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Storyteller scheduled at OurHouse Museum

GALLIPOLIS — TheOur House Museum willhost Storyteller BizzieVunderink at 1:30 p.m.,Wednesday, July 20. Theevent is free and open tochildren and adults.Refreshments will beserved.

Slip repair work continues on Williams Hollow Road

CLAY TWP. — GalliaCounty Engineer Brett A.Boothe, announces thatWilliams Hollow Roadwill continue to be closedfrom Friendly RidgeRoad to State Route 218,through Friday, July 22,2011, for slip repair.Local traffic will need touse other county roads asa detour.

2011 Gallia County Fair LittleMiss / Little Mister Contestregistration

GALLIPOLIS —Entries for the 2011 Gal-lia County Fair’s LittleMiss/Little Mister Contestmust be preregistered byMonday, July 25. Entriesshould be mailed to theGallipolis Lions Club,P.O. Box 436, Gallipolis,Ohio 45631. The eventwill be held on Monday,August 1, on the mainstage at the Gallia CountyFairgrounds. Girls shouldbe backstage by 6:15p.m., and boys need tocheck in by 7:15 p.m. Tobe eligible, child must bebetween 6-7 years old —born on or between July31, 2003 and August 1,2005 — and a resident ofGallia County. Out ofcounty judges will deter-mine the winners. Entryforms will appear in theGallipolis Daily Tribuneon Tuesday, July 19.

ODOT to begin Ohio 7 resurfacing,includes section through Gallipolis

Project will upgrade curbs to allow handicapped accessibility BY STEPHANIE [email protected]

GALLIPOLIS — TheOhio Department ofTransportation (ODOT)District 10 has been on sitealong Ohio 7 preparing fora $3.3 million resurfacingproject that includes a sec-tion through Gallipolis.Contractor Shelly Compa-ny provided the successfulbid for the project.

ODOT spokeswomanBrenna Slavens said thatthe work is being per-formed to fulfill ODOT’sobligation for generalmaintenance of the trav-eled roadway surface ofOhio 7.

According to Slavens,ODOT received consentby the Gallipolis CityManager’s Office throughan MR 689 form, which isa commonly used formthat provides consent leg-islation between theagency and municipalitiesthat require maintenanceand repair.

Gallipolis City ManagerRandy Finney said that theproject will begin in Eure-ka near the Robert C. ByrdLocks and Dam and willconclude at the intersec-tion of Ohio 7 and the Sil-ver Bridge Plaza. Thework, according to ODOT,will consist of resurfacingwith an asphalt overlay.

Finney said that the pro-ject will also include curbupgrades to provide handi-capped accessibility alongVine Street, SecondAvenue and EasternAvenue. This portion ofwork will precede thepaving operation, which isexpected to begin inapproximately six weeks.

Because the project islocated in a business area,Slavens says ODOT willperform some of the workat night.

“ODOT is utilizing thistype of work to helpreduce congestion duringdaylight hours, as we don’twant our work to negative-ly affect local businesses

and the economy,” saidSlavens.

ODOT will fund all ofthe design and construc-tion costs for the project.The city is responsible forright-of-way clearance,roadside hazard removaland speed limit adjust-ments where needed.

“We are very pleasedthat ODOT has chosen topave through town,” saidFinney. “The roads are indesperate need of repair,and the project is good forthe city.”

The official completiondate for the project is June2012, but resurfacingcould be completed by latefall if weather permits.

Patrol commercial vehicle inspections increasing so far in 2011STAFF REPORT

GALLIPOLIS — FromJanuary through May ofthis year, the Ohio StateHighway Patrol has con-ducted 27,403 commer-cial vehicle inspections,an increase of three per-cent, when compared tothe same time period in2010.

Each safety inspectionfollows a thoroughprocess to make sure —the truck and the drivermeet — state and federalregulations. Vehicles anddrivers that fail to meetthese regulations may beplaced out-of-service andcannot continue operat-ing until they complywith the regulations.

Through May of thisyear, 5,873 trucks and1,255 drivers have been

placed out of service forsafety violations in Ohio.From 2008-2010, themost common out-of-ser-vice violations were forbrake violations, at 27percent, followed bywheel and tire violations,at 18 percent, and light-ing violations, at 16 per-cent.

Medina County leadsthe state with 2,284 com-mercial inspections per-formed. Trumbull andGuernsey Counties alsohave more than 1,000inspections completed. InGallia County, 157 com-mercial vehicle inspec-tions were held from Jan-uary through May and 51inspections have beenheld in Meigs County.

According to a pressrelease issued by thehighway patrol, the

increase in inspectionscan directly attributed tothe affect the economyhas had upon the truckingindustry and the tendencyfor commercial motorscarriers to cut safety bud-gets. As a result, thehighway patrol has prior-itized commercial truckinspections as a means ofmaking sure carriers aremaintaining and operat-ing their trucks properly.

“Every day the OhioState Highway Patrolfinds commercial vehi-cles with bad tires, poor-ly operating brakes, or avariety of other problemsthat could potentiallylead to a tragic situationon an Ohio road,”Sergeant B. L. Call,Assistant Post Comman-der of the Gallipolis Post,said. “Commercial vehi-

cle safety is obviouslyimportant because of thesize and weight of thevehicle being operated.”

Additionally, the patrolconducted inspectionsduring Roadcheck 2011,which promoted 72 hoursof continuous commer-cial motor vehicleinspections throughoutthe United States, Cana-da and Mexico. Road-check 2011 ran June 7-9and troopers and motorcarrier enforcementinspectors conducted1,937 commercial motorvehicle inspections andissued 4,381 safety viola-tions on Ohio roadways.From those inspections,474 commercial motorvehicles, and 66 driverswere placed out of ser-vice for various viola-tions.

Bob’s Market named Operation of theYear by Greenhouse Grower magazine

COLUMBUS — BASFProfessional Turf & Orna-mentals and GreenhouseGrower magazine haverecognized Bob's Marketand Greenhouses, withlocations in Gallipolis,Ohio and Mason Co., WestVirginia, as Operation ofthe Year. The award waspart of the Evening ofExcellence reception dur-ing the OFA Short Coursein Columbus recently.

The peer-nominatedaward recognizes industryoperations embracing andexemplifying modern,high-quality growing prac-tices, innovative market-ing, strong customer ser-vice, and community andindustry leadership.

“Bob’s Market andGreenhouses exemplifiesleaders contributing to thesuccess of the ornamentalsindustry,” said Steve Lar-son, Ornamentals SalesManager, BASF Profes-sional Turf & Ornamen-tals. “BASF is proud torecognize them, and weecho their commitment tosuccess.”

Bossard Read to Feed programraises funds tocombat hunger

BY AMBER [email protected]

GALLIPOLIS — Whilethe kids of BossardLibrary’s “One World,Many Stories” summerreading program arelearning about culturesacross the world this sum-mer, they are also raisingmoney to help feed fami-lies across the globe.

The program allowskids who are readingbooks through the sum-mer reading program toobtain sponsors for eachbook that they read —money that will later go tohelp feed a child in a thirdworld country.

“I want the kids to seethat they can make a dif-ference in the world bydoing something just assimple as reading,”Bossard Library’s YouthServices Associate MeganDaines said. “Just by read-ing, they have a hugeimpact and, by participat-ing in this program, evenif the kid might raise $5 or$10 or however much theymay raise, they canimprove somebody’s life.”

The project, known as“Read to Feed”, is a pro-gram through HeiferInternational, a companybased in Little Rock,Arkansas, that works withcommunities across theworld in an effort to endhunger and povertythrough the gift of live-stock and training in envi-ronmentally sound agri-culture.

The program that playson the adage, “give a mana fish, feed him for a day.Teach a man to fish, feedhim for a lifetime,” pro-vides animals as “livingloans” as, in exchange forthe livestock, familiesagree to give one of theanimal’s offspring toanother family in need.This system multiplies theinitial gift.

The kids participating inthe Read to Feed programwill have their choice of

Gov. Kasichnames new jobschief, third since

JanuaryCOLUMBUS, Ohio

(AP) — Ohio Gov. JohnKasich has appointed anew director of the state'seconomic developmentdepartment as he disman-tles the agency, his thirdpick to lead the office sincebecoming governor in Jan-uary.

Kasich said Tuesday thatDepartment of Develop-ment general counselChristiane Schmenk wouldhead the agency beginningAug. 1. She will guide theagency's transition into thenonprofit, semi-privateJobsOhio corporation.

Schmenk replaces JamesLeftwich, who plans toreturn to the private sector.

The 52-year-oldSchmenk joined the depart-ment in March. She alsohas served as Marysvillemayor and external affairsdirector at Scott's Miracle-Gro Co.

Leftwich was nameddirector in March, afterKasich moved his initialappointee, Mark Kvamme,out of the job over con-cerns about his Californiaresidency. Kvamme nowsits on the JobsOhio board.

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2011 Greenhouse Grow-er Operation of the Year

winner Bob's Market andGreenhouses (left), and

Head Grower of the Yearwinner Mike Friddle

(right), Speedling, Inc.,pictured with Steve Lar-son (center), Ornamen-

tals Sales Manager,BASF Professional Turf

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“Apps Against Abuse” technology challenge to help address sexualassault and datingviolence

GALLIPOLIS — Stephanie McKen-zie is the July 2011 Ohio Valley HomeHealth, Inc. Employee of the Month,according to April Burgett, Ohio ValleyHome Health, Inc. Administrator.

McKenzie joined the team at OhioValley Home Health, Inc. October2008.

She attended Jackson High School,Buckeye Hills Career Center and theGallipolis Career College. McKenzieresides in Jackson and has two daugh-ters Hannah, 6, and Haley, 3.

