https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/1eb6a6f19eda8347015b94df0dd38cae.pdf 2702cc52e96a530a012eba7cc944148f PDF Text Text log onto www.mydailysentinel.com for archive • games • features • e-edition • polls & more Middleport•Pomeroy, Ohio INSIDE STORY WEATHER SPORTS Rain and snow. High near 36. Low around 21. ....... Page 3 Dr. Brothers .... Page 3 Local, regional sports .... Page 6 OBITUARIES Mary E. Hall, 90 Dixie R. Carson Sayre, 64 Maxine L. Hoffman, 88 Vernon R. Sims, 61 Robert J. Pendleton, 75 Keitha A. Whitlatch, 69 Delma L. Roush Otho Wolfe, 84 50 cents daily TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2012 Vol. 63, No. 1 Unemployment declines in Gallia Rates up in Meigs, Mason counties Beth Sergent bsergent@heartlandpublications.com OHIO VALLEY —The latest statistics show unemployment is on the decline in Gallia County but on the rise in both Meigs and Mason counties. The latest numbers reported by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and WorkForce West Virginia are for the month of November. In Meigs County, after unemployment had declined for four months in a row, it was on the rise slightly, going from 10.1 percent in October, to 10.4 percent in November. Meigs County seems to be perpetually ranked at number two out of Ohio’s 88 counties in terms of having the highest unemployment. Only Pike County has a higher unemployment rate in Ohio at 11.9 percent for November. For the third month in a row, unemployment rates have declined in Gallia County, going from 7.8 percent in October to 7.6 percent in November. Gallia County went from being ranked at 19 to 21 out of Ohio’s 88 counties when it comes to unemployment rates - in terms of rankings, it’s a good thing when a county’s number rises with the higher the ranking, the lower the unemployment. For example, once again coming in at number 88 is Mercer County with 3.9 percent unemployment, preceded by Holmes County with 4.2 percent, Delaware County with 4.5 percent, Auglaize County with 4.7 percent and Putnam County with five percent unemployment. In Mason County, unemployment went from 9.6 percent in both September and October, to 9.7 percent in November. This means Mason County is ranked in eighth place in terms of the highest unemployment in the state, sharing that spot with Calhoun County Welcome to winter which also had 9.7 percent unemployment. The top five, in terms of counties with the highest rate of unemployment in the state, are Wetzel, 10.3 percent; Grant, 10.4 percent; Pocahontas, 11.3 percent; Webster, 13 percent; and Clay, 14.1 percent. Monongalia County had the lowest unemployment rate at four percent, followed closely by Jefferson County with 4.1 percent. Mason County was not alone with its increasing unemployment rate, in fact, unemployment was on the rise in 29 counties with 20 counties reporting declining rates and six counties reporting no change. Ohio’s unemployment rate was 6.8 percent in November, down slightly from 6.9 percent in October. West Virginia’s unemployment rate declined two-tenths of a percentage point to 7.3 in November. The U.S. unemployment rate for November was 7.7 percent, down from 7.9 percent in October, and down from 8.7 percent in November 2011. Marcy Craig trial set for January Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com Photos by Stephanie Filson l Daily Sentinel A Saturday morning snow fall created covered roadways, fields, trees and Christmas decorations throughout the region. Ohio Department of Transportation crews were out working on the roads before sunrise to clear the few inches of snow that had fallen overnight and into the morning hours. More snow is in the forecast for today, with temperatures expected to remain in the 20s and 30s throughout the next few days. POMEROY — The second person charged with the armed robbery of three Meigs County gas station in the the spring of 2012 is scheduled for a jury trial later this month. Marcy Craig, 38, of Long Bottom was charged in April with three counts of aggravated robbery for allegedly serving as an accomplice to her brother, Alex Craig in three armed robberies in March and April 2012. The three counts of aggravated robbery alleged against the defendant occurred on March 30 at the TNT Pitstop in Syracuse, April 2 at the TNT Pitstop in Chester, and April 10 at the 124 Mart near Pomeroy. Alex Craig plead guilty to three counts of aggravated robbery in August, and was sentenced in late November to 30 years in prison for his role in the crimes. Marcy Craig’s trial has been continued on multiple occasions since she was first charged in April. A motion filed by the defense on Oct. 29 continued the trial date to Jan. 29, 2013, in Meigs County Common Pleas Court with Judge I. Carson Crow presiding. According to court records, 19 subpoenas have issued and returned with regard to the new trial date. Gallipolis attorney William Eachus represents Craig. Marcy Craig’s bond was set at $750,000, with 10 percent cash allowed during her arraignment in April. Craig has been housed in the Middleport Jail. Casino taxes continue to boost county funds Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications. com ODNR to hold muzzleloader deer season in January Staff Report mdsnews@mydailysentinel.com COLUMBUS — Ohio’s whitetailed deer muzzleloader hunting season will open statewide Jan. 5-8, 2013, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Ohio hunters have harvested 188,853 deer this season. During the 2012 four-day muzzleloader season, 19,459 deer were harvested. Ohio deer hunters must possess the proper permits. Regardless of zone, method of taking or season, hunters may take only one antlered deer during the 2012-2013 deer hunting season. Legal hunting hours for the muzzleloader season are a half-hour before sunrise to sunset. Deer must be checked in by noon the day after the harvest, except on the last day of muzzleloader season when a deer must be checked in by 11:30 p.m. that day. Ohio’s small game, furbearer and waterfowl seasons are also open during the muzzleloader season. All hunters (except waterfowl hunters) must wear a visible solid hunter orange or camouflage hunter orange coat, jacket, vest or coveralls during the muzzleloader season. Deer-archery season remains open through Feb. 3, 2013. Hunters must still report their deer harvest, but they are no longer required to take their deer to a check station for physical inspection. Hunters have three options to complete the automated game check: online at wildohio.com; by telephone at 877-TAG-ITOH (824-4864). This option is only available to people required to have a deer permit to hunt deer; at all license agents. A list of these agents can be found at wildohio. com or by calling 800-WILDLIFE (945-3543). Hunters are encouraged to donate any extra venison to organizations assisting Ohioans in need. ODNR Division of Wildlife is collaborating with Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) to help pay for the processing of donated venison. Hunters who donate deer are not required to pay the processing cost as long as the See ODNR ‌| Page 2 OHIO VALLEY — With three casinos currently open in the State of Ohio, and a fourth to open later this year, revenue from the casino revenue tax will continue to come to Meigs and Gallia counties. Quarterly payments from the revenue at the casinos is made on Jan. 31, April 30, July 31, and Oct. 31 to local governments. School Districts will also benefit beginning later this month when semi-annual payments begin. To date two payments have been received on July 31 and Oct. 31 of this year. Funds from the casino tax goes to therespective county general fund for both Meigs and Gallia counties, and is not required to be earmarked for any specific purpose by the state. Meigs County received $61,926.96 ($20,670.44 in July and $41,256.52 in October) in payments in 2012. Gallia County received $80,991.47 ($27,033.93 in July and $53,957.54 in October) in payments in 2012. The first two payments have been figured on tax revenue from just two of the casinos. Casinos in both Cleveland and Toledo opened in May 2012, with the third casino opening in October in Cleveland. The fourth casino to be in Cincinnati will open in the spring of 2013. Payments to school districts in Ohio will be made on a semi-annual basis beginning on Jan. 31, 2013. The second payment will be on July 31. Payments were not made to school districts in 2012. Collected revenues accumulate in the Ohio Casino Tax Revenue Fund are placed into seven different funds. Fiftyone percent goes into the Gross Casino Revenue County Fund; thirty-four percent into the Gross Casino Revenue County Student Fund; five-percent into the Gross Casino Revenue Host City Fund; three-percent into the Casino Control Commission Fund; three-percent into the Ohio State Racing Commission Fund; two-percent into the Law Enforcement Training Fund; and twopercent into the Problem Casino Gambling and Addictions Fund. Distribution amounts from the county fund are determined by population of the county. The Casino Tax Revenue is a result of the constitutional amendment passed in 2009 which allowed for the four casinos to be placed in Ohio. According to the Ohio Department of Taxation website, the Ohio Casino Control Commission is responsible for licensing See CASIINO ‌| Page 2 �Tuesday, January 1, 2013 Meigs County Community Calendar Wednesday, Jan. 2 OLIVE TWP. — The Olive Township Trustees will hold their year end and re-organizational meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the township garage. Thursday, Jan. 3 POMEROY — The Leading Creek Conservancy District will hold an organizational/special board meeting at 7 a.m. for the 2013 budget. CHESTER — The Chester Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. at the Chester Courthouse. Everyone welcome. Friday, Jan. 4 POMEROY — Meigs County Pomona Grange will meet on at 7:30 p.m. at the Hemlock Grange Hall. Saturday, Jan. 5 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 will meet with potluck supper at 6:30 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Tuesday, Jan. 8 TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer Board will have their regular meeting at 5 p.m. at the TPRSD office. Soldier adjusts to life at home after Afghanistan FOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — First Lt. Aaron Dunn deployed to Afghanistan in early March 2012. His 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, was charged with engaging Taliban fighters in Kunar Province and mentoring Afghan government soldiers. Upon returning, here are some of his views. Coming home: “War and coming home are going to mean different things to each soldier. For me it was God and family. I get my security in life from my hope in God, and my companionship and support from my family. I really didn’t worry too much during deployment, because of that faith.” Support for those serving: “For a lot of soldiers, it’s the family back home that drives them. Support from family and friends is very important. Support is also important from the American public.. Often times a simple thank you is enough.” The emotional toll: “In my opinion, it’s tougher on the families, especially after the unit takes a casualty.. I personally can’t imagine waiting, not knowing if your loved one is alive or even all right, and having a panic each time a car drives by your driveway thinking it’s the military chaplain and escort coming to see you.” Making up for the lost time with family: “A lot of people seem to think that ‘quality time’ will make up for a long absence. It doesn’t. Its ‘quantity time’ that does that. It is the time spent doing things that are fun, but also the time spent doing the daily chores, and other routines that firmly bring a family together. Emma was 5 months old when I deployed, and 14 months old when I returned. I was able to stay in touch with the family and had the luck to watch Emma begin to crawl via Skype.” Casino From Page 1 and regulating casino operators, their employees, and gaming-related vendors. The Ohio Department of Taxation is responsible for administering the gross casino revenue tax and for ensuring compliance with all pertinent state tax laws, as well as administrative rules and policies as they apply to other taxes administered by the Department of Taxation. The gross casino revenue tax is imposed on licensed casino operators at the rate of 33 percent. “Gross casino revenue” is the total amount of money exchanged for tokens, chips, and tickets at a casino facility, less any winnings paid out to wagerers. The operators of each casino facility are required to file daily returns with the Department and to remit payments for the related tax liabilities every day that banks are open for business. Each return reflects casino gaming activity over a 24-hour period. The tax revenue collected from the gross casino revenue tax is split among seven funds benefiting the counties and certain large cities, school districts, host cities, the Casino Control Commission, the Ohio State Racing Commission, law enforcement training, and problem gambling and addictions. Distributions to localities occur on a quarterly basis, except for school districts, which