https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/79ded754a624396a258c6bffafd4406a.pdf cf5ec93cb7f8da054a0b42ae3d595a88 PDF Text Text LOG ONTO WWW.MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM OR WWW.MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM FOR ARCHIVE s�GAMES s�E-EDITION s�POLLS & MORE Hometown News for Gallia & Meigs counties INSIDE STORY WEATHER SPORTS OBITUARIES 77th annual Gallia Chamber dinner... Page C1 Mostly cloudy. High near 37. Low around 15...Page A2 Local sports action... Page 6 Phyllis M. Clary, 71 Elizabeth Double, 77 Carla M. Myers, 54 Keith Ousley, 51 $2.00 SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2014 Vol. 48, No. 4 Okey Pullins, 85 Mabel Saunders, 101 James R. Stiles, 81 Robert R. Willett, 81 Plea hearing rescheduled in Stewart case By Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — The case against Brenda Stewart is now scheduled for a change of plea hearing for the fourth time in as many weeks. Brenda A. Stewart, 43, appeared in court on Wednesday morning alongside her attorney David Baer. Following a brief time in cham- bers with Judge I. Carson Crow, Baer and Prosecutor Colleen Williams returned to the court room. Baer noted that a resolution in the case had been proposed and a plea hearing was set for 3 p.m. on Jan. 29. Judge Crow also stated that the jury trial scheduled for Feb. 20 would be a firm date, meaning the case is likely to be concluded at that time if not resolved by a plea agreement before that time. Stewart is facing four felony charges in connection with crimes alleged to have occurred at her residence from June-Sept. 2013. She is charged with one count each illegal manufacture of methamphetamine, a felony of the first degree; illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of methamphetamine, a felony of the second de- gree; rape, a felony of the first degree; and endangering children, a felony of the third degree. Her husband, Joseph G. Stewart, 39, is charge with eight felony counts in an indictment filed in November. He is charged with five counts of rape, each one a felony of the first degree; one count of illegal manufacture of methamphetamine, a felony of the first degree; illegal assembly or pos- session of chemicals for the manufacture of methamphetamine, a felony of the second degree; and sexual battery, a felony of the third degree. According to the indictment, the methamphetaminerelated charges occurred on or about Aug. 21, while the rape charges occurred from June 30 to Aug. 18. See PLEA | A3 Agents cite Pomeroy bar, employee with gambling violations Staff Report TDSnews@civitasmedia.com Photos by Bryan Walters | OVP News GAHS junior varsity basketball coach Greg Atkins, left, presents Smith Family representative Noah Smith with a donation of $4,588 on behalf of the basketball team and students from Gallia Academy High School. Fighting the Good Fight Rivals Gallia Academy, Point Pleasant raise over $9K for Smith family COLUMBUS — Agents with the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Ohio Investigative Unit have filed both criminal and administrative charges for illegal gambling against a Meigs County liquor permit establishment and an employee. The charges were filed following a search warrant conducted at Mizway Inc., 39825 Ohio 143 in Pomeroy, on January 23. Criminal charges were filed on Ronda K. Stout, 47, of Middleport, as well as Mizway Inc., with gambling and operating a gambling house. Mizway Inc., was also cited administratively on two counts each of acquire, possess, control or operate a gambling device; electronic video gambling device; game of chance for profit or scheme of chance; operating a gambling house; unsanitary conditions, as well as one count of recklessly permitting public gaming. During the search warrant, agents seized three slot machines, various records and numerous bottles of liquor. The case will be heard in the Meigs County Court. Once all criminal proceedings are complete, the administrative case will be presented to the Ohio Liquor Control Commission for their consideration. Possible administrative penalties include fine, suspension or revocation of the liquor permit. Docket information for the case is not listed on the Meigs County Court website as of press time. Board of Elections announces Primary filing deadlines By Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com POINT PLEASANT — Gallipolis and Point Pleasant have always served one another as rivals in the high school sports world, primarily due to the proximity of the two communities. But for all their athletic battles over the years, the two storied schools couldn’t have been more in unison than they were Friday night. Both Gallia Academy and Point Pleasant helped raise over $9,000 during Friday night’s boys basketball contest at PPHS, with the proceeds going to the family of Bill and LaTanya Smith of Point Pleasant. The Smith’s lost two children, Tiffany Grant, 26, and Braxton Smith, 11, as a result of a devastating house fire last Saturday. The Smith’s 14-year old son Tre was critically injured and remains in a Cincinnati, Ohio hospital. The Smith’s home was a total loss. GAHS junior varsity basketball coach Greg Atkins presented Smith Family representative Noah Smith with a donation of $4,588 on behalf of the basketball team and students from Gallia Academy High School. PPHS donated the entire gate to the family which, again, in all, raised over $9,000. Noah also extended a very heart-felt thank you to young Trent Handley of Point Pleasant who donated all $68 that he won during the Ohio Valley Bank Dash for Cash at halftime. Peoples Bank set up a special benefit fund to assist the Smiths with donations of cash and checks being accepted at any Peoples Bank location in the area. One hundred percent of the funds collected will go toward the family’s recovery. Noah Smith extends a very heart-felt thank you to young Trent Handley of Point Pleasant who donated all $68 that he won during the Ohio Valley Bank Dash for Cash at halftime. POMEROY — Filing deadlines for residents who want to get their names on the ballot in the upcoming May 6 Primary have been announced by Becky Johnston, director of the Meigs County Board of Elections. As for local races, positions open include a county commissioner, county auditor, Common Pleas Court Judge- Probate Division, and Central Committee members. Johnson said the deadline for candidates filing for those offices, if running as a member of a political party, is 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5. For write-ins, the filing deadline is 4 p.m. on Feb. 24, and for those running as an “independent” in the November General Election, the filing deadline is Monday, May 5 at 4 p.m. On statewide races in the upcoming May Primary, residents will be voting on Governor-Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State , State Treasurer, State Auditor, State Representatives, the Sixth District Representative to Congress, members of the State Board of Education, various judicial officers, and State Central Committee Members. Secretary of State Husted last week announced at the Ohio Association of Election Officials Winter Conference in Columbus, in-service absentee voting hours to be observed statewide for the 2014 Primary. They begin on April 1 which is 35 days before Election Day, and end at noon on the Saturday before the Primary Election. They are as follows: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday through Friday, April 1 through April 4. 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday,April 7, which is the last day of voter registration. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, April 8 through April 11. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, April 14 through May 2. 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 3. Also at that meeting Secretary of State Jon Husted confirmed that again this year his office will be sending absentee ballot request forms to all registered voters for the 2014 General Election. He said that the mailing was a great success in 2012 contributing to record absentee voting turnout and reduced lines on Election Day. Also discussed at that meeting was full online voter registration which contributes to keeping on top of non-citizen voting and other irregularities. Washington takes over as PVH CEO By Beth Sergent bsergent@civitasmedia.com Beth Sergent | Point Pleasant Register Glen Washington, the new CEO of Pleasant Valley Hospital, moves into his office on the PVH campus. Washington previously served as senior vice president and chief operating officer of Cabell Huntington Hospital. Both PVH and CHH announced an affiliation late last year to benefit both hospitals and area patients. POINT PLEASANT — Now that Pleasant Valley Hospital (PVH) and Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH) have decided they are “Better Together” they’ve also decided Glen Washington is the man to manifest that destiny on PVH’s end. Washington was named CEO of PVH late last year. Since 2007, he has served as senior vice president and chief operating officer of CHH, where he was responsible for overseeing hospital operations and clinical areas, with an emphasis on information technology and physician recruitment and retention. Washing- ton graduated from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., with a bachelor’s degree in science, then earned a master’s degree in Health Administration at the Medical College of Virginia at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va. He is a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives, the nation’s leading professional society for health care leaders, and currently serves as a Regent for the state of West Virginia and southwest Virginia. Still, a man is more than his degrees and titles. Washington recently sat down with the Point Pleasant Register to talk about his vision as CEO and how he hopes to fit into the community. He said one of the elements that drove himself and staff at CHH when faced with making a decision, was asking (and answering) “What’s in the best interest of the patient?” He said he plans to bring that element, which he also calls a “sacred trust” with him to PVH. Secondly, he hopes to bring with him from CHH the element of “the relentless pursuit of quality” when it comes to health care. He called this a “journey” that never ends but requires a “relentless focus.” See CEO | A3 �Page A2 LîSunday Times Sentinel &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday, January 26, 2014 �2==:2î�@F?EJ #6:8Dî�@F?EJî"@42=î�C:67D �@>>F?:EJî�2=6?52C Basket Games rescheduled POMEROY — The basket games to be held on Jan. 23 at the Meigs Card showers County Senior Center Dining Hall Keith Moore will be celebrating his birthday on Sunday, are rescheduled for Jan. 30 due to January 26. Cards may be sent to 6657 State Route 440, weather. Hickory, Kentucky 42051. Nora Burgess will celebrate her 91st birthday on MonRiver City Kids auditions day, January 27. Cards can be sent to her at 5631 State MIDDLEPORT — Auditions for Route 141, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. the River City Kids production of Virginia E. Garnes will be celebrating her 93rd birthday Doo Wop Wed Widing Hood will be on Tuesday, January 28. Cards may be sent to P.O. Box held from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 104, Vinton, Ohio 45686. 2 at the River City Players building on the T in Middleport. Auditions Events are open to kids ages 6-15. Audition Tuesday, Jan. 28 GALLIPOLIS — Open Gate Garden Club meeting, 7 requirements are as follows, read a p.m., home of Mary Jo Dodson. Program: sweet flowers part aloud from script with others, sing a prepared selection alone or for a cutting garden. with others (may be something short and easy, enough so that we can hear Monday, Feb. 3 GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis Neighborhood Watch meeting, 1:30 p.m., Gallipolis Justice Center conference room, 518 Second Avenue. Tuesday, Feb. 4 RIO GRANDE — Holzer Clinic and Holzer Medical Center retirees will meet for lunch, 12 p.m., Bob Evans Restaurant, Rio Grande. #6:8Dî�@F?EJ �@>>F?:EJî�2=6?52C Monday, Jan. 27 RACINE — Southern Local Board of Education will meet in regular session at 6:30 p.m. in the high school media center. POMEROY — The Meigs County Veterans Service Commission will meet at 9 a.m. at the office located at 117 East Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. POMEROY — The annual organizational meeting of the Meigs County Library Board will be held at 3:30 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. followed by the regular monthly meeting. Tuesday, Jan. 28 MIDDLEPORT — Leading Creek Conservancy District will hold their organizational meeting, following by their monthly board meeting, at 4 p.m. POMEROY — The January LEPC meeting child’s voice and range). The show will take place at 7 p.m. on April 5 and 2 p.m. on April 6. For more information contact Celia McCoy at 4162425 (call or text). 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). Yoga class resumes SYRACUSE — Yoga classes will resumes at the Syracuse Community Center from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday evenings. Call 740-992-2365 for more information. 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. 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 �2==:2î�@F?EJî"@42=î�C:67D Gallia Local BOE to meet PATRIOT — The Gallia County Local Board of Education will hold a board meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 27 at the Gallia County Local Schools Adminstrative Office located at 4836 Ohio 325, Patriot, Ohio. January ADAMHS Board meeting GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia-Jackson-Meigs Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services will hold a special meeting on January 27 at 7 p.m. The board typically meets on the third Monday of each month at 7 will be at 11:30 a.m. in the p.m. at the board office, 53 Shawnee Lane, Gallipolis. new EOC/911 building. Please RSVP by Friday as Historical preservation board meeting the meeting will include GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Historical Preservalunch. The address of the tion Board will hold an organizational meeting on MonEOC/911 center is 41859 day, January 27, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. at the City’s MuniciPomeroy Pike. pal Building, 333 Third Avenue, Gallipolis. The meeting room can be accessed from the entrance door next to 2 Wednesday, Jan. 29 ½ Alley. On the agenda is the approval of the minutes CHESTER — Shade from the October 27, 2013 meeting. No cases are schedRiver Lodge 453 will hold uled at this time. Concerns on any other properties in the a special meeting on at 7 Historical District and any other matters may be brought p.m. to confer the entered before the board. For more information, please call Bev apprentice degree on one Dunkle at 441.6015 or Brett Bostic at 441.6022. candidate. Refreshments will be served following the Gallipolis City Commission meeting meeting. GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis City Commission will POMEROY — OH-KAN Coin Club, 6:30 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Friday, Jan. 31 MARIETTA — The Regional Advisory Council for the Area Agency on Aging will meet at 10 a.m. in the Buckeye Hills-HVRDD Area Agency on Aging office in Marietta, Ohio %9:@î,2==6Jî�@C642DE Sunday: A chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. South wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Sunday Night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Monday: A chance of snow showers before 7 a.m., then a chance of flurries after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Monday Night: A chance of flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Advertise your business in this space, or bigger Call us at: 740.992.2155 or 740.446.2342 hold a special meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28 followed by a special meeting at 5:45 p.m. to review the proposed 2014 budget. The will meet at the Gallipolis Municipal Building, 333 Third Avenue, Gallipolis. The meeting room may be accessed through the side entrance door adjacent to 2 1/2 Alley. Breast and cervical cancer screenings BIDWELL — Breast and cervical cancer screenings and education will be provided by the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Community Health program from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28. The clinic will be held on the Community Health Program’s Mobile Health van parked at Abbyshire Nursing Center, 311 Buck Ridge Road, Bidwell. Free pap tests, pelvic and breast examinations, breast health education and appointments for mammograms will be provided to uninsured and underinsured women. Appointments are required. Interested persons should call 1-800-844-2654 or 740-593-2432 to schedule. Free clinic closed GALLIPOLIS — Due to inclement weather, this month’s French 500 Free Clinic will be closed. The clinic is located at 258 Pinecrest Drive off of Jackson Pike and is typically open on the last Thursday of every month. The clinic serves the uninsured residents of Gallia County between the ages of 18 and 65. Indictments in multi-million dollar drug operation LANCASTER, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Fairfield County Prosecutor Gregg Marx, Fairfield-Hocking Major Crimes Task Force Commander Eric Brown, and Ohio State Board of Pharmacy Executive Director Kyle Parker announce that eight people were indicted last week on charges filed in connection with a large-scale drug operation that supplied illicit drugs to customers in Ohio and across the country. The indictments of the owner and employees of Oncore Wholesale follow a joint-investigation by the Fairfield-Hocking Major Crimes Task Force, the Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), and the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy. The investigation uncovered a large amount of Kratom, Hawaiian Baby Woodrose seeds, and nitrous oxide being sold by the company over the internet for consumption. Authorities made the discovery after serving a search warrant at the company’s warehouse on Busey Road in Fairfield County in July. Canal Winchester resident David G. Surratt Jr., 37, the owner of Oncore Wholesale, was indicted by a Fairfield County Grand JANUARY CLEARANCE drugs from coming into our communities before they become a more widespread problem.” The Hawaiian Baby Woodrose seed is a schedule three drug and nitrous oxide is often abused as an inhalant. Kratom, an herbal drug grown in southeast Asia, has no legitimate medical use and has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, therefore making it illegal to manufacture for human consumption, posses for human consumption, or sell for human consumption. “These indictments are the result of local and state law enforcement agencies working together to combat the trafficking and possession of drugs that cause harm to the citizens of Ohio,” said Jesse Wimberly, Spokesperson, Ohio State Board of Pharmacy. “The Board of Pharmacy looks forward to providing testimony regarding the non-FDA approved drug Kratom, which is an emerging drug of concern that state and local authorities are closely monitoring.” “I have high praise for the authorities involved in this investigation, including the alert Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputy who initially discovered the warehouse,” said Prosecutor Marx. “I also want to give credit to the tireless efforts of Assistant Prosecuting Attor- ney James A. Davey who presented the cases to the Fairfield County Grand Jury and spent countless hours discussing the cases with the officers and preparing the extremely complicated indictments.” In addition to the drugs, investigators also uncovered thousands of branded products, including beer cans, energy drinks, and other household products that had been modified with hidden compartments and sold to conceal illegal products from detection. Authorities determined that the business made more than $2 million from the illegal sales in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Upon serving an arrest warrant on David Surratt Jr. earlier this week, investigators found an additional warehouse on Groveport Road in Franklin County, which also stored a large amount of Kratom and counterfeit products. Additional charges could be filed. Members of the FairfieldHocking Major Crimes Task Force include the Pickerington Police Department, Lancaster Police Department, Logan Police Department, Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, Fairfield County Prosecutor’s Office, Hocking County Sheriff’s Office, and Hocking County Prosecutor’s Office. � î%9:@2?Dî=@D6î7@@5î DE2>ADî@G6CîH@C<îCF=6D 60479838 Red sofa reg $1200 now $600! Counter height stools, reg $480, now $89! Black bar height stools, reg $369 now $122! Buffet with copper accents, reg $1925 now $660! Howard Miller curio, reg $1500, now $475! ���� � �� �������� ��������� ��������740-446-0332 Jury on Friday on the following charges: Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity; Trademark Counterfeiting; Trafficking in Drugs; Trafficking in Harmful Intoxicants; Possession or Sale of Unapproved Drugs. The following Oncore Wholesale employees were indicted on the same charges, plus an additional charge of Conspiracy to Commit Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity: Sarah M. Surratt, 32, Canal Winchester Adam D. Haase, 38, Columbus Shawn R. Lewis, 38, Columbus David A. Highben, 40, Columbus Amanda E. Parsons, 25, Lancaster Kevin J. Wilt, 27, Canal Winchester Jason E. Kibler, 36, Reynoldsburg “These individuals were blatantly promoting and selling the products for consumption,” said Attorney General DeWine. “Although these are not your typical street drugs, we do have concerns that abuse of these substances could become more common.” “These drugs mimic the effects of other very hazardous drugs,” said FairfieldHocking Major Crimes Task Force Commander Eric Brown. “This is a whole new side to the drug trade, and we want to stop these COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Thousands of poor Ohio residents have lost food stamp benefits for not fulfilling work requirements, and the number is expected to rise in the coming months. More than 10,000 people lost the benefits this month as Ohio began enforcing work requirements that had been waived in recent years as the troubled economy made it tougher to find jobs, one newspaper reported. The state said about 140,000 adults who don’t have dependent children now can get the assistance only if they spend at least 20 hours working, attending class or job training, or volunteering each week. Statewide, about 1.8 million people get food stamps. Thousands more food stamp recipients are expected to lose the benefits soon because they haven’t gone through an assessment of whether the work rules apply to them or they are exempt. For some, caseworkers with large caseloads haven’t finished the assessments. Other recipi- ents haven’t shown up for assessments as requested in notification letters. “The overwhelming majority (of food stamp recipients) — 75 percent in some counties — didn’t respond to the request for an assessment,” said Joel Potts, executive director of the Ohio Job and Family Services Directors’ Association. “Of those who are showing up, about half are being exempted.” Another challenge in the process is fitting thousands more people into the state’s workforce-development system, the newspaper said. “We need to establish tens of thousands of work opportunities for folks with multiple barriers to meeting the new requirements,” said Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, executive director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks. Those barriers include a lack of Internet and email access, criminal records and extended unemployment. Gov. John Kasich’s administration decided last year that it would reinstate the work rules in most Ohio counties because the economy had improved. �Sunday, January 26, 2014 &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î� %9:@îECFDE66Dî2AAC@G6î8F2C2?E665îEF:E:@?