https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/9c35723648a6cfafe2fa2cb9295aa9af.pdf 0dbead82b157849dc93e60e856145073 PDF Text Text log onto www.mydailysentinel.com for archive • games • features • e-edition • polls & more Middleport•Pomeroy, Ohio INSIDE STORY WEATHER SPORTS OBITUARIES Not too old to play with Legos Page 4 Partly Sunny. High of 83. Low of 63. Local spring sports Page 6A Joyce A. Bourn, 80 Clarence R. Clagg, 70 Teresa M. Davis, 41 Alice V. Sprouse, 94 Jane Ann Layne, 84 John Lee Taylor Sr. Carol J. O’Brien, 75 Ruth Wilson, 90 50 cents daily TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2014 Vol. 64, No. 78 Melanie O’Neil, 58 Commissioners create District Transportation Commitee By Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitas media.com P O M E ROY — The Meigs County Commissioners have created a Transportation Improvement District and appointed members to serve on an administrative board that will allow the county to participate in certain funding benefits available only through that organization. The recommendation to create a Transportation Improvement District came from Meigs County Engineer Eugene Triplett at last week’s meeting. He described creating the district as a first step toward securing a portion of several million dollars set aside for road improvement projects in Ohio. Triplet explained that having a Meigs County Transportation Improvement District will allow for a cooperative county-wide coalition of political subdivisions to participate in the benefits made available only through affiliation. Appointed to that committee were Meigs County Engineer Triplett, Meigs County Commissioner Mike Bartrum, Meigs County Economic Development Director Perry Varnadoe, Middleport Mayor Mike Gerlach, and Meigs County Township Trustee Association President Bill Spaun. Triplett says being in the Transportation Improvement District puts the county in position to move forward on securing more money for paving projects. He said a list of proposed projects will be compiled and approved by the committee members that can then be submitted to the Ohio Depatment of Transportation. A public meeting where proposed projects are reviewed will then have to be held before the county can go forward in the process of securing funding. Todd Shelton, of Sen. Rob Portman’s office, stopped by to see the commission, during which time there was a discussion on FEMA and the affect on insurance on residents living in the flood plain. He described the recent action by Congress to delay earlier legislation regulating rates as “a short-term fix for a long-term problem. He spoke of the importance of keeping the dialogue going in an effort to come to a better solution for the FEMA requirements. Shetion also brought other cur- rent problems mentioning the need to create a better, more competitive global market. He brought up the Senate Republican Plan for creating jobs and prosperity in America, and presented material on a proposed seven-point planfor getting people back to work. A proclaimation designating Memorial Day weekend as Poppy Days for the Ladies Auxiliary of Drew Webster Post 39, American Legion, was signed by the commissioners. Present to explain the importnce of Poppy Days where contributions aredevoted entirely to rehabilitation and child welfare work for veterans and their families were Joan Newsome, president; Alice Wamsley, vice president; and Barbara Frye, membership chairman. A request from Bill Quickel for a contribution of a $1,000 to the 12th annual Gold Wings and Ribs Festival, which takes place on the first weekend in June, was announced at the meeting. Prior to the meeting Whitney Thoene, Chamber of Commerce director, and Tom Sutton, president, met with the commissoners to discuss matters relating to that office. Dr. T. Wayne Munro, chief executive officer of Holzer Health System, introduces Dr. Michel Torney (on the monitor), director of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Center, during a press conference Monday in the French 500 Room at Holzer in Gallipolis. Munro and Torbey each talked about the new partnership between Holzer and OSU that will allow southeastern Ohio physicians to communicate with stroke experts in Columbus via a TeleStroke Collaborative robot. Holzer unveils ‘Stroke Robot’ technology By Michael Johnson michaeljohnson@civitasmedia.com The big Doo-Wop sign will go up later this week to alert MHS alumni of Friday night’s party. Charlene Hoeflich, photo It’s back … Doo-Wop on the Block By Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — “Be True to Your School” will be theme of this year’s Doo-Wop on the Block sponsored by the Middleport High School Alumni Association set for 7-9:30 p.m. Friday in the parking lot of King Ace Hardware on North Second Avenue in Middleport. Again this year, the Kings are hosting the event. It will be held in the parking lot of the store, which will be blocked for audience seating. “This is a free, outdoor event which is open to the public,” said Tim King, who suggested those attending bring a lawn chair, enjoy some food from the Mid-Valley Christian School concession stand, listen to music by a band, and exchange pleasantries with classmates of years ago. While the area will be predominately decorated in orange and black, the colors of Middleport High School, flags from other area high schools, donated by Mill End Fabrics of Middleport, will be displayed on the stage area. To make it more festive, those attending are encouraged to wear their school colors. “Remember When” of Athens will take the stage on the loading dock at submitted “Remember When” of Athens will take alumni on a trip down memory lane with music of the fifties and sixties. King Hardware. The eight talented musicians and vocalists are a popular group of musicians that have performed three times at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and will entertain with the greatest hits of the 1950s and 1960s. The favorites on this year’s play list will be hits made popular by Bobby Darin, Danny and the Juniors, The Platters and a medley of Beach Boys songs, including “Be True to Your School.” In addition to the music and danc- ing, there will be games, prizes and plenty of time to visit with friends, neighbors and classmates, according to the Kings. Parking is available in lots belonging to Victory Baptist Church and Rejoicing Life Church, both on North Second Avenue near the party site, and the municipal lot at the corner of Walnut Street and First Avenue. In the event of rain, Doo-Wop on the Block will be moved to the auditorium in Middleport Village Hall. GALLIPOLIS — When it comes to treating a stroke victim, time is of the essence. Because quick care is so urgent with stroke victims, Holzer’s emergency rooms in Gallipolis and Jackson now feature a TeleStroke — or a “Stroke Robot” — to deliver that quickness that is needed. Holzer has teamed up with The Ohio State University’s TeleStroke Collaborative to help bring rapid access to advanced stroke care so readily available in Columbus to southeastern Ohio. During a Monday morning press conference in the hospital’s French 500 room, Holzer officials said the “Stroke Robot” serves as a direct link to OSU’s Wexner Medical Center for patients who arrive at either of Holzer’s ERs with stroke symptoms. “When a suspected stroke patient arrives at a Holzer emergency department, a ‘stroke alert’ is activated at both Ohio State and Holzer, which mobilizes a team of stroke experts who, through the use of real-time testing and patient interviews, can help the care team determine the best treatment option of the patient, said Dr. Gregory Mickunas, Holzer’s medical director for emergency and urgent care services. “By having this resource available, we are able to treat our patients quickly and effectively, and essentially save lives.” Mickunas said upon a patient’s arrival in the ER, doctors are able to bring the robot into the exam room, where stroke experts at OSU are able to interact with both the patient and on-site doctors and nurses. The robot’s head — a computer monitor equipped with a camera, speakers and a microphone — is able to swivel, allowing its operators at OSU freedom to look around the room as though they actually in the exam room. The monitor is equipped for two-way communication, allowing the patient to see the OSU doctor and vice versa. During Monday’s press conference, Dr. Michel Torbey, medical director of OSU’s Wexner Medical Center’s Neurovascular Stroke Center, delivered an introduction about the new technology and what it means for rural hospitals in southeastern Ohio. See Technology | 2 Delinquent tax Legionnaires plan Memorial Day services collections underway POMEROY — United States Army veteran David Hall, national vice commander of the American Legion elected to the office at the 94th National Convention in Indianapolis, will be speaker at Monday’s Memorial Day observance by Drew Webster Post 39, American Legion, in the parking lot in downtown Pomeroy. The service will begin at 11 a.m. following the legionnaires visits to Rock Springs Cemetery at 9 a.m., Beech Grove Cemetery at 9:30 a.m. and Sacred Heart Cemetery at 10:15 a.m. Hall enlisted in the Army and served in the infantry from 196870. He has held numerous leadership positions in West Virginia’s American Legion at local, state and national levels. He is married to Susan Hall and they have two children, Stacie and David Jr., and four grandchildren. Also participating in the ser- vice will the Rev. Alethea Botts, pastor of The New Beginnings United Methodist Church, and the Southern High School Marching Band under the direction of Chad Dodson. In the afternoon following the parking lot service, the legionnaires will continue cemetery visits. The schedule is 1:15 p.m. Meigs Memory Gardens, 2 p.m. Chester Cemetery, and 2:45 p.m. Hemlock Grove Cemetery. POMEROY — Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney Colleen S. Williams reports that after first-half settlement for tax collections, Meigs County had collected more than $800,000. Included in the total collection was approximately $750,000 in delinquent taxes, plus delinquent mobile home taxes in the amount of $54,000. Williams said that her office and the Meigs County treasurer will continue to diligently pursue collections. She advised that those who are delinquent on their real estate taxes should contact Peggy Yost, Meigs County treasurer, at (740) 992-2004 about setting up a payment plan prior to foreclosure actions which are being filed. �Page 2 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Tuesday, May 20, 2014 Meigs County Community Calendar Meigs County Church Calendar Tuesday, May 20 BIDWELL — Modern Woodman of America, Camp 6335, dinner meeting, 5-7 p.m., Wounded Goose Restaurant, 14728 Ohio 554, Bidwell. POMEROY — The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will meet in regular session at 11:30 a.m. at the district office at 113 East Memorial Drive, Suite D. Birthdays POMEROY — Marjorie Reuter will observe her 90th birthday on May 29. Cards may be sent to iher aet 138 Beech Street, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Meigs County Local Briefs Community Dinner MIDDLEPORT — A free community dinner will be served at 5 p.m. Friday at the Middleport Church of Christ Family Life Center. The menu will be hot dogs, slaw, chips, apple sauce, and