http://66.213.69.5/files/original/8fd556c671be0d23b16648ac8bb37f21.pdf d2d6df8658ed08ade6c4a7becce2d324 PDF Text Text ALONG THE RIVER SPORTS Civil War 150: Federal Army Homecoming returns to Gallipolis, C1 Prep sports action, B1 Hometown News for Gallia & Meigs counties Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Lincoln Pike closing for repairs GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe has announced that Lincoln Pike will be closed, weather permitting, for slip repair work from 6 a.m. on Monday, April 25 through 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 28. Lincoln Pike will be closed from Steele Road to Johnson Road. Local traffic will need to use other county roads as detours. Gallia Co. clean-up day April 30 GALLIPOLIS — The annual Gallia County cleanup day is scheduled for Saturday, April 30. Items may be dropped off from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. in dumpsters located at the following locations: municipal parking lot across from the Gallipolis City Building, 518 Second Avenue; and the Gallia County Service Center, 499 Jackson Pike. Those who would like to volunteer their time for this event should meet at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 541 Second Avenue, Gallipolis. This is sponsored by Keep Gallia Beautiful, City of Gallipolis, Gallia County, ODOT, Waste Management and Gallia-Jackson-Meigs Solid Waste District. Sing in the Park concert series GALLIPOLIS — The Singing in the Park Concert Series will begin on Friday, May 6 at Gallipolis City Park. The evening starts at 7 p.m. and will feature James and Laura Rainey, The Shafer Family and Rick Towe. For information, call Rick Barcus at (740) 367-7063. Sunday, April 24, 2011 Rains feed flooding threat BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY — Steady rains continue to feed the threat of flooding this weekend in the tri-county area with the National Weather Service predicting the Ohio River will go into flood stage at some locations in Meigs Page A5 • Rhonda Clagg • Betty Sue Jeffers • Elaine Nance WEATHER Pomeroy, also on Monday — flood stage in Pomeroy is 46 feet. At 44 feet, water will be resting in the Pomeroy parking lot but will not be on Main Street. Further north in Reedsville, the Ohio River is also expected to crest at the Belleville Locks and Dam slightly Educating parents, kids about dangers of drugs BY AMBER GILLENWATER MDTNEWS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM GALLIPOLIS — Local law enforcement, parents, teachers and active community members crowded the First Church of the Nazarene Family Life Center in Gallipolis on Thursday for an evening of education on an issue that has had major impact upon the community in recent years. The program, hosted by Lt. Matt Champlin and the officers of the Gallipolis Police Department and entitled “Operation: Street Smart,” featured officers with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office who presented their collective wealth of knowledge on narcotics, how to recognize signs of drug-use in loved ones and current trends in drugs among the nation’s youth. “We use more dope than any other country in the world,” Sgt. Mike Powell, a retired officer who continues to work with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office narcotics unit, said. “How much dope do we use? Well, we are 5 percent of the world’s population but we consume over 50 percent of the world’s cocaine; that’s billions of dollars of cocaine we put into our systems every year. If you look at 100 percent of the illicit or illegal drugs in the world today, guess what, our country consumes 60 percent of them.” Powell further described how, because of the massive amounts of drugs consumed in America every year, the sale and purchase See Street Smart, A3 BY AMBER GILLENWATER GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Department of Job and Family Services (DJFS) has seen the number of individuals participating in a work placement program more than double since its inception in February, according to DJFS Director Dana Glassburn. The program requires all individuals receiving cash assistance through Ohio Works First to work a certain number of hours per month — as per their level of employment and amount of assistance — in area, participating nonprofits, governmental entities and businesses. According to Glassburn, the implementation of this program helps his office meet its federal mandate for the Ohio Works First work participation rate requirement and he is happy with the results of the program thus far. 3 SECTIONS — 18 PAGES C2-4 Comics C5 Editorials A4 B Section © 2011 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. GALLIPOLIS — Local garden clubs and other organizations are making final plans for an Arbor Day/Earth Day celebration scheduled for Saturday, April 30 along State Street adjacent to Gallipolis City Park. Area residents are invited to join in the 11th annual Gallipolis in Bloom plant exchange, an Arbor Day/Earth Day tree planting ceremony in the city park and the placement of flowers in planters in the park and on street corners around Gallipolis. The plant exchange is scheduled from 9 a.m.noon. Placement of flowers in planters will begin at 10 a.m. The Arbor Day/Earth Day celebration and tree planting will be held at 11 a.m. in the city park. The 2011 GIB theme is “Many Hands, Many Flowers, One Community,” and the colors for this year will be shades of purple. The Gallipolis City Commission issued two See Flooding, A3 Appeals court to hear Rizer murder case BY BRIAN J. REED BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM Amber Gillenwater photos These are just a few of the items shown during the “Operation: Street Smart” program hosted by the Gallipolis Police Department on Thursday in Gallipolis. The items were seized by the Franklin County Sheriffʼs Office. “It is already showing that we’re going to have improvements out of this,” Glassburn said. “We are making strides in the right direction.” According to Glassburn, the number of referrals jumped from 331 to 359. Of those individuals, 224 were notified in March of their need to participate in the program; a number up from the 154 notified in February. “They are starting to interact and realizing that proclamations recognizing April 22 as Earth Day in Gallipolis and recognizing April 30 as Arbor Day in Gallipolis. The commission encouraged all citizens to preserve the city’s natural resources, protect the environment and help support the city’s urban forestry program. Organizations sponsoring the event include Bob Evans Farms, Bossard Memorial Library, the Gallipolis Garden Club, the Open Gate Garden Club, Bob’s The Medical Plaza welcomes Tess Simon, MD - Internal Medicine If you are in need of a physician, Dr. Tess Simon and the Medical Plaza are here to help. The Medical Plaza focuses on one concept: Our PaƟents Come First. Dr. Simon is currently accepƟng new paƟents at the Medical Plaza in Gallipolis. Call today to schedule your appointment. 740.446.9620 above flood stage at 35.4 feet on Monday — flood stage is 35 feet. At 35 feet, Ohio 124 is flooded north of Stiversville Road, at Rock Run, at Wells Run to Smith Ridge to Dewitts Run, at Forked Run, at Curtis Hollow Fourth District to convene May 19 in Pomeroy Gallia Co. work placement program a success so far STAFF REPORT INDEX Sports flooded upstream from the locks and dam — at 42 feet, Minersville starts to flood. The Ohio River had already risen to 34.15 feet at Racine on Friday afternoon. With a crest prediction of 41 feet in Racine on Monday, this puts the Ohio River cresting at around 44 feet in we’ve got to do this,” Glassburn said. “As far as the number actually assigned, it has remained steady. The ones already working, doubled from February to March, which is a huge jump.” Those individuals working off their required hours rose from 11 individuals in February to 28 people in March. Moreover, according to Glassburn, See Placement, A3 Gallia County ready for Arbor Day celebration High: 78 Low: 59 Classifieds County. The latest crest prediction for the Ohio River at the Racine Locks and Dam is at 41 feet on Monday which puts the river at flood stage — flood stage in Racine is exactly 41 feet. At 41 feet, Ohio 124 at Antiquity starts to flood and areas of Ravenswood, W.Va. are Operation Street Smart: MDTNEWS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM OBITUARIES $1.50 • Vol. 45, No. 17 Market and Greenhouses, Gallipolis in Bloom and the City of Gallipolis. For information about any of the events, call the Gallipolis city manager’s office at 446-1789. Also coming up this week, Gallipolis in Bloom will meet at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 28 at Haskins Park. Cory Seymour and Nick Mills of Gallia County Soil and Water Conservation District will be speaking about rain barrels and trees. POMEROY — Oral arguments will be heard next month in the appeal of Paula Rizer’s murder conviction. Meanwhile, Prosecuting Attorney Colleen Williams has filed a response to Rizer’s motion for a new trial, again noting inconsistencies between Rizer’s statements to police following her husband’s murder and later court testimony. Judges with the Fourth District Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the case on May 19, based on the request of both prosecution and defense. Meanwhile, Rizer’s attorney, Melissa Prendergast, has been granted until May 2 to file her latest pleading in the appeals court, a reply to Williams’ response to the original appeal. Prendergrast has asked for a new trial. Rizer’s trial attorneys, Herman Carson and Glen Jones, filed affidavits with the court admitting oversight in failing to object to the violation of Rizer’s Fifth Amendment rights by a state expert witness who called Rizer’s selfdefense claim a “double defense” and in not objecting to faulty jury instructions. Rizer’s first trial, for aggravated murder, ended in an acquittal. She was found guilty of murder in January, 2010. She shot her husband, Kenneth Rizer, Sr., multiple times at their Lebanon Township home in 2009, and claimed at trial she had been victim of a pattern of domestic violence and was acting in self defense. Testimony from Dr. Robert Stinson, a state rebuttal witness, pointed to inconsistencies between Rizer’s account to police of the moments See Murder, A3 �Sunday, April 24, 2011 Sunday Times-Sentinel • Page A2 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Gallia-Meigs Forecast Safety Belt Awareness Photo courtesy of the Gallia County Sheriffʼs Office Gallia County Sheriffʼs Deputies Jimmy Spears and Melissa Evans have recently been traveling the county to speak with third grade classes at Addaville, Vinton, Hannan Trace, Southwestern, Green and Rio Grande Elementary Schools about “Third Grade Safety Belt Awarness.” The program is funded by a grant from the Ohio Department of Public Safety and encourages young people to buckle up to avoid injury in traffic crashes. The Gallia County Sheriffʼs Office has participated in the grant-funded program since 1997. “It is a great way to get deputies into our schools talking about safety issues and letting kids see that we are there for them if they need help,” Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning said. “Our teacher evaluations have been very positive and we look forward to the opportunity to continue grant-funded educational safety projects in the future.” Pictured is Deputy Jimmy Spears addressing students at Addaville Elementary School. Meigs County calendar Public meeting Monday, April 25 RACINE — Southern Local Board of Education, regular meeting, 8 p.m., high school media center. Thursday, April 28 POMEROY — Chillicothe VA Medical Center Mobile Outreach Unit, 4 to 8 p.m. on the upper parking lot in Pomeroy across from Danʼs. VA benefits information, enrollment opportunities, healthcare eligibility, and initial medical assessments available. Friday, April 29 PORTLAND — Lebanon Township Trustees, 6 p.m., township building. Church events Sunday, April 24 MIDDLEPORT — Community Easter Sunrise Service, 7 a.m., Dave Diles Park, several churches involved, special music and short messages. POMEROY — Singing Son-rise Service, 6:30-7:30 a.m., Pomeroy Nazarene Church, Britney Welch, Vicki Moore, Brenda Haggy, Frank and Ida Martin singing; breakfast served at 7:30 a.m. RUTLAND — Easter Son-rise Service, 6 a.m., Easter play “The Ultimate Sacrifice,” Rutland Freewill Baptist Church. POMEROY — Easter Sunday Mass, 9:30 a.m., Sacred Heart Church. HEMLOCK GROVE — Easter sunrise service of the Hemlock Grove Christian Church to be held at 6:30 a.m. at the Hemlock Grange hall. Breakfast to follow. TUPPERS PLAINS — St. Paul United Methodist Church, Easter adult cantata, “Rise Again” 6:30 a.m. Carry-in breakfast to follow. Gallia County calendar Monday, April 25 GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Local School District board of education, 7 p.m., 230 Shawnee Lane. Thursday, April 28 RIO GRANDE — American Red Cross blood drive, 8:30 a.m.1:30 p.m., Buckeye Hills Career Center, vocational rooms 502, 504, 506. GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Commission, 9 a.m., Gallia County Courthouse. GALLIPOLIS — French 500 Free Clinic, 1-4 p.m., 258 Pinecrest Drive off of Jackson Pike. The clinic is open only to uninsured residents of Gallia County. GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis in Bloom meeting, 5:15 p.m., Haskins Park. Program: Cory Seymour and Nick Mills, Gallia SWCD. Saturday, April 30 GALLIPOLIS — Federal Army Homecoming, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Gallipolis City Park. GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Auxiliary birthday dinner, 2 p.m. Past presidents welcome. VINTON — Basket games fundraiser at Vinton Elementary School. Doors open at 5 p.m. Games begin at 6 p.m. Info: 388-8261. Sunday, May 1 GALLIPOLIS — Federal Army Homecoming, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Gallipolis City Park. Church Events Sunday, April 24 GALLIPOLIS — Sunrise Service, 6 a.m., Faith Valley Community Church. Brother Jamie Fortner will preach and a Communion service will be held. A continental breakfast will be served after the service in the fellowship hall. GALLIPOLIS — Sunrise service, 6:30 a.m.; Easter worship service, 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Easter breakfast, 9:30 a.m., with egg hunt for kids. New Life Lutheran Church, 900 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. CROWN CITY — Sunrise service, 6:30 a.m., Victory Baptist Church, Crown City. Sunday school, 8:45 a.m. Evening worship, 7 p.m. Info: 441-8947. ADDISON — Sunrise service, 7 a.m., Addison Freewill Baptist Church. Rev. Matt Smith preaching. Breakfast after service. Sunday school, 10 a.m., Easter egg hunt for the children after Sunday school. Sunday evening service, 6 p.m., with Rev. Jamie Fortner preaching. RIO GRANDE — Resurrection Sunday sunrise service, 7 a.m.; GALLIPOLIS — United Producers Inc. livestock report of sales from April 20, 2011. Cows For The Record Meigs Co. Recorder Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship service, 10:45 a.m., Calvary Baptist Church, 11457 Ohio 588. RACCOON TWP. — Sunrise service, 7:15 a.m., Tycoon Lake with Trinity Baptist Church. David Perry speaking. Located at first launch area after dam. For more inforation call (740) 245-9771. All are welcome. GALLIPOLIS — “Son-rise” service, 7 a.m., Mound Hill Cemetery Shelter House. Service by youth from various churches in Gallia County. Info: Grace United Methodist Church, 446-0555, or David Saunders, 6451929. GALLIPOLIS — Easter Sunday Masses, 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., St. Louis Catholic Church. Located at corner of Fourth Ave. and State St., Gallipolis. Info: 4460669. GALLIPOLIS — Easter cantata “The King is Coming,” 10 a.m., First Baptist Church, 1100 Fourth Avenue, Gallipolis. GALLIPOLIS — Easter cantata “In Christ Alone,” 11 a.m., First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Avenue, Gallipolis. Info: 4461772 or gallipolisfirstnaz.org. GALLIPOLIS — Easter Sunday service, 10 a.m., St. Peterʼs Episcopal Church, 541 Second Avenue. Info: 446-2483. GALLIPOLIS — Cantata “Jesus is Alive,” 11 a.m., French City Baptist Church, 3554 Ohio 160, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m. GALLIPOLIS — Childrenʼs Easter program “Peter Cottonʼs Tale,” 6 p.m., First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Avenue, Gallipolis. Info: 4461772 or gallipolisfirstnaz.org. GALLIPOLIS — “Genesis” contemporary worship service, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:05 a.m.; traditional worship service, 11 a.m. First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave., Gallipolis. Info: 4461772 or gallipolisfirstnaz.org. UNDATED — Worship service, 1 p.m.; Sunday school, 2-4 p.m.; Centerpoint Freewill Baptist Church, corner of Centerpoint Road and Nebo Road. Info: Elmer Hill, 245-1010. GALLIPOLIS — The church of Christ in Gallipolis meets at 234 Chapel Drive. Sunday meeting times are: 9:30 a.m., Bible class; 10:30 a.m., worship; 5 p.m., evening assembly. Web site: www.chapelhillchurchofchrist.org. GALLIPOLIS — Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m., Faith Valley Community Church, will Brother Brandon Ball preaching. An Easter egg hunt will follow the service, weather permitting. Regular worship service, 6 p.m., with Pastor Jr Preston preaching. GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis church of Christ meets at 214 Upper River Road. Sunday services include POMEROY — Recorder Kay Hill reported the following real estate transfers: • Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Christopher Goode, deed, Salisbury/Village of Middleport; Deborah C. Graham to Norman S. Rousey, Katie L. Rousey, deed, Lebanon; U.S. Bank, N.A. to Amber Helms, deed, Salem. • Thaddeus S. Dye, Madge J. Dye Real Estate, to Rebecca Price Valentino, deed, Columbia; Thaddeus S. Dye, Madge J. Dye Real Estate, to Lisa C. Baldwin, deed, Columbia; Thaddeus S. Dye, Madge J. Dye Real Estate, to Thaddeus S. Dye, Linda G. Dye. • Thaddeus S. Dye, Madge J. Dye Real Estate, to Thaddeus S. Dye, Linda G. Dye, deed, Columbia; Charles Lewis Shain to James R. Greene, Jr., Kathryn J. Greene, deed, Salisbury; Carl L. Wolfe, Carolyn Wolfe, to Carl L. Wolfe, deed, Rutland; Carl L. Wolfe, Carolyn Wolfe, to Raymond Wilcox, Maryln Wilcox, deed, Rutland. • Raymond Wilcox, Maryln Wilcox, to Carl L. Wolfe, deed, Rutland; Family Homes, Inc. to Jeremy David Hartson, deed; Delmar Glen Davis, Sr., deceased, to Deanna Kay Davis, certificate of transfer, Salem; Delmar Glen Davis, Sr., deceased, to Deanna Kay Davis, certificate of transfer, Salem. Meigs Co. 911 April 20 12:41 a.m., Amberger Road, seizure; 1:01 p.m., North Front and Race Street, motor vehicle collision; 3:04 p.m., East Main Street, fall; 9:17 p.m., Hysell Street, Middleport; 10:50 p.m., T.R. 1004, Pomeroy, chest pain; 10:55 p.m., Fores Run Road, chest pain. April 21 12:20 p.m., Forest Run Road, stroke; 12:25 p.m., Strongs Run Road, fall; 1:40 p.m., Rocksprings Road, head injury; 3:01 p.m., Race Street, rapid heart rate; 3:50 p.m., Laurel Cliff Road, chest pain; 4:56 p.m., U.S. 33/Ohio 124, motor vehicle collision; 5:52 p.m., Rocksprings Road, seizure; 6:41 p.m., Powell Street, medical alarm; 8:22 p.m., Union Avenue, headache; 11:21 p.m., stroke. ��� � �� �� ���� Feeder Cattle 275-415 pounds, Steers, $100-$160, Heifers, $100-$153; 425-525 pounds, Steers, $100-$160, Heifers, $100-$148; 550-625 pounds, Steers, $100-$142, Heifers, $100-$129; 650-725 pounds, Steers, $100-$126, Heifers, $100-$122; 750-850 pounds, Steers, $100-$116, Heifers, $100-$107. with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. Wednesday Night: Thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. 