http://66.213.69.5/files/original/1d39c3aac879c394aba4e06a4117821a.pdf c9aec556e3d7fe609e95ca03afffc740 PDF Text Text Eas er "Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen." Luke 24:5-6 Digital Ad Agency launches Going to Yesteryear Peck named RV coach LOCAL s 5A ALONG THE RIVER s 6A SPORTS s 1B Breaking news at mydailytribune.com Issue 13, Volume 52 Gallia Health Dept. releases annual report Immunization numbers and overdose prevention tallied Sunday, April 1, 2018 s $2 Fire may be arson Law enforcement investigation in progress Staff Report By Dean Wright deanwright@aimmediamidwest.com GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Health Department recently released its annual general health district report for 2017 which details numbers of documented diseases in the area as well as drug overdose prevention efforts and others. Blood pressure measurements in Gallia recorded by the department were numbered at 202 and See REPORT | 3A tin Marietta further stated that the subject’s residence was on RACINE — Law enforcement ﬁre. The Racine Volunteer Fire is investigating an early morning Department and the Syracuse ﬁre which is being considered an Fire Department were called to the scene to extinguish the ﬁre. arson. The male subject was taken According to a news release, to the Holzer Meigs Emergency Meigs County Sheriff Keith Department by Meigs County Wood reports that on Thursday, March 29, deputies responded to EMS where he was treated for a State Route 124 in Racine around severe laceration to his hand. A 3 a.m. after receiving a call from medium size dog also sustained Martin Marietta Sand and Gravel injuries during the incident and stating that a male had shown up the Meigs County Dog Warden was contacted and took posMeigs County Sheriff’s Office photo on their property bleeding from The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office is one of his hands and was request- session of the animal so it will investigating a fire at a residence outside of ing law enforcement. Racine which is being considered as an arson. See ARSON | 3A The security guard from Mar- Tribune’s golden egg found OVP photo The Gallipolis Daily Tribune’s Golden Easter Egg has been found. The annual contest sent locals scrambling to find the egg worth $200. Pictured are the lucky hunters, Joe Shuley and Tracy Calvert of Gallipolis. The pair found the egg where it was hidden by Tribune staff - at the gazebo at Mound Hill Cemetery in Gallipolis. File photo Kayakers are pictured for a paddle out along the Ohio River near Kanagua and Point Pleasant last year. Kayaking is now a popular activity in the area. The new Raccoon Creek Paddles and Oars is opening next month and will showcase kayaking excursions along the creek in Gallia County. Syracuse makes pitch for grant funding ‘Paddles and oars’ coming to Gallia By Sarah Hawley mmckinniss@aimmediamidwest. com shawley@aimmediamidwest.com POMEROY — Several representatives from the Village of Syracuse attended Thursday’s Meigs County Commissioner meeting regarding See GRANT | 5A A NEWS Obituaries: 2A Editorial: 4A Along the River: 6A Weather: 8A Television: 8A B SPORTS Sports: 1B-4B, 7B Classifieds: 5B Comics: 6B JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailytribune.com or www.mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. By Morgan McKinniss church youth group there and we had a blast,” said Patricia Filie, owner of the new operation. The new business, RIO GRANDE — An which purchased a small old tradition is coming portion of land along back to the area. Raccoon Creek will be For years the canoe livery on Bob Evans Farm known as Raccoon Creek Paddles and Oars, and in Rio Grande offered an aquatic view of Gallia is planning to open for business early in May. In County from Raccoon the mean time, they are Creek, but was closed looking for volunteers to some years ago. help prepare the creek for “I was in sixth grade a season of kayaking and when I ﬁrst went canoecanoeing. ing, a couple friends of “We are asking for volmine took me there and unteers right now, in the I ended up taking my next couple of weeks we are hoping to get volunteers to help clean up the creek. We will set a date and we’re going to start cleaning the trash and debris, the main goal is to make it as beautiful as possible,” said Filie. The standard fair will be offered for those wanting to paddle along Ohio’s longest creek, canoes and kayaks. According to Filie, they will primarily offer kayaks at ﬁrst and hope to increase their offerings as the business grows. “We’re going to have both kayaks and canoes, but mostly kayaks because that’s the big thing right now. It will be limited at ﬁrst, the reason is we are just opening up and we need to see how the business is,” said Filie. The way the business will operate is with multiple trips offered, dropping off paddlers with their kayak or canoe upstream for them to paddle back to the livery See PADDLES | 3A Health Dept. approved for AmeriCorps VISTA Program Staff Report POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department (MCHD) has been awarded a position through the AmeriCorps VISTA Program. Health Department Administrator Courtney Midkiff explained, that the program will allow the health department to expand its community outreach regarding services and events for the MCHD, as well as working with the Meigs Farmers Market, local food pantries, community and school gardens and other projects. The MCHD applied to the Ohio Association of Foodbanks/Sharecorps to be a ﬁrst-time host site for an AmeriCorps VISTA and was awarded one VISTA slot for the 2018-2019 program year. Congressman Bill Johnson submitted a letter of support to assist with the application. According to the job See VISTA | 5A �OBITUARIES/LOCAL OBITUARIES CIRBY JOHNSON BIDWELL — Cirby Johnson, 66, of Bidwell, passed away, at 12:10 a.m. on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at his residence. Born August 4, 1951 in Yancey, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Ottis Johnson, and Ellen Tipton Johnson who survives in Bidwell. He was a coal miner and he along with his brothers were the owners of C&L Mining in Jackson and Vinton Counties. In addition to his mother, Cirby is survived by his daughter, Carrie Johnson, of Waycross, Georgia, a son Will Johnson, of Bidwell, a daughter, Mary Johnson, of Bidwell, grandchildren, Kyle (Sarah) Johnson, Andy Stein, Zackary Stein, and Carter Johnson, and a great-grandson, Oliver Johnson. His brothers, Roy (Sandal) Johnson, Chester Johnson, Reid (Diane) Johnson, Lyne (Linda) Johnson, Tracy (Maria) Johnson, all of Bidwell, and Ricky (Laura) Johnson, of Spring Valley, California, a sister-inlaw, Jewel Johnson, of Bidwell, a special niece, Eden Johnson, and numerous nieces and nephews and serval cousins and extended family members also survive. In addition to his father, Cirby is preceded in death by his brother, Alvin Johnson, and a nephew Deacon Johnson. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 8 p.m. in the White Oak Baptist Church with Rev. Carl Ward ofﬁciating. Friends may call two hours prior to the service at the Church. Cremation services are entrusted to the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Gallipolis. BETTY GILKEY COLUMBUS — Betty Gilkey, 87, Columbus, formerly of Pomeroy, passed away Monday March 26, 2018, at The Grand in Dublin, Ohio. She was born June 17, 1930, at Pomeroy, the daughter of the late Richard and Bertha Will Heilman. Betty retired from PNC Bank, and was a loving mother, grandmother and homemaker. She is survived by children Jackie Davies, Rodney (Debbie) Gilkey, Joey Gilkey (Caroline Csuri); 9 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her par- ents she was preceded in death by her husband Howard Gilkey, son Dennis Gilkey, sisters Golda Reed, and Sylvia Midkiff. Services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at BigonyJordan Funeral Home, with Joe Asbury ofﬁciating. Visitation will be Tuesday one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Carleton Cemetery. In lieu of ﬂowers memorial donations may be made to Heartland Hospice, 6500 Busch Blvd. Su. 210, Dublin, OH. 43229. You may sign her register book at www.bigonyjordanfuneralhome.com. GALLIA, MEIGS CHURCH CALENDAR Sunday, April 1 POMEROY — Zion Church of Christ Easter services will be held as follows: Sunrise Service at 7 a.m., followed by breakfast; Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., followed by morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. All are invited and welcome to attend. HEMLOCK GROVE — Hemlock Grove Christian Church (located at 38387 Hemlock Grove Road, in Pomeroy) will celebrate Easter with the following services on April 1st: Sunrise Service beginning at 6:30 a.m. with breakfast to follow and worship service at 10 a.m. with special music and guest speaker Pastor Chris Longgrear of Fresh Fire Ministries International. There will be an egg hunt for the children. There will be no evening service. MIDDLEPORT — First Baptist Church of Middleport Easter services are as follows: Sunrise Service, 7 a.m., followed with a continental breakfast. Morning Worship Service at 10:15 a.m. No Evening Service. The next Evening Service will be at 7 p.m. on April 8. RUTLAND — Rutland FWB will be having a Son Rise Service at 6 a.m. Marko Pritt will be preaching, a complete breakfast will follow. Sunday School will be at 10 a.m. Worship Service at 11:30 a.m., and evening service at 6 p.m. Come join us all are welcome. GALLIPOLIS — Joint Sunday school services with Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Church; AM worship service at 10:30 AM back at Bulavlle Christian with special Easter program and special singing; Pastor Bob Hood; Bulaville Christian Church, 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd.; 740-446-7495 or 740-709-6107. Everyone is welcome. HARRISON TWP — Dickey Chapel will be meeting at 6 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — First Light Worship Service in the Family Life Center, 9am; Sunday School, 9:30am; Morning Worship Service, 10:45am; No evening services, First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. with Pastor Douglas Down ADDISON — Addison Freewill Baptist Church will have a sunrise service at 7 a.m., a continental breakfast after service, Sunday School at 10 a.m. and an Easter Egg hunt after, Evening service at 6 p.m. BONECUTTER POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — William M., “Billy” Bonecutter, age 43, from Point Pleasant, W.Va., died at his home in Parkersburg, W.Va. early Thursday, March 29, 2018. Arrangements have been entrusted to Crow-Hussell Funeral Home and will be available once complete. GALLIPOLIS — Bible Study; 6:00 PM; study to be announced; Pastor Bob Hood; Bulaville Christian Church, 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd.; (740-446-7495 or 740-709-6107). Everyone is welcome. HARRISON TWP —Dickey Chapel will be meeting at 7 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — Bible Study; 6 PM; study to be announced; Pastor Bob Hood; Bulaville Christian Church, 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd.; (740-4467495 or 740-709-6107). Everyone is welcome. GALLIPOLIS — Children’s Ministry, 6:45pm; Prayer & Choir Practice, 6:45pm; Youth “REFUEL” in the FLC, 7pm; Prayer & Praise in the Harmon Chapel, 7pm; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. ADDISON — Addison Freewill Baptist Church will be having a prayer meeting at 7 p.m.. SMITH POMEROY — Ronald D. Smith, 83, Pomeroy, died late Friday, March 30. 2018, in the Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. Arrangements are by the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Pomeroy. AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 436-840) Telephone: 740-446-2342 A companion publication of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune and Times Daily Sentinel. Published Sunday through Friday. Subscription rate is $131.61 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. CONTACT US PUBLISHER Bud Hunt, Ext. 2109 bhunt@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 2102, bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Julia Schultz, Ext. 2104 jschultz@aimmediamidwest.com 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Gallipolis, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Sunday Times-Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. Fitch 50th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Clyde and Carole Fitch of Cheshire celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on March 13. A dinner and cake was served by their children and grandchildren. Clyde is the son of the late Noah and Margaret Fitch. Carole is the daughter of the late Bill and Lilly Mae Dyer. The couple was married on March 13, 1968 by Rev. Bud Durst in Cheshire. They have three daughters, Carole Rae Smith, Cheryl Johnson (Levi DePereco), and Candace (Andrew) POMEROY — Calvary Pilgrim Chapel, 39589 State Route 143, Pomeroy, will hold a revival April 3-8 with services at 7 p.m. nightly, except Sunday which is at 6:30 p.m. Evangelist Rev. Dan Kaufman from Salem, Ohio. Wednesday, April 4 BOTELHO PROCTORVILLE — Michael R. Botelho, 58, Proctorville, died March 28, 2018. Graveside services will be conducted noon Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Crown City Cemetery, Crown City. The McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis, is serving the Botelho Family. Courtesy Clyde and Carole Fitch. April 3-8 DEATH NOTICES ZERKLE JR. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Ronald R. Zerkle Jr., 68, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., March 29, 2018. Funeral services will be held at the Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Graham Cemetery in New Haven, W.Va. Friends may visit the family at the funeral home on Saturday, from noon-2 p.m., prior to the service. Sunday Times-Sentinel Morrison, all of Cheshire; grandchildren, Jonathan (Bailey) Claus of Rutland, Brittany (Chris) David of Gallipolis, Tyler (Chelsey) Claus, Mikey Johnson, Brooklyn Sizemore, and Braxton Morrison of Cheshire; one deceased grandson, Derrick Johnson; a greatgranddaughter, Kaitlyn Rife; great-grandson, Clayton Bird; step greatgranddaughters, Madison and Adrienne Bird of Gallipolis. Clyde is retired from Roofers Local 185 and Carole is retired from Family Dollar. The FAC’s ‘Roaring Twenties’ returns GALLIPOLIS — The 2nd Annual “Roaring Twenties” event hosted by the French Art Colony, will be Saturday evening, April 7, at the Colony Club. This is the FAC’s major fundraising event of the year with entertainment by Jan Haddox, hors d’oeuvres, with a live and silent auction valued at over $20,000. A cash bar with themed drinks will be available. More on this annual event in an upcoming edition. April 5-7 RUTLAND — Rutland United Methodist Church will hold an indoor yard sale. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 5 and 6, and 9 a.m. to noon on April 7. Homemade food items will also be available. GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS Friday, April 6 BURLINGHAM — The trustees of the Burlingham Cemetery would like to remind people that it is cleanup time at the cemetery. Please remove all ﬂowers, grave blankets and ornaments by April 1, 2018. OLIVE TWP. — Cemetery Cleanup in Olive Township will begin May 1. Trustees are asking that all ﬂowers and grave blankets be removed by the end of April. LEBANON TWP. — Lebanon Township Cemetery spring clean-up. Residents that want to save decorations must remove them by April 1, 2018 so that the cemeteries can be prepared for mowing season. Cemetery Cleanup GALLIPOLIS — Prayer Force meeting in Harmon Chapel 10 a.m., First Church of the Nazarene., 1110 First Avenue. Tope’s Historical Society Yard Sale DRAPERY SALE 20% OFF MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs Co. Historical is having a yard sale in Middleport, corner of 3rd St and Lincoln (former Ford building) April 7 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tables may be rented for $15 each or $10 if you bring your own. Rain cancels. Stop in at the Museum, Butternut Ave., Pomeroy, to pay in advance and reserve your place. Call 740-992-3810 with questions. *CUSTOM MADE to ﬁt perfectly *PROFESSIONAL designers & installers Gallia Engineer announces 10 hour work days *MANY CHOICES of fabrics & styles! Sale Ends April 23, 2018 Tope’s Furniture Galleries OH-70039932 2A Sunday, April 1, 2018 Gallia County Engineer, Brett A. Boothe, has announced that beginning Monday, April 23, 2018, the Gallia County Highway Department will begin working Monday through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. This schedule will be in effect throughout the summer construction season. 740-446-0332 151 2nd Ave. Gallipolis, Ohio 888 512()630,563( &1/�;�:0'�64�10�)$&(%11- For the best local news coverage, visit MyDailySentinel.com or MyDailyTribune.com �LOCAL Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, April 1, 2018 3A MEIGS HEALTH MATTERS Thinking through a live Easter gift handling the aniare some guidemal. Do not allow lines to keep your children to put family safe. the animal up to Do your their faces to kiss research, especially or snuggle with if you have not them. Do not allow raised this type children to eat of animal before. Dawn while petting the Ensure that you are Keller, RS animal. Make sure providing everyContributing your child washes thing the animal columnist their hands thorneeds to keep it oughly with soap healthy. A sick and warm water after animal is more likely to handling the pet, and spread diseases than a especially before eating. healthy one. Diseases that pass from If your child has a wound, make sure it is covered animals to humans are before handling the anicalled zoonotic diseases. These diseases can cause mal. Feces is the major a variety of illnesses, from minor skin rashes to seri- source of pathogens from ous infections. For exam- pets. Exercise caution when cleaning cages ple, rabbits can spread ring worm and chicks can or bedding. Try not to breathe in the materials carry salmonella. To avoid contracting an and make sure to wash illness from any pet, it is your hands after the clean-up is complete. a good idea follow these Be sure to clean up common-sense guidelines. any accidents that hapSupervise small chilpen inside the home dren while they are quickly and thoroughly. Once an inside mess is cleaned up, go back with a disinfectant to kill the pathogens. Bleach is a good disinfectant, as is Lysol, and any other product that claims to “kill germs” or is labeled as a “disinfectant.” Be aware that some cleaners do not kill germs. If you are cleaning feces, you need a cleaner that will disinfect. Just be sure to follow instructions on the label of what you are using, and remember it is not a good idea to mix cleansers. The last step in cleaning up any pet mess is to wash your hands. Keeping your pets healthy, your environment clean, and your hands washed will go a long way toward keeping your family healthy this holiday season. Happy Easter. Dawn Keller, RS, is employed by the Meigs County Health Department. GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Card Shower Monday, April 2 Betty DeWitt will be observing her 88th birthday on April 12. Cards may be sent to her at Holzer Senior Care at 380 Colonial Drive in Bidwell, OH 45614. Okey and Irene Martin will be From page 1A blood sugar measurements counted 230 ﬁnger stick blood sugar tests and 229 hemoglobin A1c tests. The Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps, a locally administered state program assisting families with children with special healthcare needs, managed 107 cases with 92 home visits and 41 new admissions for the year. Around 229 pregnancy tests were given with 127 being positive and 102 negative. Cholesterol screenings recorded numbered at 244 with 162 at a high level, greater than 200 mg/dl, and 82 with a desirable level, under 200 mg/dl. Infectious diseases recorded by the department throughout the county totaled at 303 for 2017. There were 16 cases of Campylobacteriosis. Chlamydia infection cases numbered at 66. E. Coli, Shiga Toxin producing, cases numbered at 1. Giardiasis numbered at one. Gonococcal infection numbered at 12. Haemophilius Inﬂuenza (invasive disease) numbered at one. Hepatitis A cases numbered at three. Hepatitis B perinatal cases numbered at one. Hepatitis C cases numbered at 105, one acute and 104 chronic. Inﬂuenza-associated hospitalizations numbered at 41. Legionellosis (Legionnaires’ Disease) cases numbered at one. Lyme Disease cases numbered at one. Bacterial Meningitis was found once. Meningitis asceptic and viral had one case. Salmonellosis cases numbered at three. Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis numbered at six. Streptococcus pneumoniae numbered at three. The drug overdose prevention and syringe exchange program handed out 402 overdose kits. The Gallia Sheriff’s Ofﬁce, Gallipolis Police Department, Gallia EMS and Rio Campus police were all trained in overdose prevention. In the syringe exchange program, 182 inquired or started treatment, 129 were not duplicated clients, 38,203 used syringes were collected and destroyed and there were 2,921 visits for service. The Gallia General Health District participated in agency and community health fairs with the Early Childhood Center, Holzer Health System, Ohio Valley Electric Corporation at Kyger Creek Station, the Gallia Senior Center and the University of Rio Grande. Health promotion consultations numbered at 5,435 with topics covered in communicable disease, health concerns, immunizations and head lice. Travel vaccines given in 2017 numbered at 452 for Hepatitis A, 37 for Twinrix, 33 for Typhoid and 12 for Yellow Fever. Recorded were 925 adult immunizations by the Health Department, including 56 for Hepatitis B, 24 for HPV, 10 for MMR, 17 for Meningitis, 16 for Meningitis B, 145 for Pneumonia, 2 for Polio, 284 for Prevnar 13, 61 for Shingles, 24 for from the report will be in Tetanus and Diptheria future editions of the Galvaccines, 273 for Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Acel- lipolis Daily Tribune. lular Pertussis vaccines, Dean Wright can be reached at 740and 10 for Varicella. 446-2342, ext. 2103. For pediatric immunizations, 3,189 were counted. DTaP vaccines (Diptheria, Tetanus and Acellular Pertussis) numbered at 124. For Tdap vaccines, 436 were counted. DTaP, Hepatitis B and IPV (Pediarix) immunizations numbered at 101. DTaP, IPV (Kinrix) immunizations numbered at 102. Haemophilus Inﬂuenzae type b (Hib) immunizations numbered at 162. HPV (Gardasil) immunizations numbered at 394. Measles, Mumps and Rubella immunizations numbered at 297. Meningococcal had 466 immunizations. Meningococcal B measured 178. Pediatric Hepatitis A recorded 420 shots and 14 for Pediatric Hepatitis B. Pneumococcal (Prevnar) had 165 immunizations. Polio (IPV) saw 75. Rotavirus had 50 immunizations and there were 205 Varicella (Chicken Pox) immunizations. Inﬂuenza vaccinations given numbered at 4,443 with 42 at satellite clinics. More information Arson From page 1A receive treatment for its injuries by a Meigs County Veterinarian. A ﬁrearm was also recovered from a ﬁeld to the east of the residence. Paddles From page 1A on the farm. They will also have trips going down stream as far as Cora Mill, where they can be picked up and brought back to the livery. Trips in both directions will vary in length. For those with their own vessels, the livery will also provide a drop in service for a fee. “We deﬁnitely know that we will be dropping off at Vinton Park all the way down to the canoe livery. I’m going to say it’s a ﬁve hour trip for someone that’s not a real fast kayaker,” said Filie. Safety will also be a primary concern for This case is currently still under investigation; however, deputies are treating this as an arson with the subject reportedly having an altered mental status. The Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Ofﬁce is assisting in this case as well. Charges are pending in this case. guests of the livery. Life jackets will be provided and required for those using rental equipment as well as a safety briefing for each group that is heading out. As a part of the business, primitive and RV camping is available as well as a shelter house for parties. Various events and bonﬁres will be offered throughout the summer, and the rental will be open through October for the Bob Evans Farm Festival. If you are interested in volunteering to help clean up the creek and learn more about services offered, contact Filie at 740-645-9762. Reach Morgan McKinniss at 740446-2342 ext 2108. April 4 - 6 April 4 - 6 6 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! �� OH-70040404 Report celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary, April 9. Cards may be sent to 1149 Bulaville Pike, GalPOMEROY — Pomeroy Library, lipolis, OH, 45631. 