dessert. Everyone is invited. Senior Citizens Trip POMEROY — The Meigs County Council on Aging is planning a all trip to Niagara Falls and Toronto, but the deadline for signing up to attend is May 27. The trip will be by motor coach and the four-night, five-day trip will be from Sept. 22 to Sept. 26. Included in the price of $485 (per person double occupancy) will be motor coach transportation, eight meals, guided tours of Niagara Falls and Toronto, a journey to the Falls on a Hornblower Niagara Cruise, gaming at Fallsview Casino, a visit to Niagara on the Lake and Queen Victoria Park, and a visit to Casa Loma, Canada’s most magnificent castle. Payment of $75 is required when signing up. PHS Alumni POMEROY — Pomeroy High School alumni will be meeting at the Meigs High School cafeteria on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. to decorate for the banquet that evening. Alumni are encouraged to come out and help. Southern Alumni Gathering RACINE — The Racine/Southern Alumni Association annual dinner will be 6:30 p.m. May 24 at the Southern Elementary gymnasium. Tickets are available at the Racine Home National Bank in Racine and are $15 in advance. Kids fishing derby POMEROY — The Meigs County Fish and Game Association will have its annual kids fishing derby 8 a.m. to noon June 14. Age for participation is 15 years of younger and children must be accompanied by an adult. A rod and reel will be provided for each child who doesn’t have one to bring.. Since local merchants help sponsor the event, there will be free food, drinks and prizes. To reach the site, take Ohio 7 north from Pomeroy, turn left on Texas Road and follow the derby signs. For more information, call Dave Doerfer, 9920026 or 416-9333. Relay for Life POMEROY — There will be a Relay for Life team captain meeting at 5:30 p.m. May 25 at the Meigs County Library, Pomeroy branch. Light refreshments will be served. During the meeting, information will be provided, and support for new and returning teams will be offered. Team captains are encouraged to turn in any completed luminary orders at the meeting. The planning committee will meet immediately following the team captains meeting. Southern Memory Books RACINE — The Southern High School Class of 1964 has compiled a memory book for its 50th class reunion project. Biographies of the 64 students who graduated that year, along with many pictures and mementos, are included. The cost for the spiral-bound and professionally printed book is $20. Those interested in getting a copy are asked to contact Carol Reed, 9492910, or Sharon Cottrill, 992-4275. Special Singing LONG BOTTOM — Faith Full Gospel Church, Ohio 124 in Long Bottom, will host special singing and preaching each Friday. Meigs Cooperative Parish events POMEROY — The Meigs Cooperative Parish hosts a variety of events and service projects available throughout the week at the Mulberry Community Center. Some of those are as follows: Meals at the Mulberry Community Center — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Parish Shop — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday. Comfort Club — 9 a.m.noon Wednesday. Food Pantry — 9-11 a.m. Tuesday-Friday. Shape-Up — 9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Ohio Valley Forecast Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Wednesday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. 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Technology From page 1 “When we talk about stroke, time is key in delivering acute therapy,” he said. “In hospitals like (Gallipolis and Jackson), where you’re really further out from comprehensive stroke centers, the ability to have this kind of expertise at bedside is difficult and challenging. The TeleStroke will allow us to bring the specialized stroke expertise to the bedside at Holzer in a fast and efficient way.” Torbey said there is one robot in Gallipolis and one in Jackson, and he expects one will be placed in Holzer’s new facility that is being built in Meigs County. “I can’t express enough the critical nature of time,” said Dr. T. Wayne Munro, chief executive officer of Holzer Health Systems. “We have to have a decision made very quickly whether we give a clotbusting drug or not (to a patient) because there can be all kinds of problems if you give it when it’s not needed. There are some adverse outcomes that could happen if you give it to the wrong person at the wrong time.”. Gretchen Nutter, executive director of the emergency department, said the robot has already been used in Holzer’s ER facility in Jackson. “We’ve undergone extensive training (with the robot) in both Gallipolis and Jackson, so we are able to recognize these patients and initiate the care,” she said. “We have not yet used the robot in Gallipolis, but we have used it a couple of times in Jackson. It’s gone very well. The staff and physicians were very impressed with the outcomes.” Ohio State serves as the hub of the TeleStroke Collaborative, providing immediate access to board certified vascular neurologists who can provide realtime consultation to physicians at community hospitals using video equipment and stroke protocols. Should a patient need advance-level care, a transfer to OSU is arranged. “I can’t express enough the critical nature of time. We have to have that decision made very quickly,” said Dr. T. Wayne Munro, chief executive officer of Holzer Health Systems, “whether we give the clot-busting drug or not because there can be all kinds of problems if you give it when it’s not needed. There are some adverse outcomes that could happen if you give it to the wrong person at the wrong time.” OSU’s Wexner Medical Center was the first academic medical center in Ohio to go live with TeleStroke and the first health system to extend their network beyond affiliate hospitals. One of the top risk factors for stroke, according to press materials distributed by Holzer, is high blood pressure. Signs of stroke include sudden severe headache with no known cause, sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination, sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes, or sudden confusion or trouble understanding. “We are very much appreciative of having a partnership with OSU to help us make those decisions so our patients can do well. Nobody wants to have a stroke and have a poor outcome,” Munro said. “If we can do something to mitigate the stroke or its negative effects, that’s what we want to do.” May is ‘Better Hearing, Speech Month’ Holzer joins with ASHA to raise awareness GALLIPOLIS — May is recognized as Better Hearing and Speech Month, and Holzer joins with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association to raise awareness about the early signs of communication disorders and how early detection can help. This year’s BHSM theme is “Communication Disorders are Treatable” and the awareness efforts highlight four weekly topics, including newborn hearing screening and follow up, noise-induced hearing loss in children, communication issues related to autism, and language and literacy. Among the new resources from the Identify the Signs campaign: a Twitter party hosted by parenting blogger Michele McGraw (@scrappinmichele) on May 20 from noon to 1 p.m. ASHA experts will be on hand to discuss early detection of speech and hearing disorders in children, and four topical podcasts related to the weekly BHSM themes, which include:Week 1: Newborn Hearing Screening — Dr. Patti Martin, director of audiology and speech pathology, Arkansas Children’s Hospital Week 2: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Children – Dr. Jessica Rossi-Katz, associate professor of speech, language and hearing sciences, Metropolitan State University of Denver. Week 3: Autism Diagnosis and Treatment — Dr. Patricia Prelock, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Vermont. Week 4: Building Language and Literacy Skills During the Summer — Lyndsey Zurawski, speech-language pathologist, Palm Beach County, Fla., school district. ASHA encourages the public to sign the Universal Declaration of Communication Rights to help bring attention to people with communication disorders and the professional care available. For further information about the early warning signs of communication disorders and where to go for help, visit IdentifyTheSigns.org. Holzer offers Audiology and Speech Therapy Services for those individuals affected by hearing and/ or speech disorders. For more information on the services Holzer provides, visit www.holzer.org or call 1-855-4-HOLZER. Marshall approved for psychiatry residency program HUNTINGTON, W.Va.— Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has been awarded initial accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to offer a psychiatry residency training program beginning in 2015, Dr. Joseph I. Shapiro, dean of the School of Medicine, said. The ACGME is the national body responsible for postM.D. training programs in the United States. “The addition of a psychiatry residency training program allows us to continue our mission of educating a physician workforce for central Appalachia,” Shapiro said. “Physicians tend to practice in the geographic area where they complete their residency training which translates to more doctors for our region.” Dr. Paulette S. Wehner, vice dean for graduate medical education, said the fouryear program will train up to four residents a year for a total of 16 resident physicians at capacity. “The development of a psychiatry residency program is certainly advantageous for West Virginia as well as the tri-state,” Wehner said. “The mental health care system is strained by the number of people who need help and a shortage of psychiatrists to meet that need. The situation has reached a crisis point, and under the direction of the new chairman of the department of psychiatry and behavioral medicine, Dr. Suzanne Holroyd, the creation of this new residency will allow Marshall to address this crisis.” Holroyd, who joined Marshall in January from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, says the new program will have outstanding training in psychiatry due to community collaboration as well as recruitment of new department of psychiatry faculty. “We have worked collaboratively with the area’s facilities and providers to build a residency program that will provide state-of-the-art training in psychiatry, which will ultimately translate into improved access and psychiatric care for the entire region,” Holroyd said. “I am grateful to our community partners for their dedication to making this residency program a reality for Marshall.” With the addition of the psychiatry residency, the Joan C. 