http://66.213.69.5/files/original/46b145180fc55c7aece2856b3252cdbd.pdf 7140bbde67913d3af4ee83ea282416ae PDF Text Text log onto www.mydailysentinel.com or www.mydailytribune.com for archive • games • e-edition • polls & more INSIDE STORY WEATHER SPORTS Watershed camp .... C1 Partly sunny. High of 95. Low of 68. Eastern football boot camp .... B1 OBITUARIES Mark Dempsey, 51 James Kessinger, 74 Bobby Joe Miller, 82 Larry Murray, Sr., 60 Wanda Parsons, 90 Arnold Pitchford, 77 Donald Ray Sayre, 87 $2.00 SUNDAY, JULY 8, 2012 Vol. 46, No. 27 Construction begins on $1.5 million project Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com POMEROY — Construction on the first phase of the $1.5 million project which includes separating sewage and waste water lines in Pomeroy village is under way. TAM Construction of Athens has a contract for $928,635 for construction of the first phase of the project which includes service lines and connections, manholes and two lift stations. Work is currently under way on the lift stations which are going in behind the Pomeroy Fire Department. A bid for the second phase of the construction in the amount of $631,000 was awarded to Doll Layman, Ltds. of Tipp City. That part of the work will include improvements to the existing waste water treatment plant including bar screen, belt press, pumps, valves and electrical work with two generators. According to Paul Hellman, village administrator, the entire project which will encompass about a third of the village is fully funded with state and federal grant money. Work on Pomeroy’s $1.5 million sewage/ waste water separation project begins. Two lift stations are currently being installed on the lot behind the Pomeroy Fire Department. Charlene Hoeflich/photo See PROJECT |‌ A5 Details released in July River Rec — Fun for all ages 4 Ohio River fatality Staff Report mdsnews@mydailysentinel.com SYRACUSE — The circumstances surrounding a July Fourth tragedy that occurred on the Ohio River near Syracuse were released Friday morning by the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (WVDNR) Law Enforcement Division. Celebration turned to grief Wednesday evening when a man died after being struck by a motorboat operated by his brother. According to Hoy Murphy, communications director for WVDNR, at approximate 6:10 p.m. Wednesday, Scott Cunningham, 42, of Albany, Ohio, was operating a personal watercraft and had been “spraying” a boat by turning sharply in front of it while both vehicles were in motion. Cunningham reportedly lost control and fell directly in front of the boat. The driver of the motorboat, Clarence Clay Cunningham, 43, also of Albany, and a brother to the victim, was unable to stop and, as a result, ran over Scott Cunningham. According to Murphy, the boat’s propeller amputated Scott Cunningham’s arm, and he died before he could be brought to shore. Investigators have determined that alcohol was not a factor in the accident. The incident is still actively being investigated, and no charges have been filed at this time. Outreach Center reaches out to local community Amber Gillenwater mdtnews@mydailytribune.com Bryan Walters/photos The 47th Annual River Recreation Festival has proved to be full of hometown pride again this year as flocks of kids and adults, alike, descended upon the Gallipolis City Park over the past week. Even though severe weather threatened the festival, the event went off without a hitch under the direction of Lorie Neal. GALLIPOLIS — Those in the community that fall upon hard times often reach out to local charities dedicated to serving families in need, but what happens when those organizations are in need themselves? They reach out to the community they serve. The Outreach Center in Gallipolis provides food to thousands of people each year through its food pantry located on State Street in Gallipolis, and, as a result of the recent storm that kept the center in the dark for four days, much of the food that would have gone out to families already in need, as well as those without food as a result of the power outage, was lost. According to board member Sherrie Fenderbosch, frozen food in seven different freezers spoiled and was See CENTER ‌| A5 Eastern board approved Shortage of blood donations permanent appropriations Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com TUPPERS PLAINS — The meeting must go on. Despite the lack of electricity on Tuesday at Eastern Elementary, the Eastern Board of Education still held its special meeting as previously scheduled. Treasurer Lisa Ritchie discussed the permanent appropriations for fiscal year 2013 with members of the board. Ritchie explained that the district ended the year slightly better than forecasted financially. Ritchie explained that input from administrators and teachers go into planning for the spending on materials and other items in the upcoming school year. Major purchases included in the fiscal year 2013 appropriations include the paving project currently out for bid, text books, and technology upgrades. The paving project will resurface the high school student parking lot. The final permanent appropriations for See BOARD ‌| A5 providing opportunity to give Nathan Jeffers njeffers@heartlandpublications.com OHIO VALLEY — “The need is constant. The gratification is instant. Give blood.” This popular statement from the American Red Cross is simple and to the point, yet it is often overlooked. With the recent storms slowly becoming a thing of the past and in the true spirit of community, local rescue workers and volunteers have stepped up to take care of their neighbors and those in need. In the long run, this kind of work is somewhat temporary until the debris is clear and electricity is back on. But as the above statement says, the need for blood donation is constant. 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The following information was also included in the press release: • The EOC may be opened again should the need occur. • The spoiled food dumpster at the Gallipolis Maintenance Garage has been removed. • Individuals who have experienced major damage to their homes or commercial buildings, and have not already done so, are encouraged to contact the Gallia County EOC at 446-0068 on Monday so that an assessment may be conducted. Once a county-wide assessment is complete, the EOC may apply to the state and federal governments for assistance if it is offered. This is a very important step in the process of obtaining assistance or reimbursement. There is no local assistance available from the EOC. • At this time, there is no assistance or food vouchers available to replace lost food. Individuals should contact their homeowners’ insurance company if available. However, the EOC is recommending that all receipts be kept in case some assistance does become available. • Please monitor the Gallia County Emergency Management, Gallia County Sheriff’s Depart- ment and Gallipolis Police Department’s Facebook pages for continuing updates. Nixle is also being used to provide urgent updates to the public. To sign up for Nixle alerts on your cell phone and/or email please visit www. nixle.com and follow the step by step directions on the site. Routine updates will also be provided to local news media on a regular basis. Gallia Community Calendar Card Showers Gordon and Betty Kemper will celebrate their 64th wedding anniversary on July 17. Cards may be sent to them at: 556 Fourth Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. Events Monday, July 9 GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis Planning Commission meeting, 5 p.m., Gallia County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, 61 Court Street. Tuesday, July 10 GALLIPOLIS — Victorian Tea Party, for girls ages 7-12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Our House Museum, 432 First Avenue, Gallipolis. GALLIPOLIS — TRIAD/SALT meeting, 1 p.m., Senior Resource Center, 1167 Ohio 160. RIO GRANDE — The Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center (ESC) Governing Board will hold its regular monthly board meeting at 5 p.m. in Room 131, Wood Hall, on the campus of the University of Rio Grande. Meigs Community Calendar Thursday, July 12 WELLSTON — GJMV Solid Waste Management District Policy Committee meeting, 3 p.m., district office, 1056 South New Hampshire Avenue, Wellston, Ohio. Friday, July 13 GALLIPOLIS — Healthy cooking demonstration, 6 p.m., Holzer Health Systems Conference Rooms ABC, 100 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. The demonstration is open to the community. Call (740) 446-5266 to make reservations. GALLIPOLIS — CadotBlessing Camp #126 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War bi-monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m., Gallia County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Any person with Civil War ancestry is encouraged to attend. Sunday, July 15 PERRY TWP. — Marion J. Clary family reunion, 12 p.m., O.O. McIntyre Park, shelter #2. There will be a dessert contest so bring your favorite dessert to enter. Fun and games for the kids so bring a change of clothes in case they get wet. For more information call (740) 388-9979. Friday, July 20 BIDWELL — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Gallia and Jackson counties, subchapter 102, meeting, 11 a.m., residence located at 4629 Ohio 850, Bidwell. Tuesday, August 7 GALLIPOLIS FERRY, W.Va. — Holzer Clinic and Holzer Medical Center retirees to meet for lunch, 12 p.m., K&D Restaurant in Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va. Thursday, July 26 GALLIPOLIS — French 500 Free Clinic, 1-4 p.m., 258 Pinecrest Drive off of Jackson Pike. The clinic serves uninsured residents of Gallia County between the ages of 18 and 65. Gallia County Briefs Monday, July 9 POMEROY — The Meigs County Republican Party executive committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Meigs County Courthouse. Tuesday, July 10 TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer Board will have a regular meeting at 5 p.m. at the TPRSD office. POMEROY — The Meigs County Board of Health meeting will be held at 5 p.m. in the conference room of the Meigs County Health Department, located at 112 East Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. POMEROY — The Meigs County Board of Elections regular meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. Allocation of voting machines and ballots will be discussed. Wednesday, July 11 ORANGE TWP. — The Orange Township Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the office of clerk Debbie Watson. Thursday, July 12 POMEROY — A free community dinner will be served from 5:30-7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Dinner will include hot dogs, hamburgers, salads, baked beans and drinks. Public is invited. Saturday, July 14 Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will meet with potluck at 6:30 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. All contest items will be judged at that time. WE ARE OXYGEN FAMILY� Family “Faces You Recognize, Service You Deserve” & MEDICAL EQUIPMENT OXYGEN Family One Stop Sales & Service 60330942 OxygenEQUIPMENT . CPAP . BIPAP & Home MEDICAL “Faces You Recognize, Service You Deserve” “Locally Owned by the Bowman Family” �RD � 0INE 3T� s ��� ���� Wednesday, July 11 GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Board of Health will meet at 9 a.m. in the conference room of the Gallia County Service Center, 499 Jackson Pike. Application deadlined extended for school clothing/supplies program GALLIPOLIS — Due to the storm on June 29, the Gallia County Department of Job and Family Services has extended the deadline to accept school clothing and supplies project applications. For those that were not able to make the deadline of July 5, applications will be accepted through 5 p.m. on Monday July 9 at the DJFS office located at 848 Third Avenue, Gallipolis. No further extensions will be possible due to the time frame of the entire project. Before applications will be processed, the following information must be completed and submitted: - Last 30 days household income must be attached to application. If not, your application will be denied (make copies before you turn into the agency). - Applications must be completed with all household members, income and signed. Children must be enrolled in kindergarten through twelfth grade. (Proof of enrollment for children under six over 17. Failure to provide will cause denial of application.) No phone calls. You will be notified by mail by August 10 if your application has been approved or denied. Shopping days for K-Mart and Peebles will be: August 1316, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Planning commission meeting slated GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Planning Commission will hold a meeting beginning at 5 p.m. on Monday, July 9 at the Gallia County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau at 61 Court Street. Case #1 — Site plan review for Buffalo Wild Wings, 215 Upper River Road (old Ponderosa property). Case #2 — Conditional use - Boby Muncy, 2038 Eastern Avenue (corner of Easter Avenue and Smithers Avenue) from single family dwelling to multi-family dwelling. For more information contact Bev Dunkle at (740) 4416015 or Brett Bostic at (740) 441-6022. Victorian tea party at Our House GALLIPOLIS — Victorian tea party, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesday, July 10, Our House Museum, 432 First Avenue, Gallipolis. The event is for girls ages 7-12. Participating girls will be given a tour of the house, a luncheon, an etiquette/fan talk class and will make crafts. Party dresses will be available to wear. If interested, contact Dewetta at (740) 446-0586 or (740) 446-1390. There is a cost for the event. SOPOC workshop to be held SOUTH POINT, Ohio — The Southern Ohio Procurement Outreach Center will present a workshop detailing SBA small business designations and certifications for businesses interested in federal contracting from 1-4 p.m on Thursday, July 12 at the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, 216 Collins Avenue, South Point. The workshop will give an overview of various SBA designations and focus on the HUBzone certification, including eligibility standards for HUBzone certification and the steps involved in submitting an application. Information will be presented on other certifications, i.e. 8(a), Women-owned Small Business and others. Registration is free Little Miss and Little Mister Gallia County Entry Blank For 2012 Name: ___________________________ Age: ______ (Birthday on or between July 29, 2004 and July 30, 2006) and can be completed by calling the Southern Ohio Procurement Outreach Center: 740-377-4550 or go to their website at http://sopoc.ecenterdirect.com. Cadot-Blessing Camp #126 to meet GALLIPOLIS — The Cadot-Bessing Camp #126 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will have its bi-monthly meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. on July 13 at the Gallia County Visitor’s Center. Any persons with Civil War ancestors are encouraged to attend. The Camp will be discussing the upcoming ceremony at Buffington Island Battlefield — the only Civil War Battle to take place in Ohio — scheduled for 11 a.m. on July 21st. Holzer to host healthy cooking demo GALLIPOLIS — This year in preparation for cookouts and picnics, a healthy cooking demonstration, instructed by Holzer Health Systems Dietitians and Chef Chad Walker, will be held on July 13 at 6 p.m. in the Holzer Health System Conference Rooms ABC at 100 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, for anyone who may be interested in having healthy foods and still want to keep the nostalgia of favorite foods. The demonstration is open to the community. A sample meal will be provided. If you are interested, please call (740) 446-5266 to make reservations for this event by Wednesday, July 4. Co-sponsored by the Lions Club. Bean dinner/fish fry at Vinton County Airport MCARTHUR — A bean dinner and fish fry will be held at the Vinton County Airport near McArthur on Sunday, July 15. Fly in, or drive, to the airport, for some beans cooked on site and fish fried in the airport’s shelter house. The event will begin at 12 p.m. of shortly before. Airplane rides will be offered. The Vinton County Airport is located approximately six miles north of McArthur just off Ohio 93 on Airport Road. Call Booster President Nick Rupert at 740-357-0268 or Booster Secretary Steve Keller at 740-418-2612 for more information. Ohio AFSCME retirees to meet BIDWELL — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Gallia and Jackson Counties, Sub-chapter 102, will hold their next meeting at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 20, at the Pam Riley residence at 4629 Ohio 850, Bidwell, in Springfield Township. The new sub-chapter is seeking new members in the two-county area. AFSCME (Ohio Council 8, OCSEA, and OAPSE) retirees and their spouses are invited to attend the next meeting. The group meets on the third Friday of each month. Interested retirees may call Pam Riley, President, at 740-388-9979. Free clinic to be held GALLIPOLIS — The French 500 Free Clinic will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Thursday, July 26. The clinic is located at 258 Pinecrest Drive off of Jackson Pike. The clinic was established to serve the uninsured residents of Gallia County between the ages of 18 and 65. VFW dinner scheduled GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis VFW hosts a dinner at 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month for members and their families at the VFW on Third Avenue. Military support preparing care packages GALLIPOLIS — River Cities Military Family Support Community meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Gallipolis VFW on Third Ave. Our first propriety is to support those who are still deployed so they know they have not been forgotten. We are currently preparing to send out care packages to our service men and women who are serving outside the USA. If you have a loved one whom you are interested in having a care package sent to, please contact us at rivercitymilitary.yahoo.com or mail information to River City Military Family PO Box 1131 Gallipolis Ohio before the end of May. Birth Date: ____________________ Miss or Mister (Please circle one) Address: _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________ School: ___________________________Grade: _____ Parents: ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Entries Due By Noon Monday, July 23, 2012 Send To: Gallipolis Lions Club P.O. Box 436 Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 Come Join Pastor Jim & Nancy Lusher on a journey to the Bible Lands Israel & Jordan March 10-21 2013 Interested? Call or email for full cost and itinerary. 