SERVING THE OHIO VALLEY SINCE 1852 www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2011 Vol. 160 • No. 99 • 50 cents daily/$1.25 Sunday VIDEO 10TH ANNIIVERSARY COMMEMORATIIVE SPECIIAL SECTIION — IINSIIDE Hundreds NEWS HIGHLIGHTS support at portsmouth-dailytimes.com fund for sponsored by Clifford, NOW OPEN Hunter www.advance-360.com BY FRANK LEWIS 740-354-6635 PDT STAFF WRITER The memories of two friends, whose lives mirrored each other, SPORTS and who died at a young age, were remembered in special events Sat- urday morning at the Clark Athlet- ic Complex on the campus of Portsmouth High School. Hundreds of people wearing T- shirts that read, “Tough times Frank Lewis ■ Daily Times don’t last … tough people do,” left The Portsmouth Fire Department color guard enters the Clark Athletic Complex at Portsmouth High School the concourse at Portsmouth High Saturday evening to begin the memorial service to honor first responders and others on the 10th anniversary School to raise money for the of Sept. 11, 2001. Courtney Clifford Outstanding Achievement Scholarship Fund, while at the same time on the adjoining tennis courts, people Battle of Ohio Lest we forget were raising money for the Steven Bengals open season A. Hunter Hope Fund. against rival Browns “We’ve had so many friends and ■ family that have helped us,” said SPORTS, B1 Heroes honored, Mary Clifford, Courtney Clif- ford’s mother. “Mark and Susie 10 years later Riddlebarger have been instru- Obama pays tribute mental from the beginning. They President urges unity on BY FRANK LEWIS helped us establish the scholar- 9/11 anniversary PDT STAFF WRITER ship. And they say they are going ■ NATION, A6 to carry on Courtney’s legacy and The community paid its respect to first make an impact. We’re going to responders, members of the military, and get the word out on awareness. area law enforcement Saturday evening at We‘re going to carry on the good Weather the Clark Athletic Complex on the cam- work.” pus of Portsmouth High School. Clifford, a high school and col- It was the second annual “Lest We For- lege athlete and scholar, died in Today Tstorms High 76 get” program, this year honoring the 10th February after a long battle with Tonight Tstorms Low 59 anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks ovarian cancer. on the twin towers in New York, the Pen- Wayne Allen ■ Daily Times High Low Outlook “This award is given yearly to a tagon, and the plane crash in Pennsylva- Bethany Ward writes on the Sept. 11, 2001, memorial wall graduating senior at Portsmouth MON 81 60 Sunny nia, that prevented a possible attack on Friday at Shawnee State University. High School. And when we set TUE 85 58 Sunny the White House. The event was organ- this up, Courtney kind of wanted WED 71 53 Rain ized by Tim Throckmorton, pastor of the SSU remembers events of 9/11 us to do this, but we didn’t want to THU 60 51 Cloudy Plymouth Heights Church of the give it to somebody just based on Nazarene in Franklin Furnace. BY WAYNE ALLEN of service and a candlelight a need situation,” said Curt Clif- Ohio River levels When the first tower was hit, Tom Jor- PDT STAFF WRITER vigil. ford, Courtney’s father. “We want- at Portsmouth, 7 a.m. dan, working for Morgan Stanley, was On Saturday, students ed to give it to someone that close- training on the 61st floor of Tower Two. Shawnee State University and staff will spread SUN 17.7 ly paralleled Courtney’s thoughts “I knew that something happened at students and staff are partic- throughout Scioto County MON 17.2 and beliefs, and the way she was about 20 till 9, because I’m looking out ipating in a weekend of to help such organizations dedicated as a student-athlete at TUE 17.0 the window and I see a lot of paper in the service in remembrance of as Potter’s House Ministry Portsmouth High School and at CREST: Mon a.m. 17.2 air,” Jordan said. “I looked down at the the events of Sept. 11, Food Pantry, Sierra’s UNC-Charlotte.” 2001. Activities include a Curt Clifford said the first recip- Obituaries See HEROES, A5 wall of remembrance, a day See SSU, A5 ient last year was Allie Shultz. • Truman Brown See WALK, A5 • Thomas Crowe • Rev. Gene James • Kenneth Layne American Legion rides bikes for charity • Judith Jones • Delores Cooper BY FRANK LEWIS See Page A2 PDT STAFF WRITER Printed on Shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday recycled paper motorcycles roared off the parking lot at the National Guard Armory on Coles Boulevard for a 60-mile Index run for charity. Advice ..C3-5 Local......A2-5 “This is for 9/11 for the twin Calendar ..A2 Lotteries....B2 towers that fell,” said Scott Bays, Legion Rider Director for Ameri- Class ......B6-7 Puzzles ....C9 can Legion Post 471. “To me, it’s a Comics ....C8 Sports ....B1-6 very important run. The money Editorial ....A4 TV ............C7 goes to family support groups. And that helps with fallen soldiers.” Bays said the event draws any- where from 60 to 200 bikes, usual- ly depending on the weather and competing events. Frank Lewis ■ Daily Times Motorcycle riders on the parking lot at the National Guard Armory on Coles Boulevard in Portsmouth share some See RIDE, A5 camaraderie prior to the start of the run that raised money for military family support groups, Saturday afternoon. 