http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/736ed98cbb088a06beacb8121feb0899.pdf 67cef3d85073f63fc6ae9c0e3612cdd6 PDF Text Text Ohio Valley Business Preparing local students BUSINESS s 3 NEWS s 5 Commissioner’s Cup to Rio SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehjšFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 99, Volume 71 Thursday, June 22, 2017 s 50¢ Pomeroy council updated on fire department Discussions on grants, maintenance items By Michael Hart Special to the Sentinel Michael Hart/Courtesy Members of Pomeroy Village Council meet on Monday night. POMEROY — The second June meeting of Pomeroy Village Council concluded just after 9 p.m. on Monday. With limited agenda items, council held an extended discussion with the village fire chief and presented recommendations of the Parks and Recreation Committee. Rick Blaettnar, chief of Pomeroy’s Volunteer Fire Department, updated council on a variety of pending grants and maintenance items. He then fielded questions for a significant period, covering possible grants to improve the annex, an additional building for the fire house, future development of the fire house property, fire hydrant testing, and other technical matters relating to firefighting. Council also granted permission for the department to pursue a $600,000 Homeland Security grant for a firefighting and rescue equipped river boat. The village’s potential $150,000 required match was said to be mostly offset by “in kind” labor and future purchases that will otherwise still be needed. In kind labor often refers to training, equipment purchases, and labor hours spent towards related activities. Council held the final reading of Ordinance 784-14, which updates requirements and regulations on businesses regarding cross connections and backflow prevention (the accidental mixing of water and sewage). See POMEROY | 5 Meigs Board approves agenda items Staff Report ROCKSPRINGS — The Meigs Local Board of Education approved numerous agenda items during its recent meeting. Treasurer Roy Johnson was authorized to advertise for the purchase of three new buses during fiscal year 2018. Johnson was also authorized to advertise and obtain quotes for bread/bakery, milk/dairy and gas/fuel for the 2017-18 school year. The board approved accepting the Rural Innovative Summer Food Grant in the amount of $7,780. The purchase of a 2009 Honda Odyssey from Mark Port Autoplex for the amount of $8,783.50, was approved. The van is being paid for from the Children’s Hunger Alliance grant. Chasity Jude was hired as four-hour cook at Meigs Elementary School on a one-year contract. Mitchell Meadows was hired as a bus driver on a one-year contract. Kelsey Pasquale was hired as a fifth grade teacher at Meigs Intermediate School. Joey Waters, Stephanie Sanders and Melissa Morris were approved as third grade summer intervention instructors at Meigs Intermediate School at a rate of $25 per hour for four hours per day. Jackie Ortman, Teresa Williams and Donna Wolf were approved as summer intervention teachers for the Ohio Graduation Test at a rate of $25 per hour, not to exceed 12.5 hours. Joyce Hill, Stacie Scarberry, Judy McCarthy, BettyAnn Wolfe, Penny Ramsburg, Chris Saber and Jennifer Henson were approved as resident educator mentors for the 2017-18 school year. Casey Manley was re-hired as the high school cheerleading advisor. Deanna Cundiff was hired as the middle school cheerleading advisor. Individuals approved to serve on the professional development committee were Kristin Baer, Jamie Deem, Vickie Jones, Beth Lawson, Chris Saber, Stacie Scarberry and Steve Wood. See BOARD | 2 INDEX Obituary: 2 Business: 3 Opinion: 4 Weather: 5 Sports: 6 Classifieds: 8 Comics: 9 NBA Draft: 10 JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. Morgan McKinniss/OVP Black vultures seen eating trash on Ohio Avenue near the city pool. They are often seen on the island near the 900-block of first avenue. Black vultures on the roost Dealing with predatory birds By Morgan McKinniss mmckinniss@aimmediamidwest. com OHIO VALLEY — There is a new flock is in town, and farmers should beware. Black vultures have increased in their population in Ohio, and locals are beginning to see more of the birds in the area. Black vultures are similar in many ways to the turkey vulture, a migratory bird common to the area. Physically, they are similar except for the coloration of the head, which is black on the black vulture. Both act as scavengers, feeding off trash. The most important difference between turkey and black vultures, is that blacks can become predatory and attack and kill living creatures. According to Thomas Butler with the USDA, “Black vultures will occasionally attack livestock, mostly calves and lambs, during birth or immediately after when they are most vulnerable.” He did explain that once a newborn animal is able to get on its feet and dry out, it is most likely be safe from threat of vultures. According to Butler, there are two main areas in which they become a problem for the public. If they roost near homes, they have damaged weather stripping around windows and torn off shingles from roofs. “We don’t know why they do this, but I have had several reports of it. They try and pick at anything soft they can find,” said Butler. The other problem with black vultures is predation of livestock. Farmers in Ohio have the opportunity to contact the USDA in order to obtain a permit to kill the birds. Anyone is able to run off the creatures if they become a nuisance without harming the bird, at home or on the farm. For farmers wishing to do more to mitigate the damage, contact the USDA Wildlife Services State Office at 614-9933444. Black vultures are migratory birds, and are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; legislation that protects all migratory birds. Because of this, they cannot be killed if they are a nuisance or kill livestock. Historically they are southern creatures, preferring the warmer climates. “They prefer to live on the edge of a forested area, being able to go out into an open area,” explained Butler. Their population in Ohio has increased gradually since the 70’s due to the increase in forestation and warm weathers. They are most common in river counties in southern Ohio. To learn more about how to handle the birds as a nuisance, contact the USDA at 614-9933444 or contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at www.fws.gov to learn more about permits. Reach Morgan McKinniss at 740446-2342 ext 2108. Middleport launches ‘Yard of the Week’ Staff Report MIDDLEPORT — In an effort to help build a more “beautiful town” and increase community involvement, a group of volunteers and the Village of Middleport have implemented a “Yard of the Week” program. Each week, yards in the village will be judged by an out of town judge based on categories which include yards, porches, entry ways, planter boxes or overall neatness. From those, one yard will be selected each week as the village’s “Yard of the Week.” The winning yard will have a sign placed at their property for the week, as well as a picture taken with the sign. Only properties within the village limits will be judged. The program is being conducted at no cost to the village. �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Thursday, June 22, 2017 OBITUARIES Daily Sentinel MEIGS BRIEFS GENEVIEVE SUE EBLEN DELONG POMEROY — Genevieve Sue Eblen DeLong, 79, of Pomeroy, Ohio died June 20, 2017 at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center following a sudden illness. Born on April 21, 1938 in Pomeroy, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Adria Bobo Eblen. She married Carl DeLong on December 22, 1956 and was a graduate of Pomeroy High School. In addition to her husband Carl, she is survived by a son Jeff (Jamie Johnson) DeLong and a daughter Cathy (Rick) Edwards, a special canine child Kita, all of Pomeroy, Ohio; a brother Kenneth (Ellie Blaettnar) Eblen of Pomeroy, Ohio and a sister Doris Murray of Middleport, Ohio; a brother-in-law Kenneth (Ruth) DeLong of Editor’s Note: Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Pomeroy, Ohio; Uncles Bob Bobo and Lawrence Eblen; Aunt Wanda Eblen and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her father and mother-in-law Karmel and Lydia DeLong; sisterin-law Donna Eblen and nephew Michael McDonald. A private burial ceremony for immediate family will take place on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Rocksprings Cemetery. The family would like to thank the Neuro Trauma Care Team at St. Mary’s Hospital and the staff of Overbrook Rehabilitation Center for the care provided to Sue. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. Middleport Yard of the Week MIDDLEPORT — A yard of the week program is beginning in the Village of Middleport. Each week, out of town judges will judge yards in the village, with a yard of the week to be selected from one of the following: yards, porches, entry ways, planter boxes, or overall neatness. One “Yard of the Week” will be selected each week. Only properties within the village limits will be judged. Road Closure MEIGS COUNTY — Beginning June 5, State Route 124 in Meigs County will be closed between Township Road 29 (Wells Run Road) and Township Road 144 (Dewitts Run Road) for a slip repair project. The estimated completion date is September 1, 2017. Immunization Clinic EARL PROCTORVILLE — Virginia Jenny Earl, 87, of Proctorville, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at Wyngate at Rivers Edge, Proctorville. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday, June 23, 2017 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. Burial will follow in Miller Memorial Gardens, Miller. Visitation will be held 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, June 23, 2017 at the funeral home. POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Depart- Saturday, June 24 POMEROY — A CPR and First Aid training will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mulberry Community Center Meigs Cooperative Parish. Lunch provided. Contact Lenora Leifheit RN-BC for information and registrations at 740-992-5836. RACINE — The Racine American Legion will host a spaghetti dinner beginning at 5 p.m. with serving until 7 p.m. Then there will be a group of Friday, June 23 local musicians until 10 MIDDLEPORT — The p.m. They have been monthly Free Community members of the followDinner at the Middleport ing bands… Bohemians, Church of Christ Family Willie, Those 4 Guys, Life Center will be held at Ravens, Upstages, Next 5 p.m. They will be serv- in Line, Blue Velvet, and ing pulled pork sandwich- Country Blend. es, baked beans, coleslaw, Sunday, June 25 and dessert. The public TUPPERS PLAINS — is invited. Doors open at Hayman-Biram Reunion 4:30 p.m. Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel appreciates 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@civitasmedia. com. PATRIOT — Keith A. Carter, 65, of Patriot, died on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in the Community Hospice in Ashland, Ky. Arrangements will be announced later by Willis Funeral Home. LUIKART MASON — Leo Luikart, 62, of Mason, passed away June 20, 2017, in Pleasant Valley Hospital following an extended illness. Service will be Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 2 p.m. at the Foglesong Funeral Home, Mason, with Pastor Jonathan Pinson officiating. Burial will follow in the Adamsville Cemetery, Mason. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Foglesong Funeral Home is assisting the family. ERWIN PATASKALA — Roger Erwin, 67, of Pataskala, passed away Wednesday June 21, 2017 at home. Schneider-Hall Funeral Home, Chesapeake, is in charge of arrangements which are incomplete. for the middle school football team. The board approved re-entering into a service From page 1 agreement with the Meigs A maternity leave request County General Health Diswas approved as submitted. trict to provide 40 hours of During the superintenIT services at the rate of $40 dent and supervisor reports, per hour. Supt. Scot Gheen updated An overnight trip was the board on the progress in approved for SkillsUSA negotiations with the unions students to attend the Skilland the remaining positions sUSA Summer Leadership to be filled. Maintenance Camp from July 10-14 at Supervisor Paul McElroy Hocking College. presented an updated mainThe board approved tenance report. re-entering into a contract Athletic Booster Presifor Nursing Clinical Experident Tony Haxk presented ences with the University of information regarding the Rio Grande. building project of a 16 foot The board went into execby 20 foot storage building utive session for 40 minutes to be placed by the field for personnel matters and house. The building will be negotiations. funded by the athletic boostBoard member Ryan ers. The boosters have also Mahr was absent from the purchased a seven-man sled meeting. (USPS 436-840) Telephone: 740-992-2155 BROADCAST 3 (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WVPB) 13 (WOWK) Prices are subject to change at any time. CONTACT US will be held at 1 p.m. Note the new location VFW hall in Tuppers Plains. Everyone is welcome. If you wish to bring memorabilia to display or share, feel free to bring it. Meal is potluck so bring a covered dish/beverage of your choice. Tableware will be furnished. Monday, June 26 ALBANY — Woodland Management Tour and Cookout will be held at Jeff and Shirley Latta’s property. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and the tour at 7 p.m. Jeff will guide us on a wagon tour of his 96 acre farm highlighting his woodland management activities including crop tree release, grapevine and invasive species control, tree planting, and erosion control on access trails. Jeff will describe how he makes a modest profit by locating log markets for his “cull trees” and from his well-established firewood business. The Latta property is located in Meigs County near Albany. Sponsored by the Southeast Ohio Woodland Interest Group, this event is free and open to all. Visit our web site at seowig.weebly.com for directions and more information, or email us at seowig1@gmail.com. POMEROY — The next regular meeting of the Meigs County Agricultural Society will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the fair grounds. POMEROY — The regular meeting of the Meigs County District Public Library Board will be held 3:30 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. CABLE 6 PM 6:30 WSAZ News 3 WTAP News at Six ABC 6 News at 6:00 p.m. Arthur NBC Nightly News NBC Nightly News ABC World News (N) Steves' Euro "European Travel Skills" Eyewitness ABC World News at 6 News (N) 10TV News CBS Evening at 6 p.m. News 2 Broke Girls Eyewitness News 6:30 BBC World Nightly News: Business America Report (N) 13 News at CBS Evening 6:00 p.m. News 6 PM 6:30 THURSDAY, JUNE 22 7 PM 7:30 Wheel of Jeopardy! Fortune Wheel of Jeopardy! Fortune Entertainm- Access ent Tonight Hollywood PBS NewsHour Providing indepth analysis of current events. (N) Judge Judy Entertainment Tonight Wheel of Jeopardy! Fortune The Big Bang The Big Bang Theory Theory PBS NewsHour Providing indepth analysis of current events. (N) 13 News at Inside 7:00 p.m. Edition 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 Game Night "Veep vs. The The Wall "Milton and Walking Dead" (SP) (N) Aaryn" (N) Game Night "Veep vs. The The Wall "Milton and Walking Dead" (SP) (N) Aaryn" (N) Boy Band "Meet the Boys" Thirty young male vocalists go to Hollywood. (P) (N) Song of the Mountains The Tunnel Finding the "The Church Sisters/ North Fourniers becomes a Carolina Singer" national urgency. (N) Boy Band "Meet the Boys" Thirty young male vocalists go to Hollywood. (P) (N) Life in Pieces The Big Bang Superior Mom Theory Donuts Love Connection "Episode Beat Shazam "Episode Four" (N) Four" (N) Death in Paradise "A The Tunnel Finding the Personal Murder" Fourniers becomes a national urgency. The Big Bang Superior Mom Life in Pieces Theory Donuts 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 The Night Shift "Recoil" (SP) (N) The Night Shift "Recoil" (SP) (N) The Gong Show (N) Superheroes: A Never "Great Power, Great Responsibility (1959-1977)" The Gong Show (N) MacGyver "Can Opener" Eyewitness News at 10 Silk Martha accepts a rape case. MacGyver "Can Opener" 10 PM 10:30 Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops 18 (WGN) Cops Pirates Ball Pirates Ball 24 (ROOT) The Dan Patrick Show (N) MLB Baseball Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers Site: Miller Park 25 (ESPN) SportsCenter NBA Draft NBA Draft "2017" Site: Barclays Center -- Brooklyn, N.Y. (L) 26 (ESPN2) Around Horn Interruption NFL Live NCAA Baseball Division I Tournament World Series Site: TD Ameritrade Park (L) 27 (LIFE) 29 (FREE) 31 (NICK) 34 (USA) 35 (TBS) 37 (CNN) 38 (TNT) 39 (AMC) 40 (DISC) 42 (A&E) 52 (ANPL) Publishes every Sunday and Tuesday through Friday. Subscription rate is $131.61 per year. SYRACUSE — Applications for the 2017-18 Carleton College Scholarships for Higher Education are available for legal residents of the village of Syracuse. Residents may pick up an application from Gordon Fisher, 1402 Dusky St., Syracuse. Applications must be returned by June 28. Legal residents of Syracuse can qualify for scholarship awards for a maximum of two years. POMEROY — The Meigs County Retired Teachers Association is looking for candidates for a scholarship to be given in early August. Applicants must be a college junior or senior education major whose home residence is Meigs County. A GPA of 2.5 or higher is also a requirement. Questions or applications can be obtained by calling Charlene at 740444-5498 or Becky at 740-992-7096. THURSDAY EVENING 30 (SPIKE) AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC Scholarship Applications Available MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS CARTER Board ment will conduct an Immunization Clinic from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesdays at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Please bring child(ren)’s shot records. Children must be accompanied by a parent/ legal guardian. A $15 donation is appreciated for immunization administration; however, no one will be denied services because of an inability to pay an administration fee for state-funded childhood vaccines. Please bring medical cards and/or commercial insurance cards, if applicable. Zostavax (shingles); pneumonia vaccines are also available. Call for eligibility determination and availability or visit our website at www.meigs-health.com to see a list of accepted commercial insurances and Medicaid for adults. 57 (OXY) 58 60 61 (WE) (E!) (TVL) 62 (NGEO) 64 (NBCSN) 65 (FS1) PUBLISHER Bud Hunt, Ext. 2109 bhunt@civitasmedia.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Julia Schultz, Ext. 2104 jschultz@civitasmedia.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@civitasmedia.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@civitasmedia.com 68 (BRAVO) 72 (BET) 73 (HGTV) MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@civitasmedia.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@civitasmedia.com 74 (SYFY) 67 (HIST) PREMIUM 400 (HBO) 109 West Second Street, Pomeroy, OH, 45769 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH 450 (MAX) POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 109 West Second Street, Pomeroy, OH, 45769. 500 (SHOW) Married at Grey's Anatomy "Love/ Married at First (N) /(:05) (:45) Married Married at First Sight "Confronting the Married Married1stSight "Trust" Addiction" First Sight at First (N) Past" (N) Second (N) (:10) The Devil Wears Prada Meryl Streep. An aspiring journalist (:50) Mean Girls (‘04, Com/Dra) Lindsay Lohan. A new student is a works for an overly demanding fashion magazine editor. TVPG hit with the popular crowd until she falls for the wrong guy. TV14 (4:00) Independence Independence Day (1996, Sci-Fi) Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Will Smith. A group The Mist "Pilot" (N) Day TV14 of people race against time to try to save the world from alien invaders. TV14 Loud House H.Danger H.Danger Thunder Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles William Fichtner. TV14 Nashville (N) SVU "Surrender Benson" SVU "Psycho/ Therapist" SVU "Beast's Obsession" SVU "Post-Mortem Blues" Queen of the South (N) Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Situation Room OutFront Anderson Cooper 360 Anderson Cooper 360 CNN Tonight Bones Bones Think Like a Man (‘12, Com) Gabrielle Union, Chris Brown. TV14 Claws Rambo (2008, Action) Julie Benz, Matthew Marsden, Demolition Man (‘93, Sci-Fi) Sylvester Stallone. A cryogenically Terminator Sylvester Stallone. TVMA frozen cop is revived to bring down his former arch nemesis. TVMA 3: Rise of ... Diesel "There Will Be Mud" Diesel Brothers "The Doubleheader: Game One" 1/2 Diesel Brothers "The Doubleheader: Game 2" 2/2 The First 48 "Ringside The First 48 "The House on The First 48 "M.I.A." The First 48 "Mr. New Cold Case Files "A Family Seat" Madrona Street" Orleans/ No Shelter" Cursed" (N) Yukon Men Rocky Mt. Hunters Hunters "A Violent Past" Yukon "Food Fight" (N) Yukon Men (N) NCIS "One Shot, One Kill" NCIS "The Good Samaritan" NCIS "Enigma" Gibbs risks NCIS "Bete Noir" NCIS "The Truth Is Out his life and his reputation. There" Law:CI "The Good Doctor" Growing Up Hip Hop Growing Up Hip Hop Growing Up Hip Hop (N) Growing Up Hip Hop Chrisley Chrisley E! News (N) Last Holiday (‘06, Com) LL Cool J, Queen Latifah. TV14 E! News (N) (:25) M*A*S*H M*A*S*H (:35) MASH (:10) MASH (:50) Ray (:25) Everybody Loves Ray Loves Ray Loves Ray Predators at War Secret Life of Predators Secret Life of Predators Secret Life of Predators "Wet" "Exposed" "Stealth" (5:30) NASCAR America (L) NASCAR (N) NASCAR NASCAR Racing Roots Nitro Access Nitro Access Nitro (N) Nitro (N) NASCAR Race Hub (L) Ice Cube (N) UFC Top Ten Conf. Cup Tonight (L) FIFA Soccer Confederations Cup Chile vs. Germany Mountain Men "Gone" Mountain Men "No Goin' Mountain Men: Fully "Edge Mountain Men "Breakage" (:05) Alone "Hell on Earth" Back" of Winter" (N) (N) (N) Million Dollar List Million "Hashtag, You're It" Inside the Actors Studio (N) Million Dollar List (N) Cyrus (N) Don't Tardy 2017 BETX Live Special "Thursday" (L) Beyond the Lights (2014, Drama) Minnie Driver, Nate Parker, Gugu Mbatha-Raw. TV14 House Hunt. House Hunt. House Hunt. House Hunt. Flip or Flop Flip or Flop FlipFlop (N) Flip or Flop H.Hunt (N) House (5:00) Resident Evil: Faster (2010, Action) Billy Bob Thornton, Maggie Need for Speed (2014, Action) Imogen Poots, Afterlife TVMA Grace, Dwayne Johnson. TVMA Dominic Cooper, Aaron Paul. TV14 7 PM 7:30 (5:50) Krampus Toni Collette. A boy who 6 PM 6:30 Vice News Tonight 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, Action) Megan Fox, T.J. Miller: had an unhappy Christmas summons a Josh Duhamel, Shia LaBeouf. When the Decepticons search for an ancient Meticulously demon to his family's home. TV14 weapon, the Autobots have to stop them. TV14 Ridiculous (:55) Black Mass (‘15, Cri) Joel Edgerton, Johnny Depp. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (‘15, Sci-Fi) Dylan (:15) Right at Your Irish mob boss Whitey Bulger becomes an FBI informant to O'Brien. The Gladers face new challenges as they traverse Door (‘06, Thril) Mary help take down the Italian mafia. TVMA a desolate and deadly wasteland. TV14 McCormack. TVMA (5:00) Chappie (‘15, Crash (2004, Drama) Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Twin Peaks "The Return: I'm Dying Up Here "The Cost of a Free Buffet" Part Seven" Act) Dev Patel, Sharlto Sandra Bullock. A car accident triggers a series of racist Copley. TVMA confrontations within a 24-hour period. TVMA �BUSINESS Daily Sentinel Thursday, June 22, 2017 3 June Pediatric Fund sponsors The Earl Neff Pediatric Fund at Holzer continues to be supported enthusiastically by area businesses and organizations. The Pediatric Fund, in existence for over 45 years, has supplied needed toys, equipment and entertainment to the thousands of pediatric patients who have received care on Holzer Gallipolis Inpatient Pediatric Unit. This month’s sponsors are VFW Post Holzer/Courtesy #4464 represented by One of this month’s sponsors are VFW Post #4464, represented This month’s sponsors also include Jim and M’Lou Morrison, Post Commander Bill here by Post Commander Bill Mangus and Bill Ward. pictured here. Mangus and Bill Ward with the young children The entire staff of tact Linda Jeffers-Lester, tions to the Earl Neff and Jim and M’Lou Morand their families, for Holzer joins in expressPediatric Fund. For more Holzer Heritage Foundarison. ing their gratitude, along these generous contribu- information, please con- tion (740) 446-5217. OVB BANKit! wraps another year GALLIPOLIS — It’s hard to believe, but the 2016-17 school year is already in the books. As the academic year flew by, Ohio Valley Bank once again worked to promote financial literacy within our area high schools. This year’s OVB BANKit! program took place in six local schools. The program, created in 2010, reached students at Gallia Academy High School, River Valley High School, and South Gallia High School in Ohio as well as Point Pleasant High School, Wahama High School, and the Mason County Career Center in West Virginia. Approximately 450 students completed the program this year. In perhaps one of the most competitive years yet, a few students also stood out as the overall OVB BANKit! game winners. Each school winner received a $50 cash prize as a reward for having the highest portfolio total. Each participating class also competed against one another at the school level. The classroom at each school with the highest average total won a group prize. The following students were this school year’s OVB BANKit! winners: · River Valley High School (semester one): Emilee Neekamp · River Valley High School (semester two): Cole Franklin · Gallia Academy High School (semester one): Cole Davis · Gallia Academy High School (semester two): Kaden Ehman · South Gallia High School: Bailey Walter · Mason County Career Center (semester one): Joseph Martin · Mason County Career Center (semester two): Nicholas Wamsley · Point Pleasant High School: Grant Safford · Wahama High School: Travis Kearns On the last day of OVB BANKit!, students at some schools were able to test their knowledge with the Final Review Game, which covered all of the banking topics discussed within the program. Final Review Game winners were each rewarded a $20 cash prize. Winners of the Final Review Game were: · River Valley High School (semester one): Britani Hash, Rachel Horner and JR Marcum · River Valley High School (semester two): Jacob Campbell, Athena Hopking and Alyssa Thomas · Gallia Academy High School (semester one): Sam Mannan, Ben Rutherford and Marissa Davis deposit money into their accounts of choice. However, the importance of money management is stressed as students are also required to draw a Real Life Card during each session. The Real Life Card may provide unexpected cash or could be a