740-245-9035 Home 740-446-2607 Church Office jlusher2@gmail.com Hurry, space is limited �Sunday, July 8, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A3 Obituaries Mark Finucane Dempsey Mark Finucane Dempsey, 51, of Huntington, W.Va., passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at his home. Funeral service will be conducted 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington. Mark was born April 14, 1961 in Washington, DC. He was the son of Ronda Cecilia Lusk Dempsey of Huntington and Douglas M. Dempsey of Abingdon, Va., and stepson of Iva Vance Dempsey of Abingdon. Mark was a Land Surveyor by trade and served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a Christian by faith. Survivors also include two sisters, a brother-in-law, two nephews and one stepson. Rebecca Ann Dempsey McBrain and Michael “Nicko” Henry McBrain and their son, Justin McBrain of Boca Raton, Fla.; Seneca Dempsey and her son, Mason Douglas Dempsey Kerley of Taylorsville, NC; Michael Dudding of Tupelo, Miss., and loving aunts, uncle, nephews and cousins. Friends may visit at Chapman’s Mortuary from 4-6 p.m., Tuesday, with service to follow. There will be no burial afterwards. Following the service, a memorial will be held at 2224 Adams Avenue, Huntington. Online condolences may be sent to www.chapmans-mortuary.com. James Edward “Jim” Kessinger James Edward “Jim” Kessinger, 74, Green Valley Farms, Bidwell, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on July 6, 2012 at his home after a long illness. He was born September 13, 1937 in St. Albans, W.Va. He graduated from St. Albans High School and attended West Virginia University where he earned a degree in law in 1963. During his time at WVU, he married his greatest supporter and the love of his life, Jackie, on December 21, 1959. They became proud parents of Randy and Kelli. Jim was a man of strong convictions and family values. He, along with Jackie, raised his children to have a strong work ethic as he did and both went on to make him very proud with their many accomplishments. In later years, his four precious grandchildren were the light of his life. Throughout his life, Jim accomplished many great things. He practiced law and with the help of his family built several successful business including JE Kessinger Trucking and Mountaineer Metals. One of his greatest passions and business endeavors was raising and showing Belgian Draft horses. His treasured Belgians went on to win five All American Awards. Jim delighted in sharing his love of his horses by bringing them to participate in parades and festivals and taking his friends and family on carriage rides on his beloved farm. He is survived by his devoted wife of 52 years, Jackie Kessinger; his children, James Edward “Randy” Kessinger Jr. and his wife, Jackie, of Gallipolis, Ohio and his daughter, Kelli Garrison of Columbus, Ohio; grandchildren, Marcie Kessinger and Ashley, Sarah and Hunter Garrison. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leo C. and Macel (Thacker) Kessinger. He will be sadly missed by his many friends, family and business associates. A service to honor his life will be held at noon, Monday, July 9, 2012 in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, 420 First Ave, Gallipolis, Ohio. His close friend Ron Mack will be driving Jim’s cherry hitch show wagon pulled by a team of Belgian horses to give Jim his final ride to the Heavenly Gates Mausoleum at Cunningham Memorial Gardens in St. Albans. The team will leave at approximately 3 p.m. from the St. Albans High School parking lot. Bobby Joe Miller Bobby Joe Miller, 82, of Pomeroy, Ohio, died in Christ July 5, 2012, at home. He was born December 4, 1930, in Ironton, Ohio, the only child of the late Emerson Miller and Charlene Sisler. Bob graduated from Ironton High School and attended Morehead State University on a football scholarship. He then served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Yosemite. After his discharge, he began his career in financial services with City Loan and Savings in Ironton and eventually became branch manager of the Pomeroy office. Later he also worked for Bank One, but then returned to City Loan, retiring from there in 1995. After his retirement, he enjoyed working at Wal-Mart for 10 years. Bob married Betty Miller with whom he had a son, Robert C. (Rick) Miller. Betty preceded him in death. He was also married to Debbie Miller for 17 years, who preceded him in death in 1998. Bob was a member of the Mason VFW and the Eagles Club. He enjoyed meeting friends at area golf clubs and restaurants. Bob loved his community and appreciated the life-long relationships that Meigs County fosters. Bob is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Pam Miller of Carmel, Ind., and grandchildren, Lindsay Miller Rank (Austin) of Encino, Calif,, Kasey, Grant and Drew Miller of Carmel, Ind. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, July 8, 2012 at 2 p.m. at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Family and friends may call on Saturday July 7, 2012 from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com Larry A. Murray, Sr. Larry A. Murray Sr., 60 of Vinton, Ohio passed away Friday July 6, 2012 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born June 12, 1952 in McArthur, Ohio son of the late Frank and Ethel McCarty Murray. He is survived by his wife Ellen M. Murray, three children, Larry Murray Jr., Lenora (Jeff) Dunaway and Frank (Lea) Murray all of Vinton, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m., Tuesday July 10, 2012 in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton with Rev. Heath Jenkins officiating. Burial will follow in Franklin Cemetery near Vinton. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday 11 a.m. until time of service. Donald Ray Sayre Donald Ray Sayre, 87, of Middleport, Ohio passed away on July 7, 2012. He was born on February 26, 1925 at Racine, Ohio son of the late Cecil Leroy Sayre and Anna Neigler Sayre. Mr. Sayre was a veteran of the United States Navy serving in World War II. Mr. Sayre is survived by his wife, Betty Sayre of Middleport; son, Mike (Rhonda) Sayre of New Haven, W.Va.; grandchildren, Kylie (Aaron) Scott of Pickerington, Ohio, Kameron (Maddison) Sayre of South Point, Ohio and Kayanna Sayre of Columbus, Ohio; great grandchildren, Teagan Scott and Kennedy Sayre; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Gerald Sayre, Guy Sayre and Allen Sayre and a sister, Helen Hill. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Middleport with Pastor Ron Branch officiating. Burial will follow at Meigs Memory Gardens. Friends and family may call at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. on Monday. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. BHCC teacher attends oceanography training Death Notices Wanda Withers Parsons A memorial service will be held for Wanda Withers Parsons, (July 15, 1921-January 21, 2012) at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 14, 2012, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 541 Second Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio, 45631. A reception provided by the Episcopal Church Women and Wanda’s family will be held in the Church Hall following the service. Arnold G. Pitchford Arnold G. Pitchford, 77, Thurman, passed away at 6:55 a.m., Saturday, July 7, 2012 in the Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Cremeens Funeral Chapel. ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Kim Lewis, a teacher at the Buckeye Hills Career Center in Rio Grande, Ohio, will attend the 19th annual session of the distinguished Maury Project Workshop offered by the U. S. Naval Academy. Lewis will be one of 24 teachers from around the country attending the workshop July 9-20. The Maury Project is designed to give science teachers and science supervisors an indepth study of various oceanographic and meteorological subjects including waves, tides, density and wind-driven oceanographic circulations and ocean-atmosphere interactions. The workshop equips teachers with training and teaching materials that can be used in their classrooms. They will participate in lectures, tutorials, research cruises, hands-on laboratory exercises and field trips. This year, the program will host teachers from 18 different states around the country, one from the District of Columbia, one Department of Defense teacher travelling from their current station in Germany, and one teacher from Canada, who is sponsored by the Canadian Meteorology and Oceanography Society. Dr. David Smith, chairman of the Naval Academy oceanography department, and Dr. Jim Brey, Education Director of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), will serve as co-directors of the Maury Project Workshop. Speakers featured in the workshop include oceanographers and senior scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the University of Maryland at College Park, and the United States Navy. “The Maury Project incorporates a special AMS/NOAA initiative to promote minority participation in science through teacher enhancement,” Smith said. “The goal is to train as many teachers as possible who are members of groups underrepresented in the sciences and/or teach significant numbers of precollege students from underrepresented groups.” The Maury Project Workshop is named in honor of See TEACHER |‌ A6 Meigs County Briefs Set Free Tour Concert on Sunday POMEROY — Eight groups will be participating in a Set Free Tour concert program to be held in the Pomeroy amphitheater at 6 p.m. Sunday evening. The concert is sponsored by Bend Area Celebrate Recovery and WJOS Television. It is free although an offering will be taken. Groups participating in the concert will be Fully Justified, Sons of Thunder, Seven Day Disciples, Fight of Faith, Read the Red, Jesus Junky. The Bend Area Celebrate Recovery, recently organized, is in the process of becoming active in the community Freedom in the Wind MIDDLEPORT — Free- dom in the Wind, a special event for the biker community, will be held on Sunday, July 8, at the Ash Street Church in Middleport, Ohio, next to the ball fields. Welcome refreshments will begin at 9:30 a.m., with services beginning at 10:30 a.m. Guest speaker will be Roy Bennett, Bikers for Christ, of Minford, Ohio. Lunch will also be served. For more information call (740) 992-1100. Open to all the community. Temporary Lane Restrictions MEIGS COUNTY — The Ohio Department of Transportation District 10 announced an immediate lane restriction on Ohio 325. Ohio 325 is reduced to one lane at the 0.65 mile marker (over the bridge) with traffic signals. Traffic will be maintained for duration of project. Road Closed MEIGS COUNTY — A portion of Rocksprings Road will be closed temporarily for bridge replacement. The bridge is located .25 miles south of Township Road 81, Lovers Lane, near the transfer station. The section of Rocksprings Road will be closed beginning Monday, July 9 and remain closed through Thursday, July 26. Childhood Immunization Clinic POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct a childhood and adolescent immunization clinic from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10. Please bring children’s shot records. Children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Please bring medical cards or commercial insurance cards, if applicable. lunch for downtown merchants will be provided by the First Southern Baptist Church the first Thursday of every month from through September with serving from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the stage area on the Pomeroy parking lot. 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But what I would like to do is publicly thank some people whose actions over the past 10 days or so proved it is a blessing to call southeastern Ohio “home”. Thank you, power company workers, both locally and those of you from a thousand miles away. Your endless toil under miserable weather conditions to restore the electric service we have grown to depend on is truly commendable. Thank you, local business owners for genuinely trying to help a hot, frustrated public in a time of need. I am not aware of a single gas station raising the price of a gallon of gasoline a single penny! As many of you know, this was not the case in towns not too far from here. From giving food and ice away, to staying open later, to not gouging the public for things like food, gasoline, generators, etc., you guys and gals are the fabric of our community. Thank you, first responders, paramedics, fire fighters, and police officers for always being available, no matter how hot it is, if your office or home has power, or what day the calendar reads. My father was in a motorcycle accident on the 4th, and I cannot thank enough the first responders who arrived so quickly at the scene and gave such good care. I’m sure they each had other plans for their Independence Day afternoon. You guys, along with our soldiers, are the true heroes of society. Finally, I want to thank all our family, friends, and neighbors for every little thing they may have done to make life just a bit easier. I charge all of you to do the same. Did someone let you take a hot shower? Thank them. Did someone cook you a meal, or invite you to stay in their air conditioned home? Thank them. Maybe someone brought you some gas for your generator or some groceries. Thank them. We were not designed by our Creator to live as hermits, completely detached from society. We are each part of this community, and at least for this past week, Meigs County has been one fine community. Josh Will Arlington National Cemetery Upon my visit to Washington DC., I thought nothing could be more memorable than a visit to the White House, I quickly discovered the most memorable thing I would do was visit the Arlington National Cemetery. What an honor and privilege to look across the vast acres to see the thousands of headstones that represents the men and women who fought and died for our freedom. The changing of the guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers was such a heart wrenching sight and experience. The tomb honors military personnel who have died in battle whose identity is not known. In scripted on the tomb is “Here Rest in Honored Glory an American Soldier Known But to God”. A military guard or sentinel stands watch over the tomb 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, no matter the weather conditions. The changing of the guard is every hour or half hour depending on the time of year. The honor and respect at this sight is a true to tribute to all who have served and died for our country. As I stood there I thought of the mothers who have lost their child(ren) to the service of our country and the scars that have been left on the minds of those who have served. My dad was a veteran, but seldom spoke of his experience, and spoke with a sad heart and would say I don’t want to remember the war. I want to thank all Veterans who have died for our country and for those who have fought for our county. If you ever have the opportunity to visit our nation’s capitol, visit the Arlington National Cemetery to feel and see the reverence that should be given to all Veterans. Pam Riley Bidwell Sunday Times-Sentinel Reader Services Correction Policy Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a story, please call one of our newsrooms. 