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The new sheriff made two promotions in the department during his first day in office and also took time to sit down with The Daily Sentinel. Charles Mansfield, who formerly worked with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) and has been an instructor at Hocking College for more than 30 years, was named chief deputy. Meigs County Sheriff’s Deputy Sgt. Scott Trussell was also promoted to major within the department. Wood formerly served as the Meigs County Wildlife Officer for 27 years, was a special deputy with the Meigs County Sheriff’s office for many years and was a deputy with the department for three years. A graduate of Hocking College with a degree in police science, Wood has also completed the Ohio Wildlife Officer Training Academy, Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy and is a graduate of Eastern High School. On Monday, Wood noted several goals which he hopes to achieve during his time in office. Wood stated that involvement in the community and schools, not only by himself but by the entire department, is one of his main goals as sheriff. “You can’t stop reaching for goals,” said Wood. A focus on grant funding is something Wood hopes to use to benefit Sarah Hawley | Daily Sentinel the people of the county. Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood took office on Monday after See SHERIFF ‌| 5 being elected in the November general election. Home repair assistance available through USDA Sentinel Staff Report mdsnews@mydailysentinel.com Photos by Charlene Hoeflich | Daily Sentinel Volunteer Margaret Hall dips up some soup to serve someone who dropped by for lunch. The kitchen is open Parish resumes luncheon program FAC’s Riverby Theater Guild gears up for 2013 season Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — After being closed for a time, the soup kitchen of the Meigs Cooperative Parish is open again and the welcome sign is out. It has been renamed “Maggie’s Kitchen.” Lunches of soup, sandwiches, desserts, coffee and tea, are served on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and everyone is welcome to come — those who are able to make a donation and those who aren’t. Entry to the kitchen where there is cafeteria style food service is through the gymnasium. There is a lunch room for eating on tables centered with daily devotional booklets. Margaret Hall of Syracuse, a former cook in a nursing home, who has been volunteering at the Parish for several years, decided to reopen the soup kitchen last November. Her first endeavor with the help of other volunteers was an Election Day dinner and from there she moved the food service into the regular TuesdayThursday schedule. She stressed a need for additional help in the kitchen now. All donations which come in go back into the Parish’s program of helping disadvantaged families, she said. POMEROY — Applications are currently being accepted from rural residents in 18 counties of southeastern Ohio, including Meigs and Gallia, to repair their homes in rural Ohio. Loan and grant funds have been received and are now available, according to a release from the USDA Rural Development Area Office in Marietta. The release states that qualified very low-income rural residents can obtain home repair loans of up to $20,000. Loans can be used to remove health or safety hazards as well as to modernize the home. The interest rate is 1 percent with terms up to 20 years. Loans cannot be approved to make repairs to homes in such poor condition that they will continue to be a health or safety hazard even after repairs. Grant funds can be used by rural residents who are at least 62 years old and cannot show repayment ability for a repair loan. These grant funds are limited and can only be used to remove safety or health hazards, including installation/ replacement of septic and water systems, weatherization, accessibility repairs for the disabled and structural repairs. Loan funds can be used for these items as well as general modernization of the home. It was noted that applicants must own and occupy the home and their income must not exceed income guidelines established for their county and household size. This program is intended to help people who lack the personal resources to make the repairs themselves and cannot find assistance elsewhere. The USDA Rural Development Office in Marietta handles all Rural Development programs in Southeastern Ohio. Further information is available by calling (740) 373-7113, visiting the USDA Area Office or by viewing the website at www. rurdev.usda.gov. The stated mission of the agency is to increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life in Rural America. Staff Report mdtnews@mydailytribune.com Volunteer help is needed in “Maggie’s Kitchen.” GALLIPOLIS — The French Art Colony’s Riverby Theater Guild (RTG) has just completed its third season of productions, and plans are being made for 2013. In 2012, the community theater group produced nine productions from a variety of genres, including murder-mysteries, family-friendly stories, comedies and a musical. Nearly 2,000 local school children in Gallia And Mason counties enjoyed RTG performances in their schools, in 2012. Each year the group selects a variety of scripts and performs in a variety of venues throughout the area; schools, community spaces, even outside. FAC Executive Director, Joseph Wright explains, “Our theater group has enjoyed great support from the community with a number of venues offering their spaces for our productions. The performance space is a key component in the choice of show. Our recent production of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Voice of the Prairie, was chosen to be presented outdoors at the Bob Evans Farm space. The natural surroundings were a perfect enhancement to the audience experience.” Shows are also chosen at the request of patrons. Feedback for recent surveys are helping to plan the 2013 season. The RTG volunteer actors also offer suggestions of shows they would like to see produced. Over 100 different volunteer actors created over 200 roles in 2012, and logged more See SEASON ‌| 5 Strickland won’t challenge Kasich in 2014 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democrat Ted Strickland announced Tuesday he will not run again for governor in 2014, removing a key competitor to incumbent Republican John Kasich from the field. The departure of Strickland, 70, from the race leaves a field of potential Democratic challengers to Kasich that includes Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald, former congresswoman Betty Sutton, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan and national consumer watchdog Richard Cordray, a former Ohio attorney general. FitzGerald, a former FBI agent and Lakewood mayor, was elected in 2010 to lead a new county executivecouncil government in Ohio’s most populous county to replace a scandalplagued commissioner form. He told The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer he’s set no date for a decision but Strickland’s move “kind of accelerates things.” Ryan is a six-term congressman from the Youngstown area first elected to Congress in 2002. He issued a statement Tuesday saying he’ll make his decision “in the near future.” Sutton is in the job market after losing her re-election bid last year to another incumbent after her district was eliminated in redistricting. She previously served three terms. “There’s a pretty deep bench of Democrats out there,” said Brian Rothenberg, who directs ProgressOhio, a liberal policy group. “So this really will be an election about John Kasich and whether he can control the extremists in his party, and whether he can control himself, given his penchant of gaffes.” Kasich has hinted he’ll run again, but has made no formal announcement. “When the time comes, the governor will be very comfortable holding up his record of how Ohio has gotten back on track and has begun to See STRICKLAND |‌ 5 Sarah Hawley | file photo Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland speaks to a crowd of supporters during a campaign rally with President Barack Obama in October in Athens, Ohio. Strickland announced Tuesday he will not run for governor in 2014. �Wednesday, January 9, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 www.mydailysentinel.com Meigs County Local Briefs 2013 Visitors Guide Calender Events POMEROY –Stories are being written and advertising is being sold for the 2013 Meigs County Visitors Guide, a project of Meigs County Tourism and the Meigs County Commissioners produced in conjunction with The Daily Sentinel. Currently, Luke Ortman, director of the Meigs County Chamber of Commerce and its tourism program, is preparing a calendar of events from March through December. Anyone with an event which they would like listed in the calendar so that it will appear in the 2013 Meigs Visitors Guide is asked to get the information to Ortman as soon as possible but not later than Jan. 31. Anything that comes in past that date will not be included in the Visitors Guide. Informational sheets to be filled out may be picked up at the Chamber of Commerce Office in Pomeroy or information may be e-mailed to luke@meigscountychamber.com Modern Woodman luncheon POMEROY — The Modern Woodmen of Burlingham Camp will have a luncheon from 1:30 to 4 p.m., Saturday at Crows in Pomeroy. The Woodmen will pay $3 toward the cost of the meal for each person. Small government committee meeting MARIETTA — A meeting of the District 18 Small Government Committee will be held Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Marietta, Ohio. The purpose of this meeting is to select seven small government eligible projects, two of the seven being contingency projects, for submission to the Ohio Public Works Commission. Five of the projects selected at this meeting will compete for small government funding with other projects throughout the state of Ohio. If you have questions regarding this meeting, please contact Michelle Hyer at (740) 376-1025. Office closed POMEROY — The Meigs County Board of Elections will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 9 through Friday, Jan. 11, so that the staff can attend the Winter Conference. 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) 6694245. Immunization Clinic POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct a childhood immunization clinic from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday at the office located at 112 East Memorial Drive. Flu and pneumonia shots will also be available for a fee. Community Calendar Meigs County Church Events Wednesday, Jan. 9 MIDDLEPORT — Feeney-Post Post 128, American Legion will meet at 7 p.m. at the hall, 100 S. Fourth Avenue. RACINE — The Southern Local Board of Education will hold its annual organizational meeting at 6 p.m. in the high school media center. The tax budget hearing will be held immediately after the organization meeting. Thursday, Jan. 10 CHESTER —Shade River Lodge 453 will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the hall. Refreshments following the meeting. POMEROY — Leading Creek Conservancy District will hold a special board meeting at 7 a.m. to outline the 2013 budget. POMEROY — A free community dinner of soup and sandwiches will be held with serving from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church. The public is invited. TUPPERS PLAINS — VFW Post 9053 will meet at 7 p.m. at the hall in Tuppers Plains, with a meal served at 6 p.m. POMEROY — The Alpha Iota Masters will meet at 11:30 a.m. at New Beginnings United Methodist Church in Pomeroy. Hostesses are Carol McCullough and Donna Byer. RACINE — The Racine Village Council will hold a public hearing on budget appropriations for 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at Village Hall. Friday, Jan. 11 CHESTER — Shade River Lodge 453 annual inspection in the fellowship degree. Dinner at 6 p.m; inspection at 7:30 p.m. Grand Master James Easterling, Jr., is scheduled to attend. Monday, Jan. 14 POMEROY — The Meigs County Republican Executive Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the courthouse. Plans will be made for the annual Lincoln Day dinner. Tuesday, Jan.15 POMEROY — Drew-Webster Post 39 of the American Legion, annual holiday dinner, 7 p.m. at the hall. All members and their wives, along with members of the Ladies Auxiliary invited. There will be no business meeting. Birthdays RACINE — Mildred Roush Hart will be celebrating her 93rd birthday on January 10. Cards may be sent to her at P.O. Box 113, Racine, OH 45771. MIDDLEPORT — Adria Sue Eblin will celebrate her 92nd birthday on Jan. 12. Cards may be sent to her at Overbrook Center 333 Page Street, Room 208B, Middleport, Ohio 45760. POMEROY — An 80th birthday party for Alfred Eugene “Biz” Ruschel will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 20 at Common Ground, 33101 Hyland Drive, Pomeroy. Ohio Valley Forecast Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 7 to 10 mph. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Thursday Night: A chance of showers before 8 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8 p.m. and midnight, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Friday: A chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Local stocks AEP (NYSE) — 43.15 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 21.24 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 83.95 Big Lots (NYSE) — 28.54 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 42.97 BorgWarner (NYSE) — 72.49 Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 9.40 Champion (NASDAQ) — 0.13 City Holding (NASDAQ) — 36.40 Collins (NYSE) — 59.21 DuPont (NYSE) — 46.05 US Bank (NYSE) — 32.97 Gen Electric (NYSE) — 20.90 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 48.88 JP Morgan (NYSE) — 45.50 Kroger (NYSE) — 25.28 Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 44.07 Norfolk So (NYSE) — 63.99 OVBC (NASDAQ) — 18.60 BBT (NYSE) — 29.83 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 21.83 Pepsico (NYSE) — 69.66 Premier (NASDAQ) — 10.93 Rockwell (NYSE) — 84.91 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 13.21 Royal Dutch Shell — 68.84 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 40.16 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 68.59 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 4.73 WesBanco (NYSE) — 22.33 Worthington (NYSE) — 27.36 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions for January 8, 2013, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills in Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 and Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. Free dinner POMEROY — The St. Paul Lutheran Church of Pomeroy will host a free community dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the church. The public is invited to attend. Revival GALLIPOLIS — New Life Church of God, 576 State Route 7 North, Gallipolis, Ohio will be having their 14th Annual New Year’s Revival with The Johnson Brothers — Dar- rell, Truman and Donnie — through Friday January 11 at 7 p.m. each night. There will be special singing nightly.A concert with Chuck Compton on Saturday night, January 12 at 6 p.m., with refreshments after the concert. Special Service LONG BOTTOM — A special service with singing and preaching by Dave and Debbie Daily will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 11 at Faith Full Gospel Church, Ohio 124 in Long Bottom. Cox graduates basic training Air Force Airman Darren J. Cox recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Cox is the son of Douglas and Pam Cox of Pearl Street, Middleport, Ohio. He is a 2009 graduate of American School, Lansing, Ill. Ask Dr. Brothers Mother doesn’t understand suicide Dear Dr. the third leadBrothers: I ing cause of live in a fairly death among large suburteens and ban area, and young adults we have two ages 15 to preschool-age 24. This horkids. There rifying act is have been two life-changing teenage suifor those left cides in the behind, many past year here, of whom were and while I blindsided and didn’t know didn’t even either child, know there the whole Dr. Joyce Brothers was a probSyndicated topic haunts lem. Especialme. 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The statistics, throughout their lives is according to the National key so that parents will Institute of Mental Health, have an opportunity to are these: 4,000 young notice when things aren’t people kill themselves ev- right. Depression and low ery year, and suicide is self-esteem are factors that often crop up with teen suicide, and feelings of helplessness sometimes overcome even the most loving family. Don’t live in fear, but be vigilant when it comes to your kids. *** Dear Dr. Brothers: I’m worried about my wife. She was crying at the dinner table, and it turns out she was all stressed out about a missing little girl three states away. She spends a lot of time on one of those sleuthing websites, and sometimes I think she’s losing track of her real life. I don’t know what she gets out of all this chatting and looking at maps and all that. Meanwhile, our two kids and I are eating frozen pizzas for dinner. What do you make of this, and what can I do? — C.J. Dear C.J.: The online world has taken hold of many of us, as you know. Your wife seems to be pursuing a hobby of sorts, but online sleuthing is a rather complex pastime. Unlike playing solitaire or taking on a role in a fantasy game, she is one of those who gather with a community of people who feel outrage and sorrow and try to have an effect from their own living rooms by sorting through clues, examining all the possible scenarios and much more. When a child goes missing, there is nothing worse than not knowing where she is or how to help her, and these online sleuthers are doing what they can to feel that they have some sort of impact. Many sleuthers actually join hunts, hand out flyers and get involved in the chase. Perhaps your wife would agree to join a local organization that protects children, and give up some of her online activity. She may need a big wake-up call from you and the kids because she is so caught up in the lives of others that she is neglecting her own precious family. I don’t think she will stop this on her own, so you have to be willing to be firm about setting some boundaries. Often people who go this route are a bit bored with their own safe lives, and crave the thrill of excitement that online sleuthing provides. Try to see if you can light that fire at home. (c) 2013 by King Features Syndicate Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday as her Arizona hometown paused to mark the second anniversary of a deadly shooting rampage that left her with severe injuries. Tucson residents rang bells at 10:11 a.m. — the moment a mentally ill gunman opened fire on Giffords as she met with constituents in 2011, killing six people and leaving 12 others injured. Mayor Jonathan Rothschild rang a bell at a fire station 19 times — one for each victim. At the same time, two politicians on opposite ends of the gun debate held dueling weapons buy-backs outside a police station. Such events have been held around the country since the shooting at a Connecticut school that revived the gun control debate. City Councilman Steve Kozachik asked people to turn in their guns for a $50 gift certificate from Safeway — the grocery store chain that owned the supermarket that was the site of the shooting. He wants to get guns out of people’s home and bring pressure on politicians to change gun laws. In response to the event, a Republican outgoing state senator gathered outside the same station and offered cash for guns. Several people waved signs and held up money to approaching drivers to announce that they will buy their guns. Giffords also took a prominent role in the gun debate on the anniversary. She and husband Mark Kelly, a former astronaut, wrote in an op-ed published in USA Today that their Americans for Responsible Solutions initiative would help raise money to support greater gun control efforts. “Achieving reforms to reduce gun violence and prevent mass shootings will mean matching gun lobbyists in their reach and resources,” the couple wrote in the column. They said that it will “raise funds necessary to balance the influence of the gun lobby.” The move was hinted at in Kelly’s recent comments that he and Giffords want to become a prominent voice for gun control efforts. The couple last week visited Newtown, Conn., where a gunman opened fire in an elementary school, killing 20 children and six adults in December. They also met with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire who has spent some of his fortune in recent years on gun control efforts. The couple was expected to discuss the initiative in an interview airing Tuesday on “ABC News.” The network offered a preview of the interview Monday and during “Good Morning America” on Tuesday. Kelly described a meeting with a father of a Connecticut victim in which he “just about lost it” after the parent showed him a picture of his child. When asked by Diane Sawyer about when such violence happens to school children, Giffords responded: “Enough.” In the op-ed piece, Kelly and Giffords discussed what they deem lawmakers’ inaction on curbing gun violence. “In response to a horrific series of shootings that has sown terror in our communities, victimized tens of thousands of Americans, and left one of its own bleeding and near death in a Tucson parking lot, Congress has done something quite extraordinary — nothing at all,” Giffords and Kelly wrote in the op-ed. “This country is known for using its determination and ingenuity to solve problems, big and small. Wise policy has conquered disease, protected us from dangerous products and substances, and made transportation safer. But when it comes to protecting our communities from gun violence, we’re not even trying — and for the worst of reasons.” They hope to start a national conversation about gun violence and raise funds for political activity, so “legislators will no longer have reason to fear the gun lobby.” As a House member, Giffords was a centrist Democrat who represented much of liberal-leaning Tucson but also more conservative, rural areas. She voiced support for gun rights and said she owned a Glock pistol. In the editorial, the couple mentioned they own two guns that are locked in a safe at their house. At the gun events in Tucson, Kozachik said that as the shooting fades from the public’s mind, issues like controlling the sale of large-capacity magazines and keeping guns from the mentally ill need attention. �Wednesday, January 9, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com US roasts to hottest year on record by landslide WASHINGTON (AP) — America set an off-the-charts heat record in 2012. A brutal combination of a widespread drought and a mostly absent winter pushed the average annual U.S. temperature last year up to 55.32 degrees Fahrenheit, the government announced Tuesday. That’s a full degree warmer than the old record set in 1998. Breaking temperature records by an entire degree is unprecedented, scientists say. Normally, records are broken by a tenth of a degree or so. The National Climatic Data Center’s figures for the entire world won’t come out until next week, but through the first 11 months of 2012, the world was on pace to have its eighth warmest year on record. Scientists say the U.S. heat is part global warming in action and natural weather variations. The drought that struck almost two-thirds of the nation and a La Nina weather event helped push temperatures higher, along with climate change from man-made greenhouse gas emissions, said Katharine Hayhoe, director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University. She said temperature increases are happening faster than scientists predicted. “These records do not occur like this in an unchanging climate,” said Kevin Trenberth, head of climate analysis at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo. “And they are costing many billions of dollars.” Last year was 3.2 degrees warmer than the average for the entire 20th century. Last July was also the hottest month on record. Nineteen states set yearly heat records in 2012. Alaska, however, was cooler than average. US sees Iran behind hostage photos of ex-FBI agent WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years after a hostage video and photographs of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson raised the possibility that the missing American was being held by terrorists, U.S. officials now see the government of Iran behind the images, intelligence officials told The Associated Press. Levinson, a private investigator, disappeared in 2007 on the Iranian island of Kish. The Iranian government has repeatedly denied knowing anything about his disappearance, and the disturbing video and photos that Levinson’s family received in late 2010 and early 2011 seemed to give credence to the idea. The extraordinary photos — showing Levinson’s hair wild and gray, his beard long and unkempt — are being seen for the first time publicly after the family provided copies to the AP. The video has been previously released. In response to Iran’s repeated denials, and amid secret conversations with Iran’s government, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement in March 2011 that Levinson was being held somewhere in South Asia. The implication was that Levinson might be in the hands of terrorist group or criminal organization somewhere in Pakistan or Afghanistan. The statement was a goodwill gesture to Iran, one that the U.S. hoped would prod Tehran to help bring him home. But nothing happened. Two years later, with the investigation stalled, the consensus now among some U.S. officials involved in the case is that despite years of denials, Iran’s intelligence service was almost certainly behind the 54-second video and five photographs of Levinson that were emailed anonymously to his family. The tradecraft used to send those items was too good, indicating professional spies were behind them, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to talk publicly. While everything dealing with Iran is murky, their conclusion is based on the U.S. government’s best intelligence analysis. The photos, for example, portray Levinson in an orange jumpsuit like those worn by detainees at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay. The family received them via email in April 2011. In each photo, he held a sign bearing a different message. “I am here in Guantanamo,” one said. “Do you know where it is?” Another read: “This is the result of 30 years serving for USA.” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has personally and repeatedly criticized the U.S. over its detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. U.S. operatives in Afghanistan managed to trace the cellphone used to send the photographs, officials said. But the owner had nothing to do with the photos, and the trail went cold. It was that way, too, with the hostage video the family received. It was sent from a cyber cafe in Pakistan in November 2010. The video depicted a haggard Levinson, who said he was being held by a “group.” In the background, Pashtun wedding music can be heard. The Pashtun people live primarily in Pakistan and Afghanistan, just across Iran’s eastern border. Yet the sender left no clues to his identity and never used that email address again. Whoever was behind the photos and video was no amateur, U.S. authorities concluded. They made no mistakes, leading investigators to conclude it had to be a profes- sional intelligence service like Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security. Levinson’s wife, Christine, provided the photos to The Associated Press because she felt her husband’s disappearance was not getting the attention it deserves from the government. “There isn’t any pressure on Iran to resolve this,” she said. “It’s been much too long.” Though U.S. diplomats and the FBI have tried behind the scenes to find Levinson, of Coral Springs, Fla., and bring him home, both presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama have said little about his case and have applied little public pressure on Iran for more information about Levinson’s whereabouts. Christine Levinson has watched more public pressure result in Iran’s release of a trio of hikers, a journalist named Roxana Saberi and a team of British sailors captured by the Iranian Navy. Everyone has come home except her husband. Washington’s quiet diplomacy, meanwhile, has yielded scant results beyond the Iranian president’s promise to help find Levinson. “We assumed there would be some kind of follow-up and we didn’t get any,” Christine Levinson said. “After those pictures came, we received nothing.” In one meeting between the two countries, the Iranians told the U.S. that they were looking for Levinson and were conducting raids in Baluchistan, a mountainous region that includes parts of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan, U.S. officials said. But the U.S. ultimately concluded that the Iranians made up the story. There were no raids, and officials determined that the episode was a ruse by Iranian counterintelligence to learn how U.S. intelligence agencies work. An expert on Russian organized crime, Levinson retired from the FBI in 1998 and became a private investigator. He was investigating cigarette smuggling in early 2007, and his family has said that took him to the Iranian island of Kish, where he was last seen. Kish is a popular resort area and a hotbed of smuggling and organized crime. It is also a free trade zone, meaning U.S. citizens do not need visas to travel there. FBI spokeswoman Jacqueline Maguire said: “As we near the sixth anniversary of his disappearance, the FBI remains committed to bringing Bob home safely to his family.” In an interview, Levinson’s wife said that because her husband disappeared in Iran, she believes her husband is still being held there. She doesn’t think the U.S. government has put enough pressure on Iran to release her husband. “It needs to come front and center again,” Levinson said. “There needs to be a lot more public outcry.” She said she has met with Obama and John Brennan, Obama’s counterterrorism czar and nominee to run the CIA. She said that both men pledged to do everything they could to free her husband. Now, nearly six years after his disappearance, she thinks Iran is being let off the hook. “He’s a good man,” she said. “He just doesn’t deserve this.” Meanwhile, Robert Levinson will miss another family milestone when his oldest daughter Susan gets married in February. “He’s missed so many,” his wife said. “It’s very upsetting.” U.S. temperature records go back to 1895 and the yearly average is based on reports from more than 1,200 weather stations across the Lower 48 states. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. last year also had the second most weather extremes on record, behind 1998. There were 11 different disasters that caused more than $1 billion in damage, including Superstorm Sandy and the drought, NOAA said. The drought was the worst since the 1950s and slightly behind the dust bowl of the 1930s, meteorologists said. During a drought, the ground is so dry that there’s not enough moisture in the soil to evaporate into the atmosphere to cause rainfall. And that means hotter, drier air. The last time the country had a record cold month was December 1983. “A picture is emerging of a world with more extreme heat,” said Andrew Dessler, a Texas A&M University climate scientist. “Not every year will be hot, but when heat waves do occur, the heat will be more extreme. People need to begin to prepare for that future.” Massachusetts women at trial: Pregnancy drug caused cancer BOSTON (AP) — Eli Lilly and Co. failed to test a drug’s effect on fetuses before promoting it as a way to prevent miscarriages, a lawyer charged Tuesday in opening statements in a trial over whether four sisters’ breast cancer was caused by medication their mother took during pregnancy. A lawyer for Eli Lilly told the jury there is no evidence the synthetic estrogen known as DES causes breast cancer in the daughters of women who took it. No medical records show the mother of the four women in the Boston case took DES, he said, or that if she did take it, that it was made by Eli Lilly. The sisters’ case is the first to go to trial out of scores of similar claims filed in Boston and around the country. A total of 51 women have DES lawsuits pending in Boston against more than a dozen companies that made or marketed the drug. DES, or diethylstilbestrol, which was prescribed to millions of pregnant women between the late 1930s and early 1970s to prevent miscarriages, premature births and other problems. Studies later showed the drug did not prevent miscarriages. The Melnick sisters, who grew up in Tresckow, Pa., say they all developed breast cancer in their 40s after their mother took DES while pregnant in the 1950s. They say their mother did not take DES while pregnant with a fifth sister, and that sister has not developed breast cancer. The sisters allege Eli Lilly urged doctors to prescribe DES without proof that it prevented miscarriages and other reproductive problems. They are seeking unspecified damages. The companies that make DES argue that no firm link has been established between breast cancer and the drug. It was eventually taken off the market after it was linked to a rare vaginal cancer in women whose mothers used DES. Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly argues in court documents there is no evidence that the Melnick sisters’ mother even took DES. She and her doctor are dead, and the drug company says there are no medical records documenting her treatment. A company spokesman said Eli Lilly believes the claims are without merit and is prepared to defend against them vigorously. All four Melnick sisters had miscarriages, fertility problems or other reproductive tract problems long suspected of being caused by prenatal exposure to DES. They were diagnosed with breast cancer between 1997 and 2003 and had treatments ranging from lumpremoval surgery to a full mastectomy, radiation and chemotherapy. Then in 2008, one sister read about a study reporting an increased incidence of breast cancer in the daughters of women who took DES during pregnancy. Lawyers for the Melnick sisters cite a study published in 2011 that suggests the risk of breast cancer is nearly double in DES daughters over 40. The study, led by a researcher at the National Cancer Institute, found that the chances that a DES daughter will develop breast cancer by age 55 are about 1 in 25. For the average woman, it is about 1 in 50. Thousands of lawsuits have been filed alleging links between DES and vaginal and cervical cancer, as well as fertility problems. Many of those cases were settled. The Boston trial is expected to last several weeks. 60383844 �The Daily Sentinel Opinion Page 4 Wednesday, January 9, 2013 NHL’s next step is winning Column: In Washington, compromise’s embers flicker back hardened fans Dan Gelston Liz Sidoti The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Every election year, they become the popular ones, the celebrities with the power to hire or fire politicians. Then, when actual governing begins, they become the forgotten ones — jilted wallflowers watching as the leaders they elected are devoured into a political system dominated by extremes. These middle-of-theroad American voters feel betrayed, and many grow cynical. Why, they wonder, did they bother to cast ballots at all? It’s always a dramatic fall for the ideological center of the country, independents and moderates in swingvoting states and regions that hold outsized sway in determining the balance of power in Washington. One minute, every candidate promises to represent your interests. The next, freshly elected lawmakers carry the water of their parties’ far wings and ignore the wishes of everybody else. Now, after Republicans and Democrats alike reluctantly shunned their core supporters and reached a bipartisan compromise to avert a fiscal crisis, there’s a reasonable question to ask: Did American lawmakers actually — for a moment, at least — listen to the regular Joes and Janes pleading for a gridlocked Washington to get something, anything, done? Nobody on the spectrum’s far ends was truly happy with the “fiscal cliff” accord. Conservatives were apoplectic that Republicans agreed to tax increases on the wealthiest Americans. Liberals complained that President Barack Obama gave in on too much. It was an ugly fight. But, in an often deadlocked capital, the result was attractive: significantly bipartisan votes in both chambers of Congress on a hard-fought and important matter. In modern Washington, that’s become almost extinct. In the end, our political leaders sided not with their party’s most passionate backers but with everyone else. The ones who are anything but hard-core partisans. The ones whose voices are usually drowned out by the extremes that drive political discourse. The ones who are desperate for Republicans and Democrats to come together to tackle at least some of our problems. It’s these voters who played a pivotal role in giving Obama a second term while leaving Republicans in power in the House and Obama’s fellow Democrats in control of the Senate. These voters chose to keep the same people in charge at a challenging time. These voters overlooked their lack of faith in hyperpartisan Washington ever getting its act together. And these voters sent this crop of leaders back to the capital with an urgent directive: “Work it out!” Post-election polling seems to concur. One survey from McClatchy/ Marist found that a whopping 74 percent of adults thought it was more important for government officials to “compromise to find solutions,” rather than “stand on principle even if it means gridlock.” Just 21 percent preferred sticking to principles. While Democrats were most strongly in favor of compromise (83 percent), majorities of independents (77 percent) and Republicans (63 percent) agreed. Within hours of the election, Obama and House Speaker John Boehner — the highest-ranking elected officials in their respective parties — each suggested they got the message, separately signaling a desire to seek bipartisan compromises to fix the nation’s ills, starting with our fiscal health. But that was quickly forgotten, and the typical politicking was back. The legislative debate was initially driven by the The Daily Sentinel Reader Services Correction Policy Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. 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Compromise is a part of this nation’s fabric, as much so as the divisiveness that makes it necessary. From its start, America has seen pragmatic periods with people with dissenting viewpoints coming together to find workable solutions. As recently as the 1980s, Ronald Reagan, the Republican president, and Tip O’Neill, the Democratic House speaker, showed how deals can get done across the aisle. And in 1990, President George H.W. Bush compromised with himself and agreed to the Democratic majority’s demands to raise taxes. In doing so, he violated his “read my lips” pledge as a way to reduce the national deficit. Yet, lately, Washington has become a town of no compromise in a country that wants it. Republicans and Democrats alike have allowed themselves to be held hostage by their loudest backers, the ones who help them get re-elected. Gerrymandering has exacerbated the problem, with lawmakers redrawing congressional lines to make House districts Republican and Democratic bastions. That gives lawmakers little reason to deviate from the party line. In this environment, reaching across the aisle sometimes has become a fatal act. Republicans, specifically, have been targeting their own in primaries, casting anyone with a history of working with Democrats as not sufficiently conservative. AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA — Flyers owner Ed Snider had a simple message on the day the NHL lockout ended: Welcome back. Welcome back, NHL. Welcome back, NHL fans. Lost in the squabble between the league and players over the 113-day labor dispute was how the hardcore fans were losing interest with each messy board room update from an idle sport. Keeping the faith turned into planning boycotts. The Winter Classic gave way to the winter doldrums for even the most passionate fans in hockey-mad markets. Why care so much about a sport that had stuck its fans inside a penalty box for more than four months? “I’m hoping that our fans understand this was something that had to be done for the strength of the league, for the strength of the Players Association,” Snider told The Associated Press. “I hope they don’t hold it against us and just come out and see some great hockey. “If I had to guess, I think we’re going to be in great shape.” One of the questions that arises now, of course, and after any sort of stoppage for that matter, is will the fans come back? This is the third labor dispute in Commissioner Gary Bettman’s tenure, and though the fans returned in the past, the jury is out this time. NHL fan Steve Chase started the grass roots “Just Drop It” campaign that encouraged fans to skip one NHL game for every game canceled after Dec. 21st. He asked fans to pledge they would not spend a penny or a minute of their time on tickets, TV, merchandise, all things NHL. More than 21,000 fans had clicked the “like” button on the group’s Facebook page by Sunday night. And Chase, who lives in Los Angeles, wrote on the site he would stay true to his commitment. He planned to boycott in all forms at least the first 10 games of the season. Chase said there was growing sentiment among his friends to skip the entire season. He said the league and players didn’t think enough about the part-time employees and local businesses who needed the sport to help survive the winter months. “Our stance has always been, we don’t want to punish them, we just want hockey back,” Chase said. “It’s just a one-for-one thing. We just want to make it fair. We hoped it was going to be over before it ever got to this.” Amid the realization they’ll have to repair the damaged relationship with the die-hards, Snider expected teams to show their gratitude for their support on opening night — and beyond. “We will thank them for coming back, that’s for sure. We will thank the fans,” Snider, who turned 80 on Sunday, said. “They’re just great people.” 