https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/7cfe9aa4eb15a073ea5edbd7c9fde7e0.pdf f773e3bed75bf12cb359d8079a497f17 PDF Text Text Supporting agriculture top priority Meigs beats Lady Falcons Local church visits Mexico EDITORIAL s 4A SPORTS s 1B FEATURES s 1C Breaking news at mydailytribune.com Issue 1, Volume 49 Sunday, January 4, 2015 s $2 Bach, Barckhoff and Brian Ohio organist gives history, performance on organs at local church By Lindsay Kriz lkriz@civitasmedia.com Lindsay Kriz|Daily Sentinel Brian and Laura warm up before their public performance Friday night at Grace Episcopal Church. POMEROY — Grace Episcopal Church hosted a presentation Friday about the Barckhoff Church Organ Co. located in Pomeroy between 1900-1913. People were also treated to a performance by Dr. Brian Ebie on the church’s historic Barckhoff pipe organ. Ebie is a nationally known pipe organ historian and performer from Akron. Barckhoff & Sons Pipe Organ Co. was founded in 1865 in Philadelphia by Felix Barckhoff, and changed locations several times in its history. Carl Barckhoff inherited the company from his father and moved the operation to Pomeroy from Latrobe, Pa., in 1900. While in Pomeroy, the factory was called the Barckhoff Church Organ Co., and made a record three pipe organs per week. Barckhoff also bought Pomeroy’s first steam fire engine. He did that so if his organ fac- tory caught fire, there would be the proper equipment to put out the flames. Barckhoff also operated a mail order pipe organ supply business in Pomeroy, the American Organ Supply Co., which shipped parts throughout the world. Two Pomeroy churches have Barckhoff pipe organs. Sacred Heart Catholic Church has a Barckhoff instrument manufactured in LaTrobe in the late 1890s. The Barckhoff pipe organ at Grace Episcopal was See ORGAN | 5A Ohio sees another spike in flu hospitalizations By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Flu hospitalizations continue to spike in Ohio, with a 51 percent jump the last full week of December, the state said Friday. Two deaths have been reported, both teenagers. For the week of Dec. 21 through Dec. 27, 973 people were hospitalized, bringing the flu season total to 2,892, according to the Department of Health. The Health Department says the southwestern region of the state had the most hospitalizations during the reporting period with 212. The agency says a 15-year-old girl in Ironton in southern Ohio died from the flu in November and a 16-year-old boy in Licking County died last month. People with flu symptoms should talk to their doctor about treatment, especially the elderly, the chronically ill and pregnant women, said Dr. Mary DiOrio, the health department’s medical director. “We’re still seeing significant illness out there and are still encouraging individuals who haven’t gotten a flu vaccination to do so because of this intense flu season we’re having,” DiOrio said Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned that this year’s flu vaccine may not protect against the dominant flu strain as well. DiOrio said getting the vaccine can still provide some protection. Several hospitals around Ohio are asking people with flu symptoms to stay away to avoid sickening patients and staff. In Sandusky, Firelands Regional Medical Center is restricting visitors to individuals 18 and older and immediate family or immediate support persons. The hospital is also asking anyone with flu symptoms not to visit patients. In Dayton, officials are asking people with the flu to stay away from emergency rooms. The See FLU | 5A A NEWS Obituary: 2A,3A Opinion: 4A Weather: 5A Facebook “f ” Logo CMYK / .eps Michael Johnson/photo Patrolman Mark Still stands in front of one of three new 2014 Dodge Chargers recently obtained by the Gallipolis Police Department. The city made moves last spring to purchase the new cruisers to replace its fleet of Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors, which Interim City Manager Gene Greene said are beginning to experience wear-and-tear and repair issues. Police sport new ‘Charger’ crusiers By Michael Johnson michaeljohnson@civitasmedia. com GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Police Department will soon be “charging” across town in three new police cruisers. Two of them — 2014 Dodge Chargers — are already patrolling the city’s streets. The second of three new Chargers arrived in the city on New Year’s Eve. According to Interim City Manager Gene Greene, the city agreed to purchase three new Facebook “f ” Logo CMYK / .eps Dodge Charger police cruisers last spring via lease through the state’s purchasing program. Each vehicle cost $22,415 and is being financed through WesBanco Inc. “They were in the back lot for a while, but we took them to Cross Lanes (W.Va.) to have the striping, lighting, sirens and other things put on them,” he said. One of the Dodge Chargers, which arrived in late November to early December, is the depart- ment’s K-9 unit driven by Lt. Matt Champlin. Many folks most likely have seen Champlin driving it around the city and especially during last month’s Police Hat Drive. Champlin had the new K-9 cruiser parked in the middle of Eastern Avenue near Walmart while he was collecting donations for the Lions Club’s annual Christmas fundraiser. Greene said the third and final cruiser “should be back shortly … probably within the next few weeks.” Greene said of the “old’ city police cruisers — three Ford Crown Victoria Interceptors that were purchased between two and four years ago — each have in excess of 100,000 miles on the odometer. “We need them,” Greene said, referring to the new Dodge Chargers. The newest vehicle that arrived Wednesday at the police department is equipped with a V-8 See CRUISERS | 5A Law Enforcement Training group meets B SPORTS Classifieds: 5B Donald Lambert C FEATURES Comics/Puzzles: 3C elambert@civitasmedia.com JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailytribune. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. POMEROY — Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood took part in the first meeting of the Ohio Attorney General’s Advisory Group Law Enforcement Training on Dec. 18 in Columbus. The group, headed up by Attorney General Mike DeWine, was formed to find changes in ways to better improve training Ohio police officers after several police shootings that have taken place in Ohio and across the county in recent months. The group is made up of city, county and church leaders from around Ohio, including Wood, and will be tasked to advise the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission. Wood said the group will help the police better themselves. “It will help improve on the negatives, while also focusing on the positives,” Wood said. According to Wood, the training is set for once a year and will help new and experienced police officers be more well-rounded on the job and in the community. Training, he said, will consist of everything from better recognizing an active shooter to dealing with residents in a community. The training is currently being overseen by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission, a group consisting of nine members, from public representatives to police officials. Wood said the group will look to all 50 states for ideas on how to improve police training and bettering relations with the communities See TRAINING | 5A �OBITUARIES 2A Sunday, January 4, 2015 ARLENE ELLA (FRECKER) ASHBAUGH REGINA R. HILL CHESTER TOWNSHIP — Arlene Ella (Frecker) Ashbaugh, 93, of York. Pa., formerly of Chatham, Va., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014, at York Hospital with family by her side. She was the wife of the late Carl Daniel Ashbaugh, with whom she shared 70 years of marriage. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, at Broadmore Senior Living, 2405 Knob Hill Road, in York, where she had resided for three years. The Rev. Andrew G. Wirt, of Stewartstown, Pa., Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Interment will be at a later date at St. Paul’s Union Cemetery in Knox, Pa. Arlene was born in Chester Township, Meigs County, Ohio, on Nov. 7, 1921, to Charles David and Ella Marie (Baum) Frecker. She graduated from Chester High School in 1939 and married Carl on Aug. 9, 1940; his career leading them to reside in several states. She worked 23 years for the Social Security Administration, beginning her career in Baltimore, and retiring from the Danville, Va., office in 1982. In the early 1960s, she worked for the Bechtel Corp. during the construction phase of the Peach Bottom Nuclear Plant near Delta, Pa. Arlene was a member of Watson Memorial United Methodist Church and the Morgan-Johnson Chapter No. 44 Order of the Eastern Star, both in Virginia. She enjoyed traveling, reading, gardening and bi-weekly Bridge games. She loved POMEROY — Regina nephews; and special pet R. Hill, 49, of Pomeroy, Mr. Jingles. passed away Thursday, She was preceded in Jan. 1, 2105, at her resideath by her sister Kellee dence. Hill; maternal grandShe was born March parents Leslie and Ruth 14, 1965, in Gallipolis, to Carr; and paternal grandDanny and Nancy (Carr) parents Daniel Griffith Griffith. and Frederica Guinther. Arlene and her late husband Carl Regina worked as a Funeral services will dental assistant to Dr. be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. spending time with her Brown for 25 years. She 6, 2015, at Anderson children, grandchildren loved her family, the out- McDaniel Funeral Home and great-grandchildren. doors and animals. She in Pomeroy with Pastor Her granddaughters conwas graduate of Meigs sidered her “the queen of Mark Morrow officiating. High School. shopping,” always searchBurial will follow in ChesShe is survived by her ing for great bargains and ter Cemetery. Visitation daughter Rosanna Dilable to outlast relatives a for family and friends will lard; parents Danny and quarter of her age. be 6-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. Nancy Griffith; brother Arlene was the young5, 2015, at the funeral Troy Griffith; sister est of eight children. She home. Autumn (Jay) Buskirk; was preceded in death by In lieu of flowers, nieces and nephews Branher brothers, Raymond, memorial donations may don Hill, Hollie Griffith, Charles, Roy and Wilbur be made at funeral home Heidi Kinder, Boone Frecker; and her sisters to assist the family with Griffith, McKenzie Moya, Ada Holter, Bertha Bulexpenses. River Griffith, Mollee lard and Mabel Bailey. An online registry is Buskirk, Marlee Buskirk She is survived by her available at www.anderand Griffin Buskirk; two daughters and sonssonmcdaniel.com. several cousins; greatin-law, Janet and Wayne McElwain, of StewartKATRINA SUE BUXTON stown, and Carole and Hugh Ross, of Columbia, PATRIOT — Katrina (Joe) and Jim Stalcup. Md.; five grandchildren, Kimberly Lafond, Sandra Sue Buxton, 62, passed Katrina had many interPickett, Tera Kennedy, away Wednesday, Dec. ests, including fishing Theresa Miller and Mark 31, 2014, at her home in with her family, watching McElwain; 10 greatPatriot. NASCAR racing, and grandsons, Ben Raub, Katrina was born July enjoying anything to do Chris Raub, Hunter Raub, 1, 1952, in Columbus, to with Elvis. She will be Teddy Raub, Austin Charles and Ella Stalcup. greatly missed by all who Miller, Ryan Miller, Sean Katrina was preceded knew her. Kennedy, Evan Kenin death by her parents; Family will receive nedy, Sean McElwain and aunt Ida Mae; and brothfriends between 5-7 p.m. Matt McElwain; as well er Butch Stalcup. Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at as a sister-in-law, Hilda She is survived by husNewcomer Funeral Home, Frecker. band of 44 years, Harold In lieu of flowers, NE Chapel, 3047 East Buxton Sr.; children Chris memorial contributions Dublin-Granville Road, (Jennifer) Buxton and may be made to Watson Columbus, followed by Barbara Hill; grandchilMemorial United Methdren Kevin, Kyle, Gerado funeral services at 7 p.m. odist Church, P.O. Box Messages of condolence and Mcquate; great-grand569, Chatham, VA 24531, child Patrick; and siblings may be left at www.newor in Arlene’s name to a comercolumbus.com. Lawana (Ray), Anita charity of your choice. J.J. Hartenstein Mortuary Inc., Stewartstown, is GRACE I. CHENEY assisting the family with arrangements. GALLIPOLIS — Grace ceded her in death Sept. I. Cheney, 85, of Gallipo- 29, 1997. lis, passed away ThursGrace was a longtime day, Jan. 1, 2015, at her employee of the Kanauga residence. Drive-In. She was a memShe was born July 31, ber of First Church of 1929, in Gallia County, God and a former memthe daughter of the late ber of Campaign Freewill Stacy and Nellie Halfhill Baptist Church. Baird. She was married to Surviving are her Ray L. Cheney, who predaughter and son-in-law, Ann and Kelly Ager, of Bidwell; three sons and a daughter-in-law, John Cheney, of Patriot, Gary and Susan Cheney, of Mason, Ohio, and Don Cheney, of Gallipolis; four grandchildren, Tracy (BJ) Burdette, Nicole Lambert, Megan Cheney and Kaci Ager; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Ann (Frank) Ryther, of Syracuse, Ohio; special sister-in-law Jennie Locke, of Gallipolis; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Ray L. Cheney, Grace was preceded in death by a daughter, Nancy Sue Cheney; a brother, Charles Baird; and four sisters, Stella Lane, Sylvia Mayes, Mary Ann Baird and Nora Corbin. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Paul Voss officiating. Burial will follow ���.�5ROORYHUV in Campaign Cemetery. ,QGLYLGXDO�5HWLUHPHQW�$FFRXQWV� ,5$·V Friends may call the &'·V� �6DYLQJV funeral home on Monday from noon to 1 p.m. prior ,QYHVWPHQW�4XHVWLRQV to the service. Pallbearers will be B.J. Burdette, Chuck Lane, Mark Lane, Randy Corbin, Ronnie Corbin :LWK�,QYHVWPHQW�3URGXFWV�IURP��� and Rich Corbin. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. ADVERTISE IT PAYS! Let’s Talk About PROTECTING YOUR FUTURE ‡� ‡� ‡� ‡� GIVE YOUR LOVED ONES THE SECURITY THAT THEY DESERVE www.fbsc.com facebook.com/myfarmersbank twitter.com/MyFarmersBank Member FDIC | NMLS # 464173 740-992-2136 60556666 Sunday Times-Sentinel JUDY CAROL (HUNT) CANTER ASHVILLE, Ohio — Judy Carol (Hunt) Canter, 63, of Ashville, formerly of Thurman, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, at Kobacker House in Columbus. She was born Aug. 20, 1951, in Floyd County, Ky. She was the loving daughter of Junior Hunt and Cynthia Marie HuntDavis, and the caring sister of Carson Hunt, Cynthia Walker and Clarissa Hunt. Judy was a retired math teacher/tutor. She loved to crochet, sing, write poetry and music, and attend Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She spent many years putting together some of the family’s ancestral history. She will be truly missed and forever loved by her family and friends. She is survived by her sons Edward (Christina) Canter, of Ashville, and Amos Benjamin Canter, of Delaware, Ohio. She was a loving and cherishing grandmother of Harley Canter, Avery Canter, Joe and Sydney Canter, and Lillian Canter; and great-grandmother of Marie Canter. She was preceded in death by her father Junior Hunt; husband Eddie Canter; daughters Robin Canter and Melodee Canter; brothers Darvin Hunt and Joe Hunt; and her sister, Carla Hunt. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Lewis & Gillum Funeral Home of Oak Hill, Ohio. A graveside memorial service was conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Monroe Hollow Cemetery with Elder Roy Bickle presiding. Online condolences may be sent to www. lewisgillumfuneralhomes. com. WESLEY DAVID CLARK ATHENS — Wesley David “Dave” Clark, 59, of Athens, and formerly of Racine, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at his residence. Born Jan. 23, 1955, in Akron, he was the son of the late Wesley H. and the late Geneva (Morris) Clark. He was a union carpenter and a member of the Pomeroy Carpenters Local Union 650. He is survived by his children, Rachel (Josh) Williams, of Edmund, Ohio, Allyshia Stobart, of New Marshfield, Ohio, and Wesley Kent Clark, of Athens; a special granddaughter, Blakelynn Williams; brothers Terry Clark, of Racine, Wendall (Laura) Clark, of Ath- ens, and Kevin Clark, of Racine; sisters Tammy (Brian) Randolph, of Racine, and Dixie (Jack) Stanley, of Pomeroy; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to Dave’s parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Karen Peck. In keeping with Dave’s wishes, there will be no funeral services or calling hours. Cremation services are entrusted to Cremeens Funeral Home of Racine. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting www. cremeensfuneralhomes. com. BARBARA SPANGLER MOUNT ALTO, W.Va. — Barbara Jean Spangler, 78, of Mt. Alto, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston following an extended illness. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Evergreen Hills Freewill Baptist Church with Pastor Mark Price officiating. Burial will follow in Jackson County Memory Gardens in Cottageville. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at Casto Funeral Home in Ravenswood. HELENA E. FULTON BIDWELL — Helena E. Fulton, 86, of Bidwell, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at Holzer Senior Care in Bidwell. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis with the Rev. Gene Harmon and the Rev. Chip Bennett officiating. Burial will follow in Ohio Valley Memory Gardens, Gallipolis. Friends and family may call the funeral home Monday between 11 a.m. an 1 p.m. ROBERT E. SULLIVAN CHAUNCEY — Robert E. “Bob” Sullivan Sr., 80 of Chauncey, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home in Athens, with the Rev. Dr. Walt Goble officiating. Burial will be in Hilltop Cemetery, Millfield, Ohio. Friends may call the funeral home Monday between 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Trimble Lodge 557 F&AM will conduct Masonic services at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at the funeral home. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion 21, VFW 3477 & VFW 9897 Honor Guards at the cemetery. HOWARD G. SAYRE POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Howard G. Sayre, 66, of Point Pleasant, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus. Howard’s life will be remembered at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, with Bill Deem, minister, officiating. Burial will follow in Concord Cemetery in Henderson, W.Va. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at the funeral home. ADVER TISE! �OBITUARIES Sunday Times-Sentinel EVERETT L. JUSTICE IRONTON — Everett L. Justice, 86, of Ironton, passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Ky. The Wilgus, Ohio, native was born Sept. 13, 1928, the son of the late Basil and Amanda Maynard Justice. He is survived by his wife, Maxine Darst Justice, whom he married April 20, 1951. Mr. Justice graduated from Waterloo High School and Rio Grande University, where he received his bachelor’s degree. He was a teacher for Symmes Valley School District for 36 years until his retirement in 1985. Everett was also a Korean War veteran serving in the U.S. Army. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 14 brothers and sisters: Rell Justice, Avie Ash, Myrtle Justice, Oren Justice, Homer Justice, Buel Justice, Uel Justice, Myra Wilson, Hattie Justice, Mae Bauning, Amanda (Doll) Lewis, William Justice, Ken Justice and Curt Justice In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, David and Denise Justice, of Ironton; two daughters and sons-in-law Rebecca and Gene “Cosper” Wilson and Karen and Scott Ingles, all of Willow Wood, Ohio; three grandchildren, Crystal (Jeremy) DeGroot of Raleigh, N.C., Katey (Scott) McMahon of Waverly, Ohio, and Reese Ingles of Willow Wood; and a great-grandson, Henry Gustav (Gus) DeGroot of Raleigh; Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 6, 2015, at Tracy BrammerMonroe Funeral Home, 506 South 6th St., Ironton, with the Rev. Roger Colegrove officiating. Burial will follow in Wilgus Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be 11 a.m. until the time of the service Tuesday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Gene Wilson, Scott Ingles, Scott McMahon, Jeremy DeGroot, Dwayne Arbaugh and Jim Herrell. To offer condolences to the family, please visit www.phillipsfuneralhome. net. JACK H. CHAMBERS GALLIPOLIS — Jack H. Chambers, 80, of Gallipolis, surrounded by his family and friends, went to be with his Lord at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at his residence. Born July 26, 1934, in the Danville community of Boone County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Fillmore and Reber Garrett Chambers. He was a retired millright from the Kaiser Aluminum Corp. in Ravenswood, W.Va., with 36 years of service. Jack was instrumental in organizing the Community Crime Watch Program in his Jay Drive neighborhood and was proud that his accomplishment had spread to other neighborhoods in Gallia County. He was a member of the Gallia County TRIAD and United Steel Workers of America, Local 5668. Surviving is his wife, Louise VanMeter Chambers; daughters Debra Chambers Elswick and JoEllen Chambers Wilson, both of Ravenswood; son Steve (Susan) Chambers, of Ravenswood; stepson Harley (Kelly) Neal, of Thurman; grandchildren Ambria (Josh) Kirtley, Joseph (Katelyn) Chambers, Angel Barker, Gerald-Jack Elswick, Cade Wilson, Gregory Pullins, Justin Roush and Dylan Roush; and one greatgrandchild on the way. Jack is also survived by several nieces and nephews, and by a special friend Don Lucas. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a stepdaughter, Diana L. Salser, on Jan. 19, 2012, sister Jofreda Hopper; brother Fredrick Chambers; and a brotherin-law Larry VanMeter. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at Cremeens MARGARET L. LEHEW POMERROY — Margaret Leah Lehew, 82, of Pomeroy, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015. She was born March 25, 1932, the daughter of the late William Henry Thuener and Sadie Stowe Thuener. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. She is survived by her children Ted (Tami) Lehew, of Chillicothe, John (Missi Denniston) Lehew, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., Cheryl Lehew, of Gallipolis, and Billy Lehew, of Pomeroy; grandchildren Matt Wilt, Ian (Sarah) Tipton, Sarah Lehew, David Lehew, Matt Lehew, Amy Bennett and Margaret Amelia Jane Lehew; great-grand- children Conner Lehew and Lexis Tipton; and special longtime friend Emmogene Hamilton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William “Skinny” Lehew, and a grandson, Nate Lehew. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy with Pastor John Pelletier officiating. Burial will follow at Beech Grove Cemetery. Visiting hours will be 1-2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel. com. RONNIE ALLEN JONES Sunday, January 4, 2015 3A LARRY WILLET POINT PLEASANT — Larry Willet, 71, of Point Pleasant, passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Deal Funeral Home. FERRELL L. HOLLEY ASHTON, W.Va. — Ferrell Louise Holley, 72, of Ashton, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant. Burial will follow in Mt. Zion Church Cemetery in Ashton. Friends may visit the family at the funeral home on Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. prior to the service. CHARLES EUGENE MORGAN LETART, W.Va. — Charles Eugene “Bub” Morgan, 73, of Letart, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at CAMC Memorial Division following an extended illness. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at Casto Funeral Home Chapel in Evans, W.Va. Burial will follow in Letart-Evergreen Cemetery in Letart. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at the funeral home. BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — Ronnie Allen Jones, of Barboursville, passed away Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015 at home. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete. Civitas Media, LLC SARA WILKES GREEN CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — Sara Wilkes Green, 68, of Chesapeake, passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at home. Funeral service will be noon Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio by Pastor Eddie Salmons. Burial will follow in Miller Memorial Gardens in Miller, Ohio. Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 12 noon Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at the funeral home. Funeral Chapel. Officiating will be pastors Bob Hood and Fred Mcgoskey. Friends may call the funeral IMOGENE CHURCH home after noon Wednesday. 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Cremation services entrusted to Cremeens Funeral Chapel, Gallipolis. 60550279 �E ditorial 4A Sunday, January 4, 2015 Sunday Times-Sentinel THEIR VIEW President Obama makes right call on Cuba President Barack Obama took an enormous political risk for his party when he announced that the U.S. would after 50 years allow Cuba to return from the diplomatic wilderness. The deal to normalize relations with Cuba was negotiated in secret over 18 months mostly by Canada but also with the help of Pope Francis, who hosted a meeting at the Vatican. Obama acted bravely and correctly in this case. The U.S. should have normalized relations with Cuba long ago. America can stand by its principles of freedom and democracy while still acknowledging that a new approach might yield a better result for the Cuban people and for the many Americans with ties to Cuba. The Cuban government is a brutal, totalitarian regime. But this nation has ties with other political misfits around the world, including Russia and China. As Obama noted, a policy of extreme isolation hasn’t worked. It’s time to try something else. “The question is how we uphold that commitment (to freedom),” Obama said. “I do not believe we can keep doing the same thing for over five decades and expect a different result.” The announcement was both dramatic and surprising — heralding the end of more than five decades of isolation and hostility by both sides. The root of that hostility: the Cold War. The U.S. tried more than once to overthrow longtime leader Fidel Castro (his brother Raul now runs the country), most notably in the failed Bay of Pigs operation in 1961. The Soviets moved to install nuclear missiles in Cuba the next year and only yielded after a tense 13-day standoff. Cuban-American relations, though better in recent years, remained a concern. The deal was announced after the Cubans released Alan P. Gross, an American government contractor arrested in 2009 and sentenced to 15 years in a Cuban prison. The release of Gross allowed Obama to move forward. The U.S. will ease certain restrictions on the island nation, including travel and banking. The embargo will remain in place for now, although Obama called for an “honest and serious debate about lifting” it. That would require an act of Congress, which isn’t likely to be forthcoming. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), a son of Cuban immigrants, called Obama’s new policy “another concession to a tyranny. … This entire policy shift announced today is based on an illusion, on a lie, the lie and the illusion that more commerce and access to money and goods will translate to political freedom for the Cuban people,” he said. And Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, was also critical. “President Obama’s actions have vindicated the brutal behavior of the Cuban government.” But we think both men underestimate the importance of American trade and normal relations to both lift the living standards of the Cuban people and to influence the behavior of the Cuban government. Gross said he supported Obama’s action. “Five and a half decades of history show us that such belligerence inhibits better judgment,” Gross said. “Two wrongs never make a right. This is a game-changer, which I fully support.” So do we. After years and years of mistrust, it is time to try something different. Reprinted from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel THEIR VIEW Supporting agriculture remains top priority The past four years have certainly been a time of change and progress for Ohio’s agriculture industry. Tax cuts, research, new investments and priorities, and strong leadership have helped our state’s farmers and food producers grow even stronger. One of the most monumental transformations for the agriculture industry in decades has been Gov. John Kasich’s tax reform. The 2011 elimination of the “death tax” means farmers and their families are no longer under a long-term financial burden just to do their jobs. Additional tax cuts for small businesses are helping farmers by cutting taxes in half for the first $250,000 of business income. These tax breaks are putting money back in the pockets of those who provide us with our most basic necessities. In 2011, we also enacted the nation’s first comprehensive livestock care standards after months of reviewing scientific information and hold- ing numerous lies in 2013 as public meetings. a way to honor The result is a these incredible regulatory strucsmall businesses ture that has and recognize become a nationfarm families al model for balwho have made ancing farmers’ a commitment David T. production needs to keeping their Daniels with consumers’ businesses in Contributing demand that farm Columnist Ohio. These famanimals be cared ilies have been for responsibly. living and farmThe standards ing on the same protect farmers who property for at least are doing a good job 200 years, making them and allows them to con- some of the oldest tinue to produce safe, continuously operating wholesome and abunbusinesses in the state. dant food. We now have identified In 2012, Ohio became 73 bicentennial farms the first state to be in 34 counties, not to granted approval in the mention the more than new federal program 1,000 century farms that allows certain also registered all state-inspected small across the state. businesses to sell their Just this past year, meat products across Ohio Department of state lines. For small Agriculture scientists and specialty meat pro- made a scientific breakcessors this is a long through that is helpoverdue opportunity to ing pork producers all expand customer base across the nation in the and get Ohio products fight against the Porinto new markets withcine Epidemic Diarrhea out burdensome and virus. Genetic sequencexpensive changes to ing of a new strain of facilities. this virus, performed The Ohio Departby staff at the department of Agriculture ment’s Animal Disease began recognizing Diagnostic Laboratory, bicentennial farm fami- may lead to a market- able vaccine for swine in the near future. Over the last four years, we’ve been working together to feed a growing population while making vast strides in the efforts to improve water quality in the state. We’ve made much progress in this area, including fertilizer certification training and the promotion of nutrient stewardship practices, research on best management practices, watershed monitoring, and septic system cleanup, but there is still more to do. In the next four years, we will continue to prioritize research and training to equip farmers with the best, most effective and most efficient tools available. As we usher in a new year, Ohio’s farmers and food processors have much for which to be thankful, as do the 11.5 million Ohioans who benefit from the products they produce and the jobs they provide. the Senate Watergate Committee. In 1987, 16 people were killed when an Amtrak train bound from Washington, D.C., to Boston collided with Conrail locomotives that had crossed into its path from a side track in Chase, Md. In 1990, Charles Stuart, who claimed that he’d been wounded and his pregnant wife fatally shot by a robber, leapt to his death off a Massachusetts bridge after he himself came under suspicion. In 1995, the 104th Congress convened, the first entirely under Republican control since the Eisenhower era. In 2007, Nancy Pelosi was elected the first female speaker of the House as Democrats took control of Congress. Ten years ago: The governor of the Baghdad region (Ali al-Haidari), known for cooperating closely with American troops, was assassinated along with six bodyguards as he drove to work. No. 1 Southern California overwhelmed No. 2 Oklahoma 55-19 in the Orange Bowl. Wade Boggs was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, and Ryne Sandberg made it with just six votes to spare on his third try. Five years ago: Dubai opened the world’s tallest skyscraper, and in a surprise move renamed the 2,717-foot gleaming glass-and-metal tower Burj Khalifa in a nod to the leader of neighboring Abu Dhabi — the oil-rich sheikdom which had come to its financial rescue. The Secret Service said that a third uninvited guest had made his way into the White House state dinner for India’s prime minister in Nov. 2009. (For his part, Washington businessman Carlos Allen insisted that he had received an invitation, and did not crash the event.) Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only person recognized by the Japanese government as a survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, died at age 93 — in Nagasaki. One year ago: The city center of Iraq’s Fallujah fell completely into the hands of fighters from the al-Qaida-linked Islamic State in Iraq and Levant. Thirty-one workers were killed in the collapse of a building under construction in Canacona, Goa, in southern India. Today’s Birthdays: Actress Barbara Rush is 88. Football Hall-of-Fame coach Don Shula is 85. Opera singer Grace Bumbry is 78. Actress Dyan Cannon is 76. Author-historian Doris Kearns Goodwin is 72. Country singer Kathy Forester (The Forester Sisters) is 60. Actress Ann Magnuson is 59. Rock musician Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division) is 59. Country singer Patty Loveless is 58. Rock singer Michael Stipe is 55. Actor Patrick Cassidy is 53. Actor Dave Foley is 52. Actress Dot Jones is 51. Actor Rick Hearst is 50. Singer-musician Cait O’Riordan is 50. Actress Julia Ormond is 50. Tennis player Guy Forget is 50. Country singer Deana Carter is 49. Rock musician Benjamin Darvill (Crash Test Dummies) is 48. Actor Jeremy Licht is 44. David T. Daniels is director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture. TODAY IN HISTORY... Today is Sunday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2015. There are 361 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On Jan. 4, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered his State of the Union address in which he outlined the goals of his “Great Society.” Americanborn British poet T.S. Eliot died in London at age 76. On this date: In 1821, the first nativeborn American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, died in Emmitsburg, Md. In 1896, Utah was admitted as the 45th state. In 1904, the Supreme Court, in Gonzalez v. Williams, ruled that Puerto Ricans were not aliens and could enter the United States freely; however, the court stopped short of declaring them U.S. citizens. (Puerto Ricans received U.S. citizenship in 1917.) In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his State of the Union address, called for legislation to provide assistance for the jobless, elderly, impoverished children and the handicapped. In 1943, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin made the cover of TIME as the magazine’s 1942 “Man of the Year.” In 1951, during the Korean War, North Korean and Communist Chinese forces recaptured the city of Seoul (sohl). In 1960, author and philosopher Albert Camus died in an automobile accident in Villeblevin, France, at age 46. In 1974, President Richard Nixon refused to hand over tape recordings and documents subpoenaed by �LOCAL/WEATHER Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, January 4, 2015 5A Lindsay Kriz photos|Daily Sentinel The Grace Episcopal Church audience stands and turns to watch as Dr. Brian Ebie performs his first Dr. Brian Ebie, left, provides historical details about the organ itself and Barckhoff organs, of which piece of the evening, “Fanfare and Processional.” Grace Episcopal Church owns one, to “Our Town” documentary filmmaker Evan Shaw. Organ town’s Barckhoff instruments. Ebie is in Pomeroy to explain more about the history of the Barckhoff From page 1A Church Organ Co. and manufactured in the play the instrument at Pomeroy factory and Grace Episcopal Church donated to the church for the documentary. in 1905 by Mary Plantz, Carl Barckhoff died