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Dog-gone fairs
Kaitlin Huddle, 18, is pictured with her 4-H project dogs, Brandon Lang, 14, is pictured with his 4-H project dog,
Nikki and Cassidy. Brandy.

Lawrence County 4-H Dog Program competes at Ohio State Fair

Courtesy of Jeanne Schneider
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Lawrence County
4-H Dog Program was well-represented at the
2007 Ohio State Fair this past week. Some classes
had as many as 40 teams competing. \
Wednesday, Aug. 8 Dog Obedience results
were:
n Brianna Schneider, 14: 8th in Novice A with
Maggie Mae
n Kelsey Huddle, 14: 16th in Novice B with
Digit
Thursday, Aug. 9, results were:
n Brandon Lang, 14: 3rd in Open A with
Brandy
n Kaitlin Huddle, 18: 5th in Brace Team with
Nikki & Cassidy; 9th in Graduate Novice B with
Nikki
Lawrence County 4-H Dog Obedience began in
April with Leslie Milleson, who instructed the chil-
dren how to train their dogs. She graciously donated
one night a week for 10 weeks, then she practiced
with the 4-Hers twice a week until the Lawrence
County Fair competition (which was July 7).
After the county fair, these four teens contin-
ued working and practicing with Milleson to get
their dogs up to state level competitiveness. The
rewards were worth their five-month effort.

Photos courtesy of
Jeanne Schneider

Kelsey Huddle, 14, is pictured with her 4-H project dog, Brianna Schneider, 14, is pictured with her 4-H project
Digit. dog, Maggie Mae.

Lessons come in all shapes and sizes ... even a trip to Virginia
Recently, God decided to as we headed home.
teach me a lesson in assump- However, this feeling was
tions. lost quickly.
My mom, daughter and I It all began with my daugh-
were returning from Norfolk, ter, Madelyn, becoming
Va. We had spent a few days entangled in my mother’s car
helping my youngest sister
Stephanie seat belt. I cannot explain it.
with back-to-school shopping HILL Yet, somehow my daughter
for her five kids. You haven’t managed to get the belt tightly
lived until you have had the consecutive nights of being out twisted around her waist.
joy of trying to go through an shopping, dining and enter- When my mother pulled off
urban mall with six children taining six kids until 9 p.m., at a convenient mart and I told
(including my daughter) rang- Mom and I were exhausted. Madelyn to unbuckle her seat
ing in ages from 5 years up We decided to take advice belt, this only made the seat
to 12. Just keeping everyone from my sister and avoid the belt become tighter around her
together is a chore within morning rush hour traffic and waist. Madelyn began to panic
itself. sleep in. Therefore, it was and become hysterical — only
In addition, no single close to 10 a.m. by the time adding to the situation.
store had all of the varying we had packed up Mom’s car, While I tried to simultane-
sizes needed by my nieces checked out of the hotel, eaten ously calm her and figure out
and nephews. Nor did any one breakfast and were leaving the how to untangle her, I began
store have the “correct styles” Norfolk area. We would travel to realize it was an impossible
the two middle school aged the familiar Interstate 64
kids requested. route, rendering us worry-free Please see VIRGINIA/4
My poor sister, who was
working while Mom and I
were shopping with the gaggle Columnist Stephanie Hill’s mother poses with her car that made
of youngsters, received numer- the infamous journey back from Virginia recently. The final tally
ous phone calls from us to was one cut-in-half seatbelt, one blown tire, several extra hours
ensure we were purchasing on the road and countless, invaluable lessons learned.
the correct items.
Needless to say, after two Stephanie Hill/The Lawrence Herald
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OSU researcher
Lawrence County records Estate of Earl H. Massie Jr., et al,
$43,179.38 plus interest and costs
allegedly due and for property to
be sold.
Wells Fargo Bank, Salt Lake City,

proclaims Buckeye
Marriage Court Utah, vs. Kathryn L. and Roy B.

LICENSES RECORDS Jones, 311 2nd St., Chesapeake,

$54,410.26 plus interest and costs
allegedly due, for lien and for prop-
Jeffrey Brandon Fout, 25, and Suits filed erty to be sold.
Green Tree Financing, Lexington,

