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Page 6 50 cents daily THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013 Vol. 63, No. 51 Council approves new fire levy for fall ballot Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com MIDDLEPORT — Getting a new ladder truck has become a priority with the Middleport Fire Department, and at this week’s Middleport Council meeting, Fire Chief Jeff Darst explained the need for a new three-mill tax levy to finance the purchase of a replacement for the 22-year old ladder truck now in service. Council responded by voting to place a five-year, three-mill levy on the November ballot giving residents the opportunity to decide whether or not they are willing to pay additional taxes so that the fire department can be better equipped. Darst said that the cost of a new ladder truck is $850,000. He said the current ladder truck no longer meets the applicable standards which include many firefighter safety related items. As for why money from the three levies currently in effect can’t be used to pay on a new truck, his response was that the current levies generate a combined revenue of approximately $56,000 per year, of which $35,000 is committed until October 2016 to pay off the 2006 model pumper. He added that the oldest pumper that the department has is due for replacement in 2020 and said that if the ladder truck replacement is delayed now, it will delay the replacement of the other pumper to 2026. In support of moving forward with a new ladder truck, Darst said that fire apparatus prices increase every year and in the past year have gone up about $44,000. “A new three-mill levy will generate about $60,000 annually,” Darst said. “For the owner of a $50,000 home, this levy would cost them about $52 a year.” He said that a new three-mill levy will generate about $60,000 annually giving the fire department a combined income of $116,000. As for the reasoning for a town the size of Middleport to have an aerial ladder truck, Darst explained that it not only provides an elevating platform, but can also be used as a pumper, for heavy rescue, and as a breathing air supply unit. He described a ladder truck as a “multi-purpose apparatus and the most important vehicle in our fleet.” He emphasized that safety is a top priority, not only for potential victims at an incident scene, but also for the firefighters. Success in passing this new three-mill levy will allow the fire department to not only make major replacements, like the ladder truck, but also to keep up with all the auxiliary equipment replacements and upgrades, Darst concluded. PVH announces impending layoffs Beth Sergent bsergent@civitasmedia.com Submitted photos Preschool students at Southern Elementary brought in the most non-perishable food items during the recent food drive held in conjunction with Home National Bank. Pictured are both preschool classes. Helping fight against hunger Staff Report tdsnews@civitasmedia.com RACINE — Stopping Hunger at Home. Home National Bank recently teamed up with Southern Elementary to collect non-perishable food items for the Stop Hunger at Home program. Students from preschool to first grade collected items March 18-20. To wrap-up the event on March 21 the Easter Bunny visited the kids to hand out treats. The preschool classes collected the most items with 144 items collected. The kindergarten and first grade brought in 92 items together. Pictures with the Easter Bunny were also held at the bank on Saturday, with canned food items donated in return for the picture. A total of 65 kids came in and participated, with 179 food items collected. Candy, crafts and coloring were also offered for the children. The 415 items collected were POINT PLEASANT — One of Mason County’s largest employers has announced it will be laying off some of its staff. On Wednesday, Pleasant Valley Hospital released a statement, saying: “It is with a heavy heart that we must implement a reduction in force.” The press release from PVH stated the hospital recently completed a thorough strategic planning process in order to react to the changing health care environment affecting hospitals across the nation. The release went on to say: “This new strategic plan has been designed to provide PVH with the resources necessary to ensure the hospital’s long-term success as well as maintain its commitment to the community by providing excellent health care services.” In order to carry out this plan, PVH will be implementing the layoffs. Exactly how many employees will be laid off and what departments will be impacted, won’t be officially known until PVH releases that information on April 5, according to Tracy Call, community relations spokesperson for PVH. Mason County Commission President Rick Handley and Point Pleasant Mayor Brian Billings were two of several community leaders who were directly notified of the impending layoffs by PVH CEO Tom Schauer. Both Handley and Billings said Schauer personally called them on Tuesday about the situation which was released to the media on Wednesday. “It’s a sad situation … it reminds me of the situation we’re in within the county,” Handley said, drawing parallels between the layoffs at PVH and the decrease in county revenue which recently forced county budget cuts. The county budget cuts did not translate into any layoffs in county offices though several outside agencies took major funding hits. Handley said Schauer told him there would be severance packages offered to employees — how many and which employees will be offered these packages, was not known. Handley also said Schauer confirmed the hospital wanted to continue to provide the best care possible and remain a presence in the community. See LAYOFFS ‌| 5 Small earthquake reported Wednesday near Crown City Stephanie Filson sfilson@civitasmedia.com donated to the Meigs Cooperative Parish. Another event held each month to benefit the Stop Hunger at Home program is “Food for Food.” The first Friday of each month lunch is served at the bank in exchange for donations of noperishable food items or cash donations. Christ, from birth to death Youth of the Soul Harvest Church, as part of the area Prayer Task Force, presented a play telling the story of the life of Christ from birth in a manger to death on a cross at the Pomeroy Merchants Association’s annual Easter egg hunt held on the ball field near Meigs High School Saturday afternoon. Charlene Hoeflich | Daily Sentinel CROWN CITY — Few folks seemed to notice it, but there was a whole lot of shaking going on around Eureka Wednesday morning — at least beneath the ground. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a 2.5 magnitude earthquake happened around 9:10 a.m. near the Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam, approximately seven miles north of Crown City and ten miles south of Gallipolis. The minor earthquake did not appear to cause any property damage. In fact, it went almost entirely undetected by locals. According to the USGS, the earthquake occurred approximately 9.6 miles beneath the earth’s surface — give or take a mile. Most of North America east of the Rocky Mountains has infrequent earthquakes. Here and there earthquakes are more numerous, for example in the New Madrid seismic zone centered on southeastern Missouri, in the Charlevoix-Kamouraska seismic zone of eastern Quebec, in New England, in the New York - Philadelphia - Wilmington urban corridor, and elsewhere. However, most of the enormous region from the Rockies to the Atlantic can go years without an earthquake large enough to be felt, and several U.S. states have never reported a damaging earthquake. The earthquakes that do occur, like Wednesday’s minor vibration, strike anywhere at irregular intervals. According to USGS, earthquakes east of the Rocky Mountains, although less frequent than in the West, are typically felt over a much broader region. East of the Rockies, an earthquake can be felt over an area as much as ten times larger than a similar magnitude earthquake on the west coast. A magnitude 4.0 eastern U.S. earthquake typically can be felt at many places as far as 100 km (60 mi) from where it occurred, and it infrequently causes damage near its source. A magnitude 5.5 eastern U.S. earthquake usually can be felt as far as 500 km (300 mi) from where it occurred, and sometimes causes damage as far away as 40 km (25 mi). Smaller earthquakes like Wednesday’s 2.2 magnitude, however, often go largely unnoticed except by scientific monitoring devices. �Thursday, March 28, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 www.mydailysentinel.com Health law to raise Meigs County Community Calendar claims cost 32 percent WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study finds that insurance companies will have to pay out an average of 32 percent more for medical claims on individual health policies under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. What does that mean for you? It could increase premiums for at least some Americans. If you are uninsured, or you buy your policy directly from an insurance company, you should pay attention. But if you have an employer plan, like most workers and their families, odds are you don’t have much to worry about. The estimates from the Society of Actuaries could turn into a political headache for the Obama administration at a time when much of the country remains skeptical of the Affordable Care Act. The administration is questioning the study, saying it doesn’t give a full picture — and costs will go down. Actuaries are financial risk professionals who conduct long-range cost estimates for pension plans, insurance companies and government programs. The study says claims costs will go up largely because sicker people will join the insurance pool. That’s because the law forbids insurers from turning down those with pre-existing medical problems, effective Jan. 1. Everyone gets sick sooner or later, but sicker people also use more health care services. “Claims cost is the most important driver of health care premiums,” said Kristi Bohn, an actuary who worked on the study. Spending on sicker people and other high-cost groups will overwhelm an influx of younger, healthier people into the program, said the report. The Obama administration challenged the design of the study, saying it focused only on one piece of the puzzle and ignored cost relief strategies in the