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Celebrating the Declaration of Independence brings annual focus to the primary author of the document — Thomas Jefferson. Now, 236 years later, Jefferson is still the subject of competing claims about his life, his faith and his beliefs. Jefferson’s remarkable declaration was an enigma. He proclaimed that all men were created equal and possessed natural rights. However, as Jefferson wrote those words, he owned slaves whose natural rights were not respected nor protected. Not long after he wrote the Declaration of Independence, his views on race became the basis for the movement to deport freed blacks to Africa or the West Indies. Jefferson believed blacks to be inferior to whites and supported efforts to establish a colony of blacks segregated from whites. Jefferson bought and sold slaves throughout his adult life. He even sent bounty hunters after runaway slaves. Some Christian writers, such as David Barton, claim that Virginia law prevented Jefferson from freeing his slaves. However, 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. this is not true; Jefferson could have emancipated his slaves. Virginia law after 1782 allowed slave owners to free slaves via a deed filed in the county court house. In fact, one wealthy Virginian, Robert Carter, began in 1791 a process of freeing 452 of his slaves. Other slave owners emancipated slaves in keeping with Virginia’s 1782 act to authorize the manumission of slaves. Jefferson, who owned over 200 slaves, freed two slaves himself. Clearly, the law allowed Jefferson to give all of his slaves the liberty promised by the Declaration of Independence, but he did not do so. This discrepancy between words and practice was noted at the time. In 1776, English abolitionist Thomas Day wrote, “If there be an object truly ridiculous in nature, it is an American patriot signing resolutions of independence with the one hand, and with the other brandishing a whip over his affrighted slaves.” Jefferson was a man of rare intellectual gifts and many political accomplishments. For modern Christians, Jefferson poses some troubling paradoxes. While it may be appealing to Christians to aggrandize Jefferson, we need to see the man for the enigma he was. He was a man who declared the natural rights of man while owning human beings and kept them from enjoying those same rights and freedoms. Perhaps one way Christians can best commemorate the Declaration is to commit ourselves to make real the ideals of freedom and justice. Facing the enigma of slavery during the revolutionary period, historian John Hope Franklin advised that we should: “[C]elebrate our origins for what they were—to honor the principles of independence for which so many patriots fought and died. It is equally appropriate to be outraged over the manner in which the principles of human freedom and human dignity were denied and debased by those same patriots. Their legacy to us in this regard cannot, under any circumstances, be cherished or celebrated. Rather, this legacy represents a continuing and dismaying problem that requires us to put forth as much effort to overcome it as the Founding Fathers did in handing it down to us.” Those words from John Hope Franklin were written about the time of America’s bicentennial. They are as appropriate today as they were then. “All men are created equal” is still a revolutionary idea. Jefferson’s failures and inconsistencies must not be glossed over; they can remind us to elevate the principles over the man. Dr. Warren Throckmorton is professor of psychology and fellow for psychology and public policy with The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College. He is the co-author (with Dr. Michael Coulter) of ”Getting Jefferson Right: Fact Checking Claims about Our Third President” and blogs at www.wthrockmorton. com. Sunday Times Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 200 Main Street Point Pleasant, W.Va. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Phone (304) 675-1333 Letters to the Editor Fax (304) 675-5234 Letters to the editor should be limited to 300 words. All letters are subject to editing, must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. “Thank You” letters will not be accepted for publication. www.mydailyregister.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Sunday, July 8, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A5 U.S. troops score win against IEDs in Afghanistan Local Stocks WASHINGTON (AP) — Almost afraid to say it out loud, lest they jinx their record, U.S. troops in Afghanistan achieved one small but important victory over the past year: They found and avoided more homemade bombs meant to kill and maim them than a year ago, thanks to a surge in training, equipment and intelligence. Bomb-planters have picked up the pace during the summer months, planting improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, along roads or footpaths. But the explosives are no longer the leading cause of death and injury in Afghanistan. In the first three months of this year, only 5 percent of the bombs planted across Afghanistan hit their mark, according to Lt. Gen. Mi- chael Barbero, director of the Pentagon’s Joint IED Defeat Organization. That’s down from 10 to 12 percent over the same three-month period a year ago. The new figures released See TROOPS |‌ A6 Ohio Valley Forecast Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the evening. Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 95. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, ex- cept higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Center From Page A1 disposed of as a result of the power outage — food that would have supplied families throughout the community for the next few months. “We don’t have the funds to restock, and we need donations of food or contributions so we can purchase food so we can help these people who don’t have food in their house right now,” Fenderbosch said. “It’s more now than just our regular people. There are people coming in and saying, ‘I lost all of my food, and I don’t have enough food to survive. Can you help me?’” Fenderbosch reported that Outreach Center volunteers will take any type of food donation — both frozen and otherwise — but cannot accept donations of wild game meat and other items that do not have ingredient labels. Additionally, monetary donations are more than happily accepted and will be used to purchase food locally as the outside food pantries in the area where Outreach Center volunteers usually purchase goods to restock their shelves are also running low on supplies. The Outreach Center is operated in part through funding provided by the United Way, as well as through the operation of a basic thrift store where clothing, household goods and appliances can be purchased at discounted rates. The community has also been very generous to the Outreach Center in years past, making the purchase of a new roof for the facility possible last year, but Fenderbosch reported that community donations have been waning as of late, in large part, due to the state of the local economy. The largest and most regular donor to the Outreach Center has been Billy Two Shoes — a regional band that provides all of its proceeds from music sales and concerts to regional food pantries. Fenderbosch is hopeful, however, that as word spreads of their current crisis, the community will come forward to provide as it has in years past. “We need help — community help,” she said. “In Board From Page A1 fiscal year 2013 as approved was in the amount of $8,331,468. Following approval of the appropriations, the board adjourned into executive session for the consideration of the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion of compensation of a public employee. Shortly after going into executive session, the power to the elementary school was restored. After executive session, the following supplemental contracts, pending proper certification, were approved, Melissa R. Collins, seventh grade volleyball; Megan Cleland, eighth grade volleyball; Darcy Lind, paid assistant volleyball coach; Cindy Willis, paid assistant volleyball coach; Kaitlyn Stewart seventh grade girls basketball coach; Cheyenne Trussell, varsity cheerleading advisor; and Sara Martindale, assistant high school cheerleading advisor. order for us to be able to help the people in Gallipolis and Gallia County, we have to get help from the community.” To make a monetary or food donation to the Outreach Center food pantry, contact Gary or Sherrie Fenderbosch, Outreach Center board members, at (740) 446-8657. Donations can also be dropped off at the Outreach Center located at 275 State Street, Gallipolis. Normal business hours are from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Saturday. However, during the days of extreme heat, hours of operation are from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. The center can be reached at (740) 446-7555. Arrangements can be made for those wishing to donate after hours. According to the American Red Cross, blood donations were down 10 percent during the month of June, creating a deficit of 50,000 pints of blood. It was also reported that every two seconds someone in the United States needs a blood transfusion. The scenario that tends to come to mind with this topic is an emergency situation where a victim needs blood, when in reality that is only one of the many times blood transfusions are needed. Others can include transplant recipients, children with blood disorders, and surgical candidates. Residents in Mason County in W.Va., and Gallia and Meigs counties in Ohio, will have several opportunities to give blood and help make this shortage a things of past as well. In Mason County, Pleasant Valley Hospital’s Ladies Auxiliary is hosting a blood drive from 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 12, at the Trinity United Methodist Church. Blood drives in Gallia County coming up will be from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 25, at Holzer Medical Center, and from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 4, at the New Life Lutheran Church, located at 900 Jackson Pike. An upcoming drive in Meigs County will be from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 15, at the Mulberry Community Center. Donations of all blood types are always needed and those with the American Red Cross are especially urging those with Type O Negative, which is the universal blood type, to donate. Individuals that are 17 years old (16 with parental permission in some states), weigh Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions for July 6, 2012, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills in Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 and Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. Project From Page A1 He projects the work will require from 12 to 18 months to complete. Another water project given approval by Pomeroy Village Council relates to replacing the water line leading from the well in Syracuse to the Pomeroy pumping station. Mitch Altier of ME Companies, project manager, and Hellman contend that the line from Syracuse to the pumping station is inadequate because of the corrosion in the line and that by replacing it the current cost of pumping would be reduced by several hours each day and the cost of the pump operation would be reduced by about half of what it is costing the village now. As for financing the $750,000 project, the village has been approved for an EPA loan of $358,589 at a two percent interest rate to be repaid by the village over a 30 year period. The balance of the cost for the line replacement will Theresa Marcinko was hired as a be paid with grants, $250,000 from the ARC and $153.681 full time bus driver on a one year con- from the EPA. tract for the 2012-13 school year pending proper certification. Present at the meeting were board BE PREPARED FOR THE members Adam Will, John Rice, Mark NEXT POWER OUTAGE! Hall and Dennis Eichinger, Superintendent Scot Gheen and Treasurer BANKS CONSTRUCTION CO. Lisa Ritchie. 740-992-5009 The regular July meeting will be www.bankscclb.com held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 25, at Eastern Elementary. BANKS CONSTRUCTION is now offering Blood From Page A1 AEP (NYSE) — 40.96 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 15.72 Ashland Inc. 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Matthew Fontaine Maury, who lived from 1806 until 1873 and is considered to be the founder of physical oceanography. The Maury Project Workshop is funded by the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, the Office of Naval Research and the National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration. The workshop is made possible by considerable support from the United States Naval Academy, the State University of New York at Brockport and the American Meteorological Society. Founded in 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy today is a prestigious four-year service academy that prepares midshipmen morally, mentally and physically to be professional officers in the naval service. More than 4,400 men and women representing every state in the U.S. and several foreign countries make up the student body, known as the Brigade of Midshipmen. Midshipmen learn from military and civilian instructors and participate in intercollegiate varsity sports and extracurricular activities. They also study subjects like small arms, drill, seamanship and navigation, tactics, naval engineering and weapons, leadership, ethics and military law. Upon graduation, midshipmen earn a tax-payer funded Bachelor of Science degree in a choice of 23 different subject majors and go on to serve at least five years of exciting and rewarding service as commissioned officers in the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps. GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Farm Bureau is sponsoring a variety talent show on the main stage of the Gallia County Fair on Saturday, August 4. Registration is at 9:30 a.m. and the competition begins promptly at 10 a.m. The show is a longstanding event for our county youth to participate and showcase their talent. The event will have three individual categories: juniors, age eight and under; intermediates, age nine to 12 years old; seniors, age 13-19 years old. Two group categories are for talent showcasing two or more people and include: junior groups, 12 and under; senior groups, ages 13 to 19. Entry fees are $3 for individuals; $5 for groups of two and $10 for groups of three to five. Groups more than five people will not be permitted. Only Gallia County residents will be eligible to participate. Entries must be sent to the Gallia County Farm Bureau Office by July 30. Participants must be preregistered in order to participate. Each participant will have five minutes to perform. Musical acts, skits, pantomime, baton, magicians, poetry reading, comedy, storytelling, musical instrument playing, obedience animal tricks, expressive reading and other applicable entries are accepted. Participants need to check in the day of the event from 9:30-10 a.m. Those that do not registered by this time, will be eliminated from the competition. Prizes will be awarded for first and second place in each category. Entrants should send their name, address, age, phone number and type of talent, along with their entry fee payment to: Gallia County Farm Bureau, 231 Broadway Street, Jackson, Ohio 45640 For more information contact Kim Harless or Lindsey Coyan at 800-7779226. Sunken NY yacht to be raised, may offer clues OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (AP) — A sunken yacht on which three children died during an Independence Day fireworks outing was tethered on Friday to prevent it from drifting away but must be raised from the water before investigators can determine what caused it to capsize. There were 10 children and 17 adults aboard the Kandi Won when it tipped over and sank after the July Fourth nighttime fireworks show, trapping three children in the main cabin. Boating experts said the vessel was too full and was bound to capsize. That, combined with weather and a strong wave, might have doomed the yacht as it was steering toward land amid a throng of holiday boaters on Long Island Sound. On Friday, a line was tied from police boats to the 34-foot-long sunken vessel so it wouldn’t drift. The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard may help raise the boat, which is submerged 60 feet below the surface. The yacht’s owner, Kevin Treanor, who’s related to some of the victims, bought it in April 2011, boating records show. There was no answer to calls at his home Friday. An insurance company lawyer who’s representing him, James Mercante, said he’d like to know if something mechanical was responsible, “if something gave way.” “Thirty-four-foot boats shouldn’t roll over, with or without people on it,” he