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Periodical postage paid in Pomeroy, Ohio 60504915 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Daily Sentinel, 111 Court St., Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 �Tuesday, May 20, 2014 The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com Missouri governor firm on plans for execution TROY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Monday that he doesn’t see any reason to halt the execution of an inmate whose attorneys claim he could suffer during the lethal injection because of a rare medical condition. Russell Bucklew, who was convicted of killing a southeast Missouri man during a crime spree in 1996, is scheduled to be the first person put to death in the U.S. since a botched execution in Oklahoma last month. His injection is set for 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. “This guy committed very, very heinous crimes and while it’s a difficult and challenging part of this job, we’ll continue to move forward unless a court says otherwise,” Nixon told The Associated Press in an interview. Bucklew, 46, has a congenital condition known as cavernous hemangioma that causes weak- ened and malformed blood vessels, as well as tumors in his nose and throat. His attorneys, in several court filings and interviews, have said he could experience a great amount of suffering during the execution process, and Bucklew told the AP in a phone interview last week that he is scared of what might happen. None of the six inmates executed since Missouri switched to pentobarbital last year have shown outward signs of pain or suffering. But when Oklahoma inmate Clayton Lockett’s execution went awry on April 29, it prompted renewed concern over lethal injection. Lockett’s vein collapsed and he died of an apparent heart attack 43 minutes after the start of the punishment. Oklahoma put on hold a second execution scheduled for the same night as Lockett’s death, while the state investigates what happened. Many states, including Oklahoma and Missouri, have changed drugs they administer and refuse to disclose the source of the execution drugs. Death penalty opponents say the secrecy makes it impossible to ensure a drug couldn’t cause an inmate to suffer cruel and unusual punishment. Bucklew’s attorneys have filed several appeals asking courts to halt the Missouri inmate’s execution over concerns about how the state gets its execution drug, and citing Bucklew’s medical condition. On Monday, the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Missouri, denied an appeal that cited concerns over what effect the state’s execution drug could have on the inmate. Lindsay Runnels, an attorney for Bucklew, said she will appeal to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. A federal court is also considering a request to allow Bucklew’s lawyers to record the execution on video. In an interview with the AP last Friday, Bucklew said his condition is so bad that he’s on constant pain medication. Attorney Cheryl Pilate has said he also suffers from impaired circulation, which she said increases the risk that the execution drug may not work the way it is supposed to. Missouri has not indicated that it will be slowing down on executions in wake of the botched Oklahoma one. The Missouri Supreme Court on May 9 set a June 18 execution date for another inmate, John Winfield. Gov. Nixon, a Democrat who’s a former four-term attorney general and a staunch supporter of the death penalty, said the Missouri Department of Corrections works “very hard to make sure this challenging responsibility is handled as humanely as possible.” The AP and four other news organizations filed suit Thursday against the Missouri Department of Corrections, claiming the state’s refusal to provide information on the execution drug violates the public’s constitutional right to have access to information about the punishment. Fo r m e r Cape Girardeau County prosecutor Morley Swingle, who called Bucklew “the most evil person I’ve ever prosecuted” during an interview last week, said the man’s crime spree began in March 1996 after his girlfriend left him. Swingle said Bucklew was angry and threatened Stephanie Pruitt, prompting her and her two daughters to move in with Michael Sanders and his two sons in Cape Girardeau. Bucklew stole a car, guns and a knife from his police officer brother in Jefferson City and was able to track down Pruitt at Sanders’ home on March 21, 1996. He shot and killed Sanders in front of Pruitt and the children. He handcuffed Pruitt, beat her with a pistol and drove to a secluded area, where he raped her. Later, after a state trooper spotted the car, Bucklew shot at the trooper but missed. Bucklew was grazed in the head and hospitalized. He later escaped from jail, hid in the home of Pruitt’s mother and beat her with a hammer. She escaped and Bucklew was arrested a short time later. Pruitt later married and was killed by her husband in a murdersuicide in 2009. Oregon ruling marks 13th 1.3 million Ohioans expected gay marriage win in a row to travel for holiday PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge threw out Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban Monday, marking the 13th legal victory for gay marriage advocates since the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned part of a federal ban. State officials earlier refused to defend Oregon’s voter-approved ban, and said they’d be prepared to carry out same-sex marriages almost immediately if the judge struck it down. The National Organization for Marriage sought to argue in favor of the ban. But both U.S. District Judge Michael McShane in Eugene and a federal appeals court rejected its attempts to intervene. Jubilant couples rushed to tie the knot following Monday’s ruling, including some who stood in line at the Portland county building for hours to get a marriage license. “It’s the final step to be truly a family,” said Patty Reagan, who took the day off to wed partner Kelly. “Everyone else takes for granted that they have this right.” McShane joins judges in seven other states who have struck down same-sex marriage bans, though appeals are underway. Lower-court judges have repeatedly cited last year’s Supreme Court ruling when striking down bans. Here’s a closer look at where things stand across the country: HOW MANY STATES ALLOW SAMESEX MARRIAGE? Gay and lesbian couples can legally marry in 17 states and the District of Columbia. The two most recent states to make the unions legal were New Mexico and Hawaii, both of which did so in late 2013. Oregon’s ruling is not expected to be challenged, which would make it the 18th state where gay marriage is legal. IS GAY MARRIAGE GETTING CLOSE TO BECOMING LEGAL IN OTHER STATES? In 11 states, federal or state judges recently have overturned same-sex marriage bans or ordered states to recognize out-of-state marriages. Appeals courts are reviewing those decisions. Ten are in the hands of federal appeals courts, and one is with a state appeals court. WHERE HAVE OTHER PRO-GAY MARRIAGE RULINGS COME DOWN? They’ve been all over the country. Federal or state judges in Idaho, Oklahoma, Virginia, Michigan, Texas, Utah and Arkansas recently have found state same-sex marriage bans to be unconstitutional. Judges also have ordered Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Indiana to recognize same-sex marriages from other states. The New Mexico Supreme Court declared the state ban unconstitutional in a ruling that is not being challenged. IS OREGON’S ATTORNEY GENERAL THE ONLY ONE NOT DEFENDING A STATE BAN? No. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is one of seven top state prosecutors who have refused to defend same-sex marriage bans in court. Attorney generals in Virginia, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, Nevada and Kentucky, all Democrats, have made the same decision. Virginia and Kentucky still appealed rulings. A county clerk who was sued in Virginia is fighting that ban, and Kentucky hired outside attorneys. SINCE OREGON IS KNOWN AS A PROGRESSIVE STATE, WHY DIDN’T THIS HAPPEN SOONER? Liberal voters in Portland, Eugene and a few other college towns are balanced by more conservative voters in the rest of the state. When county officials in Portland began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2003, voters responded the next year by adding language to the state constitution defining marriage as a union only between a man and woman. WHAT DO OPPONENTS SAY? Opposition remains stiff in many places, with critics pointing out that most states still prohibit gay marriage. The Oregon Family Council released a strongly worded statement Monday saying the state colluded with gay-rights groups to sidestep the will of voters, and a judge allowed it. “While tonight’s newscast will feature tearful couples at staged PR activities in courthouses across the state, the real tears should be for the next generation as we witness our constitutional republic sink into a banana republic,” spokeswoman Teresa Harke said. DO OTHER STATES HAVE PENDING LAWSUITS? Yes. Of the states where same-sex marriage remains banned, lawsuits challenging those laws have been filed in all but three — Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — About 1.34 million Ohioans are expected travel at least 50 miles from home over the long Memorial Day weekend, the most since before the onset of the recession, according to the AAA Ohio Auto Club. The travel volume — which would be about 0.6 percent higher than the Memorial Day weekend a year ago in the state — is due to an improved economy and more people wanting to get out of town after the long, cold winter, AAA said. For travel purposes, the holiday weekend is considered to be Thursday through Monday. About 90 percent of Ohioans traveling, or about 1.2 million, are expected to drive to their destinations. Gas prices aren’t expected to be a factor because they’re in line with last year. About 73,000 Ohioans are expected to travel by air during the weekend. Another 62,000 or so are ex- pected to travel by other means, including cruises, trains and buses. “As the economy continues to improve at a slow and steady pace, consumer spending, disposable income, consumer confidence and the employment outlook are trending up, which is welcome news for the travel industry,” AAA chief operating officer said Marshall L. Doney said in a statement. AAA expects 36.1 Americans to travel during the holiday period, an increase of 1.5 percent from 2013. That would be the most since 2005 when 44 million people traveled over the Memorial Day weekend. Memorial Day typically kicks off the summer travel season. AAA said popular travel destinations for Ohioans include Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head in South Carolina; Orlando, Florida; and Nashville, Tennessee. Holzer is proud to announce that Scott Mitchell, MD, CMD, Board Certified Palliative Care Physician, has joined our team of highly skilled professionals. Executive pleads guilty in Ohio campaign probe CLEVELAND (AP) — An executive accused of funneling illegal campaign contributions to two Republican candidates in 2011 pleaded guilty to federal campaign charges on Monday. Michael Giorgio, the chief financial officer for Suarez Corporation Industries in North Canton, pleaded guilty to charges that involve conspiracy to commit campaign fraud, making contributions in someone else’s name, making contributions on behalf of a corporation, witness tampering and making a false statement. As part of a plea agreement, Giorgio, who lives in the Akron suburb of Cuyahoga Falls, agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. His attorney, Ralph Cascarilla, declined to comment. Giorgio and company founder Ben Suarez were accused of funneling about $100,000 each to the 2012 re-election campaign of U.S. Rep. James Renacci and to the unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign of Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel. Both campaigns returned the contributions after learning of allegations that Giorgio and Suarez