pride with soybeans

Grace Gannon, 25, Lawrence
County.
Bradley Miller, 24, and Alexan-
dria Nichole Hammond, 21, Law-
rence County.
Thomas David Lutz, 23, and Gina
Frances Pasquinelli, 23, Fayette
County, Ky.
Christopher Ryan Lafon, 25, and
Carrie Ellen Roberts, 27, Lawrence
County.
David Ronald Huff, 37, and Mar-
cia Gail Huff, 36, Lawrence County.
Jarod Ray Leffingwell, 24, and
Madison Colleen Marie Relifort, 22,
Lawrence County.
Samuel Joseph Williams, 19,
and Nitasha Michelle Abrams, 20,
Lawrence County.
Gerald L. McMillian, 50, and
Virginia A. Johnson, 45, Lawrence
County.
Ky., vs. Michael and Nancy McFann,
39 Township Road 335, Ironton,
$10,219.15 plus interest allegedly
due and for possession of property.
Ramon Garcia, Columbus, vs.
Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compen-
sation, Columbus, appeal filed in
workers compensation case.
Janet S. and Charles J. Lutz,
2544 S. 8th St., Ironton, vs. Clay’s
Trailer Sales, 731 County Road 60,
South Point, et al, for an unspeci-
fied amount of alleged compensa-
tory and punitive damages plus
interest and costs allegedly due
and for a jury trial.
Phillips Funeral Home vs. Anna
L. Delawder, 101 Calvary St.,
Ironton, et al, $3,809.01 plus inter-
est and costs allegedly due.
Wells Fargo Bank, trustee, Pitts-
burgh, vs. Jamie L. White, 627 S. 7th
Asset Acceptance, Warren, Mich.,
vs. Cora A Spencer, 129 Town-
ship Road 352, South Point, for
confirmation of arbitrtion award of
$2,021.65 plus interest allegedly
due.
Advantage Bank, Cambridge,
Ohio, vs. Randy E. VanHorn, The Associated Press a nd Development Center ing about 1,000 feet up.
P.O. Box 504, Proctorville, et al, WOOSTER, Ohio — From about 50 miles south of Cleve- Yellow-leafed soybeans yield
$82,926.80 plus interest and costs
the air, you can see Scott land. less and aren’t used often, and
allegedly due, for lien and for prop-
McIntyre’s pride in the scarlet Since the plants started com- they start to turn green as they
erty to be sold.
and gray spelled out in yellow ing up in late July, the two-tone mature, he said, so the message
Oak Hill Banks, Jackson, Ohio,
and green. field has displayed the words may not last more than another
vs. Robert E. Allen, 430 4th St., W.,
South Point, $52,105.24 plus inter-
In May, the Ohio State “OHIO STATE BUCKEYES” week.
est and costs allegedly due, for lien University research associ- with an accompanying smiley But the plants also hold on to
and for property to be sold. ate carefully planted plots of face. their leaves longer than regular
State Farm Mutual Automobile yellow-leafed soybeans amid McIntyre, 43, said Tuesday he green-leafed ones, so the show
Insurance Co., Columbus, vs. Timo- a more typical green-leafed was inspired by how well Ohio of Buckeye spirit should be vis-
thy D. Pope, 2233 Pollard Road, variety in an unused, four- State did last football season, ible again at the height of foot-
Ashland, $6,786 plus interest and acre field at the university’s and he noted that his tribute is ball season this fall, McIntyre
costs allegedly due. Ohio Agricultural Research best seen from an aircraft, fly- said.
Deutsche Bank National Trust,

Lower electricity demand means

David R. Derifield, 25, Lawrence St., Ironton, et al, $60,361.86 plus Jacksonville, Fla., vs. Ryan L. Coo-
County, and Alyson J. Shawler, 22, interest and costs allegedly due, for per, 2894 Ohio 243, Ironton, et
Boyd County. lien and for property to be sold. al, $78,008.12 plus interest and
costs allegedly due, for lien and for

fewer blackouts, officials say

Charles C. Whitt, 42, and Joy E. Gary B. Massie, Springfield,
Layne, 24, Lawrence County. Ohio, vs. the unknown heirs of the property to be sold.