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. “Our stance has always been, we don’t want to punish them, we just want hockey back. It’s just a one-for-one thing. We just want to make it fair. We hoped it was going to be over before it ever got to this.” — Steve Chase NHL fan History shows the fans, dressed in team colors, standing for two anthems, will return. Likely, in record numbers. The NHL drew 20,854,169 fans in 200506 when the sport returned from a oneyear layoff. That was 497,970 more than in 2003-04, the season before the lockout. The league saw an attendance uptick each of the next three seasons, and would tally a record 21,468,121 fans in 2011-12. Teams like the Flyers, St. Louis Blues and Ottawa Senators, among many more, emailed statements to ticket holders and all fans thanking them for their patience. Blues owner Tom Stillman told fans, “We know we cannot succeed without you, and we hope you will continue to support us at this critical time.” Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom knows the players and league are going to have their work cut out for them when they do return as they try to repair the relationship with the fans once again. “I know they’re mad,” Backstrom told The AP by phone. “It’s something that shouldn’t have happened. In 20 years we’ve lost probably two seasons if you count all the games. They should be mad. It’s not enough for us to say we’re sorry. There’s a lot of things we have to do to make it right. We have to go out there and play good hockey and worry about the product. We have to do our job to repair the damage. I hope at some point the fans can forgive us and be there for us.” Dallas Stars president Jim Lites said the franchise would do all it could to win back the community. “We are going to be price sensitive,” he said. “We are going to try everything we can to get people back. Be good to our existing fans and be great to our existing season-ticket holders, do everything we can to say yes to their requests.” Think slashed ticket prices, giveaways, autograph signings, and all kinds of fanfriendly incentives to return to the rink. By late Sunday night, fans had quickly turned Twitter into a fantasy transactions chart, scheming and dreaming of the players that should be offered contract buyouts allowed in the new labor deal by their favorite teams after this season. (Sorry, Ilya Bryzgalov). The NHL’s impending return is welcome news for area businesses and arena workers, as well. 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 �Wednesday, January 9, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com Obituaries Richard M. Nance Richard “Richie” “Duck” M. Nance, 46, of Mechanicsburg, formerly of Woodstock, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013, in his home. He was born March 21, 1966 in Marysville, Ohio. Richie enjoyed hunting, NASCAR and watching football, especially the Bengals. He is survived by his mother, Edie Nance-Magneson; his daughter Molly; his brother, Dave Nance of Syracuse, Ohio; his sisters, Julie (Robert) Lawrence of Long Bottom, Ohio, and Regina (John) Roush of Racine, Ohio; nieces and nephews, Jessica Nance, Natalie Nance, Ashley Roush, Abbi Lawrence, David Nance, Jr., Michael Nance, Justin Nance, Nathan Roush, Dyllan Roush and Tyler Lawrence; as well as many friends. He is preceded in death by his father, Warren “Bud” Nance; paternal grandparents, Fred and Marie Nance; maternal grandparents, Charles and Leola Gilmore; and his brothers, Mike and Terry Lee Nance. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, January 11, 2013, in the Freshwater, McDonald & Vernon Funeral Home, North Lewisburg, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at noon, Saturday, January 12, in the funeral home with Pastor Kenny Cordell officiating. Burial will follow in Woodstock Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation, Spina Bifida Research PO Box 16810, Columbus, OH 43216-6810. Condolences may be made to the family at www.vernonfh.com. Legion Post 39 in Pomeroy, Ohio, and AmVets. He was also a farmer and a member of the Forked Run Sportsman Club. He is survived by a daughter, Melissa and Mike Newland; a granddaughter, Abigail Newland; a brother, Manning Marcinko; a sister, Georgie Trussell; a step-son, Greg Cundiff; and two step-daughters, Melodi Easterling and Vicki Cundiff. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Marcinko; a daughter, Jennifer; two sisters, Mary and Rose; and four brothers, Charlie, Bernard, Gene and Robert. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 12, 2013, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Belpre, Ohio, with Father Robert Gallagher officiating. Burial will be in the Our Lady of Loretto Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Friday at WhiteSchwarzel Funeral Home, Coolville, Ohio. You can sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfuneralhome.com. Barbara Katherine Sargent in Pomeroy with Pastor Gene Goodwin officiating. Burial will be at Mound Cemetery in Chester. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, January 10 at the funeral home. An Eastern Star service will be held at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. Harry Walter White Jr. Harry Walter White, Jr., 47, of Syracuse, passed away, Sunday, January 6, 2013, in Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, W.Va. Born in Philadephia, PA, on October 2, 1965, he was the son of Harry Walter White, Sr. and the late Claudette Baths White. He was employed by Thomas Do It Center , Gallipolis as an IT Data Entry Technician. He also was a Master Mason of Pomeroy-Racine Lodge #164, Free & Accepted Masons of Ohio and he was a 32nd Degree Mason of the Scottish Rite,Valley of Columbus. Surviving are his wife, Michelle Brown White, Syracuse; his children, Tedra Nicole Sayre and Alexander Tyler Sayre of the home; father and step-mother, Harry and Mary White of Okeechobee, FL; father-in-law, Michael Brown, Racine; a brother, Thom (Lisa) Bathe, Hatboro, Pa.; sisters, Rosann Conway and Carol Welke, both of Leviltown, Pa.; nieces, Heather Psoras and Allison Wilke; nephews, Tom Holland, Tom Bathe, Sean Conway and Kyle Conway; great-nieces, Chrysantha Psoras and Evangelia Psoras; great-nephews, Luke Holland, Shane Holland and Manoli Psoras; brothers-in-law, Crage Brown and Chris (Barbara) Brown, both of Racine; stepgrandmother-in-law, Phyllis Harris Baker, Racine; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by grandmother, Rose DiGirolamo and mother-in-law, Patricia Harris Brown. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, January 12, 2013, in Cremeens Funeral Home, Racine with Rev. Arland King officiating. Burial will follow in Gilmore Cemetery, Racine. Friends may the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Friday, January 11, 2013. Masonic funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday in the chapel by the Pomeroy-Racine Lodge #164, F&AM. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting www.cremeensfuneralhomes.com. Thomas Joseph Marcinko, 86, of Reedsville, Ohio, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013, at Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. He was born January 21, 1926, in Reedsville, Ohio, son of the late Charles and Virgie Bailey Marcinko. He was an Air Force Veteran of World War II, a member of the VFW Post 9053 in Tuppers Plains; the American Barbara Katherine Sargent, 93, of Chester, Ohio, passed away on January 7, 2013, at Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, West Virginia. She was born on October 20, 1919, in Keno, Ohio, daughter of the late Peter August Weber and Vida Myers Weber. She was formerly employed as a cook at Ohio University in Athens. She was a member of Pomeroy OES #186 and a member of the Daughters of America in Chester. She attended the Alfred United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Leverett Cecil Gaul; second husband, George Sargent; son, Rodney Gaul; brothers, Norman and Wilbur Weber; and sister, Doris Koenig. Barbara is survived by her children, Roger (Paula) Gaul II of Chester and Loretta Murphy of Tuppers Plains; grandchildren, Roger (Megan) Gaul, Lea Ann (Brian) King, Michael Gaul, Sara (Brian) Mills, Jeremy Gaul, Pam (John) Bosstic, Kristi (Matt) Riffle, Matt Haynes; thirteen great-grandchildren; sister, Wilma Haught of Leesburg, Florida; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. The family would like thank Julie Curtis for her loving care. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 11, 2013, at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home Death Notices Chicago lottery winner’s body to be exhumed Thomas Joseph Marcinko McDermitt Charles P. McDermitt, 61, of Henderson, W.Va., passed away January 8, 2013 at Holzer Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, January 10, 2013, at the Deal Funeral Home. There will be no visitation and burial will be at the convenience of the family. Rollins Margaret A. Rollins, 91, of Gallipolis, died Sunday, January 6, 2013, at Holzer Senior Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, January 10, 2013, at the Fairhaven United Methodist Church with Pastor Dan Lamphier officiating. Burial will follow in the Reynolds Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday at Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home. Schilling Maxine Schilling, 86, of Gallipolis, died on Monday, January 7, 2013, at the Holzer Medical Center. Services will be 1 p.m., CHICAGO (AP) — Au- of natural causes. But a rela- to have as much data as that I’ve seen everything,” McCarthy said. thorities plan to exhume the tive’s request for a deeper possible,” he said. Khan, who owned a numbody of a Chicago lottery look resulted in the startling He hopes to exhume the winner poisoned with a le- conclusion months later body in the next few weeks, ber of dry cleaners, stopped thal dose of cyanide as de- that Kahn was killed with once a judge has approved in at the convenience store near his home in the West tectives move forward with the poison as he was about it. a homicide investigation, to collect $425,000 in winThe mysterious death has Rogers Park neighborhood the medical examiner said nings. surprised investigators, who on the city’s north side in June and bought a ticket for Tuesday. Exhuming the body could have not made any details an instant lottery game. Prosecutors, Chicago poKhan once played the lotallow investigators to do public. lice and the Cook County Chicago police Superin- tery regularly but had sworn more tests on tissue samples Medical Examiner’s Office tendent Garry McCarthy off gambling after returning are trying to unravel precise- that could bolster evidence told reporters Tuesday that from the hajj, the Muslim ly how Urooj Khan, 46, was if the case goes to trial, ex- he had never seen anything pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, Wischner killed and have not publical- plained Cook County Medi- like it in his 32 years of polic- because he sought to lead a cal Examiner Stephen Cina. ing in New York, New Jersey better life, according to the Mary Ellen (Gerlach) ly identified any suspects. “It’s always good if and and now Chicago. Khan’s death on July 20 Wischner, 83, of Point 7-Eleven clerk who sold him “So, I’m not going to say the ticket. Pleasant, W.Va., died Sun- was initially ruled a result when the case goes to trial day, January 6, 2013, at home peacefully in her sleep after a long illness. A private graveside service was held on Tues- From Page 1 departments, for the mutual benefit search and rescue unit and D.A.R.E.; day, January 8, 2013 at of all agencies. provide training for officers and safethe Suncrest Cemetery in Wood stated that Meigs County, Wood also spoke about plans to ty programs for the community; coPoint Pleasant, W.Va. along with Vinton and Gallia coun- work on a website for the depart- op with other agencies and colleges; For those considering ties, have applied for a grant through ment to be more accessible to county attend community meetings; build an expression of sympa- the justice department which could residents. agency respect and become, once thy, memorials are re- fund a three-county drug task force When campaigning earlier this again, accountable and accessible to quested to St. Jude Trib- to help fight the drug problem in year, Wood commented on his prior- the citizens.” ute Program, P.O. Box this area. ity if he were elected. He echoed many of those same 1000 Dept 142, Memphis, Drug prevention — beginning “My priority is the reconstruction sentiments on his first day in office. TN 38101-9908. Memo- with efforts in the schools — is and restoration of the department by: Wood added that officers will also rial envelopes may be also something that the new sheriff increasing grant funding; the wise be provided training and education, picked up at the Wilcoxen plans to tackle. This goal could pos- use and tracking of all money; de- while the office will also be working Funeral Home. sibly be helped by the addition of velopment of a strong management on procedure and new policies for Services were under the resource officer. team; building a Special Deputy’s the office. Wood spoke about the desire to unit to assist full time officers with direction of the Wilcoxen While the job may be overwhelmFuneral Home, Point work closely with other agencies in warrants, investigations and criminal ing, Wood states, “the reality is I can the county, specifically village police apprehension; restoration of a K9, handle it.” Pleasant, W.Va. Friday, January 11, 2013, at the Grace United Methodist Church with Bob Powell officiating. Burial will follow in Gravel Hill Cemetery. Her body will lie in state at the church from 12-1 p.m. prior to the service. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at Willis Funeral Home. Sheriff Season From Page 1 than 13,000 volunteer hours. The group has seen a steady increase of ticket sales, actors auditioning, business sponsorships, and donations of supplies since it began in 2010. “Because of our increasing support we are better prepared to take on the larger, more advanced projects, such as our recent production of the musical, Sweeney Todd. Each year we plan to raise the bar a little higher and challenge our team a little more. It’s how we will grow, improve and thrive,” says Wright. Although the 2013 Season is not yet fully-planned, a few productions are set, along with audition dates. The first production will be the classic, romantic-comedy, The Fourposter, to be presented in February. The endearing play follows a married couple through three stages of life, and tells the story with humor and heart. The production is directed by Michelle Miller, and will feature local ac- tors Steve and Jessica Sisson. A children’s theater production of Aladdin, will perform in March/April. Auditions for the show will be Thursday, January 17, at 6 p.m., and Saturday, January 19, at 11 a.m., at the French Art Colony. Audition packets will be available January 5. Most roles will be cast with youth, in second grade or older. Some roles will be available for adults. The production is directed by Joseph Wright, and will be presented to the general public, as well as in-school performances. The beloved musical, Annie, currently enjoying a revival on Broadway, will be presented in June. Directed by Lori Sanders and Beth Fowble, this exciting project has great roles for youth and adults. Based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie, the musical is one of the most popular family stage musicals of all time. Auditions will be held at the beginning of April. Audition packets will be available in late March. Additional projects and productions are in the planning stages and will be announced in the coming weeks. RTG welcomes new faces at all auditions. Prior stage experience is not necessary to participate. The group is also seeking volunteers for costuming and set work, as well as other operations assistance. If interested, call the French Art Colony, at 740-446-3834. The most up to date information is also posted on the website, www. frenchartcolony.org. Strickland From Page 1 thrive again in the past two years,” said spokesman Rob Nichols. “There’s a lot of work still to do, however, and getting Ohio moving again will continue to be his focus.” Citing education, infrastructure and affordable health care as among priorities he fought for, Strickland said in a statement Tuesday that he stands by his record of success as governor and will not seek the office again. “My administration stood and spoke for the causes that count,” he said, commending members of his former administration as he stepped aside. Kasich, a former investment banker and congressman, unseated Strickland as he sought a second term in 2010. It was among the most expensive governor’s races in Ohio history, with combined spending approaching $34 million. During the 2010 campaign, both Strickland and Kasich told voters that their approach could best fix the state’s ailing economy. The once-proud manufacturing state had lost some 400,000 jobs between 2007 and 2010, and unemployment stood at 10 percent. Since Kasich’s taken office, a projected state budget gap of as much as $8 billion has been closed and unemployment has fallen steadily to below 7 percent. Though Democrats attribute much of that rebound to the policies of President Barack Obama, including the bailout of the auto industry vital to the state, it was widely expected that Kasich could use the economic rebound in any campaign against Strickland. Strickland noted the economic backdrop in Tuesday’s statement. “In many ways, this has been a very difficult decision,” he said. “I look back fondly on my time as Ohio’s 68th governor — and am proud of my administration’s efforts to guide our state through the greatest national economic crisis since the Great Depression.” Tying the once-popular Strickland to the Obama administration in 2010 was among Kasich’s winning strategies. Kasich won the race 49 to 47 percent. Strickland “laid the foundation for our economic recovery, all while preserving the state’s social safety net, passing a budget with unanimous, bipartisan backing, championing transparency, and supporting schools and communities from every corner of Ohio,” state Democratic Chairman Chris Redfern said. In a statement, Redfern added, “Now that Gov. Strickland has announced his intentions, strong Democratic officeholders that are prepared to hold this administration accountable for its anti-worker, anti-woman agenda that has unfairly skyrocketed local taxes can begin earnestly exploring why only 36 percent of Ohioans believe Gov. John Kasich deserves to be re-elected.” Ohio Republican Chairman Bob Bennett said anyone who’s thinking about challenging Kasich’s economic record should think twice. “Ohio has made giant leaps in progress in two short years under John Kasich and it will be hard for any Democrat to argue why he shouldn’t continue to create jobs for hardworking Ohio families,” Bennett said. Strickland said he and wife Frances “will continue to be politically active private citizens. We will continue to stand with working men and women to build a stronger Ohio — and to defeat anti-worker and anti-middle-class legislation that may arise.” �The Daily Sentinel Sports WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2013 mdssports@heartlandpublications.com Alabama blocks its way past Irish for title, 42-14 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — When Alabama’s first-team offense came off the field for the final time in the BCS championship game, center Barrett Jones skipped toward the bench like a 302-pound schoolboy, waving his arms toward the cheering Crimson Tide fans. Jones’ unit went out with a roar Monday, steamrolling Notre Dame from the start to help Alabama win 42-14. The Tide’s vaunted offensive line blew the Fighting Irish off the ball, and after three possessions Alabama had 203 yards and a 21-0 lead. The most anticipated matchup in the title game — Bama’s running attack against Notre Dame’s stout run defense — quickly became no contest, and so did the game. “We couldn’t be happier with the way we came out and started the game,” said Jones, who played with torn ligaments in his left foot and will require surgery. “We knew we wanted to run the ball and hit them early, and I think that’s what we did.” On its first three series, Alabama mounted touchdown drives of 82, 61 and 80 yards. “Notre Dame had a really highly rated statistical defensive team,” Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said. “I thought a real challenge for us in the game was how we would control the line of scrimmage. That’s probably the thing that was most surprising to me — how we were able to control the line of scrimmage, especially early in the game.” Alabama dominated with an offensive line that includes three All-Americans — first-teamers Jones and left guard Chance Warmack, and second-teamer D.J. Fluker at right tackle. They created gaping holes against a team ranked fourth in the nation in run defense, and neutralized Heisman Trophy finalist Manti Te’o, who became a nonfactor. The blocking gave Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon plenty of room to run, and A.J. McCarron lots of time to throw. “This may be the best offensive line that we’ve had or ever been associated with,” Saban said after leading the Tide to its third national title in four years. “The power, the toughness and how physical they are I think is probably a pretty unique quality. Bryan Walters | Daily Sentinel Hannan defenders Kade McCoy, right, and Brad Fannin (4) apply pressure to Elk Valley Christian’s Jordan Elkins, left, during the first half of Monday night’s non-conference boys basketball game in Ashton, W.Va. Eagles soar past Hannan, 65-51 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com ASHTON, W.Va. — The Hannan boys basketball team shot just 28 percent from the field while dropping its third straight decision Monday night following a 65-51 setback to visiting Elk Valley Christian in a non-conference matchup in Mason County. The host Wildcats (2-8) led just 15 seconds in the entire contest, as the Eagles overcame an early 3-2 deficit with an 18-7 surge over the final 4:57 of the opening period to secure a 20-10 advantage. Hannan never came closer than eight points the rest of the way, allowing EVCS to claim a season sweep in the home-and-home series. Elk Valley Christian (2-6) posted a 59-46 victory over HHS back on December 7 in Elkview, W.Va. The Wildcats took their only lead of the night after Paul Holley drilled a trifecta for a 3-2 edge at the 5:12 mark of the first quarter, but the guests countered with 10-5 run over the next 2:09 for a 12-8 lead. The Eagles closed the final 2:29 with an 8-2 surge to secure a 20-10 advantage after eight minutes of play. Hannan trailed by 15 points (27-12) at the 5:25 mark in the second stanza, but the hosts rallied with a 12-7 surge to close the half trailing 34-24. Hannan shot just 24 percent (9-of-38) and had eight turnovers in the first two frames, while EVCS sank 11-of-31 shot attempts and committed seven turnovers by the break. Both teams netted 13 points apiece in the third canto for a 47-37 contest headed into the finale, and Hannan was never closer in the second half than at the 2:57 mark of the third — as Holley drilled another three-pointer to pull the hosts to within 45-37. Elk Valley Christian — which led all of the fourth quarter by double digits — closed regulation with an 18-14 run to wrap up the 14-point triumph. The Eagles had 17 turnovers in the contest, compared to just 14 giveaways by the hosts. Hannan connected on 19-of-68 field goal attempts overall, including a 7-of-31 effort from three-point range for 23 percent. HHS was also 6-of-16 at the free throw line for 38 percent. Holley and Tyler Burns led the Wildcats with 12 points apiece, followed by Tyler Jenkins with 10 markers. Ty Paige and Brad Fannin respectively chipped in eight and six points, while Kade McCoy rounded out the scoring with three markers. Elk Valley Christian netted 21-of-56 shot attempts for 38 percent, including a 3-of-20 effort from three-point range for 15 percent. The guests were also 20-of-42 at the charity stripe for 48 percent. Daniel Beverly and Jordan Elkins each poured in a game-high 19 points for the Eagles, followed by Trey Suttle with 16 points and Bert French with 11 markers. “And I know we have some really good backs too,” the coach added with a slight smile. “Eddie makes them miss in the line and gains 20 yards, and the linemen are beating their chests about how they blocked. It’s a combination of all 11 players.” That included McCarron. Facing an ineffective pass rush, he hit eight of his first nine passes, including a 3-yard toss to Michael Williams for the second touchdown. The early clock-eating drives See ALABAMA ‌| 8 Photos by Alex Hawley | Daily Sentinel Southern junior Jordan Huddleston (12) drives between Belpre defenders during the Lady Eagles 63-60 victory in Racine. Belpre rallies past Lady Tornadoes, 63-60 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com RACINE, Ohio — A strong finish leads the Lady Golden Eagles to victory. Belpre trailed by double-digits in the second half but rallied back to take the 63-60 win over Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division foe Southern Monday night in Charles W. Hayman Gymnasium. Belpre (7-4, 5-4 TVC Hocking) began the game with a 5:00 5-to-2 spurt, but the Lady Tornadoes (2-10, 1-9) answered with an 11-to-2 run to take the five point edge. The Lady Eagles cut the the lead to one point in the opening three minutes of the second period but SHS responded with an 11-to-2 run expanding their lead to 10. BHS closed the half with a 8-to-4 run that trimmed Southern’s lead to 30-24. Southern out scored Belpre 10-to-6 in the first three minutes of the second half, extending its lead back to 10. The Lady Eagles answered with a 17-to-6 to take the onepoint lead headed into the fourth period. The Lady Tornadoes were unable to gain a lead in the fourth quarter and fell to Belpre for the second time this season. Freshman Jansen Wolfe led the Purple and Gold with 25 points and 22 rebounds on the night. Celestia Hendrix also finished with a double-double, 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Maggie Cummins notched eight points. Jordan Huddleston chipped in with six points, Haley Hill added five and Shelby Pickens had one to round out the SHS scoring. Wolfe also had a team-high four assists, while Cummins and Huddleston each finished with three steals. Belpre was led by sophomore Sierra Barker, who finished with 24 points, seven steals and a team-high three assists. Jackie Cunningham had 15 points and led BHS with eight rebounds in the win. Katelyn Hughes chipped in with 13 points, Emily Hughes added five, while Lexus Cunningham, Hannah Lawrentz and Ashley Jenkins each finished with two points. The Lady Tornadoes held a 48-to-32 advantage in rebounding but the Lady Eagles had a 18-to-23 turnover edge. Belpre committed 27 fouls on the night and had three players foul out, while Southern had just 19 fouls on the night and had no foul outs. Southern hit a trio of three-pointers while Belpre rained in six. Cummins was responsible for two of the Lady Tornadoes three’s while Huddleston made the other. Jackie Cunningham had three of the triples for Belpre, while Barker, Katelyn Hughes and Emily Hughes each hit one. The Lady Eagles were 7-of-20 (35 percent) from the charity stripe, while Southern was 13-of-32 (40.6 percent). Belpre improves to 4-2 on the road this season while SHS is 1-5 at home. The Lady Tornadoes have lost seven consecutive games but the three of the last four were deSouthern senior Maggie Cummins (13) goes for a layup cided by one possession. The Lady Eagles also defeated Southern on December during the Lady Tornadoes 63-60 loss to Belpre in Racine Monday night. 13th by a score of 74-56 in Belpre. OVP Sports Schedule Lady Eagles sweep Fed Hock, 64-15 Wednesday, Jan. 9 Girls Basketball Wahama at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Gallia Academy at South Gallia, 7 p.m. Wrestling Vinton County, River Valley at Meigs, 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10 Boys Basketball Lawrence Co (Ky) at Hannan, 6 p.m. Girls Basketball Warren at Eastern, 6 p.m. South Gallia at Belpre, 6 p.m. Federal Hocking at Wahama, 6 p.m. Southern at Waterford, 6 p.m. Meigs at Wellston, 6 p.m. URG Sports Women’s Basketball at Georgetown, 6 p.m. Men’s Basketball at Georgetown, 8 p.m. Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com STEWART, Ohio — The Eastern girls basketball team started the second half of its league title chase on a solid note Monday night following a 64-15 victory over host Federal Hocking in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup in Athens County. The visiting Lady Eagles (10-1, 9-0 TVC Hocking) limited the Lady Lancers (4-6, 4-5) to four field goals in the entire contest, including just one successful field goal attempt in the second half. EHS — which posted its 14th straight TVC Hocking win — claimed a season sweep over Fed Hock after a similar 62-16 win back on December 13 at the Eagle’s Nest. The Lady Eagles — recently selected 10th in Division IV in the first AP poll of the season — led 18-3 after eight minutes of play, then followed with a 16-5 surge to secure a 34-8 intermission advantage. EHS used a 14-3 third quarter push for a 48-11 lead headed into the finale, then closed regulation with a 16-4 run to wrap up the 49-point decision. Jordan Parker led the guests with a game-high 20 points, followed by Jenna Burdette and Katie Keller with 12 markers apiece. Savannah Hawley and Maddie Rigsby each contributed four points, while Tori Goble rounded out the scoring with two markers. EHS was 6-of-16 at the free throw line for 38 percent. Ashton Cale paced FHHS with eight points, followed by Megan Thompson with four points and Cheyenne Singer with three markers. The Lady Lancers were 6-of-8 at the charity stripe for 75 percent. �Wednesday, January 9, 2013 Legals SHERIFF’S SALE, CASE NO. 12 CV 011, PEOPLES BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF, VS. RONALD P. CASCI AKA RONALD PAUL CASCI AKA RON CASCI, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO. By virtue of an Alias Order of Sale issued out of said Court in the above action, Keith Wood, the Sheriff of Meigs County, Ohio, will expose to sell at public action on the front steps of the Meigs County Courthouse in Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, on Friday, January 25, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., the following lands and tenements: Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Meigs and in the Village of Middleport. Being Lot Number Seventeen (17) of BEHAN’S ADDITION, as the same is numbered and delineated upon the recorded plat thereof, of record in Recorder’s Office, Meigs County, Ohio. The above described lot being 68 feet in width and 83 feet in depth. Reference Deed: Volume 43, Page 323, Meigs County Official Records. Auditor’s Parcel No.: 1501063.000 The above described real estate is sold “as is” without warranties or covenants. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 693 S. Second Avenue, Middleport, OH 45760. CURRENT OWNERS: Ronald P. Casci and Anne Lowry Casci. REAL ESTATE VALUE SET BY COURT AT: Minimum Bid Not Less Than $20,000.00. No interior examination has been made of any structures, if any, on the real estate. TERMS OF SALE: 10% (cash only) down on day of sale, balance (cash or certified check only) due on confirmation of sale. ORC 2327.02(C) requires successful bidders to pay recording fees and associated costs to the Sheriff. ALL SHERIFF’S SALES OPERATE UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF CAVEAT EMPTOR. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE URGED TO CHECK FOR LIENS IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO. ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: Jennifer L. Sheets, LITTLE, SHEETS & BARR, LLP, 211213 E. Second Street, Pomeroy, OH 45769, Telephone: (740) 992-6689 (1) 2, 9, 16 Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26 The State of Ohio, Meigs County. Bank of America, N.A., as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP Plaintiff`s vs. No. 10 CV 108 Eric T. Toops aka Eric P. Toops, Defendant(s) In pursuance of an Alias Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, at the door of the Court house or on the premises in the above named County, on Friday the 25th day of January, 2013, at 10:00 AM., the following described real estate, situate in the County of Meigs and State of Ohio, and in the Township of Chester to-wit: *Said Premises Located at 34230 Ingels Road, Pomeroy, OH 45769. Said Premises Appraised at $75,000 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. TERMS OF SALE: 10% day of the sale, balance due upon confirmation of sale. Sheriff Keith Wood Ryan Hemmerle Meigs County, OH Attorney 1/2 1/9 1/16 Sheriff Sale of Real Estate Case Number 12-CV -062 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association successor by merger to Chase Home Finance, LLC Vs Dennis C. Jones, II, et al. Court of Common Pleas, Meigs County, Ohio. In pursuance of an order of sale to me directed from said court in the above entitled action, I will expose to sale at Sheriff Sale of Real Estate Case Number 12-CV -062 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association successor by merger to Chase Home Finance, LLC Vs Dennis C. Jones, II, et al. Legals Court of Common Pleas, Meigs County, Ohio. In pursuance of an order of sale to me directed from said court in the above entitled action, I will expose to sale at public auction on the front steps of the Meigs County Court House on Friday, January 25, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. of said day, the following described real estate: Situated in the Township of Scipio, County of Meigs, and State of Ohio and being in Section 8, Town 7 North, Range 14 West of the Ohio Company’s Purchase and being described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin set, said iron pin being set at the assumed Northwest corner of Section 8; Thence South 89 deg. 04’ 46” East, a distance of 2049.26 feet to a point in the centerline of Township Road 141, passing an iron pin found at 2011.95 feet; Thence the following Eight (8) calls along the centerline of said Township Road 141: South 44 deg. 36’ 55” East, as distance of 40.21 feet; South 39 deg. 35’ 29” East, as distance of 68.33 feet; South 33 deg. 03’ 501” East, as distance of 78.92 feet; South 25 deg. 19’ 49” East, as distance of 68.84 feet; South 17 deg. 40’ 28” East, as distance of 56.18 feet; South 15 deg. 32’ 02” East, as distance of 42.08 feet; South 10 deg. 13’ 31” East, as distance of 78.43 feet; South 02 deg. 18’ 31” East, as distance of 61.64 feet; South 02 deg. 24’ 13” East, as distance of 70.65 feet; Thence North 56 deg. 29’ 36” West a distance of 172.98 feet to an iron pin set, passing an iron pin set at 23.25 feet for reference; Thence North 77 deg. 08’ 02” West, a distance of 185.06 feet to an iron pin set; Thence North 60 deg. 23’ 21” West, a distance of 246.36 feet to an iron pin set; Thence North 85 deg. 48’ 46” West, a distance of 141.32 feet to an iron pin set; Thence North 61 deg. 58’ 18” West, a distance of 215.43 feet to an iron pin set; Thence North 80 deg. 19’ 16” West, a distance of 1388.43 feet to an iron pin set; Thence North 01 deg. 13’ 50” East, a distance of 165.74 feet to a point of beginning; said described tract containing 15.00 acres, more or less, excepting all legal utility easements and rights of way. The above description is based on survey in November, 2003, by E & E Borderline Surveying, Robert R. Eason, Ohio P.S. No. 7033. Excepting unto the Grantors, Harold D. Graham and Janet Graham, the oil and gas underlying the above described real estate with the right to remove the same. Parcel Number: 1700324002 Property Located at: 39325 Honer Hill Road Pomeroy, OH 45769 Prior Deed Reference: Book 269, Page 681 Property Appraised at: 150,000 Terms of Sale: Cannot be sold for less than 2/3rds for the appraised value. 10% certified check (personal checks are not accepted) is due at the time of the sale by individuals buying the property. No deposit is required by the bank. The appraisal did not include an interior examination of the house. Robert E. Beegle, Meigs County Sheriff Kirk Sampson Ohio Supreme Court Reg. #0012999 Attorney for the Plaintiff Lerner, Sampson & Rothfuss P.O. Box 5480 Cincinnati, OH 45202-4007 (513) 241-3100 1/2/13, 1/9/13, 1/16/13 HILL'S SELF STORAGE Public Sale Notice is hereby given that on January 12, 2013 at 10:00 am, a public sale will be held for the purpose of satisfying a landlord's lien on the contents of self-service storage room. The goods to be sold are described generally as miscellaneous personal & household. The room will be opened for viewing immediately prior to solicitation of bids, no cartons or containers are to be Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP www.mydailysentinel.com Plaintiff -vsKeith A. Barnhart, et al. Defendants COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO In pursuance of an Order of Sale to me directed from said court in the above entitled action, I will expose to sale on the front steps of the Meigs County Courthouse on Friday, January 25, 2013 at 10:00 A.M., the following described real estate: Real property in the Township of Scipio, County of Meigs, State of Ohio, and Is described as follows:Being a tract of land transferred to Mildred D. Lee as recorded In Official Records Volume 075 at Page 569, Meigs County Recorder's Office Meigs County, Ohio: also being a part of Section 16, Township-7North, Range-14-West, Scipio Township, Meigs County, State of Ohio and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a 5/8" iron pin set, which is assumed to bear South 02°12'09" West, a distance of 882.93 feet from the Northwest corner of said Section 16, T-7, R-14, also being a point on the boundary of an 18.29 acre more or less tract as recorded in Deed Book 306 at Page 037; Thence along the assumed boundary of said 18.29 acre more or less tract South 89°51'51" East, passing through an existing iron pipe at a distance of 418.92 feet and going a total distance of 441.50 feet to a point in the centerline of State Route 692; Thence leaving said boundary and along said centerline, the following seven courses: 1. South 00°26'59" West, a distance of 107.36 feet to a point; 2. South 00°12'43" West, a distance of 173.99 feet to a point; 3. South 00°13'41" West, a distance of 97.40 feet to a point HILL'S SELF STORAGE Pubbeing the Intersection of said lic Sale centerline, and the Notice is hereby given that on centerline of State Route 684; January 12, 2013 at 10:00 am, 4. South 77°39'48" West, a disa public sale will be held for tance of 105.43 feet to a point the purpose of satisfying a 5. South 78°35'20" West, a dislandlord's lien on the contents tance of 103.63 feet to a point of self-service storage room. 6. South 80°01'50" West, a disThe goods toLegals be sold are detance of 152.01 feet to a point; Legals scribed generally as miscel7. South 79°52'02" West, a dislaneous personal & household. tance of 104.96 feet to a point The room will be opened for at the assumed West line of viewing immediately prior to said Section 16, and the solicitation of bids, no cartons boundary of said 18.29 acre or containers are to be more or less tract; Thence opened. Unit will be sold at leaving said centerline and one price for the entire unit. along said West line North Unit must be emptied and 02°12'09" East, passing cleaned by 4pm on day of the through a 5/8" iron pin set at a sale. All garbage must be redistance of 30 feet and going a moved for the grounds. total distance of 467.95 feet Bay #27 to the principal point of beginName: Becky Amnah ning, containing 4.377 acres Address: 47900 SR 124 more or less, subject to all legCity: Racine, OH 45771 al easements and rights of Terms of sale will be cash or way. certified fund ONLY. CURRENT OWNER: Keith A. 1/9 1/10 1/11 Barnhart PROPERTY ADDRESS: HILL'S SELF STORAGE Pub40909 State Route 692, Allic Sale bany, Ohio Notice is hereby given that on PERMANENT PARCEL NUMJanuary 12, 2013 at 10:00 am, BER: 1700497000 and a public sale will be held for 1700233M00 the purpose of satisfying a PRIOR DEED REFERENCE: landlord's lien on the contents OR Book 222, Page 263 of self-service storage room. APPRAISED AT: $50,000.00 The goods to be sold are deTERMS OF SALE: CANNOT scribed generally as miscelBE SOLD FOR LESS THAN laneous personal & household. 2/3RDS OF THE APPRAISED The room will be opened for VALUE. 