daughter in-law of Pome- in 1919 at age 70. In his roy resident and U.S. lifetime, his company Congressman Tobias made more than 3,000 Avery Plants. pipe organs. A number “Barckhoff seemed to of them throughout be at the front of everythe country have been thing,” Ebie said. restored, including the Both churches’ Barcktwo in Pomeroy, and are hoff pipe organs will be still actively played. featured in the upcomBefore his performance ing documentary about alongside wife, Laura, Pomeroy currently in Ebie showed the audiproduction by WOUB ence the different types Public Media at Ohio Uni- of pipes that are part of versity. Evan Shaw, who different pipe organs and grew up in Meigs County, played sounds from each. is producer of “Our Town He also discussed the Pomeroy” and recently history of the pipe organ videotaped John Anderfrom ancient Greece to son, organist for Sacred the time of Charlemagne, Heart Catholic Church, comparing its ancient hisplaying the older of the tory to the later history of the Piano, which was invented in the early 18th Century. About 50-100 people attended the Friday night discussion and concert in the church. Songs played by Ebie and his wife were “Fanfare and Processional,” “Liebster Jesu” by Bach, “He is the Image and the Hope,” which is a liturgical melody, variations on “My Country Tis of Thee” by Charles Wesley, “Auld Lang Syne,” “Avenging and Bright,” which is an Irish tune, and “Old Hundredth.” Shaw’s documentary, which will feature Brian and more information Barckhoff organ company called Pomeroy home from 1900-1913. Their factory was located around the about Barckhoff and his Pomeroy football field on Spring Avenue. organs, premieres at Meigs Local High School March 21 and is open to the public. Flu started recording them in 2009, according to public health officials. The news comes as unusually high From page 1A Greater Dayton Hospi- numbers of flu sweep the state, with some hospitals tal Association says the urging people to stay flu epidemic is crowdaway from emergency ing hospital emergency rooms. departments, and the Officials report 101 staffs also are getting hospitalizations for flu sick. between Dec. 20 and In Akron, greeters at Dec 27, the Columbus the entrances of the city Dispatch said in a story Children’s Hospital ask people to reconsider visit- Thursday. The totals since reporting the facility if they’re ing began in August showing signs of illness. would be 375 if no more Columbus has seen cases are reported by the the largest number of end of this week, though flu hospitalizations in a week since the city officials expect more, said Jose Rodriguez, a city health department spokesman. That would be more than five times the 74 cases reported this time last year. The flu season is “substantially worse” this winter than in previous years, Dr. Alan Gora, emergency-department medical director for Mount Carmel hospitals, told the newspaper. “One of the reasons it’s been so bad is the ineffectiveness of the initial vaccine,” Gora said. “Even some of the people who were vaccinated are getting sick.” Cruisers Chargers. “I think it has a lot more room (than the Crown Victoria),” he said. “You can see much better out the windows, especially when you’re trying to back up. It’s really comfortable in there.” Still said a few people have given double-takes when they see the new cruisers around town. “It has turned a few heads,” he said. “People will slow down and look when you’re sitting somewhere.” Greene said the police department has a genuine need for the new cruisers. “These guys go out and put their life on the line every day,” he said. “They’ve got to have good equipment. It’s better for the residents and safer for the officers. I think it will be a big improvement for the department.” Greene said the police department will retain their aging trio of Crown Victoria Interceptors as back-ups in case the new cruisers take an unexpected trip to the repair shop or are otherwise out of commission for varying reasons. “City miles are hard on the cars,” Still said. “If you listen to the scanner, these guys are on the road all the time,” Greene said. “It’s just call after call after call. They do a marvelous job; there’s no doubt about that.” “We try to stay busy and keep the lights on,” Still said. have good relations with the citizens of Meigs County,” Wood said. “I’ve been doing this for a long time and I think there’s always something new to learn.” Wood said he hopes the work done by the group will be looked at by other states and adopted. Wood said that the group will meet again next week in Columbus to continue their work. engine and is capable of reaching speeds of about 160 mph. It also has many amenities that are becoming standard features in most vehicles. “Everything is touch screen inside, including the heater,” said Gallipolis police Patrolman Mark Still. “(With keyless entry) … all you have to do is put your hand up underneath the door handle and it opens as long as you have the key with you. You don’t have to keep getting the key in and out of your pocket. You don’t have the noise of the keys, either.” Still said he enjoys the roominess of the interior of the new Training From page 1A of Ohio, especially Meigs County. “I feel we have a pretty good police force and For the best local weather coverage, visit www.mydailytribune.com Reach Michael Johnson at 740-446-2342, ext. 2102, or on Twitter @OhioEditorMike. Reach Donald Lambert at 740-9922155, Ext. 2555. or on Twitter @ Donaldlambert22. Let’s Talk About Your GOALS! Member FDIC | NMLS #464173 60554450 From page 1A Reach Lindsay Kriz at 740-9922155, Ext. 2555, or on Twitter @ JournalistKriz. �LOCAL 6 Sunday, January 4, 2015 GALLIA COUNTY COMMUNITY CALENDAR GALLIA COUNTY BRIEFS Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center announces meeting RIO GRANDE — The GalliaVinton Educational Service Center Governing Board will hold the 2015 organizational and regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m. Jan. 6 at the University of Rio Grande, Wood Hall, Room 131. Call (740) 245-0593 for more details. TRIAD/S.A.L.T. meeting set for Jan. 13 GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning’s volunteer group of TRIAD/S.A.L.T will meet at 1 p.m. Jan. 13 in the second floor meeting room of the Gallia County Courthouse. Volunteers are needed to serve Gallia County and to hear the sheriff’s monthly report. SOCOG board meeting set for Jan. 8 CHILLICOTHE — The Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will hold its next board meeting at 10 a.m. Jan. 8 in Room A of the Ross County Service Center at 475 Western Ave., Chillicothe. Board meetings usually are held the first Thursday of the month. SOCOG provides administrative support for the County Boards of Developmental Disabilities in Adams, Athens, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton counties. Its primary focus is quality assurance, provider compliance, investigative services and residential administration of waivers and supportive living in order to provide individualized, personal support to people with developmental disabilities. SOCOG is a government entity created under Chapter 167 of the Ohio Revised Code, representing 15 county boards of development disabilities. For more information, call 740775-5030, ext. 103. Ohio AFSCME Retirees meet at new time, location GALLIPOLIS — AFSCME Retirees of Gallia and Jackson Counties, Sub-chapter 102, will hold their next meeting at 2 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Gallia County Senior Resource Center, Ohio 160, Gallipolis. The subchapter is seeking new members in the two-county area. AFSCME (Ohio Council 8, OCSEA, and OAPSE), OPERS and SERS public employee retirees and their spouses are invited to attend the next meeting. NonAFSCME members, who retired from the city, county, state or school district, are also welcome to attend. The group also encourages public employees who plan to retire in the near future to attend. Issues that are important to retirees are discussed each month. The group meets on the third Friday of each month. For more information, interested retirees may call: 740245-0093. ‘Look Good, Feel Better’ program sessions for cancer patients GALLIPOLIS — “Look Good Feel Better” sponsored by the American Cancer Society, will be 6 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Cancer Resource Center in the Holzer Center for Cancer Care, 170 Jackson Pike. This free program is for women with cancer who are dealing with radiation and/or chemotherapy treatments. Women will be given advice on how to care for their skin and other helpful tips to give them self confidence. Call before 10 a.m. Monday, 1-800227-2345 or 740-441-3909 for an appointment. Gallia County Artisan Market held every Saturday GALLIPOLIS — Local and surrounding artisans will be selling their arts and crafts at the Gallia County Artisan Market held every Saturday in the Lafayette Square Mall, 300 Second Ave., Gallipolis, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. No secondparty or commercial items allowed. For more information, contact Valerie Thomas, (740) 853-2364. Free fitness classes offered BIDWELL — “It’s Time to Get Refit” will be offered free by certified instructor Tabitha Lambert each Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Rodney Pike Church of God, 440 Ohio 850, in Bidwell; and each Thursday at 6:30 p.m. a Southwestern Elementary School, 4834 Ohio 325, Patriot. Call 740-645-7222 for more information or visit Lambert’s Facebook page, “REFIT with Tabby.” MEIGS COUNTY CALENDAR GENERAL SURGERY Sunday, Jan. 4 MIDDLEPORT — The Cornwell Twins will be returning to sing and speak at First Baptist Church of Middleport, 211 S. 6th Ave., during Sunday morning service at 10:15 a.m. Public welcome. A love gift offering will be taken. Pastor Billy Zuspan is the minister of First Baptist. Monday, Jan. 5 GUYAN TOWNSHIP — The Sunday Times-Sentinel Guyan Township 2015 organizational meeting will take place at 5 p.m. at the Guyan Township Townhouse. SUTTON TOWNSHIP —The Sutton Township Trustees monthly meeting and organizational meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Syracuse Village Hall. Tuesday, Jan. 6 RACINE — American Legion Post 39 will meet Tuesday, Jan. 6. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 CHESTER —The Chester Shade Historic Association will hold their monthly meeting at the Academy at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13 TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer will have their regular meeting at 7 p.m. at the Tuppers Plains Sewer office. Monday, Jan. 5 GUYAN TOWNSHIP — The Guyan Township 2015 reorganizational meeting the 2015 appropriation adoption will be 5 p.m. at the Guyan Township Townhouse. GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis Neighborhood Watch meets at 1 p.m. in Justice Center conference room. GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Greenfield Township Trustees will conduct a special organizational meeting at 7 p.m. Also, the regular meeting for Jan. 15 will be 7 p.m. Jan. 26. All other regular monthly meetings for 2015 will be the second Monday of each month. GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Post 27 of Gallipolis will have a regular meeting at 6 p.m. at the legion post on Bob McCormick road. All members are urged to attend. Tuesday, Jan. 6 RIO GRANDE — The Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center Governing Board will hold the 2015 organizational and regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m. at the University of Rio Grande, Wood Hall, Room 131. Call (740) 245-0593 for more details. GALLIPOLIS — Holzer Clinic and Holzer Medical Center Retirees will meet for lunch at noon at Golden Corral. GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis City Commission will meet at 6 p.m. at the Gallipolis Municipal Building, 333 Third Ave., Gallipolis. The meeting room may be accessed through the side entrance door at 2 1/2 Alley. SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP — Springfield Township Crime Watch will meet at 6 at the Porter Fire Department. Thursday, Jan. 8 SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Springfield Township 2015 Organizational Meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at the Springfield Fire Department. GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Planning Commission will meet at 5 p.m. at the Gallipolis Municipal Building meeting room at 333 Third Ave. Entrance can be accessed by 2 ½ Alley door. Friday, Jan. 9 GALLIPOLIS — The regular meeting of the O.O.McIntyre Park District Board will take place at 11 a.m. in the Park District Office located at 18 Locust St. Monday, Jan. 12 OHIO TOWNSHIP — Ohio Township Trustees will have their organizational meeting at 8 p.m. at the District II Fire Substation on Waugh Road. GALLIPOLIS — According to the Ohio Revised Code (ORC 305.5), the board of county commissioners organizes on the second Monday of January each year. Therefore, the reorganizational meeting of the Gallia County Commissioners will be noon in the commission meeting room at the Gallia County Courthouse. GALLIA COUNTY CHURCH CALENDAR DAVID FABER, MD BOARD-CERTIFIED GENERAL SURGEON David C. Faber MD, FACS, joined the Pleasant Valley Hospital medical staff and is providing care at Pleasant Valley Hospital Surgical Services with Stephen K. Rerych, MD. Dr. Faber specializes in General Surgery for people of all ages as well as advanced vein care. Dr. Faber earned his medical doctorate from the West Virginia University School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency at York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania. Dr. Faber received board certification from the American Board of Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. “It is an honor to provide surgical care in my hometown. PVH is proud to have a strong history in this community. Our new partnership with Cabell Huntington Hospital and Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine allows us to continue to provide the community with the most up-­to-­date health care services and choices,” stated Dr. Faber. Dr. Faber provides management and treatment of a wide variety of surgical disorders. He is proficient in laparoscopic surgery to treat hernias as well as the gallbladder, appendix, and colon. He performs breast biopsies, carpal tunnel release, hemorrhoidectomy, non-cosmetic breast surgery from lumpectomy to mastectomy, skin excisions and inguinal, ventral, and umbilical hernia repair. Dr. Faber also specializes in providing advanced medical treatments for varicose veins to include Endovenous Laser Ablation, Ultrasound Guided Foam Sclerotherapy, and Ambulatory Micro-Phlebectomy. David C. Faber, M D Dr. Faber is now accepting new patients at Pleasant Valley Hospital Surgical Services located at 2520 Valley Drive in Point Pleasant. For more information, please call 304.675.1666. Stephen K. Rerych, MD, has provided surgical services at PVH since 2006. Dr. Rerych lives in Point Pleasant and is active in the community. 60550283 Sunday, Jan. 4 GALLIPOLIS — “First Light” Worship in the Family Life Center, 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.; Evening Worship, 6 p.m.; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. with Pastor Douglas Downs. GALLIPOLIS —Sunday School at Addison Freewill Baptist Church at 10 a.m. Sunday evening service at 6 p.m. with Pastor Rick Barcus preaching. Wednesday, Jan. 7 GALLIPOLIS — Children’s Ministries, 6:30 p.m.; Youth “Impact 127”, 7 p.m.; Prayer & Praise, 7 p.m., Choir, 7 p.m.; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. GALLIPOLIS —A prayer meeting will be held at Addison Freewill Baptist Church at 6 p.m. with the Rev.Gene Skaggs preaching. Friday, Jan. 9 GALLIPOLIS — Prayer Force, 10 a.m.; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. GALLIPOLIS — Gospel Bluegrass Friday Nights will be 6 p.m. every second Friday of every month at Centerpoint Freewill Baptist Church. Bring an instrument and a neighbor. Everyone invited. For more information, call Ron Walker at (740) 418-0914. Sunday, Jan. 11 GALLIPOLIS —Sunday School at Addison Freewill Baptist Church at 10 a.m. Sunday evening service at 6 p.m. with Pastor Rick Barcus preaching. GALLIPOLIS — “First Light” Worship in the Family Life Center, 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.; Evening Worship, 6 p.m.; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. with Pastor Douglas Downs. �Sports Sunday Times Sentinel Sunday, January 4, 2015 s Section B Ohio State turns the Tide, heads for national championship game Dragons win By Jim Naveau By Alex Hawley NEW ORLEANS – Ohio State beat Alabama 42-35 in a semifinal of the College Football Playoff in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday night and that was enough. Enough to send the Buckeyes (13-1) on to the national championship game against Oregon (131) on Jan.12 in Dallas. Enough to set off a celebration on the field and in the stands at the Superdome. Enough to put an exclamation point on the Big Ten’s statement over the last few days that it can play with anyone. Enough to indicate the Southeastern Conference’s dominance of college football, which began when Urban Meyer’s 2006 Florida team beat OSU in the national championship game, is over. It was enough on every count. But Ohio State was so dominant offensively throughout the game and defensively for much of it, that it could have been worse. The Buckeyes rolled up 537 yards of offense, led by Ezekiel Elliott’s 230 yards rushing, including the decisive score on an 85-yard touchdown run with 3:24 left in the game. Defensively, they got one score on a 41-yard interception return from a defensive end, Steve Miller, intercepted Crimson Tide quarterback Blake Sims three times and kept Heisman finalist wide receiver Amari Cooper (9 catches, 71 yards, 2 TDs) reasonably in check. It wasn’t always pretty, like when Alabama took a 21-6 lead halfway through the second quarter. But OSU found a way to reverse course and once it got the lead it never lost it. “We didn’t play well at times but we found a way to win,” Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said. “I think the Big Ten Conference, the conference we’re part of, certainly showed that it is getting better.” Meyer called this win “a break through win” and said, “You come to Ohio State to play for championships and win them.” Alabama has won three national championships since Nick Saban became its coach in 2007, capturing the big trophy in 2009, 2011 and 2012. So knocking off Alabama, with all those championships and the highest paid coach in college football, meant something extra. “You look around for a minute and think, ‘Is this really us between the white ropes?’ ” said quarterback Cardale Jones, the former No. 3 quarterback who threw for 243 yards in his second career start. Ohio State left two touchdowns on the field in the game’s first when it had a first down at Alabama’s 5-yard line and again at its 1-yard line and came away with only two field goals. CENTENARY, Ohio — Sometimes 32 minutes is just too much. The Gallia Academy boys basketball team led for the majority of the contest Friday night, but non-conference guest Fairland rallied back to take the lead with 2:05 remaining and never looked back. The Dragons sank six straight free throws to cap off the 54-45 road victory. A back-and-forth opening stanza went the way of the Blue Devils (2-9) when Kole Carter converted an old-fashioned three pointer to give GAHS the 15-13 advantage. jnaveau@civitasmedia.com ahawley@civitasmedia.com Alex Hawley/photo Gallia Academy senior Michael Putney (15) converts a layup during the second half of the Blue Devils’ 54-45 loss to Fairland, Friday night in Centenary. Fairland (6-1) battled back to tie the game at 19 with 5:30 to play in the first half, but Gallia Academy countered with a 9-3 run to end the half. The Dragons cut into the deficit with a trifecta to start the second half, but GAHS scored six straight points and led 34-25 with 4:34 remaining in the third canto. FHS battled back and trailed 40-33 headed into the finale. Fairland rallied to tie the game on a Luke Thomas triple at the 4:01 mark of the fourth, but Blue Devil senior Michael Putney sank a field goal from the lane to reestablish the lead. See DRAGONS | 7 Bryan Walters/photos Wahama junior Olivia Hill (20) is guarded closely by Meigs defender Haiden English (10) during the first half of Friday night’s nonconference girls basketball game in Mason, W.Va. Wahama falls to Lady Marauders See BUCKEYES | 2B By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Monday, January 5 Boys Basketball Parkersburg Christian at Ohio Valley Christian, 7:30 Girls Basketball Meigs at Gallia Academy, 6:30 Point Pleasant at River Valley, 7:30 South Gallia at Wahama, 7:30 Parkersburg Christian at Ohio Valley Christian, 6 p.m. Southern at Miller, 7:30 Federal Hocking at Eastern, 7:30 Tuesday, January 6 Boys Basketball Vinton County at Gallia Academy, 7:30 River Valley at Athens, 7:30 Miller at South Gallia, 7:30 Calvary Baptist at Hannan, 7 p.m. Wellston at Meigs, 7:30 Belpre at Wahama, 7:30 Southern at Fort Frye, 7:30 Eastern at Trimble, 7:30 Wednesday, January 7 Girls Basketball Point Pleasant at Hannan, 6 p.m. Wrestling Gallia Academy at Warren, 5:30 Men’s college basketball Point Park at Rio Grande, 5 p.m. Women’s college basketball Point Park at Rio Grande, 3 p.m. Thursday, January 8 Girls Basketball Nelsonville-York at River Valley, 7:30 Trimble at South Gallia, 7:30 Meigs at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Wahama at Waterford, 7:30 Eastern at Southern, 7:30 Swimming RVHS Winter Invite, 5 p.m. MASON, W.Va. — Despite a late start, the Meigs girls basketball team jumped out to an early 10-0 lead and never looked back Friday night during a 43-17 victory over host Wahama in a non-conference matchup in Mason County. The game itself was supposed to start at 6:30 p.m., but a scheduling conflict didn’t have MHS leaving its own parking lot until that time as the the Maroon and Gold were under the impression that the game would tip-off at 7:30 p.m. After hustling to get dressed and out for a shortened pre-game warmup session, the Lady Marauders (5-4) proceeded to score the first 10 points of the game in a span of 4:13, which gave the guests their early double-digit advantage. The Lady Falcons (0-9) committed seven turnovers and missed their first 11 shot attempts before Olivia Hill netted a basket with 21 seconds remaining in the opener, which allowed the Red and White to close to within 10-2 after eight minutes of play. MHS followed with a 6-0 run over the opening 2:31 of the second frame for a 16-2 edge and maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the evening. Both teams traded five points apiece the rest of the half, giving the guests a 21-7 lead at the break. Hill went on a personal 7-3 run to start the second half, which allowed the hosts to close to within 24-14 with 2:51 left in the third canto. WHS, however, was never closer the rest of the way. Meigs followed with a 19-3 charge over the final 10:34 of regulation, allowing the guests to claim their second straight decision with the 28-point triumph. The Lady Marauders scored the final five points of the third canto to secure a 29-14 lead headed into the finale, then Haiden English capped a 14-1 run with Meigs senior Hannah Cremeeans (24) defends Wahama’s Destiny 34 seconds left in the Ingels during the second half of Friday night’s non-conference girls game — giving the basketball game in Mason, W.Va. guests their largest lead of the night at 43-15. apiece for the victors. connected on 14-of-57 Hill snapped a 5:30 Sadie Fox and Sarah field goal attempts for 25 scoreless drought for Dowell respectively percent, which included Wahama with just eight added three and two a 2-of-9 effort from seconds remaining, points for MHS, while three-point range for 22 which wrapped up the Alli Hatfield rounded percent. MHS was also scoring in the contest. 13-of-24 at the free throw out the scoring with one Meigs outrebounded marker. Humphreys and line for 54 percent. the hosts by a 40-30 Fox both led Meigs with English and Devin overall margin, which nine rebounds apiece. Humphreys both led included a sizable 21-10 The Lady Falcons sank Meigs with seven points edge on the offensive 7-of-33 shot attempts for apiece, followed by glass. The guests also 21 percent, which includCourtney Jones, Kelsey committed just nine turned a 0-for-7 effort from Hudson and Madison overs, compared to 24 behind the arc. The hosts Hendricks with five giveaways for the Lady were also 3-of-9 at points each. Bre Colburn Falcons. and Hannah Cremeans The Lady Marauders See WAHAMA | 2B also scored four markers �SPORTS 2B Sunday, January 4, 2015 Sunday Times-Sentinel Playoff sends, Buckeyes to title game By Ralph D. Russo ner Marcus Mariota and Oregon had it much easier. The second-seeded Ohio State is looking Ducks crushed Florida for its first national title State 59-20 at the Rose since 2002. Oregon is Bowl. seeking its first, period. “Oregon won by 40?” Pac-12 champion Ohio State coach Urban Oregon and Big Ten Meyer said, startled champion Ohio State when he heard about will meet in Arlington, the results during his Texas, at the home of the postgame news conferCowboys on Jan. 12 in ence in New Orleans. “I the first College Football gotta go. We gotta go get Playoff championship ready for that one.” game. The oddsmakers have “It’s perfect,” Oregon installed the Ducks as linebacker Derrick seven-point favorites. Malone Jr. said. “I need The College Football another game. I’m glad I Playoff, a four-team tourcan still be a part of this. nament that replaced If we didn’t have another the Bowl Championship game I wouldn’t know Series, has provided a what to do with myself.” jolt to the sport. The Ducks (13-1) and The BCS matched Buckeyes (13-1) last the top two teams and played in the Rose Bowl didn’t allow much room in Pasadena, California, for error. An early slip in 2010. Ohio State won often could spell doom that game 26-17. Now for a team’s national title the Rose Bowl comes to hopes. Texas, but with so much In the old system, it more at stake. would have been very Cardale Jones, Ezekiel difficult for Ohio State to Elliott and fourth-seeded recover from a SeptemOhio State rallied, and ber home loss to Virginia then held on for a 42-35 Tech. The Buckeyes were a team looking for victory over No. 1 Alabama at the Sugar Bowl an identity back then. They had lost star quaron Thursday night. Heisman Trophy win- terback Braxton Miller Associated Press winning nine straight games, all by double digits and scoring at least 42 points in each. Ohio State can put up some points, too. The Buckeyes haven’t scored less than 31 since losing 35-21 to Virginia Tech. The Ducks and Buckeyes run similar spread offenses. “We know Oregon. I’ll probably be able to call Oregon’s plays because we study them and they study us,” Meyer said. “There’s a mutual respect.” For what it’s worth, Ohio State is 8-0 all-time against Oregon. And think about this: Alabama and Florida State were Nos. 1 and 2 in the final regularseason Associated Press and USA Today coaches’ polls. There’s a good chance that in the BCS the championship game would have been Tide vs. Seminoles with Oregon and Ohio State playing a traditional Big TenPac-12 Rose Bowl for nothing but pride. Now they’ll take it to Texas for a championship game with which no one can argue. to a preseason injury and redshirt freshman J.T. Barrett was still developing. Ohio State lost by 14 to the Hokies on the same day Oregon beat Michigan State. Two weeks into the season, the Big Ten was already being counted out for the first playoff. But a funny thing happened. Ohio State just kept getting better. Barrett turned into a Heisman contender, but then in the season finale against Michigan, he broke his ankle. In stepped Jones, who helped Ohio State blast Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game to earn the final spot in the playoff. It was no fluke. The Buckeyes beat Alabama, eliminating the Southeastern Conference from title contention. After winning seven straight national championships in the BCS, it’s now two straight seasons in which the SEC won’t wear the crown. Oregon’s loss came at home, too, in early October against Arizona. The Ducks have been a juggernaut since, Colts get ready for different Bengals INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Linebacker D’Qwell Jackson won’t watch the film of the Colts’ regularseason meeting with the Bengals. Defensive lineman Cory Redding isn’t focused on it either. Watching the game won’t do them any good while preparing for Sunday’s wild-card matchup with Cincinnati. “Whatever happened in that game, you have to completely wipe it out,” Jackson said Thursday. “They’re a completely different ballclub now.” For Redding, that game is history. “That’s how many weeks ago? I don’t pay attention or look at that stuff,” Redding said. “What we did in the past is in the past.” When Indianapolis and Cincinnati met on Oct. 19, it was a 27-0 demolition by the Colts. Since then, things have changed. The Colts could see receiver A.J. Green for the first time if he is cleared from concussion protocol. Green was sidelined with a turf toe injury in the first meeting between the teams. Linebackers Emmanuel Lamur and Rey Maua- luga missed that game with injuries, too. Now quarterback Andrew Luck has more to pick through in Sunday’s rematch. “They do a great job of just making plays,” Luck said. “It seems like they have a great mix of good veterans, young guys that can play. We know every yard is tough against them.” Indy’s offensive line has been decimated by injuries. Meanwhile, the Bengals have gotten a stronger ground game out of Jeremy Hill. The rookie running back wasn’t on the Colts’ radar in Week 7. He totaled just 155 yards rushing over the first five games of the year, and ran for 15 yards against the Colts. Now, he leads all NFL rookies with 1,124 yards rushing and nine touchdowns on the ground, a threat the Colts (11-5) are preparing for. “Our one biggest thing on our game plan is you must stop Hill,” defensive lineman Ricky Jean Francois said. “We must stop that run game and make them beat us throwing.” Hill became the third rookie with four games totaling 140 or more yards rushing — all after the Colts-Bengals game. With Hill, the Bengals (10-5-1) have become so much more effective running the ball. “I expect them to come in and that will be their main focus,” Jackson said. “That’s what we have to do defensively is force them to get into the third-and-longs, and that’s by winning first and second down.” Indianapolis’ running game, on the other hand, hasn’t been so consistent, even after the Colts rushed for 171 yards against the Bengals — their secondhighest total of the season. Additionally, Indy has been searching for continuity on the offensive line. The Colts have battled injuries for much of the season, including starting right guard Hugh Thornton (shoulder) and A.Q Shipley (ankle), who started four games at center and a game at left guard. Backup offensive lineman Joe Reitz returned this week after missing the previous three weeks with an ankle injury. On Wednesday, the Colts placed Gosder Cherilus on injured reserve. The right tackle, who has a groin injury, started 13 games. That’s just part of Indy’s worries. The Colts feel like they have a whole new Bengals team to prepare for. “They give you a lot of problems as far as diagnosing, getting lined up, and playing assignment football,” Colts coach Chuck Pagano said. “They’re playing fast, they’re playing physical. Of course, with Hill running the way he’s running and the offensive line doing extremely well, it’s going to be a huge challenge for us.” NOTES: Shipley (ankle) and Thornton (shoulder) didn’t practice Thursday. . Receiver Reggie Wayne (groin) and linebackers Bjoern Werner (shoulder) and Erik Walden (knee) were upgraded to full practice. . Colts offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton avoided questions about the Raiders’ interest in him as a potential head coach. 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Yeldon Bell intercepted a pass with 8:07 left in the first at the 8-yard line after a half, it looked like the short punt. No.1-ranked Tide was on Elliott’s 85-yard run the verge of taking control and a two-point converof the game. sion pass from Jones to But Jones, who strugThomas made it 42-28. gled early, completed 8 But that wasn’t the end of of his last 10 passes in Alabama. the first half, including a A six yard pass from pair of 26-yarders to Jalin Blake Sims to Cooper Marshall, to help OSU get made it 42-35 with 1:59 back to within one point, to play. OSU had to 21-20 at halftime. recover an onside kick and The first of those two couldn’t relax until Tyvis scores came on a 3-yard Powell intercepted Sims by Elliott and the other was on a trick play where in the end zone as time ran out. Jalin Marshall took an Elliott was named handoff, pitched the ball Offensive Player of the to Evan Spencer and he Game and linebacker Darthrew a 13-yard touchron Lee (2 sacks, 3 tackles down pass to Michael for losses) was Defensive Thomas. Player of the Game. Alabama coach Nick “It’s truly special. All the Saban acknowledged that hard work paid off,” senior OSU stopped itself as tight end Jeff Heuerman much or more than his said. team stopped the BuckSenior defensive lineeyes in the first half. man Michael Bennett “We were up 21-6 said, “People doubted us because of two turnovers all year and every week and two stops in the red we’d come out to play and area. So we weren’t really we worked our butts off stopping them,” Saban and believed in ourselves said. and it all worked out.” OSU scored the first Oregon rolled over time it had the ball in the defending national chamsecond half on a 47-yard touchdown pass to Devin pion Florida State 59-20 in the other semifinal. Smith from Jones. Then When Meyer heard that Miller’s interception score for the first time return made it 34-21 during his postgame press with 3:21 left in the third conference, he smiled and quarter. said, “I’ve got to go. We’ve Alabama cut the lead to got to get ready for that 34-28 in the final minute one.” of the third quarter and Based on its last two the Buckeyes spent much games, being ready of the fourth quarter shouldn’t be a worry for defending their lead with Ohio State. their backs pushed up against their own goal Contact Jim Naveau at 419line. 993-2087 or on Twitter at @ Lima_Naveau. Ohio State’s first three Dragons for the Blue Devils, while Carter and Henry each had three assists to lead GAHS. The Gallia AcadFrom page 1B emy defense was paced Fairland’s Chance Short by Jarrell with three tied the game on the en steals and two blocks in suing Dragons possession the setback. and gave Fairland a fourFairland was led by point lead after sinking Chance Short with a back-to-back buckets. game-high 27 points, GAHS had a chance including 16 in the fourth to tie the game at 48 quarter. Kollin VanHorn after Wes Jarrell went and Nathan Campbell 1-of-2 from the charity both finished with six stripe and Devin Henry points; Isaiah Howell and pulled down an offensive Luke Thomas each added rebound, but Thomas five, while Gunner Short intercepted a pass for the finished with three. Tyler Dragon defense. Fairland Campbell rounded out sank 6-of-6 free throw the FHS total with two attempts over the final markers. minute to seal the 54-45 The Dragons were win, while Gallia Acad11-of-14 (78.6 percent) emy went 0-of-5 from from the free throw the field, including 0-of-3 line and 20-of-45 (44.4 from beyond the arc, in percent) from the field, that stretch. including 5-of-16 (31.3 The Blue Devils were percent) from three-point led by Alex White with range. FHS marked 21 12 points, followed by rebounds, nine assists, 10 Jarrell and Henry with 10 steals, one block, 12 turnapiece. Putney marked overs and 13 fouls in the eight points, while Carter triumph. rounded out the GAHS Nathan Campbell led total with five. FHS with eight rebounds, Gallia Academy shot three steals and two 3-of-8 (37.5 percent) from assists, while VanHorn the free throw line and had the lone block and 21-of-44 (47.7 percent) Howell also finished with from the field, includtwo assists. ing 0-5 from beyond the The Blue Devils, who arc. As a team the Blue fall to 1-5 at home this and White posted 26 season, return to action rebounds, 10 assists, five on Tuesday