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1817 • SERVING ALL OF PICKAWAY COUNTY FOR 200 YEARS • 2017 Vikings move to 12-0 in Circleville Herald MSL-Buckeye PAGE A8 FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017 www.circlevilleherald.com 75 cents Nickel explains six pillars of addiction response BY STEVEN COLLINS STAFF REPORTER IRCLEVILLE—Ahead of the One Book, One Community program at Circleville High School Thursday night, keynote speaker Jessica Nickel C held a question and answer session with members of the Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition (PAAC) to discuss the problem of drug abuse in the community. Nickel, who is president and CEO of the Addiction Policy Forum, discussed areas of economic development, law enforcement, health, education and social aspects of drug addiction. She explained that there are six pillars of response to ad- diction: prevention, treatment, overdose reversal, recovery support, law enforcement strategies and criminal justice reform. “They all need equal attention, equal funding and equal services as we go about laying out the framework,” she said. Nickel said she wasn’t sure if the community was on the right track in eliminating or reducing the problem of drug addiction but said the community is taking some positive BY NANCY RADCLIFF/CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER steps. Louise and Wally Murdock are not entertained by the singing and dancing talents of Janet Chester during Round- “You have the coalition that has all six pillars repre- town Players’ presentation of “Wally’s Cafe”. sented, you have the heath and health systems and some good treatment providers,” she said. “We’re offering our assistance to come in “You need to take and help find any gaps. It sounds like there are ‘Wally’s Cafe’ serves this very seriously a few programs, like the as a community and sheriff’s program to work with faith based provid- you can change the ers to offer treatment for norms and this will individuals in the jail, you up laughs for RTP might have a few innova- BY NANCY RADCLIFF her way to Hollywood and ends up turn around. We can tions that we’ve not seen WHAT “Wally’s Cafe” fix it, prevent it and in other cases.” working for Wally and Louise as Nickel said another Curtains open tonight on WHEN Friday 4/28 8:00 p.m. a waitress. As the cafe struggles, intervene earlier and thing to help curb the Roundtown Players’ production of Saturday 4/29 8:00 p.m. Wally, Louise and Janet have their treat it effectively and problem is to encourage “Wally’s Cafe”. The three-character Friday 5/5 8:00 p.m. differences, and Janet leaves one doctors to be part of the comedy is directed by Gary Gillen. Saturday 5/6 8:00 p.m. day, only to return several years have better outcomes solution. The cast includes a New Jersey Sunday 5/7 2:30 p.m. later with a happy ending. for our patients.” “We have to bring the couple played by Dale Clay as Performances are scheduled at Jessica Nickel, solution of addition into Wally Murdock, a man who sees WHERE Memorial Hall Memorial Hall for 8 p.m. tonight, medicine, not blame the his hopes and dreams slip by when Saturday, and May 5 and 6, with a keynote speaker doctors,” she said. “We’ve he opens a diner on the wrong side work side-by-side through 40 years 2:30 p.m. matinee on May 7. For had these issues, such as of the road. of the struggling business. Jenny more information or tickets, call alcohol, substance abuse disorder, we need to make sure Laura Driesbach plays Louise Rhoads takes the role as Janet 740-474-5856 or visit roundtown- we bring medicine in and a more integrated patient cen- Murdock, the wife of Wally, who Chester, an aspiring Hollywood players.org. bickers with her husband as they actress, who stops in at the cafe on EMAIL [email protected]. tered care first that’s going to be at the forefront of drug FOLLOW ON TWITTER @NANCY_HERALD. abuse.” Nickel said one of the things that needs to happen is educating students and parents of younger ages. “I would get very aggressive in education and preven- tion towards parents and caregivers, but also toward the younger ages,” she said. Fire guts Ashville home “I would assess and make sure that you know what your treatment capacity and what your recovery support capac- BY STEVEN COLLINS ity is and fill in any gaps and make sure families are aware STAFF REPORTER of what’s local,” she said. “Googling for a number of a place that you can’t vouch for in Florida or Arizona does CIRCLEVILLE— A house in Ash- not have to be the answer, nor is a high or very expensive ville was severely damaged due to fire residential treatment. You should figure out how to build and smoke Wednesday evening. the resources at home and get them more connected if ap- The blaze began around 6:12 p.m. at propriate.” 