http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/e944bcc1fd7e495b6600dfa4dab38430.pdf 9cfd11dd5b90a692568000a2fd906509 PDF Text Text Congress needs insiders and outsiders Chance of storms. High of 81, low of 62 Local teams prep for ‘15 campaign OPINION s 4 WEATHER s 5 SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehjšFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 103, Volume 69 Meigs gears up for July 4 weekend Tuesday, June 30, 2015 s 50¢ Local storm damage Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — There won’t be any shortage of activities this weekend associated with the Fourth of July holiday as festivals, parades, music and fireworks displays are planned at many venues throughout the region and on both sides of the Ohio River. Meigs County features a plethora of parades and fireworks displays, while Point Pleasant’s Sternwheel Regatta and Gallipolis’ 50th annual River Recreation Festival is each set to entertain thousands of visitors, respectively. The following are activities, times and locations of events planned for this weekend throughout the Ohio Valley: Meigs County A parade, Bar-B-Q and fireworks are all part of the Racine Fourth of July celebration on Saturday. Parade participants are asked to line up for the parade at 9:30 a.m. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. through the main streets. A chicken barbecue and home-made ice cream will follow the parade at 11 a.m. at the fire house. Fireworks are scheduled for 10 p.m. at Star Mill Park. Middleport’s Fourth of July celebration will be Saturday afternoon. Local DJ Kip Grueser will play music from 4-7:45 p.m. There will be a children’s singing contest from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Anyone participating in the parade should line up next to Dairy Queen by 5:30 p.m. Part of this parade includes the “Pulled, Pushed, Pedaled and Pets.” Participants are encouraged to decorate their bikes, trikes, Big Wheels, wagons and other parade transportation, including riding mowers, scooters, tractors, motorized chairs and golf carts. The parade itself will start at 6 p.m. and will go down Second Street, Third Street to the Corner Restaurant, back up Second Street to Dave Diles Park, and disband on Front Street above the park. The Color Guard will be American Legion Feeney Bennett Post 128, and the grand marshal will be Charlene Hoeflich, who is a retired reporter and former editor of the The Daily Sentinel. A flag-raising ceremony will immediately follow the parade at Dave Diles Park. The raising will be lead by American Legion Feeney Bennett Post 128, with the National Anthem sung by the River City Players Chorus. A short program will be presented by the chorus following the National Anthem. From 7:45-9:45 p.m. guests can go back in time by listening to the band “Remember Then” and “Oldies But Goodies.” Lastly, the evening will end with fireworks shooting from the riverbank at the upper end of Middleport at 10 p.m. Rutland’s Fourth of July Celebration begins with the parade line up at 9 a.m. Saturday in the lower part of town. There is no need to register. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. Activities during the day include: Bingo at noon; clogging from 1-2:30 p.m.; the band 65 South from 7-11 p.m.; fireworks at 11 p.m. There will be lots of food, games, a dunking machine and a bounce house. The Rutland Fire Department will have a variety of food and beverages. Vendors, except those selling food or drink, are welcome for a set-up fee of $25. Wilkesville will have its annual Fourth of July parade at 11 a.m. Saturday. The theme of the parade is “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Prizes will be awarded for the following entrees: $75 for best church float, old car and most unique entry; $100 top prize for the “best looking horse and rider”; $50 top prize for the best children’s entry (ages 1-10); $25 for the most patriotic dog (on a leash). Registration for children will be across from the restaurant; all others register on the hill next to the recycling building. See WEEKEND | 5 — NEWS Obituaries: 2 Opinion: 4 Weather: 5 — SPORTS NASCAR: 6 Football: 6 — FEATURES Television: 5 Classified: 7-8 Comics: 9 JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook or twitter to share your thoughts. Lorna Hart | Daily Sentinel A section of Hill Road in Letart Township gave way Friday during torrential downpour. Lays waste to crops, causes flash flooding By Lorna Hart rated from previous rains, there was no place for the precipitation from the fast-moving storm to OHIO VALLEY — A supercell go. “The Bottoms,” to which the thunderstorm brought rain, wind area along the river is sometimes and hail to southeastern Ohio on Fri- referred, is a flat area. Small day evening. Defined as a long-lived creeks and drainage areas along rotating severe thunderstorm, the the roadways quickly filled with supercell began in western Ohio and water, which spread into the ended near Charlottesville, Va., trav- road and fields, leaving motorists eling more than 300 miles, according stranded and fields flooded. to the National Weather Service. The rain came so hard and fast, The storm produced wind damage soil was pushed ahead of it, leaving and flash flooding in the Ohio River mud and debris in its path. Rivets Valley and a confirmed tornado ran through the soil, some as deep across the river in Ripley, W.Va. The as three feet. Many residents in the tornado was classified as an EF-0, area said the rain looked like a solid with winds of 80 MPH. Straight-line white wall as it approached and visibility was reduced to zero during wind was also confirmed and some the event, which lasted less than half of the most intense winds occurred outside the tornado’s path in what is an hour. Local farmers were out early known as a downburst. Saturday morning assessing the With the ground already satu- lhart@civitasmedia.com damage, many commenting on the amount of rain that fell in such a short amount of time. “It was the most rain I have seen at one time in the past 20 years,” local farmer Larry Turley said. As the water drained away, the damage to crops could be seen. Roots of vegetables had been exposed. Wind had knocked down some tomatoes and other vegetables, but mostly it was water that was continuing to damage the plants. Corn may have been the most affected. Stalks lay flat in some fields, all blown in one direction. In other fields, the corn looked as if it had been swirled, randomly twisted, some still standing while others were lying in the muddy soil. See STORM | 2 Kefir slowly reveals ‘well-being’ benefits By Lorna Hart vor is tart, slightly sour and yeasty, often described as a cross between yogurt and butOHIO VALLEY — Kefir, termilk. one of the world’s oldest The grains that were cultured milk products, is a removed from the liquid are self-perpetuating food source added to fresh milk for use made from fermented milk. in successive batches. Kefir The name derives from a grains, if well cared for, will Turkish word for well-being last a lifetime. and claims of its health benIt is believed that all kefir efits are growing worldwide. grains in the world today origKefir is made by adding inated from a culture from the “grains” to a quantity of milk. Caucasus Mountains thouReferred to as kefir grains, sands of years ago. Although they are live cultures conMarco Polo mentioned it in taining yeast and naturally the chronicles of his travels, occurring friendly bacteria, kefir was unknown outside including lactobacilli, strepto- the region until about 100 cocci-lactococci, acetobacter. years ago. This symbiotic community of The origins of kefir are a micro-organisms forms small, mystery, but legends abound. irregular, opaque clumps that Once such legend claims look like cottage cheese. kefir grains were a gift from When grains are added to a the Prophet Mohammad to quantity of milk, they ferment the Orthodox people of the the liquid and also act as a region. They closely guarded food source for the kefir. The their grains and their knowlgrains and milk are placed edge of kefir in fear that the in a container that is not air grains would lose their “magiright and the mixture is not cal” strength. refrigerated. Nomadic horsemen of the After about 24 hours, the northern Caucasus Moungrains are strained out of tains who drank the kefir the liquid. What is left looks reportedly lived past the similar to liquid yogurt. It’s century mark. Some think consistency is thick, white, the probiotic bacteria in kefir creamy and bubbly. The flamight be the reason why, but lhart@civitasmedia.com to date there is no scientific evidence for the claim. A 2003 Ohio State University study did show it curbed flatulence in those with lactose intolerance. Kefir contains easily digestible complete proteins. The abundance of beneficial yeast and bacteria provide lactase, an enzyme that consumes most of the lactose left after the culturing process. Kefir is a popular drink across eastern and northern Europe today and it is the most popular fermented milk in Russia. In some countries, the original method for making the liquid is still used. Horse bladder saddle bags full of it still swing over front doors. By hang it in the doorway, people coming through slap the bags. This agitates the liquid and makes it grow faster. Warren Taylor, of Snowville Creamery in Pomeroy, is one of kefir’s leading advocates. He calls himself a “dairy evangelist” and hopes to convert others to what’s been his way of life for almost 40 years. It was during a dairy technology class that Taylor first learned about kefir. His first grains were shipped from Holland, and that was the beginning of his kefir culture. According to Taylor, he drinks a quart each morning and feels great. As proof that kefir is a sustainable food source, Taylor’s culture is from his original source and he generously shares with interested parties. With the growing attention kefir has been receiving, it is important to note that not all kefir is the same. While there are claims that kefir can be made in a dairy lab, many of kefir’s strongest proponents disagree. They believe that real kefir comes from the original source and cannot be duplicated. Kefir is an interesting project and there are no exact instructions for growing the liquid. It requires daily attention and is very dependent on quality of the milk, grains and temperature. Every person’s kefir will be slightly different . Only time will tell if kefir has all the health benefits many claim, but for now, many people say it does make a wonderful addition to smoothies. Lorna Hart can be reached at 740992-2115 EXT. 2551. �LOCAL 2 Tuesday, June 30, 2015 Daily Sentinel OBITUARIES DEATH NOTICES ABBLETT GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Loeta “Pete” Abblett, 96, of Gallipolis, died Sunday, June 28, 2015. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, July 2, 2015, at Willis Funeral Home, in Gallipolis, with Chaplain Fred Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Mound Hill Cemetery, Gallipolis. Friends may call the funeral home between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday prior to the service. BOWEN BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — Frances Forth Bowen, 86, of Barboursville, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at home. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio. Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at the funeral home. ABBOTT POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Juanita N. Abbott died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va., with the Rev. Dennis Weaver officiating. Internment will follow in Hopewell Cemetery in Mount Alto, W.Va. Friends may visit the family at the funeral home between 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2015. FILLINGER CROWN CITY, Ohio — Henry Ray Fillinger, 57, of Crown City, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at his residence. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 2, 2015, at Willis Funeral Home, in Gallipolis, Ohio, with a military flag presentation at the conclusion of the visitation. JOHNSON KITTS HILL, Ohio — Roman Brady Johnson, 33, of Kitts Hill, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015, at home. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements which are incomplete. ANDERSON HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Martha Susie Anderson, 90, of Lesage, W.Va, died Friday, June 26, 2015, at The Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, W.Va. SAYRE A service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2015, NITRO, W.Va. — Mildred “Micki” Louise Mattox at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio. Sayre, formerly of Mason County, W.Va., died Sunday, Private family burial will be in Greenbottom Cemetery, June 28, 2015. Lesage. Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at 2015, at the funeral home. Nitro Church of God with Dr. Joseph Mattox officiating. Entombment will follow in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, W.Va. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at the church and again one hour prior to the service Wednesday. (USPS 436-840) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Sunday and Tuesday through Friday. Subscription rate is $131.61 per year. CONTACT US PUBLISHER Bud Hunt, Ext. 2109 bhunt@civitasmedia.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Ed Litteral, Ext. 1925 elitteral@civitasmedia.com EDITOR Michael Johnson, Ext. 2102 michaeljohnson@civitasmedia.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@civitasmedia.com STEWART MASON, W.Va. — Donna Jean Stewart, 79, of Mason, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2105, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, following an extended illness. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Casto Funeral Home Chapel, Evans, W.Va., with the Rev. Billy Casto officiating. Burial will follow in Otterbein Cemetery, Evans. Visitation will be one hour prior to the time of service. ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Julia Schultz, Ext. 2104 jschultz@civitasmedia.com RUTLAND — Herman Lewis Grate, 93, of Rutland, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015. He was born Oct. 10, 1921, in Meigs County, son of the late Earl Grate and Julia Cobb Grate. Mr. Grate was a member of the Rutland Nazarene Church. He was a World War II army veteran and a member of American Legion Post 39. He founded the Mason Furniture Store in 1950. He is survived by his children, John (Gloria) Grate, of Letart, W.Va., and Vicki (T.J.) Ferrell, of Middleport; grandchildren Aaron (Amy) Grate, Tamara (Jason) King, Heather Ferrell, Hollie Ferrell, Jodi Nichols and Jamie George; great-grandchildren Bryton, Brennan and Brantlee Grate, Gavin and Dylan King, Kylie Metheney, Myles Lauder- milt and Morgan Nichols; sister Eva (John) Hershman; sisters-in-law Violet Grate and Donna Grate; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Beulah Grate; five brothers; one sister; and Jim and Chris George. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Rutland Nazarene Church with The Rev. Issac Shupe officiating. Mausoleum entombment will follow at Miles Cemetery, where military honors will be presented by the American Legion. Visiting hours will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Messages and condolences may be conveyed at www.andersonmcdaniel. com. TAMMY JO (MILLER) KLEIN SIBLEY VINTON, Ohio — Cathy L. Sibley, 56, Vinton, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at her home. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at the Church of Christ of Rio Grande, in Rio Grande, Ohio, with Evangelist Tim Gainer officiating. Burial will follow in Vinton Memorial Park. Friends may call McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel, between 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Civitas Media, LLC HERMAN LEWIS GRATE RACINE — Tammy Jo (Miller) Klein, 41 of Racine, won her battle with cancer at home Saturday morning, June 27, 2015, surrounded by her loved ones. She was the wife of Kevin Klein, of Racine, and the mother of Madison Rose and Sylvia Rae. She was the daughter of Davey Joe (Shirley) Miller and Sherry (Brian) Robinson. She is also survived by her siblings, Michelle (Royden) Hawkins, Amanda (Ray) Tope, Chrissy Miller and Jennifer Robinson; and grandparents Judy Miller, Harry Kearns and Jenny Michael. Tammy was very blessed with many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins; a very special buddy, Reedy; and best friend Tammy Starcher. She was preceded in death by her grandfathers Robert Miller and Kenneth Michael; grandmother Betty Kearns; and uncle Mark Miller. Funeral services will be noon Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Burial will follow at Letart Falls Cemetery. 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It is hard to see how benefits programs limited to same-sex couples can stand up in court, particularly in states that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. If an employer keeps such a program, limiting it to same-sex couples, it’s possible an opposite-sex couple could sue and win, saying they too should be able to claim the benefit. Excellus Blue Cross and Blue Shield realized this several years ago when the state of New York legalized same-sex marriage, Modern Healthcare research magazine pointed out. The insurer, which has 1.5 million members, gave its employees about 15-months notice that to qualify for employer-paid health insurance, partners would have to marry. “It just made it simpler to administer,” Excellus spokesman Jim Redmond told the magazine. “It simplified and clarified the parameters of who’s eligible for coverage through the company benefit.” Already, The Human Rights Campaign is trying to combat such moves. It urged employers Friday to continue offering domestic partner benefits “as a sign of sustained commitment to family diversity, inclusion and protection of LGBT employees whose rights outside the workplace are not guaranteed under law in many states.” Sarah Warbelow, the organization’s legal director, noted that “if an LGBT employee is, in effect, ‘outed’ by being required to obtain a public marriage license in a state that doesn’t provide explicit non-discrimination protections, it could place that employee and their family at risk of being denied credit, housing and public accommodation.” The Supreme Court’s decision answered the Constitutional issue about gay marriage, but opened the door to many other issues. Reprinted from The Lima News. The Daily Sentinel Letters to the Editor Letters to the editor should be limited to 300 words. All letters are subject to editing, must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. “Thank You” letters will not be accepted for publication. Visit us at www.mydailysentinel.com THEIR VIEW We need insiders, outsiders in Congress Members of Congress make the institution move get categorized in all sorts forward. They’re the ones of ways. They’re liberal or who do the necessary work conservative; Republican of legislating. or Democrat; interested in Outsiders pass through domestic affairs or specialthe institution of Congress, ists in foreign policy. but many of them are using There’s one important Lee H. Congress — and especially category, though, that Hamilton the House of Representatives I never hear discussed: Contributing — as a stepping-stone to Columnist whether a member wants another office: the Senate, a to be an inside player or an governorship, the presidency. outside player. Yet where On Capitol Hill, these members fall on the continuum people behave very differently helps to shape the institution of from insiders. They raise money Congress. aggressively, put a lot of effort First, I should say that the cateinto developing a public persona, gories are not hard and fast. Some and are consumed with public politicians are insiders part of the relations. They travel a lot and time and outsiders at other times. take every opportunity they can to Still, most fall on one side of the meet and address conferences and line or other, especially as they go large organizations. They churn on in their careers. out press releases and speak on Insiders focus on making the the floor on every topic they can institution work. They tend to find something to deliver an opingive fewer speeches on the floor, ion about. issue fewer press releases, and They miss votes more frequently spend less time considering how than insiders, and often do not to play the public relations game attend committee hearings. They or how to raise money. Instead, tend not to socialize with other they put in long, tedious hours on members, and so generally are not the minutiae of developing legisla- as popular as insiders. When they tion, attending hearings, listendo attend a committee hearing, ing to experts, exploring policy they use it as a platform to help options, and working on building them build a constituency beyond consensus. They’re dedicated to their own district or state. They finding support for a bill or a set of tend to be more partisan than proposals wherever they can, and insiders because they are seeking they appreciate the necessity of to build a political base. They’re bipartisanship. often impatient with House and They’re constantly engaged Senate traditions, and are impain networking and so tend to be tient with the democratic process. popular within the Congress — I remember late one night — they have the respect of their colactually, it was more like 3 or 4 in leagues because other members the morning — standing behind know these are the people who the rail of the House talking with a charismatic, charming congressman from the South. He’d been in the House for only a term or two, and was chagrined at the parliamentary tangle we were working our way through that night. “Lee,” he said, “how can you stand this place? I’m going to go home and run for governor!” And he did. I want to be clear that I’m not making a judgment here as to which kind of member is more valuable. I may prefer to spend my time with insiders, but both are needed to make the system work. You have to have members reaching out to the broader public, talking about the big issues and engaging Americans in the issues of the day. And you need people on the inside who are dedicated to resolving those issues by attending to the legislation that will make this possible. The truth is, Congress wouldn’t work if everyone were an outside player. The process is tedious: especially when you’re trying to draft a bill, you get into arcane arguments over language; you have to go line by line over the bill and each amendment. Outsiders have little patience for this process and often don’t show up for it. Yet if everyone were an insider, the country would be deprived of the dialogue, debate and sheer spectacle that give Americans a sense of stake and participation in the policy-making process. Lee Hamilton is director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University; Distinguished Scholar, IU School of Global and International Studies; and Professor of Practice, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years. TODAY IN HISTORY... Today is Tuesday, June 30, the 181st day of 2015. There are 184 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 30, 1865, eight people, including Mary Surratt and Dr. Samuel Mudd, were convicted by a military commission of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. (Four defendants, including Surratt, were executed; Mudd was sentenced to life in prison, but was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson in 1869.) On this date: In 1859, French acrobat Charles Blondin walked back and forth on a tightrope above the gorge of Niagara Falls as thousands of spectators watched. In 1908, the Tunguska Event took place in Russia as an asteroid exploded above Siberia, leaving 800 square miles of scorched or blown-down trees. In 1912, Canada’s deadliest tornado on record occurred as a cyclone struck Regina, the provincial capital of Saskatchewan, killing 28 people. In 1921, President Warren G. Harding nominated former President William Howard Taft to be chief justice of the United States, succeeding the late Edward Douglass White. In 1933, the Screen Actors Guild was established. In 1934, Adolf Hitler launched his “blood purge” of political and military rivals in Germany in what came to be known as “The Night of the Long Knives.” In 1949, “The Missouri Waltz” became the official state song of Missouri, In 1958, the U.S. Senate passed the Alaska statehood bill by a vote of 64-20. In 1963, Pope Paul VI was crowned the 262nd head of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1972, for the first time, a leap-second was added to Coordinated Universal Time to account for the slowing rotation of the Earth. In 1985, 39 American hostages from a hijacked TWA jetliner were freed in Beirut after being held 17 days. In 1994, an Airbus A330 passenger plane crashed after takeoff from Toulouse, France, on a test flight, killing all seven occupants. The Supreme Court ruled, 6-3, that judges can bar even peaceful demonstrators from getting too close to abortion clinics. The U.S. Figure Skating Association stripped Tonya Harding of the national championship and banned her for life for her role in the attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan. Today’s Birthdays: Actress Lea Massari is 82. Actress Nancy Dussault is 79. Songwriter Tony Hatch is 76. Singer Glenn Shorrock is 71. Actor Leonard Whiting (Film: “Romeo and Juliet”) is 65. Jazz musician Stanley Clarke is 64. Actor David Garrison is 63. Rock musician Hal Lindes (Dire Straits) is 62. Actor-comedian David Alan Grier is 59. Actor Vincent D’Onofrio is 56. Actress Deirdre Lovejoy is 53. Actor Rupert Graves is 52. Boxer Mike Tyson is 49. Actor Peter Outerbridge is 49. Rock musician Tom Drummond (Better Than Ezra) is 46. Actor Brian Bloom is 45. Actor Brian Vincent is 45. Actress Monica Potter is 44. Actor Rick Gonzalez is 36. Actress Lizzy Caplan is 33. Rock musician James Adam Shelley (American Authors) is 32. Rhythm-and-blues singer Fantasia is 31. Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps is 30. �LOCAL Daily Sentinel basketball shoot. Cash prizes will be awarded. There will also be a cornhole tournament, music and karaoke by Kip Grueser, and a fire truck and police car for children to view. Refreshments will be available for purchase, including chicken barbecue by the Wahama Band Boosters, hot dogs by the Mason Recreation Foundation, and other goodies by the Mason United Methodist Church. Following the Mason festivities, the celebration will then move to Middleport, according to Mason Mayor Donna Dennis. In addition to the $6,000 Middleport annually spends on fireworks, the Town of Mason contributed an extra $1,500 this year for a display that promises to be spectacular. Prior to the 10 p.m. fireworks show, there will be kids’ games from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the Dave Diles Park. A parade will begin at the Dairy Queen at 6 p.m., and “Remember Then” will be playing oldies music from 7:459:45 p.m. at the community center on Layne Street. The parade will proceed to From Page 1 the fire station. Following the parade, a ceremony Mason County will be at the veterans The Point Pleasant memorial next to the fire Sternwheel Regatta takes station. According to place Saturday with the Smith-Capehart American following events planned: Legion Post 140 ComVietnam Veterans Mobile mander David Sigman, Wall is on display all an American flag in a day at Riverfront Park; presentation box will be 22nd Street Exxon 5K, presented to one combat 10K and Kids Fun Run veteran from World War at 8 a.m.; parade starts II. at 11 a.m., line-up at the The Town of Mason’s Mason County Board Fourth of July Parade of Education Office; car begins at noon, with lineshow following parade at up starting at 11:30 a.m. USDA parking lot; Kid’s on Martin Street. The Day starts at noon at Tu- parade will travel up SecEndie-Wei Park; West Vir- ond Street, turn left onto ginia Vietnam Memorial Pomeroy Street, and proWall Ceremony at 1 p.m. ceed to Stewart-Johnson at Riverfront Park; Line V.F.W./Lottie Jenks Throw at 2 p.m. at TuMemorial Park. Walkers Endie-Wei; Zumba class are welcome to wait and at 3 p.m. at Tu-Endie-Wei; join in at the fire staWBYG Showdown at 6 tion, if they so choose. p.m. on main stage; Joey Activities at the park Hyde at 8:30 p.m. at main will continue throughout stage; fireworks at 10 the afternoon. A bounce p.m. at Tu-Endie-Wei. house, slide and bungee New Haven will kick jump will be set up, and off festivities Saturday there will be children’s with a parade beginning games, including a water at 11 a.m. Line-up will balloon toss, watermelon-eating contest and take place at 10:30 a.m. Gallia County The 50th annual Gallipolis River Recreation Festival officially opens Thursday night and continues through Saturday, concluding with a fireworks display at 10 p.m. The three-day event includes contests, pageants, entertainment, artisan booths, exhibitors, food and other vendors, and Kids Night, with multiple activities and prizes. It all begins Thursday with the the Lil’ Miss and Mister Firecracker Pageant at 5:45 p.m., Queen’s Parade at 7 p.m. and 6 PM BROADCAST TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 4 6 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WVPB) 13 (WOWK) 6 PM CABLE (FAM) 76° 72° ALMANAC HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. yesterday 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. High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low 78° 54° 86° 65° 103° in 2012 52° in 1899 Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. yest. 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Beth Sergent in Point Pleasant, and Lindsay Kriz and Lorna Hart in Pomeroy, and Michael Johnson in Gallipolis contributed to this story. TUESDAY, JUNE 30 6:30 WSAZ News 3 WTAP News (WTAP) at Six ABC 6 News (WSYX) at 6:00 p.m. Arthur (WSAZ) 3 29 AEP (NYSE) — 52.80 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 24.99 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 122.25 Big Lots (NYSE) — 44.44 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 50.83 BorgWarner (NYSE) — 57.46 Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 10.58 Champion (NASDAQ) — 0.420 City Holding (NASDAQ) — 48.68 Collins (NYSE) —92.63 DuPont (NYSE) — 63.66 US Bank (NYSE) — 42.42 Gen Electric (NYSE) — 26.64 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 55.93 JP Morgan (NYSE) — 67.21 Kroger (NYSE) — 72.69 Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 85.07 Norfolk So (NYSE) —86.98 OVBC (NASDAQ) — 22.64 beginning at 8 a.m. and the contest at 9 a.m. The annual Weiner Dog Race takes place at 4 p.m. and String Benders will take the stage at 5 p.m. The theme for the annual Independence Day Parade is “Honor the Past, Imagine the Future” and takes place at 7 p.m., followed by Joey D. on the stage at 8:30 p.m. Fireworks with music from Sunny 93.1 will close out the festival at 10 p.m. TUESDAY EVENING 27 (LIFE) LOCAL STOCKS Queen’s Pageant at 8:30 p.m. Friday kicks off with Gospel Day from noon to 6 p.m. Kids Night, with games and prize giveaways, will also take place that evening from 3-9 p.m. Taking the stage for Gospel Day will be Bailey Manns and Taylor Manns at 6:30 p.m. and Joey Hebdo at 7:30 p.m. An Open Mic Night will finish out the evening, starting at 9 p.m., following Hebdo’s performance. On Saturday, the day starts with the popular Baby Tot Sparkler Contest, with registration Clendenin 82/62 Charleston 82/64 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 77/55 Minneapolis 77/56 Billings 94/64 Toronto 69/59 Detroit 76/61 Chicago 78/55 Denver 93/63 Kansas City 89/69 Montreal 77/61 New York 82/69 Washington 89/71 EXTREMES YESTERDAY National for the 48 contiguous states Atlanta 87/69 High Low El Paso 96/73 Chihuahua 91/63 Wed. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Albuquerque 92/69/c 96/71/t Anchorage 68/53/pc 63/52/pc Atlanta 87/69/t 86/70/t Atlantic City 80/71/pc 83/72/t Baltimore 85/67/t 86/68/t Billings 94/64/t 92/63/s Boise 99/70/s 101/68/s Boston 76/63/s 76/64/t Charleston, WV 82/64/pc 80/64/t Charlotte 91/66/pc 90/67/t Cheyenne 89/60/pc 82/58/pc Chicago 78/55/t 69/54/pc Cincinnati 80/63/t 80/64/t Cleveland 74/62/t 76/61/t Columbus 77/62/t 80/63/t Dallas 97/77/pc 97/78/s Denver 93/63/pc 88/61/pc Des Moines 85/65/pc 78/62/t Detroit 76/61/t 77/59/pc Honolulu 91/75/pc 91/75/pc Houston 92/75/t 94/77/t Indianapolis 78/63/t 78/60/t Kansas City 89/69/s 86/65/t Las Vegas 109/88/pc 109/88/pc Little Rock 94/74/pc 93/77/t Los Angeles 87/66/pc 84/65/pc Louisville 85/67/pc 79/67/t Miami 92/80/t 91/79/t Minneapolis 77/56/pc 77/58/pc Nashville 87/67/pc 79/67/t New Orleans 90/76/t 89/77/t New York City 82/69/pc 82/70/t Oklahoma City 97/74/s 96/71/s Orlando 91/73/t 94/74/t Philadelphia 86/70/t 86/71/t Phoenix 110/89/pc 109/88/pc Pittsburgh 77/63/t 79/61/t Portland, ME 74/57/pc 68/60/t Raleigh 92/69/pc 90/69/pc Richmond 91/70/t 90/69/pc St. Louis 88/69/t 79/68/t Salt Lake City 99/74/pc 98/72/pc San Francisco 75/58/pc 78/59/pc Seattle 85/61/s 88/62/s Washington, DC 89/71/t 88/73/t 110° in Needles, CA 40° in Leadville, CO Global High 119° in Zabol, Iran Low 11° in Summit Station, Greenland Houston 92/75 Monterrey 88/70 GOALS Miami 92/80 Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. 60576589 Weekend Tuesday, June 30, 2015 5 www.fbsc.com 740-992-2136 �Sports Daily Sentinel OVP SPORTS BRIEFS Southern Hustlin’ Tornadoes Basketball Camp RACINE, Ohio — Southern High School will be holding its ninth annual Hustlin’ Tornadoes basketball camp from 9 a.m. until noon on Monday, July 6, through Thursday, July 9, for any boy or girl entering grades 1-6. The camp will be under the instruction of SHS boys coach Jeff Caldwell, as well as assistants coaches and members of the varsity basketball team. Basic fundamentals will be stressed with the emphasis being on shooting, dribbling, passing and defense. There will also be daily competitions and each camper will receive a t-shirt. The cost is $40 per camper or $60 for two from the same family, and registration can be done on the first day of camp. For more information, contact Jeff Caldwell at 740-949-3129. 2015 Meigs Marauder Youth Football Camp POMEROY, Ohio — The 2015 Meigs Marauder Youth Football Camp will be held on Saturday, Aug. 1, at Holzer Field, Farmers Bank Stadium at Meigs High School. The camp is open to students in grades 1-8 and a child in any school district can attend. Camp Fee is $20 per camper. If you register before July 19, you are guaranteed a camp t-shirt. Register the day of the camp begins at 8 a.m., and the camp will be from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. For more information or to register, call Tonya at 740-645-4479, follow the camp on Facebook at “Meigs Youth Football Camp”. Tuesday, June 30, 2015 s Page 6 Busch grabs 1st win of season SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — After two practice sessions at Sonoma Raceway, Kyle Busch spent an evening icing his surgically repaired left foot. He repeated the routine the night before Sunday’s race, all in an effort to minimize pain and give himself the best chance to pick up a muchneeded victory. Just five races after returning from a broken right leg and shattered left foot, Busch made his way to victory lane to continue what already has been an impressive comeback. He chased down Jimmie Johnson to win Sunday at Sonoma Raceway for his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory in 35 races. The next goal for Busch? Cracking the top 30 in points to earn a berth in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. “Now I don’t have to bust my butt and overdrive the car every week in order to get wins,” Busch said. “Now I can just concentrate on running top-three, top-five, top-eight — just getting those finishes and points. “If we can do that, the points have got to come and fall on the line.” Busch was injured when he crashed into a concrete wall during the Feb. 21 Xfinity Series race the day before the Daytona 500. He missed 11 races but recovered far faster than anyone expected and returned to racing late last month. NASCAR granted him a waiver upon his return that made him Chase eligible should he qualify, and Sunday’s victory is the first step. But he still must rank inside the top-30 in points to make the Chase. He started Sunday’s race ranked 39th in the standings, and the win moved him to 37th. He has 10 races left to crack the top 30 — he’s 136 points out of 30th — and heads next week back to Daytona, where his season nearly ended before it began. To crack the top 30, Busch has to average roughly a 14th-place finish in each of the next 10 races. Busch’s win at Sonoma was aided by a terrific restart with seven laps remaining. On fresh tires, he picked his way past five cars and set his sights on leader Jimmie Johnson. Johnson, who did not pit during the final caution, was a sitting duck for drivers on new tires. Clint Bowyer finished third and said once Kyle Busch got past him on the restart, his shot at the win was over. He still notched the first top-five of the season for Michael Waltrip Racing. Kevin Harvick was fourth and followed by Joey Logano and finally Johnson, who dominated the race but faded to sixth after the final restart. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was seventh and followed by Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kasey Kahne, while Ryan Newman and Sam Hornish Jr. rounded out the top 10. AJ Allmendinger, widely considered the favorite to win, started from the pole but was not as fast as expected early in the race and ultimately succumbed to an engine issue. He finished 37th. Southern Football Camp RACINE, Ohio — The Southern football program will be holding its 2015 Southern Youth Football Camp from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, through Thursday, July 23, at Roger Lee Adams Field in Meigs County. The cost is $25 for any camperin grades 3-8 and a t-shirt will be given to all who register before May 27. The camp will be conducted by Southern coaches and players. Checks should made payable to Southern Athletic Boosters, courtesy of Kyle Wickline, 920 Elm Street, Racine, Ohio 45771. The makeup date will be Friday, July 24. Tri-County Jr. Golf Schedule POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The schedule for the 2015 Frank Capehart Tri-County Junior Golf League has been released. The tour officially began on June 15 at the Hidden Valley Golf Course. Age groups for both young ladies and young men are 10 and under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, and 17-19. Trophies are awarded each week to the first, second and third place positions in each age group. All participants receive weekly points according to their position in their age group. A man/woman of the year is determined at the end of the first four weeks of play based on the points accumulated. The final event of the year is a “Fun Day,” where handicaps are used to determine the winning scores for that day. All participants taking part in “Fun Day” will receive a prize. The final day scores will also be used to break any ties that may exist after the first four weeks. The tournaments, courses and dates of play are as follows: Wednesday, July 8, at Cliffside Golf Course in Gallipolis; and Monday, July 13, at Hidden Valley Golf Course in Point Pleasant. 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 (740-256-6160), Jan Haddox (304-675-3388) or Bob Blessing (304675-6135) if you can contribute or have questions concerning the tour. Youth football signups MIDDLEPORT, Ohio — Local youth football signups will be held every Saturday in July from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Middleport Stadium. Kids will be placed on a team by the school they attend, cost is $35 and all equipment is provided by the league. Area commissioners are Tye Schwall (Gallipolis), Eber Pickens (Southern), Pat Newland (Eastern), Bill Milliron (Meigs) and Dave Barr (Wahama). For addition information please contact Sarah at (740) 444-1606 or Tony at (740) 992-4067. Eastern football Golf Scramble BELPRE, Ohio — The Eastern football team will be holding a four-man scrable on Saturday, July 11, at the Oxbow Golf Course. The 18-hole event will begin at 8 a.m. with registration begining at 7 a.m. The cost is $60 per person with addition fees for mulligans, forward tee shot and a skins game. The will also be a 50/50 drawling and a closest to the pin contest. Please register in advance by contacting Chris Buchanan at (740)591-3489 or by email coachbuchanan@windstream.net Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Point Pleasant football coach Dave Darst, middle, relays a few last instructions coming out of a timeout during a 2015 Class AAA opening round playoff contest against Jefferson at OVB Field in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Local teams prep for ‘15 campaign By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com Are you ready for some football? High school football season was 60 days away as of Monday, meaning the start of the 2015 campaign is inching closer to its kickoff date of 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at a field near you. The upcoming gridiron season will resemble much of last fall’s schedule, as all nine teams in the Ohio Valley Publishing area will be competing for postseason berths in the same divisions and regions that each was affiliated with in 2014. Most of the 2015 scheduling is also similar throughout the tri-county region, as only 13 of the 87 games to be played are against different opponents from a year ago. In fact, Wahama, Eastern and Southern are playing the same 10-game schedule each did a year ago, while River Valley, South Gallia and Point Pleasant have only one change apiece in their respective schedules from last fall. Only two of the nine schools — Gallia Academy and Hannan — do not, as of now, have a full 10-game schedule for the 2015 campaign. The Blue Devils currently have a Week 2 opening, while the Wildcats have only eight games under contract for the upcoming gridiron season. Both Point Pleasant and Wahama made the playoffs a year ago, the only teams of the nine local programs to reach the postseason in 2014. Southern was the last Ohio team to make the playoffs, doing so back in 2013. Here’s a look at the 2015 football schedules for all of the teams in the OVP area. Gallia Academy Blue Devils August 28 at Meigs, 7:30 September 11 at Washington CH, 7:30 18 vs Marietta, 7:30 25 vs Point Pleasant, 7 p.m. October 2 vs Athens, 7:30 9 at Minford, 7:30 16 vs Warren, 7 p.m. 23 vs Logan, 7 p.m. 30 at Jackson, 7 p.m. River Valley Raiders August 28 vs Rock Hill, 7:30 September 4 at Southeastern, 7:30 11 at Eastern, 7:30 18 at Nelsonville-York, 7:30 25 vs Meigs, 7:30 October 2 at Wellson, 7:30 9 vs Alexander, 7:30 16 at Vinton County, 7:30 23 vs Athens, 7:30 30 at Shadyside, 7 p.m. South Gallia Rebels August 28 at Sciotoville Community, 7:30 September 4 vs Federal Hocking, 7:30 11 at Trimble, 7:30 18 vs Manchester, 7:30 25 vs Eastern, 7:30 October 2 at Belpre, 7:30 9 at Waterford, 7:30 16 vs Wahama, 7:30 23 vs Southern, 7:30 30 at Miller, 7:30 Point Pleasant Big Blacks August 28 vs Lincoln County, 7:30 September 4 vs Ripley, 7:30 11 at Wayne, 7:30 18 at Logan, 7:30 25 at Gallia Academy, 7:30 October 2 at Parkersburg South, 7:30 9 vs Oak Hill, 7:30 16 vs Ravenswood, 7:30 23 at Shady Spring, 7:30 November 6 at Princeton Senior, 7:30 Wahama White Falcons August 28 vs Ravenswood, 7:30 September 4 vs Waterford, 7:30 11 at Southern, 7:30 18 at Belpre, 7:30 25 vs Federal Hocking, 7:30 October 2 vs Trimble, 7:30 9 at Eastern, 7:30 16 at South Gallia, 7:30 23 vs Miller, 7:30 November 6 at Buffalo, 7:30 Hannan Wildcats August 28 vs Montcalm, 7:30 September 4 vs Jenkins Independent, 7:30 11 at Green, 7:30 25 vs West Union, 7:30 October 2 at Miller, 7:30 16 vs Paden City, 7:30 23 at Tygarts Valley, 7:30 30 vs Bishop Donahue, 7:30 MEIGS COUNTY Meigs Marauders August 28 vs Gallia Academy, 7:30 September 4 at Amanda-Clearcreek, 7 p.m. 11 at Logan, 7 p.m. 18 vs Vinton County, 7:30 25 at River Valley, 7:30 October 2 vs Nelsonville-York, 7:30 9 at Athens, 7:30 16 vs Jackson, 7:30 23 at Wellston, 7:30 30 vs Alexander, 7:30 Eastern Eagles August 28 at River, 7:30 September 4 at Miller, 7:30 11 vs River Valley, 7:30 18 vs Federal Hocking, 7:30 25 at South Gallia, 7:30 October 2 vs Waterford, , 7:30 9 vs Wahama, 7:30 16 at Trimble, 7:30 23 vs Belpre, 7:30 31 at Southern, 7:30 Southern Tornadoes August 29 at Notre Dame, 7 p.m. September 4 vs Frontier, 7:30 11 vs Wahama, 7:30 18 at Miller, 7:30 25 vs Belpre, 7:30 October 2 at Federal Hocking, 7:30 9 at Trimble, 7:30 16 vs Waterford, 7:30 23 at South Gallia, 7:30 31 vs Eastern, 7:30 �CLASSIFIEDS Daily Sentinel Help Wanted General Yard Sale LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS HUGE YARD SALE NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS PUBLIC NOTICE Bobby J. 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For full consideration, all comments and objections must be received by the Division, in writing, within fifteen calendar days of the last date of this published legal notice. 6/26/15-6/28/15-6/30/157/1/15-7/2/15 PUBLIC NOTICE Murphy Oil Company Inc., 1691 Lynn Dr., Lancaster, Ohio 43130, (740) 215-1011 is applying to permit a well for the injection of brine water produced in association with oil and natural gas. The location of the proposed injection well is the William McKelvey #1A, Sec. 16, Lebanon Township, Meigs County, Ohio. The proposed well will inject into the Newburg Zone of the Lockport Dolomite at a depth of 4793 to 4853 feet. The average injection is estimated to be 3000 barrels per day. The maximum injection pressure is estimated to be 1105 psi. Further information can be obtained by contacting Murphy Oil Company Inc., or the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management. 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The Cleveland star will not exercise a $21.6 million option on his contract for next season, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because neither the Cavaliers nor James were publicly discussing the process. James’ decision has been widely expected for months. The approach allows him to sign a new maximum contract — likely another two-year deal with a player option for 201718 —that will pay him more than he would have made under his previous contract. His max number for next season, which is tied to how high the salary cap rises, is expected to be more than $22 million. The last time James became a free agent from Cleveland in 2010, he famously left his home state team to play for the Miami Heat. James won two championships and played in four NBA Finals in his four years in Miami before making the celebrated decision to return home last summer. 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Former Hornets owner George Shinn moved the franchise to New Orleans in 2002 following a bitter breakup with city leaders, leaving Charlotte without an NBA franchise for two seasons. The Charlotte Bobcats joined the league as an expansion team in 2004 under owner Bob Johnson, but the connection between the team and the fans failed to flourish. Jordan has helped restore some of that interest since purchasing the team five years ago. It has still been a struggle on the court though, as the franchise has fought through some tough seasons including an all-time NBA worst 7-59 record in 2011-12. Jordan, a 14-time NBA All-Star, played in the last game in Charlotte 24 years ago and called it “an honor to bring the game back to the city.” The city agreed to pay about $30 million in renovations to the arena when the Hornets submitted their All-Star bid. Silver said he’s pleased with the plans that have been made for renovations, which include upgrading the infrastructure, suites and scoreboard. Toronto will host next season’s All-Star game. Earnhardt Jr. backs ban on Confederate flag SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR’s most popular driver, called the Confederate flag “offensive to an entire race” Friday while voicing his support for it being removed from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse. NASCAR this week said it backs South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s call to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds, and noted that it bars the flag symbol in any official NASCAR capacity. Earnhardt backed NASCAR’s position when asked about the issue before practice at Sonoma Raceway. “I’ve made my comments about the Confederate flag several times, and I stand behind NASCAR’s stance to remove it,” Earnhardt said. “I think if it’s offensive to an entire race, it really does nothing for anybody to be there flying. It belongs in the history books, that’s about it.” The flag issue was heightened last week after nine black churchgoers were slain in Charleston, South Carolina. The suspect in the case, Dylann Roof, embraced Confederate symbols before the attack, posing with the rebel battle flag, and that revelation has prompted a reappraisal of the role such symbols play in the South. Confederate flags have long been common among the tens of thousands of fans at NASCAR races across the South and that’s not likely to change unless the motorsports series or racetrack owners decide to bar them — a daunting prospect given the size of the crowds and NASCAR’s own acknowledgement that fans have a right to freedom of expression. Jeff Gordon, Earnhardt’s teammate, added that Hendrick Motorsports has long prohibited any merchandise that uses the Confederate flag symbol. “Everything that we can control, we’ve eliminated the ability to use it in any way and show up in any of the things we’re involved with,” Gordon said. “That’s the stance I see that NASCAR has taken and has had for several years. I’m in support of what they’re doing. “It’s a delicate balance. We race all over but the South is an area where we have a lot of fans and everyone has a different opinions and expression of that.” Rural Life Today Serving the Agricultural Community in 66 Ohio Counties Want To Reach Up To 50,000 Rural Households? Rural Life Today is a FREE monthly direct mail agriculture publication, reaching decision makers in 66 counties (75% of the state of Ohio). 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