60168443 Livestock Report Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind between 3-8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Monday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, SATURDAY, APRIL 30 10:00 AM GALLIA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS 1 Mile West of Rt. 160/Rt. 35 Junction on County Rd 35 GALLIPOLIS, OHIO 740-446-2412 � ��� � � ���� � �� �� � � ��� � � ��� � � ��� �� �� Well Muscled/Fleshed, $71-$84; Medium/Lean, $60-$70; Thin/Light, $45-$58; Bulls, $69.50$99.75. Back To The Farm ���� � �� � � � � ��� �� ������ ����� Cow/Calf Pairs, $725-$1,335; Bred Cows, $765$1,025; Baby Calves, $35-$200; Goats, $50-$165; Hogs, $39-$135. Upcoming specials 4/27/11 — Sale at 10 a.m. 41 head preconditioned steers/heifers. Manure to give away. Will load for you. Direct sales and free on-farm visits. Contact Dewayne at (740) 339-0241, Stacy at (304) 6340224, Luke at (740) 645-3697, Mark Neal at (740) 645-5708, or visit the website at www.uproducers.com. ��� ���� �� � �� � �� �� ���� � �� ���� ��� ��� ���� � �Sunday, April 24, 2011 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times-Sentinel • Page A3 Member party at Cliffside Murder Street Smart GALLIPOLIS — Cliffside Golf Course will host a Tarelton/Member partyfrom 7-10:30 p.m. on Friday, April 29. The event is being held to allow members to welcome the Tarelton Group to Cliffside. Paul Doeffinger is scheduled to perform, weather permitting. Food, snacks and drinks will be available. From Page A1 From Page A1 leading to her husband’s death and what she later told him in a two-hour October, 2009 interview. The petition also says Rizer’s court-appointed attorneys failed to object to Judge Fred W. Crow III’s “faulty” self-defense jury instruction. In the hours following the shooting, Rizer told Deputy Scott Trussell and an Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation agent she and her husband had a happy relationship. Stinson, in Rizer’s second trial, said Rizer recounted a relatively happy marriage, with only a few minor disputes. However, Rizer increasingly relied in her second trial on charges her husband intimidated and struck her, in what Stinson described as a “double defense.” In her motion for Rizer’s post-conviction release, Pendergrast said Stinson’s testimony exceeded proper forensic bounds and did not include any psychological testing. She moved the court to declare the verdict in the case void and grant Rizer a new trial. “Because it is impossible to know whether the jurors rejected Rizer’s self-defense claim for proper reasons or for improper reasons, counsel’s ineffectiveness renders the result unreliable,” Prendegast said. Rizer’s defense, Williams said, was to not only convince the jury she was a battered woman, but also that her inconsistent statements were just evidence of that. “This was because she had the very serious problem of having told a whole different story to law enforcement, that of multiple accidental discharges and having specifically denied being abused by the man she had murdered.” “A property-licensed attorney is presumed to render competent counsel and (Rizer) had three of them at her second trial,” Williams wrote in her response to Rizer’s new trial motion. “Citations are to her second trial, during which she gave accounts inconsistent with her first trial and a completely different account of what happened when she told (Trussell) and Agent Willis.” In order to reverse a conviction, Williams said, Rizer must “show that counsel made errors so serious that counsel was not function as ‘counsel’ guaranteed the defendant by the Sixth Amendment.” “Second, the defendant must show that the deficient performance prejudiced the defense.” “(Rizer’s) rights were not violated by the rebuttal testimony of Stinson, especially given the nature of the testimony of Dr. Fischer (a defense expert) and the fact that the defense did not object to the testimony of Dr. Stinson,” Williams wrote. “Counsel chose Fischer to testify at the second trial to attempt to explain away Petitioner’s actions from an ‘expert’ perspective. Once that door was open the state was free to rebut that testimony. No error occured nor was counsel deficient.” of drugs has become, essentially, a business like any other. Due to this lucrative business, the U.S. population, according to Powell, is obviously suffering. “So, because we abuse more, we have more people dying than any other country in the world. We have more people addicted than any other country in the world. We have more young people doing dope than in any other country in the world.” During the presentation, the officials discussed the traditional drugs such as marijuana, heroin, cocaine and crack-cocaine, as well as the non-traditional and newer drugs that are being abused by children. They began their discussion with the number one drug of abuse in the U.S. and the new forms it is taking: Alcohol. Lt. Shawn Bain, who works in the special investigations unit of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, outlined the abuse of alcohol by underage persons via popular brands of energy drinks, including “Four Loko” and “Rockstar 21.” “If you saw a 17 year old boy walking around on a Friday night at a local high school football game carrying one of these containers, would you think much of it? A lot of parents would say, ‘no, it looks like an Arizona tea or maybe it looks like an energy drink,’” Bain said. “Would you know this ‘Four Loko’ contains 12 percent alcohol?” Bain further described how the Food and Drug Administration, due to frequent reports of overdosing, recently required the manufacturers of the drink to remove caffeine from the product. “Before they took the caffeine out of this, this container was like drinking four beers with a large cup of coffee,” Bain said. “What was happening was, they [underage drinkers] were drinking the alcohol, and because of the caffeine, they didn’t realize how drunk they were getting until they were passing out.” The officers also discussed the recent appearance of the so-called synthetic marijuana, known as “K-2,” “Spice,” or “Spike,” that, before it was made illegal on March 1, 2011, was being sold for $39.99-$59.99 a gram as a type of potpourri at novelty and other shops across the country. In addition, the popular substance marketed as bath salts or plant feeder which contained the chemical commonly known as MDPV was discussed. Currently, MDPV is not illegal and can cause severe hallucinations. However, the officers are hopeful that the federal government will move quickly to make the substance illegal by summer 2011. The widely abused substance dextromethorphan (DXM), which is present in common cold medications, both liquid and pill form, was also discussed by the law enforcement officials. Bain discussed how the abuse of cough medication, particularly liquid cough syrup, is being spurred by videos on Youtube and popular music “It is very important that we listen to and we know what our kids are listening to because there are a lot of drug lyrics in music that our kids listen to and if you don’t know what those lyrics mean, its going to go right over top of your head,” Bain said. The officials with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office also addressed the abuse of pharmaceuticals large drug problem locally. “Twenty percent of high school kids admit to abusing some type of pain killer,” Powell said and indicated that over the past ten years, unintentional drug poisoning deaths have increased in Ohio by 350 percent. “Over 94 percent of the unintentional poisoning deaths in Ohio or adverse reactions, involve medications, including over the counter substances,” Powell said. “If you combine all the deaths from cocaine and heroin, it doesn’t come close to the number of people we lose each year in our country to pharmaceuticals, the legal medications that are being abused.” The officers discussed the medications Xanax, Oxycontin, Opana, Vicodin, Aderoll, as well as the abuse of Methadone and Suboxone that are intended to be used to treat opiate addiction. According to the officials, the driving force of the prescription abuse in the area are the so-called “pain management clinics,” many of which are located in Florida. According to Powell, because of the recent crackdown on pain management clinics in Florida, pain clinics are springing up all over the U.S. The officials further warned those individuals in the audience to take responsibility for the young people in their lives to educate them about the dangers of prescription drug abuse. For more information on “Operation: Street Smart,” visit their website at www.sheriff.franklin.oh.us/oss/ossmain.htm. For more information on common drugs of abuse visit www.streetdrugs.org. Vinton Elementary fundraiser VINTON — Vinton Elementary School will host a basket games fundraiser on Saturday, April 30. Doors open at 5 p.m. Games begin at 6 p.m. Door prizes and a concession stand will be available. For information, call 388-8261. Lions Club Scholarship deadline April 30 GALLIPOLIS — The deadline to submit applications for the Gallipolis Lions Club Scholarship program is April 30, according club member Jeff Fowler. Fowler said interested students should send applications to him at 9443 Ohio 218, Crown City, OH 45623. For information, call Fowler at 256-6661. Womenʼs conference at Rodney Pike COG BIDWELL — Rodney Pike Church of God will host the Courageous and Confident Woman Expo on Saturday, April 30. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. with workshops starting at 9:30 a.m. Businesswoman and minister Jami Gross will speak at 11 a.m. Admission is $10. For information, call 245-9518. Legion scholarship deadline May 1 GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Lafayette Post 27 will grant two $500 scholarships to graduates of Gallia County high schools. Applications are available in the guidance offices at Gallia Academy, Ohio Valley Christian, River Valley and South Gallia high schools. The deadline to submit applications is May 1. For information, contact Larry Kemper at 446-8900 (after 3 p.m.). Gallipolis Neighborhood Watch meeting GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Neighborhood Watch will be hosting a town hall meeting at 6 p.m., May 2 at the Senior Resource Center. The special meeting is entitled, “Are You Prepared For a Disaster” and will feature guest speakers, Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browing, Gallipolis Police Chief Clint Patterson and EMA Director Mike Null. Everyone is invited to attend. AARP safe driving class GALLIPOLIS — A safe driving class will be held from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., May 6 at at the 911 Center located at 1911 Ohio 160. The safe driving class is sponsored by AARP in connection with the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office and the 911 Call Center. The safe driving program is a classroom driving improvement course for all drivers, but specifically designed for those 50 and older. Qualified graduates of the program may also be eligible for auto insurance discounts. To register for the class, contact the sheriff’s office at (740) 446-4612, ext. 352. The cost of the class is $12 for AARP members and $14 for nonmembers. Callers will need their operator’s license number and AARP member number (if applicable) when contacting the sheriff’s office. RCMFSC seeks troop information GALLIPOLIS — The River Cities Military Family Support Group is updating mailing lists of deployed troops for their spring mailing of care packages. The organization is seeking information on troops stationed anywhere outside the U.S., especially those who may receive little or no mail. Please send the following info to the RCMFSC, P.O. Box 1131, Gallipolis, OH 45631: Name, Rank, Military Branch, Address; approximate date of return to States. Please include a contact person (family member or friend) along with a phone number or address. Deadline for troop addresses to be submitted to the RCMFSC is Tuesday, May 10. Information is not shared outside the support group. Deployed troops may be from the local area or family/friends from other parts of U.S. For information, call (740) 441-7454. Placement From Page A1 this number would have been more significant had 23 individuals, who were assigned to various entities throughout the county, reported for work as assigned. Glassburn reported that these individuals were subsequently sanctioned. “They didn’t provide reason for not showing up, for not doing anything, so we did sanctions on those individuals which will temporarily suspend their assistance until they are performing the work requirements or there’s an explanation that is justifiable under the federal guidelines,” Glassburn said. In addition to these 23 individuals, Glassburn reported that approximately 130 additional individuals were sanctioned at the beginning of April in relation to their lack of participation in the program. According to Glassburn, the sanctions build over time, resulting in up to a six month period with no cash assistance. “So far, we have received some phone calls, we have received some communication back and forth, we are able to get them, now, linked up to start working those hours,” Glassburn said. “It’s making progress. We’re getting there. In another month, we are going to see some really good improvements and it will help us tremendously on our federal report.” Glassburn further indicated that cash assistance is only available for three years and some of the individuals currently receiving cash assistance may opt out of the program rather than participating in the recent work placement program. “In a lot of these cases, what people don’t realize is, the individuals have an actual job. They’re not making enough to get them above the 200 percent poverty level so they’re allowed to be subsidized with cash assistance,” Glassburn said. “The only problem is, say they only get $75 a month instead of the maximum amount that’s allowed, that $75 a month is still taking away from their three years and they’re still going to have to work these hours. Once they’re realizing that, a lot of them are saying, ‘I’m going to hold off in case I lose my job so that have that money available when I do need it.’” City of Gallipolis yard sale GALLIPOLIS — The City of Gallipolis will be holding its annual citywide yard sale on Friday and Saturday, May 13-14 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The rain date will be Friday and Saturday, May 20-21. A permit fee will not be required for this event. For information call the City’s Code Enforcement Office at 441-6022. Ride to Remember set for May 21 BIDWELL — Abbyshire Place will host the 2011 Ride to Remember on Saturday, May 21. The event is a fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the first bike out at 10:30 a.m. The registration fee is $15 per rider or $20 for a couple. For information, call (740) 4467150, or visit www.abbyshire.com. Keeping Gallia County informed Gallipolis Daily Tribune Subscribe today 740-446-2342 Flooding From Page A1 Road and between Long Bottom and the Shade River. It also floods along Ohio 124 near the Meigs-Washington County line. The Ohio River had already risen to 29.1 feet on Friday afternoon at Belleville. On Friday afternoon, the water was at 17.75 feet at Athens along the Hocking River, a tributary of the Ohio River. The Hocking River was receding after rising over one foot above flood stage on Thursday, April 21 but heavy rains will cause the water levels to begin to rise, possibly above flood stage, again. After over a month of continual high water, the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, W.Va. is tentatively predicted to crest at around 37 feet early Tuesday — this is about three feet below flood stage which is 40 feet. South of Point