McKenzie received a check for $50, acertificate, a reserved parking spot foremployee of the month, and her nameengraved on the 2011 Employee of theMonth plaque.

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GALLIPOLIS —Jon Holley and TylerMasters recently rep-resented the Gallipo-lis FFA at the OhioFFA Camp near Car-rollton, Ohio. Whileat camp, Holley andMasters attendedleadership work-shops provided byState FFA officers, aswell as other motiva-tional speakers. Atthese workshops,they set both person-al goals and goals fortheir involvement inthe FFA. Holley andMasters had theopportunity to learnabout wildlife andforestry and to par-ticipate in many out-door activities suchas competitions atthe shotgun, rifle and archery ranges. Throughout all of the activities, the membersinteracted with over 160 other FFA members from all over the state of Ohio.

Gallipolis FFA members attend campOhio Valley Home Health names July Employee of the Month

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Vice PresidentJoe Biden, the White House Office of Science andTechnology Policy and Health and Human Services(HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius launched the“Apps Against Abuse” technology challenge – anational competition to develop an innovative soft-ware application, or “app,” that provides youngadults with tools to help prevent sexual assault anddating violence.

“Just as technology is changing the way youngpeople communicate with each other every day, it’salso changing the way young people can protectthemselves and their friends from becoming victimsof sexual violence,” said Vice President Biden. “Thischallenge is a chance to empower a new generationto take a stand against violence.”

Young women aged 16-24 experience the highestrates of rape and sexual assault, while one in fivewill be a victim of sexual assault during college.Many of these assaults occur when the offender,often an acquaintance, has targeted and isolated ayoung woman in vulnerable circumstances. Throughthe “Apps Against Abuse” challenge, developers willbe charged with creating an easy-to-use applicationthat provides a targeted way for young women todesignate trusted friends, allies, or emergency con-tacts and provide a means for checking-in with theseindividuals in real-time, particularly in at-risk situa-tions. The winning application will also providequick access to resources and information on sexualassault and teen dating violence, as well as where togo for help.

“Everyone has a role to play in the prevention ofviolence and abuse,” said HHS Secretary KathleenSebelius, who spent years volunteering with victimsof domestic violence. “This application can beanother way to encourage young women and men totake an active role in the prevention of dating vio-lence and sexual assault.”

“We want to tap into the creativity of the Americanpeople to empower women who wish to communi-cate distress in a trusted and immediate way,” saidU.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra.

“HHS is honored to launch this challenge with theOffice of the Vice President and the White HouseOffice of Science and Technology Policy to developinnovative tools to help young adults prevent andcombat domestic violence and sexual assault,” saidTodd Park, Chief Technology Officer at HHS. “Weare excited to see what innovators across the nationwill do to harness the power of technology to helpyoung adults prevent domestic violence and sexualabuse.”

For more than 20 years, Vice President Biden hasled the fight to combat violence against women. Asthe author of the landmark Violence Against WomenAct (VAWA) of 1994, then-Senator Biden exposedhigh rates of domestic violence, sexual assault andstalking experienced by women every day in thiscountry. Yet in spite of the significant progress madesince the passage of VAWA, the threat of violenceand abuse continues for a new generation of women.In April, the Vice President introduced comprehen-sive guidance with Secretary of Education ArneDuncan to help schools, colleges and universitiesbetter understand their obligations under federal civ-il rights laws to prevent and respond to the problemof campus sexual assault.

HHS also plays a key role in the federal govern-ment’s overall strategy to help prevent and stop vio-lence and sexual assault. These efforts are designedboth to reduce this violence and to ensure that thosesuffering from domestic violence have access toinformation and emergency assistance.

The “Apps Against Abuse” challenge furthers fed-eral efforts to increase support for victims of sexualassault and abuse and create innovative and targetedways to bring about change. The use of challengesoffers new ideas to address the agency’s mission,and helps to create a more transparent, participatoryand collaborative government.

The “Apps Against Abuse” challenge is sponsoredby HHS and the White House Office of Science andTechnology Policy.

Additional information and submission guidelinesare available at http://challenge.gov/HHS/ 199-apps-against-abuse. The winner of the challenge will beannounced in October 2011.

GALLIPOLIS —Serenity House supportgroup for domestic vio-lence victims meetsMondays at 6 p.m. Formore information, callthe Serenity House at446-6752.

GALLIPOLIS — Nar-cotics Anonymous, 7p.m., every Monday atSaint Peterʼs EpiscopalChurch, 541 SecondAve., Gallipolis. Meet-ings are open, basic textstudy groups. Anyonedesiring to know moreabout narcotics anony-mous may attend.

GALLIPOLIS — GalliaCounty Alzheimerʼs/Dementia Support Groupmeeting, 1:30-3 p.m.,third Thursday of eachmonth, at Holzer MedicalCenter Education Cen-ter. Info: Amber Johnson,(740) 441-3406.

GALLIPOLIS — Griev-ing Parents SupportGroup meets 8 p.m., firstTuesday of each monthat New Life LutheranChurch, Jackson Pike.Info: Jackie Keatley at446-2700 or John Jack-son at 446-7339.

GALLIPOLIS — GriefSupport Group meetssecond Tuesday of eachmonth, 8 p.m., at NewLife Lutheran Church.Facilitators: SharonCarmichael and JohnJackson.

GALLIPOLIS — TheRiver Cities MilitaryFamily Support Commu-nity (RCMFSC) meetsevery other month onthe second Tuesday atthe Gallipolis VFW Post4464 on Third Ave.Questions may be direct-ed to the RCMFSC, P.O.Box 1131, Gallipolis, OH45631, by calling (740)441-7454, or [email protected].

GALLIPOLIS — LookGood Feel Better cancerprogram, third Mondayof the month at 6 p.m.,Holzer Center for CancerCare.

GALLIPOLIS — Alco-holics AnonymousWednesday book studyat 7 p.m. and Thursdayopen meeting at noon;Tuesday closed meetingat 8 p.m.; Friday openlead meeting, 8 p.m. St.Peterʼs Episcopal

Church, 54 Second Ave.,Gallipolis.

GALLIPOLIS — Nar-cotics Anonymous, 7:30p.m. every Thursday, St.Peterʼs EpiscopalChurch, 541 SecondAve., Gallipolis. Opendiscussion. Candlelightmeeting.

POINT PLEASANT,W.Va. — NarcoticsAnonymous Living FreeGroup meets everyWednesday and Fridayat 7 p.m. at 305 Main St.

GALLIPOLIS — 12Step Support Group forSpiritual Growth meetsat 7 p.m. every Tuesdayat New Life LutheranChurch. Facilitators: TomChilds and John Jack-

son.VINTON — Celebrate

Recovery at Vinton Bap-tist Church. Smallgroups looking for free-dom from addictions,hurts, habits andhangups every Wednes-day at 7 p.m. Info: 388-8454.

VINTON — VintonBaptist Church foodpantry every Mondayfrom 5-6:30 p.m. Info:388-8454.

GALLIPOLIS — GalliaMS (Multiple Sclerosis)Support Group meetsthe second Monday ofeach month at HolzerMedical Center. Info:Amber Barnes at (740)339-0291.

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Community Calendar

Card Showers

Victor Burgess will becelebrating his 90thbirthday on July 19.Cards can be sent to5631 State Route 141,Gallipolis, Ohio 45631.

Thursday, July 14GALLIPOLIS — Gallia

County Commission, 9a.m., county courthouse,18 Locust Street, Gal-lipolis.

GALLIPOLIS — GalliaCounty Farmers Market,4-7 p.m., Gallipolis CityPark (State Street side).

WELLSTON — TheGJMV Solid Waste Man-agement District Boardof Directors will meet at3:30 p.m. at the districtoffice, 1056 S. NewHampshire Avenue,Wellston, Ohio.

GALLIPOLIS — TheCadot-Blessing Camp#126 will hold its bi-monthly meeting at theGallia County VisitorsCenter located at 61Court St. in Gallipolis.The meeting will begin at6:30 p.m. Any male witha documented Civil Warancestor is encouragedto attend and pay honorto their Civil War Soldier.

Saturday, July 16GALLIPOLIS — Gallia

County Farmers Market,8 a.m.-noon, GallipolisCity Park (State Streetside).

GALLIPOLIS — TheCox and Layne Reunionwill be held at the Harri-son Twp. CommunityRoom on Little BullskinRd. from 11 a.m. to 5p.m.

GALLIPOLIS — Cloth-ing and Food give-away,10 a.m.-2 p.m., CalvaryChristian Center, 553Jackson Pike, Gallipolis(basement in back ofchurch).

Sunday, July 17GALLIPOLIS — The

M.J. Clary FamilyReunion will be held atO.O. McIntyre Park.Food will be served atapproximately noon.There will be games andprizes for kids includingwater games. Dressappropriately.

Monday, July 18GALLIPOLIS — The

Gallia County CancerResource Center willhold a program, “LookGood; Feel Better,” at 1p.m. at the Center, locat-ed at the Holzer Centerfor Cancer Care. Please

call for reservations at(740) 441-3909.

Tuesday, July 19GALLIPOLIS — Free

spinal care class withChiropractic PhysicianDr. Barry Bradford, 7-8p.m., Ohio Valley Physi-cians, 420 Silver BridgePlaza. (740) 446-4600.Refreshments provided.

Wednesday, July 20GALLIPOLIS — Gal-

lipolis City Schoolsboard of educationmeeting, 7 p.m., GalliaAcademy High School,2855 Centenary Road.