î8F:56=:?6D Comprehensive rate model supports institutional and statewide priorities ATHENS — The Ohio University Board of Trustees approved the framework of OHIO’s guaranteed tuition program and discussed strategies to support institutional priorities at meetings on the Athens campus. In a joint meeting of the Academics and Resources committees, Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit and Vice President for Finance and Administration Stephen Golding shared The OHIO Guarantee Program Principles. These guidelines outline a comprehensive model that includes rates for tuition, housing, dining and fees for degreeseeking undergraduate students beginning with the 2015-16 academic year. The University will set these costs for each entering cohort of degree-seeking undergraduates and they will remain the same for that cohort throughout 12 consecutive semesters. The new guidelines also address how to handle unique student populations and stipulate excep- tions to the twelve-semester limit. The comprehensiveness of the program makes it exceptional compared to other institutions with guaranteed tuition across the nation. According to Benoit, this added stability will give students and their families an advantage when planning how to finance their education, as well as providing incentive to graduate in four years. The Board approved a resolution to adopt The OHIO Guarantee Program Principles and directed President McDavis to submit them to the chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents for final approval. The University is looking to implement The OHIO Guarantee Program starting in Fall 2015. Benoit also unveiled the initial draft of the University Completion Plan for the Athens and regional campuses. The plan – mandated by the state and created using a template from the Inter-University Council (IUC)–incorporates strategies for increasing retention and graduation rates while acknowledging the challenges inherent in reaching those goals. Strategies such as intervention for first-generation students, more focused advising for transfer students and increased access to mental health professionals are a few of the recommended enhancements to the University’s current retention-focused programs like learning communities and first-year seminars. Input from Student Affairs and campus-wide discussions will help to refine the plan, with a final version to be presented for adoption by the Board of Trustees in March. The Faculty Compensation Task Force and COMP 2014 were two other projects that took the spotlight during the joint committee meeting. The committees are tasked with ensuring effective total compensation for employees on the Athens and regional campuses in order to retain high caliber faculty and staff, respectively. The Faculty Compensa- %9:@2?DîE2C86E65î3Jî FE:=:EJî3:==î6>2:=îD42> COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned Ohioans to beware of unexpected email messages that appear to be utility bills. In the last two weeks, the Attorney General’s Office has received more than 30 reports of utility bill email scams from consumers across Ohio. “With bitterly cold temperatures affecting the state, you might expect your utility bill to be higher than usual,” Attorney General DeWine said. “But if you’re receiving unexpected utility bills from a company that’s not your utility company, it’s likely a scam. Don’t respond to the message and don’t make a payment unless you have proof you owe the money.” In a typical variation of the scam, a consumer receives an email message claiming to be from PG&E, a west coast utility company, or another outof-state utility company. The message often claims the consumer owes $344 or $559 and it may contain a link to view the consumer’s account or most recent statement. Consumers should not click on these links. To protect themselves, consumers should follow these tips: Don’t respond to unexpected email messages from senders you don’t know. A scam email may look very similar to one from a legitimate business. Don’t click on links or open at- tachments. Doing so could put malware on your computer. Copy and paste the email’s first few sentences into an Internet search engine and add the word “scam.” The results may indicate whether others have reported similar email messages. Skim the email for misspelled words or grammatical errors. Because email scams sometimes originate outside the United States, errors could signal a scam. Designate unwanted email as junk before deleting it so future messages from that sender are routed to your junk mailbox. When in doubt, call your utility company using a number you know to be legitimate, such as a number on your most recent statement. Know your rights. During the heating season (Nov. 1 through April 15), natural gas and electric companies generally must give you 24 days’ notice before disconnecting your service. Contact the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, www.puco.ohio. gov, to learn more and to compare electric or natural gas offers in your region. Consumers who suspect a scam or an unfair business practice should contact the Ohio Attorney General’s Office at 800-282-0515 or www. OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov. tion Task Force, after doing an in-depth analysis of faculty compensation among peer institutions, determined that Ohio University should aim to rank third among four-year public universities in the state for tenure-track faculty salaries. The committee would also like to see proportional increases for regional tenure-track faculty and Group II faculty on the Athens and regional campuses. The draft plan calls for a total of $6.12 million invested in faculty salaries over three years. The University community will have the opportunity to review and offer feedback on the draft throughout the spring semester as part of the budget development process. The COMP 2014 project aims to create consistent job classifications and clear career paths for all administrative, professional and non-bargaining unit classified employees and ensure that salaries are market-based. This project is in its third of five phases, with Human Resources currently working to develop job classifications and integrate existing positions into that structure. The COMP 2014 initiative is on track to be completed by December 2014. In other business, the Board approved: A resolution to formally approve a 2.89 percent ($12,000) increase to President Roderick J. McDavis’ FY13 base compensation and a 3 percent ($900) increase for Deborah McDavis; a 15 percent ($62,250) bonus to be computed on the basis of the president’s FY13 base compensation; and an additional 1 percent ($4,270) increase for the president and a 1 percent ($309) increase for Mrs. McDavis consistent with the merit pool granted to all University employees at the Board meeting on Aug. 29, 2013. The compensation increases are effective from July 1, 2013. A resolution to allow the University to accept and award contracts to undertake the schematic design for the McCracken Hall renovation and addition, the College of Business expansion and the Multiphase Corrosion Facility office addition. A resolution to undertake construction for renovations to Bromley Hall (FY2014 phase) and the Central Food Facility (FY2014 phase); Lindley Hall rehabilitation; South Green Drive extension; South Green electrical substation replacement; Stock- er air handler replacement (FY2014 phase); Treudley Hall and Ryors Hall cabinet refurbishment; and Tupper Hall rehabilitation. A resolution authorizing the president to accept the property on 78 Columbia Ave., Athens, Ohio as a gift to the University from Dwight H. Mutchler. The property will be known as the Mutchler Home and will serve as an alternative housing option for visiting faculty and staff as well as other faculty transitioning into their positions in Athens. The resolution also stipulates that, if the property is sold at a future date, the proceeds will establish The Mutchler Painting and Drawing Endowed Scholarship. A resolution authorizing the Department of Rehabilitation and Communication Sciences in the College of Health Sciences and Professions to offer a Master of Physician Assistant Studies. A resolution authorizing the Department of Health Sciences and Professions in the College of Health Sciences and Professions to offer a Global Health Certificate. A resolution appointing Jeffrey D. Chaddock to the Kennedy Museum of Art Advisory Board for a three-year term. Ohio AG’s collections at historically high levels COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that efforts to collect debts owed to Ohio state government offices have resulted in more than $1.3 billion recovered from 2011 to 2013. The amount recovered represents the first time an Ohio Attorney General has recovered more than $1 billion for the taxpayer funded agencies in the first three years of his or her term. “The data shows a positive trend in that the Attorney General’s Office is collecting debt payments at a higher rate than both before and during the Great Recession,” Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine. “These efforts by Attorney General’s Office help reduce strain on our state’s budget and taxpayer funds.” The Ohio Attorney General’s Office serves as the collections agent for all state government entities and public colleges and universities. Entities who are owed unpaid financial obligations from debtors certify these debts to the Attorney General’s Office for collection. The Attorney General’s Office then works to obtain payment in full or set up a payment plan with the debtor. Data from the Attorney General’s Collections Enforcement Section shows that the Office collected $448,673,741.53 in 2013; $453,868,741.46 in 2012; and $460,943,894.12 in 2011. Each of those years’ collections was higher than any single year from between 2005 and 2010, the period for which data was readily available. The collections rates are notable increases given that state agencies are certifying fewer debts for collection by the Attorney General. Certifications were between approximately $4 billion and $4.5 billion annually between 2005 and 2009. Certifications increased to more than $5 billion each year between 2009 and 2011, the height of the Great Recession. As the economy has improved, outstanding debt certifications have fallen below $5 billion annually in 2012 and 2013. “Fewer debts certified mean fewer bills to the state being unpaid, and that is a good thing,” DeWine said. “At the same time, the Attorney General’s Office is collecting both a greater percentage of debts and a greater total number of dollars than previous multiyear periods, and that is also good news for Ohio taxpayers. Ohio taxpayers who play by the rules expect others to do the same” Attorney General DeWine has made many efforts to strengthen state collection efforts, including increased coordination with other state agencies in areas such as smoking fine collections and findings for recovery, where the Attorney General is the collector of last resort. Attorney General DeWine also launched his Local Government Debt Collection Program in 2012, which allows local government offices such as clerks of courts to enter into agreements to have the Attorney General collect certain debts on their behalf. Plea From Page A1 The indictment alleges that from June 30, 2013, to Aug. 18, 2013, Stewart did engage in sexual conduct with another when he purposely compelled the other person to submit by force or threat of force. The charge of sexual battery in the indictment states that no person shall engage in sexual conduct with another, not the spouse of the offender, when he is either the other person’s natural or adoptive parent. Joseph Stewart is scheduled for a jury trial on Feb. 6. He is represented by attorney Michael Huff. Both Joseph and Brenda Stewart remain in custody of the Meigs County Sheriff awaiting future court appearances. Bond for Joseph Stewart is $500,000 and bond for Brenda Stewart is $500,000 with 10 percent allowed. The Stewarts were arrested Aug. 21 following the discovery of a methamphetamine lab at 60 1/2 Cole Street in Middleport. At that time, deputies, along with Department of Jobs and Family Services Children Services workers interviewed a minor female who alleged forced sexual abuse by her step-father, Joseph G. Stewart. After interviewing the minor child’s mother, Brenda A. Stewart, along with the step-father, it was determined sexual abuse had occurred, according to law enforcement. Middleport Police Chief Bruce Swift and Sheriff Keith Wood have said officers with both departments responded to 60 1/2 Cole Street following up on a tip received through Meigs County Children Services regarding a methamphetamine lab and possible sexual abuse of a minor at the residence. The Stewarts live in an apartment at that address, according to Swift. While searching the residence, deputies allegedly located a onepot reactionary vessel and white powder which tested positive for methamphetamine, along with chemicals used in the production of methamphetamine. The apartment building with around 25 residents — including some children according to the sheriff — had to be evacuated due to the dangers from the methamphetamine lab. Once the lab was neutralized and the building cleared of the chemicals, residents were allowed to return to their homes. CEO From Page A1 Now, Washington is placing that “focus” squarely on PVH’s affiliation with CHH. He said patients at PVH will seamlessly become part of the CHH network of professionals which will provide greater access to services and specialties closer to home. He also stressed, as much as possible will be done at PVH on the main campus. “All services that can be done here should be done here,” Washington said, when explaining how this affiliation between the two hospitals will work. “This is a sensible, symbiotic relationship,” he further explained the benefits to both institutions. Some of the benefits, besides providing referral and specialty services, will be access to the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and Marshall Health which is already a partner with CHH. Washington said its hoped the MU School of Medicine can start a residency program at PVH in 2015. In turn, this exposure of young doctors to the medical needs of people who live in more rural areas may mean more retention of those doctors in these areas. Washington said he asked for this assignment at PVH, calling it an “exciting opportunity.” Of course “exciting opportunities” often come out of challenging times such as those that have affected the health care industry, an industry that is “changing” as Washington put it. He said like many independent businesses, it’s difficult to “stand alone” in this marketplace and that like most anything else in life, you need a “strong partner.” He said CHH recognized PVH as being that strong, viable partner - both facilities were the only two in the area to win the recognition of Top Performer of the Joint Commission. PVH is still its own entity though it is now affiliated with CHH. PVH is to serve as an anchor for the area’s health care and it’s important to keep its autonomy, Washington maintained. Having grown up in a small town in Virginia with around the same population as Point Pleasant, Washington said he’s been made to feel welcome since arriving - and he’s arrived with the knowledge that “access to quality health care should not be dependant on where you live.” 60476384 Have story suggestions? Call: 446.2342 or 992.2155 �OPINION Sunday Times-Sentinel Letter to The Editor Dear Editor, With all the pain and suffering recently in Point Pleasant and new prayer concerns that come along, I share this with our community. We come together to offer support to one another. That support is very important. Moving through this kind of experience without the help of family and friends and the Christian community is a hard thing. Christianity is founded on hope. The simple and great truth about Jesus is hope. Our hope is the resurrection of Christ. If Christ is not risen, then our hope is in vain. Let hope embrace us as we move forward. Finally, I share John Wesley’s three simple rules: Do no harm, Do good, and Stay in love with God. I know that this won’t answer all our questions but without hope we could not exist. Because of Jesus, we have a hope that takes us not only through this present time of grief and sorrow but also through all of life. Thank You, Rev. Matthew Dotson Good Shepherd - St. Paul UMC Point Pleasant New reforms would preserve rights for responsible gun owners By Rep. Ryan Smith Growing up in southeast Ohio and now serving as the state representative of Jackson and Gallia counties, as well as parts of Lawrence and Vinton counties, I know how important the issue of gun rights is to the people of the area. We are the kind of people who symbolize what it means to be safe and responsible gun owners. Preserving Second Amendment rights has been a priority for me since joining the Ohio House of Representatives. Late last year, I had the opportunity to vote in favor of legislation that I believe both upholds our right to bear arms and that will help keep our families safe. House Bill 203 makes a series of reforms to gun laws in Ohio, such as bringing some statutes into line with federal law so that laws are easier to understand and comply with. One of the most publicized changes contained in HB 203 is the so-called “stand your ground” provision. While some groups tried to turn this into a political issue, I believe it is a common-sense approach to allowing people to better protect themselves. At the time the bill was passed by the House, at least 28 other states had similar laws in place. There is one primary difference between Ohio’s current policy and what is included in HB 203. Under the state’s current “castle doctrine,” individuals are allowed to use deadly force to protect themselves in their home or vehicle if they feel threatened. HB 203 simply expands that right to any location where a person is allowed to carry a gun. Under such a circumstance, the person firing the weapon must prove that his or her life was at risk. In addition, the bill adds some restrictions that can disqualify certain people who should not be trusted with a firearm. For example, a person with a fifthdegree felony drug offense must wait a minimum of 10 years to qualify for a concealed carry permit. Multiple convictions of fifthdegree felony drug charges would lead to a permanent prohibition. Domestic violence convictions are also a disqualifier for getting a concealed carry license under HB 203. If you would like more information about House Bill 203 or other issues that impact the 93rd House District, please contact my office. I look forward to hearing from you. Page A4 SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2014 Small businesses have wish list for new SBA head By Joyce M. Rosenberg � ��?