will receive their distributions semi-annually beginning in January 2013. ODNR From Page 1 deer are taken to a participating processor. To see which counties are involved in this program, go to fhfh.org. The white-tailed deer is the most popular game animal in Ohio, frequently pursued by generations of hunters. Ohio ranks eighth nationally in annual huntingrelated sales and 10th in the number of jobs associated with huntingrelated industries. Hunting has an $859 million economic impact in Ohio through the sale of equipment, fuel, food, lodging and more. More information about Ohio deer hunting can be found in the 2012-2013 Hunting and Trapping Regulations or at wildohio.com. Hunters can also share photos by clicking on the Photo Gallery tab online. www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 Asian nations giving enthusiastic welcome to 2013 CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Sydney’s skyline erupted with tons of exploding fireworks as revelers cheered in the new year from the city’s crammed harbor in the world’s first major celebration for 2013. The enthusiastic welcome to 2013 was continuing on a grand scale across Asia. Increasingly democratic Myanmar is having a public countdown for the first time. Jakarta plans a huge street party befitting Indonesia’s powering economy. The buoyant economies of the Asia-Pacific are prepared to party with renewed optimism despite the so-called fiscal cliff threatening to reverberate globally from the United States and the tattered economies of Europe. Celebrations were planned around the world, with hundreds of thousands expected to fill Times Square in New York City to watch the drop of a Waterford crystal-studded ball. Major cities across austerityhit Europe were to burn off part of their battered budgets in spectacular fireworks displays, although some municipalities — including the Cypriot capital, Nicosia — canceled their celebrations in light of the economic crisis. Nicosia said 16,000 euros ($21,000) saved from the canceled event will be given to some 320 needy schoolchildren. Sydney’s balmy summer night was split by 7 tons of fireworks fired from roof tops and barges, many cascading from the Sydney Harbor Bridge, in a 6.6 million Australian dollar ($6.9 million) pyrotechnic extravaganza billed by organizers as the world’s largest. Eager revelers camped Sunday night to get the best vantage points. In Hong Kong, this year’s 12.5 million Hong Kong dollar ($1.6 million) fireworks display is said to be the biggest ever in the southern Chinese city. Police expected as many as 100,000 people to watch. One day after dancing in the snow to celebrate the first anniversary of leader Kim Jong Un’s ascension to supreme commander, North Koreans were preparing to mark the arrival of the new year, marked as “Juche 102” on North Korean calendars. Juche means self-reliance, the North Korean ideology of independence promoted by national founder Kim Il Sung, who was born 102 years ago. His grandson now rules North Korea. In New Delhi, the festive mood was marred by the death Saturday of a young rape victim. Hotels, clubs and residents’ associations in the Indian capital decided to cancel planned festivities and asked people to light candles to express their solidarity with the victim whose plight sparked public rallies for women’s safety. “Let there be no New Year celebrations across the country. It will be a major tribute to the departed soul,” said Praveen Khandelwal, secretary-general of the Confederation of All India Traders, an umbrella group of operators of shops and businesses across the country. In a field in Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, workers were testing a giant digital countdown screen with the backdrop of the revered Shwedagon pagoda. Arranged by local Forever Media group and Index Creative Village, a Thai event organizer, the celebration is the first public New Year countdown in Myanmar, a country ruled for almost five decades by military regimes that discouraged or banned big public gatherings. “We are planning this public New Year event because we want residents of Yangon to enjoy the public countdown like in other countries,” said Win Thura Hlaing, managing director of Forever Blossom company, a subsidiary of Forever Media. With live music performances by celebrities, light shows, food stalls, fireworks and other activities, the countdown is expected to draw 50,000 people, Win Thura Hlaing said. Jakarta’s street party centers on a 7-kilometer (4-mile) thoroughfare closed to all traffic from nightfall until after midnight. Workers erected 16 large stages along the normally car-clogged, eight-lane highway through the heart of the city. Indonesia’s booming economy is a rare bright spot amid global gloom and is bringing prosperity — or the hope of it — to Indonesians. Spirits in the capital have been further raised by the election of a new, populist governor who is pledging to tackle the city’s massive infrastructure problems. The Sydney crowds were undiminished by Australian government warnings that the Washington deadlock on the U.S. debt crisis was partly to blame for a slowing Australian economy. Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue hosted the event. Florida tourist Melissa Sjostedt was among the thousands gathered near a southern pylon of the bridge. She said before the event that seeing the fireworks would fulfill an ambition that began a decade ago when she read about them in National Geographic magazine. “Ever since that, I’ve always wanted to see this for real, live, in person,” she said. Despite a somber mood in the Philippines due to devastation from a recent typhoon, a key problem for authorities remained how to prevent revelers from setting off huge illegal firecrackers — including some nicknamed “Goodbye Philippines” and “Bin Laden” — that maim and injure hundreds of Filipinos each year, including many children. A government scare tactic involving doctors displaying brutal-looking scalpels used for amputations for firecracker victims has not fully worked in the past so health officials came up with a novel idea: Go Gangnam style. A government health official, Eric Tayag, donned the splashy outfit of South Korean star PSY and danced to his Youtube hit “Gangnam Style” video while preaching against the use of illegal firecrackers on TV, in schools and in public arenas. “The campaign has become viral,” Tayag said. “We’ve asked kids and adults to stay away from big firecrackers and just dance the Gangnam and they’re doing it.” Hong Kong feng shui master Raymond Lo predicted 2013 would be less turbulent than 2012 because the Chinese New Year in February will usher in the year of the snake, bringing an end to the year of the dragon, which was associated with water. Water is one of the five elements in feng shui theory, the Chinese practice of arranging objects and choosing dates to improve luck. “Water is fear. So that’s why we have had so much turbulence especially in the winter months,” such as doomsday prophecies, school shootings and concerns about the fiscal cliff, said Lo. “But the good news is that the coming year of the snake is the first time that fire has come back since 2007. Fire actually is the opposite to water, fire is happiness. So therefore the year of the snake is a much more optimistic year. So you can see signs of economic recovery now,” he added. Blasts aimed at Iraqi Shiites, police kill 23 BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents launched a wave of attacks across Iraq on Monday, primarily targeting Shiite communities and pilgrims and killing at least 23 people, officials said. The attacks appeared aimed at undermining security and confidence in the government by fomenting sectarian conflict. Overall violence has dropped since the nation neared a civil war several years ago, but attacks of a sectarian nature come almost daily, and government forces seem powerless to prevent them. The deadliest blasts on Monday were in the town of Musayyib, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) south of the capital, where militants planted bombs around two houses, one belonging to a police officer. Two women, two children and three men were killed in the pre-dawn explosions, a police officer said. In Baghdad’s Shiite neighborhood of Kar- rada, a parked car bomb went off next to a tent for Shiite pilgrims making their way to the southern city of Karbala to mark the seventh century death of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Imam Hussein, a police officer said. Five were killed and 25 wounded, he said. The explosion rattled nearby buildings and sent a thick plume of black smoke billowing into the air. Ambulances and police rushed to the scene in the busy downtown shopping district, and several helicopters hovered above. That came hours after a parked car bomb exploded in a busy street in the city of Hillah where local government offices are located, killing three people and wounding 21, another police officer said. He said some Shiite pilgrims were among the casualties, but he didn’t say how many. Hillah is about 95 kilometers (60 miles) south of Baghdad. Two other Shiite pilgrims were killed and 16 wounded in the town of Khalis, 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Baghdad, when two bombs exploded simultaneously, another police officer said. In the town of Latifiyah, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) south of Baghdad, one pilgrim was killed and 11 wounded when two mortar rounds exploded nearby, another police officer said. Six doctors confirmed the casualty figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release information to reporters. Also Monday, four policemen were killed in the northern city of Kirkuk while trying to defuse a bomb the center of the city, according to police Col. Taha Salaheddin. Kirkuk is 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad. The city is a focus of a power struggle among several sects and the Baghdad government. Another a policeman was killed when a bomb hit a police convoy in the town of Tuz Khormato, 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of Baghdad, said the provincial spokesman of Salahuddin province, Mohammed alAsi. Although violence has ebbed since the height of the insurgency in the past, some groups presumed to be primarily Sunni extremists are still able to launch deadly attacks nationwide against government officials or civilians. Shiite pilgrims are one of their favorite targets. Each year, hundreds of thousands converge on the southern city of Karbala where the Imam Hussein, an important figure in Shiite Islam, is buried. Many travel on foot, and the mass gatherings are frequently attacked, despite tight security. Kanye West, Kim Kardashian expecting first child ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A kid for Kimye: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are expecting their first child. The rapper announced at a concert Sunday night that his girlfriend is pregnant. Kardashian was in the crowd at Revel Resort’s Ovation Hall with her mother, Kris Jenner, and West’s mentor and best friend, JayZ. West told the crowd of more than 5,000 in song form: “Now you having my baby.” The crowd roared. And so did people on the Internet. The news instantly went viral on Twitter and Facebook, with thousands posting and commenting on the expecting couple. Most of the Kardashian clan also tweeted about the news, including Kim’s sisters. Kourtney Kardashian wrote: “Another angel to welcome to our family. Overwhelmed with excitement!” West, 35, also told concertgoers to congratulate his “baby mom” and that this was the “most amazing thing.” Representatives for West and Kar- dashian, 32, didn’t immediately respond to emails about the pregnancy. The rapper and reality TV star went public in March. Kardashian married NBA player Kris Humphries in August 2011 and their divorce is not finalized. West’s Sunday-night show was his third consecutive performance at Revel. He took the stage for nearly two hours, performing hits like “Good Life,” ”Jesus Walks” and “Clique” in an all-white ensemble with two bandmates. �Tuesday, January 1, 2013 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 For The Record Ohio Valley Forecast Land Transfers POMEROY — The Meigs County Recorder’s Office recently recorded the following land transfers: Mary J. Murray to Mary A. Kelley, deed, Chester; Vivian D. Singleton to David G. Singleton, Laura J. Singleton, deed, Olive; Cindy Roxena Parsons to Oley Everett Herdman Jr., Sandra Kay Herdman, deed, Scipio; Billy Lee Windon, deceased, Billy Windon, deceased, to Lela Windon, Lela Ann Windon, affidavit, Chester; Lela Windon to Christina D. Gater, deed, Chester; Justin Jeffers to Brent A. Smith, deed, Rutland; Justin Jeffers to Brent A. Smith, deed, Rutland; Carol J. King Revocable Living Trust, Brad A. King to Brad A. King, deed, Chester/Bedford; Brad A. King Revocable Living Trust, Brad A. King to Brad A. King, deed, Chester/Bedford; James Leland Schuler, deceased, to Alice V. Schuler, affidavit, Rutland; Alison L. Cauthorn Kreiss, Alison L. Kreiss Cauthorn, Dirk J. Kreiss to James Robert Derito, James J. Derito, Lee Ann Derito, deed, Olive; Jean