Pleasant, the Ohio River is also predicted to crest below flood stage at the RC Byrd Locks and Dam at 43.5 feet on Tuesday, April 26 — flood stage is at 50 feet. Again, all this could change depending on the amount of rain the area receives. All Ohio River crest predictions were made by the National Weather Service in Charleston, W.Va. with a spokesperson cautioning the agency tends to “err” on the “worst case scenario side” of these predictions. The spokesperson also reminded these crests are subject to change, particularly with that continual rain predicted for the Ohio River Valley throughout the weekend. Visit us online at mydailysentinel.com Your online source for news A New Career Is Just A Click Away www.gallipoliscareercollege.edu Dining with Diabetes Are you a diabetic? Do you know a diabetic? Free training & recipes for diabetic support May 2nd- 9th & 16th 6-8pm Courthouse Annex Pomeroy, OH Contact Andrew Brumfield at 740-992-6626 Meigs County Health Department �Sunday Times-Sentinel OPINION Page A4 Sunday, April 24, 2011 Iowa activists not sold on Trump caucus campaign BY THOMAS BEAUMONT ASSOCIATED PRESS Donald Trump says he would embrace the rigors of campaigning in Iowa if he decides to run for president, but Iowa Republican leaders say they doubt the celebrity businessman really knows what it takes to compete in the state’s presidential caucuses and wonder if he would commit the time and effort needed. Although some state Republican Party leaders have welcomed the attention Trump’s presidential ideas have brought to the 2012 race and look forward to a giant fundraising dinner he will keynote in June, they also express skepticism about him as a candidate that borders on contempt. “‘The Donald’ will be wherever the cameras are, and nowhere else,” said Doug Gross, a Des Moines Republican and longtime confidant of GOP Gov. Terry Branstad. If he seeks the Republican nomination, Gross and others said, Trump would probably want to bypass the up-close campaigning and the behindthe-scenes meetings with local party activists that the Iowa caucus electorate expects from serious presidential contenders. “I don’t think he’s prepared at all for what it means to run in the caucuses in Iowa,” said Sac County Republican Chairwoman Ann TrimbleRay, a consultant to Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King and a leading party activist in GOP-heavy western Iowa. “I think that’s going to shock the socks off this guy.” Trump’s prospects in Iowa, which has the first contest in the race for the 2012 nomination, became the subject of discussion this week after he discussed the possibility of running in a televised interview, and new public surveys showed him among the most popular hopefuls in the GOP field. He has also gotten encouragement from some veteran strategists. “I will meet many, many people, maybe all of the people” in Iowa, Trump told The Des Moines Register last month. “If I decide to run, I will be shaking hands with everybody.” Trump plans to announce his intentions sometime before his June 10 appearance at the GOP fundraiser in Des Moines. The Iowa caucuses are scheduled for Feb. 6. Not everyone is dismissing a Trump bid. Jay Kenneth Klinge, a Virginia-based GOP operative who helped Ronald Reagan’s campaign in Iowa more than 30 years ago, said this week he was volunteering to help, although it was not clear how. Trump called Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina, home of the South’s first primary, to underscore what observers describe as his seriousness about running. Since accepting the Iowa speaking invitation, Trump has called Iowa GOP officials and reporters in Iowa, promising to campaign aggressively in the state. A top deputy to Trump, Michael Cohen, visited Iowa last month to meet with party officials and veteran operatives. Former longtime Iowa Republican Party finance director Darrell Kearney walked away from a meeting with Cohen doubtful that Trump’s team understood the demands of a successful caucus campaign, where candidates must trek to small towns and rural areas and meet with small groups of people. “They thought as a celebrity candidate that he could spend a lot of money on television and radio. I personally don’t think that will work,” said Kearney, who has worked on Iowa caucus campaigns for 20 years. Steve Scheffler, a Republican National Committeeman from West Des Moines, said Trump would attract attention. “But he, like every other candidate is going to have to be willing and able to answer tough questions.” Trimble-Ray said Trump cannot be dismissed, though, because he is clearly exciting GOP activists. “People are looking for someone who can beat Obama, and they see him as a rock star,” she said. 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President Barack Obama kicked off his re-election bid with a digital video emailed to the 13 million online backers who helped power his historic campaign in 2008. Welcome to The Social Network, presidential campaign edition. The candidates and contenders have embraced the Internet to far greater degrees than previous White House campaigns, communicating directly with voters on platforms where they work and play. If Obama’s online army helped define the last campaign and Howard Dean’s Internet fundraising revolutionized the Democratic primary in 2004, next year’s race will be the first to reflect the broad cultural migration to the digital world. “You have to take your message to the places where people are consuming content and spending their time,” said Romney’s online director, Zac Moffatt. “We have to recognize that people have choices and you have to reach them where they are, and on their terms.” The most influential of those destinations include the video sharing website YouTube; Facebook, the giant social network with 500 million active users; and Twitter, the cacophonous conversational site where news is made and shared in tweets of 140 characters or less. All the campaigns have a robust Facebook presence, using the site to post videos and messages and to host online discussions. In the latest indication of the site’s reach and influence, Obama plans to visit Facebook headquarters in California this coming Wednesday for a live chat with company founder Mark Zuckerberg and to take questions from users who submit questions on the site. Candidates have embraced Twitter with an intensity that rivals pop star Justin Bieber’s. Twitter was the Republican hopefuls’ platform of choice last Wednesday, moments after Obama gave a budget speech calling for some tax increases and decrying GOP proposals to cut Medicare. “President Obama doesn’t get it. The fear of higher taxes tomorrow hurts job creation today,” Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour tweeted. “The president’s plan will kill jobs and increase the deficit,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich warned in a tweet, attaching a link to a more detailed statement posted on Facebook. In the past, candidates would have pointed supporters to their websites for such a response. Now, as Moffatt puts it, “the campaign site may be headquarters, but it needs digital embassies across the web.” Republicans once seemed slow to harness the power of the web. The party’s 2008 nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain, told reporters he didn’t even use email. The 2012 hopefuls have worked hard to prove their Internet savvy, particularly with social media. Pawlenty “understands the power of new technology and he wants it to be at the forefront. We are going to compete aggressively with President Obama in this space,” spokesman Alex Conant said. Conant pointed to efforts to live stream videos to Facebook and award points and badges to supporters in a way that mirrors Foursquare, the emerging locationbased mobile site. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain’s 2008 running mate and a potential presidential candidate this time, has made Facebook a centerpiece of her communication efforts to supporters. Palin has been criticized for treating it as a one-way form of communication that allows her to bypass direct questions from reporters and voters. Other Republicans insist they’re willing to wade into the messy digital fray and cede some control of their message. “We trust our supporters and want to err on the side of giving them more control, not less,” Conant said. Just as social networking liberates candidates to take their message directly to voters, it offers plenty of pitfalls as well. It’s prone to mischief, with dozens of fake Twitter accounts and Facebook pages popping up daily that are intended to embarrass the candidates. Also, a candidate’s gaffe or an inconsistency on issues 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. 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Spokesman Rick Tyler rejected such criticism and said Gingrich has pioneered the use of digital technology. “Over 1.4 million people follow him on Twitter. He has a very active Facebook. There are eight websites connected to organizations started by Newt (that) use social media platforms to communicate to their coalitions,” Tyler said. But Josh Dorner, who tracks GOP candidates online for the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, said the Republican presidential hopefuls appear to be unprepared for the unforgiving pace of the digital age. Obama, who in 2008 had to recover from plenty of web-amplified flubs such as his comment that bitter small town voters “cling” to guns and religion, will probably be more nimble, Dorner said. “We are moving in a warp speed environment, and none of the Republican candidates understand the media environment in which they’re operating. It puts them at a huge disadvantage to the president,” Dorner said. Strategists also say the greatest digital innovation in 2012 may not even have surfaced yet, even as campaigns figure out how to do effective microtargeting ads for Facebook and work to develop “apps” for smart phones rather than laptops and traditional TV. “As with anything, there’s going to be a shiny new cell phone every six months,” said Matt Ortega, a former online organizer for the Democratic National Committee. “You’re going to see both new tools and more sophistication in existing tools.” Sunday Times-Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Gallia County Phone (740) 446-2342 Fax (740) 446-3008 Meigs County Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 Sammy M. Lopez Publisher Andrew Carter Managing Editor Pam Caldwell Advertising Director �Sunday, April 24, 2011 Obituaries Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times-Sentinel • Page A5 Musical theater coming to Rio Grande Rhonda Michelle Clagg Rhonda Michelle Clagg went home to be with the Lord and her loved ones Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Arbors nursing home in Clyde, Ohio, passing from complications of infection after surgery. Born in Fostoria, Ohio, to Linda Burnett-Clagg and Paul E. Clagg of Gallia County Ohio February 2, 1971. She was a longtime resident of Gallia County and moved back to the Tiffin, Ohio, area to be closer to extended family. She was preceded in death by her parents and a special cousin Jay Baughman. She was survived by her sister, Tammy Clagg (Lee) Hawkins of Bidwell, and two nephews Lee Allen Hawkins of Rodney, Ohio, and Paul Eugene Hawkins of Bidwell, Ohio. She loved life and special loved ones were her Aunt Barb Baughman and family of Tiffin, Ohio; Sunday Turner-Franklin of Gallipolis, Ohio; Cousins Angela Clagg and family of Toledo, Ohio; Namesake Stephanie Michelle Berryman and Betty KiserHoschar and family of Syracuse, Ohio. Special remembrance services will be held at Garden of My Heart Holy Tabernacle 4950 St. Rt. 850 Bidwell, Ohio, Rev. Charles Ted Glassburn officiating, Saturday, May 7, 2011, at 1 p.m. Donations in lieu of flowers will be accepted at the service or at Engals Shook Funeral Home 135 N. Washington St., Tiffin, OH 44883, or call 419-4471221 to make a donation. RIO GRANDE — All area residents are invited to An Evening of Musical Theater, featuring songs from numerous popular plays and musicals on Wednesday, April 27 at the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College. The performances will be led by the students in Rio Grande’s Musical Theater Class and will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27 in the Berry Fine and Performing Arts Center on the Rio Grande campus. Led by instructor and director James Daubenmire, the students in the class will perform songs from popular musicals and plays. The musicals include both new and old, ranging from classics such as “Camelot” to newer productions such as “Wicked.” Six Rio Grande students will be performing the songs, and these students include the four Welsh exchange students from the University of Wales, Trinity St. David, in Carmarthen, Wales. The four Welsh students are Laura Elizabeth Thomas, Dion Lloyd Jones, Elin Wyn Williams and Ceri Nia Lewis. The two Rio Grande students who are also in the course and will be performing are Lucia Colley and Logan Black. During spring semester, students have been studying how songs are performed in musicals and plays. “We’re studying how to perform more than just the singing of the songs,” Williams explained. The students are also focusing on the acting and playing the roles of the characters who are singing the songs. “It has helped me to gain more control of the stage,” she added. She was already a talented singer, but the class has helped her become a better actor and performer, and Williams said the course has been very beneficial. “It is helping me perform to the best of my abilities,” Williams said. All the students are doing well preparing for the show, and area residents will be impressed by these talented musicians and performers. The show will include songs from productions such as: West Side Story, Pippin, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Camelot, Ragtime, Wicked, The Baker’s Wife and The Witches of Eastwick. The four Welsh students have been involved in several theater produc- tions at Rio Grande this spring, and have enjoyed their time on campus. They are studying at Rio Grande as part of an exchange program between Rio Grande and the University of Wales, Trinity St. David. Rio Grande’s Madog Center for Welsh Studies coordinates the exchange program, which sends Rio Grande students to study in Wales during the fall semester and welcomes Welsh students to the Rio Grande campus in the spring semester. For more information, call Jeanne Jones Jindra, director of the Madog Center, at 1-800-2827201. For additional information on upcoming events at Rio Grande, as well as information on the wide range of academic programs offered on the university’s scenic campus, log onto www.rio.edu. Betty Sue Jeffers Betty Sue Jeffers of Gahanna, Ohio, passed away peacefully and comfortably after a long bout with Alzheimer’s disease on Thursday, March 31, 2011. Mrs. Jeffers, the daughter of James Clyde and Marjorie Saunders, was born October 29, 1925, in Gallipolis. She was a 1944 graduate of Gallia Academy High School where she met her beloved husband of 59 years, Aldo Kenton Jeffers, who preceded her in death in 2005. She was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, a dedicated friend and a trusted neighbor. Mrs. Jeffers was a loyal wife, mother, grandmother and aunt who strengthened the family with her devotion. Surviving are her son, Duane Jeffers of Columbus; sons and daughters-in-law, Kevin and Kim Jeffers of New Albany and Kyle and Sheila Jeffers of Sunbury. She leaves six beloved grandchildren, Ben, Emily, Peyton, Elizabeth, Grace and Spencer. Mrs. Jeffers was the sister of the late Evelyn Smith of Gallipolis and is survived by her brother, James Carl Saunders and his wife Betty of Gallipolis, as well as her sisters-in-law Wanda Steele of Gallipolis and Janette Nollenberger of Dawsonville, Ga. Surviving nieces Becky SaundersLarson of Galloway, Pam and Lisa Saunders of Gallipolis and nephews Bryce and Mark Smith and Matt Saunders of Gallipolis. A memorial service was held on Monday, April 4, 2011 at Peace Lutheran Church in Gahanna. Honoring her as pallbearers were Mark Smith, Nicholas Smith, Ryan Smith, Matt Saunders, Patrick Saunders and long-time friend and neighbor Vincent Harris of Gahanna. Her honorary pallbearer was Bryce Smith. Deaths Elaine Nance Elaine R. Nance 73 of Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va., died April 23, 2011, at Holzer Medical Center. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the Deal Funeral Home, with burial in Moore's Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Solution for fatigued aviation workers eludes FAA BY JOAN LOWY ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration told a government watchdog nearly two years ago that it was prepared to let air traffic controllers sleep or rest during work shifts when they weren't directing aircraft. It still hasn't happened. When the FAA proposed new limits on airline pilots' work schedules to prevent fatigue last year, it rejected its own research recommending that pilots be allowed to take naps during the cruise phase of flight — typically most of a flight when the plane is neither climbing nor descending — so that they are refreshed and alert during landings. And an FAA committee that has been working for several years on new work rules to prevent fatigue among night-shift airline mechanics has made little progress, said one committee member. Allowing naps during breaks on overnight shifts was dismissed as a nonstarter. In a 24/7 industry like aviation, fatigue is a fact of life. Managing work schedules to minimize fatigue can make the difference between life and death. There have been 14 aviation accidents with 263 fatalities since 1993 in which fatigue was cited as the cause or a contributing factor, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Yet the FAA has struggled unsuccessfully for decades to revamp workplace rules for controllers, pilots and mechanics despite a consensus that fatigue is one of the industry's most pressing safety issues. While recognizing the problem is easy, developing workable solutions acceptable to airlines, labor unions and government regulators is tough. Money is a factor. So are public perceptions. The issue has taken on a new urgency after at least five recent incidents of controllers falling asleep on the job while working overnight shifts. In two cases, controllers have been fired. The alternative, they said, is to spend eight hours in a dimly lit room staring at a radar scope while trying not to fall asleep. The controllers asked not to be identified so as not to jeopardize their jobs or the jobs of coworkers. Appreciation Dinner welcomes all veterans BY DELYSSA HUFFMAN DHUFFMAN@MYDAILYREGISTER.COM HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Tri-State Chapter No. 949 of the Vietnam Veterans of America will be honoring all veterans who have honorably served our country on Saturday, April 30. Taking place at the American Legion Post No. 16 at 1420 Sixth Avenue in Huntington, the Veterans Appreciation Dinner is free to all veterans and a guest. The reservation deadline has been set for Monday, April 25. This is required as seating is limited. The event will feature door prizes, as well as a free meal. Vietnam Veterans of America is nation’s only congressionally chartered veterans service organization dedicated to the needs of Vietnam-era veterans and their fami- lies. In keeping with their motto, “Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another,” they are offering the free dinner to everyone who has served. For reservations, please call Rob Wroblewski at (304) 429-7294 or (740) 446-1795. your lawn through better maintenance. Lime and fertilize your lawn and cut it a three inches in the summer. ••• Are you seeing lots of grackles, starlings, robins and crows pecking in your lawn? They may be helping you in reducing the number of grubs that survived the winter in your lawn. May, June and Japanese beetle grubs are near the surface of the lawn after spending the winter deeper in the soil. Due to their large size, these grubs are not killed by insecticides applied now. Wait until late June or July to apply imidacloprid (Merit, Grub-Ex, Bayer Season Long) or halofenozide (MACH 2). ••• The wet spring has delayed many homeowner and commercial vegetable growers from planting. Some sweet corn is planted, however commercial field grown tomatoes have been delayed. Some high tunnel (unheated greenhouse like structures) tomato growers have been planted since late March and have half dollar sized fruit already. It still will be late May or early June before they ripen. Think about planting a garden this spring to supplement your fresh vegetables requirements. Beans, tomatoes, beets, onions and lettuce seem to be easy plants to grow. Delay planting outdoors tomato and beans until after frost is expected, early May by the Ohio River and mid to late May in the hills surrounding the Ohio River. Consider planting a few flower seeds to fill in around the yards perennials. For those wanting quicker bloom visit the local garden centers to purchase pre-grown annuals and perennials. (Hal Kneen is the Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator for Meigs & Scioto Counties, Ohio State University Extension.) Extension Corner BY HAL KNEEN Look into the tree line, are you seeing the development of whiteish-colored tents forming? Eastern test caterpillars have hatched and their webbing can be seen in wild cherry, weeping cherry, plums, apples and crabapples. Now is the time to remove the nests using a gloved hand (some homeowners have allergies to the webbing), old broom or stick. The caterpillars return to their nests every night so it is easy to capture them at one time either late evening or early morning. Kill the caterpillars by submerging in collected nest in water or by squashing them. Several birds will eat the worms. Bacteria thurgensis — ‘kurstaki’ strain (i.e. Thuricide, Larvo-Bit), carbaryl (avoid use during flowering), or malathion are commonly used insecticides. For further information check out our Home Yard and Garden factsheet #2022, Eastern Tent Caperpillar ,found on our website www.ohioline.osu.edu. Copies are available from our office. ••• Are wild onions (flat leaves) or wild garlic (hollow leaves) sprouting in your lawn. These perennial weeds are difficult to control. After a heavy rain go outside and pull the bulb and leaves out. Many homeowners use a herbicide that includes 2,4 D in the in formulation. Watch out and follow label directions. One form is based on 2,4,D ester formulation which is more volatile. Consider using the amine form of 2,4 D which is more stable. You may have to repeat applications a couple of times for good control. Mow the tops off the onions or garlic before spraying for best results. Best control is to prevent their initial growth by improving Renewed fight for gay marriage in NY hits suburbs BY MICHAEL GORMLEY ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lady Gaga on stage on Long Island this weekend, actors Kevin Bacon, Julianne Moore and Kyra Sedgwick on video and Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany are headliners in New York's growing push to legalize gay marriage, a fight that may already be won thanks to shifting voter sentiment and a concerted, disciplined campaign. New Yorkers opposed to gay marriage are being swamped by younger people who support it, while polls seem to show a new tactic by advocates is working in the suburbs and upstate, the more conservative region where the issue will be won or lost. Five states, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Iowa and Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia have approved gay marriage laws. New York has always been a goal of advocates because of its size, high profile and unparalleled media presence. The organized effort under Cuomo is a turnaround from the surprising 2009 defeat in the state Senate, which fell eight votes short of passage in the 62-seat chamber after strong approval in the Assembly. Back then, advocacy groups operated more independently, sometimes alienating as many lawmakers and their constituents as they won over. But those votes were just a prologue to today, said Bruce Gyory, a political science professor at the University at Albany who analyzes voter trends. Despite failing in 2009, the debate demonstrated some of the Legislature's greatest displays of eloquence — personal stories of sons and daughters denied the joys and rights of marriage — and did what is rare in Albany: It changed votes. "In my view, that wasn't an isolated phenomenon," Gyory said. "That debate has been replicated hundreds and thou- sands of times over the Internet, emails and coffee klatches and over glasses of wine in New York's suburbs that has rapidly changed — at an accelerated pace — public opinion." Advocates for gay marriage learned the power of personal persuasion over in-your-face parades long ago. Fred and Heidi Perkins held a letter-writing open house at their Plainview home in Nassau County, a key area for the issue and where their gay son wants to be married. They said 70 neighbors showed up. A year ago, Gyory's analysis showed support for gay marriage was rising 1 to 2 percent a year nationally as opposition declined by the same amount. But, he said, national polls now show support climbing at 2 to 4 percent a year, led by coastal states including New York. Even white Catholics — another major element of New York's suburban and upstate vote — reported rising acceptance in Pew and Gallup polls. In New York, the Siena College poll this month found a new high for support — 58 percent. The poll showed reliable voters 55 and older were divided on the issue, not strongly opposed, and that the influential independent vote favored same-sex marriage. On April 14, a Quinnipiac University poll found opposition continued to fall toward 30 percent. And politicians poll such issues extensively within election districts, something public polls haven't yet done. Upstate and suburban Republicans in the Senate also might prefer to dispatch the difficult issue this year rather than in 2012 when they will be up for re-election, especially with a popular governor taking a lead role. That drew some rare public criticism of the powerful Democrat. Democratic Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., a Bronx minister, said the new effort �Sunday, April 24, 2011 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times-Sentinel • Page A6 Student art exhibit Gallipolis Volunteer Fire Department begins April 26 at responds to downtown fire URG/RGCC RIO GRANDE — A new juried art show featuring the best work from students from the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College will open to the public beginning Tuesday, April 26. The exhibit is being showcased in Rio Grande’s Greer Museum, and all area residents are invited to to see these outstanding works of art. The opening reception and awards banquet for the art show will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26. The awards for some of the top exhibits will be handed out beginning at 7:30 p.m. The art exhibit features all types of artwork, as two-dimensional and three-dimensional pieces are all included. Students are invited to submit their best works of art from the year, and the judges choose the top pieces that will be included in the exhibit and those that will receive the top awards. All students are allowed to submit artworks for the exhibit. The jurors for the art exhibit are both acclaimed artists and teachers who have shown their work around the country. Juror Matt Wedel earned his bachelor’s of fine arts degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Ill., and his master’s of fine arts in ceramics degree from California State University Long Beach, Calif. He has taught a colleges and universities around the U.S. and Canada, including the Rhode Island School of Design, California State University Long Beach, Calif., and Nova Scotia College of Design in Canada. He has also served as a guest lecturer and instructor at numerous institutions, has received several grants for his work and his been honored with several awards. His work also is part of collections around the country. Juror Karla Hackenmiller presently serves as an associate professor and printmaking area chair for the Ohio University School of Art. She previously served as a board member and secretary for the Mid American Print Council and also previously served as an assistant professor of art at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Hackenmiller has served as a juror and guest lecturer around the country, and her work is part of numerous public collections in America and France. She has been awarded more than $50,000 in grant funding for her work and has received 30 honors for her research. Rio Grande Professor Jim Allen is proud to have these two outstanding artists serving as jurors for the exhibit, and said it is good for the students to have their work judged by professionals such as these. The Rio Grande students have done outstanding work with their art projects this year, and area residents will enjoy seeing the wide variety of artistic styles and themes shown in the exhibit. The exhibit will be up through the end of the semester, closing on the Sunday after graduation. The Greer Museum Gallery is open from 1-5 p.m. on Tuesdays through Sundays. For more information on the juried art show exhibit, call Jim Allen at 1-800-282-7201. For additional information on upcoming events at Rio Grande, as well as information on the wide range of academic programs offered on the university’s scenic campus, log onto www.rio.edu. March for Babies Bank Day set for April 28 BY HOPE ROUSH HROUSH@MYDAILYREGISTER.COM POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Tri-County March for Babies Walk has almost arrived. However, funds are still being collected for the event. The March for Babies Bank Day is slated for Thursday, April 28. The event will take place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at People’s Bank, located on Main St. in Point Pleasant. During Bank Day, teams can pick up their March for Babies T-shirts. Those who raise $200 for the cause will receive a free T-shirt. This Friday, there also will be a March for Babies Team Captain meeting/breakfast at the Holiday Inn in Gallipolis, Ohio. The meeting is scheduled to run from 7:30-9:30 a.m. According to Terry Eller, March of Dimes community director, the meeting is an opportunity for team captains to pick up their bank day materials and turn in their money. The meeting also is a time for captains to discuss whether or not their team will meet their fundraising goal. Eller encouraged teams to continue with their fundraising efforts. “We want to see more teams doing online fundraising in these final days — just imagine what your team could do during the final days before our event,” Eller said. Those who wish to participate in online fundraising must register their teams at www.marchforbabies.org. Eller praised those who have chosen to take part in this year’s March for Babies event. “March of Dimes is proud of being a volunteer driven organization. It is only through the efforts of participants, such as you, that we can continue to fight for every baby born in our Tri-County area,” she said. “If you haven’t created a team, I encourage you to do so. If you can’t walk but would like to volunteer, we would love to have you...Spread the word. If you’re proud of your participation in March for Babies, let the world know. It is only through increased awareness that we will continue to fund our mission.” The 2011 Tri-County March for Babies is slated for Sunday, May 1 at Krodel Park in Point Pleasant. Registration will take place at 1 p.m. and the walk will begin at 2 p.m. The walk is open to teams and individuals from Mason, Meigs and Gallia counties. For information, contact Eller at (304) 720-2229 or (304) 674-2005. Keith Wilson/photo The State Division of Fire Marshal is investigating a fire that occurred Thursday night in downtown Gallipolis. The Gallipolis Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze at 444 Second Avenue that was called in at approximately 9:20 p.m. Thursday. GVFD officials said the fire was contained to the rear of the building. No injuries were reported. The fire was called in by an alert local resident. GVFD officials called in the State Fire Marshal to determine the cause of the blaze. There has been no determintation made at this point. Eastman, Roberts, Wilson, Wolfe awarded Gallipolis Rotary Club scholarships GALLIPOLIS — Recipients of the 40th Annual Gallipolis Rotary Memorial Scholarship for the school year 20102011 were recently announced by Jodie McCalla, Gallipolis Rotary Club Scholarship chairman. Recipients include Brenton Tyler Eastman, Kaitlyn Roberts, Austin Wilson and Carissa Wolfe. They each will receive a scholarship award of $1000. Brenton Tyler Eastman is the son of Brent and Submitted photo Teresa Eastman of The 2011 Gallipolis Rotary Club Scholarship recipients are Carissa Wolfe, Kaitlyn Gallipolis. He attends Gallia Academy High Roberts, Austin Wilson and Tyler Eastman. Also pictured are Rotary Club members School and is in the top Louellen Werry (left) and Jodie McCalla (right). 