bill, which requires immediate payment. Along with the gaming aspect, OVB BANKit! also focuses on a variety of different banking topics. Examples of lessons covered this year include: bank account types, check writing as well as basic bank paperwork, financing basics, credit scores and credit reports, debit versus credit cards, budgeting, and safeguarding against identity theft. The OVB BANKit! high school program is coordinated by OVB Financial Literacy Leader Hope Roush. Ohio · Gallia Academy High School (semester two): Danielle Wright, Julianna Yates and Clay Montgomery · Point Pleasant High School: Seth Stewart, Morgan Camp, Robert Sutphin and Douglas Workman · Wahama High School: Whitney Council and Kaleb Gibbs OVB BANKit! brings real life banking lessons through a fun, interactive format. The educational program also works as a game, where students compete to win cash prizes. It spans the entirety of the academic year or semester. At the beginning of the school year, students are presented with $100 in “buzz bucks,” the OVB BANKit! currency. Students have the option to keep their buzz bucks in cash or place it in different mock accounts, which include checking, savings, money market, and certificate of deposit. In addition, they can choose to purchase shares of Pseudosoft stock, a fictional company. The overall goal is to have the highest portfolio total at the end of the school year/semester. With every OVB BANKit! monthly session, students have the opportunity to do their banking and Valley Bank also offers its popular OVB Classroom Adventures for elementary schools and the OVB MoneyIsland virtual world for middle school. For more information on Ohio Valley Bank financial literacy program for youth, e-mail Roush at hdroush@ovbc. com. Financial literacy games and activities can also be found on the bank’s Website, www. ovbc.com, under the “Kids” menu. Ohio Valley Bank, established in 1872 and based in Gallipolis, operates 19 offices throughout southern Ohio and western West Virginia in each of the counties in which 4-H scholars are named. The company is a subsidiary of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. whose stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol OVBC. Sanders promoted to branch manager POMEROY — Farmers Bank announces the promotion of Lola Sanders as branch manager of the Tuppers Plains office. She will represent the bank as a consumer lender and as the leader of the Tuppers Plains team. “Lola has shown true commitment and leadership for the bank throughout her years as a dedicated employee,” Paul Reed, president and CEO of Farmers Bank said. “Her passion, knowledge and experience Sanders is not only an asset to Farmers Bank, but to our community and the people we serve.” Sanders Miller has been with Farmers Bank over 26 years and has served in various functions with many responsibilities- most recently loan officer. She is currently active with the Nick Null Foundation, Relay for Life, Fish CrossFit, and all Eastern Local activities. When she isn’t working, you can find her supporting her grandchildren at any of their activities. She currently resides in Tuppers Plains with her husband. With Sanders’ promotion, Lori Miller will focus her attention on taking care of the business customers. She will work primarily out of the Pomeroy retail office. Article submitted by Farmers Bank. As pot comes out of the black market, regulators face scrutiny tion, former Colorado marijuana enforcement officer Renee Rayton is accused of helping pot growers raise plants for illegal out-of-state sales. State investigators say the marijuana warehouse inspector quit her job last year and immediately went to work for the illegal pot ring, taking an $8,000-a-month job. A June 7 indictment says Rayton told the pot growers she could help them “get legal” through her contacts at the Colorado agency that oversees the marijuana industry. The indictment says Rayton had “vast knowledge” of marijuana regulations and “must have been aware” that other defendants in the case were growing pot illegally. She is charged with conspiracy to illegally grow pot. Rayton’s attorney told The Associated Press she is innocent. In Washington, the state agency that regulates pot recently fired an employee who leased land to a prospective pot grower. Marijuana licensing specialist Grant Bulski was leasing 25 acres to a marijuana entrepreneur for $2,834 a month, The Spokesman-Review reported . That violated Washington rules prohibiting state pot regulators from having a financial stake in the business. Bulski was not charged with a crime. Middleport Community Association Lunch Along The River We have these Middleport landmark Cat’s Meows High School-Pool-Post Office-Library & Meigs High School ~ $20 @ 740-992-5877 60720791 July 12th-August 2nd-September 6th Serving 11am -1pm at Dave Diles Park ~Delivery Available~ 740-591-6095 ~ 740-416-2247 60725150 DENVER (AP) — Take a black-market business that relies on cash. Move the business out of the shadows by giving it government oversight. Hire new regulators to keep watch on the business, all without any experience regulating a brand-new industry. The result can be a recipe for government corruption. Recent cases in Colorado and Washington are the first known instances of current or former pot regulators being accused of having improper dealings with the industry. The two recreational marijuana states are the nation’s oldest, approving legal weed in defiance of federal law in 2012. A pair of cases several years into the legal-weed experiment might not seem like much, but they give a black eye to all marijuana regulators and fuel old fears about the criminal element’s influence. In a case that has caught the U.S. Justice Department’s atten- �E ditorial 4 Thursday, June 22, 2017 Daily Sentinel THEIR VIEW Stopping smartphone zombie children Editor’s note: The following editorial appeared in The Dallas Morning News on June 21: A Denver dad says smartphones turned his two youngest sons into zombies. So he turned himself into a crusader. Timothy Farnum, an anesthesiologist, wants Colorado to be the first state to ban smartphone sales to children younger than 13, and he already has plenty of parents on board. The behavior of his boys, ages 10 and 11, underwent striking changes when they got phones. They became withdrawn, distracted, disinterested in playing outdoors. When he tried to take the phones away, Farnum told CNN, one of his previously easygoing sons showed symptoms that looked alarmingly like drug withdrawal: “He was very addicted to this little machine. It kind of scared me.” Parents face an everyday challenge in trying to sort out the rapid-fire changes mobile technology is making in American life. How much is too much? Does early mastery of technology give kids a competitive edge later on? If electronic content is labeled “educational,” does it help or hinder? All valid questions, all slowly being sorted out by pediatric experts. Their short answer: Media are inescapable for children growing up today, and it’s up to parents to be careful and vigilant regulators. Farnum’s initiative, which would require retailers to ask pointed questions of shoppers about who will use new phones and maintain exhaustive records, is a long shot, and he admits as much. He hopes, he says, to at least get parents to examine current scientific studies on the effects of screen time on young children and teens to better enable them to set guidelines for their own families. Such studies abound with cautionary messages: Excessive media exposure, especially for younger children, can interfere with sleep, hinder social development and discourage physical activity. A study presented at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting found a direct correlation between handheld electronic media exposure and delayed speech in very young children. And that’s already a problem: According to the recent study, a survey conducted at children’s 18-month checkups found 1 parent in 5 said their child was already exposed to at least a half-hour of screen time daily. A columnist for Psychology Today explains it this way: A child hearing a story read by a parent visualizes the action taking place, interacts with the reader, and begins to link printed words with language. A child watching a video is passive, yet comes to expect constant stimulation: “The device does the thinking for them … their own cognitive muscles remain weak.” Being a parent is no easy business; runaway technology often rockets beyond the research. But the research in this area is emerging with a consistent message: Too much mobile media exposure is a problem for our kids. Farnum reports that once he pried the smartphones away from his boys, they reconnected with such basic childhood pleasures as playing outdoors and reading. Those are experiences all children need. It’s up to us to make sure they get them. Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary, is a columnist for the Miami Herald, 3511 N.W. 91 Avenue, Doral, Fla. 33172. Readers may write to him via email at lpitts@miamiherald. com. THEIR VIEW You can’t take the low road to the high place By Leonard Pitts Jr. That’s why Mahmoud’s example is powerful. His ability to separate himself from the anger of those people in that moment is a reminder that no one is predestined to be swept away by righteous anger into unrighteous acts. Being moral is a choice, albeit sometimes, a very difficult one. Some will surmise that Mahmoud was able to make that choice because he’s a faith leader. But that’s a convenient rationalization that removes from the rest of us the onus for doing the right thing even when the wrong thing is alluring and nobody would blame you for it. It is probably closer to the mark to believe he did it not simply because he is an imam, but because he is an upright man who realizes you can’t take the low road to the high place. And that Nietzsche was right: when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes into you. You cannot control that. But you can control what it sees when it does. The other day, a Muslim saved a terrorist. It happened just after midnight Monday in London. The terrorist, according to authorities, was Darren Osborne, 47, from Cardiff, Wales, who drove a rented van 150 miles to the British capital, where he jumped a sidewalk and plowed into a crowd of worshipers outside a mosque as people were attending to a man who had collapsed. Osborne is reported to have screamed, “I want to kill all Muslims!” The outraged crowd dragged him from the van, punching and kicking him. They might have killed him, but then Imam Mohammed Mahmoud of the Muslim Welfare House put himself between the mob and the man. “No one touch him!” he ordered. “No one!” Mahmoud later told reporters it wasn’t just him, but “a group of brothers” who were “calm and collected and managed to calm people down.” As a result, Osborne was still in one piece when police arrived. At least 10 people were reported injured in the attack. The man who collapsed later died, though the cause is unclear. Mahmoud’s moral heroism seems especially stark in light of what Osborne allegedly did. Not just the random maiming of innocent people, but the fact that he did it, one presumes, in protest of terrorism. That’s more than simply mad. It is also visceral proof of the human tendency to become what we abhor. The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche put it like this: “He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.” That would seem to be what happened to Osborne. It seems to be happening to many of us, the dangerous absurdities and frightening expediencies of this political moment having a coarsening effect on supporters of otherwise honorable causes. So that a man who opposes the devastating agenda of the Republican Party devastates a GOP baseball practice with rifle fire. And people angry about police randomly killing African Americans randomly kill police officers. And people who protest the destructive words of conservative firebrands commit destructive acts to the tune of $100,000 damage in Berkeley, Calif. Now Darren Osborne apparently decides to protest terrorism by committing it. We become what we abhor. We become the monster we fight. Small wonder. Few things are more attractive than violence cloaked in righteousness. This is especially true in a morally disjointed era wherein politics is broken and down is up and up is sideways and violence, like the snake in the Garden, whispers temptations and seductions. People who never would have listened before find themselves listening now. role in the Watergate cover-up. (He was released 19 months later.) In 1987, actor-dancer Fred Astaire died in Los Angeles at age 88. In 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court, in R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul, unanimously ruled that “hate crime” laws that banned cross burning and similar expressions of racial bias violated free-speech rights. In 1997, world leaders in Denver concluded the historic Summit of Eight that included Russia’s first-ever full participation. Dr. Nancy W. Dickey was named the first female president of the American Medical Association. Ten years ago: Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth safely, ending a two-week mission to deliver an addition to the international space station and bringing home crew member Sunita “Suni” Williams, who set a then-record for longest single spaceflight by a woman at 195 days. Guy Vander Jagt, a 13-term Republican congressman