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Williams, 70 David ‘Sandy’ Wilson, 66 50 cents daily TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014 Vol. 64, No. 4 Anonymous letter received in death of Gallia hunter Widow pleads for writer to come forward Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com GALLIPOLIS — On what would have been the couple’s 11th wedding anniversary, Denise Bradley — along with Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning — spoke to members of the media Monday about the shooting death of her husband, Larry Bradley, and the investigation that has followed. An anonymous letter was recently received by the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office with regard to the death, Sheriff Browning said during Monday’s press conference. The letter — according to the Sheriff — stated that the shooting was an accident, and that the writer was sorry for the pain caused to the family. “We received a letter — anonymous letter — someone basically claiming responsibility for that death and reaching out to us to ask us to pass on to the family that it was something that was accidental and not intentional,” said Browning. On Monday, Denise Bradley made a plea for the person who wrote the letter to come forward. “Accidents happen, and we all want to believe that we would do the right thing, but we weren’t out there, and everybody that shot their gun that morning around 8:20 knows that they shot their gun.” “You would like to think if it was you out there you would do the right thing and go to that person if you thought you shot them,” said Bradley. “And I truly believe See HUNTER | 2 Sarah Hawley | OVP News Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning, standing, and Denise Bradley look over a portion of the letter received by the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office with regard to the death of Larry Bradley on Dec. 2. Council begins school building transfer procedures Winter Weather Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com MIDDLEPORT — Details of the plan for the transfer of the old Middleport school building from the village to the Meigs County Council on Aging was a topic of discussion at final 2013 meeting of Middleport Village Council. At that meeting, Mayor Michael Gerlach reported on tentative plans for the use of the building by the Meigs County Council on Aging as explained to him by Beth Shaver, executive director of the Meigs County Council on Aging. She advised that her agency is required to have possession of the school facilities before qualifying to apply for grant funding to pay for the required renovation. Gerlach said the Council on Aging’s anticipated cost to rehab the high school building into a Senior Center will cost about $2.5 million. It was noted that the building will provide about four times the space of the current facility giving the agency the opportunity to introduce new activities and services. The expectation is that it will take $2.5 million to rehab the building into a Senior Center but will provide over four times the space of the current facility giving the agency the opportunity to introduce new activities and services. Gerlach noted that the village solicitor has advised that transferring ownership of public property might be better done by enlisting the help of the Meigs County Community Improvement Corporation. Council by unanimous vote passed a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the village of Middleport, to proceed with the proper method to facilitate transferring ownership of the former Middleport High School to the Council on Aging. At the December meeting, an orientation meeting for newly elected members of Middleport Village Council was set for 6 p.m. on Jan. 9 at village hall. A dusting of snow and single-digit temperatures reminded area residents that it is winter after an unseasonably warm (50 degree) weekend in the region. Sub-zero temperatures were in the forecast overnight Monday, while temperatures are expected to remain below freezing through Tuesday. A wind chill warning remains in effect until 3 p.m. Tuesday. The next chance of precipitation is not in the forecast until the end of the week. The cold temperatures also resulted in the closure of schools around the county. See COUNCIL | 2 Homestead tax exemptions applications now available Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com Ohioans urged to take precaution against cold weather Staff Report GDTnews@civitasmedia.com COLUMBUS — Ohioans are being urged to take preventive action against the upcoming extreme cold-weather conditions by the Ohio Emergency Management Agency and the Ohio Department of Health. By preparing your home and car in advance for winter emergencies, and by observing safety precautions during times of extremely cold weather, you can reduce the risk of weather-related health problems. The Ohio Emergency Management Agency has already contacted all local partners and is ready to assist in the event of any power outages. Since December 24, the Ohio Department of Health has learned of 37 emergency room visits related to cold exposures, hypothermia or frost bite. They will continue to closely monitor similar visits over the next several days as well as emergency room visits due to carbon monoxide exposure. Although staying indoors as much as possible can help reduce the risk of car crashes and falls on the ice, you may also face indoor hazards. Many homes will be too cold — either due to a power failure or because the heating system isn’t adequate for the weather. When people must use space heaters and fireplaces to stay warm, the risk of household fires increases, as well as the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Check on your neighbor: Ohioans are urged to check on their neighbors as temperatures across much of the state are expected to dip into the negative double-digits. Ohioans should get in touch with friends, family and loved ones, and help spread the word about how to stay safe in the extreme cold. Learn how to best help older Ohioans in your neighborhood with these tips from the Ohio Department of Aging. Follow these important steps to protect yourself, your family and your neighbors: Use fireplace, wood stoves, or other combustion heaters only if they are properly vented to the outside and do not leak flue gas into the indoor air space. See PRECAUTION | 2 POMEROY — Homestead exemption applications are now available in the office of Auditor Mary T. Byer-Hill located on the second floor of the Meigs County Court Street. The homestead exemption is a statewide program which allows senior citizens and permanently and totally disabled homeowners to reduce their property tax burden by shielding some of the market value of their home from taxation. The exemption, which takes the form of a credit on property tax bills, allows qualifying homeowners to exempt $25,000 of the market value of their homes from all local property taxes. For example, an eligible owner of a home with a market value of $50,000 will be billed as if the home were valued at $25,000. These reductions were created as a benefit for homeowners of real estate or mobile homes who live in Ohio and make it their permanent residence. To qualify for the homestead exemption for seniors or the disabled, a homeowner must own and occupy the homestead as their primary domicile as of Jan. 1 of the tax year. A homeowner and his/her spouse are entitled to claim a reduction on one property only. Because of a change in state law, beginning in 2014, new homestead exemption applicants will be subject to an income means test. Yearly total income of $30,500 or less will be used to determine eligibility for the homestead exemption. Existing homestead recipients will continue to receive the credit without being subject to the income test and do not have to resubmit an application. Application forms are currently available on-line at www.meigscountyauditor.org, or can be picked up at the auditors office. Residents may also call the office to request an application be mailed. The deadline to apply is June 2, 2014. Should anyone have further questions and/or concerns, contact the auditor’s office at 740-992-2698. �Page 2 s The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Tuesday, January 7, 2014 Community Calendar Tuesday, Jan. 7 POMEROY — The next meeting of the Meigs County Board of Elections has been changed. It will be held at 8:30 p.m. with regular business to be conducted as scheduled. Please note the change of date. Wednesday, Jan. 8 HARRISONVILLE — The Scipio Township Trustees will hold the yearly Organizational Meeting at 7 p.m. at the Harrisonville Fire House. Thursday, Jan. 9 CHESTER —Shade River Lodge, 7:30 p.m. at the hall. Refreshments following meeting. Church Calendar POMEROY — Alpha Iota Masters will meet at 11:30 a.m. at New Beginnings Methodist Church. Hostesses are Carol McCullough, Donna Byer and Eleanor McKelvey. meet at 11:30 a.m. at 1400 Pike Street, Marietta, Ohio. If you have any questions regarding this meeting please contact Jenny Myers at (740) 376-1026. Friday, Jan. 10 CHESTER — Shade River Lodge 453 will have its annual inspection in the Fellowcraft Degree at 7:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Inspection will begin at 7:30 p.m. The Grand Master of Masons in Ohio is scheduled to attend. MARIETTA — The Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development District Executive Committee, which also serves as the RTPO Policy Committee, will Monday, Jan. 13 POMEROY — The Meigs County Commissioners Organizational Meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. in the Commissioners office, third floor of the Meigs County Courthouse. Tuesday, Jan. 14 TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District will have their regular meeting at 5 p.m. at the TPRSD office. Community Dinner POMEROY — A free community dinner of soup and sandwiches will be held on Jan. 9, with serving from 5:30-7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Pomeroy. Public is invited. Opening Services RUTLAND — The Independent Holiness Church, Brick Street in Rutland, will hold its opening services on Sunday, Jan. 12 Services will begin at 10 a.m., with a dinner at noon and singing at 2 p.m. Meigs Cooperative Parish events POMEROY — The Meigs Co-operative Parish hosts a variety of events and service projects available throughout the week at the Mulberry Community Center. Some of those are as follows, Meals at the Mulberry Community Center — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday. Parish Shop — 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday. Comfort Club — 9 a.m.