VINTON — The Gal-lia-Vinton EducationalService Center (ESC)Governing Board willmeet at 5:30 p.m. for theregular monthly boardmeeting at 537 AdneyRoad, Vinton. For moreinformation, contact theESC office at (740) 245-0593.

GALLIPOLIS — TheOur House Museum willhost Storyteller BizzieVunderink at 1:30 p.m.,Wednesday, July 20.The event is free andopen to children andadults. Refreshmentswill be served.



GALLIPOLIS — GalliaCounty Farmers Market,4-7 p.m., Gallipolis CityPark (State Street side).

VINTON — Vinton Vil-lage Council, 6 p.m.

VINTON — MorganTownship Crime Watchmeeting, 6 p.m., VintonTown Hall.

Saturday, July 23GALLIPOLIS — Gallia

County Farmers Market,8 a.m.-noon, GallipolisCity Park (State Streetside).

Monday, July 25GALLIPOLIS — Gallia

County Local Schoolsboard of educationmeeting, 7 p.m., Adm-nistrative Office, 230Shawnee Lane, Gallipo-lis.

Tuesday, July 26VINTON — American

Legion Post 161 willmeet at 7:30 p.m. Cof-fee and soft drinksserved.



Vacation Bible School

July 11-15, Mount ZionMissionary BaptistChurch, 6 p.m. nightly.Theme: Inside Out,Upside Down on MainStreet. For more info call256-1069.

July 11-15, VintonBaptist Church, 11818Ohio 160, Vinton, 6 p.m.nightly. Theme: Gol-drush. For more infocall: (740) 388-8454.

July 11-15, Faith Bap-tist Church, 3615 Jack-son Pike, Gallipolis, 9:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m., opento ages 4 years to 6thgrade. Theme: Answersin Genesis. For moreinfo, call: (740) 446-2607, or www.faithbap-tistgallipolis.org.

July 15-16, Faith Val-ley Community Church,Bulaville Pike, Gallipolis,will be holding BibleSchool from 6-8 p.m.Friday and from 11 a.m.-

3:30 p.m. Saturday, withwater games included.Bring a towel.

July 16-17, NorthupMissionary BaptistChurch; 9:30 a.m.-3p.m., Saturday, July 16,O. O. McIntyre Park;9:30 a.m.- 12 p.m., Sun-day, July 17, NorthupChurch.

Revivals

July 13-17, MorganCenter WesleyanMethodist Church, 6p.m. nightly, with Rev.Herman Stewart of OakHill. The church is locat-ed on Clark ChapelRoad.

Events

Thursday, July 14ADDISON — Ladies

aid meeting, 7 p.m.,Addison Freewill BaptistChurch.

GALLIPOLIS — AGospel Sing will be heldat Oasis Christian Taber-

nacle, located in theSpring Valley Plaza,beginning at 7 p.m. TheSing will feature the Glo-ryland Believers andZack and AmandaSmith.

Friday, July 15GALLIPOLIS —

Gospel in the Park Con-cert Series, 7 p.m., spe-cial singing by GodʼsAmbassadors and NewCity Singers. Bring alawn chair.

THURMAN — FormerWorldʼs Strongest ManRuss Clear will be atCommunity ChristianFellowship, 290 TrailsEnd Road, at 6:30 p.m.for a youth service.

Saturday, July 16CENTENERY — Deb-

bie Drive Chapel willhost Evangelist BobbySanlin from Mt Orab,Ohio, originally fromFlatwoods KY, at 7 p.m.Fellowship will followservice. Please bringcovered dish (fingerfood). For more informa-

tion please call (740)853-2556 or (740) 441-1470.

THURMAN — FormerWorldʼs Strongest ManRuss Clear will be atCommunity ChristianFellowship, 290 TrailsEnd Road, at 6:30 p.m.for a youth service.

UNDATED — Gospelsing, 6 p.m., Old KygerChurch. Featuring Glory-land Believers and theGospel Bluegrass Gen-tlemen.

GALLIPOLIS — Cloth-ing and Food give-away,10 a.m.-2 p.m., CalvaryChristian Center, 553Jackson Pike, Gallipolis(basement in back ofchurch).

GALLIPOLIS —Promised Land ChurchYouth Group will be hav-ing a spaghetti dinnerbeginning at 5 p.m. inthe church fellowshiphall located on ClayChapel Road off of St.Rt. 218. Any donationsare appreciated.

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Teen suicide is veryupsetting to momBY DR. JOYCE BROTH-

ERS

Dear Dr. Brothers:My 15-month-old babyis as cute as can be. Theproblem is, she is soeasily infected by every-thing that is goingaround at day care thatwe spend most of thetime just trying to gether well. I have lots ofthings I want to do withher, but so far it has beenjust trying to get herwell enough to go to daycare so I can go to myjob. Is there anything Ican do about my mentalhealth? It seems I amalways worrying aboutmy baby and we don'thave any fun at all. —G.L.

Dear G.L.: Nobodysaid parenting would beeasy, but by the sametoken, it needn't andshouldn't be all stressand worry, either. Thefact that you feel you arenot having any of the"fun" part should be abig, red flag waving atyou — and you shouldconsider being evaluatedfor postpartum depres-sion before things geteven worse. You proba-bly can find manyresources close at handthat are meant for newmothers — and theydon't have to be medicalones. Even joining ababy-and-mom groupfor weekly meetingsprobably will help yourmood, as you will beexposed to other moth-ers who are goingthrough very similar cir-cumstances and feel-ings. Other mothers canbe a wealth of informa-tion and comfort.

Since day care seemsto be one big pool ofgerms, consider havinga baby sitter come intoyour home instead oftaking your baby to agroup setting every day.She needs a chance torecover from all her ill-nesses, and as she does,you will find the funstarting again. If youcan't manage to get ababy sitter, at least con-sider changing day-careproviders, focusing onthe healthfulness of thesetting. It could be thatthe place you are goingto now is too crowded orunsanitary. You need tobe proactive, solve thisand start enjoying yourbaby again.

Dear Dr. Brothers: Iconsider myself a prettytough cookie, but thereis one subject I just can'tstand to hear or read

about, and that is teensuicide. It seems asthough as a parent, thereis nothing worse youcould ever experience. Ilook at my two littlekids, 3 and 5, and can'timagine how badly Icould fail them to makethem want to kill them-selves. Have you got anytips for parents whowant their kids to neverbe in danger of threaten-ing suicide? — C.S.

Dear C.S.: Prettymuch every parent isupset by talk of teen sui-cide, and many can'timagine how they wouldgo on if such a thingwere to happen. We alllike to think that we aresensitive to and aware ofour children's feelingsand problems, and thatwe will be there forthem to help themthrough the rough spots.Surely our child wouldnever become so desper-ate over something intheir lives — or in theirhead — that we wouldmiss all the signs andnot be there for himuntil it was too late.Being different isalways difficult. Andgay students and bulliedkids are more likely toattempt suicide. Butthey are not alone.

So we obsess aboutwhether our child isreally OK, or justputting on a show for uswhile he is planning hisearly demise. Most ofthese fears are irra-tional, as suicide is stillan uncommon event forthe average family. Anew study from Colum-bia University involvingnearly 32,000 found thatthe community has someinfluence on whethergay and straight teenscommit suicide. Areas inwhich there are activegroups promotingacceptance and anti-bul-lying behavior towardgay students were foundto be healthier environ-ments for both gay andstraight kids. So to easeyour mind, see if youcan become active inpromoting tolerance.(c) 2011 by King Features Syndicate

A S K D R . B ROT H E R S

Dr. Joyce Brothers

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ʻChicken Soup for the Soul:Shaping the New Youʼ

“If junk food is thedevil, then a sweetorange is as scripture.”— Audrey Foris

A family gets healthythrough better eating.

It was more than 20years ago. I was on thecouch, making a shop-ping list, holding mybaby, who almost alwayshad an ear infection, andpretending I wasn’tstarting to come downwith yet another bout ofstrep throat. That’s whenthe one person I definite-ly did not want to seecame over. In walkedDebbie, the “natural”fanatic. I was in nomood to get a sermonabout how everybody inmy family was gettingsick so often because Iwas doing everythingwrong.

I tried to sit up andlook perky, but I should-n’t have even wasted thelittle energy I had left.There was no foolingDebbie. She was adept atspotting all things pho-ny.

Debbie knew I wasgetting sick again, and Ithink she also must haveknown that I was gettingsick of her standard ser-mons. She had a differ-ent tactic this time. Itwas just one innocentquestion.

“When was the lasttime you ate an apple?”she asked.

I was relieved.“Apples? We’ve gotplenty! Just check myfridge. My kids eat themall the time.”

“That’s not what Iasked,” she said, noteven smiling. “I askedwhen was the last timeyou ate an apple. I’m notasking for a lot. Just onesimple, unadulteratedapple. Think about it. Doyou enjoy getting sick so

often? Why not trysomething you couldenjoy a lot more?” Andshe was out the door.

I sat there fuming. Butyears later I found outshe was a true friend.

I can still rememberthe taste of that firstapple I bit into ... yearsafter our conversation. Itwasn’t as boring as Ithought it would be. Ittasted weird at first.Weird to be eating some-thing so basic. Thenjuicy. Then delicious.

“An apple a day keepsthe doctor away” issomething I had heardmany times, but I neverunderstood its manyramifications. It’s notjust about apples. It goesfor bananas as well. Andpeaches and oranges.Strawberries, cantaloupe— even kiwis! It goesfor the infinite numberof gifts God has person-ally packaged for us.Individually packagingeach one, no less! Theyare all designed to helpus stay well.

And what do we dowith His gifts? Pass rightby them, and headstraight for the peach icecream for us, and thestrawberry “fruit” barsfor our children.

