https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/b2e5d3b1bee08d2ffb14576fd25e4dba.pdf 9e4481691f8d5dcbe361bd4e69c0e446 PDF Text Text log onto www.mydailysentinel.com for archive • games • features • e-edition • polls & more Middleport•Pomeroy, Ohio INSIDE STORY WEATHER SPORTS Dr. Brothers .... Page 2 Cloudy today. High 53. Low around 45. ........ Page 2 Prep basketball action .... Page 6 OBITUARIES Cleora R. Egner, 89 Quellie Varney Esposito, 87 Joseph R. Mingus, 64 Chuck Roberts, 51 50 cents daily THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2013 Vol. 63, No. 7 Business owner sentenced for workers’ comp fraud Staff Report tdsnews@civitasmedia.com COLUMBUS — A Middleport business owner has been sentenced in Franklin County for working while receiving workers’ compensation benefits for a prior workplace injury. Charles Morris Jr., 62, was sentenced last week and must repay nearly $30,000 he improperly collected from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). Morris was charged in July 2012 with worker’s compensation fraud and theft. According to court records, the offenses occurred Sept. 24, 2008. Both are felonies of the fourth degree. Morris pleaded guilty late last year to the charge of worker’s compensation fraud, as a fifthdegree felony, in the case. “Mr. Morris was free to continue ownership of his business, but actually doing the work of an HVAC technician was prohibited and calls into question whether he needed these benefits in the first place,” said BWC Administrator/ CEO Steve Buehrer. “The BWC’s Special Invesamount he collected while tigations Division (SID) supposedly unable to work received an allegation was significant and should that Morris was workhave been reserved for ining as the owner/operajured workers who are actutor of Chuck’s Heating ally unable to work.” and Cooling while on Morris was receiving Morris Temporary Total DisabilTemporary Total Disity. Investigators found ability benefits, which is usually Morris was performing work the first form of compensation as an HVAC technician. A reawarded during an injured work- view of his bank records identier’s recovery from a work-related fied numerous customers who injury. An injured worker cannot confirmed they hired and paid work and receive temporary to- Morris for HVAC work he comtal disability payments. pleted himself. Morris pleaded guilty Nov. 6 and was sentenced Jan. 3 in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Sheeren ordered him to pay restitution and investigation cost in the amount of $29,415.27, as well as court costs. He also received a prison sentence of nine months, suspended for a three-year period of community control. According to court documents, Morris was represented by Paul M. Aucoin. Officers uncover two meth labs Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com Photos by Charlene Hoeflich | Daily Sentinel Certificates of appreciation for service on the Meigs Local Board of Education in 2012 were presented to, from left, Todd Snowden, Ron Logan, Ryan Mahr, Larry Tucker and Roger Abbott by Meigs Local Superintendent Rusty Bookman. ODE recognizes Meigs Local achievement Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — The Meigs Local Board of Education has been presented a “Certificate of Appreciation” in recognition of its continuing participation in a state program for staff development funded through the State Personnel Development Grant. As explained by Superintendent Rusty Bookman, Meigs Local was one of 12 school districts in the state selected to participate in the program, which he said has been found to improve student test performance. Through the pilot program, Bookman said personnel shared new techniques and introduced collaborative teaming as a way to better achieve results. “This has been very beneficial to the district, first building leadership teams, and now teacherbased teams which meet weekly to discuss instructional improvement,” he concluded. MIDDLEPORT — It was a busy morning for officers with the Middleport Police Department and the Middleport Fire Department. Officials discovered methamphetamine labs at two separate residences within the village on Wednesday morning — the first meth labs discovered by authorities in 2013. According to Shannon Smith of the Middleport Police Department, officers responded to 383 Park St. just before 1 a.m., and after conducting a trash pull found two “shake and bake” one-pot methamphetamine labs. Just after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, officers, after conducting a second trash pull, executed a search warrant at 326 Pearl St. Officers located 11 one-pot meth labs at the address. Two individuals were arrested at the scene of the second lab. Arrested at the scene were Sara Craig, 32, and Ianzoe Herman, 30. Smith said both are charged with manufacturing and could face other charges. Both were in the custody of the Middleport Police Department as of press time. Middleport officers trained in neutralizing meth labs, Rick Smith, Joel Lynch and Smith, worked to neutralize the chemicals at the scene. The Middleport Fire Department was called to assist in securing the scene while officers neutralized the chemicals. Charges in the case are pending, according to Smith. Meigs Local submits financials to budget commission Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — The annual tax budget for the Meigs Local School District for the 2013-14 fiscal year was adopted as presented by Treasurer/ CFO Mark Rhonemus for submission to the Meigs County Budget Commission for review when the Board of Education met Tuesday night. The report shows a summary of the amount required from general property taxes approved by the budget commission and the county auditor’s estimated rates for the coming school year. It includes estimated revenues for the district which, as Treasurer/CFO Mark Rhonemus pointed out, are always subject to change. He described the budget as another “living, breathing document always subject to change.” Rhonemus also dis- Meigs Local Superintendent Rusty Bookman, on behalf of the Ohio Department of Education, presents a Certificate of Appreciation for participation in the State Personnel Development Grant program to Roger Abbott, who is the new Meigs Local Board of Education president. cussed possible changes coming in state funding for schools, and how that might affect district finances. He made reference to the permanent appropriations of $28,595,430 passed by the board earlier for operation of schools in the Meigs Local District in the next fiscal year. He also reported that the county auditor had told him that if all delinquent taxes due now were collected, that there would be an additional $1.6 million going to the Meigs school district. During the meeting, the board approved renewing OSBA legal assistant fund consultant service contract in the amount of $250 for the current calendar year. Tonya Smith was hired as a substitute teacher for the remainder of the 2012-13 school year to be used on an as-needed basis. See BUDGET ‌| 5 Meigs Housing Authority honors retiring executive director Staff Report tdsnews@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Board members of the Meigs County Metropolitan Housing Authority recently honored Jean Trussell upon her retirement as the executive director. Trussell was honored with a decorated cake at the office on Dec. 20. She was also presented gifts from the board and Brenda Leslie, a longtime employee of the Housing Authority. She was honored with a com- mendation from the Ohio House of Representatives sponsored by Rep. Debbie Phillips. Trussell became the first executive director of the Housing Authority when it was organized in 1990 and has held this position until her recent retirement. During her years of service in this position, Trussell has been directly responsible for bringing over $10 million into Meigs County to provide housing assistance to many needy Meigs countians. Along with Trussell as the only executive director, the only president during all these years was John Weeks, who held the position from its beginning until his recent death. Housing Authority members are Fred L. Hoffman, president; Brett Jones, vice president; and board members, Norman Price, Ed Durst and John Hood. Brenda Leslie, longtime Housing Authority employee, was hired as Submitted photo the new executive direc- Meigs Housing Board President Fred L. Hoffman presents a commendation to Jean Trussell on tor to replace Trussell as behalf of Rep. Debbie Phillips and the Ohio House of Representatives. Pictured, from left, are Norman Price, Ed Durst, Trussell, Brett Jones, Hoffman and John Hood. of Jan. 1, 2013. �Thursday, January 10, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 www.mydailysentinel.com Meigs County Community Calendar 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. Friday, Jan. 25 MARIETTA — The Regional Advisory Council for the Area Agency on Aging will meet at 10 a.m., in the Buckeye HillsHVRDD Area Agency on Aging office in Marietta. Birthdays RACINE — Mildred Roush Hart will be celebrating her Local Briefs Meigs County Church Events 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 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 — Darrell, Truman 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. 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. Bedford Township holds organizational meeting BEDFORD TWP. — The 2013 organizational meeting for Bedford Township was held on December 28, 2012. Elected to offices were, John Dean — president, Jack Welker — vice- president, and Roger Ziegler — fire prevention officer. The regular monthly meeting will be held the second Tuesday of each month (except for January). The contract for fire coverage for Bedford Township will continue to be with Scipio Township and the cost per call will be $600 which will be passed on to the individual needing the service. Winter owl hike slated for Jan. 20 Modern Woodman luncheon POMEROY — The Modern Woodmen of Burlingham RUTLAND — The Camp will have a luncheon from 1:30 to 4 p.m., Satur- Meigs SWCD Conservaday at Crows in Pomeroy. The Woodmen will pay $3 tion Area will be the site of toward the cost of the meal for each person. a winter owl hike slated for 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20. Small government committee meeting The Meigs Soil and WaMARIETTA — A meeting of the District 18 Small ter Conservation District in Government Committee will be held Wednesday, Janu- partnership with the Leadary 30, 2013, at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Marietta, ing Creek Watershed Group Ohio. The purpose of this meeting is to select seven is sponsoring the hike at the small government eligible projects, two of the seven Conservation Area, which being contingency projects, for submission to the Ohio is located along New Lima 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. Road between Rutland and Harrisonville. The event will begin with a presentation by Ron Cass, wildlife expert and professor of natural resources at Hocking College, at the Conservation Area Pavilion. There will be hot chocolate followed by the hike on the Conservation Area’s Pauline At- kins Memorial Trail. With any luck, the weather — and the owls — will cooperate. During the hike, participants will learn about owl calls and signs to look for and will investigate owls in the area. From Ohio 7, take Ohio 124 to Rutland and then New Lima Road approximately 2.5 miles. The Con- servation Area will be on the right. The Winter Own Hike is free and open to people of all ages, but participants will need to provide their own flashlights and suitable footwear and clothing. For more information call the Meigs SWCD at 992-4282 or visit www. meigsswcd.com. 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. 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 loSubmitted photos cated at 112 East Memorial Drive. Flu and pneumonia Meigs Elementary ASK students and their families gather Intermediate ASK student Morgan Hook recieves a gift from in the Meigs Intermediate gymnasium for a Christmas feast ASK social worker Abby Harris. Names of students who have shots will also be available for a fee. made possible through generous donations from a number of earned “good character” tickets this year were placed in a drawing to win a variety of prizes. local businesses and organizations. Ohio Valley Forecast Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night: A chance of showers after 8 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Friday: Showers likely, mainly before 4 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Friday Night: A slight chance of showers before 9 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Saturday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Sunday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Sunday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Tuesday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Local stocks AEP (NYSE) — 43.16 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 21.11 Ashland Inc. 