10 percent of his class. he track, and was named as Carolina University to National Honors Society, is a member of the Outstanding Mentor in major in pre-pharmacy. Academic Quiz Team and National Honor Society the Students against Carissa Wolfe is the the Yearbook committee. and was the Captain of Tobacco Abuse Mentor daughter of William and He also is a member of the 2010-2011 GAHS Program (STAMP). He is Cynthia Wolfe of the URG Swim Club, Basketball team. He also a member of the Gallipolis. She attends R ive r Va l l ey S w i m received the All-SEOAL National Honor Society, River Valley High School Team, and the River Academic Award for Key Club, Fellowship of and is at the top of her Valley Cross Country three years in a row and Christian Athletes, and he class. He has received team. Her non-school was named All-SEOAL lifeguards at the several awards including activities include the in baseball for two years. Gallipolis City Pool. He the Academic Excellence R o d n ey United He is a member of the has already received the Award, Academic Methodist Church Youth Fellowship of Christian Provost’s Scholarship and Festival Honoree, Honor Group, Holding on to Athletes, Gallia Academy Distinguished Scholar Roll, Scholar Athlete, and Positive Endings volunKey Club, and plays Award from Coastal Beta Convention Awards. teer, and Camp Invention Baseball, Football, and Carolina University. He She is a member of the Counselor. He plans to Basketball at GAHS. He plans to attend University Beta Club, Student attend Wright State also participates in many of Cincinnati to major in Council, FCA, Drama University, majoring in non-school activities such pharmacy or psychology, Club, Art Club, Key Biology and attend medas the Gallia County or attend Coastal Club, PRIDE Club, ical school. Junior Fair Youth Board and the Red Dot school campaign. He tentatively plans to attend Marshall University and major in Business. Kaitlyn Roberts is the daughter of Gregory Roberts and Cyndra Roberts of Vinton, Ohio. She attends River Valley High School. She has received many awards such as Student of the Quarter, the State FFA and Greenhand FFA Degrees, in addition to track and volleyball awards in her conference. She has been a member of FFA, Future Christian Athletes, Beta Club, PRIDE, SADD and Art Club. She also is active in volleyball, basketball, and track and field. She has also been a member of 4-H for 9 years and participates in Junior Leaders, Gallia County Our Commit o tmentt is to be Yo ou our Choice Junior Fair Youth Board, Ohio Club Lamb fo or Heart Ca arre. e Association, National Jr. At O’Bleness Memorial Hospital, we’re driven by quality. Our Swine Registry, Car Teens and Club exceptional healthcare is close at hand — Quality healthcare Volleyball. She plans to with a community touch. attend the University of Rio Grande and major in If you or a loved one is in need of heart care, please visit us Education. online at www.obleness.org to learn more about our array of Austin Wilson is the son of Brett and Lisa heart services. Wilson of Gallipolis. He attends Gallia Academy High School. He has COMMUNITY received several awards in football, namely, AllPEOPLE SEOAL, All-District and All-Ohio. He was the League MVP, Gridiron Glory Player of the Year HEALLTHC T ARE and Old Spice Player of the Year. He is also very active in basketball and QUALITY �B1 SPORTS LOCAL SCHEDULE GALLIPOLIS — A schedule of upcoming college and high school varsity sporting events involving teams from Gallia, Mason and Meigs counties. April 25-29 Softball Point Pleasant, Wahama at Myrtle Beach Tourney, TBA Monday, April 25 Baseball Buffalo at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. Southern at Eastern, 5 p.m. Alexander at Meigs, 5 p.m. River Valley at Chesapeake, 5 p.m. Portsmouth at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Ironton St. Joe at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Softball Southern at Eastern, 5 p.m. Alexander at Meigs, 5 p.m. River Valley at Chesapeake, 5 p.m. Portsmouth at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Ironton St. Joe at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Tennis Jackson at Gallia Academy, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26 Baseball Point Pleasant at Ravenswood, 5:30 p.m. Southern at River Valley, 5 p.m. Meigs at Eastern, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy at Vinton Co., 5 p.m. Huntington St. Joe at Hannan, 5:30 p.m. Sciotoville East at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Softball Southern at River Valley, 5 p.m. Meigs at Eastern, 5 p.m. Athens at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Hannan at South Gallia, 5:30 p.m. Track Southern, Wahama at NelsonvilleYork Quad, 4:30 p.m. Meigs, South Gallia at Eastern, 4:30 p.m. Gallia Academy at Jackson, 5 p.m. Tennis Gallia Academy at Athens, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 24, 2011 Tornadoes sweep Fed Hock Eagles sweep South Gallia, 15-4 BY BRYAN WALTERS BWALTERS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM BY SARAH HAWLEY M E R C E RV I L L E , Ohio — An eight-run fourth inning ultimately allowed the Eastern baseball team to pull away from host South Gallia on Thursday night for a 15-4, six-inning victory in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup in Gallia County. The visiting Eagles (55, 4-4 TVC Hocking) produced twice as many hits (8-4) as the Rebels (3-9, 0-7) and also benefited from eight SGHS errors, which allowed Eastern to claim a season sweep of this series. EHS defeated South Gallia by a 17-1 margin in Tuppers Plains back on March 29. EHS jumped out to an early lead after scoring three times in the top half of the second, but the hosts countered with four SHAWLEY@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM Hendrix Spurlock runs in their half of the second for a slim 4-3 edge through two complete. The score stayed that way through three, but Eastern’s offense erupted for eight runs in the top of the fourth to turn a one-run deficit into an 11-4 lead. The Eagles sent a dozen batters to the plate in the fourth, which led to eight runs on five hits, three walks and three errors. The Eagles sent nine Please see Sweep, B5 Lady Marauders sweep Vinton County, 14-2 Bryan Walters/photo Eastern pitcher Ryan Shook releases a pitch during Thursday evening’s TVC Hocking game against South Gallia in Mercerville, Ohio. BY SARAH HAWLEY SHAWLEY@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM McARTHUR, Ohio — The Meigs Lady Marauders remained perfect in TVC Ohio play with a 14-2 victory over Vinton County on Thursday evening. Glass Meigs had defeated Vinton County on April 13 by a score of 5-1. Emalee Glass hit a two-out single in the first Fish inning and scored on a single by Chandra Stanley. Vinton County scored one run in the first inning to tie the game and added a final run in the seventh. Liddy Fish singled to begin the second inning, scoring on a sacrifice by Lisa Marie Wise. The Lady Marauders added another run in the third inning with Allyson Davis, Glass and Tess Phelps each hitting singles in the inning. Tanisha McKinney was hit by a pitch and scored in the fourth inning on a Kelsey Shuler RBI single. Shuler also scored in the inning. Wise singled and scored in the fifth inning, giving Meigs the 6-1 lead. The Lady Marauders sent eight runs across the plate in the final two innings of play. Glass walked and Phelps was hit by a pitch in the sixth, with a Fish single scoring two runs and a Wise double scoring another. The Lady Marauders sent 11 batters to the plate in the top of the seventh inning, with five runs crossing the plate. Glass was 4-4 at the plate, scoring four runs and driving in one. Wise had three hits, Fish and Stanley had two hits apiece and Phelps, Harley Fox, Shuler, Davis , McKinney and Suzy Cox added one hit apiece. Fish scored twice in the game, with Shuler, Davis, Stanley, Phelps, Alison Brown, Wise, McKinney and Cheyenne Please see Meigs, B5 STEWART, Ohio — The Southern baseball team completed the s e a s o n sweep of Federal Hocking on Thursday evening with a 4-0 victory. T h e Warden Tornadoes (8-2, 5-2 T V C Hocking) defeated Federal Hocking 20 in the s e a s o n opener. Southern Ramthun s t a r t i n g pitcher Danny Ramthun allowed just two hits in seven innings, while striking out 14, walking four and hitting one. Adam Warden was hit by a pitch with one out in the first inning, Ramthun hit a single and Daniel Jenkins walked to load the bases. A single by Dustin Custer scored two runs. Marcus Hill reached base on an error in the sixth inning, before Hunter Johnson and Adam Pape hits back-toback singles. Hill scored on the Pape hit. In the seventh inning, Warden hit a leadoff double, Ramthun reached base on an error and Jenkins Please see SHS, B5 Bryan Walters/photo South Gallia pitcher Chandra Canaday releases a pitch as second baseman Chrissy Howell looks on during Thursday evening’s TVC Hocking contest against Eastern in Mercerville, Ohio. Lady Rebels avenge Eastern, 9-7 BY BRYAN WALTERS BWALTERS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM M E R C E RV I L L E , Ohio — The South Gallia softball team made the most of its extra opportunities Thursday night against visiting Eastern during a 9-7 decision in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup in Gallia County. The Lady Rebels (7-4, 4-3 TVC Hocking) were outhit by a slim 7-6 margin, but the hosts took advantage of a dozen Lady Eagle errors en route to claiming a season split in this series. Eastern (4-3, 4-2) won the season opener at Don Jackson Field by an 11-3 margin back on March 29 at EHS. Scoreless through three innings of play, SGHS made its big move of the night in the bottom of the fourth. The Lady Rebels sent 15 batters to the plate in that frame, scoring nine runs on three hits, a walk and eight Blue Devils rally past Chillicothe, 8-7 BY BRYAN WALTERS BWALTERS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM The Ohio University Bobcat Caravan recently made a stop at Court Street Grill in Pomeroy to promote the school’s athletic programs. OU Athletic Director Jim Schaus, OU Football Coach Frank Solich and OU Mascot Rufus were among the guests who greeted local Bobcat supporters like (pictured) Taylor Werry, 4, of Pomeroy. CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Better late than never. A fourrun seve n t h allowed the Gallia Academy baseball team to rally past Bokovitz h o s t Chillicothe o n Thursday night for an 8-7 victory in a Southeastern O h i o Athletic Saunders L e a g u e matchup in Ross County. The visiting Blue Devils (11-2-1, 8-0 SEOAL) managed just five hits through six innings of play against the Cavaliers, but GAHS erupted for five hits and four runs in the top of the seventh to overcome a 7-4 deficit. Chillicothe (1-10, 1-5) managed to get the tying run to second with one out in the bottom of the seventh, but Devils’ reliever Caleb Warnimont got the next two batters out — completing the save opportunity and the comefrom-behind win. Gallia Academy — which had 10 hits overall and one error — used Beth Sergent/ photo Please see Devils, B3 Eastern errors for a 9-0 advantage through four complete. The Lady Eagles held the hosts scoreless the rest of the way and gradually whittled away at their deficit, scoring three times in the fifth and once more in the Please see Avenge, B5 Bobcats invade Pomeroy �Page B2 • Sunday Times-Sentinel Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Lady Tornadoes topple Federal Hocking, 19-5 BY SARAH HAWLEY SHAWLEY@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM STEWART, Ohio — The Southern Lady Tornadoes completed the season sweep of TVC Hocking opponent Federal Hocking. Thursday’s win came by a 19-5 score, a much larger win than the season opening game. Southern won the first game of the season in Racine, Ohio by a 5-4 margin. The Lady Tornadoes took a 2-0 lead in the first quarter with a lead off double by Kyrie Swann and a single by Maggie Cummins. Both Swann and Cummins scored. Katelyn Hill and Jaclyn Mees hit a pair of singles Cummins Huddleston in the second inning, but Southern was held scoreless in the inning. Cummins hit a triple to start the third inning, followed by a walk to Tedra Sayre and a double by Baylee Hupp. Hannah Conley, Jordan Huddleston and Mees each hit a single, with Cummins, Sayre, Baylee Hupp and Conley com- ing around to score. Federal Hocking scored one run in the bottom of the first inning and four in the fourth. The Lady Lancers had 12 hits in the contest. Southern tallied 13 runs over the final two innings for the 19-5 win. Six consecutive hits in the sixth inning resulted in five runs. The Lady Tornadoes sent 13 batters to the plate in the sixth, with eighth players scoring runs. Cummins had five hits — including two triples — to pace the Lady Tornadoes. Huddleston, Hill and Mees each had three hits, Swann, Baylee Hupp, Conley and Hope Teaford added two hits each and Lacey Hupp had one hit. Swann and Cummins each scored three runs, with Baylee Hupp, Conley, Huddleston, Hill, Mees and Teaford scoring twice and Sayre scoring once. Huddleston earned the win, allowing 12 hits and five runs, walking three and striking out four in six innings. Cale took the loss for Federal Hocking. SOUTHERN 19, FEDERAL HOCKING 5 Southern 204 058 — 19 23 2 Fed Hock 100 400 — 5 12 2 SOUTHERN (4-5, 4-3 TVC Hocking): Jordan Huddleston and Hannah Conley. FEDERAL HOCKING (n/a): A. Cale and K. Tinkman. WP — Huddleston; LP — Cale. Shriver blast lifts Blue Angels over Chillicothe BY STEVE EBERT SPECIAL TO THE TIMES-SENTINEL CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Courtney Shriver lined a 1-2 Rylee Boullion offering deep over the center field fence in the first inning to give GAHS a 2-0 lead they would not relinquish en route to a 12-3 pounding of the Chillicothe Lady Cavs Thursday afternoon in SEOAL action. The win was the 14th in an undefeated season thus far and 8-0 in SEOAL play. Chillicothe fell to 5-6 and 3-4. Heather Ward held the Lady Cav offense in check for the first three innings, spacing two harmless hits and allowing no runners past second base. Meanwhile, the Angels took that early 2-0 advantage into the third when they sent ten batters to Shriver Leslie the plate, scoring six times and opening an 8-0 lead. The rally featured run scoring singles by Ward, Sarah Eberhard, and Amanda McGhee, an RBI double off the bat of Mattie Lanham, and an RBI triple from Hannah Cunningham. There were also two walks and a hit batter in the rally. Claudia Farney drove in Morgan Leslie with a fielder’s choice in the fourth inning, and then in the fifth, Leslie drove in a pair with a two out sin- gle to make it 11-1. Three outs away from a mercy rule loss, Chillicothe put together three hits around a Blue Angel error to score two unearned runs and keep the game going. The final run of the game came in the top of the sixth when Lanham singled and Farney and Harrison sacrifices brought her home. The Blue Angels offense featured 14 hits including a pair of doubles, a triple, and Shriver’s homer. Leslie was 3-3 with two scored a two driven in. Cunningham was 3-4, scoring twice and driving in a run. Ward was 2-3 with one scored and two RBIs. Lanham was also 2-4 and she scored twice while bringing in one. McGhee had her second straight two hit game ad she also scored twice and had an RBI. Shriver and Eberhard rounded out the hit parade with one hit each. The Lady Cavs reached Ward for seven hits; Kendra Moore the only one with two safeties. Jordan Webb, Bouillion, and Moore had doubles. Ward was the complete game winner for the Blue Angels allowing three runs (0 earned) on seven hits while striking out seven and walking two. She is now 11-0 on the season. Bouillion absorbed the defeat allowing 12 runs (10 earned) on 14 hits. She struck out five and also walked a pair. GALLIA ACADEMY 12, CHILLICOTHE 3 GAHS 206 Chillicothe 001 121 0 020 0 — 12 14 3 —3 7 3 GALLIA ACADEMY (14-0, 8-0 SEOAL): Ward and Lanham. CHILLICOTHE (5-6, 3-4 SEOAL): Bouillion and Ojeda. WP — Ward; LP — Bouillion. Marauders pound Vinton County, 21-1 BY SARAH HAWLEY SHAWLEY@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM McARTHUR, Ohio — The Meigs baseball team sent 15 batters to the plate in the first inning on Thursday evening, scoring 12 runs before host Vinton County had a chance to bat. The Marauders (7-1, 41 TVC Ohio) easily defeated Vinton County by a score of 21-1. Of the 15 first innings batters, nine had base hits and three walked. All 12 players who reached base in the inning scored, with a two-out, three-run homerun by Zach Sayre capping off the inning. Following the big first inning, Meigs added two in the second. Colton Stewart, Cameron Bolin Z. Sayre Dettwiller and Nathan Rothgeb hit singles, with Stewart and Austin Sayre scoring. Heath Dettwiller led off the third inning with a solo homerun, as Meigs scored five runs in the inning. Meigs starting pitch Taylor Gilkey did not allow a Vinton County baserunner until the fourth inning. By that time Meigs held a 19-0 lead. Vinton County’s first two baserunners came on errors in the fourth, with an RBI double by Tim Allen scoring David O’Hara. Meigs added two more runs in the fifth inning with base hits by Ryan Payne, Dettwiller and Gilkey. Rothgeb and Payne each scored in the inning. Gilkey earned the win for the Marauders, allowing one hit and one run, while striking out seven. Lafferty took the loss for the Vikings. Payne had four hits for the Marauders, Rothgeb, Dettwiller, Zach Sayre and Bolin each had three hits, Taylor Rowe added two hits and Gilkey, Stewart and Austin Sayre. Dettwiller and Zach Sayre each a homerun, while Payne hit a double. Zach Sayre ad Bolin each drove in four runs, Rowe had three RBIs, Rothgeb, Payne, Dettwiller, and Austin Sayre had two RBIs each and Gilkey drove in one run. Rothgeb, Payne, Dettwiller, Zach Sayre and Austin Sayre each scored three runs. MEIGS 21, VINTON COUNTY 1 Meigs VCHS (12)25 000 02 — 21 21 2 10 — 1 1 1 MEIGS (7-1, 4-1 TVC Ohio): Taylor Gilkey and Nathan Rothgeb. VINTON COUNTY (0-5 TVC Ohio): Lafferty, M. McManus (4) and D. Allen. WP — Gilkey; LP — Lafferty. HR — M: Z. Sayre (1st inning, two on, two out), Dettwiller (3rd inning, zero on, zero out). RedStorm fall in extras to St. Catharine; trail series BY MARK WILLIAMS SPECIAL TO THE TIMES-SENTINEL RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande RedStorm baseball team lost a hardfought, extra-inning classic to St. Catharine College on Friday afternoon at rainy Bob Evans Field in Game One of the best-of-three Mid-South Conference Play-In series. St. Catharine rallied with two runs in the bottom of the 12th inning to win the game, 5-4. Rio Grande (28-23), the No. 3 Seed from the East Division, lost the coin flip and was the visiting team in the game. Rio trailed the entire game, but rallied with three runs in the top of the ninth to take a brief 3-2 lead. Sophomore second baseman Kyle Perez started the inning with a bunt single and eventually scored Rio’s first run of the game. Two key errors by St. Catharine aided the RedStorm cause. St. Catharine (29-24-1), the No. 4 Seed from the West Division, was down to its final strike, but tied the game on a two-out, two-strike single from Tyler Mischel. It looked as if Rio was going to survive when senior first baseman Francisco Ramirez struck a big blow with a solo home run in the top of the 12th to give the RedStorm a 4-3 lead. The advantage for Rio Grande again proved to be short-lived as the Patriots tied the game with a two-out solo home run from Luis Zeledon. Adam Blair was then hit by a pitch, for the third time in the game, and scored the game-winner on a double from Jeremy Turpin that hit off the glove of Rio rightfielder Brandon Lay. St. Catharine took an early 2-0 lead with three consecutive hits to start the game off Rio starter Desmond Sullivan. Carlos Hernandez led off with a double, scored on a single from Juan Moriel and Moriel then scored on a double from Mischel. Sullivan recovered from the rocky start and pitched into the ninth