We all too often preferthe stuff that’s been tak-en out of its originalpackaging, processeduntil it’s just aboutunrecognizable, thrownin with a few additiveshere, some preservativesthere, artificial coloringall over the place, andvoila — we By puttingour physical selves intune with our spiritualselves — the way theywere meant to be — wecan spend a lot less timein the kitchen trying to“fix up” what God hasalready made wonderful.God’s candy comes bite-size (grapes, berries),individually packaged(nectarines, bananas,

plums) and even family-size (watermelons) —pre-prepared for ouroptimum health andpleasure. We need to re-learn what we onceknew — how to appreci-ate life’s simple and gen-uine joys.

Sure, man cannot liveon fruit alone — butthere isn’t a better wayto start the day than byhaving a breakfast offruit. Then, for the restof the day, if we makesome small effort to eatfood that’s still packedwith divine sparks ofGod’s loving kindnesstoward us — so muchthe better.

We don’t have to ban-ish all the so-called“goodies” from ourshelves. But every effortmade in this directioncan help draw us closerto God, leaving less ofthe distracting (anddebilitating) fluffbetween us and Him. Itcan take a while to re-develop appreciation,but as the satisfaction weget from sustenance thatis closer to its naturalstate increases, the drawof the less-well-connect-ed foodstuffs painlesslydiminishes.

You walked out mydoor more than 20 yearsago, Debbie. And soonafter that, we movedaway. Then so did you.We’ve lost touch witheach other, and I nevergot to tell you that I real-ly wasn’t a hopelesscase, doomed to dough-nuts and ear infections,processed “cheese food”and strep throat for therest of my life. I am stillhere on the couch, writ-ing another one of myshopping lists, but ohboy, is it a different kindof shopping list.

Oh, you planted a seedin me alright, Debbie.Knowing you, it musthave been an apple seed.

ʻMy Catʼs Lifeʼ“Those who bring sun-

shine to the lives of otherscannot keep it from them-selves.” — JamesMatthew Barrie

When I walked into thepet superstore that Satur-day, all I wanted to do wasbuy cat litter. I just made atiny detour to visit theadoptable shelter animalson display. That’s whenLaser — a 5-month-oldSiamese kitten — reachedout of his cage and tappedme on the shoulder. Littledid I know that he wasgoing to change my life.

I took Laser home, andhe continued to be extra-ordinarily outgoing andfriendly. When I learnedabout a local animal-assisted therapy volunteergroup, I knew it was forus. What could be betterthan doing volunteer workwith your pet? Althoughcats are a minority of thepets involved in animal-assisted therapy — thevast majority are dogs —Laser turned out to be per-fectly suited for that lineof work.

People often ask mewhat Laser actually doesduring his therapy visits.His job consists mostly ofcuddling. We regularlyvisit a children’s hospital,the university psychiatricgeriatric unit and a localnursing home. Whenevermy schedule permits, wealso go to the palliativecare unit at the universityand other facilities. Evenafter volunteering for 12years, I am still astoundedby the small miracles that

animals can work for peo-ple who are suffering or inpain.

Once a severely burnedteenager with much of hisbody wrapped in gauzewas sitting in a wheelchairin the lobby of the chil-dren’s hospital. Laser saton his lap, but was not sat-isfied with sitting just ontop of the blanket — hetunneled underneath it.That was unusual forLaser, and the young mangave a big grin. His nurseslater said that it was thefirst time he had smiledsince he had been in thehospital.

Another time a hospicepatient asked for a cat vis-itor. Laser visited herevery week for threemonths, and even as shegrew progressively weak-er, the woman alwaysperked up when Laserarrived. She loved it whenhe curled up on her bed soshe could pet him and talk

to him. We visited her forthe last time just two daysbefore she died. Eventhough she was in and outof consciousness, shesmiled when I put herhand on Laser’s back, andwhen we left, she whis-pered, “Thank you.”

One woman we visit atthe nursing home eagerlylooks forward to Laser’svisits. She always tells thesame story about howLaser visited her for thefirst time right after hershoulder surgery, and howshe made an effort to usethat arm to pet him. Everytime we visit her she holdsLaser on her lap, rockinghim and speaking softly inhis ear so that only he canhear.

Along with cuddling,Laser likes to wrap hisfront paws around theneck of anyone who holdshim. So while visitingteenagers on the psychi-atric unit of the children’shospital one day, I toldthem that Laser’s special-ty was giving hugs. To mysurprise, they all lined upwanting hugs, and Laserwillingly obliged. After-ward, one young lady toldme: “That felt so good.It’s been so long since I’vehad a hug.”

I am grateful every dayfor the privilege I have ofseeing Laser touch livesand make people happy.And I think how different— and less fulfilling —my life would be if Laserhad never tapped me onthe shoulder that fatefulday.

“Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the pastcould have been different and moving forwardwith your life.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“You grow up the day you have your first reallaugh — at yourself.” ~ Ethel Barrymore

Phrases courtesy from “Chicken Soup for the Soul”

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DeathsBradley Harder

Bradley Harder, 78, Vinton, died unexpectedlyWednesday, July 13, 2011. Arrangements to beannounced by the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vin-ton Chapel.

Julie C. ElliottJulie C. Elliott died Tuesday, July 12, 2011.?Visita-

tion will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Monday at Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, Point Pleasant. Funeral ser-vice and burial will? be private.

Marjorie TroutMarjorie Lorena Trout, 91, of Port St. Lucie, Flori-

da, formerly of Kanauga, died Wednesday, July 13,2011. Services will be at 1 p.m., Monday, July 18,2011, at the Willis Funeral Home, with Pastor AlfredHolley officiating. Burial will follow in Pine StreetCemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home onSunday, July 17, 2011, from 7-9 p.m.

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Thursday Night:Mostly clear, with a lowaround 62. Light eastwind.

Friday: Mostly sunny,with a high near 88.Calm wind becomingsoutheast around 5 mph.

Friday Night: A slightchance of showers andthunderstorms after 10p.m. Mostly cloudy, witha low around 66. Chanceof precipitation is 20percent.

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storms after 1 p.m. Part-ly sunny, with a highnear 87. Chance of pre-cipitation is 30 percent.

Saturday Night: Part-ly cloudy, with a lowaround 66.

Sunday: Mostly sun-ny, with a high near 88.

Sunday Night: Partlycloudy, with a lowaround 66.

Monday: Mostly sun-ny, with a high near 90.

Monday Night: Partlycloudy, with a lowaround 67.

Tuesday: Partly sunny,with a high near 92.

AEP (NYSE) — 37.97Akzo (NASDAQ) — 59.85Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 62.94Big Lots (NYSE) — 34.29Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 35.70BorgWarner (NYSE) — 78.42Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 14.74Champion (NASDAQ) — 1.34Charming Shoppes (NASDAQ) — 4.43City Holding (NASDAQ) — 33.31Collins (NYSE) — 60.17DuPont (NYSE) — 54.60US Bank (NYSE) — 25.12Gen Electric (NYSE) — 18.51Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 42.14JP Morgan (NYSE) — 39.62Kroger (NYSE) — 25.26Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 39.44Norfolk So (NYSE) — 74.61OVBC (NASDAQ) — 17.89

BBT (NYSE) — 25.70Peoples (NASDAQ) — 11.49Pepsico (NYSE) — 68.89Premier (NASDAQ) — 7.16Rockwell (NYSE) — 83.59Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 12.81Royal Dutch Shell — 71.14Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 75.26Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 54.02Wendy’s (NYSE) — 5.38WesBanco (NYSE) — 19.70Worthington (NYSE) — 22.32

Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ETclosing quotes of transactions forJuly 13, 2011, provided by EdwardJones financial advisors Isaac Millsin Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 andLesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at(304) 674-0174. Member SIPC.

purchasing goats, sheep, llamas, rabbits, heifers, pigs,tree saplings, bees and other livestock that will be sentto families in need.

Daines, who is coordinating the program, reportedthat after the funding is compiled the children will meetto decide how best to spend the funding.

“For each book that the child reads through our sum-mer reading program — and they don’t have to actual-ly read extra books — they can get a sponsor. It can be10 cents a book, it can be a dollar a book, however muchsomeone would want to sponsor them,” Daines said. “Atthe end of the summer, all of the kids who participate,we are all going to meet, and the kids are going todecide on how they are going to spend the moneythrough the heifer catalog.”

According to Daines, all sponsorship money for Readto Feed is due to the library on Aug. 8.

In addition, Bossard will be holding an art show/silentauction from 5-8 p.m. on July 29 as a means of raisingeven more funding for the Read to Feed program.

“Each week, they do one to two craft projects focus-ing on the different countries that we studied that week,”Daines said. “At the art show, to show the communitythe effort these kids have put forth in their projects andhow hard they’ve worked throughout the summer, we’regoing to allow the community to come in and see theirprojects.”

In addition, some of the children have agreed to selltheir artwork through a silent auction — money that willbe used to cap off Read to Feed.

Daines also reported that churches, school and otherlibraries can start a Read to Feed program at no cost.The program is free to join and all materials are provid-ed by Heifer International.

For more information on the Read to Feed programcontact Megan Daines or Youth Services CoordinatorRachael Barker at Bossard Library by calling (740)446-7323. For more information on Heifer Internation-al visit www.heifer.org.

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Ohio Senate axes online voter registration plan

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Senate haspassed a bill that would eliminate a plan to allowOhioans to register to vote and update theiraddresses online.

The provisions were part of an elections overhaullaw signed July 1 by Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sik).That law also requires voters to give their fullSocial Security numbers when casting provisionalballots and requires the full numbers if voterschoose to use them as identifications when regis-tering to vote.

The Ohio Senate voted 29-0 to toss out the onlineprovisions and the full Social Security require-ments. The House would have to agree to thechanges.

