http://66.213.69.5/files/original/dc0ed3800b7aad195d5f00758451a469.pdf 9c54dd9b3b27b62935537a274745ac82 PDF Text Text First Communion, A4 Blessing in disguise, A5 Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 61, No. 80 Free Community dinner POMEROY — Free community dinner, 4:30-6 p.m., Wednesday, May 25 at New Beginnings United Methodist Church with baked steak, dinner and dessert. American Legion Memorial services MIDDLEPORT — Feeney-Bennett Post 128, American Legion, has announced its schedule for Memorial Day tributes on May 30: 8:45 a.m., Middleport levee; 9 a.m., Middleport Riverview Cemetery; 9:15 a.m., Bradford; 9:30 a.m., Middleport Hill; 10:15 a.m., Addison; 10:30 a.m., Cheshire Gravel Hill; 11 a.m., Middleport Gravel Hill; 11:15 a.m., Stewart/Bennett Park, Mill Street; 12:30 p.m., Howell Hill; 1:10 p.m., Burlingham. FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com ʻPill Millʼ bill on way to Kasich Local legislators weigh in BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM COLUMBUS — Legislation on combating prescription drug abuse unanimously passed the Ohio House and Senate and is on its way to the desk of Gov. John Kasich passed as an emergency measure, it will take effect immediately. Local legislators Sen. Jimmy Stewart (RAlbany) and Rep. Debbie Phillips Stewart Phillips (D-Athens) both supported House Bill 93 which attempts to shut down so-called “pill mills” in Ohio. “Prescription drug abuse has really reached epidem- ic proportions in our part of Ohio,” Stewart said. “This (legislation) is by no means going to solve the problem but it’s definitely going to make it more difficult to obtain prescription drugs in Ohio.” To put the problem in perspective, Stewart said a physician in Scioto County has been alleged to be one of the top 10 prescribers of oxycontin in the world with the remaining nine physicians in Florida near much more larger and more metropolitan areas. Both Stewart and Phillips have both heard from constituents throughout their districts about the problem. “I have spoken with county sheriffs throughout the region and they’re all seeing this problem,” Phillips said. “This seems to affect people from all walks of life and socioeconomic backgrounds more so than BARGAIN HUNTERS OBITUARIES Page A2 • Emma J. Hamm • Lillie M. Hatfield • Timothy E. McDade WEATHER Beth Sergent/photo Business was booming at the Twin Oaks gas station at Five Points where regular unleaded was selling for $3.62 a gallon — for awhile. Later in the afternoon the price went back up to $3.95 but staff expected it to drop again on Friday. Pictured is an employee changing the price on unleaded as cars line up at the pump to fill their gas tanks and gas cans while the price was cheap(er). Recognition given Meigs Local retirees BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH HOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY — Thirteen teachers who have taught school a total of 485 years were among those honored at Wednesday’s recognition luncheon held for Meigs Local personnel retiring at the conclusion of this school year. Others retirees recognized were a janitor, two cooks and two bus drivers. In letters of commendation presented to each of the retiring teachers, Superintendent Rusty Bookman spoke of the positive impact they have made on the lives of students, and of the challenges they often faced while in the process of instilling a joy of learning. In his letters to the non- Charlene Hoeflich/photo Meigs Localʼs non-certified employees retiring this year are from the left, John J. Gomez, janitor, two years; Carolyn Chapman, cook, 15 years; Delma Karr, cook, 18 years; Ronnie Wood, bus driver, 31 years; and Evelyn Hobbs, bus driver, 30 years. 2 SECTIONS — 12 PAGES Classifieds B3-4 Comics B5 Faith A3-5 Sports B Section © 2011 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. STAFF REPORT 911 system ʻdownʼ overnight without effect on service Charlene Hoeflich/photo Retiring Meigs Local teachers and the number of years teaching were from the left, front, Debra McCall, 36; Becky Triplett, 37; Marjorie Gibbs, 45; Karen Walker, 36; Emma Ashley, 35; and Paula Whitt, 35; and back, Mike Wilfong, 37; Eleanor McKelvey, 35; Linda Lear, 40; Tim Simpson, 32, and Twila Childs, 36. Unable to attend were Morgan Bragg, 43, and Vicki Bragg, 41. STEUBENVILLE — The Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Steubenville said Monday he has accepted a transfer to Illinois. Bishop R. Daniel Conlon said he was asked on April 26 by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States called on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI, to serve as the bishop of Joliet. The Diocese of Steubenville covers 13 counties, including Meigs and Gallia, which have one Catholic parish each, Sacred Heart in Pomeroy and St. Louis in Gallipolis. Conlon said he will be installed in Joliet, Ill., at the Cathedral of St. Raymond on July 14. Conlon has been bishop of Steubenville for nine years. Until then, Conlon will serve as Apostolic Administrator of the diocese. Then, the College of Consultors, a pre-designated group of priests, will elect a priest of the diocese to serve as administrator until a new bishop arrives. Conlon said a new bishop may not be in place for several months. Conlon has been bishop for the Steubenville dio- POMEROY — Meigs County Commissioners opened and reviewed bids for projects funded through the Community Development Block Grant program in Salem Township and Racine. At Thursday’s regular meeting, commissioners opened a single bid from Number One Construction, Chillicothe, in the amount of $5,600, for electrical work at the site of a new helicopter pad in Salem Township. The same company bid $21,600 on a separate paving bid on the helipad project, also to be financed through the CDBG formula grant program. Hoon, Inc., Athens, was the apparent low bidder on the paving work, at $9,010. Other bidders were Athens Excavating and Concrete, $11,680; Wolf Creek Contracting, $10,503; Integrated Construction Services, $14,950; York Paving, $23,664; and PSI Construction, $11,900. See Commission, A2 BY BRIAN J. REED BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM truly felt like a stranger.” “We are all pilgrims on the journey to heaven. On holy pilgrimages there are no strangers, just brothers and sisters united in the Spirit, moving in and out of each others’ lives. We hail each other, pray together, care for one another and give witness of faith to those we encounter along the way.” “Now I must break off from the Steubenville contingent and join up with the pilgrims from Joliet.” “As to personal feelings, this will not be easy. Separating from the company of such dedicated POMEROY — The digital communications system that operates Meigs County’s E-911 system was disabled for around five hours Wednesday morning, but emergency response was not affected. Emergency Services/ 911 Director Doug Lavender said the communications infrastructure, based in Montrose, was damaged in a truck rollover there overnight. Calls were “rolled over” to the EMS emergency line, and while dispatchers were required to collect more information over the phone, response time was not affected. According to Lavender, an alert is issued when the digital router is disabled, and dispatchers roll over the calls to the regular EMS line. Dispatchers also notify police departments and emergency personnel of the issue. That regular phone line, which served as the primary EMS line until the See Bishop, A2 See 911 Outage, A2 Catholic Bishop Conlon announces transfer to Illinois INDEX Bids opened on Racine, Salem projects BY BRIAN J. REED See Retirees, A2 High: 77 Low: 55 See Pill Mill, A2 BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM The James Cancer Center mobile mammography clinic POMEROY — The Ohio State University’s James Cancer Center’s mobile mammography unit/van will be seeing patients from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday, June 27 at the Meigs County Health Department. Appointments are currently being taken for local residents, including those with Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance and no insurance. For those for are underinsured or with no insurance, financial assistance may be available. Self-pay on date of the service is otherwise $95. Call 992-6626 to book an appointment. other drug issues we’ve seen in the past,” Stewart explained. Another symptom of this problem is the increase in heroin abuse, according to Phillips and Stewart. Because the prices for prescription drugs have increased, some people have turned to heroin for a cheaper high. “Prescription drug abuse cese since 2002. “Nine years is long enough for someone to settle into a place. Nine years is more than enough time for a pastor to become attached to a community of faith. After nine years, the Diocese of Steubenville is very much my place and my community.” “The Holy Spirit and our Holy Father on earth, Pope Benedict XVI, have other ideas.” “I came to the Diocese of Steubenville in 2002 as a complete stranger. Yet, I came as a member of the Body of Christ and a priest of the one priesthood of Jesus Christ. So, I never �Friday, May 20, 2011 Deaths The Daily Sentinel • Page A2 www.mydailysentinel.com Meigs County Forecast Pill Mill From Page A1 Lillie Mae Hatfield Lillie Mae Hatfield, 72, Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Gallia County, died Monday, May 16, 2011, in the Life Care Center of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21, 2011, in the Cremeens Funeral Chapel, Gallipolis. Interment will be in the Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the chapel. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting www.cremeensfuneralhomes.com. Timothy Edward McDade Timothy Edward McDade, 32, of Hartford, W.Va., died on May 17, 2011. Services will be on Sunday, May 22, 2011, at 1 p.m. Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Sunday at Deal Funeral Home. Local Briefs Chester Alumni plans reunion CHESTER — The Chester High School Alumni Association annual banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. on June 4 in the Eastern Cafetorium. Reservations are to be in by May 31. Club benefit POMEROY — Big Bend Farm Antiques Club will hold a benefit fun pull at 1 p.m. Saturday at Rocksprings Fairgrounds. Admission is free and concessions will be sold by Scipio Volunteer Fire Department. Information is available by calling 7423020. Bike blessing POMEROY — Christian Motorcyclists Association will hold its 2011 bike blessing from 5-8 p.m. on May 28 at the Pomeroy parking lot. There will be food, entertainment, and devotions. Spring fling sale RACINE — A spring fling yard sale will be held June 4 at Racine United Methodist Church. Refreshments will be available and donations of items, other than clothing, will be accepted. Immunization clinic POMEROY — Meigs County Health Department will conduct a childhood immunization clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday. A $10 donation will be accepted but the service is free, as are influenza vaccinations. Information is available by calling 992-6626. Bidwell-Porter Alumni Reunion BIDWELL — The Bidwell-Porter Alumni Reunion will be held from 3 p.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, May 28 at River Valley Middle School. Reservations should be made by May 24. For information contact Donna Broyles, (740) 446-2071 or dlbroyles63@hotmail.com. GAHS alumni reunion GALLIPOLIS — The annual reunion for all alumni and friends of Gallia Academy High School is scheduled for Saturday, May 28 in the cafeteria of the high school, 2855 Centenary Road. Social time will begin at 10 a.m. For information, call Wilma Brown at 446-4274, Bertie Roush at 446-4274 or GAHS Membership Chairman Ina Belle Sibley at 446-0186. KCHS 6th Annual Moose Alumni Reunion 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. Vinton Area Alumni reunion 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 Russell, 158 Shively Road, Vinton, OH 45686. Kyger Creek alumni banquet CHESHIRE — The annual Kyger Creek Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, May 28 at the Gavin Employee Club House. Social hour will be held from 5:30-6:30 p.m. with dinner to follow. Admission is $20 per person. RSVP with payment by May 24 to Becky Meaige, 551 Johnson Ridge, Gallipolis, OH 45631. For information, call (740) 446-3194. Retirees From Page A1 certified retiring employees, Bookman cited their dedication to doing a job well, whether preparing food for school lunches, cleaning the building, or driving a school bus. Several monetary gifts provided by two insurance agencies and the Wild Horse Cafe were donated for a random drawing, and potted hanging baskets of flowers were provided by Mitch’s Greenhouse for each of the retirees. At the recognition luncheon in addition to the honorees were three Meigs Local Board of Education members, Barbara Musser, Roger Abbott and Ron Logan, along with district superintendents and supervisors. Commission From Page A1 Bids on electrical upgrades at the Rutland park will be re-advertised because no contractors submitted bids. TD Construction was the apparent low bidder on remodeling and roof repairs to the community building in Start Mill Park, Racine. The company bid $9,500. Other bidders were PSI Construction, $9,777.50, and Hoon, Inc., $14,730. The work in Racine is part of a larger Neighborhood Revitalization grant project, Grants Administrator Jean Trussell said. Trussell said bids will be reviewed by local officials overseeing the projects and a recommendation will be made in one to two weeks. Commissioners also: • Appointed Commissioner Tom Anderson to the Workforce Investment Act Board. • Approved payment of bills. • Approved a first-half appropriation request for the Meigs County Historical Society. Present were Commissioners Michael Bartrum, Anderson and Tim Ihle, and Clerk Gloria Kloes. 911 Outage Friday: A chance of drizzle then a slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind between 3-6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind. Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Light east wind. Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. 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Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home Adam McDaniel & James Anderson DIRECTORS Personalized Funeral Services Middleport From Page A1 storms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Pomeroy 992-5141 992-5444 E-911 service was initiated two years ago, can handle up to five calls at a time, Lavender said. Such interruptions of service are not particularly uncommon, Lavender said. Athens and Gallia County had a similar interruption a week ago due to a similar problem with the digital communications provider. www.andersonmcdaniel.com Visit us online at mydailysentinel.com Bishop From Page A1 priests and deacons, setting aside the hopes bound up with seminarians, deacon candidates and new religious communities, missing the talented, hardworking chancery personnel, leaving off so many fruitful and promising enterprises, and losing contact with the thousands of good people throughout our thirteen counties — how incredibly blessed I have been.” Mason Co. Fair Spring Prize Bash POINT PLEASANT — The Mason County Fair Spring Prize Bash will take place from noon-6 p.m. this Saturday at the fairgrounds. All proceeds of the Mason County Fair Spring Prize Bash will benefit the Mason County Fairgrounds. The Mason County Fair, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. No alcoholic beverages are permitted. For more information, call 304-6748021. Our Commit o tmentt is to be Yo ou our Choice fo or Heart Ca arre. e At O’Bleness Memorial Hospital, we’re driven by quality. Our exceptional healthcare is close at hand — Quality healthcare with a community touch. If you or a loved one is in need of heart care, please visit us online at www.obleness.org to learn more about our array of heart services. COMMUNITY PEOPLE QUALITY HEALLTHC T ARE 60168444 Emma Jean Carmichael Hamm, 88, formerly of the Racine, Morning Star Area has died. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, 2011, at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service. A full obituary will be in Sunday’s paper. An online registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com has been a serious problem in Ohio but in particular in Southeast Ohio and it’s even led to a real increase in heroin addition in our area as well,” Phillips said. “As drugs become harder to come by, people are switching to heroin, causing serious problems in our communities and a shocking number of overdose deaths.” Stewart concurred, saying over the long term, HB 93 will hopefully curtail the abuse of prescription drug abuse and its use as a gateway drug to heroin which brings “an additional set of problems,” including the “illicit drug trade that goes along with it.” Stewart also said it was his understanding Kasich was attempting to work with the governors of bordering states, Kentucky and West Virginia, to connect prescription drug data bases to help combat the problem. Phillips said one of the unique parts of HB 93 is its ability to track prescriptions by a computerized, automated system. Prescription drug abuse is now the leading cause of accidental death in Ohio. Recently, several residents filled the Pomeroy parking lot to recognize the drug abuse problem and to network to find solutions. 60152175 Emma Jean Carmichael Hamm �Friday, May 20, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A3 Pastor: William Justis, Sunday School - 9:30 a.m., Worship - 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday Services - 7 p.m. Pastor Brian Dunham. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship - 11:00 a.m. 5th and Main. Pastor: Al Hartson. Childrens Director Doug Shamblin; Teen Director: Dodger Vaughan. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 8:15, 10:30 a.m. 7 p.m. Wednesday Services - 7 p.m. Corner of St. Rt. 124 & Bradbury Rd. Minister: Russ Moore. Youth Minister: Joe Pickens. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m., Wednesday and Sunday evening services at 7:00 p.m. Route 689, Albany. Rev. Lloyd Grimm, pastor. Sunday School10 am; worship service 11 am; evening service 6 pm. Wed. prayer meeting 7 pm. ATTEND CHURCH �FAITH • VALUES You are valuable not because of who you are, but because of whose you are What is it that makes you valuable? What makes you feel important? Is it your wealth? The fact that you're well educated? Do you feel important because you get lots of cell phone calls, so that must mean you're popular? Or do you feel valuable because you have a high position of leadership at work? While it certainly isn't wrong to be wealthy, well educated, popular, or in leadership, we must not let those things define our worth and value, because things can (and likely will) fail us. Cars break down; houses burn down; profits sink down; and with them, our selfworth falls down. But God declares that you're worth everything to him -- you're worth all Christ offered. You are not your own; you were bought at a price (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). That price is the life of Jesus. You are precious in God's sight -- you're his child (Ephesians 1:5). Almost every parent would agree that his or her child is the most precious thing in the world; and that's the way God views you! It's no wonder God labels his people as his treasured possession (Deuteronomy 14:2). Don't let wealth, education, popularity, status, or anything else define your value. Know that you worth everything to God, because you're His. Giving is the only antidote to greed. Jesus says, in Matthew 6:24, No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money. Jesus is making the point that our heart's highest loyalty will be for only one thing. We can't be equally devoted to two things; ultimately one will win out over the other. If money is the most important thing to you (i.e., if you're greedy), then you will serve your money more than you serve God. And you will find it very difficult to follow God's instructions to give to others: If there is a poor man among your brothers ... do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. Rather be openhanded and freely lend him whatever he needs (Deuteronomy 15:7-8). If it's true that no one can serve two masters, then the best way to fight against greed is to make sure that your master (your highest loyalty) is God—not money. Follow God above all else; that way your money will follow God, too. John writes, If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? (1 John 3:17). That sounds rather harsh at first, but it's really no different than what Jesus said in Matthew 6:24. If you love your money more than God, then you'll keep your money for yourself rather than giving it away to help others. The only way you'll give generously to others is if you love God more than you love your money. So, how do you know if you love God more than money? By examining what you do with your money: Do you keep most of it, or give most of it? If you want to fight against greed (that is, if you want to love God more than your money), then you'll follow God's instructions to give— give to the poor, give generously, give joyfully, give liberally, and give regularly. Giving is the best weapon against greed. Page A4 Friday, May 20, 2011 First communion Brian J. Reed/photo Greg Sheets, Sophia Averion, Mina Spencer, Breanna Lilly and Garrett Taylor received their first Holy Communion Sunday from Rev. Walter Heinz, Sacred Heart Church. It is the last First Communion class for Fr. Heinz, who will be leaving the Pomeroy parish this summer. Nicholas Wamsley was fully initiated into the faith at the Easter Vigil Mass, and is also a member of this class. A dangerous four-letter word One of the most dangerous things on the planet is a four-letter word. It has been credited for “causing” wars, starting riots, and even causing governments to topple. It isn't a “nuke” although sometimes people affected by the word may feel like they have been hit with one. What is this deadly word? Love. “Love” of country has set nation against nation (remember the Nazi party in Germany). “Love” of a leader has caused people to be blinded, and even unreasonable unto death (remember Jim Jones). On a smaller scale, how many young people have jumped into an unwise union because of their great “love” for a person of the opposite sex? Love has been the title and theme of some fascinating avenues in the field of music. Hits describing the heartache and pitfalls of engaging the heart with another have been described with such choruses as “Love Stinks,” and “Love Hurts” to name a few. Yet, none of this truly speaks to the depth, breadth and beauty the emotion called love encompasses. There is a great divide between what may be perceived to be love and the authentic article. Love is one of the greatest emotions ever! It truly is a gift from God that we can love and be loved. True love, agape Carrie Wolfe love, is pure and without hidden agenda. It is a love pristine like a new fallen snow. Love seems like a roller coaster with ups and downs, twists and turns, moments of anticipation, and great excitement. Sometimes it is soft and simple like a gentle breeze on a warm, sunny day. ATTEND THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE AND URGE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.” — I Corinthians 13:1-3 It is a powerful image to contemplate someone with faith great enough to move a mountain, yet because love was not in their heart, it was all for nothing. True love is embodied in the life, action, and words of Jesus. He is our example of true love for those around us. “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” — I Corinthians 13:4-7 What does your “love” look like? Corinthians 13 is the test, the marker of what love should look and act like. What does your “love” look like? Love is more than the cheap imitations we have so easily settled for. Love is more. The love of one man changed twelve men. The love in their hearts was too great to contain, it exploded into spreading throughout the globe and it continues today. What would happen to Meigs County if just five people truly loved God, walked and lived that love? Are you walking the walk or just talking the talk? When you can break free into that pure, holy, real love of the Lord Jesus Christ, you can truly walk the walk and live a life of Grace Out Loud!! (Carrie Wolfe is the senior pastor of Beacon Ministries in Syracuse, Ohio.) �Page A5 FAITH • FAMILY Crazy cardinals and weather catastrophies have purposes The looniest cardinal anywhere in the Big Bend area resides somewhere in the trees overhanging the space where we park our vehicles. As soon as we pull up, exit the vehicle, and get to the house entrance, we most every time turn around and see this crazy cardinal in the process of attacking the side view mirrors. He flies from mirror to mirror pecking furiously at each. Several feet off the back patio we have a series of bird feeders and suet cages, which attract a variety of attractive and interesting birds to watch. Many male and female cardinals constitute a part of the variety of eaters. These flit entertainingly from spotto-spot, and snap down on the seeds they select with their grosbeak-like bills. We like having them around. But, this one male cardinal is an absolute irritation. I do not like what he does to my mirrors! He leaves drool on the mirrors, and, what I consider as acts of aviary defiance, defecates multitudinously on them. He presents a curious case in that we have yet to see him at the feeders. Scoping him with binoculars, his head feathers are all frazzled. His male cardinal color reminds me of the disheveled countenance of someone who lives on the street. If I did not know better, he looks almost cross-eyed. He flies like he is off kilter. None of the other cardinals display such aggression toward the side view mirrors on our vehicles. Quoting Mayberry Deputy Barney Fife about the town’s pest, Ernest T. Ron Branch Bass, “He’s a nut!” But, the one thing I force myself to keep in mind about this bird is that there must be a purpose, which thought goes to the heart of most everything that troubles us. A case-in-point has to do with this immoderate weather people have had to endure for quite some time. It is not necessarily concerning the multiplicity of rainy days we have had in our area. But, rather to the catastrophic weather experiences people have had to endure in various parts of our country. Inordinate numbers of tornados have weathered-up, touched down and spun with much destruction and numbers of lives lost in recent weeks. But, the Old Testament prophet, Nahum, captivates our attention with a dynamic statement, which is, “The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm.” The whirlwind and the storm, Nahum pointed out in his day, had a divine purpose. As a matter of fact, Nahum cited a variety of weather-like conditions through which God worked to draw the attention of a spiritually wayward people to the reality of His presence and power. The matter to affirm about the God of Israel and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is that He is not capricious or careless in His interventions in the affairs of