11:30 a.m., Friends of the Library June Hudson will be celebrating regular monthly meeting. her 95th birthday on April 3. Cards LETART TWP. — The regular may be sent to:444 Reese Hollow Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631. See CALENDAR | 8A Meigs County Sheriff’s Office photo The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fire at a residence outside of Racine which is being considered as an arson. OH-70039776 Rabbits, chicks and baby ducks are soooooo cute! It’s no wonder these adorable little animals are often given as gifts for children this time of year. If you are considering a live animal as an Easter gift this year, please read on…. First, be realistic. These animals will last far beyond the holiday. Rabbits can live for 10 years. Every year animals die because they were given as pets at Easter; then after the holiday is over, and the new wears off, the animal is abandoned. Once these cute little critters are “set free” they’re unlikely to survive. If you aren’t prepared to provide the long-term care needed, then perhaps a live pet isn’t the best Easter gift to give. For those people who are prepared to take on the responsibility of a new pet this Easter, here Visit MyDailySentinel.com or MyDailyTribune.com �Opinion 4A Sunday, April 1, 2018 Sunday Times-Sentinel THEIR VIEW It’s good for you — sort of After undergoing a surgical procedure — and having been through enough of them in recent years to expect what was coming — the physician tells you to take it easy and limit whatever physical activity you may engage in for at least a week. Longer, depending on the extent of the surgery. Sound advice all around, especially if the procedure was delicate. A corneal transplant on my left eye three years ago required that once back home, I was to lay ﬂat on my back for three days, for what you can imagine were necessary reasons, before I could start perambulating around the house again. I was also told to not lift anything weighing more than 10 pounds, refrain from bending down or perform physical tasks — you know, like Kevin digging a garden or staging a dance Kelly Contributing party — that would impede the healing process. The procedure I had columnist performed on me March 20 resulted in some of the same requirements placed on me until the surgeon was satisﬁed the affected area had properly healed. All well and good, but when you’ve become so used to getting household chores accomplished with some ease of movement, conforming to the new rules even for the brief time they’re leveled on you can be frustrating. Especially when such duties, such as dish washing, laundry, taking out the trash, etc., are your contribution All well and good, to domestic bliss. but when you’ve All demand some become so used to lifting, carrying and getting household storing, which my chores accomplished wife goes beyond the call of duty in helpwith some ease of movement, conforming ing out, in addition to her other daily to the new rules even caregiver activities. for the brief time So the tasks reach they’re leveled on you the completion stage, even as you’re doing can be frustrating. your best to follow the doctor’s orders in that time period that lasts until the next appointment. When it comes to lowering yourself to reach things that have fallen on the ﬂoor, past experience has told me that squatting is acceptable. Since I’m still limber enough to do so, that’s what you’ll see me doing. Except when I completely forget myself and bend straight over from waist level. Fortunately, I’ve never done it sufﬁciently to damage the surgeon’s work, and experts will tell you if you don’t bend your upper body to where the heart is below the waistband, you’ll be okay. Or something like that. But as my wife points out, the surgery begins to correct itself sooner than expected and you’ll have the ability to move around. And many things are on the no-lifting-more-than-10 pounds (or a gallon of milk) list, so there is some good you can do before you get the medical okay to resume your previous activities. Among them, I sheepishly learned, was instead of hoisting and then leveling down the water jug for our dogs, I could have put the water into some of the former whipped topping bowls that I make a habit of cleaning when they’re empty for use as storage (and yes, they are handy, like takeout soup bowls from China One). That piece of advice proved to be a signal to get back on the stick again. The pity train had left the depot and was headed for parts unknown on the old Hocking Valley line. By the time you read this, I may know more about what I can and cannot do, more likely a return to a regular schedule. And that’s just ﬁne with me. There is always a sense of accomplishment in doing things, including drafting this column after a two-week break. I’m reminded that during his ﬁnal illness, my father was constrained from following his routine and nothing worse could have followed. He was a man who enjoyed what he did, from building a nativity scene for Christmas to his crossword puzzle, and being robbed of such pleasures in life due to his physical condition tolled heavily on him. And how do I feel after the surgery? Okay for the most part, although sometimes I ﬁnd myself empathizing with The Mole, one of Dick Tracy’s bizarre comic strip villains who ﬁnds solace in the gloom of his subterranean tunnels. “My eyes feel better and I can think,” The Mole conﬁdes to an associate in an episode of the early 1950s TV version of the Tracy saga. Well, I don’t embrace total darkness, but a little shading sure helps. Kevin Kelly, who was associated with Ohio Valley Publishing for 21 years, resides in Vinton, Ohio. THEIR VIEW A newspaper’s next chapter On Good Friday, I arrived to work at the Point Pleasant Register at 200 Main Street as I often do but when I left that day, I made sure I had anything I wanted to take with me and turned off the lights for the last time, leaving an almost empty building for the new owners. No, the Register is not closing, as has been rumored throughout the community since our building went up for sale a couple years ago. As Mark Twain might say, and I’m paraphrasing, “rumors of our demise have been greatly exaggerated.” In journalism we’re taught to write only what we know to be true and here’s what I know - the Register is moving and the papers will continue to be printed as this new chapter begins. In fact, the ofﬁce is moving into the 500block of Main Street in Point Pleasant beginning this Monday, only doors down from where the newspaper used to “live” on 5th Street where a ﬁre damaged that location many years ago. Change does come for everything. I have only known the Register at 200 Main Street and this move is bittersweet, though inevitable. The Register no longer needed all that space; a space where the papers were not only written, but once printed with the help of mammoth machines; a space where photos were processed in the dark room – a dark room I can’t stand ter – a letter to to walk into even Santa. But, my all these years ﬁrst memory of later because the what the Register chemical smell meant is tied to still lingers like a it arriving on my pungent cloud! All grandparent’s reminders of how stoop every day the newspapers Beth on Third Street were once created Sergent in Point Pleasant. and though we OVP Nannie, or Poppy have become more Editor Wayne, would efﬁcient at some retrieve it and tasks, the work go over every page, remains. sometimes twice. Poppy My ﬁrst memory of Wayne hid the good coubeing at the Register is pons or items of interest having my photo taken under his placemat at the there in my Brownie dinner table. A stack of uniform for a donapast editions always sat tion made to my troop. beside the breadbox in Flash forward to my late teens and early 20’s the kitchen until it was so high it was nearly tipand I was a carrier for ping over. I don’t know the Register, covering why they saved them or the Twin Towers, a secwhat ﬁnally convinced tion of Viand, Ohio and Nannie to thin them out, Kanawha streets. I had which she periodically nearly 100 customers did. Saving them seemed total. I remember often calling Phyllis Roach or to be a comfortable routine of keeping a record the late Cleo Lieving of Mason County close. in the Register’s front Long before I became a ofﬁce and asking if the papers had arrived yet in reporter for the Register, the afternoons so I could sometimes Nannie would complain that there get my routes started. “wasn’t anything in it” Flash even further forbut in the same breath ward and I remember she’d admit she would sitting at a long confermiss it if it weren’t there. ence table at the RegIf she were here I would ister being interviewed tell her, it takes a lot of by The Daily Sentinel’s former General Manager effort to get that “nothing” in the paper and we Charlene Hoeﬂich for a reporter’s position with would laugh and both be glad that stack was still Ohio Valley Publishing. piling up by her breadIt was a day that would change my life. Depend- box. On Monday, the Point ing on when you ask Pleasant Register will me, Charlene is either to thank or to blame, as open for the ﬁrst time in its new location, what is former OVP Editor many remember as the Kevin Kelly who sugold Rardins Shoe Store gested me for the job. at 510 Main Street – My ﬁrst “printed” where I got a pair of work was in the Regis- saddle oxfords to start kindergarten at Central Elementary. More proof that change comes for everything. From shoe store to newspaper ofﬁce, life does go on. On that note, we wish the new owners of the former Register building, Tyler and Lindsey DeWeese, good luck with 200 Main Street’s next chapter. We’re happy the building we all came to know so well, will still have life in it. Many years ago, one of Nannie’s best friends was Thelma Rogers, wife of the late Jack Rogers who wrote for the Register for years. This was long before my time and one day, long after Jack had passed, Thelma gave me Jack’s last bundle of blank typing paper. Maybe she knew something I didn’t back then about where I would end up years later. We don’t use typewriters anymore but we still do the work. I for one appreciate those of you who have supported not only the Register but the Gallipolis Daily Tribune, The Daily Sentinel and the Sunday Times-Sentinel. I want to personally thank you all for sticking with us. I know you’re out there and I think of you often…yes you. So, it is ﬁtting that on Good Friday, one chapter came to an end for the Register as a new beginning began to percolate over Easter weekend. There are more blank pages to ﬁll. Beth Sergent is editor of Ohio Valley Publishing. YOUR VIEW Reader wants an end to gerrymandering Dear Editor, I read in the Daily Sentinel that the Meigs County Republican Party held its annual Lincoln Day event in Pomeroy last week. One thing in particular caught my eye: Keith Faber, candidate for Auditor of State, said the he believes in “compact districts that beneﬁt the voters of the district rather than special interest groups.” I have good reason to doubt Mr. Faber here. During the 2011 redistricting process Faber intervened at the last minute with “tweaks” to state legislative lines. He manipulated the lines to gerrymander his own home into Ohio’s 4th Congressional district from the 6th Congressional district. You can Google the report by the League of Women Voters and see for yourself (the title is Ohio’s Gerrymandering Problem - Why Haven’t We Fixed This Yet?) The Auditor is on the Redistricting Commission and will redraw legislative lines in 2021. They have the power to voice an end to gerrymandering. I’m sorry but someone who has personally participated in gerrymandering should not be trusted to do away with it. We need to end gerrymandering and not give control of the redistricting process to someone who has proven that they can’t be trusted! Karen Williams Rutland, Ohio �LOCAL Sunday Times-Sentinel The new ‘digitalAIM Media’ launches OHIO VALLEY — Today marks the beginning of a new era in advertising and marketing for businesses in southeast Ohio with the launch of digitalAIM Media. digitalAIM Media is a resultsﬁrst digital advertising agency associated with AIM Wright Media Midwest, publishers of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune, (Pomeroy) The Daily Sentinel and Point Pleasant Register. “In today’s multiplatform advertising environment, it has become even more important for advertisers and marketers to reach an audience in the digital world as well as print,” said Bud Hunt, regional vice president and publisher of those local newspapers. “Small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) often don’t have the time or expertise to craft and manage successful digital advertising campaigns. However, because almost everyone has a cell phone, those same SMBs know they have to have a digital presence because that’s where their customers are. That’s where we can help.” Sarah Wright, has been named Digital Marketing Manager for digitalAIM in southeast Ohio. She was promoted from the advertising sales team The Daily Sentinel to her new role. Wright brings a solid background in digital products and services, having worked for several years in the Dayton market. She has been in sales for over 22 years. For the past six years she has been part of The Daily Sentinel sales team where she said, “I have had a major focus on digital advertising and marketing, incorporating those strategies with print advertising to reach total market coverage.” “I really enjoy what I do and at the end of the day I am here to help businesses succeed,” Wright added. digitalAIM Media has an established team of media professionals with the talent to produce or enhance area businesses creative and technical communications needs. It has partnered with many of the top names in business and can take pride in having built loyal, long term relationships over the years. Among its clients in Texas, where the company was founded, are the City of McAllen and McAllen Convention and Visitors Bureau. Among its client-partners in Indiana are Indiana