https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/ad790b3b043dbd26ade1e701aa222992.pdf b3f838b7f98d13a3d8069e3f2cefff72 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 Syrus PVH Employee of the Month... Page 3 Cloudy. High of 38. Low around 25... Page 2 Local sports action... Page 8 Gretta Marie Allen, 87 Mitchell Allen, 66 Gertrude E. Scott Hysell, 91 Loren E. Layne, 89 50 cents daily THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2014 Vol. 64, No. 10 Pomeroy discusses fee and fine hikes Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Parking in Pomeroy may be getting more expensive in the next few months. During Monday’s meeting, council approved the first of three required readings of Ordinance 762 - a detailed fine schedule for the police department. The ordinance proposed by Police Chief Mark Proffitt would raise the fines and fees associated with several things including court costs, parking permits, meter costs and parking violations. Per the ordinance presented on Monday, courts costs would raise to $90 per case. Chief Proffitt stated that the cost would still be lower than that of other villages which are approximately $100. Also on the increase if the ordinance were to be approved would be parking fees. Parking permit fees would double in cost, with the cost be- coming $100 for a full year and $60 for a half year. Parking meter fees/tickets for expired meters would also increase to $5 from $3. Other fees would be as follows, parking in a yellow zone, $10; parking in the wrong direction, $5; restricted zone, $10; parking in a handicap zone, $50; two-hour parking limit violation, $5; parking on sidewalks, $5; parking in loading zones, $10; blocking fire hydrant, $50; double parking, $5; obstructing a traffic lane, $10; blocking driveway, $10; parking without a permit, $10; parking on private property, $10; selling, washing or repairing vehicles on roadway, $10; unattended vehicle while running, $10. Tickets would continue to double after 72 hours. Parking meter costs would also increase to 50 cents for one hour. Currently 25 cents buys 75 minutes. The ordinance would require two-thirds approval on the third reading. The first reading was approved by a 5-1 vote (Ruth Spaun voted no) on Monday, meaning the third reading could be held as early as the first meeting in February, with the second reading possible at the next meeting (Jan. 27). Ordinance 764 is an amendment to the housing ordinance and billing code. According to Proffitt, the only change is that the landlord/property owner must set up the date and time for the inspection of the rental unit. Ordinance 759 replaces Ordinance 691 with regard to flood damage reduction. The ordinance was revised to follow any changes made to the flood maps since the ordinance was first written. It is needed for flood insurance purposes. Phil Ohlinger was elected as President of Council. In nominating Ohlinger, Council member Victor Young stated that is important to have each member of council serve as president, noting that Ohlinger has served multiple years as a member of council. Council member Ruth Spaun served as president last year. Young has also served as president in the past. Council committees were set as follows, Finance Committee: Robert Payne (chairman), Victor Young and Dru Reed; Grievance Committee: Dru Reed (chairman), Ruth Spaun and Victor Young; Ordinance Committee: Ruth Spaun (chairman), Phil Ohlinger and Dru Reed; Zoning Committee: Luke Ortman (chairman), Dru Reed and Phil Ohlinger; Parks and Recreation Committee: Phil Ohlinger (chairman), Luke Ortman and Ruth Spaun; Insurance Committee: Victor Young (chairman), Ruth Spaun and Dru Reed; and OSHA: Ruth Spaun (chairman), Luke Ortman and Phil Ohlinger. Meetings will continue to be held on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m.. Finance committee will meet prior to the second meeting of each month at 6 p.m. Parks and Recreation will meet prior to the first meeting of each month at 6 p.m. on an as needed basis. The committee will meet in February. Council approved operating the meetings under Robert’s Rules of Order as in the past. Pay applications from Doll Layman and Fields Excavating were approved as submitted. A pay request was also approved to be submitted to the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA). A certificate of completion for York Paving was not voted on by council as there is still work to be completed in the spring according to discussions. See HIKES | 3 Pomeroy Merchants discuss promotions Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com Submitted photos Eastern Elementary and Middle School students and staff are pictured with, from right, Tuppers Plains Branch Manager Jessica Staley, and Paul Reed, president and CEO of Farmers Bank. Eastern was the $1,000 winner in the video contest. Farmers Bank ‘Take Action’ video contest winners Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com OHIO VALLEY — Farmers Bank announced the winners of the Farmers Bank Take Action Video Contest earlier this week. The contest invited individual grades and/or the entire school in the three counties Farmers Bank serves (Meigs, Mason and Gallia) to submit a video telling the bank why they deserve $1,000. The videos were then posted on the bank’s Facebook page, facebook.com/ myfarmersbank, where the public could vote on their favorite video. Voting ended on Friday, Dec. 27. With over 8,000 total votes cast between eight videos submitted, the winner of the grand prize of $1,000 went to Eastern Elementary and Middle School in Meigs County. They will use the money towards starting the Eagle Pack Program which is designed to help feed needy students. “We are so excited to have won this money,” said Sara Will one of the organizers of the Eagle Pack program. She estimated that the money will pay for around 100 packs to help the students. See BANK | 3 Meigs Middle School student representatives and staff are pictured with Farmers Bank Pomeroy Branch Manager Edna Weber. Meigs Middle School was the $500 winner. Cornerstone Academy students and staff are pictured with Mason Branch Manager Heather MacKnight. Cornerstone Academy was the $250 winner. Free concert set for Jan. 25 POMEROY — A night of praise and worship featuring national recording artist Unspoken will be held on Jan. 25 at Meigs High School. The event is free to the public with the doors opening at 5 p.m. and the concert starting at 6 p.m. Unspoken was in Meigs County back in Oct. 2013 Senator Gentile sworn in to senate leadership post Staff Report tdsnews@civitasmedia.com Unspoken to perform at Meigs High School Staff Report tdsnews@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Ways of getting more shoppers into local stores through working together on group activities and promotions was discussed at Tuesday’s meeting of the Pomeroy Merchants Association held at Peoples Bank. While it had been proposed at one time that the Association disband and work with the Imagine Pomeroy Group, it was mutually decided that remaining independent was more effective in promoting the business community and for dealing with village administrative organizations. As for promotion of local businesses, the emphasis was on supporting each other by working together in group activities including advertising. An advertisement in the 2014 Visitors Guide was approved. A discussion was held on a Valentine’s Day promotion. The need for the village to get the downtown lighting problems solved was discussed as was the removal of Christmas decorations from the downtown area. Village officials will be contacted about the status of getting the lights working again, and it will be requested that the holiday garland and wreaths be removed, put in plastic bags and stored for next year. It was suggested that the lights on the decorations be stored separately from the greenery. At the meeting it was suggested that the group have a vice president who would be responsible not only for filling in when the president was not there, but for working on special events and programs promoting shopping in Pomeroy. Elected to the position was Brian Howard. Downtown Pomeroy changes were noted including the move of Weaving Stitches to the Anderson building, the probable occupancy of an antique business in the building being vacated, the opening of a Spa on Court Street, and the Conley Custom T’s on Main now open for business. as part of the concert featuring Big Daddy Weave. “We are excited to have them back in the area,” said Marty O’Bryant one of the vent organizers. The event is sponsored by The First Southern Baptist Church of Pomeroy, Athens Sports Cycles, Hupp Auto Center and The Red Carpet Treatment. The concert is free, with a love offering received during the event. The group’s biography on their website reads, “Many days I wake up and remember who I was and the life that I was living, and I thank God that I now live in grace, peace and forgiveness,” says Chad Mattson, lead singer of new Centricity Music band, Unspoken. As an athlete playing basketball, he stayed away from drugs and alcohol and acted as the designated driver for his friends. But Mattson recalls 1 Corinthians 15:33, Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character,” and admits that over time he became involved in a scene that did not mesh with his convictions. “I would wait until after Thursday night Bible study to get high so that I would have a clear mind for the Lord,” he says. “I believed in God and I knew that I wanted God, but I still found myself stuck in this environment.” See CONCERT | 3 COLUMBUS — State Senator Lou Gentile (DSteubenville) was sworn in earlier this week as Assistant Minority Whip of the Ohio Senate. The swearing in ceremony took place during Ohio Senate Session on Monday. Gentile was elected late last year to fill one of four Democratic Leadership positions in the legislature. “I am humbled to have been chosen by my colleagues in the Ohio Senate to serve as the Assistant Minority Whip,” Senator Gentile stated. “I look forward to working in a bipartisan fashion to improve Ohio’s economy, invest in education and strengthen our local communities.” The position of Assistant Minority Whip helps count and track votes for the caucus, and is one of four leadership positions that took effect today. This is the first time in several years that east and southeast Ohio has had representation in Senator Lou Gentile Senate Leadership. “As a Democratic Leader in the Ohio Senate, I am ready to begin working with our entire leadership team to make strengthening and growing Ohio’s middle class our top priority,” Gentile added. Gentile was mentioned as a possible candidate for U.S. Congress but has since announced he will not run for Congress in 2014. Senator Gentile represents part of Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson, Meigs, Monroe, Noble, Washington, and part of Vinton counties. �Page 2 s The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Thursday, January 16, 2104 Church Calendar Meigs County Community Calendar Meigs Cooperative Parish events POMEROY — The Meigs Co-operative Parish hosts a variety of events and service projects available throughout the week at the Mulberry Community Center. Some of those are as follows, Meals at the Mulberry Community Center — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesday Thursday, Jan. 16 ALFRED — Orange Township Trustees will meet Thursday at 7 pm at the township building. 