https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/adf68bbfde7f0837567a1ab6471c992e.pdf 578350742b860f8be134d41165c1817e PDF Text Text LOG ONTO WWW.MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM OR WWW.MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM FOR ARCHIVE s�GAMES s�E-EDITION s�POLLS & MORE INSIDE STORY WEATHER Holiday scenes ... Page C1 Rain and snow. High near 39. Low around 31...Page A2 Hometown News for Gallia & Meigs counties SPORTS OBITUARIES Local sports action... Page B1 Wanda L. Blake, 69 Rodney Charles Cook, 66 Jerry Lemuel Coppick, 51 Betty Lou Shaluta, 84 Joyce M. (Morrison) Thompson, 65 $2.00 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2013 Vol. 47, No. 49 Man sentenced following hotel drug bust Amber Gillenwater agillenwater@civitasmedia.com GALLIPOLIS — A Gallipolis man who was arrested this past summer as a part of a trio who was allegedly selling drugs out of a local hotel, was recently sentenced to the Ohio Rehabilitation and Correction after pleading guilty to charges of attempted trafficking and drug possession. Eric S. Greer, 38, was sentenced on Tuesday to four years in a state prison for attempted trafficking in drugs and 11 months of imprisonment for drug possession, sentences ordered to be served concurrently. He was given credit for 66 days served, along with future custody days awaiting transportation to a state prison, and was advised that a three-year period of post-release control is mandatory in this case. According to his indictment, Greer was in the possession of 50 grams of heroin — heroin that had been prepared for sale — as well as 8.3 grams of cocaine on July 14 and a trace amount of heroin on October 6, 2012. In addition, the indictment specifies that on July 14, Greer, along with Ronda Jamison and Amanda L. Burns, had been engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and had allegedly been making a business of selling heroin out of the hotel. Greer was arrested, along with Burns, 32, and Jamison, 30, at approximately 1:30 a.m. on July 14 at the Budget Inn on Jackson Pike by deputies with the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office who were working in conjunction with officers with the Gallipolis Police Department and troopers with the Affordable Care Act & Individual Perspective Readers share online ACA experience TAMIANN ADAMS Jonesville, S.C. How long did you spend trying to get on the website? “No problem. The charts and calculators were working fine.” Adams Were you satisfied with the coverage found? “Actually, surprised. The prices seemed fitting, but I’m still unsure what all is covered/not covered and additional costs.” Cost-wise, were you happy with what you found? “Seems like it would be very helpful. I am self-employed, and health insurance has always been nearly unattainable.” Mike Seffrin | Civitas Mike Seffrin | Sidney Daily Media News Valerie Fogt, left, a certified medical assistant at Compassionate Care in Sidney, checks the blood pressure of Traci Melanese, executive director of Compassionate Care. A gift or a lump of coal? Bre Linstromber Copper, Keith Strange and Sarah Allen Civitas Media Sue Walker received the bad news in September from the insurer who handled her medical coverage in Jacksonville, Ill. She was told that to meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act, her premium would go from $513 a month to $890. She also would be required to purchase insurance that included maternity benefits, even though Walker is 64 years old. Walker wonders how Congress could have approved such a boondoggle. Jacob Dicke of Sidney, Ohio, will tell you quite a different story. The 28-yearold man is clicking his heels after learning he will pay just $70 a month for health care, including dental insurance. The low rate is the result of one of many subsidies that are part of the Affordable Care Act. Dicke couldn’t be happier that Uncle Sam now has a national health insurance plan. Welcome to the Affordable SPECIAL REPORT Visit our website for more information Care Act, nicknamed Obamacare, in honor of President Barack Obama’s signature piece of legislation. Everything you have heard about it is true, and everything you have heard about it is also false. The only thing that is really clear is that few things are really clear. With a Dec. 23 deadline quickly approaching to ensure coverage for 2014, reporters from Civitas Media spent the past three weeks interviewing residents, business owners and health care professionals in seven states, including Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. What they found is: š��F[efb[� mWdj� je� X[� informed, but it’s hard for many to decipher the details or even compare plans. š��Dej� [l[hoed[� ^Wi� fheX# lems with the Healthcare. gov website. In fact, many find it easy to use. š��7i� j^[� fbWd� X_j[i� Xki_# nesses, employees feel the pain. š��7� fh_lWj[� ^[Wbj^� YWh[� ioi# tem already clogged by excessive paperwork may see the bureaucracy double. The horror stories come from people such as Carla Watkins of Pikeville, Ky., and John Keegan of Hazleton, Pa. Watkins, a 45-year-old nursing assistant, called her three hours on the website a nightmare. “I was ready to scream by the time I was done,” she said. “It’s really going to put me in a financial bind now that I will be paying $92 more a month.” It took Keegan 10 days to finally gain access to the website. “I tried three to six times a day, at all different times,” he said. 8 See AFFORDABLE AFFORDABLE | XX See A5 LARRY PHILLIPS, 51 Mount Airy, N.C. What led you to visit the site? “I received a notification from my current provider that my premium was going to increase Phillips by nearly 200 percent. I went on the site to look at other options and compare plans.” How were the plans you looked at? “They were even more expensive. The plans I looked at were at least $100 more than the rate increase I received from my current provider.” Did you purchase a plan through the site? “Shoot no. I never was able to get to where they wanted you to enter information. The plan’s costs were just crazy. The site isn’t secure, and there isn’t any way I would put my personal information on something so unsecure.” KELLI CLOUD Middlesboro, Ky. How long did you spend trying to get on the website? “It seems like it gave me the runaround. I eventually just called Cloud the number that was given to me to get signed up that way.” Were you satisfied with the coverage found? “It works. I rarely go to the doctor anyway.” Cost-wise, were you happy with what you found? “I got a better price than I ACA was expecting.” MORERIES STO IDE INS See BUST | A2 Persian War veterans bonus deadline looms Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Veterans are being reminded that the deadline to apply for the Ohio Veterans Bonus for the Persian Gulf era is Dec. 31, 2013. That deadline for applications for the bonus applies to veterans who served either in the Persian Gulf Theater of Operations or anywhere else in the world from Aug. 2, 1990 to March 3, 1991. Meigs County veterans who qualify for that bonus but need assistance in preparing the application are invited to visit the Meigs County Veterans Service Office, located in the Courthouse Annex next to Holzer Clinic on Mulberry Heights, where George Hoffman, the retiring local service officer, along with the newly named officer, John Hill of Middleport, are available to give assistance. See DEADLINE | A2 Residents reminded of recycling changes Staff Report tdsnews@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Meigs County residents who use the county recycling program are reminded the program will change hands at the beginning of the year. Under a new contract between the Gallia-JacksonMeigs-Vinton Joint Solid Waste Management District and Rumpke of Ohio, Inc., Rumpke will be responsible for the collection, transportation and processing of recyclable materials generated within the four-county district. Rumpke’s ‘single-stream’ drop-off containers will be located at the existing recycling locations in Chester, Pomeroy, Racine, Rutland, Salem Center, Syracuse and Tuppers Plains. A container will also be located near the Columbia Township Volunteer Fire Department in northwestern Meigs County and in Middleport. The See CHANGES | A2 Vinton man leads Sunday ceremony to honor lost loved ones Stephanie Filson Managing Editor sfilson@civitasmedia.com VINTON — For some, the ideal Christmas is a white one filled with friends, family, food and colorful decorations. Still, for many, the holidays only serve to underscore the absence of loved ones who have passed on. For some, every Christmas is blue, but James Vinson, who knows a thing or two about loss from his own perspective, is leading an effort Sunday to bring a little peace to those who have lost people close to them. Vinson, a Vinton resident, started the Healing After Losing One’s Child (HALO) support group earlier this year after sharing the heartbreaking story of his son Matthew who died unexpectedly as a toddler after falling from his crib more than ten years ago. The group meets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of each month and welcomes “When you think of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year, what do you think? … Family. So we wanted to remember those who aren’t with us anymore but in an uplifting, positive light.” — James Vinson anyone who has shouldered a loss of any kind. Vinson said that he knows how difficult the holidays have been on him over the years, and he wanted to reach out to others who are struggling with loss during these otherwise festive and family-filled times. “I thought, ‘Let’s do something uplifting to raise people’s spirits’,” said Vinson. “Let’s provide a place where loved ones can remember for a moment what it was like before the loss. Maybe it was the smell of baking cookies with grandma, the excitement of a traditional hunting trip with See CEREMONY | A2 �&@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Page A2 LîSunday Times Sentinel Sunday, December 15, 2013 Bust From Page A1 Ohio State Highway Patrol. According to the police report, the suspects, who had been living in two different rooms on two different floors in the Budget Inn, were located by the officers in room 131. After securing the suspects, the officers discovered drugs, including four different packages of brown powder heroin, and other drug-related items in the room, as well as additional evidence in a room located on the second floor. Reportedly, officers had se- cured a search warrant in this case after local law enforcement agencies had received complaints about alleged drug trafficking occurring at the hotel. According to information provided in the initial release following the drug bust, officers had also looked to the amount of foot traffic into and out of the hotel and the number of recent thefts, including car break-ins and burglaries, in the area as an indicator of drug sales. Following their arrests, Greer, Burns and Jamison each made initial appearances in the Galli- polis Municipal Court and were charged with the possession of heroin. Their bonds were set at $100,000, 10 percent, and their cases were later bound over to the Common Pleas Court of Gallia County where their cases were heard by a grand jury. All three indictments outline identical charges against the defendants. Greer, who had previously pleaded guilty to possessing 0.1 gram of cocaine on August 29, 2012, was on probation through the common pleas court at the time of the incident earlier this year. Following his arrest, commu- Ceremony Deadline From Page A1 From Page A1 good ‘ole dad or the feeling of being pregnant. “When you think of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year, what do you think? … Family,” said Vinson. “So we wanted to remember those who aren’t with us anymore but in an uplifting, positive light.” The memorial candle-lighting ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. Sunday, December 15 at the Community Christian Fellowship, located at 290 Trails End, Thurman, Ohio. Vinson emphasized that the ceremony is for anyone struggling with loss this holiday season and that no one will be turned away. The event will also feature music, poetry and testimony. Those who want to participate in some way are encouraged to do so. Candles will be provided. When asked what a successful event would look like to Vinson, he thought quietly to himself for a moment before answering. “I will see it as a success if people leave with a smile in their hearts,” said Vinson. “It’s hard to always bring a smile to your face, but it’s all about touching hearts.” Doors will open Sunday at 5:30 p.m. Those interested in participating are encouraged to contact Vinson in advance at 740-645-2776 or Fishersofmen2004@yahoo.com. For those interested in HALO and its activities, visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ The Ohio Veterans Bonus program is open to veterans not only of the Persian Gulf War era but also the eras of the war in Iraq, although the deadline to apply for that bonus is Dec. 31, 2014. No filing deadline date has yet been announced for the Afghanistan War. The amount of a bonus is determined by where the veteran served. It is higher for those who served directly in the war zones. It is also open to the next of kin for those who were killed in action or died of a disease as a result of in-theater service. In Meigs County as of September 20, 2013, 131 applicants have submitted and received payment since the program began for a total of $106,055.87. As for the state the Ohio Department of Veterans Services reports that a total of 60,593 Ohio veterans and family members have received payments from the Ohio nity control violations were filed and he subsequently appeared for arraignment on those violations. During a hearing also held on December 10 in this earlier case, Greer’s community control was revoked and he was sentenced to 11 months of imprisonment for cocaine possession — a sentence ordered to be served concurrently with his four-year sentence in his latest case. Jamison, who appeared for an arraignment hearing in her case on September 9 and was later released on an own recognizance bond, is scheduled to appear for Veterans Bonus program totaling $50,893,704. The bonuses are not subject to federal or state taxes and can be used for any purpose. The law implementing the Bonus program for veterans of the Persian Gulf War , Iraq War, and Afghanistan War eras was passed by the citizens of Ohio in November 2009. The specific criteria for award of the Ohio Veterans Bonus is service in the armed forces of more than 90 days active duty, not for training, during the period of the Persian Gulf War and the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that the veterans have been Ohio residents at the time of their entry into the service, and are currently Ohio residents. The bonus pays $100 a month to veterans who served in the Persian Gulf , or in Afghanistan or Iraq, up to a maximum of $1,000. For those who served elsewhere, the payment is $50 a month up to a $500 maximum. a plea and sentencing hearing in this case on January 6, 2014. Burns, who was also released on an own recognizance bond following her arraignment hearing in early September, appeared for a pre-trial settlement conference in this case on October 29. On December 4, Burns’ defense counselor William Conley withdrew as counsel of record due to a possible conflict of interest and public defender Winston Graham Woodyard was appointed. A status conference in this case has been scheduled for December 20. Family members of those killed in action or who died from disease as a result of their in-theater service can receive a bonus of $5,000 plus whatever the service member was eligible for up to a total of $6,500. Applications can be completed on line at www.veteransbonus.ohio.gov or can be completed at any Veterans Service Office. “Remember, we’re here to help, not only with filing an application for a bonus, but for other services as they relate to veterans,” said Hill who is a veteran of two tours of duty in Iraq, was injured, and awarded the Purple Heart. He has been working several weeks with Hoffman who will be retiring on Dec. 20. Both reminded Persian Gulf veterans of the Dec. 31 deadline to file for a bonus, and stressed that they are there to assist them or to help with any other problems relating to their military service. 