The changes came in a bill the Senate passed thatwould also let members of the military and Ohioansoverseas apply for and receive absentee ballots byemail or online.

Ohio Senate passes statewide abortion limit

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A bill banning abor-tions once a fetus can survive outside the womb hascleared the Ohio Senate and is on its way to Gov.John Kasich (KAY’-sik).

The Senate passed the bill 22-7 on the same dayit emerged from the Senate Health Committee. TheOhio House passed the bill last month.

The measure prohibits an abortion after 20 weeksif a doctor finds the fetus to be viable. Exceptionswould be made to save the mother’s life, but not incases of rape or incest or for mental health reasons.The bill adjusts a state law found unconstitutionalin 1997.

Kasich has not said whether he will sign the mea-sure. Spokesman Rob Nichols said the governor isanti-abortion and needs to review the bill.

Report says climate changeharms Great Lakes parks

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A report writ-ten by a retired federal official who previouslyoversaw national parks says five parks in the GreatLakes region are showing ill effects from climatechange, including shoreline erosion and decline ofsome wildlife.

Stephen Saunders is ex-deputy assistant secretaryof the Interior Department. He says if trends con-tinue, summers at Indiana Dunes NationalLakeshore could become as hot late this century asthose in Gainesville, Fla., today.

He says a continuing loss of winter ice cover willlead to greater loss of shoreline from storms andeven the prized dunes at Sleeping Bear DunesNational Lakeshore in Michigan are vulnerable.Wolves and moose at Isle Royale National Park aredown.

The report was released Wednesday by the RockyMountain Climate Organization and the NaturalResources Defense Council.

Ohio will not appeal judgeʼs delay of execution

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state won’tchallenge an order delaying an Ohio killer’s lethalinjection over what a federal judge says is haphaz-ard enforcement of execution policies.

Attorney general’s spokesman Dan Tierney(TEER’-nee) said Wednesday the office will notappeal the ruling in the case of Kenneth Smith, whowas scheduled to die next week for killing a couplein their Hamilton home during a 1995 robbery.

Smith could now be allowed to argue at trial thatthe state violates the federal constitution.

He and other inmates argue that Ohio often straysfrom execution policies by not always having therequired number of execution team members andnot always documenting mixing of drugs.

Prisons spokesman Carlo LoParlo says Smithremains on death row and the state Supreme Courtwould be responsible for setting a new executiondate.

Construction scheduled for Centenary Road

CENTENARY — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothehas announced that there will be delays on Centenary Roadfrom State Route 141 to Kraus Beck Road, through Thursday,July 14 from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for road construction. Traf-fic will be reduced to one lane.

Clothing and food give-awayGALLIPOLIS — A clothing and food give-away will be

held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, July 16 at Calvary Chris-tian Center, 553 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. The give-away willbe held in the basement in the back of the church.

Spinal care classGALLIPOLIS — Chiropractic Physician Dr. Barry Brad-

ford will be holding a spinal care class from 7-8 p.m. on Tues-day, July 19. The class is free, full of valuable information onhow to live and maintain a healthy lifestyle. The class will beheld at Ohio Valley Physicians, 420 Silver Bridge Plaza, Gal-lipolis (740) 446-4600. Refreshments will be provided.

2011 Gallia County Jr. Fair livestock check-in reminders

GALLIPOIS — Check-in for the 2011 Gallia CountyJunior Fair for market steers will be Sunday, July 31, from8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Market swine will be checked in from7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. prior to weigh-in. Market sheep will bechecked in from 1-4 p.m. Reminder: no lambs will beunloaded until that time. For further information, call theOSU Extension Office at (740) 446-7007.

School clothing and supplies program

GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Department of Joband Family Services (DJFS) Work Opportunity Center willbe accepting applications for school clothing and suppliesfrom 7 a.m.-5 p.m. through July 7 at the DJFS office, 848Third Ave. The school clothing voucher program providesclothing and supplies for children kindergarten through 12thgrade. Proof of enrollment for children under six and over 17is required. Applicants will need to provide their householdincome from the last 30 days.

Enroll now for VA health careGALLIPOLIS — Veterans are encouraged to enroll now

for VA health care at the new Gallipolis VA Clinic, located at323A Upper River Road, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays andThursdays. Interested parties may contact the clinic at (740)446-3934. Enrollment may also be attained at the GalliaCounty Veterans Service Office located at 1102 Jackson Pike,Gallipolis, from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursdayor 8 a.m.-noon on Friday. Interested parties may contact theoffice at (740) 446-2005.

Revolving loan fund availableGALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Revolving Loan Fund

offers loans to small businesses at a low two and three fourthspercent fixed interest rate. Funds can be used for a variety ofdifferent projects including, but not limited to, fixed assets,machinery, equipment and working capital. Businesses mustbe located in or planning to locate in Gallia County, mustmeet USDA’s definition of small and emerging business anddemonstrate the ability to create or retain at least one job. Allborrowers are required to provide adequate loan security,promissory note and personal guarantee. A $100 non-refund-able application fee is due upon submission of application.Contact Melissa Clark, Economic Development Director at

(740) 446-4612, ext. 271 or [email protected] for moreinformation or visit www.growgallia.com.

Ohio police: Ice cream truck driver fatally shot

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An ice cream truck driverwas shot and killed driving his truck in a neighborhoodthat residents say had been part of his route for years.

The driver was shot Tuesday evening minutes after hesold ice cream to children near an apartment complex acouple of blocks away, the Dayton Daily News report-ed.

The victim was identified as Carl Banks, 60, of Day-ton, a Montgomery County coroner’s official, saidWednesday. No official case of death had been listedpending an autopsy, coroner’s investigator Randy Bran-non said.

Brannon said he was not aware of any children or oth-er adults injured in the shooting. The Dayton police didnot immediately return calls Wednesday.

Police initially thought they were responding to anaccident scene because the truck crashed into a house,causing minor damage, the newspaper and WDTN-TVreported. When emergency crews arrived on scene, theyfound Banks shot to death at the wheel, police Sgt. JohnSullivan told the media outlets.

Homicide detectives were investigating the shooting.

Local jobs agency in Ohio cuts its own staff

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Four public employees whohelp people find jobs in northwest Ohio will soon be outof work themselves.

The county Workforce Development Agency in Tole-do notified four staff members on Tuesday that they’llbe laid off as of Aug. 19.

The Blade newspaper reports the office is dealingwith a sharp reduction in funding. The agency received$3.86 million through the state this budget year, com-pared with roughly $7 million in fiscal year 2009.

Ohio Department of Job and Family Servicesspokesman Ben Johnson says the money is part of fed-eral Workforce Investment Act funding disbursed by thestate.

The agency also cut four employees in a round of lay-offs last year.

Man killed while walking alongPike County road

BOWLING GREEN, Mo. (AP) — A truck driverfrom Ohio is being questioned in the death of a north-east Missouri man who was struck while walking alonga highway.

The victim is 49-year-old Kevin Shipley of Shelbina.His body was found Tuesday morning on the shoulderof U.S. 61 in Pike County. Authorities determined hehad been struck by a truck nearly five hours before thebody was found.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that police talkedto people and went to truck stops, eventually trackingdown a truck driver from Defiance, Ohio. The OhioState Police questioned the man and collected evidence,but it wasn’t immediately clear if he was arrested.

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NOTICE OF FAMILY COURT DE-PENDENCY AND NEGLECT CUS-TODY ACTION to Jamie Stanley,respondent from D. Hastings, Divi-sion of Family Services Minor Fe-male 3-17-99. A hearing has beenscheduled at Family Court, 22 Cir-cle, Georgetown, Delaware, onJuly 21st, 2011 at 10:00a.m. If youdo not appear at the hearing, theCourt may grant custody of yourchild(ren) to the Division of FamilyServices without your appearance.For more information, please con-tact the Confidential Clerk at FamilyCourt (302)855-7469.

NOTICE OF FAMILY COURT DE-PENDENCY AND NEGLECT CUS-TODY ACTION to Tony Watson,respondent from D. Hastings, Divi-sion of Family Services Minor Fe-male 5-29-01. A hearing has beenscheduled at Family Court, 22 Cir-cle, Georgetown, Delaware, on July21st, 2011 at 10:00a.m. If you donot appear at the hearing, the Courtmay grant custody of your child(ren)to the Division of Family Serviceswithout your appearance. For moreinformation, please contact theConfidential Clerk at Family Court(302)855-7469.

LEGAL NOTICE The GallipolisBoard of Zoning Appeals will hold apublic hearing on Tuesday, July 19,2011 at 5:00 p.m. at the GalliaCounty Convention and Visitor'sBureau. Case #1 Bobby Walker-1015 Third Avenue Ext. Duplex inR-3 District with front and back yardvariances. Case #2 Mary Harrison-19 Madison Avenue. Appeal publicnuisance/demolition orders byCode Enforcement Officer. Case #3Patricia Ferguson-29/31 MadisonAvenue. Appeal publicnuisance/demolition orders byCode Enforcement. Case #4 CoraDunsmore-852 Fourth Avenue. Ap-peal public nuisance/demolition or-ders by Code Enforcement Officer.Case #5 JoAnn Glassburn-82 StateStreet. Appeal publicnuisance/demolition orders issuedby Code Enforcement Officer.

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NOTICE OF HEARING ONCHANGE OF NAME R.C. 2717.01Applicant hereby gives notice to allinterested persons that the applicathas filed a Application for Changeof Name in the Probate Court ofGallia County, Ohio, requesting thechange of name of Tonya Sue Ad-kins to Tonya Sue Lewis. The hear-ing on the application will be heldon the 15th day of August, 2011 at1:30 o'clock p.m. in the PribateCourt of Gallia County, located at18 Locust Street, Gallipolis Ohio45631.