man. It is we who are capricious and careless, particularly as it concerns rightness with Him. Although “the Lord is slow to anger,” He will apparently not, as we learn from His Word and the previously recorded experiences of people with Him, pat a nation on the butt and affirm its godless actions without any expectation of spiritual accountability. According to the Word of God, it is absolutely a purposeful understanding that God in His sovereignty at times uses the forces of nature to gain the attention of a people who are not in right fellowship with Him. If weather channels describe weather conditions in such graphic terms so as to inform us of adverse conditions for the sake of safety, why should we not consider the reality that God sometimes uses adverse weather conditions to get our attention that we need to take spiritual action as a nation to set things right in reciprocating and repentant fashion for the sake of safety, too? In the mean time, I also saw that crazy cardinal overfly himself right into one of the mirrors. He fell in a flop to the pavement. Serves him right, I thought. But, he soon restored himself and flew to the other mirror. He’s a nut! (Rev. Ron Branch is pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Mason, W.Va.) Friday, May 20, 2011 Purpose and Power Twenty years of research and exploration of religion’s source as well as human behaviors have led me to the conclusion that religion is the result of an inherent hunger in the human spirit that man cannot define yet must seek to satisfy. This daunting hunger, arising from a vacuum created by the loss of something man used to possess, drives him to pursue answers beyond his own realm. I am convinced that every person ultimately is searching for two things in life: power and purpose. While many may disagree with this, ultimately when looking at the heart of the matter, that is exactly mankind’s ultimate search in life. All of us look for meaning for our existence and the power to control our lives and our circumstances; power to determine the future and predict the unknown; power over death and life. We seek this purpose and power in many ways: religion, politics, money, and fame. Ultimately, the discovery is made that power and purpose are not found in any of these areas leading to a distressful lifestyle and thus turning to the very thing we have power over, i.e., plants and things, such as: tobacco, alcohol and drugs. These elements of escapism end up in controlling the lives of those still looking for power and purpose in life. Our pursuit of purpose and power is the primary source and motivation for Alex Colon the development of religion. Religion is our escape from the chaos humanity has created. Unfortunately, or fortunately, religion does not accomplish purpose and/or power — but more confusion and the illusion of a “happy and content life” in God. The truth is that we have all been given power and purpose from God himself. This power and purpose if found inside of us from the One who lives in us — Jesus Christ. Jesus did not die on the cross to simply give humanity a ticket to heaven. That’s a reward (look it up in Scripture). However, Jesus died on the cross to give us a relationship with Him that will then provide the meaning or purpose we all yearn for and the power found in His own name. This He called: “Abundant Life.” As Believers, we have power over the habits we have turned that power over to. In other words, believers are not bound by drugs, alcohol or tobacco, but bound by the power of the Almighty, and the pur- pose that He has given us. In Jeremiah 29:11 He said this: “I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord. They are plans for peace and not disaster or evil, plans to give you a future filled with hope.” (GW) Jesus died to give you hope, a future, a purpose beyond your dreams, and power like no other human being will ever experience in and of themselves. In Genesis 1:26-28 (KJV) God said this: 26 And God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” Power and Purpose is God’s plan or God’s Big Idea for you and me. It’s His plan! Let’s believe it, live it and enjoy it! And don’t forget — this plan is through Jesus Christ — no religion. Make it a Great Day! (Rev. Alex Colón is pastor of Lighthouse Assembly of God in Gallipolis, Ohio.) Your outer life is your reputation with people, but your inner life is your reputation with God. It can be easy to compromise one's inner life in hopes of maintaining a good outer life. While there is certainly nothing wrong with a good outer life, we can't allow our reputation with others to become more important than our reputation with God -- He desires to be the most important thing in every person's life. Blessing in disguise I had something of an unusual experience last Saturday as I set out to mow the lawn; one of the wheels broke. You read that right: I have a push mower with hard rubber wheels; not a riding tractor with inflatable tires. An inflatable tire would have been fixable; this one needs to be replaced. I hadn’t covered too much of the yard when it happened, but the difference between what I mowed and didn’t mow stood out like a sore thumb. Every day I’m reminded of what I have yet to do, but now the rain both stymies me and militates against my doing anything more. That, and the fact I’m compelled to wait for the arrival of a replacement wheel. I had this same problem with where I used to live, with the wheels for the mower I had then. Thinking ahead, I laid in a supply of extra bolts for the wheels of that lawnmower, in anticipation of the possibility I’d have to replace those which secured the wheels to the body of that mower. I did, too; several times. That was one time when my good thought justified itself. There are those I know — my beloved wife and members of my own Thomas Johnson family, included — who consider it a rare occasion indeed when I have a good idea. Personally, I’ve grown used to their not recognizing my inherent genius; such is the nature of the cross I bear. Meanwhile, the “rain from Spain” which the old song says “falls mainly on the plain” is, to say the very least, way off course. It’s so abundant and incessant, and so inundating his many fields, one area farmer is all but begging me to intercede on his behalf with God to make it stop. For me, the combination of a broken wheel on the mower and all this rain justifies my yard not getting mowed — like something of a “blessing in disguise.” For farmers, landscapers, builders, contractors and all others who work outdoors, this wet weather is anything but! I’m going to quote a certain passage of Scripture which isn’t likely to be well-received by those who depend on warmer, drier weather for their income. Nevertheless, it’s in the Bible and is there for a purpose, to be accepted at face value or wrestled with as the case may be, but let us pray God’s Spirit will illuminate our minds in the process of meditating upon it. This is that verse: “God is always at work for the good of everyone who loves Him. They are the ones God has chosen for His purpose” (Romans 8:28, CEV). Read this verse again, and note the following: more than anything else, this is a promise; and God always keeps His promises! Trust me: God is working, right now, on your behalf. Admittedly, this verse didn’t pop into my mind though when I first noticed the wheel lying on the ground. As a matter of fact, it took me a moment or two to process what I was seeing, and to reconcile that with what had been one mower with four attached wheels. Let’s go back to that Bible verse, and do some mental arithmetic. First: if we accept everyday as a day God has made, and as one in which we ought to “rejoice and be glad,” it follows that as God gifts us with the days of our lives what we do with them is our gift to God. What kind of “gift” do you intend to give God this day ... with this day?!? Why not give Him your personal best? He did, when He sent Jesus into our world — to be your best friend. Next: the breaking of that wheel on the lawnmower didn’t result in the end of the world as I know it, any more than it ruined my day. It was nothing more than a very insignificant “glitch,” one which merely resulted in my changing my agenda and doing something else sooner. The next time I mow the grass will be a little longer; oh, yeah. However, the next time I might want to mow the grass God may, or may not, allow me to finish the job: God knows; I don’t. It’s possible yet another wheel could break loose, sometime. I do know that God is in overall control of the world, everything in it, and all the events related thereto. That which God controls no creature can ever possibly usurp control of. Even so, there are those who imagine they can “play” God, and somehow override Him. Many are those who don’t love God, and so will forever mock Him — at their own peril, to be sure (Gal. 6:7). As for me, I know I’m in God’s capable hands, and that nothing is ever going to happen to me that God and I, together, cannot cope with, handle, and overcome. When it comes I’ll install the new wheel. Meanwhile, I’ll be doing what I can for the Kingdom. What about you?!? (Rev. Thomas Johnson is pastor of Trinity Church in Pomeroy, Ohio.) The Daily Sentinel Reader Services (USPS 213-960) Correction Policy Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a story, call the newsroom at (740) 992-2156. Published Tuesday through Friday, 111 Court Street, Pomeroy, Ohio. Second-class postage paid at Pomeroy. Member: The Associated Press and the Ohio Newspaper Association. Postmaster: Send address corrections to The Daily Sentinel, P.O. Box 729, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Our main number is (740) 992-2156. 