=38/==�'<3>/< Maria Contreras-Sweet, are you listening? Now that President Barack Obama has nominated you to run the Small Business Administration, owners have a to-do list for you. The SBA needs to get banks to lend more, help small companies win more federal contracts and work toward easing regulations, they say. And it needs to get the word out to companies about what it has to offer. Last week, Obama nominated Contreras-Sweet to head the agency tasked with helping Americans start, build and grow businesses. She’s worked with small companies as head of the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency and co-founder of Los Angeles-based ProAmerica bank, whose customers are small and medium-sized companies. Small business owners may be looking to the next SBA administrator for help making their companies stronger, but the role reaches into job creation and the health of the broader economy. More than 99 percent of the 27 million companies in the U.S. are small businesses. They employ about half the nation’s workforce. The new administrator will face ongoing challenges like the government’s inability to meet its goals for small business contracts, banks that don’t want to lend to small businesses and pressure to aid the slow economic recovery. The new SBA head must attempt to accomplish this with the smallest budget of any federal agency. The SBA’s most recent annual budget was $929 million compared to $573 billion for the Pentagon. If confirmed by the Senate, ContrerasSweet will succeed Karen Mills, who won widespread approval for increasing aid to small businesses during and after the recession. But Mills was also criticized by Republicans in the House for spending on lending programs that didn’t appear to be creating jobs. Mills says the SBA focused on the best ways to give small businesses more ac- cess to financing while also driving job creation. “(The programs) were tracked and measured for their impact, and have contributed to the position where the agency finds itself today, coming off record years in SBA-backed lending,” she says. Since Mills’ departure in August, the SBA has been run by Acting Administrator Jeanne Hulit, the agency’s former head of its Office of Capital Access. Hulit would not comment for this story, according to SBA spokesman Terrence Sutherland. Contreras-Sweet was not giving interviews while her nomination was pending, said Bobby Whithorne, a spokesman for Obama. GET MONEY Contreras-Sweet is expected to use her banking background to persuade banks to lend more. Small businesses have struggled to get loans since the recession, and they’re tired of rejection letters. “Maybe she’s going to have some innovative ideas on how to open up those capital lines,” says Katie Vlietstra, vice president for government relations and public affairs of the National Association for the Self-Employed. Under Mills, the SBA won pledges from major banks to increase small business lending. Banks including Wells Fargo & Co. and Bank of America Corp. say they’re living up to them. But only about a third of owners surveyed by Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management say they were able to get a loan in the July-September quarter. The SBA isn’t a lender. It backs loans. Its roughly $100 billion loan portfolio is less than half the $285 billion in small business loans tallied by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Sept. 30. The SBA also will need to help educate small businesses about how crowdfunding — the solicitation of investors over the Internet — works. The Securities and Exchange Commission is writing the rules, but the SBA is likely to be the one explaining them, says John Arensmeyer, CEO of Small Business Majority. Natural gas soars as cold grips homes, drillers By Jonathan Fahey � ��8/<1C�'<3>/< NEW YORK — The frigid winter of 2014 is setting the price of natural gas on fire. Friday, the price in the futures market soared to $5.18 per 1,000 cubic feet, up 10 percent to the highest level in three and a half years. The price of natural gas is up 29 percent in two weeks, and is 50 percent higher than last year at this time. Record amounts of natural gas are being burned for heat and electricity. Meanwhile, it’s so cold that drillers are struggling to produce enough to keep up with the high demand. 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Phone (304) 675-1333 Fax (304) 675-5234 www.mydailysentinel.com or www.mydailytribunecom Beth Sergent Interim Editor �Sunday, January 26, 2014 &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D %3:EF2CJ �62E9î$@E:46D OKEY THEODORE PULLINS LONG BOTTOM — Okey Pullins, 85, of Eagle Ridge Road, Long Bottom, Ohio, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014, at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital, Athens, Ohio. He was born June 9, 1928, in Sumner, Ohio, son of the late Okey and Mattie Mae Gilland Pullins. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Leoma “Becky” Saunders Pullins; two sons, Charles and Donna Pullins and Tom and Stacie Pullins; three daughters, Jean and Bill Osborne, Denise (Roger Barnett) Laughery and Terri and Doug Browning; 10 grandchildren, Angie Taylor, Chris Spencer, Chuck Pullins, Susan Ash, Michelle Bannie, Mike Laughery, Justin Browning, Audrionna Pullins, Kirk Pullins and Laura Pullins; nine great-grandchildren, Kiara, Jarred, Zach, Emily, Katie, Hannah, Andrew, Ella and Amelia; six brothers, Don, Rod, Bobby, Jim, Marvin and Dee; and seven sisters, Inez, Bernice, Beck, Judy, Freda, June and Mary Lou. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Lil and Donna Sue, and two brothers, Bill and Cricket. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, January 27, 2014, at WhiteSchwarzel Funeral Home, Coolville, Ohio. Burial will be in the Meigs County Memory Gardens. Friends may call from 3-6 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home. You can sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfh.com. JAMES R. STILES THURMAN — James R. Stiles, 81, of Thurman formerly of Cheshire, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2014, at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born February 3, 1932, in Bloomfield, Ohio, son of the late John and Mildred Lake Stiles. He married Mary J. Benjamin on June 6, 1952, and she survives him. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean conflict. He retired from Century Aluminum and was a member of Bulaville Christian Church. Surviving are his wife, Mary J. Stiles of Thurman; four daughters, Karen Gale Steele (Vernon George) of Vinton, Debbie Boothe of Bidwell, Linda (Scott) Burnett of Eaton, Ohio and Lori (Ron) Hammond of Gallipolis; seven grandchildren, Neal (Heather) Pryor, Seth Ferguson, Sean (Jessica) Ferguson, Eric Boothe, Heather Burnett, Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î�� Emily Hammond, Abby Hammond; six great-grandchildren, Ian, Lillie, Parker, Ethan, Sydney and Grayson; one sister, Mary Isella of Pennsylvania; one brother, Homer (Dee) Stiles of Zanesville, Ohio; several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, several brothers and sisters preceded him in death. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at the Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Joseph Godwin and Pastor Bob Hood officiating. Burial will follow in Gravel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, January 27, 2014, at the funeral home. There will be a military flag presentation at the graveside. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in James’ memory to Bulaville Christian Church, c/o Linda Lear, 607 Colonial Dr., Bidwell, OH 45614. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. MABEL SAUNDERS GALLIPOLIS — Mabel Saunders, 101, of Gallipolis, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 23, 2014, at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center, Middleport, Ohio. She was born December 5, 1912, in Lawrence County, Ohio, daughter of the late Custer and Bertha Pemberton Brammer. Mabel was married to Alfred E. Saunders and he preceded her in death on July 3, 1976. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene, Gallipolis, Ohio and was a homemaker. Surviving are her daughter, Freda Wolfe of Bradley, Illinois; a son, Roger (Susan) Saunders of Bowie, Maryland; eight grandchildren, Lance (Karen) Dubea of Altharetta, Georgia, Marsha (Bruce) Beatty of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, Kim Schimmoeller of Lima, Ohio, April (Ashraf) Szuchyt-Sied of Gaithersburg, Maryland, Holly Szuchyt of Surfside Beach, South Carolina, Chris (Darrin) Francoeur of Bourbonnais, Illinois, Debbie (Michael) DeVore and Ashley Wolfe, all of Bradley, Illinois; 15 greatgrandchildren; one greatgreat-granddaughter; a son-in-law, Ray Dubea of Lafayette, Indiana; one brother, Bernard Brammer of Ironton, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Alfred E. Saunders, Mabel was preceded in death by a daughter, Earlene Dubea; a son-in-law, Roland Wolfe; stepmother, Ollie Brammer; five brothers; and three sisters. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at the First Church of the Nazarene, Gallipolis, Ohio, with Pastor Doug Downs officiating. Burial will follow at Ridgelawn Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, January 27, 2014, at the church. Willis Funeral Home is assisting the family. In lieu of flower, please consider donations in Mabel’s memory to Nazarene Missions, 1110 First Avenue, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. CLARY SCOTTOWN — Phyllis M. Clary, 71, of Scottown, died on Friday, January 24, 2014, at the Holzer Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at Perkins Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at the Willis Funeral Home. DOUBLE SOUTHSIDE, W.Va. — Elizabeth A. Double, 77, of Southside, W.Va., went to be with her Lord Thursday, January 23, 2014, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant with Rev. Dan Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Cemetery, Letart. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Monday at the funeral home. OUSLEY McARTHUR — Keith Ousley, 51, McArthur, Ohio, died Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Monday, January 27, 2014, at the HuntleyCremeens Funeral Home, Wellston. Pastor Rob Ervin will officiate. Burial will be in the Hamden Cemetery. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until the time of the funeral service on Monday at the funeral home. MYERS BIDWELL — Carla M. Myers, 54, of Bidwell, passed away at 1:10 p.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2014, in the Holzer Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, in the Cremeens Funeral Chapel, Gallipolis, with Pastor Jim Lusher officiating. Interment will follow in the Gravel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral chapel. A full obituary for Carla will be in Tuesday’s edition of the Tribune. WILLETT WEST COLUMBIA — Robert R. Willett, 81, of West Columbia, died Thursday, January 23, 2014, at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. A complete obituary will appear in the Tuesday edition of the Point Pleasant Register. Wilcoxen Funeral Home of Point Pleasant is in charge of arrangements. Former Va. Gov. McDonnell, wife plead not guilty RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges that they traded their influence for tens of thousands of dollars in gifts and loans, and both will be allowed to remain free until their trial. “It’s not guilty, your honor,” McDonnell said when asked his plea. U.S. District Court Judge James R. Spencer set a July 28 start for a jury trial. The proceedings are expected to last five to six weeks. An hour before pleading not guilty, the McDonnells were released on their own recognizance Friday but were ordered by U.S. Magistrate Judge David Novak not to leave the country. The former governor’s lawyer, John Brownlee, told Novak the defendants already have surrendered their passports. The McDonnells were indicted on 14 counts Tuesday after a lengthy federal investigation of his relationship with a former CEO of a dietary supplement maker Both judges issued strong warnings against leaking sensitive information to the media. Much of the details of the government’s case against McDonnell had long been made public through months of news stories based on anonymous sources “This case is going to be tried in the courtroom; it is not going to be tried in the media,” Novak said. “The gamesmanship with the media ends now.” Bob and Maureen McDonnell often held hands as they made their way through the courthouse. Both hearings were packed with family, supporters and the media. Supporters include prominent Republican lawmakers, like House Speaker William J. Howell and House Majority Leader Kirk Cox. At the arraignment, Maureen McDonnell said she was currently taking prescription medication for “concentration and anxiety.” Federal prosecutors allege the McDonnells accepted more than $165,000 worth of loans and gifts from Jonnie Williams, the former head of Star Scientific Inc. Prosecutors say that in return, the McDonnells improperly helped Williams promote his company’s products. The investigation crippled the chances of attaining higher office for McDonnell, once a rising star in the Republican Party who had even been considered a possible running mate for Mitt Romney in 2012. He has apologized for what he describes as bad judgment and has said he repaid about $120,000 in gifts and loans. But he has steadfastly denied breaking any laws. The indictment handed down Tuesday accuses the couple of accepting gifts such as shopping sprees for designer clothes and accessories, a Rolex watch, $15,000 in catering expenses for a daughter’s wedding, golf outings and a lake-house vacation stay that included use of Williams’ Ferrari. McDonnell also received $120,000 in loans for family real estate ventures, according to the indictment. �%&î24E:G:DEDî5676?5î�9C:DE:6î2Eî?2E:@?2=î>66E:?8 WASHINGTON (AP) — Chris Christie may have been nearly 200 miles away, but his struggles in New Jersey buzzed through the hallways of a Washington hotel this week as hundreds of Republican officials gathered to debate the GOP’s future. Party activists from Mississippi to Massachusetts defended Christie’s leadership, insisting this is no time to write his political obituary. But they also said it’s far too soon to grant him presidential front-runner status. Christie’s popularity has fallen in recent weeks amid revelations that senior members of his administration helped create massive traffic jams last fall, apparently to exact political retribution against a Democratic New Jersey mayor. Additional allegations of political bullying have emerged as federal prosecutors and Democratic legislators probe the matter. Four people close to Christie have been fired or have resigned. A roadblock for a possible presidential run? More like a speed bump, one activist said Friday. It could even help Christie among party conservatives by turning him into a martyr, said another. But he still faces resistance among some of those conservatives. A senior Christie adviser at the Republican National Committee meeting suggested the high-profile governor has already overcome the worst of his challenges, although federal prosecutors have subpoenaed his recent campaign and Democrats are pressing an abuse-of-power investigation. “Absolutely,” adviser Bill Palatucci said when asked if Christie is through the toughest stretch. “It’s a Democratic state — the Legislature is controlled by the Democrats — so I think they will attempt to drag it out as long as they can. That being said, the governor is very determined to continue his job as governor and do the things that he talked about in his inauguration speech.” The Republicans who gathered for the meeting, which wound up Friday, largely agreed that Christie has time to recover politically before the next presidential election, should he decide to run. “We’ve got lots of people who can run and I think Christie is one of them,” said Henry Barbour, a Republican national committeeman from Mississippi. “The last month hasn’t been very good, but we’re a long ways off from when people are going to be making those sorts of decisions.” Massachusetts committeeman Ron Kaufman, a senior adviser to 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney, described Christie’s challenges as “maybe a speed bump” being “overblown” by the media. “The bottom line is that Chris Christie is still, if not the biggest, one of the biggest draws in our party. He’s still one of the most popular Republican governors,” Kaufman said. Even some of the more conservative Republican activists — including those who have had concerns about Christie — downplayed the political impact of the New Jersey investigations. But that doesn’t mean he is suddenly popular with the GOP’s most passionate voters, who still bristle at the memory of his embrace of President Barack Obama in the days after Superstorm Sandy. Some social conservatives also are upset that Christie didn’t work harder to block same-sex marriage in New Jersey and that he recently signed legislation giving in-state tuition rates to New Jersey immigrants in the country illegally. “If he’s innocent, and I think he is, I think it’s a big to-do about nothing,” Republican national committeeman Steve Scheffler, of Iowa, said of the New Jersey investigations. “I think he’s got some serious challenges in trying to convince the base that he’s going to be a solid conservative and not somebody who’s going to play too much ball with the Democrats.” �DC26=îH2C?Dî@7î8C@H:?8î;:925:îE9C62Eî7C@>î)JC:2 TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A sharp increase in the number of al-Qaida linked fighters joining the fight against President Bashar Assad in Syria is threatening to spill over the borders and prompting the Jewish state to re-evaluate its policy of neutrality in the civil war next door, a senior Israeli intelligence official warned on Friday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because military regulations prevent him from releasing the information, claimed more than 30,000 al-Qaida linked fighters are active in Syria, a huge increase over previous Western estimates. He did not disclose how Israel reached the figure or specify which groups were included in the count, only defining the fighters as believers in “global jihad,” which he said meant a mix of those linked to al-Qaida or inspired by the terror network. The Israeli official esti- mated that just two years ago there were only about 2,000 jihadis in Syria but claimed the number has mushroomed to more than 30,000 as the conflict has dragged on, presenting the Middle East with a far more dangerous threat. He claimed that the Islamic rebel groups in Syria currently focused on toppling Assad intend to turn their sites on Israel after dispatching the Syrian government. “After Assad and after establishing or strengthening their foothold in Syria they are going to move and deflect their effort and attack Israel,” he told The Associated Press. Israeli officials cite at least two cases of recent rocket fire from Lebanon they attribute to the al-Qaida-linked groups — although independent observers widely interpreted those as an attempt by extremist groups to prompt Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, where the Assad-allied Lebanese Hezbollah militant group has a strong presence. Aside from a few airstrikes against what were believed to be advanced weapons shipments from Syria into Lebanon, Israel has kept a low profile since the uprising against Assad began in March 2011, hoping to avoid being dragged into the conflict. With the absence of any potential ally and any hope that a good resolution could come from the fighting, Israeli conventional wisdom has held that it was better off with it continuing and having the rival forces stay busy butchering each other rather than noticing Israel. But that may not be the case anymore. “The longer the war in Syria continues, the more jihadists and radicals are coming to this territory,” the official said. Israel, which borders southwestern Syria, has periodically called for Assad’s ouster, particularly after reports of his use of chemical weapons and other atrocities against civilians. But at the same time it has been wary of saying or doing anything more fearing that any group that supplants him would be a far more dangerous adversary. “Formally it hasn’t changed,” the high-ranking officer said of Israel’s policy. But, he said, many discussions are taking place behind closed doors about the possibility of rethinking that strategy. The jihadis currently control most of the Syrian territory that directly borders Israel, although they have not fired rockets or missiles at Israeli territory. Two al-Qaida-linked groups are known to operate in Syria — Jabhat alNusra, also known as Nusra Front, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The groups, which have both been designated terrorist organizations by the United States, have been bolstered by the influx of thousands of foreign fighters from across the Muslim world as well as Europe and North America who have flocked to Syria to take up arms against Assad. 