http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/6c8cff85d56810e1dfea2d3213a9c23d.pdf 259a69929516a18b7d2ee3c497367ea9 PDF Text Text Music by The Raineys Sands’ collected history Capehart Tri-County golf league NEWS s 3A NEWS s 6A SPORTS s 1B Breaking news at mydailytribune.com Issue 25, Volume 52 Deputies investigating gas station break-in Analyzing the opioid epidemic Decades of life lost to overdoses Staff Report MIDDLEPORT — Local law enforcement officers are investigating a break-in at a gas station near Middleport. In a news release, Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood reported that in the early morning hours of June 22 his office received a phone call for a burglary alarm at the TNT Pit Stop located at the corner of State Route 7 and Storys Run Road. Sheriff’s deputies along with the Middleport Police Department and Pomeroy Police Department responded to the scene. Upon arrival the glass from the front door had been busted out. Officers then cleared the building and did not locate anyone inside. The owner of the business was then called to the scene and discovered that an undisclosed amount of cash and cigarettes were missing from the store. Deputies processed the scene and the investigation is ongoing. More information will be released as soon as it becomes available. Sunday, June 24, 2018 s $2 By Joe Higgins Special to the Times-Sentinel OHIO VALLEY — More than 500,000 years of life expectancy were lost in Ohio during a seven-year period, according to a study conducted by The Ohio Alliance for Innovation in Population Health (OAIPH) — a collaborative initiative formed by Ohio University’s College of Health Sciences and Professions and the University of Toledo’s College of Health and Human Services. As opioid overdose continues to increase as a cause of preventable mortality in the state, the OAIPH set out to examine how opioid overdose deaths contribute to increased mortality and to shine a light on the effect of the epidemic on the lifespan of Ohioans at the state and county level. “This data gives us a picture of the profound impact of opioid related deaths,” said Rick Hodges, director of OIAPH. “These are people in the prime of life during their most productive years. The data also tells a story about families and communities.” The years of life lost (YLL) was calculated See OPIOID | 5A Orsbon appointed Chamber director By Dean Wright deanwright@aimmediamidwest.com GALLIPOLIS — Elisha Orsbon was recently announced the new executive director of the Gallia County Chamber of Commerce. According to Orsbon, she was named the new director around mid-June after previous director, Rachel Newberry, stepped back to take care of family. “I love everything about my job,” said Orsbon. “(River Recreation Festival) can be a bit challenging but I love the communication and involvement in the community. I love getting to know businesses and people and seeing how they work together, watching the networking between the businesses. I enjoy it…It’s kind of social work on a different level. There’s a lot of the same thing going on but with businesses.” Orsbon said she had a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Rio Grande. Over 200 organizations are represented by the Gallia County Chamber of Commerce. “We work to be relevant for them and hope they continue to be proud supporters of the Chamber,” said Orsbon. “We plan on doing networking and sponsorship opportunities coming up and I have all kinds of ideas.” Orsbon started with the Chamber April 2016 as an assistant. When the opportunity to become the associate director of the Chamber opened, she moved into that position and has now taken over the executive director’s position. “Everything is coming together with River Rec, slowly but surely,” said Orsbon of the upcoming Gallipolis Independence Day celebration as one of her current chief projects. “Registration deadlines are coming up and I’m looking forward to the parade and fireworks.” According to the Chamber website at galliacounty.org, “The Gallia County Chamber of Commerce promotes, supports and strengthens business Owen Woolridge riding on his bike. Youth heads to motorcross championship Staff Report HURRICANE MILLS, Tenn. — Owen Wooldridge, 6, is about to compete on a national stage. He is from Gallipolis and attends Rio Grande Elementary School. He hass qualified to compete at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Tennessee for the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship. Even though Owen is 6-yearsold, he has qualified to be one of 42 qualified riders throughout the world to ride in the event. Owen’s family says making it to Loretta Lynn’s is a “big deal” for amateur riders as only top riders make it there. Owen is one out three riders to qualify from Ohio in his age group to make it to the championship. Owen’s racing has become an affair for his entire family including his parents, Tyler and Jill Wooldridge, and sister Lauren. The family says they are proud of Owen for all of his achievements as he works hard to accomplish them. They spend most of their weekends at the race tracks. with his uncle, Tayler Wooldridge. Tyler does all of the mechanic work to keep Owen’s bikes running. Jill is his personal EMT and special support system. Last year was Owen’s first full year of competing. He races in District 11 American Motor Cycle Association. Owen took third place in Chillitown, Chillicothe, fourth place in Sunday Creek Regional, Millfield, second place in Big Sandy Super Store Arena, Huntington, W.Va., and first place as championship See MOTORCROSS | 5A Food Truck Thursday begins in Middleport By Kayla Hawthorne Special to OVP See ORSBON | 5A A NEWS Obituaries: 2A Editorial: 4A Weather: 8A B SPORTS Comics: 6B Classifieds: 7B Owen was two-yearsold when Tyler got him onto a dirt bike and he has been riding for the past four years. Going to the championship is a dream coming true for Owen since competing and winning motorcross events are his passion, say family members. Owen rides a Yamaha 51 cc Bike #300. Owen is the third generation of Gallia County Wooldridges to ride motorcycles in competitions which include Owen’s father, Tyler Wooldridge, and his grandfather, Tadd Wooldridge, along 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. Kayla Hawthorne | Courtesy MIDDLEPORT — The rain didn’t stop people from coming out to the first Food Truck Thursday event at the Middleport Village Hall Thursday evening. The newly formed Middleport Development Group hosted the community recreational event. Tim and Edie King from King Ace Hardware sponsored the evening’s activities, which were relocated from Dave Diles Park due to the weather. “This was something our downtown group wanted to do for Middleport,” said Tim King. The food trucks at the event were Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em BBQ, Dr. May’s Thai Kitchen and Kona Ice. According to King, Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em BBQ prepared enough food for 90 meals and they sold out in 45 minutes. “It was a great turn out for a rainy day,” said King. There was entertainment inside the village hall by the vocal and piano duo of Renée Stewart and Susan Page. King said the event was a success and the Middleport Development Group will continue the Food Truck Thursday event on July 19 and August 23, exact times to be determined, at the Dave Diles Park. King also said there will be more food trucks at the next event. Kayla Hawthorne is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. �NEWS/OBITUARIES 2A Sunday, June 24, 2018 OBITUARIES A woman playing against the men By Erin Perkins eperkins@aimmediamidwest.com NICHOLSVILLE, KY. — A woman from West Virginian roots will be playing against the men in an upcoming Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) tour event. Brittany Lincicome, 32, of Seminole, Florida, is an eight-time winner of the Ladies Professional Golfers’ Association (LPGA) Tour. Lincicome has won two major titles and is considered one of the LPGA Tour’s longest hitters. She entered the U.S. Women’s Open sixth on the LPGA Tour with a driving distance of 271.985 yards, according to an article in the Tampa Bay Times. Lincicome’s grandmother Dottie Campbell of Chesapeake, Ohio, said Lincicome was invited to play in an upcoming PGA tour event, the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship, which will be held in Nicholsville, Kentucky, at Keene Trace Golf Club from July 19-22. Campbell shared Lincicome has been playing golf since she was nine years old. She explained Lincicome’s mother was a resident of Mason County until she met her husband. After they married, the couple made a home in Florida where they raised Lincicome. However, Campbell shared, Lincicome was made an official West Virginian by state officials considering her mother’s roots. Campbell com- POMEROY — Howard Paul Logan, 94, of Pomeroy, Ohio, passed away on June 21, 2018. He was born on Nov. 22, 1923, in Pomeroy, son of the late Wilbur Logan and Helen Hamm Logan. Mr. Logan was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and greatgrandfather who will be greatly missed. He was ing hours, and a small group staged a sit-in outside the district attorney’s office later in Protesters demonthe day. strated Friday for a Demands for answers third day over the fatal police shooting in Penn- to why a police officer sylvania of an unarmed shot 17-year-old Antblack teen fleeing a traf- won Rose Jr. seconds after he bolted from a fic stop as they sought car grew with an emoto get the attention of tional speech by state a nation engrossed by the immigration debate, Rep. Jake Wheatley at and to pressure officials the state Capitol, and a videotaped appeal by to charge the officer. the legislator and two Hundreds of marchother black Pittsburgh ers chanting “Who area lawmakers for a did this? The police “thorough and transpardid this” shut down a ent investigation that Pittsburgh area highbuilds community.” way in the early morn- Associated Press BIDWELL — Mary E. Wooten, 75, of Bidwell, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 22, 2018, at the Emogene Dolin Hospice House in Huntington, West Virginia. Mary was born on March 23, 1943, in Chillicothe, Ohio, daughter of the late Carl and Francis Thompson Davis. She was a Registered Nurse, having worked at both Holzer Medical Center and Pleasant Valley Hospital. She also taught nursing at Buckeye Hills Career Center and worked in home health. Mary was a member of Elizabeth Chapel Church, teaching in their Children’s Ministries. She loved being with her family and was an avid reader. 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The quote she lived by was to take one day at a time, don’t worry about tomorrow. She is survived by three children, Keith, Melody and Todd all of Gallipolis; three grandchildren, Britt, Andrea and Nathan; one sister, Karen Clark of Bradenton, Florida. Maridell was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ted, and by four brothers. Services will be on Monday, June 25, 2018, at 1 p.m. at the Fellowship Baptist Church, with Pastor Joseph Godwin officiating. Friends may call at the church from noon until the time of service. Burial will follow at the Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Holzer Foundation. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. Popsy and her sister Erica were named after the late Cincinnati Pops conductor Erich Kunzel. Popsy spent the last 10 years with a male companion named Akere, who died in December 2017. 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They resided in Columbus where she worked at Children’s Hospital for several years. She then moved back to Gallipolis and worked at Holzer Medical Center in the OB department for many years. She retired from 18 (WGN) Blue Blood "Smack Attack" Focused 24 (ROOT) Spotlight 25 (ESPN) SportsCenter (N) 26 (ESPN2) Baseball Tonight (L) PUBLISHER Bud Hunt, Ext. 2109 bhunt@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com her along with their children, three daughters, Teddi (Brice) James of Vincent, Ohio, Rebecca (Daniel) Wooten of Hurricane, West Virginia, and Elizabeth Wooten of Jackson, Ohio, one son, Todd (Missy) Wooten of Gallipolis; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren; two sisters, Carol Webb of Wellston, Ohio, and Debbie Davis of Albany, Ohio; one brother, John (Andrea) Davis of Chillicothe, Ohio; brotherin-law, Charles Steger of Vandalia, Ohio. Mary was preceded in death by her parents and by a sister June Steger. Mary’s funeral service will be 1 p.m., Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Alfred Holley officiating. Burial will follow in St. Nick Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday, prior the services from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please visit www. willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. SUNDAY EVENING 42 A companion publication of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune and Times Daily Sentinel. Published Sunday through Friday. Subscription rate is $131.61 per year. MARIDELL G. WISEMAN female tiger was 22. Zoo Director of Animal Health Mark Campbell says Popsy had several health issues, and in the end it was deterCINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Zoo’s last white tiger mined that the zoo was unable to maintain her “good quality has died. of life.” Zoo officials said Thursday The tiger arrived in Cincinnathat Popsy has been euthanized ti from Nashville in June 1996. due to age-related issues. The 30 (SPIKE) (USPS 436-840) Connor Logan, Michael Valentine II and Sophia Wickersham; sister-inlaw, Nancy Gibson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor Logan; his daughter, Barbara Logan; and his brother, Carl Logan. Private family services are under the direction of Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home. Last white tiger dies 29 (FREE) AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC a veteran who served in World War II in the United States Air Force. He then worked and retired from Columbia Gas with over 35 years of service. He is survived by his son, Ron (Kay) Logan of Middleport; grandsons, Darin Logan (Lori Hart) and Kevin (Sharon) Logan; great-grandchildren, Bradley Logan, MARY E. WOOTEN Erin Perkins is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Reach her at (304) 675-1333, extension 1992. By Claudia Lauer WATKINS PROCTORVILLE — Kenny L. Watkins, 45, of Proctorville, Ohio, died Thursday, June 21, 2018 at home. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio. Burial will follow in Miller Memorial Gardens, Miller, Ohio. Visitation will be held 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the funeral home. HOWARD PAUL LOGAN mented Lincicome will be representing not only Florida when she plays in the PGA tournament, but also West Virginia. The Tampa Bay Times article stated Lincicome has competed against men in other mini-tour events in Florida during her golf career in preparation for upcoming LPGA tours in which she competes. Lincicome shared in the article that she “loves” competing with men as she feels she steps up her performance when she plays, trying harder and playing harder. Tom Murray, president and CEO of Perio, owner of the Barbasol and Pure Silk brands, contacted Lincicome to offer her a sponspor’s exemption, the article stated. In result, Pure Silk is one of her sponsors. Lincicome has won two Pure SilkBahamas LPGA Classics, which is the LPGA Tour’s season’s opening event. According to the PGA website, Lincicome will be the fifth woman in history to be invited to play in a PGA tournament. The other women who preceded her were Michelle Wie, Babe Zaharias, Annika Sorenstam, and Suzy Whaley. Some information from www.PGA.com and The Tampa Bay Times article “LPGA’s Brittany Lincicome set to play in PGA tour event” was used in this article. Police shooting of boy spurs more protests, appeals Sunday Times-Sentinel 450 (MAX) 500 (SHOW) 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017, Action) Channing Tatum, Halle Succession Westworld "The Passenger" (SF) (N) (N) Runner 2049 Berry, Taron Egerton. Two secret service organizations team up to save TV14 the world from a villainous organization. 