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Dear M.G.: Like many bad habits, your wife’s viewing and listening pleasures have gone from admirable pastimes that enlighten and entertain to a seemingly compulsive way to fill her mind with stuff that, for the most part, has nothing to do with her own life. The fact that she watches news instead of some other escapist fare is interesting — it would be so much more obvious that she was in another world if she filled her viewing and listening hours with, say, soap operas or those ubiquitous bored-housewife movies. A real news junkie might seek a job in the journalistic arena instead of just listening. Turn off the TV and start talking. ••• Dear Dr. Brothers: I felt like a mom in some ‘80s teen comedy, but I wasn’t laughing at all. Yesterday I walked in on my son as he was getting dressed for school. Before he completely pulled up his jeans, I was shocked to The Daily Sentinel • Page A6 www.mydailysentinel.com Dr. Joyce Brothers see him wearing red lace women’s panties. My expression must have given me away, because he just ran out of the room. Now we’re both in the awkward place of knowing that each other knows. What, if anything, should I say or do? — V.F. Dear V.F.: While our first instinct in a case like this might be to turn away because of too much information, it’s probably fortunate that your shock prevented you from blurting out anything that you would regret later. Unfortunately, you were left with too little information, and that’s what you have to deal with in order to know what — if anything — you might want to do or say. It does seem to be one of those cases where just ignoring the situation probably isn’t going to be the option you want to pick. So let’s look at some of the possibilities. The main thing you need to do is rule out any kind of abusive or coercive situation in which he may be involved, so I hope your communication skills are good. Gallia Co. CVB chief offers agency update BY AMBER GILLENWATER MDTNEWS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM GALLIPOLIS — During a regular meeting of the Gallipolis City Commission on Tuesday in Gallipolis, Bob Hood of the Gallia County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau (CVB) gave the city an update about his agency. “It’s in our bylaws, our code, that I have to report to the county commissioners yearly ... and so, last year, I requested that our bylaws be changed so that I also report to you guys,” Hood said. “I think it’s just fair because some of the bed tax comes from the city, as well. So, once a year you will be hearing from me.” Hood began by discussing the bed tax which fund the CVB and its programs. “The good news is the bed tax in the city has been holding steady, maybe even a slight increase, that’s due to the Hampton Inn, of course,” Hood said and explained that, overall, the CVB has seen an approximately one percent increase in the bed tax. “The bed tax, the lodging tax, is the only thing that keeps our organization afloat,” Hood said. “That’s how I get paid, that’s how I pay the five people that we employ in our office.” Hood reported on a recent new endeavor through the CVB known as “Be a Tourist In Your Own Backyard,” a program that promoted local historical and cultural sites for local people. “We are just, basically, trying to get our citizens more aware of some of the things that are going on in the community so when people stop in as tourists, ‘hey, where can I go see this, where can I go see that,’ they can direct them in that way,” Hood said. The program was held May 9-13 and promoted five local tourist locations: Our House Museum, John Gee Black Historical Center, Gallia County Historical Society, French Art Colony and Bob Evans Farm. “That worked out well for us and we had between 20 and 25 visitors each night at all five locations,” Hood said. “We’re doing very well and I like what I do. Things at the visitors’ center are good,” Hood said. City Commission President Jim Cozza questioned Hood concerning a sculpture park program that is currently being promoted by Dave Snyder of Dave Snyder Custom Steel Fabrication and Supply in Gallipolis. “I think everyone here has seen what a Mothman statue can do for the city of Point Pleasant,” Hood said. “We look at it as just a sculpture but, literally, people come from all over the world to see that. ... I think some sculptures that relate to our history and heritage would be great and we’ll help you promote that too.” Josiah Dean McCombs MCCOMBS ANNOUNCE BIRTH RACINE — Sarah Pickens-McCombs and Aaron McCombs of Racine, announce the birth of a son, Josiah Dean McCombs. on May 9 at the CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital in Charleston, W. Va. Grandparents are Calvin Pickens of Racine, Kay Pickens of Dexter, Lewis and Brandi McComb of Patriot and the great-grandparent is Zelma Gilmore of Pomeroy. Gallipolis woman headed to prison BY AMBER GILLENWATER MDTNEWS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM Sunday, May 22 POMEROY – Nellie Brown will observe her 89th birthday on May 22. Cards may be sent to her at Room 309 Edgewood Manor, 1330 Fulton St., Port Clinton, Ohio 43452. GALLIPOLIS – A Gallia County woman was recently sentenced in the Gallia County Court of Common Pleas for probation violations in a 2006 case and may be facing additional prison time in a 2007 and 2010 case. Amber L. Coughenour, nee Rice, 30, Gallipolis, was sentenced to 12 months in the Ohio Reformatory for Women on Tuesday in the common pleas court after pleading guilty to community control violations. Coughenour had pleaded guilty to one count of receiving stolen property in her 2006 case and two counts of attempted burglary in her 2007 case in Sept. 2007 and was subsequently sentenced to a total of 36 months of incarceration. The defendant was later placed on community control after being released from prison in Sept. 2009 on judicial release. In January 2011, Coughenour’s community control was extended three years after she had failed to pay court costs and supervisory fees; moreover, in February 2011 alleged probation violations were filed with the court in Coughenour’s 2006 case. She subsequently pleaded guilty to the violations and was sentenced to 12 months of imprisonment and was given credit for previous time served. In March 2011, Coughenour entered a guilty plea in her 2010 case. Coughenour had been indicted in this case for her involvement in a September 2010 burglary at a Gallia County residence. Johnny R. Coughenour, 29, Gallipolis, and Bryan K. Riffle, 27, Gallipolis, were also charged in connection with this case. Johnny Coughenour was subsequently sentenced to four years in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Riffle was sentenced to four years for one count of burglary and four years for a second burglary, with said sentences to be served concurrently. Amber Coughenour is scheduled to be arraigned on community control violations in her 2007 case at a later date and will be sentenced in her 2010 case following the completion of a pre-sentence investigation. Judge D. Dean Evans has recused himself in this case and Judge Fred W. Crow, III, of the Meigs County Common Pleas Court is presiding. looking for freedom from addictions, hurts, habits and hangups every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Info: 388-8454. VINTON — Vinton Baptist Church food pantry every Monday from 5-6:30 p.m. Info: 388-8454. GALLIPOLIS — Gallia MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Support Group meets the second Monday of each month at Holzer Medical Center. Info: Amber Barnes at (740) 339-0291. GALLIPOLIS — NAMI (National Alliance on Community Calendar members are encouraged to attend. Public meetings Community meetings Monday, May 23 POMEROY — Pomeroy Village Council meets for public training session, 5 p.m. with regular council meeting to follow at 7 p.m., municipal building. POMEROY — Veterans Service Commission, 9 a.m., 117 E. Memorial Drive, Suite 3. POMEROY — Regular meeting of Meigs County Library Board, 3:30 p.m., Pomeroy library. Saturday, May 21 CHESTER — BrooksGrant Camp Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and the Major Daniel McCook Circle Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic will hold their annual Memorial Day Service at the Civil War Monument located beside the Meigs County Courthouse, 11 a.m. SALEM CENTER – Star Grange #778 will hold a work session at 1 p.m. followed by a potluck and fun night at 6:30 p.m. All Church events Sunday, May 22 MIDDLEPORT — Revival