2014 budget will be reviewed along with all other township business. 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. Ohio Valley Forecast Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph. Thursday Night: A chance of snow showers, mainly after 3 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Friday: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Friday Night: A slight chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 46. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Local Stocks AEP (NYSE) — 46.45 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 25.57 Ashland Inc. 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Friday, Jan. 17 POMEROY — The Pomeroy High School Class of 1959 will be having their 3rd Friday lunch at noon at Fox Pizza. Saturday, Jan. 18 GALLIPOLIS — Mod- ern Woodmen of America will hold their monthly dinner meeting at Golden Corral, Upper River Road, Gallipolis. Breakfast will be available from 9-11 a.m. All members and guests are welcome. SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will hold their fun night and potluck supper at 6:30 p.m. at Star Grange Hall. All members and interested persons are urged to attend. POMEROY — Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter DAR will meet at 1 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Jack Fowler will talk on the history of the Ohio River. Monday, Jan. 20 OLIVE TWP. — The Olive Township Trustees will meeting in special session at 6:30 p.m. at the Olive Township Garage on Joppa Road for the purpose of an organizational meeting and to approve beginning of the year spending. LETART TWP. — Letart Township Trustees will meet at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township Building. Birthdays PORTLAND — Charles Ray Harris will celebrate his 90th birthday on January 17 Cards may be sent to him at 54652 St. Rt. 124, Portland, OH 45770. ALFRED — Leonard E. Amos will observe his 86th birthday on Jan. 19. Cards may be sent to him at 43216 Tucker Road, Coolville, Ohio 45723. Meigs County Local Briefs Art Classes offered SYRACUSE — Painting classes taught by Michelle Musser will resume at the Syracuse Community Center on Friday, Jan. 17, at 1 p.m. Class emphasis will be on brush strokes for beginners. Call 992-2365 for more information. Holiday office closures POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Normal business hours will resume at 8 a.m. on Jan. 21. Breastfeeding classes ATHENS — O’Bleness Memorial Hospital in Athens offers free breastfeeding follow-up sessions for postpartum breastfeeding mothers. The class takes place every Wednesday from 11 a.m. until noon in the hospital’s lower level conference room 4. The class on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 has been canceled. The next scheduled class will be Wednesday, Feb. 19. O’Bleness’ international board certified lactation consultant Michele Biddlestone conducts the sessions. She will provide a baby weight check and discuss topics such as: what is normal for a breastfeeding mother and what to expect, how to overcome difficulties, breastfeeding management issues and any additional questions or concerns of breastfeeding mothers. The class is provided free of charge and no registration is required. For more information, contact Michele Biddlestone at (740) 592-9364. Soup Supper to benefit the Meigs County Cooperative Parish REEDSVILLE — On January 18, at 4pm the Reedsville United Methodist Church will be having a soup supper to benefit the Meigs County Cooperative Parish. There will be several varieties of soup to choose from. Along with sandwiches and drinks and deserts to enjoy. The Reedsville United Methodist Church is located on Ohio 124 across from Reed’s Country Store. Donations of non perishable food items will be accepted. Please come out and join your neighbors and friends and support this worthy cause. Hope to see you there. Meeting Change GALLIPOLIS — The January 20 meeting of the Gallia-Jackson-Meigs Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services has been cancelled due to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. There will be a special meeting on January 27, 2014, at 7 p.m. The Board typically meets on the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Board Office (53 Shawnee Lane, Gallipolis). MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Family and Children First Council regular business meeting for Jan. 16 has been rescheduled for Jan. 23. The meeting will be held in the third floor conference room at the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services. For more information contact Brooke Pauley at (740) 992-2117 ext. 104. Immunization Clinic POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct an immunization clinic from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday at the Meigs County Health Department located at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Please bring child’s shot record. Children must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian. A donation is appreciated for immunization administration, however no one will be denied services. Please bring medical cards or commercial insurance cards. Apple will refund at least $32.5M in app case WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple will refund at least $32.5 million to consumers to settle a federal case involving purchases that kids made without their parents’ permission while playing on mobile apps, the government announced Wednesday. The Federal Trade Commission said Apple will make full refunds for any such in-app purchases made by kids using mobile phones and other devices, and incurring charges by accident or without parents’ permission. Apple will have to change its billing practices to make it more obvious that an actual purchase is taking place during the course of the game or app. The commission said it had received tens of thousands of complaints about unauthorized charges. Edith Ramirez, the agency’s head, said the settlement involves mobile apps and charges racked up when kids bought things such as virtual currency or dragon food. In some cas- es, Ramirez said, charges ran into the hundreds and even thousands of dollars. One parent told the FTC that her daughter had spent $2,600 in “Tap Pet Hotel,” a game in which kids can build their own pet hotel. The game is free to download and play but involves in-app purchases where kids buy treats and coins for their pets. Others consumers reported unauthorized purchases by children totaling more than $500 in the apps “Dragon Story” and “Tiny Zoo Friends.” “You cannot charge consumers for purchases they did not authorize,” Ramirez said. According to FTC complaint, when parents entered their password while a child played a game, Apple did not make it clear that that they unwittingly may be buying something in the game the child had clicked on, such as a chest of gems or treats for a virtual pet. Parents also were not told, the FTC said, that entering their password opened a 15-minute window in which kids could make unlimited purchases without any further action by an adult. Apple will have until Mar. 31 to come up with a billing system that ensures the company obtains consumers’ informed consent before billing them for inapp purchases. The $32.5 million payout is a minimum. As part of the settlement, Apple must pay full refunds to consumers for kids’ unauthorized purchases, so that figure could climb. If it doesn’t rise to $32.5 million, the difference would be paid to the FTC, Ramirez said. Apple is the world’s most valued company as measured by market capitalization. Senate Committee says Benghazi Attacks Preventable 60476025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Intelligence Committee released a report on the deadly assault on the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, Wednesday, laying blame on the State Department, the intelligence community — even the late Ambassador Chris Stevens — for failing to communicate and heed warnings of terrorist activity in the area. The highly critical report also says the U.S. military was not positioned to aid the Americans in need, though the head of Africa Command had offered military security teams that Stevens — who was killed in the attack — had rejected weeks before the attack. It also said that in the aftermath of the attacks, U.S. analysts confused policymakers by blaming the violence on protests without enough supporting intelligence. The 2012 Benghazi attacks have dogged the Obama administration, because thenU.N. Ambassador Susan Rice initially blamed the violence on mob protests over an anti-Islamic film. Al-Qaida-linked militant groups were later blamed for the attacks, first when militants overran the temporary U.S. mission on Sept. 11, 2012, and later that same night, when militants fired mortars at the nearby CIA annex where the Americans had taken shelter. The bipartisan report may settle what has become a running political battle between Republicans, mostly in the House, who say the Obama administration has been covering up what they consider misdeed before, during and after the attack, and the administration, which says Repub- licans are on a political witch hunt. Committee chairman Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, says she hopes this will put to rest conspiracy theories about the militant attacks that night. Republican vice chairman Saxby Chambliss of Georgia said the report shows despite a deteriorating security situation in Benghazi, the U.S. government did not do enough to prevent the attacks or to protect the diplomatic facility. “The State Department should have increased its security posture more significantly in Benghazi based on the deteriorating security situation on the ground and IC threat reporting on the prior attacks against Westerners in Benghazi— including two previous incidents” at the temporary diplomatic facility that year, a summary of the report states. The State Department said Wednesday that there have been dozens of reports, hearings and briefings on the Benghazi attack and that many of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s findings are similar to those made by the independent Benghazi Accountability Review Board, which issued a report in December 2012. The Senate report does note that the State Department has created a new assistant secretary position for high threat posts to focus on such dangerous areas, but says the department should in the future react more quickly to security threats and only in rare instances use facilities that are inadequately protected. It said State should not rely on local security alone in countries where the host government cannot provide adequate protection. �Thursday, January 16, 2104 The Daily Sentinel s Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com Cathy Syrus PVH Employee of the Month Pleasant Valley Hospital is pleased to announce the Customer Service Employee of the Month for January is Cathy Syrus in Dr. Roberson’s Office. Cathy has been employed with Pleasant Valley Hospital since February of 2000 as a Medical Assistant. She was nominated by her peers for going beyond expectations while caring for Dr. Roberson’s patients. Her care extends outside the office. Cathy checks on patients’ well-being and ensures they have arrangements for additional care if needed, even after the patients have been sent home