inning, before being relieved by junior Ryan Chapman. Sullivan fanned seven and walked one, while allowing eight hits and three runs in eight innings of pitching. Chapman (2-4) gave up the two runs in the 12th to absorb the loss. Rio Grande had eight hits in the game. Senior shortstop Brad Konrad led the Rio attack, going 2-for-5. Senior outfielder Michael Lynch was 1-for5 with an RBI, Lay was 1for-2 with an RBI that tied the game. Perez was 1for-3 with a run scored and Ramirez was 1-for-6 with the home run. Junior catcher Brian Suerdick and sophomore designated hitter Shane Spies had the other base hits for the RedStorm. St. Catharine collected 12 hits in the game with Moriel leading the way, going 3-for-3 with a run scored, an RBI and he walked twice. Mischel, Hernandez, Zeledon and Turpin all had two hits each for the Patriots. Tim Paxton started the game and pitched well for St. Catharine, lasting 6 1/3 innings, allowing four hits with two strikeouts and one walk. Matt Wagner (6-1) won the game in relief despite sur- rendering the go-ahead run twice in the game. Wagner pitched four innings, allowing two hits and two runs (one earned) with six strikeouts. “I think we made a good pitch in the ninth and it could have been over, but evidently it was a ball and that’s the way it was called and you’ve got to keep playing,” said Rio Grande head coach Brad Warnimont. “Frank (Francisco Ramirez) comes up with the big hit, a solo jack and we miss with location on a slider with an 0-2 pitch and he (Zeledon) hits it out of the yard.” “I don’t know what happened on that last play, if that’s a catchable ball or if that’s a double, I don’t know,” Warnimont added. “The bottom line is my seniors have got to make plays when the game’s on the line and we’ve got to catch that ball.” St. Catharine takes a 10 lead in the best-of-three series. Game Two is set for 11 a.m. on Saturday morning and Game Three, if necessary, will be played at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 24, 2011 Point sweeps doubleheader against RVHS, Poca BY SARAH HAWLEY SHAWLEY@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM The Point Pleasant swept a unique doubleheader on Thursday evening. Point Pleasant began the evening with a road game against River Valley in neighboring Gallia County, before returning to Point Pleasant, W.Va. for a Cardinal Conference game against Poca. The Big Blacks defeated River Valley by a score of 18-0 in the first game. Point scored three runs in the first, five in the second and 10 in the fourth for the win. The Big Blacks had 16 hits in the game. River Valley was held to just two hits in the game. Levi Russell earned the win, tossing three innings, while Brandon Smith took the loss. Jason Stouffer had three hits, Titus Russell, Justin Cavendar, Levi Russell, Eric Roberts and Steve Porter had two hits a piece and Austen Toler, Brandon Toler and Alex Potter had one hit each. Levi Russell had four RBIs and Brandon Toler drove in three. Cody Wimmer and Tyler Noble had one hit each for the Raiders. In game two, Point Pleasant defeated Poca 11-1. Ty. Noble Stouffer The Big Blacks scored two runs in the first, two in the fourth and seven in the fifth for the win. Poca’s lone run came in the top of the first. Eric Roberts earned the win in a complete game, while Jake Payne took the loss for Poca. Austen Toler, Brandon Toler, Levi Russell and Roberts had two hits each, while Stouffer, Potter and Porter added one hit each. C. Moore and Cam Cottrill had a single each for Poca. POINT PLEASANT 18, RIVER VALLEY 0 Point RVHS 350 (10)0 — 18 16 0 000 00 — 023 POINT PLEASANT (11-4): Levi Russell, Austen Toler (4) and Austen Toler, Justin Cavendar (4). RIVER VALLEY (2-7): Brandon Smith, Austin Smith (4), Cody Smith (4) and Jacob Brown. WP — Russell; LP — B. Smith. POINT PLEASANT 11, POCA 1 Poca Point 100 00 200 27 — 124 — 11 12 0 POCA (8-8): Jake Payne, Travis Covert (5), Cam Cottrill (5) and Ty McClanahan, Jake Payne (5). POINT PLEASANT (12-4): Eric Roberts and Austen Toler. WP — Roberts; LP — Payne. White Falcons soar past Miller, 18-2 BY GARY CLARK SPECIAL TO THE TIMES-SENTINEL Four Wahama White Falcon pitchers combined to toss a fiveinning, no-hitter against visiting Miller Thursday evening as the Bend Area diamond nine remained unbeaten in Tri-Valley Conference play with an easy 18-2 baseball win. Wahama collected seven singles in the outing and took advantage of 10 Miller errors and seven free passes in the one-sided victory. The triumph boosted Coach Tom Cullen’s top ranked White Falcon baseball nine to a sparkling 14-1 record overall and a perfect 5-0 mark inside TVC action. Miller dropped to 0-5 overall and 0-5 in the conference following the setback. Tyler Roush and Isaac Lee each collected a pair of singles and an RBI to pace the WHS offense while Tyler Kitchen drove in a pair with a first inning single. Zack Warth and Brice Clark completed the Bend Area hitting with a single and an RBI apiece for the winners. Wahama sent 15 batters to the plate in an 11 run first inning explosion with the White Falcons producing six of their seven hits in the frame. The Bend Area team took advantage of walks and numerous Miller errors to tack on five more runs in the second before finishing with one run in each of the final two frames to complete its 18 run outburst. Miller tallied its lone Roush Lee two runs of the night in the second after Kitchen experienced control problems. After striking out the first batter of the inning Kitchen walked four Miller hitters and hit a batter before settling down to retire the side. The contest was halted after five frames due to the 10-run rule being invoked. Kitchen came away with the win after toiling on the mound for two innings. The senior right-hander gave up two runs while fanning four and issuing five free passes. Anthony Bond, Tyler Roush and Brice Clark worked one inning apiece with all three striking out the side in order. Clark had the added distinction of fanning four batters in one inning after one of his strike out victims reached on an error. Wahama is slated to take on Charleston Catholic on Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. single game. WAHAMA 18, MILLER 2 Miller 020 00 Wahama (11)51 1x — 2 0 10 — 18 7 3 MILLER (0-5, 0-5 TVC Hocking): McGill, Hinkle (2), M. Sinift (2) and Pargeon. WAHAMA (14-1, 5-0 TVC Hocking): Tyler Kitchen, Anthony Bond (3), Tyler Roush (4), Brice Clark (5) and Wesley Harrison, Clay VanMeter (3). WP — Kitchen; LP — McGill. �Sunday, April 24, 2011 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times-Sentinel • Page B3 Wahama’s Bunni Peters, left, and Morgan Nottingham, right, clear an obstacle in the 300m hurdles during this April 19 file photo of the HCSM Invitational held at Ohio Valley Bank Track and Field in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Buffalo, Lady Dots win Mason-Putnam Challenge BY BRYAN WALTERS BWALTERS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Buffalo boys and Poca girls proved to be the best of the best Thursday night at the 2011 MasonPutnam Challenge at Ohio Valley Bank Track and Field in Mason County. Both the Lady Dots and the Bison finished ahead of host Point Pleasant in both competitions, as Poca won the girls event by 43 points while Buffalo claimed a seven-point win over the Big Blacks in the boys competition. The Lady Dots scored 170 team points in claiming the girls crown, while the runner-up Lady Knights tallied 127 points. Buffalo was third with 91 points, while Wahama (62) and Teays Valley Christian (50) rounded out the fiveteam girls field. Point Pleasant won seven titles in the 18 events held, while the Lady Falcons of WHS also captured four event crowns. All of Wahama’s titles came from Kelsey Zuspan, who won the 100m (13.06), 200m (27.30) and 400m (1:05.77) dashes — as well as the long jump (14-0) event. Point’s Andrea Porter captured first in the 800m (2:30.65), 1600m (5:43.41) and 3200m (12:37.29) runs, while Amanda Roush won the discus event with a throw of 86 feet, 6 inches. The Lady Knights also won three relay events, which rounded out Point Pleasant’s event championships. Chelsea Keefer, Karli Gandee, Lexi Young and Cara Hesson won the 4x100m race with a time of 56.23, while the 4x200m squad of Hesson, Keefer, Gandee and Allison Smith posted a winning time of 2:00.65. The 4x400m team of Smith, Porter, Amanda King and Megan Bowles also posted a winning mark of 4:36.53. The 4x102.5 shuttle hurdles squad of Gandee, Young, Devils from Page B1 three pitchers in the contest. Justin Bailey started and lasted three innings before Bryant Bokovitz took over relief duties in the fourth. Bokovitz — the winning pitcher of record — was replaced by Warnimont after GAHS acquired its lead. Pierce Knisley went the distance for the Cavs in the hard-luck loss. CHS knocked out 11 hits and committed two errors in the setback. Chillicothe led 1-0 after one inning of play, but the Devils countered with two runs in the top Hesson and Marlee Hartley also placed third with a time of 1:15.87. Smith placed second in the 200m dash (28.07) and was third in the 100m dash (13.51), while Hesson was third in the 100m hurdles with a time of 17.66 seconds. Kaly Kinnaird was third in the pole vault (5-0), Mikala Miller was third in the shot put (27-2) and Morgan Mullens was third in the discus (76-4). Katie Bruner rounded out Point’s top-four efforts by placing fourth in the shot put event with a heave of 25-4. The Wahama quartet of Cheyenne Thacker, Kateland Hurlow, Macey Henry and Casey Gilbert placed second in the 4x800m relay with a time of 14:04.38. Caroline Thompson was also third in the 3200m run with a mark of 15:21.39. The Buffalo boys won the team title with 175 points, finishing just ahead of the runner-up Big Blacks and their tally of 168 points. Poca was third with 128 points, followed by Wahama (40), Teays Valley Christian (10) and Hannan (2) rounded out the six-team field. Point Pleasant was the only Mason County program to win an event title, as the host Big Blacks captured six crowns at the event. Trey Livingston led PPHS with two wins in the shot put (42-6) and discus (130-11) events, while Morgan Flora was the pole vault champion with a height of 11 feet even. The quartet of JeWaan Williams, Charles Walton, Anthony Darst and Zach Canterbury also won the 4x400m relay with a mark of 3:41.20. Canterbury won the 200m dash (23.67) and was also second in the 400m dash with a time of 52.45 seconds. Wyatt Wamsley won the long jump (19-2.5) and also placed third in the pole vault with a height of 96. Marquez Griffin had a pair of runner-up efforts in the 100m (11.73) and 200m (23.92) dashes, while Noah Searls was second in the pole vault (9-6). Teran Barnitz was the long jump runner-up with a leap of 18-4, while Zach Thomas was second in the discus with a heave of 114-10. The 4x100m team of Barnitz, Griffin, Williams and Wamsley placed second with a time of 47.38 seconds, while the 4x200 squad of Barnitz, Williams, Walton and Wamsley were the runners-up with a mark of 1:38.90. Darst, Christian Pyle, Michael Glenn and Caleb Riffle were second in the 4x800m relay (9:48.60), while the 4x110m shuttle hurdles team of Riffle, Griffin, Orrin Chason and Rogan Park placed second with a time of 1:05.81. Walton was third in the 400m dash (54.91) and Dakota Toth was fourth in the shot put with a throw of 37-11. Connor Templeton rounded out Point’s top-four efforts with a fourth-place finish in the discus event (1108). Wahama’s top efforts were a trio of third place finishes. Jacob Ortiz was third in the 100m dash (12.06), while Tannor Decker was third in the 110m hurdles (20.55) and Josh Buzzard was third in the long jump with a leap of 18-3. The 4x100m relay team of Evan Smith, Eryk Grueser, Jeremy Cundiff and Zack Killingsworth placed fourth with a time of 56.80 seconds, while the 4x200m squad of Ortiz, Buzzard, Kane Roush and Michael Hendricks was fourth with a mark of 1:41.43. The 4x800m relay team of Grueser, Cundiff, Ian Kapp and Josh Haddox finished fourth with a time of 10:41.94, while Kapp rounded out the top-four efforts for WHS by placing fourth in the 800m run (2:26.70). Complete results of the 2011 Mason-Putnam Challenge are available on the web at www.runwv.com of the second for a 2-1 edge through two complete. The Cavs responded with two runs in the third for a 3-2 edge, then both teams traded a run in the fourth for a CHS 4-3 advantage. Chillicothe added a sizable chunk to its lead in the fifth, scoring three times to take a comfortable 7-3 cushion after five full frames. GAHS countered with a run in the sixth to pull within 7-4, then came the heroics in the seventh. Russell Dennison provided a two-RBI double to make it 7-6, then Casey Denbow singled home Dennison for a 7all contest with two outs. Ben Saunders provided the game-winning hit that allowed Denbow to score for an 8-7 advantage. Saunders led the guests with three hits, followed by Tyler Eastman with two safeties. Dennison, Denbow, Jim Clagg and Tyler Davis also added a hit apiece to the triumph. Derrick Milliken led the Cavaliers with three hits, followed by Knisley and Brandon Bonar with two safeties each. GALLIA ACADEMY 8, CHILLICOTHE 7 Gallipolis 020 Chillicothe 102 101 4 — 8 10 1 130 0 — 7 11 2 GAHS (11-2-1, 8-0 SEOAL): Justin Bailey, Bryant Bokovitz (4), Caleb Warnimont (7) and Ben Saunders. WP — Bokovitz; LP — Pierce Knisley. Point Pleasant’s Cara Hesson, left, prepares to clear an obstacle in the 100m hurdles event during this April 19 file photo of the HCSM Invitational held at Ohio Valley Bank Track and Field in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Bryan Walters/file photos Point Pleasant’s Wyatt Wamsley soars through the air during an attempt in the long jump event in this April 19 file photo of the HCSM Invitational held at Ohio Valley Bank Track and Field in Point Pleasant, W.Va. ATTENTION CONTRACTORS & HOME OWNERS AVOID A 50% PENALTY EACH YEAR Building Notice 5713.17 Duty to notify county auditor of improvement costing over $2,000; entry for examination. To enable the county auditor to determine the value and location of buildings and other improvements, any person, other than a railroad company or a public utility whose real property is valued for taxation by the tax commissioner, that constructs any building or other improvement costing more than two thousand dollars upon any lot or land within a township or municipal corporation not have a system of building registration and inspection shall notify the county auditor of the county within which such land or lot is located that the building or improvement has been completed or is in process of construction. The notice shall be in writing, shall contain an estimate of the cost of the building or improvement, shall describe the lot or land and its ownership in a manner reasonable calculated to allow the county auditor to identify the lot or tract of land on the tax list, and shall be served upon the county auditor not later than sixty days after construction of the building or improvement has commenced. Upon discovery of a building or improvement that has been constructed but of which the county auditor has not been notified as required by this section, the county auditor shall appraise it and place it upon the tax list and duplicate at its taxable value, together with a penalty equal to fifty percent of the amount of taxes that would have been charged against the building or improvement from the date of construction to the date of discovery had the county auditor been notified of its construction as required by this section. The county auditor, or his deputy, within reasonable hours, may enter and fully examine all buildings and improvements that are either liable to or exempt from taxation by Title LVII (57) of the Revised Code. LARRY M. BETZ Gallia County Auditor • 446-4612 �Page B4 • Sunday Times-Sentinel Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday, April 24, 2011 River Valley holds 2010-11 Winter Athletic Banquet TIMES-SENTINEL STAFF MDTSPORTS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM BIDWELL, Ohio — River Valley High School recently held its 2010-11 Winter Athletic Banquet at the high school in Bidwell, Ohio. Following the dinner, Fred Deel made a special presentation to former River Valley and University of Rio Grande athlete Ashly Roberts Dawson. After the presentation, athletes from the boys and girls basketball teams, wrestling team, swim team and cheerleading squad. Cheerleading advisor Julie Casey, wrestling coach Matthew Huck, JV girls basketball coach Steve McAvena, varsity girls basketball coach Renee Gilmore, JV boys basketball coach Chris Tackett and varsity boys basketball coach Jordan Hill recognized members of their respective teams. Boys basketball special awards were presented to Dominique Peck, Most Outstanding Player; Aaron Harrison, Most Improved Player; Derek Flint, Raider Award. Players honored for all-league and alldistrict selections were Dominique Peck and Aaron Harrison, AllOhio Valley Conference; Austin Lewis, All-Ohio Valley Conference honorable mention; and Dominique Peck, District 13 second team. Girls basketball special awards were presented to Brooke Marcum, Best Offensive Player and most rebounds; Kelsey Sands, Best Defensive Player; Cady Gilmore, Raider Award. Players honored for all-league and alldistrict selections were Brooke Marcum and Kelsey Sands, All-Ohio Valley Conference; Cady Gilmore, All-Ohio Valley Conference honorable mention; Brooke Marcum, District 13 first team. Wrestling special awards were presented to Nick Watson, Most River Valley Scholar Athletes River Valley Special Award Winners Valuable and Most Pins; Zane Carroll, Most Valuable; Stephen Ball, Raider Award. Swimming special awards were presented to Carissa Wolfe, High Point Girl; Trenton Wolfe, High Point Boys; Alicia Ferrell