when they steals, two blocks, 17 host Vinton County. turnovers and 15 fouls. White pulled down a Alex Hawley can be reached at 740game-high 12 rebounds 446-2342, ext. 2100. �SPORTS Sunday Times-Sentinel Love, Cavs beat Hornets 91-87 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — David Blatt was more than a little concerned when he saw Kevin Love holding his left knee on the floor under the basket. Hard to blame the Cavaliers’ first-year coach given the run of injuries for his team. “Every time I see somebody fall down or bend over to fix their shoelaces I’m a little worried right now — I really am,” Blatt said. “We’re a little bit on eggshells as far as that stuff is concerned.” Love’s injury turned out to be nothing serious, and the veteran forward scored 27 points to help the Cavaliers snap a three-game losing streak with a 91-87 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. Kyrie Irving added 23 points as the Cavaliers won their first game since the team announced Thursday that LeBron James would miss two weeks with knee and back strains. Tristan Thompson had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and reserve Dion Waiters finished with 17 points. “It’s an opportunity with LeBron out to show what I can do and try to help this team,” Love said. “I think there are a going to be a number of different guys who are going to have to step up with his absence because he brings so much to the table.” Love returned to the lineup after missing one start with back spasms and played 38 minutes. He was 9 of 15 from the field and helped the Cavaliers (19-14) take control of the game with three straight 3-pointers in the third quarter after an injury scare. Blatt leaned heavily on his starters, using a seven-man rotation. Thompson played 43 minutes and Irving played 42. Gerald Henderson led Charlotte (10-24) with 14 points. The Hornets have lost five in a row. Love came up with a big basket with 22 seconds left after Charlotte had cut the lead to 86-83, knocking down a 17-foot turnaround jumper over Marvin Williams from the left baseline. Kemba Walker missed a driving layup, but Charlotte corralled the loose ball and Henderson rolled down the lane for a two-handed dunk to cut the lead back to three. Irving knocked down three free throws in the final 10.3 seconds to seal the win. The game turned with 10:37 left in the third quarter when Love drove the baseline after recovering a loose ball and appeared to bang knees with Charlotte’s Bismack Biyombo. Love remained the floor under the basket as the Hornets raced the ball up the floor. “I got dead-legged,” Love said. Love remained on the floor for about two minutes as teammates gathered around him before getting up and walking off. He remained in the game and proceeded to knock down 3-pointers on three consecutive possessions to give the Cavaliers a 51-50 lead. Irving then started driving to the basket and within a matter of minutes Cleveland had turned a six-point deficit into a 62-55 lead. Blatt was pleased with his team’s pace and patience on offense. “We’re missing the best player in the world right now and we want him to come back fast,” Blatt said. “But only when he’s healthy. We will continue to play properly so that when he comes back, he’s coming into a more functional situation.” The Hornets turned the ball over 15 times, leading to 23 points. “We cannot turn the ball over,” coach Steve Clifford said. “It’s not possible for us to win — unless our defense is just ridiculous — with 15 turnovers. And that pretty much was the game.” ——— TIP-INS Cavaliers: The Cavaliers entered the game allowing just 97.7 points per game over the previous 20 games, third-best in the league during that span. Hornets: Clifford said Lance Stephenson is still not close to getting back on the floor while battling a groin injury. MISSING BIG AL The Hornets remained handicapped offensively without their best player in center Al Jefferson, who is out with a groin injury. Biyombo, his replacement, had two points and eight rebounds in 27 minutes but did not attempt a shot from the field. UP NEXT Cavaliers: Host Dallas on Sunday. Hornets: Visit Orlando on Saturday night. Oregon crushes Florida State 59-20 PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Touchdown. Turnover. Touchdown. Turnover. Touchdown. And on it went for Oregon. Marcus Mariota and the Ducks are built for speed and in a flash they turned the first College Football Playoff semifinal game into a Rose Bowl rout. The Ducks dusted Florida State 59-20 on Thursday and now it’s on to Texas to try to win their first national championship. “It’s incredible. I’m so proud of these guys right here,” Mariota said. “We’ve got one more to take care of.” Pac-12 champion Oregon (13-1) will play Ohio State in the title game Jan. 12 in Arlington, Texas. Ohio State beat Alabama 42-35 in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday night. The second-seeded Ducks scored six straight times they touched the ball in the second half, with five of the touchdowns covering at least 21 yards and the last four coming after Florida State turnovers. In a span of 12:54 on the game clock, the score went from 25-20 to 59-20. “A lot of fun,” said Oregon coach Mark Helfrich of the Ducks’ run, “but at the same time these guys were able to retain a tremendous focus.” In the matchup of Heisman Trophy winners, Jameis Winston matched Mariota’s numbers, but the Seminoles (13-1) were no match for the Ducks. Third-seeded Florida State’s winning streak ended at 29. In Winston’s first loss as a college starter, maybe his last game in college, he threw for 348 yards and turned the ball over twice. “I think what he did as a competitor and what he does with his teammates, he’s one of the great players in not only college football, but college football history to me,” Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said. “It was a tough day out there.” Mariota was mostly brilliant again. Directing the Ducks’ warp-speed, hurry-up offense, the junior passed for 338 yards and two touchdowns. When he sprinted for a 23-yard touchdown with 13:56 left in the fourth quarter it made the score 52-20 and it made the Ducks the first team to reach 50 points in Rose Bowl history. This was game No. 101. “The longer you go, the stronger you get,” said Ducks safety Erick Dargan, who forced a fumble and intercepted a pass. “We went longer and we stayed stronger. Everyone kept demanding more out of each other.” The Ducks fans spent much of the final quarter mockingly doing the Seminoles’ warchant and tomahawk chop. After it was over the players sported T-shirts that read “WON NOT DONE.” The first playoff game at college football’s highest level, the type of postseason game fans have longed for forever, looked like it would be a classic for about two and a half quarters. Under a cloudless sky, on a chilly day in Pasadena, the Rose Bowl featured the third matchup of Heisman Trophy winners and a couple of quarterbacks who could be vying to be the first overall pick in April’s NFL draft. On the same field where Florida State erased an 18-point deficit against Auburn to win the national title last year, the Seminoles trailed at half for the sixth time this season. And then the hole got deeper. Seminoles freshman Dalvin Cook was stripped by Derrick Malone Jr. with Florida State in Oregon territory. The Ducks quickly flipped the field and Royce Freeman scored his second touchdown of the day from 3 yards out to make it 25-13. Helfrich had called the Seminoles “unflappable” during the week leading up to the Rose Bowl — and they showed it on the next drive. Winston threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to freshman Travis Rudolph to make it 25-20 Oregon with 8:07 left in the third. Then the Ducks took off. Mariota zipped a pass to Darren Carrington for a 56-yard touchdown pass. Then another fumble by Cook, and the wave of big plays and points the Ducks do better than any team in the country started rumbling. Mariota hit Carrington for a 30-yard touchdown and the Rose Bowl, filled mostly with green and yellow, was rumbling, too. With the sun just about set behind the San Gabriel mountains, the Ducks put the ‘Noles away. On fourth-and-5 in Oregon territory, Winston had lots of time but couldn’t find a receiver. He was flushed from the pocket and as he loaded to throw his foot slipped and the ball popped out of his hands. “It kind of looked like he slipped on a banana, like in cartoons,” Oregon linebacker Torrodney Prevot said. The fumble bounced into Tony Washington’s arms and the defensive end went 58 yards for a score. “It was just a crazy play,” Winston said. The wave had washed over Florida State. Florida State had not lost since Nov. 24, 2012, to Florida. Winston had never lost a college start in 26 tries. Turnovers were a problem all year for Seminoles, who came into the game 84th in the nation in turnover margin (minus-3), and in the playoff it was ultimately what doomed them. “We beat ourselves,” Winston said. “We were never stopped at all.” Winston, whose two years at Florida State have been filled with spectacular play on the field and controversy off, still has two years of eligibility left, but he has nothing left to prove. Mariota and the Ducks are moving on, with a chance to add the biggest prize of all — the only significant one missing — to their trophy case. Sunday, January 4, 2015 3B LeBron’s injuries a big blow to crawling Cavaliers CLEVELAND (AP) — The chemistry has been slow to develop. The rookie coach is under fire. The record isn’t nearly what it’s supposed to be. No, the Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t having the season everyone expected. Not even close. And now, superstar LeBron James will sit out for at least two weeks. The championship chase is now a crawl. James was diagnosed with strains to his left knee and lower back and will be sidelined until they heal. In the meantime, the Cavs need to get themselves patched up. The injuries to the four-time NBA MVP have threatened to capsize his homecoming season in Cleveland and further hinder the struggling Cavs, who have been jarred by a rash of medical issues and haven’t lived up to the enormous expectations triggered by James re-signing as a free agent last summer. James’ injuries added to a turbulent week in which there has been growing speculation about coach David Blatt’s future, James’ commitment to Cleveland was again questioned, forward Kevin Love was sidelined with back spasms and starting forward Anderson Varejao underwent season-ending surgery after tearing his Achilles. The Cavs (18-14) have lost three straight games and four of five heading into Friday’s matchup in Charlotte. James, who missed the previous two games, didn’t make the trip and it’s not clear when he’ll rejoin his teammates, some of whom are about to be reminded what the previous four years were like without him. But even when James has been at full strength — he said Wednesday that his knee has bothered him most of the season — the Cavs have not clicked at either end of the floor. Blatt has struggled trying to find the right rotations and the former international coaching legend is still adjusting to the NBA game. Cleveland has lacked defensive intensity, the bench has been inconsistent at best and the Cavs aren’t deep enough to handle any significant injuries. Compounding things for Blatt was a report that there’s concern within the organization that he doesn’t seem to be connecting with his players. Blatt, who was hired before James decided to come back to Ohio, believes he and the 10-time All-Star are on the same page and their relationship is growing. But until the losses turn to wins, the pressure will only increase the scrutiny on Blatt, whose external challenge was to get his team playing at a championship level right away. James had preached patience in the poignant essay he wrote in July, saying the team would need time to jell. However, the team’s acquisition of Love in a blockbuster trade made the Cavs title favorites. They don’t look like one. The Cavs were thin up front before Varejao went down, and general manager David Griffin has explored trades to bring in a rim-protecting big man and help for the bench. But Cleveland’s problems may run deeper than that, and James’ health has suddenly added an unexpected hurdle. The game’s most dynamic player, James, who turned 30 on Tuesday, hasn’t been himself all season. He came into his 12th year lighter than ever after a substantial weight loss this summer. He looks different and so does his game as James has not shown the same explosiveness while driving to the basket and he’s been willing to defer to teammates. Last week, James said he was playing in “chill mode,” a comment some construed as pacing himself for the grind ahead. He acknowledged his body has taken a beating. “I’ve got 41,000 minutes on me, including the playoffs,” he joked. “You drive that car in the winter time.” James has never missed more than five straight games in his professional career. If the two-week timetable holds up, his absence could reach 10 games or more. By the time he gets back, the Cavs, who have a five-game West Coast trip coming up, could have a losing record. That would be unimaginable if not for their previous problems. Fortunately, the Cavs play in the Eastern Conference, where anything over 35 wins will likely earn a playoff spot. But this season promised to be more, so much more than that for Cleveland. This was supposed to be a run at long-sought championship, which currently seems far away. �SPORTS 4B Sunday, January 4, 2015 Dalton knows Bengals’ 0-3 playoff mark on him CINCINNATI (AP) — Andy Dalton knows that it’s mostly on him. Dalton has played poorly in the Bengals’ three straight playoff losses, a main factor in extending their postseason futility. Cincinnati hasn’t won a playoff game since the 1990 season, which ties for the sixth-longest such stretch in NFL history. Although he’s gotten his team to the playoffs in each of his four seasons, Dalton’s legacy so far is more about how he’s fallen apart in the biggest games. He’ll have another chance to change his reputation on Sunday when the Bengals (10-5-1) play at Indianapolis (11-5). “Winning in general is how quarterbacks are judged,” Dalton said on Wednesday. “If you win a lot in the regular season but you haven’t won a lot in the postseason, then they’re going to say that you couldn’t do something. “There’s always going to be something that you haven’t done or couldn’t do,” he said. “That’s just the nature of it.” During the regular season, Dalton has been as good as anyone in Bengals history. He’s won 63 percent of his games, the best by a Bengals quarterback. He and Baltimore’s Joe Flacco are the only quarterbacks to lead their teams to the playoffs in each of their first four seasons during the Super Bowl era. Flacco won a Super Bowl. Dalton has yet to win anything in the postseason. During two losses in Houston and one last season at home against San Diego, Dalton has thrown for one touchdown and six interceptions, leaving him with a postseason passer rating of 56.2. Dalton is one loss shy of tying Warren Moon for most consecutive opening-round defeats by a starting quarterback. Dalton was virtually mistake-free during the Bengals’ 3-0 start this season. During the last five games, he’s thrown seven interceptions and had a game-turning fumble on a handoff. “As I’ve said, this is still a process,” offensive coordinator Hue Jackson said. “I think he’s done some really good things; I think there are some plays he wishes he had back. “But he’s a seasoned, veteran player who’s been in this situation before and now it’s time to come out on the other side of it,” Jackson added. “So he understands the environment we’re going into, he understands all the elements that are laid before him — I think our whole team does.” The Bengals had their worst offensive showing of the season at Indianapolis on Oct. 19, failing to cross midfield until the fourth quarter during a 27-0 loss, their first shutout in five years. With receiver A.J. Green sidelined by an injured right big toe, Dalton completed only 18 of 38 for 126 yards and was sacked three times. It’s unclear whether Green will be available for the rematch. He got a concussion during a loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday night and was held out of practice on Wednesday. He has to pass concussion tests before he can practice or play. Dalton’s teammates have tried to take some of the focus off the quarterback’s postseason failures by sharing the blame. “All of us have lost together,” left tackle Andrew Whitworth said on Wednesday. “The truth of the matter is, it’s not a negative to be in the playoffs every year. That’s a positive. It’s just the negative is not taking advantage of the opportunity. “So it means you’ve done a lot to get there every single year,” he said. “Now let’s take advantage of that opportunity, and that’s what’s great about the playoffs.” NOTES: Tight end Jermaine Gresham also sat out practice on Wednesday with a sore back. … With wind chills well below freezing, the Bengals took buses to the University of Cincinnati’s covered practice field. They don’t have one of their own. … The Bengals put receiver Dane Sanzenbacher on injured reserve with a concussion and promoted receiver Cobi Hamilton from the practice squad. Hamilton was with the Bengals in the preseason, spent three games with Philadelphia, and rejoined Cincinnati’s practice squad. A D V E R T I S E I T P A Y S ! Sunday Times-Sentinel Browns not making promises to Manziel BEREA, Ohio (AP) — While Johnny Manziel spent the first hours of his offseason relaxing in Miami, the Browns made it clear he’s got plenty of work to do to be their starting quarterback next season. One day after Manziel promised to change after being a disappointment and distraction, general manager Ray Farmer said he would not shy away from using one of Cleveland’s two first-round picks in next spring’s draft on a quarterback. “I would not hesitate to take whoever I thought could help this football team and move us forward,” Farmer said Tuesday. “The goal is win, it’s not to draft any particular person or players, simply to win.” However, Cleveland’s inability to win — the Browns just completed their seventh consecutive