from surgery. “Cathy exceeds her duties at Pleasant Valley Hospital. She volunteers within the community at special hospital events and is a friend to everyone she meets. She takes pride and ownership of her work and is truly an asset to Pleasant Valley Hospital,” said Ruth Kelley, Physician Practice Manager. Cathy and her husband Rob live in Cheshire, Ohio. They enjoy spending time with their two grown children, Travis and Nancy, and 8 grandchildren. In this recognition, she received a $50.00 check, cheesecake to celebrate with her department, and a VIP parking space. She will also be eligible for the Customer Service Employee of the Year award with a chance for $250.00. Established in 1959, Pleasant Valley Hospital is a not-for-profit healthcare system that provides community-oriented healthcare for Mason and Jackson counties in West Virginia and the counties of Gallia and Meigs in Ohio. The 201-bed facility includes a 101-bed acute care facility, a 100-bed nursing & rehabilitation center, three medical equipment sites and a full-range of rehabilitation services. PVH also operates 15 medical clinics. The Hospital was recently recognized as one of the nation’s Top Performing Hospitals by The Joint Commission. Pleasant Valley Hospital is a partner of Cabell Huntington Beth Sergent | Daily Sentinel Hospital and the Marshall University Joan Pictured are Larry Unroe, PVH CEO, Cathy Syrus, PVH Employee of the Month and Ruth Kelley, C. Edwards School of Medicine. Physician Practice Manager. AP: Condemned Ohio killer tried to donate organs COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A condemned Ohio killer facing a never-tried lethal injection method unsuccessfully tried to delay his execution by requesting to become an organ donor, according to documents released Wednesday. Dennis McGuire’s attorney twice asked Gov. John Kasich for a reprieve similar to one provided in November to a death row prisoner who wants to donate a kidney and his heart to relatives, the documents show. “Dennis should be permitted to donate his organs to those who need them, including those with no relation to him,” attorneys wrote in a Jan. 2 letter to Kasich obtained by The Associated Press through an open records request. They made a similar request in mid-December. “Unless this governor or a court provides otherwise, Dennis will ultimately be executed regardless of whether he is permitted to donate his organs,” the letter said. “But the viable organs he can provide should not die with him.” Kasich rejected the requests this month because McGuire couldn’t identify a family member to receive the organs, a re- Blagojevich prosecutor to lead NJ scandal inquiry TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The federal prosecutor who helped convict former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich of corruption was tapped Wednesday to investigate the apparent political payback scandal involving New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration. Former assistant U.S. Attorney Reid Schar will advise a legislative committee investigating a plot that shut down lanes to the George Washington Bridge for four days in September, causing massive traffic jams in the town of Fort Lee. The plot apparently was hatched as a political vendetta, possibly against the town’s Democratic mayor for not endorsing the Republican governor’s re-election. “A potential misuse of taxpayer resources for political purposes is a serious matter that requires an astute legal eye with experience in this realm to help guide the process,” said Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, a Democrat. Christie, a possible 2016 presidential candidate, has apologized and denied any knowledge of the plot’s planning or execution. The scandal is the most serious threat to his political future so far, and four members of his circle have been fired or resigned. More subpoenas will be issued Thursday, after the Assembly formally votes to continue its investigation in the new legislative session, according to state Assemblyman John Wisniewski, who is heading a special committee leading the probe. The New Jersey Senate and U.S. attorney’s office are conducting parallel inquiries. “This started out as an investigation into the Port Authority operations and finances and has led us in the governor’s office,” said Wisniewski, referring to the agency that runs the bridge. He said the investigation has shifted focus with the release of subpoenaed emails, mostly from private accounts. The documents show a since-fired Christie deputy unleashed the traffic shutdown with an email message, “time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee.” quirement under the state’s inmate organ donation policy. “The Southern Ohio Correctional Facility is not a hospital,” Samuel Porter, Kasich’s assistant chief counsel, said in a Jan. 7 letter, referring to the prison where the state death house is located. The letter indicates McGuire has told the state to cremate his body and deliver his ashes to his daughter. Kasich granted an eight-month reprieve to child killer Ronald Phillips to give the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction time to consider the inmate’s request to donate a kidney to his mother and his heart to his sister. McGuire, 53, is scheduled to die Thursday for the 1989 rape and fatal stabbing of Joy Stewart in Preble County in western Ohio. On Wednesday morning, McGuire was moved from death row in Chillicothe to the death house in Lucasville. He was calm and cooperative and requested a last meal that included roast beef and fried chicken, said prisons spokeswoman JoEllen Smith. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday was still considering a last-minute request to de- Ohio treasurer sells campaign SUV after crash COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Records show Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel’s failed Senate campaign sold a vehicle totaled in a March wreck shortly after questions arose over the continued use of the vehicle, averting an insurance review that stood to clarify whether it was properly used and insured. A campaign spokeswoman for the Republican said a decision to withdraw an insurance claim and sell the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee through an online auction company was made in September. That was days after The Associated Press first reported on the crash and the insurance matter. “This was a 10-year-old vehicle with approximately 115,000 miles on it,” spokeswoman Rebecca Wasserstein said in an email. “The federal campaign committee decided that it made the most sense for the committee to withdraw its insurance claim and just take the proceeds from the sale of the vehicle.” The SUV was purchased by Mandel’s campaign for U.S. Senate for $13,800 in March 2012. It was sold at auction by Copart Inc. of Dallas in Sep- tember for $938 after being totaled. Mandel was riding in the SUV when it crashed near Toledo on March 5 — months after Mandel had lost his bid for U.S. Senate to Democrat Sherrod Brown. Federal campaign finance law prohibits candidates from using a vehicle purchased with campaign funds for personal use or to run for a different office. Mandel’s state treasurer campaign said it rented the SUV from the federal campaign in an arrangement they said was cleared by attorneys for both campaigns. Campaign finance reports show no rental payments until June 30, after the vehicle had been totaled. “The campaign followed the letter of the law and the spirit of the law, and Treasurer Mandel is proud to save taxpayers thousands of dollars by not using tax money for travel around the state,” Wasserstein said. Mandel’s practice of not using state-owned transportation has been criticized for blurring the lines between his official and political activities. Records show Mandel’s Senate campaign paid $825 for Concert From Page 1 After two and a half years, Chad reached a point in his addiction where he knew he had to get away and rediscover his relationship with God. His brother suggested a mission trip to the Dominican Republic; it was the exit Mattson knew he needed. He raised the money, asking clients of his lawn care business for donations and receiving help from surprising places, including the Buddhist that bought his plane ticket for the trip. Chad boarded the plane and flew to the Dominican Republic. In the Dominican, he shoveled dirt, helped build churches and returned to his relationship with God. “I started reading my Bible and praying every day,” he says. “Yes, church attendance and youth conventions are good things but I discovered that there is no substitute for spending time with God and building my relationship with Him. I realized that discipline brings the most satisfaction and the most fruit.” He was freed from the shackles of addiction so he celebrates his recovery each year on February 4th. While on the trip, he met Dominican guitarist Mike Gomez and the two began to play and write songs together. Meanwhile back home, Chad’s brother entered him in a talent competition and scraping together what they had, along with the generosity of a local church, Mattson and Gomez arrived in Nashville for the lay McGuire’s execution on the grounds that a jury never got to hear the full extent of his chaotic and abusive childhood. The state opposes that appeal, saying similar challenges have failed several times over the decades. Ohio prison officials plan to use a sedative and a painkiller to put McGuire to death. The state announced the two-drug process after supplies of its previous drug dried up when the manufacturer put it off limits for capital punishment. The two-drug combination has never been used in a U.S. execution. auto insurance in April 2012. There is no record of the treasurer campaign reimbursing the Senate campaign for insurance. Both the driver and the listed insurance contact reported on the night of the crash were associated with the treasurer campaign. The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported the SUV was disabled and towed from the scene after the crash in icy conditions. Mandel’s campaign had previously declined to say what happened to the vehicle and where it was stored. Proceeds of the sale of the SUV were received on Sept. 26, shortly after controversy erupted over the accident. Wasserstein said a pending insurance claim was withdrawn Sept. 3. No further activity was reported on the matter in campaign finance reports due Dec. 31. “The campaign committee considers this matter final and closed since September 26,” Wasserstein said. “There has been and will be no additional activity related to this matter.” Copart auctions salvage vehicles and their parts. Hikes competition. They did not win but the event marked a pivotal moment in the band’s history. Mike moved to Chad’s hometown in Maine; they bought a 1994 Fleetwood Cadillac from Chad’s grandparents and began touring as Unspoken. The two played anywhere they could in the Northeast: churches, subway stations, bars, nursing homes, wherever. After two years they added Chad’s friend from home, multi-talented bass player Jon Lowry, and the highly acclaimed drummer Ariel Munoz, who hails from Puerto Rico. Since then, in the past seven years, the band has been consistently on the road and has shared the stage with such highprofile artists as; Third Day, Casting Crowns, TobyMac and Pillar. Experienced firsthand in the