Church news According to a press release

from a church member, the
lighthouse to the community
and has always had its doors
The Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The
The new interplay between
increased supply and less-
Institute at Ohio State Univer-
sity. Most blackouts are caused
Dillon Chapel plans church was built in 1877 and open to the public,” said the closure of many Ohio facto- ened demand means the grid when peak demand overshoots
homecoming celebration isstructure, still housed in the original
which has been in use
church member. ries means the state is using can hold up during very hot supply.
less electricity now than it did weather with little threat of But the annual decrease
ATHALIA, Ohio — The Dillon for 130 years. It is located near Would you like to share your during the late 1990s, reliev- blackouts, said Sam Randazzo, in industrial demand meant
Independent Chapel is planning a the Ohio River and survived the church news with Lawrence ing pressure on the state’s general counsel of the industry overall peak demand also went
homecoming celebration for this 1937 flood. It has been a place County? E-mail information power grid, energy officials group Industrial Energy Users- down, helping Ohio utilities
Sunday, Aug. 19, beginning at 10 for prayer during the great two weeks in advance to said. Ohio. avoid power shortages, Burns
a.m., at the church, located 7 miles depression, World War I, World cjohnsto@huntingt.gannett. Although residential and Industrial users contribute said.
north of Proctorville on Ohio 7 in War II, the Korean War, Six-Day com, fax to att: Lawrence Her- commercial demand is con- less to peak demand, or the With new generators planned
Athalia. War, Gulf War, Sept. 11, 2001, ald, (304) 526-2857, or mail tinuing to grow, industrial elec- highest demand at a given to meet increased housing and
The speakers are Pastor and many local tragedies. It has to The Lawrence Herald, P.O. tricity consumption in the state hour, than residential users, business use, Ohio should meet
Ervin Napier, and Evange- also been a place to celebrate Box 2017, Huntington, WV, fell about 22 percent between who tend to use power based the need for electricity until
list Gerald Ruggles. Singers births, weddings, baptisms and 25720. Questions? Call editor 1999 and 2003, according to on the weather, said Rob- 2012, said ReliabilityFirst, a
include, The Beaver Family and happy events. Cassandra Parsons at (304) Ohio’s Public Utilities Com- ert Burns, researcher at the firm that oversees electricity
The Ruggles Family. “This church has been a 526-2776. mission. National Regulatory Research reliability in the region.