services with Rev. Tim Coleman will be held May 22-25 at Hope Baptist Church, 570 Grant St., Middleport. Services will be held at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on May 22, and 7 p.m. May 23-25. Child care is provided. Rev. Gary Ellis is pastor. SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Community Church on Second Street in Syracuse will have the Hoy Family of Belle, W.Va. for special singing at the 10 a.m. services and singing and preaching at the 6:30 p.m. service. Wednesday, May 25 POMEROY — Free community dinner, 4:30-6 p.m., Wednesday, May 25 at New Beginnings United Methodist Church with baked steak, dinner and dessert. Birthdays Support Groups GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Alzheimerʼs/ Dementia Support Group meeting, 1:30-3 p.m., third Thursday of each month, at Holzer Medical Center Education Center. Info: Amber Johnson, (740) 441-3406. GALLIPOLIS — Grieving Parents Support Group meets 8 p.m., first Tuesday of each month at New Life Lutheran Church, Jackson Pike. Info: Jackie Keatley at 446-2700 or John Jackson at 4467339. GALLIPOLIS — Grief Support Group meets second Tuesday of each month, 8 p.m., at New Life Lutheran Church. Facilitators: Sharon Carmichael and John Jackson. GALLIPOLIS — The River Cities Military Family Support Community (RCMFSC) meets every other month on the second Tuesday at the Gallipolis VFW Post 4464 on Third Ave. Questions may be directed to the RCMFSC, P.O. Box 1131, Gallipolis, OH 45631, by calling (740) 441-7454, or e-mailing mcw2947@yahoo.com. GALLIPOLIS — Serenity House support group for domestic vio- lence victims meets Mondays at 2 p.m. For more information, call the Serenity House at 4466752. GALLIPOLIS — Look Good Feel Better cancer program, third Monday of the month at 6 p.m., Holzer Center for Cancer Care. GALLIPOLIS — Alcoholics Anonymous Wednesday book study at 7 p.m. and Thursday open meeting at noon; Tuesday closed meeting at 8 p.m.; Friday open lead meeting, 8 p.m. St. Peterʼs Episcopal Church, 54 Second Ave., Gallipolis. GALLIPOLIS — Narcotics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m. every Thursday, St. Peterʼs Episcopal Church, 541 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Open discussion. Candlelight meeting. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Narcotics Anonymous Living Free Group meets every Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. at 305 Main St. GALLIPOLIS — 12 Step Support Group for Spiritual Growth meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at New Life Lutheran Church. 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OHIO TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Friday, May 20 D-4 Baseball District Final at Paint Stadium (2) Green vs. (1) Southern, 5 p.m. D-4 Baseball District Final at Paint Stadium (7) South Webster vs. (5) Eastern, 7 p.m. D-4 Softball District Semifinal at Minford H.S. (3) Eastern vs. (2) Fairfield, 6 p.m. D-2 District Track and Field at Oak Hill H.S., 5 p.m. Saturday, May 21 D-4 Softball District Final at Minford H.S. Eastern-Fairfield winner vs. BelpreSciotoville winner, 1 p.m. D-3 District Track and Field at Oak Hill H.S., 10 a.m. Distrcit Tennis at Ohio University, 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 25 D-3 Regional Track and Field at Fairfield Union H.S. (Lancaster), 4 p.m. Thursday, May 26 D-2 Regional Track and Field at Meadowbrook High School (Byesville), 4 p.m. W.VA. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Friday, May 20 State Track and Field Champ. at Laidley Field, 2 p.m. Saturday, May 21 State Track and Field Champ. at Laidley Field, 10 a.m. Monday, May 23 Class A - Region 4 Semifinal Wahama vs Charleston Catholic at Triana Field, 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 24 Class AA - Region 1 Semifinal Ritchie County-Roane County winner at Point Pleasant, 5:30 p.m. EDITOR’S NOTE: In Thursday’s postseason games, the Meigs baseball team was defeated 9-0 by Piketon at Northwest High School; the Gallia Academy Blue Angels fell to Logan Elm by a 9-1 score at Unioto High School; and the South Gallia Lady Rebels were defeated by Portsmouth Clay 7-2 at Minford High School. Due to the distance of these three postseason contests, complete details of the games will appear in the weekend sports editions of the Point Pleasant Register and the Sunday TimesSentinel. CONTACT US 1-740-446-2342 ext. 33 Fax — 1-740-446-3008 E-mail: mdssports@mydailysentinel.com Sports Staff Bryan Walters (740) 446-2342, ext. 33 bwalters@mydailytribune.com Sarah Hawley (740) 446-2342, ext. 33 shawley@mydailytribune.com Eastern’s Katie Keller, right, and Kori Collins complete the final handoff of the 4x800 meter relay at Oak Hill High School during Wednesday evening’s Division III District Track and Field Championships. The Lady Eagles 4x800 team finished third in the event to advance to regionals. Several locals qualify for regionals on opening night of district track and field championships SENTINEL STAFF MDSSPORTS@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM OAK HILL, Ohio — Several local athletes advanced to the regional track and field championships after the opening night of the Division II and Division III meets. The Division II meet — which will conclude on Friday evening — began on Tuesday night. Gallia Academy advanced five individuals and two relay teams to the Division II Regional Meet at Byesville High School next week. The Lady Raiders also advanced a relay team. The Blue Angels 4x800 meter relay team of Abby Wiseman, Mckenna Warner, Peyton Adkins and Samantha SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande RedStorm men’s and women’s track and field squad will have one representative each at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships, May 2628 in Marian, Ind. Senior Kyle Hively will compete for the RedStorm men in the 5,000-meter race walk. He qualified for the nationals at the MidSouth Conference Meet, April 30, finishing sec- Barnes won the district title with a time of 10:05.92. The Gallia Academy boys 4x800 team of Matt Watts, Zack Northup, Timmy Warner and Winston Wade placed third (8:46.75) to secure a trip to the regional meet. Tyler Campbell took first place in the long jump (213.50) and Ethan Moore was third (20-7.75), with both advancing to regionals. Caleb Craft and Joel Craft both advanced in the pole vault, with Caleb Craft taking first (11-0) and Joel Craft third (100). Jared Golden placed third in the discus with a throw of 126-04. River Valley’s girls 4x800 meter relay team placed fourth with a time of 10:50.56 to qualify for regionals. Relay runners on the 4x800 team are Katie Blodgett, Sheyan McGrath, Keyana Ward and Kelsey Sands. In Wednesday’s Division III meet, Eastern advanced a relay team and at least two individuals, while Southern advanced a relay team. The Lady Eagles 4x800 meter relay team of Emeri Connery, Savannah Hawley, Katie Keller and Kori Collins placed third with a time of 10:47.67 to advance to the Division III regional meet in Lancaster, Ohio. Tyler Cline placed second in the discus (147-08) and Ashley Putnam was third in the shot put (33-1.5), sending both to regionals. Gallia Academy tennis lands 2 on All-SEOAL squad SENTINEL STAFF MDSSPORTS@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM Gallia Academy had two players selected to the 2011 AllSoutheastern Ohio Athletic League squad in boys tennis this past spring, as the doubles team of senior Cody Billings and junior Bryce Amos came away with the honors for the Blue Devils. Both Billings and Amos are first-time selections, as Billings was Rio Track will have two at NAIA Meet BY MARK WILLIAMS Paul Boggs photos/Courtesy of the Jackson County Times-Journal Gallia Academy’s Jared Golden throws the discus during Tuesday evening’s Division II District Track and Field Championships at Oak Hill High School. Golden placed third in the discus to advance the next week’s regional meet. ond in the race with a time of 23:20.42. The time also qualified him for the US Track & Field Championships to be held in late June in Eugene, Ore. Hively is currently ranked 7th out of 15 competitors in the event. “I’m really excited about going (to nationals),” Hively said. “I’m sitting seventh right now, I’ve got to beat one kid to get to All-American and it’s a pretty tight race, you’ve got one kid that Please see Rio, B2 Billings Amos named to the first team while Amos was an honorable mention selection. Billings and Amos recently advanced out of sectional play and are headed to the district tournament for the first time as a duo. League champion Chillicothe came away with the most honors, including the top overall honors. Gabe Seymour was named player of the year while earning his fourth consecutive allleague honor, while Brad Seymour was a repeat selection as coach of the year. CHS had a total of six selections on the AllSEOAL list. Eastern freshman Maddie Rigsby finished in a tie for fourth place in the high jump with a height of 4-8. Rigsby defeated Chillicothe Southeastern’s Merrilee Dresbach in a jump off to advacne to the regional meet. The Tornadoes 4x800 