had bundled contributions in the names of employees and their spouses. According to the plea agreement, Suarez told Giorgio in April 2011 “to recruit managers and executives” of the company to make $5,000 contributions in their names and those of their spouses to a U.S. House candidate, later identified as Renacci. Giorgio understood that corporations were not permitted to make campaign contributions and that he could not use other people’s names, the plea agreement said. Giorgio told the employees the amounts they contributed would be repaid in their next paychecks, it said. The same thing occurred several months later, the plea agreement said, but this time the contributions were for a U.S. Senate candidate, later identified as Mandel. According to the plea agreement, when Giorgio expressed concerns about the practice, Suarez replied: “The lawyers don’t know.” Suarez’s Washingtonbased attorney could not be reached for comment by telephone on Monday. Renacci spokeswoman Megan Taylor said in a statement that the congressman was “never a target” of the investigation. “This is strictly a matter between the named individuals and the Justice Department,” the statement said. Messages and emails seeking comment were left with Mandel’s office. Dr. Mitchell will be providing palliative care for our communities, working closely with our Hospice and Cancer programs throughout the Holzer system. Palliative care focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients. Unlike hospice, palliative medicine is appropriate for patients in all disease stages, including those undergoing treatment for curable illnesses and those living with chronic diseases, as well as patients nearing the end of life. Dr. Mitchell received his medical education at Marshall University School of Medicine and the Marshall University Family Medicine Residency program. Prior to joining Holzer, Dr. Mitchell served as a Medical Director for four skilled nursing facilities and provided inpatient physician services in addition to being the Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University. Dr. Mitchell is Board Certified in Family Medicine, Board Certified in Hospice and Palliative Care, and a Certified Medical Director by the American Medical Director Association. 60502858 �Opinion The Daily Sentinel Page 4 Tuesday, May 20, 2014 Shinseki should step aside as secretary of veterans affairs By Dana Milbank Eric Shinseki served his country honorably as a twice-wounded officer in Vietnam, as Army chief of staff, and finally as President Obama’s secretary of veterans affairs. But his maddeningly passive response to the scandal roiling his agency suggests that the best way Shinseki can serve now is to step aside. Reports have documented the deaths of about 40 veterans in Phoenix waiting for VA appointments — the latest evidence of widespread use of bookkeeping tricks at the agency to make it appear that veterans are not waiting as long for care as they really are. The abuses have been documented over several years by whistle-blowers and leaked memoranda, and confirmed by a host of government investigators. That’s bad enough. Worse was Shinseki’s response when he finally appeared before a congressional committee Thursday to answer questions about the scandal. He refused to acknowledge any systemic problem, and declined to commit to do much of anything, insisting on waiting for the results of yet another investigation. “If any allegations are true,” Shinseki told the Senate veterans affairs committee, “they’re completely unacceptable to me.” “If any are substantiated by the inspector general,” he said, “we will act.” If? Is there not already evidence of VA appointment schedulers cooking the books? “I’m not aware other than a number of isolated cases where there is evidence of that,” Shinseki told the senators. How about the September 2013 letter to President Obama from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel describing abuses that had been documented by the Office of Medical Inspector? “I can’t say that I remember it.” And is he not aware of the April 2010 memo by the deputy undersecretary for health at the VA describing “gaming strategies” being used at VA facilities for medical appointments? “I was not. I am not.” Would he change his management team, given the evidence of systemic failures over years? “I don’t want to get ahead of myself.” Is he concerned about a VA culture of circumventing rules? “I’m sure someplace in a large organization, you’re always going to have something like that.” Shinseki’s denial and sluggish response to an obvious problem (his department tarried eight days before complying with a House committee’s request to preserve documents for review) is reminiscent of the whitewash of the neglect of wounded troops at Walter Reed. This isn’t some phony, Republican-hyped allegation aimed at embarrassing the White House and inflicting political damage; this looks to be a serious and longstanding problem, where official wrongdoing has led to needless deaths. The Government Accountability Office and others have been warning for a few years of problems with the waiting lists at VA facilities across the country. After years of VA failure to respond, a CNN report last month that at least 40 died in Phoenix waiting for treatment prompted the American Legion and some lawmakers to call for Shinseki’s resignation. Shinseki has declined to ask the Justice Department to investigate, even though he acknowledges the alleged activity would be illegal. The most significant action so far: The White House dispatched a deputy chief of staff, Rob Nabors, to help Shinseki respond to the allegations. (Shinseki told the Senate panel he served with Nabors’ father and knows his parents well.) Another indication of the attitude of Shinseki’s team: Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, the panel’s top Republican, disclosed at the hearing that a top Shinseki lieutenant, in a recent conference with other VA officials, declared that that the medical director of the Phoenix office had “done nothing wrong” and that the decision to put her on leave was “political.” “I was not aware of the phone call,” Shinseki replied. Shinseki assured the Senate panel that he was “mad as hell” about the allegations. But Democratic and Republican senators alike observed that his anger was not matched by action. “It’s not ‘we think this is happening,’ it’s ‘we know this is happening,’” Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., said, asking Shinseki to interpret part of the 2010 VA memo outlining the “gaming” practices. “I’m going to take your direction here,” Shinseki demurred. Sen. R i c h a rd Blumenthal, D-Conn., reminded Shinseki that “we have more than allegations at this point. We have evidence, solid evidence, of wrongdoing within the VA system and it is more than an isolated instance of wrongdoing, it’s a pattern and practice.” Blumenthal asked Shinseki if he would call in the FBI. Shinseki said he would “make that available” to the inspector general — “if that’s his request.” There’s that “if” again, and here’s another: If Obama wants to resolve this VA debacle, he’ll need a less passive secretary. Not too old to play with Legos By Esther Cepeda Childhood is wasted on the young. We all know this, but too few of us have taken the time to go back to the longings we felt deprived of in our youth. Not me. I’m actually on a roll — a decadelong one. Back in 2004, I was frustrated that my two sons, even at their tender ages of 4 and 7, had already rejected all the experiences that I so desperately desired as a kid — gymnastics and dance classes, piano lessons, Scouting and sports. To this day their apathy confounds me, but I stopped lamenting it and instead figured I’d better just provide enrichment activities for myself before I got too old. At the age of 31, I found myself in a beginning ballet class, surrounded by 11-year-olds, learning how to leap, twirl and hold my head correctly. I danced until about a year and half later. While preparing for a recital in which I was to show off my hard-earned pointe skills, I shattered my wrist in another youthful endeavor: rollerblading. The whole thing was laughable. I had broken my tailbone rollerblading when I was in college. Surely, the odds of taking another traumatic spill were low. Not so. Over the following years I turned to safer interests spanning the many impulses I had as a child, but was never able to pursue because my parents were too cash-strapped from paying for my Catholic school education. I learned to sew, knit and crochet, joined a scrapbooking club, became obsessed with the silent films of Lon Chaney, got braces. I took lessons in piano, guitar and voice, performing in recitals alongside youngsters who were already better musicians than I’d ever be. There were the martial arts years during which my husband, two sons and I studied for our black belts in various Korean disciplines — mine was in swordcraft — and in the last few years we’ve pivoted to training in firearms sports. In the past few months, though, I’ve leaned heavily into the toys and games I yearned for as a kid. I got a Lite-Brite for Christmas from my sons and started rapidly putting together jigsaw puzzles. During our younger son’s annual pilgrimage to our region’s Lego store, I fell in love with the Maersk Triple-E, a 25-inch long, 1,516-brick replica of a real container ship. I felt so silly buying it for myself that I dismissed the idea of splurging on such an extravagant toy. But I woke up in the middle of the night pining for that Lego set. I ordered it online and then stalked the mail truck for a week. When I finally received it, I was disappointed only by how fast I was able to put the thing together. It came out to about 50 bucks per hour of joy, but who can put a price tag on the fulfillment of a lifetime of wishing I’d had a Lego set as a kid? My latest obsession is cardistry. I fell under the spell of Ann Patchett’s beautiful novel “The Magician’s Assistant,” captivated by her description of various playing card flourishes, passes, cuts and shuffles. I dug in. Now I have surrounded myself with card decks of different makes, models, brands, sizes and finishes (Cambric, Linoid, and Air-Cushion for varying flexibility, stiffness or springiness). My copy of Roberto Giobbi’s “Card College, Vol. 1” (translated from the original German and featuring an introduction by the legendary Juan Tamariz, an international authority on the art of misdirection) just arrived. I figure that if I diligently put in a few minutes every day, I’ll be able to impress my nieces and nephews after dinner next Christmas. There are whole crowds of adults out there skateboarding, taking up gymnastics and learning musical instruments for the first time. We’re lucky we weren’t burned out by Stage Mom or Sport Dad parents who drove us to artistic or athletic perfection expecting what a recent Wall Street Journal article referred to as parental return on investment for pricey extracurricular activities. Now is the perfect time to resurrect a hankering. Buy that unicycle, accordion or Play-Doh Fun Factory and get the most out of it all summer long. I wouldn’t bet my political future on the dubious prospect that she’ll meekly go away if the Benghazi chant is raised to a din. Given that Clinton’s actual record at State is unpromising for Republicans to attack, there is now an effort to foul the atmospherics of her tenure. Most far-fetched is the suggestion that Boko Haram might not have kidnapped those nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls if Clinton had pushed — against the advice of diplomats, experts and the Nigerian government — to designate the group as a terrorist organization. There is no basis for this unlikely notion. Boko Haram has been on the terrorist list since November and it didn’t stop them. If she runs, this won’t be Clinton’s first rodeo. It won’t be the first time that bitter opponents spun a false history out of whole cloth and tried to pin it on her. The paranoid fantasy over Vince Foster’s suicide comes to mind. The reason for all this panic is obvious: Republicans fear that if Clinton runs, she’ll win. Polls consistently show her beating all hypothetical GOP opponents, both nationally and in key swing states. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was competitive, for a time, but the George Washington Bridge scandal has sent his numbers south. Jeb Bush, if he decided to run — and managed to win the nomination — might have the kind of crossover appeal that would give Clinton trouble. But at present, none of the other frequently cited contenders seems much of a threat. Nothing is guaranteed, of course. You will recall that Clinton was supposed to steamroll her way to the 2008 Democratic nomination, only to have the junior senator from Illinois get in the way. In 2016 she might well face a challenge from the party’s activist left. If Clinton should get the nomination, her Republican opponent — no matter who it is — would be no pushover. But the possibility of electing the first woman as president would likely stoke the enthusiasm of Democratic voters to the point where the party’s structural advantages — overwhelming support among minorities and women — came into play. Clinton might win big. Hence all the premature mudslinging, which reeks of desperation. Republicans hear the sound in the distance. They feel it in their bones. Stomp. Stomp. Stomp. Hillary Clinton gets the GOP treatment By Eugene Robinson Republican panic at the prospect of facing Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race has suddenly reached Godzilla-nearing-Tokyo proportions. The election is more than two years away, and Clinton hasn’t even decided whether to run. But none of this seems to matter to the GOP strategists and spinmeisters who are launching the whole arsenal at her — smears, innuendo, false charges. Already, they’ve moved beyond distorting her record to simply making stuff up. As these damp squibs clatter harmlessly to the ground, it’s useful to remember that Clinton has seen it all before. And I mean all. Anyone who thinks she’ll be rattled or intimidated hasn’t been paying attention the past few decades. If anything, Republicans are succeeding in raising Clinton’s profile and perhaps making her a more sympathetic figure. This was certainly the impact of Karl Rove’s smarmy and unfounded recent speculation about her health. In December 2012, Clinton, ill with a virus, fell in her home and suffered a concussion, spent three days in the hospital, wore corrective glasses briefly for double vision — meanwhile going back to work as secretary of state — and made what to all appearances was a full recovery. Rove grossly inflated the episode to “30 days in the hospital” and “traumatic brain injury.” Appearing later on Fox News, he insisted that Clinton’s health “is going to be an issue.” The Clinton camp responded that “there are no words for this level of lying” and gave assurances that Clinton is in perfect health. But Rove’s intent was clear: fabricate an “issue,” toss it out and see if it sticks. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., an all-but-announced candidate for the GOP nomination, was even less subtle, claiming that Clinton’s term at the State Department was characterized by “massive failures.” He mentioned her inability to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to behave like a model citizen — something that no secretary of state, as I recall, has managed to do. Oh, and he mentioned Benghazi. Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi … Get used to that name because you’ll hear it a zillion times if Clinton runs. 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The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Newspapers 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Michael Johnson Content Manager �Tuesday, May 20, 2014 Death row inmates complain about birds COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Inmates on Ohio’s death row complain that birds and bird droppings are getting into their cells through open windows, according to a report released Monday by an inspection committee reviewing conditions at the prison where condemned killers are housed. The state says it’s addressing the problem, which apparently dates back at least two years, according to a complaint from one inmate in the report by the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee, a bi-partisan legislative panel that conducts unannounced reviews of the state’s prisons. “Put the screens on the outside of the windows as you promised for 2 years to keep out the birds,” the inmate said, adding that the birds’ droppings attract “vermin.” “Unsanitary,” another inmate called the bird situation on death row, located at Chillicothe Correctional Institution south of Columbus. “It’s filthy upstairs, dead rats, birds and bird poop is getting everyone sick.” The Department of Rehabilitation and Correction had ordered mesh screens before the committee’s inspection in March and hopes to have them installed on windows and in the visitors’ area by July, said spokeswoman JoEllen Smith. “The goal is to have each window installed with the mesh screen, allowing the fresh airflow to continue but prevent access from birds entering through the windows,” Smith said in an email. While another inmate from the non-death row part of the prison complained of pigeon feces being “everywhere you walk and all over windows,” many inmates said that they liked the fact that windows are open. “Able to have open window for fresh air, this is nice,” one death row inmate said. The committee received 94 responses from the approximately 138 inmates on death row and gave the prison generally high marks, including on death row. The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com Obituaries Melanie O’Neil POMEROY — Melanie O’Neil, 58 of Pomeroy, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born Jan. 7, 1956, to the late William and Sarah Goodwin) Walters, in Gallipolis. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her brother and sisters, Sally Jo Walters, Penni Clark and Doxie Walters; special friend Albert Curtis; stepson Travis (Brisa) Curtis; and Carla Smith and John Stumbo and family. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Tommy Walters. Funeral services will be noon Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery in Middleport. Visitation for family and friends will be held one hour prior to the service. an online registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. John Lee tTaylor Sr. MIDDLEPORT — John Lee Taylor Sr., of Middleport, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Taylor was born May 11, 1948, in Pomeroy, to the late John and Hazel Taylor. He retired as an electric motor repairman at Big River Electric in Gallipolis. He was preceded in death by brother Clyde (Opal) Taylor; sisters Norma Jean, Clyda Mae Taylor-Eastman and Clara Faye Sanborn; and a stepson, Ivan “Butch” Powell. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Donna Jean Taylor; twin children Clayton A. Taylor, of Pomeroy, and Katherine Jean Taylor, of Middleport; son John Lee Taylor Jr, of Wellston; granddaughter Abigail “Cottontail” Renee Barber; brothers Frank (Debbie) Taylor, of Albany, Ohio, Herman Taylor, of Pomeroy, and Mike Taylor, of Columbus; sister Marcella (Richard) Worner, of Barboursville, W.Va.; brothers-in-laws Donald Eastman and Jim Sanborn; and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Middleport. Burial will follow in Meigs Memory Gardens. Visitation was 6-8 p.m. Monday, May 19, 2014, at the funeral home. An online registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. Death Notices Bourn A memorial service for family and friends will be held at a later date. Cremation services were provided by Anderson Funeral Home. O’Brien Center in Huntington, W.Va. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory in Proctorville, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete. Sprouse 22, 2014, at Adamsville Cemetery in Mason, W.Va., with Pastor John Rozewicz officiating. Friends may call Wednesday, May 21, 2014, from 5-8 p.m. at Willis Funeral Home. NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — Joyce Ann Bourn, 80, of New Haven, died May 11, 2014 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. SOUTH POINT, Ohio — Carol Jean O’Brien, 75, of South Point, died Monday, May 19, 2014, at St. Mary’s Medical THURMAN, Ohio — Alice V. Sprouse, 94, of Thurman, died Monday, May 19, 2014, at Holzer Senior Care in Gallipolis. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, May in Coolville, Ohio, with the Rev. Wilbert Lowe officiating. Burial will be in the Stewart Cemetery in Stewart. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. You can sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfh.com Clagg OAK HILL, Ohio — Clarence R. Clagg, 70, died Sunday, May 18, 2014. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, May 22, 2014, with the Rev. Bryon Carmon officiating at the Lewis & Gillum Funeral Home of Oak Hill. Burial will follow at Horeb Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Jeffrey E. George Comfort House, 2801 S. Staunton Road, Huntington, WV 25702. Online condolences may be sent to lewisgillumfuneralhomes.com. 10 (WBNS) Wilson NORFOLK, Va. — Ruth Knipmeyer Wilson, 90, formerly of Gallipolis, died Sunday, May 11, 2014, at home in the care of her husband and children. A graveside memo- rial service will be 1 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Nimmo United Methodist Church in Virginia Beach, Va. Following will be a reception. 