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State ofﬁcials are urging schools to use social distancing, vigilantly assess symptoms, provide hand sanitizer, and thoroughly clean school spaces, but the guidance leaves many details up to the districts. With widespread agreement that it’s important to get children back into school buildings when safely possible, the guidance is aimed at balancing safety, local control of schools and the state’s obligation to educate children, DeWine said. Some districts already moved ahead with their own proposals. Columbus, the state’s largest district, this week announced plans for all-online classes for high school students at least through the fall, and younger students in classrooms only two days a week. The school guidance comes as the number of conﬁrmed and prob- able coronavirus cases in Ohio continues to climb. The state’s one-day tally Wednesday topped 1,000 for the ﬁrst time in two months. Mayor Andrew Ginther announced that Columbus will join Dayton in mandating mask wearing in public, beginning Friday, as the capital sees a rise in positive cases, especially among youth. Similar proposals are emerging in other cities, including Akron and Cincinnati. The Columbus order will make exceptions for those with medical conditions and children younger than 6. Ginther called it “an opportunity to take personal responsibility” and noted police won’t cite people for not wearing face coverings. “We cannot enforce our way to success,” he said. “We need compliance and we need people to step up.” Also Thursday, the state said the slowdown in Ohio unemployment claims continues as it reported an ongoing decline in the number of continued applications for beneﬁts driven by the state shutdown orders. More than 1.4 million jobless claims have been ﬁled in Ohio in the past 15 weeks, and more than $4.7 billion made in payments, the Department of Job and Family Services said. Friday, July 3, 2020 s 50¢ The holiday weekend File photos Left, Frog jumping is scheduled for 8 p.m. on July 4 at Star Mill Park in Racine. Right, Racine will hosts it’s annual July 4th parade at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the village. Area July 4 events Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — Fireworks, parade, frog jumping, homemade ice cream and a chicken BBQ are all planned for this weekend as part of Independence Day celebrations in the region. Racine The July 4th celebration in the village of Racine will take place as it has in previous years. The day will begin with the parade at 10 a.m. Lineup will take place at 9 a.m. at the Southern Local School District campus. Participants who want to take part in the judging must be in place by 9:30 a.m. Following the parade will be the Racine Volunteer Fire Department chicken BBQ and homemade ice cream at 11 a.m. This will be a carry out only event this year. At 8 p.m. will be the Frog Jumping contest at 8 p.m. (signups begin at 7:30 p.m.) at Star Mill Park. Bring your own frog or rent one of the frogs which are caught and provided by Chris Wolfe. Kona Ice will also be at the park from 6-10 p.m., sponsored by Home National Bank. Bank customers will be receiving free coupons at the drive-through with their transactions this week, as well as the ﬁrst 50 items free that evening at the park. The festivities will conclude with the ﬁreworks display at 10 p.m. at Star Mill Park. Attendees are asked to remain in or around their vehicles in order to social distance when possible. Middleport While the parade and activities are canceled in Middleport, See HOLIDAY | 10 Battle Days festival canceled By Kayla Hawthorne khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Battle Days festival committee announced the cancellation of the 2020 festival on Monday night. Battle Days was scheduled for Oct. 2-4 with the Mansion House Museum tours, parade, pageant and more planned to celebrate the Battle of Point Pleasant, which occurred on October 17, 1774. The committee posted on the Battle Days Facebook page that “Due to the health risks posed by COVID-19, the uncertainty of the school ﬁeld trips in the fall and the OVP File Photo Students at Battle Days hear from reenactors near the monument for Chief Cornstalk. additional requirements placed upon fairs and festivals in order to operate, the committee has regretfully reached the decision to cancel the 2020 Battle Days commemoration.” The statement went on to say that the committee looks forward to the 2021 Battle Days. With the cancellation of the festival, the Battle Days Pageant is also canceled for 2020. Pageant organizer, Brandy Sweeney, said that the 2019 queens and little mister will represent the festival until 2021. “I’m excited this remarkable group gets to continue their reign as Battle Days royalty,” Sweeney said. Sweeney said the cancellation of the pageant is also difﬁcult because it is one of the biggest fundraisers for the Mason County Toys for Kids Association, which provides Christmas presents for children in the county during the holidays. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Kayla Hawthorne is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Reach her at (304) 675-1333, ext. 1992. Artisan Shoppe begins Black Lives Matter mural Courtesy of State of Ohio Some of the state’s basic guidelines for schools. AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. By Sharla Moody Special to OVP GALLIPOLIS — This week, the Artisan Shoppe in Gallipolis launched a mural project in collaboration with Black Lives Matter Southeastern Ohio. “In this much needed time of cultural change, art can help unite and engage those in our community to start and continue the conversations of equality, inclusivity, and respect,” Kelsey Kerr, the Artisan Shoppe director, said. The Artisan Shoppe is a nonproﬁt arts and educational organization based in Gallipolis. It offers an open studio for professional local artists to work and teach and sells work made by local artisans. Through the mural, the organization hopes to engage with recent discussions on race that ignited after the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis on Memorial Day. In a now-viral video, Derek Chauvin, a former police ofﬁcer, is seen pressing his knee to Floyd’s neck while Floyd says he cannot breathe. Since then, protests against police brutality have taken place across the country. Chauvin has since been charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter. “After initially wanting to launch this event, we joined forces with the heads of the ‘Black Lives Matter of Southeastern Ohio’ group to be able to more widely promote it and get more engagement,” Kerr said. Though it shares part of its name, Black Lives Matter Southeastern Ohio is not afﬁliated with the national Black Lives Matter organization, said Clarissa Carroll, a spokesperson for the group. According to Carroll, Black Lives Matter Southeastern Ohio is focused on “community engagement in regards to racial diversity and sensitivity.” The mural project is located at the Artisan Shoppe at 749 Third Avenue, Gallipolis. “We are launching this project July 1st-3rd from 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. See MURAL | 10 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Friday, July 3, 2020 OBITUARIES GREG REYNOLDS SPRINGFIELD — Greg Reynolds, 66, of Springﬁeld, Ohio, went to rest with our Lord on Monday June 29, 2020. He was born July 12, 1953, in Legion, Ky., to the late Earl and Edna (Caudill) Reynolds. He will be remembered by those who loved him best as brother, dad, uncle and grandpa. He was preceded in death by his eldest brother, Rodney Reynolds. He is survived by his daughter, Trinity (Jeff) Reynolds Barajas of Grafton Ohio; son, Jason (Dawn) Reynolds of Cleveland Ohio; son, Brad (Erin) Reynolds of Strongsville Ohio; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; siblings, Sue Reynolds of Springﬁeld Ohio, Gary Reynolds (LadyD) of Gallipolis Ohio, and Aileen Ehlinger of Springﬁeld, Ohio. Private celebration of his life will be held for family and friends. JOSEPH CRAIG BOLIN RUTLAND — Joseph Craig Bolin, 55, of Rutland, Ohio, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020, at his home. Born March 11, 1965, at Gallipolis, Ohio, to Joe and Janet Turner Bolin. Craig enjoyed his ﬁshing, hunting and doing carpenter work. Survived by his parents, Joe and Janet Bolin; children, Zach (Sonya) Bolin, Josh (Breanna) Bolin, Adrian Bolin, and Geneva Bolin; his companion, Charlotte Jacks; siblings Rick (Brenda) Bolin, Brenda Jo Loper, and Brent (Camille) Bolin; grandchildren, Kaleb Bolin, Hadley Bolin, Bradyn, and Adilynn Bolin, and many nieces and nephews. Craig was preceded in death by his former wife, Kristal Bolin. A memorial services are, Sunday, July 5, 2020, at 3 p.m. at the Rutland Civic Center, Rutland, Ohio, with Daniel Roush ofﬁciating. Visitation from 1-3 p.m. at Rutland Civic Center Sunday, prior to memorial service. In lieu of ﬂowers donations to the National Riﬂe Association, 11250 Waple, Road, Fairfax, Va 22030. Arrangements with Birchﬁeld Funeral Home, Rutland, Ohio. Online condolences at birchﬁeldfuneralhome. com. BRIAN L. DECKER VINTON — Brian L. Decker, 63, of Vinton, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at Holzer Medical Center. Born on February 5, 1957 in Portsmouth, Ohio, Brian was the son of the late McKenzie Decker and the late Marion Keller Eberts. Brian was married to Connie S. Benson Decker, who survives him in Vinton. He retired from General Mills. Brian was a member of Jackson Apostolic Church in Jackson, Ohio and Morning Dawn Masonic Lodge #7. Brian is survived by his wife, Connie Decker of Vinton; son, Christopher A. Decker of Gallipolis; step daughter, Kayla Bloomer of Denton, North Carolina; step grandchildren; sisters, Annice (Frank) Erickson of Zaleski, Ohio and Susan Hagerty of Belpre, Ohio; and brother, Bruce (Rhonda) Decker of Greenﬁeld, Ohio. In addition to his parents, Brian was preceded in death by a step daughter, Danielle Bloomer. The funeral service for Brian will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 6, 2020 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Richard Clark ofﬁciating. Burial will follow in Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. Friends may call from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Willis Funeral Home. A Masonic Service will be held following the calling hours at 6 p.m. at the funeral home. All those who visit are asked to practice social distancing guidelines. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. JANET M. WARNER RACINE — Janet M. Warner, 84, of Racine, passed away, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at her residence. Born June 18, 1936, in Fairview, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Worthington and Naomi Willetta Rhodes Neville. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Arthur Warner, whom she married on June 29, 1955 in Middleport; her children, Randy (Kitty Ramsey) Warner, Michael Warner, and Lisa (Larry) Smith, all of Racine; grandchildren, Angie (Rodney) Evans, Jaime (Gary) Banks, Jason Warner, Cassandra “Sandi” Smith, and Matthew Smith; step-grandchil- dren, Amanda Ashworth and Ashley Ashworth; great-grandchildren, Tyler, Trevor, and Trenton Evans, Avery Banks, Taylor Cottrill, Jace and Tinzley Smith. Sisters, Joan Roberts, Lenan (Jim) Lashbrooke, and Donna (John) Fiske, a brother, Alan Neville, and numerous nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by a brother, James “Jimmy” Neville. Private family graveside services will be held in the Meigs Memory Gardens at the convenience of the family. The Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Racine is entrusted with the arrangements. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com Ohio Valley Publishing LAWSON TODAY IN HISTORY PROCTORVILLE — Harold Kenneth Lawson, 86, of Proctorville, Ohio, formerly of Scottown, Ohio, died Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. Entombment will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, July 6, 2020 at Miller Memorial Gardens, Miller, Ohio. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, is assisting the family with arrangements. The Associated Press BUCKLEY REEDSVILLE — Chester (Chet) Warren Buckley, 86, of Reedsville, Ohio, died Thursday, July 2, 2020, at his residence. Arrangements will be announced later by WhiteSchwarzel Funeral Home in Coolville, Ohio. GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Independence Day closures POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will be closed Friday, July 3 in observance of Independence Day. POMEROY — The Meigs County Courthouse and government ofﬁces will be closed Friday, July 3 in observance of Independence Day. GALLIPOLIS — The Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library will be closed Saturday, July 4th in observance of the Independence Day holiday, regular hours will resume Monday, July 6, at 9:00 a.m. Meeting changes MIDDLEPORT — Feeny-Bennett #128, American Legion, Middleport, Ohio, is resuming monthly business meetings effective July 8, 2020, at 6 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Subchapter 102, Gallia and Jackson Counties, has cancelled its Friday, July 17 meeting, due to virus concerns. Salem Twp. VFD ice cream fundraiser SALEM TWP. — The Salem Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, State Route 124 in Salem Center, will host an ice cream fundraiser on Saturday, July 18 with curbside pickup from 9-11 a.m. Quarts of ice cream will be available for pick up with the ﬂavors of banana, butter pecan, cherry nut, chocolate, lemon, Oreo cookie, pineapple, strawberry and vanilla. For more info call 740669-4245. Kindergarten registration RACINE — Southern Local Kindergarten registration is currently taking place. To schedule an appointment and complete paperwork call the school at 740-949-4222. Any child who is age 5 on or before Aug. 1, 2020, can register for kindergarten. Road construction and closures GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer, Brett A. Boothe, announces that Sowards Ridge Road will be closed between Hannan Trace Road and Double Creek Road and Swan Creek Road between Peters Branch Road and Bladen Road beginning Monday, July 6, 2020 through July 10, 2020 for culvert replacement, weather permitting. Local trafﬁc will need to use other County roads as a detour. CARPENTER — Meigs County Road 10, Carpenter Hill Road, will be closed beginning Tuesday, June 23. The closure will remain in effect for approximately two weeks to allow county forces to complete a slip repair just south of County Road 11, Carpenter Dyesville Road. SALISBURY TWP. — Bailey Run Road will be closed to through trafﬁc approximately .6 of a mile from State Route 124 going toward State Route 143 due to a slip repair. GALLIPOLIS — Kriner Road (CR-26) will be closed .5 mile from Neighborhood Road beginning 7 a.m., Monday, May 18 for approximately 75 days for slip repair, weather permitting. Local trafﬁc will need to use other state and county roads as a detour. OLIVE TWP. — Mt. Olive Road in Olive Township is currently closed due to slip repair by Olive Township Trustees. MEIGS COUNTY — Beginning June 1, one lane of SR 124 will be closed between Old State Route 338 (Township Road 708) and Portland Road (County Road 35) for a bridge deck overlay project on the bridge crossing over Groundhog Creek. Temporary trafﬁc signals and a 10 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: November 20, 2020 MEIGS COUNTY — Beginning June 1, one lane of SR 7 will be closed between Storys Run Road (County Road 345) and Leading Creek Road (County Road 3) for a bridge deck overlay project on the bridge crossing over Leading Creek. Temporary trafﬁc signals and an 11 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: November 20, 2020 Today is Friday, July 3, the 185th day of 2020. There are 181 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On July 3, 1863, the three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania ended in a major victory for the North as Confederate troops failed to breach Union positions during an assault known as Pickett’s Charge. On this date In 1608, the city of Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain. In 1775, Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1944, during World War II, Soviet forces recaptured Minsk from the Germans. In 1950, the ﬁrst carrier strikes of the Korean War took place as the USS Valley Forge and the HMS Triumph sent ﬁghter planes against North Korean targets. In 1971, singer Jim Morrison of The Doors died in Paris at age 27. In 1976, Israel launched its daring mission to rescue 106 passengers and Air France crew members being held at Entebbe (en-TEH’-bee) Airport in Uganda (yoo-GAHN’dah) by pro-Palestinian hijackers; the commandos succeeded in rescuing all but four of the hostages. In 1979, Dan White, convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting deaths of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone (mahs-KOH’-nee) and Supervisor Harvey Milk, was sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison. (He ended up serving ﬁve years.) In 1986, President Ronald Reagan presided over a gala ceremony in New York Harbor that saw the relighting of the renovated Statue of Liberty. In 1988, the USS Vincennes shot down an Iran Air jetliner over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard. In 1996, Russians went to the polls to re-elect Boris Yeltsin president over his Communist challenger, Gennady Zyuganov (geh- NAH’-dee zhoo-GAH’nahf), in a runoff. In 2003, the U.S. put a $25 million bounty on Saddam Hussein, and $15 million apiece for his two sons. (The $30 million reward for Odai and Qusai Hussein went to a tipster whose information led U.S. troops to their hideout, where the brothers were killed in a gunbattle.) In 2005, a NASA space probe, Deep Impact, hit its comet target as planned in a mission to learn how the solar system formed. Ten years ago: President Barack Obama announced the awarding of nearly $2 billion for new solar plants that he said would create thousands of jobs. Vice President Joe Biden returned to Iraq to coax its government into picking a new prime minister. Mohammed Oudeh, 73, the key planner of the 1972 Munich Olympics attack that killed 11 Israeli athletes, died in Damascus. Serena Williams won her fourth Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam championship by sweeping Vera Zvonareva in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, in the women’s ﬁnal. Five years ago: The Solar Impulse 2, a plane powered by the sun’s rays, landed in Hawaii after pilot Andre Borschberg made a record-breaking ﬁve-day journey across the Pacific Ocean from Japan. One year ago: On a holiday-shortened trading day, the S&P 500 reached its third straight record high close; the Dow also closed at a record high of 26,966. Political ﬁgures and fellow ofﬁcers joined family members at the funeral for Luis Alvarez, a former New York City police detective who had fought until his ﬁnal days for the extension of health beneﬁts for Sept. 11 responders. Actor Arte Johnson, best known for his comedy sketch work on “Laugh-In” in the 1960s, died of heart failure in Los Angeles; he was 90. A Florida prosecutor said the woman who had taken her estranged husband’s guns after his arrest and turned them over to police would be charged with misdemeanor trespassing instead of theft and burglary. IN BRIEF Buttigieg, mayor teaming up on COVID effort COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Bend, Indiana, mayor and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has teamed up with the mayor of South Carolina’s capital city to help municipalities stem the spread of the coronavirus. Columbia, South Carolina, Mayor Steve Benjamin said Thursday that he and Buttigieg have been co-chairing the Pandemic Resilience Working Group for America’s Mayors. The group is organized by the COVID-19 Study Group at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. The guidelines are important for cities, which have different concerns and needs amid the outbreak, Benjamin said. According to the mayor, his effort with Buttigieg has focused on providing accessible guidance to both policymakers and the public on how to target and suppress the spread of COVID-19, including a color-coded map to categorize an area’s risk level based on the number of new daily cases. Recent escalating numbers have placed South Carolina third in the nation in newly diagnosed cases over the past 14 days adjusted by population. Health ofﬁcials on Thursday reported 19 additional people in the state had died after contracting coronavirus, for a total of 777 conﬁrmed deaths since the pandemic began. More than 39,500 positive tests for the virus have been conducted, and more than 1,100 people were hospitalized in South Carolina after developing COVID-19. �CHURCH GOD’S KIDS KORNER The greatness of Christ Independence Day term Pur. Therefore, because of As I conclude this collection of all that was written in this letwritings on the book of Esther, ter, and of what they had faced I want to focus on the greatness in this matter, and of what had of Christ. Perhaps this seems happened to them, the Jews like an unlikely way to end the ﬁrmly obligated themselves study of an Old Testament book and their offspring and all who taking place during the days of joined them, that without fail King Ahasuerus and the Persian Isaiah they would keep these two days Empire. But the grace of God Pauley expressed in these ﬁnal pages of Contributing according to what was written and at the time appointed every Esther ﬁnds its fulﬁllment in the columnist year, that these days should be person and work of Christ. remembered and kept throughThe end of Esther is a celebraout every generation, in every clan, tion. It’s a time of remembrance. The province, and city, and that these days Jews, having just been saved from of Purim should never fall into disuse Haman’s evil plan, ﬁnd themselves among the Jews, nor should the comthrowing a party of sorts. And the memoration of these days cease among celebration they institute is known as their descendants” (v. 26-28 ESV). Purim. How dedicated are we to remember, “And Mordecai recorded these reﬂect upon, and celebrate the glorithings and sent letters to all the Jews ous victory of Christ? As we gather on who were in all the provinces of King Sunday morning, are we excited about Ahasuerus, both near and far, obliging God’s work in our hearts? Are we in them to keep the fourteenth day of the awe at the beauty and grace of our Savmonth Adar and also the ﬁfteenth day ior? Or, do we sit in pews each week of the same, year by year, as the days on which the Jews got relief from their with little joy at the thought of our salvation? Do we mumble the hymns? Let enemies, and as the month that had been turned for them from sorrow into our minds wander during the sermon? gladness and from mourning into a holi- There’s something to celebrate about day; that they should make them days of the gospel. Why? Not because we are feasting and gladness, days for sending perfect. Not because we have our lives gifts of food to one another and gifts to together. But because of the greatness of Christ. the poor” (Esth. 9:20-22 ESV). You see, Esther ends by describing In previous weeks, I have emphasized the greatness of Mordecai. In this postGod’s protection of the Jews from script, we read, “For Mordecai the destruction and harm at the hands of Jew was second in rank to King AhaHaman. And now, in chapter 9, that suerus, and he was great among the victory is realized and cherished. How much more should we celebrate the real- Jews, and popular with the multitude ity of our salvation from certain death? of his brothers, for he sought the welLike the Jews in the Persian Empire, we fare of his people and spoke peace to have been rescued and freed. And while all his people” (10:3 ESV). Throughout the book of Esther, we the Jews might view Esther as the hero, watch God work behind the scenes. we cling to Christ as our Savior. Despite the mundane. And we recogThe psalmist writes, “You have nize His sovereignty in the silence. turned for me my mourning into dancWe watch as He uses Esther and ing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, that my glory Mordecai to preserve His people and may sing your praise and not be silent. accomplish His purposes. And by the O LORD my God, I will give thanks to end of the book, Mordecai is in the same position of power and inﬂuence you forever!” (Ps. 30:11-12 ESV). as the man who sought to do him But celebrating in the moment is coupled with a dedication to remember harm. Only God can rework the evil plans of sinful men for the glory of for years to come. The Jews reﬂect upon Haman’s failed His name. And that’s what we ﬁnd in Esther. attempt of casting lots (Pur) to determine their destruction. “Therefore See CHRIST | 10 they called these days Purim, after the is the freedom that we have All the ﬂags we have probably in Christ Jesus. This freedom seen this week remind me we wasn’t free either, Jesus paid will celebrate a very important the price. The Bible teaches holiday on Saturday (tomorthat the penalty for sin is row.) How many of you know death, but you and I have been what holiday we will celebrate? set free from this penalty. We That’s right, the 4th of July. July have been set free because 4th is also known as IndepenAnn of what Jesus did for us. The dence Day. Do you know what Moody independence means? It means Contributing Bible tells us that Jesus died on the cross to set us free from freedom - being able to choose. columnist the penalty of sin. Instead of In our country, we enjoy lots of death, through Jesus’ death freedoms. We are free to come to church and worship; we are free to and resurrection, we have been given eternal life. Ephesians 3: 12 says, “In choose what we want to be when we grow up; we are free to choose where Christ and through faith in Him, we we want to live; we are free to choose may approach God with freedom and most of the things that affect our daily conﬁdence.” As we celebrate Independence Day, lives. I know, this year almost all of the parades and city celebrations have let us remember to stop and thank God for those who have paid the been canceled because of the coronaprice for our freedoms. But even more virus, but we still need to remember important, let us remember to thank this important holiday and can celGod for Jesus, who has set us free ebrate it at home and with family. Now, this might come as a surprise from the penalty for sin because He to some of you, but did you know that was willing to pay the price. Let us say a prayer together. Father freedom isn’t free? That’s right; many God, thank You for the freedoms people had to pay the price for us to that we enjoy in this country. We have the freedoms that we enjoy in this country. There are countless men are thankful for those who paid the price for that freedom, but even more and women who helped to pay that price. Some have served in the Army, important, we thank You for the freeNavy, Marines, National Guard, or Air dom we have because Your Son, Jesus was willing to pay the penalty for our Force. Many of them fought in wars, sin. Please bless our country and help and some were hurt and wounded. There are also many people who have all those affected by the coronavirus now. In Jesus’ name, Amen. loved ones who paid the ultimate price for freedom. They gave their Ann Moody is pastor of Wilkesville First Presbyterian lives ﬁghting for our freedom. Church and the Middleport First Presbyterian Yes, we have a lot of freedoms, but Church. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the the greatest freedom that we have work of the author. SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES Set free in Christ 6:15 p.m. 6:15 p.m. OH-70191573 2:12).” The concept of that liberty each To the church could return home Liberty is central to the in Galatia, the to their ancestral work of Christ, who, as apostle Paul the Passover Lamb, died homes which wrote, “For freewould once more to set the captives free. dom Christ has The Liberty that belong to them. set us free; stand Christ brings is spiritual It was with this ﬁrm therefore, and do not submit Jonathan occasion in mind in nature, as is explained clearly in the book of again to a yoke of McAnulty that the prophet slavery (Galatians Contributing Isaiah prophesied, Romans: “Do you not “The Spirit of the know that if you present 5:1; ESV).” Columnist Lord God is upon yourselves to anyone as As our counobedient slaves, you are me, because the try celebrates slaves of the one whom Lord has anointed me the Fourth of July, the you obey, either of sin, to bring good news to minds and hearts of which leads to death, the poor; he has sent many Americans take or of obedience, which me to bind up the brothe opportunity to conkenhearted, to proclaim leads to righteousness? template the ideas of But thanks be to God, liberty to the captives, Freedom and Liberty, that you who were values which are central and the opening of the to the American Experi- prison to those who are once slaves of sin have become obedient from bound; to proclaim the ment. Yet Freedom and year of the Lord’s favor… the heart to the standard Liberty are not new to of teaching to which you (Isaiah 61:1-2a; ESV).” the United States, and any student of the Bible It was this very passage were committed, and, would do well to appre- which Jesus read before having been set free from sin, have become He declared, “Today ciate just how integral slaves of righteousness. the concept of Liberty is this Scripture has been to the Gospel of Christ. fulﬁlled in your hearing. (Romans 6:16-18; ESV)” Nevertheless, it should Not just physical liberty, (cf. Luke 4:17-21)” It not be surprising that which has its place, but was the work of Christ those who have been set which God always had true spiritual liberty free spiritually, would in mind… the work of from the slavery and bringing liberty to those have a great appreciabondage of sin. tion for liberty in all its who had been sold, or God’s efforts to make forms. who were captives. men understand that It should also be that Writing concerning He wanted them to be Christians understand the Gospel, James the free began in earnest that Liberty is not the with the work of Moses, brother of Jesus twice calls it the “Law of freeing the Israelites See FREE | 10 Liberty (cf. James 1:25, from slavery in Egypt. The ﬁrst major holiday instituted by God under Moses was the Passover, a celebration commemorating this very event. The Passover was itself a foreshadowing of the death of Christ on our behalf, which is why the New Testament identiﬁes Christ as “our Passover lamb (1 Corinthians 5:7).” Later in the Law of Moses, God also instituted the Year of Jubilee, saying, “And you shall consecrate the ﬁftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the Serving the Tri-State Area with land to all its inhabitProfessional Hardscapes, Landscapes, ants. It shall be a jubilee and Retaining Walls. for you, when each of you shall return to his property and each of you shall return to his clan. (Leviticus 25:10; ESV)” Land which had been sold, individuals who had sold themselves into Call Nate at 740-645-8193 indentured servitude, and the like,… all would or Kevin at 740-612-0957 be set at liberty and in Friday, July 3, 2020 3 CROSS WORDS OH-70193467 Ohio Valley Publishing �4 Friday, July 3, 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing OH-70194067 Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, July 3, 2020 5 Gallia County Church Directory 6:30 PM, Wednesday 7 PM, AWANA Pastor: Joe Woodall. Sunday school, 10 worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Church of Christ at Rio Grande Youth Minister: Andrew Wolfe, Eureka Church of God 3C’s Ladies Meeting, Fourth Thursday, Pastor: Rev. Robert Persons. Sunday Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Trinity United Methodist Church Ohio 325, Rio Grande; Pastors Randy Sunday 5:45. a.m.; worship, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday prayer Meeting, 6 p.m. 568 Ohio 325 North, Bidwell. Sunday Children’s Ministeries: Kyli Bowers. Pastor: Rev. Robert Smith. Sunday 10 AM, Bob Evans, Rio Grande. www. school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 Church Ohio 160 at Ohio 554 in Porter. Pastor: and Sally Patterson; Sunday coffee and Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, Outreach Minister: Christian Stewart school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; bulavillechurch.com. a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Ralph Miller Valley View Drive, Crown City. Pastor: Dan Lamphier. Sunday worship, 9:30 fellowship, 10 a.m.; Worship and work, Sunday school superintendent. Jamie Klaiber. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; a.m.; Bible study, 9 a.m. Saturday. 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; 4041 CH&D Road, Oak Hill, Ohio. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Pastors, Donna and Marlin Wedemeyer; Vinton, Ohio. Pastor: Rev. Calvin assistant pastor, Vicki Moore. (740) 416- Minnis. First and Third Sundays, 9288, (740) 395-3396. Services, Sunday Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. school – children and adults, 10 a.m.; Vinton Baptist Church evening service 6 p.m. Wednesday night 11818 Ohio 160, Vinton. Sunday Sunday evening service, first and third school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Sundays, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Koontz Sailor Road, Vinton. Pastor: Rev. Mickey Maynard. Sunday school, Salem Baptist Church 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Gage. Pastor: Philip Taylor. Sunday Sunday worship, 8:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Christian Union Wednesday, 7 p.m. school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; 11 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Guyan Valley Missionary Baptist 2173 Eastern Avenue, Gallipolis. Interim Church Pastor: Mike Buchanan. Office hours, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; (740) 388-8454. Addison Freewill Baptist Church Platform. Pastor:Jason Morris. Sunday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (740) 446-7119. Sunday Pastor: Charles Birchfield, four miles Canaan Missionary Baptist 210 Addison Pike Gallipolis, Oh school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. north on W.Va. Route 2. Sunday Ohio 218, Gallipolis. Pastor: Garland 740-367-7063 Pastor: Rick Barcus and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday youth ministries Montgomery. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10am Sunday Worship p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday 10:50am Sunday Evening 6pm, Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Prayer meeting 7pm Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Pastor: Faith Baptist Church James Miller. Sunday school, 10:30 3615 Jackson Pike. Pastor: Nathan All services at the Church are in person Britton, (740) 446-2607. Sunday school, 7:30 p.m. 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 6 Centerpoint and Nebo Roads. p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Pastor:Rondall Walker. Associate pastor Dale Adkins. Sunday morning 10 am, 1812 Eastern Ave., Pastor Mike Mercerville Missionary Baptist Church Chapman. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; 117 Burlington Rd, Crown City, Ohio Sunday worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 45623 740-256-8157. Pastor: Joe Noreau. p.m. (304) 593-3095. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening Old Emory Freewill Baptist Church worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Pastor: Jeff Simpson. Sunday school, 10 evening at 7 pm a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m. Good Hope United Baptist Church Terry Hale, (740)979-7293 or (740)- Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Cheshire Baptist Church 645-1873. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday and Pastor Dr Jim Williams. Sunday school, Sunday school, 10 a.m.;Wednesday Sunday 6 p.m. 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday calvaryapostolicgallia.com Rio Grande Calvary Baptist Church Pastor: Vinton Rankin. Sunday evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Call: 740-367- Assemblies of the World a.m., Bible Study 6:30 pm every Northup Baptist 190 Vale Road, Bidwell. Pastor: Elder Wednesday,(740)-245-5228 Pastor Jim Chapman. Sunday school, Sherman Johnson. Sunday school, 10 White Oak Baptist Church a.m.; Sunday service, 12 p.m. Bible study 1555 Nibert Road, Gallipolis. Pastor: and prayer service, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Carl Ward. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Assembly of God worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. on the Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Youth every Providence Missionary Baptist Church 3766 Teens Run Road,Crown City,OH Ohio 160, Pastor:Ray Frye. Worship 7:30 p.m. 45623, Pastor:Jacob Watson (740)256- Victory Baptist Church 6761 Youth Pastor: John Anderson Victory Road, Crown City. Pastor: ,Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 Troy Delaney. Sunday morning service, p.m.;Wednesday Bible study and youth Liberty Assembly of God 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m., night, 7 p.m. Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va. across Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. Prospect Enterprise Baptist from Riverside Golf Course. Pastor: (740) 256-9117. Pastor: Ed Mollohan. Sunday school, Gregor A. Johnson, (304) 773-5501. evening 6:00pm, Thursdays 7:00pm, Rio Grande. Pastor: Marc A. Sarrett. KJV Bible preached each service (740) 245-9321. Sunday school, 9:30 Fairview Church of Christ in Christian 86 Main Street, Crown City. Pastor: Pine Grover Holiness Church Wednesday, 7 p.m. Pastor: Gregory Sears,576 State Route Randy Thompson. Sunday school, 10 Off of Ohio 325. Pastor: Rev. Odel Rodney Church of Light Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7:30 New Beginnings Revival Center 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. . 7 North (across from Speedway and a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; youth Manely. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; 6611 Ohio 588. Fellowship, 9:15 a.m.; p.m. 845 Skidmore Road, (Evergreen Little Kyger Congregational Christian Quality Inn) Gallipolis, Oh, Sunday meeting, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; Adult worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, Church School 10:00 am; Sunday Worship 11 Bible Study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. 10:40 a.m.; youth, 6 p.m. Little Kyger Road, Cheshire. Pastor: Rev. am and 6 pm; Wednesday Bible Study 7 Christian Community Church Mount Calvary Independent Church 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Paul T. Imboden. Sunday School, 9:30 pm, www.newlifecog.net Lecta Church FOP Building, Neal Road. (740) W.Va. Route 2, Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va. State routes 775 and 790, Scottown. 446-6788. Sunday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7:30 Simpson Chapel United Methodist Pastor Todd Bowers. Sunday School, 10 Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Top of Lake Drive, Rio Grande. Pastor: a.m.; Sunday service, 6 p.m. 740-256- Dan Lamphier. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Freedom Fellowship Dickey Chapel 1894. Bible study, 1 p.m. Monday. Route 279, Oak Hill. Pastor: Dan Neal. Hannan Trace Road. Sunday school, 10 Thurman Church (740) 682-4011. Sunday school, 10 a.m. a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Latter-Day Saints a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Episcopal a.m.; worship; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Union Wednesday, 7 p.m. Alice Road. Pastor: Rev. Denver Mina Chapel Missionary Baptist McCarty. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church Central Christian Church 109 Garfield Ave., Gallipolis. Evangelist Derek Stump. (740) 446-0062. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship Church worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Neighborhood Road. Pastor: Jack Wednesday, 7 p.m. Northup. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Ewington Church of Christ in First Church of God 1723 Ohio 141. Pastor: Paul E. Voss. a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family 176 Ewington Road. Pastor: David night/Bible study, 6-8 p.m. a.m.; worship, 10:50 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; p.m. Stewart. Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 245-9518. Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m., Lecta Church of Christ in Christian with Wired Junior Church and attended Union nursery; Wednesday groups, 7 p.m., Corinth Missionary Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; with adult Bible study, Engage Young Jimis Emary Road, Oak Hill. Pastor: Wednesday, 7 p.m. Adults, Momentum 360 Students and a.m.; service, 11 a.m. Every second and Christian Church fourth Sunday. First Christian Church of Rio Grande Harris Baptist Church 814 Ohio 325 North, Rio Grande. Ohio 554, Rio Grande, Ohio; Pastor Bob Minister: Jeff Patrick. (740) 446-9873. ‘Scotty’ Scott (740) 388-8050; Sunday Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 school, 10 a.m.; Sunday service, 11 a.m.; a.m. and 6 p.m. Bible study and youth Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. meeting, 7 p.m., Wednesdays. night, Wednesday, 7 p.m. 6 p.m. Family movie night, 3rd Friday of each month at 7 p.m. 446-4023. Vinton Fellowship Chapel Keystone Road. Pastor: Paul Ring. Wired Juniors. www.rodneypikecog.org. (740) 388-9041. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Church of God of Prophecy 380 White Road, just off of Ohio 160. Independent Pastor: Pat Henson. (740) 446-7900. Bulaville Christian Church Sunday school (all ages), 10 a.m.; 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd., Gallipolis, OH worship, 11:15 a.m.; children’s church, 45631; Pastor Bob Hood, 740-446-7495, 11:15 a.m.; Sunday evangelistic service, Cell 740-709-6107; Coffee Klatch 9:45 6 p.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 7 AM; Sunday School 10:00 AM; AM Fellowship Baptist Church Gallipolis Christian Church p.m.; Wednesday night youth meeting, Worship Service 10:30 AM; Bible Study, 600 McCormick Rd 4486 Ohio 588.Pastor::Joseph Bowers. 7 p.m. Wednesday 6 PM April through Oct.; Macedonia Community Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Claylick Road, Patriot. Pastor: Rev. Thursday, 7 p.m. Hilda Sanders. Sunday school and Elizabeth Chapel Church Third Avenue and Locust Street, Gallipolis. Pastor: Randy Carnes. Trinity Gospel Mission Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 New Life Lutheran Church 11184 Ohio 554, Bidwell. Pastor: Robert a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. 900 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis,Pastor: Bethlehem Church Michael Giese,740- 446-4889, 1774 Rocky Fork Road, Crown City. newlifeluth@att.net. Worship Services: Promiseland Community Church Teacher: Eugene Johnson, Sr. (740) 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School: Clay Chapel Road, Gallipolis. Pastor; 256-6080. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; 9:30 a.m.; Bible study at Poppy’s on Truman Johnson. (740)-441-1638.. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Court Street, Wednesday, 10:00 am p.m.; Tuesday, 7 p.m. Sunday school, 10 a.m, Sunday evening, 4 p.m.; prayer meeting, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Faith Community Chapel Teacher: Rodney Roberts. Sunday Bailey Chapel Church school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Ohio 218. Pastor: Paul Johnson. Sunday Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 Nebo Church a.m.; Sunday night worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. 6 p.m. Debbie Drive Chapel Off of Ohio 141 (Meadow Look subdivision). Pastor: Keith Eblin. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Sunday School 9:30am worship 10:30am a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m, Sunday Youth 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Ministry 6:00-8:00 pm, Wednesday- room, 3rd Thursday at noon, Friends, Food, Fellowship(FFF) bring brown www.GallipolisGrace.com Sunday morning worship, 10 a.m.; Christ United Methodist Church Sunday school, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening 9688 Ohio 7 South. Pastor: Rev. Jack worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening Berry. Adult Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; prayer meeting, 7 p.m.; Pastor Clyde worship and children’s church, 10:30 Ferrell. a.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, Good News Baptist Church Saint Louis Catholic Church school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 4045 George’s Creek Road. 85 State Street, Gallipolis. Father Hamm. p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Pastor:Morgan McKinniss.mckinniss. (740) 446-0669. Daily mass, 8 a.m.; Paint Creek Regular Baptist morgan@gmail.com. (740) 446-0188. Saturday mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday mass, Jubilee Christian Center River of Life United Methodist 833 Third Ave. Pastor: Rev. Christian 8 and 10 a.m. George’s Creek Road. Worship, 10 a.m. Pathway Community Church Sunday morning coffee: 9am, Sunday Scott. (740) 446-0954. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Sunday and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. 35 Hillview Drive, Gallipolis. 1192 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Oh. Pastor: Thom Mollohan. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Evening 6 pm ,Wednesday Evening 6 Church of Christ Wednesday, 6 p.m. pm,. www.goodnewsgallipolis.com Bidwell Church of Christ Ohio 325. Pastor: Ben Crawferd. Sunday Ohio 554, Bidwell. Sunday school, school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. Fair Haven United Methodist 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Baptist worship, 11 a.m.; Mid-week children and adult programming. www. pathwaygallipolis.com. Countryside Baptist Chapel 2265 Harrisburg Road, Bidwell. Pastor: Pat Miller. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. (740) 645-6673. New Hope Baptist Church Ohio 554. Pastor: Rev. Arius Hurt. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Springfield Baptist Church Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching, 7 p.m.; Bible study, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Garden of My Hearth Holy Tabernacle evening, 7 p.m. Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church Parsons-Justice. (740) 446-1030. Sunday 20344 Ohio 554, Bidwell. Pastor Jamie school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Sisson. (740) 245-0900. Worship Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church service, 10 a.m. Sunday; Gentle Worship 107 South High Street, Wilkesville, (designed for families and individuals Pastor Ann Moody (740) 446- with Autism Spectrum Disorder), 2 p.m. 0122./740-645-7736 Sunday Morning third Sunday each month; Midweek Service 9:30 am Gallia Cornerstone Church 165 N Fourth Ave,Middleport,Oh U.S. 35 and Ohio 850. (740) 245-0141 45760, Pastor Ann Moody (740) Pastor: Jr Preston,. Sunday school, 6457736, Sunday School 10:00 am, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 Church 11:15 am Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Nursery Seventh-Day Adventist provided every service. Point Pleasant Seventh-Day Adventist River City Fellowship Church Third Ave. and Court Street. 4751 Ripley Road. Pastor: Bill Hunt. Kanauga. Pastor: Jim Holman, Sunday Pastor: John O’Brien. (740) 446- (210) 778-6502. Sabbath school, school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11:00 a.m.; 2474. Sunday celebration, 10 a.m. Saturday, noon; worship service, 1:30 Wednesday Bible study, 10:30 a.m. Contemporary music and casual. www. p.m.; prayer meeting, 6 p.m. Thursday. Wesleyan Pastor: Matt McKee. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; rivercityfellowship.com. Pastor:Jack Berry, Sunday school, 10 College Hill Church Wednesday prayer meeting and youth Godwin, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. p.m; and Sunday 10 a.m. a.m.; Worship 9 a.m. 165 Wood School Road, Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va. Pastor: Darrell Johnson. (740) Willis Funeral Home 446-9957 or (304) 675-2880. Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; prayer Crown City Wesleyan Church 26144 Ohio 7 South. Pastor: Rev. George Holley, Jr. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night, 7 p.m. meeting, Wednesday, 7 p.m. a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Morgan Center Wesleyan Church Prearrangement Center Garﬁeld Ave. • Gallipolis, OH The Way, Truth and Life �� Pastor: Todd Bowers. Sunday 10 a.m.; Sunday night 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm Poplar Ridge Freewill Baptist OH-70165318 OH-70180335 SFS TRUCK SALES Sharon Shoemaker smtax2000@gmail.com (740) 446-0852 Weatherholt Chapel 420 First Avenue Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 740 446-3045 Phone 740 446-2557 Fax Liberty Ministries OH-70165278 OH-70180328 Phone: (740) 446-0724 Rick & Charla Whobrey Owners a.m.; Sunday Evening Church Services, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m.; Pastor: Wade Hall Jr Director 740-388-8321 Vinton Chapel 21 Main Street Vinton, Ohio 45686 Herb, Jean and Jared Moore W. 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G & W Auto Parts LLC OH-70177428 OH-70165099 OH-70180463 OH-70165095 OH-70179638 sfsparts@sfstrucksales.com service, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday school for Clark Chapel Rd, Vinton, Ohio; Sunday McCoy Moore topeslifestylefurn@hotmail.com AUTO PARTS Heavy Truck Parts & Accessories Manufacturer of Pro-Haul Bodies and Trailers Phone: 800.280.6088 Fax: 740.446.2859 �� 446-9295 �� Gary Jones, Manager Phone: 740-367-7444 After Hours: 740-446-7371 Fax: 740-367-7588 Tope’s LIFESTYLE FURNITURE Kevin Petrie Jeff Dunlap 2150 Eastern Ave. Gallipolis, OH S & M Tax and Accounting, Inc Fairview Drive, Bidwell. Sunday night Intersection of Morgan Center and Frame Work & Free Estimates 2046 Addison Pike Gallipolis, OH 45631 �� 4#4'��4�� #--+10-+3��*+0�:� �� OH-70180469 S & M Tax and Accounting, Inc � �� Old Garden of My Heart Church, 1908 Larry’s Body Shop OH-70180466 5885 St Rt 218 GALLIPOLIS 740-256-6456 OH-70165093 OH-70179298 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Fellowship of Faith Bidwell United Methodist Church 1122 Jackson Pike Gallipolis, OH 45631 Phone: 740-446-7999 Fax: 740-446-7995 worship, and children’s church, 10:30 51 State Street. Pastor: Rev Mark conducted Thursday, 6 p.m.; Saturday 6 Free Estimates OH-70180462 worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Charles Ted Glassburn. Services are EXCAVATING OH-70165459 OH-70180460 Crawford. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Oasis Christian Tabernacle Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 CROWN 171 Pearl Street Jackson, OH 45640 Phone: 740-288-1606 Fax: 740-288-1606 Cadmus Road, Cadmus. Pastor: Mark p.m.; Wednesday teen service, 6 p.m.; OH-70165447 OH-70180435 Sunday Church Services 10:30 AM & McDaniel Crossroads Pentecostal Church 234 Chapel Drive. (740) 446-1494. Church Rawlins. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. 600 McCormick Road, Pastor: Joseph Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. Dry Ridge Road, Gallia. Pastor: Cline Sunday school, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and Fellowship Baptist Church Silver Memorial Freewill Baptist Gallia Baptist Church Pastor: Ray Perry. (740) 379-2969. 30 a.m.; Sunday night service, 7 p.m.; p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; AWANA 7:30 p.m. 1110 First Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday Pastor: Sam Carman Sunday school, 9: OH-70165518 OH-70177433 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 Sunday services, 12 p.m., Wednesday, First Church of the Nazarene 4950 State Route 850, Bidwell. Pastor OH-70165094 OH-70179309 Pastor:Aaron Young. Sunday school, Steve Nibert; Sunday School, 11 a.m., Triple Cross Church of Christ Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship, 11 750 First Avenue, Gallipolis. Pastor: Wednesday night prayer, 7 p.m. Nazarene Wednesday, 7 p.m. Silver Run Freewill Baptist Church Potter’s Wheel Pentecostals Middleport First Presbyterian Church service, 7 p.m. 1100 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis. Pentecostal 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Old Kyger Freewill Baptist First Baptist Church Evening 7 pm, “Everyone Welcome” Opportunity, 7 p.m. Wednesday. 