https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/6ad8295acd02cc83a78b72b4a4352209.pdf a62fb7234389c904a0a649ff047411cd 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 Mostly cloudy. High near 65. Low 49......... Page 2 Prep basketball action .... Page 6 OBITUARIES Frankie L. Burke, 89 Arnolda Carpenter, 85 Charles W. Craig, 65 John W. Davis, Sr. Rocky L. Freeman, 55 William M. Hannum, 90 Richard Jones, 64 William H. McCool, 71 Margaret L. Stewart, 77 Michael E. Viers, 60 50 cents daily TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2013 Vol. 63, No. 17 Ex-pharmacy tech arraigned on 14 drug counts Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — A former pharmacy technician was arraigned Monday on 14 charges related to theft, trafficking and possession of drugs. Stacy A. Hawk, 33, sat silently at the defendant’s table as Meigs County Common Pleas Judge I. Carson Crow read the 14 counts of the indictment. Hawk was charged with five counts of theft of drugs, one count possession of drugs, three counts aggravated possession of drugs and five counts trafficking in drugs. Theft of drugs, as charged, is a felony of the third degree, while the other nine counts are third degree felonies. According to the indictment filed with the court, the alleged theft of drugs involved various strengths of hydrocodone with ac- etaminophen from Fruth Pharmacy No. 6 (Pomeroy) on Nov. 9, 16, 23, 26 and 28. The single count of posHawk session of drug occurred on or about Nov. 9. According to the indictment, Hawk did knowingly obtain, possess or use a controlled substance. The drugs were described as 500 tablets of hydrocodone with acetaminophen 5/325 mg tablets, a schedule III substance, with the amount being five times greater, but less that fifty times the bulk amount. The three counts of aggravated possession of drugs, according to the indictment, were on or about Nov. 23, 26 and 23. Each count alleges that Hawk did knowingly obtain, possess or use a controlled substance. The two counts on Nov. 23 were 500, 10/325 mg tablets of hydrocodone with acetaminophen, a schedule III controlled substance with the amount being five times greater, but less than fifty times the bulk amount. The count alleged on Nov. 26 was 500, 10/660 mg tablets of hydrocodone with acetaminophen, with the amount greater than bulk but less than five times bulk amount. The charges of trafficking in drugs allege that Hawk did knowingly prepare for shipment, ship, transport, deliver, prepare for distribution or distribute a controlled substance. The counts vary in the strength of the hydrocodone with acetaminophen tablets. Hawk was first arrested on Nov. 29, 2012, after admitting to agents with the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy that she stole hydrocodone from the pharmacy where she worked, a news release from the Board of Pharmacy stated. Following Hawk’s arrest, the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, assisted by the Middleport Police Department and the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, served a search warrant on Hawk’s residence in the 600 block of Grant Street in Middleport. The search warrant yielded the recovery of prescription drugs, weapons and drug paraphernalia from the home. According to a media release sent by the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, the agency began its investigation after receiving information from an investigator with the Pomeroy Police Department. The information stated that the pharmacy where Hawk worked was experiencing significant losses of various strengths of hydrocodone tablets. Hawk’s boyfriend Tony Robinson, 36, who was at the home during the search warrant, was also arrested. Robinson was also arraigned on Monday in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. More on Robinson’s case and other arraignments that took place Monday will appear in the Wednesday edition of The Daily Sentinel. Appearing in court in response to a summons, Hawk was released on her own recognizance as stipulated by Ohio Revised Code. As part of her bond, Hawk is subject to random drug screenings and a fire arms disability throughout the duration of the case. Hawk was also ordered to have no contact with Tony Robinson, who is also charged in the case, or Fruth Pharmacy. Michael Huff was appointed to represent Hawk in the case. A pre-trial hearing was set for 11:15 a.m. on April 17, with a trial date set for April 30. Annual Southeast Ohio Tourism Expo scheduled Staff Report GDTnews@civitasmedia.com Submitted photo The cast in last year’s River City Kids production, “Big Bad Musical,” included from the left, Gus Kennedy, Jessica Dangerfield, Drew Humphreys and Elena Musser. Auditions for children’s musical set for Sunday Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com MIDDLEPORT — Auditions for the upcoming musical “Let Your Hair Down, Rapunzel” by the River City Kids will be held on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the River City Players building at 99 Mill Street in Middleport. Boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 15 are invited to audition for a part in the musical which will be presented on Saturday and Sunday, April 6 and 7. The show, directed by Celia McCoy, is a classic fairy tale, described as charming and humorous and sure to appeal to folks of all ages. The River City Kids annually present a show as a part of the River City Players programming. Last year it was a production of the” Big Bad Musical.” The Mission of the River City Players is “to keep the creative spirit alive in the MeigsMason-Gallia area through a wide range of performances and programs that promote education, encourage artistic exchange, and support the local economy.” Several shows are presented each year by the group as a way of encouraging art and culture in the community. The programs are supported by business sponsorships and fund raising activities. For more information or questions concerning the upcoming musical, call McCoy at 740-416-2425. RIO GRANDE — The Gallia County Convention and Visitors Bureau (GCCVB) has announced the Fifth Annual Southeast Ohio Tourism Expo. The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lyne Center on March 2, 2013, at the University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College. Athens, Marietta, Gallia, Pike, Ross, Meigs, Vinton and Jackson counties in Ohio and Mason County in West Virginia will be showcasing all the wonders and interests in these areas that are available to natives and guests alike. Just a few offerings from this areas will include outdoor recreations, genealogy, shopping, dining, arts and theatre, homemade crafts and collectibles, Civil War History, education, museums and African-American history. The Expo will be open to the general public free of charge along with pre-registered tour bus operators. Visitors will have a chance to speak with different tourism destinations from the entire region and learn about what they have to offer. Visitors will also have the opportunity to win door prizes, gather souvenirs and participate in additional raffles/contests. The Gallia County Convention and Visitors Bureau works to connect a vast network of tourism industry contacts with Ohio and West Virginia. This is a great opportunity for tourism organizations, travel agencies, tour operators and other related industries to spotlight their venues. The public will also have the opportunity to become educated about these Ohio and West Virginia communities. Please contact the GCCVB with any questions you may have at (800) 765-6482 or info@visitgallia.com. This event is sponsored by the Gallia County Convention and Visitors Bureau, 99.5 Big Country, University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College, Bob Evans Farms and The Wounded Goose. Friends of Hocking Hills establish endowment with FAO Sentinel Staff Report tdsnews@civitasmedia.com NELSONVILLE — The Friends of the Hocking Hills State Park has announced the establishment of an endowment fund with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio. The new fund serves as a permanent source of funding to advance environmental education, preservation and community involvement in Hocking Hills State Park. The announcement comes on the heels of several recent successes led by the Friends of the Hocking Hills State Park, including the re-routing of State Route 664 to improve visitor access and safety, creating a new archery range, and enhancements to safety equipment and educational resources within the parks. “As our organization has grown, we’ve been able to successfully complete numerous projects in Hocking Hills State Park,” shared Jerry Jividen, President of the Friends of the Hocking Hills. “Creating this fund ensures we are able to engage new opportunities for growth and preservation in a place we all hope to visit and share for generations to come.” The new endowment creates a permanent source of funding to foster partnerships between outdoor enthusiasts and Hocking Hills State Park that ensures a better place for nature education, while setting high conservation standards and raising a strong sense of responsibility for future generations. Distributions from the fund will be advised by the Friends of the Hocking Hills board and used to improve and preserve Park features. “The investments of the Friends of the Hocking Hills have made a huge difference for visitors of the Park,” said Cara Dingus Brook, president and CEO of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio. “We are honored to help them build on their success by creating a permanent fund to forever support their mission.” If you would like to make a gift to the Friends of the Hocking Hills State Park Endowment Fund, please visit www. appalachianohio.org , clicking on the “Donate Online Today” in the upper right corner of the screen, and designating the Friends of the Hocking Hills Endowment Fund. To discuss additional giving opportunities, including how your legacy can support the Friends of the Hocking Hills State Park’s mission and work – through gifts of bequest, charitable remainder trust, stocks, bonds, real estate, or life insurance, please call the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio at 740.753.1111. Visit the Friends of the Hocking Hills website at www.friendsofhockinghills. org where you can learn more about the organization, the parks they serve, and how to become a member. The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is a regional community foundation serving the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio with the mission of enriching the region’s current and future quality of life. A 501(c)(3) public charity, the Foundation attracts contributions for programs and endowment, makes grants for charitable and civic purposes, and supports local efforts for positive change. For more information about FAO, call 740.753.1111 or visit www. appalachianohio.org. �Tuesday, January 29, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 www.mydailysentinel.com Community Calendar Meigs County Local Briefs Friday, Feb. 1 MARIETTA — The Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development District Executive Committee will meet at 11:30 a.m. at 1400 Pike Street in Marietta. Contact Jenny Myers at (740) 376-1026 with questions. POMEROY — PERI Chapter 74 will meet at 1 p.m. at the Mulberry Community Center. Carolyn Waddle, District Representative, will be the guest speaker. Monday, Feb. 4 LETART TWP. — Letart Township Trustee meeting will be held at 5 p.m. in the township building. SUTTON TWP. — The Sutton Township Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. at Syracuse Village Hall. POMEROY — The Meigs County Cancer Initiative Inc. (MCCI) will meet at noon in the conference room of the Meigs County Health Department. Tuesday, Feb. 5 MIDDLEPORT — Regular stated meeting of Middleport Lodge 363, 7:30 p.m. Refreshments at 6:30 p.m. Diabetes Support Group POMEROY — Rocksprings Rehabilitation Center, located at 36759 Rocksprings Road will begin hosting a monthly Diabetes Awareness/Education Support Group beginning on January 29, 2013 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The group will meet in the therapy gym. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact Frank Bibbee, Referral Manager at 740-9926606 or 304-377-5789. 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 Ort- man 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. Lincoln Day Dinner POMEROY — The annual Lincoln Day Dinner will be held on Thursday, March 7 at Meigs High School. Tickets must be purchased prior to Feb. 25. To purchase tickets call Judy Sisson at 416-7104. Peggy Yost at 304482-5748 or Kay Hill at 416-4564. The speaker will be Congressman Bill Johnson. Valentine’s Dinner and Movie MIDDLEPORT — The Middleport Community Association will host a Valentine’s Day Dinner and movie on Thursday, Feb. 14 at Middleport Village Hall. The dinner of lasagna, salad, dessert and drink will be served from 6-7 p.m., with the movie beginning at 7 p.m. The cost will be $5 per dinner with the movie start to see you and treat you. Also, having a strong social network can help you strengthen these positive traits, so you’ll get a positive upward spiral once you start working toward these goals. *** Dear Dr. Brothers: My two kids insist that they should be allowed to see Rrated movies, even though they’re not even in high school yet. Some of my friends let their kids go to R-rated movies with them, as long as they’ve checked out the film first, but I always thought this was exposing kids to too much sex and violence at such a young age. Am I just being paranoid, or should I try to limit my kids’ exposure to this kind of thing until they’re older? — C.M. Dear C.M.: Unfortunately, there are an alarming number of younger children who are being exposed to violence and sex in the media today. R ratings seemingly do not deter kids under the age of 18 the way we expect that they should, and according to a recent study in the journal Pediatrics, parents seem to be looking the other way as well. The con- nection between exposure to violence in media outlets and real-life aggression in children has been established by numerous studies throughout the years, so it is unwise to write off this exposure as unimportant to our kids and our society. No one would recommend that kids younger than high-school age view super-violent movies, yet this scenario seems to be a fact of life. Hold out as long as you can before letting your kids get swept up in the national obsession with violence. If you can put off the inevitable even for an extra year or two, you’ll help your kids grow up at a more pleasant and natural pace. When you do finally give in, start by watching these movies together. Consider skipping the most brutal or gory scenes. Watching together at home can help lessen the impact, and you’ll know exactly what your kids are watching and listening to — at least until they hit high school. It will take a concerted effort on the part of parents nationwide to step up to the plate. (c) 2013 by King Features Syndicate Barge hits Miss. River bridge; oil cleanup ongoing VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Cleanup crews with booms skimmed oily water from the Mississippi River a day after a barge with more than 80,000 gallons of oil struck a railroad bridge near Vicksburg, spreading a sheen of light crude that kept part of the waterway shut to ship traffic Monday, authorities said. It remained unclear Monday morning how much oil had leaked into the river, according to the Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers. 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He said the investigation is continuing closer to the site, but there is still no word on how much oil has leaked or how long it will take to transfer oil from the damaged barge to another barge. The spill backed up at least 24 tugboats, barges and other vessels on the normally bustling corridor, said Kavanaugh Breazeale, spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Vicksburg. The river was closed to traffic for 16 miles — eight miles north and eight miles south of Vicksburg. Breazeale said it was uncertain how long the river would remain closed. He said the damaged barge had eight tanks and each tank could hold 80,000 gallons of oil. He said the investigation had shown that one tank was pierced above the water line. “It’s not leaking that much oil,” Breazeale said. Tugs were holding the barge near shore on the Louisiana side of the river, south of the bridge it hit and directly across from Vicksburg’s Riverwalk Casino. Orange containment boom was stretched across part of the river downstream from the barge, and a small boat appeared to patrol the area. Twelve northbound vessels and 12 southbound vessels were waiting to pass Monday, according to Breazeale. Herman Smith, superintendent of the Vicksburg Bridge Commission of Warren County, said the railroad bridge gets hit about once or twice a year, usually during floods. During the 2011 flood, it was hit five times in two weeks. The river isn’t in flood stage now, Smith said. It was at 33.5 feet Sunday. Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Ryan Gomez said investigators reported that a towboat or tug was pushing two tank barges when the collision occurred about 1:30 a.m. Sunday. The second barge was damaged, Gomez said. Authorities inspected and declared the railroad bridge safe for trains after the collision Sunday. That day, the oily sheen was reported up to three miles downriver from the bridge. Gomez said crews have laid down a boom and also a secondary boom. They also were using a rotating skimmer device to sweep up oily water in the river. Transfer Any Prescription a & Receive $ Wait Time for Single Prescription LESS THAN 15 Min. 10 Gift Card “They have the boom to contain any crude oil that’s leaking out of the barge. They have a secondary boom to corral any crude oil that gets past the first boom,” Gomez said. United States Environmental Services, a response-andremediation company, was working on the booms and collecting the oily water, he said. He said crews also were in the process of working to transfer the remaining oil. “They are continuing to try to remove the product from the damaged tank to one of the non-damaged tanks on the same barge,” he added. “The ultimate goal is to transfer all of the crude to a different barge.” Gomez said the barge was southbound at the time of the collision, but investigators were still trying to figure out exactly what happened. The oil sheen was unlikely to pose a threat to the Gulf of Mexico, more than 340 river miles south of Vicksburg. The oil appeared to be coming from one or two tanks located at the stern of the first barge, Gomez had said previously. He said that there was no indication that any oil was leaking from the second barge and that it was still unclear whether the second barge also hit the bridge or was damaged through a collision with the first. 112 E. Main St. Pomeroy, Ohio 740-992-2955 60385173 Thursday, Jan. 31 LEBANON TWP. — Lebanon Township will hold their monthly meeting Thursday, January 31 at 6 p.m. Meeting will be at the Township Building. New officers for 2013 are Jim Foreman, President; Donald Dailey, Vice President; Garry Smith, Trustee; Sherry Beegle Wilcox, Fiscal Officer. POMEROY — The 2013 Meigs County Relay for Life Planning Committee will meet at 5 p.m. in the conference room of the Meigs County Health Department. New members are welcome. For more information contact Courtney Midkiff at 992-6626 or by email at courtney. midkiff@meigs-health.com �Tuesday, January 29, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com GOP looks to fight Dems WASHINGTON (AP) — Is Washington’s backroom dealing dead? House Speaker John Boehner says he no longer wants to negotiate deficit reduction with President Barack Obama. The president says he won’t negotiate raising the government’s borrowing authority. Rank and file lawmakers say they’re tired of being left out of the loop and insist on the regular legislative process. If those are New Year’s resolutions, they can certainly be broken. But at the start of a second presidential term, cutting a secret, late night fiscal bargain with the White House on the phone and with a handshake suddenly seems so yesterday. “No more brinkmanship,” Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell declared. “No more lastminute deals.” What’s in, for the moment at least, is a more deliberative legislative process. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, last year’s Republican vice presidential nominee, says it’s all about “prudence.” For the nation, that could mean less manufactured drama like the New Year’s deal that averted the once-dreaded “fiscal cliff.” For the stock market, it might mean less political volatility. And for the economy, it could provide a dash of needed stability. The reasons for this turn are fundamentally political. Republicans are less interested in battling a re-elected Obama, with his higher popularity ratings, than they are in confronting Senate Democrats. Last week’s tactical retreat by House Republicans from a clash over the nation’s borrowing authority is forcing the Senate’s Democratic majority to assemble a budget, making Democratic senators accountable for a series of specific policies and clarifying differences between the parties ahead of the 2014 midterm elections. Unlike the emerging bipartisanship on an overhaul of immigration laws, conflicts over budgets and deficits frequently have been resolved in a crisis atmosphere. And while immigration changes have been pushed by a changing political landscape, issues of spending and taxing define the core of both parties. Republicans and the White House have tried twice in two years to reach a “grand bargain” to reduce the long-term deficit only to settle for a smaller incremental deal. The process has tested the relationship between Obama and Boehner and created tensions for Boehner with his own Republican lawmakers. In the process, lawmakers had to vote urgently on deals many had barely seen. “Cooling your heels for 72 hours or 48 hours while there’s some backroom deal going on that cannot be discussed is not exactly why people ran for the Senate,” said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., who had unveiled his own 10-year, $4.5 trillion solution for averting the end-of-year fiscal cliff. What’s more, Republican officials have complained that Obama lectured congressional leaders during their meetings, trying to persuade rather than negotiate. White House officials, for their part, complain that Boehner was an uncertain negotiator, never able to guarantee that his party would stand by an agreement. As Boehner himself confessed last week in a speech to the Republican Ripon Society: “The last two years have been pretty rough.” He said newer Republicans lawmakers have come to think of him as “some kind of a squish, ready to sell them out in a heartbeat.” “It really has in fact caused somewhat of breach that I’ve been in the middle of trying to repair,” Boehner said. While the fight over the government’s borrowing limit is now likely to be put off until May, Obama and the Congress still face two upcoming fiscal deadlines that could test this unwillingness for 11th-hour White House negotiations. Tough new spending cuts — about $85 billion from this year’s budget — are scheduled to kick in on March 1. On March 27, the government faces a potential shutdown if Congress doesn’t extend a temporary budget measure. But at the White House and in Congress, both are seen as far less cataclysmic than failure to raise the nation’s debt ceiling. And Republican lawmakers who once shuddered at the idea of massive cuts, especially to defense programs, now see the automatic reductions on March 1 as the only recourse to reduce spending. “It’s the bird in hand when it comes to cuts,” said Sen. John Cornyn, the second ranking Republican leader in the Senate. More unclear is how Republicans intend to deal with the debt ceiling in May, when Congress again will have to act to raise it or extend it. The White House is no more enthusiastic for last-minute deal making than Republicans are. Fiscal negotiations have been time consuming events that have left Obama with little time to pursue other aspects