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A Bridge to Russia Billy Joel connects with happy couple with a newborn realize their "Nancy tion family is being stalked by a demon. TV14 the Russian people. Wood" "Kickoff" 10 PM 10:30 Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (N) ++ War of the Worlds (‘05, Act) Dakota Fanning, Tom Cruise. TV14 Penny Dreadful "Séance" �The Daily Sentinel Sports TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2014 mdssports@civitasmedia.com River Valley takes fourth at Ohio Valley Conference meet Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — The River Valley boys and girls track and field teams both finished fourth in their respective sides on Saturday at the Ohio Valley Conference track and field meet, in Lawrence County. The girls competition was won by the host Lady Panthers with 110 points, followed by South Point (106.5) and Fairland (104). The Lady Raiders were fourth (83.5), Coal Grove came in fifth (62) and Rock Hill rounded out the six team field with 57 points. Rachael Smith led the Lady Raiders with a second place finish in both the 200m dash (27.42) and the 400m dash (1:04.51) and a third place mark in the 100m dash (13.37). Brianna McGuire Paul Adkins photo/Logan Banner was second in the discus throw (91Point Pleasant catcher Rebekah Darst, left, hugs starting 02) and third in the shotput (28-08.5), pitcher Karissa Cochran after the final out was recorded against Logan during Saturday’s Region 4 semifinal softball contest in Logan, W.Va. while Kayla Browning was fourth in both the 100m hurdles (17.6) and the 300m hurdles (56.9). Maggie Campbell placed fourth in the discus (84-04) for River Valley. The Sliver and Black 4x800m relay team of Rachel Haddad, Leanne Hively, Maggie Campbell and Erin Jackson (11:39.29) and 4x100m relay team of Rachael Smith, Courtney Smith, Haddad and Ramsey Warren (54.13) both took second, the 4x200m relay team of Abby Campbell, Karly Williamson, Courtney Smith and Jackson (2:01.39) was third and the 4x400m relay team of Abby Campbell, Maggie Campbell, Haddad and Jackson (4:49.15) was fourth. The boys team competition was won by Coal Grove with 169 points, followed by South Point (119) and Fairland (102). River Valley took fourth with 63 points, Rock Hill was fifth with 34 and Chesapeake rounded out the field with 30 points. Andrew Moffett led RVHS with a second place finish in the 200m dash (23.45) and a third place mark in the 100m dash (11.39). Jacob Kemper was third in the 3200m run (10:49.89), while Mark Wray was fourth in the 400m dash (55.56). The Raiders 4x400m relay team of Wray, Austin Hamilton, John Qualls and Moffett took first place (3:41.52), while the 4x200m relay team of Dustin Bickers, Qualls, Wray and Moffett (1:39.02) and the 4x100m relay team of Josh Campbell, George Williams, Bickers and Wray (48.09) both finished third. The River Valley 4x800m relay team of Hamilton, Chance Gillman, Ethan Hersman and Kyle Randolph (9:28.66) finished fourth for the Silver and Black. Complete results of the Ohio Valley Conference championships can be found on the web at www.baumspage.com Lady Knights knock off Logan, 2-0 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com LOGAN, W.Va. — The third time was indeed the charm. After being swept in the regular season, the Point Pleasant softball team exacted a little postseason revenge Saturday afternoon following a 2-0 victory over host Logan in a Class AAA Region 4 semifinal matchup at LHS in Logan County. The Lady Knights (258) — who dropped 1-0 and 5-4 decisions to Logan earlier this season — finally had enough answers for the Lady Wildcats (275) over seven innings of play, which allowed PPHS to reach its first regional championship game since the 2009 campaign. Point Pleasant will host Lincoln County on Thursday in the Class AAA regional final at 6 p.m. Lincoln County (268) defeated Cabell Midland by a 6-1 count Saturday in the other Region 4 semifinal. The Lady Knights outhit Logan by a sizable 7-3 overall margin and both teams stranded four runners on base. LCHS also committed the only error of the contest. And yet, for all the numbers that favored PPHS, the game was scoreless after five innings of play. But in the top of the sixth, Point Pleasant broke through with a pair of scores that ultimately sealed Logan’s fate while also securing another game for the guests. Cami Hesson led the sixth off by reaching on an error, then Makinley Higginbotham followed with a double that plated Hesson — giving the Lady Knights a 1-0 cushion. Karissa Cochran followed with a single that plated Higginbotham, giving PPHS a two-run cushion the rest of the way. The Lady Wildcats started their half of the sixth with a bunt single, but the next three batters went down in order to thwart the rally bid. LHS also went down 1-2-3 in the seventh, allowing Point Pleasant to wrap up the two-run triumph. Logan’s best scoring chance came in the third when the hosts left runners stranded at first and third with two outs. Logan also had a runner reach second base with two outs in the fifth. The Lady Knights left runners stranded at second base in the second, third and fifth frames and also had a runner thrown out at the plate on a wouldbe sacrifice fly in the first. Cochran was the winning pitcher of record after allowing three hits and one walk over seven innings while striking out 11. Aaron Ward suffered the loss after surrendering two runs (one earned), seven hits and one walk over five-plus innings while fanning two. Higginbotham and Cochran paced the Lady Knights with two hits and an RBI apiece, while Payton Fetty, Rebekah Darst and Karson Bonecutter added a hit apiece to the winning cause. Hesson and Higginbotham also scored a run each in the victory. Summer Collins had two of Logan’s three hits, while Shelby Hale added the other safety. OVP Sports Schedule Tuesday, May 20 Softball Eastern vs. Portsmouth Clay at Minford, 4:30 p.m. River Valley vs. Wheelersburg at Unioto, 4:30 p.m. Meigs vs. Zane Trace at Unioto, 6 p.m. Southern at Wellston, 5 p.m. Track and Field Division II districts at Nelsonville-York, 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 21 Baseball Trimble at Wahama, 5 p.m. Track and Field Division III districts at Southeastern, 4 p.m. Thursday, May 22 Softball Lincoln County at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. Friday, May 23 Track and Field WVSSAC meet at Laidley Field, 2 p.m. Saturday, May 24 Track and Field WVSSAC meet at Laidley Field, 9 a.m. Division II districts at Nelsonville-York, 11 a.m. Division III districts at Southeastern, 11 a.m. Bryan Walters/photo Pictured above are members of the 2014 Point Pleasant Big Blacks varsity baseball team. Standing in front, from left, are Brycen Reymond, Kaleb Beckner, Dakota Sockwell, Gage Buskirk, Matt Richardson, Abe Stearns, Austen Toler and Evan Potter. Standing in back are PPHS coach Andrew Blain, Levi Russell, Alex Somerville, Trevor Porter, Nick Templeton, Jeremy Tate, Bruce McDermitt, assistant coach D.J. Casto and assistant coach James Casto. Point Pleasant tops Generals, headed to regionals Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Getting even never felt so good. The Point Pleasant baseball team is headed to regionals for the sixth time in seven years following Saturday afternoon’s 11-3 victory over Winfield in the decisive game of the Class AAA Region 4, Section 1 championship being played at PPHS in Mason County. The Big Blacks — who served as the visiting team on the scoreboard — trailed 3-0 after one inning of play, but the guests rallied with 11 unanswered runs to secure the program’s first Class AAA sectional title since the 2004 campaign. PPHS — which went to state in Class AA from 2008 through 2012 — was eliminated in sectional play just one year ago. The win also allowed PPHS (17-10) to even its record against the Generals to 2-2 overall this season. Point lost the regular season contest by a 14-1 margin, but opened postseason play with an 8-6 win before dropping Game 2 by a 12-2 count Thursday. The Big Blacks’ opponent in the regional semifinals has yet to be determined as Nitro, St. Albans and Logan are still battling for the Region 4, Section 3 championship. Point Pleasant outhit the Generals (10-21) by a sizable 13-3 overall margin and committed five errors in the contest, compared to three miscues by the hosts. Both teams also stranded seven runners apiece on the bags. Trailing 3-0 after three complete, PPHS plated two runs in the fourth and tacked on six scores in the sixth for a commanding 8-3 cushion. Point Pleasant also added three insurance runs in the seventh to wrap up the eight-run triumph. Evan Potter was the winning pitcher of record after allowing three runs (zero earned), three hits and zero walks over seven innings while striking out 13. John Bellomy suffered the setback after surrendering five runs (three earned), three hits and four walks over 1.1 frames of relief while fanning one. Alex Somerville, Matt Richardson and Trevor Porter paced PPHS with three hits apiece, followed by Cody Sockwell, Levi Russell, Austen Toler and Jeremy Tate with a safety each. Porter drove in a team-best four RBIs and Richardson knocked in three runs, while Sockwell and Tate also supplied an RBI apiece. Tate scored a team-high three runs and the trio of Somerville, Toler and Porter each scored two times. Richardson and Kaleb Beckner also scored a run apiece for the victors. Brandon Wright, Jordan Clark and Bryan Bosley had a hit apiece for WHS. Bellomy, Clark and Anthony Imperial each scored a run and Bosley had the Generals’ lone RBI in the contest. Lady Raiders fend off Federal Hocking, 20-15 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com STEWART, Ohio — Sometimes all you need is one big inning. The River Valley softball team scored 13 runs in the third inning of Friday night’s sectional final in Athens County, propelling the Lady Raiders to a 20-15 victory and a spot in the district tournament for the first time since 2006. The Lady Lancers (6-11) marked a pair of runs in the opening inning to grab the lead but River Valley (8-15) answered with a pair of runs in the top of the second. Federal Hocking regained the lead with a run in the bottom of the second but a 13-run third inning, highlighted by a two-run double by Cori Williams, gave RVHS the 15-3 lead. Five runs in each the bottom of the third and the bottom of the fourth helped FHHS cut the deficit to 16-13. River Valley scored twice in the top of the fifth and twice more in the top of the seventh to go ahead 20-13. The Lady Lancers scored twice in the bottom of the seventh but RVHS put the game away and took the 20-15 victory. Ashley Gilmore earned the win in the circle for RVHS, striking out six, walking 11 and hitting three batters. Ashton Cale suffered the loss, while striking out four, walking five and hitting three batters. Amanda Eddy and Cori Williams led the Lady Raiders with three hits apiece, followed by Katie Mares with two. Ashley Gilmore, Mariah Hurt, Libby Leach and Erin Morgan each had one hit in the win. Mares had a team-high three runs batted in, Williams added two, while Eddy, Gilmore, Mariah Hurt and Chelsea Copley each had one RBI. Mares scored four runs, Eddy and Copley both crossed the plate three times, Williams, Gilmore, Leach adn Alexis Hurt all scored twice, while Mariah Hurt and Morgan each scored once. Copley had a game-best three stolen bases. Tabler and Hickman led FHHS with three hits apiece, while Hatfield and Cale each had two hits. Wells, Cobb and Glass each had a hit in the win. Tabler scored three times, while Cale and Hatfield each had three runs batted in. River Valley will meetup with top-seeded Wheelersburg on Tuesday at Unioto High School. �Tuesday, May 20, 2014 The Daily Sentinel • Page 7 www.mydailysentinel.com Bradshaw resigns as Rio Grande softball coach Randy Payton URG Sports Information RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Kristen Bradshaw, who guided the University of Rio Grande softball program to its third straight winning season and just its second 30-win campaign in the last decade, has announced her resignation as the head coach of the RedStorm. Bradshaw, who informed Rio Grande athletic officials of her decision late Wednesday afternoon, has accepted an offer to become a teacher and the head softball coach at Portsmouth High School. Bradshaw will also remain the varsity girls’ basketball coach at PHS, a position she also filled last winter. “I