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For the past two years Meigs County’s recycling program has been administered by the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District, and before that it was administered by the Meigs County Office of Recycling and Litter Control. The existing wooden recycling buildings will be closed up and eventually removed. The Meigs SWCD encourages county residents to use the new drop-off containers and to not attempt to use the old buildings since they will no longer be serviced after the end of the year. For more information, contact the solid waste management district at 800-544-1853. -62E96C *Party Favors* *Champaign at Midnight* *Live Entertainment “STILLWATER”* *Light hors d’oeuvres* *“CASH BAR”* Starting @ $99.00 the solid waste management district. Separating the recyclable materials by residents is no longer required. 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Coppick and his wife, Michelle and three grandchildren Elizabeth, Emmalynn and William Coppick, Bradley V. Coppick Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î� RODNEY CHARLES COOK and Sean N. Coppick and fiancé Cheyene; his motherin-law, Helen McClain; his brothers and sisters, Nancy Lawson, Ted Coppick and wife, Patty, David Coppick, Bonnie Coppick, and Ben Coppick Sr.; several nieces and nephews; and great nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents and by his fatherin-law, H. Linn McClain. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. on Sunday, December 15, 2013, at the First Southern Baptist Church in Pomeroy with Pastor David Brainard officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be held two hours prior to the memorial service. Arrangements are being handled by the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Jerry’s name to the First Southern Baptist Church. An online registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. LONDON — Rodney Charles Cook, 66, of London, formerly of Gallipolis, died Thursday, December 12, 2013, in his residence. Born March 20, 1947, in Boone County, WV, he was a son of Edgar French and Betty Louise (Gore) Cook, Jr. Rodney had retired as a sergeant for the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Gallipolis Post and had also owned and operated Cook Motors in London and Gallipolis. He was also a US Navy Veteran. He is survived by his BLAKE LAKE ALFRED, Fla. — Wanda L. Blake, 69, of Lake Alfred, Florida, and formerly of Gallipolis, died Saturday morning, November 14, 2013, at her residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home in Gallipolis. West Virginia, died at 7:21 p.m. Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at her home. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Sunday, December 15, 2013, in the Parkview Church of the Nazarene in Grafton, West Virginia. Officiating will be Pastors Jeremiah Reynolds and Tina Montgomery. Burial will be in the Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the church. Arrangements are by the Cremeens Funeral Home, Racine. wife, Twyla, and his mother, Betty Cook Saunders. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 2013, at the Highway Patrol Post in Gallipolis. The family asks that no flowers be sent. SHALUTA The family is being served PORTLAND — Betty by the Eberle-Fisher Funeral Home and Crematory, 103 Lou Shaluta, 84, of Portland and formerly of Grafton, N. Main St, London. Online condolences for the family may be sent to www.eberlefisherfuneralhome.com. 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Joyce is survived by her husband, Carl Thompson, whom she married on June 26, 1971, in Logan, West Virginia; a son, Brent (Shawn) Thompson of Gallipolis; two grandchildren, Hunter and Ellie; brothers, Eddie (Brenda) Morrison of Mon- trose, Michigan, and John (Dixie) Kinney of Logan, West Virginia; and sister, Iva Wallen also of Logan, West Virginia. Joyce was blessed with a very special friend, Anita Chevalier. She will be kept with warm thoughts by many nieces and nephews. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, and by brothers Bobby Patterson and Joey Patterson. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at Willis Funeral Home with Bob Powell officiating. Burial will follow in Gravel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Willis Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, December 16, 2013. Pallbearers will be Gary Phillips, Joe Myers, Mike Blain, Tim Humphreys, Steve Jagers, Carl Chevalier and Jason Humphreys. Her nephews will serve as honorary pallbearers. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. EVELYN ELIZABETH WILLIAMS PATRIOT — Evelyn Elizabeth Williams, 94, of Patriot, took her final journey home S at u rd ay, December 14, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was born on September 20, 1919, in Walnut Township, a daughter of the late Ralph and Della Myers Allbright. Evelyn married Garland E. Williams on June 3, 1934, and he preceded her in death along, with sons, Jack Williams, Daniel Williams, and a son in infancy; a sister Mabel Mahan and a grandson Daniel “Pete” Williams. Evelyn is survived by a daughter, Betty J. Baker of Patriot; a son, Justin (Velma) Williams of Gallipolis; daughter-in-law, Pam Williams of Gallipolis; 14 grandchildren; 26 greatgrandchildren; 20 great- great-grandchildren; and many church family and special friends whom she loved very much. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. December 17, 2013, at Walnut Ridge Church with Pastor Gene Harmon and Jane Ann Miller officiating. Burial will follow in Mt Zion Cemetery in Patriot. Friends may call at the Gallipolis Christian Church on SR 588 on Monday, December 16, 2013, from 5-8 p.m. Pallbearers will be Keith Baker, Jonathan Baker, Eric Baker, Ryan Geiger, Justin Williams and Brandon Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be David Baker, Mark Dillon, Tony Lyall, Don Pope and Larry Hall. In lieu of flowers Evelyn’s wishes were to make donations to her church: Walnut Ridge Church c/o of Paula Baker , 9551 State Rt. 775, Patriot, OH 45658 Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. We apologize for the misprint in our volume 52 (Dec 21-Dec 24) flier regarding guns/firearms. We intended to advertise 30% off all gun accessories. We will be running all guns on sale at 15% off for these 4 days and all gun accessories will be at 30% off. We take customer service very seriously at Rural King and are very sorry for any inconvenience caused by our error. 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Call: 446.2342 or 992.2155 FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.PVALLEY.ORG. �Sunday Times-Sentinel OPINION Aviation schools prepare for boom in drone jobs Dave Kolpack $2/��==9-3+>/.� </== GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Two student pilots are seated shoulder to shoulder before a bank of video monitors, maneuvering an unmanned aircraft by keyboard and mouse as the drone descends toward a virtual runway in a suburban landscape. Aaron Gabrielson and Andrew Regenhard, aviation students at the University of North Dakota and self-proclaimed video-game junkies, could just as well be sitting on a couch playing Xbox. But instead of tapping their fingers on a controller, they’re learning to fly the plane and use onboard equipment that includes a camera with a zoom lens. “Some people argue that nothing is going to be like flying an actual airplane. Granted, looking down and seeing you’re 5,000 feet above the ground is pretty exciting, but I’ve always been addicted to video games, and this is awesome,” Regenhard said. Mastering the Corsair simulator is the first practice course for the two trainees, who are among hundreds of student pilots nationwide preparing for jobs that don’t exist yet. They and their classmates are eager to cash in on the booming market for drone operators that’s expected to develop after more unmanned aircraft become legal to fly in U.S. airspace, which could happen in the next few years. The university’s unmanned aircraft degree program, the nation’s first, exploded from five students in 2009 to 120 students last year. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Kansas State have since added similar programs. Dozens of other schools offer some courses in what’s known as UAS — unmanned aircraft systems — which range from drones as big as small planes to 2-foot-wide minihelicopters. The first UAS master’s degree program, focused on engineering, was launched at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach, Fla., campus this fall. “This pie is pretty big,” said Al Palmer, director of UND’s unmanned aircraft program. “Everyone can get their little slice of the pie, because we can’t do all the training in North Dakota.” The skills needed to fly larger unmanned planes are not unlike those required to fly modern aircraft with computer-based flight controls, professors say. The toughest part of unmanned flying comes with doing it from the ground: You can’t feel what’s going on. “You don’t have feedback,” Regenhard said. “When you push the yoke forward in the aircraft, you feel yourself and everything going down. With this, you just see it.” Drones are best known for their use by the U.S. military, but other markets beckon. Amazon made a splash earlier this month by unveiling an embryonic effort that might someday deliver packages by drone, though the company acknowledged practical use is years away. Most of the potential civilian drone market is in precision agriculture. Unmanned aircraft are already used for seeding and spraying in Japan. Drones may be used someday to detect disease in crops, depending on the development of sensors. The potential applications for other unmanned aircraft are endless, said Michael Toscano, president and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. The Boeing ScanEagle, which can fly for 20 hours on a couple of gallons of fuel, was originally developed to help commercial fishermen find and track schools of tuna. The Navy has used the plane to watch pirates. In recent years, North Dakota law enforcement and the university have used the drone to monitor rivers during flood threats in the Red River Valley. For students, it all adds up to strong job prospects after graduation. “Whether it’s designing a vehicle to go into forest fires or catch poachers in the Galapagos, they’re getting opportunities to be part of the next generation of aerospace like no one else is,” Sunday Times-Sentinel Reader Services Correction Policy Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a story, please call one of our newsrooms. 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Page A4 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2013 Gift Guide: Do homework when buying tablet for kid Bree Fowler � �$/-289691C�'<3>/< NEW YORK — Tablet computers are expected to top many kids’ holiday lists, but parents need to do their homework first. Kids’ tablets range from educational toys that perform more like hand-hand gaming devices to Android tablets good for whole family. If you’re shopping for someone else’s child, keep in mind that some parents and experts oppose children using tablets entirely, and many believe that screen time should be limited. ___ TOY TABLETS These products are made for young children and feature educational games and ebooks. They’re more toy than tablet. They’re encased in heavy-duty plastic, making them durable, but also heavy and clunky. Although some are Wi-Fi capable, they don’t provide full access to the Internet. Their screen quality and processing speeds lag those of traditional tablets. At times, my 4-year-old daughter opted to walk away rather than wait for an app to load. ___ — LeapFrog’s LeapPad Ultra, $150, designed for kids ages 4 to 9: I can set up profiles for different children. Many games adjust their level of difficulty based on the child’s age. As a result, my 4-year-old daughter and my colleague’s 9-year-old daughter can share the device. But apps can be pricey — $5 to $25 each for downloads, or $18 to $25 for cartridge versions. Apps for both formats include interactive storybooks, e-books, music, videos and games. Although most apps have some educational aspect, many include characters tied to popular TV and movie characters. Children can look at a variety of pre-screened content online, but can’t search for specific topics, as they would for homework. ___ — Vtech’s InnoTab 3S, $70, designed for kids ages 3 to 9: At less than half the price of the LeapPad, the InnoTab may be more enticing for parents worried about spending so much for a tablet they can’t use themselves. The InnoTab has a much smaller screen, but weighs less and might be easier for little kids to handle. Its apps are similar to those of the LeapPad, with all of the familiar cartoon characters. They’re priced at $3 to $24, though about half of them cost $3. Kids can view certain age-appropriate websites. Unlike the LeapPad, the InnoTab lets kids trade text messages with parents and other approved adults. For $15 a year, they can also exchange voice and photo messages. ___ FAMILY ANDROIDS These tablets attempt to combine the functionality of a traditional tablet with the ease 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. and safety of a toy version. Once your child’s time is up, you can use the tablet to watch a movie or check Facebook. And as your children grow, you can let them do more so the device won’t gather dust. Their processor speeds, cameras and displays are generally better than those of toy tablets, though most are nothing extraordinary compared with traditional tablets. ___ — Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Kids, $230, designed