of his agenda. If freed from such talks, he can now push his proposals for overhauling immigration laws and combating gun violence. “Going regular order slows things down and takes the president out of a central role but it’s still an influential one if he wants it,” said Patrick Griffin, White House legislative director under President Bill Clinton. “The more it looks like he’s winning, the better the next battle goes for him.” What’s more, White House officials say, Obama’s negotiating stance is now well known after he made a public offer to Boehner in December that Boehner turned down. That offer, White House officials say, still stands: Lower cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security recipients and other beneficiaries of government programs, $400 billion in reduced spending in Medicare and other health care programs over 10 years, and $600-$700 billion in tax revenue from closing loopholes and deductions by rewriting the tax code. In a memorandum to her colleagues, the new Senate Budget Committee chair, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., emphasized that “we could raise hundreds of billions of dollars by making sure the rich no longer benefit disproportionately from deductions and other tax preferences.” The letter did not specify an amount of revenue. Republicans say any new tax revenue is out of the question. In 2014, there are 35 Senate seats up for election, 21 held by Democrats. Republicans see that as an opportunity to pick up some seats and they see a clash over taxes as a winning proposition, especially in states Obama lost. Moreover, a Democratic budget will test whether Democrats will embrace the Medicare cuts and Social Security changes that Obama proposed privately in previous unsuccessful talks with Republicans. “The president hasn’t offered any of those kinds of plans in public,” Ryan said Sunday on Meet the Press. “They try to do back room deals, but those always seem to fall apart. We want to have a debate in public so we can contrast these visions.” Associated Press White House Correspondent Julie Pace contributed to this article. Ohio business leaders urge education reform CINCINNATI (AP) — A group of major Ohio business leaders is urging Gov. John Kasich to push hard on educational changes, saying there are good jobs they can’t fill for lack of qualified workers. The Ohio Business Roundtable wrote to Kasich as he prepares in the next few days to unveil plans for revising the state’s school funding formula and his blueprint for a new two-year Ohio budget. The group includes executives of about 80 companies, such as the Procter & Gamble Co., J.M. Smucker Co. and Bob Evans Farms, and other large employers such as Ohio State University, hospitals, law firms and foundations. “Our companies today have tens of thousands of challenging and rewarding jobs that are going unfilled because young people seeking them lack the basic educational qualifications to hold them,” the letter stated. The group says Ohio is making progress, praising recent initiatives such as a third-grade reading guarantee and toughened ratings for school districts that will use A-F grades. “Please keep your foot on the gas pedal,” stated the letter provided to The Associated Press. The letter also asked Ohio parents to insist on immediate educational improvements. Signed by 17 chief executives, including those of Cincinnati Bell and Western & Southern Financial Group, the letter pledged the Business Roundtable’s commitment to work with Kasich “to meet this important challenge.” “It’s encouraging that Ohio job creators recognize that we can no longer be afraid to fix problems in the state, just because it’s difficult,” Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols said, adding that the governor wants to help the children who need it most. Kasich has said he wants businesses to be integrated with the education system, including allowing students to earn credit for activities related to their future careers and for teachers to incorporate more real-world experiences into classrooms. He also wants schools to pay bonuses to teachers based on student performance. Educators are anxiously awaiting Kasich’s plans, especially on funding. Many schools have had budget struggles in recent years, as tax bases have declined, state dollars cut, and recession-hit voters have been reluctant to approve school levies. Ohio’s school funding formula has been called inequitable and too reliant on property taxes. Ohio’s overall jobs picture has been on the rebound, dropping from double-digit unemployment in 2009 to 6.7 percent for December. Ohio governor sets online ‘town hall’ on education COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor is planning an online “town hall” session Thursday evening on education. Gov. John Kasich says in social media messages that the 6 p.m. session will discuss shaping learning for opportunity and success. He says education leaders will be on the panel, and he encourages the public to submit questions on his Facebook page or via Twitter. The Republican governor is expected this week to lay out his proposals for Ohio’s school funding and other education changes. He also will soon detail his two-year state budget plan. His office didn’t respond immediately Monday to a request for more details on the town hall. Columbus newspaper switches to smaller format Trial begins in COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Dispatch is introducing a smaller-sized newspaper. The Dispatch touts the redesigned product — cut down to 11-by-14 3/4 inches — as better organized, easier to navigate and easier for readers to handle. The Dispatch said the new format Ohio case over body in septic tank will allow for more photographs and fewer “jumps,” or stories that have to be continued on other pages. Pages are narrower and about one-third shorter than the broadsheet product, and it’s delivered to readers folded in half to roughly the size of a magazine. The Dispatch’s circulation is about 142,000 daily and 265,000 on Sunday. The Cincinnati Enquirer plans a similar format change this year and has reached an agreement with the Dispatch to print the newspaper. CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) — A trial has begun for The Enquirer will close its Cincinan Ohio man charged with aggravated murder and othnati printing plant. er crimes in the slaying of his daughter-in-law, who was strangled with a zip tie and dumped in a septic tank. The prosecutor told jurors Monday in Chillicothe it’s reasonable to infer 48-year-old William Inman murdered his 25-year-old daughter-in-law, Summer. The prosecutor says Inman ruled the family and wanted to help his son, responsible for overseeing change and proceed with a who was in a child custody dispute with the woman. Inman’s attorney says it was his son, William Inman II, it? federal-state partnership. A: Ohio won’t set up The administration has who killed her. The defense says the elder Inman and his its own health insurance yet to receive conditional wife helped kidnap their daughter-in-law in Logan to talk exchange but is instead approval from federal of- about concerns about the grandchildren and then tried to cover up their son’s crime. opting for a so-called ficials on its plan, as state Inman’s son and wife were convicted in the slaying. partnership with the fed- officials expect to submit eral government to run additional details for the the new insurance mar- proposal by mid-February. ket. Under the proposal, Q: How much money the Ohio Department of has the state received so Insurance would continue far from the federal govto regulate health plans ernment to do the initial on or off the exchange and work in setting up an exthe state would make decisions around Medicaid change? A: Ohio received a $1 eligibility. But the federal million federal exchange government would operate the exchange and be planning grant in 2010, responsible for oversee- under the previous Democratic administration. The Over $10,000 in credit card bills? ing it. Q: How far along is the state has neither applied Can’t make the minimum payments? for nor received additionexchange in Ohio? A: Kasich has notified al funding since Kasich federal officials of Ohio’s took office at the begin� WE CAN GET YOU OUT OF DEBT QUICKLY plan not to run its own ex- ning of 2011. Q&A: Impact of the health care overhaul in Ohio COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State officials have noted their continued misgivings about President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, while taking steps to tailor the law for Ohioans. New insurance markets called exchanges will open this fall in each state. Ohio has opted for a so-called partnership with the federal government to run the exchange. Republican Gov. John Kasich has yet to decide on another key part of the law — whether to expand the Medicaid coverage to more low-income people. He’s expected to make his plans known on the expansion when he unveils the state budget next month. Some questions and answers on where the health care law stands in Ohio: ——— Q: How many people are uninsured in Ohio, and how many of those are projected to get insurance under the exchange? A: More than 1.5 million Ohio residents are uninsured, or about 14 percent. A report prepared for the Ohio Department of Insurance by consulting firm Milliman Inc. estimated that 524,000 Ohioans would be enrolled in the exchange designed for individuals by 2017. Q: How many people in Ohio does Medicaid currently serve, and how many more would be served if Ohio opts to expand Medicaid? A: Medicaid currently covers roughly 2.3 million low-income and disabled people in Ohio. And about 456,000 uninsured Ohioans would gain health care coverage by 2022 under the expansion, according to a study from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio, a nonpartisan policy organization. Q: How many small businesses are likely to take advantage of the health insurance offered on the exchange? A: The Milliman report offered two ranges of estimates for people that could be covered through small group enrollment: a low enrollment range of 30,000 to 70,000 people; and a higher enrollment scenario of 100,000 to 170,000 Ohioans by 2017. Q: How is the exchange going to be set up in Ohio and which agency will be BURIED in CREDIT CARDDEBT? � WE CAN SAVE YOU THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS NOTICE Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program CLOSED WAITING LIST Effective February 1, 2013, the Meigs Housing Authority will close the waiting list for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. Meigs Housing Authority will no longer give out applications for rental assistance until further notice. 