want to thank athletic director, Jeff Lanham, and all of the administration at Rio Grande for giving me the opportunity to lead the RedStorm softball program for the past three seasons,” Bradshaw said. “I’ve enjoyed my time here with my Rio - a family that I will never forget.” Bradshaw, a native of Portsmouth and a 2006 graduate of Northwest High School in McDermott, came to Rio Grande in July 2011 from Wright State University - where she enjoyed a stellar collegiate career following the resignation of previous head coach Dawnjene DeLong. During Bradshaw’s three-year tenure at Rio, the RedStorm posted a 76-59 overall record. This year’s squad, which had just two upperclassmen on its 16-player roster, finished 30-20 overall and 21-15 in the MidSouth Conference, tying Cumberland (Tenn.) University for fourth place in the final league standings. Bradshaw’s team was one of just two to defeat MSC regular season champion Lindsey Wilson College twice this season. Earlier this week, the Blue Raiders became one of 10 teams to advance to the NAIA World Series. “We’re sad to see coach Bradshaw depart. Rio was very fortunate to have her leadership in our softball program,” said Lanham. “She’s moving on to new challenges and we’d like Submitted Photo University of Rio Grande head softball coach Kristen Bradshaw (red shirt), pictured talking with her players during a break in the action at a game earlier this spring, has resigned her position after three seasons to accept a teaching/coaching position at Portsmouth High School. She posted a 76-59 record during her tenure with the RedStorm. to wish her luck with her new adventure. “Rio was her first head coaching experience and she’s grown into a very worthy coach who is respected by her student- Marauders fall to Jackson, 11-0 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.coom JACKSON, Ohio — The Marauders found themselves on the wrong end of a pitching gem. The Meigs baseball team had just three hits Saturday afternoon as the Jackson Ironmen took an 11-0 sectional final victory in the Apple City. The Ironmen (18-4) scored a pair of runs in the opening inning and opened the game up with a nine-run third inning, highlighted by a tworun Hunter Sexton homerun. The Marauders (14-7) threatened in the fourth inning when Ty Phelps reached on an error and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Jackson escaped unscathed and held on for the 11-0 mercy rule victory. Jackson’s Austin Leach earned the win and threw five innings, allowing three hits and two walks, while striking out six. Ty Phelps struck out three and suffered the loss, allowing eight earned runs on two hits and nine walks in 2.1 innings. Cameron Mattox threw 1.2 innings in relief and allowed three earned runs on four hits, while striking out one. Phelps, Luke Musser and Michael Davis each singled for the Maroon and Gold, while Cody Bartrum and Damon Jones each drew a walk. Meigs had defeated the Ironmen on April 12 in Jackson by an 8-6 count. The Marauders had won three consecutive sectionals prior to Saturday’s loss. This marks the final game for MHS seniors Bradley Helton, Taylor Rowe, Damon Jones, Trenton Cook, Christian Romine and Derik Hill. Jackson has now won back-to-back sectional titles. athletes, as well as opposing coaches,” Lanham continued. “Kristen will have success in the future because of her attitude and hard work. She has the ability to have a posi- great foundation for the future of Rio softball,” he said. “We have begun the pursuit for her replacement and hope to complete the search very soon.” Point sending 11 athletes to state meet Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — A total of 11 athletes from Mason County qualified for the 2014 Class AAA state meet at Laidley Field after Friday’s Region 4 track and field championships held at Ohio Valley Bank Track and Field in Mason County. Point Pleasant had seven girls and four boys qualify in a total of 12 different events, with both the boys and girls teams being represented in six events apiece. PPHS also had six at-large qualifiers advance to the state meet. The Lady Knights finished sixth out of nine scoring teams with 32 points. Hurricane won the girls regional title with 157 points, finishing five points ahead of runner-up Winfield (152). Aislyn Hayman led the Point girls by qualifying in two events and earning the program’s only regional title. The freshman won the discus event with a throw of 116 feet, 10 inches and also placed third in the shot put with a heave of 36 feet, 9 inches. Brooklyn Blankenship advanced with a fourth place effort of 94 feet, 10 inches in the discus, while Cassie Jordan placed fifth overall in the 100m hurdles with a time of 16.63 seconds. Morgan Roush also earned an at-large bid in the shot put with a throw of 33 feet, 6 inches. Jordan, Carlee Dabney, Kennedy Young and Siera Toles are also headed to state after placing fifth in the 4x102.5m shuttle hurdles relay with a time of 1:09.72. The Big Blacks finished sixth out of eight scoring teams with Busch looks to reinvent himself with ‘The Double’ INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kurt Busch commanded his driver to step on the gas before the UPS truck sped away. Inside, he was hoping for a package from Italy holding the $2,495 firesuit he’ll need for his latest — and wildest — racing endeavor. He tailed the truck, zipping around left- and right-hand corners like a road course race. They cornered it, but the package wasn’t there. Busch pursed his lips in frustration. On his days away from the track, Busch still can’t escape a spirited race. But it’s his urge to race, to win, that makes Busch believe — sometimes to his detriment — that he can take on any endeavor in auto racing. Even The Double. On Memorial Day weekend, one of NASCAR’s bad boys is trying to own the title of baddest man on the track by pulling off racing’s version of an IronMan triathlon. In a single day, he’ll try to race in the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600. To do it, he’s changing his body, calming his emotions and trying to live his life as a family man, not a wild child. Finish 1,100 miles and Busch will prove he’s still one of the most talented race car drivers in the world. When the package arrived hours later, Busch eagerly sliced open the box, pulled out the black suit with two red vertical stripes and his new sponsor’s name emblazoned across the chest, and beamed as he held up the uniform he needed for his moonlighting gig. Busch will be the fourth driver to attempt the feat. Just one — Tony Stewart — has completed both races. There’s a reason the feat is rare: Anything can derail it. A rain delay. Traffic getting to the airport. Flight problems due to bad weather. Busch will race for roughly tive impact on her student-athletes.” For Lanham, finding a new head coach now becomes a top priority. “Coach Bradshaw was responsible for laying a three hours in Indianapolis in the No. 26 Suretone Honda for Andretti Autosport. He’ll have only about 2½ hours to squeeze in a 90-minute flight and a 30-minute helicopter ride to land at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Then, he’ll settle in for another four hours of racing in StewartHaas Racing’s No. 41 Chevrolet. “He loves being on the edge. He’s a match for it,” said his former team owner, Roger Penske, a 15-time Indy 500 winner. “I think he wants to show people he’s the most versatile driver in the paddock.” Few NASCAR drivers have the experience necessary in an openwheel car to attempt a one-shot race, and even less have permission from their teams to risk injury. “I told him there was no way I would tell you no,” said Stewart, his SHR owner and teammate. “Car owners look at it from a business standpoint. … But I’m willing to put the business side off to the side for the personal.” Busch found a fast comfort level in open wheel, and the new kid in Indy opened eyes this week with blistering speeds at practice. A big part of the challenge is getting used to IndyCar. At 1,500 pounds, IndyCars are lighter and have less horsepower than the 3,500-pound cars in NASCAR Busch usually drives. IndyCars don’t accelerate like stock cars, so drivers have to anticipate the next move faster, and digest what’s happening in front of them. “I think the hardest part is going to be the 500 just because it’s new to him and he doesn’t know what to expect,” Stewart said. He’s learning to handle the car with a jammed schedule that makes driving look like the easy part. There are practices in Indy. NASCAR races on the weekend. Don’t forget debriefing meet- ings on the phone, at the track. There’s stress on the body, stress about the setup for the IndyCar, the stock car. Media obligations, autograph signings, sponsor commitments. Busch has made a career of pushing through tough times, but often without grace. He’s created nearly as many headlines for feuds with drivers and spats with the media as he has for his trips to Victory Lane. He’s dubbed “The Outlaw,” and it fits: Busch rants and raves and froths and foams in NSFW language over the radio. His talent has never been doubted, with 25 career Cup wins and the 2004 championship. But his prickly personality has scared away sponsors, and rides with deeppocketed owners Jack Roush and Penske fizzled. His career detoured into journeyman status with single-car teams the last two seasons before landing at SHR. “I’m just a competitor that wants success and wants to be the best any time I get in the car,” Busch said. “When I don’t achieve that result, I didn’t deal with it the best of ways.” But Busch has tried to evolve, and he’s kept himself together this season under the spotlight, comfortable both as a family man and a winner again with a top ride. Busch has seen a sports psychologist to learn to tame his emotions. And he’s found happiness with girlfriend Patricia Driscoll, the president of the Armed Forces Federation, and her son, Houston. Fans can pledge money for each lap he drives in The Double to the foundation. “It took me a long while to learn that I just needed to worry about the results in the race car and drive my own race,” he said. All he has to do is get to the finish line. Twice. 