https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/b7d400dbef51d64a02d742fcc3e05c7c.pdf 3561ac91ed7558f194e12aaa905cbb55 PDF Text Text LOG ONTO WWW.MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM FOR ARCHIVE s�GAMES s�FEATURES s�E-EDITION s�POLLS & MORE C_ZZb[fehjšFec[heo"�E^_e INSIDE STORY WEATHER SPORTS OBITUARIES OSHP to offer Smart Driver Course... Page 3 Partly sunny. High near 31. Low around 23...Page 2 Local sports action... Page 6 Raymond Dewitt, 59 James S. Duncan, 76 John F. Eggleton, 60 Tonya R. Lane, 47 Lucille Haggerty, 92 Paul Smith, 81 Paul E. Watkins, 72 50 cents daily WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 Vol. 64, No. 5 No positive flu cases in Meigs County — yet Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com MEIGS COUNTY — While the flu may be widespread in several states, there have been no positive cases of influenza in Meigs County this flu season. Leanne Cunningham, Director of Nursing at the Meigs County Health Department said that to date there have not been any confirmed cases of influenza in Meigs County this flue season. While there have not been any positive tests, some in the region have experienced flulike symptoms. There have also been no influenza related hospitalizations of Meigs County residents this flu season. While the flu may not be active in Meigs County currently, that doesn’t mean that local residents should shy away from being vaccinated. January and into February is typically the peak of flu season. Through mid-December the Meigs County Health Department had administered approximately 450 immunizations for the flu this season. In Ohio, flu season typically runs from October to March. Cunningham stated that the health department has plenty of flu vaccines in stock for ages six months and up. Some insurances are accepted for the cost of the vaccine. The cost is $30 for ages six months to 64 years. It is $40 for the higher dose, which is for ages 65 and up. While the CDC recommends that everyone 6 months and older be vaccinated for the flu, there are specific groups at higher risk. Groups that are at high risk of having serious flu-related complications or because they live with or care for people at high risk for developing flu-related complications include pregnant women; Children younger than 5, but especially children younger than 2 years old; People 65 years of age and older; People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions; People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities; People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, including household contacts and caregivers of children younger than 5; health care workers and household contacts of persons at high risk for complications from the flu. Cunningham estimated that Meigs County sees around 10 cases (positive tests) of the flu each year. The latest report from the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) shows that through Dec. 28 there have been two influenza-associated pediatric deaths across the Unites States. Geographically, influenza is widespread in 25 states; 20 states reported regional influ- enza activity; Puerto Rico and three states reported local influenza activity; the District of Columbia and two states reported sporadic influenza activity. Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky are all reporting regional flu outbreaks, while the neighboring states of Indiana and Pennsylvania have widespread cases of influenza. Flu vaccines are available at the Meigs County Health Department each Tuesday from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. or by appointment. For more information contact the Meigs County Health Department at (740) 99-6626 visit odh.ohio.gov or cdc.gov. Registration now open for Ohio’s Archery in Schools contest Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Archery students in Meigs and Eastern schools and their coaches, as well as other eligible schools in the region, are reminded that registration for the Ohio National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) State Tournament is now open. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), the state tournament has openings for 1,512 student archers from certified NASP schools across Ohio. Registrations will close once the 1,512 openings are filed, it was reported. Currently more than 40,000 Ohio students participate in NASP as part of their physical education curriculum. Last year Meigs Local schools entered three teams of 24 each from the three schools, Intermediate, Middle and High School,. Dan Thomas is the coach of the teams which have scored high enough over the years at the state level to repeatedly qualify for the NSAP National Invitational Tournament held in Louisville. Last year under the guidance of Jeff Jones, the archery program was introduced in the Eastern Local School District, and archers there participated in the state contest. ODNR will host the 2014 State NASP Tournament See ARCHERY | 3 Photos by Charlene Hoeflich | Daily Sentinel Volunteer Linda Lukasik, head cook at the Mulberry Community Center, was honored at the COAD recognition program. Assisting her in preparing some food to be home delivered is Christopher Zacharias, one of the youngest volunteers, in the Parish’s program of feeding the disadvantaged. COAD honors outstanding volunteers Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Several Meigs County volunteers were among those receiving recognition for their community service at the annual RSVP Volunteer Recognition program hosted by the Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development Program. The event funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service honored a network of volunteers in Meigs, Athens, Hocking and Vinton Counties who are 55 and over. The afternoon included a luncheon, presentation of awards, and entertainment hosted by the Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development in Athens and funded through the Corporation for National and Community Service. More than 160 volunteers and supporters attended the event where it was noted that the network of volunteers who are 55 and over, has served southeastern Ohio for 40 years. Meigs County residents honored included Linda Lukasik, head cook at the Meigs Cooperative Parish, who implemented a home delivery service and doubled the number of recipients, who can come in and enjoy a hot meal for a small donation, or have a free bowl of soup, roll and beverage for free, either to eat there take out. Also honored from Meigs County were the Yesteryear volunteers, who teach a hands-on craft from days gone by to all 5th grade students in Meigs County schools. Receiving special recognition for community service this year were Reid Hart, Athens County, and the Shade Senior Citizens, for leadership and hard work. The volunteers recruit many other volunteers and gather loads of non-perishable food, household items, furniture and goods as students leave campus in the springtime for distribution to the needy. Glennda Tingle, Hocking County volunteer, was honored for able management of the Grandpals program. She has recruited dozens of volunteers who write letters to elementary students in the local schools throughout the school year. CARE Outreach of McArthur was honored for Charlene Hoeflich | Daily Sentinel Mony Wood qualifies as a Certified Jail Administrator after completing the Ohio Peace Officer Training Program. Middleport officer qualifies as Certified Jail Administrator Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com A twice-a-week in-house and/or home delivered meal program on two days a week was implemented by volunteer Linda Lukasik. outstanding community service in Vinton county. Accepting the award for the all-volunteer center was David Graham, director, and lead volunteer Terri Vance. CARE Outreach provides food boxes to hundreds of families each month, as well as clothing, personal care items and referrals. Mary Lewis, RSVP program manager, credited the groups with having spent many hours working with children, seniors and area residents to provide critical services and activities. “They are shining examples of the ways RSVP volunteers can join together to make a difference in our communities, ” she concluded. MIDDLEPORT — Mony Wood, administrator for the Middleport Jail, has completed the Ohio Jail Administrators Course at the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy in London, Ohio, and has been awarded his commission as a Certified Jail Administrator. In December, Wood attended 40 hours of instruction on legal matters, security, emergency situations and communications at the Training Academy. He is currently the only certified jail administrator in Meigs County. The training schedule, which needed to be completed before certification, could be issued included a wide variety of information ranging from administrative liability to effective jail operations with adequate staffing and emergency situation training. Since 2012 when Mid- dleport moved into the renovated Middleport Elementary School, providing one-half for village offices and the other half for modern jail facilities for prisoners with updated surveillance and communication facilities, the Meigs County Sheriff’s Department with limited space for accommodating prisoners, along with local villages, and several surrounding counties have sent their overflow of prisoners to be housed in the Middleport jail. Currently the jail has in addition to a certified jail administrator, seven parttime corrections officers including a sergeant and a corporal on staff 24 hours a day seven days a week. Wood’s experience in law enforcement began in 1994 when he became a special deputy under Sheriff Jim Soulsby. In 1995 he became Meigs County’s first See OFFICER | 3 �Page 2 s The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Salsburys announce birth GALLIPOLIS — Melissa and Adam Salisbury of 146 Woodland Drive, Gallipolis, announce the birth of a daughter, Hannah Grace, at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital in Athens. Meigs County Community Calendar 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. 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. POMEROY — The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold its organizational/regular monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m. at the district office at 113 East Memorial Drive, Suite D. Wednesday, January 8, 2014 Hunter instructor training offered ATHENS — A training academy for individuals interested in becoming hunter education instructors will be offered in Athens, Ohio, March 21 and 22 according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Training will be held at the Wildlife District Four office located at 360 East State Street in Athens. Friday, March 21 will be from 5-9pm, and Saturday, March 22 will be from 8am-7pm. There is no cost to participate in the hunter education instructor academy, but all participants are required to complete a background check prior to the start of the academy. Those interested in attending must register at least four weeks in advance by calling 1-800-WILDLIFE. Participants must attend both days of training, be at least 18 years of age and have successfully completed a hunter education course. Ohio currently has 1,700 volunteer instructors who train thousands of hunters each year to be safe and responsible in the field. For more information on becoming a hunter education instructor visit the hunter education pages at wildohio.com. Meigs County Church Calendar Community Dinner POMEROY — A free community dinner of soup and sandwiches will be held on Jan. 9, with serving from ley Regional Development 5:30-7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran District Executive ComChurch, Pomeroy. Public is invited. mittee, which also serves as the RTPO Policy ComOpening Services mittee, will meet at 11:30 RUTLAND — The Independent a.m. at 1400 Pike Street, Marietta, Ohio. If you have Holiness Church, Brick Street in Rutany questions regarding land, will hold its opening services on this meeting please con- Sunday, Jan. 12 Services will begin tact Jenny Myers at (740) 376-1026. at 10 a.m., with a dinner at noon and hymn sing at 2 p.m. Everyone welcome 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., Tues- day 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. Meigs County Local Briefs Monday, Jan. 13 POMEROY — The Meigs County Commissioners Organizational Meeting Change Immunization Clinic Meeting will be held at POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Family and 10:30 a.m. in the Commissioners office, third floor of Children First Council regular business meeting for Jan. will conduct an immunization clinic from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 the Meigs County Court- 16 has been rescheduled for Jan. 23. The meeting will p.m. on Tuesday at the Meigs County Health Department located