said. Mercante lambasted media reports that there were not enough life jackets on board when the vessel sank, noting that the three children who died were in the cabin, where no life vests were required by law. “There were enough life jackets on board for every person on board and more,” he said. “There were plenty of life jackets on board. The life jackets had nothing to do with this incident.” Nassau County Detective Lt. John Azzata said the cause remained under investigation but possibilities include the weather, overcrowding and a wake from another vessel. He said the area was busy with boaters watching the fireworks. Boater Scott Menzies, who said he positioned his 20-foot motor boat in the area to take in the celebration but didn’t see the accident, said conditions on the water were calm during the fireworks and afterward. The National Weather Service said a thunderstorm moved through the area about 20 minutes after the first 911 call and winds never exceeded 10 to 15 mph. The boat’s skipper, Sal Aureliano, told TV’s News12 Long Island on Thursday that he saw two lightning bolts and then a wave suddenly hit the yacht off Oyster Bay, on the north shore of Long Island. “It turned the boat around,” he said, his voice cracking. “It just turned the boat. I didn’t see it. It was dark. I didn’t see it.” Killed were Aureliano’s nephew David Aureliano, 12, and two girls, Harley Treanor, 11, and Victoria Gaines, 8. No serious injuries were reported by the 24 passengers who were rescued from the water, mostly by fellow boaters. The Silverton yacht was built in 1984. The manufacturer has since gone out of business. Safety experts said most boats have manufacturer’s plates that list capacity by number of adults and by total weight. So, theoretically, a boat could safely handle more passengers if some were children. Margaret Podlich, the president of the Boat Owners Association of the U.S., the largest recreational boating organization in the country, called the tragedy a “teachable moment.” “It would be very shortsighted of any of us boaters not to try to learn something from this,” she said. Scott Croft, a spokesman for the boating organization, said there are often mishaps and mistakes during the crowded Fourth of July holiday on the water. “When fireworks end, our switch- board lights up like a Christmas tree,” with problems from boaters, he said. Each Fourth of July, vessels crowd the Long Island Sound shoreline to watch public and private fireworks displays. When the shows end, the exodus can be the nautical equivalent of a highway traffic jam. On a small beach in Oyster Bay next to a boat launch ramp on Friday, area resident Maria Segura sat on a chair on the sand, waiting for the return of her 23-year-old son on the family’s 17-foot boat. Segura called the July Fourth tragedy a “freak stupid accident” that occurred despite strict enforcement of boating rules in the area by local authorities. As she spoke, a local police boat floated toward the boat launch area. Segura said her family’s boat can seat seven people but her husband won’t let more than six people on it at once. “The life jackets are in,” she said. “The flares are in, and we’re not overloaded.” She said she understood the dangers on July Fourth when after the fireworks boats are “racing to get their boats out” of the water. She also said she stayed on land to watch the aerial display. Troops to The Associated Press show a slow but steady decline, from a high of 368 deaths caused by IEDs in 2010 to 252 in 2011, according to the privately There’s Never Been a Better Time... To Build the Home You’ve Always Wanted! run Icasualties.org, which tracks war casualties. That decrease has happened even as the military has begun to withdraw its surge of 30,000 troops, scheduled to be complete by September this year. Troops are often more vulnerable as they withdraw from an area. Officials concede that the rate of bombs that cause casualties has risen slightly from April through June, as NATO troops attacked Taliban-held areas in a return to heavy fighting with the summer months. But the year is on track to be lower still than each of the previous three years, with 77 deaths from IEDs so far out of 162 total troops killed, halfway through 2012, according to Icasualties.org. Barbero credits the slow turnaround to three years of an increase in intelligencegathering equipment such as towers and aircraft outfitted with an array of cameras and other detection technology that have given U.S. commanders an edge, enabling them to spot the bombers as they approach often-traveled routes or revealing the signs of freshly dug earth where the explosives have been buried. 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Until this past week most of us have never heard of a derecho; I certainly know that I had never heard the term before. Now many of us will never forget it, or at least we will remember this particular weather event as Most of us experienced the sped and fury of the storm firsthand and have our own experiences and recollections, but one of the things I found most amazing was how quickly the temperature dropped (about 35 degrees within the space of 45 minutes) and then the speed with which the storm struck. Afterwards, like everyone else, we wandered around the yard and driveway, surveying the damage and moving some limbs and branches and put- the “Summer Storm of 2012” or some such monicker. Technically a derecho is described as “a widespread, long-lived, straightline windstorm that is associated with a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms.” It has also been described as a “land hurricane.” Time-lapse weather radar images and thunderstorm warnings show the storm starting near the Iowa/Illinois border west of Chicago, becoming a derecho over Indiana, and growing in size and speed as it raced eastward before eventually disappearing out over the Atlantic Ocean. See STORMS ‌| B3 New faces dot landscape in MLB’s first half MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Trout is burning up the base paths in Los Angeles. Bryce Harper is rocking and rolling in D.C. And the standings in both leagues are dotted with newcomers like the Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates who are surprisingly in the hunt for the playoffs. Suddenly the Grand Old Game has a fresh-faced new edge to it as the season passes the halfway point and heads into the All-Star break. As the big leagues prepare to convene in Kansas City for the midsummer classic, the 20-year-old Trout has electrified the Angels and brought them back into contention in the AL West, the Orioles are within shouting distance of the mighty New York Yankees in the AL East and the young Pirates are finally playing a brand of ball worthy of that gem of a ballpark in Pittsburgh. One of the dusty old arguments used to criticize baseball is that the game is too often dominated by the same teams and same stars. Derek Jeter and the Yankees still lead the AL East, but David Ortiz and the Red Sox are looking up at Adam Jones and Baltimore in baseball’s best division, the veteran Philadelphia Phillies are buried in the cellar in the NL East and the defending champion Cardinals don’t look quite like themselves yet in the post Pujols era. It’s no wonder that baseball officials are seeing rising attendance this season. There are some charismatic young stars that are giving fans new reasons to get off their couches and head to the ballpark to see what all Submitted photo Members of the Eastern football squad get some running in during the Ohio National Guard Football Boot Camp held Friday at East Shade River Stadium in Tuppers Plains, Ohio. Eastern football team participates in Boot Camp Staff Report mdssports@mydailysentinel.com See HALF ‌| B2 OVP Sports Briefs Eastern Jr High Football Camp TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — The Eastern junior high football team will be holding camp on July 16-19 at 6 p.m. and July 23-25 at 6 p.m. Helmet fitting will take place on July 17th at 5 p.m. For additional information please call (740) 667-6035. Wahama Hall of Fame Meeting MASON, W.Va. — The Wahama High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee will be conducting a business meeting on Tuesday, July 10, at 6 p.m. at the high school. Nominations for the 2012 edition of the Hall of Fame inductees will be the main order of business. All Board of Trustee members are urged to attend as well as anyone wishing to take part in the selection process. 2012 GAHS Football Camp GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The Gallia Academy football staff will be hosting a four-day youth football camp at Memorial Field from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. on July 16-18. On July 19, the camp will run from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. The camp is for students entering grades 2-8 and is structured to teach the fundamentals of the game. Players will be taught the fundamentals through individual and group drills by the Blue Devil coaching staff and players. All campers will receive a Blue Devil football t-shirt and compete for prizes the last day of camp. There is a fee per camper. For additional information or to sign your child up, please call Coach Mike Eddy at 304-210-7861. GAHS Youth Track Meet CENTENARY, Ohio — Coaches, the City of Gallipolis Recreation will be holding two youth track meets at Gallia Academy High School on July 14 and August 11. There will be four age divisions: 4-5 year olds, 6-7 year olds, 8-9 year olds, and a 10-12 age division. The events that will be ran are the 50 Meter dash (4-7 year olds) 100 Meter dash (8-12), 400 Meter Dash (8-12), 800 Meter run (8-12), 1600 Meter run (8-12), 4x50 Meter Relay (4-7), 4x100 Meter Relay (8-12), and a 4x400 Meter Relay for the 10-12 year old division. In addition, there will be three field events; Standing Long Jump, Softball Throw, and the Nerf Javelin for all age groups. There will be a limit of 32 athletes per age division in running events, and 16 athletes in field events. There will also be a small entry fee for athletes and admission fee for spectators. See BRIEFS |‌ B2 Submitted photo Sergeant First Class Todd Farrar talks with a group of Eastern football players during the Ohio National Guard Football Boot Camp held Friday at East Shade River Stadium in Tuppers Plains, Ohio. TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — Eastern High School football players showed up early Friday morning for what might arguably be deemed the most demanding test of physical and mental fortutude of their season. The athletes participated in a football “bootcamp” formulated and conducted by the Ohio National Guard. “This is a conditioning program that focuses on team building and mental toughness,” said Sergeant First Class Todd Farrar. He went on to explain that although his detachment is centered around southeast Ohio, it services teams all over the state. “Participation in our program has grown exponentially since its inception in 2005, and it encompasses all sports — boys’ and girls’ — including football, basketball, and volleyball. AlSee CAMP ‌| B2 Tiger Woods misses cut at Greenbrier WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — One week after he won for the third time this season, Tiger Woods gets a rare weekend off. Woods missed the cut in the Greenbrier Classic by a stroke Friday, following an opening 71 with a 69 to finish at even par. He missed a cut for only the ninth time in his PGA Tour career, and for the third time in a tournament following a victory. After winning Sunday at Congressional, Woods was on a course he’d never seen before. “I didn’t quite have it,” Woods said. “I drove it really good today and I just did not have the feel for the distances. The ball was just going forever. I know we’re at altitude, but I just couldn’t get the ball hit pin high no matter what I did, and subsequently, I made some bogeys.” Phil Mickelson also failed to advance to weekend play, the first time Woods and Mickelson have missed the cut in the same tournament as professionals. Mickelson shot his second straight 71. U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson topped the leaderboard at 9 under when play was suspended because of darkness in the round that was delayed because of rain. Simpson made a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-3 18th for a 4-under-66. A dozen players were unable to complete the round. Woods believes his distance control will be easy to work on heading to the British Open, which starts July 19 at Royal Lytham and St. Annes. “Yeah, because it’s not going to be this warm and we’re not going to be at altitude. We’ll be on the beach,” he said. When Woods was an amateur, he and Mickelson missed the cut in the 1993 Byron Nelson. Mickelson had focused more on golf at this year’s tournament after taking advantage of the resort’s numerous amenities with his family last year. The result was the same. “I really enjoy the golf course,” he said. “I don’t get it. I mean, I certainly struggled a little bit on the greens both years, but nothing that should have led to these scores.” He has gone seven consecutive rounds over par and hopes his game improves. “I certainly am looking forward to links golf,” Mickelson said. “I enjoy playing the ball on the ground and hitting it — you know, trying to keep it below head high on some tee shots and so forth. That was fun last year when we had some terrible weather. And it will hopefully play to one of my strengths, which is short game, and I’ll try to get that sharp heading into the British.” Among those still on the course when play was stopped was Martin Flores, who was a stroke back at 8 under with two holes left. The round was delayed more than two hours earlier in the day because of thunderstorms. Rookie Charlie Beljan (62), Jonathan Byrd (68), Jeff Maggert (68) and Jerry Kelly (66) also were 8 under. Beljan had his career-best round, carding five birdies over a seven-hole stretch before making before a bogey on his final hole, the par-4 ninth. His best finish this year is a tie for 29th two week ago in Connecticut in the Travelers Championship. “Today was the best day of my career,” said Beljan, making his first visit to a PGA Tour media room. “I look forward to the weekend. I’m sure it’s going to be a zoo.” Being near the top of the leaderboard certain fits Beljan’s philosophy of a high-energy life. One of his goals is to be strapped to the wing of a biplane in flight. Another is to ride a motorcycle in the Isle of Man TT Race. “I like getting my heart beating,” he said. “I like the adrenaline.” Byrd has been battling illness the past three weeks. “They always say beware of the sick golfer or the injured golfer,” Byrd said. “Obviously I would rather be feeling healthier.” First-round leader Vijah Singh shot 74 to drop six strokes back. �Sunday, July 8, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B2 URG Briefs URG volleyball camp RIO GRANDE, Ohio – As a result of last Friday’s severe thunderstorm which knocked out power throughout the region and caused extensive damage to the University of Rio Grande campus, the 2012 RedStorm Volleyball Camp has been rescheduled for later this month. The camp, which was supposed to have started on Sunday, July 1 and concluded today (Tuesday, July 3), has been rescheduled for Sunday-Tuesday, July 29-31, at the Lyne Center on the URG campus. Information regarding the camp can be found by clicking the volleyball link on the school’s athletic website, www.rio.redstorm.com, or by calling head coach Billina Donaldson at 740-988-6497. URG soccer camps RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande soccer programs have announced their 2012 summer camp schedule. A team camp for girls’ high school squads is planned for July 8-11, with a boys’ high school team camp slated for July 15-19. There are separate fees for the camps, and the fees for the residential camps include lodging, meals, training sessions and tournament play. Camp directors are URG men’s soccer head coach Scott Mor- rissey and men’s assistant coach Tony Daniels. Registration forms and the camp brochure are available on the men’s soccer link of the school’s athletic website, www. rioredstorm.com. For more information, conSee URG |‌ B3 Half From Page B1 the fuss is about. It all starts with Trout, who is hitting .343 with 10 homers and 23 stolen bases in 60 games this season, becoming the rare powerspeed dual threat. “He’s been a game-changer, offensively, defensively,” New York manager Joe Girardi said earlier this season. “The kid has got a lot of talent, a ton. Usually when you see a guy that fast, you don’t anticipate him hitting the ball that hard. What he’s doing at 20, it’s really pretty amazing. You think about it, most guys don’t hit triples down the left-field line.” And Trout isn’t even the youngest star setting the league on fire these days. Harper rocketed through the minor leagues to reach the big time at just 19, do- ing it his own way with a cocky attitude that rankled some of the old guard. Cole Hamels