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(MCCI) and the Meigs County District Public Library invite you to a free viewing of “Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic,” which is a feature length in-depth documentary narrated by Vanessa Williams on the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and the stories of struggle, tragedy and triumph surrounding this complicated and often misunderstood infection. This educational event will take place on Saturday, June 30 beginning at 1 p.m. in the basement meeting room of the Pomeroy Library located at 216 W. Main Street. Dr. Wilma Mansfield, MD, who is a retired family practice physician and MCCI member, will answer questions during the program. Light refreshments will be served. All parents, guardians, caregivers, healthcare providers and young adults are encouraged to attend to watch this poignant documentary which takes a look into the lives of five women affected by HPV, the widely controversial and misunderstood virus that causes several types of later in the form of cancer including, pre-cancerous or but not limited to cancerous cells. cervical. Each of * Men cannot be these women have tested for HPV but an intimate story do unknowingly to tell. We also will carry and spread hear about cancer caused by HPV Courtney the virus. * HPV can cause in men via Jason Midkiff cancers of the cerMendelsohn’s Contributing vix, vagina/vulva; story. columnist penis; anus; mouth; HPV may be the throat. most potentially * Nearly 80 million dangerous epidemic that most people hardly know people in the US (or 1 in every 4) are infected with anything about. Did you at least one strain of HPV. know? The Southeastern Ohio * Every year in Ohio, Breast and Cervical Can1,157 people get cancer cer Project (SEOBCCP) caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), that’s will be on site that day to accept referrals for 3.2 people every day. * 80 percent of all peo- cervical cancer screenings ple under 50 years of age and diagnostic testing for income eligible, uninwill have HPV at some sured ladies who meet the point in their lives. following guidelines: 1. * One in two current Income at or below 250 college students have percent of the Federal HPV. Poverty Level. 2. Age * Cervical cancer is almost exclusively caused 21-64 for cervical cancer screenings and diagnostic by HPV and it’s the 2nd leading cancer in women. testing. SEOBCCP offers patient navigation ser* HPV is spread by skin-to-skin contact. HPV vices to help find funding sources for cervical cancan be passed from one person to another though cer screenings for women sexual activity (including who are not eligible for direct services. oral sex); sharing food, In addition, the MCHD drinks and cigarettes; kissing. Condoms do not will offer educational materials about the HPV fully prevent the spread vaccine, which is recomof HPV. * HPV can lay dormant mended by healthcare professionals from the in a person’s system for American Academy of years only to show up Pediatrics; American Academy of Family Physicians; World Health Organization; American Society of Clinical Oncology; Centers for Disease Control, National Cancer Institute and the Food and Drug Administration as cancer prevention. Parents, caregivers and guardians are encouraged to talk to their child’s physician and young adults should consult their doctor as well. The vaccine was approved for use in girls in 2006 and in boys in 2009 and works best when given before someone is first exposed to a virus such as HPV. The recommended age for vaccination is 11-26 years of age. Special thanks to the Ohio Department of Health and The James – OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center for making free public screenings of the “Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic” available in Ohio. You can watch the trailer at http:// hpvepidemic.vhx.tv/. For more information, contact me at 740-992-6626 or via email: courtney.midkiff@ meigs-health.com. I hope to see you at the Pomeroy Library on June 30th. Courtney C. Midkiff, BSC, is the administrator for the Meigs County Health Department and MCCI member. Musical performances set by The Raineys The Raineys will be making several performances in the area in the coming weeks. The Raineys will be in revival at College Hill Church from June 25-30 with Pastor Josh Searls. The church is located at 165 Wood School Rd. in Gallipolis Ferry. Sunday, July 1, at 10:30 a.m., The Raineys are excited to be back in service with Pastor Jamie Fortner and the sweet people of Puritan Freewill Baptist Church. The church is located at 38542 State Route 160 in Hamden, Ohio. Sunday, July 1, from 6-8 p.m., The Raineys are so excited to back with Pastor Rick Barcus and the wonderful people of Addison Free Will Baptist Church. The musical group views this church as a home away from their home church. They comment Pastor Barcus is like family. The church is located at 210 Addison Pike in Gallipo- started pouring in to go all across the country. In 2012, James and Laura were called to ministry in Southern Illinois. God, being the provider that He is, sent them a third voice, Deb Gates-Griffin. The Raineys then continued to travel and record for several years. Soon after the marriage of Deb and Scott Griffin, the Raineys were once again looking for another vocalist. Little did they know God had both of them picked out. Bass vocalist Gary Courtesy Voelker and lead vocalThe Raineys will be introducing their new C.D. “In His Presence” at ist Paul Davis have now their several upcoming performances. become an integral part of the ministry team. The Raineys have not In 2010, the Raineys lis, Ohio. only gained a rich, full started their musical Once again, The sound, but they gained a journey with James Raineys are excited to new anointing. Davis is be back at the Gallipolis Rainey, Laura Rainey, not only a singer, but an Randy Shafer, and on River Rec. Gospel Sing, anointed preacher and special occasions PasTuesday, July 3. The evangelist. tor Rick Towe on bass. Sing starts at 9:30 a.m. They will be introducThey recorded their first and goes to 1:30 p.m. ing their newest C.D. “In CD at Swan Creek ValThe day will be filled His Presence.” ley Studios, which was with gospel singing and a Christmas project. all are invited to come Submitted by Cheryl Enyart. Shortly after that, dates and enjoy. GALLIPOLIS — The 2018 Hot Summer Nights concert series continues. This weekly concert series will continue every Thursday night, throughout June, July and August, with local musicians appearing as live entertainment. Gates open at the French Art Colony at 6 p.m., with food available for a donation, along with legal beverages for purchase. Music will begin at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $5 per person for non-members, and French Art Colony members attend free, as a member benefit. For additional information call the FAC at 740-446-3834. Immunization Clinic POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct an Immunization Clinic on Tuesday, from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m., at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Please bring child(ren)’s shot records. Children must be accompanied by a parent/ legal guardian. A $30.00 donation is appreciated for immunization administration; however, no one will be denied services because of an inability to pay an administration fee for state-funded childhood vaccines. Please bring medical cards and/or commercial insurance cards, if applicable. Shingles and pneumonia vaccines are also available. Call for eligibility determination and availability or visit our website at www.meigshealth.com to see a list of accepted commercial insurances and Medicaid for adults. The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) does NOT recommended for routine Hepatitis A vaccination of Healthcare Workers. Additionally, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) does NOT recommend routine Hepatitis A vaccination for Food Workers. Currently, ODH is strongly recommending the following groups to get the Hepatitis A vaccine: men who have sex with men, persons who inject drugs and person who use illegal non-injection drugs. These are the highest risk groups for transmission of Hepatitis A. Call 740-992-6626 for vaccine availability. Big Bend Community Band performances MEIGS COUNTY — The Big Bend Community Band, under the direction of Toney Dingess, will play two concerts the last week in June. The first will be in Middleport on Monday, June 25, at 7 p.m. in the Riverbend Arts Council building on Second Avenue. The second concert will be outdoors at the Syracuse Community Center on Friday, June 29, as part of the Center’s ice cream social. In case of rain, the concert moves indoors. Sousa marches, selections from the movies, a collection of folk songs, and a patriotic fanfare are included on the program at both concerts. Admission is free. Benefit Dinner and Auction POMEROY — A benefit spaghetti dinner, bake sale and auction for the Family of Keatyn York will be held at 6 p.m. on June 28 at Meigs Middle School. Proceeds will go toward medical and funeral expenses for the three-year-old who died following a car crash in Athens County earlier this month. 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Carry in potluck served in the fellowship hall. All senior citizens are welcome. Blood Pressures will be taken and a social hour will be enjoyed. POMEROY — Book Club Meeting. Members will be discussing “The Book of Speculation” by Erika Swyler. 6 p.m., Pomeroy Library. MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Veterans Service Commission will meet at 9 a.m. at the office located at 97 North Second Avenue, Middleport (side office of the Home National Bank building). POMEROY — The regular meeting of the Meigs County Library Board will be held at 3:30 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Doing our part to make good things happen. Tuesday, June 26 POMEROY — Acoustic Night. Join in this informal jam session. Guitars, banjos, and more are welcome. Singers and listeners invited as well. 6 p.m., Pomeroy Library. We’re proud to support The Hoop Project. Thursday, June 28 POMEROY — The Meigs Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold their regular monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m. at the district office. The office is located at 113 E. Memorial Drive, Suite D, Pomeroy. POMEROY — Sogbety Diomande, West African Drummer performance. 2 p.m., Pomeroy Library. POMEROY — Collage Art Workshop with Michael Albert. Supplies provided. 6 p.m., Pomeory Library. For more information, call us at 7404460404 or visit www.SaundersIns.com. Products not available in all states. OH-70056886 �Opinion 4A Sunday, June 24, 2018 Sunday Times-Sentinel THEIR VIEW Striking athletes, baseball playoffs and the national anthem “Professional baseball is dead, killed by the greed of the players and owners.” — New York Times, Sept. 11, 1918 “We’ll play- for the sake of the wounded sailors and soldiers who are in the grandstands.” — Harry Hooper, Red Sox outfielder In two weeks, on the 4th of July, I’ll be in one of my favorite places — Philips Glen for the Central Ohio Symphony 4th of July concert. On the long list of things I love about my adopted hometown of Delaware, the Symphony is right up at the top. In particular, I’ll be looking forward to the annual performance of the “1812 Overture,” and to the percussive charges that play the role of the canons. As is the Symphony’s tradition, the 4th of July concert will begin with the orchestra playing our national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner.” The tune, “To Anacreon in Heaven,” was written by British composer and church organist John Stafford Smith sometime in the 1770s. OrchesDavid tral settings are always stirHejmanowski ring, and in modern America, Contributing often heard at the opening of columnist sporting events. Frequently, at those sporting events, there is a tiny smattering of voices singing the words to the anthem, whether there is a singer performing or when the rendition is purely instrumental. If the weather is good for the 4th of July, the Symphony concert can draw a crowd of 5,000 or more, and they are a group that sings along enthusiastically when the anthem is played. I had the chance last week to attend my favorite sporting event — a Cleveland Indians game — and was reminded again of the origins of the playing of the national anthem at the start of sporting events, and its connection to our national pastime. Major League Baseball was still reeling from the Black Sox scandal of 1917 when the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs met for the 1918 World Series. World War I was winding to a close (the Armistice was just two months away) and many American veterans had returned home and were in attendance at Fenway Park in Boston and Comiskey Park in Chicago (Wrigley Field was deemed too small and so the Cubs’ home World Series games were played at Comiskey). During the seventh-inning stretch of game one in Chicago, the stadium band launched into a performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” in order to honor the veterans in attendance. It is the first recorded playing of the song at a ball game and happened some 13 years before the song would become the nation’s official national anthem. It was later in the series, however (and for less pure reasons), that the tradition of playing the song before games would begin. Fifty-five years before the advent of free agency in baseball, the players played for what the owners would offer them. Seeing the large crowds at the stadiums for the series, and aware that the owners would bringing in a healthy sum at the ticket gate, Red Sox outfielder Harry Hooper rallied his teammates to take a stand for a larger share of the World Series income. The starting time of game five came and went without the players taking the field. Negotiations continued for more than an hour before Hooper agreed that they shouldn’t keep the war veterans waiting any longer and the players agreed to play. Red Sox owner Harry Frazee, remembering the performance in Chicago in game one, instructed the band in Boston to play the anthem. The 15,238 in the crowd rose to their feet, removed their caps and joined in singing. The Cubs won that game, but the Red Sox were victorious the following day to finish off their last World Series championship for 86 years. On Sept. 11, 1918, the New York Times story about game five was headlined, “National Anthem Opens the Affray” and began with the line, “The Band played the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ while the players and spectators stood with bared heads.” A tradition was born that continues to this day at sporting events and symphony concerts alike. The Central Ohio Symphony’s 4th of July concert starts at 7:30 p.m. and is immediately followed by the City of Delaware’s fireworks display. The concert is on Philips Glen at Ohio Wesleyan University and is free. The music this year includes the theme from Jurassic Park, music from James Bond films, selections from Hamilton, and, of course, the 1812 Overture! David Hejmanowski is judge of the Probate/Juvenile Division of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas and vice president of the Board of Trustees of the Central Ohio Symphony. YOUR