at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Please bring house. be held in the third floor conference room at the Meigs child’s shot record. Children must be accompanied by a parCounty Department of Job and Family Services. For ent/legal guardian. A donation is appreciated for immunizaTuesday, Jan. 14 more information contact Brooke Pauley at (740) 992- tion administration, however no one will be denied services. TUPPERS PLAINS — Please bring medical cards or commercial insurance cards. The Tuppers Plains Re- 2117 ext. 104. gional Sewer District will have their regular meeting at 5 p.m. at the TPRSD office. SYRACUSE — The CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — loans outstanding. partment when he first took office in Friday, Jan. 10 Syracuse Community CenThe Legislative Auditor’s Office January 2013. CHESTER — Shade ter Board of Directors will The results of a preliminary legislative audit have found evidence of released the findings Monday at an “The rumor when I first took office River Lodge 453 will have meet at 7 p.m. its annual inspection in the POMEROY — The mismanagement of a $5 million re- interim legislative committee meet- was, you better look at that loan program,” he said. Fellowcraft Degree at 7:30 Meigs County Board of volving loan program administered ing, media outlets reported. A message left at a telephone listing Helmick said he placed the loan p.m. Dinner will be served Health meeting will take by the West Virginia Department of for a Gus R. Douglass in Leon was not program on hiatus but that he would at 6 p.m. Inspection will be- place at 5 p.m. in the con- Agriculture. Auditors found that 25 of 40 out- immediately returned Tuesday. like to continue it. gin at 7:30 p.m. The Grand ference room of the Meigs “We’ve got some kind of a rogue “We would like to continue this Master of Masons in Ohio County Health Depart- standing Rural Rehabilitation Loan is scheduled to attend. ment, which is located at Program loans are delinquent. More- loan program without any sort of program. We think it fits our misMARIETTA — The 112 E. Memorial Drive in over, in nearly half the loans audited, rules, regulations or oversight,” Sen- sion, and fits it very well,” he said. there was no evidence of any effort ate President Jeff Kessler, D-Mar“We feel there’s tremendous opporBuckeye Hills-Hocking Val- Pomeroy. to collect on delinquent loans. A shall, said during the meeting. tunity in agriculture, and we have to number of loans lacked sufficient colAuditors could not find any formal have this loan program.” lateral. policies or procedures for awarding House Speaker Tim Miley, D-HarThe audit also found evidence of loan, or requirements that loan re- rison announced last week that the potential conflicts of interest be- cipients have a good credit history or audit’s findings had been turned over tween the former commissioner of proof that they could repay the loans. to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for furAgriculture, Gus R. Douglass, and “One of the business plans was lit- ther investigation. Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind either the loan committee or loan re- erally one sheet of notebook paper,” Miley said Monday that it would chill values as low as -4. Light south wind becoming cipients. The audit did not elaborate Legislative auditor Aaron Allred told be up to the Legislature to decide southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. on the conflicts or identify the loan the committee. whether the department should conWednesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 23. recipients. Current Agriculture Commis- tinue the program. Calm wind. Currently, the fund has about $1 sioner Walt Helmick said Monday The complete audit is scheduled to Thursday: Cloudy, with a high near 40. Calm wind be- million, with about $4 million in that he requested the audit of the de- be released in February. coming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 29. Friday: Cloudy, with a high near 48. Friday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Saturday: Rain. High near 52. Chance of precipitation CHARLESTON, W.Va. spection staff. In 2012, the Legislature The report’s proximityis 80 percent. (AP) — West Virginia Preliminary federal data passed mine safety legisla- detection equipment recSaturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with mining regulators are call- released Monday show tion that increased penal- ommendation addresses a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. ing for more reforms to West Virginia had the ties for safety violations, an issue raised in a lawsuit Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. protect coal miners’ health most coal mining deaths required mine employees filed by Mountain State Sunday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with and safety. in 2012, when six workers in safety-sensitive jobs Justice on behalf of a coal a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. A report from the Office were killed. to undergo random drug miner and another miner’s Monday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high of Miners’ Health, Safety “West Virginia has re- screening and required se- widow. The lawsuit alleged near 51. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. and Training recommends peatedly had the highest nior mine officials to sign inaction by the mine safety tougher state standards coal mine fatality and acci- on safety logs regularly. office and the state Board to prevent explosions and dent totals in the country,” The legislation also includ- of Coal Mine Health and revised inspection and en- the state agency’s report ed several provisions tar- Safety on rules that would forcement measures. The says. “The state must cor- geting methane and coal require these systems. report also recommends rect that.” dust levels, both of which The report also addressrequiring proximity-detecState inspectors should played roles in the 2020 es another issue raised tion systems that would be given more authority Upper Big Branch disaster by the lawsuit, which alprevent common crushing to require hazards to be that killed 29 miners. and pinning accidents. remedied, to target probThe mine safety office’s leged that the mine safety AEP (NYSE) — 46.38 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 22.39 The office released the lem mine operators, and report says more steps are board’s makeup creates a Akzo (NASDAQ) — 25.45 Pepsico (NYSE) — 83.48 Ashland Inc. 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Gary Herbert and other state officials, who immediately instructed county clerks to stop marrying gay and lesbian couples. In Utah’s largest county, four couples were turned away. The justices did not rule on the merits of the case or on same-sex marriage bans in general, leaving both sides confident they’ll ultimately win. The decision stays in effect while the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals considers the long-term question of whether gay couples have a right to wed in Utah. Meanwhile, hundreds of newly married couples were thrown into legal and emotional limbo by the decision. Legal scholars say their marriage licenses will be honored by the federal government, but Utah officials are trying to determine whether the marriages that have already taken place are still valid. The latest twist in the legal battle clouds what was seen as a cause for celebration. “It feels like we are second-class citizens during the stay,” said Moudi Sbeity, who is waiting to get married until the legal process plays out. “There’s also the fear of the unknown of what might come next.” Sbeity and partner Derek Kitchen are among three couples who brought the Utah lawsuit that led to the surprise Dec. 20 ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby, who said the state’s ban on same-sex marriage violated gay and lesbian couples’ constitutional rights. Many couples who have already tied the knot are choosing to move forward as planned, optimistic the ruling will be upheld by the appeals court. They are buoyed by a shift in momentum in favor of gay marriage and rulings around the country allowing the weddings. “I feel very confident that at this time in the history of the United States this is going to go forward and our marriage is going to stand,” said Arlene Arnold, who married her partner of 20 years, Loreen Major. �Wednesday, January 8, 2014 The Daily Sentinel s Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com Smart driver class to be offered in Gallipolis GALLIPOLIS — A Smart Driver Course sponsored by AARP in connection with the Gallipolis Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be given on March 6, at the Patrol Post located at 396 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis from 1-5 p.m. The Smart Driver Course is a classroom driver improvement course for all ages, including persons needing to get points taken off their Operator’s License. This program, developed by AARP, can sharpen driving skills, help prevent accidents and keep older drivers on the road longer and more safely. For many people, the Smart Driver Course can also save money on car insurance. Ohio law permits auto insurance carriers to offer a discount on premiums to qualified graduates of the approved AARP class. Policyholders should contact their carriers for more information about such discounts. Registration forms can be completed at the Gallipolis Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol on Jackson Pike. Deadline for registration is February 28. Classroom size is limited to 25. You will need your AARP member # (if applicable) and also your Operator’s License Number at time of registration. The cost of the class is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. Please pay by check or money order, payable to AARP. Polar freeze settles over the US South and East ATLANTA (AP) — Brutal, recordbreaking cold descended on the East and South, sending the mercury plummeting Tuesday into the single digits and teens from Boston and New York to Atlanta, Nashville and Birmingham — places where many people know almost nothing about freezing weather. The morning weather map for the eastern half of the U.S. looked like an algebra worksheet — lots of small, negative numbers. In fact, the Midwest and the East were colder than much of Antarctica. The deep freeze started in the Midwest over the weekend and spread east, blanketing about half of the country. In New York City, the high was expected to be 10; in Boston, around 18. Birmingham, Ala., dipped to a low of 7, shattering the record for the date of 11 degrees, set in 1970. In Atlanta, which saw a record low of 6 degrees, fountains froze over, pipes burst and cars wouldn’t start. “This is severely cold for these parts,” said Brian Lynn, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Peachtree City, Ga. “Single digits are a rare event.” Farther south in Pensacola, Fla., a Gulf Coast city better known for its white sand beaches than frost, streets normally filled with joggers, bikers and people walking dogs were deserted early Tuesday as temperatures remained in the teens after sunrise. Monica Anderson and Tommy Howard jumped up and down and blew on their hands while they waited for a bus, struggling to stay warm. Anderson said she couldn’t it recall it ever being so cold. “I’m not used to it. It is best just to stay inside until it gets better,” said Anderson, who had to get out for early morning appointment with her doctor. A sign on a bank near the bus stop flashed 19 degrees at around 8 a.m. Patches of ice sparkled in parking lots where puddles froze overnight. The Lower 48 states, when averaged out, reached a low of 13.8 degrees overnight Monday, according to calculations by Ryan Maue of Weather Bell Analytics. Farmers worried about their crops. Diane Cordeau of Kai-Kai Farm in Indiantown, Fla., about 90 miles north of Miami, had to pick her squash and tomatoes Monday to beat the freeze but said her leafy vegetables, such as kale, will be sweeter and taste better because of the cold. “I’m the queen of lettuce around here, so the colder the better,” said Cordeau, whose farm serves high-end restaurants that request specific produce or organic vegetables. Temperatures in parts of West Virginia hit lows not seen for 25 years, while the cold in Virginia broke records that had stood since the late 1950s. The National Weather Service said the mercury bottomed out at a record 3 degrees before sunrise at Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshal International Airport, with a wind chill of minus 16, and fell to a record-breaking 1 degree at Washington’s Dulles Airport. Jeffery Oldham Jr., a mechanic at a truck stop on I-70 near Hagerstown, Md., wore a camouflage cap, hunting gloves, double layers of clothing and a heavy parka. He said that he was trying to go inside every 15 minutes to warm up, and that mending a fuel pump took seven or eight