for kids ages 3 and up: The kids’ version of the Galaxy Tab 3 has yellow trim and comes with either a blue hard plastic or an orange, rubbery protective case. Adults with a passcode get a typical Android tablet with the usual apps. A kid-friendly mode blocks most of that out. The home screen features bright colors and smiling animals. It’s easy for kids to scroll through the offerings, which include a handful of free games, a Nook e-book reader, video and still cameras and a kids’ app store. Kids can use apps their parents add, but are blocked out of Web browsers and social media. My main complaint: You can’t set up individual profiles for multiple kids. ___ — Kurio 7S, $150, designed for ages 3 and up: The Kurio also has separate modes for kids and adults. It comes with e-books, popular games such as “Angry Birds Space” and educational apps designed to teach reading and math. Games featuring popular cartoon characters are there, too. Additional apps start at $1. The Kurio store has only kids-friendly content, organized by age group. Kids can shop on their own if you put a few dollars in their virtual piggy banks. The tablet’s layout isn’t great, however, and younger children may have trouble with the small icons. You can create profiles for up to eight children. It has a Web browser that tries to filter out potentially unsafe content, including social media. This approach may inadvertently let in some questionable content, but it’s also better at letting in more useful content than a pre-screening approach. The tablet’s good for parents who want to give their kids more freedom online. ___ — Vinci MV 7” Android 4.1 Tablet, $200, designed for kids 3 and up: This tablet lacks the flash of the others. You don’t get separate modes for kids and adults. You can’t block out Web browsers or social media. It’s something for parents and kids to use together, rather than something to hand a child and walk away. What makes this for kids is Vinci’s app library. The company sells a wide variety of educational software. Some apps are free, while others cost less than $10. Although the apps might not be the flashiest, they’re strictly educational. And it’s the only one I tested capable of connecting to cellular networks — useful on long car trips. You’ll need a data plan. Sunday Times Sentinel Ohio Valley Newspapers 200 Main Street Point Pleasant, W.Va. Phone (304) 675-1333 Fax (304) 675-5234 www.mydailysentinel.com or www.mydailytribunecom Sammy M. Lopez Publisher 740-446-3242, ext. 15 slopez@civitasmedia.com Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Sunday, December 15, 2013 &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Page 8 Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î�� Sidney Daily News, Saturday, December 14, 2013 ACA: Your Questions, Quick Answers WHAT IS THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE? J^[�>[Wbj^�?dikhWdY[�CWha[jfbWY[i� were set up to facilitate the purchase of health-care plans as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). An online mara[jfbWY[�[nY^Wd][�mWi�[ijWXb_i^[Z� for each state where consumers can purchase ACA approved plans. Some states established their own exchanges, while other states deferred to the federally-operated exchange. HOW MUCH WILL INDIVIDUALS BE CHARGED? B_a[�Wdo�_dikhWdY["�fh[c_kc� prices depend on household size and income, and where you live. Prices Wbie�Z[f[dZ�ed�m^Wj�a_dZ�e\�_dikhWdY[� oek�f_Ya0�7�YWjWijhef^_Y�fbWd�Yel[hi� less than 60 percent of the total average cost of care; a bronze plan covers 60 percent; a silver plan covers 70 percent; a gold plan 80 percent and a platinum plan 90 percent. Households with yearly incomes up to $46,000 for individuals or up to $94,000 for a family of four qualify for lower costs. Tobacco use increases the cost. WHAT ARE MY CHOICES GOING TO BE LIKE? 8Wi[Z�ed�oekh�i_jkWj_ed"�W�Yecfkj[h� program will help you sort through the hundreds of plans available. It also will provide you with a list of insurance agencies in your area that can help you. All health plans will include coverage for things such as doctor visits, prescription drugs, hospitalization, maternity and newborn care and preventative care. Plans can also offer increased benefits or management programs for a specific disease or condition. DO I HAVE TO CHANGE MY INSURANCE PLAN? It depends. Most people covered by health-care plans prior to the 797�m_bb�X[�WXb[�je�a[[f�j^ei[� plans. However, plans that do not meet the requirements of the ACA will only be allowed until 2015. WHAT ARE “GRANDFATHERED PLANS?” These plans were purchased before the Affordable Care Act became law on March 23, 2010, and do not have to meet the minimum requirements of the ACA. insurance policy until they turn 26 years old. Children can join or remain on a plan even if they are 7bie�ademd�Wi�j^[�C[Z_YWb�Beii� Ratio rule, the 80/20 rule is meant to married, not living with their parents, attending school, not finana[[f�Zemd�fh[c_kc�Yeiji�Xo�h[gk_hcially dependent on their parents or ing insurers to spend at least 80 percent of premium payments on medical eligible to enroll in their employer’s care, leaving the remaining 20 percent plan. to the individual. Under the 80/20 WHAT ARE THE PENALTIES rule, any insurer that does not meet IF I DON’T PURCHASE the rule will be required to refund INSURANCE? 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Medicare and Medicaid will continue to Representatives are available Monday Purchasing health insurance receive them as normal. through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. j^hek]^�j^[�cWha[jfbWY[�m_bb�X[� �;IJ�$ `kij�b_a[�fkhY^Wi_d]�^[Wbj^�_dikhWdY[� HOW LONG CAN A CHILD BE _d�j^[�_dZ_l_ZkWb�cWha[j$�J^[�d[jUNDER HIS/HER PARENT’S Sources: The Lima News and Troy Daily meha�e\�^eif_jWbi"�ZeYjehi"�if[Y_WbHEALTH INSURANCE? News in Ohio; Altus Times in Oklahoma; ists, pharmacies, and other healthStolly Insurance of Lima, Ohio; United care providers will depend on the If a plan covers children, they YWd�X[�WZZ[Z�eh�a[fj�ed�j^[�^[Wbj^� Healthcare; Healthcare.gov cWha[jfbWY[�fbWd�oek�fkhY^Wi[$ WHAT IS AN SBC? \eh� j^[� fheZkYj5Ç� Im_Ya� Wia[Z$� “That cost is shifted to private insurance, and employers paying for health insurance, who can’t afford it.” He said the real push should be on preventive health care and patients having a better understanding of what their care might cost. When states declined to expand coverage for their most vulnerable residents, the result has been a one-two punch for hospitals’ bottom lines. For James, the frustration is almost palpable. “We thought we could anticipate patients who would finally have coverage, but at this time it’s very unclear where that additional coverage will come from and whether it will come at all,” he said. “We are carrying the burden of the down payment (for the implementation of the act) and are not realizing any benefit Aimee Dilger Media from it.” Aimee Dilger | The| Civitas Times Leader Affordable page A1 1A From Page And what he finally found? “If I bought a plan, it would be approximately the premium I’m paying now. I would have much higher deductibles and co-pays,” Keegan said. Yet, Sue Stine, of Dallas Township, Pa., said she did the whole process in 20 minutes, going with a platinum plan that saved her $125 a month. “It’s better coverage. ... I’m also getting dental insurance, and it’s still cheaper,” she said. WHAT’S IN THE LAW When the Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010, it was touted as a way to provide affordable health care for millions of Americans. Among the guidelines required of all insurance plans: š��;b_c_dWj_d]� b_\[j_c[� eh� WddkWb� limits on coverage. š��Fhe^_X_j_d]�h[\kiWb�e\�Yel[hW][� due to pre-existing conditions. š��B_da_d]� f^oi_Y_Wd� fWoc[dj� je� quality of care provided (not in effect until January 2015). š��=kWhWdj[[_d]� Y[hjW_d� fh[l[dtive services at no additional charge to the patient. š��Fhe^_X_j_d]� Zheff_d]� eh� b_c_jing coverage due to participation in a clinical trial. š��;nj[dZ_d]� Y^_bZh[dÉi� Yel[hW][� under their parents’ insurance plans until age 26. š��Ced_jeh_d]� fh[c_kci� WdZ� insurance company spending. Under the law, all insurance plans will have to comply with the above guidelines. However, some grandfathered plans do not have to follow all provisions as strictly. According to President Obama, this is one part of the law that was intended je� [dikh[� 7c[h_YWdi� YekbZ� a[[f� their current plans if they were satisfied with them. Recent problems indicate the grandfather clause is not totally effective. Some people whose plans do not comply with all of the guidelines reported their insurance providers dropped their plans. All of that has added up to a lot of confusion. BUSINESS NOT AS USUAL John Springthorpe has watched SouthData go from a small document management company to one that now employs more than '&&� meha[hi� _d� Òl[� ijWj[i$� M_j^� its headquarters in Mount Airy, N.C., it does everything from electronic and paper-based billing to offering electronic and film-based storage. Springthorpe was succinct Gregory Marchakitus has his blood pressure checked by Cristen Walker MS, CRNP at the Care and Concern Clinic in Pittston, Pa., recently. The clinic will help anyone without insurance. in describing the effects of “Obamacare”. “For us, the impact has been one of frustration and confusion,” he said. “We’ve seen our insurance costs go up at double-digit rates, and our insurance company finally, after months, admitted that it was due to ‘Obamacare’.” Springthorpe said he used to be able to use quality insurance je� bkh[� jWb[dj[Z� meha[hi� je� ^_i� company, “but it’s become much, much more difficult in the environment we’re in now.” One of the biggest frustrations for Springthorpe is larger corporations have been exempted from the requirements of the act. These exempted organizations include unions and even fast-food chains, such as McDonald’s and @WYa�?d�J^[�8en$ “That’s great for them, but it leaves all the focus of activity on those of us who for many years have tried to do what’s right,” Springthorpe said. New requirements related to the act also are causing headaches. “It’s crazy,” Springthorpe said. “For example, we’re now required to send notices about insurance to the employees’ home address instead of just putting it in with j^[_h�fWoY^[Yai$�J^[i[�Wh[�_diWd[� rules they’re putting into place. It may sound simple, but we’ve had to create a new process, a new document and mail it out. It isn’t enough that you do it, you have to be able to prove to the government you did it.” For Sherri Richardson, vice president of CCK Automations _d� @WYaiedl_bb["� ?bb$"� j^[� b[Whd_d]� curve also has been steep. “I’m spending more time, along with my human resources manager, learning about the requirements that CCK has to meet,” she said. “There is also more papermeha� j^Wj� d[[Zi� je� X[� ^WdZ[Z� out to employees. For instance, a health insurance application used to be two to three pages. Now, it’s around 16 pages with all the forms and notifications.” CCK Automations, founded in 1999, is a printed circuit board assembly and industrial control panel manufacturer. The company has 47 full-time employees and always has offered health insurance for its employees, Richardson said. “We used to pay 100 percent, but within the last five years, we have increased the employee contribution for insurance to 20 percent,” she said. “Our coverage through Dec. 31, 2014, will stay the same with no great impact on cost either.” Her fear is for 2015, when “our insurance carrier is predicting a 40 to 50 percent increase in premiums due to Affordable Care Act requirements.” M^Wj�cWa[i�_j�\hkijhWj_d]"�i^[� said, is “trying to adapt to the federal requirements when in reality we were already providing affordable health care coverage for our employees.” CATCH 22 FOR HOSPITAL Northern Hospital of Surry County, N.C., recently was honeh[Z� Xo� >[Wbj^=hWZ[i$Yec� Wi� one of the top health care providers in the country for general surgery and critical care. The hospital employs 800 full-time meha[hi� WdZ� Wdej^[h� '&&� mehaers on a contract basis. It offers 108 beds and sees an estimated 38,000 emergency patients and 5,000 admissions a year. Fh[i_Z[dj�WdZ�9;E�8_bb�@Wc[i� said he is worried about the \kjkh[�_d�j^[�mWa[�e\�Wd�_dÓkn�e\� newly-insured patients that has yet to materialize. That’s just one problem. A second hurdle was placed in James’ path when North Carolina chose to not expand Medicaid coverage to offset the costs of the additional patients. The expansion would have increased the number of low-income residents who were covered under the program, with the state being reimbursed 100 percent through 2016, and at more than 90 percent thereafter. “That changed the equation that had been laid out for us,” he said. “Now there are several gk[ij_ed�cWhai�WdZ�m[�`kij�ZedÉj� adem� m^Wj� j^[� [dZ� h[ikbj� m_bb� be.” Twenty-four states, includ_d]� EabW^ecW"� Dehj^� 9Wheb_dW� and South Carolina, refused to expand Medicaid. Illinois, A[djkYao"�E^_e�WdZ�F[ddioblWd_W� plan to expand it. Hospitals face a decreasing reimbursement even when someone does have insurance, said C_a[� Im_Ya"� j^[� Y^_[\� [n[Ykj_l[� e\ÒY[h�e\�B_cW�C[ceh_Wb�>[Wbj^� System. At a Rotary meeting in August, the leader of the 242-bed ^eif_jWb� _d� B_cW"� E^_e"� dej[Z� Medicare pays 30 to 40 cents for every dollar a hospital charges, compared to around 50 cents from insurance companies. “For those of you in business, how many of you would produce a product that costs $100 but routinely get paid less than that WAITING FOR THE END GAME <hkijhWj_ed� ^Wi� X[[d� W� a[o� word for many individuals as well. BWkhW�C_dp[h"�[n[Ykj_l[�Z_h[Ytor of the Health Care Council for the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, probably has heard it all when it comes to the Affordable Care Act. She conducts informational seminars on the law throughout the state. ÆF[efb[� mWdj� je� adem"� È>emÉi� it going to impact me?’ ‘What’s it going to cost me?’” Minzer said. “Overall, there is general confusion about what this law is and isn’t. The fact is the ACA is complex and can be confusing. There _i� ie� ckY^� feb_j_Ya_d]� _dlebl[Z� that dissecting the truth and reality from the spin can be difficult.” Although there is a lot of complaining about the changes, many people will benefit, Minzer said. “There were winners and losers in the system we had before ACA, and there are winners and losers post-ACA,” Minzer said. Richard and Debbie Hans of Arcanum, Ohio, consider themselves among the winners. “We plan to purchase health insurance through the new system once our current plan lapses,” Richard Hans said. “It’s a little less than what we’re paying now. Our current plan was going to go up, but this will be lower and cover more. I had a pre-existing condition the other insurance wouldn’t cover, so everything will be covered now.” Springthorpe, the president of SouthData, has a much different jWa[$�Je�^_c"�_jÉi�fh[jjo�i_cfb[$ Æ?jÉi�b_a[�m[Éh[�jho_d]�je�Ò]kh[� out how to survive in spite of the government,” he said. �&@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Page A6 LîSunday Times Sentinel QA & SUN COOK Harlan, Ky. How long did you spend trying to get on the website? “I tried several times and when I was actually able to get on, it Cook was so confusing and complicated that I could not understand what I needed to do to enroll.” Cost-wise, were you happy with what you found? “I did get some costs printed off. … You have to be satisfied because you have to do this, like it or not.” NADINE HAFEMEISTER Harlan, Ky. How long did you spend trying to get on the website? “I got on the website fairly easy … I didn’t Hafemeister feel secure in giving out all my information before I could get information.” Cost-wise, were you happy with what you found? “I don’t think we have a choice about costs. I think the costs are set and we have to go with what they have chosen.” CARL HENSLEY, 55 Martin County, Ky. How long did you spend trying to get on the website? “It took me three times of trying before I managed to actually Hensley enroll. The last time, I was on there for approximately an hour and a half before I was done. It’s a very confusing site, not user-friendly at all.” Were you satisfied with the coverage found? “The coverage itself doesn’t seem to differ a lot from the plan I have now, so I’m hoping it works well for me.” Cost-wise, were you happy with what you found? “No. The plan I signed up for was $78 more per month than what I’m paying now, and the co-pays are higher on this plan ($15 on old, $20 on new). The overall yearly deductibles stayed the same.” LEE SCHROEDER, 38 Leipsic, Ohio How long did you spend trying to get on the website? “I invested about 10 to 15 minutes during each of three sepaSchroeder rate times during the week of Dec. 2, 2013, attempting to access the site. I was only able to get through the first few inquiry screens, after re-submitting the basic demographic and geographic data twice, which provided me with ‘summaries’ of the coverage available under each plan.” Were you satisfied with the coverage found? “I was very disappointed with the coverage offered.” Cost-wise, were you happy with what you found? “As a single male age 38, to get anywhere near comparable coverage, still inferior coverage nonetheless, to what I personally purchase right now, I am seeing a three-fold increase in my monthly premium. I simply cannot purchase the exact same coverage that I currently have, at any premium.” SEAN RANK, 28 Sidney, Ohio How long did you spend trying to get on the website? “I made multiple phone calls; it was busy. The lady I Rank spoke to was nice. She was learning; you could tell that. She took my application over the phone.” Were you satisfied with the coverage you found? “They were supposed to call back the next day and mail options (to me). That never happened. That has yet to happen. I tried to call back two days later and couldn’t get through. I wanted to know what the pricing, coverage and deductibles would be. Now, I won’t know. I’m not satisfied with Obamacare. I don’t think the government should be involved in anything.” Cost-wise, were you happy with what you found? Rank said he has decided to get health insurance from a private insurance company. Sidney Daily News, Saturday, December 14, 2013 Individual Perspective Readers share online ACA experience JENNIFER SALTIS, 31 Troy, Ohio How long did you spend trying to get on the website? “It took almost an hour just to get the Saltis website to load, then over an hour inputting information. It then doubled my dependents, and I couldn’t erase them, so the information was wrong. I wasn’t even applying for my dependents, but I had to enter them anyway.” Were you satisfied with the coverage you found? “Once I got through, the choices were ridiculous. All the plans I could even think of affording had huge deductibles and only covered the bare minimum. I can’t pay $300 each month … I’m a healthy 31-year-old with no pre-existing conditions.” Cost-wise, were you happy with what you found? “To pay for the out of pocket is more affordable than signing up for an insurance plan where there was no local doctor available. The fine is going to be more cost-efficient for me as a single mother of three than signing up for Obamacare, unfortunately.” CARLA WATKINS, 45 Pikeville, Ky. How long did you spend trying to get on the website? “Almost three hours total. It was a nightWatkins mare. I was ready to scream by the time I was done.” Were you satisfied with the coverage found? “Not at all. I was extremely disappointed, and I wish President Obama would have just left well enough alone.” Cost-wise, were you happy with what you found? “I’m a single mom and I work to support my kids as a nursing assistant, but I have to watch every penny that I spend. It’s really going to put me in a financial bind now that I will be paying $92 more a month for medical coverage than I did before, like I wasn’t having it hard enough before now.” JACOB DICKE, 28 Sidney, Ohio How long did you spend trying to get on the website? “I was able to use the HealthCare.gov Dicke website without any hiccups. Total time from start to finish took about one hour. I tried earlier in the month of November, however, and experienced a ton of issues ranging from slowdowns to crashes.” Were you satisfied with the coverage found? “For someone like me (single, 28 years old, relatively healthy), I found the site pushing catastrophic health-care plans that feature a high deductible and monthly premium but pay out at higher percentages when the deductible is met. I settled on a middle-range silver-level medical and dental plan that effectively meets my current needs.” Cost-wise, were you happy with what you found? “The website identified me as being eligible to receive an approximate tax subsidy of $2,760 ($230 monthly) to either receive in a lump come tax time or use per month to help reduce the monthly insurance premium. This subsidy amount was based on my current yearly salary and other determining factors. I selected the monthly option, and my healthcare costs, including a dental plan, are totaling $70 a month with the subsidy. My total maximum out-ofpocket yearly amount is $700, and my deductible is only $175.” Elmes NICHOLAS ELMES, 36 Mount Airy, N.C. Why did you visit the site? “I have insurance through my company, but I wanted to see how comparable the plans were.” What did you think of the plans you reviewed? “I qualified for a tax subsidy that would drop the costs considerably, to the point that I would be paying less for my plan than I’m paying through my company. But the downside is the deductibles offered through the plans are higher than I’m currently paying.” MIKE FORD Middlesboro, Ky. How long did you spend trying to get on the website? “It took just a few minutes to get on the website. From Ford there it was pretty easy to navigate.” Were you satisfied with the coverage found? “Yes.” Cost-wise, were you happy with what you found? “The price was fairly reasonable. It could have been a little bit better, but I can’t complain.” LORA LONG, 32 Arcanum, Ohio How long did you spend trying to get on the website? “It took several days to access the site Long and view the plans.” Were you satisfied with the coverage found? “I was pretty satisfied with the coverage I found. I thought the ranges of plans were good.” Cost-wise, were you happy with what you found? “Right now we have insurance coverage through my husband’s employer and pay over $400 monthly with a $7,000 deductible that has to be met before anything is covered by the insurance. The new plans may cost more, but the coverage is better.” RICHARD HANS, 56, and DEBBIE HANS, 57 Arcanum, Ohio How long did you spend trying to get on the website? R. Hans “We didn’t really have any problem getting on the website. We set it all up, it didn’t take very long, and then I took the information and password to an insurance agent, D. Hans who hadn’t previously had success getting clients signed up. I think he was pleased that we brought our password and had everything set up. We didn’t have any problems, and we plan to purchase health insurance through the new system once our current plan lapses.” Were you satisfied with the coverage found? “Yes; everything looked good. It’s a little less than what we’re paying now. Our current plan was going to go up, but this will be lower and cover more. I had a pre-existing condition the other insurance wouldn’t cover, so everything will be covered now.” JOHN KEEGAN Hazleton, Pa. How long did you spend trying to get on the website? “It took me from Oct. 1 to Oct. 11 to Keegan create an account. … I tried three to six times a day, at all different times.” Were you satisfied with the coverage you found? “No. It’s more expensive than what I am paying presently.” Cost-wise, were you happy with what you found? “If I bought a plan, which would be approximately the premium I’m paying now, I would have much higher deductibles and co-pays.” SUE STINE, 56 Dallas Township, Pa. How long did you spend trying to get on the website? “I logged on and did the whole process in 20 minutes. It was Stine very straightforward.” Were you satisfied with the coverage you found? “I knew I needed a platinum plan because of pre-existing conditions. … Copies of five plans came up. I sorted through them and chose one.” Cost-wise, were you happy with what you found? “I’m saving $125 a month, and it’s better coverage. … I’m also getting dental insurance, and it’s still cheaper.” Sunday, December 15, 2013 Page 9 What it’s like to use Healthcare.gov Yes, it’s true: The federal healthcare.gov insurance website is full of glitches. It didn’t like that my city of residence had a hyphen in it. It wouldn’t take the full name of our cat — Aurora Artemis Dartmore Sillsitter — as Mark one of the security questions, Guydish and it all but froze when I typed Times in a date. Leader But the failures were not as damning as they sound. The site automatically gave the (incorrect) hyphen-free version of my home city. Our cat’s name was fine up to 30 characters. (We overdid a run-on gag of constantly adding to our cat’s name.) And the date was purely style preference: All numbers (mm-dd-yy) works; alpha-numeric (month, d, yyyy), not so much. It would have been nice if the site had prompted for the appropriate format rather than tell me, “Important: This is not a valid answer.” When you spend two months hearing everyone from Sean Hannity to Jon Stewart repeatedly riff on the website’s woes, you’re apt to expect a visit to feel like tooth extraction sans Novocain. This may be bad news for those in the business of bashing it, but in my case it worked fine. And no, Mr. Limbaugh, I’m not a member of the “state-run media” trying to prop up the administration’s claim the site would be fixed by the end of November. I have no dog in the Obamacare fight (unless the assignment to test the site was a hint by an editor). This is the unvarnished experience of someone in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., typing in the URL and running through the process up to the moment the “enroll” and “cancel” buttons popped up onscreen. For the record, I hit cancel. I’m still insured through work. The day before Thanksgiving, I went to healthcare.gov at 2:55 p.m. Fifty-five painless minutes later I had an insurance policy smorgasbord before me — a total of 50 plans from four insurance companies broken down into the four tiers designated by metals: bronze (8 plans), silver (16), gold (11) and platinum (5). The cold-cash basics were presented in a single chart: Costs ranged from $313.36 to $733.88 a month, though I marvel at the actuarial precision in pricing these down to the penny. Co-pay averages went from $1 to $18, deductibles from $150 to $5,238, and outof-pocket maximums from $2,180 to $6,275. Click on one of the four metals and get more details about plans in that category. At pretty much every point, the site gave the option to zip through to the meat of the matter — I’d guesstimate you could reach the enroll button in 20 minutes or less if you had to — or to loll around, passing the cursor over question marks for small pop-up windows with mini explanations or clicking to separate pages for more detailed information. You don’t have to wade to the end to get an idea of what insurance will cost. The home page has a “see plans now” button that will give basic information after answering a few questions. To get a rough idea of subsidy eligibility, you can use the “Kaiser Family Foundation Health Insurance Cost and Savings Calculator” — note they didn’t acronym it to KFFHICSC, or perhaps worse yet, KFC (sometimes shorter isn’t better … imagine the chicken chain’s lawsuit). You do have to answer a lot of queries, including recurring security questions that can make you feel like you are either logging onto or feeding an NSA server. Most were the usual “favorite pet” or “important date” stuff where you pick the question and fill in the blank. But if you fear the reach of “big data,” this site will feed the phobia. At one point, to make sure I am who I claimed, I was asked questions about my mortgage bank, what credit cards I have, a city I previously lived in and prior phone number. And these were not fill-in-the-blank; they were multiple choice. The system had apparently looked up some information and was testing me to see if I knew what it had found. That felt a little creepy, if not downright intrusive. There are some caveats. I tested the system on a day when most people were more likely to be traveling for the holiday than shopping online for insurance. I also tested it before the administration reported it was mostly fixed, but could still be taxed in the next month as people rush to purchase policies. And I’m not a computer programmer, but I am computer literate. I work with them all day. But in this single instance the site was as smooth, painless and informative as any insurance agent I’ve ever dealt with in person, while offering far more options. That said, having talked to several people with different healthcare.gov tales, the old warning holds true here. Your experience may vary. Mark Guydish is a reporter at The Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He can be reached at mguydish@civitasmedia.com. �Sunday Times-Sentinel SPORTS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2013 mdsports@civitasmedia.com B1 Point Pleasant tops Blue Devils, 64-39 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com Bryan Walters | OVP Sports South Gallia senior Gus Slone (30) contests a shot attempt by Federal Hocking’s Delbert Crum (11) during the third quarter of Friday night’s TVC Hocking basketball game in Mercerville, Ohio. Rebels roll past Fed Hock, 57-44 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com MERCERVILLE, Ohio — The seeds have sprouted and are beginning to blossom. After enduring a 7-17 record a year ago with only one senior, the South Gallia boys basketball team showed real signs of maturity Friday night during a 57-44 victory over visiting Federal Hocking in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup in Gallia County. The Rebels (3-0, 2-0 