University Purdue University-Columbus and Johnson Memorial Health. digitalAIM has the ability to target consumers who are actively searching for products and services of advertisers in this area. “One of the things newspapers have learned is that our advertisers value the relationship we’ve built over the years working together. We’re ﬁnding that conﬁdence crosses over to the internet and what happens with their advertising in the digital space, too,” Hunt noted. “When it comes to digital advertising, digitalAIM can best be described as a one-stop shop,” Wright said. “Our job is to help your business or organization harness the full power and scale of the web, so you can get the results you expect. We’ll help you design, align, and execute your digital marketing strategy.” On its website digitalAIM notes “We work for you by working with you. We make the complex simple through digital strategy and design. We create websites and marketing campaigns that move products as well as culture. We design and create digital campaigns that help companies engage their consumers, building brand awareness, making it part of the public conversation. “Whether you are using a single digital channel or several, our reporting looks at your entire sales conversion process. Our unique attribution modeling tool tracks and evaluates your digital channels to ensure they’re working together to reach your goals. It also gives us insights and metrics that can help gauge your ROI and conversion paths. Through our analysis we can reveal key trends, hits/misses, and areas of opportunity that can help you maximize the value of your marketing investment.” To arrange a no-cost, consultative meeting with Wright and learn more about expanding your reach with digital advertising and marketing contact your local sales representative at The Daily Sentinel, 740-992-2155, or contact Wright direct at that same number. Grant The village last received the Neighborhood Revitalization Grant, then called the Distress Grant, in 2008. The county is eligiFrom page 1A ble to submit one application every two years, and had in the past a possible application for the rotated between the ﬁve villages Neighborhood Revitalization in the county meaning it could be Grant. time for Syracuse to apply again. Councilmen Barry McCoy and Hoffman said each village in the Tom Weaver were joined by village county has received the grant at residents John and Joy Bentley least once since Syracuse. and Floyd Chapman, and Grants Part of the qualiﬁcation for the Administrator Fred Hoffman in grant is an LMI survey with at addressing the commissioners. McCoy, who along with Weaver least 50 percent of the population under a certain income level. and two others took ofﬁce in January, explained that they have Syracuse meets the qualiﬁcation with 54.2 percent, according to been working with the commuthe survey Hoffman cited. nity to help make the village a Among the items the village better place. The village hosted a meeting on March 19 to collect would like to include in the grant are sidewalk replacement, an ideas from residents as to what addition to the playground area at they would like to see accomthe park, a new tennis court with plished in the village with many of those ideas able to be included the current one converted to additional playground space and a basin a possible grant application. Hoffman presented the commis- ketball court, new ﬁre hydrants, sioners with information as to the waterline projects, house demolipossible application and the items tion, paving and community centhe village would like to focus on. ter improvements. VISTA the collaborative results of Get Healthy Meigs! (GHM); the 2015 Community Health Assessment; 2017 Meigs Co. Community From page 1A Health Improvement Plan and the MCHD’s Strategic, Branding, description, the individual will Workforce Development; Quality develop and implement marketImprovement/Performance Maning and community outreach agement Plans. programs on behalf of MCHD Midkiff explained that current to enhance public health and sanitarian Dawn Keller, who has anti-poverty initiatives including previously worked as a VISTA, improved access to healthy food suggested the health department options. Work with stakeholders look into the program. in the community and recruit, The local investment for the educate, and track volunteers to program is $750, plus mileage, implement community gardens, enhance school gardens, promote which Midkiff said could be covered at least partially through the Farmer’s Market, and make another grant. fresh produce available at local The health department is curfood pantries. Manage the MCHD rently looking to ﬁll the position social media pages and website, which will begin in mid-June and coordinate and participate in run for one year. community events, survey conApplicants must have some stituents, make presentations college experience. To apply, through the county, and develop educational curriculum and mate- visit https://my.americorps. rials to increase the awareness of gov/mp/listing/viewListing. the community to nutritional and do?id=78607&fromSearch=true. VISTA was created as part of food access issues. the War on Poverty. President The position came about from In addition to laying out how the possible $500,000 in funding would be spent, Hoffman provided a list of other grants and loans for projects and village funded projects to take place during the Neighborhood Revitalization Grant period of September 2018 to February 2020 which could qualify as matching funds in the Neighborhood Revitalization Grant. Those loan, grant and village matching funds total $687,504. Joy Bentley noted the need for demolition of property in the village, including one which has trees growing out of the roof. Weaver concluded by saying that the council is trying to improve upon things in the village and that the people in the village are really behind the improvements and the possible grant application. The commissioners did not take action on the request and will review the information submitted. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. Lyndon Johnson charged VISTA with helping people attain equal opportunities. VISTA’s Mission has remained the same since inception: Eliminate and alleviate poverty. VISTA workers strive for program development, capacity building, and creating sustainable structures. The Ohio Association of Foodbank sponsors an AmeriCorps VISTA program in which approximately 30-35 workers work on a variety of projects. Its mission is to provide food and other resources to people in need and to pursue areas of common interest for the beneﬁt of people in need. The Ohio Association of Foodbanks is Ohio’s largest charitable response to hunger, representing Ohio’s 12 Feeding America foodbanks and their 3,300-member hunger relief agencies, including food pantries, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters For more information about the position, contact MCHD Administrator Courtney Midkiff at 740992-6626 or via email at courtney. midkiff@meigs-health.com. THERE’S A LOT OF HISTORY IN MY FAMILY. BUT NOT OF DIABETES. — Sheila, primary care patient “That’s why Dr. Rajan and I were surprised when my blood test revealed the disease. I can’t stress enough how important it is to have a primary care doctor. He caught my diabetes early and taught me to manage it, so I can live a long, wonderful life!” See her story at mhsystem.org/Sheila OH-70037928 Staff Report Sunday, April 1, 2018 5A �A long the River 6A Sunday, April 1, 2018 Sunday Times-Sentinel Learning the skills of Yesteryear By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com SYRACUSE — While today’s youth may never experience exactly what life was like decades ago, for some ﬁfth graders in the county, a recent ﬁeld trip provided a glimpse into the ways of life for past generations. For the past 33 years, students from schools around the county have taken part in the Yesteryear program, which is now held at the Syracuse Community Center. Volunteers of all ages assist students with learning the skills of the past, whether it be making candles or noodles, or other items. The program for several years was through RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) which meant volunteers had to be 60 or older, now volunteers may be anyone 18 years of age or older. Each of the students is able to select the type of skills he or she would like to learn, with the selections for this year including creating candles by dipping wicks in hot wax, making noodles and breads from “scratch,” forming rag baskets from fabric wrapped rope, making money pouches and other items from leather, and tin punching. At the end of the day each student takes home their project. Diana Coates from the Meigs County Council on Aging works to organize the events of the day, including the scheduling of volunteers and students. In addition to learning the skills and making their own items, the students see a movie about the history of Meigs County, and view exhibits of homemaking items used years ago. Among the items are an egg box which eggs were sent to other individuals in, an antique mouse trap, and banners of the past including a covered bridge, outhouse, barn and vehicle. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. Photos by Sarah Hawley | OVP Students from Meigs Intermediate School work on leather craft items during their trip to Yesteryear. Among the items learned in the kitchen were bread and noodle making. Students learned to make candles by dipping the string into the wax and then into cold water. Repeating the steps makes the candle larger and can add additional colors. Making rag baskets was no easy task as students learned during their visit to Yesteryear. Students learned to make candles by dipping the string into the wax and then into cold water. Repeating the steps makes the candle larger and can add additional colors. Candles hang to dry before the students take the items home. Working the dough was part of the skills students were taught in the kitchen. Students from Meigs Intermediate School work on leather craft items during their trip to Yesteryear. �Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, April 1, 2018 7A I n h o n o r o f D o c t o r ’ s D ay, P l e a s a n t Va l l e y H o s p i t a l s a l u t e s o u r great physicians who provide highly -specialized medical care to the families i n o u r r e g i o n . T h a n k y o u fo r ke e p i n g o u r f a m i l i i e s fe e l i n g t h e i r v e r y b e s t . Suresh Agrawal, MD Mohamed Alsharedi, MD Edward Ayers, MD Nikola Bicak, DPM Karah Cloxton, MD Tierra Crockett, MD John Crompton, MD Radiology 304.674.2409 Oncology & Hematology 304.857.3510 Internal Med/Pediatrics 304.675.6015 Poditary 304.674.7289 Family Medicine/Obstetrics 304.857.6503 Pediatrics 304.675.4107 Orthopaedics 304.675.2781 Timothy Damron, MD David Denning, MD Thomas Doughtery, MD Agnes Enrico-Simon, MD Arthur Fine, MD Bassem George, MD Alvaro Gutierrez, MD Cardiology 304.675.1484 General Surgery 304.675.1666 Pathology 304.675.4340 Fam Med/Peds/Hospitalist 304.675.6090 General Surgery 304.675.1666 Emergency Medicine 304.675.4340 Neurology 304.675.2551 John Haid, MD Curtis Harrison Jr., MD Jennifer Hawkins, DO Randall Hawkins, MD Robert Holley, MD Wesley Lieving, DO Kenneth McNeil, MD Anesthesiology 304.675.4340 General Surgery 304.675.1666 Pathology 304.675.4340 Internal Medicine/Hospitalist 304.675.7700 Family Medicine 304.675.1675 Internal Medicine 304.773.5179 Anesthesiology 304.675.4340 Fri Mofor-Eta, MD C. Lynn Patterson, MD Thomas Piehowicz, DO Bretton Powell, MD Saroj Sigdel, MD Tess Simon, MD Jeff Sinclair, MD Obstetrics/Gynecology 304.857.6503 Hospitalist 304.675.4340 Radiology 304.675.4340 Internal Med/Hospitalist 304.675.4200 Pathology 304.675.4340 Internal Medicine 304.675.1666 Ophthalmology 304.343.3937 Heather Skeens, MD Sheena Surindran, MD Robert Tayengco, MD John Thomas, MD Billie Toler, DO James Toothman, DO Dan Trent, DO Ophthalmology 800.344.3993 Nephrology 304.857.6518 Internal Medicine 304.675.4200 General Surgery 304.675.1666 Hospitalist 304.372.8088 Emergency Medicine 304.675.4340 Emergency Medicine 304.675.4340 Shrikant Vaidya, MD John Wade, MD James Wagner, DO Danny Westmoreland, DO Jessica Wilson, DO Urology 304.675.6060 Otolaryngology/Allergy 304.675.1244 Family Medicine 304.675.3610 Family Medicine 304.773.5333 Family Medicine 304.857.3632 Physicians not pictured include: Robert Ausin, DO – Emergency Medicine 304.675.4340 Samer Mikhail, DO – Emergency Medicine 304.675.4340 Susan Mullooly, DO – Emergency Medicine 304.675.4340 Daniel Rodgers, MD – Radiology 304.675.4340 OH-70040127 PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL ��7BMMFZ�%SJWF�o�1PJOU�1MFBTBOU �87�o��o�XXX�QWBMMFZ�PSH �LOCAL/WEATHER/TELEVISION 8A Sunday, April 1, 2018 Calendar From page 3A meeting of the Letart Township Trustees will be held at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township Building. POMEROY — The Meigs County Cancer Imitative, Inc. (MCCI) will meet at noon in the conference room of the Meigs County Health Dept. New members are welcome. Contact Courtney Midkiff at 740992-6626 for more information. RUTLAND — The Rutland Township Trustees will hold their April meeting at 7:30 a.m. at the Township Garage. GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Neighborhood Watch is seeking new members to assist in its constant surveillance of the community for suspicious activity. Those looking to become involved can join the meetings at the Gallipolis Justice Center building on Second Avenue across the street from the Gallia County Courthouse. The meetings are at 1:30 p.m. the ﬁrst Monday of every Month. Tuesday, April 3 at 333 Third Avenue. The meeting room can be accessed through the 2 1/2 Alley door. GALLIPOLIS — VFW Post 4464 will hold a regular meeting at 2 p.m. at post home on Third Avenue for nominations of 2018-19 ofﬁcers. Voting will start after the meeting and close at 6:30 p.m. All members urged to attend. Friday, April 6 WEATHER 2 PM 43° 46° AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. (in inches) Friday Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.22 3.35 3.78 14.39 9.82 SUN & MOON Today 7:14 a.m. 7:52 p.m. 9:16 p.m. 8:10 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Last Apr 8 New First Full Apr 15 Apr 22 Apr 29 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Major 12:47a 1:39a 2:31a 3:24a 4:17a 5:09a 6:00a Minor 6:59a 7:50a 8:43a 9:36a 10:29a 11:21a 12:12p Major 1:11p 2:02p 2:55p 3:48p 4:41p 5:33p 6:24p Minor 7:23p 8:14p 9:06p 10:00p 10:53p 11:45p ---- WEATHER HISTORY The snowiest April ever in New York and New England began on April 1, 1874. Snow fell at Cape Cod, Mass., every Saturday that month. Up to 60 inches of snow accumulated in parts of New Hampshire and Vermont. 