60479486 �Page A6 LîSunday Times Sentinel &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday, January 26, 2014 GOP leaders F586�î(6>@G6î=:76 shorten presidential DFAA@CEî7@CîAC68?2?EîH@>2? nominating season By Nomaan Merchant AP Writer FORT WORTH, Texas — A judge on Friday ordered a Texas hospital to remove life support for a pregnant, brain-dead woman whose family had argued that she would not want to be kept in that condition. Judge R. H. Wallace Jr. issued the ruling in the case of Marlise Munoz. John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth has been keeping Munoz on life support against her family’s wishes. The judge gave the hospital until 5 p.m. CST Monday to remove life support. The hospital did not say Friday whether it would appeal. Munoz was 14 weeks pregnant when her husband, Erick Munoz, found her unconscious Nov. 26, possibly due to a blood clot. Both the hospital and the family agree that she meets the criteria to be considered brain-dead — which means she is dead both medically and under Texas law — and that the fetus could not be born alive this early in a pregnancy. But the hospital had not pronounced her dead and continues to treat her over the objections of both Erick Munoz and her parents, who sat together in court Friday. “Mrs. Munoz is dead,” Wallace said in issuing his ruling, adding that meant the hospital was misapplying a state law that prohibits the removal of life-sustaining treatment from a pregnant patient. Larry Thompson, a state’s attorney representing the public hospital, had told the judge the hospital had a legal responsibility to protect the unborn fetus. “There is a life involved, and the life is the unborn child,” Thompson said. But Jessica Hall Janicek and Heather King, Erick Munoz’s at- torneys, accused the hospital of conducting a “science experiment” and warned of the dangerous precedent her case could set, raising the specter of special ICUs for brain-dead women carrying babies. “There is an infant, and a dead person serving as a dysfunctional incubator,” King said. Erick Munoz said he and his wife are paramedics who were clear that they didn’t want life support in this type of situation. Her parents agreed. He declined to comment as he left the courtroom, and King and Janicek did not say what they would do next, pending a potential appeal by the hospital. The hospital said in a statement Friday that it “appreciates the potential impact of the consequences of the order on all parties involved” and was deciding whether to appeal. The case has raised questions about end-of-life care and whether a pregnant woman who is considered legally and medically dead should be kept on life support for the sake of a fetus. It also has gripped attention on both sides of the abortion debate, with anti-abortion groups arguing Munoz’s fetus deserves a chance to be born. Several anti-abortion advocates attended Friday’s hearing. Hospital officials have said they were bound by the Texas Advance Directives Act, which prohibits withdrawal of treatment from a pregnant patient. Several experts interviewed by The Associated Press, including two who helped draft the legislation, have said the hospital is misapplying the law because Marlise Munoz would be considered legally and medically dead. “Marlise Munoz is dead, and she gave clear instructions to her husband and family — Marlise was not to remain on any type of artificial ‘life sustaining treatment’, ventilators or the like,” the lawsuit said. “There is no reason JPS should be allowed to continue treatment on Marlise Munoz’s dead body, and this Court should order JPS to immediately discontinue such.” Earlier this week, Erick Munoz’s attorneys said that the fetus, now believed to be at about 22 weeks’ gestation, is “distinctly abnormal.” They attorneys said they based that statement on medical records they received from the hospital. The hospital argued in a court filing Thursday that there was little evidence of what state lawmakers and courts thought of this issue, but recent laws passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature to restrict abortion made it clear that they wanted to preserve a fetus’ rights. The Advance Directives Act “must convey legislative intent to protect the unborn child,” the hospital said in its filing. “Otherwise the Legislature would have simply allowed a pregnant patient to decide to let her life, and the life of her unborn child, end.” Not much is known about fetal survival when mothers suffer brain death during pregnancy. German doctors who searched for such cases found 30 of them in nearly 30 years, according to an article published in the journal BMC Medicine in 2010. Those mothers were further along in pregnancy — 22 weeks on average — when brain death occurred than in the Texas case. Birth results were available for 19 cases. In 12, a viable child was born. Follow-up results were available for six, all of whom developed normally. Follow Nomaan Merchant on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/nomaanmerchant. Morning-after pill may not work in heavier women LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency says it has started a re- view of emergency contraceptives to see if they work less well in heavier women. In November, French drug maker HRA Pharma announced its morning- Friday, February 14 8:30 a.m. to 12 Noon Holzer Gallipolis Conference Room ABC 100 Jackson Pike | Gallipolis, Ohio io In recognition of Heart Month, we invite you to Holzer to learn how to love your heart! 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In a statement on Friday, the EMA said it would evaluate new data suggesting that a high body weight could compromise the effectiveness of the morningafter pill. “This is an efficacy issue,” said Monika Benstetter, an agency spokeswoman. “We need to find out what the association is with (body mass index) and if there is a cut-off threshold for when the medicine becomes less effective.” HRA Pharma’s Norlevo contains levonorgestrel, the same active ingredient in other medicines including ellaOne, Levonnelle and Levodonna. One of the studies that prompted the label change on Norlevo found the risk of emergency contraception failing was higher in women with a body mass index higher than 25, considered to be overweight. EMA’s Benstetter said the agency needed to perform an assessment of all products in the same category as Norlevo to ensure labels across the European Union are consistent. She said there was no timeline on when the review would be completed. In November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it was also studying the issue. The morning-after pill can be taken up to 72 hours after unprotected sex. It contains a higher dose of the hormone in regular birth control pills and works by preventing ovulation or fertilization of an egg. It has no effect if a woman is already pregnant. Some doctors have previously advised that heavy women consider alternatives like a copper IUD, a birth control device that can be fitted on the uterus. WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders overwhelmingly voted Friday to shorten their presidential selection process in an attempt to minimize damage from GOP candidates attacking each other. “This is a historic day for our party,” RNC chairman Reince Preibus declared. He said the changes would not allow Republicans to “slice and dice” each other for six months or participate in “a circus of debates.” Republican candidates participated in 27 debates for the 2012 nomination. Iowa and New Hampshire will retain their coveted spots atop the presidential primary calendar, and South Carolina and Nevada also secured top spots, as they have in the past, as part of a larger plan that could significantly reshape the 2016 presidential election. The vote came as the Republican National Committee works to create an easier path to the White House for its next nominee roughly a year before campaigning begins in earnest for the next presidential contest. While President Barack Obama’s second term began just one year ago, prospective Republican candidates already have begun visiting states like Iowa and New Hampshire that hold outsize influence because of their early positions on the primary calendar. New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina and Nevada are scheduled to host the first four contests in February 2016 under the new schedule, while the remainder of the nation’s 46 states and territories would vote between early March and mid-May. The party’s national convention is expected in late June or early July, roughly two months sooner than has become the norm. Officials from early voting states praised the plan, which establishes strict penalties for states that jump out of order, as Florida did in 2012. Republican national committeeman Steve Duprey of New Hampshire described the changes as an “effective death penalty for any state that tries to jump the calendar.” “This will be the best protection that New Hampshire has ever had for its primary,” he said. The shift comes during the winter meeting of the Republican National Committee, a collection of party leaders and activists from every state that controls the GOP’s national infrastructure. The group expects to finalize additional changes, including setting a new date for its 2016 national convention, later in the year. Among other changes, the RNC intends to dramatically reduce the number of presidential debates and have more control over the moderators. “Big reforms are coming to our presidential nominating process — reforms that put Republican voters, not the liberal media, in the driver’s seat,” Priebus said. GOP leaders also complained that the party’s 2012 nominee, Mitt Romney, was forced to suffer through a lengthy and expensive primary process that ultimately hurt his ability to compete against Obama. An earlier convention date, for example, would allow the party’s next nominee to access millions of dollars of general election cash months earlier. Not everyone was pleased with the changes, which were approved by a 153-to-9 vote. “I think we’re going too far in shortening this process,” Republican committeeman Morton Blackwell of Virginia said. “We need an adequate amount of time in order for presidential candidates to be tested.” Committee members gathered in Washington this week also began considering the location of its 2016 national convention. Representatives from four contending cities — Las Vegas, Denver, Kansas City, Mo., and Columbus, Ohio — offered gifts and parties to help secure an early advantage. Las Vegas’ bid, fueled in part by Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson, gave GOP officials complimentary wireless Internet access and goodie bags with fleece jackets and leather binders. The RNC is expected to select its next convention location no earlier than this summer. Ohio unemployment rate drops again, to 7.2 percent COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio officials say the state’s unemployment rate dropped again in December. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says the state jobless rate was 7.2 percent last month. That’s down from 7.4 percent in November but higher than the 6.7 percent reported for December 2012. The latest state rate also is higher than the national figure, which dropped from 7 percent in November to 6.7 percent in December. The number of unemployed Ohio workers was 416,000 last month, or 11,000 fewer than in the previous month. Ohio gained 5,600 jobs in goods-producing industries, 4,000 in construction, 3,400 in professional and business services and 2,400 in leisure and hospitality. But it lost positions in other sectors, including 3,700 in educational and health services. Massive pileup on I-94 kills three, more than 20 hurt MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — A couple from Michigan and a man from Chicago were killed in a massive pileup on a snowy interstate in northwestern Indiana, authorities said Friday, as crews cleaned up after the 40-plus-vehicle wreck. More than 20 people were injured in the crush of semitrailers and mangled passenger vehicles Thursday afternoon on the eastbound stretch of Interstate 94 connecting Chicago with Detroit. Two of those are critically injured, Indiana State Police Sgt. Ann Wojas said. Conditions very quickly changed from clear to near-whiteout at the time of the crash. State police Lt. Jerry Williams said there was a sudden burst of heavy lake-effect snow that took everyone by surprise. “As these people came into that whiteout condition, it became that environment where they couldn’t see each other,” Williams said at a Friday news conference. Thomas Wolma, 67, and his 65-year-old wife Marilyn, were killed in the crash, LaPorte County coroner John Sullivan said early Friday. The Wolmas, of Grand Rapids, Mich., were returning home after taking care of a relative in Wisconsin when they were caught up in the massive crash, Sullivan said, citing the couple’s son. Sullivan said Jerry Dalrymple, 65, of Chicago, was killed in his car, along with his dog. Two box trucks and 18 semitrailers were among the 46 vehicles involved in the wreck near Michigan City, about 60 miles from Chicago, Wojas said at the news conference. �Sunday Times-Sentinel SPORTS SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2014 mdsports@civitasmedia.com B1 Lady Eagles roll past Miller, 87-9 By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — Fifty sure was nifty. The Eastern girls basketball team scored 50 consecutive points to end the first half Thursday night en route to an 87-9 victory over visiting Miller in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup at the Eagle’s Nest in Meigs County. The Lady Eagles (14-0, 11-0 TVC Hocking) — currently ranked second in the Division IV AP poll — led wire-to-wire and jumped out to an early 10-4 edge two minutes into regulation, then followed with 19 consecutive points to secure a 29-4 lead after eight minutes of play. The hosts never looked back, as EHS held the Lady Falcons (3-12, 2-9) scoreless in the second canto while going on a sizable 31-0 surge to claim a whopping 60-4 lead at the intermission. Eastern followed with a 15-1 third quarter spurt for a 75-5 edge, then closed regulation with a 12-4 run to wrap up the 78-point triumph. The win allowed the Lady Eagles to claim a season sweep of Miller, as Eastern picked up a 78-14 decision in Corning back on December 10. EHS has won all 14 of its contests thus far by 17 or more points. The Lady Eagles had all nine of their players score in the victory, with Jordan Parker leading the charge with a game-high 24 points. Laura Pullins was next with 14 points, while Jenna Burdette and Ka- tie Keller respectively chipped in 13 and 10 markers each. Maddie Rigsby was next with eight points, while Erin Swatzel and Hannah Bailey contributed seven and five markers respectively. Hannah Barringer and Lindsey Hupp rounded out the respective scoring with four and two points. Eastern was 12-of-19 at the free throw line for 63 percent, while Miller made 3-of-6 charity tosses for 50 percent. Janae Dutiel paced MHS with four points, while Jacy Dutiel chipped in three markers. Ali Bray rounded out the scoring with two markers. The Lady Eagles have now won 17 straight regular season contests and are unbeaten in their last 13 home contests. Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Point Pleasant senior Alex Somerville (32) drives past Gallia Academy defender Alex White during the second half of Friday night’s boys basketball contest in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Point Pleasant sweeps Blue Devils, 80-51 By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — For the last two weeks, Point Pleasant boys basketball coach Josh Williams stressed the importance of putting four quarters of basketball together. Friday night against visiting Gallia Academy, the second-year mentor had his wish come true. The host Big Blacks committed just 10 turnovers, shot 51 percent from the field and had eight different players reach the scoring column en route to an 80-51 victory over the Blue Devils in a non-conference matchup in Mason County. Point Pleasant (7-6) trailed 3-2 in the opening minute of play, but the hosts rallied with a 15-7 spurt to secure a 17-10 advantage after one quarter of play. GAHS (8-8) was never closer than five points the rest of the way, as the guests closed the gap down to 20-15 with 3:57 remaining in the half. Point answered with a furious 13-1 charge over the final 3:46 of the second canto, which allowed the hosts to turn a tightlycontested two-possession game into a comfortable 33-16 cushion at the break. Both teams attempted 23 shots in the first half, with PPHS netting 10 while the guests made only six. The Big Blacks outrebounded GAHS by a sizable 21-11 margin — including a 5-3 edge on the offensive glass — and committed seven turnovers during that span, compared to eight giveaways by the Blue Devils. Point Pleasant extended its third quarter lead out to as much as 45-20 following a Wade Martin basket at the 5:10 mark, but Gallia Academy battled back with a 15-8 surge over the final 4:51 to pull within 53-35 headed into the finale. GAHS went scoreless for three minutes in the finale, and Alex Somerville capped a 6-0 run by Point Pleasant with a free See POINT | B2 OVP Sports Schedule Monday, Jan. 27 Boys Basketball Ohio Valley Christian at Parkersburg, 7:30 St. Albans at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Girls Basketball Belpre at South Gallia, 7:30 Chesapeake at River Valley, 7:30 Ohio Valley Christian at Parkersburg, 6 p.m. Symmes Valley at Hannan, 6 p.m. Wahama at Eastern, 7:30 Meigs at Southern, 7:30 Tuesday, Jan. 28 Boys Basketball River Valley at Nelsonville-York, 7:30 Gallia Academy at Chesapeake, 7:30 Eastern at South Gallia, 7:30 Wahama at Waterford, 7:30 Federal Hocking at Southern, 7:30 Hannan at Van, 7:30 Girls Basketball Hannan at Van, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29 Girls Basketball Gallia Academy at South Point, 7:30 River Valley at Fairland, 7:30 Thursday, Jan. 30 Boys Basketball Hannan at Ohio Valley Christian, 7:30 Girls Basketball Eastern at Federal Hocking, 7:30 River Valley at South Point, 7:30 Meigs at Alexander, 7:30 Trimble at Wahama, 7:30 Hannan at Ohio Valley Christian, 6 p.m. South Gallia at Southern, 7:30 Friday, Jan. 31 Boys Basketball Belpre at Eastern, 7:30 Point Pleasant at Ravenswood, 7:30 Harvest at Ohio Valley Christian, 7:30 South Gallia at Federal Hocking, 7:30 Wahama at Trimble, 7:30 Wellston at Meigs, 7:30 Coal Grove at River Valley, 7:30 Girls Basketball Eastern at Huntington St. Joe, 6:15 Logan at Gallia Academy, 7:30 Photos by Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Wahama senior Hunter Bradley (1) is defended by Southern senior Chandler Drummer (42) during the first half of the White Falcons 57-54 victory in Mason, Friday night. Wahama nips Tornadoes, 57-54 By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com MASON, W.Va. — It all comes down to winning time. With two minutes left in regulation the Wahama and Southern boys basketball teams were tied at 48. Over the remainder of the game the White Falcons were 2-of-2 from the field and 5-0f-5 from the free throw line, while Southern shot 2-of-7 from the field and 1-of-3 from the line. Wahama defended home court and took the 57-54 triumph. The White Falcons (5-7, 4-5 TVC Hocking) led 12-to-10 after the opening quarter but Southern’s (9-3, 6-2) defense held WHS to eight points in the second period. The Tornadoes marked 13 points in the second and led 23-20 at the midway point. Both offenses picked up the pace in the second half and the teams were tied at 40 headed into the fourth quarter. With two minutes to play the teams remained tied and Wahama closed the game with a 9-to-6 run to take the victory. The White Falcons were led by Hunter Rose with 18 points, Wyatt Zuspan with 16 and Hunter Bradley with 14. Brent Larck added four points, Michael Hendricks had three and Ryan Thomas rounded out the WHS total with two points. Wahama shot 19-of-45 (42.2 percent) from the field and 9-of-12 (75 percent) from the free throw line. The White Falcons had 24 rebounds, 14 assists, seven steals, one block and 15 turnovers. Bradley finished with a game-high 10 rebounds, while Rose pulled down six. Rose See WAHAMA | B2 Southern senior Casey Pickens (34) contests the shot of Wahama senior Michael Hendricks (12) during the White Falcons three-point victory. Athens Bulldogs blast Marauders, 63-31 By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com THE PLAINS, Ohio — It’s tough to beat shooting like that. The Athens boys basketball team shot over 51 percent from the field Friday night and the Bulldogs defeated Tri-Valley conference Ohio Division guest Meigs 63-31. Meigs (7-6, 3-2 TVC Ohio) held close to the Bulldogs (12-3, 6-0) through the first quarter and trailed 13-6. Athens turned up the heat in the second quarter and led 36-12 at the midway point. The Bulldogs expanded their lead to 30 points headed into the fourth period, and closed the game with by outscoring the Marauders 12-to-10 in the fourth period. AHS took the 63-31 victory to remain unbeaten in the league. The Maroon and Gold