TVC Hocking) fell behind 4-0 just 90 seconds into regulation, but the hosts responded with a 14-6 run over the final six-plus minutes to secure a 14-10 edge after eight minutes of play. The Lancers (1-2, 1-1) were then held scoreless over the opening four minutes of the second canto, which allowed SGHS to go on a 7-0 surge for a comfortable 21-10 cushion. Fed Hock ended a 4:20 scoreless drought at the 3:50 mark to close back to within single digits, but the hosts answered with a trifecta on their next possession — giving South Gallia its largest lead of the first half at 24-12. The Lancers, however, held SGHS scoreless the rest of the second canto while going on a 4-0 run, allowing the guests to close the deficit down to 24-16 headed into the break. The Rebels maintained a 10-point lead throughout most of the third period, but FHHS made a quick 4-0 run in the final minute to close to within 40-34 entering the fourth. The guests then received a Cliff Bonner basket a minute into the finale to pull within 40-36, but ultimately never came closer the rest of the way. SGHS answered with a small 5-4 spurt to extend its lead out to 45-40 with 4:30 left in regulation, then closed the game with a 12-4 surge to wrap up the 13-point decision — the Rebels’ largest lead of the contest. CENTENARY, Ohio — What a way to start. The Point Pleasant boys basketball team kicked off its season in style Friday night, defeating host Gallia Academy 64-39 in Gallia County. The Big Blacks (1-0) tested the deep waters early, scoring nine of their 18 first quarter points from beyond the arc, as they built the 18-10 lead over the Blue Devils (0-4). Point Pleasant expanded its lead by three more points by halftime and held the 33-22 advantage. Following the intermission the Red, White and Black defense took charge forcing five turnovers and holding GAHS to six points in the third period. PPHS hammered home 15 points in the third and led by 20 points, 48-28 headed into the finale. The Big Blacks outscored Gallia Academy 16-to-11 in the fourth quarter to seal the 64-39 victory. Wade Martin led PPHS with a double-double effort of 20 points and 15 rebounds with five assists on the night. Alex Somerville chipped in with 12 points and four rebounds, while Nick Templeton marked Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Point Pleasant senior Wade Martin (25) dribbles down court alongside Gallia Academy senior Wade Jarrell (13) during the Big Blacks 64-39 victory, Friday night in Centenary. 10 points and Brian Gibbs added nine. Aden Yates finished the game with six points, nine rebounds and three assists, while Garrett Norris had five points and seven assists for the victors. Tray Tucker rounded out the PPHS scoring with one point on the night. The Big Blacks shot 21-of-53 (39.6 percent) from the field and 12of-25 (48 percent) from the free throw line. Point Pleasant pulled down 37 rebounds, while committing 16 turnovers. Gallia Academy’s offense was led by Jacob Strieter with seven points, followed by Wade Jarrell with six. Reid Eastman, Mike Putney and Wes Jarrell each marked five points, Isiah Franklin added three, while Kole Carter, Alex White Seth Atkins and Devin Henry each finished with two points. Wes Jarrell finished with a team-best seven rebounds, followed by Henry with five and the duo of Strieter and Atkins with four each. Wes Jarrell also led the Blue Devils with four assists, followed by Eastman and Wade Jarrell with two each. The Blue Devils shot 16of-54 (29.6 percent) from the field and 2-of-8 (25 percent) from the free throw line. GAHS turned the ball over 19 times and grabbed 31 total rebounds. These teams will meet again on January 24th in Point Pleasant. See REBELS | B2 OVP Sports Schedule Monday, Dec. 16 Boys basketball Calhoun County at Hannan, 7:30 Girls basketball Federal Hocking at Southern, 7:30 River Valley at Alexander, 7:30 South Point at Gallia Academy, 7:30 Meigs at Jackson, 7:30 Belpre at Eastern, 7:30 Hannan at Teays Valley Christian, 7:30 Point Pleasant at Lincoln County, 7:30 Miller at Wahama, 7:30 Tuesday, Dec. 17 Boys basketball Chesapeake at Meigs, 7:30 Lincoln County at Gallia Academy, 7:30 River Valley at Jackson, 7:30 Southern at Trimble, 7:30 Waterford at Eastern, 7:30 South Gallia as Buffalo, 7:30 Wahama at Miller, 7:30 Ohio Valley Christian at Wayne, 7:30 Girls basketball Point Pleasant at Cabell Midland, 7:30 Wednesday, Dec. 18 Boys basketball Nitro at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Thursday, Dec. 19 Girls basketball Fairland at River Valley, 7:30 Alexander at Meigs, 7:30 Eastern at Wahama, 7:30 South Gallia at Belpre, 7 p.m. Wrestling Athens at Point Pleasant, TBA Friday, Dec. 20 Boys basketball Parkersburg South at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Southeastern at River Valley, 7:30 Meigs at Wellston, 7:30 Eastern at Miller, 7:30 South Gallia at Trimble, 7:30 Wahama at Southern, 7:30 Ohio Valley Christian at Teays Valley, 7:30 Girls basketball Grace Christian at Hannan, 7:30 Gallia Academy at Logan, 7:30 Point Pleasant at Hurricane, 7:30 Ohio Valley Christian at Teays Valley, 6 p.m. Bryan Walters | OVP Sports River Valley freshman Mikayla Pope (24) powers up a shot attempt over Coal Grove defenders Shea Willis, Leslie Mulkey and Summer Willis, from left to right, during the second half of Thursday night’s OVC girls basketball game in Bidwell, Ohio. Lady Raiders top Coal Grove in OVC opener Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com BIDWELL, Ohio — Style points don’t matter. The only thing that counts is the final result. Scoring was at a premium Thursday night, as the River Valley girls basketball team made the most of a 28-20 run over the final three quarters of play en route to a 36-28 victory over visiting Coal Grove in the Ohio Valley Conference opener for both teams in Gallia County. The Lady Raiders (3-1, 1-0 OVC) and Lady Hornets (1-3, 0-1) battled to an eight-all tie through eight minutes of play, then both teams went ice cold during a 5-2 second quarter run by RVHS — allowing the hosts to take a slim 13-10 edge into the intermission. River Valley opened the third canto with a 6-0 surge, but CGHS countered with a 5-4 run over the final five-plus minutes to close to within 22-15 headed into the finale. Chelsea Copley hit a free throw with 5:43 remaining to give RVHS its first double-digit lead of the night at 25-15, then Copley sank two more charity tosses to secure the hosts’ biggest advantage of the game at 3220 with 1:13 left in the contest. Jacy Jones followed with five consecutive points, allowing the Lady Hornets to close to within 32-25 with 58 seconds remaining. Jones fouled out 13 seconds later, and the guests were never closer the rest of the way. The Lady Raiders — who were 12-of-17 at the free throw line in the fourth quarter — closed regulation with a small 4-3 run to wrap up the eight-point triumph. RVHS connected on 15-of-23 charity tosses overall for 65 percent and made 10 field goals, including one trifecta from Copley early in the first quarter. Coal Grove, conversely, made each of its two free throw tries and sank 12 field goals total, which included a three-pointer apiece from Jacy Jones and Leah Crum. Copley led the hosts with 12 points, followed by Leia Moore with 10 points and Rachael Smith with eight markers. Shelby Brown and Mikayla Pope rounded out the winning tally with four and two points, respectively. Jacy Jones paced the Lady Hornets with a game-high 15 points, with 13 of those coming in the second half. Morgan Sites was next with six points, while Leslie Mulkey and Leah Crum respectively chipped in four and three markers. Lady Rockets outlast Meigs, 56-33 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com WELLSTON, Ohio — A tale of two halves. The Meigs girls basketball trailed Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division host Wellston by just one point at halftime, Thursday night. The second half belonged to the Lady Rockets, who took the 56-33 victory and their first league win of the year. The Lady Marauders (1-4, 0-3 TVC Ohio) jumped out to a 9-8 lead through one quarter of play, but Wellston (3-3, 1-2) answered with a 12-8 run in the second quarter to take the 20-19 lead into the half. Following the intermission WHS pushed its lead to double digits with a 19-to-10 third period run. The Lady Golden Rockets secured the victory with a 17-to-4 spurt in the finale, giving the host the 56-33 triumph. Meigs was led by Kelsey Hudson with 20 points, 12 of which came from behind the arc. Hannah Cremeans marked six points, Lexi Coleman had three, while Ariel Ellis and Sadie Fox each marked two points. The Maroon and Gold shot 7-of-10 (70 percent) from the free throw line in the setback. Wellston’s scoring output was led by Chelsea McManaway with 22 points, followed by Lexi Hopkins with 15 and Destiny Clemons with nine. Jaci Jeffries marked four points, while Amber Kison, Brittany Newman and Amber Gilliland each finished with two points. WHS was 13-of-28 (46.4 percent) from the free throw line. Meigs will look to avenge this loss on January 23rd, when the Blue and Gold visit Rocksprings. �&@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Page B2 LîSunday Times Sentinel Sunday, December 15, 2013 "25Jî*@C?25@6DîDE@C>îA2DEî-292>2�î� � Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com RACINE, Ohio — Rebounding is a key component of winning basketball. The Southern girls basketball team pulled down 55 rebounds Thursday night en rout to a 61-21 victory over Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division guest Wahama. Southern (4-2, 3-2 TVC Hocking) came out of the gates quick Thursday evening, jumping out to a 25-4 lead by the conclusion of the opening quarter. Wahama (0-4, 0-3) rallied to score 11 points in the second quarter but the Lady Tornadoes marked 14 in the period and led 39-15 at halftime. Following the break Southern went on a 20to-2 run, pushing the lead to 59-17 headed into the finale. With the lead well in hand the Purple and Gold were outscored 4-to2 in the fourth quarter SUNDAY EVENING BROADCAST 3 (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WPBY) 13 (WOWK) CABLE 6 PM 6:30 WSAZ News NBC Nightly 3 News Inside NBC Nightly Edition News ABC 6 News ABC World at 6 News Moyers and Company (N) and SHS claimed the 6121 win. Celestia Hendrix led the Lady Tornadoes with 19 points, followed by Hannah Hill with eight, Faith Teaford with seven and Cierra Turley with five. Haley Hill, Sarah Dowell, Sierra Cleland, Macie Michael and Cassie Roush SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 7 PM 7:30 Football Night in America (L) Football Night in America (L) America's Funniest Home Videos (N) Journey of Christmas Enjoy Christmas music and sights of the season. America's Funniest Home Videos (N) 60 Minutes 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 (:20) NFL Football Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Site: Heinz Field -- Pittsburgh, Pa. 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As a team Southern shot 24-of-66 (36.4 percent) from the field and 12-of-21 (57.1 percent) from the free throw line. The Lady Tornadoes had 19 turnovers on the night, while pulling down 55 rebounds. Wolfe led the SHS rebounding attack with 10, followed by Hendrix with eight, Michael with seven and Cleland with six. Ali Deem, Haley Hill, Dowell and Wolfe each had two assists, while Hannah Hill led the Purple and Gold defense with five steals. Turley had the game’s lone blocked shot and added three steals. The Lady Falcons were led by Sierra Carmichael with 16 points, followd by Faith Henry and Olivia Hill with two each. Bunni Peters rounded out the Red and White scoring with one point in the setback. Wahama as a whole shot 8-of-34 (23.5 percent) from the field and 3-of10 (30 percent) from the free throw line. The Lady Falcons committed 32 turnovers and grabbed 24 rebounds in the loss. Hill had a team high seven rebounds, followed by Peters with six and Henry with five. 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In a big game against the defending TVC Hocking champs, these still somewhat-young Rebels proved that they could handle the pressure — particularly against a coach (Howie Caldwell) that had led teams to three of the last four league titles. That fact, and the end result, almost brought secondyear SGHS coach Larry Howell to tears afterwards. “The theme for us before the game was that we needed to cross that bridge. We needed to take the next step and beat a solid team, and Howie’s teams are usually wellcoached and they are going to execute,” Howell said. “We were the team that executed better and came up with the big plays when we needed them tonight. I am just so proud of these kids. “These guys have worked so hard since last season, and this result is a tribute to all of that work and determination. It’s a good feeling and I’m happy for the kids, but we cannot be satisfied. We still have a lot of basketball to play this year.” With the triumph — a first for Howell against Fed Hock — the Rebels maintain pace with Waterford as the only unbeaten teams in the early TVC Hocking standings. Federal Hocking outrebounded the hosts by a 22-15 overall margin, which included a 9-5 edge on the offensive glass. The guests also committed at least 10 turnovers in each half of basketball, compared to nine and six giveaways each half by the Rebels. SGHS struggled from the free throw line after sinking only 5-of-14 attempts overall for 36 percent, but the hosts were 3-of-6 down the stretch. The Lancers finished the night 8-of-12 at the charity stripe for 67 percent. Ethan Spurlock led the Rebels — who were 23-of-47 from the field — with a game-high 16 points, followed by Landon Hutchinson and Brayden Greer with 13 markers apiece. Spurlock also hauled in a team-best seven rebounds and Greer dished out six assists. Mikey Wheeler was next with five points and Gus Slone contributed four markers to the winning cause, while the duo of Joseph Ehman and Ethan Swain rounded things out with three points apiece. Peyton Seel paced Fed Hock — which went 17-of-48 from the field — with 10 points, followed by Delbert Crum, Ivan Santiago and Alex Nichols with eight markers each. Seel also had a team-high five rebounds, while Cliff Bonner added a game-high five steals. �Sunday, December 15, 2013 &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î� Blue Devils split tri-match at Athens Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com THE PLAINS, Ohio — A split decision, despite the solid results. The Gallia Academy wrestling team came away with a .500 showing as a team following a tri-match with both NelsonvilleYork and Athens Wednesday night in a non-conference contest in Athens County. The Blue Devils finished the night with a 17-10 overall record in individual matches, 10 of which came by way of pinfall. GAHS also had six grapplers finish 2-0 in head-tohead competition, with two of them posting a pair of pinfall victories apiece. Gallia Academy won 10-of-13 matches against the Buckeyes en route to a 60-16 team win, but the host Bulldogs squeaked out a 4237 win in the second dual — despite a 7-7 overall mark between the programs. Both GAHS and Athens had five pinfall wins each in their match, but AHS earned two forfeit wins (6 points apiece) while the Devils earned a decision (3 points) and a majority decision (4 points). The five-point difference proved to be the final margin of victory. Jared Stevens (106) and John Byus (285) earned a pair of pinfall victories against their respective competitors from NYHS and Athens, while Cole Tawney (132), Griffon McKinniss (182) and Justin Reynolds (195) each had one pinfall win while going 2-0 at the tri-match. Ryan Terry (170) also went 2-0 after a decision win against Athens and a forfeit against the Buckeyes. Five of Gallia Academy’s 17 wins also came by forfeit — all of which were against NYHS. Three of the Devils’ 10 losses were also by forfeit, and there was also a double forfeit between GAHS and Nelsonville-York at 126 pounds. Isaiah Holley (113), Quenton McKinniss (152) and Hunter Jacks (160) also earned a pinfall victory apiece while finishing the day 1-1 overall. Complete results of the wrestling trimatch at Athens High School between Bryan Walters | OVP Sports GAHS, NYHS and the Bulldogs are avail- Gallia Academy senior John Byus, left, prepares to lock up with an opponent in the heavyweight division during a December 3 tri-match in Centenary, Ohio. able on the web at trackwrestling.com �F4<6J6Dî92G6?