https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/d25f2510a69a527401bdbd792145e533.pdf 42e7834faa80093871839dd6493fb694 PDF Text Text LOG ONTO WWW.MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM FOR ARCHIVE s�GAMES s�FEATURES s�E-EDITION s�POLLS & MORE C_ZZb[fehjšFec[heo"�E^_e INSIDE STORY WEATHER Winner in American Legion fund raiser... Page 3 Mostly sunny. High near 36. Low around 29...Page 2 SPORTS OBITUARIES Local sports action... Page 6 John H. Carhart, 88 Charlotte J. Dray, 70 Emily L. Fulks, 93 Betty J. Musser, 89 50 cents daily WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2013 Vol. 63, No. 202 Meigs bridges included in replacement program Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Two or possibly three of Meigs County’s bridges have been included for replacement in Govenor John R. Kasich’s investment program of $120 million to repair or replace more than 200 county and city-owned bridges over the next three years. Meigs County Engineer Eugene Triplett reports that the bridges in Meigs County included in the replacement program are “one on Tornado Road (the second bridge east of Apple GroveDorcas), the Bowman’s Run Road (right beside Pine Grove Road) and possibly Lickskillet Road in Chester Township.” Triplett said that the state has $120 million committed to the replacement of the bridges but that “all work will cease when the money is spent.” The Tornado Road Bridge, he said, is a definite and is, in fact, in the listing of bridges scheduled to be replaced next year. The engineer described the replacement projects here as “The Tornado Road bridge is a definite, the Bowmans Run is better than 50-50, and Lickskillet in Chester Township is a question mark.” The project is Ohio’s first-ofits-kind $120 million effort to repair and replace locally owned bridges. Work on the first 40 bridges selected for replacement is expected to begin in the spring. The funds are made available by Ohio’s successful efforts to overhaul highway funding by reducing overhead costs and improving efficiency at the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), it was noted in a news release. ODOT will be working with local officials to identify the remaining bridges to repair or replace in the following years. Bridges will be selected based on a variety of factors including safety and importance to local job creation efforts. “When we took office Ohio faced not only an $8 billion shortfall in our general budget but also a $1.6 billion shortfall in our highway budget,” Kasich said. “ODOT tightened its own belt, freed up more than $600 million and then Ohio leveraged the turnpike to generate an additional $1.5 billion, which grows to $3 billion when paired with federal and local funds. That innovative thinking and that careful management of our resources is why we can do this $120 million program to help counties and cities meet their bridge needs. In the past ODOT hasn’t really helped counties or cities address these kinds of needs but fortunately we’re in a strong enough position now that we can and we will.” Ohio has 44,000 bridges, the second-highest number in the nation behind Texas. According to some reports, the condition of Ohio’s bridges are better than the national average but many bridges are waiting for much-needed repairs. On a map released by ODOT two Meigs County bridges were included in the first 40 bridges funded for repair in 2014. Other bridges are expected to be identified for repair or replacement under the program in years to come. No bridges in Gallia County were included in this first round of bridge work. Former attorney pleads guilty to charges Amber Gillenwater agillenwater@civitasmedia.com Photos by Charlene Hoeflich | Daily Sentinel Kari Arnold’s “Grasshopper Cookies” took first place in the contest. Here Dan Short, Ohio Valley Bank Branch manager, presents her with a $50 check. The winning entry in the cookie contest Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Kari Arnold, a sophomore at Southern High School, took the top prize in the annual cookie contest staged at the Ohio Valley Bank Saturday by the Pomeroy Merchants Association. Taking second place in the contest was Jackie Starcher of the Racine area. As the first place winner, Arnold was presented a cash prize of $50 by Dan Short, branch manager of the Ohio Valley Bank. The second place winner, received a proof set of coins from the bank. The entries were judged by bank employees. The cookie contest was the second of three contests. The candy contest was held at Peoples Bank on the first Saturday of December, and the third contest See COOKIE | 5 Christi Crane, OVB employee, selected the best tasting cookie from all the entries. Southern’s Jenna Gilliam selected for Educator Award Staff Report tdsnews@civitasmedia.com LAS VEGAS — Jenna Gilliam, agricultural educator at Southern High School in Racine, Ohio, is one of 41 individuals nationwide who received the Teachers Turn the Key Award, given Dec. 7 at the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) annual convention in Las Vegas. The Teachers Turn the Key (TTTK) award program brings together agricultural educators with four or fewer years of experience and immerses them in three days of professional development that addresses issues specific to the early years of a teach- ing career. Participants also have the opportunity to become involved in NAAE leadership and network with other NAAE convention attendees. TTTK award recipients come away from the experience with a long-lasting peer cohort and tools that will help them have successful careers as agricultural educators. Gilliam has been the agriculture teacher at Southern High School since 2012, and before that taught agriculture at Hannan High School from 2009 to 2012. During her time at Southern High School and Hannan, Gilliam has received various grants to- GALLIPOLIS — A former attorney has pleaded guilty to felony charges of forgery and theft in the Common Pleas Court of Gallia County after a new indictment was filed against him last year. John R. Lentes, 58, formerly of Crown City, pleaded guilty last month to two counts of forgery and two counts of theft during a hearing before presiding Judge Leonard Holzapfel, according to an entry filed with the Gallia County Clerk of Courts last week. According to the indictment in this case, Lentes is alleged to have forged the signature of Gallia County Common Pleas Judge D. Dean Evans between November 1, 2004, and May 31, 2007, and is also alleged to have forged a common pleas court judgment entry between November 1, 2004, and May 31, 2007. In addition, the fourcount indictment also outlines two charges of theft in which the defendant is alleged to have stolen cash from six victims between September 1, 2005, and December 31, 2008, property valued at over $1,000, but less than $7,500, and, in a separate theft charge, the defendant is alleged to have stolen more than $7,500, but less than $150,000, from two female victims between April 1, 2003, and December 11, 