even drew a suspension for hitting Harper in the back early in the season. Harper stole home an inning after being hit by Hamels, and he’s hitting .280 with eight homers and has shown off his rocket arm in the outfield to help the Nationals to the top of the division. He and Stephen Strasburg are giving the Redskins a run for their money as the most popular athletes in town. Attendance is up 32 percent in an area that hasn’t seen a firstplace baseball team since 1933. “When you go into restaurants, fans are coming up to you and shaking your hand,” Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond said, “saying we appreciate what you’ve done for us and done for the city.” Andrew McCutchen, the 25-year-old speedster in center field, was hitting .360 with 16 homers and 54 RBIs as of Thursday to help revive the Pirates. So as the pennant races heat up and the stakes rise in the second half, will these kids be intimidated? That’s a clown question, bro. Here are some other notable performances from the first half. All stats are as of Thursday afternoon. STARS: —Josh Hamilton, OF, Texas Rangers: Hitting .318 with 26 homers and 74 RBIs to help the Rangers lay claim to title of best team in the league. —Jered Weaver, RHP, Los Angeles Angels: Is 9-1 with a league-leading 2.13 ERA and a no-hitter. —Joey Votto, 1B, Cincinnati Reds: Showing the 2010 MVP season was no fluke, has emerged as one of the finest hitters in the game, hitting .350 with 14 homers and 47 RBIs. —R.A. Dickey, RHP, New York Mets: Knuckleballer has been the feel-good story of the season, going 12-1 with a 2.15 ERA and 116 Ks this season. SLUMPS: —Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, Red Sox: Hitting .275 with 24 doubles, but he’s only hit six home runs for a Red Sox offense that needs more runs with their pitchers struggling. —Rick Porcello, RHP, Tigers: Detroit was supposed to be the class of a weak division after signing Prince Fielder, but Justin Verlander’s sidekicks have been mediocre so far. —Cliff Lee, LHP, Phillies: Had a pedestrian 3.98 ERA and just one victory in his first 14 starts. Absences of sluggers Chase Utley and Ryan Howard haven’t helped. —Todd Helton, 1B, Rockies: Looking every bit of his 38 years, hitting just .239 with seven homers for last-place Colorado. MEMORABLE MOMENTS: —Perfectos from Humber and Cain: White Sox journeyman Phil Humber was perfect against Seattle on April 21, while San Francisco’s Matt Cain cemented himself as one of the best in the biz with his gem against Houston on June 13, mak- ing 2012 just the second season there have been multiple perfect games. —Johan’s no-no: The two-time Cy Young winner has battled arm problems in recent seasons, but Santana was back to his old self on June 1 against St. Louis, throwing 134 pitches to deliver the first no-hitter in Mets history. —Hill’s cycles: Arizona’s Aaron Hill hit for the cycle twice in 11 days, against Seattle on June 18 and at Milwaukee on June 29, joining Brooklyn’s Babe Herman in 1931 as the only players to do it twice in the same season. —Papi’s blast: David Ortiz hit his 400th career homer in a loss at Oakland this week, providing one of the few bright spots in another down year in Beantown. Camp From Page B1 though primarily geared toward high school, we’ve also conducted camps for junior high and college teams.” With temperatures pushing toward the 100 degree mark, Farrar and four of his fellow guardsmen led the athletes throiugh a rigorous warm-up before putting them through four quarters of specialized drills and maneuvers. Throughout the training the guardsmen emphasized team comradery and the importance of good decision making skills when pertaining to study habits, drug and alcohol abuse, peer pressure, and other life issues. “This camp was a lot tougher than I expected,” commented se- nior quarterback, Joey Scowden. “But I’m glad I went through it. It showed us what we can really do when we push ourselves. And believe it or not, it was fun!” At the conclusion of the program, the Guardsmen presented the team with a hard-earned banner that signifies that they are now “survivors of the Ohio National Guard Football Bootcamp.” “Coach Tennant has an amazing group of kids who are smart, resilient, and good under pressure,” remarked SFC Farrar. “They’re a close group with good senior leadership.” Second-year head football coach David Tennant was also optimistic about his players and their performance at the boot camp. “I’m proud of these kids,” said Tennant. “They proved that they can train alongside the finest athletes in the nation. Surviving this bootcamp was no small feat. We will display this banner with pride!” The Eagles will open their season with a home contest against Symmes Valley on August 24. Briefs From Page B1 2012 SGHS Football Camp MERCERVILLE, Ohio — South Gallia High School will be conducting its 2012 Football Camp on July 1314 for all kids in grades 2-8 at the old Rebel Field. The two-day camp will run from 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday night and will conclude Saturday with a dual-session that includes a camp-provided lunch in between. The Saturday session will run from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. and will resume at 12:30 p.m. and run until 1:45 p.m. The camp is designed to be informative and hands-on, and it will be conducted by the current coaching staff — as well as former players and other special guest instructors. There are two packages available for purchase and both include the cost of camp and lunch. Campers need to register by July 9. For more information, contact SGHS football coach Jason Peck at (740) 612-9349. GAHS Volleyball Camp CENTENARY, Ohio — Gallia Academy High School will be holding a volleyball camp in July for girls at the high school gymnasium. The camp will go from 9 a.m. until noon on July 16-17 for all girls in grades 7-12. For more information, contact Brent Simms at (740) 446-3212 (ext. 8). Please leave a message. Meigs Marauder Football Camp ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — The First Annual Meigs Marauder football camp will be held on Saturday, July 21 from 9 a.m. until noon at the new Holzer Field at Farmers Bank Stadium. Proceeds from the camp will benefit the Meigs High School football program. Camp will be conducted by former N.F.L. start and new Marauder football; coach Mike Bartrum with his new staff and current Meigs players. The camp will focus on attitude, effort, hard work, teamwork, fundamentals, technique, individual drills and group drills. The camp is open to Sale Ends 07/21/2012 anyone in grades 1-8 and there is a small fee per child. If the child pre-registers by July 6th, they will be guaranteed a camp t-shirt. Registration on the day of the camp will be accepted starting at 8 am, but anyone registering after deadline will not be guaranteed a camp t-shirt. The camp will give people the chance to see the new facilities at Meigs High School, meet the new coaching staff. There will also be door prizes and special speakers. To register send the camper’s name, grade this fall, age, address and phone number along with shirt size to: Meigs Football Camp, P.O. Box 48, Bidwell, Ohio 45614. Any questions you can call (740) 645-4479 or (740) 416-5443. BBYFL Sign Ups MIDDLEPORT, Ohio — The Big Bend Youth Football League will be holding sign ups for football and cheerleading every Saturday in July from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Camp begins July 30th at 6 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Stadium in Middleport. No football sign ups will be taken after August 17th. For more information, contact Sarah at (740) 4441606, Tony or Chrissey at (740) 992-4067, Regina at (740) 698-2804, or Angie at (740) 444-1177. Kiwanis Juniors at Cliffside GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Cliffside Golf Club will be hosting the fourth annual Kiwanis Juniors at Cliffside golf tournament at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 19. This is an individual stroke-play tournament open to all golfers ages 9-18 in four separate divisions. The age groups are Age 9-10, Age 11-12, Age 13-15 and Age 16-18, and registration begins at noon on the day of the event. There is a an entry fee for the event, and awards will be given to the top-three places in each division. For more information, contact either the Cliffside clubhouse at (740) 446-4653 or call tournament director Ed Caudill at either (740) 6454381 or (740) 245-5919. �Sunday, July 8, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B3 Matt Kenseth wins pole at Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth will start from the pole Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway, where he’ll try to pull off a season sweep. No driver since Bobby Allison in 1982 has won both NASCAR races at Daytona in the same season, but Kenseth thinks he has a good chance. The restrictor-plate package at Roush Fenway Racing is powerful, and its engines have been strong all season: Roush driver Carl Edwards opened the season by winning the pole for the Daytona 500. “That’d be pretty cool,” Kenseth said about tying Allison. “I never thought, especially early in my career the way speedway went and I don’t feel like I’m particularly good at it and never thought I’d be able to win. So it’s pretty neat. Certainly I think for our team, our confidence is high.” Kenseth turned a lap at 192.386 mph Friday in his Roush Fenway Racing Ford to earn the top starting spot. It’s the first pole of the season for the series points leader, and his first pole in 26 races at Daytona. Tony Stewart was sec- ond, turning a lap at 192.361 in a Chevrolet, but his time was thrown out by NASCAR after the session. NASCAR said an open cooling hose was found pointed inside the cockpit — the same violation discovered earlier Friday after Austin Dillon’s pole-winning run in the Nationwide Series. Dillon had to forfeit his pole and will start at the back of the field in Friday night’s race. Stewart, the three-time series champion, will start in the back of Saturday night’s Sprint Cup race. Stewart’s teammate, Ryan Newman, qualified third at 192.353. “I think the biggest advantage of us qualifying well is we’ve got a better chance of missing whatever happens,” Newman said. “If there’s a crash early in the race, there’s a better chance of it being behind us.” Kasey Kahne qualified fourth and was followed by Greg Biffle, Kenseth’s teammate. Jeff Gordon was sixth, followed by Bill Elliott in a Turner Motorsports entry. Casey Mears was eighth, AJ Allmendinger was the highest qualifying Dodge at ninth and Penske Racing teammate Brad Keselowski rounded out the top 10. Tim Dominick/The State/MCT photo Matt Kenseth, right, shares a story with Dale Earnhardt, Jr. as they wait for adjustments to be made to their cars during practice for the Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Friday, May 11, 2012, in Darlington, South Carolina. Keselowski, the winner at Talladega this year, likes his chances Saturday night. “Our car is one of the fastest race cars that I’ve ever driven,” Keselowski said. “It’s fast. We just need to keep all the fenders on it and go get ‘em at the end.” Denny Hamlin, who sat out of all activity Thursday because of a bad back, qualified his Joe Gibbs Racing car. He’ll start 24th and is not planning to have a driver on stand-by. URG From Page B2 tact Morrissey at (740) 2457126, (740) 645-6438 or e-mail scottm@rio.edu; or Daniels at (740) 245-7493, (740) 645-0377 or email tdaniels@rio.edu. URG women’s basketball camp RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande’s 2012 Women’s Basketball Camp is scheduled for July 8-11 at the Lyne Center on the URG campus. The overnight instructional camp is open to girls in grades 4-12. There is a fee per camper, which includes lodging, meals, a certificate of participation and a t-shirt. Campers will also receive 24hour supervision from coaches and counselors; lecture/discussion groups and film sessions; daily instruction on shooting, ballhandling, post play and defense; and use of the school’s swimming pool. There will also be a camp store featuring drinks, snacks, pizza and Rio Grande apparel for sale each day. Veteran Rio Grande women’s basketball head coach David Smalley, who picked up the 400th win of his career during the 2011-12 season, will be the camp director. Online registration is available through the women’s basketball link on the school’s athletic website, www.rioredstorm.com. Registration forms are available in the lobby of the Lyne Center during regular business hours. For more information, contact Coach Smalley at (740) 245-7491, 1-800-282-7201, or send email to dsmalley@rio.edu. URG running camp RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande Track & Field program will host its 2012 Distance Camp, July 8-12, on the URG campus. The objective of the camp is to Storms From Page B1 ting things back into some semblance of order. The sky had a definite yellow cast, similar to what one would experience wearing a pair of amber-colored glasses. Another difference between this particular storm and a bad summer thunderstorm was the extent of the damage; while the damage covered by a thunderstorm may cover a swath of only a few miles, this storm wiped out utilities and services over thousands of square miles. In that respect the storm was more like a hurricane than a tornado; damage has been estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Thankfully, here locally at least, the storm appears to have spared lives and most homes, although there is plenty of damage to go around, some areas worse than others. Not to make light of the human suffering, but I wondered what it must have been like for birds and other animals living in the woods and fields as the storm passed through. A short walk through the woods behind our house revealed phenomenal wind damage while, by comparison, the Meigs SWCD Conservation Area was relatively unscathed with only one tree found lying across the 1.5-mile-long Pauline Atkins Trail. One thing this storm definitely did was illustrate our over-reliance on modern conveniences and technology, namely air conditioning, refrigeration and gasoline-powered generators. Ice, gasoline and generators were in short supply throughout the region leading to short tempers, lines, rationing, and empty store shelves. To the best of my knowledge, proprietors were resisting the urge to gouge people for necessities. In some ways the timing of the storm, early Friday evening, gave people time over the weekend to recover, in other ways it slowed the delivery of gasoline, ice and other essential material. The few gas stations that had power weren’t just being hit up by locals, but by motorists passing through who were unable to get gas elsewhere. I think we here in the Ohio River Valley are accustomed to the occasional winter power outage or ice storm, but this long-term summer power outage caught a lot of people, including myself, by surprise. We were fortunate enough to have a generator available to use, but it hadn’t been used for a while and any gasoline I may have had on hand had gone into the mower or the tractor. The plan was to come up with just enough gasoline to ride out the first couple of days, just enough to keep 60328294 ing at the collegiate level and has fostered a program of more than 100 cross country/track & field All-Americans. There is a fee per runner, which includes room, meals and recreation facilities. On-site registration will take place on Sunday, July 8, from 3-4 p.m., at Bob Evans Farm Hall on the URG campus. Registration forms and the camp brochure are available on the track & field and cross country links of the school’s athletic website, www.rioredstorm.com. Deadline for early registration is July 2. For questions or concerns, send e-mail to rwilley@rio.edu or call (740) 245-7487. BUNDLE & SAVE! food refrigerated, so I took the gas back out of the tractor and was prepared to raid the mower and other vehicles as well… anything to avoid the lines forming at those few gas stations that had electricity and gas. Rumors that the water was going to be shut off were just that, but in any event I kept a few jugs filled up - again just enough to make it a few days until supplies were available again. Water, at least in my neck of the woods, turned out to be a non-issue. In my mind, the heroes of this event are all of the utility workers, tree trimmers, etc. who worked long, hard hours in recordsetting heat to get electricity, phone and other vital services restored. My hat is off to all of you. Jim Freeman is wildlife specialist for the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District. His column generally appears every other weekend. He can be contacted weekdays at 740-992-4282 or at jim.freeman@ oh.nacdnet.net increase the standards and knowledge of distance running and to provide current knowledge in techniques that will result in lifelong benefits. 