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Meigs ASK students hold Christmas event MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs Elementary After School Kids (ASK) program hosted a Christmas party on Thursday, December 13 for the students and their families. The ASK program serves students in first- fifth grade and is funded by a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant. Students and many of their families attended the holiday event. Activities included ornament making, Minute to Win It games, and a play by the third grade ASK students. Students also made holiday placemats for residents in the local nursing homes, which they distributed while caroling at the facilities. Following the activities, a ham dinner was served to over 120 people in at- tendance. The dinner was made possible by generous donations from several local businesses and organizations. Teddy bears and DVD’s were donated by the Salem Township Fire Department as gifts for the students. Ask Dr. Brothers Rebellious child won’t listen to anyone Dear Dr. Brothers: and defiant throughout My son is exhausting me. the years and his friendI swear he was born sayships, schooling and faming “No!” He never does ily life aren’t improving, what he is told, can’t be then he will need more bribed or punished to help. A thorough examinamake him behave or foltion by mental-health prolow instructions, and no fessionals will help define matter who he is with, he a path for coping with the does the opposite of what problems of oppositional they want. He doesn’t defiant disorder, if that is seem to be a happy child, what your son is troubled and that troubles me the by. Consistency in dismost. What will happen cipline and an emphasis when he enters kindergaron praise, along with apten? I haven’t had him in Dr. Joyce Brothers propriate medication, any preschool programs may help him, and some Syndicated because he won’t exactly education and support for Columnist sit in a circle. What can I you as a parent will be esdo? — N.F. sential. You will need to be Dear N.F.: Your son has just been capable of behavior of your own that through a couple of years that are dif- will not make the problem worse, and ficult for most children. It’s a normal that can be quite a challenge. Both of and somewhat expected side effect of you will need help. the developmental difficulties faced *** by youngsters in the preschool years Dear Dr. Brothers: My son and his to throw tantrums, defy their parents wife, her parents and my husband and and others, and be generally uncoop- I all live within a half-hour of one anerative as they make that first push to- other. I’ve been trying to get close to ward separation. Such a strong drive his wife, but she is standoffish. They for independence won’t be seen again just had a baby, and her mother stayed in many kids until the preteen years, at the house for a week. I was never when parents will again be treated invited except to come see the baby to behavior that makes them want to once or twice. I feel left out, and I’m bang their head against the wall. afraid that my grandson will grow up If your son’s attitude and behavior spending more time with Nana and are clearly different from those of oth- Papa instead of Grandma and Grander kids his age, he’s consistently angry pa. I’m very upset about this. — D.M. Dear D.M.: Does your son know how you feel about this, either by you telling him or by your unspoken words? If not, take a deep breath and try to back off a bit. Your son and his wife have just become parents, and the last thing they need is a grandmother who is unhappy and imagining all sorts of future problems. In most families, the daughter wants to have her mother help her with things because that’s the most comfortable thing for her to do. Try to understand this and accept it — it’s likely that much of your feeling of being left out is not at all personal. You should have plenty of chances to develop a relationship with your grandson if you are fun to be around, helpful without being pushy and accepting of the fact that your daughterin-law probably always will think of her mother first. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try to get closer to her, but be very careful not to try to outdo her mom. Enjoy your son and grandson, offer to baby-sit so the couple can have a date night, and do some chores for them around the house. Always ask if it’s a good time before you show up, and you won’t wear out your welcome anytime soon. These are stressful days for everyone, but if you concentrate, you can put on a happy face and even get to know the other grandma. You might even end up good friends. (c) 2013 by King Features Syndicate �Thursday, January 10, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com Biden meets with gun-safety, victims groups WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday heard personal stories of gun violence from representatives of victims groups and gunsafety organizations as he drafts the Obama administration’s response to the shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. He pledged that action would be taken. “I want to make it clear that we are not going to get caught up in the notion (that) unless we can do everything we’re going to do nothing,” Biden said. “It’s critically important (that) we act.” The meeting was part of a series Biden is holding this week to build consensus around proposals to curb gun violence after the Dec. 14 shooting in Newtown, Conn. Twenty school children were killed. Biden meets Thursday with the National Rifle Association and other gunowner groups. Meetings with representatives of the video-game and entertainment industries also are planned. President Barack Obama wants Biden to deliver policy proposals by the end of the month. Obama has vowed to move swiftly on the package, which is expected to include legislative proposals and executive action. Participants in Wednesday’s meeting with Biden included the Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence and groups from Arizona, Illinois and Wisconsin, states with spates of gun violence that garnered national attention, including the shooting in Arizona of then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Also present were two survivors of the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech that killed 32 people, as well as a stepfather of a victim of last July’s massacre at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., in which a dozen people were slain. Attorney General Eric Holder also attended. Dan Gross, the Brady Campaign’s president, said afterward that the meeting was “very productive and actually inspiring.” He said the administration is trying to figure out how to save many others from losing their lives to gun violence, not take guns away from lawful owners. “Words like comprehensive and broad don’t mean taking guns away from law-abiding citizens,” Gross said as he stood on the White House driveway with some of those who shared their stories with the vice president. “This is not a debate around the Second Amendment.” But as the shock and sorrow over the Newtown, Conn., shooting fades, the tough fight facing the White House and guncontrol backers is growing clearer. Gun-rights advocates, including the powerful NRA, are digging in against tighter gun restrictions, conservative groups are launching pro-gun initiatives and the Senate’s top Republican has warned it could be spring before Congress begins considering any gun legislation. “The biggest problem we have at the moment is spending and debt,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch Ferry strikes NYC dock; 11 seriously injured NEW YORK (AP) — A high-speed ferry loaded with hundreds of commuters from New Jersey crashed into a dock in lower Manhattan on Wednesday during the morning rush hour, seriously injuring 11 people, including one who suffered a severe head wound falling down a stairwell. Scores of people who had been standing, waiting to disembark, were hurled to the deck or launched into walls by the impact, which came after the catamaran Seastreak Wall Street slowed following a routine trip across New York Bay and past the Statue of Liberty, passengers said. “We were pulling into the dock. The boat hit the dock. We just tumbled on top of each other. I got thrown into everybody else. … People were hysterical, crying,” said Ellen Foran, 57, of Neptune City, N.J. The accident, which ripped open a small part of the hull like an aluminum can, happened at 8:45 a.m. at a pier near the South Street Seaport, at Manhattan’s southern tip. Around 70 people suffered minor injuries, and for nearly two hours paramedics treated bruised and dazed passengers on the pier. Firefighters carried several patients on flat-board stretchers as a precaution. Others left in wheelchairs. The cause of the accident was under investigation. The ferry, built in 2003, had recently undergone a major overhaul that gave it new engines and a new propulsion system, but officials said it was too soon to tell whether they played any role in the crash. Dee Wertz, who was on shore waiting for the ferry, saw the impact. She said that just moments before it hit, she had been having a conversation with a ferry employee about how the boat’s captains had been complaining lately about its maneuverability. “He was telling me that none of these guys like this boat,” she said. “It was coming in a little wobbly. It hit the right side of the boat on the dock hard, like a bomb.” The ferry company, Seastreak LLC, issued a statement saying it would work with investigators to determine the cause of the accident. “Our thoughts and prayers are with those that were injured,” the company said. People answering the phone at Seastreak’s offices in New Jersey referred questions to a lawyer, who did not immediately return phone messages. About 330 passengers and crew members were aboard the ferry, which had arrived from Atlantic Highlands, a part of the Jersey Shore still struggling to recover from Superstorm Sandy. Passenger Frank McLaughlin, 46, whose home was filled with 5 feet of water in the storm, said he was thrown forward and wrenched his knee. “We come in and do this every day and so it just kind of glides in,” he said. “It came in hard, and it was just a huge impact as we hit.” Some passengers were bloodied when they banged into walls and toppled to the floor, he said. New York City’s transportation commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan, said the ferry was coming in at 10 to 12 knots, or about 12 mph, when it collided with one slip and then hit a second. After the impact, the boat was able to dock normally. Wertz, who saw the crash from the dock, said passengers raced off once the ramp was down. “I think people just wanted to get the heck off the boat as soon as they could,” she said. Police said the boat’s crew passed alcohol breath tests given after the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board said it had sent investigators to the scene. The Seastreak Wall Street has been in accidents before. Coast Guard records said the ferry hit a cluster of fender piles while docking in 2010, punching a hole in the ship’s hull. In 2009, it suffered another tear on the bow after another minor docking collision. No one was injured in either of those mishaps. The naval architecture firm that designed the reconfiguration, Incat Crowther, said in an August news release that the ferry’s water-jet propulsion system had been replaced with a new system of propellers and rudders to save fuel costs and reduce pollution. The hull was also reworked and the ship made 15 metric tons lighter. At top speed, the ferry travels at around 35 knots, or 40 mph. Ferry accidents happen every few years in New York. In 2003, 11 people were killed when a Staten Island Ferry crashed into a pier on Staten Island after its pilot passed out at the wheel. Three people were badly hurt and about 40 injured when the same ferry hit the same pier in 2010, because of a mechanical problem. McConnell of Kentucky said this week. “That’s going to dominate the Congress between now and the end of March. None of these issues will have the kind of priority as spending and debt over the next two or three months.” The killing of 6- and 7-year-olds at Newtown’s Sandy Hook Elementary School appeared to stir a deep reaction from the White House and Capitol Hill. Obama pushed gun control to the top of his domestic agenda for the first time and pledged to put the full weight of his presidency behind the issue. Some Republican and conservative lawmakers with strong gun-rights records also took the extraordinary step of calling for a discussion on new measures. But other gun-rights advocates have shown less flexibility. The NRA has rejected stricter gun legislation and suggested instead that the government put armed guards in every U.S. school as a way to curb violence. A coalition of conservative groups is also organizing a “Gun Appreciation Day” to coincide with Obama’s inauguration this month. The president hopes to announce his administration’s next steps to tackle gun violence shortly after he is sworn in for a second term on Jan. 21. Obama wants Congress to reinstate a ban on military-style assault weapons, close loopholes that allow gun buyers to skirt background checks and restrict high-capacity magazines. Other recommendations to the Biden group include making gun-trafficking a felony, getting the Justice Department to prosecute people caught lying on gun background-check forms and ordering federal agencies to send data to the National Gun Background Check Database. Some of those steps could be taken through executive action, without the approval of Congress. White House officials say Obama will not finalize any actions until receiving Biden’s recommendations. Gun-rights lawmakers and outside groups have insisted that any policy response also include an examination of mental