were led by Isaiah English with 14 points, followed by Cody Bartrum with four. A.J. Kopec, Damon Jones and Colton Lilly each had three points, while Ty Phelps, and Jaxon Meadows both added two. Meigs shot 13-of-51 (25.5 percent) from the field, 2-of-18 (11.1 percent) from beyond the arc and 3-of-8 (37.5 percent) from the free throw line. The Marauders had 32 rebounds, three assists, three blocks, five steals and 15 turnovers. Phelps and Bartrum led MHS with five rebounds each, while Phelps had a team-best two assists. English and Jones led the Meigs defensive effort with two steals apiece. The Bulldogs were led by Ryan Luehrman with 14 points, followed by Joe Burrow with 11, Adam Luehrman with 10 and Ibi Watson with nine. Sam Vander Ven had six points, Zacciah Saltzman added five, Griffin Lutz marked four, Evan Cooley had three, while Kaliq Carr rounded out the AHS total with one point. Athens was 22-of-43 (51.2 percent) from the field, 3-of-12 (25 percent) from beyond the arc and 16-of-26 (61.5 percent) from the free throw line. AHS had 37 rebounds, 13 assists, five blocks, seven steals and 12 turnovers. Ryan Luehrman had a team-best eight rebounds, while Burrow led the way with five assists, two blocks and three steals. These teams will meet again Tuesday in Rocksprings. Meigs has lost back-to-back league games after starting out 3-0. �Page B2 LîSunday Times Sentinel &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday, January 26, 2014 Blue Angels bash Point Pleasant, 38-15 By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com CENTENARY, Ohio — The Blue Angels have their first sweep of the season. The Gallia Academy girls basketball earned the season sweep of Point Pleasant on Thursday night with a 38-15 triumph over the Lady Knights, in Gallia County. The Blue Angels (7-9) stormed to a 12-0 lead to start the game before the Lady Knights (0-16) scored the final two points of the first quarter, cutting the lead to 10. Gallia Academy expanded the lead with a 7-1 run to begin the second quarter but PPHS scored six unanswered points to cut the lead to 19-9 at halftime. Following the break Point Pleasant cut the lead to single digits, but Gallia Academy outscored PPHS 9-to-2 over the remained of the third quarter to push the lead to 28-13 headed into the fourth period. The Lady Knights scored the opening bucket of the finale but GAHS scored the final 10 points to seal the 38-15 victory. Kassie Shriver led the Blue Angels Thoughts on hunter safety in the wake of tragedy By Jim Freeman In The Open As a volunteer hunter education instructor here in Ohio since the mid 1990’s, I have closely watched the news surrounding the unresolved shooting of Larry Bradley, 45, of Bidwell on the opening day of this past Ohio’s deer gun season, apparently by another deer hunter who has not accepted consequences for his or her actions. First and foremost, all my thoughts and condolences go out to Larry’s family and friends. In many ways his story is like mine; he was in his 40s, a father, and an Iraq veteran with a great love of the outdoors. During my own deployment I missed one entire deer season and returned home during the middle of the following deer gun season. Even though I was woefully acclimated to Ohio weather by that time, I hit the woods the very next day. This incident is troubling by itself, but even though I never met him I can relate to Larry and it troubles me even more for that reason. As a hunter education instructor it disturbs me that three Ohio hunters were killed during the recent deer gun season – the first deer season fatalities since 2009. One is too many, three is inexcusable. In hunter education, we emphasize the four primary rules of gun handling: keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, treat every gun as if it is loaded, always be sure of your target and beyond, and keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot. These rules apply for modern firearms, muzzleloaders and archery. To elaborate, for an incident to occur the firearm must first be loaded. If the gun is not loaded, it cannot shoot. We treat all firearms, loaded or unloaded, with the respect due a loaded gun, but the fact remains that a gun without ammunition is little more than a club. The gun does not load itself; some human with opposable thumbs intentionally put the shells or cartridges into the firearm. It must be pointed in an unsafe direction. A firearm that is always pointed in a safe direction, even if it fires, will likely cause little damage. What constitutes a safe direction depends on the firearm and its ammunition; a load of #8 shot fired from a shotgun directly into the air will sprinkle back down to earth like a gentle rain, but a deer slug fired into the air from that same gun will come crashing down with deadly force. After the gun is loaded and pointed in an unsafe direction, the final step is that someone must pull the trigger, sending the projectile on its way where it is going to hit something. The old saying about “what goes up, must come down” still applies, as does the law of gravity. The idea is for the projectile to strike its target, i.e. the game animal or paper target, with a safe backdrop like the earth directly behind it. Once you pull the trigger it is too late to change your mind; that bullet or slug is going to hit something. It is up to the shooter to control what it hits. Despite what you may read or see on TV, guns don’t load themselves, spin around and shoot people all on their own. Negligent or careless people do this. My point is that hunting incidents are not accidents in the traditional sense; a chain of events must occur before they can take place. The goal of hunter education is to prevent these incidents, not to give advice for how to react when an incident occurs, but if I were asked I would say this: I am sure that every incident is different, and while there may be something to be said for temporarily removing yourself from a situation where emotions are running high and not adding additional bloodshed or violence to what was apparently a tragic, unintended incident, that can’t relieve a person from the responsibility of attempting to render aid or to accept responsibility for his or her actions. A person’s character is measured by how they act when no one is watching them. Doing the right thing is easier when people are watching you, and doing the right thing when no one is watching you may be harder. However, that doesn’t excuse you from doing the right thing. Sending an anonymous letter to the sheriff’s office does not constitute doing the right thing, it shows you don’t want to accept consequences. Furthermore I believe that somebody other than Larry’s shooter knows or suspects who did it, and it falls on those people as well to say something or to share in the guilt. The bottom line is that somebody’s husband, somebody’s son, somebody’s friend came out of the woods that morning, and they were not themselves, and they know it. For the record, hunting is one of the safest of pastimes. According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation hunting with firearms has an injury rate of 0.05 percent, which equates to about 1 injury per 2,000 participants, a safety level bettered only by camping (.01 percent) and billiards (.02 percent). For comparison, golf has an injury rate of 0.16 percent (1 injury per 622 participants), while tackle football topped the list of activities with an injury rate of 5.27 percent (1 injury per 19 participants). The majority of hunting-related injuries, more than three-quarters of them, stem from tree stand injuries, not the use of firearms. So don’t be afraid to go out into the woods, but as hunting season winds down, please stay safe, remember the rules of firearm safety, and stay warm! Jim Freeman is wildlife specialist for the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District and a long-time contributor to the Sunday Times-Sentinel. His column “In the Open” generally appears every other Sunday. He can be contacted weekday at 740-992-4282 or at jim.freeman@oh.nacdnet.net Wahama From Page B1 and Bradley led Wahama with four assists each, while Zuspan had the team’s lone block. Bradley and Larck each had two steals to lead the Red and White defense. Southern was led by Tristen Wolfe with 16 points, followed by Dennis Teaford with 13. Taylor McNickle had eight points, Chandler Drummer added seven, and Zac Beegle marked four. Bradley McCoy, Trenton Deem and Casey Pickens each had two points in the setback. Southern shot 20-of-55 (36.4 percent) from the field and 12-of-17 (70.6 percent) from the free throw line. The Tornadoes as a team had 34 rebounds, nine assists, 10 steals, four blocks and 12 turnovers. Wolfe led the Purple and Gold in rebounds with nine, assists with five and steals with five. Drummer had eight rebounds, while Teaford led the way with two blocks. Southern’s five-game winning streak was snapped with the loss, while Wahama improved its winning streak to three with the triumph. These teams split the season series for the second straight season. SHS defeated Wahama earlier this season by a count of 73-40 in Racine. with 11 points, followed by Micah Curfman with seven. Kendra Barnes and Jordan Walker both added six points, while Jalea Caldwell, Whitney Terry and Makenzie Barr each finished with two points. The Lady Knights were led by Charli Leach with six points, followed by Kylie Crump, Jessica McCoy, Micheala Cottrill and Aislyn Hayman with two each. Marlee Bruner rounded out the PPHS total with one point. Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Gallia Academy also defeated Gallia Academy senior Kassie Shriver (11) shoots over Point PPHS on December 12, by a count of Pleasant’s Jessica McCoy (15) and Charli Leach (10) during the Blue Angels’ 38-15 victory, Thursday night in Centenary. 68-38 in Point Pleasant. �=F6î�6G:=DîDA=:EîEC:�>2E49î2Eî�+�) By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com LANCASTER, Ohio — The Gallia Academy wrestling team posted a .500 record during a trimatch against Amanda-Clearcreek and host Fairfield Union Thursday night in Fairfield County. The Blue Devils posted a 4532 victory over the host Falcons with an 8-6 head-to-head mark, but suffered a 63-8 setback at the hands of the Aces in their other dual contest. GAHS finished the tri-match with a 10-18 overall record and also recorded six pinfall victories. Jared Stevens (106) and Cole Tawney (126) each went unbeaten in their two matches, which also led to three pinfall victories. Stevens also recorded an 8-1 decision over Jacob Parsley of ACHS. Isaiah Holley (113), Ryan Terry (160), Griffon McKinniss (170), Justin Reynolds (182), Anthony Sipple (195) and John Byus (285) also earned a win apiece against FUHS — with Terry, McKinniss and Sipple each recording a pinfall victory. Complete results of the GAHS tri-match at Fairfield Union are available on the web at trackwrestling.com "25Jî(@4<6ED DH66Aî#6:8D�î� �� By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — A tough way to end an otherwise solid performance. The Meigs girls basketball team missed its first eight shot attempts in the fourth quarter, and visiting Wellston broke away from a 35-all tie during that span en route to a 53-41 victory Thursday night in a Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division matchup at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium in Meigs County. The Lady Marauders (412, 0-8 TVC Ohio) battled through 15 lead changes and nine ties over three quarters of play, but the hosts went ice cold down the stretch — making only 2-of-15 field goal attempts during the final eight minutes of play. The Lady Rockets (610, 2-6) made the most of that late opportunity, as the guests netted 12 consecutive points over six minutes — giving WHS a comfortable 47-35 cushion with 1:59 remaining in regulation. Meigs ended a 6:19 scoreless drought when Kelsey Hudson netted a trifecta with 1:42 left for a 47-38 deficit, but the hosts were never closer the rest of the way. Wellston — which converted 7-of-12 free throws in the fourth — closed regulation with a 6-3 spurt to wrap up the 12-point decision and also a season sweep. The Lady Rockets defeated MHS by a 56-33 margin back on December 12 in Wellston. WHS built a 6-0 lead a minute into regulation and claimed the biggest advantage of the first half at 10-2 following a basket by Lexi Humphreys at the 4:23 mark of the first. Meigs, however, countered with a 9-0 surge to secure its first lead of the night at 11-10 following a bucket by Hudson with 33 seconds left. Wellston — which hit four of its first six shot attempts — snapped a 4:06 scoreless drought with 16 seconds left in the opening period, as Lexi Hopkins netted a trifecta that ended an 0-for-9 shooting spell while providing the guests with a 13-11 edge after eight minutes of play. Neither team led by more than two points in the second stanza, which also featured four ties and five lead changes over the course of eight minutes. Hannah Cremeans hit a baseline runner just before the buzzer, allowing the Lady Marauders to secure a 21-20 edge headed into halftime. Wellston owned a 19-16 edge on the glass and committed just five turnovers by the break, while MHS gave the ball away eight times. Meigs was 8-of-22 from the field for 36 percent at halftime, while the guests made just 7-of-31 shot attempts for 23 percent. The Lady Marauders claimed their biggest lead of the night 10 seconds into the third period, as Brook Andrus netted a jumper for a 23-20 cushion. WHS battled back to force five ties and seven lead changes over the remainder of the quarter, which led to a 35-all contest entering the fourth. Hopkins hit a field goal with 6:46 left, which sparked the guests’ 12-0 run while also giving them a permanent lead. The Lady Rockets also claimed their largest advantage of the night at 51-38 following a pair of successful Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Meigs junior Ariel Ellis (12) passes the ball while being guarded by Wellston defender Brittany Newman, left, during the first half of Thursday night’s TVC Ohio girls basketball contest in Rocksprings, Ohio. free throws by Humphreys with 44 seconds left in regulation. WHS outrebounded the hosts by a 40-31 overall margin, including an 11-9 edge on the offensive glass. The guests committed only eight turnovers in the triumph, compared to 15 by Meigs. The Lady Marauders connected on 16-of-50 shot attempts for 32 percent, including a 3-of-11 effort from behind the arc for 27 percent. MHS was also 6-of-17 at the free throw line for 35 percent. Kelsey Hudson led Meigs with 14 points, followed by Morgan Russell with eight points and Hannah Cremeans with seven markers. Brook Andrus was next with five points, while Haiden English contributed three markers. Both Ariel Ellis and Bre Colburn rounded out the scoring with two points apiece. Wellston made 15-of-51 field goal attempts for 29 percent, including a 4-of-20 effort from three-point range for 20 percent. The guests were also 20-of-33 at the charity stripe for 61 percent. Lexi Humphreys paced WHS with a game-high 21 points, 16 of which came in the second half. Lexi Hopkins was next with 14 points, while Brittany Newman and Chelsea McManaway respectively added nine and five markers to the win. �C@H?D[î&6EE:?6î7@4FD65î@?î2DD6>3=:?8îDE2R CLEVELAND (AP) — Once Mike Pettine finished his media duties and posed for more photos than a groom at his wedding, he ripped off a business suit that felt like a straitjacket. The Browns new coach then slipped into a pair of sweats, got behind his desk and grabbed a phone. There’s work to be done. Lots. “We are behind,” he said. In his first hours after being announced as Cleveland’s seventh coach in 15 years, Pettine continued making connections to assemble his staff. He has some candidates in mind for his offensive and defensive coordinators, but Pettine won’t rush into hiring anyone. Like the Browns did before finally hiring him after a 4-12 season, Pettine will take his time and bring together coaches he believes will work well together. He isn’t just going to surround himself with buddies. “I don’t want to build, for lack of a better phrase, ‘a good old boys club,’” said Pettine, the last of seven NFL head coaches hired in the offseason. “A lot of coaches hire people that they are friends with or go way back with, and sometimes those relationships are great and for those reasons they work well together. When you put coaches in a room like that they’re going to bond. “I’m not looking for someone to go to lunch with. It’s going to be all about winning.” One coach he’s expected to contact as a possible defensive coordinator is Buffalo linebackers coach Jim O’Neil, who has spent the past five seasons working under Pettine. The two were together four seasons with the New York Jets and O’Neil is seen as Pettine’s right-hand man. This past season, they retooled a Buffalo defense that finished second in the league with 57 sacks and 23 interceptions. Point From Page B1 throw at the 5:10 mark for a 59-35 edge. Jacob Strieter ended the Devils’ scoreless drought with a basket at the 4:58 mark to make it a 22-point deficit, but the guests never came closer. Cody Sroufe made a layup with 1:16 left in regulation to give the hosts their largest lead of the contest at 80-47. Gallia Academy scored the final four points of the game to wrap up the 29-point outcome. The Big Blacks claimed a season sweep of Gallia Academy after posting a 64-39 victory back on December 13 in Centenary. Point Pleasant has now won four straight against the Blue Devils in boys basketball. PPHS sank 28-of-55 field goal attempts overall, which included a 7-of-19 effort from three-point range for 37 percent. The hosts won the battle on the boards by a 38-31 margin, but the guests claimed a 14-12 edge on the offensive glass. Wade Martin led the hosts with a game-high 22 points, followed by Alex Somerville with 20 points and Aden Yates with 13 markers. Yates posted a double-double with 16 rebounds, while Somerville hit five of Point’s seven trifectas. Evan Potter was next with eight points, while Brian Gibbs contributed seven markers to the winning cause. Cody Sroufe and Nick Templeton each added four points, while Garrett Norris rounded out the winning tally with two markers. The Big Blacks were 17-of23 at the free throw line for 74 percent, while the guests netted 6-of-14 charity tosses for 43 percent. Gallia Academy also committed 15 turnovers in the setback. Jacob Strieter paced the Blue Devils with 16 points, followed by Alex White with 11 markers. Wade Jarrell and Seth Atkins were next with eight points apiece, while Reid Eastman contributed five markers in the setback. Michael Putney and Wes Jarrell rounded out the respective scoring with two points and one marker. �Sunday, January 26, 2014 &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î� (65)E@C>î72==îE@î+&:<6�î����� By Randy Payton URG Sports Information PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Fourth-ranked University of Pikeville used a 25-6 run which bridged the final two minutes of the first half and the first 5-1/2 minutes of the second stanza to fuel a 96-78 win over 20th-ranked University of Rio Grande, Thursday night, in Mid-South Conference men’s basketball action. The Bears improved to 16-2 overall and 7-1 in the MSC, taking sole possession of the league lead in the process. The win was also Pikeville’s 11th consecutive victory over Rio Grande. The RedStorm, who had a sixgame winning streak snapped, slipped to 13-6 overall and 6-2 in conSubmitted Photo ference play. UPike led just 37-33 following a Rio Grande’s Ricky Tisdale, shown here in a recent win over Shawnee State, equaled a career-high with 16 points in Thurs- pair of free throws by Rio junior forward Josh Reagan (Cleveland, OH) day’s 96-78 loss at Pikeville. &:<6G:==6î�62CDî@FE=2DEî(:@î=25:6D�î By Kerry Gibbs URG Sports Information PIKEVILLE, Kentucky — A second half offensive surge was not enough to overcome a disappointing first half of basketball, as the University of Rio Grande women’s basketball team fell 100-97 to the University of Pikeville, Thursday evening, at the East Kentucky Expo Center. The loss was the second straight for the RedStorm (14-6 overall, 3-5 MidSouth Conference) and the fourth in their last six contests. On paper, Rio Grande won nearly every facet of the game. The RedStorm collected more rebounds, committed less turnovers, missed just one free throw, and had a season-high six players score double figures. The story on the court painted a much different picture, though, as the Rio Grande defense allowed the Bears numerous open looks at the basket throughout the entire game. An 11-0 run by Pikeville extended the Bears’ lead to 27-14 halfway through the first half and both teams nearly went shot-for-shot for the remainder of the half, although the RedStorm managed to make up some ground late and slice the deficit to just 4840 at the half. In the opening four minutes of the second stanza, the light switched on for Rio Grande. Fueled by the play of freshman guard Kaylyn Gambill (Ashland, KY), the RedStorm scored 16 of the first 24 points of the half and forged a 56-56 tie with just over 16 minutes remaining in contest. From that point on, the game resembled a prize fight with both boxers going toeto-toe in the middle of the ring. Both teams essentially scored at will and neither held more than a four-point lead going into the last two minutes of the contest. Rio Grande netted four free throws on two separate trips down the floor to take an 89-86 lead with 3-1/2 minutes remaining, but Pikeville guard Kelah Eldridge would rattle home a three-pointer on the next possession down the floor for the Bears and then, after a defensive stop, she connected on another triple to give UPike a 92-89 advantage with 2-1/2 minutes left in the contest. After exchanging baskets over the course of the next three possessions, Rio saw its offense go silent for over a minute and Pikeville extended its lead to 98-93 with 41 seconds remaining. The RedStorm got buckets from junior guard Brianna Thomas (Maplewood, NJ) and sophomore forward Sarah Bonar (Hartford, OH) on their next two possessions to cut the deficit to 98-97 with just 14 seconds remaining but, after a pair of free throws by UPike’s Callisha Johnson gave the Bears a three-point lead again, a last-ditch three-point try by Bonar just before the buzzer which would’ve forced overtime bounced off the back of the rim. The RedStorm shot 45 percent from the field overall (36-for-80), while Pikeville finished 55 percent (36-for-66) from the field. Rio Grande collected 45 rebounds as a team compared to just 36 for with 2:15 left in the first half, but the Bears closed the half on an 11-3 run to take a 12-point lead at the intermission and then scored 14 of the first 17 points after the break to essentially put the game away. The Bears’ biggest lead of the night came a little over five minutes later when a highlight-reel slam dunk by Wichita State transfer Kenny Manigault made it 77-46 with 9:17 left in the contest. Rio Grande, which forged three ties but never managed to grab the lead, got no closer than the final margin of defeat the rest of the way. The RedStorm were led in the loss by senior guard Ricky Tisdale (Bolivar, TN) and freshman forward Bilal Young (Cleveland, OH), both of whom scored 16 points. Tisdale’s point total tied a career-high. Sophomore forward Phillip Hertz (Rungsted Kyst, Denmark) added 15 points and a team-high seven rebounds and Reagan finished with 13 points. Rio shot just 36.7 percent (22-for60) from the field for the game, while also being outrebounded 46-30 and committing 20 turnovers. Pikeville, whose roster includes seven NCAA Division I transfers, got 22 points from Keala King and 20 more from Elisha Justice in the victory, while Manigault (12) Chris Cantino (11) and Bruce Reed (10) also reached double figures. Cantino added a game-high 12 rebounds and Reed blocked five shots for the Bears, who shot 57.7 percent from the floor in the second half and 53.1 percent for the game. The two teams were whistled for a combined 54 fouls and 77 free throw attempts. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. ��� Pikeville and also committed one less turnover (14) than the Bears. Thomas led the charge for Rio Grande with 24 points, six rebounds and a team-high four assists, while Bonar was one rebound shy of a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds. Freshman forward Brooke Marcum (Vinton, OH) recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 15 points and a team-high 11 rebounds and freshman forward Alexis Payne (Deep Water, WV) chipped in with an impressive 14-point, six-rebound, four-block performance. Gambill and freshman guard Sharday Baines (East Cleveland, OH) finished with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Pikeville (8-11 overall, 3-5 MSC) was led on the night by the 22 points from University of Maryland Submitted Photo transfer Khalilah Quigley, Rio Grande’s Brianna Thomas, shown here in last week’s win while Cheyenne Madden over St. Catharine, had 24 points, six rebounds and four ascompleted a double-dou- sists in Thursday’s loss to Pikeville. ble performance with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Eldridge finished with Conley dished out a team- Kerry Gibbs is the Assistant Sports 18 points, including four leading five assists to go Information Director at the Univerthree-pointers, and Brogan along with 12 points. sity of Rio Grande. )4@C:?8îH2JîFAî:?îH9@=6î?6Hî�:8î�2DEî=:?6FA CINCINNATI (AP) — Xavier hits four 3-pointers for a 12-0 lead. Doug McDermott finds his long-range touch and gets started on a 35-point performance. Creighton’s formidable offense is rolling in front of 17,589 fans in Omaha. The Bluejays rally to take the lead and hold on for a 95-89 win on Jan. 12 that becomes a defining moment. A Big East team scoring 95 points? In the old days, two teams might not combine for that many. In a lot of ways and for a lot of reasons, it’s a whole new Big East. “To me, it’s been like the perfect storm,” Xavier coach Chris Mack said. The rules have changed, and so have the teams. Seven holdovers plus newcomers Creighton, Butler and Xavier have given one of college basketball’s most familiar leagues a new look and a far different identity. Those physical, grind-it-out games are no longer the norm. There’s a big difference in the Big East. “I like the direction it’s going,” Villanova coach Jay Wright said. Through last season, the Big East could boast it had one of the best collections of teams in the nation and a distinct style that they favored. Big guys up front, big emphasis on defense and rebounding. And physical contact — lots of it. Scoring? Not so much. That’s the way they wanted it. Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin noted that Big East games were officiated with that style in mind. “It was basically: We were going to play Big East basketball,” said Cronin, whose Bearcats are in the first season of the American Athletic Conference. “So whatever rules were being enforced in other conferences, it was: ‘Well, the Big East is the best basketball conference, this is how we do things.’ “To me, at times it could get too physical, no question about it.” In some ways, the Big East was Exhibit A for how the game had changed. Average points per game were down to 67.5 in Division I last season — the lowest total since 1951-52. The NCAA cracked down on hand checking and cleaned up some of the contact under the basket this season, hoping to open up the floor. It’s working so far. Scoring in Division I is up 4.8 points per game this season, currently at 72.3 points per game, according to STATS LLC. It’s even more pronounced in the Big East, where scoring is up from 64.2 points in conference games last season to 73 this season — almost 9 points per game. Field goal percentages have jumped from 41.8 percent to 44.1 percent, according to STATS. Last season, only one Big East team averaged 70 points per game in conference play — Louisville, which is in the AAC with Cincinnati. This season, six Big East teams are scoring that many, with two others averaging 69 points per game. A big part of it is the new cast of teams. Gone are four of the top five defensive teams from last season — Pittsburgh, Louisville, Cincinnati and Syracuse. Interestingly, when Cincinnati met Pittsburgh in New York on Dec. 17 for what was now a nonconference game, the Bearcats notched an oldstyle 44-43 win. The league’s three newcomers have injected a new style as well. Creighton’s McDermott is among the nation’s leading scorers, averaging 24.8 points. The Bluejays lead the nation in 3-point shooting. None of this grindit-out-inside stuff for them. “We’re new to this league and we probably don’t look the best on paper,” Creighton senior forward Ethan Wragge said. “We’re kind of short. We’re not going and windmilling during warm-ups.” Xavier is a well-balanced team that likes to push the pace on offense. Butler is struggling the most of the three newbies, but the Bull- dogs aren’t a slouch when it comes to scoring. “There’s a real diversity of styles of play,” St. John’s coach Steve Lavin said. “And teams are winning in different manners.” Which isn’t to say that the into The — Big East has turned a shoot-away league. seven holdover teams DePaul, Georgetown, SUNDAY EVENING BROADCAST 3 (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WPBY) 13 (WOWK) CABLE 6 PM WSAZ News 3 Inside Edition ABC 6 News at 6 Moyers and Company 6:30 Marquette, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Villanova — have rosters built to handle the old style of play. 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Love passed Dwight Howard in the final days of voting and will start in the frontcourt along with Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant and the Clippers’ Blake Griffin. “Hey, I’m popular now,” Love joked. “It’s very humbling to me to be starting in the All-Star game. I tip my hat to the fans in the Twin Cities and all over Minnesota and beyond.” The four first-time starters are all 25 or younger. Curry went to All-Star weekend as a kid when his father, Dell, competed in the 3-point contest, and now he’ll finally get to play in the game. “It’s kind of just a surreal feeling,” Curry said. “I saw Kobe come on the screen and you knew that next person on the screen was going to be me or I was going to get left off that list. Just when I saw my name it was a real emotional kind of experience and glad my wife and daughter were here to watch it with me.” LeBron James was the leading vote-getter with 1.4 million and Miami teammate Dwyane Wade also was voted in Thursday. George, who has led Indiana to the league’s best record, and New York’s Carmelo Anthony are the other East forwards, and Irving will start at guard. Bryant has been limited to just six games this season because of injuries and will be out until at least early next month. He said recently he hoped fans wouldn’t vote for him and would instead look toward younger, more deserving players. Fans picked him anyway. Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with 19, was selected to more All-Star games. But even Bryant could finish only second to Curry among West guards, a remarkable turnaround for the Golden State sharpshooter. He was the highest-scoring player not chosen last year, but moved past the Clippers’ Chris Paul in the third returns of balloting, then passed Bryant in the final days to finish with more than a million votes and become the Warriors’ first All-Star starter since Latrell Sprewell in 1995. “I understand how big a deal it is to be selected on the team,” Curry said. “And just how different the feel- ing was from last year, having gone through that experience and just trying to get back healthy, first and foremost, to give myself a chance come All-Star selection time.” Love also made a late move to surge into the top three, finishing about 8,000 votes ahead of Houston center Dwight Howard to become Minnesota’s first All-Star starter since Kevin Garnett in 2007. “I was hoping for the best and preparing for the worst, and knowing the worst was I was going to still probably end up in the All-Star game (as a coach’s pick) and represent the West and the Wolves and the Twin Cities.” Love said. “Right now, I’m very happy.” Indiana hadn’t had one since Jermaine O’Neal a year earlier, but now George will get to play for Pacers coach Frank Vogel, who has already clinched the East’s coaching spot. “It means a lot because that means the fans are really watching us as a team,” George said. “For us to have the No. 1 record in the league, and playing at a high level, I think the fans are starting to follow us as a whole and I think that’s the biggest thing with me being a starter.” The reserves will be announced next Thursday. Head coaches in each conference will vote for two guards, three frontcourt players and two players regardless of position. David Santiago | El Nuevo Herald | MCT photo Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving, left, and Miami Heat forward LeBron James stand near one another during the fourth quarter at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. The Heat defeated the Cavaliers 109-105. )6292H<DîE:E=6î4@F=5î62D6î)62EE=6[Dî>:D6C23=6îA2DE SEATTLE (AP) — Standing in the middle of the locker room, nodding his head to the beat of the music thumping with bone shaking bass, Ben Haggerty absorbed the scene. As he shook hands with players and coaches who for the most part lacked association to Seattle other than employment as members of the Seahawks, Haggerty watched the chaos around him with special appreciation as a hometown native. Better than most, Haggerty knew how special the moment was as the Seahawks celebrated winning an NFC title and getting to the Super Bowl, because they happen so infrequently in Seattle. “This is the team. At the beginning of the year, preseason, it was like this was the team to do it,” said Haggerty, a Seattle native better known to his mil- lions of fans as Grammynominated hip-hop artist Macklemore. “All these guys, the defense, Russ, Pete, everybody, it’s been an amazing year to watch. We deserve to be there.” The last sentence Macklemore uttered is the one that is so rare in Seattle. This is the region of jets and technology, of guitar riffs and coffee. It’s not a place where expecting championships is the norm, because there’s been so much disappointment in the past. The last time one of Seattle’s major franchises had a parade to celebrate a title came in 1979 when the SuperSonics won the NBA title and no one on the Seahawks current roster was born. To call Seattle’s championship history thin is an understatement. The crushing losses along the way have become so plentiful that disappointment has become the default expectations for most fans in these parts. But this group is different. And maybe that’s why there is so much support behind these Super Bowlbound Seahawks. Seattle fans are not ones to puff out their chest with swagger and bravado because there’s so little substance beyond the front. It’s hard to brag on a national scale when the only professional titles won over the past 30-plus years came from your WNBA franchise. That’s not to belittle what the Seattle Storm accomplished, winning championships in 2004 and 2010. But it’s not something that registers. Even the success of the Seattle Sounders, winning two U.S. Open Cup championships and becoming the model for expansion success doesn’t resonate beyond a select audience. 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The “12th Man” is real — sometimes overly so — that has engulfed far more than just Seattle and the Puget Sound region. “We have the best sports fans in America and to be able to give them this opportunity to play in the Super Bowl, possibly win a Super Bowl, that would be huge for this whole state,” said Seahawks wide receiver Jermaine Kearse, one of two Washington natives on the roster. “They’ve had our backs through the losses, through the wins, through the ups and the downs. They deserve it just as much.” This version of the Seahawks also differs because they’ve managed so far to meet the expectations heaped upon them. They haven’t teased as teams in the past 20 years have. They are not the 1994 Seattle SuperSonics who had the best record in the NBA during the regular season then became the first No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 8 seed in the opening round of the playoffs. They aren’t the 1995 Seattle Mariners, a feel-good story that helped save baseball in the Northwest by rallying from 13 games behind in August to win the AL West title then stunned the New York Yankees in a five-game division series victory but could go no further. They’re not the 1996 Sonics who had the misfortune of running into the 72-win Bulls in the NBA finals. And they aren’t the 2001 Mariners who tied the major league record with 116 regular-season wins but were no answer for the Yankees in the postseason. It wasn’t that long ago sports in Seattle had sunk to a point where it was in consideration as the most miserable sports town in the country. The 2008 year was exceptionally bad, the uppercuts coming one after another. It all started with the SuperSonics leaving Seattle after 41 years and relocating to Oklahoma City in the summer of 2008, a blow with wounds that still sting more than five years later. The Mariners lost 101 games with a payroll of more than $100 million. The Washington football team went 0-12 during the 2008 season and the Seahawks were 4-12. There is optimism on the horizon — beyond just the Seahawks. There remain hopes of the NBA coming back and with it, an NHL franchise. The Mariners lured Robinson Cano away from New York as a free agent in the offseason. And the Sounders have one of the best American players in Clint Dempsey. Yet all that hope will have a crowning achievement if the Seahawks can beat Denver and claim their first Super Bowl title. “We all have those kinds of dreams. So we need to take note and recognize how special it is and be grateful for the guys that’s helped us get there which is the guys in our room,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. ” … I think we’re very fortunate to have come together at this time to make this happen.” �&@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Professional Services The Village of Syracuse Council is accepting applications for the position of Grants Administrator and letters of interest for a vacant council seat. Grants Administrator pay is $200/month. Applications and letters may be submitted to PO Box 266 or Village Hall, 2581 Third St, Syracuse, OH 45779, through February 6. 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Letters of interest should be received by 12 P.M. February 7, 2014. 60479944 60480121 Sunday, January 26, 2014 �Page B6 LîSunday Times Sentinel &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday, January 26, 2014 �=:�î&6JE@?î5@6D?[Eî92G6îE@îH:?îE@îD64FC6î=6824J EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — They are two of the NFL’s most wellknown quarterbacks. They telephone each other at least once a week to talk shop, work together on an offseason passing camp, and have appeared in a number of television commercials. Each had a chance to host “Saturday Night Live.” Each is a Super Bowl MVP. There is something else about Peyton and Eli Manning. First and foremost, they’re brothers. They know each other inside out. They root for each other. They bleed for each other. They’re family. So when little brother Eli says Peyton doesn’t need to beat the Seattle Seahawks and win a second Super Bowl to secure his legacy as one of the NFL’s greatest quarterbacks, believe him. “I think Peyton’s already created his own legacy,” Eli said Thursday during a conference call 10 days before Peyton and Broncos meet the Seahawks in the Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium. “He’s played at a very high level for a long period of time and he’s overcome injuries and obviously set numerous records and been on a lot of playoff teams, playing in his third Super Bowl. I don’t think that’s something that he’s worried about. “There will always be arguments about who is the greatest? Or who is the best,” Eli said. “I think if you’re in that argument, if you’re one of the names thrown around in there, I think you’ve already created a pretty good legacy.” Peyton’s resume is impressive: four-time MVP, 13-time Pro Bowler, seventime All Pro. Sure, there is only one title. Two would be the icing, and put him on par with Eli. For the past few days, Eli Manning said his big job has been to get his brother extra tickets for the first outdoor Super Bowl in a cold-weather city. Barring late add-ons, he’s already hit the request number. “Obviously, I know what it’s like with the Super Bowl and a lot of people are trying to figure out if they’re coming to the games, so I’m trying to take some of that stress off of him and help manage some of those things,” Eli said. “That way, he can focus on work and getting the game plan.” While the two have exchanged some text messages, the brothers have not seen each other since Denver’s win over New England in the AFC title game on Sunday. They hope to get together early next week in the New York for a few hours, when Eli will give Peyton the secrets about playing in MetLife Stadium and his insight into playing Seattle, which the Giants Chuck Liddy | Raleigh News & Observer | MCT Peyton Manning and his brother Eli run through drills during a workout at Duke’s Pascal Field House in Durham, North Carolina, Thursday, April 11, 2013. did on here on Dec. 15. The way the Seahawks’ defense dominated New York that day in a 23-0 win, Peyton might well ignore the advice. After that, Peyton will take center stage during the weeklong media frenzy and Eli will get ready to watch only his second game at the Meadowlands. The first was in 2003 when the Jets crushed Peyton and the Colts in an AFC playoff game at Giants Stadium. Eli was still at Ole Miss. There is some coincidence about this game. When Eli won his second Super Bowl in 2012, it was in Peyton’s stadium in Indianapolis. “I’m rooting for him,” Eli said. “It’s not like watching any other football game. If I’m watching two other teams, I’m kind of casually watching and don’t really care who wins or loses. Here, it’s a little bit more nerve-racking. I don’t get nervous playing football games, I get nervous watching my brother play, and I guess because I’ve been doing this for a long time and you kind of know key mo- ments and key plays.” Eli does not think the cold will be a factor in the game. The bigger issue for his brother would be snow and wind. That might affect the Broncos more because they are a passing offense. The Seahawks are more run-oriented. Coming into the season, Eli hoped the Giants might become the first time to play the Super Bowl in their own stadium. A 0-6 start derailed that and led to a 7-9 season that left New York out of the playoffs for the fourth time in five years. If he’s not going, Manning is happy his brother made it. There is a little jealousy, too. “It kind of makes you want to get back to that situation and kind of get back to working and getting your mind set on doing whatever I have to do to get the Giants back to the championship games and get back to Super Bowls,” Eli said. Sunday, he’ll watch, and root for Peyton, just like his big brother did for him in 2008 and ‘12, when the Giants won it all. That’s the family way. Column: Manning, Sherman &6JE@?