Dominican Republic, Unspoken feels called to awaken the Church to rediscover their personal relationship with Jesus. “Growing up in church myself, as a pastor’s kid, I became complacent to the power of the Gospel,” says Lowry. “Christians often view the Gospel as a runway: useful only for the initial take-off as a Christian and for final landing in heaven. But really, the Gospel is more like jet fuel – we need it to get off the ground but we also need it throughout the flight. I get so excited when I think about our audience, the Christians in the church, and about waking them up to the daily power of the Gospel.” Each song on Get To Me reveals the heart of Unspoken, offering a melody and lyric to the person reconnecting with God. The first radio single, “Who You Are,” is a reminder that one’s past does not have to dictate one’s future, and the title track explores the lengths that God takes to get someone’s attention. Crowd favorite, “Run To You,” and “You’ve Got Love For Me,” express the joy that comes in knowing God’s love is ever present. Sharing this music and message in venues around the country, Unspoken also takes time to minister with Celebrate Recovery, a 12-step recovery program based on Christian principles that was founded in 1991 by Pastor John Baker and Rick Warren of Saddleback Church. On any given day, there are Celebrate Recovery groups meeting across the country. So while on the road, Unspoken has decided to share its music and Chad’s story of recovery with such groups everywhere opportunities are available. “In the early days of the band, God reminded me that there are thousands of singers better than me and thousands of guitar players better than Mike, but He chose us to do this for Him. We have been chosen to bring a message to the Church… wake up, find your contentment and satisfaction in Him, hang out with Him, and have a real relationship with Him,” says Chad. “Yes, we love music and we love people but more than anything we want to see people reach their full potential in Jesus.” From Page 1 Council approved continued liability insurance coverage with the Ohio Government Risk Management Plan. The matter of demolition of structures at 160 and 162 Mulberry Avenue were referred to the finance committee. Council went into executive session for 13 minutes near the end of the meeting to discuss compensation of a public employee, namely the village solicitor. Following executive session the matter was referred to the finance committee. Minutes of the November 25 and December 9 meetings were approved as presented. Bills were also approved as presented. All members of council were present for the meeting. Bank From Page 1 “I am so thankful to Farmer’s Bank for this amazing opportunity. I am also thankful to all the staff, students, parents, and community members who got online and voted. We couldn’t have won this without the tremendous effort everyone made,” Will added. Donations for the program are still being accepted with the first packs to be sent home next week. For more information about the program contact Eastern Elementary School. In a close second and the winner of $500 went to Meigs Middle School in Meigs County. They will use their prize money to support various school activities. And third place went to Cornerstone Academy in Mason County. Their prize money will be used towards new playground equipment. The prize money was awards to each school on January 13 and 14. Farmers Bank congratulates these schools and to all of the schools that participated on a job well done. �The Daily Sentinel OPINION Page 4 THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2014 Hardline monks rally Sri First lady hits the half-century mark Lanka as Buddhist front Darlene Superville AP Writer Katy Daigle AP Writer COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — With a bloody civil war over and a cautious peace at hand, a group of hardline Buddhist monks is rallying Sri Lankans against what they say is a pernicious threat: Muslims. In just over a year, the saffron-swathed monks of Bodu Bala Sena — or Buddhist Power Force — have amassed a huge following, drawing thousands of fistpumping followers who rail against the country’s Muslim minority. Buddhists have attacked dozens of mosques and called for boycotts on Muslim-owned businesses and bans on headscarves and halal foods. At boisterous rallies, monks claim Muslims are out to recruit children, marry Buddhist women and divide the country. “This is a Buddhist nation, so why are they trying to call it a multicultural society?” said Galagoda Atte Gnanasara, the 37-year-old pulpit-pounding monk who co-founded the group in 2012. “Not everyone can live under the umbrella of a Buddhist culture.” There have been few if any physical attacks on people, unlike in Myanmar, where Buddhist monks helped incite communal violence in 2012 and 2013 and even stood watch as Buddhist mobs slaughtered Rohingya Muslims. But many Sri Lankans and human rights workers are alarmed, saying the monks are creating communal divisions and giving Buddhism a bad name. Nearly all of the dozen critics of Bodu Bala Sena interviewed for this story declined to speak on the record, fearing reprisals. The Sri Lankan government only rarely steps in to defend or protect Muslims, who make up roughly 10 percent of the 20 million people on this Indian Ocean island. Many see the silence as tacit approval, but Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said it’s intended to encourage community members to work out their own problems. He said the anti-Muslim rumblings are “minor agitations that are normal in any multicultural society.” “If things get more serious, we will take action,” he said. “These kinds of things can ruin a nation, we are aware of that.” In September 2011, Buddhists reportedly smashed a 300-year-old Islamic Sufi shrine to rubble in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, a UNESCO world heritage site. Police have denied that the incident happened, but photographs taken by locals show at least a dozen officers watching as young men hammer the shrine to pieces while a monk holds a burning green Islamic flag. In April 2012, a 2,000-strong Sinhalese mob including monks ransacked Jumma Mosque in the north-central city of Dambulla as police looked on. The government later ordered the removal of the decades-old mosque, saying its location within a sacred Buddhist area was an affront. In March last year, police watched as red-robed monks led a hollering crowd in trashing a Muslim-owned clothing store. The U.S. Embassy spoke out after a stone-hurling mob attacked a suburban Colombo mosque in August, calling it “particularly troubling in light of a number of recent attacks against the Muslim community in Sri Lanka.” Muslims say they are also the targets of ludicrous conspiracy theories, including rumors that they spit three times in any dish before serving it to a non-Muslim, or that Muslim shops sell women’s undergarments tainted with chemicals that cause infertility. 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Because most speak Tamil, and not Sinhala, they were key players in military intelligence during the civil war against ethnic Tamil rebels. “We never thought the government would turn on us,” said Mujibur Rahman, a Muslim member of Colombo’s provincial council. He and other critics contend that the 2009 civil war victory left a triumphant Buddhist Sinhalese majority searching for a new target. “The president needs to create a new security problem to avoid actually having to govern,” Rahman said. “He has built an image for himself as a Sinhalese Buddhist hero and savior. He needs a new enemy to keep that up.” The government dismisses the idea as absurd, and Bodu Bala Sena denies any role in organizing attacks. But even some Sinhalese have their suspicions. “The BBS is trying to push the country toward racial and religious conflict,” said a Sinhalese business owner who would only give his first name, Susantha. “Sometimes I suspect they are carrying out a contract for the government to turn attention away from issues such as the economy, health care and education.” Gnanasara and Kirama Wimalajothi started Bodu Bala Sena after splitting from a group they said was not militant enough in protecting Buddhist interests in Sri Lanka. The brawny, bespectacled Gnanasara said that, with about 70 percent of the population practicing Buddhism, the tropical nation has a duty to uphold the religion’s traditions, preserve its heritage sites and police against conversion to other religions. WASHINGTON — Approaching a milestone birthday, Michelle Obama exuberantly describes herself as “50 and fabulous.” She’s celebrating already and a big birthday blowout is in the works for this weekend at the White House. The nation’s first lady hits the half-century mark on Friday and, by her own account, feels more relaxed now that President Barack Obama’s days as a candidate are over. “That layer is gone now,” she told an interviewer. “It gives me a little more room to breathe.” Nearly five years after assuming the role following a bruising campaign in which she sometimes became the subject of criticism, Mrs. Obama is showing increased comfort in what amounts to a volunteer position with a host of responsibilities and outsized expectations. Not to mention a sometimes-unforgiving spotlight. “I have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who I am as a woman,” the first lady told Parade magazine when asked about the birthday. She started the celebration last week by spending extra time with girlfriends in Hawaii after her family’s holiday vacation there. It was an early birthday present from the president. On Saturday, she’ll be toasted at a White House party where guests have been advised to come ready to dance, and to eat before they come. Second presidential terms can be freeing for first ladies, just as they are for presidents, because there is no next election. But while Mrs. Obama is over the bulk of her first lady tenure, with just three years remaining, it’s unclear if she will take on new or different tasks. There were expectations last year that she would help the president push for new guncontrol measures in response to the shooting massacre of 26 first-graders and adults at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school in December 2012. But she largely avoided the divisive debate after tip-toeing into it during a speech in her Chicago hometown. Mrs. Obama said even less about immigration legislation, another contentious issue and priority for her husband. Valerie Jarrett, a senior White House adviser who is close to the Obamas, said the first lady doesn’t want to “spread herself too thin.” “She really wants to have a maximum impact and to do that in fewer areas,” Jarrett said in an interview Monday. That, she said, “is better than trying to take on every single possible cause that’s a priority for the administration.” Like all first ladies, Mrs. Obama’s every move and fashion choices have been closely watched — and mercilessly critiqued. She gets wide credit for carefully shielding daughters Malia and Sasha, now 15 and 12, from public glare and for a strong sense of style. But there have been missteps, too, like wearing $500 sneakers to a food bank, taking a pricey vacation to Spain during the economic downturn and being photographed wearing shorts aboard Air Force One. Still, more of the public views Mrs. Obama