meter relay team of Justin Hettinger, Andrew Ginther, Kody Wolfe, and John Gray placed second (8:41.05) to advance to the regional meet. The top four finishers in each event advance to the regional meet. Complete results of the first day of the Division II and Division III track and field championship are available at www.baumspage.com 2011 ALL-SEOAL TENNIS SQUAD Tyler Allen*** Grant Markley* Dallin Patino Gabe Seymour*** Cody Billings O.J. Barr Sean Clay Cody Kriechbaum** Alex Stern*** Tanner Hatcher Ian Rowland** Trevor Violette Chillicothe Chillicothe Chillicothe Chillicothe Gallia Academy Jackson Logan Marietta Marietta Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr Jr Sr Jr Player of the Year: Gabe Seymour, Chillicothe Coach of the Year: Brad Seymour, Chillicothe HONORABLE MENTION Ben Buchanan, Chillicothe; Bryce Amos, Gallia Academy; Cullen Leach, Jackson; Taylor Reichling, Logan; Zach Mullen, Marietta; Evan Sommer, Portsmouth. * — denotes previous season(s) named to All-SEOAL team. Brad Seymour was co-coach of the year in 2010. �Page B2 • The Daily Sentinel OVP Sports Briefs 18th Annual Meigs Football Golf Tournament MASON, W.Va. — The 18th Annual Meigs Football Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, June 4 at Riverside Golf Course in Mason, W.Va. For more information contact head coach Mike Chancey at 740-591-8644. Meigs Athletic Physicals Sports physicals for Meigs High School and Middle School athletes wishing to play any sport during the 2011-12 school year will be held beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday at the schools. RVHS Boys Basketball Camp BIDWELL, Ohio — The River Valley basketball program will hold its annual youth camp from June 13 to 16 for boys grades 3-8. The camp will be held at River Valley High School from 8:30 a.m. to noon each day. Coaches and players will serves as instructors for the camp. Teaching aspects include team stations, individual work stations, three-on-three, knockout, dribble tag and guest speakers. For more information contact head coach Jordan Hill at 740-446-2926 or by email at gl_jhill@seovec.org GAHS Spring Sports Awards CENTENARY, Ohio — The 2011 Gallia Academy High School Spring Sports Awards Ceremony will be held on Monday, May 23 at 6 p.m. in the Holzer Center for the Performing Arts at Gallia Academy High School. Wahama Athletic Booster Meeting MASON, W.Va. — The Wahama Athletic Boosters will also hold their monthly meeting on June 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the high school. McDonald, Pirates beat Reds 5-3 for 2-game sweep CINCINNATI (AP) — Two nearly flawless starts dug the Pirates out of their deepest slump. James McDonald pitched into the seventh inning Thursday and Neil Walker doubled home a pair of runs, leading Pittsburgh to a 5-3 victory and a two-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds. The Pirates arrived in town with a six-game losing streak and came away with their first series sweep in Cincinnati since 2003. They did it with pitching — Charlie Morton threw a five-hitter for a 5-0 win in the opener. McDonald (3-3) allowed one run and seven hits in 6 2-3 innings, handling one of the NL’s most prolific lineups in one of its most hitter-friendly ballparks. “This is a good hitting team with a lot of great hitters in their lineup,” McDonald said. “For us to come in here and hold them to that many runs is a big accomplishment.” The Pirates finally broke through against Johnny Cueto (2-1), who had won his past seven decisions against them. Ryan Doumit added a solo homer. The sweep left Pittsburgh 13-12 on the road, a vast improvement over last year’s 17-64 mark away from home. The Pirates didn’t get their 13th road win last season until July 28. Pittsburgh has given the defending NL Central champions a tough time so far this season, winning five of their six games. Last year, the Reds took the season series 10-6. “They’ve been playing us tough all year,” manager Dusty Baker said. “It just goes to show you, anyone can beat you no matter where they are in the standings. We made a few mistakes, which didn’t help, but it was mostly McDonald’s pitching.” The Pirates’ starters gave up one run and 12 hits in 15 2-3 innings during the series. Jay Bruce led off the second with a homer off McDonald, a drive to center that made an impact. “The first inning was kind of slow,” McDonald said. “I think that Bruce homer kind of woke me up a little bit, got a little fight in me. That’s when I turned it on. I need to work on having that from the first inning on.” Joey Votto singled home a run in the eighth off Joe Beimel. Bruce hit another solo homer in the ninth off Joel Hanrahan, who got his 12th save in as many chances. Cueto has done some of his best pitching against the Pirates, going 7-0 in his previous nine starts against them with a 1.74 ERA. But the right-hander had a rough time from the start of this one. He walked two in the second inning, when the Pirates loaded the bases with one out. Ronny Cedeno took a called third strike on a full-count breaking ball that was right down the middle, and McDonald flied out to end the threat. Through two innings, Cueto threw 44 pitches — 20 of them out of the strike zone. Cueto got into trouble again after retiring the first two batters to open the fifth. Andrew McCutchen doubled and came around on Xavier Paul’s single. After a walk to Garrett Jones, Walker doubled off the wall in center for a 3-1 lead. It was a pleasing rally for the Pirates, who had struggled to hit with runners in scoring position lately. “Incrementally, we’ve gotten better,” manager Clint Hurdle said. “We’ve made some progress in some areas. It’s good to see. “I do believe it’s closer to them getting in an offensive consistency that we should be in. I’ll be looking forward to the day when this thing gets rolling, and it seems to me like it’s getting closer every day we play.” Doumit led off the sixth with his fourth homer off reliever Jordan Smith. McCutchen doubled home a run in the eighth against Nick Masset. NOTES: The Pirates return home and start interleague play against Detroit. They’re 10-14 against the Tigers in interleague play. ... The Reds visit Cleveland for the first of their two interleague series. The Reds are 13-5 against the Indians in the past three seasons. ... It was Bruce’s 11th career multihomer game. ... Reds 2B Brandon Phillips extended his hitting streak to 10 games. He was thrown out at second base while trying to stretch a single in the seventh. ... C Ramon Hernandez had his hitting streak snapped at 11 games, longest by a Reds player this season. www.mydailysentinel.com Friday, May 20, 2011 NBC Sports head Dick Ebersol resigns NEW YORK (AP) — Dick Ebersol helped bring TV viewers “Saturday Night Live” and Olympics that were “plausibly live.” Now, in an unexpected move, the powerful TV executive is leaving as head of NBC Sports. Ebersol, who was also responsible for the establishment of “Sunday Night Football,” resigned Thursday in a contract dispute with his new bosses at Comcast. The sudden departure came after Ebersol had been given a promotion when Comcast took over NBC Universal earlier this year. He appeared Monday at an NBC presentation for advertisers in New York, tossing footballs from the stage and talking about its coverage of the Summer Olympics from London next year. Now, he said he’ll be watching those games on TV as an uninvolved spectator. Ebersol, who is married to actress Susan Saint James, survived a plane crash that killed their teenage son in 2004. He has had a profound effect on what the nation has watched on television since the 1970s — and his exit could portend big changes in the TV landscape in the next decade. Ebersol said he wanted “to make a really cool deal” with Comcast executives. “We just couldn’t get to the same place.” His nine-year contract with NBC was due to expire at the end of next year. He said his resignation was partly timed so it would be clear with both Comcast and the International Olympic Committee that he would no longer be involved with the Olympics. NBC named Mark Lazarus, former head of Turner Sports who joined NBC Universal in February to run its cable sports operation, to replace Ebersol. It’s another major signal that the Philadelphia-based cable giant was breaking from NBC’s recent past. During the same presentation to advertisers this week, new Comcast appointee Ted Harbert, made it a point to say NBC had to do “a little less reinventing the wheel” and get back to broadcasting basics. “I had a long run and loved every bit of it,” Ebersol said in a phone interview with The Associated Press on Thursday. The 63-year-old Ebersol’s dedication to the Olympics dates to 1967, when he dropped out of Yale to work at ABC as an Olympics researcher at the side of renowned TV producer Roone Arledge. Ebersol, who began running NBC Sports in 1989, has made it the Olympics network: NBC has broadcast every Summer Olympics since 1988 and every Winter Games since 2002. “I’ve worn the five (Olympics) rings on the inside of my heart as much as anybody,” Ebersol said. Under Ebersol, NBC’s telecasts