î#2??:?8î6J6Dî)FA6Cî both worth celebrating �@H=îE:E=6îH:E9îD64@?5îE62> By Howard Fendrich The Associated Press For all the NFL records Peyton Manning owns — and there are plenty — he is one victory away from the one accomplishment that eventually might define his legacy more than any other. If Manning’s Denver Broncos beat the Seattle Seahawks next weekend, he would become the first starting quarterback to win Super Bowl titles with two franchises. Manning is already a largerthan-life figure in Indianapolis, of course, widely credited with turning a basketball town into a football town by making the Colts truly matter. He led them to two NFL championship games, winning in 2007, losing in 2010. And now Manning, at the age of 37, two years removed from sitting out an entire season after a series of neck operations, has a chance to forever stamp himself as a figure of similar importance in Denver, too. As it is, he already has joined Craig Morton and Kurt Warner as the only QBs to lead two clubs to the Super Bowl, although they didn’t win with both. “If he can win this game, he definitely will be an icon in two cities,” said Morton, who was in Denver for six of his 18 NFL seasons. “Well, he probably already is. But … there’s so much focus on the Super Bowl. If you win, you’re in granite. If you lose, you’re in the mud.” Spoken from experience. Morton went 0-2 as a Super Bowl starter, losing with the Dallas Cowboys in 1971, then the Broncos in 1978. Warner went 1-2, winning with the St. Louis Rams in 2000, then losing with them in 2002, before losing with the Arizona Cardinals in 2009. There are similarities. Morton eventually lost his starting job in Dallas, spent some time with bad New York Giants teams, then rebuilt his career in Denver. Warner eventually lost his starting job in St. Louis, spent some time with the Giants (before being replaced by Manning’s younger brother, Eli), then rebuilt his career in Arizona. “Everybody thought I was done. They thought I couldn’t play anymore. So to get back to that level and go back to the Super Bowl is a great accomplishment,” Warner said. “It’s cool to have Peyton there, after there were all the questions about his health. Similar to me, he was let go and sent off to greener pastures. He’s such a special player anyway, but here’s an opportunity to put some icing on that cake and separate himself from all the other great quarterbacks.” The older Manning was let go by the Colts after missing all of 2011, then wooed by championQB-turned-executive John Elway to Denver, where No. 18 quickly resumed his year-in, year-out excellence. Manning’s offense set a passel of league records this season, including his individual passing standards of 55 touchdowns and 5,477 yards, which is why he’s expected to land a fifth NFL MVP award, adding to yet another mark he already holds. And while Manning is not the sort to wax on about his standing in the game or his status in Denver, he did reflect a bit on the journey he’s been on. “I had never switched teams before. I had no idea how long it would take to form some chemistry offensively, to get comfortable with the culture,” said Manning, who threw for 400 yards in the AFC championship game victory over the New England Patriots. “I talked to some other players that had changed teams, and I think it depends on the individual, how you mesh with your new teammates, how comfortable you are in your new surroundings,” he said. It’s rare for a player at any position to transition well enough from one team to another to help both win a championship. Manning, the only member of the active rosters of the Broncos or Seahawks who’s won a Super Bowl previously, can become only the 15th starting player to win titles with two teams, according to STATS. “It’s a real challenge to go to a different location, different group of guys. A completely new adjustment,” said Bart Oates, a center on championship clubs with the New York Giants in 1987 and 1991, and the San Francisco 49ers in 1994. “People will remember Peyton in Denver, no matter what. But if you bring them a championship, they’ll love Peyton. That’s immortalized,” Oates added. “They celebrate championships every year. They don’t celebrate runners-up.” Kansas star Joel Embiid on way to NBA? LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Joel Embiid bends slightly to get through the doorway, and then bends even deeper to peer into the refrigerator. He pushes aside chilled bottles of Coca-Cola and Fanta and then, upon getting to the very back of the cooler, lets his massive shoulders slump one last time. There’s no pink lemonade. Again. This is the guy who’s suddenly the biggest thing in college basketball? The 7-footer who’s gone from raw, unheralded prospect to phenom? The guy who has started to overshadow fellow freshman Andrew Wiggins while leading No. 8 Kansas to the top of the Big 12? Yep, this is the guy NBA scouts believe could be the No. 1 pick in the June draft, worrying not about his future millions but his inability to land a bottle of Minute Made. “Out again?” Embiid asks one of the members of the Kansas communications staff. “You keep drinking it all!” she replies with a smile. The friendly ribbing is part of Embiid’s earnest Rich Sugg | Kansas City Star | MCT photo naivety. It’s almost as if the best player on one of Kansas’ Joel Embiid dunks against Oklahoma State’s Markel the nation’s hottest teams doesn’t realize just how Brown, left, during the second half at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan., on Saturday, Jan. 18. Kansas won, 80-78. good he’s become. By Paul Newberry The Associated Press Well, here we go again. Get ready for a Super Bowl week filled with more of the inevitable comparisons between Peyton Manning and Richard Sherman. There’s no better headlines: Good vs. evil. Humble vs. loudmouthed. The well-groomed quarterback vs. the cornerback with dreads. And, lurking just beneath the surface, the undeniable racial overtones. We all love an enticing matchup — it doesn’t get much better than one of the greatest QBs in NFL history taking on the best pass defender in the league with a title on the line — and inevitably will take sides. But Manning and Sherman are both worth celebrating. Sure, they come from diverse backgrounds. Manning is the white son of privilege, an esteemed member of the NFL’s first family along with father Archie and brother Eli. Sherman grew up in the hardscrabble African-American neighborhood of Compton, a guy who surely had more obstacles to overcome to live out his dreams. Given Manning’s lineage and position, it shouldn’t be a surprise he would take a road to fame that’s more in line with the league’s corporate image — careful with his words, slowly but surely expanding his brand, finally feeling comfortable enough to display an endearing goofiness with appearances on “Saturday Night Live,” that delightful “Football On Your Phone” commercial and the amusing Buick ad. He’s the poster child for the NFL, for corporate America — and, by extension, white America. “The NFL is a powerful force in our nation’s cultural landscape precisely because it has done such an excellent job in monitoring and managing its image,” said Jeff McCall, a professor of media studies at DePauw University in Indiana. “The NFL’s marketing strategy is to keep the audience focused primarily on the game and the teams, and then allow the personalities of players and coaches to shine within that framework. This allows the game to stay popular even when charismatic players come and go.” That said, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Sherman — a dozen years younger than Manning — would take a different tack in his quest for fame, one that’s very much as odds with the NFL’s buttoned-down image. The cornerback may have graduated from Stanford with a degree in communications, but he was never going to be portrayed the same as Manning by the NFL’s marketing machine, by the folks on Madison Avenue — and, by extension, white America. So Sherman veered toward a more in-your-face approach, epitomized by his 20-second throwdown of an interview with Fox’s Erin Andrews right after Seattle locked up the NFC championship thanks to his tipped pass in the end zone. His marketing methods may not be your cup of tea, but it has surely turned him into a household name and, in all likelihood, will lead to some off-the-field opportunities once the furor over his tasteless but ultimately harmless tirade fades away. In fact, we’d love to see Sherman doing some good-natured trash-talking at Disney World if Seattle beats Manning’s Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl. “When you try me with a sorry cartoon character like Mickey, that’s the result you’re going to get!” But seriously, while some criticism of Sherman’s actions was to be expected — the choke sign was too much — and we won’t even get into the blatant racism that broke out on Twitter in the aftermath of his brief interview, there is a troubling element in between those two extremes. There were hundreds, perhaps thousands, of references in the media — both traditional and social — to Sherman being a “thug,” a word that certainly can be applied to any race but carries especially negative connotations when used to describe an African-American. “On the one hand, I think you got the explicitly racist reaction, which is predictable in this age of Twitter,” said George Ciccariello-Maher, a professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia who has studied racial issues. “What is more important is the coded language, those people who called him a thug.” For Ciccariello-Maher, the reaction to Sherman’s comments is just an extension of the struggle that outspoken black athletes have been waging since heavyweight champion Jack Johnson dared to stand up the white establishment more than a century ago, a blatant double-standard that carried on through Muhammad Ali and Deion Sanders and anyone of color who dared speak their mind. That, clearly, is still going strong today. “When Tom Brady goes on an expletive-laced tirade against the referees in November,” the professor said, referring to another white quarterback with a stellar public image, “it’s not a big deal.” In the end, both Manning and Sherman are superb football players with essentially the same goals who, viewed in their totality, come across as decent human beings. Their talents have them headed to the Super Bowl. Their contrasts have made them the headline. And they’re both worthy of your admiration. �Sunday Times-Sentinel SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2014 ALONG THE RIVER C1 Photo courtesy of the Gallia County Chamber of Commerce Sheridan Clagg, right, of Claggs’ Waste Disposal receives the award for Small Business of the Year Heather and Jacob Hall, right, owners of Cliffside Golf Course accept the 2013 Sudden Impact Award. from 2013 River Recreation Queen Halley Alberts, center, and Chamber President Bryan Long. Gallia chamber hosts 77th annual awards banquet The late Lorie Neal awarded chamber’s highest honor By Amber Gillenwater agillenwater@civitasmedia.com RIO GRANDE — The most prestigious award announced each year at the Annual Gallia County Chamber of Commerce Meeting and Awards Banquet, the Bud and Donna McGhee Community Service Award, was bestowed upon possibly the most deserving member of the community during this year’s event — a person whose loss left a void in the community she served, and whose absence was felt by all in attendance during the banquet held this past Thursday on the University of Rio Grande campus. The late Lorie Neal, IOM, who served the Gallia County Chamber of Commerce for more than 13 years as its executive director, was honored during the event as the recipient Lorie Neal, IOM of the community service award for her years of dedication to the community she loved. “Tonight, the Bud and Donna McGhee Community Service Award is being given to a very special person who is no longer with us, but whose legacy will be permanent in the Gallia See BANQUET | C2 Photos by Amber Gillenwater | OVP News Pictured are the award recipients at the 77th Annual Chamber of Commerce Meeting and Banquet, standing, from left: Tommie Vaughn, outgoing board member; Jimmy Wiseman, outgoing board member and DRP member; Robbie Pugh, DRP member; Meagan Barnes, board member and DRP member; Randy Finney, Gallipolis City Manager and DRP member; Sahana Wolford, DRP member; Shayna Chapman, DRP member; Melissa Clark, Economic Development Director and DRP member; Lee Bauman, Common Grounds; Heather and Jacob Hall, Cliffside Golf Course; Sheridan Clagg, Claggs’ Waste Disposal; Autumn Thomas, volunteer of the year, and Ray McKinniss, 2013 River Recreation Chair. Pictured are, sitting, from left: Brynn Saunders Noe, DRP member; Matt Johnson, City Commissioner and DRP member; Josh Bodimer, DRP member; Shari Rocchi and Lance Clifford, Gallipolis in Lights co-chairs. AT LEFT, the numerous members of the Downtown Revitalization Project (DRP), formerly known as the Digital River Project, line up to accept their 2013 Community Involvement Award. AT RIGHT, outgoing Chamber Board member Tommie Vaughn, right, is pictured along with incoming Chamber Board President Bryan Long, left, and 2013 River Recreation Queen Halley Alberts, center. AT LEFT, Jimmy Wiseman was honored during Thursday night’s chamber dinner as an outgoing chamber board member. He is pictured, right, with 2013 River Recreation Queen Halley Alberts, left. CENTER, Ray McKinniss, the 2013 River Recreation Festival Chair, right, was honored during the 77th Annual Gallia County Chamber of Commerce Meeting and Awards Banquet. He is pictured along with Chamber Board President Bryan Long, right, and 2013 River Recreation Queen Halley Alberts, center. AT RIGHT, volunteer of the Year Autumn Thomas, right, accepts her award from 2013 River Recreation Queen Halley Alberts, center, and incoming Board President Bryan Long, left. AT LEFT, Gallipolis in Lights Co-Chairs Shari Rocchi and Lance Clifford accept their award for Committee of the Year from Bryan Long, Board President, left, and Halley Alberts, the reigning River Recreation Queen. AT RIGHT, Lee Bauman, right, who, along with his wife, Carol, owns Common Grounds, located in Vinton, Ohio, accepts the 2013 Beautification Award at last Thursday’s Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet. �Page C2 LîSunday Times Sentinel ":G6DE@4<î(6A@CE GALLIPOLIS — United Producers, Inc., livestock report of sales from January 26, 2014. Feeder Cattle 275-415 pounds, Steers, $100-$235, Heifers, $100-$170; 425-525 pounds, Steers, $100-$185 Heifers, $100-$165; 550-625 pounds, Steers, $100-$168, Heifers, $100-$155; 650-725 pounds, Steers, $100-$163, Heifers, $100$145; 750-850 pounds, Steers, $100-$145, Heifers, $100-$135. Cows Well Muscled/Fleshed, $72-$76; Medium/Lean, $65-$71; Thin/Light, $58-$64. Upcoming Specials 1/29/14 — next sale, 10 a.m. Direct sales and free on-farm visits. Contact Dewayne at (740) 339-0241, Stacy at (304) 634-0224, Luke at (740) 645-3697, or Mark at (740) 645-5708, or visit the website at www. uproducers.com. Bieber’s image: From boy-next-door to bad boy MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Justin Bieber’s mug shot hints at the boy-next-door image he’s carefully crafted over the past several years, with a glistening smile and professionally upswept hair. But the red jail jumpsuit also visible in the photo tells a different story, one about the singer’s recent troubles and emergence as a bad boy. The 19-year-old pop star is facing possible jail time after his arrest in Florida on charges of driving under the influence, resisting arrest and driving with an expired license. Still, as he has been so many times since achieving stardom at age 15, Bieber was swarmed by crowds of news media and screaming young girls as he left jail Thursday afternoon. He popped through a window of his black SUV in a black hoodie and sunglasses to wave back. Police said they arrested a bleary-eyed Bieber — smelling of alcohol — after officers saw him drag-racing before dawn Thursday on a palm-lined residential street in Miami Beach, his yellow Lamborghini traveling at nearly twice the speed limit. He was arrested early Thursday with R&B singer Khalil Amir Sharieff, after police saw them racing two luxury vehicles down the street at 4:09 a.m., with two other vehicles apparently be- ing used to block off the area. The 19-year-old singer later admitted smoking marijuana, drinking and taking a prescription medication, police said. Police Chief Ray Martinez said the singer was initially not cooperative when the officer pulled him over. Martinez said the singer also had an expired Georgia driver’s license. Police said Bieber was driving the Lamborghini and Sharieff was driving a Ferrari. Both cars were towed. Police say Bieber was clocked at nearly double the area’s 30mph speed limit near a high school, youth center, golf course, city firehouse and small apartment buildings. According to the arrest report, Bieber “had slow deliberate movements” and appeared to be in a stupor when the officer ordered him to exit his vehicle. Bieber was arrested after repeatedly refusing to put his hands on his vehicle so the officer could pat him down to look for weapons, the report said. It says he cursed several times at the officer and demanded to know why he was being arrested. At one point, Bieber said to an officer: “What the f—- did I do, why did you stop me?” Bieber failed a field sobriety test and was taken to the Miami Beach police station for a Breathalyzer, police said. Results haven’t been released. &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday, January 26, 2014 ���îE@îC6G:D6î?FEC:E:@?