Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Health & Fitness 2010 Tornadoes hold off Inside Today’s Tribune Portsmouth Clay, B1 Gallipolis, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 117, No. 201 FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2010 www.mydailytribune.com OBITUARIES Chautauqua Page A2 • Dorothy Pennington • Russell R. Priddy • Joseph Saunders, Sr. celebrates 1930’s STORY AND PHOTOS BY MICHELLE MILLER [email protected] GALLIPOLIS — Historical figures W.C. Fields and Mar- Memorial Day garet Mitchell stepped out of the 1930’s and into the Gallipo- lis City Park on Thursday to kick off 2010 Ohio Chautauqua. parade Ohio Chautauqua will return to Gallipolis from July 20-24 and will feature Fields played by Hank Fincken; Mitchell GALLIPOLIS — The played by Debra Conner; Paul Robeson played by Marvin Jef- Gallia Co. Veterans Ser- ferson; Eleanor Roosevelt played by Susan Marie Frontczak; vice Commission is orga- and Orson Wells played by Michael Hughes. nizing a Memorial Day In addition to presentations in character, the reenactors will parade on Monday, May also hold question and answer sessions as themselves. 31 in downtown Gallipo- Entertainment and workshops for both youth and adults will lis. Parade participants Entertainer W.C. Fields Author Margaret Mitchell will line up at 10 a.m. at Please see Chautauqua, A2 played by Hank Fincken played by Debra Conner the corner of Second Ave. and Spruce St. The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. A ceremony is planned for 11 a.m. at the Doughboy AMP to Monument in Gallipolis BATTLE OF THE CITY PARK City Park. Any groups wishing to participate in close the parade must contact the Veterans Service Gorsuch Office by Wednesday, Fifth graders from Wash- May 26. Call 446-2005. ington Elementary took over the Gallipolis City plant Everyday Heroes’ Park on Thursday in a breakfast Revolutionary War battle BY BETH SERGENT reenactment that is part [email protected] GALLIPOLIS — The of the school’s Social Studies program. MARIETTA — Ameri- 2010 Gallia County can Municipal Power American Red Cross- Michelle Miller/photos will permanently close Gallipolis Daily Tribune its Richard H. Gorsuch Everyday Heroes awards Station coal-fired power breakfast is scheduled for plant near Marietta under 7:30 a.m., Thursday, June a settlement to resolve 17 at the Gallia County violations of the Clean Senior Resource Center. Air Act, according to the For information, call 446- US Environmental Pro- 8555 or e-mail galliared- tection Agency and the [email protected]. US Justice Department. AMP will close the plant on Dec. 15, 2010, spend $15 million on an environmental mitigation project and pay a civil WEATHER penalty of $850,000. In addition, the company will implement interim sulfur dioxide and nitro- gen oxide emission limits until the closing date. AMP’s plan is to operate all four boilers during summer peak demand period and then reduce to two boilers through mid December. According to a press High: Mid 70s. release from the U.S. Low: Lower 60s. EPA, AMP made a busi- ness decision that shut- ting down the plant and providing for replace- County commissioners ment energy was its pre- ferred option for bringing INDEX the plant into compliance. travel to airport for AMP will spend the $15 2 SECTIONS — 12 PAGES million on an energy effi- Calendars A4,6 tour and inspection ciency project to benefit the environment and mit- BY MICHELLE MILLER structed and visited the Classifieds B2-4 igate the adverse effects [email protected] existing hangars. of the alleged violations; Comics B5 In other action: a project which will pro- GALLIPOLIS — The • The commissioners vide energy efficiency Faith A3-5 Gallia County Commis- opened bids for the Har- services in lighting, sioners visited the Gal- rison Fire Department refrigerator replacement NASCAR B6 lia-Meigs Regional Air- Lot paving project. The and removal, and installa- port during their regu- bids were: Blacktop tion of building heating Sports B Section lar meeting on Thurs- Industries at $45,935; and cooling systems to all day for a tour and Supreme Asphalt at Michelle Miller/photo © 2010 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Commissioners took time to visit the airport to inspect of the municipalities and inspection of the $49,279.90; Shelly Com- their customers served by grounds. the hangars and fuel system and view the construction pany at $48,839.65; and location for the new hangars. From left Commission the Gorsuch Station. The During the tour, the Asphalt Contractors at energy efficiency ser- commissioners were $51,185. Vice President Justin Fallon, Randy Breech, Commis- vices are designed to shown where the new sioner Lois Snyder, Airport Authority President Brett hangars will be con- Please see County, A2Little and Commission President Joe Foster. Please see AMP, A2 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Friday, May 21, 2010 www.mydailytribune.com Gallipolis Daily Tribune • Page A2 Obituaries Local