minutes. “Long enough to feel like my face was going to freeze,” Oldham said. “It wouldn’t be too bad out if it wasn’t for the wind.” Lynn Palmer, of Alexandria, Va., was commuting by bus and train Tuesday to reach her job as an administrative officer at a nonprofit in Washington. She bundled up in layers. “I could barely walk,” the lifelong Alexandria native said, describing the temperatures as the lowest she had ever experienced. Forecasters said some 187 million people in all could feel the effects of the “polar vortex” by the time it spread across the country. The Tennessee Valley Authority, the biggest public utility in the South, said preliminary figures showed demand for electricity Tuesday morning reached the second-highest winter peak in the history of the Depression-era TVA. PJM Interconnection, which operates the power grid that supplies more than 61 million people in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and South, asked users to conserve electricity because of the cold, especially in the morning and late afternoon. In South Carolina, a large utility was using 15-minute rolling blackouts to deal with demand. Warmer weather — at least, near or above freezing — is in the forecast for much of the eastern half of the U.S. in the next day or two. Indianapolis should reach 27 degrees on Wednesday, and other cities in the Midwest and in the East could climb above freezing later in the week. Meanwhile, recovery was the focus in several Midwestern states. The subzero cold followed inches of snow and high winds that made traveling treacherous and was blamed for numerous deaths in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence issued disaster declarations, a first step toward seeking federal aid. At least 15,000 customers in Indiana were without power early Tuesday. Utility crews worked to restore service as temperatures plunged into the negative teens, but officials warned that some customers could be in the cold and dark for days. “My kids are ready to go home, and I’m ready too,” said Timolyn Johnson-Fitzgerald, of Indianapolis, who faced a second night sleeping on cots at a Red Cross shelter with her three children, ages 11, 15 and 18. More than 500 Amtrak passengers spent the night on three trains headed for Chicago that were stranded because of blowing and drifting snow in Illinois. Spokesman Marc Magliari said all the passengers, traveling from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Quincy, Ill., would reach Chicago by train or bus later Tuesday. Unemployment benefits bill clears hurdle on Tuesday WASHINGTON (AP) — White House-backed legislation to renew jobless benefits unexpectedly cleared an initial Senate hurdle on Tuesday, raising the prospect of a mid-winter compromise to ease the impact of the recession on the long-term unemployed. “Let’s get it done,” President Barack Obama exhorted lawmakers at the White House shortly after the vote. The vote was 60-37 to limit debate on the threemonth legislation, with a half-dozen Republicans siding with the Democrats on the test vote. At the same time, the Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said he and his rank and file would seek changes so the bill’s $6.4 billion cost would not add to deficits. Senate Democrats have so far rejected that approach, although there were signs they would eventually yield. Shortly after the Senate vote, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, issued a statement expressing views similar to McConnell’s. Almost simultaneously, a senior Senate Democrat, Chuck Schumer of New York, signaled a willingness to consider changes to offset the impact of the bill on the deficit, calling that “the second best option.” The vote came at the dawn of an election year in which the two parties have made it clear they intend to battle for the support of millions of voters who have suffered economically through the worst recession in decades and the slow, plodding recovery that followed. The political phrase is income disparity — the difference between the rich and the economically squeezed. In pocketbook terms, Democrats chose first to seek an extension of long-term jobless benefits, to be followed by a proposal to increase the minimum wage that many Republicans also are expected to oppose. Among the GOP proposals is a suspension in the requirement to purchase health insurance under “Obamacare,” a change that would potentially save billions of dollars in federal subsidies to the lower-income. As drafted, the unemployment bill would restore between 14 weeks and 47 weeks of benefits averaging $256 weekly to an estimated 1.3 million long-term jobless who were affected when the program expired Dec. 28. Without action by Congress, thousands more each week would feel the impact as their state-funded benefits expire, generally after 26 weeks. In remarks on the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada noted that a recent spate of positive economic news doesn’t “match the darker reality” of the lives of millions. “They sit at the kitchen table, if they’re lucky and have a kitchen table to sit. They’re juggling bills.” McConnell countered: “Yes, we should work on solutions to support those who are out of work through no fault of their own. “But there is no excuse to pass unemployment insurance legislation without also finding ways to create good, stable, high-paying jobs - and also trying to find the money to pay for it. So what I’m saying is, let’s support meaningful job creation measures, and let’s find a way to pay for these …benefits so we’re not adding to an already unsustainable debt.” Within minutes of the vote, Boehner issued a statement that echoed McConnell’s remarks on the Senate floor. “One month ago I personally told the White House that another extension of temporary emergency unemployment benefits should not only be paid for but include something to help put people back to work. To date, the president has offered no such plan. If he does, I’ll be happy to discuss it,” he said. Archery From Page 1 on Friday, Feb. 28, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. in conjunction with the 2014 Arnold Sports Festival at Veterans Memorial, located at 300 West Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43215. NASP is a school curriculum currently taught in 650 Ohio schools, making Ohio the third-largest program in the United States. It was noted that students with highranking scores may be eligible for scholarships through Hocking College in Nelsonville. Individual archers and teams may also qualify for the NASP National Championship, which will be held May 9-10, 2014, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. Last year, ODNR certified 370 new instructors from 57 schools in 49 different school districts as Basic Archery Instructors and awarded $57,000 in grants to help with startup costs. New schools can apply for up to $2,500 in grant money to start an archery program at their school. Ohio was the 10th state to participate in NASP. The ODNR Division of Wildlife introduced NASP in 2004 with 12 pilot schools. Statewide expansion began in January 2005. Growth in NASP has continued across the state, and more than half of Ohio’s 88 counties currently have at least one school participating in NASP. Schools interested in learning more about NASP may contact Matt Neumeier, shooting sports coordinator for the ODNR Division of Wildlife, at 614-265-6334 or at matt.neumeier@dnr.state.oh.us. Visit ohionasp.com for more information. Officer From Page 1 D.A.R.E officer, and from 1999 to 2004 he served as the jail administrator for the Meigs County Jail, before beginning his work with Middleport. The operation of the jail in the new village hall has proven to be a profitable venture for the village. The original intent in expanding jail facilities for use in housing additional prisoners from other areas was to provide an income source with which to pay the cost of the renovation which was financed over a 10-year period, to be paid two payments a year. Income from the jail operation already has more than provided enough money to make three of the 20 payments. According to Wood and Mayor Michael Gerlach, the jail operation has not only proven profitable for Middleport village, but also for the county in reduced costs of transport- ing prisoners to other locations, while providing more employment and the circulation of more money in the county. Currently, Middleport officials are working on a camera system which can be used for arraignments. What that equipment will do is permit a prisoner to appear before a judge on camera saving the expense of an officer having to transport prisoners to court for every appearance. 60476025 �The Daily Sentinel OPINION Wounded veterans work to put away child predators Kevin Freking The Associated Press WASHINGTON — 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 oneyear 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 operations 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. In exchange, they’re gaining expertise in computer forensics, a skill that’s in high demand with law enforcement agencies, and one that should lend itself to job offers once the internship is completed. In general, the veterans work in a lab and scour the computers and flash drives that agents in the field confiscate when conducting a search warrant. The veterans have two priorities: analyze the evidence to assist in the prosecution of a suspect, and help determine if there are children still in harm’s way who need to be rescued. The veterans also are called on to help agents carry out a search warrant. Zepeda said that’s how he spent his first day on the job. “We went on a raid and it was almost like I never left the Army,” he said. “It was like, ‘I’m ready. Let’s do it.’” When it comes to child pornography, a child is defined as any person under the age of 18. 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The veterans said their combat experience is proving to be an asset when it comes to dealing with the emotional toll of the job. “I’m able to turn a lot of things off,” Krieger said. “If I couldn’t, I’d probably have gone crazy.” Zepeda said that, in his time in Iraq and Afghanistan, “I’ve seen it all. Trust me.” He said he tries not to think too much about what he sees on the job. “You just move on,” he said. “You know what you’re seeing, but you’re not getting personal with it.” Justin Gaertner, a Marine Corps combat engineer who lost both legs in Afghanistan serving as a lead sweeper for roadside bombs, said he had to think long and hard before taking the internship. He worried the work could make the mental aspects of his recovery more difficult. In the end, he said the satisfaction of possibly saving a child’s life or putting a child predator behind bars outweighed the negative considerations. “My time got cut short in the service. I wanted to continue serving my country, and this was my way to do that,” said Gaertner, 24, the youngest member of the group. Page 4 Wednesday, January 8, 2014 In one frozen town, cigarettes worth freezing for Jesse Washington AP National Writer CORAOPOLIS, Pa. — Certain essentials must be taken care of, no matter what. As a record freeze hit this hard-luck town outside Pittsburgh early Tuesday, basic needs came down to football, lottery tickets and cigarettes. Especially cigarettes. Dangerously frigid air arrived in Coraopolis, Pa., from the Midwest, borne by a biting wind that pulled smoke horizontally from the factory chimneys along the Ohio River. With Tuesday’s school already cancelled and local TV news issuing dire warnings, the mile-long main drag fell silent except for a few cars and the rumble of freight trains running two blocks over. None of the town’s 5,664 residents are outside — until you reach the Uni-Mart on the corner of Main and Fifth. Quentin Milliner walks in and asks for a pack of Marlboros. He’s not cold: “I spent two years in Alaska,” he says. “This isn’t cold.” When he walks out, the bank clock across the street reads 9:13 p.m. and -3 degrees. On the ten-minute walk home, Milliner is wearing jeans but no thermals, two shirts, a coat, and a Pittsburgh Penguins hat pulled down to the top of his Pittsburgh Steelers scarf. “As long as you dress right, you’re fine,” he says. “Make sure your ears are covered. Drinking plenty of fluids helps — alcohol.” Lupe Bogden is behind the counter of the Uni-Mart. Each time the door opens, she shivers beneath four layers of clothes. Every few minutes, a customer arrives with a cold blast and leaves with a pack of Marlboros or Camels. Bogden moved here in August. From Arizona. “I’m supposed to be wearing a T-shirt and shorts and flip-flops right now,” Bogden says. She lives one block away, but her husband will drive her home after her shift. David Guzzo stands on the other side of the counter from Bogden, scratching off instant lottery ticket after ticket. He walked here from his house three blocks away. He worked maintenance at the airport