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But despite these rescue attempts, smokers tend to die 10 years earlier on average, and the obese die five to 12 years prematurely, according to various researchers’ estimates. And attempts to curb smoking and unhealthy eating frequently lead to backlash: Witness the current legal tussle over New York City’s first-of-its-kind limits on the size of sugary beverages and the vicious fight last year in California over a ballot proposal to add a $1-per-pack cigarette tax, which was ultimately defeated. “This is my life. I should be able to do what I want,” said Sebastian Lopez, a college student from Queens, speaking last September when the New York City Board of Health approved the soda size rules. Critics also contend that tobacco- and caloriecontrol measures place a disproportionately heavy burden on poor people. That’s because they: —Smoke more than the rich, and have higher obesity rates. —Have less money so sales taxes hit them harder. One study last year found poor, nicotine-dependent smokers in New York — a state with very high cigarette taxes — spent as much as a quarter of their entire income on smokes. —Are less likely to have a car to shop elsewhere if the corner bodega or convenience store stops stocking their vices. Critics call these approaches unfair, and believe they have only a marginal effect. “Ultimately these things are weak tea,” said Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a physician and fellow at the right-of-center think tank, the American Enterprise Institute. Gottlieb’s view is debatable. There are plenty of public health researchers that can show smoking control measures have brought down smoking rates and who will argue that smoking taxes are not regressive so long as money is earmarked for programs that help poor people quit smoking. And debate they will. There always seems to be a fight whenever this kind of public health legislation comes up. And it’s a fight that can go in all sorts of directions. For example, some studies even suggest that because smokers and obese people die sooner, they may actually cost society less than healthy people who live much longer and develop chronic conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. So let’s return to the original question: Why provoke a backlash? If 1 in 5 U.S. adults smoke, and 1 in 3 are obese, why not just get off their backs and let them go on with their (probably shortened) lives? Because it’s not just about them, say some health economists, bioethicists and public health researchers. “Your freedom is likely to be someone else’s harm,” said Daniel Callahan, senior research scholar at a bioethics think-tank, the Hastings Center. Smoking has the most obvious impact. Studies have increasingly shown harm to nonsmokers who are unlucky enough to work or live The Daily Sentinel Reader Services Correction Policy Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a story, call the newsroom at (740) 992-2156. 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Jay Olshansky, a professor at the University of IllinoisChicago’s School of Public Health. It can be harder to make the same argument about soda-size restrictions or other legislative attempts to discourage excessive calorie consumption, Olshansky added. “When you eat yourself to death, you’re pretty much just harming yourself,” he said. But that viewpoint doesn’t factor in the burden to everyone else of paying for the diabetes care, heart surgeries and other medical expenses incurred by obese people, noted John Cawley, a health economist at Cornell University. “If I’m obese, the health care costs are not totally borne by me. They’re borne by other people in my health insurance plan and — when I’m older — by Medicare,” Cawley said. From an economist’s perspective, there would be less reason to grouse about unhealthy behaviors by smokers, obese people, motorcycle riders who eschew helmets and other health sinners if they agreed to pay the financial price for their choices. That’s the rationale for a provision in the Affordable Care Act — “Obamacare” to its detractors — that starting next year allows health insurers to charge smokers buying individual policies up to 50 percent higher premiums. A 60-year-old could wind up paying nearly $5,100 on top of premiums. The new law doesn’t allow insurers to charge more for people who are overweight, however. Kevin Begos The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Private landowners are reaping billions of dollars in royalties each year from the boom in natural gas drilling, transforming lives and livelihoods even as the windfall provides only a modest boost to the broader economy. In Pennsylvania alone, royalty payments could top $1.2 billion for 2012, according to an Associated Press analysis that looked at state tax information, production records and estimates from the National Association of Royalty Owners. For some landowners, the unexpected royalties have made a big difference. “We used to have to put stuff on credit cards. It was basically living from paycheck to paycheck,” said Shawn Georgetti, who runs a family dairy farm in Avella, about 30 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. Natural gas production has boomed in many states over the past few years as advances in drilling opened up vast reserves buried in deep shale rock, such as the Marcellus formation in Pennsylvania and the Barnett in Texas. Nationwide, the royalty owners association estimates, natural gas royalties totaled $21 billion in 2010, the most recent year for which it has done a full analysis. Texas paid out the most in gas royalties that year, about $6.7 billion, followed by Wyoming at $2 billion and Alaska at $1.9 billion. Exact estimates of natural gas royalty payments aren’t possible because contracts and wholesale prices of gas vary, and specific tax information is private. But some states release estimates of the total revenue collected for all royalties, and feedback on thousands of contracts has led the royalty owners association to conclude that the average royalty is 18.75 percent of gas production. “Our fastest-growing state chapter is our Pennsylvania chapter, and we just formed a North Dakota chapter. We’ve seen a lot of new people, and new questions,” said Jerry Simmons, the director of the association, which was founded in 1980 and is based in Oklahoma. Simmons said he hasn’t heard of anyone getting less than 12.5 percent, and that’s also the minimum rate set by law in Pennsylvania. Simmons knows of one contract in another state where the owner received 25 percent of production, but that’s unusual. By comparison, a 10 to 25 percent range is similar to what a top recording artist might get in royalties from CD sales, while a novelist normally gets a 12.5 percent to 15 percent royalty on hardcover book sales. Simmons added that for oil and gas “there is no industry standard,” since the royalty is often adjusted based on 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. the per-acre signing bonus a landowner receives. While many people are lured by higher upfront bonuses, a higher royalty rate can generate more total income over the life of a well, which can stretch for 25 years. Before Range Resources drilled a well on the family property in 2012, Georgetti said, he was stuck using 30-year-old equipment, with no way to upgrade without going seriously into debt. “You don’t have that problem anymore. It’s a lot more fun to farm,” Georgetti said, since he has been able to buy newer equipment that’s bigger, faster and more fuel-efficient. The drilling hasn’t caused any problems for the farm, he said. Range spokesman Matt Pitzarella said the Fort Worth, Texas-based company has paid “well over” $1 billion to Pennsylvania landowners, with most of that coming since 2008. One economist noted that the windfall payments from the natural gas boom are wonderful for individuals, but that they represent just a tiny portion of total economic activity. For example, the $1 billion for Pennsylvania landowners sounds like a lot, but “it’s just not going to have a big impact on the overall vitality of the overall economy,” said Robert Inman, a professor of economics and public policy at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton business school. “I think the issue is, what difference does it make for the individual families?” Pennsylvania’s total gross domestic product in 2011 was about $500 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Inman noted that total gas industry hiring and investment can have a far bigger effect on a state or region, and companies have invested tens of billions of dollars just in Pennsylvania on pipelines, infrastructure, and drilling in recent years. For example, in North Dakota the shale oil and minerals boom contributed 2.8 percent of GDP growth to the entire state economy in 2011, according to Commerce Department data. Another variable in how much royalty owners actually receive is the wholesale price of gas. That has dropped significantly over the past two years even as production has boomed in Pennsylvania and many other states. Average wholesale prices went from about $4.50 per unit of gas in 2010 to about $3 in 2012. For many leaseholders, that meant a decline in royalties. The boom in natural gas royalties has even led to niche spinoff companies that look for lease heirs who don’t even know they’re owed money. Michael Zwick is president of Assets International, a Michigan company that searches for missing heirs. The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Newspapers 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher 740-446-3242, ext. 15 slopez@civitasmedia.com Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Tuesday, January 29, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com Obituaries William Howard McCool William Howard McCool, was born December 10, 1941, in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Roy and Syvilla McCool, and was raised in Middleport, Ohio with his two brothers and sister. After graduating from Middleport High School in 1961, he married Joyce Marie Swartz and joined the United States Air Force. After traveling to Tripoli, Libya, they moved to Moses Lake, Washington to continue his Air Force career and start a family. After making several stops along his military path, he settled in Dayton, Ohio, to raise his family. He is survived by his three children, sons, Kelly Edwin McCool, Kent Eisle McCool and daughter, Karrie Amber McCool; four grandchildren, Ellen (Ella), Lexie, Caleb, and Jacob (Jake); his wife, Rody Woischke McCool; brother, Keith; and sister, Donna. He is preceded in death by his brother, Gene. His zest for life was contagious, known to most as “Bill”, he had a successful career in sales consulting in the automotive and insurance industries. Bill was active in his kids school and extra curricular activities, was a member of Far Hills Baptist Church where he enjoyed singing in the choir and volunteering for various roles including prison ministry. His passions were lived out in his communities as a member of the chamber of commerce and toast masters. Bill loved dancing, cooking and exercise, running his first marathon at the age of 51. In 2002, Bill relocated to Columbus Ohio, marrying Rody Woischke. He continued his career as a long term care insurance consultant and connected to the Columbus community as a volunteer for Alzheimer’s Association and as an ombudsman at Arlington Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where he spent his final days and began his journey to heaven. Arrangements will be held Thursday January 31, 2013, at Anderson Funeral Home 1357 E. Second Street, Franklin, Ohio, with Rev. Darrel Gabbard officiating at 1 p.m. with a visitation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The family will receive friends with a reception following the graveside services at the Anderson Life Celebration Center directly behind the funeral home. Donations can be made to the National Stroke Association or Alzheimer’s Association. Please visit www.anderson-fh.com to send an on line condolence. Charles William Craig Charles William Craig, 65, of Racine, passed away January 27, 2013, at Jackson General Hospital. He was born in Buffalo, West Virginia, on August 3, 1947. He was employed by JayMar in Cheshire, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his sister, Anna Dailey; and his nephew, Johnathan Dailey. He is survived by his children, Crystal Orzo, Stacy Meredith, Marcy Craig, Charles Craig, Jr., Mike (Tabitha) Craig, Janet (Ryan) Clonch, Alex Craig, Andrew Craig, and Carmen Craig; 20 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Rose (Al) Harris, and Janet (Pete) Jeffers; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 1, 2013, at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Racine. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, January 31, at the funeral home. An online registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. Rocky Lee Freeman Rocky Lee Freeman, 55, of Beaver, Ohio, passed away January 24, 2013, at the Piketon Nursing Center. He was born on December 18, 1957, in Columbus, Ohio, son of Gerald and Freda Freeman. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. He is survived by his daughter, Candy Freeman; grandson, Little Charlie; brother, Gerald Freeman, Jr.; sisters, Almena (Tim) Osbourne and Tina (Mike) Snedger; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. Death Notices Burke Frankie L. Burke, 89, of Gallipolis, died Saturday, January 26, 2013, at the Arbors at Gallipolis. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at the Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Alvis Pollard officiating. Burial will follow in Centenary Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Pallbearers will be Jeffrey Golden, Jared Golden, Gavin Logsdon, John Burke, Greg Ervin, Bill Pegg and Bob Pegg. Hon- orary pallbearers will be Cliff Wilson, Stan Evans, Jerry Evans, Bill Pegg, Lawrence Tawney and Bill Tawney. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the John Stam Sunday School in c/o First Baptist Church, 1100 Fourth Avenue, Gallipolis, OH, the Arbors Activity Fund c/o Mary Stutler, 170 Pinecrest Drive, Gallipolis, OH or the Gallia County Senior Citizens, 167 State Rt. 160, Gallipolis, OH. Stewart Margaret L. Stewart, 77, formerly of Letart, W.Va., died Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 9, 2013, at Fairview Bible Church, 4261 Fliding Hill Creek Road, Letart, West Virginia, 25253. Family and friends may visit from noon until the time of service. Carpenter Arnolda Smith Carpenter, 85, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at her home with her family at her side. At her request there was no public visitation. A private graveside service was held on Saturday, January 26, 2013, at the Suncrest Cemetery in Point Pleasant, W.Va., with Pastor Charles Stansberry officiating. Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va., is serving the family. A public memorial service will be held at a later date in the spring. Davis John W. Davis, Sr. died Monday, January 28, 2013, at the Rocksprings Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Pomeroy. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home. Viers Michael Edward Viers, 60, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died January 25, 2013, at his home. There will be no funeral services or visitation. Burial will be held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Jones Richard Jones, 64, died Saturday, January 26, 2013, at the Rocksprings Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Racine. Hannum William M. Hannum, 90, of Long Bottom, Ohio, died January 27, 2013, at the O’Bleness Hospital in Athens, Ohio. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Neglect, errors to blame in Brazil nightclub fire Senate nears vote SANTA MARIA, Brazil (AP) — There was no fire alarm. There were no sprinklers or fire escapes. And when a band member tried to put out a fire that had been started by pyrotechnics, the extinguisher didn’t work. All the elements were in place for the tragedy at the Kiss nightclub early Sunday. The result was the world’s worst fire of its kind in more than a decade, with 231 people dead and this southern Brazilian college town in shock and mourning. Funerals began on Monday, as reports continued to emerge about the accumulation of neglect and errors at the packed night spot. According to state safety codes here, clubs should have one fire extinguisher every 1,500 square feet as well as multiple emergency exits. Limits on the number of people admitted are to be strictly respected. None of that appears to have happened at the Santa Maria nightclub. As the country continued Monday to digest the scale of the tragedy, some critics have said conditions in many bars and clubs here are ripe for another deadly blaze. In addition to modernizing sometimes outdated safety codes and ensuring sufficient inspectors, people also have to change their way of thinking and respect safety regulations, they said. “A problem in Brazil is that there is no control of how many people are admitted in a building,” said Joao Daniel Nunes, a civil engineer in nearby Porto Alegre. “They never are clearly stated, and nobody controls how many people enter these night clubs.” Brazilian police said they detained three people in connection with the blaze, while the newspaper O Globo said on its website that a fourth person had surrendered to police. Police Inspector Ranolfo Vieira Junior said the detentions were part of the ongoing police probe and those detained can be held for up to five days. Vieira declined to identify those detained, but the Brazilian newspaper Zero Hora quotes lawyer Jader Marques saying his client Elissandro Spohr, a co-owner of the club, had been held. Globo reported that the fourth person detained was a club co-owner. G1, Globo Television’s internet portal, reported that Spohr acknowledged the club’s operating license was not up to date but said the pyrotechnics show started the blaze. Zero Hora said police also detained two members of the band. The band’s guitarist told Brazilian media he saw flames lick the ceiling after the group’s spark machine was deployed. More than 100 people remained hospitalized for smoke, local officials said. Paulo Afonso Beltrame, a doctor helping coordinate the emergency response, said he was optimistic that those injured would pull through. “It’s impossible to predict what will happen, because they are all in a very delicate state, but there’s hope for all of them,” said Beltrame, adding that more than 40 survivors had been sent to neighboring cities for treatment of burns and smoke inhalation. “One of the problems we’re having here is that all these people need to be on respirators and we don’t have enough respirators in the city.” Funeral services were held for several of the 231 victims, most of them college students 18 to 21 years old. Some of the victims were minors. Most died from smoke inhalation rather than burns. Initial reports suggested the tragedy was the result of a series of failures. Police have said they think the pyrotechnics ignited flammable sound insulation on the ceiling. Other witnesses said security guards who didn’t know about the blaze initially blocked people from leaving without paying their bills. Brazilian bars routinely make patrons pay their entire tab at the end of the night before they’re allowed to leave. Many of the dead were found in the club’s two bathrooms, where the blinding smoke caused them to believe the doors were exits. Rodrigo Martins, a guitarist for the group Gurizada Fandangueira, told Globo TV network in an interview Monday that the flames broke out minutes after the deployment of a pyrotechnic machine that fans out colored sparks, at around 2:30 a.m. local time. “I felt that something was falling from the roof and I looked up and I saw the fire was spreading, and I shouted ‘Look, it’s catching on fire, man, it’s catching fire,’” Martins said. “Then the drummer tried to throw water on it, and it looked like the fire spread more then. Then the security guards came with an extinguisher, tried to use it, but it didn’t work.” He added that the club was packed and estimated the crowd at about 1,200-1,300 people. “I thought I was going to die there. There was nothing I could do, with the fire spreading and people screaming in front.” Martins confirmed that the group’s accordion player Danilo Jacques, 28, died, while the five other band members made it out safely. Martins said he thought Jacques made it out of the building and later returned to save his accordion. Martins said the group nearly always used the so-called Sputnik pyrotechnics machine and that it had never before caused any problem, even in smaller venues. An electrical short circuit could also possibly have been to blame for the fire, he suggested. Still, police were leaning toward the pyrotechnics as the likely cause of the tragedy. Police inspector Antonio Firmino, who’s part of the team investigating Sunday’s blaze, said it appeared the club’s ceiling was covered with an insulating foam made from a combustible material that ignited with the pyrotechnics. He said the number and state of the exits is under investigation but that it appeared that a second door was “inadequate,” as it was small and protected by bars that wouldn’t open. Television images from Santa Maria showed black smoke billowing out of the Kiss nightclub as shirtless young men who attended the university party joined firefighters using axes and sledgehammers to pound at the hot-pink exterior walls, trying to reach those trapped inside. Teenagers sprinted from the scene after the fire began, desperately seeking help. Others carried injured and burned friends away in their arms. About half of those killed were men, and another half women. The party was organized by students from several academic departments at the Federal University of Santa Maria. Such organized university parties are common throughout Brazil. Beltrame said he was told the club had been filled far beyond its capacity, and the crowds and thickness of the smoke made it hard for people to find their way out. “Large amounts of toxic smoke quickly filled the room, and I would say that at least 90 percent of the victims died of asphyxiation,” Beltrame said. “The toxic smoke made people lose their sense of direction so they were unable to find their way to the exit. At least 50 bodies were found inside a bathroom.” Beltrame said people who were inside the club and thought they made it out safely have started to turn up at area hospitals with symptoms of smoke inhalation, which he said can take hours or even days to appear. He estimated that around 15 people have sought out help in the past few hours and said some have had to be intubated. Santa Maria Mayor Cezar Schirmer declared a 30-day mourning period, and Tarso Genro, the governor of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, said officials were investigating the cause of the disaster. The blaze was the deadliest in Brazil since at least 1961, when a fire that swept through a circus killed 503 people in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro. Sunday’s fire also appeared to be the worst at a nightclub since December 2000, when a welding accident reportedly set off a fire at a club in Luoyang, China, killing 309 people. on $50.5B bill for Sandy victims WASHINGTON (AP) — Three months after Superstorm Sandy devastated coastal areas in much of the Northeast, the Senate moved Monday toward passing a $50.5 billion emergency package of relief and recovery aid after House Republicans stripped it of spending unrelated to disasters. Despite opposition from conservatives concerned about adding billions of dollars more to the nation’s debt, Northeast lawmakers were optimistic about having the 60 votes needed to win Senate approval and send the long-delayed package to President Barack Obama, who has said he would sign it. The House passed the bill two weeks ago. Lawmakers say the money is urgently needed to start rebuilding homes, businesses, public transportation facilities and other infrastructure damaged by the Oct. 29 storm, one of the worst ever to strike the Northeast. Sandy is blamed for more than 130 deaths in the U.S. and tens of billions of dollars in property damages, particularly in New York and New Jersey. “There’s no excuse for delay,” said Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J. “We need to get assistance to victims of Sandy as soon as possible.” The biggest chunk of money is $16 billion for Housing and Urban Development Department community development block grants. Of that, about $12 billion will be shared among Sandy victims as well as those from other federally declared disasters in 2011-2013. The remaining $3.9 billion is solely for Sandy-related projects. More than $11 billion will go to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief aid fund for shelter, restoring power and other storm-interrupted utility services and meeting other immediate needs arising from Sandy and other disasters. Another $10 billion is devoted to repairing New York and New Jersey transit systems and making them more resistant to future storms. Earlier in January, Congress approved and Obama signed a $9.7 billion bill to replenish the National Flood Insurance Program, which has received well more than 100,000 flood insurance claims from businesses, homeowners and businesses related to Sandy. Added to the new, $50.5 billion package, the total is is roughly in line with the $60.4 billion that Obama requested in December. Sandy damaged or destroyed 305,000 housing units in New York and more than 265,000 businesses were disrupted