[Eî8@EE6?î@G6Cî4CFD9:?8î56762E COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio State Buckeyes were hoping to prepare for a major bowl game. Just not this one. A loss in last week’s Big Ten title game to Michigan State ended the Buckeyes’ 23-game winning streak and extinguished their chances of playing for a national championship. Now they must pick up the pieces and make the best of what’s left, preparing for Clemson in the Orange Bowl instead of playing for the biggest trophy in the glare of the BCS final. “Obviously, we’re not going to where we thought we were going or where we wanted to be going, but we’re playing in the Orange Bowl and that’s a big-time bowl game,” offensive lineman Jack Mewhort said. “When you start going back to the coulda, woulda, shouldas, that’s poisonous for team. It’s our job as leaders to look ahead and make sure everybody is doing their business.” The Buckeyes said on Tuesday that they’re still not quite over the 34-24 loss to the Spartans last Saturday night. There was so much on the line: A school-record winning streak, the conference crown and almost certainly a spot opposite Florida State in the national championship game. But that all turned to dust. “I’m trying to not think about it anymore. I’ve pretty much gotten over it. But it was really hard. I mean, it still gets at me every once in a while. It was really hard for a couple of days,” freshman defensive lineman Joey Bosa said of his first collegiate defeat. “We had an opportunity to go 25-0 and play for the national championship. Obviously, you lose that opportunity, it’s going to make anyone upset.” As if that weren’t enough to overcome, several other Buckeyes have their futures on their minds. Two important underclassmen are at least looking into the possibility of jumping into the NFL draft early next spring: Quarterback Braxton Miller and linebacker Ryan Shazier. They will likely file the paperwork to get an evaluation from NFL scouts to better judge where they might be taken in the draft. “I’m just going to talk it over with my family and the coaches,” said Shazier, a first-team All-Big Ten choice. “(I’ll) try to get the best analysis I can so when I do make my decision it’ll be the best for me.” Redshirt junior cornerback Bradley Roby has already decided he’ll head for the pros. At the moment Shazier said he’s “in the middle” in terms of whether he’ll stay or take the money and run. “I don’t know what I’m going to do,” he said. Most of his teammates haven’t known what to do to ease the ache they’ve felt in the days after a rare loss. The Buckeyes had gone 12-0 a year ago but were prevented from proving themselves on a bigger stage due to NCAA sanctions. Then they rolled through the current season — until their game in Indianapolis on Saturday. Some had almost forgotten what it was like to lose a game. “It’s definitely a weird feeling just because it hadn’t been experienced around here in so long,” tight end Jeff Heuerman said. “There’s still a little bit of a sting, but you’ve got to keep moving. It’s part of the game. We’ve got a big one coming up, so we have to keep moving forward.” Coach Urban Meyer had not lost in his tenure at Ohio State. He said defeat affects each player differently. “The more invested the team, the individual, the harder you take it,” he said. “Those not invested, it’s just another day at the office. Those who are extremely invested, you have to recover and you have to take some time.” Eagles fall to Belpre Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com BELPRE, Ohio — Not the start the Eagles had hoped for. The Eastern boys basketball team surrendered 22 first quarter points to Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division host Belpre Friday night. EHS fell to the Orange and Black 59-41, making it four consecutive losses to start the season for the Green and Gold. The Eastern Eagles (0-4, 0-3 TVC Hocking) trailed 22-9 after the opening period and Belpre (2-3, 2-1) opened its lead up to 37-18 at halftime. Following the intermission the Green and Gold outscored BHS 12-to-8 but Belpre answered back and outscored EHS 13-to-11 in the fourth period to seal the 59-41 win. Christian Speelman led EHS with 14 points including a pair of three-pointers, followed by Andrew Stobart led Eastern with nine points. Jett Facemyer and Chase Cook each added seven points, Dylan Swatzel had two, while Grayson Wolfe and Daschle Facemyer each had one point. Belpre was led by Deijon Bedgood with 13 points, followed by Nick Therriault with 12. Nathan Mason and Brennen Ferrell both marked 11 points, Tavian Miller had four, Sam Petty marked three, while Zach Pribble and Logan Plummer each marked two. Eastern was 9-of-14 from the free throw line for 64.3 percent, while Belpre was 20-of-29 for 69 percent. EHS will look for revenge on January 31 when Belpre visits Tuppers Plains. E R U S BE T U O K C E H C P! TO P A W E N R OU KEEP UP WITH ALL OF THE LATEST DEALS AND NEW INVENTORY! 60471597 60471683 �Page B4 LîSunday Times Sentinel &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday, December 15, 2013 Jason Eades Memorial tourney under way Photos by Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Point Pleasant senior Chase Walton (48) makes a jarring hit on Logan running back Brynden ‘Worm’ Street during an opening round Class AAA playoff game at OVB Field in Point Pleasant, W.Va. &@:?Eî&=62D2?Eî=2?5Dî \G6î���î2==�DE2E6 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com WHEELING, W.Va. — The Point Pleasant football team had five players chosen to the 2013 Class AAA all-state football teams, as voted on by a select panel from the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Despite a playoff win, an 11-1 overall record and being only one of two teams to finish the AAA regular season unbeaten, the Big Blacks had zero first-teamers and only one secondteam selection to go along with three special mention choice and one honorable mention selection. Point Pleasant senior Chase Walton — the program’s all-time touchdown scoring leader — was named captain of the second-team defense as a linebacker, where he amassed 80 total tackles, eight passes defended and four tackles for loss on a defense that allowed just 13.6 points per game. Walton also produced 1,507 total yards of offense and 136 points in his final season with Point, which included 22 touchdowns. Walton leaves PPHS with 44 career TDs and also owns two other school records with 80 catches for 1,307 yards. Point Pleasant sophomore Cody Mitchell was joined by junior teammate Jon Peterson and Aden Yates on the special mention list. Senior kicker Colin Peal was also an honorable mention choice. Mitchell finished the year as the Big Blacks’ leading rusher with 1,431 yards and 18 TDs on 191 attempts, an average of 7.4 yards per carry. Mitchell accumulated 2,068 all-purpose yards and accounted for 136 points while also recording 64 tackles, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries as a free safety. Yates — a two-time allstate honoree — completed 75 percent of his passes this year for 1,242 yards and 14 TDs while also rushing for 162 yards and three scores. Yates also carried an average of 39.3 yards on 19 kicks as a punter. Peterson was the disruptive force for Point’s defense after recording 73 tackles, seven tackles for loss, five sacks, four fumble recoveries and two interceptions as a defensive end. Peterson also hauled in 14 catches for 218 yards and two scores as a wideout. Peal finished the season by nailing 57-of-60 extrapoint kicks and three field goals for 66 total points. He finishes his PPHS career with a 95-percent accuracy rating. Running back Chazzy Thomas of Morgantown was named the first-team captain on offense, while linebacker Geremy Paige of Wheeling Park was the defensive captain of the first team. Wide receiver The Jason Eades Memorial Duals wrestling tournament began Friday afternoon at Point Pleasant High School, as 21 teams began their respective chases for top honors at the eighth annual event in Mason County. Point Pleasant junior Jon Peterson, above, locks in a hold on a Buffalo opponent in the 182-pound weight class, while Wahama senior Randall Robie, side, grapples with a Shady Spring opponent during a match. The final day of competition will be start Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Complete details on the 2013 Jason Eades Memorial Duals tournament will be available in the Tuesday sports edition of the Point Pleasant Register. Kevin Forrest of South Charleston was the secondteam captain offensively. First team Offense QB - Zach Phillips, Wheeling Park, sr. RB - Kashuan Haley, Capital, jr. RB - Jalen Jones, Oak Hill, sr. RB - Chazzy Thomas, Morgantown, sr. (Captain) OL - Cody Ballengee, Cabell Midland, sr. OL - Matt Hackathorn, Wheeling Park, sr. OL - David Smith, George Washington, jr. OL - Trevor Stacy, Spring Valley, jr. OL - Stone Wolfley, Morgantown, jr. WR - Kade Harrison, Ripley, sr. WR - Kendell Smith, Washington, sr. Utility - Malique Watkins, Martinsburg, sr. K - Hunter Colbert, Jefferson, sr. Defense DL - Nigale Cabell, Huntington, sr. DL - Tony Richardson, University, sr. DL - Troy Walker, Martinsburg, sr. DL - James Walton, Capital, sr. LB - Trevor Hardesty, John Marshall, sr. LB - Greg May, Huntington, sr. LB - Geremy Paige, Wheeling Park, sr. (Captain) DB - Jack Armstrong, University, sr. DB - Brandon Moneypenny, Lewis County, jr. DB - Nick Tubbs, Huntington, sr. DB - Clark Wilson, Huntington, jr. Utility - Zach Pate, Hurricane, sr. P - Kyle Foster, Parkersburg, sr. Second team Offense QB - Kentre Grier, South Charleston, so. RB - Colin Gustines, Washington, sr. RB - Savion Johnson, Wheeling Park, so. RB - Deamonte Lindsay, Martinsburg, jr. OL - Clint Arbaugh, University, sr. OL - Amanii Brown, Morgantown, sr. OL - Mitch Fitzgerald, Hurricane, sr. OL - Alex Locklear, Spring Valley, jr. OL - Daiveyon Monroe, Martinsberg, sr. WR - Eric Banks, Wheeling Park, sr. WR - Kevin Forrest, South Charleston, sr. (Captain) Utility - Travis Renner, University, sr. K - Zach Stevens, Huntington, sr. Defense DL - Jaisson Dyer, Capital, sr. DL - Tyler Hayes, Cabell Midland, sr. DL - Chalmer Moffett, Wheeling Park, jr. DL - Arick Nicks, Huntington, sr. LB - A.D. Cunningham, South Charleston, jr. LB - Eli Gates, Hedgesville, sr. LB - Zach Malone, George Washington, sr. LB - Chase Walton, Point Pleasant, sr. (Captain) DB - Alex Anderson, Morgantown, sr. DB - Marquel Hampton, South Charleston, sr. DB - Chase Hancock, Woodrow Wilson, sr. Utility - Jacob Jackson, George Washington, sr. P - Liam Casey, Wheeling Park, sr. Special mention Eric Brown, Martinsburg; Skyler Carlton, Lewis County; Paden Christian, Huntington; Josh Cox, Cabell Midland; Scott Dixon, University ; Shane Ennis, Hampshire; Antonio Gray, Oak Hill; Tate Hash, Washington; Austin Hensley, Hurricane; Logan Horn, Hedgesville; Nick Hunt, Winfield; Cody Jenkins, Martinsburg; Isaiah Kinder, Greenbrier East; Troy Lilly, Woodrow Wilson; Troy Markley, Hedgesville; Greg May, Huntington; Mark Metzgar, Lewis County; Tyler Miller, Martinsburg; Cody Mitchell, Point Pleasant; Josiah Nuse, Preston; Jon Peterson, Point Pleasant; Tyrhee Pratt, Capital; Josh Rein, Logan; Draven Riffe, George Washington; Taj Sho-Johnson, Princeton; Austin Skryzeki, John Marshall; Brynden Street, Logan; Kasey Thomas, Cabell Midland; Chris Turner, Winfield; Aden Yates, Point Pleasant. Honorable mention Teran Barnitz, Cabell Midland; Jacob Bean, Hampshire; Zane Bradbury, Washington; Trevor Booth, Parkersburg South; Savion Brown, Capital; Charlie Carter, Oak Hill; Dalton Cline, Greenbrier East; Charles Crawford, Huntington; Seth Cutright, Buckhannon-Upshur; Jeremy Eckels, University ; Brandon Ford, Hurricane; Dan Fox, Parkersburg; Logan Garrison, Capital; Ryan Gatrell, Huntington; Jarrell Green, Oak Hill; Jacob Grigsby, St. Albans; Tyler Hanson, Shady Spring; Preston Hepler, Logan; Shamar Ingram, Huntington; Will Jackson, Riverside; Khance Johnson, South Charleston; Seth Keith, Oak Hill; Clayton Marcum, Logan; Garrett May, Washington; Eric McCave, Wheeling Park; Nic Ossman, Brooke; Colin Peal, Point Pleasant; Zach Postin, Cabell Midland; Jay Richardson, South Charleston; James Richmond, Capital; Isaac Riggleman, Elkins; Will Rockis, Morgantown; Brendan Schwendeman, Parkersburg South; Jack Skidmore, George Washington; Trevor Tucker, Ripley; Brayden Underwood, Nitro; Ruan Venter, Morgantown; Aaron Walker, Brooke; Colby Webb, Spring Valley, Isaac Withrow, Winfield. Ohio school workers plead not guilty in rape case STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Four eastern Ohio school workers entered not guilty pleas Friday to charges stemming from a grand jury investigation into other alleged crimes spurred by the rape of a 16-year-old girl by two high school football players. The four include Mike McVey, Steubenville’s top school official, whose attorney promised to fight the charges. “We are confident that we are going to prevail in these cases and prove they’re unfounded,” said McVey’s attorney, Charles Bean. “This was an investigation that went nine months, and this is all they have?” Special Judge Patricia Ann Cosgrove accepted the not-guilty pleas Friday in Jefferson County court and let the four remain free without bond. In total, six individuals have been indicted by the rape investigation grand jury, whose work is finished. McVey and three others are charged with trying to thwart the investigation into the August 2012 rape of the West Virginia girl by the football players. The players were convicted in March and sentenced to the state’s juvenile detention system. McVey is Steubenville’s