VIEW Reader addresses zero-tolerance policy to do so.) 2. How much credibility do these immigrants have when they were told they were not to try to enter illegally but they defied our laws, Dear editor, came with their children anyway Everyone worldwide is affected by these droves of immigrants ille- — should we back down on our own laws and let them over rule gally trying to get into their counour laws? try these immigrants are running 3. These immigrants who have running from drug gangs dictatordefied our laws and came anyhow ships poverty and of course in the are costing us millions or billions mix crimes. of dollars just to listen to the Everyone and every country debate from the American people would like to say we have a fix to the problem, we all hate to see chil- and the Congress if we shall proceed and enforce our laws or back dren separated from their parents down and change our laws. In the we hate to see people lock behind meantime back at the ranch, it cost bars: In America we need to look at all millions and perhaps billions of dollars for us to round up illegal sides of the coin. selling of drugs in our country, to 1. We need to decide are we help our own homeless to get jobs, going to have democracy or comand payback into the economy. We munism in our country — therechildren who are separated from fore the immigrants entering into their parents in America because of our country must be willing to crimes and drugs. We have to take accept our constitution and our care of our own children at home way of life (allegedly President Khrushchev was supposed to have first by extending Hands Across America to our own and then if we said We will bury you we will rise can afford and have the law and the up among you — does this prophecy mean we will have immigrants money to extend Hands Across the come into our country who do not world. We understand some counaccept our constitution but pretend tries can afford and have no laws to hinder them from coming in. Let’s put it this way if your children are homeless and on the streets separated from their parents and we have these immigrants who have deliberately came knowing we have laws forbidding them to come here illegally. Who would you want the government to spend the money on? Your children who are legally here homeless separated from their parents because of drugs etc.? My heart goes out to those who leaving their countries seeking freedom, jobs, and new opportunities. What shall we do? Look at all the facts, and these are not all of them, say a prayer and decide Call your Congress people and let your President know where you stand and maybe collectively we will find a just and right solution. May God help us, guide us, and provide for us a decision to accomplish that which is right and just in his eyes. May God bless you and may God bless America. Nellie Ruby Taylor Historian educator and evangelist Gallipolis, Ohio TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press Today is Sunday, June 24, the 175th day of 2018. There are 190 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 24, 1968, “Resurrection City,” a shantytown constructed as part of the Poor People’s March on Washington, D.C., was closed down by authorities. On this date: In 1497, the first recorded sighting of North America by a European took place as explorer John Cabot spotted land, probably in present-day Canada. In 1509, Henry VIII was crowned king of England; his wife, Catherine of Aragon, was crowned queen consort. In 1793, the first republican constitution in France was adopted. In 1807, a grand jury in Richmond, Virginia, indicted former Vice President Aaron Burr on charges of treason and high misdemeanor (he was later acquitted). In 1908, Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, died in Princeton, New Jersey, at age 71. In 1939, the Southeast Asian country Siam changed its name to Thailand. (It went back to being Siam in 1945, then became Thailand once again in 1949.) In 1947, what’s regarded as the first modern UFO sighting took place as private pilot Kenneth Arnold, an Idaho businessman, reported seeing nine silvery objects flying in a “weaving formation” near Mount Rainier in Washington. In 1948, Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the western allies to organize the Berlin Airlift. The Republican National Convention, meeting in Philadelphia, nominated New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for president. In 1957, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Roth v. United States, ruled 6-3 that obscene materials were not protected by the First Amendment. In 1975, 113 people were killed when Eastern Airlines Flight 66, a Boeing 727 carrying 124 people, crashed while attempting to land during a thunderstorm at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. In 1983, the space shuttle Challenger — carrying America’s first woman in space, Sally K. Ride — coasted to a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. In 1997, the U.S. Air Thought for Today: “Move, and the way will open.” — Zen saying Force released a report on the so-called “Roswell Incident,” suggesting the “alien bodies” that witnesses reported seeing in 1947 were actually life-sized dummies. Actor Brian Keith was found dead in his Malibu home, an apparent suicide; he was 75. Ten years ago: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe refused to give in to pressure from Africa and the West, saying the world could “shout as loud as they like” but he would not cancel an upcoming runoff election even though his opponent had quit the race. Leonid Hurwicz, who shared the Nobel Prize in economics in 2007, died in Minneapolis at age 90. Five years ago: Opening statements took place in the Sanford, Florida, trial of George Zimmerman, accused of murdering 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. (Zimmerman was acquitted.) The Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup with a stunning 3-2 comeback victory in Game 6 over the Boston Bruins. In one of Wimbledon’s greatest upsets, an ailing Rafael Nadal was knocked out in straight sets by 135th-ranked Steve Darcis of Belgium, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (8), 6-4. One year ago: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were among the guests as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin married Scottish actress Louise Linton in Washington. At least 10 people were killed by a landslide in a mountain village in southwestern China. Today’s Birthdays: Rock singer Arthur Brown is 76. Actress Michele Lee is 76. Actor-director Georg Stanford Brown is 75. Rock musician Jeff Beck is 74. Rock singer Colin Blunstone (The Zombies) is 73. Musician Mick Fleetwood is 71. Actor Peter Weller is 71. Rock musician John Illsley (Dire Straits) is 69. Actress Nancy Allen is 68. Reggae singer Derrick Simpson (Black Uhuru) is 68. Actor Joe Penny is 62. Reggae singer Astro (UB40) is 61. Singermusician Andy McCluskey (Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark) is 59. Rhythm and blues/pop singer-songwriter Siedah Garrett is 58. Actor Iain Glen is 57. Rock singer Curt Smith is 57. Actress Danielle Spencer is 53. Actress Sherry Stringfield is 51. �NEWS Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, June 24, 2018 5A Opioid From page 1A from data abstracted from the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Ohio Death Certificate File for the years 2010-2016. YLL due to premature death were calculated at the state and county level and patterns of opioid overdose mortality were mapped geographically and monitored over time. In Meigs County, the study found 853 years of life lost, while in Gallia County that number was 1,103. A number of key findings stand out in the study:13,059 Ohioans died from opioid overdose during the 7-year period of study (2010 - 2016). Opioid overdose accounted for 519,471 YLL from 2010-2016. This figure represents over half a million years of life lost to Ohioans due to a preventable cause. Opioid overdose deaths continue to rise. 140,045 YLL were attributable to opioid overdose in 2016 alone. That year, opioid overdose had the effect of lowering the life expectancy of an average Ohioan by 1.1 years. Fentanyl related deaths have increased dramatically in recent years from 77 deaths in 2010 to 2,357 in 2016. Fentanyl was involved in 67 percent of fatal opioid poisonings in 2016 and fentanyl overdose accounted for 96,118 YLL that year alone. “One of the most heartbreaking aspects of the opioid epidemic is the incredible loss of life as so many young people die of overdoses,” said Randy Leite, dean of the OHIO College of Health and Sciences and Professions. “The years of life lost data paint a picture of the greatest consequence of the epidemic — the loss of so many individuals who could have been productive parents, spouses, workers, and citizens.” “These numbers are staggering. Ohio University has made a commitment to provide resources to help reverse the rising tide of the opioid epidemic,” added President M. Duane Nellis. “This study is one example of the work that Courtesy Woody Williams is the only surviving Marine to have received the Medal of Honor during the second world war and is the only surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Pacific theater of the war. Williams to visit Mason County Staff Report we are accomplishing to meet this important priority.” Nellis recently created the Opioid Task Force, comprised of both community members and University faculty, staff and administrators from the Athens and Regional Campuses, to collectively elevate the impact of the region’s opioidrelated initiatives. Of the Task Force, Nellis said, “We can make significant progress in combatting this epidemic in a concerted, coordinated manner and leverage our collective expertise to save lives and enact real change toward the betterment of our region.” Brief Methodology Years of Life Lost (YLL) was determined for fatal opioid overdose decedents in Ohio from 2010 through 2016. This was accomplished via a standardized protocol employed by the World Health Organization Global Burden of Disease Study. 2,3 The age at death for each decedent was subtracted from the standard life expectancy accounting for gender. Life expectancy was determined from the Social Security Administration Period Life Table. 4 Data used for this analysis were provided by the Ohio Department of Health. The analysis demonstrates that opioid overdose is an increasing cause of preventable death in Ohio with a measurable impact on life expectancy and reveals temporal and geographic patterns in opioid overdose mortality across the state. Opioid overdose accounted for over half a million years of potential life lost to Ohioans during the seven-year period of study. Total YLL increased annually during this timeframe with fentanyl-involved poisonings accounting for a growing proportion of this premature mortality. Opioid overdose led to a decrement of 1.1 years in average life expectancy in Ohio in the year 2016. Opioid overdose mortality is not evenly distributed within the state. Significant regional variation exists with regard to premature death due to opioid poisoning. Our findings may be used to guide resource allocation with regard to preventative health measures and inform future research. The Ohio Alliance for Motorcross From page 1A winner at Mason Motor Cross, Mason, W.Va., and various other local competitions. Owen will be in Tennessee July 31-Aug. 4 for the big competition. Owen will race in the ages 4-6 shaft limited 51 cc class. He rides a Yamaha 51cc. His racing number is 300. As they get ready, his parents said he has been riding regularly to be ready for the big race. Many of the other racers who will be riding at the event will be going there with brand new bikes, trainers and big campers. Owen has made it without deep financial backing or special training. Own and his family are thankful to Fly Racing, motocrossvest.com, Nihilo, Mika Metals, Motosports MD, @g3racing214 for the mechanical work, @brycen_neal for the pointers on and off the track as well as everything else, @wayupapparel_co for the “sweet swag,” @ masonmotocross for a place to ride, the sticker kits, goodies, and everything else for sponsorship of his local events. Many of the races will be broadcast live online at https://livestream.com/RacerTOwen Woolridge and family. VLive. Innovation in Population Health (OAIPH) is an initiative focused on working collaboratively to improve the health of all Ohioans. Uniting the resources and expertise of some of the state’s premier universities, researchers, hospital associations, healthcare providers and public health experts, the alliance is working collaboratively to solve the most complex and pressing health problems in the state. Priorities include mental health and substance abuse, maternal and child health issues such as infant mortality, and chronic diseases like heart disease, asthma, diabetes and cancer. OAIPH was created by an alliance between the Ohio University College of Health Sciences and Professions, University of Toledo College of Health and Human Services and the Ohio University Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs and is continually adding new partners. For more information visit https://www.ohiopopulationhealthalliance. com/. Joe Higgins is a writer for Ohio University’s College of Health Sciences and Professions. MASON — The most popular marine in America is coming to Mason County this fall. Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams, born Oct. 2, 1923, is a retired United States Marine Corps warrant officer and United States Department of Veterans Affairs veterans service representative who received the United States military’s highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for heroism above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. He and three soldiers are the only living Medal of Honor recipients from that war. In addition, he is the only surviving Marine to have received the Medal of Honor during the second world war and is the only surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Pacific theater of the war. Williams will make an appearance on Nov. 1 at the Riverside Golf Course in Mason for the Community Foundation for Mason County (MCCF) annual community foundation benefit dinner. The MCCF members are hoping everyone will get a chance to come and see him and hear his motivational message. As both an advocate for the troops and disabled veterans, Williams’ background and message is a sure fit for the foundation’s 2018 focus, the needs of the “disabled citizens in Mason County.” The community will be inspired to lead with Williams according to MCCF Executive Director Christy Crowell. She notes that his ties to West Virginia are deep and strong as he holds a very special place in his heart for the great state. Known for his extraordinary achievements, Williams takes audiences from his early years through his Marine Corps career and talks about the lessons he learned along the way, lessons from which everyone can benefit. “This year’s focus is again one in need of the community’s attention,” Crowell said. “Our nonprofits who support our special needs citizens work extremely hard to care for those who may not be able to fully or partially care for themselves. They also are a tremendous relief to the relatives and caretakers of those disabled citizens. Mason County gains more productive citizens for the economy because of the programs available for our disabled.” The goals of this year are to bring attention to what each of the groups supporting the disabled do and educate the community on how to give, who to give to, and where the funds go. Tickets for the benefit dinner are $50 for seniors and $60 for adults. The tickets may be purchased online at mccfinc.org and table sponsorship may be reserved for the MCCF, Inc. Celebration Benefit by calling 304-372-4500 or via email at communityfoundationdirector@gmail.com. Seating will be assigned, front row to back row, for individual tickets and sponsorship by the date the confirmation is made. The MCCF is a nonprofit public charity created by local citizens to build permanent endowment funds and issue grants and scholarships to meet community needs. The organization is made up of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Innocent man out of prison CLEVELAND (AP) — A man sent to prison over 15 years ago has been released after a judge found DNA evidence cleared him of raping a woman. Forty-one-year-old Christopher Miller was released Thursday in Cleveland. He was sentenced to 40 years in 2002 on charges including rape in an attack on a Cleveland Heights woman. The Ohio Innocence Project pushed for updated testing that found DNA from two men convicted of a similar crime but none from Miller. Miller said Thursday he had done everything he could to prove his innocence. Orsbon From page 1A and economic development throughout the County and provides leadership through networking and education, to improve the overall business environment for Chamber members. This goal can be reached only by supporting local business, the backbone of any community.” For more information about River Recreation Festival, visit Gallipolisriverrec.com and be on the lookout for future Ohio Valley Publishing articles. Dean Wright can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2103. �A long the River 6A Sunday, June 24, 2018 Sunday Times-Sentinel Collected history from James Sands By Morgan McKinniss mmckinniss@aimmediamidwest. com GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Historical Society (GCHS) has recently received a donation they are calling invaluable. James Sands was a pastor and regular writer for the Gallipolis Daily Tribune for years. His research and breadth of work was always noticeable in his writings, however his meticulous method of research and keeping all of his notes has been more recently revealed. Sands, having passed in 2016, left his family with numerous totes containing books, research, hand-written and typed notes, photos, and articles on topics ranging from local church history to sports to the homes and architecture across Gallia. Sands’ family donated all of this to the Gallia County Historical Society, which now has the daunting task of sorting and displaying the contents in a useful and efficient way for the public. “It’s a massive collection, but it will be so useful once it’s sorted,” said Cheryl Enyart, director for GCHS. “All of the pictures will be put in binders and labelled, they will be displayed so people can go looking through them.” The task facing the society is how to display and organize so much material. Some of the pictures are not labelled and are of buildings that are no longer standing or of people that have since moved away from the area. According to Enyart, just being able to get all of the pictures into binders will be a momentous task. “It’s going to be a slow process unless I get volunteers. If people can come in an put photos into sleeves for an hour, I mean how many pictures can you put in a binder in an hour? Every bit will help,” said Enyart. Enyart said that many people come to the historical society wanting to learn more about their homes and the history of a house they just bought. “People come into town and they have bought a new house and they as us ‘what do you have on my house,’ not only do we check but we go back a ways farther, Dwight Weatherholt used to write a column called Gallia Landmarks,” said Enyart. “James just went a little farther than Weatherholt, he put meat on that history, he put people in that history, he dug into who owned it, not just that they owned it, who were they and when were they born.” Mary Lee Marchi also uses Sands’ work for her Gallipolis in Pictures, which displays historical landmarks across Gallia. Sands first began submitting his columns to the Gallipolis Daily Tribune in 1975, and continued to submit his writings even after he Photos by Morgan McKinniss|OVP Cheryl Enyart and the volunteers have more than five totes of notes, books, and pictures to sort through and display at the Historical Society. Sands kept notebooks full of research from other articles from the early days of the Gallipolis Tribune. Sands also had a habit of collecting old newspapers with major historical significance, including this copy showing Second Avenue underwater. Notice the Central Park Hotel, which is no longer standing. The Gallia County Historical Society also has kept running collections of columnists from the Daily Tribune, something Sands did for three decades or more. With his complete works now at the society, Some of the unique items from Sands’ collection include this this will be expanded. pamphlet from a 1928 matchup between Gallia Academy and Point Pleasant. moved away from the area. “James, when he came into the area he was a minister in Thurman, and for a lack of a lot of things to do, one of his things was history. And not knowing anything about the area he just dug in. Whatever he picked as a subject, he delved into it to find the exact history of it,” said Enyart. “It was just a hobby, something he dug in to, he was an extremely deep researcher, he didn’t just skim the surface, and so what he has given us is not a timeline, but something that we can look back and see what our town was like and how we got from there to here. His articles kind of bind the past to the present.” The addition of Sands’ collection to GCHS is one that will take quite a time to process, but one that will be immensely valuable to the historically minded members of the public. “Everything there that I can, I will display so that people can walk in and use it, it’s just an invaluable source when people want to know the history of something here,” said Enyart. “It’s a massive undertaking, one that I really want to do but I want to do it proper, so that things aren’t lost, and I’m going to scan as many pictures as I can Sands also had hundreds of photos, both his and others, of local residences and landmarks. Some of these are not identified, and the society will be asking for help from the public to label some of the buildings and people in these pictures. as a backup.” If you are willing to help sort, organize, and display some of Sands’ work at the Historical Society, contact them on Facebook or give them a call at 740-446- 7200. Reach Morgan McKinniss at 740446-2342 ext 2108. �NEWS Sunday Times-Sentinel Rotary grants scholarships Sunday, June 24, 2018 7A CHURCH CALENDAR Sunday, June 24 TUPPERS PLAINS — The Carriers will be singing at the Amazing Grace Community Church in Tuppers Plains, Ohio (across from the Tuppers Plains Fire Department) at 10 a.m. A luncheon will follow. We hope you make plans to come out and enjoy The Carriers. POMEROY — Apostle Michael Pangio will be at Hysell Run Community Church, Hysell Run Road, Pomeroy, for both the 10 :30 a.m. and the 7 p.m. services. GALLIPOLIS — Coffee Klatch at 9:45 AM; Sunday School at 10:00; AM worship service at 10:30 with Mother’s Day/ Father’s Day dinner by reservation after; Pastor Bob Hood; Bulaville Christian Church, 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd.; 740-4467495 or 740-709-6107. Everyone is welcome. HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Dickey Chapel will hold service at 6 p.m. ADDISON — Addison Freewill Baptist Church, Sunday School 10 a.m., Evening service 6 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — First Light Worship Service in the Family Life Center, 9am; Sunday School, 9:30am; Morning Worship Service, 10:45am; Youth “The Resistance” in the FLC, 6pm; Evening Worship Service 6pm; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. with Pastor Douglas Downs Courtesy photo The Gallipolis Rotary Club recently awarded five individual $1,250 scholarships to area high school graduates who have demonstrated their commitment to academic excellence and have been extensively involved in the community. The Gallipolis Rotary Club has awarded annual memorial scholarships since the early 1970s. Pictured left to right are Debbie Saunders, Scholarship Committee Chair; Lauren Ellie Rose, GAHS; Isabella Mershon, RVHS; Matthew Moreaux, GAHS; Alexis Wothe, SGHS, Adam Sickels, GAHS; and A.J. Stack, Vice President, Gallipolis Rotary Club. Rotary current happenings Monday, June 25 OAK HILL — Rodeo round up for Jesus 2018 VBS will be at Old Country Tabernacle State Route 93 S, Oak Hill, Ohio 45656 Starts on Monday, June 25 – Wednesday, June 27. Wednesday, June 27 GALLIPOLIS — Bible Study; 6:00 PM; Guest speaker Mike Roach; Pastor Bob Hood; Bulaville Christian Church, 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd.; (740-446-7495 or 740709-6107). Everyone is welcome. HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Dickey Chapel will hold service at Courtesy photos Guest speaker at the Gallipolis Rotary Club on June 5 was Fulbright Scholar Dr. Anastasiya Luzgina, Director at Belarus Economic Research and Outreach Center. Pictured with Dr. Luzgina is her husband Mikalai Autushka, Rotary President Jenny Evans and Richard Sax, URG. Gallipolis Rotary recently donated $300 to the 2018 River Recreation Queen’s Pageant Scholarship Fund and a $50 money gift for the Miss Firecracker Fund. Presenting the check is Rotary President Jenny Evans to Jamie Pratt, director of the pageant. GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS PAGEVILLE — A culvert replacement project begins on June 18, 2018 on State Route 684 in Meigs County. The project is taking place between SR 681 and County Road 692. One lane will be closed in this area and traffic will be maintained with temporary signals. An 11 foot width restriction will be in place. The estimated completion date is June 29, 2018. ALBANY — A culvert replacement project begins on June 18, 2018 on State Route 681 in Athens County. The project is taking place between US 50 in Athens County and SR 684 in Meigs County. One lane will be closed in this area and traffic will be maintained with temporary signals. An 11 foot width restriction will be in place. The estimated completion date is June 29, 2018. RACINE — A bridge replacement project begins on May 29, 2018, on County Road 29 (Bowmans Run Road) in Meigs County. The project is taking place .17 miles off of County Road 34 (Pine Grove Road). The road will be closed in this area through August 31, 2018. RACINE — A portion of State Route 124 in Meigs County is closed due to a rockfall. It is located between Yellow Bush Road and McNickles Road. The road is closed in both directions in this area. ODOT’s detour is SR 124 to SR 733 to US 33 to SR 124. The reopening date is unknown at this time. ATHENS — The westbound US Route 33 ramps at East State Street in Athens will be closed. The closure is expected to last until July 25. The detour for trucks and commercial traffic is via US 50E to the East State Street Exit. Local traffic will be detoured to the Stimson Avenue Exit, 16C. Concrete replacement work will also begin on the US 33 EB on-ramp in this time period. Temporary pavement will be installed to maintain traffic. In order to discourage neighborhood cut-through traffic, Grant Street will be modified to be one way north through at least the duration of the ramp closure period. Scholarship Application POMEROY – The Meigs County Retired Teachers Association is seeking applicants for the 2018 scholarship. Meigs County residents who are college juniors and seniors majoring in education are encouraged to apply. Contact Charlene 740-444-5498 or Becky 740992-7096 for applications and information. OH-70058862 Road Closure 7 p.m. ADDISON — Addison Freewill Baptist Church, prayer meeting 7 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — Children’s Ministry, 6:45pm; Youth “REFUEL” in the FLC, 7pm; Prayer & Praise in the Sanctuary, 7pm; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave Friday, June 29 GALLIPOLIS — Gospel in the Park, Southern Harmony, Covered by Love 7 p.m. Sunday, July 1 GALLIPOLIS — First Light Worship Service in the Family Life Center, 9am; Sunday School, 9:30am; Morning Worship Service, 10:45am; Baptism Service, 12 noon; Youth “The Resistance” in the FLC, 6pm; Evening Worship Service 6pm; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. with Pastor Douglas Downs Vacation Bible School HEMLOCK GROVE — Hemlock Grove Christian Church Family Vacation Bible School will be held July 7. “Join us for Christmas in July, Old West Style. Treasure Jesus, discover his miraculous birth.” Puppet skits, worshio, teaching, crafts and food at the church from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Swimming, games and fellowship from 2-4 p.m. at Ohio Valley Christian Assembly. Pastor Diana Kinder 740-591-5960. POMEROY — First Southern Baptist Church, 41872 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy, will be hosting Vacation Bible School July 8-13, from 6-9 p.m. each night. The theme is Game On: Gearing up for life’s big game. There will be snacks, music, Bible study, missions, games and crafts. TUPPERS PLAINS — St. Paul United Methodist Church, 42216 State Route 7, Tuppers Plains, will host Maker Fun Factory Vacation Bible School from 6-8:30 p.m., July 16-19. Ages four and up. �NEWS/WEATHER 8A Sunday, June 24, 2018 From boat makers to farmers, tariff war inflicts pain Board again rejects mercy for killer despite juror’s concern By Andrew WelshHuggins Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Parole Board on Friday again rejected a request for mercy from a condemned killer who fatally stabbed a man two decades ago, despite an ex-juror’s revelation that he now regrets his vote in favor of a death sentence. The board ruled 8-1 against sparing death row inmate Raymond Tibbetts, set to die in October for killing Fred Hicks at Hicks’ Cincinnati home in 1997. The board’s ruling said clemency is not warranted. “The vicious and gratuitous murder of Fred Hicks immediately following the brutal slaying of Judith Sue Crawford was so heinous that the mitigation presented does not outweigh the aggravating factors in this case,” the board said. Republican Gov. John Kasich has the final say. A message was left with his spokesman. Tibbetts’ attorney, Assistant Federal Public Defender Erin Barnhart, said in a statement Friday that Tibbetts faces execution because the jury “did not receive complete and accurate information about his background during sentencing proceedings.” The governor has the power to “prevent an unjust death sentence from being carried out in the public’s name,” Barnhart added. The guilt of Tibbetts, 61, has never been in 8 AM WEATHER By Paul Wiseman and Michelle R. Smith Associated Press doubt. In addition to the death sentence Tibbetts received for Hicks’ killing, the inmate also received life imprisonment for fatally beating and stabbing his wife, 42-year-old Judith Crawford, during an argument over Tibbetts’ crack cocaine habit. The 67-year-old Hicks had hired Crawford as a caretaker and allowed the couple to stay with him. The impact of Tibbetts’ traumatic and chaotic childhood on his later behavior was on trial before the Ohio Parole Board during a January 2017 hearing. The board recommended against clemency by an 11-1 vote. Tibbetts is not deserving of clemency in part because Hicks’ killing was “particularly senseless and gratuitous,” the board said at that time. The board also said that the psychological link that Tibbetts’ attorneys allege exists between his traumatic childhood and the murders is “belied by the fact that Tibbetts was largely able to refrain from violence for many years preceding the murders.” After that decision, a man who served on Tibbetts’ jury saw information about the inmate’s childhood and realized it was far worse than jurors were told at trial. Last week, ex-juror Ross Geiger said Tibbetts’ upbringing was presented as a debate between his attorneys, who said his background was terrible, and prosecutors, who said it wasn’t that bad. TODAY 2 PM 78° 76° HEALTH TODAY 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. Precipitation (in inches) Friday Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.27 2.76 2.95 24.50 21.03 SUN & MOON Today 6:04 a.m. 8:58 p.m. 5:47 p.m. 3:50 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Last Jun 28 Jul 6 New Jul 12 First Jul 19 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. 