-noon, Wednesday. Food Pantry — 9-11 a.m., Tuesday-Friday. Celebrate Recovery — 7-9 p.m., Monday. Shape-Up — 9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday. The Gallia County Sheriff’s Office released a portion of the letter in hopes that someone may recognize the writing or phrases used in the letter. Hunter From Page 1 that it was an accident, but it’s not giving me any closure for someone just to write a letter. I would rather them show up on my door step and say I am really truly sorry and make it right.” “You know God forgives, but not if you’re hiding,” she added. “And you can ask God for forgiveness, but if you’re not doing the right thing, I don’t think you’re going to get that forgiveness.” Browning added, “I ask that person who is looking for closure, not only for themselves but for the Bradley family, asking them to come forward and finish the process with talking to us, so that we are able to complete our investigation, and maybe give them some resolution or comfort knowing that what happened to Larry was not intentional. If that in fact is the case, then I think the opportunity for them to come forward is now.” Browning also noted that the person may not be from the area, with a large number of hunters coming to this region to take part in deer hunting. Denise Bradley recounted the events of the morning the shooting took place, commenting that her husband had called to say he was in the woods and needed help. “He called at 8:23 [a.m.] and said he needed help,” she said. She added that he would not tell her what was wrong, but that he was in the woods and needed help. He asked her to get his dad and uncle and have them to bring a ladder. While on the phone, she said her husband began to cough and choke. “I was on the phone with him from 8:23 to 8:28 [a.m.], and the last minute I probably spent yelling in that phone to try and get him back,” she said. “When the coroner called he said he was hit in the aorta and he went fast, and he said he could have only lasted five minutes. Well that five minutes, I said, was spent on the phone with me trying to find out where he was at.” Bradley added that her kids have helped to carry her through, but also recounted the fears of the children after the death. “I want justice for him. He did not deserve to die like this and for nobody to say hey ‘I’m really sorry’,” she said. “A letter just isn’t enough.” Larry Bradley was found shot on Dec. 2, 2013 — the first day of deer season in Ohio. Bradley was in a tree stand in the area of Thaxton Road in Morgan Township, about a mile east of Ohio 554. During Monday’s press conference, Browning released additional information about the shooting. “He was hunting out of a deer stand,” said the Sheriff. “The shot came from back to front and was in an area that was being hunted, not so much right where he was at, but the general vicinity is known for being hunted heavily in that area.” Browning added that Brad- ley was not shot with his own weapon. “If it is not his weapon then obviously we are looking that someone else was involved,” said Browning. “I don’t know that we are ready one hundred percent to say that this was an accidental shooting or an accidental death.” Browning noted that the release of this information is an “opportunity with the help of the media to reach out and get some more information and some clo- Council From Page 1 The incoming council members, Richard Vaughan, Douglas Dixon and Sharon Older, were all present and expressed their interest in a get together to discuss procedure in ad- From Page 1 Never use a charcoal or gas grill indoors—the fumes are deadly. Never leave lit candles unattended. Keep as much heat as possible inside your home. Check the temperature in your home often during severely cold weather. Leave all water taps slightly open so they drip continuously. Eat well-balanced meals to help you stay warmer. If you must go outside: Dress warmly and stay dry. Wear a hat, scarf, and mittens. Avoid frostbite. If you have to do heavy outdoor chores, dress warmly and work slowly. Avoid walking on ice or getting wet. Notify friends and family where you will be before you go hiking, camping, or skiing. Avoid traveling on ice-covered roads, overpasses, and bridges if at all possible. If you are stranded, it is safest to stay in your car. Be cautious about travel: Listen for radio or television reports of travel advisories issued by the National Weather Service. Do not travel in low visibility conditions. Avoid traveling on ice-covered roads, overpasses, and bridges if at all possible. If you must travel by car, use tire chains and take a mobile phone with you. If you must travel, let someone know your destination and when you expect to arrive. Ask them to sure for the family and maybe even for the person who fired the shots.” The portion of the letter released to the media reads as follows, I am so sorry for the hurt and pain that I caused on that day. Can u please tell the family I am so sorry. Browning stated that his office has been conducting an extensive investigation since the shooting took place, adding that they will be comparing the facts they have in the case with those stated in the letter to see if the letter is accurate. The investigation remains open and ongoing. The letter will be sent to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification (BCI&I) lab for processing to see if any information can be taken from the letter itself. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office at (740) 446-1221. Ohio Valley Forecast without having to be separated and Rumpke will empty it weekly. Councilman Emerson Heighton Tuesday: Partly sunny. Colder with highs around 8 expressed appreciation for the above. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. work done for the village by the Wind chill values as low as 28 below. three outgoing council members, Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Not as cold with lows Moore, Brown and Wehrung. around 4 above. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chill values as low as 9 below. Wednesday: Partly sunny in the morning … then becoming mostly cloudy. Not as cold with highs around 30. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chill values as low as 1 below in the morning. notify authorities if you are late. Wednesday Night: Cloudy. Not as cold with lows in Check and restock the winter emergency supplies in the lower 20s. your car before you leave. Thursday And Thursday Night: Cloudy with a Never pour water on your windshield to remove ice or chance of rain and snow. Highs in the upper 30s. Lows in snow; shattering may occur. the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Don’t rely on a car to provide sufficient heat; the car Friday And Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the may break down. lower 40s. Lows in the lower 30s. Always carry additional warm clothing appropriate for Saturday: A chance of snow in the morning. Cloudy the winter conditions. with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of Know the risks of extremely cold temperatures: precipitation 40 percent. When exposed to cold temperatures, your body begins Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent to lose heat faster than it can be produced. Prolonged chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Sunday: Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain. exposure to cold will eventually use up your body’s stored energy. The result is hypothermia, or abnormally low Highs in the upper 40s. body temperature. Body temperature that is too low affects the brain, making the victim unable to think clearly or move well. This makes hypothermia particularly dangerous because a person may not know it is happening and won’t be able to do anything about it. Hypothermia is most likely at very cold temperatures, but it can occur even at cool temperatures (above 40 degrees) if a person becomes chilled from rain, sweat, or submersion in cold water. AEP (NYSE) — 46.08 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 21.98 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 25.68 Frostbite is an injury to the body that is caused by Pepsico (NYSE) — 82.28 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 97.08 Premier (NASDAQ) — 14.37 freezing. Frostbite causes a loss of feeling and color in afBig Lots (NYSE) — 31.38 Rockwell (NYSE) — 116.52 fected areas. It most often affects the nose, ears, cheeks, Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 50.00 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 15.06 chin, fingers, or toes. 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In view of that the regularly scheduled immunization clinic for today (Jan. 7) has been modified and shots will be administered from 10 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Classes Cancelled ATHENS — The Arthritis Foundation exercise classes held for the O’Bleness Health System SeniorBEAT members have been cancelled for January. The classes were scheduled to be held on Tuesdays at the Athens Commu- Submitted photo Holzer welcomes first baby of 2014 Holzer Health System recently announced the first baby born in 2014 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis. Madeline LeeAnn Jones was born at 8:12 a.m. on January 2, 2014, weighing in at 6 pounds, 4 ounces and measuring 20 inches long. Her proud parents are Keith and Kimberly Jones. The Jones family resides in Pomeroy, Ohio. Ohioans seek compensation for pothole damage Staff Report TDSnews@civitasmedia.com OHIO VALLEY — The yo-yo known as Ohio winter weather can have an adverse impact on the state’s roads and highways with a cycle of freezing and thawing that results in potholes. Each year, the Court of Claims of Ohio processes hundreds of claims from Ohioans seeking compensation from the state for damage to their vehicles caused by potholes. Daniel R. Borchert, interim clerk with the Court of Claims, said there are a few hurdles Ohioans must clear before receiving pothole compensation. First, drivers must determine if the Ohio Department of Transportation has jurisdiction through its maintenance of the state highway. In some cases, ODOT has contracted with political subdivisions (cities or townships) to maintain interstates within their boundaries, for instance. Those claims should go to that jurisdiction if so. Next, the driver must prove that ODOT received notice of the existence of a pothole and that ODOT’s failure to repair the pothole in a timely fashion led to the vehicle’s damage. “It’s basically a tort case,” Borchert said. “ODOT has a duty to the public to maintain the state’s highways. A plaintiff must prove that ODOT breached that duty and the breach caused damage to plaintiff’s vehicle. Plaintiff must also prove that ODOT had actual or constructive notice of the pothole and failed to repair in a reasonable amount of time.” Those seeking compensation pay a $25 filing fee with their complaint. Within 60 days, ODOT files an investigation report about the claim. The plaintiff has 21 days to reply. Borchert advises Ohio drivers to present as much evidence as they can such as the exact location of the pothole and affidavits from other drivers in the area if possible. He also urged Ohioans to avoid assuming that ODOT isn’t aware of a pothole especially when multiple claims about the same pothole can sometimes arrive in quick succession. Any claim filed within the two-year statute of limitations and for an amount under $10,000 is handled as an administrative determination by the clerk of the Court of Claims. Those decisions can be appealed to the judge of the Court of Claims whose decision is final. The minimal filing fee, relative ease of the process, and typical low-dollar damage amount mean that hiring an attorney is not necessary, Borchert said, noting that there are no court hearings. Winning claimants – about half of those filing pothole claims receive an award – also get their filing fee back. “We try to make it very consumer friendly at the administrative determination level,” he said. Ohioans with pothole damage can either download an administrative determination complaint form from the Court of Claims website, print it, fill in the information, and mail it back or call the Court of Claims at 1.800.824.8263 to receive a packet of information that contains a printed copy of the form to fill in the information and mail it back. The Court of Claims is given original jurisdiction to hear and determine all civil actions filed against the State of Ohio and its agencies. Meeting Change MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Family and Children First Council regular business meeting for Jan. 16 has been rescheduled for Jan. 23. The meeting will be held in the third floor conference room at the Meigs County Department of Job Immunization Clinic POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct an immunization clinic from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday at the Meigs County Health Department located at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Please bring child’s shot record. Children must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian. A donation is appreciated for immunization administration, however no one will be denied services. Please bring medical cards or commercial insurance cards. For the Record 911 Dec. 31 9:35 a.m., North Second Avenue, high blood pressure; 10:24 a.m., Mulberry Avenue, fractured body part; 11:23 a.m., Ohio 124, fall; 12:04 p.m., Walker Alley, nausea/vomiting; 2:03 p.m., Arbaugh Road, high blood pressure; 2:22 p.m., East Memorial Drive, pain general; 4:03 p.m., Ohio 681, chest pain; 4:52 p.m., East Memorial Drive, allergic reaction; 9:05 p.m., Lee Circle, high blood pressure. Jan. 1 2:57 a.m., Ohio 681, motor vehicle collision; 4:29 a.m., Brownell Avenue, seizure/convulsions; 2:29 p.m., Ohio 325, fall; 2:39 p.m., East Memorial Drive, chest pain; 3:36 p.m., West Main Street, allergic reaction; 