superintendent. The others are former Steubenville schools’ technology director William Rhinaman, football team strength coach Seth Fluharty and volunteer football coach Matt Belardine. A fifth defendant, elementary school principal Lynnett Gorman, is accused of failing to report possible child abuse, apparently involving a teen sex and drinking party in April 2012 unrelated to the West Virginia girl’s rape, her attorney, Dennis McNamara, said after the hearing. “None of this has anything to do with her job,” said McNamara, who added that Gorman learned about the party second- or third-hand while checking to see if her son had been involved. Because parents of the teens knew of the party’s circumstances, “I don’t think she had an obligation” to report it, McNamara said. According to a Steubenville police report, a possible sexual assault of a minor sometime in April 2012 was reported to police on Sept. 3, 2012, after the allegations involving the other girl emerged. A sixth defendant, Hannah Rhinaman, is the daughter of William Rhinaman. She is accused of stealing school equipment in an alleged crime investigated by the grand jury but unrelated to the rape case. The football players’ rape of the 16-year-old girl drew nationwide attention because of allegations that prosecutors should have charged more people. McVey’s charges include felony counts of obstructing justice and tampering with evidence and a misdemeanor charge alleging he made a false statement in April 2012. Belardine, whose house authorities said was the scene of the underage drinking party that preceded the rape last summer, faces several misdemeanor charges. Fluharty was charged with failing to report possible child abuse in August 2012. William Rhinaman is charged with evidence tampering, obstructing justice, obstructing official business and perjury. The 53-year-old Mingo Junction man has pleaded not guilty. Hannah Rhinaman faces theft and receiving stolen property charges. She has pleaded not guilty. Bengals focused on Steelers, not AFC North title PITTSBURGH (AP) — It seems borderline surreal, a role reversal as stunning as it is definitive. A year ago, the Cincinnati Bengals came to Heinz Field in December and emerged with a 13-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. That propelled Cincinnati to a second straight postseason berth and sent its longtime nemesis into a downward spiral from which it is still trying to recover. “I think (it was big),” Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green said. “The Steelers had our number every year, even when I first got here.” Not anymore. Not by a long shot. If anything, the gap between the two franchises has only widened over the last 12 months. Cincinnati (9-4) can assure itself a third consecutive trip to the playoffs in Sunday night’s rematch. The Steelers (5-8) need to win out just to avoid the club’s first losing season in a decade. Welcome to the new AFC North, the one where the balance of power is 60 minutes away from sitting well west of Pittsburgh and Baltimore — at a place that has spent most of the last two decades serving as fodder for the rest of the league. Those days are over. The Bengals, not the Steelers, are the ones with the young and athletic defense. The Bengals, not the Steelers, are the ones with the dynamic running game. The Bengals, not the Steelers, are the ones with the swagger of a champion. What better chance to show the world just how far they’ve come than on national television? “There’s going to be more people watching,” quarterback Andy Dalton said. “We have to put our best foot forward and be playing our best, show everyone what this team is and what we’re made of.” The Steelers are trying to do the same. The meaningful portion of their season came to an end in a 34-28 loss to Miami last week that all but mathematically eliminated them from the chase for the AFC’s second wild card berth. They insist, however, they’re not going to just play out the string. “I’m motivated to play as hard as I can,” quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. “I’m sure everyone else is.” Five things to look for as Cincinnati tries to cement its newfound perch atop one of the league’s better divisions. HARRISON’S HOMECOMING: Bengals linebacker James Harrison returns to the place where he forged a career as one of the most talented and menacing players in the league. The Steelers cut Harrison last spring after failing to reach agreement on a restructured contract. He landed in Cincinnati, where he’s found a niche as a role player on a defense that is one of the NFL’s most aggressive. PITTSBURGH’S PATCHY D: The Steelers are in danger of finishing outside the top 10 in total defense for the first time this millennium. Pittsburgh is 13th in yards allowed with three weeks to go. The biggest culprit has been an inability to stop opponents from ripping off chunks of yardage. The Steelers have given up 11 plays of 50 yards or more this season, the most in the league. DYNAMITE DALTON: Dalton is having the best season of his brief career thanks in part to an offensive line that makes sure his No. 14 jersey looks the same at the end of the game as it did at the beginning. Dalton has gone three straight games without taking a sack. It’s not a coincidence the Bengals are 3-0 in those games and have gone over 40 points twice. “I think any quarterback throws the ball better when there’s not a lot of people around him,” Dalton said. “Our line has done a good job, and we have to keep that going.” BALANCE WITH BELL: The Steelers rank just 31st in the league in yards rushing, though they insist they’re happy with the ground game. Rookie Le’Veon Bell is averaging over 90 yards from scrimmage per game thanks in part to his versatility. He already has 39 receptions, most of them on what are basically extended handoffs. �Sunday, December 15, 2013 &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î�� Professional Services Help Wanted General SEPTIC PUMPING Gallia Co. OH and Mason Co. WV. Ron Evans Jackson, OH 800-537-9528 The Daily Tribune is seeking a Circulation District Sales Manager. This is a full time position and offers competitive hourly pay, benefits and mileage compensation when using your personal vehicle. Candidates for this position must be able to work a flexible schedule, when necessary; must have reliable transportation; must be computer literate; must have topnotch customer service skills; must be able to work in a high-pressure, team oriented environment. The position manages a newspaper carrier force who delivers newspapers in Gallia, Meigs Counties in Ohio and Mason County, WV. Interested candidates should email their resume to jchason@civitasmedia.com, or mail to The Daily Tribune, C/O Jessica Chason, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. No Phone Calls Please! Repairs Joe's TV Repair on most makes & Models. House Calls 304-675-1724 FINANCIAL SERVICES Money To Lend NOTICE Borrow Smart. Contact the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions Office of Consumer Affairs BEFORE you refinance your home or obtain a loan. BEWARE of requests for any large advance payments of fees or insurance. Call the Office of Consumer Affiars toll free at 1-866-278-0003 to learn if the mortgage broker or lender is properly licensed. (This is a public service announcement from the Ohio Valley Publishing Company) Medical / Health ANNOUNCEMENTS Full-time & Part-time, All Shifts Competitive wages & benefits! Harrison Township will be holding it's end of the year meeting 23 December 2013 at 11:00am at the Township Community Hall, in Harrison Township. SERVICES Business Consulting RICKY’S TREE SERVICE Complete Tree Care 60468461 �%&�,��' #�,���*" $� �)*#&��' $� $��,� *�!�)��'*�! 740-612-5128 EOE LEGALS AUCTION / ESTATE / YARD SALE �$(*'���,����������� ��� ������'(��+&�' �$�� Apply: Abbyshire Place 311 Buckridge Rd. Bidwell, OH 45614 www.applyatvhc.com 60471635 60469419 Closed on Sundays FINANCIAL SERVICES EMPLOYMENT Drivers & Delivery Drivers: Great Pay, Benefits & Hometime! Haul Flatbed OTR. CDL-A, 2yrs Exp. EEO/AA www.trinitytrucking.com 800-628-3408 Help Wanted General Pipeline Construction Contractor seeking experienced Equipment Operators, CDL Truck Drivers, and Laborers. Good pay with benefits. Send resume to; Fax: 304-5222729 or mail: PO Box 7305, Huntington, WV 25776. EOE Notices Drivers & Delivery GUN SHOW Marietta Comfort Inn Dec,21 & 22 I-77 Exit 1 Adm $5 6' Tbls $35 740-667-0412 NOTICE OHIO VALLEY PUBLISHING CO. Recommends that you do Business with People you know, and NOT to send Money through the Mail until you have Investigated the Offering. Paper Carrier Needed! Areas Covered: Waterloo, Patriot, & Gallipolis, OH Training: 3 Days Schedule: Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri- 12:30am until finished Saturday- 4:00pm until finished Pay: Will fluctuate depending on amount of Customer REQUIREMENTS: MUST HAVE A RELIABLE VEHICLE, DRIVER'S LICENSE, & VALID CAR INSURANCE Jessica L. Chason Circulation Distribution Manager OVP/ Gallipolis Daily Tribune Phone: (740) 446-2342 ext. 25 Pictures that have been placed in ads at the Gallipolis Daily Tribune must be picked within 30 days. Any pictures that are not picked up will be discarded. PUBLIC NOTICE Ruths' Christmas Trees- By Boyd Ruth 10am-6pm NOTICE: is hereby given that on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., a public sale will be held at 211 W. Second St. Pomeroy, OH 45769. The Farmers Bank and Savings Company is selling for cash in hand or certified check the following collateral: Cut Blue/Norway spruces, Douglas/Frasier/Canaan firs, white pines, dug trees,4-10ft, $12 & up. wreaths, grave blankets. Exit St. Rt. 681 at Darwin take Old 33 North to Shade then follow signs. 740-591-1937, 740-592-1958 2009 Ford Fusion VIN #: 3FAHP08199R138795 Special Notices The Farmers Bank and Savings Company, Pomeroy, Ohio, reserves the right to bid at this sale, and to withdraw the above collateral prior to sale. Further, The Farmers Bank and Savings Company reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted. The above described collateral will be sold “as is-where is”, with no expressed or implied warranty given. For further information, or for an appointment to inspect collateral, prior to sale date contract Randy Hays at 740-9924048. 12/12,12/13,12/15 Raccoon Township will hold the End of Year Meeting Friday, December 27,2013. The meeting will be held in the Township meeting room located in the Centerville Municipal Building, Thurman, Ohio and will start at 7 PM. Ruth A. Millhone, Fiscal Officer 12/15 HOLIDAY SPECIAL 40% OFF LOW MOISTURE, QUICK DRYING, PET & FAMILY FRIENDLY CARPET CLEANING 740-446-7444 MOLLOHAN CAPRET SEASONAL SALE CARPET & VINYL STARTING @ $5.95 SQ YARD MOLLOHAN CARPET 740-446-7444 Miscellaneous Grave Blankets $5-$30; live Wreaths $10 & up; Sue's 47310 Morningstar Rd., Racine, Oh 740-949-2115 AUCTION / ESTATE / YARD SALE Yard Sale Moving Sale Thursday-Monday 9 Vinton Ave. 9am to 7pm SERVICES Help Wanted General CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WE HAVE AN OPENING FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE REP SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT MUST BE PEOPLE ORIENTED, WITH PLEASANT TELEPHONE ETIQUETTE, PROFESSIONAL AND DEPENDABLE. MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH COMPUTERS AND ENJOY WORKING WITH NUMBERS. FOR EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATION, PLEASE SEND RESUME TO: CUSTOMER SERVICE REP GALLIPOLIS DAILY TRIBUNE 825 THIRD AVE GALLIPOLIS, OH 45631 OR EMAIL slopez@civitasmedia.com Gallipolis Career College looking for instructors in computer and business related courses. Bachelor's degree requirement for computer instructor and masters degree required for business instructor. Email cover letter and resume to director@ gallipoliscareercollege.edu Help Wanted General Houses For Sale DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL to assist individuals with developmental disabilities in the Gallipolis area. Seeking employees who are honest, reliable, and of good character. High School diploma or GED, clear background check, good driving record, insurance, clean drug test, and reliable transportation required. Company benefits may include paid onsite sleep hours paid life insurance and matched retirement plan. Health insurance, vision and dental available. EOE. Application available online at: www.thesechkarcompany.com Join the Employer of Choice on the Inland Waterways. Ingram Barge Company has a proven track record of developing future leaders. We are currently seeking: Deckhands Culinary Cooks Vessel Engineers Towboat Pilots (Fleet & Line Haul) Or call 740-385-8900 60471514 Help Wanted General Candidates must possess a minimum of a valid driver’s license and high school diploma/GED. Excellent wages, bonus plan and advancement opportunities, along with a comprehensive benefit package, (paid retirement, 401K, medical, life & AD&D etc.) Interested candidates must apply online at www.ingrambarge.com Ohio Valley Bank is now accepting applications for Full-Time Customer Service Representative in Gallia County EOE, M/F/V/D 60469463 December 18, 2013 4:30 -6:30 We offer a generous salary and benefits package, including 401-K retirement and career advancement opportunities. Pre-employment drug testing is required. 241 Centenary Rd Interested persons may obtain a job application from our website www.ovbc.com A must see home, over 3600 square feet of total living space! EOE – M/F – D/V Houses For Sale OPEN HOUSE Help Wanted General Must see to Appreciate! Brick Home, new metal roof, living room, large family room, kitchen/dining area, birch cabinets, appliances, 3BR, 1 1/2 BA, 1 car garage, full basement, corner lot, security system, in Gallipolis City limits. Priced to Sell. Qualified buyers only. All you have to do is move in. Call 740-446-7874 Land (Acreage) Gallia Co. Kyger 8 acres $11,900, SR218 5 acres $18,900 or Vinton 13 acres $19,900! Meigs Co.Danville 8 acres $19,900. More @ www.brunerland.com or call 740-441-1492, we gladly finance! 12/15 REAL ESTATE RENTALS Apartments/Townhouses 2 BR apt. 6 mi from Holzer. $400 + dep. Some utilities pd. 740-418-7504 or 740-9886130 RENTALS AVAILABLE! 2 BR townhouse apartments, also renting 2 & 3BR houses. Call 441-1111. APT for rent, Syracuse, 2 BR, 1 BA, water, sewage, trash incl, avail immediately, $450 mo, $250 dep. 740-591-1578 FIRST MONTH FREE 2 & 3 BR apts $425 mo & up sec dep $300 & up AC, W/D hook-up tenant pays elec EHO Ellm View Apts 304-882-3017 FREE RENT PLUS FREE GIFT, NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR 1,2,3 & 4 BR APTS. CALL TODAY AND ASK US ABOUT A FREE TV 304-674-0023 OR 304-444-4268 "SECTION 8 VOUCHERS ACCEPTED" JORDAN LANDING APARTMENTS Twin Rivers Tower is accepting applications for waiting list for HUD subsidized, 1BR apartment for the elderly/disabled, call 304-6756679 Houses For Rent Nice small house. Pt Plsnt, $400 Dep & Ref Required. Nancy 304-675-4024, 0799. Homestead Realty Broker. MANUFACTURED HOUSING Rentals 3 Bdrm / 2 bath Mobile Home $500/mo - $500 deposit 740367-0641 Beautiful Country Setting Very Spacious 1 Bdrm cottage surrounded by 30 acres of woods newly built, new appliances,Hard wood floors,Central Heat & air, Double shower for two, Must see to appreciate $500/mo. Call 740-645-5953 or 614-5957773 Nice 2BR, partly Furnished, NO PETS, $375 month, $375 Deposit. 