for 30 years, most of it outside, and shoveled more runways than he can count. “But that’s a cold three blocks,” he says. He buys another ticket. Leonard Tisch is walking home at 9:50 p.m., holding his hood up against the wind with shaking hands after “playing the machines” at a nearby bar. The temperature is down to -5, without the wind chill. “When I left the house, the wind was in my face,” says Tisch, 70. “I’m walking home, and the wind is in my face.” A light snow is falling. A freight train passes. The roar of the train never penetrates the Jailhouse Saloon. Beer bottles go vertical as a DJ pumps out country and rap tunes and the college football championship game plays on two TVs. Michael Gardner never considered staying home — he bet 50 bucks on Florida State early in the season, and got 30-to-1 odds. “I was going out no matter what,” he says 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. “A car thief could make out like a bandit in Coraopolis on this night — there are empty vehicles idling outside McDonalds, the Uni-Mart, the pizza shop, the Jailhouse Saloon. A giant gasoline tanker truck idles outside the petroleum depot gates while the driver inhales a cigarette and waits for a train to pass.” — Jesse Washington shortly after Florida State defeats Auburn in a barnburner. “This is Pittsburgh. You go no matter what.” As Gardner celebrates, the bank clock reads 12:17 a.m. and -7 degrees. It’s officially the coldest temperature ever recorded on this day in Coraopolis, colder than the -5 degrees on January 7, 1884. Not everyone needs nicotine or a gambling fix. Earlier, down at the riverside petroleum depot, where the wind is whipping fog along the water, brothers Danny and John Mayak have to inspect a barge full of gasoline. “Just dress warm,” Danny Mayak says, his eyes peeking through a slit in his face mask. “You just do your job no matter what. You get used to it.” And there are eggs and mayonnaise that need to be unloaded at the McDonalds, for Tuesday morning’s rush. “Yes, I am cold,” says Lanier Petitie, unloading boxes from a truck, wearing a pair of knit chartreuse gloves. Knit chartreuse gloves? Petite looks at his hands and shrugs. “Dollar store. Last minute.” A car thief could make out like a bandit in Coraopolis on this night — there are empty vehicles idling outside McDonalds, the UniMart, the pizza shop, the Jailhouse Saloon. A giant gasoline tanker truck idles outside the petroleum depot gates while the driver inhales a cigarette and waits for a train to pass. Still, it’s a slow night for Eric Fiedler, the police dispatcher. “Nothing’s going on,” he says. He walked the 20 minutes to work, unfazed by the thermometer. “If it was this temperature in Minnesota,” he says, “nobody would say anything.” 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 �Wednesday, January 8, 2014 Obituary Death Notices RAYMOND LEE DEWITT LANGSVILLE — Raymond Lee Dewitt, 59, of Langsville, Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014, at Edgewood Manor, Wellston, Ohio. Raymond was born in Cleveland, Ohio, May 2, 1954 to the late Ray Dewitt. He was a electrician at Southern Ohio Coal, Mine 3, and Rutland Village. He is survived by his step-mother, Helen Holmes Dewitt; and special family, Richard and Pamela Helton, Adam Pennigton and Mariah Pennington. Visitation will be from 5-7 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. Ohio gov rejects mercy for pregnant woman’s killer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor refused Tuesday to spare a condemned inmate who raped and killed a pregnant woman nearly 25 years ago and faces execution next month by a method of lethal injection never tried in the U.S. Gov. John Kasich’s rejection of mercy for death row inmate Dennis McGuire followed a recommendation last month by the Ohio Parole Board. The governor did not explain his ruling, as is customary when Kasich denies mercy to death row inmates. The board voted unanimously against mercy for McGuire, despite arguments by his lawyers that he be spared because of his chaotic and abusive childhood and the failure of his original attorneys to work hard enough on his behalf. Kasich’s decision came as attorneys trying to stop the execution argued in federal court that McGuire will experience “agony and terror” because of the effect of the new execution method. The drugs won’t sedate McGuire properly, and he will experience a suffocation-like syndrome known as air hunger, the attorneys said in filings Monday and Tuesday. They also said McGuire exhibits several symptoms of sleep apnea, which could exacerbate the problem. The drugs were chosen because of a shortage of other lethal injection drugs. “McGuire will experience the agony and terror of air hunger as he struggles to breathe for five minutes after defendants intravenously inject him with the execution drugs,” the inmate’s attorneys said in a Monday court filing. The dose planned for McGuire isn’t enough to properly sedate him, meaning he’ll experience “the horrifying sensation” of being unable to breathe, Harvard anesthesiology professor David Waisel said in a Tuesday filing in support of the inmate. McGuire, 53, is scheduled to die Jan. 16 for the 1989 rape and fatal stabbing of Joy Stewart in Preble County in western Ohio. McGuire’s lawyers asked federal judge Gregory Frost to delay the execution while they challenge the proposed lethal injection system. A message was left with the Ohio attorney general’s office, which was expected to oppose McGuire’s filing. Supplies of Ohio’s former execution drug, pentobarbital, dried up as its manufacturer put it off limits for executions. It’s a challenge facing other death penalty states as well. Instead, Ohio’s Department of Rehabilitation and Correction plans to use a dose of midazolam, a sedative, combined with hydromorphone, a painkiller, to put McGuire to death. That combination of drugs has never been used in a U.S. execution. They are included in Kentucky’s backup execution method, while Florida uses midazolam as part of its three-drug injection process. In its ruling last month, the parole board criticized McGuire’s attempts over the years to evade responsibility and said that a recent letter he sent Kasich describing the slaying as a lovers’ quarrel gone wrong was disingenuous. It also questioned his claims of childhood abuse and instead focused on the brutality of Joy Stewart’s stabbing death. “McGuire’s crime is very disturbing in character, as it involved the rape and slaying of a nearly eight-month-pregnant woman,” the board said. McGuire was mentally, physically and sexually abused as a child and has impaired brain function that makes him prone to act impulsively, his lawyers said in a filing with the board. “Dennis was at risk from the moment he was born,” the lawyers wrote. “The lack of proper nutrition, chaotic home environment, abuse, lack of positive supervision and lack of positive role models all affected Dennis’ brain development.” Police: In cold, escaped inmate turns himself in FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Just how cold is it in Kentucky? Apparently cold enough for an escaped prisoner to decide to turn himself in. Authorities said the inmate escaped from a minimum security facility in Lexington on Sunday. As temperatures dropped into the low single digits Monday, officials say the man walked into a motel and asked the clerk to call police. Robert Vick, 42, of Hartford told the clerk he wanted to turn himself in and escape the arctic air, Lexington police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts said. Vick was checked out by paramedics and returned to Blackburn Correctional Complex, Roberts said. “This was definitely of his own volition,” she said. “It’s cold out there, too cold to run around. I can understand The Daily Sentinel s Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com why the suspect would turn himself in.” Vick would have been dressed in prison-issued khaki pants, a shirt and a jacket when he escaped, Department of Corrections spokeswoman Lisa Lamb said. Wind chill readings were 20 below zero Monday in Lexington. The Lexington Fire Department treated Vick for hypothermia Monday evening, Roberts said. A call to the department was not immediately returned Tuesday morning. Vick was serving a sixyear sentence for burglary and criminal possession of a forged instrument at the time of the escape from Blackburn Correctional Center. There was no answer at the Sunset Motel and Restaurant, where Roberts said Vick surrendered, on Tuesday morning. DUNCAN WASHINGTON, W.Va.— James S. Duncan, 76, of Washington, W.Va. and formerly of Mason County, W.Va., passed away January 6, 2014, at the Cleveland Clinic. There will be no services. Memorial contributions can be made in his honor to the American Heart Association, West Virginia Region, 162 Court Street, Charleston, WV 25301 or The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, P.O. Box 931517, Cleveland, OH 44193-1655. Leavitt Funeral Home in Parkersburg, W.Va. is in charge of arrangements. EGGLETON CHESAPEAKE — John F. Eggleton, 60, of Chesapeake, Ohio, formerly of Gallipolis, Ohio, died Tuesday, January 7, 2014. Arrangements to be announced by the McCoyMoore Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel. HAGGERTY GALLIPOLIS — Lucille Y. Haggerty, age 92, of Gallipolis, died Tuesday morning in Montgomery, WV. Arrangements will be announced by Waugh-HalleyWood Funeral Home. LANE COLUMBUS — Tonya Renee’ Lane, age 47, of Columbus and formerly of Gallipolis, died on Saturday, January 4, 2014, at the Cleveland Clinic. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, January 11, 2014, at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Lung Transplant Foundation P.O. Box 33126 Raleigh, NC. 27636-3136 SMITH MIDDLEPORT — Paul Smith, 81, of Middleport, passed away at 5:24 a.m., in the Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, W.Va. In keeping with Paul’s wishes there will be no calling hours or funeral services. Interment will be at the convenience of the family in the Middleport Hill Cemetery. Final arrangements have been entrusted to the Cremeens-King Fu- neral Home Middleport/ Pomeroy Chapel. WATKINS GALLIPOLIS FERRY, W.Va. — Paul Edward Watkins, 72, of Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord on January 6, 2014, at his home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 9, 2014, at 1 p.m., at the Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va. with Rev. Richard Blaine officiating. Burial will follow in the Jordan Baptist Church Cemetery in Gallipolis Ferry. Friends may visit the family at the funeral home from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the American Cancer Society. Sierra Club records bid in dumping case ends COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An environmental group’s public records case against state regulators has ended in a settlement agreement, with Ohio turning over documents related to the alleged illegal dumping of oil and gas drilling wastewater in northeast Ohio and paying a fine. The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Sierra Club’s case against the state Department of Natural Resources in the wake of the deal. The department paid $2,500 in attorneys’ fees and penalties and produced the records the Sierra Club’s Ohio chapter was seeking related to the department’s investigation of D&L Energy and Hardrock Excavating LLC in Youngstown. The Natural Resources Department revoked the companies’ permits in February amid a federal investigation into the dumping of up to 40,000 gallons of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing into a storm sewer that drains into the Mahoning River. The Sierra Club alleged in a lawsuit filed in September that the state failed to produce public records it had requested six months earlier. The group’s attorney, Richard Sahli, said Tuesday that the club received the documents not long after the legal action was taken; they contained few new details. A spokeswoman for the Natural Resources Department declined to comment. The investigation continues into allegations that Hardrock’s then-owner, Ben Lupo, directed an employee to discharge thousands of gallons of drilling mud and brine into a sewer that empties into the Mahoning River watershed, a violation of the Clean Water Act. Such wastewater is supposed to be placed in an underground well piped deep into the earth. The Hardrock employee, Michael P. Guesman, pleaded guilty to his role in the dumping. Lupo, a former principal in both D&L and Hardrock, has pleaded not guilty to the Clean Water Act violation. D&L filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April and Resource Land Holdings LLC of Colorado Springs, Colo., purchased its assets for $20.7 million in November through a federal bankruptcy court auction. Under the deal, the Colorado corporation did not assume any D&L liabilities. Court filings indicate the assets purchase included D&L’s interests in joint ventures, pipeline agreements, operating agreements, lease inventories, real estate, equipment, subsidiaries and three of four disposal well operations. A fourth disposal well — not one at the epicenter of a series of earthquakes in the Youngstown area around the eve of 2012 — was to be purchased separately for $4 million. According to published reports, D&L held more than 30,000 acres in the Marcellus and Upper Devonian shale regions of eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. 