Clare Dunbar, Vivian Dunbar to Dawn Michelle Wilson, deed, Columbia; Fred R. Colburn to Fred A. Colburn, deed, Bedford; Shelia J. Baltic, Shelia J. Allen to Edward L. Diddle, Teresa L. Diddle, deed, Letart; Dorothy S. THomas Family LLC, Dorothy S. Thomas Family Limited Partnership to Meigs County Farm LLC, deed, Orange; Anita J. Hajivandi, Mohammad R. Hajivandi to Anita J. Hajivandi, Mohammad R. Hajivandi, deed, Rutland; Paul D. Anthony Sr. to Vicki A. Hanson, sheriff deed, Pomeroy Village; Douglas L. Orrick, Marcia Orrick to Mark A. Clay, Deborah D. Clay, deed, Sutton; Amy L. Young to Michael P. Young, deed, Sutton; Home National Bank to Lloyd D. Moore, Cathy J. Moore, Lloyd D. and Cathy J. Moore, deed, Letart; Tammy Lynn Baker, Tammy Lynn Boggs, Michael Baker to Troy Eugene Boggs, deed, Lebanon; Judith K. Webb, Daniel L. Webb to Kathy J. Cumings, deed, Syracuse Village; Debra Wamsley, Debra L. Wamsley to Farmers Bank and Savings Company, sheriff deed, Middleport; Debra Wamsley, Debra L. Wamsley to Farmers Bank and Savings Company, sheriff deed, Pomeroy Village; James L. Cowdery, Sandra L. Cowdery to John M. Ross, deed, Olive; John Reed Weeks, deceased, John R. Weeks, deceased, to Barbara Weeks, affidavit, Salisbury; Natasha Hamilton to Jason B. Ridenour, deed, Orange; Carlos S. McKnight to Christopher M. Hutton, sheriff ’s deed, Rutland; Duane E. Barber to Jessica D. Barber, deed, Olive; Raymond Johnson, Linda K. Ryan, Linda K. Johnson to Timothy M. Ryan, deed, Syracuse/ Sutton; Carolyn Darst to Brian M. White, Amanda K. White, deed, Chester; James Snodgrass Jr. Lois A. Snodgrass, Lois Snodgrss to Peoples Bank, deed, Village of Rutland; Michael Eugene Chancey, Michael E. Chancey to Four Brothers Properties, deed, Pomeroy Village; Bank of New York Mellon, Bank of New York, Bank of America, BAC Home Loans Servicing, Countrywide Home Loans to Michael A. Bevard, deed, Chester; Rebecca M. Birt, Robert C. Moore, Alan Moore, Brian A. Birt to Brian A. Birt, Rebecca M. Birt, Robert C. Moore, deed, Sutton; Randal E. Hicks, deceased, Randal Eugene Hicks, deceased, to Jennifer R. Hicks, affidavit, Orange; Jeni L. Tripp, Rodney A. Tripp, Diana S. Tripp, Todd A. Tripp to Larry Simmons Farms LLC, deed, Orange; Jill A. Dillard to Roger L. Dingey, Deborah L. Dingey, deed, Middleport Village; Garland J. Cope, deceased, to Norma J. Cope, affidavit, Lebanon; Norma J. Cope to Bruner Land Com- pany Incorporated, deed, Lebanon; Jerry Warner Jr., Jennifer Warner to Terry L. Starcher, deed, Scipio; Gary Keith Callahan to Michael Dellavalle, deed, Salisbury; Michael Dellavalle to Gary Keith Callahan, deed, Letart; Jannette Mattingly to Malinda Goble, deed, Syracuse; Barry Smith, melinda Smith to American Electric Power, Ohio Power Company, easement, Sutton; Independent Holiness Church to Ohio Power Company, American Electric Power, easement, Rutland Village; Sandra J. Mills to Ohio Power Company, American Electric Power, easement, Sutton; Cheryl L. Russell to Ohio Power Company, American Electric Power, easement, Bedford; Thomas L. Boggs, Michelle Price, Georgia Boggs, Mary M. Boggs, John Keith Price, Shah M. Hasan, Meta Michelle Price to Bryan Francis Taccino, deed, Olive; Christopher L. Smith to Trina D. Smith, deed, Chester; Rebecca L. Roush, Edward R. Roush to Luda I. Anderson, John E. Anderson, deed, Letart; Herbert K. Woyan, Vera E. Woyan, Mary Hershberger to David Hershberger, Katie Hershberger, deed, Salem; Stephen K. Carson, Rosanna R. Carson to Christopher Tyson Lee, Meghan D. Lee, deed, Chester; Facemyer Forest Products toWilcox Land Finance Company, deed, Lebanon; Wilcox Land Finance Company to Paul E. Blackford, Sandra T. Blackford, deed, Lebanon; Howard Frank, Howard E. Frank to Joe McMillan, Ellen McMillan, deed, Columbia; Nickolas W. Joseph, Vickey L. Joseph to Cliff Waldron, Teri Waldron, deed, Olive; Elberfeld Reality Company to Brent W. Zirkle, deed, Village of Pomeroy/Salisbury; Debra Zdoniak, Debra S. Zdoniak to Gypsy Winds LLC, deed, Rutland; Patricia Radekin, deceased, to Arlin Radekin, affidavit, Columbia; Victor C. Young IV to US Bank National Association, sheriff deed, Pomeroy; Donald Kinnison, Thelma Kinnison to Abednigo S. Ward, Mindy A. Grady, deed, Columbia; Abednigo S. Ward, Mindy A. Grady to J.D. Mullins, Lillie Mullins, deed, Columbia; J.D. Mullins, Lillie Mullins to Abednigo S. Ward, Mindy A. Grady, deed, Columbia; Benjamin Sams Sr., deceased, to Marla Sams, certificate of transfer, Columbia; Herman R. Carson Jr, deceased, to Rebecca M. Collins, Timothy W. Gill, certificate of transfer, Sutton; Sarah E. Herrera, Fernando herrera, Sarah Herrera to Magnum Development LLC, sheriff deed, Lebanon; Emily Wolfe, Marlin L. Wolfe to GMAC Mortgage Corporation, sheriff deed, Rutland; Edward E. Sigler to Devin L. Erlewine, Myca A. Erlewine, deed, Salem; Sharon K. Hawley, George Hawley to Bobbie Chaffin, deed, Middleport Village; Kaaren E. Stafford, deceased, Kaaren Stafford, deceased, Kaaren Stafford Bailey, deceased, to Justine Johnson, certificate of transfer, Columbia; Dale E. Turner, Larry J. Stansbury, Wanda L. Oxley, Cindi Turner, Margaret Stansbury to Robert L. Scribner, Beth Miller, Beth Scribner, deed, Columbia; Donald R. Spaun, Clarinda S. Spaun to Donald R. Spaun, Clarinda S. Spaun, Ronald A. Spaun, Tara Spaun, Roger J. Spaun, deed, Scipio; Terry Moore, deceased, to Linda Moore, certificate of transfer, Sutton; Linda Moore, deceased to Bobby Moore, certificate fo transfer, Sutton; Terry Moore, deceased, to Becky Birt, certificate of transfer, Sutton; Pauline Riley, deceased, to Paul V. Riley, affidavit, Chester; Deborah K. Pooler to Terry W. Pooler, deed, Chester; Mildred Laudermilt, deceased, to Larry E. Laudermilt, affidavit, Salem. Meigs County Local Briefs Office Closed POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 1 in observance of the New Years holiday. Normal hours will resume at 8 a.m. on Jan. 2. POMEROY — The Meigs County Auditor, Treasurer and Recorders offices will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 1. Normal office hours will resume on Jan. 2. POMEROY — Leading Creek Conservancy District will be closed New Year’s Day. For emergencies call (740) 742-2597 or toll free (877) 7422597. American Red Cross Blood Drive SALEM CENTER — An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 1-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, at Star Grange Hall, 3 miles North of Salem Center on Salem School Lot Rd. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call Linda Montgomery at (740) 669-4245. Revival MIDDLEPORT — A revival will be held Jan. 3-5 at the Ash Street Church in Middleport with Rev. David Rahamut speaking. There will be special singing each night. Pastor Mark Morrow invites the public. For more information call 992-6443. The Daily Sentinel Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com New Year’s Day: Rain and snow likely before 4 p.m., then a chance of rain between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow after 5 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 8 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Ask Dr. Brothers At work she’s called ‘Dottie Downer’ there’s a chance Dear Dr. of losing one of Brothers: I his or her star have a good job, performers to but I am having overwork. trouble with Check in my co-workers. with your coThey have workers after a nicknamed me week and see if “Dottie Downthey’re less hoser,” and say I tile. If they are complain too excited about much. I have a some of the lot on my plate changes, join in at work, and I the excitement. try to do a good job. I work Dr. Joyce Brothers You don’t have to nitpick about hard, and I am Syndicated the things that pretty frustratColumnist haven’t worked ed when others out well or say how great everything is and I know brag about your role in the assignment isn’t done changing things. Try getor I’m going to end up do- ting together with the coing it over. How can I get workers one at a time so rid of this nickname and that they can get to know get my co-workers to un- you on a more personal derstand that I just have level. It’s much harder to call someone names if you higher standards? — J.W. Dear J.W.: It sounds as are getting to know him or though you’ve had a pretty her as a friend. *** hard time at work lately, Dear Dr. Brothers: Our and I salute you for your perseverance and loyalty to 8-year-old son has always your company. But as we gone to the dentist willall know, if you can’t get ingly, due to the childalong with your co-workers friendly experiences he’s — for whatever reason — had. I’ve even taken him it casts a pall on your work- with me to my appointing relationships and your ments, to get him used to productivity. By calling the idea of regular dental you “Dottie Downer,” your care. My husband made co-workers are sending you some remarks about how a clear message. Whatever scary it is to go to the denyou are doing makes them tist, and now our son is look bad, so they are strik- saying he is scared to go ing out with this juvenile to his checkup. Can this be nickname. I believe I would the reason? I thought his first make an appointment good experiences would with your immediate su- count for more. I’m even pervisor and ask him or her getting a little scared myto review your workload. It self. — D.K. Dear D.K.: If there is sounds as though he or she might reshuffle things if any question that fear is contagious, your family’s experience should show you that it can happen. You’ve apparently done everything right when it comes to introducing your son to the delicate subject of going to the dentist. It’s one of the most universal fears of adults and children alike, and you seemed to be aware that it was a subject that you needed to handle with care. Your son’s good experiences in his first few years of dentistry, along with your positive attitude and modeling, undoubtedly set him up for a positive attitude and good outcomes. But despite your efforts and the way modern children’s practices try to make things as pleasant as possible, it seems that your husband’s attitude was enough to undermine not only your son’s confidence, but yours as well. How is this possible? A new study from the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology might shed some light. In a survey of children ages 7 to 12, researchers found the father’s emotional reaction to dentistry to be key. One family member influenced the others, just as your husband has put both you and your son on edge. Please talk to him and let him know just how important it is to make an effort to lessen the stress around dentistry and allow your child and you to move forward without anxiety. (c) 2012 by King Features Syndicate Deal reached for stopping huge spike in milk prices WASHINGTON (AP) — The top leaders in both parties on the House and Senate Agriculture committees have agreed to a one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill that expired in October, a move that could head off a possible doubling of milk prices next month. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., indicated the House could vote on the bill soon, though House leaders have not yet agreed to put the bill on the floor. In addition to the one-year extension that has the backing of the committees, the House GOP is also considering two other extension bills: a one-month extension and an even smaller bill that would merely extend dairy policy that expires Jan. 1. Expiration of those dairy programs could mean higher prices at the grocery store within a few weeks. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Americans face the prospect of paying $7 for a gallon of milk if the current dairy program lapsed and the government returned to a 1948 formula for calculating milk price supports. A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday that Republican leaders had not decided how they would proceed on the farm extension, though a vote could come as soon as Monday. Boehner has pushed back on passage of a new five-year farm bill for months, saying there were not enough votes to bring it to the House floor after the House Agriculture Committee approved it in July. The Senate passed its version of a farm bill in June. The prospect of higher milk prices has motivated some action. The bipartisan extension also includes disaster assistance to farmers affected by a lingering drought this year, along with extensions to other farm programs that expired in October. Instead of just extending current dairy policy, the extension bill includes an overhaul of dairy programs that was included in both the Senate and House committee bills. The new dairy programs include a new, voluntary insurance program for dairy producers. Those who choose that new program also would have to participate in a market stabilization program that could dictate production cuts when oversupply drives down prices — an idea that hasn’t gone over well with Boehner. In July, he called the current dairy program “Soviet-style” and said the new program would make it even worse. Large food companies that process and use dairy products have backed Boehner, saying the program could limit milk supplies and increase their costs. Stabenow blamed Boehner for getting to the point where an extension is the only option. “The lack of action by the House Republican leadership has put us in a situation where we risk serious damage to our economy unless we pass a temporary extension,” she said. One of the reasons Boehner has balked at bringing up a farm bill is disagreement within his caucus over how much money should be cut from food stamps, which make up roughly 80 percent of the halftrillion-dollar bill’s cost over five years. House Agriculture Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., has unsuccessfully pushed his leadership for months to move on the legislation despite the disagreement over food aid. On Sunday, Lucas said he hoped the extension would pass both chambers quickly as GOP leadership mulled their options. “It is not perfect — no compromise ever is — but it is my sincere hope that it will pass the House and Senate and be signed by the president by Jan. 1,” he said. �Opinion The Daily Sentinel Page 4 Tuesday, January 1, 2013 The thirties: I know as much as I do now There is anger out there not seen since the Civil War because I screwed up as much as I have Dr. Harold Pease In mid November 2012, the nation was greeted with a movement, seemingly originating out of nowhere that can only be referred to as successionitis—a desire of the people to leave the Union—not seen in the United States since the Civil War. Without the Internet it would have been totally ignored and never known by the rest of us. The establishment press did not cover it until it was too big to ignore, then coverage was minimal. The media was largely dismissive citing the reelection of Barack Obama as the reason and the movement, largely of racists, certainly extremists, was simply sour grapes on the part of those preferring Mitt Romney. Certainly the movement did not actually mean anything, they implied. They could not have been more wrong!! Universally devoid of coverage were questions: why so many participated, why the movement came on so fast and was so strong, and why it was so geographically spread? Why would this not be a legitimate expression of the discontent of the people; even a warning to an overly controlling federal government? True, the petitions began in Louisiana the day following the reelection of President Obama and within a week spread to all 50 states, but the anger had been mounting for at least 20 years when neither party appeared to follow the Constitution nor give heed to federalism—the concept of shared governance between the feds and the states, so critical to freedom. It is also true that Obama represents a divided nation as never before since 1861 and is seen by half the nation as a facilitator of that divide, especially with respect to his push for income redistribution, better known as socialism and class warfare. Just as before the Civil War, there seems to be no middle ground. If compromise means further loss of liberty, petition signers want no more of it. Those who watch the Constitution disregarded or undermined on virtually a daily basis believe that there is no more freedom to surrender. Most of the petitions from all fifty states cited sections of the Declaration of Independence as justifying their requests. The Louisiana petition read: “Peacefully grant the state of _____ to withdraw from the United States of America and create its own new government. As the founding fathers of the United States of America made clear in the Declaration of Independence in 1776: ‘When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the Earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation…Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and institute new government’.” Moreover, the loss of freedom in 1776 is identified with what petition proponents see as tyranny today. The Texas petition read: “The U.S. continues to suffer economic difficulties stemming from the federal government’s neglect to reform domestic and foreign spending. The citizens of the U.S. suffer from blatant abuses of their rights such as the NDAA, the TSA, etc. Given that the state of Texas maintains a balanced budget and is the 15th largest economy in the world, it is practically feasible for Texas to withdraw from the union, and to do so would protect its citizens’ standard of living and re-secure their rights and liberties in accordance with the original ideas and beliefs of our founding fathers which are no longer being reflected by the federal government.” My guess is that a third of America agree with these charges, though not necessarily with the solution. Petition signers believe that the U.S. federal government is so mismanaged that secession is the only option for future prosperity. By November 15 the following states each had over 35,000 signatures: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas had 116,000 by itself by the twentieth of the month. Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri and South Carolina were above the 25,000 required of each state for the President to keep his word to answer their petitions within 30 days of initiation. Thus far I have found no response by the President, nor does the media appear to insist that he make one. The government’s website no longer posts the count, the Presidents response, or the issue, but we have reason to believe that a dozen more states were significantly increasing their numbers daily and therefore would have easily passed the required number, and that the total for all states exceeded a million citizens by the December 7, deadline (“50 States File Secession Petitions With D.C.” American Free Press, Nov. 20, 2012, by Pete Papaherakles). At this point the signers see their signing as only a veiled threat. Few really want their state to leave the Union and all know that this could not ever happen without the state legislature voting to do so. They also know that the federal government will never allow them to do so. How extreme for the media to believe so. For signers it was the only way that they could get attention to the issue so ignored by the establishment media and both major political parties – we are losing our liberty. But given the volume of signers, the geographical spread, and the speed and intensity of this dissent, the federal government should be placed on notice that there is anger out there not seen since the Civil War and it should work to remove such. Writing them off as some kind of joke only confirms citizen concern that those in power only seek to enslave them more fully. Dr. Harold Pease is an expert on the United States Constitution. 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When that day came to pass for me, it was nothing more than a number, but little did I know that this turning point would bring such wondrous changes. My twenties, to put it mildly, were a time of chaos and upsets. A few of those tumultuous events included quitting college, two marriages, two divorces and feeling lost and unsure where to turn to in my attempts to regain some order in my life. My twenties sound like a blast — do they not? I believe that maybe the reason the 30 mark wasn’t something to be feared but was, in fact, something to be embraced because I was finally able to start reaping the rewards of my twenties and all the screw ups that accompanied them. I was now able to see a “don’t even think about it moment” before I had to suffer the repercussions of the horrendous blunder. It’s true what they say that hindsight is 20/20 but having perfect sight makes little difference if one doesn’t open up their eyes to make use of the clearer vision. At the ripe age of 32 I am not going to pretend that I have all the answers and I’ve learned it all — in fact at this ripe old age I can comfortably say “I don’t know” because that phrase means there is room for growth and challenges to be met. Below are some points of what I’ve learned thus far in the work force and am anxious to see what changes and/or additions will accompany this list by the time I hit the next milestone — the big 4-0. • Ask questions: If something doesn’t look right or feel right — trust that instinct. Even if you are told by one person that the something in question is correct, don’t necessarily take their word for it because they may have been misinformed themselves without realizing it. While it may be more than a little difficult to search for the right answer and pass that information on, it is still a far better alternative than to continue to work with incorrect information. • Paper doesn’t always equal reality: Sometimes it Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Letters to the Editor Letters to the editor should be limited to 300 words. All letters are subject to editing, must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. “Thank You” letters will not be accepted for publication. is impossible to know exactly how something will work out – despite how good it looks on paper. Too often actuality does not equal to the original concepts. • Don’t be afraid to think outside the box: Don’t be afraid to think differently and to try something new. Too often people who have been with one company and/or one position develop something I call “stale eyes”. Stale eyes is the condition where you know longer see the potential to try something new or go about doing something a different way. It’s amazing what a pair of fresh eyes can see in a current system and what ideas they may bring forth. Sometimes the status quo is no longer the most effective or efficient means to accomplish a goal and there requires a change-up of sorts. Don’t be afraid to implement those changeups. • Work in every area: Don’t be confined by your job title or your office. Get out and learn the different aspects of a business. Not only will your employer see and appreciate your motivation to learn above and beyond your essential job function, but you will also have a better understanding of what happens and why it happens in the matter it does. This can sometimes lead to you having the fresh eyes in a situation and suggest a possible improvement in the current methods. If nothing else, the mere fact that the “right hand works better when it knows what the left hand is doing” is a benefit in itself. • Take it or make it: If there are potential opportunities that come your way – grab from them. It can be scary at first – but the outcome is oftentimes worth any potential risk. Don’t have any opportunities coming your way? Make them. Make yourself available when needed, take the initiative when you see something is going awry but there are not steps being utilized to fix it. The feeling of self-satisfaction accompanied by the employer seeing your ability to be pro-active is often just the beginning of the rewards and opportunities to come. • Don’t be selfish: Don’t think merely in terms of how an action on your part will benefit you via promotion or raises. Think of the company and its well-being. Do you see an important but neglected project that is vital to the company – volunteer your time, skill and services to attack it. This may or may not lead to instant gratification, but I can assure you that your employer will take note of what you have done. What if your supervisor is too other-wise occupied to see what you have done? Don’t be afraid to tell him – but don’t be a showboat about it. Tell him. Show him. Explain the importance of it to him if need be – then drop it. Overkill will indeed kill whatever points you may have earned. • Give and take: Learn to give to the company — whether it is your time or skills — and you will be rewarded. A relationship with an employer is not so much different than a personal relationship between couples. There will be times that more is asked of you than you may have intended to give – but do so anyways. Do not be afraid to ask for the things that you need in return. Often if an employer sees you have the ability to give more than what is merely stated in your job title he will be more willing to give back to you when the time comes. • Help others: This not just applies to the customers but also to your coworkers. If you possess the skills that a co-worker does not have but would like to learn — teach them. Helping a co-worker learn a new skill can only produce good results for not only the company but the moral of the work environment. No one likes a know-it-all, much less a know-it-all who refuses to share their knowledge. Offer to teach and be willing to help. Some employees may feel that their unique skills are their job security and sharing those skills may hurt that security, but they couldn’t be more wrong. An employee who works under those assumptions is not one to be considered a team-player and that can only hurt any career opportunities that may come your way. One must also not forget that no one is irreplaceable. • What job description?: What is your job title and description? Take it, acknowledge it, and (most importantly) perform it, then toss it. Don’t be anchored down with the mindset that it’s not your job — so it’s not your problem. Help where help is needed. The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Tuesday, January 1, 2013 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 Obituaries Keitha Ann Whitlatch Keitha Ann Whitlatch, 69, of Long Bottom, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2012, at the St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. She was born on June 29, 1943, in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, to the late Keith G. and Delores Minnie (Neville) Aeiker Sr. Keitha was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in Mason and she was a retired school bus driver from the Eastern School Local School District. She is preceded in death by her parents; son, Harlan Dean Whitlatch, Jr.; grandmother, Leona Kay Roach; brothers, Charles Roy Aeiker, Lorraine “Pat” Aeiker; and ex-husband, Harlan Dean Whitlatch. She is survived by her children, Kathy Ann Miller, Mike (Robin) Whitlatch and Kelly (Greg) Lee; grandchildren, Jessica Irene (John Walkowiak) Jeffers, Ryan Todd Gordon Tripp, Cory (Paige) Whitlatch, Shannon (Jeremy) Banks, Chadd (Amber) Whitlatch, Mika Catherine Whitlatch, Shea Lee, and Sara King; step-grandchildren, Amanda King, Randi King, Rhonda Yost, and Jessica Wagner; great grandchildren, Trenton, Caitlynn , Logan, Kourtenie, C.J., Haley, Jake, Derrick, Emma, Abbigail, Leagh, McKenzie, Adrian, Lexy, Austin, Alysha, Harlee and Briar; brothers, John F. Aeiker, and Keith G. (Lynnette) Aeiker, Jr.; several aunts, uncles and cousins. Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 3, 2012, at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy with Herschel White officiating. Burial will follow in Meigs Memory Gardens. Visitation for family and friends will be held two hours prior to the funeral service. An online registry is available by logging onto www. andersonmcdaniel.com. Mary Elizabeth (Saxton) Hall Mary Elizabeth (Saxton) Hall, 90, of Thurman, Ohio, died Saturday, December 29, 2012, at Holzer Senior Care in Gallipolis. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at the Lewis & Gillum Funeral Home with Pastor John Rozewicz officiating. Burial will follow in New Zion Cemetery. Friends may call from 12-1 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Thurman Methodist Church, P.O. Box 2000, Thurman, Ohio 45685. Maxine Lola Hoffman Maxine Lola Hoffman, 88, of Clifton, died Friday, December 28, 2012. Visitation was held Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Foglesong Roush Funeral Home. AP Sources: ‘Fiscal cliff ’ deal emerging WASHINGTON (AP) — The contours of a deal to avert the ‘fiscal cliff’ emerged Monday, with Democrats and Republicans agreeing to raise tax rates on family income over $450,000 a year, increase the estate tax rate and extend unemployment benefits for one year, officials familiar with the negotiations said. But with a midnight deadline rapidly approaching, both sides were at an impasse over whether to put off automatic, across-the-board spending cuts set to take effect on Jan. 1, and if so, how to pay for that. Democrats want to put off the cuts for one year and offset the so-called sequester with unspecified revenue. Officials emphasized that negotiations were continuing and the emerging deal was not yet final. President Barack Obama was to speak about the status of the negotiations from the White House Monday afternoon. The proposal in the works would raise the tax rates on family income over $450,000 from 35 percent to 39.6 percent, the same level as under former President Bill Clinton. Also, estates would be taxed at 40 percent after the first $5 million for an individual and $10 million for a couple, up from 35 percent to 40 percent. Unemployment benefits would be extended for one year. Without the extension, 2 million people would lose benefits beginning in early January. A Republican official familiar with the plans confirmed the details described to The Associated Press. The officials requested anonymity in order to discuss the internal negotiations. Unless an agreement is reached and approved by Congress by the start of New Year’s Day, more than $500 billion in 2013 tax increases will begin to take effect and $109 billion will be carved from defense and domestic programs Though the tax hikes and budget cuts would be felt gradually, economists warn that if allowed to fully take hold, their combined impact — the so-called fiscal cliff — would rekindle a recession. Urgent talks were continuing Monday afternoon between the White House and congressional Republicans, with longtime negotiating partners Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell at the helm. Underscoring the flurry of activity, another GOP aide said the two men had conversations at 12:45 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. Monday. An agreement on the proposed deal would also shield Medicare doctors from a 27 percent cut in fees and extend tax credits for research and development, as well as renewable energy. The deal would also extend for five years a series of tax credits meant to lessen the financial burden on poorer and middle-class families, including one credit that helps people pay for college. The deal would achieve about $600 billion in new revenue, the officials said. Despite the movement, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid warned that time was running out to finalize an agreement. “Americans are still threatened with a tax hike in just a few hours,” said Reid, D-Nev., as the Senate began an unusual New Year’s Eve session. Liberal Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, took to the Senate floor after Reid to warn Democratic bargainers against lowering levies on large inherited estates and raising the income threshold at which higher tax rates would kick in. “No deal is better than a bad deal. And this look like a very bad deal the way this is shaping up,” said Harkin. Letting tax rates rise for couples with incomes of $450,000 a year is a concessions for Obama, who campaigned for re-election on a pledge to set the levels at $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for couples. It also marked a significant concession by Republican leaders who pledged to continue the George W. Bush-era tax cuts for all income earners. . The hope of the White House and lawmakers was to seal an agreement, enact it and send it to Obama for his signature before taxpayers felt the impact of higher income taxes or federal agencies began issuing furloughs or taking other steps required by spending cuts. Regardless of the fate of the negotiations, it appeared all workers would experience a cut in their take-home pay with the expiration of a two-year cut in payroll taxes. “This whole thing is a national embarrassment,” Sen. Bob Corker, RTenn., said Monday on MSNBC, adding that any solution Congress would swallow at this late stage would be inconsequential. “We still haven’t moved any closer to solving our nation’s problems.” In a move that was sure to irritate Republicans, Reid was planning — absent a deal — to force a Senate vote Monday on Obama’s campaign-season proposal to continue expiring tax cuts for all but those with income exceeding $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for couples. In one sign of movement on Sunday, Republicans dropped a demand to slow the growth of Social Security and other benefits by changing how those payments are increased each year to allow for inflation. Obama had offered to include that change, despite opposition by many Democrats, as part of earlier, failed bargaining with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, over a larger deficit reduction agreement. But Democrats said they would never include the new inflation formula in the smaller deal now being sought to forestall wideranging tax boosts and budget cuts, and Republicans relented. “It’s just acknowledging the reality,” Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said of the GOP decision to drop the idea. As the New Year’s Eve deadline rapidly approached, Democrats and Republicans found themselves at odds over a host of issues, including taxing large inherited estates. Republicans wanted the tax left at its current 35 percent, with the first $5.1 million excluded, while Democrats wanted the rate increased to 45 percent with a smaller exclusion. The two sides were also apart on how to keep the alternative minimum tax from raising the tax bills of nearly 30 million middle-income families and how to extend tax breaks for research by business and other activities. Republicans were insisting that budget cuts be found to pay for some of the spending proposals Democrats were pushing. A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m., Tues. January 1, 2013, at Foglesong Roush Funeral Home with Glen Rowe officiating. Burial will follow at the Hoffman Cemetery. Robert Joe Pendleton Robert Joe Pendleton, 75, of Ravenswood, W.Va., died December 29, 2012 in Ravenswood Care Center, Ravenswood, following an extended illness. A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, December 31, 2012, at the Casto Funeral Home Chapel, Ravenswood, WV. Burial will follow in the Ravenswood Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations are preferred to: Alzheimer’s Association P.O. Box 96011 Washington, D.C. 200906011. Delma L. Roush Delma L. Roush of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away Monday, December 31, 2012, in the Holzer Senior Care Center, Bidwell. Graveside services will be conducted 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 2, 2013 in the Reynolds Cemetery, Addison, Ohio, with Rev. Alfred Holley officiating. As per Delma’s wishes, there will be no visitation. The McCoyMoore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis is honored to serve the Roush Family. Vernon Ray Sims Vernon Ray Sims, 61, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, died Saturday, December 29, 2012, at his residence. Services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, January 3, 2013, at Willis Funeral Home with Rev. Darrell Johnson officiating. Friends may call from 12-1 p.m. prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home. Otho Wolfe Otho Wolfe, 84, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died Saturday at his residence. Arrangements will be announced later by Willis Funeral Home. Chicago Tribune leaves bankruptcy after four years CHICAGO (AP) — Tribune Co. has emerged from a Chapter 11 restructuring more than four years after the media company sought bankruptcy protection. The reorganized company said Monday that it is starting with a new board of directors and new ownership that includes senior creditors Oaktree Capital Management, Angelo, Gordon and Co., and JPMorgan Chase and Co. Tribune closed on a new, $1.1 billion senior secured term loan and a $300 million revolving credit line. The loan will fund payments required under the reorganization plan, and the credit line will fund ongoing operations. The new board of directors includes Bruce Karsh, Ken Liang, Peter Murphy, Ross Levinsohn, Craig A. Jacobson, Peter Liguori, and Eddy Hartenstein. “Tribune emerges from the bankruptcy process as a multimedia company with a great mix of profitable assets, strong brands in major markets and a much-improved capital structure,” said Hartenstein, Tribune’s chief executive officer. The Chicago Tribune reported late Sunday that Liguori, a former TV executive at Discovery and Fox, is expected to be named chief executive of the reorganized Tribune Co. Be sure to be included in the 2013 Meigs County Visitors Guide! 10,000 copies will be produced Glossy Magazine Style all ads are full color Contact your ad representative today! 