and Austin Spurlock, Most Improved. River Valley High School Principal Rochelle Halley presented the River Valley Scholar Athletes. Ohio Valley Christian Boys Basketball Award Winners Swimming Scholar Athletes were Carissa Wolfe, Kelcie Carter, Katie Blodgett, Abby Hammond, Sarah Blodgett, Sonja Rankin, Noel Mershon, Alicia Ferrell and Trenton Wolfe. Girls Basketball Scholar Athletes were Jessica Hager, Madison Mays, Beth Misner, Kaci Bryant, Ashley Morgan, Shalin Comer and Justyce Stout. Boys Basketball Scholar Athletes were Kyle Bryant, Derek Flint, Kyle Bays, Austin Davies, Jacob Gilmore, Patrick Brown and Joey Phoenix. Cheerleading Scholar Athletes were Courtney Parsons, Michaela Hall and Emily VanSickle. Ohio Valley Christian Girls Basketball Award Winners Ohio Valley Christian School hosts Winter Sports Banquet TIMES-SENTINEL STAFF MDTSPORTS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Ohio Valley Christian School recently held its 2010-11 Winter Sports Banquet. Members of the boys and girls basketball teams were recognized. Boys basketball individual leaders for the season were Pete Carman, point leader (304); Daniel Irwin, assist leader (93); Daniel Irwin, rebound leader (180); Paul Miller, steal leader (50); Pete Carman, field goal percentage (47 percent); Pete Carman, free throw percentage (70 percent). Special Award winners for the boys basketball team were Daniel Irwin, Leadership Award; Pete Carman, Hustle Award; Kyle Scott, Servant Award; Chance Burleson, Most Improved; Kyle Scott, Shield Award; and Daniel Irwin, Male Athlete of the Year. Girls basketball awards were presented to Santana Withrow, Servant Award; Beth Martin, Consistency Award; Rachel Northup, Intensity Award; Jasmine Withrow, Obedience Award; Madison Crank, Leadership Award; Emily Carman, Intensity Award; Sarah Schoonover, Hustle Award; Allie Hamilton, Shield Award; and Madison Crank, Female Athlete of the Year. Athlete of the Year and Shield Award Winners Athlete of the Year and Shield Award Winners �Sunday, April 24, 2011 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis S.O.G.A. gymnasts compete at state meet Above: Southern Ohio Gymnastics Academy’s Level 4’s and 5’s had state champions and several winners in their age groups at the recent Ohio state meet in Cleveland, Ohio. Pictured are (front row left to right) Alayna Jones state champion on bars; Katie Queen tied for 1st place on vault; Morgan Montgomery state champion on vault; Allivia Runyon state champion on vault; (second row) Alyssa Cremeens 2nd place on vault, 2nd place on bars; Tatum Bohlsen 2nd place on vault, 2nd place on bars, 2nd place on floor, 2nd place all-around; Taylor Huck 2nd place on bars, tied for 2nd on vault; Sydney Runyon 2nd place on vault, 2nd place on bars. Left: Southern Ohio Gymnastics Academy’s Level 8 team gymnasts recently placed at the state meet in Bowling Green and qualified for Region V regionals. Pictured are Sally Mankins who took 2nd on vault, 2nd on beam and tied for 2nd all-around. Paxton Roberts qualified for regionals in the all-around. Submitted photos Avenge from Page B1 sixth to pull within 9-4 headed into the finale. EHS scored three times in the seventh to pull within 9-7 and also had the tying run at the plate with two outs, but the hosts induced a groundout — allowing the Lady Rebels to wrap up the two-run triumph. The Lady Eagles stranded 11 runners on base, while SGHS left a dozen runners on the bags. South Gallia also committed three errors in the victory. SGHS starter Chandra Canaday was the winning pitcher of record, allowing seven hits and nine walks over seven innings while striking out four. Brianna Hensley took the loss for EHS, allowing six hits and three walks over six frames while fanning two. Canaday and Ellie Bostic led the hosts with two hits apiece, followed by Tayler Duncan and Morgan Gilliland with one safety apiece. Canaday drove in two RBIs and Marilyn Turner also scored twice in the triumph. Cheyenne Doczi and Kelsey Myers led the Lady Eagles with two Bryan Walters/photo Eastern’s Hayley Gillian hits a Chandra Canaday pitch during Thursday evening’s TVC Hocking contest in Mercerville, Ohio. hits apiece, followed by Hayley Gillian, Brenna Holter and Tori Goble with one safety each. Gillian and Holter both drove in two RBIs apiece, while Doczi and Myers each scored twice in the setback. SOUTH GALLIA 9, EASTERN 7 Eastern S Gallia 000 031 3 000 900 x — 7 7 12 — 963 EHS (4-3, 4-2 TVC Hocking): Brianna Hensley and Allie Rawson. SGHS (7-4, 4-3 TVC Hocking): Chandra Canaday and Marilyn Turner. WP — Canaday; LP — Hensley. Sweep from Page B1 more hitters to the plate in the top of the sixth, which resulted in four runs on one hit, two walks and three SGHS errors to wrap up the 154 decision. Ryan Shook was the winning pitcher for Eastern, allowing four runs, four hits and five walks over six innings while striking out eight. Cory Haner took the loss for SGHS after surrendering eight hits, five walks and 15 runs over six innings while fanning four. Eastern — which committed one error in the game — was led by Tyler Hendrix with two hits, followed by Shook, Christian Amsbary, Colin Connolly, Max Carnahan, Brad Stone and Derick Powell with one safety apiece. Stone scored three times in the triumph. Ethan Spurlock led the hosts with two hits, fol- Sunday Times-Sentinel • Page B5 Ohio’s new game checking system gets first official workout This week was the first big test of Ohio’s new telephone and internet-based game checking system. Those hunters who were determined (or lucky) enough to bag a gobbler despite the weather this past week got to use either the telephone or internet to check their kill, a radical departure from the past when you had to haul your dead gobbler to the game check station. Hunters must still report their harvest of turkeys, but they are no longer required to take their bird to a check station for physical inspection. Instead they can complete the new automated game check by one of three different ways: on the internet at wildohio.com or ohiogamecheck.com; by telephone at 1-877TAG-IT OH (1-877824-4864) or at a license agent. You will receive a permanent tagging number for your critter, but the days of metal tags are now past. Korey Brown with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Wildlife said the system has gone very well and that the vast majority of hunters have taken to it just fine, but that it hasn’t been without some confusion as people get used to the process or just have questions about how to use it. The 1-800WILDLIFE call center has been open and taking general questions or even helping guide hunters through the checking-in process. For practical purposes, the internet-based system has been easiest for people to use, Brown said. People can temporarily tag their bird in the woods, then return home or somewhere else with internet access, and then use the internetbased system. Successful hunters can take their time, filling out the forms online, and make sure they are doing it correctly. Most hunters I know have been somewhat Meigs from Page B1 Beaver each scoring once. The Lady Vikings had four hits in the game. Wise earned the win for Meigs, allowing two runs (one earned) and SHS from Page B1 was hit by a pitch. A single by Ethan Martin scored Warden to give Southern the 4-0 lead. The Lancers had a lead off single and a walk in the seventh, but a triple play by Southern ended the game. Ramthun earned the win, while Josh Coen took the loss in five innings on the mound. Warden hit a double in the game, while Eric Bryan Walters/photo South Gallia head coach Mark Haner talks with players following Thursday evening’s loss against Eastern in Mercerville, Ohio. lowed by Haner and Gus Slone with one safety each. Haner had a basesclearing double in the second that produced three RBIs. EASTERN 15, SOUTH GALLIA 4 Eastern 030 804 — 15 8 1 S Gallia 040 000 — 4 4 8 EHS (5-5, 4-4 TVC Hocking): Ryan Shook and Jacob Parker. SGHS (3-9, 0-7 TVC Hocking): Cory Haner and Andy Welch. WP — Shook; LP — Haner. In the Open Jim Freeman stymied by the persistent rain and thunderstorms, but at least one person I spoke with this week that used the new system said it worked well, and that it was nice to be able to check the turkey from the comfort of home instead of having to physically haul it to a game checking station, not to mention the savings in gasoline. As of Friday afternoon about 5,000 hunters – more or less - have used the system, Brown said. It seems to me that turkey season is a good test for the system. Hopefully the bugs will be worked out before this fall’s deer archery and firearms seasons. The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District is accepting orders for the 2011 fish sale. This sale is to assist landowners in stocking new ponds or to replenish fish in existing ponds. Offerings this year include Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Redear Sunfish, Channel Catfish, Yellow Perch, minnows and White Amur (Grass Carp). Order forms are available at the Meigs SWCD at 33101 Hiland Road, Pomeroy or by calling 740-992-4282, weekdays 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The deadline to order is Monday, May 2. The fish will be delivered to the Meigs SWCD office 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 5 and must be picked up at that time. Jim Freeman is wildlife specialist for the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District. He can be contacted weekdays at 740992-4282 or at jim.freeman@oh.nacdnet.net four hits and striking out nine. Womeldorf took the loss for the Lady Vikings. MEIGS 14, VINTON COUNTY 2 Meigs VCHS 111 213 5 — 14 15 2 100 000 1 — 2 4 3 MEIGS (6-4, 5-0 TVC Ohio): Lisa Marie Wise and Tess Phelps, Harley Fox (7). VINTON COUNTY (1-4 TVC Ohio): A. Womeldorf and C. Johnson. WP — Wise; LP — Womeldorf. Buzzard, Ramthun, Martin, Custer, Johnson and Pape each hit a single. Custer drove in two runs, with Martin and Pape each adding one RBI. Warden scored twice and Ramthun and Hill scored once. SOUTHERN 4, FEDERAL HOCKING 0 Southern 200 001 1 — 4 7 2 Fed Hock 000 000 0 — 0 2 3 SOUTHERN (8-2, 5-2 TVC Hocking): Danny Ramthun and Adam Warden. FEDERAL HOCKING (n/a): Josh Coen, Isaac Stack (6) and Chad Hatfield. WP — Ramthun; LP — Coen. PROUD TO BE A PART OF YOUR LIFE. Sunday Times-Sentinel Subscribe today • 992-2155 or 446-2342 �Page B6 • Sunday Times-Sentinel Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday, April 24, 2011 Life goes on for Ohio State’s Tattoo Five Ohio State offense struggles, COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In many ways, the five-game NCAA suspensions handed to five of Ohio State’s top players and head coach Jim Tressel haven’t had much effect on the team’s spring workouts. “We’ve stuck together,” linebacker Andrew Sweat said. “Adversity happens. We’re coming together to overcome it.” All but quarterback Terrelle Pryor are practicing with the team this spring. Pryor is recuperating from foot surgery to repair ligament damage and will not play in the team’s annual intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday. The other suspended players are leading rusher Dan Herron, top returning receiver DeVier Posey, starting offensive tackle Mike Adams and backup defensive lineman Solomon Thomas. All five will sit out the games against Akron, Toledo, at Miami (Fla.), Colorado and the Big Ten opener against Michigan State for accepting improper benefits from a Columbus tattoo-parlor owner. But they can practice every day with the team up to and after each of those games, including every workout in August. Herron, nicknamed “Boom,” believes the five can redeem themselves through their play and subsequent actions. “I’m still myself. I’m still Boom. Everybody knows who I am,” he said. “Everybody makes mistakes in their life. You move on.” Tressel will also miss the first five games, punishment for knowing about the improper benefits for more than nine months but not notifying his superiors. The NCAA is still investigating his case. Ohio State has permitted little access to players and Tressel during the three weeks of spring workouts. Reporters have been allowed to watch an occasional practice, but for the most part have had only limited chances to speak with players compared to past years. Tressel spent 10 minutes on one teleconference, mostly talking about the competition at quarterback. Jordan Hall, a running back who attended the same Jeannette, Pa., high school as Pryor, said he thinks Pryor, one of his best friends, is bearing up well. “He’s helping all the quarterbacks,” Hall said. “He’s in the film room with the quarterbacks. He’s been like a coach for the quarterbacks this spring.” Pryor has not participated in contact drills and has spent most of his time tossing a football on the sidelines or closely watching the progress of the four candidates to replace him in those first five games. For the most part, the Buckeyes have tried to just forget about the impending suspensions. “To be honest, I don’t think it’s really hit me yet. I try not to think about it because it’s going to be terrible at times,” Herron said. “I can’t let it bring me down.” That’s the approach the entire team seems to be taking. “Our approach has been the same as it was the past three springs. We’re just trying to get better. We’re trying to get guys prepared for next season,” center Mike Brewster said. “We really do block everything out. We’re focused on what we need to get done. Things have been normal. We don’t even talk about it right now.” Many on the team have read the inspirational book “The Traveler’s Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success” by Christian author and speaker Andy Andrews. It’s a tale about a man who loses his job and money but reassesses his life. Brewster said the book applies to the Buckeyes, who are using the mistakes made by the players and their coach as a rallying point. “You can get mad or use it to your advantage as fuel to prove people wrong. That’s the attitude we’re going to take — keep working hard,” he said. “Let’s shock the world. Let’s show people what we can do by staying together.” AD: Tressel’s $250K won’t cover investigations COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said Tuesday that the $250,000 fine levied against coach Jim Tressel for violating NCAA rules may not even cover the cost of the investigation. “It’ll probably eat up the whole $250 (thousand),” Smith said. “I’m not sure. We haven’t done any projections.” Declining to address the ongoing NCAA investigation into Tressel’s violation, Smith also said he didn’t know when Tressel’s problems would be resolved. In an interview with The Associated Press, Smith said Tressel was supposed to apologize in March at a news conference on the situation but failed to do so, and that only after meeting with Smith did the coach finally say he was sorry in a public forum. Tressel has been suspended for the first five games of the 2011 season for failing to notify Ohio State officials of emails he received as early as April 2010 which said his players were selling autographs, uniforms, championship rings and other memorabilia for money and tattoos from the owner of a local tattoo parlor. Five players, including starting quarterback Terrelle Pryor, were suspended in December for accepting the improper benefits. All were permitted to play in Ohio State’s Sugar Bowl victory over Arkansas, with their suspensions beginning with the first game this fall. Tressel, in his 11th year coaching the Buckeyes, did not disclose what he knew about the players’ violations until he was confronted by Ohio State officials in January while the university was building the appeal of the players’ suspensions. Ohio State released a copy of Tressel’s NCAA compliance form to the AP on Tuesday through a Freedom of Information Act request. In the form, dated last Sept. 13, Tressel certifies that he has reported any NCAA violations to his superiors. Yet he had known for five months that the players had likely broken NCAA rules — and had told no one except for forwarding the emails to Pryor’s 67year-old mentor and friend in Jeannette, Pa. The compliance form, which all Ohio State staff members must sign, states: “By signing and dating this form, you certify that you have reported through the appropriate individuals on your campus (OSU President, Gordon Gee; OSU Athletic Director, Gene Smith; Faculty Athletics Representative, John Bruno; or the Athletic Compliance Office) any knowledge of violations of NCAA legislation involving The Ohio State University that occurred during the 2009-2010 academic year through the time you sign this form.” Tressel printed his name, signed his name and then dated it. Smith would not say how much the investigation into Tressel’s NCAA troubles would cost, although the university has hired two what he called “expensive” companies to help. He said Ohio State may have to make up the difference by dipping into the money the Buckeyes made from their appearance in the Sugar Bowl. “It’s a nightmare,” he said. Smith declared the players’ case closed. Their violations had come to light when the U.S. Attorney’s office notified Ohio State that it had come across a large amount of athletic merchandise after searching the home or business of Columbus tattoo-parlor owner Edward Rife. Rife was the subject of a federal drug-trafficking case. Smith said he was relying on the U.S. Attorney’s investigation, which said the players — also including wide receiver DeVier Posey, offensive lineman Mike Adams, tailback Dan Herron and defensive end Solomon Thomas — did not acquire drugs for the memorabilia. Tressel called the players’ actions “very disappointing” at a December news conference announcing their suspensions. Three weeks later, after winning the bowl game, Ohio State officials uncovered