law, such as tax credits to help people afford premiums and special payments to insurers who attract an outsize share of the sick. The study also doesn’t take into account the potential price-cutting effect of competition in new state insurance markets that will go live Oct. 1, administration officials said. At a White House briefing Tuesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said some of what passes for health insurance today is so skimpy it can’t be compared to the comprehensive coverage available under the law. “Some of these folks have very high catastrophic plans that don’t pay for anything unless you get hit by a bus,” she said. “They’re really mortgage protection, not health insurance.” Sebelius said the picture on premiums won’t start coming into focus until insurers submit their bids. Those results may not be publicly known until late summer. Ohio Valley Forecast Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 7 to 9 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Sunday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Sunday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Local stocks AEP (NYSE) — 48.15 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 21.39 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 72.76 Big Lots (NYSE) — 35.68 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 42.10 BorgWarner (NYSE) — 77.80 Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 7.89 Champion (NASDAQ) — 0.12 City Holding (NASDAQ) — 39.80 Collins (NYSE) — 62.58 DuPont (NYSE) — 48.89 US Bank (NYSE) — 33.76 Gen Electric (NYSE) — 23.10 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 52.82 JP Morgan (NYSE) — 47.77 Kroger (NYSE) — 33.10 Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 44.12 Norfolk So (NYSE) — 76.28 OVBC (NASDAQ) — 19.00 BBT (NYSE) — 31.28 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 22.12 Pepsico (NYSE) — 78.29 Premier (NASDAQ) — 11.55 Rockwell (NYSE) — 85.04 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 14.24 Royal Dutch Shell — 65.13 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 50.67 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 74.78 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 5.78 WesBanco (NYSE) — 24.03 Worthington (NYSE) — 31.36 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions for March 27, 2013, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills in Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 and Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. Thursday, March 28 RACINE — The Maunday Thursday service will be held at 6 p.m. at Bethany United Methodist Church on Tornado Road in Racine. MIDDLEPORT — Maunday Thursday service will be held at the First Baptist Church in Middleport at 7 p.m. Thursday. The Easter Sunrise Service will be at 6:30 a.m. POMEROY — St. Paul Lutheran Church, Pomeroy will hold Maundy Thursday Services with Holy Communion beginning at 7 p.m. Public invited. CHESTER — Chester Township Trustees special meeting, 7 p.m. at town hall. POMEROY — Alpha Iota Masters will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Gino’s Pizza in Mason. Friday, March 29 LONG BOTTOM — Easter services at the Faith Full Gospel Church located on Route 124, will be held at 7 p.m. on Good Friday, and 7 a.m. for Sunrise service on Easter Sunday. RACINE — The Good Friday service will be held at 7 p.m. at Morning Star United Methodist Church on Morning Star Road. LONG BOTTOM — Good Friday Service at 7 p.m. at the Long Bottom United Methodist Church with Rev. Norman Butler as speaker. MASON, W.VA. — The First Baptist Church of Mason, W.Va. will have Good Friday services at 7 p.m. and Easter sunrise services at 7 a.m. on Sunday. POMEROY — St. Paul Lutheran Church, Pomeroy will hold Good Friday services beginning at 7 p.m. Public invited. RUTLAND — Rutland Freewill Baptist Church will host Paul Taylor hymn sing at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 30 RUTLAND — The Rutland Freewill Baptist Church will host and Easter egg hunt at 1 p.m. at the Rutland ball fields LEBANON TWP. — Lebanon Township will hold their monthly meeting at 9 a.m. Meeting will be held at the Township building. Sunday, March 31 MIDDLEPORT - First Baptist Church of Middleport will have Easter sunrise services at 6:30 a.m. RACINE — Bethany United Methodist Church Easter Sunrise service will be held at 7 a.m. with breakfast to follow at 8 a.m. Regular worship service begins at 9 a.m. and the Sunday evening service will be held at 7 p.m. RACINE — Carmel-Sutton United Methodist Church will hold Easter Sunrise service at 7 a.m. with breakfast to follow at 8 a.m. at the Carmel Fellowship Building. Sunday School will start at 9:45 a.m. at the Sutton Worship building, with worship service at 11 a.m. RACINE — Morning Star United Methodist Church will hold Easter breakfast at 8:30 a.m. in the fellowship room with regular worship service beginning at 10 a.m. MIDDLEPORT — Heath United Methodist Church, South Third at Main in Middleport, will celebrate Easter with a Sunrise Service at 7 a.m., followed by a continental breakfast. Easter Sunday worship service will be at 10:30 a.m. Rev. Jim Corbitt will deliver the message at both services. RUTLAND — Son Rise Service will be held at 6 a.m. at the Rutland Freewill Baptist Church followed by breakfast in Fellowship Hall (men serving). Sunday School will be at 10 a.m., with worship service at 11:30 followed by a short Easter program. Evening service starts at 6 p.m. Pastor Ed Barney invites the public to attend all our services. SYRACUSE — Syracuse Community Church will hold Sunrise Service at 6 a.m. at the church located on Second Street in Syracuse. Pastor Brother Markco Pritt welcomes everyone. MIDDLEPORT — Ash Street Church will be joined by Rejoicing Life Church for Resurrection Sunday Sunrise service will be held at 7 a.m. with breakfast to follow. Regular Sunday school will be at 9:30 a.m., morning worship at 10:30 a.m. and evening prayer service at 6:30 p.m. Pastor Mark Marrow invites the public. Monday, April 1 SYRACUSE — The Sutton Township Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. at the Syracuse Village hall. POMEROY — Meigs County Agricultural Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Meigs County Extension Office for the purpose of handing regular business. Tuesday, April 2 ALFRED — Orange Township Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the township building. Thursday, April 4 CHILLICOTHE — The Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will hold its next board meeting at 10 a.m. in Room A of the Ross County Service Center at 475 Western Avenue, Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601. Board meetings usually are held the first Thursday of the month. For more information, call 740-7755030, ext. 103. POMEROY — The Meigs County P.E.R.I. chapter 74 will meet at the Community Center at 1 p.m. Our District Representative Carolyn Waddell will have the program. Sunday, April 7 CHESTER — The Road Masters of Columbus will be singing at the 10:30 a.m. service at the Chester Nazarene Church. Pastor Warren Lukens invites the public. GALLIPOLIS — The OH-Kan Coin Club will hold a coin show at the Quality Inn, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Door prizes will be awarded. There is no admission fee and parking is free. Thursday, April 11 SYRACUSE — A basket games fundraiser will be held for Julie Caldwell to help with medical expenses for a double lung transplant. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. at the Syracuse Community Center. For tickets contact Bo or Rachel at (740) 416-6663 or (740) 416-7440. Tickets will also be available at the door. TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer Board will have their regular meeting at 5 p.m. at the TPRSD office. Meigs County Community Calendar Traffic Advisory MEIGS COUNTY — State Route 143, located just 0.4 miles south of Athens County line, will be restricted through March 29 to allow for a slip repair project. Traffic will be maintained by a flagger. Construction crews will be working during the hours of 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Motorists are advised to use caution and drive safely through this area. Fund raiser for picnic shelter MIDDLEPORT — The Middleport First Baptist Church will hold a yard sale with soup and hot dog lunch and a bake sale in the church yard located at the corner of Main and South Sixth Ave. on Saturday April 6. In the event of rain the sale will be held in the church basement. Children’s clothes and a Teddy Bear collection are among the items to be on sale. BUNDLE & SAVE! ON DIGITAL SERVICES FOR YOUR HOME Revival HARTFORD — A revival will be held at the Hartford Church of Christ in Christian Union April 8-14, at 7 p.m. nightly with Evangelist Randy Peters from North Carolina. Special singers will be Henry and Ester Eblin on Monday; New Generation on Tuesday; Nathan Hensler on Wednesday; Builders Quartet on Thursday; Forever Blessed on Friday; New Song on Saturday; and Messenger on Sunday. MIDDLEPORT — A revival will be held April 1-5 at the Old Bethel Freewill Baptist Church located at Ohio 7 and Story’s Run Road. The service will begin at 6 p.m. each night with speaker Norman Taylor. There will be special singing each night. Health Check Clinic RACINE — The Southern Health Clinic will be offering fasting cholesterol and blood sugar testing on April 9 and 10 from 8 to 11 a.m. each day. For more information or to make an appointment, call 949-3438. Rummage Sales RACINE — An indoor/ outdoor rummage sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 11 and 12 at the Carmel-Sutton UMC Fellowship Hall, 48540 Carmel Road in Racine. Proceeds go to the building fund to be used for the construction of a new church. For more information call 949-2229. POMEROY — The Christian Motorcycle Association will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 6 at the Common Grounds Mission. 