740-992-2156 740-446-2342 304-675-1333 deadline is January 25th, 2013 60380860 Dixie Ruth Carson Sayre Dixie Ruth Carson Sayre, 64, of Middleport, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 30, 2012. She was born June 15, 1948, in Pomeroy, Ohio and was the loving wife of Stephen for 46 years and a homemaker most of her life. She worked at the Middleport Goodwill for several years and was a graduate of Rutland High School, class of 1967. She was a member of the Rutland Church of the Nazarene and enjoyed sitting outside on the porch with her dogs, Rosie and Floyd. Dixie will be sadly missed by her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Adrian Adney and Rose Ellen (Lovsey) Carson; aunts, Geraldine (Carson) Reed, Neva Lovsey and Vida (Lovsey) Burkey; and an uncle, Albert Lovsey. She is survived by her husband, Stephen Sayre; daughter, Len Renee Capehart; grandson, Wayne Adney Capehart of Middleport; brother, David (Eloise) Carson of Lebanon, Ohio; sister, Eleanor Rue of Frazee, Minn.; aunts, Bonnie (Carson) Flores of Texas, and Ann (Carson) Dater of Arizona; nephew, David (Sue) Carson of Louisville, Ky.; nieces, Deidre Fairchild of Lebanon, Ohio, Deanna (Bobby) Miranda of Morrow, Ohio; four great nephews; four great nieces; special cousin, Donald (Diane) Hanson of Kenton, Ky. Visitation will be fr om 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Gravel Hill Cemetery in Cheshire, Ohio. �The Daily Sentinel Sports TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2013 mdssports@heartlandpublications.com Hammond leads Rio women past A-B Randy Payton Special to OVP RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Kate Hammond equaled a career-high with 28 points to lead a trio of double figures for the University of Rio Grande as the RedStorm knocked off Alderson-Broaddus College, 75-63, Saturday afternoon, in women’s basketball action at the Newt Oliver Arena. The RedStorm, who were playing for the first in 11 days, won for the third straight time and improved to 5-8 on the season. Freshman forward Sarah Bonar scored 16 points to go along with a team-high eight rebounds in the winning effort. She also had four assists and a pair of steals. Senior guard Shardai Morrison-Fountain added 15 points and team-high five assists and three steals for Rio Grande, which led from start to finish in its first-ever meeting with the Battlers. The RedStorm scored the game’s first nine points and led by as many as 15 points late in the first half, although AldersonBroaddus answered Rio’s gameopening run with a 7-0 spurt of its own and stayed within striking distance for most of the contest. Hammond fueled what eventually became a 45-36 halftime lead with 24 first half points. The junior hit her first six shots from the field, including five three-point goals, and scored 18 of Rio’s first 22 points. Alderson-Broaddus (2-5) got a conventional three-point play by Leah Hurst on its opening possession of the second half to pull within six, 45-39, but got no closer the rest of the way. The RedStorm twice regained a 15-point cushion inside the game’s final two minutes. Hammond had just four points after halftime and went just 1-for-6 at the free throw line to narrowly miss establishing a new single-game career-high. She also netted 28 points in a loss at the University of Pikeville on December 1. Amanda Peoples led A-B with 18 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, while Erica Brooks tossed in 14 and Hurst added 12. The Battlers enjoyed a 39-28 edge in rebounding, but hurt their own cause with 24 turnovers - 14 of which came in the second half. Rio Grande shot 47.3 percent from the field (26-for55) for the game, including 54.8 percent in the first half, but cost itself a chance for an easy win by going just 16-for28 at the free throw line. Bryan Walters l Daily Sentinel River Valley senior Ethan Dovenbarger (32) goes up for a shot attempt in this December 18 file photo of a boys basketball game against Vinton County in Bidwell, Ohio. Raiders outlast Belpre, 56-52 at Ohio River Classic Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com MARIETTA, Ohio — The Raiders’ five game skid has come to an end. River Valley defeated Belpre 56-52 Friday night in the late game at the Ohio River Classic on the Campus of Marietta College. This is the Raiders first win since November 30th when they took the victory over Eastern in Tuppers Plains. The Golden Eagles (3-5) took the early edge after out scoring RVHS (2-5) 18-to-12 in the opening stanza. The Raiders answered back in the second quarter with a 19-to-11 run that gave them the two-point halftime advantage. Belpre out scored River Valley by one in the third period, cutting the Raiders lead to 40-39 headed into the finale. The Silver and Black finished strong, scoring 16 points in the fourth period. Belpre managed just 13 points in the final stanza and RVHS claimed the 56-52 win. Tyler Twyman led the Raiders with 14 points, followed by Seann Roberts with 13. Burnie Stanley finished with 10 points, Joseph Loyd added nine, Ethan Dovenbarger had five and Justin Rusk contributed three. Jacob Gilmore rounded out the RVHS scoring with two points in the triumph. River Valley’s rebounding effort was led by Roberts with eight, Dovenbarger with five and Stanley with four. Dovenbarger finished with a team-high five steals, while Rusk and Gilmore led the Raiders with three assists apiece. Loyd led RVHS with a trio of three-pointers in the game while Twyman and Rusk each made one. River Valley held a 25-to16 advantage in rebounding but BHS held a 17-to-15 tunover edge.The Raiders also grabbed a 36-to-34 advantage in points in the paint. RVHS shot 23-of-45 (51.1 percent) from the field including a 5-of-9 (55.6 percent) effort from beyond the arc. The Silver and Black were 5-of-9 (55.6 percent) from the charity stripe in the contest. Belpre shot 20-of-43 (46.5 percent) from the field but just 1-of-12 (8.3 percent) from three-point range. The Golden Eagles made 11-of-15 (73.3 percent) of their free throw attempts in the game. Nick Therriault led Belpre with 26 points on the night, followed by Dakota Hoffman with 13. Austin Forshey had five points, while Brennan Ferrell and Bryce Pittenger each finished with four. This is the only regular season meeting between River Valley and the defending Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division champion Golden Eagles. OVP Sports Schedule Wednesday, Jan. 2 Boys Basketball Eastern at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3 Girls Basketball Athens at Gallia Academy, 6 p.m. Chesapeake at River Valley, 6 p.m. South Gallia at Southern, 6 p.m. Eastern at Wahama, 6 p.m. St. Albans at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. Wrestling Wahama at Fairland (tri), TBA URG Sports Women’s Basketball vs Campbellsville, 6 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs Campbellsville, 8 p.m. Alex Hawley l Daily Sentinel Gallia Academy senior Justin Bailey (20) catches the ball on the low block while being guarded by Meigs junior Jordan Hutton (11) during Saturday nights GAHS win in Centenary. Blue Devils rally past Meigs, 53-38 Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com CENTENARY, Ohio — The Blue Devils finish strong and pick up their second straight win. Gallia Academy out scored the visiting Marauders by 15 in the second half Saturday night to secure the 53-38 victory. GAHS (3-5) took advantage of Meigs’ (4-3) slow start and jumped out to an 8-0 lead midway through the first quarter. MHS answered with a 8-to-2 run but GAHS scored four unanswered points to end the opening stanza with a 14-8 edge. The Marauders flipped the script in the second, slowing the pace and out scoring Gallia Academy 11-to-5 in the quarter. The teams went into the half tied at 19. The third quarter began much like the first, with an 8-0 GAHS run. Meigs rattled off eight points in the final 3:30 of the third but a pair of three-pointers gave the Blue Devils the six point lead headed into the finale. After a 4-to-2 MHS run to start the fourth Gallia Academy scored 11 consecutive points to exMeigs freshman Kaileb Sheets (4) dribbles past GAHS pand it’s lead to 15 points. Each team scored seven senior Nick Clagg (12) during Saturday night’s Blue DevSee DEVILS ‌| Page 7 ils victory in Centenary. Syracuse plows through WVU and snow, 38-14 NEW YORK (AP) — The weather made passing at the Pinstripe Bowl perilous, so Syracuse sent Prince-Tyson Gulley and Jerome Smith dashing through West Virginia and the snow. Gulley ran for a career-best 208 yards and had three touchdowns, Smith added 157 yards, and the Orange bid a blustery farewell to the Big East with a 38-14 victory Saturday. Syracuse (8-5) will enter the Atlantic Coast Conference on a roll after finishing this season with six wins in its last seven games, capped by its second postseason victory at Yankee Stadium in the last three years. In a bowl played in a baseball stadium, with weather more suited for a playoff game in Green Bay, the team that plays in a dome ended up being better equipped to handle the elements. “The football Gods brought snow,” said Smith, who carried a seasonhigh 30 times. “The football Gods from Syracuse brought us some snow and it changed even West Virginia’s game. They had to run a little bit more than they were used to. We ran the ball a little bit more than we’re used to and did what we were supposed to do.” Syracuse finished with a season- high 369 yards on the ground and beat its former Big East rival from West Virginia, now playing in the Big 12, for a third straight time. “They just did a better job than us at the line of scrimmage,” Mountaineers coach Dana Holgorsen said. “To be in a game like this when you’ve got to rely on your run defense to help you win and you’re not able to do it, it’s frustrating.” Geno Smith connected with Stedman Bailey for two touchdown passes for West Virginia (7-6), but the Mountaineers’ quarterback also was sacked in the end zone in the first half and called for intentional grounding in the end zone in the third quarter to give Syracuse a second safety. Smith, who was an early Heisman Trophy front-runner as the Mountaineers got off to a 5-0 start this season, was 16 for 26 for 197 yards in the final game of his record-breaking career. The NFL awaits. Same goes for Ryan Nassib, though Syracuse didn’t ask much of its talented senior quarterback. He threw two touchdown passes and an interception. His most impressive feat on this day was surviving being driven into the cold turf by Terence Garvin on a sack in the first half. Nassib missed only one play. “It’s my last game, man, nothing’s going to take me out,” he said. Especially against a West Virginia team the Orange felt didn’t give them much credit after two straight victories over the Mountaineers. “It was about us going out there and getting respect,” tackle Justin Pugh said. “They didn’t give us any respect. We kind of said three strikes you’re out. Beat them three straight times, so they really can’t say anything now.” Snow fell just about all game, giving most of the field a white dusting. Fans were bundled and players not in the game tried to do the same. It took a while for those potent offenses — both ranked in the top 25 nationally in yards per game — to heat up, which seemed appropriate considering the conditions. “Cold. Cold,” said Jerome Smith, a junior from Delaware. “I never got a chance to play in the snow, but it was good.” His running mate from Akron, Ohio, had just a bit more experience playing in wintry weather. “In pee-wees I played in some (snow) like this but not in high school,” said Gulley, who carried 25 times. “It was fun.” A goal-line stand by West Virginia in the second quarter kept Syracuse See WVU ‌| Page 7 �Tuesday, January 1, 2013 www.mydailysentinel.com Point Pleasant now drops two at Family Healthcare Classic The Daily Sentinel • Page 7 Defenders fall to TVCS in Big Blue finale, 69-44 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com WELLSTON, Ohio — The Ohio Valley scoring with two points Christian boys basketball team fell to 4-4 bwalters@civitasmedia.com overall this season following a 69-44 setand one marker. back to Teays Valley Christian Saturday Brett Bowling had a NEW RICHMOND, game-high 20 points for night in the consolation game of the 2012 W.Va. — It was a tough the Warriors, followed Big Blue Classic at Wellston High School. weekend for the Point by Josh Tunstel with 13 The Defenders trailed 15-9 after eight Pleasant boys basketball markers. minutes of play and never came closer the team at the 2012 Famrest of the way, as the Lions (7-3) shot 49 The Big Blacks led ily Healthcare Classic, as most of the first half on percent from the field and canned nine trithe Big Blacks suffered a Friday in the consolafectas along the way to secure the 25-point 92-40 loss to Wyoming tion contest, but Westdecision. East on Thursday and a lake used a pivotal 40-33 TVCS — which hit six three-pointers in 67-61 setback to West- second half surge to ultithe first half — connected on four trifectas side on Friday in the 8th mately secure a six-point in the second canto, which led to a 25-15 annual event held at Wyo- triumph. surge and a comfortable 40-24 intermission ming East High School. advantage. PPHS led 12-9 after The Big Blacks (1-6) eight minutes and took a OVCS responded with a small 12-8 run in — coming off a their first 28-27 edge into halftime, the third stanza to pull within 48-36 headed win, a 56-52 decision over but the Renegades couninto the finale, but Teays Valley Christian Cabell Midland — were tered with a 23-12 third closed regulation with a 21-8 charge to wrap simply overwhelmed in quarter run to secure a up the 69-44 decision. the opening contest, as The Defenders connected on 18-of-48 50-40 edge headed into Wyoming East scored field goal attempts for 38 percent, including the finale. Point Pleasant the first 11 points of the a 3-of-14 effort from three-point range for game en route to a 30-11 made a 21-17 run down 21 percent. Ohio Valley Christian was also edge after eight minutes the stretch and pulled to 5-of-11 at the charity stripe for 45 percent. within a possession, but of play. T.G. Miller led OVCS with a game-high The Warriors never ultimately ran out of time 22 points, followed by Chance Burleson looked back, as the tour- in the rally attempt. with 12 points and Caleb McKitrick with Dillon McCarty — who nament hosts used a four markers. Richard Bowman and Phil 28-13 run in the second was a perfect 15-of-15 Hollingshead rounded out the scoring with canto to take comfort- at the free throw line — three points apiece. able 58-24 cushion into led the Big Blacks with The Lions were 26-of-53 overall from the the intermission. WEHS a game-high 24 points, field, including a 9-of-20 effort from threewent on a 21-7 run in followed by Aden Yates point range for 45 percent. TVCS was also the third for a 79-31 lead with 