health policies and the impact of violent movies and video games. To those people, the White House has pledged a comprehensive response. “It is not a problem that can be solved by any specific action or single action that the government might take,” said White House spokesman Jay Carney said. “It’s a problem that encompasses issues of mental health, of education, as well as access to guns.” In addition to Biden’s meetings this week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan will meet with parent and teacher groups, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will meet with mental health and disability advocates. The White House said other meetings are also scheduled with community organizations, business owners and religious leaders. WikiLeaks case likened to Civil War espionage FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Prosecutors are using a Civil War courtmartial to advance their case that an Army private charged with sending hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks aided al-Qaida. Lawyers for Pfc. Bradley Manning refute the government’s claim that Manning’s case parallels that of Pvt. Henry Vanderwater, a Union soldier convicted in 1863 of aiding the enemy by giving an Alexandria, Va., newspaper a command roster that was then published. Vanderwater, a member of the 1st District of Columbia Volunteers, was sentenced to three months of hard labor and a dishonorable discharge. The 25-year-old Manning could get life in prison if he’s convicted of indirectly aiding the enemy by leaking U.S. secrets while working as an intelligence analyst in Baghdad in 2009 and 2010. The government must prove at a trial beginning June 3 that Manning knew al-Qaida members would see what WikiLeaks published; and that he knew or should have known that the material he allegedly leaked could harm the United States or help a foreign power. Prosecutor Capt. Joe Morrow said during a pretrial hearing Wednesday that the government plans to introduce evidence that al-Qaida members, including Osama bin Laden, saw the war logs and State Department cables Manning allegedly sent to WikiLeaks. Another prosecutor, Capt. Angel Overgaard, cited the Vanderwater case among others Tuesday during the hearing at Fort Meade, near Baltimore. She said military courts have recognized that “publishing information in a newspaper” can “indirectly convey information to the enemy” and constitute aiding the enemy. Civilian defense attorney David Coombs countered that the Civil Warera cases involved coded messages disguised as advertisements. He said all modern cases involve military members who gave the enemy information directly. “There’s been no case in the entire history of military jurisprudence that dealt with somebody providing information to a legitimate journalistic organization and having them publish it and that involved dealing with the enemy,” Coombs said. The issue arose during arguments over a government motion to bar the defense from using evidence of Manning’s motive. The military judge, Col. Denise Lind, said she would rule on that motion at a hearing starting Jan. 16. Lind said she also will rule then on another prosecution motion seeking to block evidence that the U.S. government overclassifies information. Coombs said barring such evidence would cripple the defense’s ability to argue that Manning selectively leaked information he believed couldn’t help the enemy. Manning allegedly told an online confidant-turned-government informant, Adrian Lamo, that he leaked the material because “I want people to see the truth” and “information should be free.” Coombs called the charge that Manning indirectly aided the enemy unprecedented. Air Force Lt. Col. David J. R. Frakt, who teaches military law at the University of Pittsburgh, agreed. “It’s very rare and there hasn’t been anything in a long time — and probably nothing in the Internet area,” Frakt said. He said it may be a stretch for prosecutors to cite a Civil War case, but he added, “Just because it’s unprecedented doesn’t mean they can’t make their case.” On Wednesday, Manning offered to plead guilty to reduced charges for two of 22 counts he faces. Both allege violations of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Lind may consider the proffers at a hearing starting Feb. 26, along with similar previous offers involving eight other counts. Coombs has said the pleas would enable Manning to take responsibility for the leaks. The reduced charges for the 10 counts would be military infractions with combined prison sentences of up to 20 years versus 100 years for the original felony charges. Beyonce, Clarkson to perform at Obama inauguration WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama can expect some sweet serenades at his inauguration ceremony, with hit-makers Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson and James Taylor on tap to perform some of the country’s most patriotic songs. From Hollywood to Music Row, celebrities have been a staple of Obama’s candidacy and presidency, so it was with little surprise that some of the biggest names in entertainment are helping him celebrate his Jan. 21 swearing-in. Planners said Wednesday that Obama picked Beyonce to sing the national anthem, Clarkson to perform “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” and Taylor to sing “America the Beautiful.” Beyonce and Taylor have been devoted Obama supporters. Beyonce sang the Etta James classic “At Last” for the president and first lady’s dance at the inaugural balls four years ago and hosted a $4 million fundraiser for his re-election. Taylor sang at the White House in Obama’s first term and at the Democratic National Convention last summer. Clarkson, however, once said she was a fan of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul for the 2012 race, although she said she voted Obama in 2008. She said on Twitter Wednesday that she is “excited & honored” to be performing at the inaugural. Richard Blanco, the son of Cuban exiles, is the 2013 inaugural poet, joining a select group that includes Maya Angelou and the late Robert Frost. Blanco’s works explore his family’s exile from Cuba and “the intersection of his cultural identities as a Cuban-American gay man,” inauguration planners announced. They said Blanco, 44, will be the youngest-ever inaugural poet and the first Hispanic or gay to recite a poem at the ceremonial swearing-in. “His contributions to the fields of poetry and the arts have already paved a path forward for future generations of writers,” Obama said in a statement. “Richard’s writing will be wonderfully fitting for an inaugural that will celebrate the strength of the American people and our nation’s great diversity.” Obama also gave a nod to the diversity of styles and backgrounds of the musical performers, saying that “their music is often at the heart of the American story and speaks to folks across the country.” Blanco said in the statement that he was “brimming over with excitement, awe, and gratitude” at being selected. “In many ways, this is the very ‘stuff’ of the American Dream, which underlies so much of my work and my life’s story — America’s story, really,” he said. Paperbacks of Blanco’s books are out of stock on Amazon. com. They, along with virtually all works of poetry, are not available as e-books because publishers have not figured out how to format poetry properly for a digital device, so the only way to buy them is to find a used print copy. The announcements are part of the specifics beginning to emerge for the festivities planned over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 21, because inaugurations aren’t traditionally held on Sundays. The president will have a private swearing-in ceremony at the White House at noon on Jan. 20, the time the Constitution says his second term begins. The official celebration will include the swearing-in on the Capitol’s west front, followed by a luncheon inside the building’s Statuary Hall for 200 including congressional leaders, Cabinet members and Supreme Court justices. Planners said the lunch menu will feature steamed lobster, New England chowder, hickory grilled bison with wild huckleberry reduction and red potato horseradish cake and a dessert of apple pie, ice cream, cheese and honey. Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, chairman of the congressional committee overseeing events at the Capitol, said wines will be served with each course from his home state. Planners say they are decorating the tables with orange flowers in silver cachepots, “a geometric patterned tablecloth that picks up the copper and bronze tones of Statuary Hall,” while the head table will be draped in blue velvet. Schumer’s committee plans to present Obama with a custom hand-cut crystal Lenox vase with an etching of the White House. Vice President Joe Biden will be given one etched with an image of the Capitol. �The Daily Sentinel Opinion Page 4 Thursday, January 10, 2013 Retooling Pap test to spot Gun events show divide two years after Arizona shooting more kinds of cancer Brian Skoloff The Associated Press Lauran Neergaard AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON — For years, doctors have lamented that there’s no Pap test for deadly ovarian cancer. Wednesday, scientists reported encouraging signs that one day, there might be. Researchers are trying to retool the Pap, a test for cervical cancer that millions of women get, so that it could spot early signs of other gynecologic cancers, too. How? It turns out that cells can flake off of tumors in the ovaries or the lining of the uterus, and float down to rest in the cervix, where Pap tests are performed. These cells are too rare to recognize under the microscope. But researchers from Johns Hopkins University used some sophisticated DNA testing on the Pap samples to uncover the evidence — gene mutations that show cancer is present. In a pilot study, they analyzed Pap smears from 46 women who already were diagnosed with either ovarian or endometrial cancer. The new technique found all the endometrial cancers and 41 percent of the ovarian tumors, the team reported Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine. This is very early-stage research, and women shouldn’t expect any change in their routine Paps. It will take years of additional testing to prove if the so-called PapGene technique really could work as a screening tool, used to spot cancer in women who thought they were healthy. “Now the hard work begins,” said Hopkins oncologist Dr. Luis Diaz, whose team is collecting hundreds of additional Pap samples for more study and is exploring ways to enhance the detection of ovarian cancer. But if it ultimately pans out, “the neat part about this is, the patient won’t feel anything different,” and the Pap wouldn’t be performed differently, Diaz added. The extra work would come in a lab. The gene-based technique marks a new approach toward cancer screening, and specialists are watching closely. “This is very encouraging, and it shows great potential,” said American Cancer Society genetics expert Michael Melner. “We are a long way from being able to see any impact on our patients,” cautioned Dr. Shannon Westin of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She reviewed the research in an accompanying editorial, and said the ovarian cancer detection would need improvement if the test is to work. But she noted that ovarian cancer has poor survival rates because it’s rarely caught early. “If this screening test could identify ovarian cancer at an early stage, there would be a profound impact on patient outcomes and mortality,” Westin said. 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The Hopkins research piggybacks on one of the most successful cancer screening tools, the Pap, and a newer technology used along with it. With a standard Pap, a little brush scrapes off cells from the cervix, which are stored in a vial to examine for signs of cervical cancer. Today, many women’s Paps undergo an additional DNAbased test to see if they harbor the HPV virus, which can spur cervical cancer. So the Hopkins team, funded largely by cancer advocacy groups, decided to look for DNA evidence of other gynecologic tumors. It developed a method to rapidly screen the Pap samples for those mutations using standard genetics equipment that Diaz said wouldn’t add much to the cost of a Pap-plus-HPV test. He said the technique could detect both earlystage and more advanced tumors. Importantly, tests of Paps from 14 healthy women turned up no false alarms. The endometrial cancers may have been easier to find because cells from those tumors don’t have as far to travel as ovarian cancer cells, Diaz said. Researchers will study whether inserting the Pap brush deeper, testing during different times of the menstrual cycle, or other factors might improve detection of ovarian cancer. TUCSON, Ariz. — Two dueling gun events played out in the hometown of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on the second anniversary of her shooting, illustrating the sharp divide between gun reform advocates and Second Amendment stalwarts. Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik staged a gun buyback Tuesday in the parking lot of the Police Department, offering $50 grocery store gift cards to anyone who surrendered firearms to be destroyed. Just a few hundred feet away, GOP state Sen. Frank Antenori held an event where a dozen people offered cash for guns to be added to their own collections. Police said Wednesday they took in 206 guns at Kozachik’s event after noting the names of people who surrendered weapons, checking serial numbers to be sure the guns weren’t stolen, and making certain the weapons were owned and purchased legally. Antenori, who lost his re-election bid in November, said he organized his event — which became an unregulated but legal marketplace for gun sales — because offering gift cards for weapons amounted to stealing. “Can you name me one firearm in working condition that’s worth $50 or less?” he said. Kozachik, also a Republican, said the gathering of men holding signs reading “Cash for Guns” bolstered his argument that gun laws need to be reformed. “We have a fundamental hole in the private sales of guns. You can walk up right in front of a cop and buy a gun, no background check, nothing,” Kozachik said. “How much more flawed can the system be?” Antenori left the event early, and the gun-buyers refused to comment. Giffords was severely injured in a Jan. 8, 2011, shooting rampage as she met with constituents outside a supermarket. Six people were killed and 12 others injured. She and her husband Mark Kelly have formed a political action committee to prevent gun violence and change laws to require, among other things, comprehensive background checks for all firearms sales. They outlined the effort this week in an editorial in USA Today and in an interview on ABC News that also provided a new glimpse at Giffords’ recovery since she was shot in the head. Giffords struggled to speak in complete sentences but provided several one-word 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. answers to ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer in describing her recovery and response to the shootings in Tucson and Connecticut, where 20 school children were killed. She said “daggers” to recount her tense, face-to-face encounter with Tucson gunman Jared Lee Loughner at his November sentencing when he was given life in prison. She said “sad” to describe his mental illness, and expressed frustration that her recovery has not progressed more quickly. Asked by Sawyer about the shooting of schoolchildren in Connecticut, Giffords replied with just one word — “Enough.” Giffords has a service dog named Nelson that helps her keep balance and guides her as she works with speech and physical therapists. She recently gained more movement in her right foot and can now walk faster, but she still struggles with her vision. Kelly and Giffords wrote in the opinion piece that their Americans for Responsible Solutions initiative would help raise money to support greater gun control efforts and take on the powerful gun lobby. “Achieving reforms to reduce gun violence and prevent mass shootings will mean matching gun lobbyists in their reach and resources,” the couple wrote. Giffords’ initiative harkened back to the 1980s, when Jim and Sarah Brady formed the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Brady, then-President Ronald Reagan’s press secretary, was wounded in a 1981 presidential assassination attempt by a mentally ill gunman. Brady’s organization has been among the most vocal champions of gun control, but it remains to be seen whether Giffords’ group can compete any better against the National Rifle Association and its fundraising and political clout. The NRA spent at least $24 million in the 2012 election cycle. By comparison, the Brady Campaign spent around $5,800. “This country is known for using its determination and ingenuity to solve problems, big and small,” Giffords and Kelly wrote. “But when it comes to protecting our communities from gun violence, we’re not even trying — and for the worst of reasons.” As a U.S. House member, Giffords was a centrist Democrat who supported gun rights and owned a Glock pistol. Giffords and Kelly said they still own two guns that are locked in a safe at their house. Associated Press writers Michael Melia in Hartford, Conn., and Bob Christie in Phoenix contributed to this report. 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 �Thursday, January 10, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com Death Notices Egner Cleora Ruth Egner, 89, of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, formerly of Gallipolis, died Saturday, January 5, 2013, at the Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown, South Carolina. A private graveside service will be held. WaughHalley-Wood Funeral Home is assisting the family. Esposito Quellie Varney Esposito, 87, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at Jenkins Memorial Healthcare Facility, Wellston, Ohio. Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, January 11, 2013, at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton, Ohio, with Evangelist Patrick Gamp officiating. Burial will follow in Vinton Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home two hours prior to the service on Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Mingus Joseph Richard Mingus, 64, of Gallipolis, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013, after a brief hospitalization at the VA Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va., with loved ones by his side. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, January 12 at 11 a.m. at the River of Life United Methodist Church with Pastor Larry Fisher officiating. Burial will follow in Hilltop Cemetery, Millfield, Ohio. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, January 11 at Willis Funeral Home, Gallipolis and also one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. There will be military rites at the graveside. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the River of Life United Methodist Youth Fund, 35 Hillview Drive, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. Roberts Chuck Roberts, 51, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died Friday, January 4, 2013, in Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. Memorial services will be conducted at 3 p.m., Saturday, January 12, 2013, in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Chuck Roberts Memorial Fund, P.O Box 536, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 WVU to study effect of cellphone laws on crashes MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University is getting a $182,000 federal grant to study whether states’ laws limiting or banning cellphone use while driving are having any effect on driver safety. Researchers in the School of Public Health will look at the regulations on texting and talking, how they’re being enforced and whether they’re affecting accident rates among drivers under 25. Dr. Motao Zhu, the principal investigator, said the project will run through 2015. He will be analyzing data from various sources, including one study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on youth driving habits and a separate one based on visual observation of drivers at traffic lights. The number-crunching will go back about a decade, and Zhu said he expects to publish one or two articles a year, along with a final report. Funding for the study comes from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, who announced the grant Wednesday with fellow Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, said he hopes the research will produce useable results that could help make the nation’s highways safer. “Studying the effectiveness of state laws that limit or ban cellphone use while driving is an investment in the safety of our nation’s roads,” he said. “Distracted driving hurts the driver, passengers, and everyone on the road, and we must do everything we can to prevent it.” The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says nearly 3,100 people died in crashes involving a distracted driver in 2010, while another 416,000 were injured. It also says 40 percent of American teens say they’ve been in a car with a driver who was using a cellphone in a way that put other people in danger. Rockefeller introduced a bill to combat distracted driving in 2009 and has held roundtables and committee hearings on distracted driving and highway safety. The National Conference of State Legislatures says the District of Columbia and 10 states — California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and West Virginia — have banned handheld phone use by all drivers. The West Virginia law, which went into effect last year, makes texting a primary offense that could result in a $100 fine. The law also bans hands-on phone use, but that won’t be a primary offense triggering a traffic stop until July 2013. At least 24 states in all have banned texting and made it a primary offense, while five have banned texting for novice drivers. More than 220 million Americans subscribe to wireless services, and the NCSL estimates that as many as 80 percent use their phones while driving Coroner: 5 dead in overnight fire in eastern Ky. PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An early morning blaze at a home in rural eastern Kentucky killed four children and their father on Wednesday and investigators were still waiting for the wreckage to cool before entering the scene. The fire at the small home in southern Pike County began around 2:30 a.m., Trooper Tony Watts said. The child’s mother was taken to the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington with injuries. A relative who lives nearby said she woke up early Wednesday morning to find the house fully engulfed by flames. “There was nothing I could do; I got seconddegree burns just getting close to it,” said Glema Blair, the children’s greataunt. Blair, who lives behind the home, ran to the home and saw the children’s mother, Tammie Tucker, and Tucker’s father attempting to get inside to find the children. Tammie Tucker was taken to UK Medical Center with severe burns, Blair said. “She was trying her best,” said Blair, who was fighting back tears in an interview with The Associated Press. Hospital spokeswoman Julie Phillips said Tucker was in critical condition Wednesday afternoon. Another neighbor, Evelyn Mullins, said the deadly fire shocked the small community of Jonancy, which is nestled in Kentucky’s eastern coalfields. “It’s just such a tragedy,” Mullins said. Blair said Tucker lived in the home with the children’s father, Billy Wilfong. The two weren’t married but had been together for about seven years, she said. Blair identified the children as 5-year-old Dakota Lee; 4-year-old Tyler Lane; 2-year-old Cheyenne and an infant, Emily, who was 6 months old. She said she watched the kids often and said they loved to play outside Court wary of warrantless blood tests in DUI cases WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared reluctant Wednesday to allow police to routinely order blood tests for unwilling drunken-driving suspects without at least trying to obtain a search warrant from a judge. The court heard arguments Wednesday in a case about a disputed blood test from Missouri, against the backdrop of a serious national problem of more than 10,000 deaths from crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers in 2010, about one every 51 minutes. That number has dropped by 60 percent in the past 20 years because of a sustained national crackdown on drunken driving. Lawyers for Missouri and the Obama administration argued that dispensing with a warrant requirement would further that effort because any delay in testing a suspect’s blood-alcohol content allows alcohol to dissipate in the blood. “Here, police are facing the certain destruction of blood-alcohol evidence,” Justice Department lawyer Nicole Saharsky said. But justices across the ideological spectrum questioned whether the intrusive procedure of sticking a needle in someone’s arm to draw blood should routinely be done without the approval of a judge. At the same time, they made clear that they did not want to unduly delay the collection of blood samples. Justice Antonin Scalia asked, “Why shouldn’t that determination be made case by case? … And if it would have taken too long, then it’s okay without a warrant. If it wouldn’t have taken that long, it’s bad.” Wednesday’s case stemmed from the arrest of Tyler McNeely in rural Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. A state trooper stopped McNeely’s speeding, swerving car and the driver, who had two previous drunken-driving convictions, refused to submit to a breath test to measure the alcohol level in his body. He failed several field sobriety tests and the arresting officer, Cpl. Mark Winder of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, said McNeely’s speech was slurred and he was unsteady on his feet. There seemed little dispute that Winder had enough evidence to get a warrant for a blood test, but chose not to. Instead, he drove McNeely to a hospital. A technician drew blood from McNeely, who was handcuffed throughout the process. McNeely’s blood-alcohol content was .154 percent, well above the .08 percent legal limit. But the Missouri Supreme Court upheld a lower court order that threw out the results of the blood test. The state high court said the blood test violated the Constitution’s prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures. Police need a warrant to take a suspect’s blood except when a delay could threaten a life or destroy potential evidence, the court said. About half the states already prohibit warrantless blood tests in all or most suspected drunkendriving cases. As they tried to figure out how to draw a line between what is reasonable and what is not, several