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Patients receive two follow-up visits annually with a diabetic educator and nutritionist. All services are free to those who qualify. For additional information, or to make an appointment, call (800) 844-2654 or (740) 593-2432. Cemetery Cleanup SUTTON TWP. — The Sutton Township Trustees ask that all decorations be removed from cemeteries in Sutton Township by April 1 in preparation for spring cleanup and mowing season. Mowing will begin in April. SALISBURY TWP. — The Salisbury Township Trustees ask that all decorations be removed from cemeteries in Salisbury Township by April 1 in preparation for spring cleanup and mowing season. Mowing will begin in April. TUPPERS PLAINS — Tuppers Plains Christian Cemetery will start removing all flowers and vases on April 2. Maintenance fees are also due and can be paid to Marvene Caldwell, 41036 SR 7, Reedsville, Ohio 45772. Immunization Clinic POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct a childhood immunization clinic from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday at the office located at 112 East Memorial Drive. Flu and pneumonia shots will also be available for a fee. �Thursday, March 28, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com Gymnasts take top honors at recent meet Free immunizations offered ATHENS — The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM), Community Health Programs offers free immunizations through the Childhood Immunization Clinic (CHIP) every Thursday. Created in 1994, CHIP strives to keep children in the region healthy by providing free or low-cost immunizations to protect against preventable diseases such as polio, rubella, meningitis and mumps. Free services are available to uninsured, underinsured and Medicaideligible children up to 19 years old. Adults, including Ohio University students, can also receive low-cost immunizations or access to CHIP’s community flu clinics regardless of income or insurance status. The next clinic will take place on Thursday, April 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Ohio University’s Parks Hall, on the ground floor. For additional information, or to make an appointment, call (800) 8442654 or (740) 593-2432. For The Record Submitted photos Southern Ohio Gymnastics Academy’s Girls’s Team came home from the recent Follow Your Dreams Invitational in Hilliard, Ohio with many winners and a couple team trophies. This year’s Follow Your Dreams meet was the biggest ever with 1,200 gymnasts. Pictured are, front row, Isabella Sang, Level 3, first vault; Ellie Andrick, Level 4, first vault; Krystal Davison, Level 4, second uneven bars; Gwyneth Gandee, Level 4, first vault; Jazmarae Queen, Level 4, first vault, first uneven bars, first balance beam, first All Around; Kaelyn Topping, Level 3, first vault, second floor exercise; Rebecca Cadle, Level 3, second vault, first balance beam; Desiree Simpson, Level 3, first vault, first uneven bars, first balance beam, first floor exercise, first All Around; Emmah McClure, Level 3, first vault, second balance beam; Kamryn Cundiff, Level 3, first vault, first uneven bars, second balance beam, second floor exercise, first All Around. Back row, Janelle McClelland, Level 10, first vault, second uneven bars, first balance beam, second floor exercise, first All Around; Jenna Burke, Level 7, second uneven bars; Morgan Montgomery, Level 6, first vault; Katie Queen, Level 5, first vault, first uneven bars, second All Around; Taylor Huck, Level 6, first vault. Not pictured are Jerah Justice, Level 5, first vault; Piper Kidd, Level 5, tied first balance beam. 911 March 25 9:30 a.m., Old Dexter Church Road, unconscious/unknown; 10:14 a.m., Dixon Road, diabetic emergency; 12:11 p.m., Ohio 124, fall; 12:23 p.m., Rocksprings Road, difficulty breathing; 3:39 p.m., Kingsbury Road, difficulty breathing; 4:50 p.m., Ohio 681, motor vehicle collision; 4:56 p.m., South Second Avenue, chest pain; 9:41 p.m., Dixon Road, diabetic emergency. March 26 10:09 a.m., West Main Street, motor vehicle collision; 11:14 a.m., South Sec- ond Avenue, pain general; 12:44 p.m., Collins Road, structure fire; 12:55 p.m., South Fourth Avenue, motor vehicle collision; 2:26 p.m., Devenney Road, general assistance; 3:11 p.m., Short Fourth Avenue, chest pain; 3:53 p.m., Crouser Road, stroke/CVA; 4:41 p.m., Lincoln Hill Street, chest pain; 6:53 p.m., Pearl Street, stabbing; 8:27 p.m., Ohio 143, motor vehicle collision; 9:42 p.m., Race Street, obstetrics. March 27 4:41 a.m., Rocksprings Road, hemorrhage; 5:18 a.m., Page Street, difficulty breathing. Rare Ten Commandments scroll coming to Cincinnati CINCINNATI (AP) — The Ten Commandments scroll — one of the most important of the Dead Sea Scrolls in existence — is going on display in Cincinnati beginning Friday. The tightly guarded scroll, one of the approximately 900 Dead Sea Scrolls in existence, can be seen through April 14 at the Cincinnati Museum Center. The Ten Commandments scroll will be added for the last 17 days of the exhibit “Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times,” which also features 10 other scroll fragments from Israel. The scrolls are of great historical and religious significance because they include the earliest known surviving manuscripts of text included in the Hebrew Bible. The Ten Commandments scroll is one of only two ancient manuscripts to feature the commandments, the foundation of Jewish and Christian religions. The other one, known as the Nash Papyrus, is at Cambridge University in England. Written in Hebrew on a narrow strip of parchment, the scroll is believed to be between 2,010 and 2,060 years old. It is a reasonably well-preserved fragment, including one piece sewn onto another. The scroll’s arrival in Cincinnati is huge for the Museum Center, which has been negotiating with the Israel Antiquities Authority for months to show it. “From the way they set up its restrictions for travel, this is their most protected,” David Duszynski, the museum’s vice president of featured experiences, told a Cincinnati newspaper for a story Wednesday. “It was an opportunity that we couldn’t resist bringing to Cincinnati.” Southern Ohio Gymnastics Academy’s Level 3 Girls Team recently brought home a second place trophy from the Follow Your Dreams Invitation meet in Hilliard, Ohio. They narrowly missed first place by less than two tenths of a point. Pictured are, from left, Kaelyn Topping, Isabella Sang, Kamryn Cundiff, Rebecca Cadle, Emmah McClure, Desiree Simpson, Georgia Brown. LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s the land where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, where the space shuttle fleet rolled off the assembly line and where the first private manned rocketship climbed to space. Capitalizing on Southern California’s aerospace fortunes, two rival groups want to add another laurel: drone test range. They face crowded competition. In search of an economic boost, more than half the country is looking toward the sky — expected to be buzzing in the near future with pilotless aircraft. Before that can become reality, the Federal Aviation Administration last month put out a call to test fly drones at half a dozen to-bedetermined sites before they can share the same space as commercial jetliners, small aircraft and helicopters. Fifty teams from 37 states answered, vying to win bragging rights as a hub for unmanned aerial vehicles. The military has long flown drones overseas to support troops, spy on enemies and fire missiles. There’s a recent clamor to fly them domestically to track the health of crops, fight wildfires in remote terrain, conduct search and rescue after a disaster and perform other chores considered too “dirty, dull or dangerous” for pilots. The expanding use for drones comes amid concerns of a “Big Brother” society. The untapped civilian market — estimated to be worth billions — has created a face-off, with states perfecting their pitch — ample restricted airspace, industry connections, academic partners — not unlike what you might read in a tourism brochure. “It’s the chance to get in on the ground floor of what may be the next big busi- ness,” said Peter Singer, a robotics expert at the Brookings Institution think tank in Washington. “The states competing hope it might make them the robotics equivalent of Detroit for automobiles in the 20th century or Silicon Valley for computers.” Winners will play key roles in helping the government seamlessly transition drones, which are controlled remotely by joystick, into the civilian airspace without crashing into other planes or injuring bystanders. Supporters of a Southern California test site point to an existing drone presence. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., based in the San Diego suburbs, makes the Predator that has circled over Iraq and Afghanistan. Just outside of downtown Los Angeles, AeroVironment introduced the world’s first hummingbird spy plane and is developing other tiny drones inspired by biology. “From start to finish, you can do your UAV work here,” said John Rose of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, which cosponsored a three-day drone conference this week in the Los Angeles area focused on civilian uses. There are two competing California bids from airport agencies in Ventura County northwest of Los Angeles and Kern County in the Mojave Desert. “If we are successful, it would be an economic stimulus for the region moving forward,” said Bill Buratto of the Ventura County Economic Development Association, which is working with county airport officials on a plan to have drones fly from Point Mugu, the site of numerous Navy training exercises. Their in-state competitor envisions test flights out of the high desert skies about 150 miles north of Los Angeles and touts its remoteness and access to military and civilian facilities currently doing drone research. “You kind of want to be in the middle of nowhere. You don’t want to risk being close to a populated area,” said Eileen Shibley, who leads the effort for the Indian Wells Valley Airport District. Other states have taken a different tact, putting on a united front or partnering with a neighboring state to pool resources. Ohio — the home state of Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, Mercury astronaut John Glenn and the Wright brothers — teamed with Indiana to increase both states’ odds. Like California, there is budding drone activity in Ohio, most notably the Air Force’s sensor research at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Joseph Zeis of the Dayton Development Coalition doesn’t see this as a competition. “When the test site selection is over, we’re all collaborating on a single goal” to safely merge drones into the national airspace, said Zeis, who’s spearheading the Ohio-Indiana