3:54 p.m., College Road, pain general; 5:05 p.m., Nye Avenue, numbness. Jan. 2 5:40 a.m., Ohio 124, structure fire. Columbia Gas announces new assistance fund Staff Report GDTnews@civitasmedia.com OHIO — As Ohio braces for record cold temperatures, Columbia Gas of Ohio announced today that over $2.5 million will be made available to income-eligible customers over the next five winter heating seasons to assist with paying their natural gas bills. Beginning immediately, qualified Columbia customers may apply for Columbia Fuel Fund assistance through their local community action agency. Local agency contact information may be obtained by contacting Columbia’s Customer Contact Center at 1-800-344-4077. The Columbia Fuel Fund offers a once per heating season assistance payment for customers with incomes up to 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines ($47,100 for a family of four). While a disconnection notice is not required for eligibility, customers must have already exhausted all other available assistance programs such as Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) and the Winter Crisis Fund in order to qualify as it is intended to serve as a fund of last resort. “Columbia Gas is happy to offer this additional assistance to customers,” said Columbia Gas of Ohio President Jack Partridge. “As we enter the coldest months of the winter heating season, we believe no one should be without heat, and help through these programs can go a long way for families struggling to make their payments.” Nearly 32 percent of Ohioans qualify for some form of assistance with their natural gas bill, yet fewer than half utilize available programs. Columbia Gas encourages customers who may be eligible to apply quickly, as funds are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Previously offered assistance funds of similar amounts have been exhausted in a matter of weeks. Additional programs are available for households that qualify for payment assistance. Columbia Gas offers one-sixth, one-ninth, and winter heating payment plans, based on qualifying eligibility. Also, households with income at or below 150 percent of federal poverty guidelines may be eligible for the Percentage of Income Payment Plan Plus (PIPP Plus). Columbia Gas encourages customers to take steps today to secure assistance, if necessary. More information and eligibility requirements are available at ColumbiaGasOhio.com. Fed chair, unemployment on tap as Congress returns WASHINGTON (AP) — Back to work on Monday, Congress faces a hefty list of unfinished business and a politically driven agenda in an election year that will determine control of the House and Senate. President Barack Obama’s nomination of Janet Yellen to head the Federal Reserve and a three-month extension of benefits for the longterm unemployed are first up in Senate, with votes scheduled Monday night. The rare burst of bipartisanship last month produced a budget agreement, but lawmakers were unable to agree on extending federal benefits for an estimated 1.3 million Americans. The payments stopped on Dec. 28 and Democrats, led by Obama, are pushing hard to revive them. The issue is vital to the party’s core voters who are crucial in low-turnout, midterm elections, and Democrats left no doubt that they will use any Republican opposition as a political cudgel. “Dealing with declining middle-class incomes and not enough job growth will be the No. 1 issue,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. “And if on the first day of the new session, the Republican Party says they won’t even support unemployment benefit extension, the original round was started by George Bush when unemployment was 5.6 percent, they’re going to show themselves so far out of the mainstream, it’s going to hurt them in the election.” Republicans hinted they might go along with extending benefits if Democrats come up with cuts elsewhere or make other concessions. “I would like to find a way to get a compromise to extend unemployment insurance, at least for a brief period of time, but at the same time, the Democrats should make compromises,” said Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. However, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he is unsure Democrats can cobble together 60 votes needed to overcome a procedural hurdle on a bill sponsored by Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Dean Heller, R-Nev. “If we don’t get the 60, we will come back at this issue,” he promised. Obama already has scheduled a White House event on Tuesday with some whose benefits expired at the end of December. “Instead of punishing families who can least afford it, Republicans should make it their New Year’s resolution to do the right thing Wounded veterans work to put away child predators WASHINGTON (AP) — Oskar Zepeda has had pretty much one mission in his life: kill or capture. After serving nine tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, he now has a new target — child predators. Zepeda, 29, is part of a 17-member class of veterans trained in computer forensics and sent to Immigration and Customs Enforcement field offices. They aren’t paid, and there’s no guarantee that they’ll have a full-time job when their one-year stint ends. But the interns are finding the purpose of their new mission outweighs financial considerations. “I love challenges. And I have a family of my own,” said Zepeda, whose military career was cut short by a hand grenade and the 25 opera- and Family Services. For more information contact Brooke Pauley at (740) 992-2117 ext. 104. tions that followed. “I feel I’m still serving my country and protecting my family at the same time.” For Shannon Krieger, who was in the Army and is now assigned to an ICE office in New Orleans, “This was a new fight I could sink my teeth into. That’s what really I was looking for. I wasn’t just going to take a job so I can have a paycheck.” Federal officials say a children’s lobbying group, PROTECT, pitched the idea of incorporating wounded veterans in the fight against child pornography. ICE Special Agent Patrick Redling said the agency, where veterans account for 30 percent of the workforce, ran with the idea. “They built their career upon fighting for this country and keeping citizens of this country safe,” Redling said. “What better to get somebody already with that mindset into a program where it’s another battlefield, very similar, but you’re keeping our children safe. You’re taking predators off the street.” The agency relied on the U.S. Special Operations Command to get the word out to wounded service members transitioning out of the military or already separated. The veterans were given about 11 weeks of intensive computer and legal training before being assigned to an ICE field office. Even though they’re not getting paid by ICE, the majority of those on the team are receiving disability compensation. Many also get a monthly stipend from the Department of Veterans Affairs for educational expenses. and restore this vital economic security for their constituents right now,” Obama said Saturday in his weekly radio and Internet address. Schumer, one of his party’s leaders, said Democrats would prefer to pass the proposal as is — without a way to pay for it, as has been the case for previous extensions. But he told reporters Sunday he wouldn’t rule out a way to pay for the extension. Critical to economic stability is a smooth transition to a new chairman of the Federal Reserve. The Senate is expected to confirm Yellen to the powerful post, making her the first woman to head the Fed. She would replace Ben Bernanke on Feb. 1. Republicans intend to focus on every facet of Obama’s health care law, sensing a political boost in its problem-plagued rollout as the GOP looks to maintain its House majority and seize control of the Democratic-led Senate. First up in the House, ac- cording to Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., is legislation addressing the security of personal data, part of his party’s effort “to protect the American people from the harmful effects of Obamacare.” Republicans also promise closer scrutiny of the administration’s tally of enrollment numbers in the program. Such rancor ruled in the first session of the 113th Congress with few bills passed and sent to the president. The combination of divided government and the upcoming elections stand as an obstacle to major legislation in the second session, counting down to November when all 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats will be on the ballot. 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Today, the annihilation of humanity looms again as a possibility because of climate change. In 1964, King could not have imagined the particular features of global environmental destruction that we now face. Yet, he had reflected carefully on the forms of action needed to avert mass extinction before, so his work can still be useful today in thinking about directions for the climate justice movement. First, King reminds us to think in terms of the “beloved community” in which we are all interconnected. That means that the injustices that we experience are also intertwined. For many climate activists, thinking about racism, sexism, or poverty are side issues; after all, if there is no habitable earth, then those problems won’t really matter. King cautioned against the view that injustices could be divided into neat isolated silos. The world, he said, faces the danger of the “evil triplets”: racism, militarism, and materialism. These are inter-related features, he thought, that are at the root of wars of aggression, such as Vietnam, against distant peoples for control of natural resources needed to maintain the luxuries of a few. Climate change activists today need to acknowledge “In 1964, King could not have imagined the particular features of global environmental destruction that we now face. Yet, he had reflected carefully on the forms of action needed to avert mass extinction before, so his work can still be useful today in thinking about directions for the climate justice movement.” — José-Antonio Orosco the overlapping systems of injustice that make some people vulnerable to climate damage much more immediately. It will be poor countries, largely in the Global South, that will suffer the most from environmental degradation of air, water, and soil. In the US, extreme weather—as we have already seen with Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy—will disproportionately affect economically fragile areas, usually made up of historically marginalized communities: indigenous people, people of color, immigrants, the elderly, and LGBTQ people. Climate justice activists will need to build alliances around these diverse issues, and develop the ally capabilities to listen to, and lift up, the voices of disenfranchised people. In his last years, King wrote about the forms of activism that were needed to confront the evil triplets. He warned activists not to get trapped by the usual mix of demonstrations and protest that were hallmarks of the early Civil Rights movement. With these forms of direct action, King believed the movement had fallen into “crisis thinking,” that is, reacting to injustice after it had already appeared. 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A glimpse of this kind of activism came about when Occupy organizers provided assistance in the wake of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Achieving climate justice, then, will mean not only protests against this pipeline or that shipping port, but also working to connect local community gardens, alternative currencies, free libraries and medical clinics, into thick webs reaching across urban and rural areas. This kind of organizing will enable widespread skill sharing and mutual aid, but also deliver a message that was dawning at the height of the Occupy movement: another world is possible, and there are many across the world who desire to work together to build it. King believed we had it within us to avoid mutually assured destruction; he also thought we were developing the insights and activist resources to radically align our world to the moral arc of the universe. The climate justice movement might become the place where we prove him right. José-Antonio Orosco is associate professor of philosophy at Oregon State University, where he directs the Peace Studies Program. He writes for PeaceVoice and is the author of Cesar Chavez and Common Sense of Nonviolence. Page 4 Tuesday, January 7, 2014 Has the Idea of a Jewish State become obsolete? Winslow Myers While John Kerry admirably shuttles around like the Energizer Bunny in search of Middle East peace, is there anything new to say about the intractable tension between Israelis on the one hand and predominantly Muslim peoples, especially the Palestinians, on the other? One layer of the unspoken is Israel’s implicit status as a nuclear power. Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Obama draw red lines in the sand concerning the threat of Iranian nukes, but say little about the only viable long-term solution: a negotiated and verified nuclear-free zone in the Eastern Mediterranean—even better, a planet-wide nuclear-free zone. Nuclear war anywhere on earth has become more unthinkable as it has become more possible. Also rarely spoken—lest howls of antiSemitism ensue—is an uncomfortable question: why do we frown upon the lack of separation of church and state in many Muslim countries, while Israel gets a pass in privileging a particular constellation of religion and ethnicity? The historical rationale for the birth of the Jewish state could not be more reasonable. In the context of Jewish history over thousands of years climaxing in the Holocaust, no one could argue with Jewish fears of extinction and their need for a secure homeland. Though all parties in the region ought to know from long experience how futile war, terror, obstruction, and discriminatory harshness are as tools to suppress the universal impulse toward justice, each keeps trying one or another unworkable method, making the success of Mr. Kerry’s quixotic mission all the more crucial. The present Israeli government derives its identity in large measure from fear of what it is against, and so it has encouraged injustices like the settlements that it would never tolerate were it a victim of similar treatment. Obviously this is not to say that the antiSemites of the Arab world are innocent. And it is unfair to compare the civil rights Israel has afforded non-Jews with the civil rights much of the Muslim world affords women and non-believers. Israel does not order the execution of those who abandon Judaism. However much it may wish to be even-handed, it sees its own Muslim population growing. If this population enjoyed full citizenship Israeli could eventually become a de facto Muslim state. So it waters down Muslim civil rights to preserve its identity. As we express our hope that Arab countries (and even the U.S. itself) evolve toward a more inclusive and tolerant politics, it is worth asking if the maintenance of Israel as a Jewish state become counterproductive to its own long-term security? It is not that Zionism is racism, in the crude Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Letters to the Editor Letters to the editor should be limited to 300 words. All letters are subject to editing, must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. “Thank You” letters will not be accepted for publication. Arab formulation, but that Zionism has been transcended by the notion of a state relatively untethered to any one religion. If the identity of Israel were re-established on the basis of equal rights for all ethnicities, ancient fears might begin to dissolve from within. The corrosive “usand-them” dynamic could be undermined in a way that left Jews safer—just as Jews, while a minority in the United States, are surely as safe there, if not more so, as they are in Israel. For Israel to become a fully secular state, the international community would have to guarantee the security of Jews, whether inside or outside Israel, a task that for understandable reasons Israel has always zealously reserved for itself. Abdication of self-determined security is, to say the least, unlikely. Tragically however, maintaining a Jewish state will increasingly tie its citizens in knots as they are forced to choose between Jewish identity and full democracy. Jews and Palestinians for the most part do not know each other as people, and the predictable theatrics of their leaders do nothing to help reconciliation. The entry point into a shared future beyond war is the face-to-face engagement of ordinary citizens at the heart level. It is people moving one by one from unfamiliarity, ignorance, and fear, toward familiarity, empathy, and enough trust to allow the heart to message the brain that it’s safe to get creative together. The moral basis of the secular state, the tolerance and compassion that flows from the acknowledgement of universal rights, is ironically a major premise of the Jewish ethical tradition. An unbeliever once asked Rabbi Hillel if he could sum up the Torah while standing on one foot. The simple answer was “What is hateful to yourself, do not to your fellow man. That is the whole of the Torah and the rest is but commentary.” One of the many gifts world civilization owes the Jews is this confidence in an ethical universality that transcends specific sects and ethnicities. If I identify as a Jew but also as citizen of secular democracy, I am better able to interact with Palestinians according to our common identity as humans. Finding ourselves in this shared human context, we will stand a measurably better chance of resolving our differences. To the extent that Jews allow themselves that larger identification with the “other,” they may not only come closer to fulfilling the ethical promise of their heritage, but also may find the security that has eluded them since the founding of the Jewish state. How poignant that after thousands of years of their culture contributing so much to the world, this idea should still feel so risky. Godspeed, Mr. Kerry. Winslow Myers, author of “Living Beyond War: A Citizen’s Guide,” writes on global issues for PeaceVoice and serves on the Advisory Board of the War Prevention Initiative. The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Newspapers 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher 740-446-3242, ext. 15 slopez@civitasmedia.com Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Tuesday, January 7, 2014 Death Notices BROWN POINT PLEASANT — Barbara Ann (Johnson) Brown, age 73, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died on Sunday, January 5, 2014, at her home, surrounded by her family. Barbara’s life will be remembered at 1 p.m., on Friday, January 10, 2014, at the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, with Pastors Carl F. Swisher, Bob Patterson and John Franklin officiating. Burial will follow in Kirkland Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday evening, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Barbara’s care has been entrusted to Crow-Hussell Funeral Home. BURRIS GALLIPOLIS FERRY — William Thomas Burris, 70, of Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va., died Sunday, January 5, 2014, at Pleasant Valley Hospital, in Point Pleasant. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant with Pastor Roger Bonecutter officiating. Burial will follow at Beale Chapel Cemetery in Apple Grove. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service Wednesday, at the funeral home. CRAWFORD POINT PLEASANT — Charlotte Audra (Russell) Crawford, age 87, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., passed away Monday, January 6, 2014, at Pleasant Valley Hospital with her family at her side. Services are under the care of CrowHussell Funeral Home. HILL POINT PLEASANT — Delbert Lee Hill, 59, of Point Pleasant, died January 3, 2014, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Services will be held at 1 p.m. at the Deal Funeral Home on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. Burial will be in the Letart Evergreen Cemetery in Letart, W.Va. Friends may visit the family from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 2013 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations can be given in Delbert’s memory to the Deal Funeral Home at 1401 Kanawha Street, Point Pleasant. LOWTHER HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Lorraine I. Lowther, 88, Huntington, W.Va., passed away Jan. 4, 2014 in Hurricane. Visitation was 5 p.m., Monday, Jan. 6 at White Chapel Memorial Gardens White Chapel Mausoleum, Barboursville, with the service following. Chapman’s Mortuary is assisting the family. MAYNARD MIDDLEPORT — Myrtle Edna Maynard, 91, of Middleport, Ohio, died at Overbrook Nursing Home in Middleport, Ohio. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday January 7, and service will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the Foglesong-Roush Funeral Home in Mason, W.Va. Burial will be at Kirkland Cemetery at Lakin, W.Va. Officiating will be Pastor Claudia Zerkle. NEVILLE BIDWELL — Michael “Mike” Eugene Neville, 60, of Bidwell, Ohio, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014, at Pleasant Valley Hospital with his loving family at his side. A celebration of Mike’s life will be held at the Christian Community Church at a later date. Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, WV, is serving the family. SMITH PROCTORVILLE — Margaret Smith, 83, of Proctorville, Ohio, died Friday, January 3, 2014, at home. Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio, by Pastor Harold Hamlin. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. WATKINS GALLIPOLIS FERRY — Paul Watkins, 72, of Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va. passed away January 6, 2014, at his home. Arrangements will be announced Tuesday afternoon by Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va. WILLIAMS LEON — Iris Naomi Williams, 70, of Leon, W.Va., passed away January 4, 2014, in CAMC Memorial Division, following an extended illness. Service will be 7 p.m., Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at Casto Funeral Home Chapel, Evans, W.Va., with the Rev. Verlin Hart officiating. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until time of service. Private burial will be Wednesday, January 8, in the Pine Grove Cemetery, Leon. WILSON POINT PLEASANT — David “Sandy” Wilson, age 66, of Point Pleasant, died Tuesday December, 31, 2013 at Pleasant Valley Hospital with friends and family at his side. Services are under the care of Crow-Hussell Funeral Home. There will be a celebration to honor the life of Sandy Wilson at Crow-Hussell Funeral Home on Saturday, January 11, 2014, friends may gather to visit and tell stories beginning at 11 a.m. with a memorial service beginning at 12 p.m.with full military honors. Obituaries ESTHER M. BLACK RUTLAND — Esther M. Black, 88, of Rutland, passed away at 7:20 a.m., on Saturday, January 4, 2014, in the Overbrook Center, Middleport. Born May 10, 1925, in Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Charles and Dolly (Lowe) Schoppert. She was married to Warren D. Black and he preceded her in death in 1997. Esther retired from being a Meigs Local School District bus driver after 27 years of service. She was a charter member of the Rutland Independent Holiness Church as well as a charter member of the Rutland Nazarene Church. Esther is survived by her sons, Jerry (Sharon) Black, of Rutland, Roger (Sharon) Black, of Rutland, Lynn (Joyce) Black, of New Haven, W.Va.; a daughter-inlaw, Barbara Black Shaver, of Cheshire; daughters, Debi (Mike) Gilmore, of Rutland, Brenda (Roger Adrian) Faulk, of Langsville, and Lynda (Don Gibson) Bates, of Harrisburg, SYRACUSE — Mary M. Harden Lisle, 91, formally of Syracuse, Ohio, passed away January 3, 2014. She was a resident in the Hanceville Nursing and Rehab Center, in Hanceville, Alabama. Mary was born October 3, 1922, in Syracuse, Ohio, to the late Florence Nease Harden Potts and Roscoe Harden. Mary was a long time member of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Syracuse, Ohio. She enjoyed singing and playing the piano. She was an avid seamstress her entire life. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of fifty years, Donald W. Lisle; one son, John D. Lisle; one daughter, Rose Ann Lisle Jenkins; and one son in-law Roy L. Jenkins. She is survived by her sister, Leota Kendall, of Michigan; one son and his wife, Keith and Karen Lisle, of Warrior, Ala.; daughter in-law, Janice Lisle, of Syracuse, Ohio; five grandsons and their BROADCAST 3 (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WPBY) 13 (WOWK) YOUR NEWSPAPER Story idea or news tip? Call 992.2155 spouses, Todd and Christy Lisle, Scott and Erin Lisle, Travis and Autumn Lisle all of Racine, Ohio, Jason and Dana Lisle, Nick and Emily Lisle of Alabama; two granddaughters and their spouses, Kimberly and Keith Jones, Rochelle and Terry Lamm, of Pomeroy, Ohio; fifteen greatgrandchildren; a greatgoddaughter; and a host of nieces and nephews. Visiting hours and funeral services will be held Friday, January 10, at AndersonMcDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy, Ohio. Viewing will be 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m., with interment at Letart Falls Cemetery with the Revered Ann Forbes officiating. In lieu of flowers, a donation in Mary’s name to The Veterans Administration and The Meigs County Council of Aging Inc. (Meals on Wheels) is appreciated. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel. com. BELPRE — David G. Ashley, 65, of Belpre, Ohio, died January 4, 2014, at the Heartland of Marietta. He was born in Middleport, Ohio, on December 8, 1948, and was the son of the late James Edgar Ashley and Virginia Jo Wise Ashley Betz of Hillard, Ohio. He was a member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church, had worked for the Parkersburg Visitor Center, had been General Manager for the Holiday Inn in Parkersburg for 25 years. He was 32nd degree Master Mason, Past Master of the Siloam Lodge #456 of Cheshire, Ohio, three times, and honorary member of the Belpre Masonic Lodge, had been a District Deputy Grand Master. He was a life long Cleveland Browns fan, loved being with his family and friends. He was citizen of the year for the Sheriff’s Department. He had been a certified boxing judge, and a country and western promoter. He had been a promoter for area race tracks including West Virginia, Hilltop, Ohio Valley and Zanesville speedway. He had also raced stock cars. Survivors include his mother, his wife, Melanie Kernan Ashley; a daughter, Lisa ( John) Turrill of Belpre; son, Jeffery Radabaugh of Belpre; son, Shane F. (Angela) Radabaugh of Belpre; and a daughter, Kimberly (Douglas) Boyer of Belpre. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Ashley (Tim) Holbert, Elisabeth (Chad) Hoon, Shane F. (Holly) Radabaugh II, Wesley (Kelly) Radabaugh, Brady Radabaugh, and Heidi Radabaugh; two sisters, Myra Kearny and Cressa (Mike) McDonald; a brother, James F. (Dannelle) Ashley; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the Leavitt Funeral Home, Belpre, with Pastor Chuck Kiser officiating. Burial will be in the Gravel Bank Cemetery. Friends may call from 3:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home when Siloam Masonic Lodge will conduct Masonic rites. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.LeavittFuneralHome. com. RAYMOND LEE WEDITT LANGSVILLE — Raymond Lee Weditt, 59, of Langsville, Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014, at Edgewood Manor, Wellston, Ohio. Ray was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 2, 1954 to the late Ray Dewitt. He was a electrician at Southern Ohio Coal, Mine 3 and Rutland Village. Ray is survived by his step- mother, Helen Holmes Dewitt; special family, Richard and Pamela Helton, Adam Pennigton, and Mariah Pennington. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m., Wednesday January 8, 2014, at Birchfield Funeral Home, Rutland, Ohio. At his request there is to be no services. Ray’s ashes will be placed with his father. Online condolences may be sent at birchfieldfuneralhome.com. 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Twenty grandchildren, thirty seven greatgrandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren also survive. In addition to Esther’s parents and husband she is preceded in death by a son, Ronald Black; a son-inlaw, Clinton Randal Faulk; a grandson, Warren Zachary Faulk; a granddaughter, Shelly K. Otworth; and a brother, Charles Schoppert. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 8, 2014, in the Rutland Independent Holiness Church, Brick Street, Rutland, Ohio, with Rev. Isaac Shupe officiating. Interment will follow in the Miles Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Church. The Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Middleport/Pomeroy was entrusted with Esther’s arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting www.cremeensking.com. TUESDAY EVENING 29 THE DAILY SENTINEL DAVID G. ASHLEY MARY M. HARDEN LISLE 27 (LIFE) Your news ... 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A new deputy and his men demand a cut of a bootlegging gang's profits. TVMA 10 PM 10:30 24/7 "Red Wings/ Maple Leafs: Road to the NHL Winter Classic" American Reunion (‘12, Com) Alyson Hannigan, Jason Biggs. TV14 Seven Psychopaths (‘12, Com) Woody Harrelson, Colin Farrell. TVMA �The Daily Sentinel SPORTS TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014 mdssports@civitasmedia.com Ohio high school rape convict released Alex Hawley | OVP Sports CINCINNATI (AP) — A former eastern Ohio high school football player has been released from a juvenile detention center less than a year after his conviction for raping a 16-year-old girl following an alcoholfueled party. WTOV-TV in Steubenville reported Sunday evening that Ma’Lik Richmond had been released. His attorney, Walter Madison, issued a statement saying the youth is “braced for the balance of his life” and that he and his family are requesting privacy. “While away, Ma’Lik has reflected, learned, matured, and grown in many ways,” he said in the statement. “He is a better, stronger person and looks forward to school, life, and spending time with family.” Richmond was sentenced to one year in March 2013. A judge convicted him and fellow Steubenville High School student athlete Trent Mays of raping the West Virginia girl in August 2012. Mays also was convicted of using his phone to take a naked picture of the underage girl. He was sentenced to two years. Asked for comment, the attorney for the girl, Bob Fitzsimmons, said in a statement Monday it was “disheartening” that there was no mention of her or her family in the statement made on Richmond’s behalf. “One would expect to see the defendant publicly apologize for all the pain he caused rather than make statements about himself,” Fitzsimmons said. “Rape is about victims, not defendants.” Madison didn’t immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press seeking comment. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office said he had no comment on Richmond. Jefferson County Judge Thomas Lipps last August gave Richmond Ohio’s second-toughest sex offender classification, the same as Mays had received. Richmond must register as a sex offender every six months for 20 years. However, he can request to have the classification removed later based on rehabilitation history, and his name won’t be included on publicly accessible websites. Richmond was 16 at the time of the rape. The case drew wide attention amid allegations of a cover-up to protect the celebrated Steubenville High School football team. DeWine convened a grand jury last year to look into possible related crimes, resulting in charges against six people. The Steubenville school district’s former technology director faces a late February trial on charges he misled investigators. He and other school officials charged have pleaded not guilty. River Valley guard Tyler Twyman (15) drives past a Rock Hill defender during the Raiders victory in Bidwell on Dec. 10, 2013. River Valley stung by Hornets, 79-38 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com BIDWELL, Ohio — Nowhere to go but up. It wasn’t exactly the way the River Valley boys basketball team wanted to start 2014, dropping a 7938 Ohio Valley Conference contest to visiting Coal Grove. The Hornets (5-3, 2-1 OVC) led 18-4 following the opening quarter and increased its lead to 4415 at halftime. Following the break Coal Grove outscored River Valley (3-9, 1-2) 19-to-5 in the third quarter to increase the lead to 63-20. The Raiders outscored CGHS 18-to-16 in the final period and Coal Grove claimed the 79-38 victory. Tyler Twyman led River Valley with 14 points, followed byJohn Qualls with seven and Dayton Hardway with six. Tre Craycraft had four, Zach Morris had three, Austin Neekamp marked two, while Rhodes and Mark Wray each had one point. Brandon Adkins led Coal Grove with 21 points, followed by Conor Markins with 16 and Jonathon Joseph with 10. Joe Akers had eight points, Sean Paulus and Isaiah Gunther each had six. D.J. Miller and Jacob Pierce each had three points, Austen Pleasants, Travis Carey and Isaac Fields each had two points. This is River Valley’s second straight loss to CGHS and the Raiders and Hornets will face off again on January 31. OVP Sports Schedule Tuesday, Jan. 7 Boys Basketball Wellston at Gallia Academy, 7:30 Belpre at South Gallia, 7:30 Chesapeake at River Valley, 7:30 Waterford at Southern, 7:30 Eastern at Meigs, 7:30 Ohio Valley Christian at Hannan, 7:30 Girls Basketball Ohio Valley Christian at Hannan, 6 p.m. Swimming River Valley at Scott Depot, TBA Wednesday, Jan. 8 Girls Basketball Cabell Midland at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Wrestling Gallia Academy at Logan, 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 Boys Basketball Hurricane at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Girls Basketball South Point at River Valley, 7:30 Waterford at Eastern, 7:30 Wahama at South Gallia, 7:30 Meigs at Vinton County, 7:30 Calhoun County at Hannan, 7:30 Southern at Belpre, 7:30 Photos by Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Gallia Academy junior Micah Curfman (2) drives past a South Point defender during the Blue Angels loss in Centenary on Dec. 16, 2013. Blue Angels pound Portsmouth, 69-43 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com CENTENARY, Ohio — Closing the game out in style. The Gallia Academy girls basketball team led by 12 points headed into the fourth quarter of Saturday afternoon’s Southeastern Ohio Athletic League contest against visiting Portsmouth. The Blue Angels marked 28 points in the fourth to take the 69-43 victory for the first league win. The Blue Angels (5-7, 1-3 SEOAL) took the 15-12 advantage after the tightly contested opening period, and extended their lead to 30-20 at halftime. GAHS expanded its lead by two points in the third quarter and led 41-29 headed into the fourth. The Lady Trojans were able to score 14 points in the fourth quarter but Gallia Academy marked 28 to take the 69-41 victory. The Blue Angels were led by Jordan Walker with 16 points, and Micah Curfman with 15. Jalea Caldwell and Kassie Shriver each had 10 points, while Makenzie Barr and Kendra Barnes each marked six. Brittany Angel finished with five points, while Jamie Canfield finished with two. GAHS was 15-of-20 (75 percent) from the free throw line. Paignton Williams led Portsmouth with 23 points, followed by Jada Jenkins with eight. Wesleigh Jackson and Sehrojah Parker each had four points, while Faythe Lee and Mya Williams finsihed with two each. PHS was 10-of-18 (55.6 percent) from the free throw line. The Blue Angels have won back-to-back games for Gallia Academy sophomore Jordan Walker hits a layup the first time this season. GAHS will look to sweep during the Blue Angels victory over Meigs in Mercerville Portsmouth on February 8, in Portsmouth. on Dec. 28, 2013. Five things to know after Chargers beat Bengals CINCINNATI (AP) — Philip Rivers completed only a dozen passes all day, by far his season low. The Chargers knew they didn’t need their highly efficient quarterback to do anything dramatic for a playoff win. Just let the defense get to Andy Dalton and watch him unravel. San Diego put the pressure on Dalton in the second half and forced three turnovers that allowed the Chargers to pull away for a 27-10 victory on Sunday, extending the Bengals’ playoff drought to record levels. The Chargers (10-7) get a rematch with the Broncos in Denver next Sunday. They’ve split a pair of close games with the AFC’s top seed, losing 28-20 in San Diego on Nov. 10 and beating the Broncos 27-20 in Denver on Dec. 12. That win helped