justices asked about other tests for measuring alcohol content, including the familiar breath analysis test and urine samples. “One of the things that I think affects the view in this case is it’s a pretty scary image of somebody restrained, and, you know, a representative of the state approaching them with a needle. But I take it you would say you need a search warrant for a urine sample, too?” Chief Justice John Roberts asked McNeely’s lawyer, the American Civil Liberties Union’s Steven Shapiro. Shapiro said the court already has upheld a warrant requirement for urine samples in other contexts. Shapiro also said he believes warrants probably are necessary for breath analysis tests, too, but the court has never ruled on that. All 50 states have measures known as implied-consent laws that require drivers who are arrested on suspicion of driving while drunk to consent to a blood alcohol test. Refusal to do so generally leads to suspension of a driver license. In addition, prosecutors can use the refusal against a defendant at trial. In Missouri, a driver who won’t agree to either a breath or blood test can have his license suspended for a year. The ACLU said that the suspension is only 30 days for drivers with no previous convictions who take the test and are found to be impaired. McNeely may have had more reason than most to object to taking the test. Assistant county prosecutor John Koester said McNeely faced a felony charge with a maximum prison term of four years because of his two prior convictions. A decision is expected by summer. The case is Missouri v. McNeely, 11-1425. and watch TV together. “They were good kids. You couldn’t ask for no better,” Blair said. Doug Tackett, Pike County Emergency Services Coordinator, said hot spots still marked the house as of early Wednesday afternoon. “They haven’t even started the recovery yet,” Tackett said. “It was a hot one, yes indeed.” No officials could recall a similar deadly blaze in Kentucky since 10 people, including six children, were killed in a house fire in Bardstown in February 2007. “It’s probably been the worst we’ve had in this area in a long, long time,” Watts said. County Judge-Executive spokesman Brandon Roberts said there’s been no similar fatal fire in the county in recent years. “I can’t remember a whole family perishing in a fire in my lifetime,” Roberts said. “It’s just, ‘Oh God.’” House Dems say president can raise debt ceiling WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats say President Barack Obama should consider invoking a little-known constitutional provision that they say gives him the power to raise the debt ceiling without going through Congress, where Republicans are demanding that a debt ceiling vote be linked to spending cuts. The Democrats said in a letter that they would support the use of any authority, including the 14th Amendment, to prevent the nation from going into default, an event that some economists predict could trigger a global recession. That post-Civil War amendment contains a section stating that “the validity of the public debt of the United States…shall not be questioned.” As of Wednesday 21 Democrats, led by Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont, had signed the letter. Raising the federal borrowing limit is now subject to congressional approval, which traditionally has come with relatively little resistance. But in July 2011 Republicans tied their vote on the debt ceiling to concessions on spending, generating a confrontation with the Obama administration and resulting in the first-ever ratings downgrade of the nation’s credit-worthiness. The government faces a similar crisis now because the $16.4 trillion borrowing limit has been reached and by late February or early March the Treasury Department will run out of ways to cover debts and could begin defaulting on government loans. Both in 2011 and again this year the White House has shown little interest in trying an end-run around Congress. “This administration does not believe the 14th Amendment gives the president the power to ignore the debt ceiling,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said last month. Budget From Page 1 Reports were given on school operations by Dean Harris, transportation director, who noted that while school is halfway through, the fuel budget for the years is at only at the one-third use level. He attributed this to the single route busing instituted by the board members this year which resulted in a reduction of the mileage covered by the buses. Harris noted that included in the gas use reduction figure were all after-school activities where bus transportation was involved. He announced that the local Davis Bus Co., which facilitated the purchase of the last new buses, has invited Meigs mechanics for a free trip to North Carolina to see how the buses are built. The mechanics are willing to take a free day, Jan. 21 (Martin Luther Day) for the trip, and the Board of Education gave verbal approval at the meeting. Paul McElroy, building supervisor, reported on building maintenance programs and other activities relating to school facilities. He presented to the Board a breakdown on building expenses, a summary of the work done and the hours involved in doing it. Reporting on things relating to technology in the district was Matt Simpson, director, who noted repair and infrastructure work under way, and talked about the use of personal devices, particularly relating to allowing students to bring their own devices for use at school. He said there was no Board policy about that. He listed as a “hot topic” the issue of wireless and commented on a possible “parent portal” which would allow parents to access information on their students as a wireless advantage. Preceding the regular Board meeting an organizational session for 2013 was held. By unanimous vote Roger Abbott, a 20year Board member, was elected president, and Larry Tucker, vice presi- dent. Meetings were set for the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month with the exception of the next meeting which will be held on Thursday, Jan. 24, and will include a discussion pertaining to a revision of Board of Education Policy 1520 entitled “Employment of Administrators” striking “last day of March” and adding “first day of June” as recommended by NEOLA. The salary for Board members was set at $125 per meeting attended with Tucker, Abbott, Todd Snowden and Ron Logan voting in favor, and Ryan Mahr, against. The Board authorized the treasurer/CFO to secure tax advances from the Meigs County Auditor when funds are available and payable to the School District, and to review appropriations at the fund level as needed and then to submit them to the Board for approval. The superintendent was designated to apply for, receive, expend and account for all federal and state grants or funds. �The Daily Sentinel Sports THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2013 mdssports@heartlandpublications.com Tomcats edge Wahama, 62-59 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com GLOUSTER, Ohio — The White Falcons are experiencing some road trouble. The Wahama boys basketball team fell to 0-6 away from Mason after dropping a 62-59 contest at Trimble Tuesday night in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup. The Tomcats (6-5, 4-3 TVC Hocking) out scored WHS (2-7, 1-6) 15-to-12 in the opening period and held the early momentum. Trimble out did Wahama by two in the second period and led 33-28 at the half. The White Falcons rallied in the third quarter with a 13-to9 spurt, which cut the Trimble lead to one point headed into the finale. THS out scored Wahama by two over the final eight minutes to seal the 62-59 victory. Austin Jordan with 13 points and Wyatt Zuspan with 12 led the scoring charge for the White Falcons. Jordan and Zuspan each hit a pair of three-pointers in the game. Jacob Ortiz chipped in with 10 points, Derek Hysell added nine, Trenton Gibbs finished with seven and Hunter Bradley contributed six points. Dakota Sisk rounded out the Wahama scoring with two points on the night. Jacob Koons and Cody Bragg led Trimble with 14 points apiece on the night, while Jake Kish had 13. Wyatt Bragg had eight points including a pair of three-pointers, while Austin Downs had seven, Konner Standley had four and Wyatt Deak marked two. The White Falcons shot 11of-16 (68.8 percent) from the free throw line, while the Tomcats were 6-of-10 (60 percent). THS has now won three straight games, while Wahama has lost three in a row.Trimble is 4-2 at home this season. Wahama will close out the season series with the Tomcats on February 5th in Mason. Photos by Alex Hawley | Daily Sentinel Bryan Walters | Daily Sentinel Southern senior Adam Pape (24) releases a shot attempt over a Miller defender during the first half of Tuesday night’s TVC Hocking boys basketball contest at Charles W. Hayman Gymnasium in Racine, Ohio. Tornadoes rally past Miller, 73-62 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com RACINE, Ohio — Talk about saving your best for last. The Southern boys basketball team trailed by double digits with 1:17 left in the third period, but the Tornadoes made a valiant 28-7 charge over the final nine minutes of regulation Tuesday night to secure a 73-62 victory over visiting Miller in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup at Charles W. Hayman Gymnasium. The host Tornadoes (6-5, 4-4 TVC Hocking) struggled to stay within striking distance of the Falcons, as MHS shot 51 percent from the field through three quarters of play en route to establishing a 56-47 advantage headed into the finale. Southern, however, found its rhythm down the stretch, as the hosts forced nine turnovers and shot 53 percent from the floor while going on a 26-6 charge over the final eight minutes to wrap up the 11-point triumph. The final margin of victory was also the largest lead for either team in the contest. Miller (3-7, 3-3) — which connected on just 3-of-18 field goal attempts in the fourth quarter — had five turnovers just two minutes into the finale and ultimately finished the night with 28 giveaways. Southern, conversely, had just six miscues after the break and 17 total in the triumph. The Tornadoes moved over the .500 mark overall for the first time since the third week of the regular season, and the hosts also won their third straight home contest while improving to .500 in league play. It was also the second consecutive victory this season for SHS. Afterwards, SHS coach Jeff Caldwell mentioned that the most gratifying element of this win was the fact that his kids never stop believing — even after 24 ugly minutes of basketball. “We talked with the guys afterward about how this was a character win for us because of how we trailed for so long in this game,” Caldwell said. “We didn’t play very great for three quarters and Miller was exceptionally hot, but we just had some guys step up and make some plays when we needed them in the fourth quarter. These guys played with a large amount of heart tonight and I’m really proud of their efforts.” There were four ties and six lead changes in the opening period alone, but Miller rallied from a 2-0 deficit and secured its biggest lead of the quarter at 16-11 with 3:24 See TORNADOES |‌ 9 OVP Sports Schedule 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. Friday, Jan. 11 Boys Basketball Nels-York at Meigs, 6 p.m. Miller at Wahama, 6 p.m. Gallia Academy at Chillicothe, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Federal Hocking, 6 p.m. Eastern at Belpre, 6 p.m. Girls Basketball Cross Lanes at OVCS, 7 p.m. Belpre at Hannan, 6 p.m. Wrestling PPHS at Winner’s Choice (Fairmont), 6 p.m. Lady Knights junior Allison Smith (34) drives the lane during Tuesday night’s loss to Parkersburg in Point Pleasant. Parkersburg halts Lady Knights, 29-25 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Enough defense to go around. The Point Pleasant girls basketball team held visiting Parkersburg to just 29 points Tuesday night. The only problem for the Lady Knights was they could only muster 25 points, as they lost on their home floor. After a long drought to start the game Point Pleasant (3-9) got on the board first at the 3:37 mark. The Big Reds (5-6) went on an 8-to2 run to end the opening stanza with a four-point advantage. PHS began the second period with a 9-0 run, extending its lead to 13 points. PPHS didn’t score in the first 6:30 of the second quarter but closed the half with a 5-0 spurt, which cut the Big Reds lead to 17-9. The defenses kept control after the half, as each team scored just five points in the third period and Parkersburg held the 22-14 lead with eight minutes remaining. The Lady Knights had their best offensive quarter of the night in the fourth, scoring 11 points, but it wasn’t enough as Parkersburg held on for the 29-25 victory. Andrea Porter led the Point Pleasant scoring attack with nine points on the night, followed by Katie Bruner with six. Sarah Hussell and Mackenzie Thomas each finished with three points, while Allison Smith and Cassie Nibert each had two. Smith led the Lady Knights with eight rebounds while Porter finished with six. PPHS was 9-of48 (18.8 percent) from the field including just 2-of-28 (7.1 percent) from three-point range. Hussell and Thomas each made one threepointer for the Lady Knights. Point Pleasant shot 5-of-7 (71.4 percent) from the free throw line. Imani Ward was the only player to reach double-digits in scor- Point Pleasant senior Sarah Hussell (21) shoots over