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WVPB) 13 (WOWK) 6 CABLE 27 (LIFE) 29 (FREE) 30 (SPIKE) 31 (NICK) 34 (USA) 35 (TBS) 37 (CNN) 38 (TNT) 39 (AMC) 40 (DISC) 42 (A&E) 52 (ANPL) 57 (OXY) 58 60 61 (WE) (E!) (TVL) 62 (NGEO) 64 (NBCSN) 65 (FS1) 67 (HIST) 68 (BRAVO) 72 (BET) 73 (HGTV) (SYFY) 6 Very High AIR QUALITY Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Fri. Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.91 25.44 24.86 12.85 12.79 28.99 12.58 33.09 38.17 12.37 36.30 38.50 35.20 24-hr. Chg. -0.01 +4.98 +2.62 +0.35 none +2.77 +0.24 +4.83 +2.66 -0.01 +8.60 +3.20 +8.20 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 8 8:30 PM 9 9:30 PM 10 t pe e A concert staging of the rock ( ) musical based on Jesus. (L) t p A concert staging of the rock ( ) musical based on Jesus. (L) "Hollywood Week" (N) D c 10:30 PM e e "Divination" (N) h d A mother "The Child in Time" A t abandons her children at the moment of distraction triggers a crisis in the clinic. (N) lives of a happy British couple. (SP) (N) c "Hollywood Week" (N) c t "Divination" (N) nst nct "Secrets and Lies" (N) e rook yn (N) (N) he d fe A mother abandons her children at the clinic. 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Reservations can be made through the calling committee or directly to Julie Dragoo at 740-446-1017 by Monday, April 9. BEDFORD TWP. — The Bedford Township trustees will hold their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. GALLIPOLIS —The next meeting of the Gallia at the Bedford Town Hall. Saturday, April 7 e 0 Low MOON PHASES (WTAP) 74 Primary: ascospores, unknown Mon. 7:12 a.m. 7:53 p.m. 10:18 p.m. 8:43 a.m. 4 48° HEALTH TODAY Precipitation (WSAZ) Some sun, then clouds and chilly today. Snow tonight. High 52° / Low 35° Statistics for Friday 59° 39° 62° 40° 87° in 1892 19° in 1964 3 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low 6 BROADCAST OLIVE TWP. — The Olive Township Trustees will hold their regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the township garage on Joppa Road. RIO GRANDE — Holzer Clinic and Holzer Medical Center Retirees will meet for lunch on Tuesday, April 3 at Bob Evans Rio Grande. GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis City Commission POMEROY — The will hold its regular meet- regular meeting of Meigs ing at 6 p.m. in the GalCounty Public Employee lipolis Municipal Building Retirees Inc., Chapter 74 8 AM Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will meet with potluck supper at 6:30 p.m. and regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. The Baking contest will be held. SUNDAY EVENING POMEROY — Pomeroy Library, 11 a.m., Gardening Series. Meigs County OSU Extension Agent, Kevin Fletcher, will be presenting information on Planning and Planting in this session of an ongoing series of programs. There will also be a seed giveaway during the program. POMEROY — Meigs County Health Dept. will be closed from noon1 p.m. for the annual Employee Recognition Luncheon. HARRISONVILLE —A free community dinner will be served from 5-6 p.m. at the Scipio Twp. Fire Department in Harrisonville. The menu is to include bratwurst from the King Family Farm. Dinners are being planned for the ﬁrst Wednesday of each month. SCIPIO TWP. — Scipio Township Trustees will be holding a special meeting at 7 p.m. at the Harrisonville Fire House to discuss ﬁre department issues. TODAY Public Employees are urged to attend. will be held at 1 p.m. at the Mulberry Community Center, located at 156 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy. Guest speaker will be State Rep. Jay Edwards, who will discuss the proposed legislation to make changes to COLA. District 7 Representative Greg Ervin will update members on state level issues related to PERI. All retired Meigs County Wednesday, April 4 Sunday Times-Sentinel Clendenin 50/37 Charleston 51/37 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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Peck also spent a decade as After putting close to two an assistant coach during the decades-worth of effort into the coaching ranks, Jason Peck early years of South Gallia’s existence before becoming is ﬁnally coming back to the the Rebels’ frontman in 2010. place where it all started. Peck, who followed Justy BurPeck, a 1996 graduate of River Valley High School, was leson at SGHS, led the Red and Gold to half of their four ofﬁcially voted in by a 5-0 count as the seventh head foot- playoff appearances in 2011 and 2015 and accumulated a ball coach in Raiders’ history 33-39 record during his tenure. at the Gallia County School Peck takes over a River ValBoard meeting held in late ley program that went 26-45 March. over seven years under Jerrod Peck — who served as the Sparling, who resigned last Hocking College defensive November following a 3-7 camco-ordinator in 2017 before ,A+6>/<=Ľ+377/.3+73.A/=>L-97 Sarah Hawley|OVP Sports Former South Gallia head football coach Jason Peck, left, talks with his players during a timeout in the 2011 opening round of the Division VI, Region 23 playoff contest against Buckeye Trail. Peck has been named the new head football coach at River Valley, his alma mater. paign. Sparling put together an 18-13 mark between 2014 and 2016, including the program’s only playoff appearance in 2015. Peck — who has taught at River Valley Middle School during his coaching stints at SGHS and Hocking College — acknowledged that he really enjoyed coaching football at the collegiate level, but there were always less than a handful of jobs he would consider returning for at the high school level. And this one, coincidentally, was always at the top of his list — for a variety of reasons. See PECK | 2B Blue Devils, Lady Raiders win RV Open title By Bryan Walters ,A+6>/<=Ľ+377/.3+73.A/=>L-97 BIDWELL, Ohio — Gallia County’s track and ﬁeld seasons are ofﬁcially off and running. The River Valley and South Gallia programs, as well as the Gallia Academy boys team, took part in the 2018 River Valley Open held Tuesday night on the campus of River Valley High School. The host Lady Raiders won 13-of-17 events and cruised to a 105-31 victory over the Lady Rebels in what proved to be a girls dual, while the Blue Devils were 31 points better in the boys competition while winning a dozen of the 17 events. Gallia Academy posted a winning tally of 95 points, while the Raiders won the remaining ﬁve events and ﬁnished second overall with 64 points. The Rebels — who came away with a trio of runner-up efforts on the boys side — ended the night third with 16 points. GAHS had a trio of male competitors win multiple individual events, including a pair of victories for John Stout in the 100-meter (11.66 seconds) and 200m (23.63) dashes. Ezra Blain won both the 110m hurdles (17.98) and 300m hurdles (47.46) competitions, while Spencer Harris ﬁnished ﬁrst in both the 400m dash (55.11) and high jump (5 feet, 10 inches) events. Coen Duncan won the pole vault with a cleared height of 9-feet even, while Caleb Greenlee captured the 1600m crown with a time of 5:15. Cory See TITLE | 3B Alex Hawley|OVP Sports On Wednesday at Eastern High School, senior Jessica Cook signed her letter of intent to join the Shawnee State cross county and track and field teams. Sitting in the front row, from left, are John Cook, Jessica Cook, and Patty Cook. Standing in the back row are Eastern head coach Josh Fogle, SSU head coach Eric Putnam and EHS Principal Shawn Bush. Eastern’s Cook inks with SSU By Alex Hawley “She’s meant a lot over the last four years. We’re losing a 5-or-6-time state qualifier. She TUPPERS PLAINS, came in and kind of had no idea what she Ohio — Now in the ﬁnal leg of her decorated high was doing her freshman year, and she turned into being one of the best distance runners school career, Jessica Cook has chosen where in program history. I think she’s a good she’ll run next. pickup for Shawnee State. They’re getting On Wednesday at East- one of the best distance to mid-distance ern High School, Cook runners in Southeastern Ohio.” signed her National Let- +2+A6/CĽ+377/.3+73.A/=>L-97 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Monday, April 2 Baseball Southern at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Trimble at Wahama, 5 p.m. Athens at Meigs, 5 p.m. Federal Hocking at Eastern, 5 p.m. Tug Valley at Hannan, 5:30 Gallia Academy at Ironton, 5 p.m. River Valley at Nelsonville-York, 5 p.m. Point Pleasant at Winﬁeld, 5:30 Softball Southern at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Trimble at Wahama, 5 p.m. Athens at Meigs, 5 p.m. Federal Hocking at Eastern, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy at Ironton, 5 p.m. River Valley at Nelsonville-York, 5 p.m. Tennis Gallia Academy at Athens, 4:30 Tuesday, April 3 Baseball Belpre at Southern, 5 p.m. Jackson at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Lincoln County at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. Wahama at Waterford, 5 p.m. Eastern at Trimble, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. Softball Belpre at Southern, 5 p.m. Jackson at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Fairland at River Valley, 5 p.m. Wahama at Waterford, 5 p.m. Eastern at Trimble, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. Track and Field Eastern, Southern at River Valley, 4:30 Meigs at Gallia Academy Relays, 4:30 Tennis Gallia Academy at Logan, 4:30 ter of Intent to join the Shawnee State University cross country and track and ﬁeld teams next fall. “I’ve always wanted to run in college,” Cook said. “It’s been my dream since I watched my oldest brother run. This gives me the opportunity to make someone of myself. It deﬁantly feels good to have all of my hard work pay off.” In four years of cross country for EHS, Cook qualiﬁed for the state meet three times, with her best state ﬁnish being 19:35, a 21st place mark in her freshman year. In cross county, Cook was league champion as a sophomore and a junior, while ﬁnishing second in the league in her freshman and senior seasons. Cook was top-5 in the district meet in all-4 seasons at EHS. Cook is the school record holder for girls cross county with a time of 19:05, which she ran in — Josh Fogle, ��#�2/+.