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(N) Visit us at www.mydailysentinel.com �The Daily Sentinel SPORTS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 mdssports@civitasmedia.com Winston leads top-ranked FSU over Auburn PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — After a regular season filled with blowout victories and easy fourth quarters, Jameis Winston and Florida State showed they could close like champions, too. No. 2 Auburn wobbled the top-ranked Seminoles by jumping out to an 18-point lead in the first half, and then put Florida State on the brink of defeat for the first time this season. Winston responded with the drive of his life and a game-winning touchdown pass with 13 seconds left that topped everything else he has done in one of the most sensational debut seasons a college quarterback has ever had. The Heisman Trophy winner led the Seminoles 80 yards in the final 79 seconds, flicking a 2-yard TD pass to Kelvin Benjamin to give No. 1 Florida State a 34-31 victory against Auburn in the last BCS championship game Monday night. “The last drive, that’s a great way to cap off our season,” Winston said. “That’s the way we wanted to cap off our season.” The Bowl Championship Series went out with a bang, too, with one of the best title games in its 16-year history, right there with Texas 41, USC 38 at the Rose Bowl in 2006. That night it was Vince Young leading the Longhorns and capping a comeback by scooting into the end zone with 19 seconds left. Stephen M. Dowel | Orlando Sentinel | MCT photo Now Winston is the Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston celebrates after Prince of Pasadena. the Seminoles won the BCS National Championship game against the Auburn Tigers at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Ca- See WINSTON | 10 lif., on Monday, Jan. 6. FSU won, 34-31. Submitted photo Rio Grande junior forward Josh Reagan was named the Mid-South Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday. Rio’s Reagan earns weekly MSC honor Randy Payton URG Sports Information COLUMBIA, Ky. — University of Rio Grande junior Josh Reagan is the MidSouth Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, conference officials announced on Monday. The weekly honor is the first of the season for Reagan and just the second men’s basketball POTW recipient from Rio Grande since it became a member of the MSC. Doug Campbell was the RedStorm’s previous honoree on Dec. 21, 2009. The Cleveland, Ohio, forward averaged 18 points and five rebounds per game last week while leading the RedStorm to three wins including an upset of No. 2-ranked Georgetown (Ky.). Reagan began his week with 14 points and five rebounds in just 16 minutes of action in Rio Grande’s 94-92 win over CincinnatiClermont (Ohio) on Monday. He added a pair of blocks while hitting 7-for- 12 from the field in the home win. On Thursday, Reagan scored a season-high 20 points and grabbed three boards in the RedStorm’s 6665 win at Cumberlands (Ky.). Reagan matched his season high two days later in Rio Grande’s 79-72 upset of Georgetown. He added seven rebounds, an assist and a block to help the RedStorm to the program’s first three-game Mid-South Conference winning streak. For the week, Reagan shot 47.7 percent (21-of44) from the field and 73.3 percent (11-of-15) from the free throw line. In his four games this season, Reagan is averaging 14.3 points and four rebounds per game. Rio Grande is 10-5 on the season and is currently tied for second place in the Mid-South at 3-1 with last week’s wins. The RedStorm return to action on Saturday when rival Shawnee State visits the Newt Oliver Arena for a 4 p.m. tipoff. OVP Sports Schedule 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 Friday, Jan. 10 Boys Basketball Trimble at Eastern, 7:30 Portsmouth at Gallia Academy, 7:30 South Gallia at Waterford, 7:30 Wahama at Belpre, 7:30 River Valley at South Point, 7:30 Wayne at Ohio Valley Christian, 7:30 Meigs at Nelsonville-York, 7:30 Hannan at Rose Hill Christian, 7 p.m. Southern at Miller, 7:30 Girls Basketball Point Pleasant at Parkersburg South, 7:30 Wrestling Wahama at Jackson County Invitational, 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 Boys Basketball Point Pleasant at Logan, 7:30 Hannan at Calvary Baptist, 7:30 Rock Hill at Southern, 7:30 Girls Basketball Charleston Catholic at Wahama, 7:30 Federal Hocking at Southern, Noon Gallia Academy at Warren, 7:30 River Valley at Meigs, 7:30 Wrestling River Valley at Alexander, 9:30 Wahama at Jackson County Invitational, 8 a.m. Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Point Pleasant heavyweight Alec Stanley, right, maintains leverage on an opponent during a home dual against Athens on Dec. 19 in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Point grapplers go 2-1 at University quad Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two out of three ain’t bad. The Point Pleasant wrestling team posted a 2-1 team mark and finished second overall Saturday afternoon during a quad match at University High School in Monongalia County. The Big Blacks posted convincing wins over Preston (60-9) and University (62-11) in their headto-head matchups, but PPHS came up 11 points short in its other dual contest against Musselman — which the Applemen won by a 42-31 outcome. Point Pleasant won six of its 14 matches against MHS, with Guy Fisher (126), John Raike (138), Austin Rutter (152) and Tannor Hill (195) all earning pinfall victories. Grant Safford (170) and Jacob Duncan (220) also earned a pair of wins by decision. PPHS was victorious in 12 of its 14 matches against University, with three of those wins coming by forfeit. Caleb Leslie (106), Austin Wamsley (120), John Raike (132), Hunter White (145) and Alec Stanley (285) each earned a pinfall win against UHS. Guy Fisher (126) and Grant Safford (170) both won by majority decision, while Josh Hudson (160) and Tannor Hill (195) each came away with decision victories. Scotty Wilcox (113), Jon Peterson (182) and Jacob Duncan (220) each claimed wins by forfeit. No inidvidual results from the Preston dual were available at press time. Blue Devils 4th at NYHS Invitational NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Gallia Academy and Meigs respectively placed fourth and 17th out of 18 teams Saturday at the 2014 Nelsonville-York Wrestling Invitational in Athens County. The Blue Devils had nine grapplers finish in the top-eight of their respective divisions and came away with 254 points as a team, while the Marauders had two top-eight efforts and scored 42 points — defeating only Trimble (34.0) in the team standings. Northwestern won the event by the slimmest of margins, posting a 291.5 to 291.0 victory over runner-up Buckeye Valley. Caledonia River Valley finished ahead of GAHS with 284.5 points, while Fairfield Union (224) rounded out the top-five team spots. Cole Tawney was the lone local wrestlers to come away with a divisional championship, as the GAHS junior earned first place in the 126-pound weight class. Jared Stevens (106), Kaleb Crisenberry (132) and Griffon McKinniss (170) also earned runner-up efforts in their respective divisions for the Blue Devils. Justin Reynolds (182) and John Byus (220) each placed third for Gallia Academy, while Ryan Terry (160) and Anthony Sipple (195) both came away with fourth place in their weight classes. Quenton McKinniss also placed eighth overall in the 145-pound weight class. Daylen Neece was the top finisher for Meigs after placing fourth in the 220-pound weight class. Brandon Thompson was also fifth in the 145 division for the Marauders. Wahama 10th at Pat Vance Invite NITRO, W.Va. — The Wahama wrestling team placed 10th out of 15 teams Saturday at the 44th annual Pat Vance Invitational at Nitro High School in Kanawha County. The White Falcons had three grapplers finish in the top-six of their respective divisions while posting a team score of 86 points, See GRAPPLERS | 10 Bengals coordinators interviewing for other jobs CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals’ coordinators spent Monday taking phone calls from other teams arranging interviews for head coaching jobs. Coach Marvin Lewis isn’t going anywhere, not even with that 0-5 playoff record. And Andy Dalton apparently is entrenched, too. He was reassured on Monday that he’s still the franchise quarterback. The Bengals tried to move on Monday from one of the most painful moments in franchise history, a 27-10 loss at home to San Diego that stamped them as one of the NFL’s worst playoff teams of all time. “We’ll be fine,” Lewis said. “Today sucks. We’ll be better. We’ll be all right.” When it comes to the playoffs, it can’t get much worse. The Bengals haven’t won a playoff game since the 1990 season, a 23-year streak of futility that’s tied for sixth-longest in NFL history. They’ve lost their opening playoff game three straight seasons, tying the NFL record. And Lewis is fast rising up the charts for postseason coaching defeats. He’s 0-5 in 11 years as the Bengals head coach. Only Jim Mora started his career with more consecutive playoff losses (6). The five straight playoff losses are tied for secondmost overall — Marty Schottenheimer, Jim Mora and Steve Owen lost six each. And the five straight playoff losses are the second-most with one team, trailing only the Giants’ Owen, who lost six playoff games in an 11-year span from 1939-1950. Lewis has a year left on his contract and is safe in Cincinnati, where owner Mike Brown is reluctant to change. Lewis bristled on Monday when asked if he’s in a unique situation that way. “I don’t think the situation is unique at all,” Lewis said. “I think if the other places were in the situation — they lost a playoff game after winning the division — their head coach would be in place. Don’t you?” The big offseason question is whether they’re still fully committed to Dalton, who has been horrid in three playoff losses. Dalton turned the ball over three times in the second half on Sunday, and has one touchdown pass and six interceptions in his three postseason games. See BENGALS | 10 �Wednesday, January 8, 2014 The Daily Sentinel s Page 7 www.mydailysentinel.com Cavaliers acquire Luol Deng in deal for Bynum INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — With their season quickly sliding toward yet another trip to the NBA lottery, the Cleveland Cavaliers had to do something to slow their freefall toward irrelevance. They needed a scorer, a defender, a leader, and perhaps most importantly, someone to show their young players how to win. Luol Deng fills every hole. The Cavs acquired Deng, a two-time All-Star small forward with Chicago, early Tuesday in a trade from the Bulls for Andrew Bynum, the enigmatic center whom Cleveland signed to a unique contract during the summer but recently dismissed for detrimental conduct. In Deng, the Cavs believe they’re getting a multi-faceted player. “He’s a guy who has won and won deep in the playoffs,” Cavs coach Mike Brown said. “He has the ability to score, defend, moves well without the basketball, knows how to play offense very well, can post up, score off the screens, versatile. He brings a lot of everything.” Cleveland also gave Chicago a first-round pick from Sacramento, two second-round selections and gave the Bulls the right to swap first-round choices in 2015 if the Cavs are not in the lottery. The Bulls are expected to release Bynum, who has chronically bad knees and has played just 24 games the past two seasons. Bynum is due another $6 million on the two-year, $24 million contract he signed with Cleveland in July, but the Bulls won’t have to pay him if he’s released by Tuesday afternoon. Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert vowed the team would never be in the lottery again after it picked first last year. But at just 11-23, the Cavs, who have dropped eight of nine heading into Tuesday’s game against Philadelphia, are on their way to missing the postseason again. Deng, though, could prevent that. The 10-year veteran brings an abundance of talent to a young Cavs team that never adjusted to Bynum and has been beset by other personality issues in their locker room. “We’re bringing in a player who’s an All-Star in him prime, who epitomizes all the things that we’re trying to build as a foundation with this young group of players,” Cavaliers general manager Chris Grant said. “He fits a position of need, has a winning background, leadership. Obviously he comes from a strong defensive system. He has a strong defensive presence himself, leading scorer of his team. So it’s an exciting time for us.” Grant was reportedly close to sending Bynum to the Los Angeles Lakers, who need to cut cap space to avoid paying the luxury tax. Unable to strike a deal with the Lakers, Grant turned to the Bulls, whose season has been uprooted by star guard Derrick Rose’s injury, and landed Deng, who is averaging 19 points and 6.9 rebounds. The Cavs aren’t sure when Deng will arrive in Cleveland. He got little sleep after the early morning trade and weather delays in the iced-over Midwest have complicated travel plans. He’s not expected to play against the 76ers, but Deng should be in uniform when the Cavs open a five-game road trip on Friday in Utah. Deng did not receive a contract extension during the offseason and is an unrestricted free agent after this season. But the Cavs hold his Bird Rights and can offer him more money than anyone else. The Cavs can offer him a three-year extension before July, but it’s unlikely Deng would accept one. Bynum’s exit ends a strange sage in Cleveland for the former All-Star, who played seven seasons with the Lakers before he was traded to Philadelphia in 2020. He never played one second for the Sixers and the Cavs were the only team willing to take him on as a free agent. Bynum worked himself back into shape and was on the floor opening night, months earlier than most expected. He showed flashes of being a dominant post player again, but Bynum, who earlier this season said he had lost the joy to play, became increasingly difficult and the Cavs banned him from all team activities on Dec. 28. Although he was not around Hector Gabino | El Nuevo Herald | MCT photo The Miami Heat’s LeBron James defends against the Chicago Bulls Luol Deng (9) in the first quarter at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Fla., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. the team, Bynum’s peculiar situation hovered over the Cavs, who didn’t need any more distractions as they try to re-establish themselves as a relevant team under Brown. The deal for Deng can help them get back on track. “He knows what it takes to Sandusky tries to get pension back HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A handcuffed Jerry Sandusky testified by video link for nearly three hours Tuesday as Pennsylvania’s public pension agency considered his request to restore retirement benefits canceled because of his child molestation conviction. Testimony from the former Penn State assistant football coach focused on circumstances surrounding his retirement from the university, as well as the links between the school and the charity for troubled youth he founded that paid him as a consultant after he left Penn State. Speaking from inside the western Pennsylvania prison where he is serving a 30- to 60-year sentence, Sandusky described how he retired from Penn State in mid-1999 to take advantage of an early retirement incentive, and then was immediately rehired on a temporary basis to coach one last season. It may be a few months before Sandusky learns whether a hearing officer will recommend the State Employees’ Retirement Board reverse the decision that was made the day Sandusky was sentenced in October 2012. The decision stopped his $4,900-amonth payments and also disqualified his wife Dottie — who attended the Tuesday hearing — from collecting benefits. Sandusky said that after the 1999 season, he never received another paycheck or W-2 tax form from Penn State, never held himself out to be a Penn State employee and was even given a retirement party. At issue is whether he could be considered a school employee about a decade later, when prosecutors say he committed sex crimes, which were deemed to meet the state’s standards for forfeiture. Sandusky disputed documents that claim he received dozens of payments from Penn State after 1999. In its October 2012 letter to Sandusky announcing his pension had been revoked, SERS said Sandusky “received no fewer than 71 separate payments” from Penn State between 2000 and 2008 for travel, meals, lodging, camps, speaking fees and other activities. “I don’t know the exact number for sure,” Sandusky testified Tuesday. “But I know it was in the neighborhood of three. It was far from 71.” Sandusky attorney Charles Benjamin has said Penn State made only six payments to Sandusky between 2000 and 2008, and three of them involved travel costs. The other three were speaking fees of $100, $300 and $1,500. Questioned about two of the young men who testified against him at trial, Sandusky bristled at their description as victims 1 and 9, as they were known in court records, although he was convicted of crimes against them. He was asked if he met them through The Second Mile charity. “Correct,” Sandusky said. “Alleged victims, I would call them, yeah.” Sandusky, who’s maintained his innocence in the criminal case, said he had little contact with major donors while watching football games from a skybox after retirement, and paid Penn State rental fees to use branch campuses for football camps and a university golf course for The Second Mile fundraisers. “If you call that ‘supporting,’ renting the facilities, yes, Penn State did that, they provided a location for us to pay and use the facilities,” Sandusky said. Sandusky was the only witness called by his attorneys. The retirement system’s sole witness was an employee who read a timeline that outlined the former coach’s history with the pension agency, starting when he was hired by Penn State in 1969. The hearing officer, Michael Bangs, also has a large volume of records and exhibits to consider. The retirement system ruled that his convictions for involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and indecent assault fell under Pennsylvania’s Public Employee Pension Forfeiture Act. Sandusky had opted to participate in the state-sponsored retirement system while at Penn State, which is a “state-related” university, but he was not a state employee. At the heart of the dispute is whether Sandusky’s ties to the university after his retirement, including the payments, made him a “de facto” Penn State employee while committing the crimes in question. His lawyer has argued he was not and that his employment contract was not renewed after the forfeiture law took effect in 1978 so its terms do not apply to him. In a Dec. 9 filing, Benjamin also argued that Sandusky did not fit the definition of “school employee” under the forfeiture law. “No reported case in the history of Pennsylvania jurisprudence has ever applied a ‘de facto’ employee analysis to deny someone his retirement earnings, and SERS should not bow to political pressure and ‘mob rule’ to deny claimant his retirement earnings,” Benjamin wrote. SERS had subpoenaed two former Penn State administrators facing allegations of a criminal cover-up about Sandusky — former athletic director Tim Curley and former vice president Gary Schultz — but an agency lawyer said at the start of the hearing that both men asserted their Fifth Amendment rights not to testify. There is currently no trial date set for Curley and Schultz, who are being prosecuted in the Dauphin County Courthouse, about two blocks from the SERS headquarters. If the board rules against Sandusky, he may appeal to Commonwealth Court. US figure skaters intent on seizing the moment BOSTON (AP) — Go out and get it. That’s the mindset and mantra for competitors at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships this week. Their objectives: grabbing a spot on the Sochi Olympic team. There are three slots available in women’s and ice dance, two in men’s and in pairs. So let the free-forall begin. “In 2010, I was 17 or 18 and thought, ‘Yeah, the Olympics, that might happen,’” two-time U.S. champion Ashley Wagner said. “Now, I’m set on making it reality. I’ve taken all the thoughtful steps to get there. “My approach for nationals is that, while no doubt this is a huge event, if you make it a huge event in your mind, it becomes unbearable. So just make it another day at the rink and it’s cool. And go for it.” Wagner is, by far, the best American bet for an individual medal in Sochi. By finishing fifth at the worlds last year and Gracie Gold getting sixth, they secured the maximum three spots for the Olympics. The beneficiaries of that could well be Gold and Agnes Zawadzki, the silver and bronze medalists at the 2013 nationals. They, too, are in attack mode. “It’s a little nerveracking, but mostly it’s exciting,” the 18-year-old Gold says of her first time through the Olympic qualifying cauldron. “It’s big. I’m on a mission. “In 2011, I missed nationals, and then I was thinking maybe the 2018 Olympics. Then I won juniors at nationals and was second last year (in seniors). I refocused. I’m giving it everything I have. No holding back.” Zawadzki agrees, stressing the importance of not getting stressed out mentally while putting everything she has into her performances in Boston — and, hopefully, in Sochi. “I really think our sport is more mental than physical,” she said. “You build that pattern of doing it right in your programs in practice, and you have to convince yourself that you’ve done it so many times before, you can do it in competition. That’s when the doubts can come in and you have to remove them and just go for it because you know you can do it.” What no U.S. woman has done is medal at the Olympics or worlds since 2006. But before starring on the world stage, the Americans must make the podium at nationals. With the exception of ice dance, where world champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White are Olympic favorites, the medals chase in Sochi is something of a long shot for American skaters. According to Adam Rippon, last year’s men’s runner-up at the nationals, that means being extra aggressive on the Boston ice. win,” Cavs forward Tristan Thompson said. “It gives us another veteran in the locker room. With our young guys, having another player who has been successful individually and as a team is going to help us a lot. He’ll help especially on the road. It’s a luxury.” Johnson starts new year the way he ended the last KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Zach Johnson still looks at himself as David, even though the results are starting to suggest Goliath. Growing up in Iowa, his passion for sports was fueled by the player or the team that was not big enough, not strong enough, not good enough to win. He had reason to feel that way at Kapalua for the Tournament of Champions, where he started the final round two shots behind on a course that is suited for power players. It proved to be the perfect recipe for another victory. Johnson didn’t blast his way around the Plantation Course as much as he picked it apart, mostly with his irons, especially with his putter. He tied for the lead with an approach from 195 yards into 4 feet for birdie on No. 7. He took the outright lead with a wedge into 2 feet on No. 12. And he pulled away from Jordan Spieth, Jason Dufner, Kevin Streelman and everyone else with three straight birdies for a 7-under 66. “Hit some quality shots that certainly helped,” he said. “But I think quality putts helped even more.” Johnson started a new year the same way he ended the last one — by winning. Unlike a month ago in California, when he holed out from the drop zone on the last hole and beat Tiger Woods in a playoff, Johnson didn’t doing anything spectacular. He didn’t need to. Johnson missed only one fairway. He missed only two greens. He picked his spots and played to his strengths, went bogey-free and matched the best round of the day. That kind of golf wins anywhere. And Johnson seems to be winning a lot lately. Not only was it his 11th career win on the PGA Tour, it was his third win worldwide in his last six starts. It started with the BMW Championship outside Chicago, which made him eligible for this winners-only tournament on the west end of Maui. Dating to his rookie season in 2004, only Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh have more PGA Tour victories. David or Goliath? “I still have that vision,” Johnson said of the underdog role, even though the numbers don’t back that up. Johnson will say his last three wins were against small fields — 70 players in the BMW Championship, 18 players in the World Challenge, 30 players at Kapalua. He also faced strong fields at a playoff event, a holiday event with 18 of the top 30 in the world, and a winners-only gathering Hawaii. “I’ve put myself in a place that is a little foreign to me,” he said. “Some of the numbers, I’m not exactly comfortable with — top 10 in the world, that kind of thing. But I’m also a realist. I know this game at some point could beat me up again. So I’ve got to keep doing what I’m doing, try to keep things very simple.” Spieth was playing in the final group for the first time, and he held up beautifully. He made birdie on both par 5s on the front nine