COUNTY : GALLIAPUBLIC NOTICE The following ap-plications and/or verified complaintswere received, and the followingdraft, proposed and final actionswere issued, by the Ohio Environ-mental Protection Agency (OEPA)last week. "Actions" include theadoption, modification, or repeal oforders (other than emergency or-ders); the issuance, denial, modifi-cation or revocation of licenses,permits, leases, variances, or cer-tificates; and the approval or disap-proval of plans and specifications."Draft actions" are written state-ments of the Director of Environ-mental Protection’s (Director’s)intent with respect to the issuance,denial, etc. of a permit, license,order, etc. Interested persons maysubmit written comments or requesta public meeting regarding draft ac-tions. Comments or public meetingrequests must be submitted within30 days of notice of the draft action."Proposed actions" are writtenstatements of the Director’s intentwith respect to the issuance, denial,modification, revocation, or renewalof a permit, license or variance.Written comments and requests fora public meeting regarding a pro-posed action may be submittedwithin 30 days of notice of the pro-posed action. An adjudication hear-ing may be held on a proposedaction if a hearing request or objec-tion is received by the OEPA within30 days of issuance of the pro-posed action. Written comments,requests for public meetings andadjudication hearing requests mustbe sent to: Hearing Clerk, Ohio En-vironmental Protection Agency, P.O.Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049 (Telephone: 614-644-2129).

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"Final actions" are actions of the Di-rector which are effective upon is-suance or a stated effective date.Pursuant to Ohio Revised CodeSection 3745.04, a final action maybe appealed to the EnvironmentalReview Appeals Commission(ERAC) by a person who was aparty to a proceeding before the Di-rector by filing an appeal within 30days of notice of the final action.Pursuant to Ohio Revised CodeSection 3745.07, a final action issu-ing, denying, modifying, revoking orrenewing a permit, license or vari-ance which is not preceded by aproposed action, may be appealedto the ERAC by filing an appealwithin 30 days of the issuance ofthe final action. ERAC appeals ac-companied by a $70.00 filing feewhich the Commission in its discre-tion may reduce if by affidavit theappellant demonstrates that pay-ment of the full amount of the feewould cause extreme hardship,must be filed with: EnvironmentalReview Appeals Commission, 309South Fourth Street, Room 222,Columbus, Ohio 43215. A copy ofthe appeal must be served on theDirector within 3 days after filing theappeal with ERAC. FINAL AP-PROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECI-FICATIONS RIO GRANDEP.O. BOX 343 RIO GRANDEOH ACTION DATE : 07/07/2011FACILITY DESCRIPTION: COM-MUNITY WATER SYSTEMIDENTIFICATION NO. : 813567THIS FINAL ACTION NOT PRE-CEDED BY PROPOSED ACTIONAND IS APPEALABLE TOERAC. DETAIL PLANS FORPWSID:OH2700316 PLANNO:813567 REGARDING-WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMI M P R O V E M E N T S(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)COUNTY : GALLIA APPLICA-TION RECEIVED FOR AIR PER-MIT SANDS HILL MINING LLC465 UPPER RIVER ROADGALLIPOLIS OH AC-TION DATE : 07/21/2009 FA-CILITY DESCRIPTION: AIRIDENTIFICATION NO. : A0042216RENEWAL OF EXISTING ROAD-WAYS & PARKING, STORAGEPILES AND MATERIAL HAN-DLING FOR AN EXISTING PER-MIT TO INSTALL AND OPERATE(7) 14, 2011

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Tribe begins second half in contentionCLEVELAND (AP) —

Somehow, some way,despite key injuries andskeptics who don’tbelieve they can keep itup, the Cleveland Indianshave spent much of theseason atop the AL Cen-tral.

Much to almost every-one’s surprise, they’re incontention.

The trick now is stayingthere.

After dropping theirfinal three games beforethe All-Star break and fin-ishing the unofficial firsthalf just one-half gamebehind first-place Detroit,the Indians, who haveovercome their warts andblemishes by beingresilient, resume theirunexpected season onThursday by opening afour-game series in Balti-more.

They’ll do so with areshuffled starting rotationand a front officeapproaching the July 31trading deadline with cau-tion.

The Indians are in themarket for a right-handedhitter and shopping for aveteran starter.

General manager ChrisAntonetti has accepted the“window of opportunity”is open and it’s time to beactive and add to his clubfor the playoff push. Butat what cost?

“The plan is to wingames, get to the postsea-son and win champi-onships,” Antonetti said.“You have a certainopportunity to do that.This year, the way theteam has played, this isone of those opportunitieswhere we can compete.We’ll try to do everythingwe can to maximize thisopportunity. That said,there is that balance ofbeing mindful at whatexpense long term andwhat we will have to giveup.

“We recognize there isgoing to have to be somecompromise if we’regoing to be giving upyoung players who canpotentially contributedown the road. We under-stand there is going to besome cost associated withimproving this year’steam. We just have to findout what the right balanceis.”

The Indians (47-42)have a dilemma. If theytruly believe they can getto the World Series, arethey willing to sacrifice afew top prospects to getthere? And if they don’tthink this is their year anddecide not to make anymoves, what kind of mes-sage does that send to afrustrated and mostly apa-thetic fan base still grum-

bling over the organiza-tion’s inability to sign CyYoung winners CCSabathia and Cliff Lee andcatcher Victor Martinez tolong-term contracts?

It’s a tough call. It’s allAntonetti’s, and he’s pre-pared to make the Indiansbetter — if he can.

“We’re open to any waywe can improve the team,whatever that might be,”he said.

With Shin-Soo Choosidelined until late Augustor early September afterbreaking his thumb onJune 24, the Indians arelooking for an outfielderto add punch to an offensethat has sputtered all sea-son long.

Choo seemed to befinally emerging from afunk when he got hurt, anunfortunate setback forthe 29-year-old whom theIndians would like to signbefore he becomes eligi-ble for free agency thiswinter.

Antonetti is focused onimproving Cleveland’soffense, which has man-aged to stay above water— thanks to All-Starshortstop Asdrubal Cabr-era — despite losing Chooand playing without des-ignated hitter Travis Hafn-er and outfielder GradySizemore (both on the dis-abled list) for long stretch-es.

But to stay close in awide-open division thatcould turn into a four-team drag race in the clos-ing weeks, the Indianscould use a dependablebat.

As usual, names arebeing kicked around aspossible targets, includingKansas City outfieldersJeff Francoeur and Melky

Cabrera.But the Royals need

starting pitchers and it’sunlikely that the Indians,who have their own pitch-ing issues in the back oftheir rotation with bothFausto Carmona andMitch Talbot strugglingand on the disabled list,would part with any of theyoung and talented armsin their minor league sys-tem.

Antonetti hasn’t labeledanyone as “untouchable”but it’s safe to assume toppitching prospects AlexWhite and Drew Pomer-anz aren’t going any-where.

Manager Manny Actaunderstands that landingthe right player could becostly, especially this sea-son with tight races inevery division.

“It is not as easy as itsounds,” Acta said.“There are so many teamsin so many races that theydon’t want to give upplayers. Those that do,want to hold on to them,to see which teams willgive them the best offer.”

The Indians are at leastone year ahead of theirtimetable to contend.They figured this wouldbe another year of rebuild-ing, of figuring out whatthey’ve got and what theyneed. And who knows, itcould still become thattype of season if the pitch-ing falls apart, injuriescontinue to mount and theTigers, Twins or WhiteSox get hot.

But enough has hap-pened already this season— 20 come-from-behindwins, magical walk-offhome victories, a lights-out bullpen — for theIndians to believe they can

get to the postseason.“We’ve been hit physi-

cally, especially onoffense, but everybody onthe roster has battled,”said Hafner, whose come-back after several sub-parseasons has sparked theclub’s turnaround. “Thepitchers have done a greatjob of keeping us ingames. They’ve done it allyear. We have to get to fullstrength and when thathappens, I think we can beeven better.”

They’ll need to be.The Indians will play 47

of their 73 games in thesecond half inside thedivision, where they arejust 13-12.

The schedule makershave set things up for awild scramble in Septem-ber as 22 of Cleveland’slast 26 games will beagainst teams in the Cen-tral, culminating with athree-game series inDetroit to end the regularseason.

October beckons. InJuly, it’s still hard to say ifthe Indians have what ittakes to get there.

To Hafner, this season isreminiscent of 2005,when an inexperiencedIndians squad over-achieved, won 93 gamesbut collapsed down thestretch and fell just shy ofmaking the postseason.He hopes the outcome isdifferent this time.

“We were a collectionof young guys learning towin and we have a lot ofthat here now,” he said.“In 2007, we were moreof a veteran club expectedto do something. Now,there’s not a lot of guyswho have gone to theplayoffs. They’re excitedto get there.”

AP photoCleveland Indians’ Travis Hafner, center, is mobbed by teammates, from left, Car-los Carrasco, Jack Hannahan, Carlos Santana, and Austin Kearns after hitting awalk-off grand slam off Toronto Blue Jays’ Luis Perez during the ninth inning ofbaseball game, Thursday, July 7, in Cleveland. The Indians won the game 5-4.

Needles have ClemensDNA, steroids traces

WASHINGTON (AP)— Prosecutors saidWednesday that needlesand cotton balls RogerClemens’ former trainersays he used to inject thestar pitcher tested positivefor Clemens’ DNA andanabolic steroids — evi-dence the defense said wasfaked.