from Michigan, died in Washington at age 75. The Pixar animated film “Ratatouille” had its Hollywood premiere. Five years ago: Ex-Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted by a jury in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, on 45 counts of sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years. (Sandusky is appealing a 30- to 60-year state prison sentence.) Monsignor William Lynn, a Roman Catholic church official in Philadelphia, was convicted of child endangerment but acquitted of conspiracy in a groundbreaking clergyabuse trial, becoming the THOUGHT FOR TODAY Contributing columnist TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, June 22, the 173rd day of 2017. There are 192 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, more popularly known as the “GI Bill of Rights.” On this date: In 1611, English explorer Henry Hudson, his son and several other people were set adrift in present-day Hudson Bay by mutineers aboard the Discovery. In 1870, the United States Department of Justice was created. In 1911, Britain’s King George V was crowned at Westminster Abbey. In 1937, Joe Louis began his reign as world heavyweight boxing cham- pion by knocking out Jim Braddock in the eighth round of their fight in Chicago. (A year later on this date, Louis knocked out Max Schmeling in the first round of their rematch at Yankee Stadium.) In 1940, during World War II, Adolf Hitler gained a stunning victory as France was forced to sign an armistice eight days after German forces overran Paris. In 1941, Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, a massive invasion of the Soviet Union. In 1945, the World War II battle for Okinawa ended with an Allied victory. In 1969, singer-actress Judy Garland died in London at age 47. In 1977, John N. Mitchell became the first former U.S. Attorney General to go to prison as he began serving a sentence for his “To understand is hard. Once one understands, action is easy.” — Sun Yat-sen, Chinese statesman (1866-1925) first U.S. church official convicted of a crime for mishandling abuse claims. (Lynn served about a year and a half of a three-to-sixyear sentence before an appeals court threw it out in 2013 and granted him a new trial.) A 12-hour rampage by heavily armed Taliban gunmen at a lakeside hotel near Kabul claimed 18 lives. One year ago: Rebellious Democrats launched a 25-hour round-the-clock sit-in on the House floor to demand votes on gun-control bills, forcing exasperated Republicans to recess while cutting off cameras showing the protest. Dennis Hastert arrived at a Minnesota prison to serve his 15-month sentence in a hush-money case involving revelations that the former House speaker had sexually abused at least four boys when he coached wrestling at an Illinois high school. A massive crowd swarmed Cleveland for the Cavaliers’ NBA title parade. The NHL announced it would expand to Las Vegas for the 2017-18 season. Chicago’s Patrick Kane won the Hart Trophy, becoming the first player born and trained in the U.S. to be named the NHL’s most valuable player. �NEWS/WEATHER Daily Sentinel Thursday, June 22, 2017 5 Rio gives students a head start STOCKS By Jessica Patterson Special to OVP URG/Courtesy Students gather for a movie night to start the new school year. College Credit Plus allow students to earn college credit while still in high school. The opportunity gives them the opportunity to get a head start on their college career, and even the possibility of earning an associate degree before their high school diploma. at colleges through CCP will have both a college and high school transcript for the courses they take. Because of this, they will already have college credit going toward their degrees before graduating high school. Seven CCP students enrolled at Rio received their associate degrees at the 141st commencement ceremony in May before receiving their high school diplomas. Noel said this is a great accomplishment because it helps them complete a fouryear degree program at a faster, more affordable pace. “Another aspect of the program is students who are able to get an associate degree while in CCP only have to pay for two years of college rather than four years. This cuts the cost of a four-year degree by half, making higher education affordable for more people who may not be able to cover TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 70° 83° 79° Warm and more humid today with clouds and sun. A t-storm tonight. High 87° / Low 70° ALMANAC HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. yesterday AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low 87° 64° 84° 63° 99° in 1953 47° in 1968 Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 1.56 2.83 19.77 20.91 SUN & MOON Today 6:04 a.m. 8:57 p.m. 4:53 a.m. 7:22 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset First Jun 23 Jun 30 Full Jul 8 Last Jul 16 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Major 10:38a 11:35a 12:06a 1:11a 2:17a 3:21a 4:21a Minor 4:23a 5:20a 6:21a 7:26a 8:31a 9:34a 10:34a POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Moderate Major 11:08p ---1:08p 1:41p 2:46p 3:48p 4:47p Minor 4:53p 5:51p 6:52p 7:56p 9:00p 10:02p 10:59p WEATHER HISTORY The costliest flood in U.S. history struck New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia on June 22, 1972. It caused $2.1 billion damage and killed 122 people. Not as warm with heavy thunderstorms Clouds giving way to some sun Partly sunny with a brief shower Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Very High Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 Chillicothe 87/71 300 Portsmouth 86/71 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone 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. yesterday Flood 24-hr. Location Stage Level Chg. Willow Island 37 12.76 -0.07 Marietta 34 17.92 -0.47 Parkersburg 36 22.31 +0.45 Belleville 35 12.61 -0.01 Racine 41 13.43 +0.32 Point Pleasant 40 25.95 +0.01 Gallipolis 50 13.01 -0.32 Huntington 50 28.00 +1.59 Ashland 52 35.43 +0.83 Lloyd Greenup 54 12.87 -0.26 Portsmouth 50 23.20 +2.90 Maysville 50 35.00 +0.70 Meldahl Dam 51 22.20 +3.60 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Ashland 84/69 Grayson 84/70 WEDNESDAY 79° 55° Nice with times of sun and clouds Partly sunny 84° 63° Mostly sunny NATIONAL CITIES Marietta 85/68 Belpre 86/69 Today St. Marys 87/69 Parkersburg 88/67 Coolville 86/69 Wilkesville 86/68 POMEROY Jackson 87/69 87/69 Ravenswood Rio Grande 87/70 87/70 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 85/70 GALLIPOLIS 87/70 87/70 86/70 Elizabeth 87/69 Spencer 85/69 Buffalo 86/69 Ironton 85/69 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions June 21, 2017. TUESDAY 77° 54° Murray City 86/69 Athens 87/69 McArthur 86/69 South Shore Greenup 84/70 85/70 48 Logan 87/70 Adelphi 87/71 Lucasville 85/71 High MONDAY 79° 56° Very High Primary: unspecified Mold: 2427 SUNDAY 82° 57° Waverly 86/70 Pollen: 10 Low MOON PHASES New 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme SATURDAY 80° 66° 3 Primary: cladosporium Fri. 6:04 a.m. 8:57 p.m. 5:46 a.m. 8:30 p.m. FRIDAY buildings downtown. They noted the safety concerns (possible fire, glass, debris, animals) and asked if there was a process to remove abandoned properties. “There is a process, but when you get to the end of the process, you need $100,000,” said Mayor Shank, referring to the high cost of demolition and legally required cleanup. The business owner pressed council on other potential actions, such as fines or liens, speculating someone might develop properties if given the option. Council President Don Andersen said he would take the item to the county government, and added “you should too,” encouraging residents to make their voices heard at all levels. The next regularly scheduled meeting of Pomeroy Village Council is July 3 at 7 p.m. in the Pomeroy Municipal building. Editor’s note: A story on the recommendations of the Parks and Recreation Committee in an upcoming edition. “As this is third reading, that will enact it,” said Mayor Bryan Shank. In previous meetings, Village Administrator Joe Woodall has described the measure as a critical safeguard mandated by the Ohio EPA. Bills were paid in the amount of $1905. Fiscal Officer Sue Baker reported the 2015-16 state audit of Pomeroy was underway. A two year audit is “routine,” said Baker, but noted a Tuesday meeting with Local Government Services (LGS), “the state entity Pomeroy reports to monthly. She explained she interacts with LGS frequently, working to correct past issues that caused the village to be mildly censured by the state auditor in 2014. For the final agenda item of the night, a local business owner asked about the state of affairs of several dilapidated Jessica Patterson is a communications specialist for URG. EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM Pomeroy From page 1 to watch them grow and gain confidence as they go through the program because these students are here for the learning experience,” Bonawitz said. “It’s a great step toward completing their degrees, and a major accomplishment for those who do receive an associate degree before graduating high school. It’s important that Rio takes part in this program because CCP helps give the youth in our area a head start in their college careers and provides them with opportunities they may not be able to get without the program.” During the 2016-2017 school year, 180 students enrolled at Rio through the CCP program. For more information on the CCP program, contact Taylor Noel at the Office of Admissions 740-2457210. those costs otherwise,” Noel said. “Even with these credit hours and associate degree, they will still be eligible to apply for freshman scholarships for their first year of college, which helps make their tuitions even more affordable.” Students in any form of secondary school, including private and homeschool, are eligible to apply for the program, which accepts students based on college-ready standards in one or more areas of study. Applicants must take an Accuplacer Test or submit ACT scores to Rio. Chair of School of Mathematics and Natural Science Dr. Elizabeth Bonawitz has worked with CCP students in her classes and is impressed by their strong work ethic. “The majority of CCP students are academically driven. They are very interested in the material and doing their work. It’s so enjoyable BBT (NYSE) - 43.65 Peoples (NASDAQ) - 31.74 Pepsico (NYSE) - 117.42 Premier (NASDAQ) 20.82 Rockwell (NYSE) - 160.12 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) - 13.30 Royal Dutch Shell - 52.23 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) - 6.43 Wal-Mart (NYSE) - 76.24 Wendy’s (NYSE) - 15.14 WesBanco (NYSE) - 38.03 Worthington (NYSE) 44.12 Milton 86/69 Huntington 85/68 St. Albans 86/69 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s 10s 0s -0s -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Clendenin 87/69 Charleston 85/68 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. City Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Boise Boston Charleston, WV Charlotte Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Des Moines Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, ME Raleigh Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Fri. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W 103/70/s 99/70/pc 60/50/c 59/48/pc 80/73/t 87/74/c 80/72/pc 80/73/t 91/73/pc 85/71/t 76/47/s 72/48/c 83/53/s 85/58/s 81/67/pc 84/71/t 85/68/pc 81/65/t 80/72/c 89/73/c 77/48/t 69/49/pc 90/68/pc 82/59/t 85/69/c 78/60/t 90/72/pc 81/64/t 89/70/pc 80/61/t 90/77/t 96/78/pc 89/55/t 77/52/pc 93/63/pc 81/56/pc 88/72/t 82/60/t 87/71/pc 86/73/pc 83/78/r 91/77/pc 85/70/t 80/60/t 91/68/s 83/59/t 115/86/s 114/88/s 82/72/r 83/70/r 84/64/pc 81/65/pc 83/72/sh 81/66/t 90/80/pc 90/79/pc 76/58/t 70/55/s 78/73/r 84/69/t 85/77/r 87/76/t 83/72/pc 86/72/t 92/69/s 90/66/t 89/72/t 90/73/pc 90/75/pc 88/73/t 113/88/s 112/89/pc 85/68/t 78/62/t 80/61/pc 76/67/t 86/72/c 88/73/c 92/72/pc 85/73/pc 89/75/pc 87/65/t 89/59/s 89/63/s 84/61/s 77/57/pc 74/53/s 79/56/s 93/75/pc 84/75/t EXTREMES YESTERDAY National for the 48 contiguous states High Low 116° in Needles, CA 34° in Embarrass, MN Global High 118° in Tabas, Iran Low -5° in Summit Station, Greenland Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. You’ll Feel Right At Home. Home National Bank is large enough to handle all of your financial needs, but small enough to know your first name. w w w. h o m e n a t l b a n k . c o m Since all of our loan decisions are made locally we can close a loan quickly. Please come see us for all your banking needs, we RACINE SYRACUSE promise to make you feel right at home. 740-949-2210 740-992-6333 60701680 RIO GRANDE — The University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College work to provide the youth of Southeast Ohio quality education while still at a secondary school level. To achieve this goal, Rio is a participating institution with Ohio’s College Credit Plus program. The program offers students from 7th to 12th grades the opportunity to take college courses at little or no cost while also receiving credit toward their high school graduation requirements. Taylor Noel, senior recruitment officer and college credit plus coordinator said the program has multiple benefits for college-ready students. “This gives students the option to take college courses that would be equivalent to their high school courses. It also allows students to finish high school a little earlier because of the ratio of college credit hours to the high schools’ Carnegie Units. For example, a three credit-hour composition course here will fulfill a whole year of the students’ high school English requirement.” Noel said. “A lot of students I speak to really love the opportunity to take college classes for free. CCP students are also going to be more prepared for college when they enter their freshman year because, by taking these classes, they will be more aware of the college atmosphere and what is expected of them in their courses.” Students who enroll AEP (NYSE) - 72.40 Akzo Nobel - 29.06 Big Lots, Inc. - 46.58 Bob Evans Farms - 70.21 BorgWarner (NYSE) 41.03 Century Alum (NASDAQ) - 13.55 City Holding (NASDAQ) 64.52 Collins (NYSE) - 105.07 DuPont (NYSE) - 80.92 US Bank (NYSE) - 52.00 Gen Electric (NYSE) 27.78 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) - 55.96 JP Morgan (NYSE) - 87.12 Kroger (NYSE) - 22.37 Ltd Brands (NYSE) - 51.48 Norfolk So (NYSE) - 117.47 OVBC (NASDAQ) - 34.45 �Sports Daily Sentinel Thursday, June 22, 2017 s 6 OVP SPORTS BRIEFS A week after Finals, the NBA in overdrive Tri-County Junior Golf Schedule POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The schedule for the 2017 Frank Capehart Tri-County Junior Golf League has been released. The tour officially began on Monday, June 12, at the Hidden Valley Golf Course in Point Pleasant. Age groups for both young ladies and young men are 10 and under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, and 17-19. The remaining tournaments, courses and dates of play are as follows: Monday, June 26, at Riverside Golf Course in Mason; Wednesday, July 5, at Cliffside Golf Course in Gallipolis; and Monday, July 10, at Meigs County Golf Course in Pomeroy. The fee for each tournament is $10 per player. A small lunch is included with the fee and will be served at the conclusion of play each week. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with play starting at 9 a.m. Please contact Jeff Slone at 740-256-6160, Jan Haddox at 304-6753388, or Bob Blessing 304-675-6135 if you can contribute or have questions concerning the tour. Meigs football golf scramble MASON, W.Va. — The Meigs Marauder football team will host a golf scramble on Saturday, July 22, at Riverside Golf Course. The tournament will be a four-man, best-ball scramble that includes bringing your own team. The cost of the tournament is $240 per team. The team must have a combined handicap of over 40, and only one player can have a handicap less than eight. Registration will begin at 8 a.m., with a 9 a.m. shotgun start following. All checks should be made available to Meigs Football. Various prizes will be given out on selected holes and there will also be a double your money Par 3 hole, a skins game and a cash pot. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place finishers with club house credit. Also, new Meigs football shirts will be given out. Food and beverages will be available. This tournament is the rescheduled event from April 22, which was canceled due to inclement weather. Interested golfers should contact Tonya Cox at 740-645-4479 or Riverside Golf Course at 304-773-5354. GAHS football golf scramble GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The annual Gallia Academy football golf scramble will be Saturday, July 22, at Cliffside Golf Course. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the scramble will start at 8:30 a.m. The format will be bring your own team, and the team will be four players with only one See BRIEFS | 7 By Tim Reynolds Associated Press both won the conference tournament. In the spring season, IU East came up with topthree finishes in men’s and women’s golf and men’s and women’s tennis. Asbury (Ky.) University took fourth place in the final standings with a final average of 7.08 points. The Eagles led the conference with 92 total points, which were scored in their 13 sports. Asbury had a big spring finishing first in men’s and women’s tennis and taking second in men’s and women’s golf. Point Park (Pa.) University placed fifth with a final average of 6.92 points, with the top five schools being separated by a little over a 1.00. The Pioneers were second in the league with 90 total points in 13 Dwight Howard and Brook Lopez are on the move. Dwyane Wade is opting in. Pau Gasol is opting out. The Los Angeles Lakers provided the clearest indication yet that Lonzo Ball is their guy. The NBA offseason is already in overdrive. A dizzying series of moves came on Tuesday. Howard got traded by the Atlanta Hawks to the Charlotte Hornets, who acquired the eighttime All-Star center for a package that included Miles Plumlee and Marco Belinelli. And Lopez — another center — is leaving Brooklyn and headed to the Lakers, part of a deal that has D’Angelo Russell and Timofey Mozgov going to the Nets. That leaves the Lakers with a clear need at point guard, a problem they will likely rectify on Thursday when they presumably will take Ball with the No. 2 pick in the NBA Draft. It was a big move for the Lakers in another way; Mozgov is still owed $48 million over the next three seasons, while Lopez’s contract will expire after next season. Howard will be playing for his third team in three seasons following a disappointing homecoming in Atlanta. He signed a three-year, $70.5 million deal with Atlanta and then sat out the fourth quarter in two of six playoff games in the Hawks’ first-round loss to Washington. “Let the madness begin,” Portland guard CJ McCollum said. “Draft week is always the most interesting time of the year.” Madness is right. Barely a week after the Golden State Warriors won their second NBA championship in three years, the rest of the league is maneuvering like mad. Along with the trades, confirmed by people with direct knowledge who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither deal was formally announced, Gasol opted out of his $16 million deal for next season with San Antonio — but intends See CUP | 7 See NBA | 7 Courtesy photos Rio Grande’s Carlos Flores drove in two runs in the RedStorm’s 5-4 win over Midway University at Bob Evans Field, on April 21. Rio Grande wins RSC Commissioner’s Cup By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing FLORENCE, Ky. - The University of Rio Grande (Ohio) has claimed the River States Conference Commissioner’s AllSports Cup as the top overall athletic department in the league for the recently completed 2016-17 school year. The RedStorm edged out Indiana University Southeast via a tiebreaker in the final standings. Rio Grande, which finished runner-up in the competition each of the last two years and narrowly came up short each of those times, claimed top honors this year, its third year since returning to the conference in 2014-15. “This award is a result of the hard work, passion and determination from our student-athletes, coaches, administration and staff at Rio,” said Rio Grande athletic director Jeff Lanham. “It is more than championships it’s about the people. People are what makes this award special.” The RSC Commissioner’s All-Sports Cup measures the top overall athletic department in the conference based on combined finish in all sports. After the conclusion of the 15 RSC championship sports for the 2016-17 year, Rio Grande is on top with the best average finish. The standings are based on a 10-point scoring system. First place in a sport earns 10 points, second place earns nine and so on. For sports that have more than 10 schools competing, no points are earned for schools finishing below 10th place. Each school’s point total is divided by the number of championship sports sponsored by that school, which produces an average point total of each sport out of 10. The RSC Cup standings are tabulated based on regular-season finish in the sports that have regularseason standings. For sports that do not have regular-season standings, the championship meet or tournament is used. Rio Grande came out on top with 88 total points scored by its 11 championship sports, giving the RedStorm an average of 8.0 points out of 10. IU Southeast also had a final average of 8.0 points with a total of 56 points scored in its seven championship sports, but the top spot went to Rio Grande in the tiebreaker, which takes into account championship won on the year. Rio Grande took top points in six different sports and scored 10 points in the standings each time. Three of those came in the spring season with softball, men’s track & field and women’s track & field scoring first-place points. The fall season had the RedStorm score 10 points each for men’s soccer, men’s cross country and women’s Rio Grande’s Brooke Marcum battles Asbury’s Kali Whiteside for a rebound during a January 24th game at the Newt Oliver Arena. cross country. Both of Rio Grande’s basketball teams and the baseball team were in the playoffs as well. IU Southeast finished second after placing in the top three of the conference standings in five out of its seven sports. The Grenadiers took top points in men’s basketball with the RSC regular-season championship, finished second in baseball and women’s tennis and took third place in softball and men’s tennis. IU Southeast also had playoff teams in volleyball and women’s basketball. IU East finished third with an average of 7.63 points out of 10. The Red Wolves, who scored 84 points in 11 sports, were in first place after the winter season when their men’s and women’s basketball teams Smith, Rays finally catch Hamilton in rundown, beat Reds ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay left fielder Mallex Smith rushed in to tag out speedy Billy Hamilton after a lengthy rundown, highlighting the Rays’ 8-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. Hamilton stole his major league-leading 31st base in the fourth inning. But he later got trapped when he thought about scoring from second base on a two-out grounder by Eugenio Suarez that shortstop Daniel Robertson bobbled. It took five throws to nab Hamilton between home and third, with six Rays lined up ready to take part in the rundown. Smith dashed from the outfield and was stationed at third to take a throw and tag Hamilton. Smith also singled twice, extending his hitting streak to 12 games for Tampa Bay. The string has taken place since he was recalled from Triple-A Durham on June 9 to replace Gold Glove center fielder Kevin Kiermaier, out with a broken right hip. Trevor Plouffe homered for his new team and Taylor Featherston also connected for Tampa Bay. Steven Souza Jr. and Logan Morrison each drove in two runs. The Rays also cost themselves on the bases. Plouffe and Taylor Featherston both were thrown out at third attempting to advance on hits, and Souza was picked off second. Erasmo Ramirez (4-2), who was 0-2 with a 10.06 ERA over his previous four starts, held the Reds hitless until Scott Schebler launched his 20th home run leading off the fifth. Schebler added an RBI single in the sixth. Cincinnati dropped the final two games of the series after winning the opener to stop a nine-game skid. Chase Whitley entered with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth, and worked out of the jam. He pitched the ninth to get his second save. Plouffe was cut by Oakland last week. He hit a solo homer in a two-run fourth off Tim Adleman (4-4) that put Tampa Bay up 3-0. TRAINER’S ROOM Reds: RHP Homer Bailey (right elbow) could return to start Saturday at Washington. Rays: OF Colby Rasmus was out of the lineup because of hip soreness. He missed the first month of the season recovering from hip surgery. … SS Tim Beckham, hit by a pitch on the left hand Monday, didn’t play. GETTING A BREAK Rays 3B Evan Longoria, mired in a 2-for-19 slide, was rested. LEGO LEAGUE Lego artist Nathan Sawaya threw the ceremonial first pitch with a baseball he made out of Legos. �SPORTS Daily Sentinel Briefs From page 6 handicap under eight and a team handicap of 40 or greater. There will be two divisions to choose from. The blue division is a competitive division that will be playing for cash prizes. The white division is a fun division with no handicap requirements and winners will be drawn at random. Food and beverages will be provided at the event. The deadline for registering is Friday, July 14. To register or for questions, please call 740-645-1075 or 740-645-5783. For continued updates, please check out Facebook.com/ GAHSBlueDevilsFootball Wahama Athletic HOF nominations MASON, W.Va. — Nominations for the 2017 Wahama High School Sports Hall of Fame are now being accepted by the hall of fame board of directors. They will be accepted through Friday, June 30. Forms are available from Bobby Greene at the Riverside Golf Course in Mason, or by going online at the Wahama High School website. GAHS Blue Angel Volleyball Camp CENTENARY, Ohio — The Gallia Academy Blue Angels volleyball teams will be holding a volleyball camp for girls entering grades 3-8 this coming fall. The camp will run from Monday, July 10, through Wednesday, July 12, and be from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. in the Gallia Academy High School gymnasium. Players will practice volleyball skills, work on volleyball fundamentals, and play volleyball games. The camp will conclude on Wednesday with athletes participating in game play from 6:30-8 p.m. Parents and spectators are welcome. The cost is $60 per athlete, and each athlete will receive a camp t-shirt. Registrations may be picked up at the GAHS Office Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. and from some local businesses. Players may also register at 