to take a one-shot lead, and kept his goal of making three birdies on the back nine. He just got started too late and ran out of holes. And three pars on the three easiest holes on the back nine — 14, 15 and 16 — didn’t help. Spieth didn’t trust his read on two short putts at the 14th and 16th, and he came up just short on the par-5 15th. “Yes!” he said, when the ball took off his hybrid like a rocket, headed for the front portion of the green. “You’ve got to be kidding me,” he said when he saw the ball retreat down a slope. He didn’t connect properly on a delicate pitch, and the ball came back down the slope. Spieth had to scramble for par. Three shots behind, he closed with two birdies for a 70 to finish one shot behind. Streelman had a 67 and tied for third with Webb Simpson, who had a 70. Five players had a share of the lead at one point, which included Dustin Johnson early and Jason Dufner late. Dustin Johnson, tied for the 54-hole lead with Spieth and Simpson, made three bogeys before he recorded a birdie. He chipped poorly and shot 73. Dufner’s rally was undone by a three-putt par on the 15th, and then a shot in to the hazard on the 17th that ended his hopes for good. The last man standing was Zach Johnson, a position with which he is becoming familiar. He tried to imagine what he would have said if told that going into his 11th season on the PGA Tour, he already would have 12 victories worldwide, a top-10 ranking and golf bags from having played on six national teams. “It would have been more than I thought,” Johnson said, still seeing himself as David. �Page 8 s The Daily Sentinel LEGALS Sheriffs Sale of Real Estate The State of Ohio, Meigs County www.mydailysentinel.com LEGALS Sheriff Sale of Real Estate Revised Code, Section 2329.25 The State of Ohio, Meigs County JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Plaintiff vs.No.13-CV-053 Menifee Ed Blevins, et al.Defendant ANNOUNCEMENTS Lost & Found Lost/stolen Iphone5s on New Years Eve at Moose. 150 reward. Please call 304-8126323 Lost/stolen Iphone5s on New Years Eve at Moose. 150 reward. Please call 304-8126323 Help Wanted General Miscellaneous The Daily Tribune is seeking a Circulation District Sales Manager. 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CALL for FREE copy of our SAFE MONEY GUIDE Plus Annuity Quotes from A-Rated companies! 800-423-0676 Miscellaneous Please visit us online at www.mydailysentinel.com CitiMortgage Inc. Plaintiff vs.No.13-CV-012 Virginia M. Reynolds,AKA Virginia Reynolds,etal.Defendant In pursuance of an Order of In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled acSale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at pubtion, I will offer for sale at public auction,in the second floor lic auction, in the second floor lobby of the Courthouse in the lobby of the Courthouse in the above named county, on Friabove named county, on Friday,the 31st day of January, day,the 31st day of January, 2014 at 10:00AM the following 2014 at 10:00AM the following described real estate, situate in described real estate, situate in the County of Meigs and State the County of Meigs and State of Ohio, and Township of of Ohio, and Township of RaOlive,to wit: cine,to wit:Situated in Letart The following real estate situTownship, Meigs County, State ated in the County of Meigs, in of Ohio and being in 100 acre the State of Ohio, and in the Lots 218 and 219, Town 1 Township of Olive, and North, Range 11 West of the bounded and described as folOhio Company's Purchase and lows: being described as follows: Situated in Fraction 23, Town Beginning at a point in the 4, Range 11, and beginning at centerline of State Route 338, an iron pin in middle of State said point being north 5 deg. Highway No. 680, at the south06' 51" east 135.86 feet from east corner of lands of H.E. the centerline intersection of and Florence Myers lands in SR 338 and the south line of Fraction 23; thence north along Lot 218; thence south 90 deg. west line of Mora Landon's 00' 00" east 229.79 feet to a land 25 rods 9 links to a stone; point on the west line of Pfaff & thence west 15 rods 1 link to a Smith, Vol. 157 page 398 of stone; thence south 17 rods 5 Meigs County Deed Records, links to an iron pin in middle of passing iron rods at 50 feet State Highway No. 680; thence and 179.79 feet for reference; along middle of said highway thence south 3 deg. 35' 50" south 61-1/2 deg. east 17 rods west 142.60 feet along the 2 links to place of beginning, Ohio River and the Pfaff & containing 2 acres, more or Smith Parcel to a point on the less, but subject to all legal south line of said Lot 218; highways, and being the souththence north 87 deg. 24' 38" east part of a 7 acre tract of west 241.59 feet along a fence land in said fraction 23 conline on the south line of said veyed by heirs of L.F. Landon, Lot 218 to a point on the west deceased, to grantors herein, side of SR 338, passing iron by warranty deed of date of rods at 50 feet and 191.59 feet August 14, 1944 and recorded for reference; thence south 11 in Volume 153, Pg.65 Deed deg. 25' 03" west 358.76 feet Records of Meigs County, along the west side of SR 338 Ohio, reference to which is to a point; thence north 90 deg. hereby made. 00' 00" west 132 feet to an iron Excepting however one-half of rod at the base of a cliff, all oil, gas and other minerals passing an iron rod at 20 feet; lying in and under herein dethence north 6 deg. 06' 51" scribed premises together with east 349.97 feet to a point at the right to operate for and rethe base of a cliff on the south move the same, which is reline of 100 acre lot 218; thence served to said heirs of L.F. north 21 deg. 57' 16" east Landon in deed to former 145.66 feet to an iron rod at grantors.Said Premises Locthe base of a cliff; thence south ated at 52712 State Route 90 deg. 00' 00" east 131.80 681,Reedsville, OH 45772 feet to the point of beginning, Said Premises Appraised at passing an iron rod at 118 feet $45,000.00 and cannot be sold for reference, containing 1.186 for less than two-thirds of that acres in 100 acre lot 219 and amount.TERMS OF SALE: 1.203 acres in 100 acre lot 218 10% deposit for a total of 2.389 acres, more David F. Hanson,Attorney or less.The bearings in the Robert E. Beegle,Sheriff Meigs above description are base on County, Ohio the reference deed volume 286 01/08,01/15,01/22/14 page 527. Said Premises LocSheriff Sale of Real Estate The ated at 51304 State Route State of Ohio, Meigs County 124, Racine, OH 45771.Said Residential Credit Solutions, Premises Appraised at Inc. Plaintiff $40,000.00 and cannot be sold vs.No.13-CV-001 for less than two-thirds of that George R. Miller, et al.Defendamount. TERMS OF ant In pursuance of an Order SALE:10% deposit of Sale in the above entitled Craig J. Spadafore,Attorney action, I will offer for sale at Robert E. Beegle,Sheriff Meigs public auction,in the second County,Ohio floor lobby of the Courthouse 01/08,01/15,01/22/14 in the above named county, on The Home National Bank will Friday, the 31st day of Januauction the following vehicles ary, 2014 at 10:00AM the folon Saturday, January 11, 2014 lowing described real estate, at 10:00 a.m. on the bank's situate in the County of Meigs parking lot: and State of Ohio, and Town2002 FORD RANGER ship of Rutland,to wit:Situated 1FTZR45E02TA40962 in the Rutland Township, 2006 FORD FUSION County of Meigs and State of 3PAHP08Z16R231375 Ohio, and further described as 2003 FORD F-350 follows: 1F1SF31P43EC78413 Situate in Fraction No. 31, 1996 CHEVY BLAZER Township-6-North Range-141GNCS13W8T2310989 West, Rutland Township, 2001 FORD MUSTANG Meigs County, State of Ohio 1FAFP40461F228153 and more particularly described as follows: and beginThe Home National Bank rening at a point in the center of serves the right to reject any the Township Road where it inand all bids. All vehicles are tersects the South line of Fracsold "as is, where is" with no tion 31; thence West on said written or implied warranties. Fraction line 317 feet; thence 01/08,01/09,01/10/14 North 13 degrees 42 minutes, West 306.7 feet; thence North 74 degrees 44 minutes East 161 feet; thence South 29 degrees 37 minutes East 245 feet; thence South 49 degrees 02 minutes East 159.5 feet to the center of a bridge; thence Auctions South 16 degrees 12 minutes West 22 feet to Fraction line No. 31, and place of beginning, containing 1.7 acres, more or less. Also described by surSATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2014 veys as follows:Being a tract of @ 10:00 A. M. land transferred to Harry S. and Violet Bailey as recorded in62Deed BookWV. 246,SELLING Page 629, LOCATED AT THE AUCTION CENTER, RT. N, MASON, THE Meigs County Recorder's OfESTATE OF THE LATE JEAN COBB OF POINT PLEASANT, WV. fice, Meigs County, Ohio, also FURNITURE & APPLIANCES being a part of Fraction No. 31, 3 Pc. BR Suite, GE Washer, Kenmore Dryer,Township-6-North, LR Suite, Recliner, Utility Cabinets, Range-14Kitchen Cabinet, 2 Nice Cracker Barrel Rockers, Desks, Magnavox Big Screen TV, West, Rutland Township, plus much more. Meigs County, State of Ohio GLASSWARE & MISCELLANEOUS andNapkin moreHolder, particularly de- Milk Antique Cup & Saucer Collection, Nice Old Doll Crystal, Fenton, scribed as follows: Glass, Piano Babies, Antique Ladies Brush Set, Hull Pottery, Yard Ornaments, Crafts, Beginning at a point in the Dolls, Books, Yard & Garden Tools, Jewelry, Antique Picture Frames, Like New Toro Electric Start Push Mower, plus much more. centerline of Township Road #56, being the intersection of Terms: Cash or Check w/Valid ID said centerline and the South Auction Conducted line By: of Rick Pearson said Fraction No. 31, Auction Co and#66 is assumed to bear North 80Jr. degrees Ricky Pearson, #1955 47' 32" West a disof 2475 feet from the 304-773-5447 or tance 304-593-5118 Southeast corner of said FracThere will be food. tion No. 31; Thence leaving Auctioneers note: Good auction. said clean centerline and along said South line North 80 degrees 47' 32" West passing thru a 5/8" iron pin set at a distance of 30.00 feet and going a total distance of 317.00 feet to a Sheriff Sale of Real Estate The State of Ohio, Meigs County Residential Credit Solutions, Inc. Plaintiff vs.No.13-CV-001 George R. Miller, et al.Defendant In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction,in the second floor lobby of the Courthouse in the above named county, on Friday, the 31st day of January, 2014 at 10:00AM the following described real estate, situate in the County of Meigs and State of Ohio, and Township of Rutland,to wit:Situated in the Rutland Township, County of Meigs and State of Ohio, and further described as follows: Situate in Fraction No. 31, Township-6-North Range-14West, Rutland Township, Meigs County, State of Ohio and more particularly described as follows: and beginning at a point in the center of the Township Road where it intersects the South line of Fraction 31; thence West on said Fraction line 317 feet; thence North 13 degrees 42 minutes, West 306.7 feet; thence North 74 degrees 44 minutes East 161 feet; thence South 29 degrees 37 minutes East 245 feet; thenceLEGALS South 49 degrees 02 minutes East 159.5 feet to the center of a bridge; thence South 16 degrees 12 minutes West 22 feet to Fraction line No. 31, and place of beginning, containing 1.7 acres, more or less. Also described by surveys as follows:Being a tract of land transferred to Harry S. and Violet Bailey as recorded in Deed Book 246, Page 629, Meigs County Recorder's Office, Meigs County, Ohio, also being a part of Fraction No. 31, Township-6-North, Range-14West, Rutland Township, Meigs County, State of Ohio and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point in the centerline of Township Road #56, being the intersection of said centerline and the South line of said Fraction No. 31, and is assumed to bear North 80 degrees 47' 32" West a distance of 2475 feet from the Southeast corner of said Fraction No. 31; Thence leaving said centerline and along said South line North 80 degrees 47' 32" West passing thru a 5/8" iron pin set at a distance of 30.00 feet and going a total distance of 317.00 feet to a 5/8" iron pin set; Thence leaving said South line North 03 degrees 08' 31" West a distance of 308.91 feet to an existing wooden cost;Thence North 83 degrees 10' 28" East a distance of 161.00 feet to an existing 5/8" iron pin;Thence South 23 degrees 58' 54" East a distance of 245.00 feet to a 5/8 "iron pin set;Thence South 33 degrees 40' 49" East passing thru a 5/8" iron pin set at a distance of 129.50 feet and going a total distance of 159.50 feet to a point in the centerline of a culvert and the centerline of said Township Road # 56;Thence along the centerline of Township Road # 56 South 39 degrees 42' 29" West a distance of 28.24 feet to the principal point of beginning containing 1.875 acres more or less, subject to all legal easements and rights of way.Bearings were derived from magnetic taken October 15, 1991.The above description was prepared from an actual survey made on the 17th day of July 1996, by C. Thomas Smith, Ohio Professional Surveyor,#6844.Said Premises Located at 34600 Corn Hollow Road, Rutland, OH 45775 Said Premises Appraised at $20,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount.TERMS OF SALE: 10% deposit. Craig J. Spadafore,Attorney Robert E. 