Assistant U.S. attorneySteven Durham revealedthe results during openingarguments in Clemens’ tri-al on charges of lying toCongress about using per-fo rmance-enhanc ingdrugs. Clemens’ attorneyRusty Hardin respondedthat he won’t dispute theneedles contain Clemens’DNA and steroids, butaccused the trainer BrianMcNamee of “mixing” itup.

“He manufactured thisstuff,” Hardin told jurors.“Roger Clemens’ onlycrime was having the poorjudgment to stay connect-ed with Brian McNamee.”

Hardin said steroidswould have been “incredi-bly inconsistent with hiscareer and beliefs thatthere’s no way he wouldhave done it.”

Clemens has said thatthe only things McNameeever injected him withwere the common localanesthetic lidocaine for hisjoints and vitamin B-12.But Durham said neithersubstance was found onthe needles or cottonswabbed with his bloodstains.

Hardin told the jury thatthe government is “horri-bly wrong” in charging hisclient with perjury, falsestatements and obstructionof Congress. Clad in adark suit, Clemenswatched silently from thedefense table with aclenched jaw.

“There was a rush tojudgment on Roger thathas made it impossible forhim to be fairly heard untilhe got here,” Hardin saidin the federal courthousejust a couple blocks fromthe congressional hearingroom where he testifiedthree years ago.

“It’s a fact of life thatsometimes when peoplereach the mountain, thereis an unwillingness to givethem equal considerationwhen people come downon them,” Hardin said.“And that’s what hap-pened with Roger.”

Hardin showed the juryan enlarged photo of thecountry with all the siteswhere federal agentsinvestigated the case. Hesaid it involved 103 lawenforcement officers, fiveattorneys, 229 investiga-tion reports and 72 investi-gation locations across thecontinental United States,Germany and Puerto Rico.

Durham, however, saidthat about 45 witnesses,

including several ofClemens’ former team-mates, will help make thecase that Clemens usedanabolic steroids andhuman growth hormone.When Clemens denied theuse under oath before aHouse panel in 2008,Durham said, “It was falseand he knew it was false.”

Hardin argued that thegovernment’s case essen-tially rises and falls withMcNamee, who thelawyer said has liedrepeatedly. “He’s stilllying,” Hardin said.

Clemens continues tomaintain he didn’t usedrugs during a 24-seasoncareer that set severalpitching records. “RogerClemens has a right to behurt and mad. He wastotally betrayed by a work-er he considered a friend,”Hardin said.

Hardin tried to fight theperception that Clemensarrogantly insisted on tes-tifying before Congressand thus put himself in thiscriminal position. He wasnot subpoenaed to testifyand Hardin says it was“technically true that hevoluntarily appeared”though under tremendouspressure.

“Roger Clemens, unlesshe was comatose, alwaysknew the danger of himtestifying,” Hardin said,pointing out that fellowMajor League Baseballplayer Miguel Tejada wascharged with misleadingCongress for earlier testi-mony.

“Did he (Clemens) do itout of arrogance and want-ing to go to the Hall ofFame?” Hardin said.“Really? To get into theHall of Fame? Really? Isthat what we’ve come to?”

Hardin went overClemens’ many achieve-ments and awards, includ-ing seven Cy YoungAwards given annually tothe best pitcher in theleague, and argued that hewas great before and afterMcNamee says he injectedhim with drugs.

McNamee says he col-lected the evidence in2001, when Clemensbecame the first pitcherever to start a season 20-1,led the Yankees to theWorld Series and won hissixth Cy Young.

Durham said McNameesaved the material — thephoto showed the MillerLite can that McNameekept it in for more than sixyears — because he wasalways skeptical he couldtrust his star client ifsteroid allegations eversurfaced and that he wouldbe “thrown under the bus.”Durham said McNameedid not initially tell federalagents about it, but onlydid so after Clemens wenton CBS’“60 Minutes” andsmeared his name.

AP Sports BriefsOhio coaches suggesthonoring Jim Tressel

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio High SchoolFootball Coaches Association has suggested thatmembers honor former Ohio State coach Jim Tresselthis fall.

Association Secretary Dick Kerschbaum says thegroup has proposed that high school football coachesin the state wear a white shirts and ties to their firstgames of the season. The recognition is designed tothank Tressel for his years of service to high schoolfootball.

The decision to participate in the recommendationwill be left up to each coach.

Tressel was inducted into the association’s hall offame last Friday.

Tressel’s 10-year tenure at Ohio State ended May30 when he resigned amid revelations that he knewplayers were trading memorabilia for cash and tattoosin violation of NCAA rules and covered it up for ninemonths.

WVU’s Jenkins to miss seasonMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia

left guard Josh Jenkins will miss this season afterundergoing surgery on his left knee.

Jenkins was injured in West Virginia’s spring game

April 29 and had surgery July 5.Trainer David Kerns said Wednesday that Jenkins’

medial collateral ligament healed properly, butsurgery was needed to stabilize the knee.

Kerns says Jenkins is eligible for a medical hard-ship waiver and should return for his senior season in2012.

Jenkins has 24 career starts. He injured his rightknee last season, underwent arthroscopic surgery andmissed two games.

Xavier AD to head NCAAselection committee

CINCINNATI (AP) — Xavier University’s athlet-ics director will head the NCAA Division I men’s bas-ketball committee for the 2012-13 season.

The NCAA announced in Indianapolis on Wednes-day that Mike Bobinski would succeed ConnecticutAD Jeff Hathaway as chairman after the upcomingseason and tournament.

Bobinski will this fall begin the fourth year of afive-year term on the committee. The tournament’sannual March Madness includes heavy coverage of itsselection process, which this year expanded to 68teams and a “First Four” in Dayton, Ohio.

Xavier has made the last six NCAA tournaments,twice reaching the regional finals.

Ohio State AD Gene Smith headed the most recentcommittee.

SPORTS Page A10Thursday, July 14, 2011

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GALLIPOLIS, Ohio— A total of 28 competi-tors took part in the 2011Gallipolis Rotary MileRun held Saturday, July2, in the Old FrenchCity.

The Rotary Mile —formerly known as theGill Dodd Mile — hasbeen part of Indepen-dence Day weekendsince the early 1950s,and this year’s event fea-tured 23 male and fivefemale competitors ofvarious ages. In compar-ison, the 2010 race had18 total competitors —including only twoladies.

And like last year,Matt Watts and HalliBair were the finishersfrom the boys and girlsdivisions, respectively.Watts captured his sec-ond consecutive overallmale title with a winningtime of 4:42.2, while

Bair won her secondstraight girls crown witha mark of 6:03.8. Wattsand Bair had respectivewinning times of 4:51.5and 6:16.5 a year ago.

While Watts and Baircame away with topoverall honors and the14-and-over titles intheir respective genderdivisions, there werealso four other champi-ons to come away fromthe event.

Benton Bair placedeighth overall and wonthe boys 11-13 divisionwith a time 6:40.7, whileNathaniel Abbott placedninth overall while win-ning the boys 10-and-under division with amark of 6:41.6.

Bailey Ward placed11th overall and won thegirls 11-13 division witha time of 6:51.9, whileGrace Elliott finished23rd overall while win-ning the girls 10-and-under division with amark of 8:22.6.

(Listed by overall place, with time and division of competition.Divisions were divided by gender and age group, which includedages 14-and-over (14+), 11-13, and 10-and-under (-10).)

1. Matt Watts* 4:42.2 Boys 14+2. Nicholas Clagg 5:09.9 Boys 14+3. Tim Warner 5:10.1 Boys 14+4. Michael Edlemann 5:12.9 Boys 14+5. Quenton McKinniss 6:00.9 Boys 14+6. Halli Bair* 6:03.8 Girls 14+7. Keyana Ward 6:28.1 Girls 14+8. Benton Bair* 6:40.7 Boys 11-139. Nathaniel Abbott* 6:41.6 Boys -1010.Caleb Greenlee 6:43.7 Boys 11-1311. Bailey Ward* 6:51.9 Girls 11-1312.Reece Thomas 6:52.4 Boys -1013.Tristin Brumfield 7:07.1 Boys -1014.Kaden Thomas 7:07.7 Boys 11-1315.Kyle Greenlee 7:15.4 Boys 11-1316.Blake Cornell 7:33.2 Boys 11-1317.Cade Roberts 7:50.9 Boys -1018.Nate Wright 7:50.9 Boys 11-1319.Brendan Carter 8:06.9 Boys 11-1320.Josh Stout 8:07.7 Boys 11-1321.Matthew Moreaux 8:12.0 Boys 11-1322.Benjamin Rutherford8:12.4 Boys 11-1323.Grace Elliott* 8:22.6 Girls -1024.Claudia Hamilton 8:40.8 Girls -10

* — indicates divisional champion.

2011 GALLIPOLIS ROTARY MILE RESULTS

NationalLeague's

PrinceFielder of

the Mil-waukeeBrewers

hits athree-runhome runduring the

fourhtinning ofthe MLBAll-Star

baseballgame

Tuesday inPhoenix.

Fielderwas

named theMVP after

helpingthe NL

post a 5-1win overthe AL.

AP photo

Fielder HR lifts NL to 5-1 victoryPHOENIX (AP) —

Heath Bell sprinted infrom the bullpen and slidacross the infield grass,tearing up the turf justshort of the mound. Itwas that type of night:The National Leaguenever stopped moving.

“I told some guys Iwanted to have fun thisAll-Star game and need-ed some ideas,” Bellsaid.

The NL had all thegood ideas Tuesdaynight. Prince Fielder hit athree-run homer and RoyHalladay combined withnine relievers on a six-hitter in a 5-1 victoryTuesday night, givingthe senior circuit its firsttwo-game winningstreak since the mid-1990s.