venture. The FAA is expected to choose the six drone test sites by year’s end. The specter of thousands of unmanned eyes swarming the sky in the coming years has unnerved privacy advocates, who fear ordinary Americans would be overzealously monitored by law enforcement, considered one of the top users of the technology in the future. As part of the selection process, test site hopefuls must publish a privacy policy and follow existing privacy laws. 60403032 States answer help wanted ad to be drone test site �The Daily Sentinel Opinion Page 4 Thursday, March 28, 2013 Scientists find new gene A boost for gay marriage: Justices question US law markers for cancer risk Mark Sherman Malcolm Ritter AP Science Writer NEW YORK — A huge international effort involving more than 100 institutions and genetic tests on 200,000 people has uncovered dozens of signposts in DNA that can help reveal further a person’s risk for breast, ovarian or prostate cancer, scientists reported Wednesday. It’s the latest mega-collaboration to learn more about the intricate mechanisms that lead to cancer. And while the headway seems significant in many ways, the potential payoff for ordinary people is mostly this: Someday there may be genetic tests that help identify women with the most to gain from mammograms, and men who could benefit most from PSA tests and prostate biopsies. And perhaps farther in the future these genetic clues might lead to new treatments. “This adds another piece to the puzzle,” said Harpal Kumar, chief executive of Cancer Research U.K., the charity which funded much of the research. One analysis suggests that among men whose family history gives them roughly a 20 percent lifetime risk for prostate cancer, such genetic markers could identify those whose real risk is 60 percent. The markers also could make a difference for women with BRCA gene mutations, which puts them at high risk for breast cancer. Researchers may be able to separate those whose lifetime risk exceeds 80 percent from women whose risk is about 20 to 50 percent. One doctor said that might mean some women would choose to monitor for cancer rather than taking the drastic step of having healthy breasts removed. Scientists have found risk markers for the three diseases before, but the new trove doubles the known list, said one author, Douglas Easton of Cambridge University. The discoveries also reveal clues about the biological underpinnings of these cancers, which may pay off someday in better therapies, he said. Experts not connected with the work said it was encouraging but that more research is needed to see how useful it would be for guiding patient care. One suggested that using a gene test along with PSA testing and other factors might help determine which men have enough risk of a life-threatening prostate cancer that they should get a biopsy. Many prostate cancers found early are slow-growing and won’t be fatal, but there is no way to differentiate and many men have surgery they may not need. Easton said the prospects for a genetic test are greater for prostate and breast cancer than ovarian cancer. Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women worldwide, with more than 1 million new cases a year. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men after lung cancer, with about 900,000 new cases every year. Ovarian cancer accounts for about 4 percent of all cancers diagnosed in women, causing about 225,000 cases worldwide. The new results were released in 13 reports in Nature Genetics, PLOS Genetics and other journals. They come from a collaboration involving more than 130 institutions in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere. The research was mainly paid for by Cancer Research U.K., the European Union and the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Scientists used scans 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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The scientists found 49 new risk markers for breast cancer plus a couple of others that modify breast cancer risk from rare mutated genes, 26 for prostate cancer and eight for ovarian cancer. Individually, each marker has only a slight impact on risk estimation, too small to be useful on its own, Easton said. They would be combined and added to previously known markers to help reveal a person’s risk, he said. A genetic test could be useful in identifying people who should get mammography or PSA testing, said Hilary Burton, director of the PHG Foundation, a genomics think-tank in Cambridge, England. A mathematical analysis done by her group found that under certain assumptions, a gene test using all known markers could reduce the number of mammograms and PSA tests by around 20 percent, with only a small cost in cancer cases missed. Among the new findings: — For breast cancer, researchers calculated that by using all known markers, including the new ones, they could identify 5 percent of the female population with twice the average risk of disease, and 1 percent with a three-fold risk. The average lifetime risk of getting breast cancer is about 12 percent in developed countries. It’s lower in the developing world where other diseases are a bigger problem. — For prostate cancer, using all the known markers could identify 1 percent of men with nearly five times the average risk, the researchers computed. In developed countries, a man’s average lifetime risk for the disease is about 14 to 16 percent, lower in developing nations. The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Concluding two days of intense debate, the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it could give a boost to same-sex marriage by striking down the federal law that denies legally married gay spouses a wide range of benefits offered to other couples. As the court wrapped up its remarkable arguments over gay marriage in America, a majority of the justices indicated they will invalidate part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act — if they can get past procedural problems similar to those that appeared to mark Tuesday’s case over California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Since the federal law was enacted in 1996, nine states and the District of Columbia have made it legal for gays and lesbians to marry. Same-sex unions also were legal in California for nearly five months in 2008 before the Proposition 8 ban. Justice Anthony Kennedy, often the decisive vote in close cases, joined the four more-liberal justices in raising questions Wednesday about a provision that defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman for purposes of federal law. It affects more than 1,100 statutes in which marital status is relevant, dealing with tax breaks for married couples, Social Security survivor benefits and, for federal employees, health insurance and leave to care for spouses. Kennedy said the Defense of Marriage Act appears to intrude on the power of states that have chosen to recognize samesex marriages. When so many federal statutes are affected, “which in our society means that the federal government is intertwined with the citizens’ day-to-day life, you are at real risk of running in conflict with what has always been thought to be the essence of the state police power, which is to regulate marriage, divorce, custody,” Kennedy said. Other justices said the law creates what Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called two classes of marriage, full and “skim-milk marriage.” If the court does strike down part of DOMA, it would represent a victory for gay rights advocates. But it would be something short of the endorsement of gay marriage nationwide that some envisioned when the justices agreed in December to hear the federal case and the challenge to California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Still, the tenor of the arguments over two days reflected how quickly attitudes have changed since large majorities in Congress passed the federal DOMA in 1996 and President Bill Clinton signed it into law. In 2011, President Barack Obama abandoned the legal defense of the 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. 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And if that’s enough to invalidate the statute, then you should invalidate the statute,” Clement said. But he said the more relevant question is whether Congress had “any rational basis for the statute.” He supplied one: the federal government’s interest in treating same-sex couples the same no matter where they live. Clement said the government does not want military families “to resist transfer from West Point to Fort Sill because they’re going to lose their benefits.” The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is in New York, where same-sex marriage is legal, and Fort Sill is in Oklahoma, where gay marriages are not legal. Opposing Clement was the Obama administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer, Donald Verrilli, who said the provision of DOMA at issue, Section 3, impermissibly discriminates against gay people. “I think it’s time for the court to recognize that this discrimination, excluding lawfully married gay and lesbian couples from federal benefits, cannot be reconciled with our fundamental commitment to equal treatment under law,” Verrilli said. Both Verrilli and Roberta Kaplan, the lawyer for Edith Windsor, the 83-year-old New York woman who sued over DOMA, told the court that views about gay people and marriage have shifted dramatically since 1996 when the law was approved. “Why are you so confident in that judgment? How many states permit gay couples to marry?” Justice Antonin Scalia asked Kaplan. Nine, she said. “So there’s been a sea change between now and 1996,” Scalia said, doubtfully. But Chief Justice John Roberts jumped on the idea of a rapid shift in opinion to suggest that perhaps gays and lesbians do not need special protection from the court. 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 �Thursday, March 28, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com Death Notices Cox Betty Ellen Russell Cox, 60, of Vinton, died Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at 1:36 a.m. at Holzer Medical Center after a short bout with lung cancer. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, March 30, 2013, at Willis Funeral Home with Chaplain Fred Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Reynolds Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2013, at the funeral home. Cundiff Rachel “Sis” Cundiff, 94, of Syracuse, Ohio, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Overbrook Rehabilitaion Center in Middleport. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Visitation for family and friends will be held on Monday, April 1, 2013, at the funeral home. A complete obituary will appear in an upcoming edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. Edmiston Florence Colleen (Williams) Edmiston, 91, Flor- ida, formerly of Vinton, died on Saturday, March 23, 2013. The Episcopal Eucharistic Burial Service was held Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at Saint John the Divine Episcopal Church in Ruskin, Florida. Friends may call from 11-11:45 a.m. on Saturday, March 30, 2013, at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel. A brief chapel service will be followed by a graveside service in Vinton Memorial Park. Those who wish may make donations to: Gulfside Regional Hospice, 6117 Trouble Creek Road, New Port Richey, Fla. 34653-5240. Hart On March 20, 2013, Elizabeth “Betty” Burdette Hart, formerly of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died peacefully at age, 95, in Falls Church, Va., after a courageous 14-year struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. The family requests that those wishing to honor Betty in death make a contribution in her name to the Mason County Public Library. Jeffers William Jeffers, 77, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., formally of Southside, W.Va., died Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2013, at the Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va., with Rev. Johnny Hayman officiating. Burial will follow in the Jeffers Family Cemetery on Jeffers Ridge in Southside, W.Va. Friends may visit the family from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, at the funeral home. Westphal Mildred Westphal, 97, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at the Holzer Senior Care Center. Arrangements will be announced later by the Willis Funeral Home. Zimmerman John W. Zimmerman, 77, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died March 27, 2013. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Deal Funeral Home. North Korea says it has W.Va. Senate plan would cut last military hotline SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Raising tensions with South Korea yet again, North Korea cut its last military hotline with Seoul on Wednesday, saying there was no need to continue military communications between the countries in a situation “where a war may break out at any moment.” A senior North Korean military official informed the South that all military dialogue and communications channels would remain cut until South Korea halts its “hostile acts” against the North. The hotline shutdown is the latest of many threats and provocative actions from North Korea, which is angry over U.S.-South Korean military drills and recent U.N. sanctions punishing it for its Feb. 12 nuclear test. North Korea recently cut a Red Cross hotline with South Korea and another with the U.S.-led U.N. command at the border between the Koreas. The link cut Wednesday had been essential in operating the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation: an industrial complex in the North that employs hundreds of workers from the South. It was used by the two countries’ militaries to arrange for workers and shipments to cross their heavily armed border. There was no immediate word about the impact on South Korean workers who were at the Kaesong industrial complex. When the link was last cut in 2009, many South Koreans were stranded in the North. Outside North Korea, Pyongyang’s actions are seen in part as an effort to spur dormant diplomatic talks to wrest outside aid, and to strengthen internal loyalty to young leader Kim Jong Un and build up his military credentials. North Korea’s action was announced in a message that its chief delegate to inter-Korean military talks sent to his South Korean counterpart. “Under the situation where a war may break out any moment, there is no need to keep North-South military communications,” he said. “North-South military communications will be cut off.” Seoul’s Unification Ministry, which is in charge of relations with the North, called the move an “unhelpful measure for the safe operation of the Kaesong complex.” The Unification Ministry said only three telephone hotlines remain between the North and South, and those are used only for exchanging information about air traffic. South Korean officials said about 750 South Koreans were in Kaesong on Wednesday, and that the two Koreas had normal communications earlier in the day over the hotline when South Korean workers traveled back and forth to the factory park as scheduled. Workers at Kaesong could also be contacted directly by phone from South Korea on Wednesday. A South Korean worker for Pyxis, a company that produces jewelry cases at Kaesong, said in a phone interview that he was worried about a possible delay in production if cross-border travel is banned again. “That would make it hard for us to bring in materials and ship out new products,” said the worker, who wouldn’t provide his name because of company rules. The worker, who has been in Kaesong since Monday, said he wasn’t scared. “It’s all right. I’ve worked and lived with tension here for eight years now. I’m used to it,” he said. Kaesong is operated in North Korea with South Korean money and knowhow and a mostly North Korean work force. It provides badly needed hard currency in North Korea, where many face food shortages. Other examples of joint inter-Korean cooperation have come and gone. The recently ended five-year tenure of hard-line South Korean President Lee Myung-bak saw NorthSouth relations plunge. Lee ended an essentially no-strings-attached aid policy to the North. North Korea last cut the Kaesong line in 2009, in a protest of that year’s South Korean-U.S. military drills. North Korea refused several times to let South Korean workers commute to and from their jobs, leaving hundreds stranded in North Korea. The country restored the hotline and reopened the border crossing more than a week later, after the drills were over. North Korea’s actions have been accompanied by threatening rhetoric, including a vow to launch a nuclear strike against the United States and a repeat of its nearly twodecade-old threat to reduce Seoul to a “sea of fire.” Outside weapons analysts, however, have seen no proof that the country has mastered the technology needed to build a nuclear warhead small enough to mount on a missile. In a sign of heightened anxiety, Seoul briefly bolstered its anti-infiltration defense posture after a South Korean border guard hurled a hand grenade and opened fire at a moving object several hours before sunrise Wednesday. South Korean troops later searched the area but found no signs of infiltration, and officials believe the guard may have seen a wild animal, according to Seoul’s Defense Ministry. give every kid free lunch CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Senate introduced an ambitious plan to give free school breakfasts and lunches to every child in the state, from kindergarten through 12th grade. The bill announced Wednesday would fund the expanded lunch programs through private donations and grants. The Department of Education and every county board of education would establish nonprofit funds to collect contributions. Language in the bill stipulates that every dollar in contributions must be used to buy food and cannot be used for administrative purposes. The bill also requires all schools to adopt better systems for providing breakfast. Often in the rush and chaos of the morning, students don’t have time to eat school provided breakfast before class starts. The bill recommends allowing students to eat breakfast in the classroom or after first period. Alliance Group adds five properties to endangered list CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The last remaining structure of a resort in Greenbrier County is among five structures the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia has put on its 2013 list of endangered historic properties. Built in 1845, the Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion about 9 miles north of Alderson was once part of a resort where a doctor administered the nation’s first mud baths. The alliance says the Greek Revival pavilion hasn’t been maintained for years and is deteriorating. The resort was once a bivouac and hospital for Confederate soldiers during the Civil War — until Union troops burned it. The Greenbrier Historical Society is working with the current owner to buy the pavilion and some surrounding land in hopes of opening a new heritage tourism site. Other properties on this year’s list are the Second Presbyterian Church in Wheeling, the Ananias Pitsenbarger Farm in Franklin, the Abruzzino Mansion in Shinnston and the “Westly,” a Sears Kit House in Lewisburg. The alliance releases its annual list to raise awareness of historic properties that are threatened by both human and environmental factors such as demolition, neglect and inappropriate development. Earlier this month, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin awarded more than $335,000 in grants to the State Historic Preservation Office for 17 projects. They included $47,194 for the Wheeling church and $35,000 for the Blue Sulphur springhouse. The Second Presbyterian Church is a Greek Revival structure that has stood at its current site since 1850 and was the heart of Wheeling’s abolitionist movement. It’s also the place where the Rev. Richard Dodge formed the first Young Men’s Christian Association, or YMCA. Part of the roof collapsed in the summer of 2011. The trusses had been weakened when they were cut and modified to hang a chandelier in the sanctuary. The building is now owned by the Near Earth Object Foundation, which hopes to reopen it for presentations, plays and educational events, as well as an urban observatory. The Ananias Pitsenbarger was a self-sustaining, three-family operation from 1799 to 1973, consisting of 23 log-and-frame structures hand-built from local materials. The alliance says the farm looks much as it did 100 years ago, with distinct German