Parkersburg’s Megan Morrison during Monday night’s Big Reds victory in Point Pleasant. ing, posting 12 points for the Big Reds. Kennedy Walker chipped in with six points, while Haley Ackerman and Megan Morrison each added four points. Rachel Slone with two points and Brooke Kurucz with one rounded out the PHS scoring. Ackerman hit the lone three for the Parkersburg. The Big Reds shot just 4-of-10 (40 percent) from the charity stripe on the night. PHS held a 13-to-18 advantage in the turnover column. The Big Reds are coming off of a 72-25 victory over Shady Spring making this their second consecutive triumph and the second straight game their defense has held an opponent to 25 points. PPHS, who defeated Hurricane 5529 on Saturday has now held its opponent to 29 points two games in a row. Point Pleasant’s fourth period is the only time all night a team scored double digits in a quarter. The Lady Knights will have one more crack at the Big Reds this season, on February 4th in Wood County. Panthers surge past River Valley, 51-36 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — A 17-4 third quarter run ultimately allowed host Chesapeake to pull away and secure a 51-36 victory over the River Valley boys basketball team Tuesday night in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup in Lawrence County. The visiting Raiders (2-7, 0-4 OVC) kept pace with the Panthers (7-4, 3-1) for most of the first half, as CHS led 13-12 after eight minutes of play and 21-17 headed into the intermission. Chesapeake, however, made its biggest surge of the night in the third canto, which allowed the hosts to run a two-possession lead into a comfortable 38-21 cushion headed into the finale. RVHS outscored Chesapeake 15-13 down the stretch, but the late rally attempt eventually ran out of time in the 15-point outcome. The Raiders connected on 15-of37 field goal attempts for 41 percent, including a 5-of-12 effort from three-point range for 42 percent. The guests committed 21 turnovers and were outrebounded 32-15, which included a 16-1 edge on the offensive glass. Seann Roberts led RVHS with 15 points, followed by Joseph Loyd and Tyler Twyman with eight markers apiece. Jacob Gilmore and Ethan Dovenbarger respectively rounded out the scoring with three points and two markers. The Raiders also made the only free throw they attempted on the evening. Chesapeake made 23-of-55 shot attempts for 42 percent, including a 4-of-20 effort from three-point territory for 20 percent. The hosts had nine turnovers and went 1-of-2 at the charity stripe for 50 percent. Andrew Saunders paced the Panthers with a game-high 16 points, followed by Caleb Heffner with 12 points and Nick Duffield with nine markers. �Thursday, January 10, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 7 www.mydailysentinel.com Thursday, January 10, 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 Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013: This year you make waves wherever you go. Your combination of high energy, strong intellect and charisma draws in many opportunities for you. Others might see you as self-involved, especially your sweetie. Work on being more aware of others, and listen to feedback more carefully. If you are single, you attract many admirers who want to make you theirs. You’ll want to relate directly, but because of all the other activity going on in your life, you could find it difficult to focus on one person. CAPRICORN has endurance. Do not bet against him or her. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Visualize and create more of what you want. Your energy of late could be very challenging to a boss, older person or supervisor. Much is changing around the two of you. Use good sense, and remain responsible if you care about the long term. Tonight: Burn the midnight oil. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You have the ability to read between the lines right now. Use the information you are gathering for your own purposes. You might be stunned at what is occurring. Break past rigid thinking, and you just might like the outcome. Tonight: Relax and surf the web. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You have the capacity to relate intensely to key persons. You know what your expectations are, but can you fulfill them? Share them with your inner circle, even if you get an odd reaction. Go with the flow. Tonight: Get to know someone better over dinner. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You are able to sway a situation in the direction you desire, but at what cost? A key person or boss could have a negative reaction to your manipulation. Be sure to test the waters first. At the same time, ask yourself whether it’s worth it. Tonight: Let others make the first move. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Put your best foot forward, and remember how close you are to the weekend. If you can accomplish more than your usual workload right now, do so. Unexpected news could have you daydreaming. It’s OK to let your mind wander. Tonight: Off to the gym. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH You see a situation developing that could be demanding yet lots of fun. Think positively, but be aware as you walk into this scenario. A partner reacts to news. You are learning how unpredictable the people in your life can be. Tonight: Sort through your many ideas. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You might be holding back more than you realize. Allow your creativity to flow, and you will find solutions rather quickly. Let go of a preconceived idea. Once you do, you’ll see a new path. Reach out to a loved one at a distance. Tonight: Happily head home. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You will have to change your tone or word choice in order to get through to someone. Demonstrate some flexibility when dealing with this individual. Your creativity flourishes when brainstorming with a friend or loved one. Tonight: Let it all happen. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Use good sense with money, as you could cause yourself a mini disaster if you’re not careful. If you feel unsure of a situation or an offer, opt to hold off for now. You will know what to do in time. A family member could be confusing at best. Tonight: Revamp your budget. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH You are in your element, yet you also could be overwhelmed by the hectic pace and the amount of people seeking you out. They know who has it together. Your intuition will guide you with a neighbor or close relative. Tonight: Check in with a friend who might be depressed. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You might not like what you are seeing. You could choose to say little and do more observing. Gather information that fits with your ideas, and perhaps seek out an expert for some feedback. After all, that is what you are looking for. Tonight: Time off from the hectic pace. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH You have always been an intuitive sign, but you’re even more so of late. You’ll zero in on a problem and toss everything else in the air. Some friends might feel concerned, but it’s only because they don’t understand the importance of this readjustment. Tonight: Just don’t be alone. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �The Daily Sentinel • Page 8 www.mydailysentinel.com ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Mason County Public Service District (Owner) will accept sealed bids on the following vehicles located at 101 Camden Avenue, Point Pleasant, West Virginia: Legals 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 opened. Unit will be sold at one price for the entire unit. Unit must be emptied and cleaned by 4pm on day of the sale. All garbage must be removed for the grounds. Bay #27 Name: Becky Amnah Address: 47900 SR 124 City: Racine, OH 45771 Terms of sale will be cash or certified fund ONLY. 1/9 1/10 1/11 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 opened. Unit will be sold at one price for the entire unit. Unit must be emptied and cleaned by 4pm on day of the sale. All garbage must be removed for the grounds. Bay #52 Name: Shari Eblin Address: P.O. Box 212 City: Syracuse, OH 45779 Terms of sale will be cash or certified fund ONLY. 1/9 1/10 1/11 PUBLIC NOTICE JD Drilling Co., P.O. Box 369, Racine, Ohio 45771, (740) 949 -2512 is applying to permit a well for the injection of brine water produced in association with oil and natural gas. The location of the proposed injection well is the Jessie Weber SWD #1, Sec 18, Chester Township, Meigs County, Ohio. The proposed well will inject into the Ohio Shale formation at a depth of 3050 to 3785 feet. The average injection is estimated to be 200 barrels per day. The maximum injection pressure is estimated to be 705 psi. Further information can be obtained by contacting JD Drilling Co., or the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management. The address of the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management. The address of the Division is: Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management, 2045 Morse Road, Building F2, Columbus, Ohio 432296693, (614) 265-6922. For full consideration, all comments and objections must be received by the Division, in writing, within fifteen calendar days of the last date of this published legal notice. 1/10 1/11 1/15 1/16 1/17 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Mason County Public Service District (Owner) will accept sealed bids on the following vehicles located at 101 Camden Avenue, Point Pleasant, West Virginia: #2 1994 Chevy 1 ton with utility bed VIN 1GBJC34N1RE163876 #3 1996 Jeep Cherokee VIN 1J4FJ28SXTL226035 #8 2003 Ford Ranger pick- up VIN 1FTZR15E93TA24002 #12 1999 Jeep Cherokee VIN 1J4FF68S3XL578744 #13 2001 Dodge  ton pick-up #2 1994 Chevy 1 ton with utility bed VIN 1GBJC34N1RE163876 #3 1996 JeepLegals Cherokee VIN 1J4FJ28SXTL226035 #8 2003 Ford Ranger pick- up VIN 1FTZR15E93TA24002 #12 1999 Jeep Cherokee VIN 1J4FF68S3XL578744 #13 2001 Dodge  ton pick-up Ram 1500 VIN 1B7HF13Y51J267557 #15 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan VIN 1B4GP24341B260172 #17 2001 GMC  ton pick-up Sierra SL VIN 1GTEK19V41Z286825 #18 1999 Chevy  ton pick-up 1500 LS Silverado VIN 2GCEK19T9X1137858 #19 1995 Chevy  ton pick-up Silverado VIN 2GCEK19K9S1277909 #21 2003 Ford  ton pick-up XL VIN 1FTRX18W03NA50115 Each vehicle shall be bid individually with vehicle number on outside of bid envelope and bidder name, address, phone number and bid amount enclosed. Sealed bids with more than one vehicle enclosed will not be accepted. Inspection of the vehicles is available at the Owners address between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm Monday through Friday or by calling 304-675-8940. Vehicles shall be bid “AS IS, WHERE IS”. Owner makes no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the description or condition of the vehicles, or their fitness for any use or purpose. Any oral statement or representation by any representative of the Owner, changing or supplementing the condition thereof, is unauthorized and shall confer no right upon the Bidder or Purchaser. The Owner retains the right to accept or reject any and all bids. Bids shall be accepted by hand delivery only at the Owners address listed above until 12:00 noon, January 31, 2013 and at that time opened. Payment shall be by certified check or cash delivered upon bid award. 1/10 1/19 1/20 REAL ESTATE SALES NOTICE Borrow Smart. Contact the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions Office of Consumer Affairs BEFORE you refinance your home or obtain a loan. BEWARE of requests for any large advance payments of fees or insurance. Call the Office of Consumer Affiars toll free at 1-866-278-0003 to learn if the mortgage broker or lender is properly licensed. (This is a public service announcement from the Ohio Valley Publishing Company) 300 SERVICES Business & Trade School Gallipolis Career College (Careers Close To Home) Call Today! 740-446-4367 1-800-214-0452 gallipoliscareercollege.edu Accredited Member Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools 1274B Pets 3 FREE Fox Terrier puppies. 7wks old. (304)675-6928 For sell 3 dogs: 1 chocolate lab, 1 copper nose beagle and 1 jack russell. All females, pure breed. 304-773-5405. 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We feature weekend home time for our regional drivers, we offer health & dental insurance, vacation and bonus pays, 401(K) and safety awards. Applicants must be over 23 yrs., & have at least 2 yr. commercial driving exp. Haz-Mat Cert., and a clean driving record. Contact Kent at 800-462-9365. EOE. Help Wanted- General Furnished 1 bedroom Apartment - Racine Oh, NO PETS, 740-591-5174 NICE - 2 bedroom Apartment. Gallipolis $575.00/mo w/s/g washer/dryer included. NO PETS 740-591-5174 Nice 2BR Apartment - water & trash included - $600mo plus $600 deposit - 446-9585 Spring Valley Green Apartments 1 BR at $425+2 BR at $475 Month. 446-1599. Twin Rivers Tower is accepting applications for waiting list for HUD subsidized, 1-BR apartment for the elderly/disabled, call 304-675-6679 Houses For Rent 2 BR house in Pt. Pleasant. Very clean. No pets. Nonsmoker. 