�-9+-2 her sophomore season. In track and ﬁeld, as a freshman, Cook was a state qualiﬁer in the 1600m run and the 4x800m relay. In her sophomore campaign, Cook was a state qualiﬁer in the 800m run. Cook is the current school record holder in the girls 1600m run with a time of 5:17.05, which came in her freshman season. Jessica credits EHS and head coach Josh Fogle for helping her become the runner that the is today. “My coach trains me everyday,” Cook said. “We run most Sundays, the sprinters on our team don’t have to run on Sundays, so that’s fun. We’ve had to run on holidays before too, I guess that’s pretty intense. We only get two weeks off in between seasons. I think we’re pretty prepared for what college has to bring, but I still feel like it will be something new.” In Cook’s previous seven seasons of varsity competition — four cross county and three track and ﬁeld — the Lady Eagles have won the league and the district all-7 times. “She’s meant a lot over the last four years,” Fogle said. “We’re losing a 5-or-6-time state qualiﬁer. She came in and kind of had no idea what she was doing her freshman year, and she turned into being one of the best distance runners in program history. I think she’s a good pickup for Shawnee State. They’re getting one of the best distance to mid-distance runners in Southeastern Ohio.” Cook will be joining a SSU program that competes in the NAIA and Mid-South Conference. The Bears are led by head coach Eric Putnam. “She’s had one of the most decorated careers of any kid to run distance here at Eastern,” Putnam said of Jessica. “We’re hoping that she can come in and be anywhere from 3-to-7 on our cross country team in the fall. It depends what we want to do with her in track, but I’d say mid-distance. With her height we could experiment a little bit in the hurdles. I’d like to try her in the steeple chase, because I think she has all the tools to be exceptional at that.” “We have a deep team with some really good upperclassmen for a small college. It’ll be an adjustment to run with them everyday and get used to being pushed on every single run. I think she’ll do well as long as she gets her miles in, which I have no reason to believe she wouldn’t do.” At Shawnee State, Cook — who held a 3.3 grade-point-average in high school — will major in Nursing. �6/B��+A6/C�-+8�,/�</+-2/.�+>�� [ [ M�/B>L� ��L �SPORTS 2B Sunday, April 1, 2018 Sunday Times-Sentinel Southern’s VanMeter signs with OU-C softball By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com RACINE, Ohio — One game into her senior season, Paige VanMeter’s softball future is set. On Tuesday at Southern High School, VanMeter signed her National Letter of Intent to join the Ohio University-Chillicothe softball team next season. “My coaches have helped me by pushing me, and my teammates have helped me too,” VanMeter said. “I started wanting to play at the next level when I started playing travel ball. With school-ball, I started working harder and getting better, and it made me want to play more.” Entering her senior season, VanMeter has helped the Lady Tornadoes to a 40-25 record with a pair of sectional championships. As a freshman, VanMeter hit .428 in 63 at-bats and ﬁnished with 30 runs batted in and three home runs. She drove in 32 runs as a sophomore and hit .527 in 74 at-bats. In her junior season, VanMeter batted .606 in 71 at-bats, with 56 RBIs and 11 home runs. She tallied 14 doubles as a junior, the most of her career. “I have a passion for hitting, I love it,” said VanMeter. “I’ve always Alex Hawley|OVP Sports On Tuesday at Southern High School, senior Paige VanMeter signed her National Letter of Intent to join the OU-C softball team. Sitting in the front row, from left, are Mike VanMeter, Paige VanMeter and Kathi VanMeter. Standing in the back are SHS Principal Daniel Otto, Lady Tornadoes head coach Alan Crisp and OU-C head coach George Beck. been a strong hitter, that’s just what I’ve been. I get my conﬁdence from hitting.” Paige has been featured on the All-Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division team in each of her ﬁrst three seasons. VanMeter has also been named to the all-district team three times, as an honorable mention in 2015, a second team selection in 2016 and a ﬁrst teamer in 2017. VanMeter was an AllOhio honorable mention as a junior and made it into the state record books for a three-home run, nine-RBI game. “She started with us as a freshman at third base, did an excellent job for us,” Lady Tornadoes head coach Alan Crisp said. “Last year we got in a situation where I lost my catchers and she’s caught before, so we moved her back behind the plate and she did a good job. She’s going to be back there again this year for us. Last year she had an unbelievable year at the plate. “We’re counting on big things from her this year. I think she’ll be able to adjust to the college game. She’s played some travel ball, so she’s seen some top-quality pitching. OU-C has a nice program and I think she’ll be able to step in and be a quality player for them.” After her senior season, VanMeter will be joining a Hilltoppers squad that Though there have been more losses than wins during the program’s From page 1B 26 years of existence, Peck feels honored to join “Being a graduate and having worn those colors those half-dozen men in leading the Silver and myself when I played in Black on Friday nights. high school, there is just “There have been a lot a pride that comes from of good coaches at River knowing that I am the head football coach at my Valley over the years that have helped get this proalma mater,” Peck said. gram where it is today. “I’ve been fortunate to What’s exciting for me is coach in Gallia County getting to try to leave my before and to have had the opportunity to coach own mark on what the at the collegiate level, but people before me have built,” Peck said. “Regardthere’s something truly amazing about being able less of their records, those past coaches helped to come back home and be part of something truly build good young men while teaching a game close to my heart. that we all love. That’s “I’m thankful for the opportunity that I’ve been something I’m proud given at River Valley and to be doing at my alma mater and something that I’m looking forward to give back to the place that I’m really looking forward has helped shape me into to.” Peck’s previous experithe person I am today. ence on the sidelines, as I’m really excited to get well as in the Gallia Counstarted.” ty School District, made Peck joins a RVHS his hiring a somewhat head coaching list that easy choice — despite includes Jack James, numerous applications for Merrill Triplett, Larry Carter, Gregg Deel, Jared the gridiron opening. RVHS athletic director McClelland and Sparling, Richard Stephens was with Sparling serving very excited to welcome as the school’s all-time Peck — a former Raider leader in wins. teammate — back to the Silver and Black family. As he noted, there were just a lot of pluses to this personnel decision. “We are very excited that Coach Peck is coming on board to take over the football program at River Valley. Coach Peck knows how to follow a successful coach and build upon the foundation that is in place. That is not always easy, but he has proven at South Gallia that he is not only capable, but successful in doing so. Coach Peck will continue to build on the strong traditions left by Coach Sparling, and add his own winning traditions as we move forward,” Stephens said. “Coach Peck is known for his strong physical players, varied approach to offense and defense based on his personnel, and he has been successful at each position he has held. Coach Peck is the ﬁrst River Valley alumnus to take over the reigns of the football program, which is exciting when former players come back to better their alma mater. He is a member of our com- munity and has been his entire life. He is excited to get started and we are very excited to have him.” Besides tying Burleson for playoff appearances at SGHS, Peck also took the Rebels into Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division play at the start of the 2010 fall campaign — his ﬁrst season as head coach. Besides a 25-31 league mark during his seven seasons, Peck’s leadership also produced the school ﬁrst TVC Hocking player of the year in Johnny Sheets back in 2016. The Rebels also ﬁnished ninth in the Division VI, Region 23 playoff rankings during the 2013 campaign. Peck’s Rebels were well-known for a physical style of play that resulted in solid defensive squads that produced offense through a punishing ground attack. Peck is hoping to bring some of those same characteristics from his days at South Gallia into his new world at River Valley. The venerable mentor also believes that the kids are going to take to what he’s teaching. “I think these kids are hungry for success. I believe in being physical, and we will be a physical football team that runs the football and plays defense every Friday night,” Peck said. “Obviously we are little behind due to the timing, but we’re getting caught up on the offseason stuff and we will be ready by the time August rolls around. I’m not making any guarantees on wins and losses, but we will be a more physical team by the start of this season.” Despite being hired six months from the start of the 2018 gridiron season, Peck doesn’t feel like he’s at a disadvantage that most other coaches would probably be in during a situation like this. After all, he’s now coaching kids that he’s previously had in classes, or even just knowing them through his high school friends. Regardless, Peck’s glad to be home — and hoping to take his alma mater to new places. He also thinks some familiarity with everyone will help with the transition pro- Peck competes in the Ohio Regional Campus Conference and is led by head coach George Beck. “Paige will compete for a starting position at the corners, most likely third base,” Coach Beck said. “We really like her bat. She’s got a real good stick, can put her bat on the ball and can really move runners, that’s important. If you don’t score runs, you don’t win many games, I ﬁgured that out through the years. I think she’ll do well.” At OU-C, VanMeter plans on majoring in Social Work, with the intent of becoming a medical social worker. “I like the size of OU-C, I’m from a small school and I like how small it is,” VanMeter said. “I like the community there and it’s not too expensive. My goal is to play either third or ﬁrst. I like the pressure of ﬁrst base, you have to make the team look good, that’s the goal of the ﬁrst baseman. I’ve always loved third base, my dad started me there and since then I’ve loved playing there.” At Southern, VanMeter holds a 3.3 grade-pointaverage and has also competed on the varsity volleyball and basketball teams. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2100. cess. “I’ve been fortunate to coach football in the Gallia County School District once before, and I know the support I’ve always received in the past was as top-notch as anywhere you could want to be … from the administration on down. It truly does feel like a homecoming, even though I technically never left,” Peck said. “I played football with some of these kids’ fathers 20-some years ago in these colors, so I know how much it means to everyone involved in the River Valley community. I also think the community and the kids know how much it would mean to me to build something really successful here, year-in and year-out. “We have a lot of work to do to get ready for the season, but I can promise you that I’m motivated to get things started with these guys. This is the job that I always wanted when I started coaching, so it’s time to get to work.” Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. BANKS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY � � �� !�� !� �� !�� LIMITED TIME OFFER DOUBLE YOUR POWER Purchase a GENERAC ® Automatic Standby Generator and receive a FREE INVERTER GENERATOR $ 500 VALUE! OFFER VALID MARCH 12 - APRIL 22, 2018 OH-70038710 Quite, compact and easy to use. Great for camping, tailgating or other activities on the go! Terms and conditions apply �SPORTS Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, April 1, 2018 3B Derek Raike wins NHSCA Mother Nature’s annual Jr. High title April Fool’s Day joke ﬁeld, baseball diamond, badThe other morning around minton and volleyball court, the ofﬁce, a couple of guys and among other purposes. Do they I were discussing how the Constill have yards like that? servation Area on New Lima One thing for sure, from the Road could actually stand being instant the ﬁrst blade of grass mowed – never mind that it is cut, it is “Game on!” with was pouring rain outside and there is a possibility of snow In The mowing until early November, so I am in no hurry to start. next week. Open Late winter and early spring It’s almost Mother Nature’s Jim are the dreariest times of the version of a cruel April Fool’s Freeman year, and it is ironic how the Day joke, except it is all too conditions that make us the real. We are in the time of year most miserable and depressed as that, if it is not below freezing, the humans are the very conditions that grass will be growing. set the stage for the return of life in Only in Ohio do you have to juggle that ﬁrst mowing of the season the spring. The cold, gray, wet, muddy condibetween snow and rain storms, weartions, while gloomy, are absolutely ing a coat, and mowing only those necessary to set the stage for the rest parts of the lawn that have already of the year. started growing. For the record, we The weeping willow trees along the personally don’t have a “lawn.” When I hear the word “lawn” I think of that back creek have been insisting for the past several weeks that it is already carefully manicured, smooth, lush, spring, but it’s not spring until our verdant turf with nary a weed or sawtooth oak says it is spring by letdandelion to be seen, and probably ting go of last year’s leaves, and right mowed in that weird stripe-y