boost San Diego on its current five-game winning streak. “It’s going to be a great game,” safety Eric Weddle said. “We held them to 28 points and 20 points. You never know.” Fans of the Bengals (11-6) know what happens every time they reach the playoffs. They haven’t won in the postseason since the 1990 season, now tied for the sixth-longest stretch of futility in NFL history. They’ve lost in the first round each of the last three seasons, tying the league record. They’re the ninth team in history to drop three straight. “This one’s the most disappointing in the whole time I’ve been here,” center Kyle Cook said. “Obviously with this group, we thought we’d go really far.” They hit another dead end in the second half, when the Chargers sacked Dalton three times. The third-year quarterback fumbled and threw a pair of interceptions, leaving him with one touchdown and six interceptions in his three playoff losses. “When things don’t go right, the quarterback is going to get the blame,” Dalton said. “I’m willing to take every shot at me. You’ve got to have thick skin.” Five things learned from the Chargers’ win: RUN WITH IT: The Chargers have won five straight by running the ball. They had a season-high 196 yards on the ground Sunday, including Ronnie Brown’s clinching 58-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Rivers threw the ball less than he had all season, completing 12 of 16 for 128 yards and a touchdown. The Chargers have run for at least 144 yards in each of the last five games. “The way our defense was playing, as long as we didn’t have a disaster and we made plays when they were there, we were going to win this game,” Rivers said. ROAD WIN: The Chargers hadn’t won a playoff game on the road in an open-air stadium since the 1994 season, when they won the AFC title in Pittsburgh, 17-13. They got a bit of a break on the weather — in the 40s with rain in the second half, but not too bad. Certainly not like the time they came to Cincinnati for a playoff game — the “Freezer Bowl” with a minus-59 wind chill on Jan. 10, 1982. The Bengals won that one 27-7. SIXTH SEEDS: Combined with New Orleans’ win in Philadelphia on Saturday night, the two No. 6 seeds both won for the first time since 2010, when Green Bay went on to the Super Bowl title. The Chargers to back to a place where they won only a few weeks ago, giving them some confidence. ALL ABOUT DALTON: The third-year quarterback has completed 57 percent of his passes in three playoff games for 718 yards with one touchdown, six interceptions, one fumble, nine sacks and a way-below-average 56.2 passer rating. With the pressure on Sunday, he unraveled in the second half. Rookie Giovani Bernard also fumbled at the San Diego 3-yard line after a catch. WHAT NOW? Coach Marvin Lewis slipped to 0-5 in the playoffs during his 11 seasons with Cincinnati. He’s expected to keep his job and get another chance under patient owner Mike Brown. Dalton set club records for touchdown passes and yards in a season, but has played poorly in the games that matter most. Do the Bengals start to question Dalton’s role long-term? “I don’t have any questions about Andy’s role in this thing,” Lewis said. “We just have to keep working it. We’ve got to make sure we’re doing everything to help Andy all the time. He’s going to be very disappointed in himself today, obviously.” �Tuesday, January 7, 2014 The Daily Sentinel s Page 7 www.mydailysentinel.com AP Sports Briefs Mason Co. Youth Wrestling signups POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Mason County Youth Wrestling League will hold signups for the upcoming season over the next three Thursdays at the Hartley Wrestling Building on the campus of Point Pleasant High School. Signups will be held from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on January 2 and January 9, while the final Thursday signup date on Jan. 16 will run from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The cost is $45 per child or $60 per family. For more information, please contact John Bonecutter at (304) 593-1562. Harris, WVU top TCU 74-69 in Big 12 opener FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Eron Harris scored 22 points, Juwan Staten added 15 and West Virginia beat TCU 74-69 in the Big 12 opener for both teams Saturday. Harris, the league’s leading scorer, was 4 of 5 from 3-point range and the Mountaineers (9-5) improved to 3-0 against the Horned Frogs since both schools joined the Big 12 last season. Amric Fields had a season-high 22 to the lead TCU (9-4) in his first Big 12 game. He missed most of the last season with a major knee injury that kept him out of the first three games this season. He recently returned from a four-game absence because of a broken left hand. Brandon Parrish scored 18 points and had four 3-pointers, including one to get TCU within two with 3:06 remaining. Kyan Anderson, TCU’s leading scorer, finished with 12 points before fouling out with 6:26 remaining. No. 3 OSU rolls past Huskers, 84-53 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — LaQuinton Ross scored 11 points, including two 3-pointers as No. 3 Ohio State pulled away, leading the Buckeyes to an 84-53 victory over Nebraska on Saturday. It was a last tuneup before the biggest test of the season for the Buckeyes (15-0, 2-0 Big Ten), at No. 5 Michigan State on Tuesday night. Amedeo Della Valley had 15 points, Marc Loving scored a career-high 13, Shannon Scott also had 13 and Amir Williams chipped in with 10 points for Ohio State, which shot 54 percent from the field (27 of 50) and 47 percent on 3-pointers (9 of 19). Terran Petteway scored 15 points and Leslee Smith had 11 for the Cornhuskers (8-6, 0-2), who have lost 20 consecutive road games to ranked teams since beating No. 22 Texas A&M on Feb. 23, 2008. Taylor leads Marshall past Presbyterian, 77-49 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Ryan Taylor scored 18 points and had 12 rebounds as Marshall cruised to a 77-49 victory over Presbyterian on Sunday. Taylor was 8 of 13 from the field, and has led Marshall in scoring in three straight games. Marshall (6-9) snapped a three-game losing streak. Presbyterian pulled within four, 42-38, on two Jordan Downing free throws with 15:05 remaining. Marshall answered with a 30-9 run. Taylor capped the run, hitting two 3-pointers, a jumper and a layup to give the Thundering Herd a 72-47 lead with 2:37 to play. Cheikh Sane grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds and had three blocks for Marshall. Shawn Smith scored 16 points. TyQuane Goard and Kareem Canty each added 11 points for the Thundering Herd. Downing scored 18 points and had seven rebounds to lead Presbyterian (4-11). William Truss added 13 points for the Blue Hose. Ohio comes back to beat UNC Asheville, 79-70 ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Maurice Ndour scored 19 of his career-high 27 points in the second half as Ohio rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to beat UNC Asheville 79-70 on Saturday. UNC Asheville (6-8) was up 43-31 at halftime, but remained scoreless after the break until Andrew Rowsey made a 3 with 14:17 left to play. Ohio’s 15-3 run tied the game at 46 with 12:36 to go. The second half consisted of five lead changes and three ties. The Bulldogs came within three after a Jaron Lane layup with 28 seconds to play. Nick Kellogg made 4 of 4 free throws and Stevie Taylor added two in the final 25 seconds to cap the scoring for Ohio. Kellogg scored 23 points, including 6-of-6 shooting from the free-throw line for the Bobcats (10-3). Andrew Rowsey scored 28 points for UNC Asheville and made six 3-pointers. Clemson’s Watkins says he’s entering NFL draft COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Clemson’s record-setting wide receiver Sammy Watkins says he’s headed to the NFL. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound junior from Fort Myers, Fla., confirmed reports that he’s leaving school, saying Monday that he is entering May’s NFL draft. Watkins has set 23 school records in three seasons. He finished his career as the most outstanding player of the Orange Bowl. He caught 16 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns in No. 12 Clemson’s 40-35 win over seventh-ranked Ohio State. Watkins is considered the top receiver prospect available and a top-15 selection in the NFL draft. He said his time at Clemson helped him grow in several ways, including athletically. Watkins leaves as the school’s all-time leader with 240 receptions, 3,391 receiving yards and 15 games with 100 or more yards. UCF QB Bortles, RB Johnson leaving for NFL ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — UCF quarterback Blake Bortles and running back Storm Johnson say they will forgo their senior seasons and enter the NFL draft. They made their announcements Monday during a news conference. The juniors saw their draft stock rise this season as they led the Knights to their first 12-1 finish and upset of heavily favored Baylor in the Fiesta Bowl. Bortles were instrumental throughout the run, throwing for more than 3,500 yards and 25 touchdowns, while completing 68 percent of his passes. Johnson rushed for more than 1,100 yards and 14 touchdowns in his first year as the starter. Bortles sought a rating from the NFL Draft Advisory Board and reportedly received a first-round grade. Some projections list him as one of the top quarterbacks available in the draft. Ohio State LB Shazier giving up senior season COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State junior linebacker Ryan Shazier has decided to give up his senior season to make himself available for the NFL draft. In a statement released by Ohio State, the first-team All-American said he just felt the timing was right. “Playing in the NFL is something that I have been dreaming about since my days in pee-wee football,” said Shazier, a 29game starter for the Buckeyes. “I just feel that now is the perfect time for me.” A 6-foot-2, 230-pounder from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., he led the Buckeyes in tackles each of the last two seasons. His 143 tackles this season rank sixth nationally and in a tie for 13th on the Ohio State single-season charts. His 22.5 tackles for a loss this year rank Robert Duyos | Sun Sentinel | MCT photo third nationally. The Buckeyes won 24 games in a row Ohio State’s Ryan Shazier speaks to members of the media shortly after his team arrived at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 29, the last two seasons before losing to Michigan State in the Big Ten championship 2013. Ohio State will play Clemson in the Orange Bowl. Arkansas State beats Ball State 23-20 MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Arkansas State was down to an interim coach, a backup quarterback and less than a minute remaining in the game. None of it fazed the Red Wolves, who are used to a little bit of postseason adversity. Allen Muse caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Fredi Knighten with 32 seconds remaining to lift Arkansas State past Ball State 23-20 at the GoDaddy Bowl on Sunday night. Ball State had a chance to tie at the end of regulation, but Scott Secor’s 38-yard field-goal attempt was blocked by Ryan Carrethers as time expired. For a second straight season, Arkansas State shrugged off a coaching change to win the GoDaddy Bowl. Arkansas State lost coach Bryan Harsin to Boise State in December. He’s the latest in a string of three ASU coaches, including Hugh Freeze (Mississippi) and Gus Malzahn (Auburn), who have left the program for a more highprofile job. John Thompson was the team’s interim coach for a second straight season, and the veteran defensive coordinator led a staff that managed to cobble together a workable offense with Knighten, who replaced injured starter Adam Kennedy in the second quarter. Thompson was not retained by new coach Blake Anderson — the former North Carolina offensive coordinator who is Arkansas State’s fifth head coach in five seasons — but is confident he left the program in good hands. Despite all the coaching changes, Arkansas State has won 28 games over the past three seasons, turning into one of the Sun Belt Conference’s best programs. “Arkansas State is not just that little football team up there in northeast Arkansas,” Thompson said. “Arkansas State should now have a national brand. I