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For 3 months.* �Page 10 s The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Wednesday, January 8, 2014 Injured Lindsey Vonn skipping Sochi Olympics Howard Fendrich and Pat Graham The Associated Press Lindsey Vonn will miss the Sochi Olympics because of a right knee injury, leaving the Winter Games without one of its biggest stars. The 29-year-old skier from Vail, Colo., announced her decision Tuesday, exactly one month before the opening ceremony in Russia. Her personal publicist, Lewis Kay, said in a statement Vonn will have surgery “shortly.” In a Facebook posting, Vonn said she is “devastated” to miss the Olympics, “but the reality has sunk in that my knee is just too unstable to compete at this level.” She took home two medals from the 2010 Vancouver Games, including becoming the first American woman to win an Olympic gold in the downhill. Vonn is also a four-time overall World Cup champion, the most recognized name in Alpine skiing — and, as it happens, the girlfriend of Tiger Woods. Add it all up, and she would have been the focus of plenty of media coverage in Sochi, and certainly a main character in NBC’s coverage for a U.S. audience. But Vonn tore two ligaments in her right knee during a highspeed crash at the world championships last February, sidelining her for about 10 months. She retore her surgically repaired ACL in a training crash in November, a key setback. Then, after returning to competition in early December by finishing 40th, 11th and fifth in a set of World Cup races at Lake Louise, Alberta, Vonn sprained her MCL during a race at Val d’Isere, France, last month. “I did everything I possibly could to somehow get strong enough to overcome having no ACL,” Vonn said Tuesday via Facebook. “I’m having surgery soon so that I can be ready for the World Championships at home in Vail next February,” she wrote. “On a positive note, this means there will be an additional spot so that one of my teammates can go for gold. Thank you all so much for all of the love and support. I will be cheering for all of the Olympians and especially team USA!” Mikaela Shiffrin, the reigning world champion in slalom, and Julia Mancuso, a three-time Olympic medalist, will now be the American women with the best chance of stepping on the Alpine skiing podium in Sochi. Shiffrin, the U.S. teenager who has been labeled the “next Vonn” by some, wrote on Twitter that it’s “hard to swallow” that Vonn won’t be competing in Sochi. She added she’s “incredibly impressed” by Vonn’s determination, calling her a “hero.” Another American ski racer, Stacey Cook, posted on Facebook: “Bummed Lindsey Vonn. Our team is not the same without you. You leave big shoes to fill for the rest of the year. …” After skiing in two downhills and a super-G at Lake Louise, Vonn sounded optimistic, declaring she would be in Sochi, “fighting for my medal.” But a couple of weeks later in France, during a downhill — with Woods watching in the finish area — Vonn lost her balance, sending her left ski into the air, and forcing all her weight onto her right knee. She grimaced as she pulled up, then clutched that right knee. Kay said Tuesday that an MRI after that episode “showed an MCL sprain, which coupled with the torn ACL, has made it impossible to stabilize her knee and be ready to safely ski again next month.” Vonn’s motivation for a return, after the first procedure on her knee, clearly was Sochi. She was always a step ahead of schedule in her rehab, returning to snow about a month earlier than expected. Now, she says her incentive is to be ready for the 2015 world championships in Colorado in Vail/Beaver Creek. There’s also this: Vonn needs three wins to match Austrian great Annemarie Moser-Proell’s record of 62 victories in World Cup races. “In looking ahead, I have every ounce of confidence that Lindsey Wally Skalij | Los Angeles Times | MCT photo USA’s Lindsey Vonn celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the bronze medal in the Women’s Super Giant Slalom at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. will be in the starting gate next World Cup season ready to compete,” said Bill Marolt, the CEO and president of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association who will step down soon after the Sochi Games. “She knows the hard work it takes to get to the top and still has significant goals to achieve in what has been an incredible career.” The Americans captured eight medals four years ago in Vancouver, their highest total at any Olympics and twice as many as any other country. That figure may be tough to reach with Vonn sidelined and Bode Miller, who won three medals, trying to return to form after sitting out all last season with a left knee injury. What’s more, three-time Olympic medalist Julia Mancuso is struggling. Off to a poor start during pre-Olympic races, Mancuso recently headed home for a short break. “We have a strong team that is well prepared to challenge,” Marolt said. “The women’s speed team is experienced with five athletes who have achieved World Cup podiums and a seasoned veteran in Julia Mancuso who has won three Olympic medals in her career. Now is the time for those athletes to step up.” Winston From Page 6 Next season the BCS will be replaced by a fourteam playoff. Winston and the Seminoles should be contenders again after snapping the Southeastern Conference’s seven-year national title streak. “The SEC is great football, I coached in that league for 13 years, I respect every bit of it,” coach Jimbo Fisher said, “but there’s some other folks in this country that can play some football, too.” Florida State, which played in the first BCS championship games but had not been back since, was voted a unanimous No. 1 in the final AP Top 25. Auburn finished second. Winston struggled much of the night but was near perfect when the Seminoles (14-0) needed it most, going 6 for 7 for 77 yards on the last drive. “It was the best football game he’s played all year,” Fisher said of Winston, “and I’ll tell you why, because for three quarters he was up and down and he fought.” Winston was 20 for 35 for 237 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdown passes on his 20th birthday. He zipped the Semi- noles down the field on the final drive, with a 49-yard catch and run from Rashad Greene. “I was ready,” Winston said. “I wanted to be in that situation because that’s what great quarterbacks do. That’s what the Tom Bradys, Peyton Mannings, Drew Brees, that’s what they do.” Florida State also got help from Auburn. A pass interference penalty in the end zone on Chris Davis on third-and-8 from the 10 gave Florida State a first down at the 2. “Thought it was great defense. That’s all I can say,” Davis said, adding, the officials “should have just let us play.” On the next play Winston threw high to the 6-foot-5 Benjamin for the touchdown. “Once the ball is in the air on that post route, I’ve got to go get it, and I did,” Benjamin said. “Simple as that.” There was no miracle finish this time for the turnaround Tigers, who went from 3-9 to SEC champions in their first season under coach Gus Malzahn. They tossed the ball around on one final play, but it ended with Florida State jumping on a fumble, and the Seminoles sprinting onto the field under a storm of garnet and gold confetti. Florida State scored 21 points in the fourth quarter, and the teams combined for 24 in a breathtaking last 4:42. “It felt storybook again,” Auburn defensive tackle Gabe Wright said. “It really felt like we were going to bring it out again. We’re just on the other end of the stick. It’s usually us going out on the field and celebrating. It’s been a long time since we had an ‘L’ in this locker room.” Auburn won nine straight to get here after starting the season unranked. Tre Mason gave Auburn (12-2) a 31-27 lead with a 37-yard touchdown run with 1:19 left after Kermit Whitfield had put Florida State in the lead for the first time since the first quarter with a 100-yard kickoff return to make it 27-24 with 4:31 left. Mason ran for 195 yards and scored two touchdowns, and Nick Marshall threw two touchdown passes for the Tigers. “I told them in the locker room, we put together the biggest turnaround in the history of college football. We were on the brink of making it one of those magical seasons,” Malzahn said. Florida State hadn’t been challenged like this all season, winning by an average of 42 points. Florida State and Winston’s biggest problem this season came off the field. Winston was investigated for a year-old sexual assault complaint in November, but after three weeks the Florida state attorney’s office determined it did not have enough evidence to charge him. The Seminoles were down 21-3 in the first half to Auburn. They hadn’t trailed in a game since Sept. 28. “I knew we were fighters,” nose tackle Timmy Jernigan said. And now Florida State is national champion for the first time since 1999, the first team to win the BCS title game after being down at halftime. The state of Alabama’s national championship run is over at four, stopped by a quarterback from Bessemer who never rooted for the Tigers or Tide. “Only thing is we’re victorious and glad to say Florida State is the national champion again, and I guarantee you we’re bringing that swag back,” Winston said. “You’d better believe it.” Grapplers From Page 6 which allowed them to finish ahead of Buffalo (80), Roanoke Catholic (76), Nitro (63) and both Poca and South Charleston (34). Kane Roush was the lone individual champion for WHS as the senior was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler after winning the 170-pound weight class. Randall Robie placed fourth in the 132 division, while Demetrius Serevicz was sixth in the 220 weight class. Johnson Central won the event with a team score of 218 points, followed by runner-up Riverside with 158.5 points and St. Albans (153). Hurricane (147) and Winfield (146) rounded out the top-five team scores. Capital also came away with the Bob and Margaret Ranson Team Sportsmanship Award at the 2014 competition. Bengals From Page 6 60458345 Offensive coordinator Jay Gruden said on Monday that Dalton shouldn’t be singled out for blame, noting the entire offense struggled. He acknowledged that Dalton played poorly in the second half, when Cincinnati was outscored 20-0. “If there is one negative, I think that Andy probably pressed a little too much and tried to do too many things out of pocket which is not what his strength is,” Gruden said. Dalton is entering the final year on his deal, so the Bengals have to decide whether to offer a longterm extension or consider other options. Lewis reassured him on Monday that his confidence in him hasn’t wavered. “I think everybody knows what I’ve been able to do here, what we’ve been able to do since I’ve been here as a team,” Dalton said. “And so I think I’ve got a lot of confidence in the stuff Marvin has been telling me. I expect to be here for a long time. I’m hoping that is the case.” There’s a chance both coordinators could move on. Gruden said the Vikings, Titans and Redskins have contacted him about interviews later in the week. Defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer expects to have three interviews later in the week, though he wouldn’t identify the teams. Both have interviewed for head coaching jobs in the past. The defense finished the season ranked No. 3 and the offense was No. 10. “I’ve been in the league now three years as a coordinator and obviously with my brother (Jon) for a lot of years,” Gruden said. “If that challenge were to come about, I think I’d be ready. But I’m happy staying here too.” Zimmer has been Cincinnati’s defensive coordinator for six seasons. He’s never been a head coach. “You never know what happens,” he said. “Who calls? Who’s really interested? Who’s not? There’s so many different variables.” Players tossed their gear in bags and put their old cleats in donation boxes in the locker room on Monday, knowing they’re in for another year of shouldering the label of the team that can’t win the big one. When asked whether he’ll look back on the 11win, AFC North championship season as a partial success or as a total disappointment, linebacker Vontaze Burfict winced. “It’s a disappointment,” he said. NOTES: The Bengals signed WR Cobi Hamilton, C T.J. Johnson, DE David King, CB Onterio McCalebb, LB Bruce Taylor and C Scott Wedige to futures contracts. All were on the practice squad and will count on the active list following the Super Bowl. AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 01. 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