47 points. Both Huntington and Winfield shared first place in team honors with matching tallies of 109 points. Tannor Hill qualified for two state events after winning the shot put (49-10) and placing second in the discus (155-8). Cody Mitchell earned Point’s other regional title on the boys side after winning the discus event with a throw of 160 feet, 4 inches. Noah Morgan also qualified for state in two events after finishing third in the shot put (43-4) and fourth in the discus (129-9). Chase Moses also advanced to state after finishing fifth in the shot put with a heave of 42 feet, 8 inches. Complete results of the 2014 Class AAA Region 4 track and field championships are available on the web at runwv.com Beaches along Great Lakes to get life-saving aids DETROIT (AP) — An effort to prevent people from drowning due to dangerous currents along the Great Lakes will include installing kits with life-saving aids such as ring buoys and youth life jackets at 10 public beaches along Lake Michigan, officials announced Monday. Michigan Sea Grant said the kits will be installed this summer. Additional support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is expected to put similar equipment on beaches in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania over the next two years. A database assembled by Michigan Sea Grant and the National Weather Service says 138 swimmers drowned in the Great Lakes over the past 12 years — including 69 people in Michigan — in incidents blamed at least in part on rip currents and other currents. “Michigan’s Great Lakes coasts, and the shore of Lake Michigan in particular, have become the epicenter of drowning-related deaths in the Great Lakes region,” Elizabeth LaPorte, Michigan Sea Grant’s communications and education services director, said in a statement. Dangerous currents occur throughout the Great Lakes and are common along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Rip currents are strong, narrow currents that move away from the shore. Trying to swim against a rip current can quickly lead to exhaustion. Many Great Lakes beaches don’t have trained lifeguards on duty. Each of the “beach safety kits” will contain a ring buoy, a throw bag and U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets for youths. Cards encouraging people to closely watch children at the beach also will be distributed. “We want people to enjoy the Great Lakes and to be safe at the beach, and this outreach effort will help raise awareness,” said Michigan Sea Grant Director Jim Diana, a professor at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment. The Great Lakes Current Incident Database, which has been in development for more than a decade, was started to help weather forecasters alert people to potentially hazardous swimming conditions. A new searchable database went online in April. A nationwide public education campaign starts June 1 with Rip Current Awareness Week, sponsored by the National Sea Grant College Program, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States Lifesaving Association and the National Park Service. Michigan Sea Grant is a cooperative program between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University that focuses on Great Lakes research, outreach and education. It’s supported by NOAA’s National Sea Grant. The beach kits are funded by grant money. �Page 8 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Professional & Business Notices NOTICE OHIO VALLEY PUBLISHING CO. Recommends that you do Business with People you know, and NOT to send Money through the Mail until you have Investigated the Offering. 60498450 Stanley Tree Trimming & Removal • Prompt and Quality Work • Reasonable Rates • Insured • Experienced • References Available Gary Stanley 740-591-8044 Pictures that have been placed in ads at the Gallipolis Daily Tribune must be picked within 30 days. Any pictures that are not picked up will be discarded. 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HI AND LOIS By Chris Browne 5/20 �Page 2 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Tuesday, May 20, 2014 NBA charges Sterling, sets up June 3 hearing NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA charged Donald Sterling on Monday with damaging the league and its teams with his racist comments, setting up a June 3 hearing after which owners could vote to terminate his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers. The league also said the banned owner has engaged in other conduct that has impaired its relationship with fans and merchandising partners. “All of these acts provide grounds for termination under several provisions of the NBA constitution and related agreements,” the league said in a statement. Sterling was banned for life and fined $2.5 million by Commissioner Adam Silver after the release of a recording in which he made racist remarks. He has until May 27 to respond to the charge, and the right to appear at the hearing and make a presentation before the board of governors. He has the right to a lawyer at the hearing, but strict courtroom rules of evidence would not apply. M i n n e s o t a Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor, the board chairman, will preside over the hearing, which is planned for two days before the start of the NBA Finals. If three-fourths of the other 29 owners vote to sustain the charge, Sterling will be forced to sell the team he has owned since 1981. Silver has said he is confident he has the votes. Sterling told a female friend, V. Stiviano, not to bring blacks to Clipper games during their conversation that was recorded. Sterling specifically mentioned Magic Johnson, then criticized the NBA Hall of Famer again as a poor role model during a recent interview with CNN. “Among other things, Mr. Sterling disparaged African-Americans and ‘minorities’; directed a female acquaintance not to associate publicly with African-Americans or to bring African-Americans to Clippers games; and criticized AfricanAmericans for not sup- porting their communities,” the NBA said. The league also charged Sterling with issuing a false and misleading media statement about the matter. Article 13 of the NBA’s constitution, which deals with termination of ownership, states that one of the conditions is if an owner fails or refuses “to fulfill its contractual obligations to the Association, its members, players, or any other third party in such a way as to affect the Association or its members adversely.” A number of sponsors suspended their deals with the Clippers in the wake of Sterling’s remarks, potentially hurting league revenues, and players have said they would consider a boycott next season. “Mr. Sterling’s actions and positions significantly undermine the NBA’s efforts to promote diversity and inclusion; damage the NBA’s relationship with its fans; harm NBA owners, players and Clippers team personnel; and impair the NBA’s relationship with marketing and merchandising partners, as well as with government and community leaders,” the league said. If Sterling does not respond to the charge within five business days, or appear at the hearing, it would be deemed an admission of the “total validity of the charges as presented,” according to the constitution. But even the players who want him out believe Sterling will fight, and his attorney sent a letter to the league last week informing it that Sterling wouldn’t be paying the fine. A message on the office voicemail of Sterling’s lawyer, Maxwell Blecher, said he would have no comment now. Sterling ’s estranged wife, Shelly, has said she will fight to keep her 50 percent share of the team even if Donald Sterling is forced to sell, but the league said in its statement that “all ownership interests in the Clippers will be terminated” if the charge is upheld. Owners to decide on 2018 Super Bowl site ATLANTA (AP) — The Big Easy, Naptown or the Twin Cities. That’s the choice facing NFL owners when they vote Tuesday on the site of the 2018 Super Bowl, choosing among New Orleans, Indianapolis and Minneapolis. Each city has hosted the big game, albeit just once for Indy and Minny. New Orleans has staged 10 Super Bowls, tied with South Florida for the most. Most recently, the 2013 game was delayed 38 minutes by a blackout at the Superdome. Despite that power problem, New Orleans is considered a favorite to be chosen by the 32 owners as the city celebrates its 300th year. A three-quarters majority is required for passage. Saints owner Tom Benson recently had minor knee surgery, but the 86-year-old Benson is expected to attend the meetings. Also planning to be there is Colts owner Jim Irsay, who will take part in league business for the first time since his arrest for having $29,000 in cash and bottles of prescription drugs in his car. Irsay has been undergoing treatment and the owners meetings would be Irsay’s first public appearance since the arrest. Only the Vikings will present a brand new stadium in their bid, a $1 billion indoor facility scheduled to open in 2016. “We’re going to celebrate winter. And we should, because we do it well — better than anyone,” said Richard Davis, co-chair of the Minneapolis bid committee. “We’re going to talk to the owners about how it’s about time that the NFL brought America’s game around the country, like a caravan, and started taking it out from the Southern states and bring it Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCT Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, from left, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell have a conversation in the hallway outside the NFL owners meeting at the Atlanta Airport Gateway Marriott in Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, July 21, 2011. around to the rest of the world. We should be the first.” Actually, the game was held in New Jersey this year — the first outdoor Super Bowl in a cold-weather site. Indianapolis was highly praised for its Super Bowl in 2012, when the Giants beat the Patriots. The city has a history of staging big events and will host the Final Four next spring at Lucas Oil Stadium. The NFL always has favored bringing its title game to New Orleans, and the appeal of warmer weather in Louisiana than in the other bidding cities could be a factor. Next year’s game is in Arizona, and the 50th Super Bowl will be in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 2017 game is set for Houston. AT&T eyes football in DirecTV buy LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the hidden benefits of AT&T’s $48.5 billion planned purchase of DirecTV is that it raises the possibility of making DirecTV’s programming crown jewel, NFL Sunday Ticket, more broadly available on mobile devices. Making exclusive live NFL game programming available on AT&T smartphones could trump Verizon’s deal with the NFL for certain live game streams on its phones, because NFL Sunday Ticket involves most NFL games, not just a handful on certain nights of the week. Verizon’s NFL Mobile deal enters its fifth season later this year after the two sides signed a multi-year extension last June. For $5 a month, Verizon’s NFL Mobile app allows live game streams on smartphones — not tablets — for Thursday night, Sunday night and Monday night games. It will add local Sunday afternoon games this coming season. DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket allows for live broadcasts of most NFL games around the country. That allows displaced fan to follow their favorite teams if they’ve moved. “Why I love my job in advertising... Our programs are the best of the best! There are many reasons why I love my job with Civitas Media. 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The proposed combination, which is subject to regulatory approval, would allow the delivery of content to multiple screens — on living room TVs, PCs, tablets and mobile phones. DirecTV CEO Michael White said he’s “confident” that it can renew its Sunday Ticket deal with the NFL after it expires at the end of the upcoming season, but he stopped short of saying it would definitely be available on AT&T smartphones. He pointed out that DirecTV has sold NFL Sunday Ticket without a pay TV package, although it no longer does so. That package had been available on Sony’s PlayStation. However it’s sold, it’s clear that AT&T has major plans for NFL Sunday Ticket should the merger go through. AT&T said in a regulatory filing Monday that if DirecTV fails to renew its contract on terms the two sides discussed privately, it could call off the takeover. 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