2008. Lentes, who served two terms as the Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney from 1993-2001, later opened a practice in Gallipolis. He was disbarred in 2008 following a hearing before the Ohio Supreme Court after complaints were filed by at least three former clients who were represented by Lentes in civil matters between 2004 and 2007. After an investigation, the supreme court’s Board of Grievances and Discipline found that Lentes had been dishonest, negligent and incompetent in his representation of his clients. In 2010, Lentes was arraigned in the Common Pleas Court of Gallia County and charged with one count of theft after he had allegedly stolen $9,760 in insurance money from a female victim between December 2007 and January 2009. A plea hearing was later held in this case, and, after an inconsistency in the indictment and proposed written plea agreement was discovered by defense counselor Charles Knight and the State of Ohio, represented by Assistant Ohio Attorney General Melinda Kowalski, the defendant withdrew his proposed guilty plea. The state also later indicted its desire to dismiss the charge and re-indict the defendant at a later date. Then presiding Judge Fred W. Crow, III, who was assigned to the case after Judge D. Dean Evans recused himself, later overruled the state’s motion to dismiss the case. After an impending jury trial in this case was continued several times, Kowalski again requested the court dismiss the case in April 2011. This second request, however, was based upon the fact that the victim would lack the ability to tesSee CHARGES | 5 Commissioners approve agenda items Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — The Meigs County Commissioners approved several agenda items during last week’s regular meeting. The reappointment of Belinda Nease to the Board of Developmental Disabilities was approved. Her new term will run from Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 31, 2017. Joe Bolin was reappointed the serve on the Buckeye Hills RC&D Board for a three year term beginning on Jan. 1, 2014. Appropriation adjustments from certified unappropriated funds were approved as follow, $1,093.42 into A006A06, Sheriff Contract Services; $25,130 into A106-A04, Sheriff Housing Prisoners; $2,598.85 into A106-A05, Sheriff gas/oil; $6,300 into A306-A14, Sheriff Medical for Prisoners. Additional appropriation adjustments were approved as follows, $261.50 from K051-K01 into K100-K12, Engineer; $791.40 from K051-K01 into K600-K12, Engineer; $404.59 from A401-C09 into A001-C03, Treasurer; $327.60 from A001-C08 into A001-C06, Treasurer; and $119.19 from A001-C6 into A001-C03, Treasurer. Appropriation of addition funds were approved as follows, $5,968.33 into K200-K10, Health Insurance, EngiJenna Gilliam, right, receives the Teachers Turn the Key award neer and $500 into K000-K33, Roads and Bridges, Engineer. See AWARD | 5 from Farrah Johnson, 2012-2013 NAAE President. �Page 2 s The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Meigs County Church Calendar Christmas Musical POMEROY — A Christmas musical, “Remembering Christmas” will be presented at the Trinity Congregational Church in Pomeroy at the 10:25 a.m. service. Christmas Eve Cantata POMEROY — The Trinity Congregational Church, Lynn Street, Pomeroy, will present a cantata, “Coming Home for Christmas” on Christmas Eve. Music begins at 7 p.m, program at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Blue Christmas Service POMEROY — If you’re going through tough times, loss of a loved one, job loss, divorce, loneliness, to name just a few possibilities, Christmas can be a difficult time. Grace Episcopal Church and St. John Lutheran Church invite you to a “Blue Christmas” service, at 7 p.m., Thursday, December 19, at Grace Episcopal Church, 326 E. Main Street, Pomeroy. Come lay your burden down at the cross of Christ that you might know joy at the celebration of his birth. Light refreshments will be available afterwards. Live Nativity POMEROY — Emi’s Place in conjunction with Grace Episcopal Church is hosting a Live Nativity on Sunday, December 22 at Emi’s Place. A brass ensemble will play at 5 p.m. The annual blessing of the creche will be at 6 p.m. and the Live Nativity will be open until 9 p.m. Free hot soup and drinks will be available in the warm social hall of the church. Christmas program LONG BOTTOM — Long Bottom United Methodist Church Christmas program Sunday, Dec 22, 6:30 p.m. Rev Norman Butler, speaker. Christmas Eve Service RACINE — St. John Lutheran Church located at 33441 Pine Grove Road, will have a Christmas Eve candlelight service beginning at 7:30 p.m. Pastor is Linea Warmke. Meigs Co-operative Parish events/service projects POMEROY — The Meigs Co-operative Parish hosts a variety of events and service projects available throughout the week at the Mulberry Community Center. Some of those are as follows, Meals at the Mulberry Community Center — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday. Parish Shop — 9 a.m.-3 p.m., MondayFriday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday. Comfort Club — 9 a.m.-noon, Wednesday. Food Pantry — 9-11 a.m., TuesdayFriday. Celebrate Recovery — 7-9 p.m., Monday. Shape-Up — 9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday. Community Calendar Meigs County Local Briefs Blues-rock band at Grill Thursday, Dec. 19 POMEROY — Leading Creek Conservancy District POMEROY — The Todd Wolfe has rescheduled the December Board Meeting, along Band, a blues-rock band, will be playwith union contract negotiations, at 8 a.m at their office. ing at the Court Street Grill Friday night from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m Saturday, Dec. 21 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Holiday Office Closure Grange #878 will hold their Fun Night and potluck supPOMEROY — The Meigs County per, with potluck at 6:30 p.m. All members and interested Health Department will be closed on persons are invited to attend. Dec. 24 and Dec. 25 for the Christmas Holiday. Normal business hours Monday, Dec. 30 will resume at 8 a.m. on Dec. 26. LETART — Letart Township organizational meeting, POMEROY — The offices of Pro10 a.m.at the Letart Township Building. bate Court, County Court, Common Pleas Court, Clerk of Courts, Recorder, Auditor and Treasurer will close at noon on Dec. 24 and remain closed Dec. 25 and 26. Normal hours will resume on Dec. 27. The offices will also close at noon on Dec. 31 and be closed on Jan. 1. Call Us! 740.992.2155 Boil Advisory POMEROY — A boil advisory has been issued in the Village of Pomeroy for all areas except Lincoln Hill and Mulberry Heights until further notice. Immunization/Flu Shot Clinic POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct a childhood/adolescent immunization clinic and flu shot clinic from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday at the health department. High dose flu vaccines are also available for those age 65 and older. Please bring children’s shot records. Also, bring medical cards/insurance for flu and pneumonia vaccines otherwise there will be a fee associated. The health department cannot accept Ohio Medicaid or Managed Medicaid companies Molina or United Healthcare Community Plan for Flu Shots for those aged 19-64 years. The company supplying us the vaccine, VaxCare, cannot bill Medicaid. The Ohio Department of Health is not providing flu shots for this age group during the 2013-2014 flu season. Fed is likely to maintain bond-buying pace for now WASHINGTON (AP) — Is this week when the Federal Reserve finally slows its aggressive stimulus for the economy? Or does it want to await more evidence of a consistently improving economy? It’s a close call. Yet most economists think the Fed will maintain the pace of its monthly bond purchases to keep long-term loan rates low to spur spending and growth. The decision carries high stakes for individuals, businesses and global financial markets. A pullback in the Fed’s bond buying would likely send longterm rates up and stock and bond prices down. Many analysts think the Fed will signal that it expects to slow the pace of its bond purchases from $85 billion a month, perhaps early next year, if the economy strengthens further. The Fed will announce its decision after its latest policy meeting ends Wednesday, just before Chairman Ben Bernanke holds his final quarterly news conference. Bernanke will step down Jan. 31 after eight years as chairman. That the Fed is even considering slowing its stimulus is testament to the economy’s improvement. Hiring has been robust for four straight months. Unemployment is at a five-year low of 7 percent. Factory output is up. Consumers are spending more at retailers. Auto sales haven’t been better since the recession ended 4½ years ago. What’s more, the stock market is near all-time highs. Inflation remains below the Fed’s target rate. And the House has passed a budget plan that seems likely to avert another government shutdown next year. The Senate is expected to follow suit. “It really feels like the economy has finally hit escape velocity,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, citing a term Bernanke has used for an economy strong enough to propel growth and shrink unemployment without the Fed’s extraordinary help. Still, only one-fourth of more than three dozen economists surveyed last week by The Associated Press expect the Fed to scale back its bond purchases this week. One complicating factor is the transition the Fed is undergoing as Bernanke enters his final weeks as chairman. Beginning in February, Bernanke will be succeeded by Janet Yellen, now the vice chair. The Senate is expected to confirm Yellen’s nomination as chairman this week. The economists surveyed by the AP think Yellen will be more “dovish” than Bernanke — that is, more likely to stress the need to reduce still-high unemployment than to worry about inflation Local Stocks AEP (NYSE) — 45.82 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 24.39 Ashland Inc. 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The calmness among investors suggests that they’ve absorbed a point Bernanke has stressed repeatedly: That even after the Fed scales back its bond purchases, it will still provide significant support for the economy. Fed officials have invoked the imagery of a driver easing up on a gas pedal without pressing the brakes. Weather 60471556 Need to advertise? Blood Drive LANGSVILLE — The American Red Cross will be conducting a blood drive at Star Grange 778 meeting hall located at 35300Salem School Lot Road, Langsville, Monday, Dec. 30 from 1 to 7 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call Linda Montgomery, 740-669-4245. Take Photo ID or a Donor Card. Donors to receive Dunkin Donuts coffee and a coupon for a free pound of coffee. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 7 to 10 mph. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the evening. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Friday: Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Friday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Saturday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. Saturday Night: Rain. Low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Sunday: Rain. High near 64. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. �Wednesday, December 18, 2013 The Daily Sentinel s Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com Hemlock Grange Winner in American Legion fund raiser announce state contest winners Submitted photo Kay Bailey, left, was the winner of a rifle in the fund raiser for veterans services held by the Drew Webster Post 39, American Legion. With her are Jo Anne Newsome of the Ladies Auxiliary, Jack Lewis, finance officer, and Bill Spaun, trustee. POMEROY — State contest winners were announced at the recent meeting of Hemlock Grange. Winners were Rosalie Johnson, second place for small quilt, Ann Lambert, fifth place for a quilt by a group, Rosalie Story, fifth place in embroidery and recognition for participation in stuffed toys, and Janice Weber, first place for the Grange’s deaf program. It was also noted that the Grange received a gold star award for community service. Recently the Grange delivered food to the Meigs Cooperative Parish and also presented the Parish with a check for $150. Barbara Fry received a 16 year award for serving as secretary for the Grange. Given special recognition at the meeting were Roy Grueser and Janice Weber, both of whom have been absent from recent meetings due to illness. Grueser, legislative chairman, named the three most powerful people in the world listing them as Russian’s President Putin as first, U.S. President Obama as second, and the Pope as third. The literary program was given by Rosalie Story using Christmas as her theme. She noted that the origin of Christmas trees is Germany, that Mary and Joseph escaped to Egypt, that Christmas pudding and mince meat pies were dinner selections in earlier years, and that candy canes were usually given out to conclude a program. The January meeting will be preceded by a 6:30 p.m. dinner with all members invited. For the Record Mason County Circuit Court Jessy D. Herdman, 20, Leon, was sentenced by Judge David W. Nibert to no less than one nor more than five years in prison with 186 days credit for time already served. The sentence is to run concurrent with a sentence in Putnam County, according to court documents filed in the office of Circuit Clerk Bill Withers. Herdman entered a plea to felony conspiracy in October. Herdman was indicted, along with three others, by a September grand jury, after an incident which occurred in May where the defendants were accused of operating a meth lab. Frankie Chapman, II, 28, Poca, sentenced by Judge David W. Nibert to not less than one, no more than 10 years in jail with 211 days credit for time already served with the condition of enrolling in the Mason County Home Confinement and Day Report programs. Nibert also ordered Chapman pay $300 in restitution. Chapman was indicted by a September grand jury for entering without breaking, burglary, grand larceny, conspiracy. He was sentenced on his guilty plea to felony entering without breaking. James Kirker, age and address unreported, entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to commit a felony and was sentenced by Judge David W. Nibert to one to five years in prison with the condition of enrolling in the Mason County Day Report program. Kristina Kirker, age and address unreported, entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to commit a felony and was sentenced by Judge David W. Nibert to one to five years in prison with the conditions of enrolling in the Mason County Home Confinement and Day Report programs, as well as and paying restitution of $235. Joseph L. Smith, age and address unreported, entered a guilty plea to attempt to commit a felony and was sentenced to two years probation by Judge David W. Nibert. Nibert ordered Smith must also enroll and participate in the Mason County Day Report program. Budget bill moves toward final passage in Senate WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan budget bill that would ease some but not all of painful budget cuts that would otherwise slam the Pentagon and domestic agencies passed a pivotal test in the Senate on Tuesday. The Senate advanced the measure over a filibuster threshold on a 67-33 vote that ensures the measure will pass the Democratic-led chamber no later than Wednesday and head to the White House to be signed into law. Top Senate Republicans opposed the bill but didn’t try to engineer its defeat. It won sweeping GOP support in the House in a vote last week. The measure would ease some of the harshest cuts to agency budgets required under automatic spending curbs commonly known as sequestration. It would replace $45 billion in scheduled cuts for the 2014 budget year already underway, lifting agency budgets to a little more than $1 trillion, and it also would essentially freeze spending at those levels for 2015. It substitutes other spending cuts and new fees to replace the automatic cuts and devotes a modest $23 billion to reducing the deficit over the coming decade. It would also stabilize a broken budget process after a partial government shutdown in October that inflicted political harm upon Republicans. The GOP has since rebounded because of the much-criticized roll-out of Obama’s health care law and the party wishes to keep the focus on that topic rather than Washington political brinksmanship. “This bipartisan bill takes the first steps toward rebuilding our broken budget process. And hopefully, toward rebuilding our broken Congress,” said Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray, D-Wash., who negotiated the measure with House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., his party’s vice presidential nominee last year. “We’ve spent far too long here scrambling to fix artificial crises instead of working together to solve the big problems we all know we need to address.” Twelve Republicans voted with Democrats to advance the measure over a 60-vote filibuster threshold demanded by GOP leaders. Announcements Monday by Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah and Georgia Sens. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss, as well as a strong hint by Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., that they would back that step appeared to seal enough GOP support to advance the measure. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., whose home-state GOP colleague Ryan was a top negotiator on the bill, swung behind it Sunday. Other Republicans voting to advance the measure included Roy Blunt of Missouri, Rob Portman of Ohio, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, and John McCain and Jeff Flake of Arizona. Some Republicans, like Alexander and Blunt, said they would oppose the measure on final passage. Flake says he’s a “lean ‘no’” as well. “Sometimes the answer has to be yes,” Hatch said. “The reality is that Republicans only control one-half of one-third of government. Ultimately, this agreement upholds the principles conservatives stand for and, with Democrats controlling the White House and the Senate, it is the best we could hope for.” Most Senate Republicans opposed the legislation despite the sweeping GOP support it enjoyed in the House last week. But the top Senate Republican, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, opposed the measure. He is embroiled in a primary with a tea party challenger, businessman Matt Bevin and said he wants to preserve hard-won spending cuts he helped engineer in a 2011 budget deal.. “For the first time since the Korean War, government spending has declined for two years in a row,” McConnell said in a statement. “This was hard-won progress on the road to getting our nation’s fiscal house in order. We should not go back on that commitment.” In an episode that illustrates the dilemma facing GOP leaders trying to burnish their conservative credentials as they face tea party-backed challengers, the Senate’s No. 2 Republican, John Cornyn of Texas, announced his opposition Monday morning on his campaign’s website — a step his Senate office was unwilling to take. It was later deleted after reporters from The Associated Press asked for confirmation of a Cornyn quote that appeared on the conservative Internet site Breitbart.com. “Senator Cornyn opposes this budget deal because it breaks previously set spending caps and goes in the ‘wrong direction’ with regards to entitlement spending,” according to the post. On Monday, his Senate spokeswoman, Kate Martin, would only say that Cornyn would take “a close look” at the measure and is “concerned” that it reverses some of the spending cuts won in a hard-fought 2011 budget pact. The silence of GOP leaders was taken by Democrats and Republicans alike that McConnell and Cornyn were in the “vote ‘no,’ hope ‘yes’” camp. That’s a derogatory term sometime employed by conservative critics who blast Republicans for voting a tea party line when it’s clear they actually prefer an opposite result. Nobody is claiming the pact worked out between the Ryan and Murray is perfect. It eases $63 billion in scheduled spending cuts over the next two years and replaces them with longer-term savings measured over 10 years, many of which don’t accumulate until 2022-23. Deficits would increase by $23.2 billion in 2014 and by $18.2 billion the year after that. But the deal would put a dysfunctional Washington on track to prevent unappealingly tough cuts to military readiness and weapons, as well as continued cuts to programs cherished by Democrats and Republicans alike, including health research, school aid, FBI salaries and border security. The cuts would be replaced with money from, among other things, higher airline security fees, curbs on the pension benefits of new federal workers or working-age military retirees, and premium increases on companies whose pension plans are insured by the federal government. It would also forestall for three months a 24 percent cut in Medicare phy- sician payments to give top lawmakers time to try to permanently update an outdated 1997 budget law instead of piecemeal fixes every year. But the measure was opposed by groups represent- ing military retirees, who attended a news conference with bill opponents just minutes before the vote. sponsored by Tune in now through December 31 to hear a high quality mix of Christmas classics for all ages, including traditional and contemporary Christmas music. Go to mydailytribue.com, mydailysentinel.com, or mydailyregister.com where you’ll find the MyOwn® Holiday Sound media player. Listen online or by mobile app. Your favorite Christmas songs are only a click away. Merry Christmas! mydailytribune.com mydailysentinel.com mydailyregister.com 60467944 �The Daily Sentinel OPINION Google’s top searches peer into society’s mindset Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Death, devices and celebrity drove the quest for more information on Google’s search engine this year. Three of the world’s four fastest-rising search requests on Google were triggered by the deaths of famous men. Former South African President Nelson Mandela, who died earlier this month, occupied the top spot, followed by “Fast & Furious” movie star Paul Walker, who died in a Nov. 30 car crash. “Glee” TV series cast member Cory Monteith, who died of a drug overdose in July, ranked fourth in an annual retrospective released Tuesday. The Boston Marathon bombings in April that killed three people ranked sixth. The iPhone 5S, the latest upgrade in Apple’s most popular product line, finished third in Google’s rankings. A rival smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S4, took the eighth spot. PlayStation 4, Sony Corp.’s newest video game console, held the ninth position. The Top 10 was rounded out by the “Harlem Shake,” a song that inspired a procession of amusing dance videos, at No. 5; “royal baby” Prince George, the heir to England’s throne, at No. 7; and North Korea, whose saber-rattling has become a source of international tension, at No. 10. Google’s review follows annual round-ups compiled during the previous two weeks by its main search rivals — Microsoft Corp.’s Bing, Yahoo Inc. and Ask. com. Although its list usually comes last each year, Google’s breakdown typically provides the greatest insight into the world’s collective mindset because the company’s technology processes about two out of every three search requests made on the Internet. Bing ranks a distant second with 18 percent of the U.S. search market, and even less in most other countries. Yahoo, which relies on Bing’s technology, handles the third most search requests. Because the same inquiries tend to crop up from one year to the next, Google tries to keep its list fresh by focusing on the queries that post the biggest annual gains — a measurement that the Mountain View, Calif., company calls “trending.” Google also is slicing its vast database of search requests into a hodgepodge of other categories spanning 72 countries, up from 55 last year. In the U.S. alone, Google is compiling more than 90 different lists examining the hottest inquiries about everything from finances to pop culture. A handful of the rankings are based on the total number of requests entered into Google’s search engine, instead of breaking them down by the variance from last year. Google’s pecking order of the most-searched people in the U.S. consists exclusively of singers, with the exception of reality-TV show star Kim Kardashian, who is engaged to be married to one of her peers on the list, hip-hop artist Kanye West (she ranks No. 3, while he came in at No. 10). The top spot is held by Miley Cyrus, who also was No. 1 in Yahoo’s search rankings for this year (Kardashian ranked second on Yahoo’s list). Cyrus, Kardashian and Justin Bieber were the only three people to appear in each of the most-searched lists from Google, Bing The Daily Sentinel Reader Services Correction Policy Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a story, call the newsroom at (740) 992-2156. Our main number is (740) 992-2155. 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Only two series, “Big Bang Theory” and “Big Brother” appeared in each of the two rivals rankings’ of the year’s most-searched TV shows. “Big Bang Theory” ranked first on Bing’s list, a distinction held by “Breaking Bad” in Google’s rankings. The two search engines couldn’t agree on the most popular morning news show either, with NBC’s “Today Show ” making it on Bing’s list of most frequent TV requests and ABC’s “Good Morning America” securing a spot on Google’s list. Google was on its own list of trending stocks this year, ranking No. 4. That’s not a big surprise, given the company’s market value has surged by about 50 percent so far this year, its biggest gain on Wall Street since 2008. That was still not enough to surpass Google rival Facebook Inc. on the list of trendiest stocks. Facebook’s shares have more than doubled so far this year. After Facebook came electric car maker Tesla Motors, whose stock has more than quadrupled this year, and online messaging service Twitter Inc., whose stock has more than doubled since its Wall Street debut last month. Page 4 Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Why do lottery players think they can defy odds? Sharon Cohen, AP National Writer It’s the ultimate fantasy: Walk into a store, plunk down a dollar, and with nothing but luck — really extraordinary luck — you win a giant lottery. Suddenly, you’re rich as a sultan with enough money to buy an NBA team or your own island. The odds of that happening, of course, are astronomical. But tell that to the optimists and dreamers across the country who lined up at gas stations, mini-marts and drug stores Monday for the last-minute buying frenzy in the Mega Millions jackpot. The prize soared to $636 million — the secondlargest in U.S. history — in advance of Tuesday night’s drawing. So what drives people to play, and what makes them think their $1 investment— among the many, many millions — will bring staggering wealth? “It’s the same question as to why do people gamble,” said Stephen Goldbart, author of “Affluence Intelligence” and co-director of the Money, Meaning & Choices Institute in California. “It’s a desire to improve your life in a way that’s driven by fantasy. … The bigger the fantasy, the tastier it gets.” In a piece called “Lottery-itis!,” Goldbart and co-author Joan DiFuria wrote on their blog last year on the Psychology Today website that in times of economic stress, playing the lottery is a way of coping with financial anxieties and uncertainty. “We may seek a magic pill to make us feel better,” they wrote. “Ah yes, buy a lottery ticket. Feel again like you did when you were a child, having hope that a better day will come, that some big thing will happen that will make everything right, set the course on track. “ The Mega Millions jackpot is just $20 million short of the $656 million U.S. record set in a March 2012 drawing. The new huge prize stems from a major game revamp in October that dramatically reduced the odds of winning. If no one wins Tuesday night and the jackpot rolls over past the next drawing scheduled Friday, it will reach $1 billion, according to Paula Otto, executive director of the Virginia Lottery and Mega Millions’ lead director. Between 65 and 70 percent of roughly 259 million possible number combinations will be in play when the numbers are drawn, Otto says. For the ticket-buying optimists, that’s no deterrent. “Even though the odds are against you, it’s just the excitement of, ‘Hey, I might wake up one day and be a millionaire,’” says Chris Scales, a 31-year-old hot dog vendor in downtown Nashville, Tenn., who brings in about $35,000 a year “if I really hustle.” He usually reserves his lottery playing for jackpots of at least $40 million. The incredibly remote odds don’t really sink in for people, says George Loewenstein, a professor of economics and psychology at Carnegie Mellon University who has re- 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. 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Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. “Thank You” letters will not be accepted for publication. searched the motives underlying lottery ticket purchases. “People don’t really understand probabilities at all,” he says. “Once you have a bunch of zeroes, it doesn’t matter how many you have — one in 10,000, one in a million or one in a billion. … People do understand the meaning of the word ‘largest.’ They overact to one dimension and underreact to the other.” They also cling to a more romantic notion: Amazing things happen to others, so why not for me? “When people are desperately sick, there’s always a part of the brain that thinks there will be a miracle cure,” Loewenstein says. “If you want something to be true, your brain is awfully good at figuring out reasons, magical ones, that there’s a good likelihood that it is true. The desire to win does drive a certain kind of frenzied optimism.” That frenzy can grow during the holiday season, when financial hardships become more glaring and people feel pressure to spend money they don’t have to demonstrate their love. “If you have plenty of money in the bank, you’re not likely to feel the need to buy a lottery ticket,” Goldbart explains. “But if there’s something missing financially and emotionally and you’re thinking, ‘I can’t get a raise or I’m not likely to get another job,’ you buy a ticket as a psychological compensation plan.” The staggering size of the Mega Millions jackpot also makes this lottery special, attracting people who want to participate in a social, news-making event, says Jane Risen, an associate professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. “The lottery happens every day,” she says, “but for some people it has to reach almost a cultural threshold before it becomes the thing to think about.” What develops, she says, is a feeling of “anticipated regret.” In short, people worry about not playing. “It’s some version of “What’s the harm? I wouldn’t want to be the idiot who didn’t play the Mega Millions. What if I was the winner?’” Risen says. “It’s a better safe-than-sorry philosophy: ‘I’d better buy a lottery ticket just in case I was going to the winner.’” Kathy Malzewski, a 67-year-old retiree from Milwaukee, never buys Mega Million tickets. But while she was in a grocery store Monday, buying scratch-off tickets as stocking stuffers, she decided on a whim to buy a single ticket because of the enormous jackpot. What would she do if she won? “I’d go into a nice retirement community myself, but I’d be generous,” she said softly. “I’d help Habitat for Humanity, help the homeless, give a lot to charity.” Malzewski also said she’d travel around the United States. She saw the ocean for the first time in May and recently visited the Grand Canyon. She’d like to go to New York or Florida’s Everglades as well. The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Newspapers 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher 740-446-3242, ext. 15 slopez@civitasmedia.com Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Obituary Death Notices BETTY JANE RIGGS MUSSER RUTLAND — Betty Jane (Bratton) Riggs Musser, 89, of Rutland, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 15, 2013. She was born on April 15, 1924, in Rutland, Ohio, to the late Oliver and Linnie (Nicholson) Bratton. Betty held many jobs in her life, but the most important job was that of a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother. She graduated from Rutland High School in 1942. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert F. Musser; brothers, Max, Orville, and Owen Bratton; her beloved son, Rodney Riggs; and son-in-law, J.B. Ridenour. She attended Zion Church of Christ and Mt. Union Baptist Church. She is survived by her loving children, Roger (Helena) Riggs, Sharon Riggs, Karen (Dana Fick) Ridenour, and daughterin-law Carolyn Riggs; grandchildren, Christine (Rodney) Bragg, Jason (Linda) Riggs, Courtney Riggs, and Stephen (Stacey) Riggs; great-grandchildren, Christopher (Ashley) Jacobs, Megan Bragg, Roger (Amber) Davidson, Chellsie (Phillip) Fetty, Maranda Riggs, Peyton Riggs, Quinton Riggs and The Daily Sentinel s Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com Mikayla Riggs; step-great grandchildren, Annika McKinney, Lindsay (Ben) Coppick, Kendra Bragg, and Rodney Bragg, Jr.; great-great grandchildren, Logan Davidson, Bailee Davidson, and Lydia Jacobs; and step great-great grandson, Jaxon Coppick. She is also survived by her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Delma and Downy Nelson and sistersin-law, Geraldine Bratton and Jean Bratton; special cousin, Hazel Oliver; special friends, Dottie and Charles T. Curtis, Rosalie Sayre, Jeanette Radford; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2013, at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy, Ohio, with Reverend Charles T. Curtis officiating and Reverend Weaver assisting. Visiting hours will be held from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at the funeral home. Burial will follow in the Riggs Cemetery, Pageville, Ohio. Pall bearers will be Stephen Riggs, Christopher Jacobs, Rodney Bragg, Roger Davidson, Phillip Fetty, and Dana Fick. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel. com. CARHART GALLIPOLIS — John H. Carhart, 88, of Gallipolis, died Monday evening, December 16, 2013, at Holzer Senior Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday December 19, 2013, at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home with Harley ‘Chip’ Hendricks officiating. Burial will follow in Gravel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until the time of ser- vice on Thursday at the funeral home. Military Funeral Honors will be presented at the cemetery by the United States Navy Honor Guard. DRAY GALLIPOLIS — Charlotte Jeanne Dray, 70, of Gallipolis, died on Monday, December 16, 2013, at the Holzer Senior Care Center. Services will be at 1 p.m., Friday, December 20, 2013, at the Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Alvis Pollard officiating. Burial will follow in Mina Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2013, and from noon-1 p.m. prior to the service on Friday, at the funeral home. FULKS SCOTTOWN — Emily Louise Fulks, 93, of Scottown, Ohio, died Sunday, December 15, 2013, at Ar- bors at Gallipolis, Gallipolis, Ohio. Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Thursday, December 19, 2013, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio, by Pastor Charles Turley. Burial will follow in Locust Grove Cemetery, Willow Wood, Ohio. Visitation will be held 1-2 p.m., Thursday, December 19, 2013, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. Murder suspect called 911 about missing Ohio girl WOOSTER, Ohio (AP) — The disappearance of a 9-year-old girl later found strangled and dumped in a trash bin was reported in a 911 call by the man now charged with killing her. Authorities say Jerrod Metsker, 24, was the last person seen with Reann Murphy at the trailer park where they lived in Wayne County, southwest of Akron. On Monday, a judge ordered him held in jail on a $1 million bond on an aggravated murder charge. The girl’s body was found in a trash bin early Sunday. There have been no findings on whether she had been sexually assaulted, sheriff’s Capt. Douglas Hunter said Tuesday. In the 5½-minute 911 call provided by Hunter, a caller identifying himself as Metsker said Reann was missing from their Smithville trailer park and people were searching for her late Saturday. When the dispatcher answered, the caller responded, “Yes, we have a missing person at Akron Road, um, the trailer park in Smithville, Ohio.” “Everybody’s out searching for her and we can’t find her,” the caller said. Asked for details on the child’s address, the caller, breathing heavily, responded, “Could you send a unit out?” “Who’s missing?” the dispatcher asked. “A little girl, Reann,” the caller said. The caller didn’t know Reann’s age and, asked what she was wearing, said he couldn’t take the wireless phone from his mother’s place. Asked his name, the caller responded: “My name is Jerrod. I had a, um, a knock at my door and basically … “ “What’s your last name, Jerrod,” the dispatcher prodded. “Metsker.” Investigators with the Wayne County sheriff’s office described Metsker as a family friend and neighbor. Hunter said Metsker has a “diminished mental capacity,” but he wouldn’t release information about a specific diagnosis. People who live in the trailer park said Metsker would play outside with the neighborhood children and built a playhouse out of blankets alongside his home, where he’d spend time with youngsters less than half his age. The girl’s mother was at work Saturday afternoon while she was at home with her mother’s live-in boyfriend, Hunter said. She went outside to play in the snow and was with several other children in the trailer park’s courtyard, but the others went home, leaving Metsker alone with her, he said. Charges From Page 1 tify due to medical reasons. The entry reads, “Based on her inability to testify, the State does not have sufficient evidence to proceed. Additionally, the State is aware of other incidents in which the defendant was involved in and is preparing to go to Grand Jury based on those events.” Judge Crow again denied the state’s motion for dismissal in this case; however, Crow later withdrew as trial judge in this matter due to medical reasons in an entry dated on May 3, 2011. The Ohio Supreme Court later assigned Paul Randall Knece, Judge of the Pickaway County Court of Common Pleas, to Lentes ’ case, and, in a final entry filed in November 2011, Knece grants the state’s request to dismiss the case without prejudice. A new indictment was filed against Lentes on August 21, 2012, and signed by Assistant Attorney Generals Marianne Hemmeter and Jennifer Brumby, who are representing the State of Ohio in this matter. A summons was later filed for Lentes’ appearance. The defen- Cookie BROADCAST which is for crafts will be judged Saturday at Farmers Bank. Residents are encouraged to take their craft entries to the bank any day for exhibit in the lobby prior to the judging. Again the winner will be awarded $50 by the bank which will also provide a prize for the runner-up. It was Arnold’s entry of “Grasshopper Cookies” which took first place. Starcher’s “Melting Moments” took second place. Here is the recipe for the winning entry. Grasshopper Cookies 1 box Devils Flood cake mix, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 2 tablespoons brown sugar. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Combine cake mix, eggs, butter, sugar and vanilla. Make dough balls a little larger than a tablespoon. Place on cookie sheet to bake. Bake k7 to 9 minutes. Let cool. Make a mint frosting with 3/4 cup butter, softened; 1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract, 2 to 3 cups powdered sugar, and a little milk if needed to make moist, and green food coloring. To make the chocolate glaze use 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips, 4 tablespoons butter, mint candies, roughly chopped. 6:30 NBC Nightly 3 (WSAZ) News NBC Nightly 4 (WTAP) News ABC World 6 (WSYX) News Nightly Business 7 (WOUB) Report Eyewitness ABC World 8 (WCHS) News at 6 News 10TV News CBS Evening 10 (WBNS) at 6 p.m. News The Big Bang Two and a 11 (WVAH) Theory Half Men BBC World Nightly Business 12 (WPBY) News: America Report 13 News at CBS Evening 13 (WOWK) 6:00 p.m. News CABLE 18 24 25 26 (WGN) (FXSP) (ESPN) (ESPN2) 27 (LIFE) 30 (SPIKE) “Jenna has demonstrated an exceptional willingness to seek out new ideas and innovations to implement into her program.” Each of the TTTK winners received a scholarship to cover convention registration and travel, participated in a specially designed professional development track, and was recognized at a general session. RAM Trucks sponsors the TTTK program as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. NAAE is the professional organization in the United States for agricultural educators. It provides its’ nearly 8,000 members with professional networking and development opportunities, professional liability coverage, and extensive awards and recognition programs. The mission of NAAE is “professionals providing agricultural education for the global community through visionary leadership, advocacy and service.” The NAAE headquarters are in Lexington, Ky. 6 PM WSAZ News 3 WTAP News at Six ABC 6 News at 6 Just Seen It (N) 29 (FAM) Award taling over $30,000, which she has used to build an outdoor learning lab and update her shop with new woodworking and welding equipment. She also used her grant money to purchase training materials for Career Development Event teams. These competitive events allow her students to apply knowledge acquired in the classroom and laboratory. Gilliam uses her agriculture classes as a way to enhance student learning and performance in other classes by collaborating with other departments in the school. She tries to match the content being taught in classes like science and math and enhance them by giving students an opportunity to apply them in a hands-on way. “I believe Jenna embodies what the ag ed profession is looking for in young teachers,” said Bryan Ford, agricultural educator in the Alexander School District. counts of forgery, both felonies of the fifth degree, and one count of theft, a fifth degree felony, and one count of grand theft, a felony of the fourth degree. Lentes later posted a $1,000 bond for his own release from the Gallia County Jail. A plea hearing in this case was later scheduled for November 20 before judge by assignment, Leonard Holzapfel. During last month’s hearing, the defendant pleaded guilty to all four counts of his indictment and a pre-sentence investigation has been ordered to be completed by WEDNESDAY EVENING From Page 1 From Page 1 dant however, who was then living in Chesterfield, Mo., failed to appear for the scheduled arraignment on October 26, 2012, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Lentes was subsequently arrested on the warrant on indictment in St. Louis County, Mo., on June 26, 2013. He was later transported on July 3, by a Gallia County Sheriff’s deputy back to Gallia County to face the charges of the new indictment. He subsequently appeared for an arraignment hearing with his retained counsel, Chuck Knight, and pleaded not guilty to two 31 34 35 37 38 (NICK) (USA) (TBS) (CNN) (TNT) 39 (AMC) 40 (DISC) 42 (A&E) 52 (ANPL) 57 (OXY) 58 60 61 (WE) (E!) (TVL) 62 (NGEO) 64 (NBCSN) 65 (FS1) 67 (HIST) 68 (BRAVO) 72 (BET) 73 (HGTV) 74 (SYFY) PREMIUM 6 PM 6:30 the Adult Probation Department. 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Monday night the undefeated Belpre girls basketball team traveled to Meigs County to face the unbeaten Lady Eagles of Eastern and its safe to say that the Orange and Black got a bit more than they bargained for. Eastern defeated the visiting Lady Golden Eagles by a count of 85-24 in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division contest. Freshman Laura Pullins led the Lady Eagles with 21 points on 9-of14 shooting, followed by Maddie Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Rigsby, who was 8-of-12 for 19 points. Gallia Academy junior Cole Tawney gets up from the mat after Jordan Parker notched 16 points on pinning an opponent in a 132-pound match on December 3 in 7-of-11 from the field, while Katie Keller marked nine, Erin Swatzel had Centenary, Ohio. eight and Jenna Burdette added sev- en. Alia Hayes marked three points, while Hannah Barringer chipped in with two for the victors. As a team EHS shot 35-of-61 (57.4 percent) from the field, including 3-of-11 (27.3 percent) from beyond the arc. Burdette, Pullins and Rigsby each connected once from threepoint range in the win. The Green and Gold were 12-of-19 (63.2 percent) from the charity stripe and turned the ball over 11 times. The Eastern Lady Eagles pulled down 39 rebounds as a team, led by Parker with eight, Swatzel with seven and Rigsby with six. Parker paced the defense with five steals, while Pullins and Keller each had four. Burdette had three steals in under 10 minutes of play. Burdette and Parker each had five assists in the game, while Rigsby had four. Swatzel fin- ished with a game-high three blocks. Belpre was led by Jackie Cunningham with eight points and Katelyn Hughes with six. Lexi Cunningham marked four points, while Sierra Baker, Cheyenne Baker and Rachel Packard each had two points. BHS was 9-of-43 from the field (20.9 percent) including 2-of-18 (11.1 percent) from three point range. Hughes hit both Belpre triples. Belpre was 4-of-9 (44.4 percent) from the free throw line, while committing 24 turnovers. The Lady Golden Eagles had 18 total rebounds, led by Lexi Cunningham with four. Cheyenne Barker and Sierra Barker each had two steals, while Hughes and Cheyenne Barker each had an assist. The Lady Eagles are now 5-0 on the season and will face BHS again on January 25, in Belpre. Wrestling Roundup: GAHS second at Warren Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com VINCENT, Ohio — A double whammy. Both Gallia Academy and Warren finished the weekend with matching 4-1 team marks, but the host Warriors won a tiebreaker to claim the 2013 Hickory Grove Market Wrestling Invitational held Saturday at WHS in Washington County. The Blue Devils suffered their only setback of the day against Warren, which ended up being a threepoint difference (39-36) in the head-to-head matchup. WHS suffered its only team loss to Williamstown (39-36), which left both the Warriors and GAHS tied in the team standings. The tiebreaker was decided by the head-to-head results, which allowed Warren to get the nod over the Blue Devils in the team standings. Williamstown was third overall at 3-2, while Parkersburg South (2-3) and John Glenn (2-3) rounded out the top five. River Valley went 0-5 as a team and placed sixth overall. The Blue Devils had two divisional champions, as Jared Stevens and Cole Tawney came away with titles in the 106- and 132-pound weight classes respectively. Tawney was also named the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the event. Warren, Williamstown and Parkersburg South each had three divisional winners, while John Glenn had two champions and River Valley added one when Rondal Cornell captured the 170-pound crown. Eight of the 14 matches between GAHS and Warren were forfeits, including a double forfeit in the 126 division. The Warriors won five of six matches, four of which were decided by pinfall. Hunter Jacks had the Devils’ lone pinfall win against WHS in the 160-pound match. GAHS went 6-7 overall against the hosts in headto-head action. Meigs 8th at Post 81 Invite MCARTHUR, Ohio — The Meigs wrestling team finished eighth out of nine teams Saturday at the 2013 American Legion Post 81 Invitational held at Vinton County High School. The Marauders finished the day with 78 points as a team, which was one more point than last place Wellston (77) managed. Belpre came away with the team trophy after posting a winning score of 324, followed by VCHS (308) and Unioto (212) in the top three. Daylen Neece served as Meigs’ only division champion after going unbeaten in the 220-pound weight class. Brandon Thompson also finished second for the Marauders in the 145 division, but no other MHS grappler placed in the top-four of any remaining weight class. Complete results of both wrestling events Saturday are available on the web at baumspage.com OVP Sports Schedule 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. Saturday, Dec. 21 Boys basketball Southern at River Valley Gallia Academy at Jackson, 7:30 Eastern vs. Alexander at Marietta Classic, 9 p.m. Hannan at Wahama, 7:30 Girls basketball River Valley at Nelsonville-York, 1 p.m. Southern at South Gallia, 2:30 Federal Hocking at Eastern, 7:30 Hannan at Symmes Valley, 1 p.m. