaccine manufacturers are working on omicron-specific vaccines, as well as working on vaccines that are intended to be effective for all variants. Preliminary data on the omicron-specific vaccines show there is incremental benefit. For now, we are left with what we have, and these are still effective. DEAR DR. ROACH: My total cholesterol levels in the past five years have ranged between 216 and 250, with LDL between 75 and 90, and HDL between 118 and 156. Medical professionals have remarked about the HDL numbers being so high. That has led them to assume that even though I have a family history of heart disease (both parents), because my HDL is so high, I am somehow “protected” or at a lesser risk of heart disease or heart attack. My mother had a high HDL but still needed bypass surgery. Despite that, my current primary care put me on 5 mg of Crestor, then switched me to 10 mg several years ago. I have tolerated it well. I am now 75 and in really good health, taking only rosuvastatin. I was hoping you might have more information about HDL and what it means to my health. — S.M. ANSWER: High levels of HDL cholesterol are normally associated with low risk of heart disease. I suspect you have a variant type of HDL cholesterol that is not protective against heart disease. It’s uncommon but not rare. Your case shows the need to look at the whole picture. Family history is not in the major guidelines for predicting risk, but with your situation, there is a disconnect between your cholesterol numbers and your family risk. I am not sure if your primary care doctor was aware of these families with high HDL and high heart disease risk, but I agree completely with the treatment with a statin drug. Dear Abby Long friendship ends abruptly over new beau by Abigail Van Buren DEAR ABBY: For 50 years, I had a close career and personal friend I’ll call “Ellen.” She has been married a long time, but I know she and her husband have had some rocky patches. Ellen was with me through the tragic loss of my son and, six weeks later, my very ill husband. I couldn’t have gotten through it without her. After being alone for 17 years, I met a man in the construction trade. He has his own business and is a fine, intelligent, kind, considerate man. He took care of his sick wife, as I took care of my ill husband. He also lost a grandchild. He was married for 51 years; I was married for 28. We are four years apart in age and have a deep, abiding love and understanding for each other. Abby, immediately upon meeting him, Ellen rejected him and abruptly ended our friendship! She thought, “because of my education,” I should be with a lawyer or doctor. I recently married this wonderful man and let her know. No response. I was deeply hurt by her actions. It has been six years, and I have other good friends. My husband’s six children are lovely to me. Yet I remain puzzled by what Ellen did. I was so close to her, her family and her other friends. I’m not sure how she has explained my absence. Her home was a second home to me. We saw each other frequently. I regret I couldn’t tell her family and friends this parting was not my choice. I may never understand this situation. Do you have any advice? — PUZZLED IN PENNSYLVANIA DEAR PUZZLED: As much as we might wish the opposite, not all friendships last forever. If you have described Ellen accurately, this dear friend was an elitist who judges people by a far dif- ferent scale than you do. She may also have been upset that, after so many years of your depending on her, you were finally getting your emotional needs fulfilled elsewhere. I’m not a mind reader, and I have never met the woman, but, PLEASE, don’t waste another minute looking backward. Enjoy the here and now and spend no more time dwelling on something you cannot change. DEAR ABBY: When I was leaving work last Friday, I caught two co-workers in a passionate kiss. The elevator doors were just about closed, but I waved my hand and they opened back up. I averted my eyes before they realized I was there and jumped apart. Because I was in shock, I made some nervous small talk and did not acknowledge the elephant in the elevator. My issue is they are both upper management and married to other people. I have no plans to “out” them, but I’m confused about how to interact with them going forward. I work with them on a daily basis as well as attend company parties, which their spouses usually attend. Any advice would be appreciated as my respect for them has plunged. — SHOULD HAVE WAITED IN THE SOUTH DEAR SHOULD HAVE: This is a minefield, so tread carefully and do not say a word about what you saw to anyone. Your respect for those two may have diminished, but it is vital — for your own sake — that your behavior toward them remain the same as it has always been. It may take a large dose of amnesia on your part to accomplish this, but it is what I am recommending. Bridge Endeavor to think the right thoughts by Phillip Alder A good bridge defender thinks down the right lines. He counts both sides’ tricks, trumps and high-card points. However, above all else, he never forgets the goal: the number of tricks needed to defeat the contract. On today’s deal, a tournament player sitting East would bid a preemptive three spades on the first round, which would have made it harder for NorthSouth. (With a full-value high-card raise to three spades, East cue-bids three clubs.) South might have made a takeout double on round two, but he was confident his partner didn’t have heart length because he had not made a negative double over one spade. Now North evaluated his hand well. He had a useful fifth trump and the working diamond ace. He conveyed his enthusiasm with a three-spade cue-bid. West led the spade king, East encouraging with the eight. West continued with a low spade. Declarer ruffed, drew trumps and tried the diamond finesse. It lost, and East switched to the heart 10, but declarer won with his ace and ran the diamonds, discarding dummy’s heart loser. South’s 11 tricks were three top trumps, three diamonds, the heart ace, two spade ruffs in hand and two heart ruffs in the dummy. West was unhappy. “Why didn’t you overtake my opening lead with your ace and switch to the heart 10? You can see two tricks: one spade and one diamond. From the bidding, the third trick surely has to come from hearts, and it has to be established before the diamond king is dislodged.” “Sorry, partner. I wasn’t thinking.” 7/19 Answers Horoscope by Eugenia Last Explore what life offers and delve into something that fascinates you. Having an interest in things that are obscure or bring you into contact with unusual people and places will encourage you to try something new and exciting. Take in every detail; there is no need to rush to decide. Knowing what you want will eliminate regret. CANCER (June 21July 22) — You’ll draw plenty of attention if you pitch in and help. Putting your attributes to the test will give you a better sense of what you can do next. Believe in yourself and don’t hold back. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) —You must go it alone if you want to get things done your way. The path of least resistance will tempt you when you know sticking up for yourself is the better choice. Don’t let others limit you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — A positive attitude will encourage progress. Share information and follow through with a plan that offsets any negativity you encounter. Look at trivial matters realistically. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — You’ll have some expansive ideas and plans, but before you engage, make sure you have the stamina to finish what you start. When in doubt, wait until you are confident you have the backup required. SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Pay attention to how you present yourself. Verify information before you pass it along, or you’ll pay the price. You may not relish change, but it will be beneficial in the end. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Put more thought into investments and how and what you do with your cash. Building a secure platform will help you get ahead. Refuse to let emotional interference get in the way. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) — You are heading in the right direction, but trying to take on too much or make up for someone’s incompetence will slow you down. Stop trying to fix what isn’t fixable. Romance is favored. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Refuse to let anyone get in your way. Avoid fighting a losing battle. Use your intelligence and discipline to get where you want to go; doors will open and new beginnings will unfold. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Don’t overanalyze money, health or legal matters. Distance yourself from situations to get a clear picture of what you must do to make the most of what you’ve got. Do what’s necessary. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Make plans with someone who makes you laugh. Kicking back with friends will eliminate stress and help put situations in perspective. Avoid over-the-top behavior. TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Share your thoughts and plans with passion. Go over every detail and put the final touches on whatever you pursue. 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