don’t think there were many other football games going on tonight. There are a lot of good things about (this win).” Knighten rescued Arkansas State’s offense on Sunday after Kennedy left the game in the second quarter with a knee injury, finishing with 115 yards passing and 97 yards rushing. Muse, who considered quitting football following his father’s suicide three years ago, wound up with the biggest catch of the night just five plays after Ball State scored what appeared to be the decisive touchdown. “I’m extremely blessed,” Muse said. “It’s really hard to put into words what this means.” Ball State (10-3) went ahead 20-16 with 1:33 remaining on a 1-yard touchdown run by Jahwan Edwards, but couldn’t hold the lead. Edwards finished with a game-high 146 yards rushing, but had to watch as Arkansas State rallied for the win. “It’s not over until the time’s over,” Edwards said. “It’s hard to swallow.” Keith Wenning capped his Ball State career with 215 yards passing, one touchdown and one interception. He’s the first Ball State quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a season. Arkansas State moved the ball well throughout the third quarter, but had to settle for two short field goals to take a 16-10 lead. It nearly came back to haunt them. But Knighten’s clutch throw to Muse proved to be the difference. Ball State still had a chance to tie. The Cardinals drove downfield — and with the help of a 15yard personal foul penalty on Arkansas State’s Andrew Tryon for a late hit — lined up for the 38-yard field goal with 2 seconds left. But it never got past the line of scrimmage, smacking off Carrethers hands and setting off an Arkansas State celebration that quickly spilled onto the field. “It was crazy,” Carrethers said. “I’ve never experienced anything like that. To put everything on the line and then come through like that — it was an amazing feeling. I couldn’t have written it any better.” Ball State’s normally prolific passing offense struggled early in the game. Wenning missed on four of his first five pass attempts — and also took a vicious hit on a sack by Rocky Hayes. “When we pressured him, our guys brought some steam,” Thompson said. “Just hitting him. (Quarterbacks) don’t like to get hit.” Edwards rushed for 92 yards in the first half, including 44 yards on a 14-play drive that ended with Wenning’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Willie Snead. It helped Ball State push out to a 10-3 lead by late in the second quarter, but Arkansas State responded with its own long drive just before halftime, capped by Sirgregory Thornton’s 1-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 10. Wenning, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound senior, holds just about every passing record in Ball State history, but struggled in his finale. He completed 23 of 44 passes. “The seniors and the rest of the team — that’s who I’m hurting for right now,” Wenning said. game and to Clemson in the Orange Bowl on Friday night. “I feel like my three years at Ohio State were about great relationships with coaches, my teammates and Buckeye Nation,” Shazier said. “Playing here was an amazing experience. It is really hard to explain the brotherhood I have with my teammates. They took care of me and were always there for me and I feel like we will be brothers for the rest of our lives.” Shazier was named a first-team Associated Press All-American this past season, all-Big Ten (coaches and media), a Butkus Award finalist and Bednarik and Lott award semifinalist. USA Today, ESPN. com and Sports Illustrated also named him a first-team All-American after a campaign in which he tied Big Ten records with three conference defensive player of the week honors and with five for his career. He was twice named the Lott IMPACT Trophy national player of the week. Vikings ask to interview Bengals OC Jay Gruden MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have started the second week of their search for a head coach, and there’s plenty of competition for time on their calendar. The Vikings asked to interview Cincinnati offensive coordinator Jay Gruden, the younger brother of former NFL head coach and current ESPN game analyst Jon Gruden. But Jay Gruden told reporters in Cincinnati on Monday that Tennessee and Washington have also requested permission. A person with knowledge of the process, speaking on condition of anonymity because the teams have not made information about the search public, told the Associated Press that Detroit has inquired, too. The Vikings fired Leslie Frazier last week and will be making their third head coach hire in eight years, the first by general manager Rick Spielman. Though Houston and Tampa Bay have already filled their jobs, the Vikings still have four other teams interested in many of the same candidates. Spielman was in Arizona on Monday to meet with Cardinals defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, according John Wooten, chairman of the Fritz Pollard Alliance. Bowles previously interviewed with Cleveland. Wooten also said Browns defensive coordinator Ray Horton was scheduled to meet with Spielman in Arizona on Tuesday. The Vikings and Redskins asked for interviews with San Francisco offensive coordinator Greg Roman, the NFL Network reported; 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh confirmed interest in Roman but declined to specify which teams. The Vikings were one of four teams, along with the Lions, Titans and Redskins, who requested interviews with San Diego offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt, according to a report by CBS Sports. The Vikings interviewed Seattle offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell and defensive coordinator Dan Quinn over the weekend, ESPN reported. Cincinnati defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer is also expected to be on Spielman’s list, now that the Bengals are eliminated. NFL rules allow assistant coaches on playoff teams that won wild-card games to be interviewed this week before being put off-limits again until those teams are finished. That includes the 49ers and Chargers, with Roman and Whisenhunt. Bowles and Horton are black. NFL teams are required to interview at least one minority candidate, known as “The Rooney Rule,” a product of the push for diversity by Pittsburgh owner Dan Rooney. The Fritz Pollard Alliance, based in Washington, is designed to promote candidate development for coaching, front office and scouting jobs in the NFL. The FPA’s strategic efforts include advocacy for and marketing of the hiring and promotion of minorities among NFL teams. Bevell, of course, was here before as the offensive coordinator under Brad Childress from 2006-10. Frazier decided not to keep him when he was given the job, hiring Bill Musgrave instead, but Bevell has shined in Seattle working with young quarterback Russell Wilson. Gruden has a productive record working with the Bengals, though they’ve gone one and done in the playoffs in each of his three seasons there. Gruden said he’d “assume” he’ll do all of the interviews requested of him. He said he wasn’t sure about the Lions, however. �Page 8 s The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Tuesday, January 7, 2014 McDaniels confirms interview with Browns CLEVELAND (AP) — The presumed favorite in the Browns’ coaching search says he’s in the running. New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels confirmed he interviewed over the weekend with Cleveland owner Jimmy Haslam and CEO Joe Banner. The team is searching for its second coach in a year and seventh since 1999 after firing Rob Chudzinski last week. “We met and that’s about all there is at this point,” McDaniels said Monday during a conference call. “Nothing further.” The Browns began the second week of their search with no conclusion in sight. McDaniels wasn’t offered the job because NFL rules prohibit teams from making offers to assistant coaches on playoff teams until they are out of the postseason. Even if the Browns want to hire McDaniels, they can’t discuss a contract with him until New England’s season ends. The Patriots play Indianapolis on Saturday in a divisional playoff. McDaniels, who went 11-17 as Denver’s coach before he was fired, did not divulge details of his meeting. “The opportunities are certainly flattering if they come up,” said McDaniels, a native of Canton, Ohio. “That being said, I am going to try to keep my focus on the Colts and our preparation this week. Like I’ve said in the past, I’m fortunate to have the job I have, and I love being here. I love doing what I’m doing. Each opportunity that comes along is a little different and I’m going to leave it at that and continue to put my effort and attention into the Colts this week.” McDaniels is one of three candidates known to have interviewed with Haslam and Banner. The Browns’ top brass also interviewed Seattle defensive coordinator Dan Quinn and Arizona defensive coordinator Todd Bowles. The team also requested permission to interview Denver offensive coordinator Adam Gase, but he declined the chance to meet with the Browns or Minnesota Vikings because he didn’t want to be a distraction during the Broncos’ playoff preparations. Denver hosts San Diego on Sunday. McDaniels immediately emerged as the front-runner to wind up in Cleveland, based mostly on his association with Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who has worked with Browns general manager Michael Lombardi. Banner, too, has always thought highly of McDaniels, who may be better suited for a second go-around as a head coach after some tough lessons learned in Denver. The 37-year-old McDaniels clashed with quarterback Jay Cutler and wide receiver Bandon Marshall and made several questionable personnel moves as the team’s de facto GM. It’s still possible the Browns will hire a college coach. Bob Stoops, though, isn’t the one. A person with direct knowledge of Cleveland’s search told The Associated Press that the Browns will not interview Oklahoma’s coach, who has deep Ohio roots. After his Sooners stunned Alabama in the Sugar Bowl last week, Stoops did nothing to dispel a report that said he had the “inside track” for the Browns’ job. But the person who spoke to the AP on Monday said the team is not pursuing him and that any reports saying so are “false.” The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the search. Stoops said “you never know” when asked about the possibility of one day coaching in the NFL. His vague remarks fueled speculation about Cleveland’s coaching vacancy. Stoops is from Youngstown and has been linked to the Browns in the past. Cleveland is also reportedly interested in speaking with Auburn’s Gus Malzahn and Vanderbilt’s James Franklin. Malzahn will be available for an interview after Monday night’s BCS national title game against Florida State. He doesn’t have any NFL experience and he has made it clear he’s happy at the school, but that may not prevent Haslam and Banner from making a strong run at him. The Browns were enamored with Chip Kelly during their coaching search last year, but after a short courtship, the former Oregon coach decided to sign with Philadelphia. Franklin has one year of pro experience as Green Bay’s wide receivers coach in 2005. He led the Commodores to a 9-4 season and a win over Houston in Sunday’s BBVA Compass Bowl. Franklin’s impressive turnaround at Vanderbilt has caught the attention of Haslam, a Tennessee alum. Vanderbilt went 24-15 in three seasons under Franklin, who left the interview room following the win without replying when asked if he would be back at the school. 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For 3 months.