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 10, outside of the GAHS gymnasium. Athletes who come without a parent need to have the liability form signed by a parent in order to participate. Contact varsity head coach Janice Rosier at Janice-rosier@att.net for more information. Kiwanis Juniors Golf Tournament GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The Cliffside Golf Club will be hosting the ninth annual Kiwanis Juniors at Cliffside golf tournament for junior golfers on Thursday, July 13, starting at 10 a.m. Registration will be from 9 a.m. until 9:45. This is an individual stroke play tournament open to golfers age 10-or-under to 18 years old. The participants will be divided into four divisions, 10-under, 11-12, 13-15, and 16-18. Entry fee is $20 for players 12-and-under, and $30 for players 13-18. Clubhouse certificates and individual awards will be presented to the top-three places in each division. Cart and meal passes will be available for spectators for $15 to follow kids 13-and-older and $10 to follow kids 12-and-under, so that they may follow the tournament and eat with the kids. To enter please contact the Cliffside clubhouse at 740-446-4653, or Ed Caudill at 740-245-5919 or 740-645-4381, or by email at rbncaudill@yahoo.com. Please leave player’s name, age as of July 14, 2017 and the school they are currently attending. Upper Mason UMC Parish golf scramble MASON, W.Va. — The Upper Mason UMC Parish will host a golf scramble for Local Missions on Saturday, July 1, at Riverside Golf Course in Mason County. This is the second year for the tournament and it will be a four-man, best-ball scramble that includes bringing your own team. The cost of the tournament will be $240 per team. Teams will be made up of at least one white tee player or a yellow player, and cannot have more than two from any one tee box. Tee Box ages include: White up to 54, yellow 55 to 64, red 65 to 74, and Orange 75+ and women. There will be no double bogies allowed. Registration is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start around 9 a.m. First Place will receive $500 cash, and payout to the second, third and fourth place teams will receive club house credit. There will be plenty of good food and fellowship, along with door prizes. If interested in sponsoring at team, or a hole contact: Pastors Rex Young 304-593-4169 or John Bumgarner 304-674-0597 or Riverside Golf Course at 304-773-5354. 6th Annual John Gray Memorial 5K RACINE, Ohio — The 6th Annual John Gray Memorial 5k will be held on Friday, Aug. 11, at Star Mill Park. The race will begin at approximately 9 p.m. and will go through the town of Racine. Race registration is $20 with proceeds going to the John Gray Memorial Scholarship Fund. You may register online at www.johngraymemorial5k.com and, to guarantee an event t-shirt, please pre-register by July 24. There will also be day of registration at the park until 8:30 p.m. Contact Kody Wolfe at 740-416-4310 or visit the web at www.johngraymemorial5k.com for more information. Thursday, June 22, 2017 7 Rio Grande Summer Camps meals, training sessions and tournament play. Camp directors are URG men’s soccer head coach Scott Morrissey and women’s soccer head coach Tony Daniels. The camp brochure is available on both the men’s soccer and women’s soccer links of the school’s athletic website, www.rioredstorm.com. Online registration and MEN’S AND WOMEN’S payment is available at SOCCER The University of Rio www.rioredstormsoccerGrande soccer programs camps.com. Registration forms have announced their should be mailed to URG 2017 summer camp Lyne Center, P.O. Box schedule. A team camp for girls’ 500, Rio Grande, OH 45674. Checks should high school squads is be made payable to We planned for July 9-12, with a boys’ high school Storm Soccer Camps. For more information, team camp slated for contact Morrissey at July 16-20. Cost for 740-245-7126, 740-645the girls’ camp is $270, while the boys’ camp has 6438 or e-mail scottm@ rio.edu; or Daniels at a fee of $305. Fees for the residential 740-245-7493, 740-6450377 or e-mail tdancamps include lodging, RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande Athletic Department has announced its 2017 Summer Camps and Clinics schedule. Camps will be conducted throughout the months of June and July on the URG campus. The schedules, broken down by individual sports, are as follows: Veteran Rio Grande women’s basketball head WOMEN’S BASKETBALL coach David Smalley, The University of Rio who ranks among the Grande’s 2017 Women’s top 10 coaches on the active wins list with Basketball Camp is more than 500, will be scheduled for July 9-12 the camp director. at the Lyne Center on Online registration the URG campus. The overnight instruc- is available through the women’s basketball link tional camp is open to on the school’s athletic girls in grades 4-12. Cost is $285 per camper, website, www.rioredstorm.com. Registration which includes lodgforms are available in the ing, meals, a certificate lobby of the Lyne Center of participation and a during regular business t-shirt. hours. Campers will also Registration forms receive 24-hour supervishould be mailed to sion from coaches and David Smalley, Rio counselors; lecture/discussion groups and film Grande Women’s Basketball Camp, P.O. Box 500, sessions; daily instrucRio Grande, OH 45674. tion on shooting, ballChecks should be made handling, post play and payable to Women’s Basdefense; and use of the school’s swimming pool. ketball Camp. For more information, There will also be a contact Smalley at 740camp store featuring drinks, snacks, pizza and 245-7491, 1-800-2827201, or e-mail dsmalRio Grande apparel for ley@rio.edu sale each day. iels@rio.edu Free agency heating up for Earnhardt’s ride son” is certainly heating up and Earnhardt’s seat in the No. 88 Chevrolet the biggest prize of free agency. Keselowski would be a great fit for the 88. His NASCAR career was launched by Earnhardt, and he spent time as a development driver in the Hendrick system. But he flourished after hooking up with Penske near the end of 2009 and was a Cup champion three years later. Perhaps Keselowski wants more support for his Truck Series team, which loses money annually but is a starting point for many young NASCAR drivers. It’s hard to say what the holdup is, particularly because very few employees ever voluntarily leave teams owned by Roger Penske or Rick Hendrick, but it’s a strong bet that Keselowski eventually signs his name to stay right where he is now. So where does that leave Earnhardt’s seat? Hendrick actually has two potential vacancies. Kasey Kahne has a contract to drive the No. 5 through next season, but few would be surprised if he’s replaced at the end of the year. That would mean Hendrick needs to scour the market for available drivers, and the top name may very well be Matt Kenseth. The two-time Daytona 500 winner is in a contract year with Joe Gibbs Racing, and what he decides for his future could be the most important domino to fall. Yes, Alex Bowman did an admirable job filling in for Earnhardt last season, but he’s young and unproven, and could be a hard sell to sponsors who pay top dollar for Earnhardt’s representation. William Byron probably isn’t ready for a Cup ride — he has all of 13 Xfinity Series races on his resume — so Hen- drick is going to need a seat filler if he does indeed end up with two empty cars. It wouldn’t be surprising to see Bowman in one ride and Kenseth in the other. But Kenseth could also do a swap with Erik Jones, and he could remain part of the JGR and Toyota pipeline, while Jones gets his spot with the A-team. If that’s how it goes down, then anything is possible throughout the rest of the garage. Ryan Blaney, NASCAR’s newest first-time winner, could be pulled inside the Penske camp as a third full-time driver next season. That would leave a vacancy at The Wood Brothers, and Paul Menard could very well be headed there. Menard is sponsored by his father’s home improvement stores, and John Menard last year announced an IndyCar deal with Penske. all of last season and played only 12 games the previous season. All this comes with From page 6 Paul George’s status in to sign a new multiyear Indiana most uncertain deal with the Spurs that and with many trade will reduce his annual rumors swirling there, salary but give him more the belief by many across security, and presumably the league that Jerry give his team a chance to West joining the Clipadd a big-time free agent pers’ front office could this summer. Wade told help their pursuit of LeBthe Bulls he will take his ron James in the summer $23.8 million deal for of 2018, and the ongoing next season, a decision watch in New York of he had until next week what the Knicks will do to make. — if anything — with And Minnesota parted Carmelo Anthony and ways with Nikola PekovKristaps Porzingis. ic, waiving him in what It’s not like Monday could be the last act of a was a slow day, either. career that was derailed That was when by foot and ankle probPhiladelphia and Boston lems over the past three completed the deal that seasons. Pekovic missed sent the No. 1 overall pick to the 76ers — giving them the chance to take Markelle Fultz, and allowing the Celtics to choose likely either Jayson Tatum or Josh Jackson at No. 3, which they got in the swap. The Celtics said they think the player they take at No. 3 would likely have been the player they used the No. 1 pick on anyway, so they called it a win-win move. Then came Monday night’s news that the Cleveland Cavaliers were parting ways with general manager David Griffin after three straight trips to the NBA Finals, a move that James clearly was not happy about. Cleveland then talked with former All-Star guard Chauncey Billups on Tuesday about a job in the front office. To think, summer doesn’t even start until Wednesday. The draft is Thursday. The league’s inaugural after-the-season awards show is Monday. Free agency and the new collective bargaining agreement start on July 1. “Wow,” Phoenix guard Devin Booker said on Twitter. It wasn’t clear what Booker was exactly referring to, though he probably said it a few times Tuesday. Wow, indeed. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Brad Keselowski left himself very little wiggle room when asked if he is a candidate to replace Dale Earnhardt Jr. next season. Keselowski is in a contract year with Team Penske, and crew chief Paul Wolfe has already signed a multi-year extension to stay on. Keselowski? Well, there’s no signature on his new contract and the delay has left many wondering if he’s eyeing Earnhardt’s ride or simply using it as leverage in negotiating with Roger Penske. “Roger has given me a lot, and I have no reason to not want to stay with him,” Keselowski replied when The Associated Press asked him if Earnhardt’s retirement at the end of the season and his open seat at Hendrick Motorsports is holding up a new deal. As NASCAR hits the long, slow stretch of summer, its “silly sea- NBA Cup From page 6 sports. Point Park won top points in baseball, volleyball and men’s golf and came up with runner-up points in women’s soccer and men’s and women’s track and field. WVU Tech placed sixth with an average of 6.00 points and 72 total points in 12 sports. The Golden Bears’ top sport was men’s soccer, which came in second, and they also had men’s basketball and men’s track and field come in third. Midway (Ky.) University placed seventh with an average of 5.80 points and 58 total points in 10 sports. The Eagles had women’s golf place first and softball take second. Ohio Christian University placed eighth with an average of 4.93 points in 15 sports. The Trailblazers took top points in women’s soccer for their regularseason championship. IU Kokomo placed ninth with an average of 4.86 points in seven sports. The Cougars had volleyball as their top team taking runner-up points as divisional champs in the regular season. The rest of the RSC Cup final standings had Brescia (Ky.) University (4.07 average), Cincinnati Christian University (3.89), Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College (2.43) and Carlow (Pa.) University (2.36). “Our association with RSC has been an uplifting experience for Rio. The institutions, leadership, coaches, administration and student-athletes associated with the RSC is what makes this award special,” Lanham said. “The mutual respect, competition, friendship and ability to work together makes Rio proud to be a part of this conference.” The River States Conference has 13 members in five states of Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The conference was known as the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for its first 100 years of existence from 1916 to 2016. The league name was changed as part of a re-branding effort on July 1, 2016. �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS 8 Thursday, June 22, 2017 AP SPORTS BRIEFS QB Will Grier cleared to play at WVU at start of season MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The NCAA has cleared transfer quarterback Will Grier to play at West Virginia at the start of the season. West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen confirmed Grier’s eligibility Tuesday. While at Florida, Grier was suspended by the NCAA in October 2015 for one year for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. The suspension would have sidelined him for about half of the 2016 season, but he decided to transfer that April. Grier said the failed test was because of an overthe-counter supplement he used. He appealed, but