10% OF PURCHASE viewing immediately prior to PRICE DOWN ON DAY OF solicitation of bids, no cartons SALE, CASH OR CERTIFIED or containers are to be CHECK, BALANCE ON CONopened. Unit will be sold at FIRMATION OF SALE. one price for the entire unit. KEITH WOOD, Sheriff Unit must be emptied and Meigs County, Ohio cleaned by 4pm on day of the 1/2 1/9 1/16 sale. All garbage must be reSHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL moved for the grounds. ESTATE Bay #52 CASE NUMBER 10-CV-024 Name: Shari Eblin BAC Home Loans Servicing, Address: P.O. Box 212 L.P. FKA Countrywide Home City: Syracuse, OH 45779 Terms of sale will be cash or Loans Servicing, L.P., Plaintiff -vscertified fund ONLY. Jeremy K. Roush, et al., De1/9 1/10 1/11 fendants SHERIFF’S SALE, REAL ESCourt of Common Pleas, TATE Meigs County, Ohio CASE NUMBER 12CV076 In pursuance of an Alias Order Bank of America, N.A., Sucof Sale With Reappraisal in the cessor By Merger to BAC above entitled action, I will ofHome Loans Servicing, LP fer for sale at public auction in fka Countrywide Home Loans the above county on the 25th Servicing, LP day of January, 2013 at 10:00 Plaintiff a.m. at the door of the court-vshouse, the following described Keith A. Barnhart, et al. real estate: Defendants SEE LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURT OF COMMON ATTACHED HERETO AS EXPLEAS, MEIGS COUNTY, HIBIT “A” OHIO Said premises also known as In pursuance of an Order of 30410 Nichols Road, MiddleSale to me directed from said port, OH 45760 court in PPN: 1101177003 the above entitled action, I will Appraised at: $40,000.00 and expose to sale on the front cannot be sold for less than steps of the two-thirds (2/3) of that amount. Meigs County Courthouse on Terms of Sale: Cannot be sold Friday, January 25, 2013 at for less than two-thirds of the 10:00 A.M., the appraised value, 10% down on following described real estate: the day of sale, cash or certiReal property in the Township fied check, balance due on of Scipio, County of Meigs, confirmation of sale. The apState of Ohio, and Is depraisal (did or did not) include scribed as follows:Being a tract an interior examination of the of land transferred to Mildred house. D. Lee as recorded In Official Robert E. Beegle Records Volume 075 at Page Sheriff of Meigs County 569, Meigs County THE LAW OFFICES OF Recorder's Office Meigs JOHN D. CLUNK, CO., LPA County, Ohio: also being a part John D. Clunk #0005376 of Section 16, Township-7Ted A. Humbert #0022307 North, Range-14-West, Scipio Timothy R. Billick #0010390 Township, Meigs County, State Robert R. Hoose #0074544 of Ohio and more particularly 4500 Courthouse Blvd, #400 described as follows: BeginStow OH 44224 ning at a 5/8" iron pin PH: 330-436-0300 set, which is assumed to bear FAX: 330-436-0301 South 02°12'09" West, a dis10-00597 tance of 882.93 feet from the EXHIBIT A Northwest corner of said THE LAND REFERRED TO IN Section 16, T-7, R-14, also be- THIS COMMITMENT, SITUing a point on the boundary of ATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF an 18.29 acre more or less RUTLAND, COUNTY OF tract as recorded in Deed MEIGS, STATE OF OHIO, IS Book 306 at Page 037; Thence DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: along the assumed boundary SITUATED IN THE TOWNof said 18.29 acre more or less SHIP OF RUTLAND, COUNTY tract South 89°51'51" OF MEIGS, AND STATE OF East, passing through an exist- OHIO, IN SECTION 12 TOWN ing iron pipe at a distance of 5 NORTH, RANGE 14 WEST: 418.92 feet and going a total BEGINNING FOR REFERdistance of 441.50 feet to a ENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST point in the centerline of State CORNER OF SECTION 12; Route 692; Thence leaving THENCE WEST 1,830 FEET said boundary and along said TO A POINT; centerline, the following THENCE NORTH 2,360 FEET seven courses: TO THE INTERSECTION OF 1. South 00°26'59" West, a dis- NICHOLS ROAD AND LEADtance of 107.36 feet to a point; ING CREEK ROAD, BEING 2. South 00°12'43" West, a dis- THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINtance of 173.99 feet to a point; NING FOR THE FOLLOWING 3. South 00°13'41" West, a dis- DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE; tance of 97.40 feet to a point THENCE FOLLOWING NICHbeing the Intersection of said OLS ROAD NORTH 01 DEG. centerline, and the 00' 54" EAST, 349.84 FEET centerline of State Route 684; TO A POINT; 4. South 77°39'48" West, a dis- THENCE LEAVING NICHOLS tance of 105.43 feet to a point ROAD AND FOLLOWING THE 5. South 78°35'20" West, a dis- COMMON PROPERTY LINE tance of 103.63 feet to a point OF CAPEHART OFFICIAL 6. South 80°01'50" West, a dis- RECORDS 15 PAGE 87 AND tance of 152.01 feet to a point; STOUT & OWENS OFFICIAL 7. South 79°52'02" West, a dis- RECORDS 10 PAGE 679 tance of 104.96 feet to a point SOUTH 88 DEG. 29' 06" at the assumed West line of EAST, 163.95 FEET TO AN said Section 16, and the IRON PIN SET AND PASSING boundary of said 18.29 acre AN IRON PIPE FOUND AT more or less tract; Thence 19.80 FEET; fer for sale at public auction in the above county on the 25th day of January, 2013 at 10:00 The a.m. at the door of the courthouse, the following described real estate: SEE LEGAL DESCRIPTION ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT “A” Said premises also known as 30410 Nichols Road, Middleport, OH 45760 PPN: 1101177003 Appraised at: $40,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds (2/3) of that amount. Terms of Sale: Cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraised value, 10% down on the day of sale, cash or certified check, balance due on confirmation of sale. The appraisal (did or did not) include an interior examination of the house. Robert E. Beegle Sheriff of Meigs County THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN D. CLUNK, CO., LPA John D. Clunk #0005376 Ted A. Humbert #0022307 Timothy R. Billick #0010390 Robert R. Hoose #0074544 4500 Courthouse Blvd, #400 Stow OH 44224 PH: 330-436-0300 FAX: 330-436-0301 10-00597 EXHIBIT A THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS COMMITMENT, SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND, COUNTY OF MEIGS, STATE OF OHIO, IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND, COUNTY OF MEIGS, AND STATE OF OHIO, IN SECTION 12 TOWN 5 NORTH, RANGE 14 WEST: BEGINNING FOR REFERENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 12; THENCE WEST 1,830 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 2,360 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF NICHOLS ROAD AND LEADING CREEK ROAD, BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING FOR THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE; THENCE FOLLOWING NICHOLS ROAD NORTH 01 DEG. 00' 54" EAST, 349.84 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE LEAVING NICHOLS ROAD AND FOLLOWING THE COMMON PROPERTY LINE OF CAPEHART OFFICIAL RECORDS 15 PAGE 87 AND STOUT & OWENS Legals OFFICIAL RECORDS 10 PAGE 679 SOUTH 88 DEG. 29' 06" EAST, 163.95 FEET TO AN IRON PIN SET AND PASSING AN IRON PIPE FOUND AT 19.80 FEET; THENCE CROSSING THE LOTS OF STOUT AND OWENS OFFICIAL RECORDS 10, PAGE 679, SOUTH 16 DEG. 03' 40" WEST, 142.54 FEET TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE CONTINUING TO CROSS THE LOTS OF STOUT AND OWENS OFFICIAL RECORDS 10 PAGE 679, SOUTH 13 DEG. 48' 15" EAST 138.83 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF LEADING CREEK ROAD AND PASSING AN IRON PIN SET AT 110.16 FEET; THENCE FOLLOWING LEADING CREEK ROAD THE NEXT FOUR (4) BEARINGS AND DISTANCES; THENCE SOUTH 57 DEG. 24' 32" WEST, 33.95 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 61 DEG. 41' 15" WEST, 51.55 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 67 DEG. 13' 11" WEST, 33.76 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 73 DEG. 44' 50” WEST, 64.23 FEET TO A POINT AND BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. 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The Lady Rebels scored 22 points in the third period while holding WHS to just two points. The Lady White Falcons closed the game with a 12-to-2 spurt but South Gallia took the 62-22 triumph. Jasmyne Johnson’s 16 points paced the Lady Rebels, while Rachel Johnson marked 12 points. Lesley Small and Meghan Caldwell each chipped in with eight points, Ellie Bostic added seven, and Sara Bailey notched three points. Sara Rustmeyer, Rebecca Rutt, Courtney Haner and Caitlyn Vanscoy each finished with two points to round out the SGHS total. Bostic led South Gallia with eight rebounds on the night, followed by Haner and Jasmyne Johnson with six apiece. Small finished with a team-high six assists while accounting for a pair of three pointers. Bailey accounted for the other SGHS triple. Sierra Carmichael led Wahama with 11 points on the night, followed by Rachel Roque with six. Kelsey Zuspan finished with three points and accounted for the lone WHS triple, while Mackenzie Gabritsch rounded out the Lady White Falcons scoring with two points. South Gallia was 3-of-9 (33.3 percent) from the charity stripe, while Wahama shot 7-of-15 (46.7 percent). The Lady Rebels have now won four consecutive contests and eight of their last nine. This is South Gallia’s largest margin of victory since opening night when the Lady Rebels defeated Miller by 42. Wahama has lost seven straight games. South Gallia completes the season sweep of the Lady White Falcons with the victory. The Lady Rebels also defeated WHS on December 13th in Mason by a score of 63-39. Alabama The Daily Sentinel • Page 8 www.mydailysentinel.com Wildcats swept by Sherman, 84-61 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com SETH, W.Va. — Host Sherman claimed a season sweep over the Hannan boys basketball team Friday night following an 84-61 decision in a non-conference matchup in Boone County. The visiting Wildcats (2-7) were unable to avenge a season-opening 62-47 setback at HHS back on Dec. 4, as the Tide (4-3) jumped out to a small 19-15 first quarter advantage and never looked back. SHS followed with a 19-14 surge in the second canto to secure a 38-29 halftime edge. The hosts hit all five of their trifectas in the second half, which ended up as a 46-32 Sherman advantage. The Tide used a 17-16 spurt to claim a 55-45 edge headed into the finale, then closed regulation with a 29-16 charge to wrap up the 23-point outcome. Paul Holley led Hannan with 14 points, followed by Tyler Burns with 11 points and Brad Fannin with 10 markers. Ty Paige was next with nine points, while Tyler Jenkins chipped in eight markers. Daniel Black added four points and Kade McCoy rounded out the scoring with three points. The Wildcats were 18-of-31 at the free throw line for 56 percent. Cody Muncy paced Sherman with a game-high 23 points, followed by Braden Harrah with 18 points and Blake Brewer with 13 markers. SHS was 13-of-27 at the charity stripe for 48 percent. Lady Marauders edge Wahama, 47-44 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com MASON, W.Va. — Games are won and lost in the fourth quarter. The Meigs girls basketball team earned the 47-44 victory over the host Lady White Falcons Saturday finishing the game on a 13to-8 run. The Lady Marauders (3-8) out scored Wahama (1-8) 21-18 in the first half but the Lady White Falcons answered with an 18-to-13 run in the third period to take the lead. Meigs rallied back and out scored WHS by five points in the fourth period to take the 47-44 win. Meigs was led by junior Brittany Krautter with 21 points and Morgan Russell with 10. Delilah Fish chipped in with six points, Kelsey Hudson added five, Tess Phelps marked three and Ally Maxson rounded out the MHS scoring with two points. Phelps and Russell led Meigs with eight rebounds apiece. Sierra Carmichael led WHS with 14 points, followed by Kelsey Zuspan with 11 and Mackenzie Gabritsch with seven. Bunni Peters notched six points, Rachel Roque added four and Paige Gardner rounded out the Lady White Falcons scoring with two points. Meigs shot 12-of-23 (52.2 percent) from the free throw line, while Wahama was 7-of-17 (41.2 percent). Krautter hit all three of the Lady Marauders three-pointers, while Zuspan made Wahama’s lone triple. Defenders top Harvest Christian Academy, 62-43 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com SOUTH PORTSMOUTH, Ky. — The Ohio Valley Christian boys basketball team snapped a threegame losing skid and moved back over the .500 mark Friday night following a 62-43 victory over host Harvest Christian Academy in a non-conference matchup in Greenup County. The visiting Defenders (5-4) led 8-3 after eight minutes of play, then went on a 16-12 second quarter run to secure a 24-15 intermission advantage. OVCS then erupted with a 24-7 surge in the third canto, allowing the guests to claim a comforatble 48-22 cushion headed into the finale. The Warriors closed regulation with a 21-14 charge, but their rally attempt ultimately ran out of time in the 19-point decision. T.G. Miller led the Defenders with a double-double effort of a game-high 24 points and 11 re- bounds, followed by Caleb McKitrick with 12 markers. Chance Burleson also added eight points and a team-high 12 assists to the winning cause. Richard Bowman and Evan Bowman each contributed five points, while the trio of Phil Hollingshead, Marshall Hood and Lukas Wells all added two markers apiece. Jacob Burch paced HCA with 13 points, followed by Matthew Hudson with 11 points and Titus Lemaster with nine markers. 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Those wishing to submit an application or resume must do so by Jan. 11, 2013. �Wednesday, January 9, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 9 www.mydailysentinel.com Wednesday, January 9, 2013 COMICS/ENTERTAINMENT BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun 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 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 Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013: This year you often are inspired to live out your dreams. Verbalizing these desires will be the first step toward making them become a reality. Others give you their caring support. If you are single, nearly every person you date this year could feel as if he or she is the right one for you. Roll with the moment, and give this process time. If you are attached, you feel more in harmony with each other than you have in many years. Enjoy all the good vibes between you. SAGITTARIUS understands you perhaps too well. 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) HHHH Your feelings drive you. You might be seeing a new situation evolve. Know that the less said the better. A superior might not express his or her appreciation and approval, but trust that it is there. Tonight: Try a new scene. You have little to lose, and you just might like what you find. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Deal with one person directly who means a lot not only to you but also to a key situation. This person might not always seem present, but it’s most likely because his or her imagination has no limits and is working overtime. Tonight: Visit with friends over dinner and a movie. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You could be amazed by what develops between you and someone else. You might feel pushed or misunderstood by a boss. Remember, this person has the power. Know when to flex, and know full well what choices you have. Tonight: A long-overdue discussion. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You know exactly what to focus on. As determined as you are to walk a set path, you will be distracted by others. Realize that they simply don’t have the same level of commitment you do. Break past rigid thinking. See how you can accomplish errands. Tonight: To the wee hours. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Your creativity and ability to move past a personal matter might surprise some people. Clearly, you don’t waste any time once you make a decision. Be aware that this attitude might be the reason why a loved one is keeping a matter in limbo. Tonight: Let your worries vanish. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH Deferring to someone else might be the only way to proceed. Your knowledge very well could take a discussion to a new level. You know what to do, and you know when to do it. Think positively, and your creativity will open up new opportunities. Tonight: In the moment. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH As dicey as a situation might seem, you’ll want to think through a decision with greater care and understanding. Acknowledge the fact that there is a cloud of uncertainty around the situation that you cannot eliminate. Know what your priorities are. Tonight: In the limelight. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH How you handle a matter and the choices you make could create more options for you to explore. Someone could have a strong reaction to this, yet you might not be able to grasp this person’s reasoning. Respond with kindness and caring. Tonight: Let the festivities begin. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You smile, and someone reacts. Your ability to come to terms with a difficult issue marks a choice you’ve made. Having a greater understanding will help you eliminate any problem. It is quite obvious that not everyone thinks as you do. Tonight: Pretend it is Friday night. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Pulling back seems to be the wise choice. You can’t always draw the reaction you would like. Remember, everyone is different. Your instincts will clue you into someone’s hidden agenda. Tonight: Opt to get a solid night of sleep rather than figure out an emotional puzzle. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Honor a friendship, yet be willing to say “no” to any financial involvement with this person; otherwise, you could hit a problem. Laughter might seem out of place, but it attracts an appropriate response. Stay focused on what’s relevant. Tonight: Where your friends are. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You seem to understand what works best for you. Be forthright when making a decision, even though you might not be clear about its implications. It appears as if no one is really sure. Loosen up, and do more sharing. Tonight: Hang out with your best friend. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Wednesday, January 9, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 www.mydailysentinel.com Blue Devils win NYHS Invitational Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com NELSONVILLE, Ohio — The Gallia Academy wrestling team came away with top honors Saturday at the Nelsonville-York Wrestling Invitational, as the Blue Devils beat out 18 other programs to secure the 2013 team championship in Athens County. The Blue Devils posted a winning team score of 248 points, which was three points better than runner-up Caledonia River Valley (245). Morgan placed third in the 19-team event with 207.5 points, while St. Clairsville (206) and Logan (205) rounded out the top five spots. Gallia Academy had two individual champions and a total of 10 top-eight finishes in the 14 different divisions, as well as top-four efforts in half of the respective weight classes. GAHS also joined Morgan, NelsonvilleYork and St. Clairsville with two individual champions apiece, the most of any of the programs at the tournament. Cole Tawney and Mark Allen both won individual crowns for the Blue Devils. Tawney claimed a 15-10 decision over Braidon Knotts of Parkersburg South to win the 120-pound division, while Allen posted a 4-1 decision over Mitchell Wells of Edison to wrap up the 182 weight class title. Ben Bush (138), Justin Reynolds (170) and John Byus (220) each placed third in their respective weight classes, while Briggs Shoemaker (195) and Scott Warren (285) each finished fourth in their respective divisions. Michael Edelmann (113), Scott Mash (126) and Blake Wilson (145) all placed seventh in their individual weight classes as well. Another local program competed at the NYHS Invitational, as Meigs placed 14th overall as a team with 107 points. Drew Grover had the top Marauder effort on the day with a fourth-place finish in the 113-pound division. Gage Gilkey (126) and Daylen Neese (220) each respectively placed fifth in their weight class, while Chris Lester finished sixth in the 138-pound division. Other weight class champions included Wyatt Garren of Logan (106), Raymond Raimo of Cale- donia River Valley (113), Hayden Matheney of Morgan (126), Dakota Mays of NYHS (132), Dylan Alexander of Parkersburg South (138), Kody Driggs of Morgan (145), Alec Mills of Mifflin (152), Dalton Nolte of St. Clairsville (160), Zach Mays of NYHS (170), Clayton Bullard of Johnstown-Monroe (195), Troy Caldwell of Jonathan Alder (220), and Corey Ernest of St. Clairsville (285). Complete results of the 2013 Nelsonville-York Wrestling Invitational are available on the web at baumspage.com NHL owners to vote on contract Wednesday NEW YORK (AP) — NHL owners will vote Wednesday on the tentative labor agreement reached with the players’ union. If a majority approves, as expected, the NHL will move one step closer toward the official end of the long lockout that began Sept. 16. As of Tuesday afternoon, a memorandum of understanding of the deal hadn’t been completed, so the union has yet to schedule a vote for its more than 700 members. A majority of players also must approve the deal for hockey to return to the ice. “We continue to document the agreement,” NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press in an email Tuesday. If there are no snags, ratification could be finished by Saturday and training camps can open Sunday if approval is reached on both sides. A 48-game regular season would then be expected to begin on Jan. 19. “(We) don’t need a signed document to complete ratification process,” Daly wrote, “but we do need a signed agreement to open camps. The goal is to get that done by Saturday so that we can open camps on Sunday.” The NHL has yet to release a new schedule. The regular season was supposed to begin on Oct. 11. The deal was reached Sunday on the 113th day of the lockout and seemingly saved the season that was delayed for three months and cut nearly in half. It took a 16-hour final bargaining session in a New York hotel for the agreement to finally be completed at about 5 a.m. The lockout led to the cancellation of at least 480 games. That brings the total of lost regular-season games to a minimum 2,178 during three lockouts under Commissioner Gary Bettman. The damage is significant. Perhaps $1 billion in revenue could be lost this season, given about 40 percent of the regular-season schedule won’t be played. Players will also lose a large part of their salaries, not to mention time lost in their careers. Hockey’s first labor dispute was an 11-day strike in 1992 that led to the postponement of 30 games. Bettman became the commissioner in February 1993. He presided over a 103-day lockout in 199495 that ended with a deal on Jan. 11, then a 301-day lockout in 2004-05 that made the NHL the only major North American professional sports league to lose an entire season. The NHL obtained a salary cap in the agreement that followed that dispute and now wanted more gains. The NHL’s revenue of $3.3 billion last season lagged well behind the NFL ($9 billion), Major League Baseball ($7.5 billion) and the NBA ($5 billion), and the deal will lower the hockey players’ percentage from 57 to 50 — owners originally had proposed 46 percent. This was the third lockout among the major U.S. sports in a period of just more than a year. A fourmonth NFL lockout ended in July 2011 with the loss of only one exhibition game, and an NBA lockout caused each team’s schedule to be cut from 82 games to 66 last season. Kenneth K. Lam | Baltimore Sun | MCT photo Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, center, celebrates after his defense stopped the Houston Texans on a fourth-and-one play in the second quarter at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The Baltimore Ravens defeated Houston Texans, 29-14. Ravens will need more than emotion to beat Denver OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Fueled with emotion from the impending retirement of Ray Lewis and a fervent home crowd, the Baltimore Ravens dispatched the Indianapolis Colts in the opening round of the AFC playoffs. It’s going to take more than just unbridled enthusiasm to knock off the topseeded Denver Broncos on Saturday. In defeating Indianapolis 24-9 on Sunday, the Ravens (11-6) drew inspiration from a crowd that never stopped cheering before, during and after Lewis’ final home game. The standout middle linebacker intends to retire after Baltimore’s playoff run, and the Ravens had no intention of seeing Lewis end his 17-year career with a home loss. “It had to have an impact. The emotions were real,” coach John Harbaugh said Monday. “It was tangible. We all felt it.” Now, however, the Ravens take to the road to face the Broncos (13-3), who have won 11 straight — including a 34-17 rout in Baltimore on Dec. 16. The Ravens should have plenty of spirit left from Sunday, but Harbaugh isn’t necessarily counting on it. “There’s probably an element that we’ll carry forward because you’re always building on what you are,” he said. “Hopefully we take all the things that happened and we take it into that game emotionally and carry it with us. But this is a new game. It’s a whole new environment. It’s a whole new situation for us. So I think the slate is wiped clean in that sense. This will be a new challenge for us.” And what a challenge it is. Not only do the Broncos own the best record in the AFC, but they’re coming off a bye and playing at altitude against a team they’ve already beaten handily. Oh, and there’s also the matter of Peyton Manning, who’s 2-0 lifetime against Baltimore in the postseason. Manning vs. Ray Lewis with everything on the line. It doesn’t get much better than that. “They are always classic,” Lewis said. “It’s just one of those chess matches. He knows me very well. I know him very well. … But at the end of the day, it’s not about me and me and Peyton. It’s about their team against our team. I love our team right now.” And the Ravens, in turn, love their leader. All the players, as well as the coaching staff, savored the once-in-a-lifetime scene at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday. “The crowd was incredible. It was one of those historic moments that anybody that was there is never going to forget,” Harbaugh said. “I was so proud of our fans, so pleased that we all have something that we will be able to talk to our kids and our grandkids about — a Baltimore football moment that’s going to live on. That’s kind of why you do this, to be part of moments like this.” Lewis was in the middle of it all, playing for the first time in 12 weeks after being sidelined with a torn right triceps. He returned to lead the Ravens with 13 tackles and provided his usual unyielding leadership. “He played well. He was physical at the point of attack, he did a good job in the pass game,” Harbaugh said. “He held up pretty well.” When the Ravens faced Denver last month, the Broncos raced to a 31-3 lead and coasted to the finish. But Baltimore played that game without Lewis, safety Bernard Pollard, guard Marshal Yanda and tight end Ed Dickson. All will be available Saturday. “It’s got to be a positive,” Harbaugh said. “We’re more full strength now than we’ve ever been all year. So it’s the right time to be healthy, and I’m hoping those guys will have a big impact.” In other news, the Ravens cut linebacker Sergio Kindle from the practice squad Monday. Kindle was the 43rd overall pick in the 2010 draft, but spent his entire rookie season on the reserve/non-football injury list after fracturing his skull while falling down a flight of stairs. He played in one game last year and one game this season. “It was kind of mutually agreed upon between the two of us,” Harbaugh said of the move. “He’s hoping for an opportunity somewhere where he can maybe take the next step.” Saban quickly turns to challenges of 2013 60381834 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — It’s becoming a familiar January scene for Nick Saban. The Alabama coach plastered a smile on his face for a series of posed photos next to the various trophies awarded to college football’s national champions and then proceeded to talk about the challenges facing his team. Maybe Saban let the Gatorade dry from the celebratory drenching before thinking about the 2013 season. Maybe. “The team next year is 0-0,” Saban, who is on a 61-7 run over the past five seasons, said Tuesday morning. “Even though I really appreciate what this team accomplished and am very, very proud of what they accomplished, we need to prepare for the challenges of the new season very quickly with the team we have coming back. “ It didn’t take Saban long to refocus after Monday night’s 42-14 demolition of Notre Dame that secured a second straight BCS title, the Crimson Tide’s third in four seasons and the seventh straight for Southeastern Conference teams. Shortly after the game, he was already talking about getting back to the office by Wednesday morning. Alabama players, meanwhile, finally were able to voice the “D-word.” Center Barrett Jones said he had a Sports Illustrated cover from a couple of years ago after his last college game. “It says, ‘Dynasty. Can anybody stop Alabama?’ I’ll never forget looking at that thing and wondering if we really could be a dynasty,” said Jones, who mainly put it on the wall because he’s featured. “I think three out of four, I’m no dynasty expert, but that seems like a dynasty to me. I guess I can say that now that I’m gone. Don’t tell coach I said that.” The 2013 team will almost certainly be regarded among the preseason favorites to get back to the summit, even though three Tide stars — tailback Eddie Lacy, cornerback Dee Milliner and right tackle D.J. Fluker — could decide to skip their senior seasons and turn pro. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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