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Lopez pubPolitical Science. A Master's lisher. degree is required in each subject area. Email cover letter and resume to: director@gallipoliscareercollege.edu �Sunday, July 8, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B6 Roush on a roll at restrictor-plate races DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — There’s a new favorite at Daytona International Speedway, and it’s not Hendrick Motorsports or Richard Childress Racing. Roush Fenway Racing has become the team to beat at restrictor-plate tracks, with drivers Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth enjoying the turnaround as they prepare for Saturday night’s 400-mile Sprint Cup race at Daytona. Jack Roush’s team won the last two Cup races at Daytona and has 17 top-five finishes at the famed superspeedway since July 2008. That’s an impressive stretch for an organization whose drivers remember coming to Daytona as mostly also-rans not too long ago. “When we talked about restrictor-plate races five or six years ago, we’d come in after practice and say, ‘Man, this car is slow,’ and then say, ‘It’ll draft fine. Once the race starts, none of that matters,’” Edwards said. “I guess we didn’t really take it seriously to the extent that maybe some of the other teams did. We didn’t really, really focus on these races and it seems like there’s been a very active effort to go out and be better at these tracks.” Strong results followed. David Ragan notched his first Cup victory last July at Daytona, with teammate Kenseth finishing second. Edwards and Biffle swept the front row for in Daytona 500 qualifying in February, and Kenseth capped Roush’s resurgence with his second victory in the “Great American Race.” Biffle finished third and Edwards was eighth. They were nearly as good at Talladega, where Kenseth finished fourth and Biffle fifth. Kenseth kept things rolling Friday by winning the pole for Saturday’s race. Biffle will start fourth after Tony Stewart’s second-place qualifying effort was disallowed because his car failed a post-qualifying inspection. Edwards qualified 12th. It’s a welcome change for the Roush drivers. “We used to come here and we’d be slotted between 15th and 30th all the time,” Biffle said. “That was a little frustrating because we were a good company, we had fast cars everywhere and then we’d come here and we’d struggle a little bit. We’re found some speed secrets. I don’t think we have the best cars, but we’re certainly right at the top, on a pretty level playing field, with … all those (top plateracing) guys.” Roush needed 13 seasons at the Cup level to win its first plate race — Jeff Burton won the July race at Daytona in 2000 — and had to wait two decades to claim its first Daytona 500 with Kenseth in 2009. In the six Cup races at Daytona since, Roush drivers have had a dozen top-10s. Edwards has five of those. Kenseth has four, and Biffle two. Kenseth credited Doug Yates, saying the well-respected engine builder has been the differencemaker in a series that maintains strict standards on car chassis. “A decade ago was a lot different with the rules on the cars,” said Kenseth, who announced last week that he is leaving Roush at the end of the season. “I think the cars are just incredibly close to be- ing the same at these plate races. Horsepower and aerodynamic drag are the two things that make your cars go fast or slow when you come to Daytona and Talladega. And Doug Yates does a great job with all that stuff.” Biffle, though, pointed to Jack Roush committing more resources to engineering and simulation programs. “With the added engineering and simulation for all the other tracks, it spilled over into restrictor-plate racing, which ultimately made us better,” Biffle said. “Some of the other teams focused on it a bit more than we did and it showed.” Added Edwards: “I think that we’ve turned the corner at these tracks and I think it’s really good.” France keen on improving NASCAR on-track product Paul leaves first from the competition department with an overall goal of getting the rules package correct before the 2013 cars debut next season. “We want to improve the racing as well as we can, and that’s a stated goal of ours,” France said. “From time to time, we’d be the first to tell you, we don’t always have it perfect. When we rolled out the (Car of Tomorrow), you could make the argument that the racing was not what it needed to be. What we’re committed to doing is using a lot more science in the future because it is important that the ‘13 car, important that we get as many of the things we can in the car that are going to produce more close racing than what exists today. “What we wouldn’t want to do is put something out there, and then make changes to the car after that. That would be not the best approach. So that’s what we’re working on now.” The AP has obtained a letter NASCAR officials sent teams about its R&D project. The letter explains NASCAR’s intent is “improving the racing product at the intermediate (1.5-2.0 mile) race tracks,” and they 60328520 6 EARSof expertly delivered and installed Y 0 ~Carpet ~Custom Window Treatments ~Fine Furniture had very few cautions and long green-flag runs. Many fans grumbled the lack of on-track action made the race difficult to watch. That led Smith, owner of Speedway Motorsports Inc., to call last week for mandatory cautions, which would bunch the field and presumably create action on the ensuing re-starts. “You just can’t sit there and nothing is happening,” Smith said at Kentucky. “It ruins the event. It’s damaging to our sport. Look at some of your other sports — they have a mandatory timeout, TV (commercial) time and all these things, and that creates things within the sport. If you have (cautions) every 20 laps, I don’t care. It adds to the show. Someone once said we were in show business — if we’re in show business, let’s deliver. Let’s deliver that show. Right now, we’re not delivering.” Drivers panned the idea, as did France and NASCAR President Mike Helton. But, France was aware of fan frustrations over the amount of commercials shown during television broadcasts. Fans have been extremely outspoken the last few weeks about the difficulty to follow a race because only a few minutes of on-track action are shown before it cuts away to a commercial break. “That is a fair point,” said France, who added all the television partners have strict parameters on how many commercials they can air. “I say most of our action is live action. There aren’t TV timeouts, per se, in our sport. So it’s understandable where our fans can miss something, feel like they’re missing something and be frustrated by it. I understand that.” www.mydailytribune.com or www.mydailysentinel.com 60331082 151 Second Avenue Gallipolis, Ohio 446-0332 would like input from the teams’ engineering departments. “Specifically we would like to gather your thoughts and recommendations on what changes to the cars you think would have the greatest impact to increasing mechanical grip — regardless of the current rules package,” the letter read. “This can include changes to springs, shocks, sway bars, track width, cambers (front and rear) inspection heights, etc. We will be working with Goodyear on tire development concurrently, so we are seeking race team controlled changes only from your organizations.” Any suggestions from teams were due back to NASCAR on Friday. France was open about NASCAR soliciting help from race teams. “Let me tell you what’s happened, the teams in the past, when we would go to them for information on how do we make the racing better here or there, we would get a lot of self-serving suggestions,” France said. “We are not getting that now. We are getting really good input from their engineers and their experts and putting an emphasis on all that stuff and that’s going to be good for NASCAR. “It’s a very tough thing for us to get the racing product at all these different speedways as good as we want it to be, that moves around, and it’s hard to get it perfect at every moment.” Although the storylines are heating up as the push begins to set the 12-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field, fans have been split on how they view the racing this season. There was a stretch of racing through the spring that Contact Us Today! U.S. practice with thumb injury LAS VEGAS (AP) — The U.S. men’s basketball team held its first practice Friday, and there was a quick reminder of the rocky run-up to the London Games. Chris Paul was forced to leave the opening day of training camp to get an Xray after hurting his thumb. The Americans don’t believe the injury is serious, USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo calling it a tweak of a previous injury, and they hope Paul can practice Saturday. That would be some rare good news for a team has been severely weakened by injuries. Dwight Howard, Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all were forced to pull out, leaving the Americans with 15 players vying for 12 spots. The roster will be announced Saturday night. Colangelo said he would discuss the roster with the coaching staff on Friday night but would put off any judgments until after Saturday’s practice. “Tonight we’ll have some deliberations about what took place today, but we’re still not making the final decision until we practice tomorrow,” he said. “We told the players we were going to do that and we’re not going to change.” LeBron James, about two weeks removed from winning NBA Finals MVP honors after Miami’s championship, didn’t scrimmage Friday so he could get some extra rest. Deron Williams sat out as planned because he still can’t sign his $98 million extension with the Nets, and top draft pick Anthony Davis remained sidelined because of a sprained ankle. 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(AP) — NASCAR chairman Brian France wants to stay away from gimmicks when it comes to improving the on-track product. But make no mistake, France wants to figure out how to ensure NASCAR has the best racing in the world. He just doesn’t think that track promoter Bruton Smith’s idea of implementing mandatory cautions during races is the way to go. “It’s a very clear line to us — what we’re not going to do are gimmicky things,” he said Friday at Daytona International Speedway. “I’ve heard we ought to throw a caution every 10 laps. That’s nonsense. We won’t do gimmicky things. But we’ll do things that incentivize performance, incentivize wins. That we are open to.” The real project is going on behind the scenes, though, as France has dispatched senior vice president of racing operations Steve O’Donnell with repurposing the North Carolina research and development center. In an interview with The Associated Press, France said he’s focused on splitting the R&D department you want,” Colangelo said. “It’s like a menu: Another shooter, it’s Eric Gordon. You want a scoring guard, it’s Harden. You want a defensive specialist, it’s Iguodala. You want another guy with length who can shoot the ball and run the court, it’s Rudy Gay.” What the Americans really want is another big body, having lost their 2008 center rotation with the absences of Howard and Bosh. James and Carmelo Anthony even could see time at center, which would create offensive mismatches for the Americans but would leave them undersized on defense. The need for size has Colangelo intrigued by Davis, the shot-blocking college player of the year who led Kentucky to the national title. But he’s not ready to go full speed yet after hurting himself less than a week ago while working out with the Hornets, leaving him frustrated but eager. “Anxious to get on the court, be healthy again, show the coaches my full abilities,” Davis said. Colangelo said it would be a “reach” to pick Davis without really seeing him, but acknowledges the 6-foot-10 forward has qualities no other U.S. player has. So he could pick him Saturday and hope he’s ready in a couple of weeks, with the Olympic opener not for another three weeks. This being Vegas, is Colangelo a gambler? “I’ve been known to be that, but I’m saying that, I’m one voice in the wilderness maybe,” Colangelo said. “We’ll find out tonight.” Gay played with the Americans on their gold medal-winning team in the 2010 world basketball championship and is versatile enough to play each frontcourt position. His chances of making the roster may have improved with all the other losses at the forward spots. “Just basically going out there, showcasing what I can do,” the Memphis forward said. “If they like it, they don’t, I’ll find other ways to get better and then compete next time.” Gordon was considered on the cut line in 2010 and ended up becoming a key contributor for the Americans, and believes he can do it again, even at a crowded guard spot. It’s easier for the guys with size, which is why Knicks center Tyson Chandler knows he’ll be on the team. The Americans insist they are deep enough to overcome their losses, and he said just looking at the practice floor shows why. “You look to your left and your right, and the names and level of athletic ability and skill is off the chart,” he said. The Americans will train on the campus of UNLV through next Wednesday before closing this portion of their camp with an exhibition game against the Dominican Republic on Thursday. �Along the River Sunday Times-Sentinel SUNDAY, JULY 8, 2012 C1 Sarah Hawley/photos At left, Campers venture into the wetlands to look for fish, tadpoles and other water creatures. At right, Mike Greenlee of the Division of Wildlife talks to the camper about the fish found in the Leading Creek area during the second day of the 2012 Watershed Camp. Exploring nature Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com RUTLAND — Thirty kids ranging from fifth grade to eighth grade took part in the annual Leading Creek Watershed Camp recently held at the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation Area. Campers spent two days learning about nature and different jobs that involve the outdoors. The camp first began in 2004, and has been held each year since 2006. Each year between 30 and 50 kids take part in the various activities to learn more about nature. Each year the camp — and the conservation area — continue to expand to provide more nature-based Sarah Hawley/photos activities for the youth. Above, Participants of the camp take part in a recycling relay to demonstrate which items can be While there were no recycled or reused. At left, Hannah Ridenour practices shooting a bow and arrow with instruction snakes or birds this year from Wildlife Office Chris Gilkey. (they have been present in the past), there were still plenty of activities to enjoy. The camp, which is organized by the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District, includes several presenters and volunteers. The two-day camp featured hands-on nature activities, crafts, outdoor games, hiking, lessons about the importance of clean water and natural resource conservation, and learning about camping and survival techniques in the outdoors. Instructors at the camp are staff members of the Meigs SWCD, Forked Run State Park, Ohio University, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio State University Extension and many other agencies. The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation Area is locatSarah Hawley/photos ed just off New Lima Road Above left, Campers test their eye sight to find their dominant eye before shooting a bow and arrow. Above right, Meigs County Wildlife Officer Chris Gilkey shows near Rutland, in the Leading campers the types of items which are carried in a Wildlife Officers truck. Below, Campers catch items, including tadpoles and small fish, in the wetlands at the Creek Watershed, and fea- conservation area. tures outdoor activities for nearly everyone. The conservation area is 174 acres that include wetlands, prairies, streams and ridges. The 2.5-acre wetland was constructed in 2008 and is home to many water creatures as the youth at the camp discovered. The area is open to the public for general use, hiking, bird watching and other activities. There is a 1.5-mile hiking path and a quarter-mile walking path on the property which can be used by the public. A shelter house constructed a few years ago can also be used for picnics at the conservation area. In addition, school groups can schedule educational field trips to the conservation area through the Meigs Soil and Water office. �Sunday, July 8, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C2 Living History — coming to Gallipolis! For the fourth time since 2006, Ohio Chautauqua is coming to Gallipolis! This event, presented by the Ohio Humanities Council, with support from local community sponsors, will be held nightly in the beautiful Gallipolis City Park, July 17-21. Ohio Chautauqua (pronounced “shuhTAWK- wuh”) is a five-day event that combines living history, musical entertainment, education, theater, and audience interaction in an exciting cultural event the entire community can enjoy. Chautauqua is a community-based, cultural and social movement that started in the 1870’s and flourished in America until the