* �Page 10 s The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Tuesday, January 7, 2014 Charlie Strong promises Texas will be tough AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Charlie Strong talked about being tough and winning championships. That is exactly what Texas fans wanted to hear from their new football coach. There’s little doubt he can deliver the first. The second part will determine whether he can revive a dormant program back and push it back among the national elite where the Longhorns are desperately longing to be. “It’s time to put the program back on the national stage,” Strong said Monday at his introductory news conference. “The mentality is always going to be mental and physical toughness … We will be a hardnosed football team.” That’s the reputation Strong brings to Texas, which has floundered since playing for the 2009 national championship. Four seasons of at least four losses and no Big 12 titles ended with Mack Brown exiting after 16 years, and Texas turning to the coach who led Louisville to a 23-3 mark and two bowl wins the last two seasons. Strong also had a reputation of being uncomfortable with the media, but with his wife and two daughters sitting in the front row watching him, he breezed through his 45-minute news conference with smiles and jokes before ending Joshua C. Cruey | Orlando Sentinel | MCT photo with the trademark “Hook’em Horns” Louisville head coach Charlie Strong celebrates with the tro- hand signal for the cameras. “Let’s go win football games,” Strong phy after defeating Miami, 36-9, in the Russell Athletic Bowl at the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, Fla., on Satur- said. “Let’s go win championships.” The 53-year-old Strong clearly has day, Dec. 28, 2013. some of the same pages from Brown’s playbook. He embraced the legacy of Texas’s football tradition when he entered the room and hugged Edith Royal, the widow of former Longhorns coach Darrell Royal who won national titles in 1963 and 1969 and a share of a third in 1970. And just like Brown did when he arrived in 1997, Strong made a point of embracing Texas high school coaches and his commitment to recruiting the state’s best players. “We will recruit with fire, recruit with passion,” Strong said, adding he wants to “close the border” to out-ofstate programs. Brown, whose last game was Texas’ loss to Oregon in the Holiday Bowl, did not attend the news conference. Strong said he spoke to Brown over the weekend and assured him he would be welcome around the program. But he also told Brown: “You ran your program, I have to run mine.” Strong said Brown left the program in good shape, even if it hasn’t won in recent years like Texas expects to. The Longhorns last won the Big 12 in 2009. Their last national championship was in 2005. “The bricks are there,” Strong said. “I just need to put another brick on top of it.” Although his contract must still be approved by the school’s board of regents, Strong was offered a five-year contract with an annual salary of about $5 million. Strong dismissed suggestions that Texas may have courted other coaches before offering him the job. “I could have been the 15th choice,” Strong said. “And I’m still so happy to be the coach here.” Strong also acknowledged this historical significance behind him taking the job: He is the first African-American head coach of a men’s sport at Texas. “People look at it lot as me being a minority. I’m a football coach,” Strong said. “This is a historical day. There’s always going to be a first somewhere.” Strong did not want to reveal which assistants he planned to bring from Louisville or who else he would hire from for his staff. Strong said he doesn’t feel any special pressure taking over a program that boasts the nation’s wealthiest athletic department, its own television network and annual expectations of winning conference and national championships. While Strong spoke, the football stadium’s giant scoreboard displayed a huge picture of Strong cheering with a clenched fist raised in the air, a shot from his Louisville days with his Cardinals red shirt now tinted burnt orange. “When you’re not prepared, yeah, there’s pressure,” Strong said. “If you surround yourself with the right people, it’s not pressure.” Column: Are you ready for some frostbite? Adult hockey Jim Litke The Associated Press OK, so they’re not who we thought they were. Every time you see that big snowflake in the middle of this year’s Super Bowl logo, it suggests the easiest way to pick the last team standing is to draw a line through teams from warm-weather climes and then round up the usual cold-weather suspects. The NFL’s opening playoff weekend changed that. Neither New Orleans nor San Francisco had won a game in the cold since 2000 — applying the 32-degree benchmark — and San Diego hadn’t even played the minimum 10 games in those conditions required to make the list. They not only managed to win; all three did so on the road against teams — Philadelphia, Green Bay and Cincinnati, respectively — that ranked Nos. 2-4 on that same list, and trailed only always-formidable New England, which wins in bad weather an eye-popping 80 percent of the time. The biggest weather challenge, though not the biggest upset, came in Green Bay, where the mercury registered 5 degrees at kickoff, with a wind chill of minus-10. The 49ers were expected to lean heavily on their ground game, if only to hold mistakes to a minimum. Instead, they wound up throwing the ball as many times as they ran it, 30 each. After Phil Dawson’s gamewinning kick as time expired gave San Francisco the win, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh seemed almost bothered at questions about throwing the ball around. He didn’t point out that his quarterback was the one wearing short sleeves — Colin Kaepernick was born in Milwaukee — with plenty of cold-weather experience. Or conversely that Michael Crabtree, the receiver Kaepernick threw to most often, was born in Texas and played his high school and college ball there. Toughness, Harbaugh said finally, wasn’t about where you grew up or played before. “People talk about cold weather and it would be tough to catch balls … Michael Crabtree catches everything, It’s unbelievable.” Harbaugh began. “In the northern snowlands, down to the tropics’ sunny scenes, he’s catching the football. “If my life depended on it,” he added a moment later, “and somebody had to catch the ball, I’d enlist Michael Crabtree to do it.” And until this weekend, if Harbaugh and most others had to choose someone 60473999 to throw it in similar conditions, the Saints’ Drew Brees and the Chargers’ Philip Rivers likely wouldn’t be the first names that come to mind. And to be honest, neither did more with his arm than was necessary. Brees handed the ball off plenty in Philadelphia, and the 10-minute edge in time of possession, coupled with a last-gasp field goal by Shayne Graham proved decisive in sealing New Orleans’ firstever playoff win on the road. Rivers threw even less, just 16 passes in all, and let his defense capitalize on turnovers by Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton. He admitted afterward playing that conservatively didn’t sit well, but also that he learned playing in lousy weather demanded it. “The way our defense was playing, as long as we didn’t have a disaster and we made plays when they were there,” he admitted afterward, “we were going to win this game.” If nothing else, it should prepare the brash quarterback and his teammates heading to Denver next week, where the weather could be fierce and the temptation to get into a shootout with the Broncos’ Peyton Manning will be even fiercer. Manning is 0-3 in playoff games in the cold, so he, too, is likely to be tempted. “We will be confident,” Rivers said. “We’ve got to be careful we’re not overconfident.” That won’t be a problem for Brees. His Saints head to Seattle, where they figure to get a relative break from the weather, but not from memories of a devastating playoff loss there three years ago, plus a 34-7 beating by the Seahawks less than a month ago. “It’s loud, it’s crazy, they’ve got a good thing going there,” Brees said. “Obviously, they’ve only lost one game there in the last two years. But having been there less than a month ago, I think that serves us well, what to expect, how to prepare for it. “But we’re going to need our best game, that’s for sure.” Ditto for the Colts, who leave the comfort of their dome behind and travel to New England. Quarterback Andrew Luck brought Indianapolis back from a 28-point, third-quarter deficit to beat Kansas City, a trick that won plenty of praise from Patriots coach Bill Belichick. “I think they’ve shown a lot of mental toughness. That game was about as good as it gets. To be that far behind in the third quarter, it didn’t look too good for them and all (of) the sudden, in a hurry, you could feel them coming back, or at least I could.” Yet for all the surprises, mild and otherwise, over the weekend, New England and Denver figure to play for the AFC Championship. On the NFC side, look for Seattle, which plays well in all kinds of weather. And the best guess here is that if you run into fans buying up as many gloves and hats as they can, they’ll be from San Francisco. team open to all players COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For a moment, the gay slur muttered by a hockey opponent during a game last year stung like an exposed limb against ice. “It was directed at one of our straight players,” recalled Lloyd Newman, president of the Ohio Mayhem and its umbrella organization, Gay Hockey Ohio. “It was like ‘Hello? Obviously, you don’t have gaydar.’??” The epithet, in retrospect, seems more comical than offensive to the Mayhem, a Columbus team whose roster is decidedly mixed: some male, some female; some gay, others straight. Team members neither make a public issue of their personal lives nor hide them. Once the puck drops, they retain a singular focus. “It’s all about the game,” said Doug Massey, a 35-year-old who co-founded Mayhem and plays wing. “You’re out there to play and win.” Just like the 170 other squads in the Chiller Adult Hockey League. Just like Rick Nash or R.J. Umberger — National Hockey League stars who, among others, have recently spoken out via YouTube as part of a campaign to erase homophobia in sports. And just like players on the Ohio State men’s hockey team, which is to host the Mayhem during a Jan.?11 game at Value City Arena when the Buckeyes face Michigan State. The event will double as the second annual Pride Night, a collaborative gathering that last year featured taped remarks from athletic director Gene Smith and several OSU players advocating tolerance and respect on and off the ice. The collective symbolic thaw is encouraging to Mayhem participants and other athletes. Still, maintained Newman, 41: “We don’t wear a rainbow flag on our shoulder. “We don’t have to.” Until two years ago, Newman — a Reynoldsburg resident — hadn’t tried an organized sport since childhood. Early attempts had scarred him. “There were times, even in playing T-ball, I would actually have direct family members go, ‘You run like a sissy; you throw like a wimp,’??” said Newman, who grew up in Jacksonville, Fla. “Once you’re past a certain age, the opportunity to get in on an entry level is gone.” Some of his Mayhem teammates had also avoided sports, fearing that their sexual orientation might carry too much of a stigma. Would such an admission find them shunned on the field? What about in the locker room? The prospect of acceptance attracted Ryan Jones to the Mayhem, where he has played wing since the team’s 2005 inception. Never mind that hockey is far more daunting than a pickup game of, say, soccer or basketball. “It was way outside my comfort zone,” said the 41-year-old Jones, a “hockey virgin.” “I love the team atmosphere, the camaraderie.” Helping to champion the cause more widely in recent months has been You Can Play, an inclusivity campaign introduced last year in part by former Philadelphia Flyers scout Patrick Burke — whose younger brother, Brendan, came out as gay in 2009 while serving as a student manager for the men’s hockey team at Miami University. Brendan died in 2010 in a car crash. The siblings’ father — Brian Burke, former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs — cofounded You Can Play, which in April partnered with the NHL. Wade Davis, a former player in the National Football League who became executive director of the effort in the summer, will lead a moderated talk the afternoon of OSU Pride Night. “I grew up with very few images of gay people on TV — and zero of them playing sports,” said the 36-year-old Davis, who remained closeted until last year. “You have so many players who are allies now.” � 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. January Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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