6:30-8 p.m. Danville Holiness Church am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Wednesday Children’s church, Thursday, 6 p.m. 5834. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday For Men Only, 8:00 a.m.church dining Williams. (740) 446-3331. Sunday :Sammy Queen, Sunday Morning 10 Vance. (740) 245-5406 or (740) 645- Russell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, Catholic 19 Bell Ave at Eastern Avenue, Pastor Pastor: Rick Towe. Sunday school, 3773 George’s Creek Road. Pastor: J.R. King Cemetery Lane, Crown City. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6pm Bell Chapel Church a.m.; Sunday evening Bible study, 6 p.m. Non-denominational Worship, 8:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:30 Kings Chapel Church Wednesday, 7 p.m. 210 Upper River Road, Gallipolis. Grace United Methodist Church paper bag lunch & drink.Website Pastor: Joseph Godwin Marcum. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship: 11:05 Llewellyn Gumc600@gmail.com, Sunday. Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Rocky Jeffers. Youth pastor: Sandy New Life Church of God United Methodist Kane. (740) 446-0555. Office hours community) Bidwell, Ohio. Pastor: Patriot Road. Pastor: Jane Ann Miller. 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Pastor: Matt Holiness church. Pastor: Rev. Teddy Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Peniel Community Church Growth Tuesday, 6:30 pm Morgan Center Christian Walnut Ridge Church youth, 7 p.m. and Friday 9:00 am; 12-Step Spiritual Monday-Friday 9am-3:30pm, and 6 p.m.; Wednesday preaching and Ohio 141. Pastor:Will Luckeydoo, Patriot United Methodist Church 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Pastor:Ray Pastor: Rev. Kathryn Loxley. Sunday, Centenary United Methodist Church 9:30 a.m. Lutheran Hersman. Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, society/priesthood, 12:05-1 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. 7 p.m. or (740) 709-1745. Sunday school, 10 Sunday school, 11:20-12 p.m.; relief French City Southern Baptist a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday Bible study, Pastor: John Rozewicz. (740) 245-5430 7486. Sacrament service, 10-11:15 a.m., 3554 Ohio 160. Pastor: Rev. Mark children’s church, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 Ohio 775. Pastor: Jim Holman. Worship, Ohio 160. (740) 709-9262 or (740) 446- 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday and Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday Bethesda United Methodist Day Saints Crown City. Pastor: Rev. Walter Wood. Thursday service, 7 p.m. 418 Main Street, Vinton. Pastor: Steven 440 Ohio 850. Pastor: Ron Bynum. (740) Liberty Chapel 7 p.m. 290 Trails End, Thurman. Pastor: Dale Vinton Full Gospel Church Rodney Pike Church of God and 6 p.m.; Tuesday prayer and praise, worship services, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; kid’s church and nursery, 10 a.m.; youth Bethel United Methodist The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Community Christian Fellowship Geiser. (740) 245-9243. Sunday worship, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:25 Christian Union 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 refreshments following. Full Gospel Church of God New Hope Bible Baptist Church Greer. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship worship with Communion, 10 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday service, 6 p.m. Pastor:Mel Mock,. Sunday school 10 446-2483,stpgallipolis.org,, Sunday Fr,AJ Stack, Priest-in-Charge (740) 446-4404 or (740) 446-0196. Robinson Street, Point Pleasant. 541 Second Ave., Gallipolis. (740) Child care provided, Fellowship & service, 10:25 a.m.; youth meeting, 5:30 p.m.; evening worship service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bible study at 7 p.m. Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, lagohio.com. Sunday morning 10:00am, Sunday Rev. Calvin Minnis. Sunday school 10 first and third Sunday of each month; Lighthouse Assembly of God Study 7 p.m. Sunday Evening 6:30 p.m. worship, 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. programs, 6:30 p.m. school, 9:45 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 10:30 a.m., Wednesday,Adult Bible 4315 Bulaville Pike, Gallipolis, OH Wednesday service and special youth 7801. Apostolic Faith Church of Pentecostal Wednesday youth services, 7:30 p.m.; Armstrong. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 pm, Wednesday 553 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. Pastor: –Bible Study or Prayer-6:00 pm, Faith Valley Community Church Trinity Baptist Church a.m.; worship, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Calvary Christian Center, Inc. Bidwell. Pastor: Rev. Gene A. and are posted online. 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Some NFL players are raising concerns about playing football amid the coronavirus pandemic while others are ignoring advice of medical experts by working out with teammates. JC Tretter, a center on the Cleveland Browns and president of the NFL Players Association, wrote an open letter to players on Tuesday, saying they have to ﬁght for “necessary COVID-19 protections.” New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins said last week that “football is a nonessential business and so we don’t need to do it.” Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Cameron Heyward has asthma so he wants to “take every precaution” if he plays. “We are not invincible, and as recent reports have shown, we certainly aren’t immune to this virus,” Tretter wrote in his letter. “Underlying conditions like high BMI, asthma and sleep apnea are all associated with a higher risk of developing severe symptoms and complications when infected with COVID-19. Those conditions are widespread across the league. NFL players are humans — some with immunocompromised family members or live-in elderly parents. Trust me: we want to play football. But as a union, our most important job is keep our players safe and alive. The NFLPA will ﬁght for our most at-risk players and their families.” The league informed owners last week that training camp is expected to open as scheduled later this month. Discussions regarding shortening the preseason schedule are ongoing and an announcement is expected soon. Dr. Allen Sills, the league’s chief medical ofﬁcer, said he has regular communication with medical ofﬁcers of other professional sports leagues and they are learning from one another. “We’re approaching this as a medical and public health problem,” Sills said Wednesday. “This isn’t about one league having an advantage over another. We’re working together as a group of medical professionals saying how can we do See NFL | 8 Hargraves still on top in Riverside Senior Golf League Staff Report MASON, W.Va. — Charlie Hargraves of New Haven has kept his lead in the Riverside Senior Men’s Golf League through the ﬁrst month of the coronavirus-shortened season. Hargraves has a total of 60 points to lead Kenny Pridemore of Point Pleasant with his 56.5 points. Bill Yoho of New Haven has 55.5 points to hold down third place. A total of 52 players were on hand for Tuesday’s match play making up 13 teams of four players. There was a three way tie for low score at 60 (-10 under par) between the teams of: Kenny Pridmore, Jim Blake, Doug Henderson and Albert Durst; Charlie Hargraves, Bill Yoho, Bill Carney and Ed Coon; and Jim Gress, Randall Thornhill, Jim Lawrence and Buford Brown. The closest to the pin winners were Charlie Hargraves on the 9th hole and Jimmy Gress on the 14th hold. The top-10 standings from the 2020 Riverside Senior men’s golf league are as follows: Charlie Hargraves (60 points), Kenny Pridmore (56.5 points), Bill Yoho (55.5 points), Dewey Smith (54.5 points), Jim Gress (54.5 points), J.J. Hemsley (48.5 points), Fred Pyles (47.5 points), Mike Fetty (46.5 points), Albert Durst (46.5 points), Buford Brown (46 points) and John Williams (46 points). © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. David Zalubowski | AP The bronze statue titled “The Player,” by sculptor George Lundeen, stands in front of the main gate of Coors Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies. Players began reporting to their teams and home ballparks Wednesday in the most significant step yet as Major League Baseball presses ahead with its plan for a 60-game sprint of a season. MLB players begin reporting for tests OVP SPORTS BRIEFS Youth football signups GALLIPOLIS — The Elks Blue Devil Youth Football League (EFL) will have sign ups on Wednesday, July 8, and Thursday, July 9 from 6-9 p.m. at the Elks Farm on State Route 588. All Gallipolis City School and Ohio Valley Christian School students in grades 1-6 are eligible to participate in this free program. Also, any home school students in the same grades are also eligible for the 2020 season. Masks must be worn by everyone attending until the temperatures have been taken and recorded. Social distancing rules will be enforced. If you are out of town during these dates, please call Kim Canaday at 740-208-6414 for further information on how to sign up. Rio hosting Jim Marshall Memorial golf outing JACKSON, Ohio — The Veterans Association at the University of Rio Grande will host their 3rd annual Jim Marshall Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 5, at Franklin Valley Golf Course in Jackson County. The event will begin at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start and the format is a 4-man scramble. The cost is $50 per player, plus mulligans are available for $10 per individual. There is also a $20 skins fee per team, with cash prizes available for skins. Prizes will be awarded, plus breakfast and lunch will be provided. Beer will be available for purchase at the event as well. Hole and tee box sponsorship is available at a cost of $100 per hole or tee box. All funds raised from the event helps Rio Grande honor veterans at the 2020 Jim Marshall Veteran of the Year Award Banquet — an annual event held every year the last Saturday of October. This year’s banquet is slated for Oct. 31. For more information, to register or to set up a sponsorship, contact Delyssa Edwards by email at dedwards@rio.edu or by phone at 740-245-4427. By Dave Skretta this situation. But I feel good. I’m ready to go.” Much like other clubs, the White Sox intend to Yoán Moncada has split their 60-man roster spent the past couple into two groups, one of months working working out in the mornout in what he called a ing and the other in the “controlled and limited environment” in Florida, afternoon. All players will have their temperawhere the White Sox slugger could continue to tures checked multiple times each day, observe get at-bats while protecting himself from the coro- increased social distancing and get accustomed navirus. to stringent safeguards That’s a good descripthat MLB has put into tion of the environment that greeted him upon his place for the season. “That’s going to be difreturn to Chicago. ferent to see and feel as Players began reporta team,” Moncada said. ing to their teams “We’ll have to wait and and home ballparks see Friday how it goes.” Wednesday in the most The Yankees won’t hold signiﬁcant step yet as their ﬁrst full-team workMajor League Baseball out until Saturday, even presses ahead with its plan for a 60-game sprint though manager Aaron of a season. Most players Boone said players began intake testing Wednesday. underwent a battery of That’s when he plans health checks, not only for COVID-19 but also for to address the team for the ﬁrst time — also in any other lingering ailwaves. ments from spring train“We’ll have to get creing, ahead of planned ative with how we comworkouts beginning Frimunicate,” said Boone, day and Saturday. who plans to make the “We were doing worksame speech three or four outs by time, you know? times. You have to reserve a Faced with the prospect time. I wasn’t interactof playing 60 games in ing with a lot of people 66 days, time-consuming there,” Moncada said of safety protocols, the his sessions in Florida. “The last couple of weeks responsibility to remain I started lifting a little bit. diligent health-wise off I was hitting with limita- the ﬁeld and the general tions that we had during anxiety of working amid a AP Sports Writer pandemic, Boone believes focus and toughness can be as important to a team this season as baserunning or bullpen management. “How do you deal with that mentally and emotionally?” Boone asked. “How you’re able to separate that out when you take the ﬁeld each and every night? There’s an advantage to be had there.” After gauging workloads for pitchers during the shutdown, Boone expects his starters will be ready to face live hitters on the ﬁrst day of summer camp. He plans to stay ﬂexible on usage and may consider using a six-man rotation or openers, but nothing has been determined yet as all teams adjust to a new norm. “An injury can wipe out a season in a hurry,” Boone said, adding that he’s likely to be cautious with players early after New York placed a major league record 30 players on the injured list a total of 39 times last season. Orioles general manager Mike Elias said there had been no positive tests for COVID-19 among players and staff who were examined Wednesday, but he acknowledged that “it’s going to be an ongoing process.” Elias has thus far named only 44 players of the 60 available to participate in the preseason workout. He will decide later which prospects will ﬁll out the preseason roster in advance of a projected season-opener July 23 or July 24. And despite rising numbers of COVID-19 across the country, and a few players opting out, most players and executives have been bullish on the season taking place. They believe in protocols hammered out during lengthy negotiations between MLB and its players’ association and are eager to provide fans with some much-needed diversion. “We’ve got to make sure we understand best practices in social distancing, make sure we know we are keeping ourselves not only apart from one another but also behaving in a way that’s consistent to what’s going to keep us all healthy,” Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said. “Provided we can all work together to comply with these protocols and respect — as I said earlier —- respect each other and respect the rules, I’m optimistic that we can make this happen.” �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS 8 Friday, July 3, 2020 NFL From page 7 the best job in taking care of our patients in creating the safest possible environments.” The NFL and the Pro Football Hall of Fame already canceled the opening preseason game between Dallas and Pittsburgh set for Aug. 6. The hall’s induction ceremonies set for Aug. 8, and for mid-September for a special centennial class, were moved to August 2021, when the Cowboys and Steelers will play in the game. “I want to play football. I think all my peers want to play football. It’s how we make a living,” Jenkins said in a video posted on Twitter. “But there’s so much that we don’t know right now. When we look at what’s happening in the country, cases are going up, projected deaths are going up. … I know that the bar for the NFL is going to be high when it comes to creating a safe working environment and making it as safe as possible for guys to come back as we keep in mind it’s not just about the athletes and their health and the coaches and staff, but our families, too.” Sills said information gathered from other sports leagues domestically and internationally will help shape the way the NFL approaches its season. “I absolutely expect that our protocols will change and will evolve as we go through the regular season based upon some of this new knowledge,” Sills said. “That’s the nature of medical practice: that we’re always looking to improve based upon emerging knowledge and emerging data and those things will change. And so I don’t think none of us should be surprised by that and that’s part of our commitment on the health and safety side is to try to stay abreast of what’s happening in the medical ﬁelds and in the other sports leagues and continue to improve those protocols for the safety of everyone.” Dr. Thom Mayer, the union’s medical ofﬁcer, advised players on June 20 to stop working out together. Still, Tom Brady and Russell Wilson appear to have ignored those warnings, based on social media posts. And a video posted Tuesday showed new Patriots quarterback Cam Newton working out with wide receiver (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN Mohamed Sanu. Numerous players in the NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball have tested positive for COVID-19 as those sports have started preparations to return to play. Some players across those leagues have opted out, citing medical concerns. “It is the responsibility of the employer to provide a safe work environment,” Tretter told NFL players. “I encourage all workers to hold their employers accountable to high standards. More so than any other sport, the game of football is the perfect storm for virus transmission. There are protections, both short and long term, that must be agreed upon before we can safely return to work. The NFLPA will be diligent as we demand that the NFL provide us the safest workplace possible.” The NFL and the players’ union haven’t agreed yet on protocols to open training camps. Players are holding a league-wide call on Thursday to discuss the proposals. Houston Texans wide receiver Randall Cobb wrote on Twitter: “I would advise everyone to get on this call to hear the plans so you’re informed and know what to expect going into camp.”’ Ohio Valley Publishing Suspect accused of threat enters plea COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who used Facebook to threaten a shooting at Ohio State University and vowed to hurt players on the football team and then-head coach Urban Meyer pleaded guilty Wednesday, authorities said. An indictment unsealed late last year in federal court in Columbus accused Daniel Rippy of making the “electronic communication” threat from California during the game between Ohio State and the University of Michigan in 2018. The game was played in Columbus that year, and Ohio State won 62-39. Rippy threatened a shooting at the school, saying in a Facebook message to the university, “I’m seriously going to hurt the students and all of the players from the football team,” according to a statement of facts ﬁled Wednesday with the plea agreement. In separate messages, Rippy also threatened “to injure or kill speciﬁc players, their family members and the head coach,” the document said. Rippy previously entered a not guilty plea before Judge Algenon Marbley, who ordered him to remain in detention. “Graphic threats of violence against anyone, but especially threats during high-proﬁle events, are taken seriously and will be prosecuted,” said David DeVillers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio. Rippy faces ﬁve years in prison and a $250,000 ﬁne at sentencing, which has not been scheduled. Rippy “understands and accepts” the terms of the plea agreement, his federal public defender, Soumyajit Dutta, said in a signed statement as part of Wednesday’s plea agreement. Rippy was arrested Dec. 28 in Livermore, California, released on bond, but then failed to report to the court’s Pretrial Services division as required. Rippy also didn’t report to a halfway house as required, court documents said. He was rearrested in January and ordered sent to Ohio. (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 (304) 675-1333 or fax to (304) 675-5234 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, GALLIA COUNTY, OHIO, PROBATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Adoptions of: Kyra Arianna' Kasee & Riley Sha' Kasee No. 20204005 & 20204006 NOTICE OF HEARING AND EXAMINATION To: Jamie Allen Higham aka Jamie Allan Higham, address unknown. You are hereby notified that on the 2nd day of June, 2020, John Anthony Kasee, 238 Carman Dr., Gallipolis OH 45631, Gallia County, filed Petitions in the Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division, Gallia County, Ohio, requesting leave to adopt Kyra Arianna' Higham, a minor child, born September 11, 2006, with a change of name to Kyra Arianna' Kasee and requesting leave to adopt Riley Sha' Higham, a minor child, born June 26, 2008, with a change of name to Riley Sha' Kasee,and that hearing on said Petitions and the examination, under oath, of all the parties in interest who may be present and to whom lawful notice has been given, will be had before said Court at Gallipolis, Ohio, on the 27th day of August, 2020, at 9:00 o'clock A.M. You are further notified that said Petitions allege the father of said children to be Jamie Allen Higham aka Jamie Allan Higham and further allege that you have failed without justifiable cause to provide more than de minimis contact with the minors for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the filing of the adoption petitions or the placement of the minors in the home of the petitioner and further allege that you have failed Without justifiable cause to provide for the maintenance and support of the minors as required by law or judicial decree for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the filing of the adoption petitions or the placement of the minors in the home of the petitioner. "FINAL DECREES OF ADOPTION, IF GRANTED, Will RELIEVE YOU OF ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITI ES, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO CONTACT THE MINORS, AND, EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO A SPOUSE OF THE ADOPTION PETITIONER AND RELATIVES OF THAT SPOUSE, TERMINATE ALL LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE MINORS AND YOU AND THE MINORS' OTHER RELATIVES, SO THAT THE MINORS THEREAFTER IS A STRANGER TO YOU AND THE MINORS' FORMER RELATIVES FOR ALL PURPPOSES. IF YOU WISH TO CONTEST THE ADOPTIONS, YOU MUST FILE AN OBJECTION TO THE PETITIONS WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AFTER PROOF OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF THE FILING OF THE PETITIONS AND OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING IS GIVEN TO YOU. IF YOU WISH TO CONTEST THE ADOPTiONS, YOU MUST ALSO APPEAR AT THE HEARING. FINAL DECREES OF ADOPTION MAY BE ENTERED IF YOU FAIL TO FILE AN OBJECTION TOTHE ADOPTION PETITIONS OR APPEAR AT THE HEARING." WITNESS my signature and the seal of said Court, this 4th day of June, 2020. L. 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Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m. The Refuge Church 121 W 2nd St.Pomeroy, Oh 45769. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Pastor: The Rev. Jordan Bradford.,740-209-0039 info@ trclife.org W.Va. Route 652 and Anderson Street. Pastor: Robert Grady. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning church, 11 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pageville Freewill Baptist Church 40964 SR #684 Pageville, OH Sunday 9:30 am, Wednesday 6:30 pm Catholic Emmanuel Apostolic Tabernacle, Inc. Sacred Heart Catholic Church Loop Road off New Lima Road, Rutland. Pastor: Marty R. Hutton. Sunday services, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. 161 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy. Pastor: Rev.Mark Moore. (740) 992-5898. Saturday confessional 4:45-5:15 p.m.; mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday confessional, 8:459:15 a.m.; Sunday mass, 9:30 a.m.; For Mass schedule visit athenscatholic.org. Assembly of God Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va. Pastor:Rita Darst. Sunday services, 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 pm Baptist Carpenter Independent Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Pastor Dr. Jim Williams, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Call: 740-367-7801. Hope Baptist Church (Southern) 570 Grant Street, Middleport, .Pastor: Ron Branch,. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rutland First Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Pomeroy First Baptist East Main Street, Pomeroy. Pastor: Tim Mullins. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. First Southern Baptist 41872 Pomeroy Pike. Pastor: David Brainard. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church Sixth and Palmer Street, Middleport. Pastor: Billy Zuspan. Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Racine First Baptist Pastor:Duke Holbert, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Pastor: John Swanson. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Mount Union Baptist Children’s Sunday school and Adult Bible Study 10am Sunday evenings 6:30 pm Wednesday evening 6:30pm Pastor James Croston Old Bethel Free Will Baptist Church 28601 Ohio 7, Middleport. Pastor Everett Caldwell. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Tuesday and Saturday services, 6 p.m. Hillside Baptist Church Ohio 143 just off of Ohio 7. Pastor: Rev. James R. Acree, Sr. Sunday uniﬁed service. Worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6 p.m. Victory Baptist Independent 525 North Second Street, Middleport. Pastor: James E. Keesee. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Faith Baptist Church Railroad Street, Mason. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Forest Run Baptist 108 Kerr Street ,Pomeroy,Oh, Pastor:Rev Randolph Edwards, Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m. Mount Moriah Baptist Fourth and Main Street, Middleport.,Oh. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Antiquity Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Rutland Freewill Baptist Salem Street, Rutland. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m.; evening service and youth meeting, 6 p.m.; Pastor Ed Barney. Second Baptist Church OH-70194069 First Baptist Church of Mason, W.Va. Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Church of Christ Westside Church of Christ 33226 Children’s Home Road, Pomeroy. (740) 992-2865. Sunday traditional worship, 10 a.m., with Bible study following, Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Hemlock Grove Christian Church Pastor Diana Carsey Kinder, Church school (all ages), 9:15 a.m.; church service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Congregational Forest Run Trinity Church Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m. 201 E. Second St., Pomeroy. Worship, 10:25 a.m. Pastor Randy Smith. Episcopal Grace Episcopal Church 326 East Main Street, Pomeroy. Holy Eucharist, 11 a.m. Holiness Independent Holiness Church 626 Brick Street, Rutland. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Community Church Main Street, Rutland. Pastor: Steve Tomek. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday services, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church 31057 Ohio 325, Langsville. Pastor: Paul Eckert. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service, 7 p.m. Calvary Pilgrim Chapel Pastor: Jeffrey Wallace. First and Third Sunday. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Bearwallow Ridge Church of Christ Pastor: Bruce Terry. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Zion Church of Christ Harrisonville Road,Rutland,. Pastor: C Burns,Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Church of Christ Worship service, 9 a.m.; communion, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; youth, 5:50 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Bradbury Church of Christ 75 Pearl Street, Middleport. Pastor: Matt Phoenix. Sunday: worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. 740691-5006. Latter-Day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ohio 160. (740) 446-6247 or (740) 446-7486. Sunday school, 10:20-11 a.m.; relief society/ priesthood, 11:05 a.m.-12 p.m.; sacrament service, 9-10-15 a.m.; homecoming meeting ﬁrst Thursday, 7 p.m. Lutheran Saint John Lutheran Church Pine Grove. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church Walnut and Henry Streets, Ravenswood, W.Va. Pastor: David Russell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Saint Paul Lutheran Church 39558 Bradbury Road, Middleport. Minister: Justin Roush. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Corner of Sycamore and Second streets, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Rutland Church of Christ Graham United Methodist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and communion, 10:30 a.m. Pastor: Richard Nease. Worship, 11 a.m. Bradford Church of Christ New Haven. Pastor: Richard Nease. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Ohio 124 and Bradbury Road. Minister: Russ Moore. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday adult Bible study and youth meeting, 6:30 p.m. Hickory Hills Church of Christ Tuppers Plains. Pastor: Mike Moore. Bible class, 9 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible class, 7 p.m. Reedsville Church of Christ Pastor: Jack Colgrove. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Christian Union Hartford Church of Christ in Christian Union Hartford, W.Va. Pastor: Mike Puckett. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Church of God Mount Moriah Church of God Mile Hill Road, Racine. Pastor: James Satterﬁeld. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Rutland River of Life Church of God Pastor: Sam Buckley: Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Church of God of Prophecy O.J. White Road off Ohio 160. Pastor: P.J. Chapman. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Amazing Grace Community Church Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. New Beginnings Pomeroy. Pastor:Walt and Sheryl Goble. Worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.. United Methodist Bechtel United Methodist Mount Olive United Methodist Off of 124 behind Wilkesville. Pastor: Rev. Ralph Spires. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Alfred Pastor: John Frank. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Chester Pastor:Walt and Sheryl Goble. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Joppa Pastor: Denzil Null. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Long Bottom Community of Christ Pastor: Mark Brookins. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Salem Center Pastor: John Chapman. Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; worship, 9:15 a.m.; Bible study, Monday 7 p.m. Pastor: James Marshall. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Wednesday services, 10 a.m. Pastor: James Marshall. Carmel and Bashan Roads, Racine.. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, noon. Morning Star Pastor: James Marshall. Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. East Letart Pastor:Larry Fisher. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Racine Pastor:Larry Fisher. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Coolville United Methodist Church Main and Fifth Street. Pastor: Helen Kline. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Tuesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Church Township Road 468C. Pastor: Phillip Bell. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Hockingport Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Torch Church County Road 63. Sunday school, 9:30 am.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Free Methodist Laurel Cliff Laurel Cliff Road. Pastor: Bill O’Brien. Sunday school, 9:30; morning worship, 10:30; evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Nazarene Point Rock Church of the Nazarene Route 689 between Wilksville and Albany. Pastor: Diane Chapman Pettit. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6 p.m. New Hope Church of the Nazarene 980 General Hartinger Parkway, Middleport. Pastor Bill Justis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m.; evening worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; men’s Bible study, 7 p.m. Reedsville Fellowship Pastor: Russell Carson. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Syracuse Church of the Nazarene Pastor: Daniel Fulton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m., worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday evenings, 7 p.m. Chester Church of the Nazarene Tuppers Plains Saint Paul Non-Denominational Pastor: Mark Brookins, Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m.; Bible study, Tuesday 10 a.m. Common Ground Missions Asbury Oasis Christian Fellowship Rutland Pastor: John Frank. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; ﬁrst Sunday of the month, 7 p.m. Reedsville Ohio 681, Tuppers Plains. Pastor: Wayne Dunlap. Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pastor: Walt and Sheryl Goble. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; Worship Service 10 am:; 8 am worship service with Lenora Leifheit Pastor: Will Luckeydoo. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m. Rutland Church of the Nazarene Pastor: Ann Forbes. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. (Full Gospel Church). Harrisonville. Pastors: Bob and Kay Marshall. Thursday, 7 p.m. (Non-denominational fellowship). Meeting in the Meigs Middle School cafeteria. Pastor: Christ Stewart. Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Rocksprings Carmel-Sutton Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church Keno Church of Christ Asbury Syracuse Rose of Sharon Holiness Church Middleport Church of Christ Fifth and Main Street. Pastor: David Hopkins. Sunday school, 9 a.m; Morning Worship Service 10 am, Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. A New Beginning Bethany 212 West Main Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. 2480 Second Street, Syracuse., Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m. 339 S. 3rd Ave., Middleport. Pastor: Rebecca Zurcher. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. State Route 143. Pastor: Mark Nix. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Leading Creek Road, Rutland. Pastor: Rev. Michael S King. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Pomeroy Church of Christ Heath Syracuse Community Church Pastor: Dennis Moore and Rick Little. Sunday, 10 a.m. Syracuse. Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7:30 p.m. Team Jesus Ministries Flatwoods New Hope Church Pastor:Walt and Sheryl Goble. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m. Old American Legion Hall, Fourth Ave., Middleport. Sunday, 5 p.m. 333 Mechanic Street, Pomeroy. Pastor: Eddie Baer. Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. Portland-Racine Road. Pastors: Dean Holben, Janice Danner, and Denny Evans. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Worship Center 39782 Ohio 7 (two miles south of Tuppers Plains). Pastor: Rob Barber; praise and worship led by Otis and Ivy Crockron; (740) 667-6793. Sunday 10 a.m.; Afﬁliated with SOMA Family of Ministries, Chillicothe. Bethelwc. org. Ash Street Church Calvary Bible Church Pomeroy. Pastor: Rev. Blackwood. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Stiversville Community Church Pastor: Bryan and Missy Dailey. Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rejoicing Life Church 500 North Second Ave., Middleport. Pastor: Mike Foreman. Pastor Emeritus: Lawrence Foreman. Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Clifton Tabernacle Church Clifton, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Full Gospel Church of the Living Savior Route 338, Antiquity. Pastor: Jesse Morris. Saturday, 2 p.m. Salem Community Church Lieving Road, West Columbia, W.Va. (304) 675-2288. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Hobson Christian Fellowship Church Pastor: Herschel White. Sunday 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. 398 Ash Street, Middleport. Pastor: Mark Morrow. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6:30 p.m.; youth service, 6:30 p.m. Restoration Christian Fellowship Agape Life Center House of Healing Ministries (Full Gospel church). 603 Second Ave., Mason. Pastors: John and Patty Wade. (304) 773-5017. Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Abundant Grace 923 South Third Street, Middleport. Pastor: Teresa Davis. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Faith Full Gospel Church Long Bottom. Pastor: Steve Reed. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Friday fellowship service, 7 p.m. Harrisonville Community Church Pastor: Theron Durham. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl Street, Middleport. Pastor: Sam Anderson. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Faith Valley Tabernacle Church Bailey Run Road. Pastor: Rev. Emmett Rawson. Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Syracuse Mission 1141 Bridgeman Street, Syracuse. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Dyesville Community Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. 9365 Hooper Road, Athens. Pastor: Lonnie Coats. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. (Full Gospel) Ohio 124, Langsville. Pastors: Robert and Roberta Musser. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Hysell Run Community Church 33099 Hysell Run Road, Pomeroy, Ohio; Pastors Larry and Cheryl Lemley. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 7 p.m.; Sunday night youth service, 7 p.m. ages 10 through high school; Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m.; fourth Sunday night is singing and communion. Endtime House of Prayer Ohio 681, Snowville; Pastor Robert Vance. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.; Bible Study, Thursday 6 p.m. Mount Olive Community Church 51305 Mount Olive Rd, Long Bottom, OH 45743 Sunday School 9:30 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Pastor: Don Bush Cell: 740-444-1425 or Home: 740843-5131 Grace Gospel 196 Mulberry Avenue, Pomeroy, OH 45769 Sunday School 10:00 AM, Sunday Service 11:00 AM, Sunday Evening 6:00 PM, Wednesday 6:00 PM, Pastor: Thomas Wilson Pentecostal Pentecostal Assembly Worship, 5 p.m. Tornado Road, Racine. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Faith Gospel Church Presbyterian Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Harrisonville Presbyterian Church Morse Chapel Church Full Gospel Lighthouse 33045 Hiland Road, Pomeroy. Pastor: Roy Hunter. Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7:30 p.m. South Bethel Community Church Silver Ridge. Pastor: Linda Damewood. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. Second and fourth Sundays; Bible study, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Carleton Interdenominational Church Kingsbury. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m. Freedom Gospel Mission Bald Knob on County Road 31. Pastor: Rev. Roger Willford. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Letart, W.Va., Route 1. Pastor: Brian May. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Faith Fellowship Crusade for Christ Pastor: Rev. Franklin Dickens. Friday, 7 p.m. Pastor: Rev. David Faulkner. Sunday worship 9:30 a.m. Middleport First Presbyterian Church 165 N Fourth Ave Middleport, OH 45760, Pastor:Ann Moody. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11:15 am United Brethren Eden United Brethren in Christ Ohio 124, between Reedsville and Hockingport. Pastor Aaron Martindale, Charles Martindale. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Sunday service at 7pm Mount Hermon United Brethren in Christ Church 36411 Wickham Road, Pomeroy. Pastor: Adam Will. Adult Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.; Worship and Childrens Ministry – 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Adult Bible Study and Kingdom Seekers (grades 4-6) 6:30 p.m. www. mounthermonub.org. Wesleyan White’s Chapel Wesleyan Coolville Road. Pastor: Rev. Charles Martindale. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. �NEWS/WEATHER 10 Friday, July 3, 2020 GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Free Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least ﬁve business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@ aimmediamidwest.com. From page 3 same as License; with freedom comes additional responsibilities. There is a responsibility to maintain the Liberty we have, not selling ourselves back to the one who had us bondage. Why would the former slave return to the one who had so cruelly mistreated him? If we have been set free from sin, let us not go back to it (cf. Romans 6:12-23). There is also a responsibility to use our freedom in the pursuit of just ends and for the good of others. The Christian is created in Christ Jesus or good works, not for the selﬁsh pursuit of personal gratiﬁcation. Therefore, we read, “For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the ﬂesh, but through love serve one another (Galatians 5:13; ESV).” It seems appropriate that when a citizen of this country thinks of the freedoms we have, they would be thankful, appreciative, and desirous of maintaining that freedom. Even more so, the Christian who understands what it means to have been set free in Christ is going to rejoice in that salvation, appreciate it as the gift it is, and use the opportunity it affords to do those things he or she would not have been able to do when in bondage. The church of Christ celebrates and commemorates what Christ has done for us on a weekly basis and we invite you to join us in study and worship at 234 Chapel Drive, Gallipolis, Ohio. Likewise, if you have any questions or comments, please share them with us. Friday, July 3 RACINE — Meigs County Pomona Grange will meet at the Racine Grange Hall. Refreshments will be served by Racine Grange at 6:45 p.m. followed by meeting and election of ofﬁcers at 7:30 p.m. All members are urged From page 3 Just as Mordecai “… sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people,” so Christ does for us. And just as Mordecai and Esther saved the people from destruction, so Christ does for us. The question is whether or not you have surrendered your life to Him. And if you haven’t, I pray you accept His grace today. May we savor and celebrate the greatness of Christ. 8 AM 70° 2 PM 87° 86° 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. 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Thu. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 0.00 0.25 25.47 22.32 SUN & MOON Today 6:08 a.m. 8:57 p.m. 7:47 p.m. 4:34 a.m. Last Jul 5 Jul 12 Low Sat. 6:09 a.m. 8:57 p.m. 8:49 p.m. 5:24 a.m. New Jul 20 First Jul 27 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Major 10:41a 11:36a 12:05a 1:03a 2:02a 2:58a 3:51a Minor 4:26a 5:21a 6:18a 7:17a 8:15a 9:10a 10:02a Low Moderate High Moderate Very High Major 11:10p ---12:33p 1:31p 2:27p 3:22p 4:13p Minor 4:55p 5:50p 6:47p 7:44p 8:40p 9:34p 10:24p WEATHER HISTORY On July 3, 1966, northwest winds pushed temperatures to a recordbreaking 102 degrees in Hartford, Conn., and 107 in New York City and Harrisburg, Pa. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Thu. Flood 24-hr. Location Stage Level Chg. Willow Island 37 13.28 +1.21 Marietta 34 16.45 +0.73 Parkersburg 36 21.57 +0.32 Belleville 35 12.93 +0.28 Racine 41 13.07 +0.18 Point Pleasant 40 25.34 +0.28 Gallipolis 50 13.32 +0.40 Huntington 50 25.60 -0.72 Ashland 52 34.42 -0.52 Lloyd Greenup 54 12.85 -0.29 Portsmouth 50 17.50 none Maysville 50 33.80 -0.50 Meldahl Dam 51 15.60 -2.20 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 Logan 92/67 Adelphi 92/68 Chillicothe 92/68 Portsmouth 93/69 Ashland 92/68 Grayson 92/68 Monday, July 13 GALLIPOLIS — Silver Memorial Church will host Vacation Bible School, through July 17, 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., theme is Christmas in July, call for more information 740-339-3654. BEDFORD TWP. — Bedford Township trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Bedford town hall. Liberty Fest, the holiday celebration, was canceled by City Council but they decided to only have the ﬁreworks. Amherst Madison will be providing a barge to set the ﬁreworks off at dark, or around 10 p.m., said Point Pleasant Mayor Brian Billings. The ﬁreworks will be set off in front of Riverfront Park. Riverfront Park will be available for limited seating at the amphitheater. The center entrance will be the only entrance open to the seating area. Every other row at the amphitheater will be open to seating with the others marked closed. Signs will be posted around the park and at the ﬂood wall to remind visitors of social distancing. Beth Sergent, Sarah Hawley, Kayla Hawthorne and Mindy Kearns contributed to this report. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Sharla Moody is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing from Gallipolis, Ohio. She is a graduate of River Valley High School and currently attends Yale University. WEDNESDAY 94° 70° Mostly cloudy with t-storms possible 94° 73° Hot with sun and some clouds NATIONAL CITIES Marietta 93/67 Belpre 93/67 St. Marys 93/67 Parkersburg 92/67 Coolville 92/67 Wilkesville 92/67 POMEROY Jackson 93/68 93/68 Ravenswood Rio Grande 94/68 93/68 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 93/71 GALLIPOLIS 94/70 93/68 93/69 Elizabeth 93/67 Spencer 92/67 Buffalo 92/68 Ironton 93/69 THURSDAY 91° 70° Hot with times of clouds and sun Murray City 92/68 Athens 92/67 McArthur 92/67 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will meet with potluck at 6:30 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. lis lately. In June, two peaceful protests were held in Gallipolis, as well as a justice-themed prayer event. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. TUESDAY Partly sunny and hot 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone MONDAY Partly sunny and hot South Shore Greenup 92/68 93/68 61 Point Pleasant The City of Point Pleasant will have ﬁreworks on Saturday night for the July 4th holiday. Humid with intervals of clouds and sun Lucasville 93/69 High the pool. The Mason parade will begin at noon, with lineup at 11:30 a.m. at the Faith Baptist Church parking lot. Those wishing to participate are asked to call the respective town halls, New Haven at 304-882-3203, and Mason at 304-773-5200. The Mason Volunteer Fire Department will host an ice cream social on July 4, beginning at 11 a.m., and continuing until sold out. There will be seven ice cream ﬂavors, sold by the bowl, half-pint, quart, or gallon. Hotdogs and drinks will also be available. Due to COVID-19, the items will be sold from the kitchen window. Tables will be set up outside, but those attending are asked to observe social distancing. Masks are recommended, but not required. 96° 69° Very High Primary: other Mold: 1760 RUTLAND — The Rutland Township Trustees meeting will be held at 7:30 a.m. at the Rutland Township Garage. This is a change from Monday. SCIPIO TWP. — Scipio Township Trustees regular monthly meeting is scheduled at 7 p.m. at the Harrisonville Fire House. Due to COVID -19, if visitors need or want to ask questions, feel free to call during our meeting at 94° 68° Waverly 92/68 Pollen: 3 Primary: basidiospores, unk. MOON PHASES Full POLLEN & MOLD Wednesday, July 8 93° 69° 2 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme SUNDAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Saturday, July 11 Tuesday, July 7 planning on having more work days for this mural project at our location as well as partnering with Black Lives Matter of Southeastern Ohio to bring more mural projects at different locations in the area.” The mural is not the ﬁrst justicethemed discussion to happen in Gallipo- SATURDAY Partly sunny and hot today. Partly cloudy tonight. High 94° / Low 70° Statistics through 3 p.m. Thu. (in inches) TUPPERS PLAINS — The regular monthly meeting for the Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District board will be EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC Precipitation Monday, July 6 each day,” Kerr said. “This is just the start of this project and the ﬁrst allotted ‘work days’ that we have so far. We are TODAY 88° 65° 86° 65° 101° in 1931 47° in 1988 RACINE — Racine American Legion Dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The menu is fried chicken, pulled pork, homemade noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, macaroni salad, roll, dessert and a drink. From page 1 Isaiah Pauley is the Minister of Worship for Faith Baptist Church in Mason, W.Va. Find more at www.isaiahpauley.com. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low Sunday, July 5 Mural 740-742-2110. Thank you for understanding. held at 7 p.m. at the ofﬁce, located at 49460 State Route 681. OLIVE TWP. — A meeting of the Olive Township Trustees will be held at 6:30 p.m. organizers announced Friday, they are looking at Sept. 12 as a tentative date to host From page 1 ﬁreworks and offer safe food options and games. The French Art Colony is there will be ﬁreworks at 10 p.m. launched for the former hosting a special Friday night edition of the Hot Summer Dairy Queen location. Chief of Police Bruce Swift Nights concert series tonight featuresing Hard Reign, feaadvised that during the ﬁreworks North Second Avenue turing Chad Jones Patrick Clark. Gates open at 6:30 will be closed to all trafﬁc p.m., with music at 7 p.m. from the village limits to Admission is $5 for non FAC Rutland Street. North Front Street will also be closed from members. On Friday, July 3, gospel the launch site to Rutland music will still ﬁll Gallipolis Street. Closures will be from approximately 9:30 p.m. until City Park on the day before the Fourth. The free concert, the ﬁreworks end. slated for 5-8 p.m. will feaOrganizers are encouragture the James Rainey Trio, ing everyone to observe the The Neal Family and Sincere display from their vehicle if Revival. possible to maintain social distancing. Mason and New Haven Gallipolis The towns of New Haven Though the Gallipolis River and Mason will be having Recreation Festival (tradition- parades on July 4. The New Haven parade will begin at ally held July 3-4) has been postponed this year due to 11 a.m., with line-up at 10:30 a.m. on Layne Street, near the COVID-19 outbreak, Christ WEATHER to attend. GALLIPOLIS — Wild Bill from Mountain Monsters will be at Zach and Scotty’s on Court Street, Gallipolis to sign autographs and help sell tickets for Honor Guard Post 4464 from noon to 7 p.m. Holiday Jonathan McAnulty is minister of Chapel Hill Church of Christ. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Daily Sentinel Milton 93/67 Huntington 92/68 St. Albans 93/67 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s Seattle Winnipeg 100s 69/54 90/66 90s 80s Billings 85/59 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s Denver 10s San 92/60 0s Francisco 69/54 -0s -10s Los Angeles 81/61 T-storms Rain Showers El Paso Snow 98/74 Flurries Chihuahua Ice 90/69 Cold Front Monterrey Warm Front 95/69 Stationary Front Clendenin 94/67 Charleston 91/67 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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Hi/Lo/W 92/69/pc 70/56/s 91/71/pc 89/71/s 99/72/s 85/59/s 90/60/s 73/61/pc 91/67/s 93/71/pc 89/56/t 91/70/s 92/71/pc 89/67/pc 94/72/pc 99/76/t 92/60/t 89/68/pc 93/69/pc 89/75/sh 96/80/pc 92/72/pc 89/70/pc 103/80/s 89/73/t 81/61/pc 93/74/pc 96/80/t 91/72/pc 94/69/pc 92/78/t 90/68/t 95/69/t 93/73/t 95/71/s 105/85/s 93/68/pc 70/57/pc 94/70/pc 94/72/s 90/71/pc 93/69/s 69/54/pc 69/54/c 99/77/s Hi/Lo/W 94/67/s 73/57/pc 90/72/t 78/68/pc 90/70/t 87/58/pc 88/57/s 70/62/pc 93/67/pc 95/73/pc 84/54/t 91/70/pc 92/70/pc 86/64/pc 93/68/pc 98/78/t 89/60/t 89/70/pc 91/68/pc 88/75/pc 95/80/pc 92/71/pc 88/70/s 106/81/s 87/72/pc 85/64/pc 94/73/pc 94/80/t 91/72/pc 93/72/pc 89/78/r 84/67/pc 91/70/pc 92/74/t 87/69/pc 110/87/s 90/67/pc 72/59/pc 96/71/pc 92/71/t 91/73/pc 94/68/s 73/54/pc 74/53/pc 92/74/t EXTREMES THURSDAY National for the 48 contiguous states Atlanta 91/71 High Low 101° in Zapata, TX 25° in Stanley, ID Global Houston 96/80 High 120° in Ouargla, Algeria Low 19° in Summit Station, Greenland Miami 96/80 Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow ﬂurries, sn-snow, i-ice. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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