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EEO/AA Employer 60384484 Pleasant Valley Hospital has a per diem opening for a Registration Clerk/Courier for our Outreach Department. Three to six months clerical experience and a valid driverʼs license with a good driving record required. Please send resume to Pleasant Valley Hospital, HR Department, 2520 Valley Dr., Pt. Pleasant, WV 25550 or fax to (304) 675-6975 or apply on-line at www.pvalley.org. EOE: M/F/D/V Town of New Haven, WV is currently taking application/resumes for one (1) position within its Municipal Water Works Department. This position is an Hourly Position with rate of pay depending upon education and experience level. The Town is seeking an individual with some level of completed training or certification(s) in this field. This individual must be able to provide at times, technical, Helpdirect, WantedGeneraland functional participation in this area as well as any other duties assigned. This individual must be able to respond to and resolve citizen inquiries and complaints, and meet with the public when asked or necessary. This individual must be able to demonstrate a continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service. This individual must be able to positively organize and impact personnel to affect maximum efficiency, communication and coordination within the department. This individual must be willing to submit to and abide by all municipal polices in place. Those wishing to submit an application or resume must do so by Jan. 11, 2013. SERVICE / BUSINESS DIRECTORY Manufactured Homes 2 Br Mobile Home for Rent 1 Bath - No Pets - Ref. Required $400 mo. 367-7025 3 BR 2 bath Mobile home on farm, All Appliances, $600 mo, Plus $300 utility allowance, 540)729-1331 Mobile Home / Point Pleasant Area / $400mo. 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Logan, Ohio 43138 or IUOE~ District 3~ Union Hall 1188 Dublin Road Columbus, Ohio 43215 1-888-385-2567 EOE 60380374 �Thursday, January 10, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 9 www.mydailysentinel.com Blue Devils fall Calvary charges at Ironton, 65-36 past Wildcats, 64-50 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com IRONTON, Ohio — After posting a three-game winning streak, the Gallia Academy boys basketball team has now dropped two straight decisions following a 65-36 setback Tuesday night to host Ironton in a non-conference matchup in Lawrence County. The visiting Blue Devils (4-7) never led in the contest, as the Fighting Tigers (8-2) stormed out to an early 6-0 lead en route to a 12-7 first quarter advantage. GAHS pulled to within 8-7 after back-toback trifectas from Cody Call and Justin Bailey, but the Blue Devils never came closer the rest of the way. IHS — which closed the opening period with a 4-0 run — kept that momentum going into the second period, as the hosts hit 10-of-14 field goals during a 26-9 charge to secure a comfortable 38-16 cushion at the break. Ironton extended its halftime lead out to 5423 following a 16-7 third quarter run, and the hosts ultimately led by as many as 33 points (63-30) with 2:34 left in regulation. GAHS closed the game with a 6-2 run to wrap up the 29-point outcome. Gallia Academy connected on 13-of-41 field goal attempts for 32 percent, including a 5-of-15 effort from three-point range for 33 percent. The guests were outrebounded by a 26-24 margin and also netted 5-of-10 free throw attempts for 50 percent. Justin Bailey led the Blue Devils with 10 points, followed by Aaron Jackson with eight points Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com ASHTON, W.Va. — It’s not how you start something, but rather how you finish it. The Hannan boys basketball team stormed out to an six-point first quarter advantage, but visiting Calvary Baptist Academy rallied with a 52-32 charge over the final three periods to secure a 64-50 decision Tuesday night during a non-conference matchup in Mason County. The host Wildcats (2-9) led 18-12 after eight minutes of play, but the Patriots (10-1) countered with a 1510 surge in the second canto to pull within 28-27 at the intermission. CBA then followed with a 10-8 run in the third period to claim a 37-36 edge headed into the finale. Down the stretch, the Patriots nearly doubled the Wildcats’ point production — as the guests used a 27-14 charge to pull away and wrap up the 14-point decision. Calvary Baptist also claimed a season sweep after posting a 50-47 home win back on December 18. Ty Paige led the Wildcats with 12 points, followed by Tyler Burns with nine points and Paul Holley with eight markers. Brad Fannin and Kade McCoy each chipped in seven points, while Tyler Jenkins added three markers. Brad Holley and Daniel Black rounded out the respective scoring with two points apiece. Hannan — which has now lost four straight decisions — went 9-of-16 at the free throw line for 56 percent. Jace Heller paced the Patriots with a game-high 34 points, followed by Trent Spears with 18 markers. Lady Cats wallop Wahama, 85-28 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com and the duo of Cody Call and Wes Jarrell with five markers apiece. Seth Atkins and Alex White each contributed three points, while Jimmy Clagg rounded out the scoring with two markers. GAHS had 22 turnovers in the setback, compared to only 15 by the hosts. Bailey, Call and Clagg each hauled in four rebounds, while Reid Eastman had a team-high three assists. The Fighting Tigers made 27-of-45 field goal attempts for 60 percent, including a 4-of-12 effort from three-point territory for 33 percent. IHS was also 7-of-11 at the charity stripe for 64 percent. Trey Fletcher paced Ironton with a game-high 21 points, followed by Zac Carter with 10 points and Josh Glover with eight markers. The hosts had 10 different players score in the triumph. MASON, W.Va. — So much for gracious guests. The Wahama girls basketball team fell Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division foe Waterford Tuesday night by the count of 85-28 in Mason County. It was a fast paced game from the start as Waterford (8-2, 8-1 TVC Hocking) out scored Wahama (1-10, 1-9) 30-to-16 over the first eight minutes. The Lady Cats went on a 20-to6 run in the second quarter and held the 30 point advantage at the half. Waterford out scored the Lady White Falcons by 24 in the third period and led 77-23 headed into the finale. The Green and White closed the game with an 8-to-5 run sealing their sixth consecutive victory, 85-28. The Lady White Falcons were led by seniors Mackenzie Gabritsch with nine points and Kelsey Zuspan with eight. Rachel Roque chipped in with before the halftime buzzer to pull within four at the break. Southern was 10-of-22 from the field in the first half for a respectable 45 percent, which included a 4-of-9 effort from threepoint range. The hosts also committed 11 turnovers in the opening 16 minutes. The Falcons, conversely, sank 13-of-26 shot attempts in the first two stanzas, including a 4-of12 effort from behind the arc. MHS also committed 13 turnovers before the intermission. The Tornadoes twice pulled to within a point in the third canto, the last of which occurred at 41-40 with 4:57 left in the period. Miller countered with a 14-5 surge over the next 3:40 as Elijah Rader nailed a short jumper with 1:17 left to claim the guests’ biggest lead of the night at 55-45. Southern — which went just 5-of-14 in the third canto — closed the period with a small 2-1 spurt to cut its deficit down to 5647 headed into the finale. MHS went 8-of-15 from the floor in the third quarter and was also 21-of-41 from the field through three periods of play. The Tornadoes reeled off the first six points of the fourth to pull within a possession at 56-53 with 6:08 left in regulation, then Tristen Wolfe capped a 6-2 surge with a basket at the 3:17 mark — giving SHS its first lead of the second half at 59-58. Rader countered with a field goal at the 2:44 mark, allowing Miller to claim its final lead of the night at 60-59. Adam Pape gave Southern a permanent lead just 12 seconds later, as the senior’s field goal sparked a 9-0 surge for a comfortable 68-60 advantage with one minute remaining. Miller pulled to within two possessions (68-62) with 31 seconds left, but never came closer the rest Kent Sanborn | submitted photo Gallia Academy senior Nick Clagg (12) releases a shot attempt over an Ironton defender during Tuesday night’s nonconference boys basketball contest in Ironton, Ohio. seven points, while Sierra Carmichael added four to round out the scoring for the Red and White. Zuspan made both of the Lady Falcons three-pointers. Waterford finished with four players in double-figures led by Brooke Drayer with 20 points. Chelsey Paxton notched 17 points, Taylor Hilverding chipped in with 15, while Regan Porter marked 10 points. Dani Drayer added eight points, Hannah Dailey had seven, Lakin Tolson finished with six and Ramsee Seevers rounded out the Lady Cats scoring with two points. Wahama shot 6-of-16 (37.5 percent) from the charity stripe while Waterford shot 11-of-23 (47.8 percent). The Lady White Falcons have now lost eight straight contests, while Waterford has won six straight. Wahama will complete the season series with the Lady Cats on January 17th in Washington County. Tornadoes From Page 6 remaining. SHS rallied with a 6-1 run to pull even at 17 with a minute left, then Taylor McNickle hit a pair of free throws with 16 seconds remaining to give the hosts a 19-17 edge after eight minutes of play. The Tornadoes increased their lead to as much as 22-19 with 6:08 left in the half, but the Falcons countered with a 7-0 run to claim a 26-22 lead with 3:34 remaining. Miller followed with a 10-8 spurt over the next three minutes to claim its biggest lead of the first half at 36-30, but SHS scored just Miscellaneous of the way. The Tornadoes closed the game with a 5-0 run to wrap up the comefrom-behind decision. The Tornadoes finished the fourth period 9-of-17 from the floor. Southern connected on 24-of-53 field goal attempts overall for 45 percent, including a 5-of-14 effort from three-point range for 36 percent. The hosts were also 20-of-33 from the free throw line for 61 percent. Tristen Wolfe led SHS with a game-high 24 points, followed by Adam Pape with 17 points and Taylor McNickle with 14 markers. Chandler Drummer chipped in eight points to the winning cause, while Zac Beegle and Dennis Teaford respectively added five and three points. Casey Pickens rounded out the scoring with two markers. MHS finished the game 24-of-59 overall from the floor, including a 7-of-20 effort from three-point range for 35 percent. Miller was also 0-for-4 from behind the arc down the stretch. Trent Abram paced the Falcons with 14 points, followed by Hunter Starlin with 12 points and Elijah Rader with nine markers. The guests were 7-of-15 at the free throw line for 47 percent. �Thursday, January 10, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 www.mydailysentinel.com Teams like Ottawa-Glandorf like to count by 3s Rusty Miller The Associated Press The 3-pointer is a charm for Ottawa-Glandorf’s T.J. Metzger. The senior made his first seven 3-point attempts, pumped in a school-record nine for the game and scored a career-high 33 points in leading O-G to a 68-47 victory over Kalida. Metzger’s nine 3-pointers were two more than the previous school mark, shared by Curt Croy and Todd Schumaker in 2001. He wasn’t the lone long-range marksman for the Titans, either. Jaylen VonSossan knocked down four 3-pointers and Eric Beckman and Alex Schroeder added one each as O-G went 15 for 25 behind the arc. That also exceeded the school record by two. Metzger, one of five starters returning from a Division III state semifinal team, got his first 27 points in bunches of 3: eight 3-pointers and one three-point play when he was fouled making a lay-up. Good things came in 3s elsewhere, as well. The teams combined to make 23 3-pointers in Haviland Wayne Trace’s 83-67 boys win over Sherwood Fairview. Corbin Linder connected on eight for Wayne Trace. TEAM WORK: Ottoville’s girls (11-0) have won 34 straight regular season games dating back to the 2010-11 season; and Haviland Wayne Trace outrebounded Sherwood Fairview 67-37 in a 63-39 girls victory. HIGH FLIERS: With a 7647 win at Margaretta on Jan. 5, Clyde improved to 59-1 in its previous 60 regular-season games, including 40 consecutive wins in the Sandusky Bay Conference. The lone loss was to four-time defending Division II champion Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS: McComb boys coach Aaron Roth got his 200th career win with a 43-33 victory over Hopewell-Loudon; Carey’s boys’ 8-0 start was the school’s best since the 1966-67 season; and Napoleon senior Jordan Lauf had 27 points and 10 rebounds in a 68-66 overtime loss to Maumee. SO MUCH FOR THE HOMECOURT ADVANTAGE: The Athens Bulldogs are off to a hot start despite being winless at home. Athens is 7-2 overall — and 7-0 in games away from its home court of Charles McAfee Gymnasium. Athens’ only losses came to Wellston on Dec. 14 and Vincent Warren on Tues- day night — both at home. LATE CHARGE: In a battle of Ohio Cardinal Conference coleaders, Mansfield Senior outscored Millersburg West Holmes 31-9 in the fourth quarter for an 81-49 win. Mansfield Senior’s Robert Jones and Donovyn Benson each had 21 points in the victory. SETTING THE STANDARD: Shelby’s Emma Hostetler scored 23 points in a 46-35 win over Willard last Saturday, breaking the program’s career scoring record of 1,313 points in the process. Hostetler, who also had 10 rebounds and six assists, now has 1,332 career points. Bonds, Clemens rejected; no one elected to BB Hall NHL owners approve new NEW YORK (AP) — Steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa were denied entry to baseball’s Hall of Fame, with voters failing to elect any candidates for only the second time in four decades. In a vote that keeps the game’s career home run leader and one of its greatest pitchers out of Cooperstown — at least for now — Bonds received just 36.2 percent of the vote and Clemens 37.6 in totals announced Wednesday by the Hall and the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, both well short of the 75 percent necessary. Sosa, eighth on the career home run list, got 12.5 percent. “Curt Schilling made a good point, everyone was guilty. Either you used PEDs, or you did nothing to stop their use,” Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt said in an email to The Associated Press. “This generation got rich. Seems there was a price to pay.” Bonds, Clemens and Sosa were eligible for the first time and have up to 14 more years on the writers’ ballot to gain baseball’s highest honor. “After what has been written and said over the last few years I’m not overly surprised,” Clemens said in a statement he posted on Twitter. Craig Biggio, 20th on the career list with 3,060 hits, topped the 37 candidates with 68.2 percent of the 569 ballots, 39 shy of election. Among other first-year eligibles, Mike Piazza received 57.8 percent and Schilling 38.8. Jack Morris led holdovers with 67.7 percent. He will make his final ballot appearance next year, when fellow pitchers Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine along with slugger Frank Thomas are eligible for the first time. Two-time NL MVP Dale Murphy received 18.6 percent in his 15th and final appearance. “With 53 percent you can get to the White House, but you can’t get to Cooperstown,” BBWAA secretary-treasurer Jack O’Connell said. “It’s the 75 percent that makes it difficult.” It was the eighth time the BBWAA failed to elect any players. There were four fewer votes than last year and five members submitted blank ballots. “It’s a tough period for evaluation; that’s what this chalks up to,” Hall President Jeff Idelson said. “Honestly, I think that any group you put this to would have the same issues. … There’s always going to be discussion and concern about players who didn’t get in, but at the end of the day it’s a process and again, a snapshot in time isn’t one year; it’s 15 with this exercise.” Bonds, baseball’s only seven-time Most Valuable Player, hit 762 home runs, including a record 73 in 2001. “It is unimaginable that the best player to ever play the game would not be a unanimous first-ballot selection,” said Jeff Borris of the Beverly Hills Sports Council, Bonds’ longtime agent. Clemens, the only seven-time Cy Young Award labor deal; players to vote Stephen M. Dowell | Orlando Sentinel | MCT photo Roger Clemens throws pitches during practice with the Houston Astros at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Wednesday, February 27, 2008. winner, is third in career strikeouts and ninth in wins. “To those who did take the time to look at the facts,” Clemens said, “we very much appreciate it.” Since 1961, the only years the writers didn’t elect a candidate were when Yogi Berra topped the 1971 vote by appearing on 67 percent of the ballots cast and when Phil Niekro headed the 1996 ballot at 68 percent. Both were chosen the following years when they achieved the 75 percent necessary for election. The other BBWAA elections without a winner were in 1945, 1946, 1950, 1958 and 1960. “Next year, I think you’ll have a rather large class and this year, for whatever reasons, you had a couple of guys come really close,” Commissioner Bud Selig said at the owners’ meetings in Paradise Valley, Ariz. “This is not to be voted to make sure that somebody gets in every year. It’s to be voted on to make sure that they’re deserving. I respect the writers as well as the Hall itself. This idea that this somehow diminishes the Hall of baseball is just ridiculous in my opinion.” Players’ union head Michael Weiner called the vote “unfortunate, if not sad.” “To ignore the historic accomplishments of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, for example, is hard to justify. Moreover, to penalize players exonerated in legal proceedings — and others never even implicated — is simply unfair. The Hall of Fame is supposed to be for the best players to have ever played the game. Several such players were denied access to the Hall today. Hopefully this will be rectified by future voting.” Three inductees were chosen last month by the 16-member panel considering individuals from the era before integration in 1947: Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, umpire Hank O’Day and barehanded catcher Deacon White. They will be enshrined during a ceremony in Cooperstown on July 28, when the Hall also will honor Lou Gehrig and Rogers Hornsby among a dozen players who never received formal inductions because of restrictions during World War II. Bonds has denied knowingly using performanceenhancing drugs and was convicted of one count of obstruction of justice for giving an evasive answer in 2003 to a grand jury investigating PEDs. Clemens was acquitted of perjury charges stemming from congressional testimony during which he denied using PEDs. Sosa, who finished with 609 home runs, was among those who tested positive in MLB’s 2003 anonymous survey, The New York Times reported in 2009. He told a congressional committee in 2005 that he never took illegal performance-enhancing drugs. The BBWAA election rules say “voting shall be based upon the player’s record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played.” An Associated Press survey of 112 eligible voters conducted in late November after the ballot was announced indicated Bonds, Clemens and Sosa would fall well short of 50 percent. The big three drew even less support than that as the debate raged over who was Hall worthy. Voters are writers who have been members of the BBWAA for 10 consecutive years at any point. BBWAA president Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle said she didn’t vote for Bonds, Clemens or Sosa. “The evidence for steroid use is too strong,” she said. As for Biggio, “I’m surprised he didn’t get in.” MLB.com’s Hal Bodley, the former baseball columnist for USA Today, said Biggio and others paid the price for other players using PEDs. “They got caught in the undertow of the steroids thing,” he said. Bodley said this BBWAA vote was a “loud and clear” message on the steroids issue. He said he couldn’t envision himself voting for stars linked to drugs. NEW YORK (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman secured unanimous ownership support for the pending labor deal, then apologized to everyone hurt by the long lockout and said he isn’t going anywhere. The league’s board of governors met in a Manhattan hotel Wednesday and overwhelmingly approved the agreement that was reached early Sunday on the 113th day of the lockout. Bettman felt the full brunt of anger, especially from fans, during the four-month dispute that kept hockey off the ice. But he was contrite in announcing the latest step by the owners. He said he wants to look forward and not back at the mess created by the work stoppage. “Most importantly to our fans, who love and have missed NHL hockey, I am sorry,” Bettman said. “I know that an explanation or an apology will not erase the hard feelings that have built up over the past few months, but I owe you an apology nevertheless. “As commissioner of the National Hockey League it sometimes falls upon me to make tough decisions that disappoint and occasionally anger players and fans. This was a long and extremely difficult negotiation — one that took a lot longer than anybody wanted. I know it caused frustration, disappointment and even suffering to a lot of people who have supported the National Hockey League in many different ways.” In his nearly 20 years as commissioner, Bettman has presided over three lockouts. One caused the cancellation of the 2004-05 season, another led to a 48-game season in 1995 — much like is expected for this season. The latest lockout led to the loss of 510 games. Overall, 2,208 games have been wiped out by labor disputes during his tenure. But Bettman was quick to call any speculation he might consider stepping down from his post as “unfounded.” “I am looking forward to continu- ing to grow this game, both on and off the ice, as we have over the last 20 years,” he said. “I think the opportunities are great, and I am excited to be a part of them.” Players are expected to vote on the deal Friday and Saturday. If twothirds of the more than 700 members agree to the terms, training camps can open Sunday. An expected 48game season is likely to begin Jan. 19. The NHL and the union are still drafting a memorandum of understanding that must be signed before training camps can open. The players’ association wants as much of the document as possible to be completed before the voting begins. The union is busy calling players and agents to educate them about the changes and additions to the agreement. The vote will be done electronically. After the players vote to ratify, clubs with then begin the process of winning back their fans. Bettman declined to give specifics because he didn’t want to be presumptuous that the union would give its approval. “The National Hockey League has the responsibility to earn back your trust and support, whether you watch one game or every game,” Bettman said. “That effort begins today. The players are ready to play their hearts out for you, the teams are preparing to welcome you back with open arms, the wait is just about over. “Like all of you, we can’t wait to drop the puck.” Bettman said the NHL won’t release the new schedule until the players ratify the deal. The regular season was supposed to begin Oct. 11, but the lockout wrecked those plans after it took effect Sept. 16. The outdoor Winter Classic and the All-Star game won’t be played this season. Issues such as whether NHL players will participate in the 2014 Olympics and realignment within the league will be addressed with the union down the line. Varejao needs surgery, may miss two months CLEVELAND (AP) — Anderson Varejao’s big body has betrayed him again. Cleveland’s hustling center needs surgery to repair a muscle that split near his right knee and could cause him to miss two more months, a major setback for a young Cleveland team struggling through another miserable season. The NBA’s leading rebounder, Varejao was injured Dec. 18 vs. Toronto. The injury was initially diagnosed by team doctors as only a bruised right knee, but as his symptoms persisted, more tests were performed and revealed a “longitudinal split” between Varejao’s quadriceps and knee. Varejao will have surgery on Thursday at The Cleveland Clinic, and the team said he will be sidelined a minimum of six to eight weeks. The team said Dr. Richard Steadman in Vail, Colo., provided a second opinion on the injury. “We’re losing one of our best guys on and off the floor. He’s the heart and soul of our basketball team,” Cavs coach Byron Scott said. “This is a big-time blow. I’m just trying to keep him in the best of spirits because it’s been three straight years of getting some type of injury that’s just derailed him. This is the biggest because he has been playing so well.” Varejao has missed over 100 games in the past three seasons with significant injuries. He sat out 51 games in 2011 with a torn ligament in his foot and he was sidelined for 41 games last season after breaking his wrist. One of the NBA’s scrappiest players, Varejao was playing at an All-Star level when he banged his knee last month and went down with what appeared to be a routine injury. However, it’s much worse and the Cavs are again without an important piece as they try to rebuild. “I will need to go through another surgery,” Varejao said on his Twitter page. “Unfortunately, it must happen though it is not easy. It is tough having to go through it all again, it is a difficult time for my family and friends. I was having a great season and being able to help the Cavs, but this injury will keep me away from the team for a few more weeks. “I want to be back as soon as possible.” The Cavs have gone 3-7 this season without Varejao, who was to miss his 11th straight game on Wednesday. Cleveland has had more than its share of injuries in the past few seasons. Point guard Kyrie Irving, last season’s rookie of the year, missed 11 games earlier this season with a broken finger and he’s one of three Cavaliers who have had to wear protective face masks to protect broken facial bones. Scott has only had his full complement of players for seven games this season. The Cavs are 8-28 heading into Wednesday night’s game vs. Atlanta. “It’s real tough,” Scott said. “You’re disappointed, frustrated and (ticked) off. You have so many different emotions going through your head, but what can you do? Everybody in this league has to deal with injuries and we’ve had to deal with them for three straight years. You just got to keep playing hard with the guys that you have and try to get them better.” The Cavs were expected to explore trade possibilities for the 6-foot-11 Varejao to acquire more future draft picks. But now that he’s hurt, the team is stuck and has to hope youngsters like Tristan Thompson and Tyler Zeller improve with more playing time. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 01. January Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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