10 South St. in Ashville. Nickel said an area of focus is to not call it a heroin Harrison Township Captain Chad problem or a cocaine problem or an opiate problem, but Noggle said people inside the structure that the addiction plan built should target all addiction due reported seeing smoke coming from the to its similarities. back of the home and fled out the front. “The system you need to build is for all addiction,” she “They were inside and smelled smoke said. “Sure, opiates have a few nuances, but it’s largely the and saw it coming from the bathroom, same. and then they left out the front door,” he Another idea to help curb the addiction and drug-related said. problem is to bring employers in on their employees’ action No injuries were reported among the STEVEN COLLINS/STAFF REPORTER plan and use it as a lever for change, Nickel said. residents, nor the first responders. Firefi ghters checked through the debris to make sure the hot spots were all SEE ADDICTION ON PAGE A2 SEE FIRE ON PAGE A2 out Wednesday evening. WEATHER INDEX 1 Section, 12 Pages TODAY’S Classified .......................A9-10 Opinion ................................A4 Stocks, grains .....................A5 Volume 131, No. 83 FORECAST Copyright 76/61 Comics .................................A11 Community ......................... A2 Weather...............................A5 The Circleville Herald, Cloudy PAGE A5 Obituaries ...........................A5 Sports ...........................A8,A12 Church Page ....................... A3 Circleville, OH 43113 Volunteers from our local Food Pantry Shred-It Day also will be collecting non-perishablenon-perishable food Sponsored by he Savings Bank items to help with our Saturday, June 3rd, 8 a.m. - Noon commucommunity’nity’s neneeds.eds. Former Carnival Foods Parking Lot Limit of 5 boxes to shred per household. TheSavingsBankOhio.com • 1-800-582-2265 Member FDIC Circleville 740-474-3191 • Williamsport 740-986-2515 • Ashville 740-983-2351 • London 740-956-1273 NMLS# 462552 Page A2 Friday, April 28, 2017 Circleville Herald SERVING ALL OF PICKAWAY COUNTY Circleville Herald Community PCCF issues grant to Westfall Stivers, Beatty HS in memory of Emily Nelson reintroduce bill SUBMITTED additional donors to complete this project. Interested parties CIRCLEVILLE – The can contact Westfall Schools. to incentivize Pickaway County Com- PCCF was established in munity Foundation (PCCF) 2001 to provide support for has issued a $1,000 grant in a number of charitable funds assistance for memory of former Westfall and organizations central teacher and PCCF Board to Pickaway County. The member, Emily Nelson. The Foundation awards grants, grant will purchase seats in partners with other nonprofit homeless veterans memory of Emily’s service to organizations and agen- SUBMITTED Military Servicemembers Act and passion for the commu- cies, and plays an important which takes an important step nity in which she lived and leadership role in promoting WASHINGTON – Rep- in ensuring that all of our worked. and supporting programs and resentatives Steve Stivers nation’s former servicemem- The initiative of the initiatives that provide oppor- (R-OH) and Joyce Beatty bers have a safe place to call “Comfy Cushion Campaign” tunities, services, education, (D-OH) have re-introduced home.” is designed to put new seats art and cultural enhance- the Housing Our Military In 2009, the VA announced in the auditorium with the Pictured from left: Steve Gary, Vice Chair of PCCF; Billy Dennis, ments, recreational facili- Servicemembers (HOMeS) its effort to end homelessness overlying goal of bringing the Principal at Westfall High School; Jan Shannon, Executive Di- ties, and sponsored care for Act, which would add “for- among veterans. Since that facility back to an acceptable rector of PCCF; and Steve Nelson, Emily’s husband. residents of the county. PCCF mer servicemembers” as a time, communities around the condition that would allow it is a nonprofit public char- subpopulation eligible for re- country, including Colum- to more adequately serve the educational opportunities being made to the auditorium ity. Information about how housing incentive payments bus, have made significant students, staff and commu- and continues to promote the by the Westfall School Board, to direct a gift or establish a through the Department of progress through the hard nity. This campaign allows school as the focal point in is expected to be completed special fund can be found at Housing and Urban Devel- work of community shelter the auditorium to become the community. The “Comfy during the summer of 2017. yourpccf.org or by contacting opment (HUD). By codify- leaders, non-profits and gov- a venue to showcase talents Cushion Campaign,” along The “Comfy Cushion Executive Director Jan Shan- ing former servicemembers ernment agencies. However, and offer a wide variety of with additional renovations Campaign” is looking for 20 non at 740.477.6207.