features such as hand-carved wood hinges and pegs. The Neoclassical Abruzzino Mansion was built in 1921 for businessman Frank Abruzzino. It originally had 28 rooms, four bathrooms and a third-floor ballroom but was converted into apartments in the 1960s. The current owners were restoring the mansion when a 2010 fire destroyed the west wing and much of the red-tile roof. The Westly is the youngest of the structures on the list, one of the many built from Sears Roebuck and Co.’s mail-order catalogs in the early 20th century. Sears homes were delivered as more than 10,000 labeled pieces with assembly instructions. The Westly was assembled in 1924 and was purchased in 1941 by the Greenbrier County Commission. It’s been vacant for years. Gay marriage case’s Edie Windsor: marriage ‘magic’ Amish lose fight over outhouses WASHINGTON (AP) — When Edith Windsor got engaged in the 1960s to the woman who eventually became her wife she asked for a pin instead of a ring. A ring would have meant awkward questions, she said: Who is he? Where is he? And when do we meet him? On Wednesday, the 83-year-old stood on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, the face of a case that could change how the U.S. government treats married gay couples. She wore a grey pants suit, a pink and orange scarf, and her engagement pin, a circle of diamonds. Windsor, whose wife Thea Spyer died in 2009, sued to challenge a $363,000 federal estate tax bill she got after Spyer’s death. The pair married in Canada in 2007. Had Windsor been married to a man she would not have paid any estate tax. Windsor said the spirit of her partner of 44 years was watching and listening Wednesday, and she called marriage a “magic word.” “For anybody who doesn’t understand why we want it and why we need it, ok, it is magic,” she told reporters. Windsor is asking the court to strike down Section 3 of the Defense Of Marriage Act, which defines marriage for purposes of federal law as the union of a man and a woman. She said the argument before the court went well. “I think it went great. I think it went beautifully,” she told reporters in front of the court after the argument. Windsor, who goes by Edie, said public acceptance of gay marriage and gay people has changed since the time when she had to hide behind a pin. “As we increasingly came out, people saw that we didn’t have horns. People learned that we were their kids, and their cousins, and their friends,” she said. success of our hospital, and we do not take this action lightly. However, due to continued financial challenges caused by decreased reimbursement and utilization, in addition to rising costs and changes in federal and state regulations and requirements, we believe this is a necessary step in order to continue providing the best service and quality health care in the area.” In addition to being one of the largest employers KENTON, Ohio (AP) — Over the pleas of the local Amish community, a northwest Ohio health board decided to go ahead with plans to condemn two newly constructed Amish homes because they don’t have required septic systems for their outhouses. More than 100 Amish turned out Tuesday night to ask the Kenton-Hardin County Board of Health to reconsider the condemnation order, which requires that the homes be brought into compliance or the families move out. Last summer, the health board said it would start enforcing rules that any new home must have a proper well and septic system — something the simple-living, outhouse-using Amish have never had to do. Health inspectors have not forced existing Amish homes to change. Around 200 Amish families live in Hardin County. At issue are rules that require concrete, watertight pits under outhouses and the waste hauled away. The Amish, who turn their backs on modern technology, want to continue digging their own pits and spreading the waste on the land. The Columbus Dispatch reported that on Tuesday night, Henry Yoder read a letter signed by the Hardin County Amish community’s seven bishops asking the board to reconsider its orders. Yoder owns one of the houses that are not in compliance. Layoffs From Page 1 “I hope they can recoup from this situation,” Handley said. PVH’s press release went on to say: “We recognize how valuable our staff is to the in Mason County, PVH has a significant presence in Point Pleasant and for Mayor Brian Billings, news of the layoffs was “disheartening.” “This is going to affect a lot of people … these are quality care givers,” Billings said, adding he is not only a neighbor but a patient of PVH when he needs medical treatment. Billings said even if some of the employees who will lose their jobs don’t live in Point Pleasant, those employees likely spend their money in Point Pleasant for lunch, gasoline and on other items which support the local economy. “This will have a trickle down effect on not only individual families but our community in general,” Billings explained. �The Daily Sentinel Sports THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013 mdssports@civitasmedia.com New faces bring hope to revamped Indians CLEVELAND (AP) — Terry Francona helped exorcise the Bambino’s curse, bringing the Red Sox a World Series title for the first time in 86 years. His new challenge is ending a 64-year championship drought. And this time, it’s personal. Refreshed from a year away from the game’s ruthless grind following a messy exit in Boston, Francona has come “home” to try to take the Cleveland Indians to the top. Chosen as the club’s manager in October, Fran- cona has invigorated a franchise he has known since childhood, when his father, Tito, played for the Indians. “This where I wanted to be,” Francona said. “This was the only job I wanted.” Loving every minute so far, he even agreed to dress up as a baby for his players this spring. The Indians, who collapsed last season under Manny Acta, have been overhauled for Francona. Cleveland owner Paul Dolan, criticized for penny-pinching in the past, spent $117 million on free agents this winter, a striking, big-ticket spending spree that brought All-Star center fielder Michael Bourn, first baseman Nick Swisher, pitcher Brett Myers and slugger Mark Reynolds to Cleveland. The club also traded for outfielder Drew Stubbs and infielder Mike Aviles and signed Jason Giambi, Ryan Raburn and Scott Kazmir. Cleveland got real serious. “You don’t bring over a guy like Terry Francona if you don’t expect to win, and win soon,” said Swisher, who signed a fouryear, $56 million contract — the largest for a free agent in Indians history — after playing the past four years with the Yankees. “Not only bring over Terry, but you bring in all these other highprofile guys and all of a sudden this young core of guys you have here are like, ‘All right, here we go, this is what we needed.’” The Indians needed an infusion of something, anything, following their disappointing 2012 season, when they were in contention for four months before going 18-45 after July 27 and finishing fourth in the AL Central. Francona’s arrival has changed everything. The Indians sold out their home opener in 6 minutes and predictably pessimistic Cleveland fans, who have seen many promising and pennantwinning seasons end short of a first World Series championship since the last one in 1948, are See INDIANS ‌| 8 Curtis Compton | Atlanta Journal-Constitution | MCT photo Cincinnati Reds Brandon Phillips hits an RBI double for a 2-1 lead over the Braves during 8th inning action at Turner Field in Atlanta, Ga., Monday, May 14, 2012. Reds return intact looking for deep playoff run Meyer concerned about defensive front Kyle Robertson | Columbus Dispatch | MCT photo Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer is interviewed after the Buckeyes’ win over the Michigan Wolverines at Ohio Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Michigan Wolverines, 26-21. CINCINNATI (AP) — Same starting five in the rotation. Same back end of the bullpen. Same starting lineup, except for one spot. On the surface, not much has changed with the Cincinnati Reds, and that’s exactly how they wanted it. The NL Central division champions have brought their team back virtually intact for another run at their elusive goal. Another division title is only an initial goal for a team that won 97 games last season. They’re looking way beyond that first champagne celebration. Instead, they’ve got their eye on late October. “I want to get to the next round of the playoffs,” second baseman Brandon Phillips said. “I want to start there. Of course the goal every year is to win the ring, but I feel like you’ve got to take steps.” The Reds have taken huge steps in the last five years, reconfiguring themselves from perennial also-ran to consistent playoff contender. They went nine years without so much as a winning record, and 15 years between playoff appearances before winning the division as an up-and-coming team in 2010. They got swept in the playoffs by the Phillies that season, then slipped the following year under a lot of injuries. They were back on top last season with a team built for longterm success, but fell in the first round of the playoffs again, this time to the Giants in five games. Everything about the offseason has gone into giving them a better chance to not only reach the playoffs, but to keep going. “We’re a team that’s built for now,” general manager Walk Jocketty said. “We’re built to win now.” They think some modest lineup tweaking could make them a bit better. One of their biggest weaknesses for years has been the lack of a leadoff hitter, which forced manager Dusty Baker to use Phillips and others in the top spot. They got ShinSoo Choo from the Indians to replace Drew Stubbs, who struck out too much to be effective. Choo could be a shortterm fix, with Billy Hamilton — who set a minor league record with 155 steals last season — playing center field and batting leadoff for Triple-A Louisville this season. See REDS ‌| 8 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer has been enjoying watching Florida Gulf Coast’s NCAA tournament run. He has a vested interest because daughter Gig plays volleyball for the Eagles. Meyer said Gigi might attend Friday night’s regional semifinal between the Eagles and the University of Florida at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. “That’s incredible for that school,” he said about FGCU’s upset victories over