losing season — is directly tied to a failure to find a franchise quarterback. They’ve had 22 starters since 1999, including Manziel, who didn’t distinguish himself in six quarters and was a headache with his off-the-field shenanigans. Still, Farmer thinks Manziel can be a serviceable quarterback. “I do think he can develop into a solid starter in this league,” he said. “We all have got to be patient. I think there’s an opportunity for the guy to make changes. It’s up to him if he’s going to make those changes, but I think the talent is in his body to accomplish that.” On Monday, a contrite Manziel apologized for oversleeping and missing a medical treatment for a hamstring injury. Manziel vowed to clean up his act, saying he needs to back up his promises or he’ll look like “a jackass.” Manziel’s comments were met with skepticism by many, including Farmer, who used the No. 22 overall pick on the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner. “The words don’t mean anything,” Farmer said. “I’m not a big word guy. It’s all about action. . I do think that he cares. I do know he’s competitive. I’ll be frank and candid and say that it’s obvious, but he does need to grow up some. Beyond that, I do think that there are redeemable qualities that can help him improve himself over time.” Only hours after leaving the Browns’ facility, Manziel appeared in South Florida on a video posted on Twitter, wishing Cavaliers star and business partner LeBron James a happy 30th birthday. Farmer said injured players, including Manziel, are required to report next week. Manziel’s quick exit didn’t help his cause, and raised more questions whether he’s more serious about his celebrity than his career. Farmer said the 22-yearold will be in the mix to start but made no other promises to Johnny Football. “He’ll be given every opportunity to contribute and compete, and he’ll also have to compete against guys that could be draft choices,” Farmer said. “They could be free-agent selections. They could be any number of stones that we overturn to try to find the right guy.” So, the Browns’ search for a quarterback continues. Here are other things Farmer addressed: JOHNNY ON THE FIELD: Manziel appeared overwhelmed and ill-prepared during his limited playing time. His stats — 18 of 35 for 175 yards — were pedestrian and there was none of the magic he performed at Texas A&M. Farmer, though, is convinced Manziel has skills. “I think he can be consistently accurate with the football,” he said. “He has mobility to escape the pocket, and I do think that his desire and his competitiveness give him an edge that a lot of players don’t have.” GORDON GONE? WR Josh Gordon’s days with the Browns appear numbered. A Pro Bowler last season, he returned from a 10-game league suspension and contributed little before the team suspended him for the finale. Farmer would not say Gordon is a “lost cause,” but he didn’t say he would fight for him either. The Browns will decide his fate soon enough. FIRST CHOICE: Farmer emphatically denied that owner Jimmy Haslam picked Manziel. It’s been long assumed Haslam swayed the choice, but Farmer said that’s not true. “For the world to hear, Jimmy Haslam did not make that call,” Farmer said. “He didn’t try to influence the decision. He didn’t try to push it in a different direction. He did none of those things.” BRIAN’S SONG: QB Brian Hoyer removed the nameplate above his locker, just in case he’s not re-signed by the Browns. The Cleveland native, who won 10 games in two seasons, is a free agent and said he would be willing to come back. Farmer did not rule out Hoyer being a future option. “I’d say if he wants to be back that leverage is definitely in his court to make that happen,” Farmer said. PETTINE’S PERFORMANCE: Mike Pettine’s first year as coach wasn’t flawless, but Farmer felt he did an “excellent” job. The Browns were 7-4 and in playoff contention before a five-game slide to end the season. Farmer felt Pettine had his player’s attention all year. “The guys in the locker room respect him,” Farmer said. “They play their hearts out for him.” Tennessee overwhelms Iowa in TaxSlayer Bowl JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tennessee coach Butch Jones was soaked from a celebratory sideline dousing. Quarterback Joshua Dobbs carried the Most Valuable Player trophy with him all around EverBank Field. Both of them, as well as the rest of the Volunteers, donned championship hats for the first time in years. It was tangible proof that the program is headed in the right direction. Dobbs accounted for three touchdowns, Jalen Hurd ran for two scores and Tennessee beat Iowa 45-28 on Friday in the TaxSlayer Bowl for its first postseason victory since the Phillip Fulmer era. “This is the start of something big that’s going on at Tennessee,” Dobbs said. “It’s momentum that we can carry into the offseason. It’s the start of something big, a lot of momentum going into the offseason to get ready for next year.” The Volunteers (7-6) took the momentum early Friday, scoring on their first four possessions and leading 28-0 before Iowa (7-6) managed 70 yards. Hurd, Dobbs and a bit of trickery helped Ten- nessee build the big lead. Hurd broke tackles on nearly every run, capping Tennessee’s first possession with a 3-yard score and adding a 29-yard touchdown scamper on the next drive. Tennessee made it 21-0 late in the first quarter when Dobbs threw a lateral to running back Marlin Lane in the right flat. Lane, a senior from nearby Daytona Beach, turned and hit Vic Wharton in stride down the sideline. It was a nice send-off for Lane, one of just a handful of Tennessee’s seniors. But the victory, which was Tennessee’s first in the postseason since beating Wisconsin in the 2008 Outback Bowl, was more about the future. The Vols won four of their last five games, showing plenty of potential for one of the youngest teams in college football. “We still have a long way to go, but we’re making progress,” said Jones, who finished his second season in Knoxville. “We talk about building this program brick by brick, and we built another brick in the foundation today.” Jones also delivered the program’s first win- ning season since 2009. And it’s not out of the question for Tennessee to be a trendy pick to contend for the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division title in 2015. Hurd and Dobbs could be integral parts. Hurd, a freshman, had his fourth 100-yard game. He finished with 122 yards — three shy of his career high — and totaled the most yards on the ground by a Tennessee player in a bowl game since Travis Henry ran for 180 against Kansas State in the 2001 Cotton Bowl. “Jalen really set the temperament of the game for us, getting yards after contact, finishing runs and he just had that look in his eye of ‘give me the ball, coach,’” Jones said. “He earned every yard that he got today.” Dobbs, a sophomore filling in for injured quarterback Justin Worley, completed 16 of 21 passes for 129 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. He also ran for 76 yards and two scores. His 19-yard scoring pass to Von Pearson in the closing seconds of the first half made it 35-7. It came one play after the duo hooked up for an 11-yard gain on a ball that was tipped by a defender. It was that kind of day for Iowa, which was looking for its first postseason victory since the 2010 Insight Bowl. The Hawkeyes missed tackles, made mistakes and looked like they would end up with their worst bowl loss in school history before scoring three times in the fourth quarter. “They were ready right from the start, and we certainly couldn’t match their tempo in the first half,” Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. “Best execution that we’ve seen from their football team all season long.” The Volunteers dominated on the field — and in the stands. Tennessee fans vastly outnumbered Iowa fans, not surprising considering they feel really good about the direction of the program under Jones and hadn’t been to a bowl game in several years. Players kept them entertained, scoring their first six touchdowns in less than 3 1/2 minutes. “We’ve learned how to win,” Jones said. “Our players expect to win now every time they step on the football field. In anything you do, that’s the starting process.” Gordon leads Wisconsin past Auburn 34-31 in OT TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Wisconsin hoisted Barry Alvarez into the air for one more victory ride. The school’s career victory leader called it quits — again — after the 17th-ranked Badgers took down No. 19 Auburn 34-31 in overtime in the Outback Bowl on Thursday. It took a strong farewell performance by Melvin Gordon, a 25-yard field goal in overtime, and Alvarez’s steady leadership in the wake of the abrupt departure of former coach Gary Andersen to get the job done. “I’ve had a couple of those, and I like them,” Alvarez, the school’s athletic director for the past 11 years, said after being doused with a sports drink and carried off the field after stopping a four-game skid in bowl games. “It’s a little uncomfortable afterwards, but I like them. And it’s special for those seniors. It meant a lot to them. They won a lot of games here,” Alvarez added. “They haven’t won a lot of bowl games. 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They asked me to sleep on it, that they would come back,” Alvarez said, adding that he eventually agreed because “it’s still about the kids or we wouldn’t have jobs.” And now that he’s done it, and tasted winning again? “That’s it,” Alvarez said without hesitation. “No mas.” Gordon ran for an Outback-record 251 yards and three touchdowns. Rafael Gaglianone kicked the winning field goal on the opening possession of OT, enabling the Badgers (11-3) to rebound from a 59-0 loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game. It was also a bounceback outing for Gordon, who carried 34 times and scored on runs of 25, 53 and 6 yards to threaten Barry Sanders’ FBS single-season rushing record. He also joined the Hall of Famer and Central Florida’s Kevin Smith as the only players to rush for at least 2,000 yards while also scoring 30 touchdowns in the same season. The Wisconsin star, who has already declared he’ll skip his final season of eligibility to enter the NFL draft, finished with 2,587 yards in 14 games — second most in FBS history. Sanders gained 2,628 in 11 games for Oklahoma State in 1988, when the NCAA did not include bowl results in a player’s season or career totals. “He’s one of the best running backs in the country, hands down,” Auburn cornerback Trovon Reed said. “Before you play a guy, you’re like: ‘You’ve got to show me.’ Today, he showed us that he’s one of the best running backs in the country. Hats off to that guy. He will be a top draft pick.” Gordon finished with 29 rushing TDs, 32 overall. He conceded that he was motivated to do well, in part, by an Auburn player who questioned whether the Wisconsin running back would be as successful if he played in the SEC. “It had me a little fired up, I’m not going to lie. I had to bite my tongue a little bit when I heard it,” Gordon said. “But there’s backs out there that’s going to challenge you, and you’ve just got to step up to the plate, and I think I did that.” Nick Marshall threw for two touchdowns for Auburn, which also got a pair of TDs on the ground from Cameron Artis-Payne. The Tigers (8-5) were unable to move the ball in overtime, though, and lost when Daniel Carlson’s 45-yard field goal hit the right upright and bounced away. Joel Stave threw a 7-yard scoring pass to Corey Clement for an early Wisconsin lead. The Badgers’ offense, however, didn’t really take off until it started feeding Auburn’s defense a steady diet of Gordon, who finished second in Heisman Trophy balloting. Gordon went over 100 yards for the day with a 17-yard gain of the first play of the second half. His 27th rushing TD finished a six-play, 75-yard march Stave led without putting the ball in the air. His 28th, on a carry up the middle on fourthand-1, put the Badgers ahead 21-17 late in the third quarter. Stave completed 14 of 27 passes for 121 yards. He threw two of his three interceptions in the first half, but that didn’t stop him from making a couple of big completions on a 64-yard drive the Badgers put together to send the game into overtime. With help from a 20-yard run by Gordon and an accompanying 15-yard penalty on Auburn for a late hit on the running back out of bounds, Wisconsin marched to the Auburn 11 before settling for Gaglianone’s 29-yard field goal with 7 seconds left. Marshall threw TD passes of 66 yards Ricardo Louis and 20 yards to C.J. Uzomah. Artis-Payne, who rushed for 126 yards, scored on a pair of 2-yard runs — the second giving Auburn a 31-28 lead. Both teams were coming off disappointing losses, Wisconsin struggling against Ohio State in the Big Ten title game and Auburn rolling up 630 yards total offense in coming up short 55-44 against Alabama in the Tigers’ regular season finale. Like the Badgers, the Tigers went through some upheaval between games, with defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson being fired the day after the loss to Alabama. The Tigers wasted no time in hiring former Florida coach Will Muschamp to lead the defense next season. He was on the field before the game, but not working while interim defensive coordinator Charlie Harbison led the unit against Wisconsin. “He was listening and observing. He’s trying to get to know our guys and see how they react,” Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. “He’s going to get our defense going. The future is very bright.” Get the most B A N G for your buck... ADVER TISE! Sunday Times-Sentinel SEC’s dominance over — for now BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — It was bound to happen. BCS or playoff, the Southeastern Conference’s run of playing in the national championship game had to end eventually. That aura of invincibility and superiority that vexed other teams and fans inevitably would fade, too. Four losses over two humbling days took care of that — for the moment, at least. It might be a short-term blip, a down season for a conference replacing star quarterbacks Johnny Manziel, Aaron Murray and AJ McCarron whatever the lofty early and midseason rankings indicated. “The bottom line is everybody gets tired of the SEC because they’ve lifted up seven crystal balls out of eight seasons,” said CBS Sports college football analyst Houston Nutt, a former Mississippi and Arkansas coach. “They’ve been there. The SEC wasn’t as good this year. You look at the quarterbacks that graduated last year. The bottom line is the SEC wasn’t as good this year as in years past.” That was abundantly clear this week. One year after ACC power Florida State ended the SEC’s run of seven straight BCS titles, Ohio State toppled No. 1 Alabama 42-35 in the Sugar Bowl to advance to the championship game against Oregon. That came hours after Wisconsin beat Auburn in overtime in the Outback Bowl and a day after Mississippi and Mississippi State got roughed up in their games. Florida’s Urban Meyer started the run of domination in the 2006 season by blasting Ohio State. Fast forward: Ohio State’s Urban Meyer won his latest classic showdown with Alabama’s Nick Saban that dealt the SEC another body blow. The SEC West that once dominated the Top 10, and had four playoff contenders much of the season, went 0-4 on Wednesday and Thursday. The seven-team SEC West finished 2-5 in bowl play, with the victories coming from sixth-place Texas A&M and last-place Arkansas. The SEC is 6-5 overall in the postseason, with Florida playing East Carolina on Saturday in the Birmingham Bowl. The Gators are trying to secure a winning record for both themselves and their league. “I guess you could call this a mediocre year,” Florida linebacker Mike Taylor said. “You’re going to get scrutinized about it. We want to go out there and get a victory not only for the conference but for each other.” Center Max Garcia still believes the SEC remains “the best conference in the nation.” None of what happened in recent days disproves that claim necessarily for a league that routinely reels in highly ranked recruiting classes and delivers more talent to the NFL than any other. It is indicative that it’s no long a closed issue, however. Other Power 5 conferences made that clear. For every Amari Cooper and Dak Prescott, other leagues countered with stars such as Oregon Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota and Wisconsin tailback Melvin Gordon. The two-day purge at least laid to rest the perception that other leagues’ top teams just can’t mea- sure up to the SEC’s best. After all, the same Wisconsin team that beat Auburn was drilled 59-0 by Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game. Saban was already a Buckeyes believer. “I thought they were a very underrated team by everybody in terms of how people thought about them, especially the way they played against Wisconsin and the way they played later in the year,” said the Tide coach, who has brought the SEC three national titles at Bama and one at LSU. The “SEC is Best” chatter clearly has worn on other teams and conferences. Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson figured Wednesday’s 49-34 win over Mississippi State earned a reprieve of sorts. “For a week or so we won’t have to hear about the SEC,” Johnson said. Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly celebrated a 31-28 Music City Bowl win over LSU for another reason. “To beat an SEC school like LSU allows us to continue to build that national credibility that you need in recruiting today,” Kelly said. The SEC presumably will remain a big target in coming seasons however this one ended. “There’s jealousy there because they want their team to win and they get tired of hearing about the SEC,” Nutt said. “Everybody gears up. They want to beat the SEC. To win those seven national titles out of eight, that’s a heck of a run.” Oregon looks to add to statement season By Anne M. Peterson Associated Press Within moments after winning the Rose Bowl for a spot in the national championship, the T-shirts were up on Oregon’s website. “Won Not Done,” the shirts read. The sentiment — also on tees made for opponent Ohio State — was perfect for the Ducks, who are a win away from proving once and for all that they belong among the nation’s elite. It’s a position they’ve been in once before, when they faced Auburn for the national title to cap the 2010 season and came up short. “We’ve still got to finish this. We’re one step closer to achieving everything we ever worked for, everything we ever wanted,” senior linebacker Derrick Malone Jr. said. Oregon has never won a national championship. The Buckeyes have seven national titles dating back to 1942. Just a decade ago, the Ducks finished the season 5-6 but they’d flirted with national prominence in 2001 when quarterback Joey Harrington helped lead Oregon to the Fiesta Bowl. Then Chip Kelly arrived in Eugene in 2007 and reworked Oregon’s offense into a distinctive high-flying spread. Since then, the speedy Ducks have been consis- tently ranked. Kelly was promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach before the 2009 season and the next year the Ducks went 12-1 and first played for the title. Oregon fell to Auburn 22-19 on Wes Bynum’s 19-yard field goal as time expired. Afterward Kelly vowed, “We’ll be back.” Kelly’s successor, Mark Helfrich, made good on the promise: Here the second-seeded Ducks are, following a 59-20 victory over Florida State in the Rose Bowl. Ohio State defeated Alabama 42-35 in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans later Thursday night. The loss in college football’s first-ever playoffs snapped a 29-game winning streak by the third-seeded Seminoles, and Oregon emphasized its dominance by piling up the most points ever scored in a Rose Bowl game. It was quarterback Jameis Winston’s first — and maybe only, if he decides to go to the NFL — college loss. “They were undefeated the last two years, and I mean just that in itself says a lot about what they’ve been able to do. Coming in, we didn’t focus on that,” quarterback Marcus Mariota said. “We just wanted to focus on ourselves and really just trying to execute to the best of our abilities.” But in the midst of the game, Oregon also took a huge step in changing the national perception of the Ducks — shoving aside the image of a gimmicky team with a multitude of uniforms that could never stand up to the defending national champion. “I hope they keep saying they (the Ducks) are soft, because it just motivates our guys,” offensive coordinator Scott Frost said. Mariota is the personification of Oregon’s ascent, becoming the first Duck to win the Heisman Trophy. He has an ongoing conference record with 40 touchdown passes this season. He’s also passed for a touchdown in each of his 40 games of his college career — the longest streak in FBS history. The junior from Hawaii, who opted at the end of last season to stay at Oregon, has 56 total touchdowns this season. Along with his 40 via pass, he’s also run for 15 scores and caught a TD pass. He’s the first FBS-level player to pass for 40 and run for 15. Never one to put the focus on himself, Mariota was grateful for the opportunity to add to the team’s legacy with a shot at the title. “All the hard work, all the stuff that we put into it during the offseason and for it to kind of pay off and allow us to be a part of this game, it’s a great feeling,” he said. “We’re very fortunate to be a part of it, and we’re excited to get going and get prepared for it.” Stafford has another chance to quiet skeptics ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Matthew Stafford’s homecoming is a secondary story line this weekend — if that. Still, there’s something fitting about the fact that Detroit’s quarterback will play perhaps the biggest game of his career against the team he grew up rooting for in the Dallas suburbs — the Lions open the postseason in Texas against the Cowboys on Sunday. “I don’t need much motivation, it’s a playoff game. ‘Win or go home’ gives you enough motivation,” Stafford said. “Obviously, it’ll be fun playing in front of a bunch of my friends and family, but other than that, just trying to win a football game.” Stafford could really use a victory in this one. The No. 1 pick in the 2009 draft, he’s put up big numbers during his career and helped the Lions return to respectability, but that’s the extent of his accomplishments so far. This is the team’s second postseason appearance with Stafford, and the Lions still have only one playoff win in the Super Bowl era — against Dallas in January 1992. The 26-year-old Stafford is at the point in his career where more is expected from a franchise quarterback, and an uneven regular season did little to quiet his legion of skeptics — even though the Lions went 11-5 to secure an NFC wild card. “I was getting criticized when I was throwing for 5,000 yards, 4,000 yards and not winning games. I’m going to get criticized,” Stafford said. “If you try and make everybody happy it’s going to be a long day for you.” The Lions made the playoffs in large part because of their consis- tency. They beat the teams they were expected to beat, but they generally came up short in the toughest games on their schedule. Stafford is 0-17 on the road in his career against teams that finished the regular season with a winning record, according to STATS. That includes a playoff loss at New Orleans at the end of the 2011 season. It also includes last weekend’s loss at Green Bay, when the Lions had a chance to win the NFC North. Stafford was 20 of 41 for 217 yards and three touchdowns — good enough to keep Detroit in the game, but not good enough to win it. Stafford hasn’t been helped much by his offensive line this season. He’s been sacked 45 times, and that’s part of the reason he’s thrown for only 4,257 yards — his fewest over a full season in his career. �Along the River Assessing the future Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday,January 4, 2015 s Section C By Beth Sergent bsergent@civitasmedia.com Beth Sergent/photos Elaine Ogle “assesses” her last customer on Wednesday before retiring from her position in the Mason County Assessor’s Office. Many well wishers sent Elaine flowers and the courthouse employees hosted a retirement party for her on Monday. POINT PLEASANT — Elaine Cartwright Ogle would’ve normally been getting up for work today and heading out to the Mason County Courthouse. But today isn’t normal. Ogle is officially retired from the Mason County Assessor’s Office with her last day being New Year’s Eve. “I’m sure I’ll wake up and think, ‘I’m late for work,’” Ogle joked about her upcoming Friday on Wednesday afternoon. Ogle, who lives in Mason, has been a familiar face in the assessor’s office since 1973. She left her job for six years to work for another company, but later returned to the courthouse, where she has worked for three county assessors for a total of 36 years. With Ogle’s departure, this leaves County Administrator John Gerlach as the person who wears the “crown” of being at the courthouse the longest. One of the biggest lessons Ogle says she learned while working in the assessor’s office was to “put the customer first,” which she said she first learned from former Assessor Buck Sturgeon. As for one of the most difficult aspects of the job, Ogle says she wishes lawmakers were more in touch with how legislation they pass affects county employees who have to enforce it and customers who comply with it. “I wish they (lawmakers) could come work with us for a day,” Ogle said. As for the most important aspect of her job, Ogle says its keeping the assessments, which keep the school system and county going, updated. Though Ogle will no longer be in her office on the first floor of the courthouse, she’ll be around and keeping busy with family and friends, all the while assessing her new normal. Reach Beth Sergent at 304-675-1333, ext. 1992 or on Twitter @BSergentWrites. Longtime businessman retires Staff Report POINT PLEASANT —A familiar face in Point Pleasant, and the local business community, has retired. Harvey Price, co-owner with Doug Price of Price Brothers’ Garage in Point Pleasant, retired Dec. 31. Harvey began working on cars in 1967 at Gallipolis Ferry after he returned from duty in Vietnam. He began frontend alignments in 1977 at the current location, where he has been since 1972. Travis Price, along with Doug, will continue the business at the current location. Harvey resides in Apple Grove Price with his wife, June. He has two children, Jackie (Steve) Hornsby, of Rio Grande, Ohio, and Harvey Kevin (Tiffany) Price, of Gallipolis, Ohio; four grandchildren, Levi (Megan) Hornsby, of Gallipolis, Mackenzie Hornsby, of Huntington, and Makayla and Abbie Price, of Gallipolis. A retirement open house in Harvey’s honor will be Jan. 17 at the Krodel Park Clubhouse. The community is invited to join in congratulating him from 1 to 5 p.m. For questions about changes due to the weather, call 740-709-1530. Researchers celebrate silver anniversary together HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — For just over a quarter of a century, Dr. Ronald J. Stanek, and Dr. Maurice A. Mufson, have worked as a team in the Virus “Our years Research Laboratory, Departtogether in ment of Internal Medicine, at the lab have the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medibeen good cine. ones.” — Dr. Ronald J. Stanek received his master’s Stanek degree in biological sciences Marshall from Marshall University in 1984, and began working University Joan C. with Mufson five years later. Edwards School of Mufson had been hired in the Medicine late 1970s as the inaugural chairman of the department of internal medicine at Marshall. He and Stanek set about conducting virus research in the areas of pulmonary diseases, including pneumonia and bronchiolitis in children, serious lung diseases due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and pneumonia and meningitis in adults due to the most common bacterial pathogen, the pneumococcus. “Ronald’s technical expertise quickly moved our research forward and eventually into interesting investigations on the molecular biology of the pneumococcus,” Mufson said. See SILVER| 2C Courtesy photo Good News Baptist Church, on Georges Creek Road in Gallipolis, sent off their first international mission team to the Mexican state of Jalisco. Good News visits ‘Silent Circle’ Staff Report GALLIPOLIS — The Silent Circle is a portion of central Mexico so called by Evangelical Christian missionaries because it is one of the most unreached places in the Americas in terms of the gospel of Jesus Christ. At the end of October, Good News Baptist Church, on Georges Creek Road in Gallipolis, sent off their first international mission team to the Mexican state of Jalisco. This small team was composed of Pastor Eric Fannin, his wife, Sarah Fannin, and a newly elected deacon of the church, Kevin Young. Pastor Eric went on a vision trip last year to central Mexico to discern where to begin work and with whom to partner. Good News Baptist church is partnering with missionaries to Mexico from an international missionary organization along with a Mexican family who is working year-round in Jalisco to share the gospel and establish a Baptist church. On their first international mission trip, Good News Baptist Church joined with a small team from Cross Lanes Baptist Church, of Cross Lanes, W.Va., and a Spanish speaking church plant in Indianapolis. During this trip, the team assisted the Mexican church planting family in putting on a conference at a local hospital for doctors and nurses on having compassion, visited the sick in that hospital, hosted baseball and soccer tournaments for local children and teenagers, shared the gospel during the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration, and assisted another local church planting family in a nearby town. The team was able to tell many people about how Jesus died and rose from the grave to save the world. Four people made a decision to place their faith in Jesus Christ for salvation. Good News Baptist Church considers this trip a step in the right direction on their mission to “Love God by Making Disciples.” They hope to continue working in Jalisco, Mexico, by sponsoring the Mexican family and their three children for Christmas, as well as planning for another trip later this year. People who would like more information about Good News Baptist Church and the work they are doing, visit their website at www. goodnewsSBC.org. �NEWS 2C Sunday, January 4, 2015 Silver two antibiotics rather than with one. “My achievements were only possible through the From page 1C exceptional mentoring from Dr. Mufson,” Stanek Mufson began the said. “Our years together research on the pneuin the lab have been good mococcus more than 35 years ago, 10 years before ones.” Stanek has authored Stanek joined the effort. Mufson said he believes it dozens of publications is the longest continuous and abstracts in peerreviewed scientific jourresearch on the occurnals and has presented rence of the bacterial his research findings at pathogen in one community in the United States. numerous international and national scientific Stanek and Mufson also meetings. were the first investigaMufson now serves as tors to demonstrate professor and chairman and report that serious pneumococcal pneumonia emeritus of the department of internal mediresponded significantly cine. better to treatment with Submitted photo In October, students from Gallia Academy High School and community members participated in the 5th annual Black Out Cancer Event at the Gallia Academy versus Belfrey football game. Since 2010, the senior class has been sponsoring this event and Gallia Academy Key Club and Student Council have helped to raise money to aid cancer research and prevention. Recently, a check for over $1500 was presented to the Gallia County Relay for Life. Pictured are Olivia Rees, senior class president and student council president; Allison McClure, Key Club Officer and senior class treasurer; Bonnie McFarland, committee member Gallia County Relay for Life; and Kyla Carpenter, treasurer for Gallia County Relay for Life. The Relay for Life event will be held on June 5, 2015. For more information, contact Karrie Davison or Ken Moore at Holzer Health Systems. Relay for Life donation In October, students from Gallia Academy High School and community members participated in the 5th annual Black Out Cancer Event at the Gallia Academy versus Belfrey football game. Since 2010, the senior class has been sponsoring this event and Gallia Academy Key Club and Student Council have helped to raise money to aid cancer research and prevention. Recently, a check for over $1500 was presented to the Gallia County Relay for Life. Pictured are Olivia Rees, senior class president and student council president; Allison McClure, Key Club Officer and senior class treasurer; Bonnie McFarland, committee member Gallia County Relay for Life; and Kyla Carpenter, treasurer for Gallia County Relay for Life. The Relay for Life event will be held on June 5, 2015. For more information, contact Karrie Davison or Ken Moore at Holzer Health Systems. Sunday Times-Sentinel School board approves resolutions By April Jaynes ajaynes@civitasmedia.com POINT PLEASANT — At the most recent meeting of the Mason County Schools Board of Education, various resolutions and personnel matters were approved. The following agreements and policies were approved: Approved the Memorandum of Understanding between Mason County Board of Education and West Virginia Department of Education and RESA, in response to Beale Elementary and Point Pleasant Intermediate as Focus Designated Schools for the 2014/15 school year. Approved to sign the Resolution from MCEA to send to the Legislature requesting an employee pay increase. Approved the Attendance Incentive Award Program Policy. The following professional personnel matters were approved:Accepted the resignation of Abby Ehman, Speech Therapist, Central Office Itinerant, effective January 5, 2015. Accepted the resignation of Virginia Huffman, Second Grade Teacher, Point Pleasant Primary School, due to retirement, effective at the conclusion of the 2014/15 school year. Approved parental leave for Autumn Rose, Teacher, New Haven Elementary, for a maximum of 12 weeks unpaid leave. Approved family medical leave for Dawn Bays, Teacher, Beale Elementary, for a maximum of 12 intermittent weeks of unpaid leave. Approved the employment of Edward Coon and Stacy Sexton, as Substitute Teachers, for the 2014/15 school year. County will be the funding source. The following service personnel matters were approved:Accepted the resignation of Doris Deal, Substitute Aide, effective December 16, 2014. Approved the transfer of Alan Darst, Bus Operator from Route 2085 to Route 2062, Job #014-135-C, effective January 6, 2015. County will be the funding source. Approved the employment of Lewis Chattin, Custodian, New Haven Elementary, Job #210362-C, effective January 6, 2015. County will be the funding source. Approved the transfer of Gena Jeffers, .5 Secretary (200 days), Wahama Jr/Sr High, to Secretary/Financial, (261 days), Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High, Job #502-808-C, effective January 6, 2015. County will be the funding source. Approved the transfer of Keri Derenberger, Secretary (210 days), Point Pleasant Intermediate School, to Secretary (210 days), Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High, Job #502-809-C, effective January 6, 2015. County will be the funding source. Approved the transfer of Kari Ryan, Secretary (220 days), Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High, to Secretary (210 days), Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High, Job #502-807-C, effective January 6, 2015. County will be the funding source. Approved the employment of Beth Brainard, Darlene Goodwin, Vicki McComas, Stacy Miller, Sheila Patterson, Buffy Smith, and Linda Stover, as Substitute Cooks (pending CIB), for the 2014/15 school year. County will be the funding source. Approved to delete the position of .5 Secretary, Wahama Jr/S High, effective January 6, 2015. The following extra curricular personnel matters were Top toy truck approved:Accepted the resignation of Amy Shriver, Head Volleyball Coach, Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High, effective December 3, 2014. Approved the employment