mid 1920’s. During this time there existed hundreds of touring Chautauqua groups that presented lectures, dance, music, drama, and other forms of “cultural enrichment.” The movement is named for a lake in upstate New York that was the site of the first Chautauqua, which consisted of teachers lecturing outdoors about the moral issues of the day. More of these type of lecture events appeared and began followed at 7:30 p.m. by an extouring the nation. The conciting and engaging living history performance by a trained tent broadened, as organizers scholar who will assume the brought in great orators, added character of one of these hismusic, and later theater. It is a popular belief that this type of torical figures. In addition to information exchange was the these nightly living history presentations, each scholar will origin of the current adult edupresent daily workshops for cation movement. both youth (10:30 a.m.) and Performing in tents across the country, Chautauquas were adults (2:30 p.m.) at Bossard once called “the most AmeriMemorial Library. can thing in America” by PresiYouth Workshop Titles: dent Theodore Roosevelt. Adopted by Indians The theme for this year’s Debbie Saunders event is “When Ohio Was the Becoming Johnny Bossard Memorial Western Frontier” and will feaInspired by Margaret BlenneLibrary Director ture the following characters: rhassett A Star Spangled Banner Johnny Appleseed, Oliver HazTelling a Tall Tale ard Perry, Margaret Blennerhassett, Chief John Logan, and York. Adult Workshop Titles: Each evening, under the big red and white striped Chautauqua tent in the GalJohn & Johnny: Past, Present, and Fulipolis City Park, there will be local musi- ture cal entertainment beginning at 6:45 p.m., Women on America’s Western Frontier Three Perspectives on the Battle of Lake Erie York, William Clark, Slavery, and American History History in a Nutshell: The American Indian Perspective If you are interested in learning more about these historical figures featured in the 2012 Ohio Chautauqua, you may wish to borrow one or more of the many related titles available to you from Bossard Library. All Chautauqua events are free to the public. For more detailed information on Ohio Chautauqua, visit the Library to obtain your copy of the official Ohio Chautauqua Companion Reader. Step back in time to the Western Frontier by attending the daily workshops at Bossard Library and seeing the living history presentation nightly “under the big red tent” in the Gallipolis City Park! Sources: www.chautauqua.org, Ohio Humanities Council; OHC Companion Reader Social Security Column Take your parents on a meaningful tour of social security’s website Marcus Geiger Social Security District Manager in Gallipolis Do your parents spend much time online? Sometimes older parents can be apprehensive about using the Internet and conducting business online. There is no reason they should be when it comes to Social Security’s online services at www.socialsecurity. gov, which are consistently rated not only the best and easiest to use in government, but in the private sector as well. What are some of the reasons your parents may want to visit www.socialsecurity. gov? Allow us to show you around so you can give Mom and Dad the proper tour. Front and center, there is always a series of illustrated panels. This is where we share new messages, initiatives, and items of interest, such as breaking news and tips on new or improved online services. To the right, you’ll find a big question mark: that is where you can find our most frequently asked questions — and the answers to them. If your parents have a question about Social Security, chances are someone else had the same question. We have collected them on our website, and it is easy to search for questions on a variety of Social Security topics. Smack dab in the middle of the page is where you can find press releases and the latest news about Social Security. To the left of the page you will find our top services. Virtually anything you want to do online can be found here: apply online for retirement, disability or Medicare benefits; get an instant, personalized estimate of future benefits with our online Retirement Estimator; and obtain information about how to get or replace a Social Security card. One of the hottest new services is getting your Social Security Statement online. Just complete the authentication process, much like the sort you would go through when requesting a credit report online, and you’ll be able to set up your online Social Security account. Once you do, you will have online access to your Statement, which includes detailed estimates of future benefits, and a summary of your work history through the years. This is especially helpful for parents who may be planning for retirement. Our website offers many other services as well, such as online forms and publications, an easy application to apply for Extra Help with Medicare prescription drug costs, icons to our Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube pages, and information categorized by subject matter or by audience. Take your parents for a visit to www.socialsecurity. gov. It is one small way you can give back to those who have given so much for you. Extreme Heat — Stay cool, hydrated and informed Pamela K. Matura Executive Director Area Agency on Aging District 7 It sure has been a hot summer so far, and with the aftermath of the recent storm felt across our entire ten-county district, it’s important to know how to stay cool and healthy while your power is out during the extreme heat. As with our situation locally, dealing with extreme heat and no power can linger for days or even weeks. It’s important to take care of yourself, as well as checking on elderly family, friends and neighbors who may not have the opportunity to venture out to a cooler location or have the opportunity to have access to a good meal. We recently received some very valuable information from our friends at the Ohio Department of Aging and Ohio Department of Health concerning this very topic. Please remember, when it is hot: · Drink more fluids (non-alco- holic, non-caffeinated), regardless of your activity level. Don’t wait until you’re thirsty to drink. · Stay in air-conditioned buildings as much as possible. If your home does not have air conditioning, go to the shopping mall or public library - even a few hours spent in air conditioning can help your body stay cooler when you go back into the heat. Call your local Emergency Management Agency to see if there are any heat-relief shelters (cooling centers) in your area. · Do not rely on a fan as your primary cooling device during an extreme heat event. · Check on a friend or neighbor and have someone do the same for you. · Don’t use the stove or oven to cook - it will make you and your house hotter. · Wear loose, lightweight, lightcolored clothing. · Take cool showers or baths to cool down. · Check the local news for health and safety updates. · Seek medical care immediately if you have, or someone you know has, symptoms of heatrelated illness like muscle cramps, headaches, nausea or vomiting. Look for signs of heat-related illnesses and call 911 if you experience any of them: · Symptoms of heat exhaustion are: heavy sweating, paleness, muscle cramps, tiredness, weakness, dizziness, headache, nausea or fainting. People experiencing these symptoms should be moved to a cool, shady or air-conditioned area, and provided cool, non-alcoholic beverages. · Heat stroke is a potentially life-threatening condition. Symptoms include: a body temperature of 103 degrees or higher; red, hot and dry skin with no sweating; rapid pulse; headache; dizziness; nausea; confusion; unconsciousness; and gray skin color. Food from the refrigerator should be thrown out if the power is out more than four hours. Never taste food to determine its safety; appearance and odor are not indicators of food safety. Keep the door closed as much as possible. If the power is out for longer than two hours, follow the guidelines below: · Throw away any perishable food (such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs and leftovers) that has been above 40 °F for over two (2) hours. · For the refrigerator: pack milk, other dairy products, meat, fish, eggs, gravy and spoilable leftovers into a cooler surrounded by ice. Inexpensive styrofoam coolers are fine for this purpose. · A freezer that is half full will hold food safely for up to 24 hours. A full freezer will hold food safely for 48 hours. Do not open the freezer door if you can avoid it. During this extreme heat, please check on your elderly family, friends and neighbors. You might be their only contact and can identify whether they are in danger during high temperatures. If our Agency can be of assistance to you when identifying needs that an individual might have for beyond the storm aftermath, please call our Agency and we can schedule an in-home assessment at no-cost to identify what resources are available in the community to best serve their needs. Entertainment Briefs Hall of Fame museum unveils Ohio reporter’s statue CLEVELAND (AP) — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has unveiled a memorial honoring a late Cleveland newspaper reporter who covered it. The Plain Dealer reports the bronze statue of its former rock reporter Jane Scott features her sitting on an oak bench while wearing her signature red eyeglasses and holding a notebook. The statue is by sculptor David Deming. It was unveiled in the Hall’s lower lobby on Thursday. Scott’s family and friends were there. Scott retired from the Plain Dealer in 2002 after 50 years there. She died last year at age 92. Scott’s family has donated some of her belongings including 4,000 LP records and 300 notebooks to the Hall’s library and archives. Global singing competition comes to Ohio CINCINNATI (AP) — The World Choir Games open Wednesday in Cincinnati with a 10 a.m. kick-off announcement from city and civic leaders and organizers. Morning festivities will lead into the Wednesday evening opening ceremony with performances by gospel music star Kirk Franklin and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Competitions, concerts and other activities through July 14 are bringing 15,000 participants from 64 countries to Ohio. It’s the first time the competition dubbed “the Olympics of choral singing” has been in the United States. China, Russia and Indonesia are among countries with large contingents. Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to attend events. There are also shows planned in nearby cities including Dayton, Hamilton and Middletown. The games are held every two years. The last event was in China. Son of Monaco’s Princess Caroline getting married PARIS (AP) — Monaco’s Princess Caroline says her son, Andrea Casiraghi, is getting married. Caroline says in a statement issued Wednesday by the Monaco Palace that he will marry Tatiana Santo Domingo. French media reports say Santo Domingo is a Colombian heiress. The statement does not provide any details about the wedding, including the bride’s nationality or the planned date. Andrea Casiraghi is the nephew of Monaco’s ruling sovereign, Prince Albert II. Albert, the son of late American film star Grace Kelly, ended decades of bachelorhood last year when he married South African Olympic swimming champion Charlene Wittstock. South Korea anthem talk draws disloyalty claims SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean lawmaker’s suggestion to replace the national anthem with a folk song popular in both Koreas has ignited a political and media firestorm from conservatives who are demanding that he be tossed out of parliament. The folk song Arirang does not mention socialism or glorify North Korea’s ruling family. It is a song of longing that is heavy on images of mountain sunsets and stars shining in clear skies. But the comments by Lee Seok-ki highlight the unusual way North Korea is talked about in Seoul. Lee is a politician in a minor opposition party. Praising Pyongyang is illegal in South Korea. And even oblique comments that fall well short of outright support for the North can draw allegations of disloyalty. Trailer for Cruise’s next film project rolls out LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Cruise’s personal life may be in upheaval, but it’s still business as usual for the studio promoting his next movie. Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for Cruise’s crime drama “Jack Reacher,” which opens Dec. 21. The trailer launched on Cruise’s 50th birthday with Tuesday’s debut of “The Amazing Spider-Man.” The start of the movie’s marketing campaign coincides with the breakup of Cruise’s marriage to Katie Holmes, who filed for divorce last week. The divorce has brought fresh scrutiny to Cruise’s ties to Scientology. His beliefs played a role in Paramount’s split with the actor in 2006 over his discussion of his religion and his erratic behavior regarding his romance with Holmes. Paramount has since made up with Cruise, releasing his blockbuster “Mission: Impos- sible: Ghost Protocol” to a $690 million worldwide haul. “Tom is a huge movie star for the right reason. He’s a very talented actor whose movies have entertained millions of fans,” Paramount said in a statement. “His ability to make a great movie, as we saw with the most recent installment in the ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise — the most successful of the series to date — is the thing that moviegoers remember above all else.” Adapted from a novel by Lee Child, “Jack Reacher” stars Cruise as an ex-military investigator caught up in the case of a sniper accused of killing five people. Deadbeat dad pleads guilty after movie ruse ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man has been ordered to pay more than $32,000 in back child support after being lured back to Pennsylvania with the promise of a bogus role in a Jennifer Aniston movie. Joshua Garlathy pleaded guilty Tuesday to willful failure to pay child support more than a month after he was arrested after his flight from Hawaii landed in Philadelphia. Garlathy was arrested under a new law making it a crime to move out of state to avoid paying child support. He was lured back to Pennsylvania by a bounty hunter promising him a role in a fake movie. Garlathy was also sentenced to 90 days of probation. He says he hopes he can rebuild his relationship with his daughter. Reds’ catcher show dog flees fireworks in Pa. IRWIN, Pa. (AP) — A champion show dog is missing in western Pennsylvania after he was apparently startled by Independence Day fireworks. Quince the Australian shepherd fled from his handlers’ home in Harrison City around 11 p.m. Wednesday. Handler Jeffrey Hanlin says the 6-year-old dog leaped over a backyard fence during a fireworks display. Hanlin tells WTAE-TV Quince is owned by Cincinnati Reds catcher Ryan Hanigan and his wife. Quince was supposed to compete in a show in West Virginia this weekend. There’s a $1,500 reward for Quince’s return. Hanlin says Quince is very approachable and can be coaxed by someone using a “happy voice.” See BRIEFS ‌| C4 �Sunday, July 8, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C3 Sunday, July 8, 2012 ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt Comics BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS MUTTS Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS William Hoest Patrick McDonnell Jacquelene Bigar’s zITS THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, July 9, 2012: This year your ability to communicate comes through clearly. You will help others to better understand you, and you will understand them better as a result. You are likely to make a major purchase involving a car, computer and/or any item that facilitates communication. Learn to walk or exercise your tension away. If you are single, what you want and what you get could be quite different. Be aware of an inner mixed message that could be messing with your ability to relate. If you are attached, you also might express conflicting messages. Be open to this possibility. Your sweetie can help you identify it. ARIES always gets you charged up, perhaps more than need be! The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHHH A fiery moment could force you to regroup and make different plans. Your ability to put events in a positive light helps heal nearly any wound. A boss or elder could force your hand with a situation. As a result, you just might change your plans. Tonight: As you like it. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Remember, you do not have to prove anything ... but you still may be tempted to throw yourself into a risk anyway. Be smart, sit back and observe. You often feel as if you need to say and do the appropriate thing. In this case, right now, you can’t go wrong. Tonight: Get some extra R and R. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Let go of a morning upset and a need to do something in a certain manner. You have a lot going for you, which becomes clear in a meeting. A power play could be quite frustrating. Don’t get involved — you will be much happier. Tonight: Where the people are. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Take charge. If you stumble upon a disagreement behind the scenes, do not get involved. The people who are involved are likely to let go of their snippiness, given time. A partner or loved one demands a change. Note that both of you might be right. Find a solution that pleases both sides. Tonight: Till the wee hours. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You see what others don’t. Don’t try to open up someone’s perspective when he or she is upset and Horoscope can’t seem to understand where you are coming from. Know when to back off and do your thing. Tonight: Adjust plans according to your energy level. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You easily could wake up on the wrong side of the bed. Dealing with a person you respect will get you past this bad morning mood. Check out an expenditure with care. Don’t go too wild with your spending today. Tonight: Treat a pal to dinner. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH Don’t say anything until you feel you have grasped the big picture. Listen to what is being shared, but recognize that others want your feedback and direction. Do not give them anything less. Tonight: Steer clear of a controlling individual. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH You might want to rethink your anger before you express your frustration to someone. Open up to new possibilities and different ways of handling your irritation. If you find someone controlling, step out of this person’s way. Tonight: Not to be found. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might not expect the string of successes or excellent interactions that head in your direction. You could be doing something very different as a result. Understand that you are on a roll, as long as you do not get caught up in a power play. Tonight: Where the fun is. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Take a stand, and handle a personal matter in a much different manner. Give up the need to control, yet put out what you want in a clear and direct way. Giving someone the choice might confuse him or her at first, but it will work out well in the long run. Tonight: A must appearance. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH Keep conversations moving. Opportunities knock on your door because of your wit and creativity. Others like to hang out with you. You might be making a judgment that is slowing you down. Use care with a volatile pattern. Tonight: Out and about. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You offer more than you realize, but you often undermine yourself. With someone harping in your ear, sometimes it is difficult to get a better sense of self. Choose an activity or indulgence that will help you claim your power. Tonight: Keep to your budget. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Sunday, July 8, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C4 Miss. hometown marks half century post-Faulkner Brittina and Richard Green Green 50th anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Green (Brittina M. Napier Green) recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married in 1962 in the state of North Carolina. They then enjoyed their life together in the Rio Grande, Gallipolis and Vinton areas. They have three children, four grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Spencer-Butcher engagement Dan and Sheila Spencer of Coolville announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Tiffany Ann Spencer, to Ryan Daniel Butcher of Vinton. He is the son of Dan and Kathy Butcher of Bidwell. The bride-elect graduated from Eastern High School in 2002 and Hock- ing College in 2006. She is employed at the Belpre Animal Clinic. Her fiancé graduated from Gallia Academy High School in 2000 and is currently employed at the Kyger Creek Power Plant. The couple will be married at 4 p.m. on October 2o at the Ohio University Inn, Athens. Little Miss, Little Mister Contest details released GALLIPOLIS — Bob Hennesy, chairman of the 2012 Little Miss, Little Mister Contest, sponsored by the Gallipolis Lions Club, announced this week that entries for this year’s event must be pre-registered by Monday, July 23, 2012. Entries should be mailed to the Gallipolis Lions Club, P.O. Box 436, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. The contest will be held on Monday, July 30, 2012, on the Main Stage at the Gallia County Fairgrounds. Girls should be backstage by 6:15 p.m., and boys need to check in by 7:15 p.m. Other contest committee members are Greg Shrader, Jeff Fowler, Rick Tipple and Chris Homer. To enter, boys and girls must be between the ages of six and seven years old, born on or between July 29, 2004, and July 30, 2006. They must also be residents of Gallia County. Out-of-county judges will determine the winners. Last year’s Little Miss winner was Katy Cox and the Little Mister was Reid Haynes. Entry blanks will appear in the Gallipolis Daily Tribune on Sunday, July 8, Friday, July 13 and Thursday, July 19. OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Five decades after his death, William Faulkner still draws literary pilgrims to his Mississippi hometown, the “little postage stamp of native soil” he made famous through his novels. Oxford inspired the fictional town of Jefferson that was a frequent setting for his stories, and it’s commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Nobel laureate’s death Friday with several events that include a tag-team reading of his novel, “The Reivers,” beginning about daybreak. Roughly 25,000 people a year visit Faulkner’s antebellum home, Rowan Oak, which is now owned by the University of Mississippi. The author’s meticulous handwriting appears on the walls of his downstairs office. Using pencil, he outlined events of his 1954 novel, “A Fable.” William Griffith, the Rowan Oak curator since 1999, said writing was a “demon-driven” task for Faulkner. “You’re going to hear about the agony and the sweat and the difficulty and the compulsion,” Griffith said. “You’re not going to hear anything about how great it was, how relaxing and beautiful it was. None of that. He just did what he had to do to get it done.” Oxford’s lure is similar to that of Key West, Fla., for fans of Ernest Hemingway and Salinas, Calif., for devotees of John Steinbeck. “I’ve just always wanted to see this,” Lisa McDanels of Rocky River, Ohio, said as she and her husband toured Faulkner’s home. “You think, ‘Oh, he walked here.’” The two-story Greek Revival home was built in 1848, and Faulkner bought it in 1930. It sits a mile from the town square, but feels isolated because it’s encircled by woods — oaks, magnolias, cedars, dogwoods and honeysuckle. Griffith said the home retains its character, with one important addition — climate control. Faulkner added central heating in the 1930s but scorned air conditioning, despite summer temperatures that reach the 90s and stifling humidity. In “The Reivers,” a character groused, “there are no seasons at all any more, with interiors artificially contrived at sixty degrees in summer and ninety degrees in winter, so that mossbacked recidivists like me must go outside in summer to escape cold and in winter to escape heat.” The day after Faulkner died, his wife, Estelle, had a window-unit air conditioner installed in her upstairs bedroom. Ole Miss bought Rowan Oak in 1972 from the Faulkners’ daughter, Jill. The house was renovated from 2001 to 2003, and central air conditioning was added. Faulkner was known for sitting on the square to observe Oxford’s smalltown comings and goings. In 1997, to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth in nearby New Albany, Oxford dedicated a Faulkner statue in front of its own City Hall. Now, tourists snap photos by the life-sized bronze. Faulkner and his wife are buried in St. Peter’s Cemetery, north of the square, and fans pay tribute by pouring bourbon on the gravesite. Donald Kartiganer, professor emeritus of English who held the Faulkner studies chair at Ole Miss, recalled taking Salman Rushdie on a private tour of Rowan Oak in 2006. When Rushdie saw Faulkner’s writing table and typewriter, his voice fell into hushed reverence and he asked if he could sit there. Kartiganer said yes. “He sits down and he puts his hands, not touching the keys, just sort of hovering over them, the way you would if you were in the vicinity of a holy relic,” Kartiganer recalled. “Then he reaches into his pocket and pulls out the smallest digital camera I’ve ever seen and says, ‘Would you take my picture?’” Mississippi Arts Commission director Malcolm White compares Faulkner’s posthumous fame to that of another north Mississippi native. “He’s like Elvis,” White said. “He’s never been bigger than he is today.” English professor Jay Watson, Kartiganer’s successor as Faulkner specialist, politely disagrees with White’s assessment. Even during Faulkner’s lifetime, he was recognized as one of the most important literary figures of the 20th Century. But, Watson concedes Faulkner is more appreciated in Oxford these days. “Oxford didn’t start coming around to him until after he won the Nobel Prize” in 1949, Watson said. “Before then, most people in Oxford just thought he was somebody who was making Oxford look bad. But after he won the Nobel, all the sudden, he was kind of making Oxford look good, because he was this small-town native son who won the most distinguished award in literature.” Locals saw Faulkner as an oddball who’d be so wrapped up in his own thoughts that he’d often walk past people he knew without exchanging pleasantries. Faulkner went to Canada and trained as a Royal Air Force aviator, but never saw combat because World War I ended before he completed training. Nonetheless, Watson said, Faulkner would walk around Oxford in a flight officer’s uniform, complete with a cane and sometimes with a limp, and tell people he’d been wounded in a plane crash, which wasn’t true. Because he acted like a dandy, locals nicknamed him “Count No-Count.” The local newspaper, The Oxford Eagle, is publishing essays this year from people who remember Faulkner. In one, J.W. “Jay” Mitchell, who grew up in Oxford, recalled being on the square with friends and making fun of the writer. “I remember one day, 1952 or ‘53, me and a few friends decided to walk by Mr. Faulkner, one at a time, and holler, ‘Good morning, Mr. Faulkner,’ or ‘How are you?,’ knowing that he would not answer,” Mitchell wrote. “After we passed him, we would circle around and get in front and repeat our taunting again. He acted as if we were not even there. “There he was — head held high, with a swagger stick under his arm, wearing his English riding pants, knee-high leather boots and tweed jacket. “Move forward over 50 years and ask me if I feel proud of this,” Mitchell wrote. “People, some of us didn’t know what we had in our midst. (I will take this opportunity to apologize.)” Griffith said he came into the curator’s job with a respect for Faulkner’s prose but not as a “super fan.” When he was growing up in Illinois, an English teacher assigned him to read “As I Lay Dying,” and he protested with an essay called, “As I Die Reading.” “I remember arguing, telling her that I’d never thought about Mississippi and I’m quite sure I’ll never go to Mississippi,” said Griffith, who has since re-read the book several times. Griffith said when the teacher heard he’d been hired at Rowan Oak, she told one of his relatives: “‘I hope he knows karma is a real thing.’” San Diego fireworks malfunction in big, fast flash SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Trolley was packed. Hotel rooms facing the bay were sold out. And local radio was set to simulcast a patriotic score for the Fourth of July show. But instead of 20 minutes of fireworks, the crowd in San Diego got about 20 seconds of giant, deafening booms after a computer mishap sent multiple bulbshaped explosions over the bay. The show’s producer blamed a “technical glitch” Thursday, saying an error in its computer system caused tens of thousands of fireworks on four barges to go off simultaneously with a single command. “It was like a giant, serious bomb went off,” said Mike Newton, 29, a photographer who watched from a friend’s 28th-floor apartment. “That’s what it looked like and felt like. It hit you right in the chest.” There were no reported injuries and Garden State Fireworks, based in Millington, N.J., apologized and vowed to determine precisely what went wrong. The 122-year-old company produced hundreds of other shows across the country Wednesday night. August Santore, partowner of Garden State Fireworks, said the company felt terrible, but the mood was unforgiving among many of the hundreds of thousands of people who witnessed the explosions before they could get off their first “ooh” or “ah.” A patriotic score was set to be simulcast on a local radio station. The show was set to stream live on the Web. The crowd stood in quiet disbelief, with many wondering what just happened to a show billed as the Big Bay Boom. Word went out on the radio about 20 minutes later that it was over. Bre Nelson, a 26-year-old wedding planner, watched from a hillside street packed with “tons and tons of people and cars.” “It was really neat to see the entire sky light up but then we just waited there,” said Nelson. “Everyone was just sitting around.” By late Thursday afternoon, the fireworks flop had become a hit online with about 2 million views of the footage on YouTube. Sponsors contributed about $380,000 to host the show, said Sandy Purdon, owner of a bay marina and the chief organizer. The Port of San Diego contributed $145,000 as title sponsor, with hotels and restaurants giving much of the rest. The port district gave an additional $50,000 worth of services, including traffic control, portable toilets and cleanup. The fireworks cost $125,000 and the barges and tugs cost $45,000, Purdon said. After permits, publicity, buses and other costs, there was about $50,000 left, which was earmarked to help young military families though the San Diego Armed Services YMCA. The port district said in a statement that it was “very disappointed” in what it de- scribed as an apparent technical error. It was unclear if anyone will get reimbursed. Purdon, who witnessed the explosions from his home with his sponsors, said he had discussed with Garden State Fireworks the possibility that it foots the bill for next year’s Fourth of July show. Garden State Fireworks has staged pyrotechnic displays for the 1988 Winter Olympics, the Statue of Liberty Bicentennial Celebration and New Year’s Eve in Central Park in New York. “We are a good strong company, and we rely on technology. We’ll take the ridicule as long as no one was injured,” Santore said. The debacle will likely fuel a long-running controversy in San Diego about damage that fireworks displays inflict on marine life. Environmental attorney Marco Gonzalez has repeatedly challenged shows that take place over water, inviting ire and ridicule from critics including San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders. 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Battistelli says she’s been “so incredibly blessed with a beautiful baby girl” and adds that big brother Eli is “so excited to have a little sister.” Battistelli was the first female vocalist in nearly 20 years to be named artist of the year at the 2011 Dove Awards. Her hits include “Free to Be Me” and “I’m Letting Go.” Kim Kardashian upstages Stephane Rolland show PARIS (AP) — Haute couture shows are often celebrity circuses. But rarely does the front row presence upstage a show, as reality TV star Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend, musician Kanye West, did during Stephane Rolland’s rather predictable fall-winter 2012 offering. The couple’s entrance and exit triggered a crowd that spilled out into the street. A woman and a young girl were shoved to the side during the media mayhem. But the celebrity presence at the show is no great surprise. The French designer — responsible for singer Cheryl Cole’s redand-white mermaid dress at the Cannes Film Festival — has been courting stars for several seasons now. Last season, Yasmin Le Bon was Rolland’s muse. In this show, he went east and chose Chinese actress Fan Bing-Bing. With the celebrity hullabaloo, fashion insiders momentarily forgot the reason they came: the clothes. Rolland repeated much of what he created last season, with long crepe de chine and satin evening dresses with heavy draping. The main difference was that while last season he used vivid colors, this season his winter palette was muted in black, white and caramel. The trains and long capes in many of the ensembles — again — floated past giving the models a Supergirl silhouette. But the lack of new ideas made the show feel more like a diluted superhero sequel. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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