favorably, 59 percent, than her husband, 46 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. percent, in an Associated Press-GfK poll conducted last month. And she’s helped raise millions of dollars for him and other Democratic candidates and drawn thousands to campaign rallies. One of her causes that has gained prominence is her campaign to reduce childhood obesity rates, work she hopes will help define her legacy. During her husband’s first presidential campaign, Mrs. Obama was widely criticized for saying she was proud of her country for the first time in her adult life. After he was elected, she got back on the public’s good side after declaring that her daughters, who were 10 and 7 at the time, were her top priority and she would be “mom in chief.” She began to expand her role after settling the girls into their exclusive private school and feeling satisfied that they had adjusted to White House life. Mrs. Obama planted a vegetable garden on the South Lawn, the first one there in decades. She used its bounty of sweet potatoes, tomatoes and other crops to begin a national conversation about the country’s childhood obesity problem, and the importance of eating right and getting enough exercise, earning praise and criticism in the process. School kids were invited to plant, harvest and even make meals with the crops, on the thinking that they are more likely to eat the broccoli if they plant it themselves. The message has rippled far from that modest start and the first lady can claim some of the credit. Retailers and food makers are reformulating processed foods to cut down on sugar, salt and fat. Some chain restaurants are making similar changes to what they send out of their kitchens. School lunches are being made healthier. Even Sesame Street is allowing the produce industry to use Elmo, Big Bird and its other furry characters free of charge to sell kids on fruits and veggies. Mrs. Obama once said she’s willing “to make a complete fool out of myself to get our kids moving” and has kept her word by doing jumping jacks, kicking soccer balls and dancing the “Dougie” with groups of them to make the point that exercise can be fun. She’s even competed in a potato sack race with Jimmy Fallon at the White House and challenged Ellen DeGeneres to a pushups contest on her TV show. The first lady and Vice President Joe Biden’s wife, Jill, a military mom, also lead a nationwide effort to rally the public around military families. Mrs. Obama wrote “American Grown,” a best-selling book about the garden, and makes time to advocate for the arts, holding regular music and film workshops at the White House. She and her staff also mentor teenage girls. The new health care law being one exception, Mrs. Obama rarely makes an overt push for her husband’s policies. But she’ll begin using her personal story of overcoming obstacles to getting an education to help him meet a previously announced goal of having the U.S. achieve the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020. The Harvard-trained lawyer has resisted pressure to advocate causes bolder than childhood obesity and military families. The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Newspapers 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Beth Sergent Interim Editor bsergent@civitasmedia.com �Thursday, January 16, 2104 Death Notices ALLEN POINT PLEASANT — Gretta Marie Allen, 87, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Monday, January 13, 2014, at Abbyshire Place Nursing and Rehabilitation, Bidwell, Ohio. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, January 16, 2014 at the Sand Hill Road Church of Christ with Minister Pete Allinder officiating. ALLEN SYRACUSE — Mitchell Allen, 66, of Syracuse, died Wednesday, January 15, 2014, in Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. Arrangements will be announced by Cremeens Funeral Home, Racine. HYSELL CHESHIRE — Gertrude Eloise Hysell died on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. She The Daily Sentinel s Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com Auto show concepts that made it, or not was 91 years young. The viewing will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Friday evening at Willis Funeral Home in Gallipolis. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, followed by internment at Gravel Hill Cemetery in Cheshire. There will be military services at the graveside. DETROIT (AP) — Prototype cars — also called “concepts” — appear at every auto show. They’re a way for companies to test ideas, gauge reaction and hint at future designs. Audi, Nissan, Kia, Volkswagen and others will have concept cars at this year’s Detroit auto show, which opens to the public Jan. 18. Some will be nearly identical to the cars that wind up in dealerships; others will be more outlandish. Here are some past prototypes that debuted in Detroit over the last decade, and what happened afterwards: LAYNE CROWN CITY — Loren E. Layne, 89, of Crown City, died on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at the Holzer Medical Center Emergency Room. Services will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 18, 2014, at the Willis Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph Workman officiating. Burial will follow in Kings Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call from 10-11 a.m. prior to the service. There will be military services at the graveside. FIVE THAT MADE IT: CHEVROLET VOLT (2007) — GM’s revolutionary electric car with a backup gas engine debuted as a sexy concept in 2007. So, fans were disappointed with the dull looks of the production version revealed a year later. The car required significant design changes to improve its efficiency. But at least the idea made it to market. The Volt went on sale in 2010. Sabbaticals may help military keep women in ranks FISKER KARMA (2008) — The hybrid sports car, with its long hood and flowing lines, wowed crowds as a concept car in 2008. The $95,000 Karma went on sale three years later. But it was plagued with safety recalls, and Fisker eventually halted production and filed for bankruptcy protection. That wasn’t the Karma’s final chapter, however. At last year’s auto show, a company called VL Automotive showed the Destino — a Karma body with a Cor- CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — Navy Cmdr. Valerie Overstreet wanted to start a family. But her job as a Navy pilot and the fact that she and her husband, also a naval officer, were stationed in different parts of the country made it complicated. So she decided to take advantage of a fledgling Navy program that allowed her to take a year off and return to duty without risking her career or future commands. Now, three years later, she’s got a 2-year-old daughter and a 9-month old son, she’s back at work at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and her promotion to captain has been confirmed. For Overstreet, the year off gave her precious time to have her daughter and get started on her master’s degree. The Navy retains an officer it considers promising without requiring her to sacrifice her family life. vette engine under the hood. This year, VL Automotive is expected to show off a convertible Destino. have one feature that eventually made it into Chrysler’s minivans: Flexible seats that were a forerunner to the Stow N’ Go seating introduced in 2005. CADILLAC CONVERJ (2009) — A rakish Cadillac with the Chevy Volt’s plugin hybrid powertrain wowed crowds in 2009, a recession year when there was little to cheer about in the auto industry. The Converj, renamed the ELR, re-emerged in production form at the 2013 show, and is set to go on sale early this year. INFINITI KURAZA (2005) — With the boxy, wagon-like Kuraza, Infiniti was exploring how to give equal seating space to six passengers. It never made it to Infiniti showrooms. But the concept bears an uncanny resemblance to the seven-passenger Ford Flex. CHRYSLER IMPERIAL (2006) — The beautiful and imposing Imperial sedan was more Rolls Royce than Chrysler. An homage to Imperial sedans of the 1930s and 1940s, the Chrysler Imperial was rumored to be headed to market in 2010. But before that could happen. Chrysler filed for bankruptcy protection, and the Imperial disappeared. FORD VERTREK (2011) — There’s no Vertrek on the lot at your local Ford dealer. But there is a Ford Escape, the small crossover SUV that the sleek Vertrek foreshadowed in its 2011 Detroit debut. The new Escape was a radical departure from the boxy old version, and customers welcomed it. The Escape was the 9th best-selling vehicle in the U.S. last year. MAZDA FURAI (2008) — A super car with wildly undulating lines was the apex of Mazda’s nagare — or “flow” — design language. The lone model was accidentally destroyed by a fire that same year. But before its demise, the Furai helped Mazda prove its sporting chops. HYUNDAI HCD-14 (2013) — The elegant HCD-14 previewed the new Genesis, which Hyundai will reveal at this year’s show. Some details from the concept, like the rear-hinged rear doors and the giant grille, didn’t survive. But the Genesis teems with new technology, including automatic parking and compatibility with the Google Glass wearable computer. TOYOTA A-BAT (2008) — The funky A-Bat pickup truck had a 4-foot bed that could be extended to 6 feet, as well as a four-passenger compartment. Toyota shelved it when the recession slowed demand for pickups — especially weirdlooking ones. FIVE THAT DIDN’T: DODGE KAHUNA (2003) — Aimed at surfers, the Kahuna was a cross between a Woodie wagon and a minivan. It did House nears OK of government-wide $1.1T budget WASHINGTON (AP) — Party leaders pushed a massive $1.1 trillion spending bill for this year toward House passage on Wednesday, shunning the turmoil of recent budget clashes with a compromise financing everything from airports to war costs and brimming with victories and setbacks for both parties. The huge bill furnishes the fine print — 1,582 pages of it — for the bipartisan pact approved in December that set overall spending levels for the next couple of years. With lawmakers eager to avoid an election-year replay of last fall’s widely unpopular 16-day federal shutdown, there was little suspense about the bill’s fate. Approving the legislation “is showing the American people we actually are capable of working in a bipartisan manner,” said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla. He praised the bill for holding down spending and said passage would be “the responsible thing to do. It’s the thoughtful thing to do.” By its sheer size and detail, the measure had plenty for liberals and conservatives to dislike. Some Democrats said they would support it but only reluctantly, complaining that despite some increases, spending for education, health and other programs would still be too low. “With this bill, we are waste deep in manure instead of neck deep in manure. Hooray, I guess,” said Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass. After the Republican-led House approves the sweeping measure, the Democratic-run Senate planned to follow suit by the end of the week. To keep agencies functioning while Congress votes on the legislation, the Senate by a 86-14 vote gave final congressional approval to a measure financing the government through Saturday. An earlier short-term spending measure expires after midnight Wednesday evening. The giant bill debated Wednesday heads off an