sort of now the sawtooth oak still holds it is way. winter. We have none of that. We have a Nonetheless, the seasons are conyard; it’s sort of sketchy and a little tinuing their relentless march. The disreputable. Sadly what we really days are now longer than the nights, have is what my wife describes as a “doggy latrine that we have to mow.” and getting longer every day, and with daylight savings time we arranged our It’s lumpy and bumpy; if the weeds schedules to where we get more of died, the entire surface would be that extra daylight in the evening and brown. In the fall I don’t rake the not in the early morning. leaves, I just chop them up with the Here at the ofﬁce that means soon mower and let the wind handle them. I will be getting phone calls about Growing up, grass could barely “orphaned” baby animals. Despite grow in my parents’ yard because it served many roles as a neighborhood See JOKE | 4B playground, kid camping area, football Courtesy photo The Point Pleasant wrestling program made another bit of important history last weekend as eighth grader Derek Raike became the first junior high champion in school history at the 2018 NHSCA Junior High Nationals held in Virginia Beach, Va. Raike, pictured at right, went 6-0 and claimed four pinfalls in a division that featured 51 competitors while also earning junior high All-American honors for a third consecutive year. Justin Bartee, left, also became a three-time junior high All-American after going 6-1 overall and placing third out of 48 contestants in his division. MacKandle Freeman also competed at the junior high national event, finishing 4-2 overall. Point Pleasant was also represented at the high school level by George Smith (4-2), Mitchell Freeman (2-2), Christopher Smith (1-2), Zac Samson (1-2) and Juan Marquez (0-2), although none of the upperclassmen earned All-American status. All 50 states were represented at the annual national event. Title From page 1B a mark of 1:01, while Reese, Sarah Moffett, Evalena Ehman and Bailey Wray captured ﬁrst in the 4x400m relay with a time of 5:17. Alyssa Lollathin was the lone multiple-event champion after winning both the 300m hurdles (57.99) and long jump (13-3) contests. Gillman won the 1600m run (7:00) and Baker also won the 3200m run (13:03). Jacks claimed the 100m dash (14.40) title and Reese won the 400m dash (1:06.6) event. Jenna Burke also won the pole vault competition with a cleared height of 7-feet even. Elisabeth Moffett claimed the discus title with a throw of 81 feet, 11 inches. Kelsey Brown had the Lady Raiders’ ﬁnal title in the shot put after posting a heave of 31 feet, 2 ½ inches. The Lady Rebels came away with four individual championships, including respective wins by Alyssa Cremeans (31.29) and Olivia Harrison (19.50) in the 200m dash and 100m hurdles events. Soﬁa Ternovyk captured ﬁrst in the 800m run with a time of 3:10. 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Join us for a fun and special event on Saturday, April 7th in Pomeroy. facebook.com/events/SupportOurShopsPomeroy Visit baumspage.com Jaslyn Bowers had South for complete results of Gallia’s ﬁnal championthe 2018 River Valley ship in the high jump after winning a tiebreak- Open. er on a cleared height of Bryan Walters can be reached at 4 feet, 2 inches. VOTE REPUBLICAN MAY 8TH SA AP TU RI RD L A 7T Y, H Call also won the long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 3 inches. The Blue Devils also came away with ﬁrst place in three of the four relay events, with the lone exception being the 4x800m relay. Blain, Call, Ryan Donovsky and Lane Pullins combined to win the 4x100m relay with a time of 47.73 seconds, while Blain, Call, Pullins and Harris won the 4x200m relay with a mark of 1:39.7. The foursome of Duncan, Harris, Logan Blouir and Ian Hill also came away with ﬁrst place in the 4x400m relay after posting a time of 3:53. The Raiders captured the 4x800m relay title as the quartet of Kyle Coen, George Rickett, Nathaniel Abbott and Wyatt Bragg posted a winning mark of 9:32. Eric Weber won the discus (134-0) event and Ty VanSickle captured ﬁrst in the shot put (417) contest, while Rickett (2:18) and Abbott (11:22) respectively won the 800m and 3200m runs. SGHS claimed no individual titles in the boys competition, but did earn runner-up efforts in the high jump, 300m hurdles and 4x400m relay events. With the Blue Angels absent from the competition, the Lady Raiders dominated the local girls competition — including wins in all four relay events. The quartet of Kenzie Baker, Hannah Culpepper, Julia Nutter and Beth Gillman took ﬁrst in the 4x800m relay due to being the only entrant, while the foursome of Alexis Stout, Savannah Reese, Madison Burd and Rakia Penick won the 4x200m relay with a time of 2:08. Starr VanFossen, Hannah Jacks, Hanna Davis and Britney Davis won the 4x100m event with Paid for by Christopher Tenoglia for Judge 200 E. 2nd Street Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 For more local sports coverage, visit MyDailySentinel.com or MyDailyTribune.com �SPORTS 4B Sunday, April 1, 2018 Sunday Times-Sentinel OVP SPORTS BRIEFS Cliffside Senior Golf League Opening Day GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The Cliffside Men’s Senior Golf League will begin its 2018 season on Tuesday, April 24, at Cliffside Golf Course. Registration will begin weekly at 8:15 a.m. and there will be a shotgun start at 9 a.m. There is also a $5 fee for every competitor during each week of participation. Players will be grouped in two-or-more ﬂights, depending on the number of players for each week’s play. Weekly pairings are determined by a blind draw. The top three players of each ﬂight will receive weekly prize money and each player will earn points towards the overall league championship. Each player plays their own ball and has to play at least 10 of the 19 weeks of competitive play to be eligible for end of season prize money. For more information on the Cliffside Men’s Senior Golf League, contact the Cliffside Golf Course at 740-446-4653. Alex Hawley|OVP Sports Virginia’s Bennett named college coach of the year University of Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson drops back for a pass during the Cardinals’ win on September 24 2016, in Huntington, W.Va. SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Virginia coach Tony Bennett isn’t going to waver from his foundation, whether it’s the philosophy that built the Cavaliers into a contender or the big-picture perspective that helps him handle the sting of a historically improbable loss. Both ends of that approach are fully on display now as he is named The Associated Press men’s college basketball coach of the year. Bennett won the honor Thursday after his Cavaliers set a program single-season record for wins, dominated the Atlantic Coast Conference and reached No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the ﬁrst time since the Ralph Sampson era. Yet that wildly successful season ended abruptly in the most unexpected way: with the Cavaliers falling to UMBC to become the ﬁrst No. 1 seed to lose to a 16-seed in NCAA Tournament history. “They experienced things a lot of guys don’t,” Bennett said in an interview with the AP. “That kind of success? Oh my gosh. And then that kind of loss? … But again, their body of work deserves to be celebrated. “And then so much of what society looks at — it begs the question — is it just about how you do in March? Or is it about the whole thing? It’s a fair debate (on) what matters. But I told them: I wouldn’t trade this team for anything. Even the experiences, as hard as they are, this is part of the process.” Bennett was the runaway winner for the award, which is being presented at the Final Four. He earned 50 of 65 votes from AP Top 25 writers with ballots submitted before the start of the NCAA Tournament. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Lamar Jackson’s determined look as he threw the football left no question about his NFL intentions. Quarterback is the only position he will play in the pros. The former Louisville QB and 2016 Heisman Trophy winner, who was successful in both throwing and running while in college, has stated that plan before and reinforced it with an impressive pro day workout focused solely on passing Thursday before scouts and ofﬁcials from all 32 NFL clubs. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was among those observing Jackson and 18 recent Cardinals teammates, including several defensive players hopeful of early round consideration in the draft that starts April 26. But all eyes were on the 6-foot-3, 212-pound Jackson, who had thrown for 9,043 of his 13,175 career yards of offense and 69 of his 119 total touchdowns while at Louisville. Despite those gaudy numbers and a resume of dynamic highlights, he still faced suggestions at the NFL combine earlier Coin Show Thirteen Dealers featuring MTS Coins of Gallipolis �("��*�� $%� � �+� ��!� $! Jackson bolsters case as QB this month about playing wide receiver rather than QB. Jackson wasn’t having it. Though he didn’t run the 40-yard dash or partake in position drills, he served notice about his arm by delivering on target with many of his 59 scripted passes at Louisville’s practice facility. He even took snaps under center from lineman Geron Christian — a pro hopeful as well — to answer another question about his skills. “I came out here to prove to the guys that I can throw any pass from under center instead of going to the (shot)gun,” Jackson told the NFL Network. He did not speak to local media. “You have to see how fast you can get back in the pocket and have velocity on the ball.” Jackson showed precise footwork and mechanics but he wasn’t perfect, overthrowing receivers on several deep balls early in his script. He quickly improved to hit targets on slants, fades, post and go routes, completing passes with inches to spare on some plays. He drew applause on those tough throws and high-ﬁves from teammates as he walked off the ﬁeld with a big smile. It was like old times not that long ago, and nobody was surprised. “He looked really smooth out there,” said Reggie Bonnafon, Jackson’s predecessor as Louisville’s QB before switching to receiver and running back. “He put in a lot of time and work, working on his mechanics and things like that for the next level. He put on some weight, so he looked good and it was good to some passes from him.” Some draft boards project Jackson as a middleto-late ﬁrst-round selection. Wherever he goes, former Heisman Trophy winner and ESPN analyst Andre Ware said, the workout should end talk about his QB potential. “I think that question was answered today,” Ware said. “That thing was put on (2012 Heisman winner) RG3 (Robert Grifﬁn III) when he came out, and it’s reared its ugly head again with this kid. I think he’s one of the more dynamic playmakers that we’ve seen in quite some time at the QB position, which makes it tough on a defense.” Speaking of defense, one of Jackson’s teammates on that side of the ball sought to bolster projections of joining him in the ﬁrst round. Cornerback Jaire Alexander came away smiling after his workout. Louisville’s interceptions leader in 2016 (ﬁve) was limited to six games and one pick last season because of injuries but is considered a late ﬁrst-round pick on some draft sites because of his coverage and kickreturn ability. “I think it went well,” Alexander said. “I was able to showcase my hip ﬂuidity and my ball skills, and that’s something I’ve been working on a lot.” Linebacker James Hearns, meanwhile, sought to improve following a disappointing combine performance he chalked up to nerves. The 6-3, 239-pounder seemed looser and more encouraged after an effort he hopes lifts him up from mid-round projections. “Luckily, I had this second chance to come out and show the coaches a little bit more of me,” said Hearns, who had 43 tackles and eight sacks last season. Quality Inn ��#%!