of Charlotte Oshel, Homebound/ Alternative Education, Central Office Itinerant, on an as needed basis, Job #001-045-E, effective January 6, 2015. Special Education will be the funding source. Approved the employment of John Fields, Homeless Interventionist, Central Office Itinerant, on an as needed basis, Job #001-200-E, effective January 6, 2015. Special Education will be the funding source. Approved the employment of Nakita Garnes, Interventionist, Roosevelt Elementary, on an as needed basis, Job #001-040-E, effective January 6, 2015. Title I will be the funding source. Approved the employment of Brian Scott, Head Varsity Football Coach, Hannan Jr/Sr High, Job #501-001S, effective for the 2015/16 season. County will be the funding source. Approved the employment of Darrell Black, Jr High Head Softball Coach, Hannan Jr/Sr High, Job #501-017S, effective for the 2014/15 season. County will be the funding source. Approved the placement of Jean Gill, Athletic Assistant, Hannan Jr/Sr High, Job #501024-S, for the 2014/15 school year. This is an unpaid position. Approved the placement of Marla Cottrill and Brian King, Athletic Assistants, Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High, Job #502-161-S, for the 2014/15 school year. These are unpaid positions. Approved the employment of Daniel Morhard, Girls Jr. Var- sity Basketball Coach, Wahama Jr/Sr High, Job #503-213-S, effective for the 2014/15 Season. County will be the funding source. The following finance resolutions were approved: Approved the resolution stating a declaration of official intent for the Board to be reimbursed by tax exempt bonds to be issued in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $6,250,000.00, by the Mason County Building Commission, the Board or other qualified issuer, for expenses associated with the construction, renovation, improvement, furnishing, and equipping of one or more of the buildings and other improvements to that certain lot, tract or parcel of land, together with the improvements thereon, located at 18 Kiwanis Boulevard, Point Pleasant, Mason County, WV. Approved check number 89049, in the amount of $649,000.00, for acquisition of property at 18 Kiwanis Boulevard, Point Pleasant, WV. Approved the ratification of orders issued, transfers, and supplements. Check numbers 88946-89047. Purchase Card check numbers 1023-1066. Total amount: $537,847.03. Approved the ratification of check number 89048, to Jared Billings, in the amount of $112.00. Billings abstained from voting. The next meeting of the Mason County Schools Board of Education will take place Jan. 13 at 6 p.m. in the Hartley Building in the Mason County Career Center. Reach April Jaynes at (740) 4462342 ext. 2108 or on Twitter @ ajaynes_reports. Officials plan shale fact-finding trip to North Dakota By Evan Bevins Associated Press Courtesy photo Ron Spencer of Chester, left, accepts the $50 first-place prize for its wooden toy dump truck from Des Jeffers of Farmers Bank PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A dozen local officials are heading north this winter to learn how a North Dakota city at ground zero of the shale boom dealt with a rapidly growing population. The mayors of Parkersburg, Vienna, Belpre, Ohio, and Marietta, Ohio, hope to apply lessons from Minot, North Dakota, to what the MidOhio Valley’s experience will be if and when an anticipated ethane cracker plant is built in Wood County. “We’re trying to focus right now on getting ready for a bunch of people to come into the area,” Parkersburg Mayor Bob Newell said. The four-day trip is scheduled for Jan. 25-28. Also scheduled to attend are Parkersburg and Vienna development officials and police chiefs, representatives from the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Council, which supports economic development activities in eight counties, and Wood County Commissioner-elect Bob Tebay. Williamstown Mayor Jean Ford was invited but was unable to attend. Newell said a representative of Odebrecht, the company whose subsidiary is planning the cracker facility, advised local officials a few months back to start preparing before the project is confirmed, because things will move quickly after that. “If we wait ‘til they announce, it may be too late,” he said. Project A.S.C.E.N.T. (Appalachian Shale Cracker Enterprise), a multibillion-dollar petrochemical complex centered around the cracker, was unveiled in 2013 by West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and officials from Brazil-based Odebrecht. 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The project is expected to create thousands of jobs during construction and hundreds going forward, not to mention the people that would be employed in related and supporting businesses. That has local officials anticipating a population boom like the Minot area has seen since advances in drilling technology allowed access to the deep-underground Bakken shale formation. The Mid-Ohio Valley is also seeing increased activity thanks to the Utica and Marcellus shale formations here. Rickie Yeager, Parkersburg’s development director, said Minot’s population rose by 11.8 percent- from 36,567 to 40,888- between 2000 and 2010. U.S. Census Bureau estimates placed the total for 2013 at 46,321. “It’s pretty remarkable what’s going on up there,” Yeager said. Stephanie Hoffert, president of the Minot Area Development Corporation, said the local airport’s enplanements have tripled and a six-terminal facility is under construction. Approximately 60 oil-servicing companies have a presence in the community. And while those developments would be welcome news to an area that has lost population over the last few decades and could use an economic shot in the arm, there are also concerns that come with the change. “When you add the influx of people that they say we’re going to get, you have to be ready for everything,” Vienna Mayor Randy Rapp said. A lack of affordable housing is one, as workers come into the area and are able to pay higher rents or companies purchase property outright. Making sure the infrastructure like roads and water and sewer lines are ready to support the development is another. And with additional people come concerns about increases in crime, which is one reason Parkersburg Police Chief Joe Martin and Vienna Police Chief George Young will be going on the four-day trip. “These folks have already been through it; they know what it takes,” Rapp said. “They know the things that didn’t work well and the things that did work well.” Lorentz said Belpre has already received inquiries from hotel companies looking at the city, and one of the things they’re seeking is traffic count numbers. He said he’s hoping to get an idea of that on the trip, but he’s open to whatever he can learn. “I just want to get a firsthand view and bring it back to our council,” Lorentz said. “I think talking to these people face-to-face will drive the conversation.” Sunday Times-Sentinel Adult education teacher makes rounds By Curtis Johnson Associated Press BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — At first glance Robin Chaney’s classroom looks much like any other, but that’s where the similarities end. The 30-year teaching veteran finds herself tracking staples and making sure every pencil and pencil lead is accounted for. The Internet is off-limits and hard-backed books are rare. Such restrictions are far from anything she experienced in 28 years at Hurricane High School, but represent just another day at the Western Regional Jail in Barboursville. Chaney, 62, teaches jail inmates and prisoners as an adult basic education teacher. It has been her life for five years. “When they’re in my room when they’re in my part of the facility, they’re students who happen to be wearing orange,” she said. The eastern Cabell County native spent her early teaching years with special education students in Ohio. She then switched to Hurricane High in 1981 and left for a classroom behind bars in November 2009. Chaney still recalls her husband’s initial uneasiness. She credits a facility tour with easing that apprehension, as she works to limit any personal worry and time spent walking on eggshells with a keen awareness of her surroundings. “I have a healthy respect for the situation,” she said. “I know most of my students have far different backgrounds then what I have. I realize many of them deal with situations in different, less than acceptable ways and I’m acutely aware.” Being so mindful has enabled her to work without assault or fear, all while teaching without the security of a gun or correctional officer present. Chaney’s daily schedule consists of three classes for men and one for women. Each has a maximum capacity of 12 to 15 students, all charged or convicted of misdeeds such as theft, white-collar crime, drug offenses or the most heinous tragedy. The male inmates are divided by category, whether they be pretrial felony suspects, sentenced misdemeanants or sentenced felons awaiting transfer to the state’s prison system. Being an educator at heart keeps the Milton High graduate focused on the inmate’s achievement as opposed to their reason for being there. “Most of the people I’ve had in class, when they were small did not wish to be a criminal when they grew up,” she said. “Their goal is not to get out,” Chaney added. “They get out, period. But the goal is to help give them some tools to be successful, because if they’re successful, that makes the community a better place in which to live.” Chaney meets that end by preparing each inmate for their Test Assessing Secondary completion (TASC), a newer acronym for what many know as the GED. Her classes attract about 30 to 35 students each session. She estimates about 55 percent of those will successfully attain their GEDs, after which some will stay for certificates in anger management, victim awareness, stress relief and other courses. For one recent prisoner, a GED in Chaney’s class has unlocked what will become further edu- cation at Mountwest Community and Technical College. “It is (rewarding),” she said. “I saw the biggest change in him. Just realizing that he could do these things, that he could stick with it and accomplish.” Those taking Chaney’s class choose to be there. They must put in a request, which she processes to confirm their prior education. Qualifying requests are placed on a waiting list until a spot becomes available. Chaney, who teaches as part of the state’s Division of Institutional Education, said spots can open frequently due to the jail’s fluid population. Contributing factors include the transfer of convicts to state prisons and the bonding out of pretrial inmates. Industrial education falls under the umbrella of the state Department of Education. The division teaches approximately 8,000 students a year ranging from minors as young as 5 years old to adults, all housed within the state’s juvenile detention centers, regional jails and prisons. WV business leaders help battle human trafficking By Jenni Vincent Associated Press CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — While statistics about human trafficking in West Virginia can be a little difficult to find, there are professionals in the state — as well as others who visit here — who deal with this type of crime and are actively working to eliminate it at the state, national and global levels. Shepherdstown resident Dr. Danielle Johnson, a global hotlines program specialist who covers the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe with Polaris — a nonprofit, non-governmental organization founded in 2002 that works to combat and prevent human trafficking nationally and abroad — spoke about the importance of hotlines and other collaborative efforts. She said the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC), operated by Polaris, was founded in 2007. It is a national, toll-free hotline (1-888373-7888), that answers calls from anywhere in the country — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year — and in more than 200 languages. “It is a completely multiple service hotline, and we have multiple access points so you can call, text, email or submit an online form. The smallest percentage of calls we get are from victims calling for crisis assistance, but we also get lots of calls from family members and friends of victims as well as generally interested community members . We also have people calling for training and technical assistance, such as being able to identify trafficking AP Photo Shepherdstown resident Dr. Danielle Johnson displays a booklet at an international summit in Charles Town, W.Va. Johnson got interested in human rights abuses after spending time in Bosnia and now works with Polaris, a national, nonprofit group that fights human trafficking aimed at better combating human trafficking globally. when they see it happening,” Johnson said. While she originally planned to be a doctor, Johnson instead ended up teaching English in Bosnia in 2005, after graduating from college. That’s where she first got really interested in human rights abuses, she said in an interview prior to her conference presentation. “I was teaching English to high school students in a very small town that had been ethnically cleansed. All of these kids were remarkable because they’d experienced horrific losses and deaths due to what had happened locally,” Johnson said. Prior to her arrival, Serbia began to “ethnically cleanse” the country in April 2002 by removing Bosnian Muslims, known as Bosniaks — actions that ultimately “displaced tens of thousands of people, led to the detention of several thousand more and also resulted in the apparent purposeful deaths of at least several hundred individuals,” according to the U.S. CIA website. Other aid organizations in the country reported Bosniaks being driven into concentration camps where females of various ages were gang-raped and other civilians tortured, starved and murdered. Despite these atrocities, students — who’d lost parents, siblings and other family members — had a positive attitude that transcended this trauma and also touched her heart, Johnson said. “They told me before I left that the one thing they wanted people to know is that Bosnia is a happy country. I never got over that, and ended up going to graduate school to focus on human rights issues,” she said. “I’ve since been lucky enough to work with Polaris and focus on human trafficking, because there is so much to do to eliminate it. And we’re making progress every day,” Johnson said, adding that training on the hotline as a new employee had been “transformative” because it allowed her to speak directly with others. “I am so inspired to keep working on this issue,” she said. Deputy attorney general J. Robert “Bob” Leslie, a former circuit judge who works in the West Virginia Attorney General’s Civil Rights Division, said he was happy to help kick off the recent conference and welcome participants to the state. “I am just dumbfounded that this international conference is here; it is just amazing. And I can’t think of a better venue for it, because the same things that bring people here and allow so much traffic to move through this part of the state can bring illegal commodities such as human trafficking because our proximity makes this a crossroads for all sorts of activities,” he said. It was also a good opportunity to explain how Patrick Morrisey has joined with other attorney generals nationally to fight human trafficking, he said. No stranger to this issue, Leslie still vividly remembers how he first got involved with human trafficking investigations and litigation. “It was about two years ago, and we’d heard about an Asian massage parlor that was probably operating with trafficked individuals. So we had an inhouse meeting where the general counsel explained the situation, and asked who wanted to work on combating human trafficking,” he said, adding that the massage parlor was raided and closed. “Well, my hand immediately shot into the air, but when I looked around, mine was the only one in the air and I’ve never regretted that action. It fits perfectly with human rights and I want to do my best to make a difference because human trafficking is an emerging trend,” Leslie said. Although she lives in New Jersey, FBI National Academy Associates President Laurie B. Cahill said she was changed by a recent experience in north central West Virginia when she’d attended a state chapter meeting at Camp Dawson in Preston County. At that time, a guest speaker who’d been a human trafficking victim was the featured speaker, she said. “She said her goal was for officers, like us, to really understand what Have story suggestions? Call us any time at: 740.446.2342 or 740.992.2155 human trafficking is. And I know it sure had an impact on me when she spoke about her horrific journey from Hungary to Toronto after answering an ad on Craig’s List, because after arriving she couldn’t leave. They just took her, saying she had to work off the plane ticket,” Cahill said. In the end, the woman was forced into prostitution, drugged and was isolated from others — especially anyone who might become suspicious of her situation or want to help plan an escape, she said. Ironically, a policeman who’d seen the woman while she’d been pimped out didn’t realize her situation until he heard her speak later, Cahill said. “Even though we were in the mountains of West Virginia, she made it clear that there is no absolute safe haven. You could go into a local pizzeria and not realize someone working there is being forced to stay, especially since human trafficking in terms of forced labor isn’t easy to detect unless someone comes forward to report it,” she said. Cahill, whose organization consists of graduates from the FBI’s national academy and has members worldwide, said hosting this international event is important “because continued progress requires strong, active partnerships,” she said. “We just feel strongly that it’s important for us, and as many others as possible, to have a hand in this kind of initiative. Because it doesn’t matter whether you are in Charles Town or another country, human trafficking needs to be a concern,” Cahill said. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 01. 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