“It’s hard to beat greatpitching and a three-runhomer,” NL managerBruce Bochy said.

Brian Wilson got twoouts and earned the save,just as he did for theGiants skipper when SanFrancisco won the cham-pionship last November.

“It felt like a little bitlike last year when youcome into a pressure sit-uation and you try to doas clutch a performanceas you can,” Wilson said.

Wilson sounded moreimpressed with Bell’stheatrics.

“I think he nailed it,”Wilson said. “I don’tknow if I’d make it. Ithink I’d slip, ankle, flip,next thing you know Ican’t pitch.”

The NL claimed home-field advantage in theWorld Series, its onlyblemish being AdrianGonzalez’s homer in thefourth off Cliff Lee.Fielder connected in thebottom half of the inningagainst C.J. Wilson.

With several big

names as no-shows, theAL lost more than thegame.

Boston right-handerJosh Beckett warmed up,then bowed out becauseof a sore knee. Detroitslugger Miguel Cabreraleft after hurting theoblique muscle in hisside while swinging.

“We are not going touse not having Josh as anexcuse,” AL managerRon Washington said. “Ithink when you look atthe ballgame, the bottomline is the NationalLeague pitching was out-standing. You know, weended up giving up onebig inning and they did-n’t give up any.”

Even before theinjuries, many stars weremissing. Justin Verlan-der, Felix Hernandez,CC Sabathia and otheraces who started Sundaywere ineligible, AlexRodriguez was amongthose on the disabled listand Derek Jeter wanted abreak. In all, 16 of 84All-Stars dropped out.

Tyler Clippard got thewin despite allowing asingle to his only batter,Adrian Beltre. ClaytonKershaw, Jair Jurrjens,Craig Kimbrel, JonnyVenters, Joel Hanrahanalso relieved and com-bined to keep the NLahead.

Fielder won the MVPaward after becomingthe first Brewers playerto homer in an All-Stargame. The World Seriesedge could help him lat-er, with Milwaukee and

St. Louis tied for theCentral lead at the break.A half-hour after the win,the Brewers announcedthey had acquired formerAll-Star closer FranciscoRodriguez in a trade withthe New York Mets.

“That was part of themessage, how importantit was for us, and howimportant the game was:Do it again for theNational League cham-pion,” Bochy said.

Fielder, son of formerAll-Star Cecil Fielder,was booed during theHome Run Derby a dayearlier. He was the NLcaptain for the Derby,and local fans wereangry he didn’t selectArizona’s Justin Upton.

“I didn’t take it person-al at all,” Fielder said. “Iunderstood it. No hardfeelings.”

Andre Ethier singled ina run off rookie relieverJordan Walden in thefifth, and slimmed-downPablo Sandoval had anRBI double off BrandonLeague in the seventh.

The NL dashed aroundthe bases and swipedthree bags, all in oneinning and two by StarlinCastro. In all, theNationals have enjoyedtheir best run since tak-ing three in a row from1994-96 — they had lost12 straight games playedto a decision before a 3-1victory at Anaheim lastyear.

Before a crowd of47,994 that includedMuhammad Ali, this wasno desert classic —except for fans of pitch-ing, which has becomeresurgent as the SteroidsEra has receded. Scoringin the first half droppedto its lowest level in 19years and the majorleague batting averageshrunk to its smallest

midseason figure since1985.

The All-Star homerswere the first since J.D.Drew connected at Yan-kee Stadium three yearsago. The AL finishedwith six hits for the sec-ond straight year and itstwo-year total of tworuns is its lowest since1995-96.

“Just a coincidence,”Curtis Granderson said.NOTES: There was a

moment of silencebefore the game for thevictims of the Tucsonshootings in January,among them Christina-Taylor Green, the 9-year-old daughter of Dodgersscout John Green andgranddaughter of formermajor league managerand GM Dallas Green.Her parents and brotherbrought the lineup cardsto home plate. Familiesof the victims sat nearthe third-base dugout.Daniel Hernandez, anintern who helped savethe life of U.S. Rep.Gabrielle Giffords dur-ing the shootings, threwout a ceremonial firstpitch along with JoeGaragiola. ... Beckettwarmed up to start thesecond but felt sorenessin his left knee and didn’tpitch. “If it was a regulargame, I could havepitched through it,” hesaid. ... RF Jose Bautistamade a sliding catch infoul territory in the right-field corner on BrianMcCann before hittingthe wall feet first. ... TheNL has outscored the AL344-341. ... This was thefirst time the DH wasused for an All-Stargame in an NL ballpark.... Even though the NLwon for just the fifthtime in 24 years, it holdsa 42-38-2 advantage.

Sports BriefsGAHS footballreserve seatsCENTENARY, Ohio

— Reserve seats for the2011 Gallia AcademyFootball season will goon sale Monday, Aug. 8,for Super Boosters.

Parents of varsity andreserve football players,band members, and var-sity and reserve cheer-leaders will be able topurchase reserve seats onTuesday, Aug. 9.

Reserve seats for thegeneral public will beavailable on Wednesday,Aug. 10. Tickets may bepurchased in the princi-pal's office at GalliaAcademy between thehours of 8 a.m. and 3p.m.

Super Boosters will belimited to a 10 ticket pur-chase on the first day ofsales. After the first day,there will be no limit onthe number of ticketswhich may be purchased.

South GalliaFall Athletics

Parent MeetingM E R C E RV I L L E ,

Ohio — The South GalliaHigh/Middle School FallAthletic Parent Meetingwill be held at 7:30 p.m.on Thursday, July 14, inthe school cafeteria. Themeeting is for athletes,who wish to play highschool or junior highfootball, volleyball, golfor cheerleading, and theirparents. Athletes andparents must attended themeeting as required bythe OHSAA. Topics tobe discussed include eli-gibility standards, liabili-ty, policy on alcohol,tobacco and other drugs,citizenship standards andsporting conduct. Atten-dance at this preseasonmeeting is a requiredcondition in order to beeligible to compete.

For questions or moreinformation contact Ath-letic Director Jack Jamesat 740-379-2632 or 740-645-0218.

GAMS footballhelmet fittingCENTENARY, Ohio

— Gallia Academy willbe conducting helmet fit-tings for this year’s 7thand 8th grade footballteams. Any one interest-ed in participating in 7thand 8th grade footballthis fall is required toattend. The helmet fit-tings will be held at thefootball locker room,above Memorial Field,on July 19th at 4 p.m.

GallipolisSoftball CampGALLIPOLIS, Ohio

— The Gallipolis CityParks and Recreationwill be having their annu-al softball camp July 18-20 at the Gallipolis WaterTreatment softball fields.The camp will take placefrom 6-8:30 p.m. Thiscamp is open to all GalliaCounty and any sur-rounding county girlsentering grades 3 thru 9this fall. Pre-Registationdate is July 15 at theWater Treatment fieldsfrom 6-8 p.m. Camperscan sign up on theevening of the first nightof camp on July 18th. Ifthere are not at least 25campers pre-registeredby July 15th the campwill be canceled. Bringyour young ladies out for3 evenings of fun and anice softball learningexperience! Any ques-tions or interest call: JimNiday at 740-441-0551or 740-645-1093 or BrettBostic at 740-441-6022or 740-339-2683 formore information.

Stadiumsafetyunderreview

PHOENIX (AP) —Baseball CommissionerBud Selig says majorleague teams arereviewing stadium safe-ty following the death ofa fan at a Texas Rangersgame last week.

The fan, 39-year-oldShannon Stone, fell overa railing while trying tocatch a ball thrown tothe stands by Rangersoutfielder Josh Hamil-ton.

“It was a horrible acci-dent, heartbreaking,almost beyond compre-hension,” Selig saidTuesday during a ques-tion-and-answer sessionwith the Baseball Writ-ers’ Association ofAmerica.

“Each team deter-mines its own ballparksafety features based onlocal laws.

“Maybe there’s somethings they can or can’tdo,” Selig said. “Com-mon sense shouldalways take over in thissituation.”

The commissioneralso said he had foundmore support than hehad expected for a one-game playoff betweenwild-card teams if theplayoffs expand fromeight to 10 clubs in2012.

He also said the 2013All-Star game is likelyto be at the Mets’ CitiField. While Selig saidbaseball would considermoving the All-Stargame to a Wednesday inthe future -- allowingpitchers who started theprevious Sunday to par-ticipate -- teams mightbe resistant because oftheir preference to playregular-season games onThursdays.

Selig said that he wasnot interested in radicalrealignment that wouldeliminate divisions ormake major alterationsto the leagues, but it waspossible one team couldmove from the NL to theAL to leave each leaguewith 15 teams. Becausethe 2012 draft schedulealready has been com-pleted, that likely couldnot occur to 2013 at theearliest. The downsidewould be that inter-league play would haveto be spread throughoutthe regular season.

He also backed DerekJeter’s decision not toplay in the All-Stargame. The New YorkYankees captain cameoff the disabled list lastweek and got his3,000th hit Saturday.Jeter said he needed torest because of the calfinjury that had sidelinedhim.

“There isn’t a playerthat I’m more proud ofin the last 15 years thanDerek Jeter. He’s playedthe game the way itshould be played. He’san even greater humanbeing off the field,”Selig said. “I think Iwould have made thesame decision thatDerek Jeter had.”

Selig said the pro-posed sale of the Hous-ton Astros was on trackand that he thinks theMets financial situationwould be stabilized oncethe Wilpon family com-pletes a deal for a cashinfusion from DavidEinhorn, who once livednext to Selig in Milwau-kee.

He also repeated hisdesire to reach an agree-ment with the players’association on an inter-national draft and a slot-ting system for draftpicks.

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