additional $20 billion in automatic cuts to the Pentagon’s budget — on top of $34 billion imposed last year — and cuts to many domestic programs as well. The reductions were being triggered by a 2011 law that forced the cuts after President Barack Obama and Congress failed to negotiate budget savings. Conservative groups like Club for Growth and Heritage Action were urging lawmakers to oppose it, but the White House urged its passage. “We met compelling human needs. We certainly preserved national security,” said Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., chief author of the spending bill with her House counterpart, Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky. The measure provided money for Obama’s 2010 health care overhaul and his revamping of federal oversight of the nation’s financial markets — though not as much as he requested. It continued age-old restrictions on federal financing of most abortions, but lacked new ones. Democrats also blocked GOP-sought curbs on the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate utilities’ greenhouse gas emissions. “It’s funding Obamacare, and I pledged a long time ago I absolutely wouldn’t vote for anything that has financing for Obamacare,” said Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., who said he’d vote “no.” Overall, the measure provides about $20 billion more for defense and domestic programs this year than was spent in 2013, excluding the costs of war and natural disasters. Even so, it still leaves defense and domestic spending on a downward trend since 2010, a number that troubles many Democrats. “For several years we’ve been cheating Americans of a number of things we should be doing for infrastructure, science research, education, to make our country stronger,” said Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J., who said he hadn’t decided how he would vote. The bill would provide nearly $92 billion for U.S. military operations abroad, mostly in Afghanistan, plus about $7 billion for disasters and other emergencies. That was just slightly less than last year’s war spending but about $44 billion less than was provided in 2013 for disasters, after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the Northeast in October 2012. One widely supported provision would roll back a reduction in annual cost-of-living increases for wounded military personnel who retire early or for their surviving spouses. That language was part of the savings included in the budget compromise by Ryan and Murray enacted last month, money that was used to help soften cuts in other programs. Some Western lawmakers were angry that the bill would block federal payments to communities near government lands to compensate for the taxes the government is exempt from paying them. Top lawmakers promised the payment would be restored in a separate measure. The Internal Revenue Service, a pariah agency for Republicans after revelations that it targeted tea party groups for tough examinations, would get $500 million less than last year. It also was receiving none of the $440 million extra Obama wanted so the agency could help enforce Obama’s health care law, another favorite GOP target. Democrats won extra money for Head Start’s preschool programs, enough to serve another 90,000 young children. 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The Blue Devils outscored the visiting Tigers by 18 points in the second half to take the 58-38 victory and move above .500 on the season. Ironton (0-12) led 17-to-16 following the opening quarter but GAHS (7-6) answered by outscoring the Tigers 12-9 in the second quarter. Gallia Academy’s defense picked up in the second half and the Blue Devils turned a two-point lead into a 10-point, 38-28 lead headed into the fourth quarter. The Blue and White posted 20 points in the finale to seal the 58-38 victory. Reid Eastman led Gallia Academy with 18 points, followed by Wade Jarrell with 15 and Wes Jarrell with 12. Jacob Strieter marked seven points, Kole Carter added three, Devin Henry had two and Alex White finished with one point to round out the GAHS total. Gallia Academy shot 17-of-42 (40.5 percent) from the field, including 3-of-9 (33.3 percent) from beyond the arc. The Blue Devils were 21-of-33 (63.6 percent) from the charity stripe in the win, while com- mitting 19 turnovers. Strieter led GAHS with nine rebounds, followed by Wes Jarrell with eight. As a team Gallia Academy had 33 rebounds, including 11 offensive boards. Tristan Cox led Ironton with 19 points, followed by Phillip Kratzenberg with 10. Isaac Sherman had five points, while Marques Davis and Lucas Campbell each marked two. Ironton was 12-of-42 (28.6 percent) from the field, 4-of-13 (30.8 percent) from beyond the arc and 10-of-24 (41.7 percent) from the free throw line. IHS committed 21 turnovers and had 30 rebounds, led by Cox with 10. This is the lone meeting between the Blue Devils and Tigers this season. Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Southern junior guard Tristen Wolfe (2) shoots over South Gallia guard Brayden Greer, during the Tornadoes 69-38 victory, Tuesday night in Racine. Tornadoes storm past South Gallia, 69-38 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com RACINE, Ohio — One team is on a winning streak, the other can’t stop the skid. The Southern boys basketball team earned its fourth straight victory Tuesday day night topping Tri-Valley Conference Hocking division guest South Gallia by a score of 69-38. The Rebels have now lost five straight decisions after starting the year 5-1. South Gallia (5-6, 4-3 TVC Hocking) jumped out to a 9-6 lead at the 4:40 mark of the opening stanza but Southern (8-2, 5-1) closed the quarter with 11-0 run. The Purple and Gold widened their lead in the second quarter, anchored by Taylor McNickle with 12 points in the period. The Tornadoes held a 44-19 lead at halftime. The Tornadoes expanded their lead even further in the third quarter and led by 26 points with eight minutes to play. The Purple and Gold led by 35 halfway through the fourth period and they cruised to the 69-38 triumph. The SHS scoring was led by Taylor McNickle with 23 points, 17 of which came in the first half. Tristen Wolfe had 15 points, Dennis Teaford added nine, while Chandler Drummer and Trenton Deem each marked six. Zac Beegle marked five points, Tanner Roush had three and Jack Lemley added two, rounding out the victors. Southern shot 21-of-48 (43.8 percent) from the field and 23-of-34 (67.6 percent) from the field. As a team Southern had 35 rebounds, 15 steals, 14 assists, 13 turnovers and five blocks. Wolfe led the Tornadoes with nine rebounds, followed by Casey Pickens and Teaford with five each. Wolfe also led Southern with nine assists, followed by Bradley McCoy with two. Defensively SHS was led by Wolfe with four steals and two blocks. Teaford also had two blocks, while McNickle picked up four steals. The Rebels were led by Devin Lucas with nine points on a trio of threepointers. Brayden Greer had six points, Landon Hutchinson marked five, while Corey Rhoades and Ethan Swain each marked four. Mikey Wheeler and Joseph Ehman added three points, each, while Ethan Spurlock had two points in the setback. See TORNADOES | 9 OVP Sports Schedule Thursday, Jan. 16 Boys Basketball Teays Valley Christian at Hannan, 7:30 Girls Basketball Miller at South Gallia, 6:30 Eastern at Trimble, 7:30 Meigs at Nelsonville-York, 7:30 Wahama at Federal Hocking, 6:30 River Valley at Coal Grove, 7:30 Waterford at Southern, 7:30 Friday, Jan. 17 Boys Basketball Wahama at South Gallia, 7:30 Eastern at Federal Hocking, 7:30 Lincoln County at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Teays Valley at Ohio Valley Christian, 7:30 Van at Hannan, 7:30 Alexander at Meigs, 7:30 Belpre at Southern, 7:30 Gallia Academy at Warren, 7:30 Girls Basketball Wahama at Charleston Catholic, 7:30 Teays Valley at Ohio Valley Christian, 6 p.m. Van at Hannan, 6 p.m. St. Albans at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Wrestling Point Pleasant at Fairmont, 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 Boys Basketball River Valley at Gallia Academy, 7:30 Meigs at Federal Hocking, 7:30 Hannan vs. Phelps at Williamson, 1:30 Girls Basketball Eastern vs. Liberty at Pickering Central, 6:15 Waterford at Wahama, 6:30 Federal Hocking at South Gallia, 1 p.m. Point Pleasant at Winfield, 7:30 Gallia Academy at Chesapeake, 1 p.m. Trimble at Southern, 1 p.m. Wrestling Gallia Academy at Hammer and Anvil, 9 a.m. Meigs at Athens, 10 a.m. Quad at Wahama, 8 a.m. Point Pleasant at Fairmont, 9 a.m. Photos by Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Eastern sophomore Cameron Richmond, middle, dribbles between Wahama defenders Ryan Thomas, left, and Hunter Rose (20) during the first half of Tuesday night’s TVC Hocking boys basketball contest in Mason, W.Va. White Falcons soar past Eastern, 71-55 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com MASON, W.Va. — The start made all the difference in the end. The Wahama boys basketball team jumped out to a 14-0 lead and never looked back Tuesday night during a 71-55 victory over visiting Eastern in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup in Mason County. The White Falcons (3-7, 2-5 TVC Hocking) shot 49 percent from the field and had nine different players score in the wire-to-wire decision, as the hosts built an early 14-point lead just over five minutes into regulation. The Eagles (0-11, 0-8) missed their first 12 field goal attempts and went just 1-of-14 overall in the first quarter, which resulted in a 20-6 deficit after eight minutes of play. EHS opened the second canto with a basket to pull within 12 at the 7:30 mark, but the guests were never closer the rest of the way. WHS countered with a 20-11 surge over the final 7:09 of the first half, allowing the White Falcons to secure a comfortable 40-19 cushion at the break. Wahama forced 11 EHS turnovers in the first half while committing only four giveaways, and the hosts also owned a slim 18-17 edge on the boards at the intermission. WHS netted 47 percent of Wahama senior Hunter Bradley (1) lays in two of his game-high 15 points during the first half of Tuesday night’s 71-55 TVC Hocking victory over See FALCONS | 9 Eastern in Mason, W.Va. Patriots outlast Point Pleasant, 63-57 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A tough night for the road team. The Point Pleasant boys basketball squad fell back to .500 overall this season following a 63-57 setback to host Parkersburg South in a non-conference matchup of Class AAA programs at the Rod Oldham Athletic Center in Wood County. The visiting Big Blacks (5-5) committed 13 first half turnovers, which allowed the sixth-ranked Patriots (90) to jump out to a comfortable 31-14 intermission advantage. PPHS outscored the hosts by a 37-32 margin in the second half, but ultimately the slow start did in the comeback bid. Point trailed 18-11 after eight minutes of play, then went ice cold as the hosts put together a 13-3 second quarter surge to claim a 17-point lead at the break. The guests outscored PSHS by a 17-12 margin in the third to close to within 43-31, but the Big Blacks never came closer than two possessions down the stretch. Both teams traded 20 points apiece in the fourth to wrap up the six-point outcome. Parkersburg South also claimed a season sweep with a 58-49 win at PPHS back on December 20. Afterwards, second-year Point Pleasant