�% *��# ��*��""� � �� A must-see Masters with Tiger back among the best By Doug Ferguson dominated golf for nearly 15 years. He has power. His short game is sharp. He makes putts. Never mind that Woods is not ranked among the top 100 players. Or that it has been 13 years since he last won the Masters in that Sunday red shirt, and four years and eight months since he last won any tournament. The buzz following Woods since his return from a fourth back surgery has been bigger and louder than when he was No. 1 in the world, piling up 79 victories on the PGA Tour and 14 majors. The longer he was away from the game, the more his feats looked even more legendary. And the longer he was gone, the more plausible it was that Woods might never return, at least not at a competitive level. In his last three starts leading to the Masters, Woods was within one shot of the lead at some point in the ﬁnal round. His only close call was the Valspar Championship, when he was a 40-foot birdie putt away nearby… you! Baby birds can be picked up and put back into the nest, and other From page 3B baby animals should be all of the public relations left alone to wait for their mothers to return. They campaigns by various aren’t little for long; for wildlife agencies or the most part all they organizations, humans need is a little space and still feel the need to get time to get their young involved with wild aniraised and out of the den mals’ child rearing. or nest. For the times Just know that for the that I have accidentally most part wildlife mothers are very dedicated and mowed over a nest of rabnot prone to abandoning bits in the yard; I set up a their young, but with that ﬂat board on blocks over top of the nest – leavbeing said sometimes ing enough room for the they tend to have them in places that don’t seem mother to get underneath very appropriate. Most of but providing some protection and cover for the the time the best course of action is to do nothing. nest. Sometimes animals Of course the parents act different during the aren’t around because spring, and what “everythere is a large predator one knows” about animals is not necessarily so. For instance, “everyone knows” only sick raccoons or skunks come out during the day, but that isn’t always the case. After giving birth, female raccoons will stay with their young for extended periods of time, protecting them from male raccoons who will kill them; many times their only chance of going out is during the day (when the male raccoons are asleep), and they are hungry and looking anywhere for food. The best thing we can do is leave them alone and just give them some space. A little later in the spring, it is not uncommon to see young animals out alone. Adolescent animals are sometimes like human teenagers, they don’t always follow the rules about bedtime. Just know that in most cases where humans interfere with wildlife, the wild animal loses – so don’t intervene unless absolutely necessary. Just remember, although it may be gray and dreary today, keep your chin up because at any moment my sawtooth oak will ofﬁcially declare an end to winter! OH-70037990 Associated Press Buying and Selling U.S. Coins & Currency ABSOLUTE AUCTION Farm Machinery Saturday April 7, 2018 @ 10:00 A.M. Nibert Legacy Farms, LLC David Nibert, Janie Martin & Becky Woodward, owners Located: 8442 State Route 817 south 4 miles east of Henderson, WV Having closed the dairy and leased the crop land the following farm equipment will be offered at Absolute Auction. COMBINES: 1988 JD 6620 Titan II, 1978 JD 6600, 1988 JD 6620 Side Hill(Parts), 1997 JD 9610 Maximizer, (2) 6 row corn heads on 30” rows, (1) 4 row corn head on 36” rows (3) soybean heads, (3) Header Carts. TRACTORS: 1999 JD 8200 4WD 3,308 hrs, 180 hp, 3 sets of remotes, 1980 JD 4840 5,956 hrs, 180 hp 3 sets of remotes, 1980 JD 4840 6,675 hrs, 180 hp, 3 sets of remotes, 1965 JD 4020 5,572 hrs, 92 hp, dual remotes, 1980 JD 2940 20,604 hrs, 82 hp, 1 set of remotes, 1970 JD 2520 hrs unknown 60 hp, 1 set of remotes TILLAGE: Blue Jet 5 shank Sub Soiler, JD 2800 in furrow 6 bottom semi integral moldboard plow. 281 12 ft rotary hoe (brand unknown), JD 230 25ft Disc (Needs Work), JD 6 row 3-pt hitch cultivator, White 435 10 ft chisel plow, White 445 10 ft chisel plow. Oliver 374 3pt hitch 6 row cultivator, (2) International 4 row cultivator. Green 30 ft field cultivator (brand unknown). PLANTING: JD 1560 15 ft grain drill, JD 7200 12 row 30” row corn planter Older JD Van Brunt 8 ft grain drill. HARVESTING: JD 3940 2 row chopper, JD 2 row chopper head 30 inch, (3) JD grass heads, Gehl 970 Silage Wagon tandem rear wheels, Gehl 970 Silage Wagon single rear axle, Gehl 960 Silage Wagon single rear axle (needs work), Killbros Model 1200 Grain Cart, Killbros Model 350 Gravity Wagon on 1065 JD gears, Killbros Model 275 on 1065 JD gears, (3)Killbros Model 250 on 1065 JD gears, GSI systems 50 ft Grain Elevator, IH Silage Blower, Electric corn auger –portable, (2) John Deere 6 ft scraper blades GRAIN BINS & POLE BARNS: Shiivers 10,000 bushel drying bin, (2) 8,000 bushel grain bins, (1) 18,000 bushel grain bin and (1) 9,000 bushel grain bin, the latter (4) believed to be Martin and all in good condition. Metal Pole Barn approx 160 X 80 w/ 16ft eves, Metal pole barn approx 30 X 40 w/20ft eves. (Grain Bins and Barns must be removed within 30 days from day of sale). MISC: bench grinders, band saw, parts washer, drill press, 50 ton press, mixed lot of steel for fabrication, large assortment of new nuts & bolts in bins, metal shelves, chain binders, log chains, hand tools, wrenches, boxes of nails, chain ratchet, 55 gallon drum pumps plus more. (note misc won’t take long!) OH-70037921 Terms: Cash or Check with positive ID, bank letter of credit on significant amounts or unknown individuals to Auctioneer or Owners. All items will be sold as is where is with no warranty written or implied. All announcements day of sale will take precedence over any advertisements. Not responsible for accidents or loss of property. GEORGE E. WOODWARD JR. AUCTIONEER WV License # 2325 740 441-5754 woodward.george@gmail.com This Masters is as much about a red shirt as a green jacket. Tiger Woods is back for only the second time in the last ﬁve years, and what makes the sight of him at Augusta National even more tantalizing is that Woods is starting to look like the player who Joke See MASTERS | 7B Jim Freeman is the wildlife specialist for the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District. His column In the Open generally appears every other weekend. He can be contacted weekdays at 740-992-4282 or at jim.freeman@ oh.nacdnet.net �CLASSIFIEDS Sunday Times-Sentinel OH-70038654 The Tuppers Plains-Chester Water District is accepting applications for Ofﬁce Clerk. For a description of the job requirements and or an “Application For Employment” refer to our website at tpcwd.org under “Employment Opportunities.” You can also pick up an application at our ofﬁce located at 39561 Bar 30 Road, Reedsville OH 45772. To submit send to email address gmtpcwd@windstream.net or mail to the above address, application and a resume both required in a pdf format. 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 having 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 reasonably 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 the 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 dupolicate 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 and improvements that are either liable to or exempt from taxation by Title LV11 (57) of the Revised Code. LARRY M. BETZ GALLIA COUNTY AUDITOR 446-4612 Amy Carter Best Deal New & Used MARK PORTER FORD Home of the Car Fairy OH-70035105 www.markporterauto.com �� !�� !� �� amycarter@markporterauto.com Help Wanted-General Manager The Tuppers Plains-Chester Water District is accepting applications for General Manager. For a description of the job requirements and or an “Application For Employment” refer to our website at tpcwd.org under “Employment Opportunities.” You can also pick up an application at our ofﬁce located at 39561 Bar 30 Road, Reedsville OH 45772. To submit send to email address gmtpcwd@ windstream.net or mail to the above address, application and a resume both required in a pdf format. 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EURZVH�MREV��SRVW�\RXU�UHVXPH��JHW�DGYLFH jobmatchohio.com �SPORTS Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, April 1, 2018 7B LeBron breaks Jordan’s record as Cavs win CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James accepted the game ball and raised it high over his head for everyone to see — the perfect pose. With the crowd standing and roaring after seeing history, James took a moment to soak in the adoration before hurrying back to work. Michael Jordan would have done the same thing. James scored in double digits in his 867th straight game, breaking the record he shared with his boyhood idol Jordan, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the New Orleans Hornets 107-102 on Friday night to avoid slipping in the standings. James ﬁnished with 27 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds, adding another stellar performance to his MVP-worthy 15th NBA season. This game, however, won’t be remembered for that stat line or James taking over in crunch time. This was the night James caught — and passed — a player he’s spent his career chasing. “That’s a good moment, a special moment not only for myself but for my family and for so many kids that look up to me for inspiration to know that you can actually go out there and do it and know where I’ve come from,” James said. “You know, brought up 30 minutes south of here and the statistics is always stacked up against you, and for me to be in this position today, being able to accomplish something that a lot of people thought would not happen again or be able to break a record like that. Thompson had 14 rebounds in 21 minutes for the Cavs, who have won seven of eight. A loss would have dropped the three-time defending Eastern Conference champions from third to ﬁfth with only a handful of games left in the regular season. Jrue Holiday scored 25 and Nikola Mirotic 20 for New Orleans, which slipped to eighth in the Western Conference. Pelicans star Anthony Davis scored just 16 — 12 below his average — on 6-of-19 shooting as he was harassed by Thompson and Larry Nance Jr. James surpassed Jordan’s mark midway Phil Long | AP through the ﬁrst quarCleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James celebrates during the first half of an NBA game against the New ter in ﬁtting fashion, Orleans Pelicans in Cleveland on Friday. James broke Michael Jordan’s NBA record by scoring at least delivering a two-handed 10 points in his 867th straight regular-season game. dunk that Mirotic and Pelicans forward Solo“It means a lot for me youth that kind of needs Jordan Clarkson added mon Hill didn’t dare try to stop. and it means more to the hope.” 23 points and Tristan Masters for Masters champions. But there were no clubs. No boxes of golf balls. No need to register. No tee time. “Very frustrating,” Woods said. “Because I love playing Augusta National. I love it. And I know how to play it. Sometimes I don’t play it well, but I know how to play it. Me being out there on those greens and hitting putts and being creative, there’s no other golf course like it in the world and there’s no other golf tournament like it. “It is literally … it’s a players’ heaven.” Can he win? It seems like such an absurd thought considering where Woods was even a year ago. He told Jack Nicklaus at the Champions Dinner last year how much he was hurting, and Nick Faldo was struck by the negative tone. Woods had fusion surgery on his lower back two weeks later. Then, in another low moment, he was arrested in the early hours of Memorial Day on a DUI charge when Florida police found him asleep behind the wheel of his car. The image of Woods pumping his ﬁst in that red shirt was replaced by the sunken eyes of his mug shot. Woods attributed it to a bad combination of prescrip- From page 4B on the 18th hole from forcing a playoff. That prompted Jason Day to say, “For him to come back and win … I don’t think it’s going to be a huge surprise now.” As much as golf has missed the energy he brings to a tournament, Woods has missed golf, especially that ﬁrst full week in April. He has been to Augusta National each of the last two years for the Champions Dinners. Just like always, Woods walked up the stairs to the locker room reserved Long Handle Garden Tools �� $7.99 740-446-8828 3/$9.99 8997 St. Rt. 160, Bidwell, OH Open Mon-Sat 8 am - 6 pm Sunday 11 am - 5 pm Gas Cans �� Larger Quality Discounts Sale good-March 29 - April 7, 2018 $6.49 Ag Lime �*UDVV� Seed �6WUDZ Stihl FS38 Trimmer $129.95 $3.99/50lb. Pelletized Lime Stihl 16” MS17016 Chain Saw $5.69/50lb. 3 pc. Pruning Set 5/8x50 Weather Flex Water Hose $13.99 Top Soil 2/$5 Miracle-Gro Garden Soil 1 cu. ft. $159.95 $14.99 $9.99 OH-70037845 2 cu.ft. 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The playoff victory over Justin Thomas in the Mexico Championship was the validation that Lefty needed. “I needed to get a win before Augusta so I wasn’t trying to win for the ﬁrst time in fourand-a-half years at that event,” Mickelson said. “This certainly boosts my conﬁdence and gives Bidwell Hardware Preen Garden Weed Preventer FERTILIZER 50LB tion drugs and sought treatment. He sure didn’t look like a Masters favorite then. He didn’t look like one just over six months ago at the Presidents Cup, where as an assistant captain he said he could picture a scenario where he didn’t return to competition at all. Now he has one thing in mind: another green jacket. “I’m just building toward April,” he said. The biggest obstacle for Woods? So is everyone else. Adding to the anticipation of the Masters, which starts April 5, that all the best players are hitting their stride going $7.59 Handmade Rocking Chairs Bar Oil Trimmer String COMPLETE SELECTION 16 qt Miracle Gro Potting Soil 1 Gal. 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