from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics were billed as “plausibly live” — a term coined to describe the showing of taped material as if it were live, withholding results from viewers to heighten the suspense. When NBC showed some events in Atlanta a few hours after they took place, it got roasted by the critics. Even in more recent years, his Olympics coverage — some live, some taped — has been called anachronistic in the fast-moving information world. But Ebersol said the strong ratings the Olympics achieve are a sign that his style, which dates back to Arledge, is the right one. Next month, the IOC holds its auction for broadcast rights to the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Networks can also bid on a four-games package including the 2018 and 2020 Olympics, whose host cities have not yet been chosen. The IOC is hoping to surpass the previous $2.2 billion deal. His resignation could be a clear sign from Ebersol’s new bosses at Comcast that they’re not willing to pay any price — or Ebersol’s price — to keep the Olympics. Despite strong ratings, NBC lost more than $200 million covering the Vancouver Olympics in 2010 because its bid did not anticipate the economic downturn. There’s real concern among some in sports that an Olympics in Russia, well out of U.S. time zones, could be a tough sell for the American audience. There were published reports in recent months that despite the united public front, Ebersol and Comcast executives had clashed in preparation for the Olympics bid. IOC President Jacques Rogge says Ebersol’s resignation came as a shock and that he was told it had “absolutely nothing to do” with the upcoming bids on rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympics. He said he has been assured that NBC will bid on the U.S. Olympic broadcast rights for those games despite Ebersol’s resignation. Rogge said he spoke by phone with Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and two other executives who “reiterated the full support of NBC/Comcast for the Olympic movement and the Olympic Games.” Earlier this year, Comcast had chosen Ebersol to oversee the NBC Sports Group, which included NBC Sports, Versus, the Golf Channel and a string of regional sports networks the company owns. After working with ABC and Arledge at three Olympics, Ebersol moved to NBC as one of the network’s youngest executives, in charge of weekend late-night programming. He teamed with Lorne Michaels to develop “Saturday Night Live,” a comedy institution that endures today. When Michaels left the show for several years, Ebersol was executive producer of “SNL” from 1981 to 1985. He briefly left NBC for his own production company, developing “Later with Bob Costas” and working with Vince McMahon to televise professional wrestling. Even as a sports exec- utive, he kept his hand in other parts of the company. Ebersol took on a public attack role during NBC’s contentious divorce with former “Tonight” show host Conan O’Brien, publicly criticizing the comedian’s stewardship of the late-night series. Ebersol took over in 1989 as NBC’s top sports executive and was one of the most powerful people in sports. During 1995-96, NBC became the only network ever to televise the World Series, Super Bowl, NBA Finals and Summer Olympics in one year. The Sporting News in 1996 named Ebersol the most powerful person in sports. “Sunday Night Football,” which Ebersol largely put together, has been a huge ratings success for the network in the past five years, increasingly helping NBC keep afloat in the fall as its prime-time schedule continues to slump. “Dick Ebersol is an incredible talent whose contributions to the company over the last four decades in sports, news and entertainment are unsurpassed,” said Steve Burke, CEO of NBC Universal and executive vice president of Comcast. Burke said that “we will miss his intellect, experience and passion for the television business.” Ebersol said he will leave NBC in June. He said one reason he was leaving was because of fatigue; on top of his executive responsibilities, he travels many weeks of the year to produce events. Ebersol was in the headlines for the 2004 tragedy in which a small plane with ice on its wings crashed in Colorado and killed three people, including his 14-year-old son, Teddy. Dick and another son, Charlie, were seriously injured in the crash. Ebersol said one of his career’s most memorable moments was the reaction to Muhammad Ali lighting the Olympic flame in Atlanta. “It was a long process to convince the organizers to let it be him,” he said. Rio really well there with limited training, he did qualify for the US Championships as well as the NAIA Championships that day.” “He doesn’t have a lot of racing on his legs, which is a positive thing,” Willey added. “But we haven’t been able to get the level of training that we’d like to have as well. Just trying to piece him together and get him where he needs to be and be able to go out with a strong finish there in his senior year.” “Obviously the goal is the top six or AllAmerican, we’ll see if we can tape him together and get him ready to go by next Friday,” Willey added. Hively doesn’t feel any added pressure being the only male participant from Rio Grande. “A little bit, but not really because we’ve haven’t had many qualify over the years so I’m kind of used to it,” he said. Having competed in the championships before, Hively feels like he’s better prepared to compete on the NAIA’s big stage this time around. “This is my second outdoor national championships, so I’ve been once before and I know what people I’m going up against better, what their tendencies are and how they’re racing,” Hively said. “I think I’ll be ready for it.” The wild card for any outdoor event is the weather, Hively talks about what kind of day he would like to have when he competes. “You’re looking at this just like any distance runner, in the 50’s would be good, nice and cool, that would be perfect,” Hively said. Hively will race at 2:05 p.m. on Friday, May 27. For the women, junior Cassie Mattia qualified in 800-meter run. She hit the “B” standard in her final opportunity of the season with a time of 2:15.70 at the Louisville Cardinal Twilight, May 14. Mattia is ranked 31st out of 32 runners heading into the meet. She will ultimately have to finish at least six to claim AllAmerican status. Mattia competed at the national meet last year in the 400-meter hurdles and advanced to the semifinal portion of the event. “We moved her from the 400 hurdles, she made the semifinals last year, but I moved her up to the 800, would like to move her up to the 1,500, but we’re settling right now on the 800,” Willey said. “I think she is within a half second of our school record, one that we thought would stay for a long, long time and it has. If she is able to get in and run well at nationals, she may own that record.” “She has really come along outstanding throughout the season, she listens, works hard and she’s a very good athlete,” Willey added. “She could be one that could compete in the heptathlon.” “She’s gifted in the sprints, she’s gifted in hurdling, gifted in the middle distance/distance as well, it’s something that she and I have talked about possibly looking at for next year,” he said. “Right now we’re concentrating on the 800, she’s had some great workouts, she’s healthy and she seems like she is ready to go.” Mattia will run in the trials at 4:10 p.m. on Thursday, May 26. If she advances to the semifinal round that will take place at 3:20 p.m. on Friday, May 27. The finals are at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 28. Mattia was unavailable for comment. from Page B1 I’ve got to beat and one that’s one six seconds behind me, so they can certainly come from the back too, so I’ve got to watch my back too.” Hively has had an injury-filled season, but right now is about as healthy as he has been all season and he just going to push himself to do the best he can next week. “I’m not fully healthy, but it’s my least year and I’ve got to just keep going,” Hively said. “I’ve got a few nagging injuries, but my workouts have been improving over the last couple of weeks.” “I’m hoping to do pretty good,” Hively added. Rio Grande head coach Bob Willey is hoping that Hively can cap off his college career in a big way. “He had a great early fall and winter and we were concentrating on trying to get him qualified for the US Championships and he ended up with some lower leg problems and hamstring problems; he’s just been fighting through all of that,” Willey said. “At our conference meet, he did �Friday, May 20, 2011 100 200 Lost & Found Professional Services Lost Dog Last seen 1/2 mile below Lakin Hospital area, White Great Pyranease answers to the name of Sassy - No Collar-Reward is offered for Return Ph 740-444-5097 SEPTIC PUMPING Gallia Co. OH and Mason Co. WV. Ron Evans Jackson, OH 800-537-9528 Notices ADT Legals VILLAGE OF RACINE RACINE FIRE DEPARTMENT RACINE,OHIO BRUSH TRUCK BID The Racine Fire Department will be accepting bids for the construction of a new 2011 brush attack unit. 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