coach Josh Williams spoke about some of the ups and downs from the evening. “I felt they played harder and more intense than we did in the first half. The game is four quarters, not two, and the first half cost us, but give them credit — they are not a top team in the state for nothing,” Williams said. “Parkersburg South is well-coached and well-skilled, and we knew this would be a challenge coming in. “I still feel we are heading in the right direction. I saw some things from some other players that will definitely help us if they can stay on track. We’re counting on them to do some big things for us this year.” All but one of Point Pleasant’s points came from the starting unit, while the Parkersburg South bench claimed a sizable 23-1 edge in points scored. PPHS also made seven of its 14 field goals from behind the arc, while the hosts netted six trifectas and 22 total field goals. Wade Martin led the guests with a game-high 18 points, followed by Alex Somerville with 11 points and Nick Templeton with eight markers. Aden Yates and Garrett Norris respectively chipped in seven and six points, while Brian Gibbs rounded out the scoring with one marker. PPHS connected on 15-of-19 free throw attempts for 79 percent, while the Patriots netted 10-of-14 charity tosses for 71 percent. PSHS had nine different players reach the scoring column, with Logan Lawrentz leading the way with 14 points. Ty Dobson was next with 12 points, while Garrett Gilkerson and Cody Monroe chipped in nine markers apiece to the winning cause. �Thursday, January 16, 2104 The Daily Sentinel s Page 9 www.mydailysentinel.com RVHS grapplers fall to Jackson in dual match, 36-27 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com JACKSON, Ohio — The Raiders won the battles, but ultimately lost the war. The River Valley wrestling team won over half of the actual individual matches, but forfeits ultimately allowed host Jackson to claim a 36-27 victory in a nonconference dual match in the Apple City. The Raiders posted a 5-4 overall mark in their nine contests with the Ironmen, which included four pinfall wins and an overtime decision. A pair of weight class forfeits, however, allotted JHS 12 additional team points and a 6-5 overall record — giving the hosts a nine-point triumph. There were three double forfeits from the 14 matches, which came in the 106-, 113and 120-pound divisions. The Raiders also had no entries in the 170- and 285-pound weight classes, which allowed Jackson to pick up the two extra wins. George Williams (132), Chance Hopkins (138), Rondal Cornell (160) and Anthony Harmon (220) all won by pinfall for RVHS, while Dru Walker scored an 18-16 overtime win over Da- vid Moore at 126 pounds. Tyler Storms (145), Seth Skaggs (152), Moses Burd (182) and Alex Hill (195) each recorded pinfall victories for the Ironmen. Complete results of the River Valley dual match at Jackson are available on the web at trackwrestling.com Southern sweeps Lady Falcons, 84-71 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com HEMLOCK, Ohio — No shortage of offense here. The Southern girls basketball team marked a seasonhigh 84 points Monday night and defeated Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division host Miller by 13 points. The Lady Tornadoes (8-4, 6-2 TVC Hocking) surged to a 22-15 lead after the opening quarter and increased the lead to 46-29 at halftime. Miller cut the lead to 64-53 by the end of the third quarter but Southern closed the door in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Lady Falcons 20-to18 to seal the 84-71 victory. Faith Teaford led the Lady Tornadoes with 19 points, followed by Ali Deem with 17 and Celestia Hendrix with 14. Cierra Turley had 10 points, Jordan Huddleston and Jansen Wolfe each had nine, while Haley Hill, Hannah Hill and Darien Diddle each marked two points. Miller was led by Rebecca Honk with 18 points, followed by Jacy Dutiel with 11. Ali Bray and Tessa Pierce each had 10 points, Sanae Dutiel marked nine. Makayla Alexander added eight, Katie Hall finished with three and Julia Kaido rounded out the MHS total with two points. The Lady Tornadoes completed season sweep of Miller as they also bested the Lady Falcons in Racine by a count of 66-45. Lady Defenders fall at Grace, 49-38 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A 17-5 second quarter surge ultimately made all the difference for host Grace Christian Tuesday night following a 49-38 victory over the Ohio Valley Christian girls basketball team in a non-conference matchup in Cabell County. The visiting Lady Defenders (4-7) battled through a tightly-contested first quarter to trail 11-8 after eight minutes of play, but the Lady Soldiers countered with their big charge of the night to secure a comfortable 28-13 advantage at the intermission. OVCS responded with a small 10-9 third quarter run to close the gap down to 37-23 entering the finale, then closed regulation with a 15-12 spurt — but ultimately never came closer than three possessions down the stretch. Bekah Sargent led the Lady Defenders with 14 points, followed by Emily Carman with nine points and Teah Elliott with eight markers. Rachel Sargent also had seven points for OVCS, which went 9-of-13 at the free throw line for 69 percent. Shelby Cicenas paced Grace with a game-high 23 points, followed by Sarah Pitts with 17 points and Jill Salyers with four markers. The Lady Soldiers sank 11of-21 charity tosses for 52 percent. Jose Carlos Fajardo | Bay Area News Group | MCT Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) chats with teammates after throwing a 63-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter against the Oakland Raiders at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013. Manning very good at second chances ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — From rematches to revivals to redemption, it’s not a good idea to bet against Peyton Manning when it comes to second chances. He has 97 touchdown throws since hooking up with John Elway in Denver two years ago after the Indianapolis Colts released him when neck troubles clouded his football future. After dispatching San Diego Sunday on the anniversary of last year’s crushing loss to Baltimore in eerily similar circumstances, Manning stands one win from a shot at becoming the first quarterback to win Super Bowls with two franchises. Standing in his way are Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, who beat the Broncos 34-31 in overtime in November. Thing is, it’s been six years since Manning lost a rematch to a team that beat him earlier in the season. The Broncos (14-3) lost just once at home this season, when they became the highest-scoring team in the Super Bowl era, propelled by Manning’s record 55 TD throws and 5,447 yards through the air. That was back on Dec. 12, when they were upset by San Diego, a loss they avenged Sunday by beating the Chargers 24-17. The last time Manning lost twice in a row to the same team was in 2007, when the Colts lost 23-21 at San Diego in November and then dropped a 28-24 heartbreaker at home in the wild-card playoffs. Since then, Manning has won five straight rematches, including the AFC championship against the Jets 30-17 following the 2009 season, avenging a 29-15 loss in Week 16 that ended Indy’s shot at a perfect season. It took a vintage performance from Manning on Sunday to keep that streak going. After controlling the game for 3½ quarters, the Broncos allowed 17 fourth-quarter points after losing shutdown cornerback Chris Harris Jr. to a torn ACL. The Broncos were facing thirdand-17 from their own 20 with three minutes left and Rivers loosening up his right arm on the Char- gers sideline, ready for his chance to tie this one just like the Ravens had a year earlier on their way to a 38-35 win in double-overtime. “It was deja vu,” Elway, now the Broncos’ executive vice president, said on his weekly podcast on the team’s website Tuesday. As Manning took the snap and stepped up, the pocket began to collapse around him, but he spotted tight end Julius Thomas open along the Broncos sideline. The pass was perfect, as was Thomas’ tap dance until his momentum took him out of bounds at the 41. Then, on third-and-6 from his 45, Manning hit Thomas for a 9-yard gain over the middle with 2:12 left. A year ago, then-offensive coordinator Mike McCoy called for a run by undersized Ronnie Hillman on third-and-7 at about the same point in the game, which in turn led to Joe Flacco’s 70-yard touchdown heave to Jacoby Jones over Rahim Moore with 31 seconds left. This was the ultimate second chance, and Manning made good on it. Kortokrax’s staggering numbers just keep coming Rusty Miller The Associated Press After a while, the numbers become overwhelming when it comes to Dick Kortokrax. Ohio’s winningest prep basketball coach coached his 1,200th game on Jan. 3 in Kalida’s 55-33 loss to Spencerville. Kalida followed with a 5035 win over McComb and has gone 2-0 since, raising its record to 8-3 and Kortokrax’s career totals to 858-345 during a 54year coaching career. It started in 1957 at Fort Jennings (two years, 26-18), moved to Ottoville, his alma mater for 13 seasons (199-82) and continues at Kalida, where he is 633-245 in his 39th season. According to records of the National Federation of State High School Associations, Kortokrax’s 858th win moved him past O.W. Follis, who won 857 games at Lamesa, Texas, to become the 35th winningest boys prep basketball coach ever. Kortokrax entered this season tied with Mike Doherty, who has won 850 games at schools in Washington and Oregon, as the eighth winningest active coach in the country. WATERSHED ACHIEVEMENTS: St. Clairsville boys coach Kim Clifford picked up his 400th career victory on Jan. 4 when his Red Devils topped Wintersville Indian Creek, 4933; Hannibal River girls player Jensen Caretti set a school record with 42 points (and also had 18 rebounds) in the Pilots’ 62-45 victory against visiting Magnolia of New Martinsville, W.Va.; Continental’s Paige Ordway scored a school-record 44 points in a 73-35 win over Hicksville; Old Fort’s Hunter Perry scored a school and Midland Athletic League record 55 points in an 89-76 win over North Baltimore on Dec. 6, hitting 9 of 13 3-pointers and all six free throws; and in a loss to Bellevue, Upper Sandusky’s Taylor Graboski scored 14 points and grabbed 23 rebounds. BULLETIN-BOARD MATERIAL: Bainbridge Paint Valley’s Mason McCloy has helped the Bearcats win six in a row by averaging 18 points and 16 rebounds in the run — including a school-record 32 rebounds against Lynchburg Clay on Dec. 28; Corbin Linder made eight 3-point shots in leading Haviland Wayne Trace to a 63-55 win over Delphos Jefferson; Wes Detter had totaled five 3-pointers on the season and was averaging 3.1 points per game, but knocked down five shots behind the arc in back-to-back games while scoring 17 points in each for Defiance; Josh Davis’ layup with 3 seconds left sent McConnelsville Morgan to a 50-48 win against Dresden Tri-Valley; Mansfield Madison opened its new gym Saturday with a 46-41 upset victory over Lexington; Celina shot 69 percent from the field as it snapped a six-game losing skid to Defiance in winning a 74-67 decision; Marion Local’s girls, off to one of their best starts in years, lost back-toback Midwest Athletic Conference games over a span of three days, falling 49-33 to New Knoxville last Thursday, then getting beat by Minster 54-43 on