Stocks Dorothy A. Pennington AEP (NYSE) — 32.34 32.27 53.41 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 51.30 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 50.70 Collins (NYSE) — 56.23 Ohio Valley Banc Corp. Wendy’s (NYSE) — 4.43 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 50.35 DuPont (NYSE) — 35.71 (NASDAQ) — 19.50 WesBanco (NYSE) — 18.44 Dorothy A. Pennington, Big Lots (NYSE) — 34.91 US Bank (NYSE) — 23.21 BBT (NYSE) —30.42 Worthington (NYSE) — 13.95 78, Ironton, passed away Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — General Electric (NYSE) — Peoples (NASDAQ) — 15.47 Daily stock reports are the 4 Wednesday, May 19, 27.40 16.26 Pepsico (NYSE) — 63.86 p.m. ET closing quotes of 2010, at Our Lady of BorgWarner (NYSE) — 34.60 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — Premier (NASDAQ) — 8.60 transactions for May 20, 2010, Century Aluminum (NAS- 30.21 Rockwell (NYSE) — 52.16 provided by Edward Jones Bellefonte Hospital in DAQ) — 9.60 JP Morgan (NYSE) — 37.83 Rocky Boots (NASDAQ) — financial advisors Isaac Mills Russell, Ky. The Gallipo- Champion (NASDAQ) — 1.86 Kroger (NYSE) — 21.51 7.38 in Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 lis, Ohio, native was born Charming Shops (NASDAQ) Limited Brands (NYSE) — Royal Dutch Shell — 52.67 and Lesley Marrero in Point May 30, 1931, the daugh- — 4.87 23.88 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. ter of the late Charles and City Holding (NASDAQ) — Norfolk Southern (NYSE) — 88.70 Member SIPC. Edna Starkey Sigler. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Pennington, who passed away February 14, 1993. Commissioners Mrs. Pennington was a declare May 21 - graduate of Gallia County School and was a home- May 28 at Poppy maker. Week. From left In addition to her parents and husband, she was also Commission Presi- preceded in death by her first husband, Ralph Ray dent Joe Foster, Arrowood. American Legion She is survived by a son, Gene Arrowood of Iron- Lafayette Unit #27 ton; a daughter and son-in-law, Sandy and Bobby Sul- Commander Larry livan of Ironton; seven grandchildren; 14 great grand- Kemper, American children; two very special friends, Carolyn McFann Legion Auxiliary and Brenda Norris both of Ironton. Lafayette Unit #27 Funeral services will be noon Saturday, May 22, President Mary Mut- 2010, at Phillips Funeral Home, 1004 South Seventh ters, Commission Street, Ironton, Ohio, with Elder Pete Horn officiat- Vice President Justin ing. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gar- Fallon and Commis- dens. Friends may call Saturday from 11 a.m. until the sioner Lois Snyder. time of the service at the funeral home. To offer con- Michelle Miller/photo dolences to the family, please visit www.phillipsfu- neralhome.net. Joseph Donald Saunders, Sr. County from Page A1 Joseph Donald Saunders, Sr., 85, Bidwell, died Wednesday morning, May 19, 2010, at Holzer Med- The bid was awarded pay the difference proclaimed May 21 - Lafayette Unit #27 in ical Center. Born May 30, 1924, in Gallia County. He to Blacktop Industries between the bid price and May 28 at Poppy Week recognition of soldiers was the son of the late J.D. Saunders and the late contingent upon the fire the estimated cost. for the American who paid the ultimate Clara Pearl McMillian Saunders. In addition to his department agreeing to • The commissioner Legion Auxiliary price. parents, he was preceded by eight brothers and sisters, Aaron, George, Bennett, Noah and Leslie Saunders, Cora Belle Houser, Mary Thievener and Anna Fields, and by one grandson. from Page A1 Joe was a United States Army Veteran, serving in Chautauqua World War II. He was a paratrooper during the Nor- take place during the four you know that old saying whether he had ever been lis. “We love being in mandy Invasion. He attended the Debbie Drive day event. that the past is the only married, Fields said, Gallia County. We’ll Chapel. He was a former employee of the Gallipolis During their visit, both dead thing that smells “No, I never married. I keep coming back as Developmental Center. Fincken and Conner gave sweet, well that’s what was in love with a beauti- long as they’ll have us.” He is survived by his wife, Frances Marie McGuire a preview of their presen- they believed. And every ful blonde once dear. She In 1900, Chautauqua Saunders, 4 children, Clara (John) Hale of Jackson, tations in their respective Sunday they wanted us to drove me to drink. It’s was used as a way to car- Joseph (Sandra) Saunders Jr. of Gallipolis, Josh Saun- characters. go out and visit the old the one thing I’m indebt- ry current events around ders of Gallipolis, Millie (Derek) Gilbert of Addison. On how the writing of relatives and I listened to ed to her for.” the country. It died out in 5 step children, Teri (Dallas) Ohlinger of Florida, Lin- Gone With The Wind those stories and Chautauqua coordina- the 1920’s with automo- da (Jerry) Caldwell of Lawrence Co., Donna Pope of came about, Conner as absorbed them somehow.