î724EDî=236= WASHINGTON (AP) — Those nutrition labels on the back of food packages may soon become easier to read. The Food and Drug Administration says knowledge about nutrition has evolved over the last 20 years, and the labels need to reflect that. As the agency considers revisions, nutritionists and other health experts have their own wish list of desired changes. The number of calories should be more prominent, they say, and the amount of added sugar and percentage of whole wheat in the food should be included. They also want more clarity on how serving sizes are defined. “There’s a feeling that nutrition labels haven’t been as effective as they should be,” says Michael Jacobson of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. “When you look at the label, there are roughly two dozen numbers of substances that people aren’t intuitively familiar with.” For example, he says, most of the nutrients are listed in grams, the metric system’s basic unit of mass. Jacobson says people don’t really understand what a gram is. Michael Taylor, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for foods, says 20 years ago “there was a big focus on fat, and fat undifferentiated.” Since then, health providers have focused more on calories and warned people away from saturated and trans fats more than all fats. Trans fats were separated out on the label in 2006. The nutrition facts label “is now 20 years old, the food environment has changed and our dietary guidance has changed,” says Taylor, who was at the agency in the early 1990s when the FDA first introduced the label at the behest of Congress. “It’s important to keep this updated so what is iconic doesn’t become a relic.” The FDA has sent guidelines for the new labels to the White House, but Taylor would not estimate when they might be released. The FDA has been working on the issue for a decade, he said. There’s evidence that more people are reading the labels in recent years. According to an Agriculture Department study released this month, a greater percentage of adults reported using the nutrition facts panel and other claims on food packages “always or most of the time” in 2009 and 2010 compared with two years earlier. The USDA study said 42 percent of working adults used the panel always or most of the time in 2009 and 2010, up from 34 percent. Older adults used it 57 percent of the time during that period, up from 51 percent. One expected change in the label is to make the calorie listing more prominent, and Regina Hildwine of the Grocery Manufacturers Association said that could be useful to consumers. Her group represents the nation’s largest food companies. Hildwine said FDA also has suggested that it may be appropriate to remove the “calories from fat” declaration on the label. It’s not yet clear what other changes the FDA could decide on. Nutrition advocates are hoping the agency adds a line for sugars and syrups that are not naturally occurring in foods and drinks and are added when they are processed or prepared. Right now, some sugars are listed separately among the ingredients and some are not. It may be difficult for the FDA to figure out how to calculate added sugars, however. Food manufacturers are adding naturally occurring sugars to their products so they can label them as natural — but the nutrition content is no different. Other suggestions from health advocates: — Add the percentage of whole wheat to the label. Many manufacturers will label products “whole wheat” when there is really only a small percentage of it in the food. — Clearer measurements. Jacobson of CSPI and others have suggested that the FDA use teaspoons, as well as grams, for added sugars, since consumers can envision a teaspoon. — Serving sizes that make sense. There’s no easy answer, but health experts say that single-size servings that are clearly meant to be eaten in one sitting will often list two or three servings on the label, making the calorie and other nutrient information deceptive. FDA said last year that it may add another column to the labels, listing nutrition information per serving and per container. The agency may also adjust recommended serving sizes for some foods. — Package-front labeling. Beyond the panel on the back, nutrition experts have pushed for labels on the package front for certain nutrients so consumers can see them more easily. The FDA said several years ago it would issue guidelines for front of pack labeling, but later said it would hold off to see whether the industry could create its own labels. Tracy Fox, a Washington-based nutrition consultant, says clearer information is needed to balance the billions of dollars a year that the food industry spends on food marketing. New rules sought to make child car seats safer WASHINGTON (AP) — Child car seats would for the first time have to protect children from death and injury in side-impact crashes under regulations the government proposed Wednesday. The proposal by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would upgrade standards for child seats for children weighing up to 40 pounds to include a new test that simulates a side crash. The agency estimates the standards will prevent the deaths of about five children and injuries to 64 others each year. “Car seats are an essential tool for keeping young children safe in vehicles, and they have a proven track record of saving lives,” NHTSA Acting Administrator David Friedman told a gathering of automotive engineers. Under the proposal, the new tests will simulate a “Tbone” crash, where the front of a vehicle traveling 30 mph strikes the side of a small passenger vehicle traveling at 15 mph. NHTSA’s research has shown “these speeds will cover over 90 percent of the sideimpact crashes seen in the real world,” Friedman said. The tests will position the car seat on a sled, with another sled ramming the side of the sled with the seat, rather than using actual vehicles since the aim isn’t to test the crash worthiness of specific vehicles, NHTSA officials said. Research shows that many child deaths and injuries in side-impact crashes involve a car carrying children that is stopped at an intersection, usually at a light or stop sign, officials said. When the car begins to accelerate to go through the intersection, it is struck in the side by a vehicle traveling at a higher rate of speed on the cross street. The side-impact test — the first of its kind — simulates both the acceleration of the struck vehicle and the vehicle’s door crushing inward toward the car seat. Besides using a 12-month-old child dummy already approved under NHTSA standards, the proposed test will also utilize a to-be-developed sideimpact dummy representing a 3-year-old child. “As a father of two, I know the peace of mind this proposed test will give parents,” Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a statement. The test “will give parents and car-seat makers important new data on how car seats perform in side crashes.” Congress and safety advocates have long urged NHTSA to adopt tougher standards for car seats to protect against side-impact crashes. Tired of waiting, Congress passed a transportation law in 2012 requiring that the agency issue new regulations by later this year. But NHTSA engineers have been working on improving side-crash standards since long before the congressional mandate, Friedman noted. He said he expects NHTSA to be the first government safety agency in the world to adopt standards protecting children from side crashes. The type of crash the agency plans to simulate “is very complicated,” he said. It is important the agency “make sure we got this rule making right,” he said. Safety advocates were overjoyed. “I think this is terrific,” said Joan Claybrook, who was the NHTSA administrator during the Carter administration and later president of Public Citizen. She noted that today’s passenger vehicles have eight air bags, in part to protect adults from side-impact crashes. “We have an absolute moral obligation to protect children as well,” she said. Banquet From Page C1 County Chamber of Commerce,” Chamber Board President Kyla Carpenter stated. “Words seem inadequate when describing and paying tribute to Lorie. She was loved, admired and an inspiration to all who worked with her — her board of directors, chamber members, her staff and those in the community who worked with her in so many ways. She was a loyal advocate for Gallipolis and Gallia County, truly serving as an ambassador for our area. She was always thinking ahead, planning and developing ways to make the chamber a more valuable asset to its members and to our community. She gave all and asked little in return.” Neal, who passed away suddenly at the age of 40 last September, was a devoted mother, loving fiancée and loyal friend, who made an impact upon all those whom she came into contact with through her work at the chamber, according to Carpenter, who spoke of her friend and colleague on Thursday night. “She gave unsparingly to her job, never looking at a clock, and always making sure her job as the chamber’s executive director was performed to the best of her ability. She balanced her job at the chamber and her responsibilities as a mother, being wherever and whenever her son Trace needed her,” Carpenter said. “Lorie was a natural leader, an inspiration to all who met her, with her warm and friendly manner. She had the unique ability to relate to people of all ages and interests. She was dedicated, in every way, determined to see the organization she loved so much, our Gallia County Chamber of Commerce, continue to grow and have a positive impact on our community.” The award that is kept secret each year until it is announced during the annual banquet is an award that Neal richly deserved, according to Carpenter, as her impact on the community will continue for many years to come. “Lorie’s legacy will be lasting. Her contribution to the chamber and the total community will never be forgotten. Her inspiration will urge all who knew her to do better, be better and contribute more,” she said. The plaque that denotes Neal as the 2013 recipient of the Bud and Donna McGhee Community Service Award will be, out of respect for her family, given to Neal’s son and her financé at a later time, according to Carpenter. The outgoing board president also recognized the passing of another dedicated community member this past September who served as the chamber’s executive board treasurer. Carpenter recognized John Burris who lost his long-time battle with cancer in early September as the second tragic loss felt by the community this past fall. “I can’t even put into words what their loss has meant to the community, not just to the chamber, but the community that they held so dear,” she stated. A moment of a silence was held in Burris’ and Neal’s honor on Thursday night. Also recognized at the event were the 2013 special award winners who were honored for their continued service to the community. The Volunteer of the Year award recipient was Autumn Thomas. Thomas, who works with her father, operating their family-owned business Thomas Do-It Center, volunteers at various community activities and attends most chamber-hosted events throughout the year, but her passion lies with animals. She has dedicated countless hours of her time to the Friends of Gallia County Animals. The Committee of the Year award went to the Gallipolis in Lights committee. A group that was officially established in August 2013, Gallipolis in Lights began with a goal of transforming downtown Gallipolis into a winter wonderland. The committee, led by co-chairs Shari Rocchi and Lance Clifford, accomplished much in a short amount of time this past year as they lit up the downtown for the enjoyment of the community and to encourage tourism this year and in coming years. This year’s Beautification Award was given to Common Grounds, LLC. The special events complex that was officially opened in 2013 is located in Vinton, Ohio, and is owned by Lee and Carol Bauman. The Baumans spent more than 10 years developing the complex that was originally designed to serve the needs of a select few disadvantages citizens and now serves the entire region. The Community Involvement Award recipient was the Downtown Revitalization Project. Formerly known Digital River Project, the group is comprised of numerous dedicated community members and focuses on renovating the downtown area and has assisted numerous businesses in the downtown with development and the renovation of their facilities. The project is also responsible for bringing business, tourism to the area, and, this past year, hosted the first Hoop Project that will continue in 2014. The Sudden Impact Award was given to Cliffside Golf Course. Jacob and Heather Hall purchased and renovated the golf course in 2012 just as it was in jeopardy of closing. Since that time, they have made numerous improvements to the course to ensure its continuation as a valuable resource in Gallia County. This year’s Small Business of the Year was Claggs’ Waste Disposal. The business that was started in 2006 with one truck and one customer has now grown to serve more than 400 customers and has added an additional truck to their fleet. According to the owners, the company hopes to acquire additional equipment and hire additional employees in the coming year as they do their part to help keep Gallia County beautiful. Also recognized during this year’s event was the 2013 River Recreation Festival Chairperson Ray McKinniss. McKinniss, who has served on three separate occasions as the chairperson for the event, has been a member of the River Recreation Committee since 1999. Outgoing Chamber board members, Tommie Vaughn, who has served on the board since 2009, and Jimmy Wiseman, who has served on the board since 2006 in various capacities, including as board president from 2010-2012, were also recognized. New board members, Jenni Dovyak-Lewis, Jenny Evans and Alex Waugh were also recognized on Thursday evening, along with the 27 businesses who became chamber members in the past year. The president’s gavel was also passed on Thursday night from outgoing Board President Kyla Carpenter to new Board President Bryan Long. Carpenter, who spoke of her tenure as president, thanked her family, the chamber board and staff, as well as her employer Ohio Valley Bank, where she serves as the director of marketing. According to Carpenter, OVB “loaned” her for a period of time last fall to the chamber as she assumed her duties and helped guide the organization through a difficult period. “We have experienced some amazing times and we’ve experienced some difficult times, but that is part of what being a family means. We’ve pulled together and so has this community,” she said. “It is an amazing place to be standing here at the moment to see so many dedicated people here and out in our community. And, as a close my chapter and your next president begins his chapter in history of Gallia County, I encourage you to give him your full support just as you gave to me.” Long, who serves as the manager of member serves for Buckeye Rural Electric, is a past president of the Gallia County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau Board and has served on the chamber board since 2008 and chairs their marketing committee. During his brief remarks, Long thanked Carpenter for her service and again thanked OVB for their assistance this past year and dedication to the community. “To say the least, it’s been a rough year. We’re blessed with who we have, we’re blessed with the community that we have, all the people that have come together,” Long said while looking to the future of the organization and the ideas he hopes to implement during his time as president. “We’re looking forward to a lot of new things that we’re thinking about doing, and talking about doing. Some of them are going to take a while, and we recognize that, but the whole purpose of the chamber is being here for all of you. That’s our main goal, is to help you succeed,” Long said. “We’re going to come up with new initiates and new plans to help make that happen. 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CHESTER —“190 Years and Still Cooking.” That’s the name of the new cookbook published in December by the ChesterShade Historical Association and available for purchase now. Cleo Smith and Pat Holter were chairpersons for the project which is geared to raise money for maintenance of the 1823 Chester Courthouse, the oldest standing courthouse in the state of Ohio, and its companion building, The Academy and Teachers Seminary, and pay for historical programming and preservation of artifacts. The cookbook is dedicated in memory of Elsie Folmer and Edith Sisson, both of whom were members of Chester-Shade. Recipes from here, there and everywhere, mostly popular in days gone by, fill the pages of the recipe book. Most of them came from members and friends of the Chester-Shade Historical Society. Some of those collecting recipes claim to have had “memories awakened by those who have shared recipes from people of the past.” The recipe book is said to “combine the practical with Charlene Hoeflich | Sunday Times-Sentinel Pat Holter, left, and Cleo Smith display the new Chester-Shade Historical Association’s cookbook, featuring recipes of yesteryear and favorites of today. the unusual, to provide an entertaining as well as a useful book.” It concludes with a poem (author unnamed) “Sprinkled with Love, Garnished with Care, Prepared with Joy, For Generations to Share.” As a part of the preface to the cookbook is the history of the Chester Courthouse built 190 years ago. Its restoration began in 1995 and was completed in 2001. Also included, the history of the Academy which was used as an institution of learning from 1840 to 1932, where restoration began in 2003 and was completed in 2008. The cookbook can be purchased for $20 at the Chester Courthouse, from a member of the Chester-Shade Historical Association. This is the second cookbook to be compiled for publication by Chester Shade. The first one was published 1n 1975. AP Photos | Universal Orlando This artist rendering released by Universal Orlando shows the planned thrill ride Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts, which will be part of the new Harry Potter area called Diagon Alley, opening at Universal Orlando Resort this summer. Details of Diagon Alley were released in a media webcast on Thursday, Jan. 23. New Harry Potter ride, shops for Universal Orlando (AP) — The new Harry Potter area opening at Universal Orlando Resort this summer, called Diagon Alley, will offer fans a new thrill ride themed on Gringotts bank from the Harry Potter book series, along with more than a half-dozen eateries and shops selling souvenirs like wands. But the location of Diagon Alley will also require tickets for both of Universal Orlando’s theme parks if guests want to see both the new and original Harry Potter attractions. Diagon Alley will open at the Universal Studios park. The original Wizarding World of Harry Potter area, which opened in 2010, is located at Universal’s Islands of Adventure park. The two areas will be connected by a train called Hogwarts Express, but if fans want to see both, a two-park ticket will be required. Currently, single-day admission for both parks is $136.32, including tax, for anyone ages 10 and older. “It’s a one-of-a-kind twopark experience that will completely immerse you in the story,” said Mark Woodbury, president of Universal Creative. Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure are both part of the Universal Orlando Resort theme park, but guests can choose to buy tickets for one without the other if they don’t want to visit both. Woodbury unveiled the new details of Diagon Alley in a media webcast Thursday. The new ride, Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts, described as Diagon Alley’s “marquee” attraction, will be an indoor ride through Gringotts bank vaults. A park spokesman said other kinds of experiences to be offered in Diagon Alley will be announced at a later date. Universal executives described the rich level of detail at Diagon Alley as “theatrical reality,” with shops selling souvenirs drawn from the Harry Potter books such as supplies for Quidditch, a game played on broomsticks. Woodbury said that one of his favorite shops is called Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 BC, where visitors can watch a wand choosing a wizard — then the visitor can buy the wand. “The attention to detail and authenticity was really important to the Harry Potter fans but also a marvel to the novice fan,” said Woodbury. “They both really are captivated by the level of immersions and storytelling.” In addition to a previously announced eatery This artist rendering released by Universal Orlando shows the new Harry Potter area called Diagon Alley, opening at Universal Orlando Resort this summer. called the Leaky Cauldron, Diagon Alley will include Florean Fortescue’s IceCream Parlour, where fans can nosh on Harry Potter’s favorite ice cream. Among other new shops in Diagon Alley: —Borgin and Burke’s, a shop devoted to “Dark Arts” that sells masks, skulls and other “sinister items.” —Madam Malkin’s Robes for All Occasions, where park visitors can buy Hogwarts school uniform ties, scarves and jumpers, to authentic wizard’s robes and character costumes. —Wiseacre’s Wizarding Equipment, where folks can buy telescopes, binoculars, armillary spheres, compasses, magnifying glasses and hourglasses. —Quality Quidditch Supplies, for Quidditch sweaters, brooms, Golden Snitches, Bludgers, Bludger bats and Quaffles — all items used to play the game featured in the book and movie. —Scribbulus, which will sell feather quills, ink and inkwells, bookmarks, journals, parchment paper, seals, stationery sets and postcards. Diagon Alley will double the size of park space at Universal Orlando devoted to Harry Potter. Universal has an- nounced many changes to the Orlando parks in recent months, including an 1,800-room hotel called the Cabana Bay Beach Resort, which is based on a 1950s theme, and eight new restaurants in the CityWalk dining and entertainment area. In June 2013, the company also opened a 3-D thrill ride at Universal Studios based on the Transformers film and cartoon franchise. �2=:7@C?:2î4@FA=6îH6=4@>6Dî:56?E:42=îEC:A=6ED LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California woman has given birth to identical triplets, instantly doubling the size of her family. April Dooley’s three sons were born in roughly 4-minute intervals on Jan. 13, at a combined weight of 14 pounds, 9 ounces, the Orange County Register reported Tuesday. She named them Patrick, Owen and Liam. Dooley, 42, said she burst into tears when she looked at her first ultrasound and learned she was carrying a trio-to-be. “My husband said, ‘Is that three?’ I go, ‘Three what?’ My husband said, ‘three babies,’” she said. She and her husband, Brad, wanted their 5-year-old daughter Kaitlyn to have a companion at their home in Long Beach. They weren’t expecting their family to grow so precipitously. All three boys are healthy, although Liam required surgery for an intestinal problem. Dooley said the surgeon told her the surgery went well. The triplets arrived six weeks early, which is common with multiple births. With infertility treatments and other assisted reproductive technologies, the number of mul- tiple births has grown greatly since the 1980s, according to the newspaper. However, the occurrence of naturally conceived identical triplets is extremely rare. Identical siblings are produced when an egg is divided in utero. Fraternal siblings and those from artificial treatments come from different eggs. The Dooleys didn’t use fertility treatments. “We were trying for one more time,” April Dooley told the Register. “I had had two miscarriages. We were just trying one more time to get pregnant.” Despite the rarity, it’s the second known set of identical triplets born in California in several months. Abby, Brin and Laurel Hepner were born Nov. 22 at Sutter Memorial Hospital to Hannah and Tom Hepner, of Quincy. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 01. January Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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