Georgetown in the second round and San Diego State in the third. “I don’t think they were even Division I when she first got there. And that coach (Andy Enfield) — they’re good. I watched them the other day. That’s not like smoke and mirrors. They are really good players. That’s going to be a really good game (with Florida).” But Meyer’s loyalty ends there, since he was the head coach at Florida from 2005-10, winning two national championships. “Always a Gator,” he said with a slight grin. “Always a Gator.” Speaking after Tuesday’s indoor workout at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, Meyer said he was pleased with many players and positions as the Buckeyes approached the midpoint of spring workouts. But he remains concerned by the fill-ins for the departed John Simon, Johnathan Hankins, Nathan Williams and Garrett Goebel on the defensive line and Zach Boren and Etienne Sabino at linebacker. “I’m still worried about defense,” the second-year coach of the Buckeyes said. “I still keep looking for Goebel and Simon and those guys up front. They’re getting better though: Adolphus Washington, Noah Spence. There’s some talent. You just wish there were one or two older guys up there to help them out.” The Buckeyes, coming off a surprising 12-0 season, have completed six of their 14 practices leading up to their annual spring intrasquad scrimmage on April 13 at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. Everett Withers, Ohio State’s codefensive coordinator, said he feels a sense of urgency to come up with some solutions to finding replacements. Linebacker Ryan Shazier has been slowed by injury. Former blue-chip recruit Curtis Grant, a disappointment through his first two years with the team, is being counted on to have an impact. If the current players don’t answer the bell, the coaching staff may rely on incoming freshmen to fill spots. “We just have to keep going,” Withers said. “Before you know it, spring will be over with and some of those younger guys will be coming in here and we’ll be seeing how they do. I think the (experienced) guys understand the time frame.” Ohio State went through a very physical practice on Tuesday, which Meyer attributed to the fact that much of it was dedicated to short-yardage scrimmages resulting in one-on-one battles. Carlos Hyde, established as the top running back, made way for Rod Smith and Bri’onte Dunn, who are battling for the secondteam tailback job. Another candidate, Jordan Hall, has a slight hamstringer injury and was attending to academic considerations. While starting quarterback Braxton Miller watched most of the scrimmage, third-team QB Cardale Jones got a lot of work during the scrimmage, as did defensive lineman Chris Carter. The coaching staff is trying to groom all of them for playing time after not playing much in their careers. Meyer said he’s been splitting his time equally watching the offense and defense. “I think the fact our staff’s been together now, there’s very good chemistry in that room and I’m watching both sides,” he said. “I’m real anxious about the development, like everybody, of the defensive front seven.” OVP Sports Schedule Wiggins is first Canadian to win Gatorade boys honor Thursday, March 28 Baseball Scott at Point Pleasant, 7 p.m. Charleston Catholic at Wahama, 5:30 Grace Christian at Hannan, 5:30 Softball Sissonville at Point Pleasant, 5:30 Track and Field Wahama at Ripley, 4:45 Hannan at Cabell Midland 4:30 Tennis Huntington at Point Pleasant, 4 p.m. Friday, March 29 Baseball Winfield at Point Pleasant, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 30 Baseball Gallia Academy, River Valley at Symmes Valley (DH) noon Eastern at Meigs (DH) noon Southern at South Webster (DH) noon South Gallia at Sciotoville East (DH) 11 a.m. Hannan at Cross Lanes Christian (DH) noon Softball Gallia Academy at Chesapeake (DH) 1 p.m. Eastern at Meigs (DH) noon River Valley at Symmes Valley (DH) noon Point Pleasant at Liberty (DH) noon South Gallia at Sciotoville East (DH) 11 a.m. Wahama at Wirt County (DH) noon Hannan at Cross Lanes Christian (DH) noon Track and Field Gallia Academy at Chillicothe, 10 p.m. Eastern at Warren, 10 a.m. River Valley at South Point, TBA HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Andrew Wiggins wanted to step up his game after moving from his native Canada to play basketball at a prep school in West Virginia. No problem there. The next step is more difficult — choosing a college to showcase his talents. The Toronto-born Wiggins received the Gatorade Boys National Basketball Player of the Year award Wednesday, adding to the Naismith Foundation national honor he received last month. The 6-foot-8 senior is the first Canadian to win the Gatorade award. “It’s a big honor, especially being Canadian,” Wiggins said. “That’s a great feeling to put Canada on the map.” Wiggins, who thought it would be a normal day and dressed in his regular school clothes, learned about the award in class at St. Joseph’s Central Catholic High School during a surprise visit from past winner and former Miami Heat star Alonzo Mourning. “Andrew’s such a humble and polite kid,” said Huntington Prep coach Rob Fulford. “It’s very gratifying to see a young man like him win an award such as this. He’s put a lot of time and effort into his game. This award is more about his character. Everyone knows he’s a great basketball player — one of the best in the country at any age.” Wiggins averaged 23.4 points and 11.2 rebounds per game this season for Huntington Prep, whose players attend St. Joseph. Wiggins is being heavily recruited by Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida State. He’s still mulling his choice, one that’s complicated by the fact that both his parents attended Florida State. He’s the son of former NBA firstround pick Mitchell Wiggins and Marita Payne-Wiggins, a former Canadian Olympic sprinter and silver medalist. Older brother Nick plays guard at Wichita State. “Obviously, Kansas, Kentucky and North Carolina are staples among the elite in college basketball and Florida State fits in there a little bit below that,” Fulford said. “His parents going there makes it a tough decision.” Fulford tried to help out by creat- ing a spreadsheet and listed different aspects of the four schools. “I think, at least, for a day it made him think,” Fulford said. The Division I basketball signing periods runs from April 17 to May 15. For now, Wiggins is preparing to play in the McDonald’s All-American game on April 3 in Chicago. What might play a part in his decision is that five players in that game have verbally committed to Kentucky, two to North Carolina and one to Kansas. “I don’t think he’s in any rush,” Fulford said. “He’ll play it out and continue to think it over, communicate with his parents, and figure out what the best fit for him is.” The city of Huntington produced basketball Hall of Famer Hal Greer in the early 1950s and has revived itself lately as a hotbed of talent. The Dallas Mavericks’ O.J. Mayo and the Sacramento Kings’ Patrick Patterson were teammates at state champion Huntington High in 2007. Fulford founded Huntington Prep in 2009. His teams have proSee WIGGINS ‌| 8 �Thursday, March 28, 2013 Lost & Found FOUND: Blk & tan coon hound on Parkinson Rd. Call to identify. 740-742-4204 Miscellaneous “A Place to Call Home” FOSTER PARENTS $25 - $45 a day for the care of a child in your home. Can be single or married. Call Oasis to help a child find a place to call home. 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The 32-year-old will provide a legitimate challenge to Weeden, and his arrival could mean the Browns will part ways with former starter Colt McCoy. “Jason is an established leader who has started a number of games in this league and has had success,” Browns coach Rob Chudzinski said in a statement. “He brings us a veteran presence and a good set of physical tools. He played in a similar system when he was in Oakland and that will help in his transition.” Campbell spent first five years with the Redskins, becoming one of four quarterbacks in franchise history to throw for 3,000 yards in consecutive seasons. He became the franchise leader in career completion percentage (61.2) and his passer rating of 82.3 was second-best in Washington history. He also set a team record by throwing 271 consecutive passes without an interception. He was traded to Oakland before the 2010 season and spent two years with the Raiders, making 18 starts. He went 4-2 in the first six games of 2011 before breaking his collarbone and missing the final 10 games. Campbell signed with the Bears as an unrestricted free agent in 2012 and served as Jay Cutler’s backup. Cleveland’s new regime had indicated it would find a QB to push Weeden, who said during the offseason he was confident he would beat out any challenger in training camp. Campbell is 30-41 as a starter. He has completed 1,328 of 2,182 career passes (61 percent) for 14,682 yards with 76 TDs, 52 interceptions and an 82.5 passer rating “We are excited to have Jason as a member the Cleveland Browns,” team CEO Joe Banner said. “He is a veteran player who has been productive throughout his career and will be a good addition to our team.” The other change is at third base, where Todd Frazier gets the job full-time for Scott Rolen, who decided not to return for another season. Frazier filled in at third base and at first base when Rolen and Joey Votto were hurt, and ended up third in NL Rookie of the Year voting after batting .273 with 19 homers and 67 RBIs. Cincinnati thinks the offense will be even better with a healthy Votto around from the start of the season. The former NL MVP tore cartilage in his left knee while sliding into base on June 29 and needed two operations. Votto was gone for 48 games and wasn’t himself when he returned, reduced to hitting singles the rest of the season because of the weak knee. During spring training, he hit his first homers since June 24, an indication his knee is fully healed. Votto’s first significant injury has given him a different outlook. “People’s injuries reso- nate with me more because of my experience,” he said. “It probably made me a better teammate.” The Reds got through last season with all five starters healthy and were the only team in the majors that used as few as six starters — they had to call one up for a doubleheader. The streak of good luck ended when Johnny Cueto pulled muscles in his side during the first inning of the opening playoff game in San Francisco, leaving Cincinnati’s pitching plans in flux for the rest of the series. Cueto, Mat Latos, Bronson Arroyo, Homer Bailey and Mike Leake each made 30 starts last season. Bailey in particular showed improvement, throwing a nohitter in Pittsburgh. All are back and healthy. The Reds’ biggest decision in spring training involved the closer’s spot. The Reds got hard-throwing Aroldis Chapman ready to make a long-awaited transition to the rotation, with Jonathan Broxton available to finish off games, but the left-hander expressed a preference to keep closing. Chapman had 38 saves after moving into the role in May, converting a clubrecord 27 in a row even though he’d never been a closer. He’ll have a better feel for the role this season. “I have a lot of years ahead,” Chapman said. “I’m happy to be the closer now.” Baker got a two-year contract extension after missing the Reds’ division championship celebration last year because he was hospitalized for treatment of an irregular heartbeat and a mini-stroke. The 63-year-old manager feels fine and shares the big expectations for this season and beyond. “I talked to the owners,” Baker said. “They asked a lot of questions and made statements. They’re enthusiastic about our progress. “We’ve come a long way in a short period of time, over three years. It’s about being able to sustain high excellence.” And it’s about taking that next step deeper into the playoffs. Wiggins From Page 6 duced college-bound talent such as Gorgui Dieng (Louisville), Javontae Hawkins (South Florida), and Stefan Jankovic and Negus Webster-Chan (Missouri). Fulford didn’t have to go any- where to get his first look at Wiggins. As an eighth grader, Wiggins played on an opposing high school team that had come to play Huntington Prep in January 2010. And so Fulford’s pursuit began. After about two dozen trips to watch Wiggins play AAU bas- ketball, the player being labeled as “The Great Canadian Hope” headed south in fall 2011. Ontario natives Jankovic and WebsterChan were on Huntington Prep’s roster, and Wiggins credited their presence for making his transition easier. “Once it was time for him to make a decision on which high school he was going to come in the United States and go to, he was comfortable with us,” Fulford said. “We outworked everyone else, to be quite honest. I think it was an easy decision for him. It’s worked out great for both.” Initially rated as a prospect for 2014, Wiggins decided in October to reclassify into his original high school class of 2013, joining the likes of Jabari Parker of Chicago Simeon Academy, the Morgan Wootten Player of the Year winner, in this year’s senior class. Indians From Page 6 beginning to believe this could be a magical year. The outlook is bright, but there’s also reason for caution. With the speedy Bourn in the leadoff spot, Cleveland’s lineup should score. The Indians were second from the bottom among AL teams in runs last season, but in Swisher, Reynolds and the 42-year-old Giambi, who will serve as a part-time designated hitter and clubhouse leader, Francona believes his club has some proven middleof-the-order run producers who will not only rack up RBIs but take pressure off Asdrubal Cabrera, Jason Kipnis and Carlos Santana. Bourn was the cherry on top of general manager Chris Antonetti’s scrumptious offseason overhaul. In addition to giving the Indians a needed basestealing threat, the 30-yearold changes the dynamic of Cleveland’s outfield with his Gold Glove. Bourn takes over in center field with Michael Brantley moving to left and Stubbs playing right, giving the Indians perhaps baseball’s fastest outfield. “I just hope we don’t run into each other,” Brantley joked. But the trio should be able to run some potential doubles into outs and save runs for Cleveland’s staff, which will hold the key to the Indians’ chances of closing the gap on defending division champ Detroit. Pitching, or more precisely, the lack of it, is a major concern. The Indians’ rotation is a little rough around the edges. Justin Masterson, who will start on opening day and is considered the ace, won all of 11 games in 2012 with a 4.93 ERA. Ubaldo Jimenez led the AL with 17 losses and has been a major disappointment since coming over from Colorado in 2011. Myers pitched in relief last season and was battered around in spring training. Zach McAllister won six games as a rookie last season and Scott Kazmir pitched for the Sugar Land Skeeters, an independent team. “Over the course of a long year, if you don’t pitch, you get exposed,” Francona said more than once this spring. The Indians, though, do have a solid bullpen anchored by charismatic closer Chris Perez, who has promised Francona he will be better behaved following a tumultuous 2012 during which he criticized Cleveland’s fans and Dolan, exchanged profani- ties with a fan and taunted opponents. Perez is one of the many Indians players who said Francona didn’t have to earn their respect. It arrived before he did. “He’s has instant credibility,” said Perez, a twotime All-Star who had 39 saves last year. “He’s going to tell you something, and it’s, ‘OK, how high do you want me to jump, sir.’ With what he’s done, somebody like that could be a complete jerk and say ‘I want to do it this way, I’ve done it this way.’ But he’s working with guys he’s asking, ‘Hey, how have you done it in the past?’ He’s still learning and for a guy who has won two World Series already sometimes you don’t see that. 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Learn to balance your newfound independence with your sensitivity toward others. This act will take work. If you are single, you could go through a sequence of different sweeties. Your love life will be exciting, and the right person will fit perfectly with your lively personality. If you are attached, the two of you are on a seesaw of emotions. Make communication a priority in order to change the balance between you. SCORPIO always has a different perspective. 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 Listen to what is being offered, and know that you do not have to agree. A partner or an associate has strong ideas. You might be surprised by your impulsiveness and willingness to veer in a new direction. Tonight: Don’t allow anyone to slow you down — you are a roll. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Do your best to take care of errands and other responsibilities. You easily could be overwhelmed, so opt for a change of pace, whether it be napping, shopping or pursuing some other pastime. Fill your day with different activities. Tonight: Think “early weekend.” GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You simply can’t rein in your imagination, no matter how hard you try. You might decide not to discuss your flights of fancy. A relationship with a new friend delights you to no end. A meeting takes an interesting turn. Tonight: Continue as you have. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH If you can isolate yourself, you will get more done. You like a cozy environment, so consider adding a plant or painting to your office; it will add to your productivity. Schedule a brainstorming session toward the end of the day. Tonight: Let it all hang out. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Respond to all of your messages, calls and meetings. Be willing to go along with someone’s offthe-wall idea or suggestion. It could sound crazy, but it just might work. Sometimes, the element of surprise works in your favor. Tonight: Mosey on home. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH Take into account the cost of what needs to be done. It is better to take a solid look at the budget for a project before going forward. Be more direct with a loved one. An associate or a friend could surprise you with his or her suggestion. Tonight: Meet friends for munchies. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Use today to the max for any situation or project that you feel is important. Others will surprise you with their responses. Caring evolves when you can get past initial reactions and understand where others are coming from. Your personality melts barriers. Tonight: Your treat. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Play it low-key. More facts and information will emerge if you observe, listen and perhaps make a subtle comment here and there. You could be surprised at what you might have missed. Consider how to avoid this information gap in the future. Tonight: Be confident. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Use the daylight hours to maximize your interests. You might be involved with an important project or a key interaction. Others are receptive to you right now. Present your ideas in a positive manner. The unexpected marks your love life. Tonight: Make it early. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Take a stand, but don’t be upset if someone has a strong reaction. Just for now, let go of traditional thinking as you approach a problematic situation. Be innovative, and you’ll get better results. A family member could be creating an uproar. Tonight: Be where crowds are. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Detach, and you will understand more. You succeed because you are willing to look beyond the obvious. How you see a personal matter could change. No matter what you do and why you do it, the end results will be the same. Be a straight shooter. Tonight: Till the wee hours. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH An unexpected event or comment might influence your selfimage, and could work against fluid communication. You simply are trying to digest too much, too fast. If you need to step away from a conversation or meeting, do. Tonight: Let the good times rock and roll. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Thursday, March 28, 2013 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 fever Visit our website to show off your auto racing knowledge & sprint to the cup for great weekly prizes! It’s Always On At B-Dubs! SHOP ONLINE OVER 300 NEW AND USED VEHICLES ON DISPLAY 60393405 214 Upper River Rd Gallipolis OH 740-446-7891 Mon-Thurs 11am-12am Fri-Sat 11am-2am Sun 11am-12am � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 03. 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