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The Europeans, too, targeted American products with political calculation — bourbon from Kentucky, the home state of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and motorcycles, which are made in Wisconsin, represented by House Speaker Paul Ryan. Yet the pain of the EU’s 25 percent motorcycle tariffs is being felt across the Atlantic, too. Just ask Andy Mueller, who sells Tennesseemade Boss Hoss motorcycles in Huerth, Germany, near Cologne. “The tariffs affect done deals,” Mueller said. “We bought a couple of motorcycles recently. They were already ordered by customers, and they’re on their way now. Now we need to explain that they have to pay a special price” that includes the added cost of the tariff. 87° 72° Wilkesville 80/62 POMEROY Jackson 82/62 82/62 Ravenswood Rio Grande 83/64 83/64 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 83/64 GALLIPOLIS 83/64 83/65 82/64 South Shore Greenup 83/65 83/64 49 Logan 81/61 McArthur 81/61 Waverly 82/63 Pollen: 0 Low MOON PHASES Full 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme Mostly sunny and pleasant Adelphi 82/61 Chillicothe 83/63 WEDNESDAY 90° 71° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. into recession. Heimerl, president of the National Pork Producers Council, noted that American hog farmers depend on China’s growing market. The price of hog futures has plunged since the tensions with Beijing started flaring in March. On an annual basis, it means a loss to pork producers of $2.2 billion, according to Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes. China is “a big player to us,” Heimerl said. “They take a lot of products the U.S. doesn’t eat — hearts, lungs, intestines, stomachs and heads, some of the products we don’t eat here.” He recalls that it took American farmers years to recover after President Jimmy Carter imposed a grain embargo on the Soviet Union in 1980 and cut off a crucial market. In the next round of tariffs, the Chinese are preparing retaliatory penalties on American slap tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese goods to punish Beijing for forcing American companies to hand over technology in exchange for access to China’s market and other brass-knuckled attempts to supplant U.S. technological dominance. Beijing has vowed to retaliate. And Trump has threatened to punch back again with tariffs that could eventually cover $450 billion in Chinese products — representing nearly 90 percent of all goods Beijing exports to the United States. Escalating tariffs would likely raise prices for consumers, inflate costs for companies that rely on imported parts, rattle markets and paralyze business investment as executives wait to see whether the United States can reach a truce with the trading partners it’s fighting with. A full-fledged trade war, economists at Bank of America Merrill Lynch warn, risks tipping the U.S. economy TUESDAY Sunny to partly cloudy and humid 2 Primary: ascospores, unk. Mon. 6:05 a.m. 8:58 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 4:25 a.m. MONDAY A shower or thunderstorm today. Partly cloudy tonight. High 83° / Low 64° Statistics for Friday 85° 68° 85° 63° 98° in 1988 42° in 1992 Chris O’Meara | AP Peter Truslow, chief executive officer for Bertram, a boat building company in Tampa, Fla., is facing 25 percent tariffs from the EU on U.S. motorboats, sailboats and yachts. EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low WASHINGTON — A Florida boat builder absorbs $4 million in lost business and expects more pain. An Ohio pork producer is losing access to a vital export market and fears the damage will last years. A motorcycle shop near Cologne, Germany, wonders if it even has a future. A brawl that the United States provoked with its closest trading partners is starting to draw blood. On Friday, the European Union began imposing tariffs on $3.4 billion in American goods — from whiskey and motorcycles to peanuts and cranberries — to retaliate for President Donald Trump’s own tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. China, India and Turkey had earlier begun penalizing American products in response to the U.S. tariffs on metals. “We’re bleeding pretty bad right now,” said Jim Heimerl, a pork producer in Johnstown, Ohio. Pork producers like Heimerl are already suffering from plunging prices and reduced income since China’s move to impose a 25 percent tariff on American pork in retaliation for Trump’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. If the trade rift doesn’t worsen, the damage to the overall economy will likely be modest, said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. But no one can say that the economic harm will end soon. On July 6, the United States is set to 84° 63° 69° Sunday Times-Sentinel Charleston 83/66 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 80/58 Billings 71/55 Montreal 72/55 Toronto 70/56 Minneapolis 78/64 Detroit 76/59 Chicago 78/60 Denver 70/51 Kansas City 85/69 New York 87/69 Washington 89/72 Today Mon. 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The first three players in the 10-andunder age group were only separated by a single stroke. Mason Morris led the entire group with a score of 49. Alex Conway was only a shot behind, while Cash Jones finished third another stroke behind the leader. Competitive scores were also shot OVP Sports file photo by Riley Cotterill, Porter Midkiff and Levi Chapman watches a tee shot take flight during an Aug. 7, 2018 match at Riverside Golf Course in Jesse Lewis. Mason, W.Va. Ali Norris, a veteran in the league at the age of nine, was the only young lady to play in this group. Her winning score of 69 gives her the first place trophy this week. The 11-12 year old age group was won by another veteran, Joe Milhoan. Joe shot a respectable 51 today that was only marred by putting that was a little less than desirable. Caleb Pierson rapped the second place trophy while Evan Pope finished in third place. Ethan Roberts and Nathanael Baird were both close to winning a trophy in opening day action. The two ladies in this group were very competitive finishing their rounds in a tie for first. Marlo Norris and Lorena Canady will both receive a first place trophy for their efforts. Both the boys and ladies in the 13-14 year old age group were very close in their scores. Landon Atha See CLIFFSIDE | 2B Feral swine not disappearing anytime soon A few years ago, there was a lot of discussion on the status of feral swine in Ohio. Although the talk may have settled down, I’m sure that the hogs haven’t disappeared. Just a few days ago, the National Pork Producers Council announced it was pleased with the House version of the 2018 Farm Bill, which also includes funding for feral swine eradication. So what exactly are feral swine (aka wild pigs, razorbacks, feral hogs, wild hogs, wild boars, etc.)? For starters, they are the same species as those pigs found on a farm, and are descended from escaped or released pigs, are unrestrained, and adapted to living in a wild or free-roaming environment. While the definition of “feral swine” may vary from state-to-state, a free-roaming pig without obvious proof of ownership is usually considered feral (prior to the introduction of fencing, many farmers allowed their pigs to roam wild and would gather them up as In the needed). Open I have heard them called “nature’s Jim Freeman rototillers” and that description of their rooting and wallowing activities is pretty accurate. They are a perfect invasive species: as omnivores they can eat nearly anything, they reproduce in great numbers, and they are large enough and strong enough that there isn’t much (other than humans) that can prey on the adults. Wild pigs compete directly with native wildlife for habitat and food, and also prey upon native wildlife including amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, and eggs and young of ground-nesting birds. Their rooting and wallowing also leads to soil erosion. Feral swine also carry parasites and diseases that can be transmissible to people and domesticated animals. They affect farmers by devastating crops, pastures, orchards and vineyards. Even suburban areas like cemeteries, golf courses, landscaping, and parks are not immune to the destructive animals. According to most accounts, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto brought pigs to North America in 1539, and they have been here ever since. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates there are 5 million feral swine in at least 39 states; the cost of controlling them and the amount of damage they do is about $1.5 billion annually, which explains why the NPPC is happy about the House version of the next Farm Bill. Although the exact number of feral swine in Ohio is unknown, in 2016 the number of hogs was estimated at fewer than 2,000. My first experience with them was several years ago when then-Meigs County wildlife officer Josh Shields and I went out to investigate a report of a wild pig killed on the highway near Middleport. Upon further investigation it was a very large, dark, pot-bellied pig, so we discounted it as a legitimate feral hog and just assumed it was an escapee (or a very large pet) that got hit by a vehicle. What neither Josh nor I realized at that time was that feral hogs can be of any porcine species, so by definition it was a feral swine. In any event, there were no more sightings in that area. In 2010, the Meigs SWCD invited Craig Hicks, former wildlife disease biologist for the National Wildlife Disease and Emergency Response Program of USDA-Wildlife Services, to address the Meigs SWCD annual banquet and speak about feral swine. At that point, there were no confirmed sightings of the pigs in Meigs County, although they had been confirmed in every county See SWINE | 2B Bryan Walters|OVP Sports Hannan girls basketball coach Kellie Thomas, left, watches as one of her players releases a shot attempt during a contest against Scott on Dec. 7, 2017, in Ashton, W.Va. Thomas is believed to be the first female varsity football coach in West Virginia high school history after accepting the Hannan job in June. Thomas named new Hannan football coach By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ASHTON, W.Va. — It’s definitely a new approach. Kellie Thomas is believed to be the first female varsity football coach in West Virginia prep history after recently being approved to be the next head football coach at Hannan High School. Thomas has spent more than two decades in some professional capacity at Hannan, rather it be as the school’s athletic trainer or as a Health/Physical Education teacher. Thomas is also no stranger to the sidelines at HHS, having previously served as both the varsity volleyball and varsity girls basketball coach while also assisting the varsity track and field program the past few years. A 1989 graduate of Point Pleasant High School and a 1995 graduate of Marshall University with a bachelor’s degree in PE-Health and Sports Medicine, the venerable Thomas has witnessed roughly 20 years of the Wildcats’ ups-and-downs on the sidelines. Now, she’s excited to take her shot at building “Football is football. It shouldn’t matter if it is a man or a woman coaching it. You see men coaching volleyball, softball and girls basketball all the time. To me, it’s just like coaching any other sport. If I am, in fact, the first female varsity football coach in the state’s history, then it is an honor. For me, however, it is more about trying to improve the experiences of these students.” — Kellie Thomas. New HHS football coach something better in an area that is dear to her heart. “First, it’s a real honor to be hired as the new football coach at Hannan. I appreciate the opportunity that I have been given and I know that I have the full support of the school district moving forward,” Thomas said. “I’ve been around the game for many, many years. I was actually on the Marshall sidelines (as a student-trainer) when we won the national title in 1992 and I grew up in a family with three older brothers that all played football at Point Pleasant. “The kids are excited and I’m excited about the season. It will be a new experience for all of us, but I think that things are going to fall into place. I’m a competitive person and I want this program to be competi- tive, so that will be my primary focus with the kids we have coming out.” The Wildcats haven’t produced more than three wins in any football season since the early 1990s, and a large portion of that stems from not having a significant amount of depth to work with as a season progresses. That’s a problem that any Class A program has to deal with, but Thomas is hoping that her familiarity will help get more kids out on the sidelines this fall. Thomas also believes that having a new coaching staff, as well as the school district’s full support, has helped build some additional interest in the program. “For the most part, we have all new people in on the coaching staff … so it will be interesting to see how quickly we can all get familiar with one another and be on the same page,” Thomas said. “(HHS Principal) Dr. (Karen) Oldham and (HHS athletic director) Ms. (Cherry) Weikle have been fully supportive of me throughout this process, as has the entire school staff. There seems to be some excitement right now, so hopefully we can build on that with a decent roster turnout and get through a competitive season. “I know there will be some challenges along the way. More than anything, though, I just don’t want to let any of them down. They will all get my best every day … and I hope they will give me the same.” Thomas notes that she is humbled by being the first female to be a head varsity football coach in the Mountain State, but it’s an honor that she reluctantly wants to discuss. As she notes, it’s just a game … and teaching the kids how to do things right is her primary focus. “Football is football. It shouldn’t matter if it is a man or a woman coaching it. You see men coaching volleyball, See THOMAS | 2B �SPORTS 2B Sunday, June 24, 2018 OVP SPORTS BRIEFS Tri-County Junior Golf Schedule GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The schedule for the 2018 Frank Capehart Tri-County Junior Golf League has been released. The tour officially began on Wednesday, June 20, at Cliffside Golf Course in Gallipolis. Age groups for both young ladies and young men are 10 and under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, and 17-19. The remaining tournaments, courses and dates of play are as follows: Monday, June 25, at Meigs County Golf Course in Pomeroy; Monday, July 2, at Riverside Golf Course in Mason; Tuesday, July 10, at Meigs County Golf Course in Pomeroy; and Monday, July 16, at Riverside Golf Course in Mason. The fee for each tournament is $10 per player. A small lunch is included with the fee and will be served at the conclusion of play each week. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with play starting at 9 a.m. Please contact Jeff Slone at 740-256-6160, Jan Haddox at 304-675-3388, or Bob Blessing 304-675-6135 if you can contribute or have questions concerning the tour. Kiwanis Juniors Golf Tournament GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Cliffside Golf Course will be hosting the 10th annual Kiwanis Juniors at Cliffside Golf Tournament for junior golfers on Thursday, July 12, starting at 10 a.m. Registration will be from 9 a.m. until 9:45. This is an individual stroke play tournament open to golfers age 10-or-under to 18 years old. The participants will be divided into four divisions, 10-under, 11-12, 13-15, and 16-18. Entry fee is $20 for players 12-and-under, and $30 for players 13-18. Clubhouse certificates and individual awards will be presented to the topthree places in each division. Cart and meal passes will be available for spectators for $15 to follow kids 13-and-older and $10 to follow kids 12-and-under, so that they may follow the tournament and eat with the kids. To enter please contact the Cliffside clubhouse at 740-446-4653, or Ed Caudill at 740-245-5919 or 740-645-4381, or by email at rbncaudill@yahoo. com. Please leave player’s name, age as of July 12, 2017 and the school they are currently attending. GAHS football golf scramble GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The annual Gallia Academy football golf scramble will be Saturday, July 21, at Cliffside Golf Course. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the scramble will start at 8:30 a.m. The format will be bring your own team, and the team will be four players with only one handicap under eight and a team handicap of 40 or greater. There will be two divisions to choose from. The blue division is a competitive division that will be playing for cash prizes. The white division is a fun division with no handicap requirements and winners will be drawn at random. Food and beverages will be provided at the event. The deadline for registration is Friday, July 13. To register or for questions, please call 740645-5783. Thomas From page 1B softball and girls basketball all the time. To me, it’s just like coaching any other sport,” Thomas said. “If I am, in fact, the first female varsity football coach in the state’s history, then it is an honor. For me, however, it is more about trying to improve the experiences of these students. “My biggest goal with these kids is to get them to respect the game and teach them how to do things the right way. I run a little tighter ship than most coaches do, but my players will do the little things that make big differences — including being good students and good representatives of Hannan High School both on and off the field.” To understand Thomas, one must know that she is a competitive person. She was an all-state performer in girls basketball and a state qualifier in track and field at Point Pleasant, and still to this day finds competitive ventures to participate in. It is that competitive passion that fuels how she has spent the past two decades of her life after school ended, always making sure to be around to help a young student-athlete get better — or healthier — at their chosen craft. Thomas believes that her previous experiences with these kids will greatly help this coming fall, primarily because the kids involved know that she’s one of their biggest supporters. “Anyone who knows me knows that I have always been a supporter of our kids. We are a small rural community that doesn’t get a lot of major notoriety from the outside, but there has always been a level of respect between those kids and myself over the years,” Thomas said. “Those kids know that I wouldn’t ask anything of them that I wouldn’t do or haven’t done myself. They know I won’t quit on them, and they also know that I expect the same of them.” Thomas and the Wildcats make their collective debut on Friday, Aug. 24, when they travel to Tug Valley for a Week 1 contest. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Sunday Times-Sentinel Stone takes lead of Riverside senior league Staff Report Duck Ramsey. Three shots back, in second place, was the team of Bobby Oliver, Dave Biggs, Dan Crawford and Rick Northup. The closest to the pin winners were Northup on the ninth hole and Oliver on No. 14. The current top-10 standings are as follows: Carl Stone (122.0), Bobby Watson and Kenny Pridemore (119.0), Paul Maynard (112.5), Dewey Smith (112.0), Charlie Hargraves (107.0), Albert Durst (98.5), Bob Humphreys (98.0), Ed Coon (92.0), and Dave Seamon (90.0). shooting, ball-handling, post play and defense; and use of the school’s swimming pool. There will also be a camp store featuring drinks, snacks, pizza and Rio Grande apparel for sale each day. Veteran Rio Grande women’s basketball head coach David Smalley, who ranks among the top 10 coaches on the active wins list with more than Men’s Basketball 500, will be the camp The University of Rio director. Grande men’s basketball Online registration program will wrap up is available through its 2018 summer camp the women’s basketball schedule with the annual link on the school’s athHard Work Camp, which letic website, www.rioredis scheduled for Sundaystorm.com. Registration Friday, June 24-29. The forms are available in the individual camp is for lobby of the Lyne Center boys only, age 10-17. during regular business Cost is $220 for comhours. muters and $320 for Women’s Basketball Registration forms overnight campers. Fees The University of Rio should be mailed to David include lodging, meals, Grande’s 2018 Women’s awards, a reversible camp Basketball Camp is sched- Smalley, Rio Grande Women’s Basketball jersey and a camp t-shirt. uled for July 8-11 at the The camp emphasizes Lyne Center on the URG Camp, P.O. Box 500, Rio Grande, OH 45674. offensive and defensive campus. fundamentals, team play The overnight instruc- Checks should be made payable to Women’s Basand work ethic. It also tional camp is open to features “The Triple”, the girls in grades 4-12. Cost ketball Camp. For more information, only triple-elimination is $295 per camper, which tournament in the counincludes lodging, meals, a contact Smalley at 740try, which begins around certificate of participation 245-7491, 1-800-2827201, or e-mail dsmalnoon on the 28th and con- and a t-shirt. ley@rio.edu. cludes in the early mornCampers will also ing hours of the 29th. receive 24-hour superviThe awards ceremony, sion from coaches and Men’s and Women’s soccer in which parents are counselors; lecture/discusThe University of Rio encouraged to attend, is sion groups and film ses- Grande soccer programs scheduled for Friday, June sions; daily instruction on have announced their 2018 summer camp schedule. A team camp for girls’ high school squads is planned for July 8-11, with a boys’ high school team camp slated for July 15-19. Cost for the girls’ camp is $270, while the boys’ camp has a fee of $305. Fees for the residential camps include lodging, meals, training sessions and tournament play. Camp directors are URG men’s soccer head coach Scott Morrissey and women’s soccer head coach Tony Daniels. The camp brochure is available on both the men’s soccer and women’s soccer links of the school’s athletic website, www.rioredstorm.com. Online registration and payment is available at www.rioredstormsoccercamps.com. Registration forms should be mailed to URG Lyne Center, P.O. Box 500, Rio Grande, OH 45674. Checks should be made payable to We Storm Soccer Camps. For more information, contact Morrissey at 740-245-7126, 740-6456438 or e-mail scottm@ rio.edu; or Daniels at 740-245-7493, 740-6450377 or e-mail tdaniels@rio.edu. a 61. Finishing a close second with a score of 63 was Shelbe Cochrin. The age group of 15-17 From page 1B contributed some of the best scores of the day. won the first place trophy The winning boys score was a fine 38 shot by for his score of 64. One Whitney Byrd. Veteran stroke behind finishLevi Chapman was a ing second was Ethan close second posting a 39, Marcum with his score while Jarrett Hupp finof 65. Noah Spurlock, ished third with a 40. John Greer and Hunter An additional shot Cook all completed their rounds in 67 shots. Each behind was Wyatt Nicholson with a 41 for the of these young men will day. Ryan Harbour and receive third place troBobby Musser were next phies. with a pair of 45’s. MatCaitlin Cotterill won thew Morris and Trenfirst place for the ladies ton Peacock also played in this group shooting Cliffside in this group. Haley Pierson, a long time member of this league was the only lady in the group, but her score of 51 would have been difficult to beat. Medalist honors for the tournament was won by Douglas Workman shooting an excellent score of one over par 37. Finishing in second place was Bryce Swatzel with a 47. Overall it was a most successful initial tournament. Perhaps the weather could have been a bit cooler, but the rain held off until late in the afternoon. Next Monday, the second tournament for the season will be played at the Meigs County Golf Course located just North of Pomeroy, Ohio. The entry fee is $10.00 per player which includes a small lunch at the conclusion of the day’s play. Play will begin at 9:00 a.m. with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. Play is open to all area youth age 19 and under. Please feel free to contact any of the following if you have questions: Jeff Slone, 740256-6160, or Jan Haddox, 304-675-3388 or Bob Blessing, -304-675 6135. in Meigs County. Perhaps they are out there, but people are handling them on their own. From page 1B So what is a person to do? Here in Ohio, hunters and others are encoursurrounding Meigs aged to report feral swine County. sightings to the Ohio Two years later I Division of Wildlife at worked with Hicks on 1-800-WILDLIFE (1-800a reported sighting in 945-3543), wildinfo@ Meigs County’s Salem dnr.state.oh.us, or via the Township; there was online Wildlife Species some evidence that feral Sighting Report page. swine could be present, Ultimately in Ohio the but we were unable to get goal is to remove these photographs or to confirm their presence. Since destructive animals from then there has been little the landscape, with the idea that hunters oppornoise about feral swine tunistically harvest them while hunting other species, or through agencysponsored eradication programs. In Ohio there are very few restrictions on the killing of feral swine – they have no bag limit and no closed season (you must possess a valid hunting license). Rifles and night vision scopes are legal for feral swine hunting; however, rifles and night hunting between 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise are prohibited during any deer gun and deer muzzleloader seasons. If hunted during the deer gun season, hours and legal hunting devices are the same as for deer gun season. So even though there hasn’t been a lot of attention paid to feral swine here in Ohio the past few years, you can bet that they are still around. Jim Freeman is the wildlife specialist for the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District. He can be contacted weekdays at 740-9924282 or at jim.freeman@ oh.nacdnet.net MASON, W.Va. — Carl Stone, of Spencer, has taken the lead of the 2018 Senior Men’s Golf League at Riverside Golf Club. Stone — last week’s runner-up — has a 12-week total of 122 points, a full three points ahead of Kenny Pride- more and Bobby Watson in a tie for second place. A total of 64 golfers were on hand Tuesday, and they were divided into 16 four-man teams. The low score of the day was a 15-under par 55, fired by the team of Pridemore, Paul Maynard, Tom Johnson and RIO GRANDE SUMMER CAMPS RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande Athletic Department has announced its 2018 Summer Camps and Clinics schedule. Camps will be conducted throughout the months of June and July on the URG campus. The schedules, broken down by individual sports, are as follows: 29, from 9:30-11 a.m., and will conclude the camp. Online registration is available through the men’s basketball link on the school’s athletic website, www.rioredstorm. com. Registration forms are also available in the lobby of the Lyne Center during regular business hours. Registration forms should be mailed to Rio Grande Men’s Basketball, P.O. Box 500, Rio Grande, OH 45674. Checks should be made payable to Big Red Basketball Camp. For more information, contact French at 740245-7294, 1-800-282-7201 (ext. 7294), or send e-mail to kfrench@rio. edu. Swine MLB National League All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 43 30 .589 — Philadelphia 40 33 .548 3 Washington 40 34 .541 3½ New York 31 42 .425 12 Miami 29 47 .382 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 45 30 .600 — Chicago 42 31 .575 2 St. Louis 38 36 .514 6½ Pittsburgh 36 39 .480 9 Cincinnati 30 45 .400 15 West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 42 33 .560 — Los Angeles 39 35 .527 2½ Colorado 38 38 .500 4½ San Francisco 38 38 .500 4½ San Diego 34 43 .442 9 Sunday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. Arizona at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Baltimore at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m. St. Louis at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. Miami at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 8:05 p.m. American League All Times EDT East Division W L Pct New York 50 23 .685 GB — Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore 51 26 .662 35 40 .467 34 40 .459 21 52 .288 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 41 33 .554 Detroit 36 40 .474 Minnesota 33 39 .458 Chicago 25 50 .333 Kansas City 23 52 .307 West Division W L Pct Houston 50 27 .649 Seattle 46 30 .605 Los Angeles 40 35 .533 Oakland 39 37 .513 Texas 33 44 .429 Sunday’s Games 1 16 16½ 29 GB — 6 7 16½ 18½ GB — 3½ 9 10½ 17 Seattle at Boston, 1:05 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m. Baltimore at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m. Kansas City at Houston, 2:10 p.m. Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Texas at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Toronto at L.A. Angels, 4:07 p.m. MLB Calendar 2018 July 2 — International amateur signing period opens. July 6 — Last day to sign for amateur draft picks subject to deadline. July 17 — All-Star Game, Washington. July 29 — Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y. �SPORTS Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, June 24, 2018 3B No. 1 Sun: Phoenix takes Ayton; Trae Young, Doncic swapped His lengthy European season kept him from working out for teams but he knew the Mavericks were interested in having him on their team for what’s expected to be Dirk Nowitzki’s final NBA season. “I’ve been talking to Dallas a lot. They really wanted me, and they were very, very nice,” the 19-year-old said. “They were very nice to me, and I think we had a very good relationship.” The Hawks will get perhaps the most exciting player in college basketball last season in Young, the first player to lead the nation in scoring and assists in the same season. “Whatever city I went to, I was going to be able to be comfortable in,” said Young, who wore suit shorts with his burgundy-colored jacket. “I was just really excited to get to Atlanta.” After that, it was a mostly straightforward draft with little fireworks, but plenty of NEW YORK (AP) — The Phoenix Suns stayed close to home for their first No. 1 pick. The Dallas Mavericks looked all the way to Slovenia for the player they hope can be their next European superstar. Shortly after the Suns took Deandre Ayton to start the NBA draft Thursday night, the Mavericks traded up two spots for the rights to Luka Doncic. The Atlanta Hawks swapped the rights to Doncic, the No. 3 pick who has spent the last year winning championships all over Europe, to Atlanta for Trae Young, the No. 5 selection from Oklahoma. The Mavericks also gave up a future firstround pick to draft Doncic, who only arrived in New York on Wednesday after helping Spain’s Real Madrid win its league championship after he won Euroleague MVP and Final Four MVP honors when they won that title this year. national champion Villanova Wildcats. The top of it was dominated by big men, starting with a pair of former high school teammates. The Suns made the 7-foot-1 Ayton the first No. 1 pick in franchise history. The center from Arizona averaged 20.1 points and 11.6 rebounds in his lone season in Tucson, tying for the national lead with 24 double-doubles in 35 games. He joined Mychal Thompson — father of Golden State All-Star Klay Thompson — in 1978 as the only players from the Bahamas to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. “Having my name called to be the first pick for the Phoenix Suns was mind-blowing,” Ayton said. “Having all that confidence and leading up to that point when I saw Adam Silver came out, I was just waiting for my name, and when he called it, my mind went blank.” The Sacramento Kings followed by taking Marvin Bagley III, the Duke big man who played with Ayton at Hillcrest Prep Academy in Phoenix in 2015-16. With Michigan State’s Jaren Jackson Jr. going fourth to Memphis, Texas center Mo Bamba going No. 6 to Orlando and Wendell Carter Jr. following to Chicago, it was an early run of big men in what’s increasingly become a perimeterbased league. Then it was another guard with Alabama’s Collin Sexton going at No. 8 to Cleveland, triggering chants of Michael Porter Jr.’s name by Knicks fans who hoped they would take him with the No. 9 pick. But they ended up disappointed as New York went with Kentucky’s Kevin Knox. “They booed (Kristaps) Porzingis (on draft night) and look where he is now. That’s the same mindset I’m going to have,” Knox said. “They can chant Michael Porter all they want. But they got Kevin Knox, and I’m willing to work and I’m willing to get better.” With concerns over back problems that limited him to only three games at Missouri last season, followed by a recent hip injury that he believe scared off teams, Porter ended up falling all the way to Denver at No. 14, the last lottery position. There were a couple other trades involving lottery picks. Mikal Bridges, the No. 10 pick from Villanova who thought he was staying in Philadelphia with the 76ers — who employ his mother — but was dealt to Phoenix for the rights to No. 16 pick Zhaire Smith of Texas Tech and a 2012 first-round pick from the Miami Heat. The Charlotte Hornets sent the rights to No. 11 pick Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — whose floralpatterned suit stood out among the selections — to the Clippers for No. 12 pick Miles Bridges and two future secondround picks. After Bridges, Final Four Most Outstanding Player Donte DiVincenzo went to Milwaukee at No. 17 and Omari Spellman to Atlanta at No. 30, giving Villanova three first-round picks for the first time. National player of the year Jalen Brunson then was picked by Dallas with the third pick of the second round. The Holiday brothers had an NBA reunion when Aaron Holiday was taken at No. 23 by Indiana. Brothers Jrue and Justin already play in the league. Speaking of brothers, Kostas Antetokounmpo of Dayton, brother of Bucks All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo, was the 60th and final pick by Philadelphia. That marked the first time three international siblings were drafted into the NBA, as Thanasis Antetokounmpo was the No. 51 pick in 2014. Cavs select Bama’s Sexton to help convince LeBron to stay The Cavs believe Sexton — and perhaps a few more tweaks to their roster — will help convince James there is no reason for him to leave home for the second time in his career. “I hope,” said general manager Koby Altman, adding the club has no plans to trade Sexton. “I think the pick along with our youth and our momentum as a franchise, for LeBron and for everybody, I think there’s a real energy here. And I think the talent level of Collin I’m almost sure LeBron recognizes.” INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — The Cavaliers selected a point guard and pitch man. Moments after the team selected Collin Sexton with the No. 8 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, the Alabama playmaker made his appeal for LeBron James to resign with Cleveland. “Man, LeBron, let’s do it,” Sexton said during ESPN’s telecast from the draft in Brooklyn. “Let’s do it. I’ve seen you needed a few extra pieces this past season, and let’s do it. Let’s go back to the Finals.” Sexton averaged 19.2 points and 3.6 assists as a freshman for the Crimson Tide, and the 19-year-old also led the school to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012. He’s confident, a proven scorer and he addresses a major need for the Cavs, who traded All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to Boston last year and spent all season trying to replace him. Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue started eight different point guards during the regular season. Despite their issues at guard, James led the Cavs to their fourth straight Finals, but they sorely missed Irving and didn’t have nearly enough firepower to hang with the Golden State Warriors, who swept them and won their third title in four years. Cleveland used the pick to draft Sexton — previously owned by Brooklyn — that it received from the Celtics in the Irving trade. The Cavs’ front office led by Altman entered the draft in the dark on James’ plans. The threetime champion must Phil Long | AP Cleveland Cavaliers first round draft selection, Collin Sexton, center, displays his jersey with Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman, left and Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue during a news conference at the Cavaliers training facility in Independence, Ohio, on Friday. notify the team by June million contract for next 29 on whether he intends season — a move he is to opt out of his $35.6 expected to make. All vehicles rebuilt on site, over 100 years of combined experience. 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James has until June 29 to tell the team if he will pick up his $35.6 million option for next season or become a free agent. “We continue to have good dialogue with his management team,” Alt- man said. “I think LeBron has more than earned the right to approach his contracts the way he does. He’s done that before, so this is nothing new for us. We want to respect his space during this process and I continue to have really good dialogue with his management team as he goes through that process. “That’s probably all I can say at this point regarding him, but we don’t take him for granted. We love him, this city loves him. He means the world to us and this franchise.” James led the Cavs to their fourth straight NBA Finals this season, carrying a team that endured injuries and a roster overhaul at the trading deadline. Cleveland was swept by the Golden State Warriors, and following Game 4 the 33-year-old said he would weight family concerns and his desire to win more titles into his decision. James has signed several short-term contracts since returning to the Cavs in 2014 after spending four seasons with Miami. After the Cavs won the championship in 2016, James signed a two-year contract with an option for this season. The Cavs can offer him a five-year, $209 million deal this time. It’s possible James could choose to sign a one-year deal again with a player option and go through the freeagency dance again next summer. To look more appealing to James, the Cavs need to upgrade their roster and they took a significant step by selecting Alabama point guard Collin Sexton with the No. 8 overall pick. Sexton averaged 19.2 points as a freshman and he addresses the club’s biggest need — a playmaker to fill the void left when the Cavs traded All-Star Kyrie Irving last summer. Altman hopes Sexton’s arrival will make the Cavs more attractive to James. The 19-year-old lacks professional experience, but Altman pointed out that James dealt with that issue this season. “He went through it this year a little bit with some of our young guys, especially in the playoffs,” Altman said. “What’s amazing, he talks about this all the time — the best teacher is experience. And our young guys got some really good experience this year. And while it wasn’t consistent throughout the play- offs, each guy had their moments. And we went through two Game 7s and got to a Finals, and that experience is a huge teacher for those guys. “So that experience is amazing for them and their confidence level as they approach next year. And then Collin, we got to get there with experience as well. But like he (James) says, experience is the best teacher, and we gave those guys a great experience over 30 games and into the playoffs and into the Finals, and what does that mean for us moving forward, I think it’s all really positive.” Kyle Larson loves NASCAR, isn’t headed to dirt tracks soon SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Larson isn’t jumping from NASCAR into full-time dirt track racing any time soon. Larson said Friday that he didn’t mean to minimize his commitment to NASCAR this week when he expressed his plans to race full-time in the World of Outlaws sprint car series “before I’m 40.” Larson made the comment on Twitter while responding to a question from the World of Outlaws’ account, but it sparked immediate online criticism from NASCAR fans. While the 25-yearold Northern California native has made no secret of his love for dirt tracks and sprint cars, Larson insisted he is dedicated to excelling in NASCAR for Chip Ganassi Racing. “I think maybe some people aren’t quite as open-minded, maybe,” Larson said. “It’s like they read it as if I said in two years from now, I wanted to do it. I mean, 15 years from now, that would put me 20 years in Cup, so that is a long time. I think Jeff Gordon spent about that much time in the sport, but I don’t know. “Maybe I don’t do the best job in the world of talking about how much I love NASCAR as much as I do sprint cars, but I do. I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t love NASCAR racing.” Larson has five career Cup victories in his fifth full season. While he hasn’t won this season for Ganassi, he has three second-place finishes. Larson also seizes any opportunity to get dirty during breaks in the NAS- CAR season. With no Cup race last week, Larson participated in five nights of Ohio Sprint Speedweek, winning twice and missing a sixth race only due to rain. “I enjoy sprint cars, and I feel like I talk about sprint cars a lot just to open people’s eyes to that style of racing because it’s a great form or racing, and so is NASCAR,” Larson said. “I just want fans to be fans of motorsports, not just NASCAR, and not just sprint cars. I would like to see everybody just enjoy all of racing. I think that is what I do. Maybe I don’t do a good job at it sometimes, but I enjoy racing all types of vehicles. Most fans get it, but some fans aren’t quite open-minded enough.” Larson laughed off the Twitter kerfuffle, but fellow driver Denny Hamlin used an interview at Sonoma Raceway to outline his philosophy for dealing with online negativity. “I’ve been very good this year about not replying to mean people, and you all should do the same,” Hamlin said. “I am making a (plea) right now to every driver, every team owner, every NASCAR executive and every media member, stop replying to people that make nonsense comments. They have 16 followers. Do not give them your 100,000 as their stage. No one will ever see their comment. Just brush it by. “Talk about the positives. And I’m not a positive guy.” Derik Hamilton | AP file Martin Truex Jr. celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series race in Long Pond, Pa., on June 3. Truex hopes to continue the good times this weekend at Sonoma Raceway as he tries to pull closer to Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick in the points standings. Truex won at Sonoma in 2013. Truex works to build momentum By David Brandt “Any time you enjoy a place and have some success, it seems like Martin Truex Jr.’s win the success just comes more and more because at Pocono three weeks you really enjoy it and ago served notice that focus in on it,” Truex this year’s points race said. “For me, I just like might be more than a it here. It’s become a two-man showdown between Kyle Busch and good track for me.” Truex is currently Kevin Harvick. sixth in the standNow NASCAR’s ings, just behind Brad defending champion is Keselowski and Clint back at Sonoma RaceBowyer. He’s already way, where he’s had qualified for the playplenty of success. Truex won at Sonoma offs because of his two in 2013 and led several victories, so now his team’s trying to figure laps of last year’s road race before engine trou- out how to be more consistent. ble sidelined him with The past two races a disappointing finish. have been a good The 37-year-old is one microcosm of the upwho enjoys switching and-down season. One to road courses — as week after winning at opposed to the usual Pocono, Truex finished steady diet of ovals — 18th at Michigan. and hopes it can help “We’d like to just get a him vault closer to little more consistent,” Busch and Harvick in Truex said. “We’ve had the points standings. Associated Press “We had a really good shot at winning last year and it really stung for us.” —Martin Truex Jr a few bad races throughout the season. We’ve been really fast — we’ve got those two wins. But we haven’t had as many stage points. Last year we did a good job at winning stages and gathering a lot of points for the playoffs. That’s something we’ve lacked this year and something we’re focused on.” Truex said he doesn’t expect Busch or Harvick to be any less successful at Sonoma because of the switch to a road course. The two have combined to win nine of 15 races so far this season. “If you look at it those guys are really good on road courses as well,” Truex said. “They’ve got good numbers here.” Truex said he feels his team isn’t far off from where it was last season, when he won eight races and captured his first championship. He praised both Busch and Harvick for great seasons and said his team’s working to figure out how to match them. “We’re off a tick from where we were and those guys are just a tick better,” Truex said. Truex hopes being back at Sonoma — and remembering how good his car was last year before the engine trouble — can be a spark to push his team forward. “We had a really good shot at winning last year and it really stung for us,” Truex said. NASCAR drivers relishing chance to conquer 3 road courses SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — As a born-and-bred Northern Californian, Kyle Larson is quite familiar with the numerous twists and 11 turns on the vaunted Sonoma Raceway road course. That doesn’t make him much better at navigating them in a stock car. “Turn 1 up through the hill, all the way basically through Turn 4, I’m really good,” the Chip Ganassi Racing driver said Friday. “Off of Turn 4, I struggle. (Turn) 7, I struggle. (Turn) 11, I struggle. Clint (Bowyer) is trying to teach me a little throttle control. That is where I lack. And then the S’s, I’m decent at. And then Turn 11, I kind of (stink) again. Any corner where you have to slow down and speed back up, I tend to struggle at, so I’ve got to get better at that.” Larson isn’t alone. Road course racing skills — such as the ability to turn right — are becoming more important in NASCAR. The circuit has three non-oval tracks on its schedule this season for the first time in 31 years, and many drivers would like to see more in the future. “It’s fun to get to do something totally different than (how) I grew up racing,” Larson said. “A pavement oval is totally different than what I grew up doing, but a road course is way opposite. I enjoy it. I feel like I get better and better at it.” The challenge begins in wine country this weekend on the tight, technical road track that has bedeviled many NASCAR drivers over the years. After the annual stop at Watkins Glen’s longer, faster road course in August, the drivers must figure out Charlotte Motor Speedway’s new hybrid track dubbed the “roval” — a road course connected to its traditional oval — at a playoff race in September. Kevin Harvick noted that as recently as 10 years ago, many NASCAR drivers and fans didn’t enjoy racing on road courses. These days, he says, most drivers relish the chance to test the full measure of their abilities. More turns lead to more strategic possibilities for the teams, along with more wear on their tires and brakes. Twowide restarts can be pandemonium on the tight Sonoma track. It all adds up to a good chance Sunday for exciting racing, which is what everybody needs. “I think driver means more than car at this particular race track,” Denny Hamlin said. “The driver has so many inputs, from the wheel to the brake, clutch and gas and everything. We’re doing so much within the lap. Different drivers’ techniques come to the forefront, and that’s why you see the winners here have really been the best of the best.” NASCAR is inextricably linked with oval racing, but the occasional monotony of the action can turn off casual racing fans, particularly on television. Road courses put a spotlight on the full measure of their driving skill — or sometimes the lack thereof. Bowyer, who won at Sonoma in 2012 and finished second last year, has grown to love the challenges of the sharp corners, changing elevation and cramped racing in Sonoma. “It is an acquired taste, just like the wine right down the street,” Bowyer said with a laugh. “This place is a beast, and so is that wine the first time you try it. It’s like, ‘Damn, I don’t know about all this.’ Next thing you know, you’re a little longer in the tooth, and you’re like, ‘Hey, let’s go get some wine!’ You have to be able to have fun on this racetrack. It is a challenge. Each and every corner is different. There is no perfect setup or perfect line.” Certain NASCAR drivers over the years have showed significantly superior technical acumen on road courses. Jeff Gordon, who grew up just down the road in Vallejo, won five times at Sonoma Raceway and four times at Watkins Glen, while Tony Stewart won eight times on the two tracks. Among active drivers, Bowyer and Kurt Busch have posted the most consistent topfive finishes on road courses, while Harvick has won once on each track. NASCAR teams have had an ambivalent relationship with road races for decades. Many teams frequently employed road course ringers such as Dan Gurney or Boris Said — drivers from outside the circuit hired to drive specifically on non-ovals. The practice declined and disappeared in the early 21st century due to the importance of driver points in the overall Chase, forcing the regular drivers to improve their skills on the road courses. �SPORTS Sunday, June 24, 2018 5B Cup celebrations, fatherhood await Ovechkin By Stephen Whyno Associated Press Alex Ovechkin has already done a “keg stand” with the Stanley Cup, performed shirtless pushups in a fountain full of teammates and lifted hockey’s prestigious trophy so often in joy that it could be considered upper-body training. “That’s my summer workout,” said Ovechkin, with a smile. The Summer of Ovi is just beginning. Over the next few months, Ovechkin will return home to Moscow and have his day with the Cup, celebrate Russia hosting the World Cup and become a father when wife Nastya gives birth to their first child. For the first time in the superstar’s 13-year career, the offseason won’t include questions about whether he can get it done in the playoffs and help the Washington Capitals win it all. “He deserves it,” friend and Capitals teammate Alex Chiasson said. “There’s been a lot of critiques on him and all that stuff, and now he’s proven so many people wrong.” Ovechkin cemented his legacy with a playoff MVP performance and a Stanley Cup ring so glaringly missing from his resume. Next he faces the significant challenge of not letting his game slip. Ovechkin turns 33 in September, so with all the partying and momentous occasions on and off the ice, it’s up to him not to slack off. “It’s going to be a short summer,” Ovechkin said. “Of course, you’re going to celebrate, but you don’t want to lose your shape. We’re going to spend one month in Russia and come back here to get ready for the kid, for the child. And get ready for next year.” Last summer, Capitals coach Barry Trotz visited Ovechkin in Moscow and delivered the message that the team needed more from him. He delivered with a league-lead- Jacquelyn Martin | AP Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin, center, sings with teammates during the NHL team’s Stanley Cup victory celebration Tuesday, at the National Mall in Washington. The U.S. Capitol rises in the background. ing 49 regular-season and playoff-best 15 goals, and was the driving force on the way to Washington’s first championship. Trotz is gone after resigning , so Ovechkin can’t lean on a relationship cultivated during the past four years. Longtime assistant Todd Reirden is considered the frontrunner to be Ovechkin’s sixth NHL coach as he tries to replicate the goalscoring success not seen from a player of his age since Hall of Famer Phil Esposito in the 1970s. Absent this time is the prodding from management. General manager Brian MacLellan doesn’t think Ovechkin needs it. “He’ll be the same next year,” MacLellan said. “I don’t know what we can tell him. Tell him to work on his keg stands? He was outstanding this year. I really think the success he’s had this year in the playoffs is going to carry over to next year. He’s excited about playing, he’s excited about winning. You can just feel it in him.” Ovechkin’s excitement culminated with an almost incredulous look back at his teammates before he accepted the Stanley Cup from Commissioner Gary Bettman in Las Vegas on June 7 and handed it to Nicklas Backstrom in what he called the easiest deci- “I think he’ll be a real good father,” Trotz said. “He’s always going to be Ovi. He loves to have fun. He’s always going to be a family guy.” — Barry Trotz Capitals coach sion of his life. He and Backstrom were back on the Strip at the NHL awards show on Wednesday night, the latest stop on his whirlwind tour with the Cup. Stops have included the Hakkasan nightclub with Tiesto, several Washington-area bars and restaurants, Nationals Park , the parade down Constitution Avenue and visits to a local rink, police station and hospital. He has slept with the Cup, hugged it and adored it as much as any player. “O has had it quite a bit, but he makes sure that other guys raise it and other guys get a drink out of it and other guys enjoy their time with it, too,” winger T.J. Oshie said. “He’s been sharing the wealth a little bit.” Ovechkin wants to share the Cup back home with his family — “my grandma, she will touch it, she will kiss it,” he said — and take it to his childhood program, the Dynamo Hockey School. That’s his way of paying it forward after Russianborn Red Wings champion Igor Larionov brought the Cup to the locker room when he played for Dynamo Moscow and it served as inspiration to him and others. “He showed us how he practices, how he enjoyed the moment to be in the NHL and be a Stanley Cup champion,” Ovechkin said. “It was something special. One day, I wanted to be in his position to raise the Cup and in the future I will share this moment with some kids. Because when you’re a kid, you don’t know what your life is going to be, who you’re going to be.” Soon, Ovechkin and his wife will have their own kid, and he called becoming a father “the best feeling ever.” MacLellan said during the playoffs he believes getting married helped Ovechkin mature as a hockey player, and Trotz expects the Great 8 to be a great dad and not lose a step on the ice. “I think he’ll be a real good father,” Trotz said. “He’s always going to be Ovi. He loves to have fun. He’s always going to be a family guy. I think that’s in his DNA. You see that with his family and his parents. It’s not going to mellow him. He’s still going to be a beast on the ice.” Costa Rica fails to repeat World Cup heroics of 2014 ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Costa Rica was the biggest surprise of the 2014 World Cup, a nation of around 5 million people and with little soccer history reaching the quarterfinals and not even losing a game. Four years later, Los Ticos reverted to their previous form. After two straight losses — the second coming against Brazil 2-0 on Friday — they already know they will be heading home at the end of the group stage, just like they did in 2002 and ‘06. Their fans were colorful and passionate, but the team will not be especially missed. “I think that we have done our best considering our skills,” Costa Rica coach Oscar Ramirez said in a somber tone. Costa Rica used the same tactics as it did in 2014, defending compactly with five men at the back and hitting opponents on the counterattack. It worked beautifully in Brazil, allowing the team to top a difficult group containing Uruguay, Italy and England, get past Greece in the last 16, and then take the Netherlands to a penalty shootout. But a team largely made up the same players couldn’t repeat those feats in Russia. They posed Serbia few problems in a 1-0 loss on Sunday and then saw a feisty and obdurate defensive effort against Brazil come undone by injury-time goals from Philippe Coutinho and Neymar. “Unfortunately we have not played like we did in 2014,” Ramirez said, “and I think the main thing is that we were not able to finish our opportunities.” It remains to be seen what the future holds for Ramirez, who took charge in 2015 after Paulo Wanchope — the successor to Jorge Luis Pinto, the 2014 World Cup coach — was fired. But the team needs the next generation to step up if it is to maintain an impressive recent record of qualifying for four of the last five World Cups. Some of the stalwarts of the Costa Rica team are in their 30s — Bryan Ruiz (32), Johnny Acosta (34) and Cristian Bolanos (33) — and its best attacker, Joel Campbell, has struggled because of a combination of injuries and a lack of stability in his career after going on numerous loans from English club Arsenal. Campbell was a second-half substitute against Serbia and didn’t come off the bench against Brazil. Ramirez said the difference in the strength in depth between the two sides was the difference on Friday, with substitutes Roberto Firmino and Douglas Costa setting up the two late goals. “Once Tite made those changes, it was difficult for us,” Ramirez said. “He has substitutes who have amazing skills, and we had substitutes who had as many skills as their teammates but just were not as tired.” Costa Rica was the fifth team eliminated from the tournament, after Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Peru. Its final game is Wednesday against Switzerland. Islanders hire Trotz as coach fresh off winning Stanley Cup DALLAS (AP) — When Barry Trotz left the Washington Capitals fresh off winning the Stanley Cup, the New York Islanders couldn’t move fast enough to talk to him. Minutes after word circulated that Trotz resigned from the Capitals, Islanders president of hockey operations Lou Lamoriello got in touch. On Thursday, the Islanders hired Trotz and hope to benefit from the first Stanley Cup-winning coach leaving his team in a contract dispute in 24 years. “It’s certainly not something that you see every day,” Lamoriello said Thursday after the NHL general managers meeting. “But I think we’re the fortunate recipient of it that we were able to have him come in our organization.” The Capitals weren’t willing to pay top dollar to keep Trotz in the fold, so the Islanders pounced and have a fresh selling point to try to retain face of the franchise John Tavares. Trotz, who brings his resume with the fifth-most wins in NHL history, two Presidents’ Trophy seasons and now a Stanley Cup, has already been in touch with Tavares, a 27-year-old point-agame center who can begin speaking with other teams next week and become a free agent July 1. Sabres select Swedish defenseman Rasmus Dahlin first overall DALLAS (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have selected defenseman Rasmus Dahlin with the first overall pick in the NHL draft, giving them a dynamic player who should spark their rebuilding process. Dahlin is the second Swedish player to be taken No. 1 and the first since Mats Sundin in 1989. The smoothskating playmaker has been considered the consensus first pick for more than a year. After putting on a Sabres jersey Friday night, the 18-yearold will jump to the NHL right away and should help the club’s league-worst offense that contributed to its last-place finish. He had six assists in seven games at the world junior championships in Buffalo and put up 20 points in 41 games in Sweden’s top pro league this season. After co-owner Kim Pegula made some opening remarks, general manager announced Dahlin as the top pick. In the corner of American Airlines center, Sabres fans in attendance chanted, “Dahlin! Dahlin!” Dahlin joins top center Jack Eichel as the faces of Buffalo’s rebuild after missing the playoffs each of the past seven seasons. Botterill said earlier in the day it’s “a great day for our organization,” a day that was coming since the Sabres won the draft lottery in April for the opportunity to make Dahlin the first pick. It was such a foregone conclusion that Dahlin wore a Buffalo Bills hat on Friday, and when arena workers were testing the video board with his name in the first overall spot, it could have remained up there. Botterill and his staff met with Dahlin at the scouting combine in Buffalo and came away as impressed with the young Swede’s selfassessment as his on-ice talent. “I think Mr. Dahlin could improve pretty much 31 teams in the National Hockey League,” Botterill said. “You watch him on the ice and you’re very impressed with his hockey sense, his speed, his puck skills but a very humble man off the ice.” AP SPORTS BRIEFS NASCAR won’t use new aero package again this year NASCAR is shelving the aero package used in the All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the rest of the season. The drafting package, which included aero ducts, a higher spoiler, restrictor plates and an older splitter in an attempt to promote passing and tight competition, will not be used again this year as the ruling body contemplates future changes. The current package will be used for the final 21 races of the season. NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O’Donnell tells NASCAR.com there’s been “a lot of detailed conversations” and they came to the conclusion “the best thing to do was to put some additional effort into some potential tweaks and focus on 2019.” Teams balked at the package being used again this year because of the costs associated with switching back and forth because it wouldn’t work at every track, and drivers have been against it. The All-Star race produced 38 green flag passes for the lead compared to zero the previous year, and fans seemed to like it. Ortiz, Hunter to manage in All-Star Futures Game NEW YORK (AP) — David Ortiz will manage the World team in the All-Star Futures Game next month and Torii Hunter will lead the U.S. Major League Baseball announced the managers on Thursday for the July 15 game in Washington, D.C. This will be the 20th Futures Game, involving top minor league prospects. The U.S. team leads the series 12-7. 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