740-446-9151 Sales Repo's Available 740)446-3570 303 Centenary Rd Quality Brick Home, would make a great family home! December 19, 2013 4:30 -6:30 3719 Bulaville Pike Turn Key Ready and great curb appeal! 446-3644 60471729 WISEMAN REAL ESTATE David Wiseman, Broker 500 SECOND AVE, GALLIPOLIS, OH Hay, Feed, Seed, Grain EAR Corn $4.50 Bulk,$6.00 Bag, $9.00 hundred pound for ground, bring your own bag.304-991-4993 or740-9922623 AUTOMOTIVE Autos for Sale 2011 Lexus IS 350 only 15,000 miles, Call for details 740-9492394 AUTOMOTIVE AFTER MARKET Advantage Tank Lines, a highway subsidiary of the Kenan Advantage Group, is now seeking Class A CDL Drivers out of Marietta, OH. The hiring schedule will be local and regional! Apply today and immediately see the advantages of joining our driving team: Competitive pay, Excellent benefits, Paid training, Paid vacations & holidays, 401 K with company match And so much more! We require Class A CDL, 2 years recent, verifiable tractor-trailer experience, Tank & Hazmat endorsements and TWIC card (or ability to obtain), and a safe driving record. 800-871-4581 for more information or apply online at TheKAG.com Miscellaneous Jet Aeration Motors repaired, new & rebuilt in stock. Call Ron Evans 1-800-537-9528 Want To Buy House for Sale in Mason, WV, 3BR, 1 1/2 BA, LR, FR, Kitchen updated w/modern appliances, Laundry area, W/D included, Convenient location on Dead End St. Great Neighborhood. $83,500, 304-532-8160, 304-372-5010, 304-377-6950 SECH-KAR COMPANY SEEKS Help Wanted General AGRICULTURE EMPLOYMENT REAL ESTATE SALES RNs & STNAs Notices FREE to Good Home, Small black Terrier mix, short hair. 614-271-2008 MERCHANDSE FOR SALE EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENTS Pets Call RESORT PROPERTY ANIMALS Livestock Angus Heifers and bulls High EPD's over 40 yrs. Performance selection, Top bloodlines, several show heifers, Priced reasonably, Call 740)418-0633 see www.slaterunangus.com Angus Heifers and bulls High EPD's over 40 yrs. Performance selection, Top bloodlines, several show heifers, Priced reasonably, Call 740)418-0633 see www.slaterunangus.com Absolute Top Dollar - silver/gold coins, any 10K/14K/18K gold jewelry, dental gold, pre 1935 US currency, proof/mint sets, diamonds, MTS Coin Shop. 151 2nd Avenue, Gallipolis. 446-2842 �&@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Page B6 LîSunday Times Sentinel Sunday, December 15, 2013 Holiday Specials Solid Wood Curios Starting @ Queen Q u Mattresses Starting @ $ $ 249.00 Dinettes Starting @ 299.00 $299.00 12 Months SSame as Cash! with approved credit Corbin & Snyder Furniture Co Co 60461011 ������� ������� ��������������� ����� ��� � 60463860 60469467 “Ask me about the AARP Auto & Home Insurance Program from The Hartford.” 80th ANNIVERSARY! A ® Now available in your area! Engagement Engag nga ga Rings Plaques & Engraving Starting @ $99.00 Great Gift Ideas! Dodger Vaughan THE VAUGHAN AGENCY INC This auto and home insurance is designed exclusively for AARP members – and is now available through your local Hartford independent agent! Tawney Jewelers and Studio Call Today for your FREE, no-obligation quote: 740-992-9784 422 Second Avenue • Gallipolis, OH (740) 44 446-1615 Dodger Vaughan THE VAUGHAN AGENCY INC Ladies Accessories and More!! Wedding Bands Watches Starting @ $24.99 Starting @ 505 MULBERRY HEIGHTS POMEROY, OH 45769 740-992-9784 dodger@thevaughanagency.com Auto & Home Insurance Program from The AARP Automobile & Homeowners Insurance Program from The Hartford is underwritten by Hartford Fire Insurance Company and its affiliates, One Hartford Plaza, Hartford CT 06155. CA license number 5152. In Washington, the Auto Program is underwritten by Trumbull Insurance Company. The Home Program is underwritten by Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company. AARP does not employ or endorse agents or brokers. AARP and its affiliates are not insurers. Paid endorsement. The Hartford pays royalty fees to AARP for the use of its intellectual property. These fees are used for the general purposes of AARP. AARP membership is required for Program eligibility in most states. Applicants are individually underwritten and some may not qualify. Specific features, credits, and discounts may vary and may not be available in all states in accordance with state filings and applicable law. You have the option of purchasing a policy directly from The Hartford. Your price, however, could vary, and you will not have the advice, counsel or services of your independent agent. $25.00 0 107995 2nd Rev 60461138 604 04 60469436 Stop Hunger @ Home Help us put smiles on the faces of some needy families by supporting our first ever food drive! As we sit down with our families during this holiday season, help us remember the families that are not so fortunate. Your donations of non-perishable food items can be dropped off at our office during regular business hours, or call us to make special arrangements. Donations will be accepted from December 3, 2013 through December 23, 2013 and our office will match each donation! Thank you from all of us at Riverwalk Dental and RACINE & SYRACUSE Home National Bank and Meigs Cooperative Parish want to help stop Hunger @ Home You can help by donating a non-perishable food item or making a monetary donation. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! RIVERWALK DENTAL 530 W. Union St., Suite A • Athens, Ohio 45701 740 592-1483 or (800) 923-7329 Together we can Stop Hunger @ Home 60469455 60469427 LIFE IS A JOURNEY. LIVE EACH STEP IN COMFORT Baum Lumber 46384 St. Rt. 248 • Chester OH 45720 740-985-3301 www.baumlumber.com 60469475 RIVERWALK DENTAL FOOD DRIVE 1/2 OFF STOREWIDE Anniversary Sale! BANKS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY POMEROY, OHIO Phone Website 151 Second Ave., Gallipolis, OH 740-446-0332 740-992-5009 www.banksconstruction.com 60469637 Great Stocking Stuffers Infinity or Sideways Cross Necklace in Sterling Silver O’Dells Case XX Knives 20% OFF Your Choice $29 O’Dell True Value Lumber 61 Vine St. Gallipolis 740-446-1276 M-F 7-6, Sat 8-5, Sun 10-4 Acquisitions F J EWELRY �������� !�� �������������������#��� �� �� �� ���� ����������"�������"�#� �� ���� �������� ���" 60469989 60469992 Winter Special re Be su out eck to ch sale our ! s table Largest Selection, Over 225 Knives on Display INE 60469980 60469978 35% Off All Snow Boots Sale ends 12/21/13 104 E Main Street Pomeroy, Ohio 740-992-2815 Like on F us B! 60470670 Hogg & Zuspan Building Material Co. ���� �������������������������������� ����������� � Santa is Coming... Let Us Help You... �� Monday-Friday: 8am - 5pm Saturday: 8am - 12pm Stay warm and cozy this holiday season with... 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The Perfect Alternative to Real Candles 106 W. Main Street Pomeroy, Ohio 740-992-1702 Rememb e we have r Gift Certifica tes 60470718 BORDMAN FURNITURE 313 Main Street • Pt. Pleasant, WV (304) 675-2406 60470901 112 West Main Street Pomeroy, OH 45769 740-992-0777 s Hour y Store Saturda y a d n Mo 9-6 rsday hu y- T a d Mon ntil 8 pm U 60470684 �Sunday Times-Sentinel ALONG THE RIVER C1 Holiday scenes across the Ohio Valley SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2013 Photos by Sarah Hawley and Stephanie Filson | Sunday Times-Sentinel ABOVE, large Angels along with garland and bows decorate the stained glass windows of the Forest Run United Methodist Church for the Christmas season. AT RIGHT, the traditional nativity scene is placed in the church along with many other homes, churches and other locations throughout the region. ABOVE, a snowman holding several snow flakes is one of the decorations on display in Farmers Bank Park in Middleport. AT LEFT, a snowman made of hay is complete with a carrot nose, pipe and a top hat. AT LEFT, the bandstand lit in all its glory in the Gallipolis City Park. AT RIGHT, hundreds gathered in the Gallipolis City Park recently for the lighting of the Christmas decorations, including new sights to behold courtesy of the Gallipolis in Lights committee. ABOVE, Santa and Mrs. Claus have been busy hearing all about the wishes of children across the Ohio Valley and beyond. AT RIGHT, Santa’s house in the Gallipolis City Park got a much needed upgrade in advance of the busy holiday season. �&@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Page C2 LîSunday Times Sentinel Sunday, December 15, 2013 &@Aî%A6?î2î�@@5î�@@<îiî2Eî�@DD2C5î":3C2CJ Debbie Saunders Library Director, Bossard Memorial The holiday season is upon us again and with it, the hustle and bustle that the season brings too. Following all of the festivities, you may be in need of some serious rest and relaxation. Why not pop into Bossard Library and pop open a good book? Bossard Library proudly announces the 2014 Adult Winter Reading program, whereby adults earn prizes for reading throughout the cold winter months. This fun filled program, co-sponsored by the Friends of Bossard Library, begins on December 29. During the first week of our “Pop Open a Good Book” program, library patrons will be treated to popcorn upon their visit to the Library. Participants will first be asked to register for the program. For every four books borrowed from Bossard Library and read, participants will gain an entry into the Library’s grand prize drawings of $50 retail value in books (of their choice) and one of two themed gift sets. After participants have read seven books, they will receive a Bossard Library cell phone holder or their very own library card Acquisitions F F O 50%EWIDE! holder. Once participants have read twenty books, they will receive a Bossard Library tote bag or Bossard Library hat. As it has been since its inception, the goal of this program, which will run through March 16, is to encourage reading throughout the winter months. While this particular program is for adult patrons ages 18 and over, it is important to expose children to a variety of books in the home and to ensure they see that reading is an important part of their parents’ and grandparents’ everyday lives. For these youth, Bossard Li- FINE JEWELRY R STO Fireflies center diamonds move ve & twinkle Starting at $599 This year’s (reg $1,198) brary offers an annual Summer Reading Program, which will commence in June 2014. Each year, I encourage you to share the gift of reading during the holiday season, as books make excellent gifts — ones to be cherished throughout the years by many generations. Speaking of gifts, many of you may have E-Readers, Ipads, or similar devices on your holiday wish list this year. Remember, if you are fortunate enough to find this type of technology under your tree this holiday, the Library offers free e-book downloads … all you need is a library card. You also have free access to full digital versions of over 35 of your favorite magazines such as ESPN, Newsweek, Seventeen, Food Network, US Weekly, and more, through the Library’s Zinio program. For more information on both the Library’s e-book program and Zinio, please contact the Library’s Reference Desk. This winter, I invite you to pop into Bossard Library to participate in our Adult Winter Reading Program. Reading is a relaxing, entertaining, and educational form of entertainment during the cold winter months, so pop open a good book today. Brandy Graham and Jeremy Hudnall �C292>��F5?2==î 4@FA=6îE@îH65 NEW HAVEN — Brandy Graham and Jeremy Hudnall of New Haven, W.Va. announce their engagement and plans for a summer wedding. The bride-elect is the daughter of Kevin Graham and Dee Davis of Amanda, Ohio, and Susie Graham of West Columbia, W.Va. She is a 2001 graduate of Meigs High School and attended Glenville State College for a degree in criminal justice. She is employed at Lakin Correctional Center. Her fiance is the son of David and Sharon Hudnall of Pomeroy and Vicky Ohlinger of New Haven, W.Va. He is employed at the Mountaineer Plant. The wedding will be an event of June 21, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. at the Riverside Golf Course in Mason. W.Va. Harrisonville Lodge installs new officers “WOW” item DIAMOND SOLITAIRE BLOWOUT 1/2 Ct $799 (reg $1,598) 1 Ct $2,950 (reg $5,900) 2 Ct $10,400 (reg $20,800) COMPARE OUR PRICES BEFORE YOU BUY ANYWHERE! DIAMOND EARRINGS 1/4 Ct $180 (reg $360) 1/2 Ct $488 (reg $976) Download our app for FREE! � �������$��#������������!������%���� �� �� ������# !� ������� ������� ��� ������� ��������"� ������� ���� 60471489 3/4 Ct $1,360 (reg $2,720) 1 Ct $2,300 (reg $4,640) –––– Always an Excellent Gift! –––– ":G6DE@4< (6A@CE 60470233 Welcoming a new physician to our primary care team. Dr. Shukla is a board-certified physician who focuses on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of adult diseases. He comes to O’Bleness from OhioHealth Marion Area Physicians. To schedule an appointment (740) 592-4491 Located at Castrop Center, First Floor 75 Hospital Drive Athens, Ohio 45701 To learn more obleness.org HARRISONVILLE — New officers were installed at the Dec. 7 meeting of Harrisonville Lodge 411. Installed were Gene Brown, senior deacon; Jerry Well, worshipful master; Dan Arnold, installing officer and treasurer; Wayne Peterson, senior steward; Ralph Bales, lodge education officer; Larry Well, chaplain; Larry Oxley, junior warden; Ron Casto, senior warden; Danny Will, secretary; Charles Wilson, Tyler; Jim Lawrence, junior deacon; and Brian Well, junior steward. The Harrisonville Lodge meets on the first Saturday night of each month. GALLIPOLIS — United Producers, Inc., livestock report of sales from December 11, 2013. Feeder Cattle 275-415 pounds, Steers, $90-$201, Heifers, $90$175; 425-525 pounds, Steers, $90-$180, Heifers, $90-$154; 550-625 pounds, Steers, $90-$166, Heifers, $90-$150.50; 650725 pounds, Steers, $90$160, Heifers, $90-$148; 750-850 pounds, Steers, $90-$145, Heifers, $85$145. Fed Cattle Choice, Steers, $122$126, Heifers, $120$122.50; Select, Steers, $115-$121; Holstein, Steers, $80-$91. Cows Well Muscled/Fleshed, $74-$86; Medium/Lean, $65-$73; Thin/Light, $50$64; Bulls, $83-$89.50. Back to Farm Cow/Calf Pairs, $1,150; Bred Cows, $675-$1,135; Goats, $27.50-$142.50; Hogs, $71-dn. Vinayak Shukla, MD, MPH Upcoming Specials 12/18/13 — feeder sale, 10 a.m. 12/25/13 — no sale. Merry Christmas. 1/1/14 — no sale. Happy New Year. Specializes in: • Coordination of all medical care • Treatment and management of chronic conditions • Preventative medicine, including immunizations • Diagnosis of a range of illnesses and conditions • Minor surgical procedures • Treatment of opiate addiction Direct sales and free on-farm visits. Contact Dewayne at (740) 339-0241, Stacy at (304) 634-0224, Luke at (740) 6453697, or Mark at (740) 6455708, or visit the website at www.uproducers.com. 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