there, according to officials. In New Jersey, more than 346,000 households were destroyed or damaged. The aid package was greased for passage before the last Congress adjourned and the new one came in on Jan. 3. But Speaker John Boehner refused to bring it to the floor after two-thirds of House Republicans voted against a “fiscal cliff” deficit reduction deal raising taxes on couples making more than $450,000 a year while deferring some $24 billion in spending cuts to have been shared between defense and domestic programs. The ruckus after the Senate had passed an earlier $60.4 billion Sandy relief package by a nearly 2-to-1 margin on Dec. 28 exposed deep political divisions within Republican ranks. “There’s only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims, the House majority and their speaker, John Boehner,” Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie fumed at the time. �The Daily Sentinel Sports TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2013 mdssports@civitasmedia.com White Falcons rally past Fed Hock, 62-59 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com MASON, W.Va. — All’s well that end’s well, and this ending went pretty well. The Wahama boys basketball team overcame a 10-point halftime deficit with a 37-24 second half surge Saturday night en route to a come-from-behind 62-59 victory over visiting Federal Hocking in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup in Mason County. The host White Falcons (68, 5-6) trailed 14-10 after eight minutes of play, then the leagueleading Lancers (12-4, 10-2) made their biggest charge of the night with a 21-15 second quarter run to secure a double-digit 35-25 advantage at the intermission. Wahama started its big comeback effort in the third period, using a 17-10 surge to pull within a possession at 45-42 headed into the finale. WHS completed its rally bid with a little over two minutes left in the game after taking a permanent lead at 5654, then used a small 6-5 spurt the rest of the way to wrap up the one-possession triumph. The White Falcons — winners of four straight decisions — salvaged a season split with the Lancers after dropping a 6962 decision at FHHS back on December 21. Federal Hocking — which still leads Belpre by a game-and-a-half in the TVC Hocking standings — also had its sixgame winning streak snapped. Trenton Gibbs led Wahama with a game-high 26 points, followed by Austin Jordan with 14 points and Hunter Bradley with nine markers. Hunter Rose added eight points to the winning cause, while Dakota Sisk and Wyatt Zuspan rounded out the scoring with four points and one point. WHS was 6-of-11 at the free throw line for 54 percent and also hit six trifectas in the contest, including four from Austin Jordan. Hunter Rose also nailed a pair of three-pointers in the decision. Shawn Parsons paced Fed Hock with 15 points, followed by Terrance Mayle, Cliff Bonner and Max Carney with 10 markers apiece. FHHS was 11-of-18 at the charity stripe for 61 percent. Before the game, Wahama retired the jerseys of former standouts Ralph Sayre, Charles Yonker, Gary Clark, Roger Dingey, John Barnitz and Isaac Lee — all 1,000-point career scorers for the White Falcons. Submitted photo Rio Grande’s Tinesha Taylor puts up a shot during the first half of Saturday’s game against Georgetown College at the Newt Oliver Arena. Taylor had 11 points and seven rebounds in the RedStorm’s 94-68 loss. Georgetown rolls past URG women, 94-68 Randy Payton Special to OVP RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Kourtney Tyra had a game-high 19 points and seven assists to pace five players in double figures for 13th-ranked Georgetown College, as the Tigers rolled to a 94-68 win over the University of Rio Grande, Saturday afternoon, in Mid-South Conference women’s basketball action. Georgetown, which is coached by former Rio Grande player and assistant coach Andrea (Jones) McCloskey, improved to 15-6 overall and 9-3 in the MSC. The RedStorm slipped to 6-15 overall and 0-12 in league play. The Tigers, ranked No. 13 in the most recent NAIA Division I coaches poll, never trailed and twice led by as many as 11 points in the first half before Rio Grande drew to within 32-30 after the second of back-to-back baskets by sophomore forward Tinesha Taylor with 3:30 left before the intermission. Georgetown proceeded to reel off seven straight points, though, to push its lead back to nine and eventually settled for a seven-point edge, 43-36, at the halftime break. Rio Grande got no closer the rest of the afternoon. The RedStorm were still within striking distance, trailing 48-40, after junior guard Kate Hammond hit two of three free throws with 17:24 remaining, but the Tigers turned the game into a blowout with a subsequent 26-8 run over the next 10 minutes. Georgetown’s biggest lead of the day was 32 points, which came twice in the game’s final 3:30minutes. Lizza Jonas added 17 points and a game-high five steals in the winning effort for the Tigers, while Devanny King also netted 17 points and Devon Golden finished with 12 points and a game-high 16 rebounds. Jessica Foster completed GC’s double-digit quintet with 10 points off the bench. The Tigers shot 51.8 percent from the field for the game (29-for-56), including 55.2 percent in the second half (16for-29), and outscored Rio 29-10 at the free throw line. Hammond led the RedStorm in scoring with 17 points, while Taylor had 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds. Freshman forward Sarah Bonar also had 11 points and shared team honors with senior guard Shardai Morrison-Fountain with four steals. Rio Grande opens a nearly month-long, six-game road swing on Thursday night at Lindsey Wilson College. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. EST. OVP Sports Schedule Tuesday, Jan. 29 Boys Basketball Wahama at Eastern, 6 p.m. Vinton County at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Jackson at River Valley, 6 p.m. South Gallia at Trimble, 6 p.m. Southern at Federal Hocking, 6 p.m. Meigs at Alexander, 6 p.m. Girls Basketball OVCS at Elk Valley, 7:30 Wednesday, Jan. 30 Girls Basketball Wahama at Meigs, 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31 Boys Basketball Pike County at OVCS, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball South Point at River Valley, 6 p.m. Southern at South Gallia, 6 p.m. Wahama at Eastern, 6 p.m. Nels-York at Meigs, 6 p.m. Pike County at OVCS, 6 p.m. Point Pleasant at Riverside, 6 p.m. URG Sports Women’s Basketball at Lindsey Wilson, 7 p.m. Men’s Basketball at Lindsey Wilson, 9 p.m. Photos by Bryan Walters | Daily Sentinel Point Pleasant senior Andrea Porter, right, dribbles past teammate Katie Bruner (13) and Meigs defender Delilah Fish, left, during Saturday’s girls basketball contest in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Meigs spoils party for Porter, Lady Knights Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Party poopers. Senior Andrea Porter became the eighth female in Point Pleasant prep history to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau for her career, but visiting Meigs spoiled the festivities Saturday afternoon with a 4539 victory in a non-conference girls basketball matchup in Mason County. Porter — a four-year starter — became the first Lady Knight to reach quadruple digits since Anna Sommer accomplished the feat during the 2008-09 campaign. Porter sank the first of two free throw attempts with 29 seconds left in the first half, giving her 12 points on the day — exactly what she needed at the beginning of the contest to reach 1,000 points for her career. Porter’s historic charity toss pulled the hosts to within 1814, then Sarah Hussell drilled a trifecta after an offensive rebound on Porter’s second attempt — allowing PPHS (511) to close to within a point with 26 seconds remaining in the second canto. The Lady Marauders (414), however, countered with a three-pointer from Brittany Krautter at the buzzer to reclaim a two-possession lead of Meigs junior Brittany Krautter (14) releases a shot attempt over Point Pleasant 21-17 headed into the break. defenders Katie Bruner (13) and Cassie Nibert, right, during Saturday’s girls basSee MEIGS ‌| 8 ketball contest in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Lady Rebels hold off Symmes Valley, 57-48 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com WILLOW WOOD, Ohio — A fast start led to the Lady Rebels third consecutive victory. The South Gallia girls basketball team scored 37 first half points en route to a 57-48 non-conference victory over Symmes Valley Saturday in Lawrence County. The Lady Rebels (15-4) out scored SVHS (7-11) by four points in the opening period to grab the early momentum. SGHS expanded its lead to double-digits with a 20-to-9 run in the second quarter. South Gallia led 37-22 at the midway point. The Lady Vikings were held to just six points in the third period, while SGHS scored 12 and led by 21 with eight minutes remaining. SVHS scored 20 points in the fourth period but South Gallia scored eight to seal off the 57-48 triumph. Junior Rachel Johnson led the victors with 17 points, followed by senior Meghan Caldwell with 14. Mikayla Poling chipped in with nine points, while Ellie Bostic added eight. Lesley Small made the game’s lone three-pointer while scoring five points, and Jasmyne Johnson rounded out the SGHS scoring with four points. The Lady Rebels shot 12-of- 21 from the free throw line for 57.1 percent. Taylor Michael led Symmes Valley with 15 points, followed by Kalli Hurt with 13 and Gracie Waddell with six. Kayla Hayes and Megan Johnson each notched four points, while Malenna Davis, Merranda Hayes and Sarah Crabtree each finished with two points. The Lady Vikings shot 8-of-17 from the line, equaling 47.1 percent. The Lady Rebels also defeated Symmes Valley on December 22nd in Mercerville by a count of 51-36. South Gallia has now won three consecutive games, while improving to 5-1 in non-league games. �Tuesday, January 29, 2013 ANNOUNCEMENTS SERVICES Other Services Professional Services SEPTIC PUMPING Gallia Co. OH and Mason Co. WV. Ron Evans Jackson, OH 800-537-9528 J & C TREE SERVICE 30 yrs experience, insured No job too big or small. 304-675-2213 304-377-8547 Repairs Joe's TV Repair on most makes & Models. 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From the outside, the new GAHS facility, located a few miles outside of Gallipolis, is one of the most attractive schools you’ll ever see; indoors, however, it’s been a basketball house of horrors for the Purple & White. Although Logan won the first SEOAL boys basketball game played in the new GAHS gym on Dec. 22, 2009, it’s been a nightmare for the Purple & White ever since… and not even a change-of-pace afternoon makeup game could keep the Chiefs away from the dark side of another loss in Gallia County. As Logan missed no less than six layups in the opening quarter, the Blue Devils outscored the Chieftains 15-4 in the game’s first four-plus minutes and held off several Logan rallies to hand Logan a 56-46 setback. Gallipolis (6-10, 2-5 SEOAL), which never trailed, avenged a 52-46 setback at the hands of the Purple & White (4-9, 4-3) back in December and all but mathematically eliminated the Chiefs from the championship race. Since that 2009 victory, the Chiefs have lost their last three games at Gallipolis by an average of nearly 15 points per game. All three losses have been by double figures. Led by 5-foot-9 senior guard Nick Clagg, who was all over the place, the Blue Devils earned their secondstraight win after breaking a fivegame losing streak last weekend. Clagg scored a game-high 15 points but, more importantly, had five steals and made numerous defensive plays to knock the ball away or disrupt the Logan offense. “We had two really good days of practice at the end of the week and I felt good coming in here today because of that,” revealed Gallipolis coach Tom Moore. “We talk about somebody who is going to pull us, who is going to be our energy guy. It was Cody Call (last) Saturday night The Daily Sentinel • Page 8 www.mydailysentinel.com against River Valley (a 49-37 GAHS victory), and today it was Nick Clagg. “His energy level pulled us through and he did an excellent job, and everybody just follows that,” he continued. “Tuesday night (when the Blue Devils host Vinton County), it might be someone else. For us to be effective, we need that energy guy to go in there and say ‘come on guys, follow me.’ And we had that today.” The Chiefs either didn’t finish on offense or had weak and off-the-mark passes stolen or knocked away by Clagg and other Gallipolis defenders, who did an excellent job overplaying the passing lanes. “We (had) numerous chances to cut it to three or four and just couldn’t execute on offense,” said a frustrated Logan coach John Helber. “That was one of the big things. No matter how good you are, if you hand the ball to them, they’re going to beat you. That’s what we did in the first half.” Logan committed 20 turnovers, including seven in the first period and 11 in the first half. “Our offense is designed to go back-door and we weren’t doing that,” Helber added. “Are we the best team around? No, we’re not. Do we have the best athletic ability? We have to rely on the intelligence of this basketball team. I thought they would (run the offense) and go backdoor and do things like that. Right now we’re not doing that.” The Chiefs weren’t helped by losing their leading scorer, senior Tristan Myers, who picked up two quick fouls and had to ride the bench almost the entire first half. He scored a team-high 14 points, with 10 of them coming in the third period. In addition, senior guard Gaven Jourdan, the team’s second-leading scorer, quit the team on Friday, which left the Chiefs short-handed on short notice. “When you have a kid who runs the 3-spot (on offense) for you, and you have to throw someone else in there full-time who doesn’t run it as much, it didn’t hurt as much him not being here as it hurt the position,” Helber noted. “It messed up our continuity on offense. It’s the position (not the player), and it would be that way no matter who it was.” Clagg set the tone by turning a steal into a layup and three-point play 20 seconds into the game. Reid Eastman and Call (10 points each) both added triples, and Clagg and Call converted steals into layups, as Gallipolis opened its aforementioned 15-4 lead. Trifectas by Anthony McNeal and Joey Cottrill (11 points), the latter a buzzer-beating three from way beyond the top of the key, got Logan within 15-10 at the end of the opening period. The Chiefs used a stretch in which they converted 5-of-6 free throws — with sophomore Chance Cox a perfect 4-of-4 — to close within 26-23 with two minutes left in the opening half. However, a Seth Atkins jumper and two free throws by Justin Bailey (10 points), the latter with 4.3 seconds left, gave the Blue Devils a 3023 halftime cushion. Call capped off a 10-4 run in the third quarter with a couple buckets that gave the Blue Devils their first double-digit advantage (40-29) at the 1:51 mark, but two Myers free throws, a Josh Vermillion bucket and a steal and layup by Myers quickly pulled Logan within five. Things got a little bizarre early in the fourth period. Logan closed within 42-39 after McNeal scored off a Myers feed and Cottrill canned two free throws. Bailey scored from underneath off a Wade Jarrell feed but, shortly afterward, the Blue Devils were called for a foul and the same player was then whistled for a technical foul. The first foul put Logan in the bonus, but the Chiefs missed the front end of the one-and-one and then only converted one of the two technical shots. That got Logan within four (44-40) with 4:26 remaining, but Logan never got any closer. Gallipolis used a late 9-2 run to break the game open, with Eastman hitting a driving jumper off the baseline and Jimmy Clagg scoring down low off an Eastman drive-and-dish to begin the run. Gallipolis netted 5-of-9 free throws in the final 71 seconds to hold off the Chiefs, who missed 11 of their final 13 shots from the floor. Craig Dunn is the sports editor of the Logan Daily News in Logan, Ohio. Point Pleasant outlasts Red Dragons, 55-50 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com SAINT ALBANS, W.Va. — A tale of two teams headed in opposite directions. The Point Pleasant boys basketball team defeated the Red Dragons of St. Albans 55-50 Saturday night in Kanawha County. The Big Blacks have now won three games in a row, while St. Albans has lost six consecutive games. PPHS (4-8) had the long ball working early, hitting four three-pointers in the opening period en route to an 18 point quarter. St. Albans scored 12 points in the first quarter and trailed by six. Point Pleasant knocked home two more triples in the second quarter, sparking a 14-to-8 run before the break. The Big Blacks enjoined a 32-20 advantage at the midway point. The Red Dragons came out of the half seemingly a different team, out scoring Point Pleasant 16-to-9 in the third period to cut the Big Blacks lead to five points. The hosts scored 14 points over the final eight minutes but PPHS matched them with 14 points to seal the 55-50 victory. Wade Martin led Point Pleasant with 17 points on the night, followed by Dillon McCarty with 16 and Alex Somerville with 12. Aden Yates finished with six points, while Adam Slack and Andrew Williamson each added two points, rounding out the Big Blacks scoring output. Somerville connected on four three-pointers in the game, while Martin had three and McCarty had two. Point Pleasant was 12-of-15 (80 percent) from the charity stripe including a perfect 6-for-6 from Martin and a perfect 4-for-4 from McCarty. Nathan McNeil led the Red Dragons with 21 points, followed by Kevic Watkins with 10 and Tanner Aliff with nine. Taylor Clark and Conner Beck each had four points, while freshman Thaddeus Moss marked two.McNeil and Aliff accounted for the pair of SAHS triples. St. Albans was a perfect 8-of-8 from the charity stripe. This is the lone scheduled meeting between St. Albans and the Big Blacks this season. Meigs From Page 6 PPHS managed to pull even at 24-all with 5:16 left in the third canto after Cassie Nibert drained a three-pointer, but Meigs countered with a 10-2 surge over the final 4:41 to secure a 34-26 cushion headed into the finale. The Lady Knights — who outscored the guests 13-11 down the stretch — never came closer than four points the rest of the way, allowing MHS to claim the six-point decision. Porter — who finished the game with a team-high 17 points — kept things in a proper perspective following the loss Saturday. On one hand, it’s an incredible achievement that is somewhat spoiled by the final outcome. Then again, there’s always the next game. “It’s been a long, hard road. I’ve worked really hard to get here and I’ve had a lot help from my coaches and teammates over the years,” Porter said. “I feel blessed to join this sorority and I’m really grateful that it happened at home, in front of my friends and family. It feels fantastic. “It would have been icing on the cake if we would have been able to get the win, but we’ll work harder next week and hopefully come away with a victory or two.” Point Pleasant jumped out to a 4-0 advantage less than two minutes into regulation, but the Lady Marauders retaliated with 15 straight points to claim their biggest lead of the night with 7:17 left in the second stanza. PPHS answered with a 13-3 charge, capped by Hussell’s trifecta, to close to within 18-17. Meigs twice led by 10 points in the fourth quarter, the last of which came at 38-28 with 4:55 left in regulation. The hosts came as close 43-39 with 14 seconds remaining. MHS tacked on a pair of free throws to wrap up the two-possession outcome. The Lady Marauders shot 45 percent from the field and had seven different players reach the scoring column. The guests also went 13-of-18 at the free throw line for 72 percent, including a 4-of-7 effort in the fourth quarter. Afterwards, MHS coach Amber Ridenour noted that it was one of the more complete efforts that her squad has put together this winter. “I feel we learned a lot tonight as far as situations go,” said Ridenour. “We finally put two halves together and everybody did their part in getting this win. Everyone really stepped it up tonight. “It’s a good road win, and now we just need to keep the momentum going.” Meigs — which had 17 turnovers in the triumph — connected on 15-of-33 shot attempts, including a 2-of-4 effort from threepoint territory. Brittany Krautter led the guests with a gamehigh 21 points, followed by Mercadies George with 10 points and Delilah Fish with five markers. Tess Phelps was next with four points, while Kelsey Hudson and Morgan Russell each con- Miscellaneous tributed two markers. Hannah Cremeans rounded out the scoring with one point. Point Pleasant connected on 15-of-51 field goal attempts overall for 29 percent, including a 4-of-19 effort from three-point range for 21 percent. The Lady Knights were also 5-of-13 from the charity stripe for 38 percent. Cassie Nibert followed Porter with eight points, while Katie Bruner and Sarah Hussell each contributed six markers. Allison Smith rounded out the scoring with two points. The hosts committed seven turnovers in the setback, five of which came in the opening period. PPHS also went scoreless for 8:20 between the first and second cantos. That scoring lull has proven to be a common occurrence for the Lady Knights this winter, one that PPHS coach John Fields has tried to get rid of. But despite a frustrating repeat of sorts, he was still happy for Porter and her accomplishment on this afternoon. “We’ve had slow starts all year long and we’ve tried all kinds of different things to fix it,” Fields said. “We thought we had a good start today, and then we just went flat. We just didn’t have any energy today and it came back and bit us. “I’m proud for Andrea though. I coached her in seventh grade and I’ve watched her grow as a player. She’s worked for every point that she’s scored at this level. She’s willing to out-work other players, which is what makes her better than most.” �Tuesday, January 29, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 9 www.mydailysentinel.com Tuesday, January 29, 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 Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013: This year your focus remains on your self-image and how others see you in the community and/or professional circle. You could find that you have to work very hard, as additional responsibility has been tossed into your daily routine. If you do not like your work, be smart and find another job. If you are single, others will think that you are far more serious than you are. Be as authentic as possible when relating. If you are attached, you might not enjoy going out so much; cozy times at home will have far more appeal. Share more with your significant other. VIRGO can be a real pusher. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Extremes dominate your thoughts, as you keep switching from one perspective to the next. A discussion evolves into a brainstorming session. As a result, you come up with solutions quickly and efficiently. A partner makes an effort to help. Tonight: Do something just for you. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Your creativity energizes others. You could gain in some form from a conversation that could cause you to see the big picture. Detach in order to see what is really going on. Listen to your inner voice dealing with an associate or partner. Tonight: Switch into fun mode. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You could be dealing with a difficult situation, like it or not. The good news is that you will make it successfully past any encumbrances. A partner or loved one could point to the right path. Follow this person’s lead. Tonight: Be joyous. Look at the glass as half-full. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Your instincts lead you, and the wise will follow. You recognize your own limitations better than many people. How you handle a personal matter could change as the result of a conversation. A creative effort falls flat with a loved one or child. Tonight: Fun and games. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Curb spending if possible. You might be revamping a project or other undertaking, which could create an endless pit in your finances. Think this over again. Your efforts to get others to agree with you might not work. Schedule a check-up with the dentist. Tonight: Having fun. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You are full of get-up-andgo, and you know what works. Start visualizing your goals and desires. Be sure to look for support from others, but be aware that they could be afraid of your independence and willingness to head in a chosen direction. Tonight: All smiles. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HH Know that it serves you well to slow down and approach a situation differently. You might not be happy with what you are seeing, but you also haven’t chosen a new course yet. Talk to a trusted adviser before you make a decision or take any action. Tonight: Do your thing. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Know what it is that you want from a situation. With this goal in mind, you can create just that. You might not be as receptive as before. As a result, some people distance themselves. Open up conversations — you will like what occurs. Tonight: Where crowds can be found. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Others come forward with a lot of information to share. You might wonder where it all begins. Your sixth sense doesn’t seem to be working for you in a financial sense. Play it conservatively for now. Your instincts will guide you well. Tonight: Say “yes” to an offer. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You are wise for how you are looking at a difficult situation. Your sense of humor emerges when dealing with those you care about. You might want to seek out a respected friend or adviser. Others wonder as they watch you handle this issue. Tonight: Take in new vistas. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Deal with each person in your life without being distracted. You desire to follow through on a certain path, yet there are other options that need to be explored. A boss or an authority figure is difficult; do not kid yourself about that fact. Tonight: Let a friend take the lead. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Defer to others, and make sure you know what needs to happen. A fine-tuned sense of humor separates you from others in a trying situation. A meeting points to many alternatives. You might be tempted to walk the other way. Tonight: Pay more attention to a loved one. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Tuesday, January 29, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 www.mydailysentinel.com Trimble sweeps Lady Falcons, 55-36 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com GLOUSTER, Ohio — Forcing turnovers was a key to victory for the Lady Tomcats Saturday in Athens County. Trimble forced Wahama into 20 turnovers en route to a 55-31 Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division contest. The Lady Falcons (2-14, 2-11 TVC Hocking) held close to Trimble (6-12, 6-6) early on but THS took the two-point lead at the end of the first period. The Lady Tomcats expanded their lead to double digits in the second period with a 15-to-5 run. THS led 24-12 at the half. The Lady Tomcats out scored WHS by four points in the third period and held a 16 point advantage with just eight minutes remaining in the game. Wahama marked nine points in the fourth period but Trimble scored 17 to seal the 55-31 victory. Junior Sierra Carmichael led the Lady Falcons with 14 points, followed by Kelsey Zuspan with six. Zuspan and Carmichael each hit a three-pointer in the game. Rachel Roque chipped in with four points, while Shalyn Greer, Mackenzie Gabritsch and Paige Gardner each finished with two points. Olivia Hill rounded out the WHS scoring with one point in the loss. The Lady Falcons finished with 33 rebounds, led by Zuspan with seven, six assists, led by Zuspan with three, five steals, led by Carmichael with three, and three blocks, led by Zuspan with two. Wahama committed 20 turnovers and 10 fouls. Wahama shot 5-of-11 (45.5 percent) from the charity stripe and 12-of-44 (27.3 percent) from the field, including 2-of-12 (16.7 percent) from beyond the arc. Tia Altier led THS with 17 points, followed by Demi Moore and Emily McKee with 11 each. Morgan Murphy had six points, Kate Spencer marked four, while Nikki Kish, Madi Moore and Logan Carano each finished with two points. As a team Trimble had 37 rebounds, 14 assists, three blocks, seven steals, 10 fouls and 14 turnovers. Kish led all-rebounders with eight, Altier finished with a game-high four steals and McKee had a game-high five assists. Trimble shot 7-of-10 (70 percent) from the line, and 20-of-54 (37 percent) from the field, including eight three pointers. Demi Moore and McKee each hit a trio of triples, while Altier had the other two. The Lady Tomcats also defeated Wahama in its season opener on December 3rd in Mason by a count of 55-36. The triumph snaps Trimble’s three game skid and moves the Lady Tomcats into a tie for fourth place in the TVC Hocking with Belpre. Wahama has now lost back to back games. GAHS grapplers place 10th at Miami Trace Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio — The Gallia Academy wrestling team placed 10th out of 18 teams Saturday afternoon at the 2013 McDonald’s Invitational held at Miami Trace High School in Fayette County. The Blue Devils posted a team score of 122 points and had six different grapplers finish in the top-eight of their respective weight classes, although GAHS had zero divisional cham- pions at the event. Gallia Academy’s top efforts came from Mark Allen in the 170-pound division and Briggs Shoemaker in the 195 weight class, as each senior placed third overall in their respective divisions. Cole Tawney was also fourth overall in the 120 weight class. John Byus earned a fifth-place finish in the 220-pound division, while Scott Warren was seventh overall in the heavyweight division. Griffon McKinniss was also eighth in the 182-pound weight class. Sheridan won the team title with a score of 280 points, followed by runnerup Miami Trace with 274 points. Washington Court House (244), AmandaClearcreek (234) and Athens (196.5) rounded out the top-five team spots. Weight class champions included Levi Congleton (Warren) at 106, Trent Duffy (Miami Trace) at 113, Billy Shannon (Amanda-Clearcreek) at 120, Brian Carter (Bethel-Tate) at 126, Chip Ratcliff (Bethel-Tate) at 132, Cory Abdella (Athens) at 138, Tye Smith (Washington Court House) at 145, Russell Miller (Miami Trace) at 152, Travis Grooms (Miami Trace) at 160, Jason Tipton (Amanda-Clearcreek) at 170, R.J. Waugh (Sheridan) at 182, Darren Scott (Sheridan) at 195, Devin King (Sheridan) at 220, and Hayden Bottorff (Miami Trace) at 285 pounds. Complete results of the 2013 Miami Trace McDonald’s Invitational are available on the web at baumspage.com White Falcons place 7th at Bob Zide Rumble Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — The Wahama wrestling team had four grapplers place in the top four of their respective weight classes Saturday at the Bob Zide Rumble at Williamstown High School. Kane Roush was Wahama’s lone champion on the day, earning the decision victory over Bridgeport’s Cameron Stanley in the 170lb weight class. Roush improved to 19-1 on the season while handing Stanley his first loss. A pair of White Falcons took third place finishes on the day, Jacob Bennet (11-9) in the 120lb class and Randall Robie (16-7) in the 126lb class. Demitrius Serevicz (14-7) took home fourth place in the 195lb class. East Fairmont won the team competition with 163.5 points, followed by Independence with 135 and Williamstown with 131.5. Wirt County (130.5) finished fourth, Belpre (113.5) took fifth, Marietta (69.5) came in sixth and Wahama (60.5) placed seventh. Finishing eighth was Bridgeport (51), ninth was Madonna (35), while St. Marys (24) rounded out the top 10. St. Albans closed out the 11-team field with 15 points. Winners individually were Logan Bowman (39-5) of East Fairmont in the 285lb class, Noah Markley (30-6) of Bridgeport in the 220lb class, Jesse Roman (43-0) of East Fairmont in the 195lb class and Garrett Onderko (41-3) of East Fairmont in the 182lb class. Wahama’s Roush (19-1) took top prize at 170lb, Independence’s Alex Daniels (37-10) won the 160lb class, Madonna’s Garrett Hypes (13-3) won the 152lb class, Williamstown’s Jake Tracewell (30-5) took the 145lb title, Independence’s Chris Clark (21-3) won the 138lb crown, while Independence’s Colton Ward (36-6) won the 132lb title. Dalton George (21-0) of Williamstown won the 126lb title, Jon Cain (25-1) of Wirt County won the 120lb crown, Will Cox (32-7) of Independence won the 113lb class and Teddy Stover (35-4) of Independence won the 106lb class. Complete results of the Bob Zide Rumble can be found at www.wvmat.com Tigers top RedStorm men, 74-68 Randy Payton Special to OVP RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Georgetown College rallied from an early ninepoint deficit to build a 13-point second half lead of its own, but the Tigers had to hang on in the final 90 seconds to post a 74-68 win over the University John got in the game with a wide range of sports, movies and more & saved up to $850! Packages start at just FOR 12 MONTHS Everyday price $24.99/mo Nicole went back to basics and saved $312! Join Nicole and John and start saving today! of Rio Grande, Saturday afternoon, in Mid-South Conference men’s basketball action at the Newt Oliver Arena. Georgetown upped its record to 15-5 overall and 7-5 in the MSC with the win, its ninth in as many all-time meetings with Rio Grande. The RedStorm (7-14, 3-9) lost for the fifth time in their last six outings. The last three losses during the span have come by a total of just 15 points. Monty Wilson scored a game-high 25 points for the Tigers, going 6-for-6 at the free throw line in the final 31.8 seconds to seal the victory in a game that featured four ties and seven lead changes. Wilson was his team’s only double-digit scorer. Georgetown hit just two of its first 21 field goal attempts as Rio Grande jumped to an 11-2 lead, but the Tigers methodically started the road back and took their first lead of the day, 22-21, on a three-point by Mychal Parker with 4:52 left in the first half. The Tigers eventually settled for a 32-31 lead at the intermission before scoring 16 of the first 20 points in the second half to take their largest advantage of the contest, 48-35, following a layup by Wilson with 15:51 remaining. The lead still stood at 12 points, 63-51, with 6:46 left to play when the RedStorm began their own methodical comeback. A right wing jumper by freshman guard D.D. Joiner capped a 12-4 run and got Rio to within 67-63 with 1:27 remaining. Twice more in the final 30 seconds the RedStorm closed the gap to four, but they got no closer. Both times - once with 17.3 seconds left and the other with 9.9 seconds showing on the clock - Wilson hit a pair of free throws which allowed the Tigers to short-circuit the Rio comeback. After its ice-cold shooting to open the game, Georgetown hit 25 of its final 46 shots to finish the game 27-for-67 (40.3 percent). Vic Moses and Deondre McWhorter led the Tigers with eight rebounds apiece, while Moses added a team-best three steals and Garel Craig handed out five assists. Rio Grande had four players reach double figures in the loss, with Joiner and senior center Dominick Haynes both netting 17 points. Haynes also blocked three shots. Junior forward Karl Moore tossed in 11 points and pulled down a teamhigh eight rebounds, while senior guard Kaleb Kimber added 10 points. The RedStorm shot just 33 percent from the field overall and hit just two of their 21 three-point tries, but they connected on 28 of their 32 free throw attempts - including a perfect 17-for-17 showing to start the game. Rio Grande returns to action on Thursday night, traveling to seventh-ranked Lindsey Wilson College. Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. EST. PACKAGES UNDER $50 Prices valid for 12 months. Requires 24-month agreement SAME DAY INSTALLATION PREMIUM MOVIE CHANNELS IN UP TO 6 ROOMS Where available. 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