11 points and An8-of-10 at the charity stripe for 80 percent. headed into the finale, drew Williamson with Zack Moore paced the Lions with 16 then closed regulation on seven markers. points, followed by the trio of Elias BeaGarrett Norris had six a 13-9 spurt to wrap up com, Ben Parsons and Justin Wojcieszak Brian Lintala l submitted photo points in the losing efthe 52-point outcome. with 14 markers each. Ohio Valley Christian senior Chance Burleson, right, goes in for PPHS was outrebound- fort, while Wade Martin T.G. Miller was the lone OVCS selection a shot attempt during this December 28 file photo of a boys ed 37-17 and had 24 contributed four points to the 2012 Big Blue Classic all-tournament basketball game against Huntington Ross in the opening round turnovers in the contest. and Marquez Griffin had of the 2012 Big Blue Classic at Wellston High School. team. Dillon McCarty led Point two markers. Adam Slack with 14 points, followed rounded out the scoring by Wade Martin with 12 with one point. Dylan Newsome paced points and Aden Yates with six markers. Garrett Westside with 18 points Norris had five points, and Levi Lambert added while Marquez Griffin 12 markers. WHS was and Adam Slack respec- 22-of-27 at the free throw Bruce Gradkowski took CINCINNATI (AP) wouldn’t be answered until ers and pulled Flacco and tively rounded out the line for 81 percent. running back Ray Rice over in the second half for — Joe Flacco went to games were completed. So, they went into pre- after the second series. Dalton, who was 10 of 15 the bench after only two series. Andy Dalton left season mode on a 26-de- Receiver Anquan Boldin, for 78 yards with a pair of at halftime. With little gree afternoon with a wind defensive tackle Haloti sacks. Green and others Ngata and linebacker Ter- spent the second half on at stake, the Ravens and chill of 16. Josh Brown kicked three rell Suggs were inactive, the bench as well. Bengals gave their regularBrown kicked field goals season finale more of a pre- field goals in the second giving them a week to rest. The Bengals were trying of 47, 32 and 38 yards in half. Dunlap tipped one season feel. Carlos Dunlap returned of Tyrod Taylor’s passes to get their running game the second half. Brown Bryan Walters an interception 14 yards to himself and returned it into postseason shape af- will be the Bengals’ kicker bwalters@civitasmedia.com for a touchdown in the for a clinching touchdown ter it managed only 14 in the playoffs with Mike fourth quarter Sunday, with 6:06 left, jumping yards during a 13-10 win in Nugent sidelined by a calf RACINE, Ohio — A 28-14 first half surge ultimate- sending the Cincinnati into the stands and sitting Pittsburgh a week earlier. injury. Brown is 11 for 12 ly allowed the Meigs boys basketball team to claim its Bengals to a 23-17 victory there for several seconds Running back BenJarvus on field goal tries since he fourth straight victory of the season Friday night dur- over the Baltimore Ravens while fans smacked his Green-Ellis pulled a ham- signed as a free agent, the ing a 54-39 decision over host Southern in a non-con- in a game that didn’t much back. string during pregame warm- only miss on a 56-yard atference matchup at Charles W. Hayman Gymnasium. matter to either playofftempt in Pittsburgh. The Bengals headed into ups and didn’t play. The Marauders (4-2) stormed out to a 16-8 advan- bound team. Taylor, who had thrown The Bengals went with a the playoffs for the second tage after eight minutes of play and never looked straight season after beat- conservative approach. Dal- only four passes all season, Played like it, too. back, as the guests followed by again doubling up the The Ravens (10-6) had ing rivals Pittsburgh and ton didn’t even throw toward replaced Flacco in the first Tornadoes (3-4) with a 12-6 run to secure a 2-for-1 already clinched their sec- Baltimore in back-to-back A.J. Green until the final quarter and led a pair of edge at the intermission. drive of the first half, keeping touchdown drives by runond straight AFC North weeks. SHS — which has now dropped three straight deci- title, putting them in line They’d been 0-6 against the Pro Bowl receiver out of ning away from defenders. sions — never came within two possessions the rest to host Andrew Luck and them over the past two harm’s way. He had a 28-yard scramble of the way, as the Marauders outscored the hosts by the Indianapolis Colts next seasons, so a strong finHe finally found him for a and a pitch to Anthony Ala small 26-25 edge in the second half. A 15-14 third weekend. ish represented a break- 17-yard gain that set up an 11- len on an option play that quarter run gave MHS a 43-28 lead through three The Bengals (10-6) were through, even though the yard touchdown pass to Mar- went for 20 more yards. quarters of play, then both teams closed regulation locked into the sixth seed win on Sunday resembled vin Jones, tying the game at 7 Allen then ran the final 2 with 11 points apiece to wrap up the 15-point out- as the final wild-card team. more of an exhibition than heading into halftime. yards for the score. come. Taylor also scored on a That was the offense’s only The only question was anything. Meigs — which had only two victories all of last The Ravens sat some of touchdown in the last two 1-yard run in the second who they would play in the season — had three players reach double figures, half. opening round, and that their banged-up playmak- games. led by Kaileb Sheets with 15 points. Dustin Ulbrich added 11 points to the winning cause, while Treay McKinney chipped in 10 markers. Jared Williamson and Dillon Boyer respectively had eight and seven points, while Cody Stewart rounded out the scoring with three markers. MHS was 9-of-20 at the free throw line for 45 percent. on January 8 at Hartley Wrestling inclement weather, the consolation Mason County Youth Trenton Wolfe paced Southern with a game-high Building. Last Chance Weigh in from and championship games of the 2012 Wrestling signups 18 points, followed by Chandler Drummer with eight 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. on January 15 at South Gallia Holiday Tournament POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The points and Adam Pape with five markers. Trenton Hartley Wrestling Building. There is were postponed on Saturday. The signups dates for the Mason County Deem also had three points for the hosts. contests between Meigs and Point Zac Beegle and Dennis Teaford both contributed Youth Wrestling League are as such: a registration fee. Pleasant (consolation) and South two points apiece during the setback, while Casey First Point Weigh In from 6 p.m. unGallia and Gallia Academy (champiSGHS Holiday til 7:30 p.m. on January 3 at Hartley Pickens rounded things out with one marker. The onship) are expected to be made up Tourney postponed Tornadoes were 11-of-19 at the charity stripe for 58 Wrestling Building. Second Point Weigh In from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. percent. MERCERVILLE, Ohio — Due to some time in January. Bryan Walters Bengals beat Ravens 23-17 in finale Meigs topples Tornadoes 54-39 for 4th straight win OVP Sports Briefs WVU From Page 6 out of the end zone, but set up the Orange for a scoring run. Left at the 1, the Mountaineers tried to pass out of their end zone, but Geno Smith was smothered by blitzing linebackers Cameron Lynch and Siriki Diabate to make it 5-0 — a baseball score, of course. The Orange followed that up with a 33-yard touchdown run by Gulley to make it 12-0 with 6:07 left in the second. The Mountaineers responded with their first sustained drive. Bailey took a quick pass, darted and broke tackles, and scooted 32 yards to the end zone to make it 12-7. The Orange extended the lead to 12 to start the second half when they caught a break — and a touchdown pass. Nassib’s throw was tipped around the goal line, but floated safely into the waiting arms of intended receiver Beckett Wales for a 10-yard score. West Virginia appeared to answer with a touchdown of its own. Andrew Buie broke free for a 28yard TD run on fourthand-2. Not so fast. A holding call on the Mountaineers wiped out the play and sent Holgorsen on to the field screaming at the officials. It didn’t help. Instead of a touchdown, a punt. Holgorsen had nothing to say about the call and was more disappointed with how his team responded. “We did a poor job of continuing to play. A poor job of overcoming some things,” he said. Moments later another close call, this time on a fumble by Geno Smith which was reviewed to determine if it was an incomplete pass, went Syracuse’s way, and again the Orange capitalized. On the next play, Gulley broke through the line, bounced to the outside and went 67 yards for a touchdown to make it 26-7 with 6:52 left in the third. West Virginia wouldn’t let Syracuse pull away. Smith found Bailey deep down the sideline, beating one-on-one coverage for a 29-yard score 1:11 later. Back came the Orange, nine plays, 70 yards, with Gulley taking a swing pass from Nassib 10 yards to make it 33-14. From there the 60th meeting between these teams, but first in a bowl, was a romp in the snow for Syracuse. Devils From Page 6 points over the final 4:30 and the Blue Devils earned the 5338 win. Gallia Academy was led by senior Justin Bailey, who finished with 14 points. Nick Clagg finished with eight points, while Aaron Jackson, Wes Jarrell and Jimmy Clagg each contributed with six. Cody Call marked five points, while Wade Jarrell and Reid Eastman each scored four points to round out the GAHS total. The Blue Devils hit a trio of three-pointers on the night, two by Jackson and one by Call. All three long-balls came in the second half of play. GAHS was 6-of-9 from the charity stripe in the game, equaling 66.7 percent. Gallia Academy committed 14 turnovers in the triumph. Meigs was led by freshman guard Kaileb Sheets who finished with 11 points on the night, including the Marauders only three-pointer. Cody Stewart finished with 10 points and five rebounds, while Jared Williamson finished with nine points and six rebounds. Ty Phelps, Dillon Boyer, Treay McKinney and Jordan Hutton each contributed two points to round out the MHS total. The Maroon and Gold shot 7-of-12 (58.3 percent) from the free throw line, 15-of-41 (36.6 percent) from the field, and just 1-of-7 (14.3 percent) from beyond the arc. Meigs committed 16 turnovers on the night, half of which came in the first quarter. The loss ends the Marauders four game winning streak, while Gallia Academy has now won two consecutive games. This is the lone meeting between the Marauders and the Blue Devils this season. �Legals PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICE The Meigs Local Board of Education has completed its General Purpose External Financial Statements for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2012 and they are available for public inspection at the office of the Treasurer/CFO, Mark E. Rhonemus, 41765 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy, Ohio. 12/30 1/1 PUBLIC NOTICE Tax Budget and Superintendent Hearings Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 8th day of January, 2013 at 7:00 P.M. at the Meigs Local Board of Education Office, 41765 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy, Ohio, the Meigs Local School Board will hold its public hearing on the tax budget for the period of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. 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Rogers Basement Waterproofing www.mydailysentinel.com Tuesday, January 1, 2013 �Tuesday, January 1, 2013 COMICS/ENTERTAINMENT www.mydailysentinel.com BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun Tuesday, January 1, 2013 BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS MUTTS The Daily Sentinel • Page 9 William Hoest Patrick McDonnell Jacquelene Bigar’s HOROSCOPE ZITS THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013: This year you have a tendency to reminisce about days past. Often when you are like this, you come up with novel ideas. Plan on doing some traveling this year. You will not be at your best if you stay put. If you are single, you could meet someone quite exotic and different. Count on taking an adventure into a different lifestyle. If you are attached, the two of you finally might take that long-awaited and often-talked-about trip. VIRGO can always take care of the details. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Pulling yourself together could be a major effort after last night’s celebration; on the other hand, you might not care. You could be happily seated in your armchair watching TV. Tonight: Someone might interfere with your rest and relaxation. Smile all you want. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH The time has come to relax. You made a major effort to contribute to everyone’s happiness this Christmas. Now you could become nearly childlike in the freedom you experience. A loved one delights in watching you, but he or she will join in, too! Tonight: Act as if there were no tomorrow. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Others might forget about your multifaceted personality if you continue like this. You seem quiet and totally exhausted. You might not even want to hear the word “holiday” anymore. You are pleasant, but quietly so. Tonight: You inadvertently might get into a willpower struggle. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You could be talking up a storm, and you’ll want to hear everyone’s news. Keep in mind that many people are distracted right now. If you get no response, don’t take it personally. Your instincts will guide you if you tune into them. Tonight: Do not lift a finger — you have done enough. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH You just might decide to kick back and enjoy the day. Do not feel a need to do anything. Some extra R and R is just what the doctor ordered, even if it’s in a social setting. Resist the need to be the host or hostess. Let someone else play that role. Tonight: Make it easy. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH Your energy and willingness to get out the door might be the envy of others today. Conversations flow. An older friend or loved one clearly approves and appreciates how you handle yourself. Do not worry so much, and be spontaneous. Tonight: The lead actor. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Consider reframing a situation in your mind. You might have taken someone’s words the wrong way or out of context. You could feel a bit overwhelmed by everything that is occurring or that has occurred. Play life on the quieter side. Relax. Tonight: Return an important call. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Visit with a parent or older relative in the morning. In the afternoon, spend time with friends and partake in what might be a traditional New Year’s ritual. Get together with loved ones. You naturally enjoy yourself, no matter where you are. Tonight: Laughter becomes contagious. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Try to understand where someone is coming from. If you can imagine what it’s like to walk in this person’s shoes, or even if you simply try to be more observant, you will have a better idea of what it is like to be him or her. Understanding will evolve. Tonight: Take the lead. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH You might be planning a trip that could keep you busy all day long. Sometimes it is nice to get out of your own head. You’ll see life from a whole new perspective, if you can. You also will gain more empathy for others. Tonight: Make your escape. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Deal with others directly. Don’t walk away from an intense conversation. It might be appropriate to rethink a situation and understand someone’s perspective. Your creativity and intellect intertwine, which adds to your interpersonal skills. Tonight: Share with a favorite person. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Others come forward with lots of ideas and invitations. Trying to decide which way to go could be very difficult, at best. You might be better off making a decision on a first-come, first-served basis. Make sure you schedule some time at home. Tonight: Snuggle in. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Tuesday, January 1, 2013 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 Steelers pull away from National titles: Who usually Browns in 24-10 win decides? Mostly, the schools PITTSBURGH (AP) — Even at the end of a disappointing season, the Pittsburgh Steelers still know how to beat the Cleveland Browns. Ben Roethlisberger threw three short touchdown passes, and the Steelers avoided their first losing season in nearly a decade with a 24-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. Antonio Brown, Leonard Pope and Plaxico Burress scored for the Steelers (88), who mustered enough energy in a meaningless game to turn away the Browns. Pittsburgh’s topranked defense forced four turnovers as the Steelers won for just the second time in the last six weeks, a slide that knocked them out of the playoffs for the first time since 2009. Cleveland’s third-string quarterback, Thaddeus Lewis, passed for 204 yards with a touchdown and an interception in his first NFL start. But the Browns (5-11) dropped their third straight in what is likely coach Pat Shurmur’s final game on the sideline. The overhaul in Cleveland is already underway. New owner Jimmy Haslam pushed out team president Mike Holmgren shortly after taking charge, and it appears Shurmur and general manager Tom Heckert could soon follow Holmgren out the door. The Browns are 9-23 under Shurmur, the lone highlight a three-game winning streak spanning late November and early December that had some in Cleveland doing the complicated math necessary to put the Browns in the playoffs. The optimism died just as quickly as it arose. Cleveland came back to earth in a 38-21 whipping at the hands of the Washington Redskins two weeks ago, followed by a blowout loss in Denver. Given a chance to sweep their biggest rivals for the first time in 24 years, the Browns instead lost to the Steelers in the regular-season finale for the fourth time in the last five seasons. The changes in Pittsburgh won’t be so widespread, but with an aging roster and salary cap issues, the Steelers figure to have a busy offseason for a franchise not used to heading home before New Year’s Day. The Steelers insisted they wanted to end a disappointing season with some dignity but hardly appeared interested during most of the first half. Playing in a rare meaningless finale, Pittsburgh sputtered in front of the smallest crowd in Heinz Field’s 12-year history. The Steelers needed more than a quarter to pick up a first down as Roethlisberger struggled to stay comfortable. The Browns, many of them auditioning for jobs next year, were a little livelier but no more effective. Shurmur, injecting a bit of risk-taking in a tenure filled with playing it safe, called a fake punt from the Cleveland 25 early in the third quarter that Ray Ventrone turned into a 35-yard gain, equaling the team’s longest run of the season. The Browns tied it at 10 a few plays later when Lewis hit Little for a 7-yard touchdown pass. That about did it for Cleveland. The Steelers responded with a 12-play, 80-yard drive that ended with Roethlisberger hitting Brown for a 9-yard score that put the Steelers back in front. The Browns never really threatened again, though not for a lack of trying. Wide receiver Travis Benjamin fumbled while trying to fight for extra yardage in the fourth quarter. Pittsburgh’s Cortez Allen picked up the ball and returned it to the Cleveland 27. Six plays later, Roethlisberger found Burress for a 12-yard TD. The veteran wide receiver — brought in over a month ago to shore up a depleted unit — took a pair of bows after his first scoring catch in a year. It was a fitting gesture considering the Steelers soon exited stage right. A season that brimmed with hope after a win over the Giants on Nov. 4 collapsed in a five-week span that included four costly losses. Thomas has 17 points, No. 10 Buckeyes roll 87-44 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Thomas scored 17 points and No. 10 Ohio State regained its shooting touch with an 87-44 victory over Chicago State on Saturday, the Buckeyes’ final tuneup before beginning Big Ten play. LaQuinton Ross added 15 points, Lenzelle Smith Jr. had 13, Amedeo Della Valle had career-high 11 and Aaron Craft scored 10 for the Buckeyes (10-2), who complete an eight-game homestand when they host Nebraska in the conference opener on Wednesday. The game was Ohio State’s first since losing 74-66 to No. 6 Kansas a week earlier. In that game, the Buckeyes played good defense and worked to get open on offense but could not hit shots — even when unguarded. They mustered just 31 percent shooting from the field (20 of 65). Against the Cougars, they hit 33 of 58 shots from the field (57 percent). Quinton Pippen, a nephew of ex-Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen, had 12 points for Chicago State (3-12), which fell to 0-11 away from home with its fourth straight defeat. The Cougars’ regular season is half over already with one more game to play in 2012. After hitting five of their last six shots from the field to end the half and build a 13-point lead, the Buckeyes opened the second half by making their first four attempts from the field. A 10-2 blitz at the outset of the second half swelled the lead to 47-26. The Cougars never got closer than 17 points again. SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Quick, name the college football team that has won the most national championships. Alabama? Notre Dame? Princeton? If you gave any of those answers, and maybe a few others, you might be right. Because over the years there have been a lot of organizations using different methods to determine who they think is national champion. No wonder “mythical” is the word that often precedes national title. “There is no official standard because there is no official national champion,” said Kent Stephens, historian at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend. “It all depends on the standard the school wishes to utilize. The national champion is in the eye of the beholder.” This explains how Princeton can claim 28 national championships, starting with the first one in 1869. The Tigers went 1-1 that season against Rutgers in the only two games played in college football that year. They were retroactively crowned champion by several ranking organizations. Among more traditional powerhouses, Alabama claims the most national championships with 14, followed by Notre Dame with 11, which is the same number Southern California and Michigan say they deserve. The Fighting Irish and Crimson Tide are tied at eight for the number of times they have been declared national champions by The Associated Press since the wire service started its poll in 1936. One of the teams will be awarded its ninth AP title in the wee hours of Jan. 8, after the BCS title game. The biggest difference between the number of overall national championships Alabama and Notre Dame claim is the way they add up their titles. Notre Dame senior associate athletic director John Heisler said the school only counts seasons when it feels as if most of the rating services agreed the Fighting Irish were the champs. “When there isn’t any debate, that Notre Dame would be considered the consensus national champions,” Heisler said. Alabama associate athletic director Doug Walker said The Tide feels its claim is just as solid. “We acknowledge that some question one of our claimed national championships, the title from 1941, but we do claim 14 football national championships,” he said. Here are some of the national championships involving Alabama and Notre Dame. 1924 — Notre Dame, led by the famed Four Horsemen, finished 100. There was no national champion declared at the time, but two years later University of Illinois economics professor Frank Dickinson devised a mathematical point system to determine a national champion, Stephens said. Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne persuaded Dickinson to retroactively determine a national champion for the 1925 (Dartmouth) and 1924 seasons. Others also were retroactively declared national champions. 1930 — Alabama, coached by Wallace Wade, posted a 10-0 record, shutting out eight of its opponents, including a 24-0 win over Washington State in the Rose Bowl. Alabama is named the national champion by College Football Researchers. Notre Dame, in its last season under Knute Rockne, also went 10-0, including wins over Army and Southern California in the final two games. The Fighting Irish were named national champion by multiple organizations. Parke Davis calls Alabama and Notre Dame co-champions. 1941 — Alabama posts a 9-2 record, finishes ranked No. 20 in the AP Poll but is ranked No. 1 by Houlgate. Minnesota (8-0) is ranked No. 1 by AP and several other groups. Notre Dame (8-0-1) finishes the season ranked No. 3. 1964 — Alabama (10-1), led by Joe Namath, is named No. 1 in both the AP and coaches poll at the end of the regular season. Notre Dame was ranked No. 1 for the last month of the season, but was upset in the season finale by Southern California 20-17 when Craig Fertig completed a 15-yard TD pass to Rod Sherman with 1:33 left. The Irish finish No. 3 while Alabama then loses 21-17 to Texas in the Orange Bowl when the officials rule Namath didn’t make it into the end zone on a quarterback sneak. 1966 — Notre Dame (9-0-1) was ranked No. 1 by the AP and coaches at the end of the regular season, the only blemish on its record was a 10-10 tie against No. 2 Michigan State. Some criticized Irish coach Ara Parseghian for settling for a tie instead of going for the victory. Defending national champion Alabama (11-0) finished No. 3. Berryman named Alabama national champion, but the school does not count it. fever Get your game on at mydailytribune.com mydailyregister and mydailysentinel Gallipolis Daily Tribune Point Pleasant Register Pomeroy Daily Sentinel In the Nation, we play favorites. LIMITED-TIME OFFER Instead of one company for auto protection, another for home and another for life, you can just go with the one that offers the protection you need. 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