the NCAA upheld the suspension. In six games as a freshman at Florida, including five starts, Grier completed 66 percent of his passes for 1,204 yards, with 10 touchdowns and three interceptions. Grier participated in spring practices with the Mountaineers this year. Now a junior, he’s expected to take over the starting job left by the departed Skyler Howard. Daily fantasy sports contests are online games in which players build rosters of real-life athletes and compete for cash and other prizes. Former NFL linebacker shot dead in Reno apartment, 2 wounded RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada authorities say former NFL linebacker Ryan Jones was shot dead over the weekend in a Reno apartment and two other people suffered non-life threatening gunshot wounds. Reno Police Department spokesman Officer Tim Broadway declined comment Tuesday on the circumstances that led to Sunday’s shooting because detectives were still interviewing people for their investigation. Jones, 26, signed a free-agent deal with the Baltimore Ravens in 2014 and had a stint with the New York Giants before becoming a mixed martial arts fighter. He was the first Montana Tech football player in the college’s history to sign an NFL contract. Jones graduated from Hug High School in Nevada before attending Sierra College and then Montana Tech in 2011. WR Keyshawn Johnson Jr. taking Warren Sapp to donate leave of absence from Huskers LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska freshman receiver Keyshawn Johnson Jr. is taking a leave of absence from the Cornhuskers this fall. Johnson on June 9 was ticketed for marijuana possession after a resident director reported suspected drug use in a dormitory room. The four-star recruit from Calabasas, California, enrolled early and went through spring practice. Johnson’s father, former NFL receiver Keyshawn Johnson, told the Omaha World-Herald that he wants his son to “mature” before hopefully returning to Nebraska in January. Huskeronline.com first reported Johnson’s departure on Tuesday night, and coach Mike Riley confirmed in a text to the World-Herald that Johnson left the team. An athletic department spokesman, in response to a request for comment on Wednesday, referred The Associated Press to the Johnson family’s comments. Judge temporarily halts daily fantasy sports merger BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily halted the planned merger between daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia approved a temporary restraining order that was agreed upon Tuesday by the two companies and the Federal Trade Commission. Without the order, the merger could have been completed Tuesday, court records show. The FTC, along with the attorneys general of California and the District of Columbia, oppose the merger because they say it creates a company controlling more than 90 percent of the U.S. market for paid daily fantasy sports contests. A spokesman for the companies didn’t immediately comment. brain for medical research MIAMI (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp is donating his brain for medical research. Sapp announced Tuesday that his brain will go to the Concussion Legacy Foundation after his death. The 44-year-old says in an essay on the Players’ Tribune website that he’s started to feel the effects of the many hits he took during his 13-year NFL career. He said he’s specifically become concerned about his memory. Sapp said he hopes his donation can help prevent concussions and permanent brain damage for future football players. Sapp played defensive tackle from 1995-2003 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he earned seven trips to the Pro Bowl and a Super Bowl ring in 2002. He played for the Oakland Raiders from 20042007. Ravech replacing Berman as ESPN’s Home Run Derby broadcaster BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Karl Ravech is replacing Chris Berman as the broadcaster for ESPN’s coverage of the All-Star Home Run Derby. ESPN announced a contract extension on Wednesday with the 52-year-old Ravech, who joined ESPN in 1993 and became the regular host of “Baseball Tonight” two years later. Berman had broadcast the Home Run Derby since 1994. ESPN said in January he was cutting back some of his work with the network but is remaining with the company. This year’s derby is July 10 in Miami. Ravech leads ESPN’s coverage of the Little League World Series and College World Series and has increased his baseball play-by-play work. Lost & Found Notices Professional Services For Sale By Owner Lost Family Pet in the Patriot, Oh area Female English Bulldog please call 740-645-3620 or 740-379-9392 Reward offered Pictures that have been placed in ads at the Gallipolis Daily Tribune must be picked within 30 days. Any pictures that are not picked up will be discarded. SEPTIC PUMPING Gallia Co. OH and Mason Co. WV. Ron Evans Jackson, OH 800-537-9528 2 Story House in Gallipolis 6 rooms, 1 1/2 baths, basement, garage, new furnance, AC must sell 740-698-6129 Money To Lend Apartments/Townhouses NOTICE Borrow Smart. Contact the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions Office of Consumer Affairs BEFORE you refinance your home or obtain a loan. BEWARE of requests for any large advance payments of fees or insurance. Call the Office of Consumer Affiars toll free at 1-866-278-0003 to learn if the mortgage broker or lender is properly licensed. (This is a public service announcement from the Ohio Valley Publishing Company) 3 Bdrm Apt. $400 plus utilities & Dep. 3rd Street Racine, Ohio 740-247-4292 RENTALS AVAILABLE! 2 BR townhouse apartments, also renting 2 & 3BR houses. Call 441-1111. Notices NOTICE OHIO VALLEY PUBLISHING CO. Recommends that you do Business with People you know, and NOT to send Money through the Mail until you have Investigated the Offering. Auctions Auction Saturday June 24, 2017 at 10 am at 3123 Plas Rd Vinton, Oh advertised on auctionzip.com Daily Sentinel Supreme Court pushes Redskins’ name fight back to society WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Redskins aren’t in the clear with their team name just yet, even after the Supreme Court ruled Monday that the government can’t block trademarks on the basis that they’re offensive. Supreme Court precedent may help the club in its ongoing legal battle, but the fight over the Redskins moniker will continue in social and business realms. The Redskins, Cleveland Indians with their “Chief Wahoo” logo and other professional and college organizations featuring Native American nicknames and mascots cannot be censored by the U.S. government, but that doesn’t take the pressure off. “Just because the Redskins may believe they’re in the clear or the Cleveland Indians or even some collegiate teams (think) they’re in the clear, that doesn’t mean that those that do business with the team, including its sponsors, are going to take their foot off the gas if they believe change is really required,” USC professor of sports business David Carter said. “A positive legal ruling may not yield beneficial business impacts in and around the sports business world because we’ve seen a heightened sensitivity over the years with this topic.” The Supreme Court found that Simon Tam could trademark the Slants as the name of his Asian-American rock band because it would be unconstitutional for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to discriminate against it, citing the First Amendment’s free speech protection. The Redskins have a separate case that had been on hold in federal appeals court while the Slants decision was rendered. Owner Dan Snyder said he was “thrilled” by the ruling, and lawyer Lisa Blatt said it resolves the team’s dispute and vindicated its position. MLB New York Boston Tampa Bay Baltimore Toronto W 38 40 39 35 34 L 30 32 36 35 36 Cleveland Minnesota Kansas City Detroit Chicago W 37 35 35 32 31 L 32 33 36 38 38 Houston Los Angeles Texas Seattle Oakland W 48 37 35 36 31 L 24 37 35 37 40 Washington Miami Atlanta New York Philadelphia W 43 32 32 31 22 L 29 38 38 39 47 Milwaukee Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati W 38 36 33 32 30 L 35 35 38 37 41 Colorado Los Angeles Arizona San Diego San Francisco W 47 46 44 29 27 L 26 26 27 44 46 AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division Pct GB WCGB .559 — — .556 — — .520 2½ — .500 4 1½ .486 5 2½ Central Division Pct GB WCGB .536 — — .515 1½ ½ .493 3 2 .457 5½ 4½ .449 6 5 West Division Pct GB WCGB .667 — — .500 12 1½ .500 12 1½ .493 12½ 2 .437 16½ 6 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division Pct GB WCGB .597 — — .457 10 11½ .457 10 11½ .443 11 12½ .319 19½ 21 Central Division Pct GB WCGB .521 — — .507 1 8 .465 4 11 .464 4 11 .423 7 14 West Division Pct GB WCGB .644 — — .639 ½ — .620 2 — .397 18 16 .370 20 18 Apartments/Townhouses FIRST MONTH FREE 2 & 3 BR apts $425 mo & up sec dep $300 & up AC, W/D hook-up tenant pays elec EHO Ellm View Apts 304-882-3017 Miscellaneous Jet Aeration Motors repaired, new & rebuilt in stock. Call Ron Evans 1-800-537-9528 L10 3-7 6-4 6-4 4-6 5-5 Str Home L-7 22-10 L-1 21-11 W-2 23-16 W-1 24-12 L-1 19-17 Away 16-20 19-21 16-20 11-23 15-19 L10 7-3 3-7 8-2 3-7 6-4 Str Home L-1 15-17 W-1 15-24 W-1 19-17 L-4 18-16 L-2 15-12 Away 22-15 20-9 16-19 14-22 16-26 L10 5-5 5-5 7-3 5-5 5-5 Str Home W-2 23-16 W-1 21-16 W-1 21-16 W-3 22-13 L-2 22-15 Away 25-8 16-21 14-19 14-24 9-25 L10 5-5 5-5 5-5 4-6 1-9 Str Home L-1 18-14 W-1 18-17 L-1 16-19 L-2 17-23 L-4 13-19 Away 25-15 14-21 16-19 14-16 9-28 L10 5-5 6-4 7-3 5-5 1-9 Str Home L-2 19-22 L-1 22-16 W-2 19-18 W-1 18-18 L-2 19-18 Away 19-13 14-19 14-20 14-19 11-23 L10 7-3 9-1 8-2 5-5 2-8 Str Home W-6 22-13 W-5 27-10 L-1 26-9 W-1 17-18 W-1 14-18 Away 25-13 19-16 18-18 12-26 13-28 Want To Buy Absolute Top Dollar - silver/gold coins, any 10K/14K/18K gold jewelry, dental gold, pre 1935 US currency, proof/mint sets, diamonds, MTS Coin Shop. 151 2nd Avenue, Gallipolis. 446-2842 �COMICS Daily Sentinel BLONDIE Thursday, June 22, 2017 9 By Dean Young and John Marshall BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg and Brian Walker Today’s answer RETAIL By Norm Feuti HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI AND LOIS By Chris Browne Written By Brian & Greg Walker; Drawn By Chance Browne THE BRILLIANT MIND OF EDISON LEE By John Hambrock BABY BLUES ZITS By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman PARDON MY PLANET By Vic Lee CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green "Y $AVE 'REEN RHYMES WITH ORANGE By Hilary Price 6 9 4 7 3 2 3 6 7 5 1 2 6 9 5 8 5 8 9 4 2 7 6 5 9 ���� $IFFICULTY ,EVEL Today’s Solution THE FAMILY CIRCUS By Bil and Jeff Keane ���� 4 6 7 9 8 2 3 5 1 2 3 6 8 1 9 7 4 5 5 9 4 7 2 3 6 1 8 7 1 8 4 6 5 2 3 9 8 7 1 3 4 6 5 9 2 6 4 5 2 9 8 1 7 3 9 2 3 5 7 1 8 6 4 ���� #ONCEPTIS 0UZZLES $IST� BY +ING &EATURES 3YNDICATE )NC� Having A Yard Sale? Call your classified department to schedule your ad today! 3 8 9 1 5 7 4 2 6 By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner 1 5 2 6 3 4 9 8 7 DENNIS THE MENACE THE LOCKHORNS $IFFICULTY ,EVEL Hank Ketcham’s ���� #ONCEPTIS 0UZZLES $IST� BY +ING &EATURES 3YNDICATE )NC� 2 �10 Thursday, June 22, 2017 NBA DRAFT Daily Sentinel Monk, Mitchell Jackson, Tatum headline forwards in NBA draft headline list of shooting guards RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The top shooting guards in Thursday night’s NBA draft certainly offer plenty of high-scoring punch. They also come with some question marks. Kentucky’s Malik Monk is the top prospect and is expected to go in the lottery, followed by Louisville’s Donovan Mitchell and Duke’s Luke Kennard — all in the first round. But the position doesn’t have the same projected upside compared to a stacked class of point guards or the next crop of do-everything forwards. Here’s a look at the top shooting guard prospects: MALIK MONK Simply put, the Kentucky guard can score from anywhere. STRENGTHS: The 6-foot-3, 200-pound freshman averaged 19.8 points while shooting 45 percent from the field, nearly 40 percent from 3-point range and about 82 percent from the line. Two games stood out in particular: a 47-point performance in a win against eventual national champion North Carolina in December and a February victory against Florida in which Monk scored 30 second-half points after managing just one basket before the break. CONCERNS: Teams will want him to do more than just score. Monk wasn’t active on the glass (2.5 rebounds per game), averaged roughly as many assists (2.3) as turnovers (2.0) and less than a steal a game. He also faded in the NCAA Tournament, averaging 14.8 points and shooting 38 percent in four games. The 19-year-old has plenty of athleticism but will need to develop an all-around game for nights when scoring doesn’t come as easily. DONOVAN MITCHELL The Louisville guard took a big leap in his sophomore season to become an all-Atlantic Coast Conference performer. STRENGTHS: Mitchell has solid athleticism and a sturdy 6-3 frame, weighing in at 211 pounds at the combine to go with a 6-10 wingspan. He averaged 15.6 points in his first year as the Cardinals’ go-to guy, contributing on the glass (4.9), on the defensive end (2.1 steals) and even occasionally at the point (2.7 assists). CONCERNS: Mitchell is undersized for an NBA shooting guard. He also shot just 35 percent from 3-point range and had some issues with his shot periodically through the year. His shot selection prompted coach Rick Pitino to say Mitchell was “trying to win a game of H-O-R-S-E” by taking the toughest shots possible during a November game against Old Dominion. LUKE KENNARD Duke’s all-ACC wing blossomed as a sophomore into a polished and highly efficient scorer whose shooting range stretched defenses. STRENGTHS: The 6-6 wing upped his scoring average nearly eight points per game to average 19.5 points. He also averaged 5.