Saturday; and Zanesville Maysville (14-0) ran its regular-season winning streak to 35 with a 6031 win against New Lexington Saturday. OVER THE LINE: Facing a 19-point deficit (52-33) with just 8 minutes left, Bloomdale Elmwood coach Ty Traxler knew time was not his side. So he had his Royals make the most of what time they had. “They wanted to stop the clock, so they were fouling us before we even got the ball inbounds,” said John Kloepfer, serving as North Baltimore’s interim coach while head coach Jon Eichar recovers from hip sur- Falcons From Page 8 its shot attempts (16-of-34) in the opening 16 minutes of play, while the Eagles made just 5-of-29 floor attempts for 17 percent. The White Falcons claimed their biggest lead of the night at 28 points after Ryan Thomas netted a layup with 6:19 remaining in the third, making it a 47-19 contest. Eastern, however, closed the period with a 15-9 run to pull to within 56-34 entering the finale. The Eagles whittled their deficit down to 15 points (6651) after Daschle Facemyer gery. “That was about as bizarre (a fourth quarter) as I’ve seen.” Elmwood, which got 39 points from 6-foot-5 senior wing Aaron Arnold, outscored North Baltimore 42-32 in a lengthy fourth quarter. But North Baltimore converted 24 free throws in those final eight minutes and 46 of 64 for the game to hang on for an 84-75 victory. Elmwood was 24 of 45 from the line as the teams combined for 109 free throws. FREQUENT DRIVERS: The Athens boys spent a lot of time on the road over the weekend. Athens played at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary’s new LeBron James Arena on Friday night, losing 67-57. It then turned around and played Lucasville Valley all the way down at Chesapeake High School near Huntington, W.Va., on Saturday night. After traveling more than 400 miles round trip, Athens won in double overtime over Lucasville Valley, 77-71, to improve to 9-3. Tornadoes sank a free throw with 2:57 left in regulation, but Wahama closed things out with a 5-4 spurt to wrap up the 16-point triumph. The White Falcons were outrebounded by a 40-36 overall margin that also included a 17-10 deficit on the offensive glass, but the hosts committed just nine turnovers in the game — compared to 13 by EHS. Wahama connected on 29of-59 field goal attempts overall, including a 5-of-14 effort from three-point range for 36 percent. The hosts were also 8-of-18 at the free throw line for 44 percent. Hunter Bradley led the White Falcons with a gamehigh 15 points, followed by Wyatt Zuspan with 14 points and Hunter Rose with 12 markers. Ryan Thomas was next with eight points, while Ben Foreman contributed seven markers to the winning cause. Michael Hendricks and Derek Hysell each chipped in four points and Brent Larck added two markers, while Ricky Kearns rounded out the scoring with one point. Eastern made just 18-of-66 shot attempts for 27 percent, including a 3-of-21 effort from behind the arc for 14 percent. The guests were also 16-of-23 at the charity stripe for 70 percent. Jett Facemyer and Cameron Richmond both paced EHS with 14 points apiece, followed by Christian Speelman with 10 markers. Daschle Facemyer was next with seven points, while Chase Jenkins contributed four markers in the setback. Andrew Stobart, Greyson Wolfe and Dylan Swatzel had two points each to round out the Eastern tally. The guests outscored Wahama 40-31 over the final 17:10 of the contest. From Page 8 South Gallia shot 11-of-46 (23.9 percent) from the field and 9-of-16 (56.3 percent) from the free throw line. SGHS pulled down 26 rebounds, while marking nine assists, four steals, 22 turnovers and two blocks. Gus Slone led South Gallia with five rebounds, followed by Greer with four. Greer had a team-high seven assists, while Wheeler led the defense with a steal and a block. 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For 3 months.* �Page 12 s The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Thursday, January 16, 2104 Browns owner updates fans on coaching search CLEVELAND (AP) — Amid mounting criticism of a coaching search dragging in its third week, Browns owner Jimmy Haslam sent a letter to Cleveland fans explaining the team’s “methodical” actions. Haslam fired coach Rob Chudzinski last month following his first season, forcing the Browns to look for their seventh full-time coach since 1999 and fourth in six years. The owner said the team has spoken to a “number of outstanding candidates” and indicated the Browns will meet with assistant coaches currently in the playoffs. “We have purposefully been very methodical in our approach,” Haslam said in the letter released Wednesday by the team. “We believe it is very important to stay disciplined to this process and to interview all of the candidates on our list. We are strongly committed to finding the right person to coach the Cleveland Browns.” Cleveland has interviewed six known candidates and the team intends to meet with Denver offensive coordinator Adam Gase when the Broncos’ season ends. Gase was the first candidate contacted by the Browns after Chudzinski was let go. The 35-year-old Gase told the Browns and Minnesota Vikings he wanted to wait until after the season. Although Gase appears to be the front-runner, there’s no guarantee he’ll be hired by the Judge’s decision means NFL may have to pay more NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL may be on the hook for more money than it expected if a federal judge can’t be convinced that its $765 million concussion settlement with more than 4,500 former players will be adequate to pay out benefits over the 65-year life of the agreement. The deal hit a snag Tuesday when a federal judge asked both parties to back up their assertions that the agreement negotiated over several months is appropriate. U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody denied a motion that was meant to serve as a preliminary approval for the settlement, seeking more information from the parties. She wrote that she was “primarily concerned that not all retired NFL football players who ultimately receive a qualifying diagnosis or their (families) … will be paid,” and that the lawyers for both parties have not addressed those concerns. Given the judge’s ruling, the two sides will need to offer more evidence the fund will be sufficient or possibly have the NFL add money to the pot. Otherwise, they may be left to start over. “We are confident that the settlement is fair and adequate, and look forward to demonstrating that to the court,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said. Meanwhile, former players looking to receive assistance for the injuries they sustained while playing in the league will have to wait to be compensated. The two sides agreed in late August, just before the season kicked off and the issue largely went to the back burner, awaiting Brody’s decision. The weekly accounting of brain injuries on the field, despite efforts to reduce them, continued to make headlines. Brody pointed out that the class of approximately 20,000 could overwhelm the fund, even if only 10 percent of its members file claims against the $675 million set aside to pay claims, working out to $337,500 per player. The maximum payments in the settlement include $5 million for a younger retiree with Lou Gehrig’s disease, $3 million for serious dementia, and $25,000 for an 80-year-old with early dementia. Browns — or if he even wants the job. Gase’s interview will likely take place soon after the Broncos are finished playing. That could be as soon as Sunday or as late as Feb. 3, if Denver advances to the Super Bowl. Haslam said the Browns, who haven’t been to the AFC playoffs since 2002, will remain patient. “We are prepared to wait as long as necessary because this is a very important decision,” said Haslam, Cleveland’s owner since 2012. “Everyone in our organization is committed to finding the right leader for our team.” With the Vikings reportedly hiring Mike Zimmer, the Browns are the only NFL team still without a coach. As Cleveland’s search has lingered with some candidates going elsewhere, there’s a growing perception the Browns’ job is not appealing. Haslam, though, insists the Cleveland coaching spot is a “very attractive position.” “We have one of the youngest teams in the League, a roster that includes five Pro Bowlers,” he said. “In addition, we have more salary-cap room than all but one NFL team. We also have three of the top 35 picks in the upcoming draft and five of the top 83 selections.” The Browns also interviewed Seattle defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, who could get a second meeting when the Seahawks’ season ends. New England coordinator Josh McDaniels and Ari- zona defensive coordinator Todd Bowles removed their names from consideration from the Browns’ opening. Ken Whisenhunt met with the Browns before he was hired by Tennessee, and Green Bay quarterbacks coach Ben McAdoo interviewed with Cleveland but was hired Tuesday as the New York Giants’ offensive coordinator. Former Tennessee coach Mike Munchak met with Haslam and Browns CEO Joe Banner this week. During the Browns’ search, other prominent names have emerged as potential candidates, including Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops and former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel. However, neither is believed to be on Cleveland’s radar. Warriors acquire Crawford, Brooks OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors have been searching for a suitable backup to point guard Stephen Curry since veteran Jarrett Jack signed with Cleveland as a free agent last summer. The Warriors had hoped Toney Douglas could help fill the void — he couldn’t. Now they’re counting on Jordan Crawford for more production. The Warriors acquired Crawford and reserve shooting guard MarShon Brooks from the Boston Celtics on Wednesday as part of a three-team trade. Golden State sent Douglas to the Miami Heat, who traded seldom-used center Joel Anthony, two draft picks and cash considerations to the Celtics in a move that creates financial flexibility for the two-time defending NBA champions. Miami gave Boston its 2015 protected firstround pick — originally acquired from Philadelphia — and 2016 second-round pick. If the 76ers don’t make the playoffs the next two seasons, the 2015 first-round pick will be a secondround selection. The deal gives Golden State more scoring punch behind Curry after the defensive-minded Douglas had struggled to provide much support. Crawford is averaging 13.7 points and 5.6 assists this season, but he became expendable with Boston expecting All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo to return soon from a knee injury that has kept him out since last January. Crawford also is shooting 41.4 percent from the field and 31.8 percent from 3-point range. Brooks had two up-and-down years with the Nets before splitting time with Boston and the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League this season. He’s averaging 3.1 points in 10 games with the Celtics. Harry E. Walker | MCT Miami Heat center Joel Anthony (50) takes the ball to the hoop against the Washington Wizards in the second quarter at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. NOW YOU CAN SAVE AN ADDITIONAL $5 PER MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS! * Per Mo For 12 Mos. After Instant Rebate With 24-mo. 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