60241488 A2 Sunday, September 11, 2011 Portsmouth Daily Times LOCAL Obituaries Service Schedule Local Briefs Delores Irene • Cordella Miller — Friends of miles south of U.S. 23. Warnock to 2 p.m. Sunday, callers 1-2 Cooper, 67 p.m., at Three Mile Chris- Greenbo Lake to Washington sign books at Delores Irene Cooper 67, tian Baptist Church. meet Tuesday Township to spray McKell Library of Stout died Friday Sep- Arrangements by Wright’s The Friends of Greenbo The McKell Public tember 9, 2011 at the Funeral Home in Greenup, for mosquitos Lake State Resort Park Library in South Shore, Southern Ohio Medical Ky. will meet at 11: 30 a.m. Washington Township Ky., will host a book Center; she was born Janu- • Fredrick Wykle — Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the will be conducting mos- signing for local author ary 30, 1944 in Portsmouth 2 p.m. Sunday, callers 1-2 Jesse Stuart Lodge in the quito spraying Monday Fonda Warnock (aka Lozi to the late Ralph Oscar and p.m. Sunday, at D.W. W Hollow room. The and Tuesday from 6 to Hart) from 5 to 8 p.m. Garnett Esther Blevins Swick Funeral Home in group will elect officers 10 p.m. Wednesday. Warnock will Moore and was a home- South Webster. and discuss potential According to the Scioto sign copies of her new maker. Along with her par- • Martha Fields — upcoming improvements County Health District, book “Bluegrass Bounti- ents she was preceded in 3 p.m. Sunday, callers 1-3 to the park. Anyone who anyone with respiratory ful.” there will be copies death by her husband; p.m., at Howe Wheeler has an interest in the bet- problems should consider of the book on sale. Henry Otto Cooper, a son; Boyer Hornback Funeral terment of the community closing windows and For more information, Ralph Jerome Chambers Home in Piketon. Grave- is encouraged to attend. shutting odd window air- call the library at 606- and a brother; Roby Daniel side 10:30 a.m. Monday at Rev. Gene James Greenbo Lake State conditioners until the fog 932-4478. Moore. Bailey Chapel Cemetery. Resort Park is on Ky. 1, 8 dissipates. From PDT staff reports Rev. Norman Gene Delores is survived by • Roberta Williams — James, 74, of South High her fiancé David Gray, 7 11 a.m. Monday, callers 6- Street, Waverly, Ohio died sons; John David Chambers 8 p.m. Sunday, at Tracy Friday September 9, 2011 of Stout, Jeffrey Keith Brammer Funeral Home in at his home. Chambers of Otway, Henry Ironton. Interment in He was born May 2, 1937 Otto Cooper Jr., and Larry Woodland Cemetery. in Washington Court David Moore both of Stout, • Yvonne Berry — House, Ohio, son of the late Paul Jarrells and Tommy 1 p.m. Monday, callers 11 Earl Cranston James and Raines both of Dayton and a.m.-1 p.m., at Preston Bertha Lucille Byers Michael Boyd of Family Funeral Home in James. On December 29, Portsmouth, a daughter; Ashland, Ky. Interment in 1966, Gene was united in Nellie Jarrells of Huber Golden Oaks Memorial marriage to Diane Gardner Heights, 3 stepchildren, 4 Gardens. Brown James, who sur- brothers; Ronnie (Donna) • Louella Howard — 1 vives. Moore of Lafayette IN, p.m. Monday at Starlight Also surviving are two Alex (Polly) Moore of Enterprise Baptist Church, sons, Jimmy James, Nick Marietta SC, Robert Dry Run, West Portsmouth. James both of Waverly and (Angie) Moore of Blue Callers 5-8 p.m. Sundayat a brother, William E. James Creek, Richard Moore of Roger W. Davis Funeral and wife Karen of Chilli- West Portsmouth, 6 sisters; Home in West Portsmouth cothe, Ohio. Carolyn Duhl of Bainbridge and noon-1 p.m. Monday at In addition to his parents, OH, Shirley Myers of Chill- the church. Interment in two brothers, Earl F. and Submitted photo icothe, Dolly Myers of Estep-Howard Cemetery. Juliellen Byrne with Portsmouth High School art students. Arthur Neil James preceded Portsmouth, Bonnie (Gene) • Anna Layman — Gene in death. Prater of Franklin, Diane 1 p.m. Tuesday, callers 11 Gene was a member of (Illie) Weghorst of Blue a.m.-1 p.m., at Wright’s Grace United Methodist Creek and Sandra Richards Funeral Home in Greenup, Visiting artist conducts Church in Waverly, a 1955 of West Portsmouth, 6 Ky.