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists. He didn’t need a ton of shots to put up strong numbers, either; Kennard shot 49 percent from the field, 44 percent from 3-point range and 86 percent from the foul line. He can produce in both catch-and-shoot and screen scenarios. CONCERNS: Kennard lacks elite athleticism and it’s unclear if he’ll be able to consistently create his own shot in the NBA. He’ll also have to hold his own on defense. TERRANCE FERGUSON The former McDonald’s All-American and Arizona recruit passed on college to play professionally in Australia. STRENGTHS: Ferguson has size (6-7) on the perimeter to go with athleticism and could potentially play small forward. He’s projected as a firstround pick, possibly in the middle of the round. CONCERNS: He had his struggles with the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League, averaging 4.6 points and 1.2 rebounds while shooting 31 percent on 3-pointers in 15 minutes a game. His game and body (190 pounds) still need development for the next level. DERRICK WHITE The 6-4 senior has had an interesting rise from high-scoring Division II guard to all-conference transfer at Colorado. STRENGTHS: White has a knack for scoring and the potential to play either guard spot at the next level. He averaged 22 points for his career at Colorado-Colorado Springs as a wing, then averaged 18.1 points and 4.4 assists for the Buffaloes in his first season playing the point. He also shot 51 percent from the field and 40 percent from 3-point range at Colorado. CONCERNS: White doesn’t have remarkable quickness or explosiveness, so it’s unclear how he’ll match up with more athletic NBA guards. OTHERS TO KEEP AN EYE ON: — JOSH HART: The Villanova senior was an Associated Press first-team all-American who averaged 18.7 points but doesn’t boast elite athleticism. He’s a likely second-round prospect. — TYLER DORSEY: The Oregon sophomore got rolling late in the season with 20-plus points in his last eight games, helping the Ducks reach the Final Four for the first time since 1939. He’s a possible second-round pick. — SINDARIUS THORNWELL: The South Carolina senior helped drive the Gamecocks to their first Final Four appearance with his toughnosed play. He’s a second-round prospect. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The top forwards in Thursday’s NBA draft needed only a season in college to secure their position in the lottery. Kansas’ Josh Jackson and Duke’s Jayson Tatum are one-and-done small forwards with size and athleticism, and they’re almost certain to go in the top five overall picks. The Boston Celtics have the third overall pick after their deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Jackson or Tatum could find themselves headed to Boston. Two other college freshmen — Florida State’s Jonathan Isaac and Arizona’s Lauri Markkanen — round out the headliners in this class of small forwards, who all have the skill and size to play inside or out in small-ball lineup. Here’s a look at the top prospects: JOSH JACKSON The Kansas star lived up to the hype surround him in his one college season. STRENGTHS: The 6-foot-8 checks every box when it comes to two-way potential at the 3-spot. He averaged 16.3 points while shooting 51 percent overall and 38 percent on 3-pointers. He attacked the glass (7.4 rebounds), set up teammates (3.0 assists) and proved to be a versatile defender (1.7 steals, 1.1 blocks). CONCERNS: The glaring problem came at the line, where he made just 57 percent of his free throws — leaving a lot of points on the board considering he got to the line about five times a game. He’ll need to build up his overall offensive game and his frame (207 pounds) for the next level. use his 6-11 wingspan to attack the rim. He put the total package on display in his most impressive stretch during Duke’s four-games-in-four-days run to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title, averaging 24.5 points while shooting 57 percent. His Hall of Fame coach, Mike Krzyzewski, says Tatum’s game “translates to the NBA maybe as well or better than anybody in the draft.” CONCERNS: He needs to continue to stretch his shooting range after making just 34 percent of his 3s in college. Seminoles team, shooting nearly 51 percent overall and 78 percent from the line. CONCERNS: The 19-year-old weighs just 210 pounds, so he needs to add strength to hold up inside. He also needs to further develop his outside shot after shooting about 35 percent on 3s at FSU. LAURI MARKKANEN The Arizona freshman is a true inside-out threat in a 7-foot frame. STRENGTHS: Markkanen has shown he is a strong shooter, making 49 percent overall, 42 percent from 3-point range and nearly 84 percent at the JONATHAN ISAAC The Florida State fresh- line. That made him a verman offers stretch-4 perim- satile threat averaging 15.6 points and 7.2 rebounds eter skills in an athletic for one of the nation’s top 6-10 frame. JAYSON TATUM college teams. STRENGTHS: Isaac Duke’s latest one-andCONCERNS: While — who started his high done wing has a polished offense isn’t a problem, all-around game with room school career as a guard Markkanen could get a litbefore a big growth spurt to grow. tle stronger (230 pounds) — has fluid perimeter STRENGTHS: The and improve his defense moves and length to help 6-8 small forward averafter blocking just 19 shots in the paint. He averaged aged 16.8 points and 7.3 in 37 games despite his 12 points, 7.8 rebounds rebounds with the ability size. and 1.5 blocks on a deep to score from outside or Fultz, Ball, Fox headline PGs in NBA draft RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Teams looking for point guard help in Thursday night’s NBA draft are in luck — as long as they have a high pick, that is. Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball have been the headliners in so much of the pre-draft conversations, projected to be selected first and second. Who will go first — and where — has dominated the build up to the draft, which starts with the Philadelphia 76ers picking first followed by the Los Angeles Lakers at No. 2. Philadelphia and Boston have agreed on a deal to trade picks in this year’s draft; the 76ers get the No. 1 overall pick from the Celtics and the chance to select Fultz. Boston will get the third overall pick from Philly. But Fultz and Ball are not the only two playmakers available who could help some NBA team. There’s a quartet of touted one-and-done college players along with an 18-year-old international prospect with size and athleticism. And they’re all likely to be lottery picks, too. Here’s a look at the top prospects: MARKELLE FULTZ Fultz is expected to be the No. 1 pick after a single season at Washington, where he put up big numbers but didn’t win many games. STRENGTHS: The 6-foot-4, 195-pound Fultz ranked sixth nationally in scoring at 23.2 points per game while shooting 48 percent overall and 41 percent from 3-point range. He hit the glass (5.7) and ranked 15th nationally in assists (5.9) while having the athleticism to potentially play off the ball, too. CONCERNS: He shot just 65 percent from the foul line. He missed six games with a knee issue late in the season. And he couldn’t elevate the Huskies to more than nine wins in a rough season . LONZO BALL UCLA’s freshman star made the Bruins’ fastpaced offense hum all the way to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. STRENGTHS: He averaged a national-best 7.6 assists at the helm of an attack that ranked second nationally in KenPom’s adjusted offensive efficiency (124 points per 100 possessions). And while Ball was at his best when he was distributing the ball in the open court, he also averaged 14.6 points and 6.0 rebounds and boasts good size (6-6, 190) at the point. CONCERNS: It is unclear how well his offensive game and unorthodox shot will translate to the NBA, though he shot 55 percent overall and 41 percent from 3-point range with the Bruins. But will he be happy anywhere other than Los Angeles? Both he — and his outspoken father , LaVar — have made it clear they want to go to the Lakers at No. 2. DE’AARON FOX Step for step, few people can keep up with Kentucky’s one-and-done point guard on the court. STRENGTHS: The 6-3 Fox has a terrific first step and opencourt speed, making him difficult to stop either in transition or off the dribble. He averaged 16.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists as his team’s No. 2-scoring option behind fellow freshman Malik Monk, driving the Wildcats to the NCAA Elite Eight. Along the way, Fox put on a dominating show against fellow star rookie point guard Lonzo Ball of UCLA. Fox went for a season-high 39 points on 13-for-20 shooting compared to Ball’s 10-point night in the Wildcats’ 86-75 win in the Sweet 16. For some rookies, NBA draft isn’t the start MIAMI (AP) — Isaiah Hartenstein’s NBA odyssey will start at the draft. His pro career started years ago. Unlike Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball, Josh Jackson, Jayson Tatum and most everyone else who will get their names called at Thursday’s NBA draft — the true start of their pro lives — Hartenstein already knows what playing for a living is like. His pro career started in Germany in 2015, and he helped Zalgiris grab the Lithuanian Basketball League title earlier this month. And now the NBA awaits the 19-year-old. “First of all, me playing professional already helps a lot,” Hartenstein said. “My body is fit for the league right now. I still have to work on it a lot, but there are skills I couldn’t show this year because of the system we played. I have a good shot, I’m very versatile on defense and offense. I think I can help teams out a lot.” His story is not typical. Born in Eugene, Oregon, where his father played college ball, Hartenstein and his family moved about a decade ago to Germany. They went because his father, Flo, was playing pro ball there. Colleges made their recruiting pitches as Hartenstein got older and taller — he’s now 7-foot-1 and about 225 pounds — but he opted to stay in Europe and start practicing and playing against pros when he was 15. Skipping college was a risk. It might now be paying off. “He’s a 19-year-old kid with a unique background,” said Wasser- man agent B.J. Armstrong, who represents Hartenstein. “His maturity level is well beyond 19 and I think he has an opportunity to be a very good player here. I commend him for choosing what he thought was the best way for him to develop, and he’s now willing to take the next step.” There won’t be as much international flavor in this draft as there was a year ago, when a record 27 players from outside the U.S. were selected. But there’s been at least 10 international draft picks in each of the last 17 years, and that streak is likely to continue. French point guard Frank Ntilikina — 6-foot-5 with a massive wingspan and who doesn’t even turn 19 until July — has been playing pro ball in Europe, like Hartenstein. Ntilikina is projected as a lottery pick, and has had the NBA on his radar for years. “I work every day to be the best player I can be,” Ntilikina said. “And I hope that I’ve done enough to be a good player in the NBA.” Jonah Bolden is another foreign player with an intriguing back story. The Australian-born forward played one season at UCLA, then left and has since been playing in pro leagues in Australia and Serbia. And guard Terrance Ferguson, born in Oklahoma, decided against college ball and spent this past season playing in an Australian league. So Hartenstein’s isn’t the only non-traditional path to the draft. But he’s convinced the path he took was the right one. “The learning experience being overseas, learning from older people, playing with professionals every day, being in the professional lifestyle on and off the court, you learn you have to mature fast,” Hartenstein said. “You’re not just representing yourself, you’re representing the organization. So you learn from the good experiences and bad experiences others have had, and I think that really helps me out.” The NBA was part of Hartenstein’s daily routine while playing in Lithuania: practice in the morning, eat, watch NBA League Pass, practice again in the evening, eat again, watch more NBA League Pass. And when he wanted to talk about NBA life, a great resource was always nearby — his coach with Zalgiris was Sarunas Jasikevicius, who played for Indiana and Golden State. Being 7-foot-1 with German ties — Hartenstein holds dual German and American citizenship — and a jump shot, the comparisons to Dirk Nowitzki are unavoidable. Even his father sees some parallels between their games. For now, Hartenstein shrugs off comparisons. He’s just ready to take on whatever challenge the NBA brings. “Everyone will have their own opinion on how they see me,” Hartenstein said. “I’m my own player. At the end of the day, no one can be like Dirk. He’s done a lot for the game and I definitely appreciate what he’s done for the game in Germany and for European basketball. So comparisons are nice, but at the end of the day I’m my own player and have to show what I can do.” � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 06. June Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource June 22, 2017 carter delong earl eblen erwin luikart