ODOT reprot direction between the 17th

Street (Rahall) Bridge to Hun-
The following road report is tington, W. Va., and the junc-
18.04-mile marker, 0.65 miles
west of U.S. 23. Throughout
construction, traffic will be
Schools removing some playground
from the Ohio Department of
Transportation District 9:
LAWRENCE COUNTY
tion of Ohio 527 with the 6th
Street Bridge at Chesapeake.
Motorists may encounter
maintained in one lane with
the use of temporary traffic
signals; however, motorists
equipment to comply with new law
A culvert replacement and periods of delay, and they are are advised to expect delays The Associated Press ings and say, ’You can be a little
paving project is under way in advised to exercise additional during peak travel times. All LIMA, Ohio — Schools are Changes required by Ohio bit safe,’ I’m going to do it.”
Dean State Forest. Contrac- caution when traveling through work is scheduled to be com- removing some swings and school safety law The Legislature passed “Jar-
tors will be working at various the construction zone. pleted by Oct. 31, 2007. merry-go-rounds from play- n Restrooms must have od’s Law” in 2005.
locations in the park, and traf- Lane restrictions are in effect A bridge replacement proj- grounds to comply with a new soap and hot water at Jarod Bennett died two years
fic will be maintained with the on U.S. 52 at the Ashland, Ky. ect is under way in Shawnee law aimed at protecting stu- every sink. earlier after a 290-pound table
use of flaggers. In the event of twin bridges near Coal Grove in State Forest. Contractors will dents from safety hazards. n Portable cafeteria being wheeled by another child
any periods of closure, motor- conjunction with a bridge paint- be replacing a bridge located The changes are forcing tables and other portable tipped over and fractured the
ists will be detoured locally. ing project by the Kentucky on Forest Road 6, located schools to spend more money, furniture must be kept boy’s skull in a school gym-
Contractors are complet- Transportation Cabinet. While just west of the roads junc- but few are complaining. away from students when nasium in Lebanon, about 25
ing operations for a slip repair the 12th Street Bridge (south- tion with Forest Road 3 and “At first, you look at it and not being used. miles north of Cincinnati.
project at the 2.56-mile marker bound lanes) to Ashland will approximately one mile north kind of shrug your shoulders, n School buses must be The boy’s parents began push-
on Ohio 7, just north of the be closed, two-way traffic will of state Route 125. Through- but it has made us a better dis- turned off while students ing for school safety inspections
route’s junction with Ohio 527 be diverted via the 13th Street out construction, the road will trict,” said Mark Miller, business get on or off buses in front after learning that the Consum-
at Chesapeake. Motorists Bridge (northbound lanes). be closed and motorists will be manager for the Elida school of schools. er Product Safety Commission
may encounter single-lane Throughout construction, detoured locally. district. “We are all for it.” n Science classrooms warned of the dangers of the
restrictions at various intervals; motorists may encounter peri- The district removed a merry- must be locked when not design of the cafeteria tables a
however, traffic is being main- ods of delay, and the comple- For more information, con- go-round at one school, and some in use. decade before their son died.
tained in two lanes at most tion date for the entire project is tact the District 9 Public climbing equipment because it n Roofs must be Local health departments are
times. Nov. 1, 2007. Information Office at (888) was too close to a slide. inspected twice a year and supposed to begin enforcing
Major operations for a SCIOTO COUNTY 819-8501, ext. 774-8834, or “Our playgrounds look a lot after severe weather. the law this fall.
resurfacing and rehabilitation Operations for a bridge visit the Ohio Transportation different than they did when Randy Crossley, supervisor
project on U.S. 52/ Ohio 7 are repair project on Ohio 348 Information System on ODOT’s they kids left in the spring,” of plant operations for schools
under way, and the route will are under way, and crews are Web site at: www.buckeyetraf- Miller said. students from tripping on haz- in Lima, said the district might
be reduced to one lane in each rehabilitating a bridge at the fic.org. The changes are being made ards. need another full-time employ-
in response to “Jarod’s Law” Schools in Ottawa will spend ee to keep up with the law’s
— named after a 6-year-old boy about $7,000 at two elementary requirements.
Virgina them to remove the faulty tire
and replace it with the spare.
I learned God will give me
strength when my child is “los-
killed at a school when a folding
cafeteria table fell on him.
buildings. Upgrades include
adding pea gravel under play-
He said the district now will
need to inspect its roofs after
n Continued from 3 In the meantime, they offered ing it.” Schools with older buildings ground equipment to provide hard rain, lightning or other bad
advice as to where to go to Additionally, I was also face the most work to comply, more cushion. The district also weather. It normally inspects
situation. Each time I tried to purchase a new tire. reminded of the saying, “You but all schools will be affected bought two water heaters for the roofs once or twice a year.
raise the belt above her shoul- So, by faith alone, we take cannot judge a book by its in some way. Among require- one building so that hot water “Technically, every time we
ders, it cinched tighter. The these men at their word and cover.” Both the men who ments, all are being told to will be available at all sinks. have a storm, we have to go
same was true for when I tried backtrack several miles to find stopped to help us and the tire lock up cleaning materials and “I’m never going to balk at inspect another 600,000 square
to lower it past her hips. Ulti- the tire store. When we finally business to which they sent chemicals used in labs. anything that compromises the feet of roofs,” he said. “It takes
mately, the belt was cut and found the tire place, we were us did not look reputable, yet Elida will spend about safety of our kids,” said Ottawa a lot of time.”
my Mom’s back seat became unsure if it was the correct in both instances, we were $20,000 out of its general fund Superintendent Kevin Brink- Schools also must limit
minus one safety harness. Our place — it didn’t look like it treated with respect and great to do things such as grinding man. “If we have another set of exposure to diesel fumes from
mistaken consolation was the was an actual business. Yet, kindness. down sidewalks to prevent eyes that come out to our build- buses.
belief we could take comfort in when we inquired, we discov- I suppose that is why God
the fact that we could return to ered they could replace the doesn’t always allow us to pick
the Interstate and head home. spare. and choose who will minis-
Five minutes later, my Mom’s However, it would require a ter to us. Lessons come in all • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
left rear tire blew. Truly, we rather lengthy wait as another shapes and sizes, just like the
were lucky she was able to con- business would have to deliver people of our Father’s creation. • Computerized Tomography (CT)
trol the car and get off the inter- the correct tire from Rich- May we all be open to lessons
state without incident. This is mond to our location. in disguise. • Sleep Disorders Program
when it hits me: I am with my
mother and my daughter, whom
The tire finally arrived
around 1:30 p.m., just as lunch Stephanie Hill is a kinder-
• Diagnostic Radiography
I both dearly love — how on had arrived for the two repair- garten teacher at Burlington (Evening Appointments Available for MRI & CT)
earth could I ever defend them men. I felt certain they would Elementary School and a free-
from any evil I automatically
assumed would tumble our
both take a 30-minute lunch
break before replacing the
lance writer. She is a native
of Lawrence County. Look
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side as we made our way out
of the car. I walked a consider-
able distance to see what exit
number we were near in order
for Mom to call AAA for road-
side assistance.
The entire time I was walk-
ing, I began to imagine all the
terrible things that could befall
three females stranded on the
highway. (The vivid imagina-
tion of my writing brain can
sometimes be a curse!)
As Mom tries to call AAA,
a construction vehicle pulls
up behind us. I say a prayer
as four rough-looking men
emerge from the truck. Yet,
to my pleasant surprise, they
offer to help us.
It took about 30 minutes for
ment I heard, “I am sure you can reach her by writing to
want to get on the road M’am; Stephanie Hill, care of The
let me go replace that tire for Lawrence Herald, P.O. Box
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