the emails he had exchanged in April and June with Christopher Cicero, a Columbus lawyer who was a former football walk-on in the 1980s. Ohio State notified the NCAA of Tressel’s potential violation and selfimposed a two-game suspension, a $250,000 fine, issued a public reprimand, required him to make a public apology and said he had to attend an NCAA rules compliance seminar. Tressel subsequently asked that his suspension be increased to five games. Ohio State’s compliance office said Tuesday that upcoming seminars are set for May 16-20 in Tucson, Ariz., or June 610, in Tampa, Fla. Tressel has not indicated which he will attend. After Yahoo! Sports broke the Tressel story in March, Smith, who was about to chair the prestigious NCAA men’s basketball tournament selection committee, hastily called a news conference. Tressel was supposed to apologize that night, but did not. “Then we got with him and he got better at it,” Smith said. “It’s an emotional thing.” At that same news conference, Ohio State president Gordon Gee joked that he had not considered firing Tressel, adding, “I’m just hopeful the coach doesn’t dismiss me.” On Tuesday, Smith said he regretted that the hurried news conference did not go better and said there were a number of things he wished he had done differently. NCAA officials were sent to Ohio State’s campus almost immediately in January and continue to delve into the Tressel case. Tressel has continued to coach the team this spring. The program’s annual intrasquad scrimmage is on Saturday. Smith, who has served on the NCAA’s committee on infractions, declined to say when the whole thing might end although he hoped a resolution might be expedited because the university had worked closely with the NCAA from the beginning. “We’re in the investigation,” he said. “Who knows when it will be resolved? And it’s just hanging.” but it’s only spring COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — There is no question Ohio State’s offense has been sluggish this spring. Before Buckeyes fans begin panicking, however, it’s important to remember it’s only spring. With quarterback Terrelle Pryor recovering from foot surgery, and with not enough offensive linemen, the Buckeyes have foundered. Work needs to be done at wide receiver and at quarterback, especially since Pryor will sit out a five-game suspension to open the season. Otherwise, it’s been a normal spring with lots of worries, experiments and questions. After the defense dominated in a weather-shortened scrimmage last Saturday — not allowing a touchdown and barely allowing a completion — lineman John Simon was asked if there was reason to be worried about the offense. “We see them in practice every day and we know that the offense is very good,” he said. It all begins at quarterback. Pryor should have carried pompoms around he did so much cheerleading this spring. He has been a constant presence at practice, hovering around the younger players, shouting encouragement and walking around the perimeter of drills. He had surgery in January to stabilize ligaments in his right foot. After wearing a boot, he’s now close to 100 percent but will still skip spring workouts, which will be capped by Saturday’s intrasquad scrimmage at Ohio Stadium. With Pryor limited to just soft tossing on the sideline, for the most part, the spring has been a massive audition for senior-to-be Joe Bauserman, sophomore Kenny Guiton, redshirt freshman Taylor Graham and incoming freshman Braxton Miller. Each has had his moment in the sun — as much sun as there has been in this otherwise rainy, dreary spring — but all also have miles to go to have the confidence of coaches and their teammates. “They’re all working extremely hard,” said right tackle J.B. Shugarts. “They all want that spot but the thing about it is they’re all helping each other while they battle for that spot. They’re doing a great job reading the coverage, learning the offense and having command in the huddle and keeping their poise on the field.” With Pryor sitting out the first five games this fall for accepting improper benefits from a Columbus tattoo shop owner, the four top quarterback candidates are vying for the starting job with the Sept. 3 opener against Akron a full 19 weeks from Saturday. Starting left tackle Mike Adams, tailback Dan Herron, wide receiver DeVier Posey and backup defensive lineman Solomon Thomas are also suspended, and all are practicing this spring. “Some people will say perhaps this guy should be the quarterback or whatever,” said coach Jim Tressel, also suspended for the first five games for knowing about the players’ violations and not reporting them to anyone except Pryor’s “mentor” back in Jeannette, Pa. “But we have to just keep evaluating every little thing they do.” The Buckeyes have been hamstrung up front because of a lack of linemen. Starting guards Justin Boren and Bryant Browning, along with valuable backups Andrew Miller and Connor Smith, graduated. With only one of four incoming recruits (Tommy Brown) participating this spring, that means the Buckeyes had just eight scholarship linemen available. Andrew Norwell, Marcus Hall, Jack Mewhort and Corey Linsley have been working out at a variety of spots this spring, with Shugarts at right tackle and Mike Brewster at center. The Buckeyes are also thin at wide receiver. Team MVP Dane Sanzenbacher graduated, but Posey (53 catches, 848 yards and seven TDs) is back. There have been frequent dropped passes, bad routes and missed assignments. Part of the problem has been the uncertainty surrounding the quarterbacks. That’s why tight end Jake Stoneburner and the backs have been playing a larger role in the passing game than they normally would. “It’s nowhere close to what it’s going to be next year,” Brewster said of the offense. “You’ve got guys playing everywhere. You’ve got eight to 10 linemen, just trying to mix it up, just to try to get guys out on the field. (Pryor) is not getting any reps right now — all that. It’s definitely a little foundation we need to build on going into the summer and fall.” �C1 ALONG THE RIVER Sunday, April 24, 2011 CIVIL WAR 150 Federal Army Homecoming returns to Gallipolis Local celebration of Civil War’s sesquicentennial set for April 30-May 1 BY ANDREW CARTER MDTNEWS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County will join in the national celebration of the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War this week. The Federal Army Homecoming makes its return to Gallipolis City Park the weekend of Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1. The living history event opens on Friday, April 29 as reenactors invade the Old French City to set up camp for the weekend. During the Civil War, troops and supplies were funneled through Gallipolis to action in the South. A sprawling Army hospital was built on the site where the Gallipolis Developmental Center is now located, and soldiers camped in the same city park where the event will be held. After the war, local Civil War veterans came together to host a Federal Army Homecoming in the park. Local residents are encouraged to come learn about those soldiers and how they lived. The encampment will be open to the public. Saturday’s events include a loading and firing demonstration, artillery demonstrations including night firing and a sham battle. Visitors will also be treated to a period rounders game (Civil War era version of baseball) and a ladies’ tea. The ladies of the Our House museum will present a dessert time Saturday afternoon. The centerpiece of Saturday’s celebration will be a bean and cornbread dinner to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War sponsored by Cadot Blessing Camp #126. Admission is $3. Dan Fulks will cook the beans. On Sunday, visitors can see another loading and firing demonstration as well as a memorial service and honor guard salute. The Federal Army Homecoming is hosted by the 91st Ohio Vlunteer Infantry Civil War reenactment groups and is sponsored by the City of Gallipolis; Gallia County Convention and Visitors Bureau; Bob Evans Restaurant; Foodland; Gary Altizer; Cadot Blessing #126, Sons of Union Veterans. Federal Army Homecoming Gallipolis City Park April 29-May1, 2011 Friday, April 29 • Camp Setup Day Saturday, April 30 • 8 a.m. — Breakfast in the park (reenactors only) • 9 a.m. — Authentic Camp Opens • 9 a.m. — Loading and Firing • 9:30 a.m. — Soldier Uniform & Equipment • 10 a.m. — Artillery demonstration (various units) • 11 a.m. — Period baseball games • Noon — Bean Dinner sponsored by Cadot Blessing Camp #126 in honor of the 150th Civil War Sesquicentennial. Soup beans and cornbread served all afternoon for $3. Beans cooked by Dan Fulks. • 1 p.m. — Ladies’ Tea in the park at the Heidell tent. Public welcome. • 2:30 p.m. — Sham Battle • 3 p.m. — Period baseball games • 5 p.m. — Evening Retreat Ceremony • 4 p.m. — Our House ladies present Dessert time • 9 p.m. — Artillery Demonstration (night firing) • 9:30 p.m. — Authentic Camp closes Sunday, May 1 • 8 a.m. — Breakfast in the park (reenactors only) • 9 a.m. — Authentic Camp Opens • 9 a.m. — Loading and Firing • 10 a.m. — Soldier Uniform & Equipment • 11:30 a.m. — Memorial services and honor guard salute • Noon — Authentic Camp closes �Page C2 • Sunday Times-Sentinel P O L I C I E S Ohio Valley Publishing reserves the right to edit, reject or cancel any ad at any time. ¾Errors Must Be Reported on the first day of publication and the TribuneSentinel-Register will be responsible for no more than the cost of the space occupied by the error and only the first insertion. 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Requires attendance at Sunday services, choir practices, special services (revivals, conferences, VBS, etc.) Major & minor in music required or working toward achieving advance studies in same. Experience preferred. Part time position. Please send resume to goodnews@suddenlinkmail.com or Good News Baptist Church 4045 Georges Creek Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631. POSITION AVAILABLE Applications are being accepted for the following position: DOG WARDEN/SHELTER MANAGER Mission: To ensure safety within the human/animal relationship by eliminating animal cruelty and companion animal overpopulation. Summary: Under general supervision from County Commissioners. Oversee the enforcement of Ohio Revised Code Chapter 955. Educate the public. Maintain efficient operation of the animal shelter. Attempt to reunite animals with their owners. Place pets in permanent, caring homes. Facilitate a quick, humane death for unwanted animals. Qualifications: High School graduate; ability to calculate fractions, decimals and percentages and to read and write common vocabulary plus: Must have management experience; Computer knowledge in Microsoft Excel & Word; 1000 hours training in Ohio's statures regarding animal control (or 12 months experience); 100 hours training in caring for and handling of healthy and diseased animals (or one (1) month experience); one (1) course in public relations (or one (1) month experience); or equivalent; must possess a valid Ohio driver's license, First Aid/CPR certification and certification as euthanasia technician. Applications can be picked up at the Gallia County Commissioners Office Monday- Friday 8-4pm or http://www.gallianet.net/job_openings.htm Application deadline: 4pm May 6, 2011 9000 Service / Bus. 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Black cabinets with flat screen monitors OHIO SOFTWARE w/Wireless Remotes 500 Second Ave., Gallipolis, OH 45631 $1750 each/obo 740-446-3644 (910) 331-3803 Serious inquiries only! �Sunday, April 24, 2011 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, OH • Pt. Pleasant, WV Sunday Times-Sentinel • Page C5 www.mydailysentinel.com www.mydailytribune.com �Sunday, April 24, 2011 Sunday Times-Sentinel • Page C6 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Terry and Kay Fulks Seaford and Bonnie Jordan J O R DA N 50 T H ANNIVERSARY Seaford and Bonnie Jordan of Thurman will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, April 29, 2011. The couple were married on April 29, 1961, at the First Church of God on Garfield Avenue in Gallipolis. They are the parents of three children, Valerie (Bob) Merry, Preston (Kim) Jordan and Brett (Holly) Jordan. They also have six grandchildren: Bridget Merry, Erin (Eddie) Smith, Jordan Merry, Kyle Jordan, Kaylee Merry and Abby Jordan. A family celebration is planned. Kayla Taylor and Erik Yonker Y O N K E R - TA Y L O R ENGAGEMENT Phillip and Tami Taylor are pleased to announce the upcoming wedding of their daughter, Kayla Marie to Erik Yonker. Erik is the son of Darlene Yonker and the late Kent Yonker of Mason, W.Va. Kayla is a graduate of South Gallia High School and the University of Rio Grande. She is employed by Wal-Mart of Gallipolis. Erik is graduate from Wahama High School and is employed by Manpower at Toyota Manufacturing of Buffalo, W.Va. The wedding will take place May 21 in Gallipolis, Ohio. Elisha Skaggs and T.J. Stroud S K AGG S - ST R O U D WEDDING Elisha Skaggs and T.J. Stroud will be married on June 4, 2011. GO O C H 10 T H ANNIVERSARY Tom and Wilma Gooch of Gallipolis celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary on April 20. The couple was married on Aptil 20, 2001. So you think you’d like to learn how to square dance. Now’s your opportunity. The Pomeroy Belles and Beaus Western Square Dance Club is starting a beginner class tomorrow night, 7 p.m.. at the Mulberry Community Center. “If you can walk, you can square dance,” says Pat Holter who assures that seasoned square dancers will be right there to help beginners learn how to walk through patterns while listening to instructions from a caller. Now that’s fine if you can do two things well at the same time. That’s always a little iffy for me. Anyways, the classes will go on for six consecutive weeks. And yes, you need to come with a partner. The Belles and Beaus have been busy this spring visiting other clubs around the area. Recent visits have been to the Paws and Taws of Huntington, the Farmers and Charmers at Elizabeth W.Va., the Squarenaters of Lubec W. Va. the Wagon Wheelers at Jackson, and the Sternwheelers at Ravenswood. Don’t you just love those club names! The visit exchange, I’m told, is for banner steals, whatever that means. ••• According to the Map and Meal Gap study conducted by Feeding America, Meigs County is one of five counties in Ohio to have the highest food insecurity. In Meigs County the rate is 21.7 percent of the population. Only Morgan County has a higher rate. 21.9 percent. Meigs County’s figures show that there are a lot of people who consider themselves “food insecure,” but who earn enough money to disqualify them for nutrition programs, i.e. food stamps or WIC. We call them the “squeezed middle class.” So they rely on local food panties which are finding it a KCHS 6th Annual Moose Alumni Reunion Russell, 158 Shively Road, Vinton, OH 45686. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Kyger Creek High School 6th Annual Alumni Reunion will be held from 7 p.m.-12 a.m. on Saturday, May 28 at the Moose Lodge in Point Pleasant. All alumni of KCHS are invited to attend and bring a guest. To make a reservation or for more information, call Avalee Swisher at (304) 675-4831 or Lois Snyder at (740) 446-3488. The committee is also seeking help from alumni from the ‘80s classes. New service at St. Peter’s VINTON — Vinton Area Alumni will hold a reunion at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 28 at Vinton Elementary School. All alumni of Vinton, North Gallia and River Valley high schools are invited. Admission is $15. Send checks to Diane Terry and Kay Follrod Fulks of Athens are observing their 40th wedding anniverary today. They were married on April 24, 1971 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pomeroy by the Rev. Fr. Bernard Krajcovic. Terrry is retired from Ohio University. Community Corner News Briefs Vinton Area Alumni reunion FULKS 40TH ANNIVERSARY Wilma and Tom Gooch GALLIPOLIS — St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Gallipolis, invites those seeking a different kind of Sunday worship to experience Opening Doors for the Spirit, a quiet communion service. The service is held at 5:30 p.m. on the second Sunday of every month. Business visits GALLIPOLIS — Over the next several weeks, Gallia County Economic Development Director Melissa Clark will be visiting area businesses to share information about county and regional resources available to help small businesses grow and succeed. For more information or to schedule a visit, contact Clark at mclark@gallianet.net or (740) 446-4612, ext. 271. Charlene Hoeflich real challenge just to keep up with the demand. The study emphasized the importance of teaching people how to use their food dollars more wisely and to grow part of what they eat. This brings me to the Green Thumb Project of the Jackson Area Ministries and its project of providing seeds and plants to families so they can do just that. Distribution of the seeds and plants will be in early May and han- Get up to dled here by the Meigs Cooperative Parish. ••• As many of you know I have lots of interest in digging in dirt and planting things, despite the fact that sometimes my efforts aren’t very well rewarded. I go to all the gardening events, talk to Master Gardeners, and pester Hal Kneen, the extension agent, for information and i n s t r u c t i o n . T h ey ’r e p a t i e n t , a n d eve n sometimes stop by to see how my garden is growing. Flourishing is usually not how I would describe many of my plants, even though I feed, weed, and water regularly. Some days I’m convinced that God just did not give me a green thumb. But being me, I refuse to be discouraged. 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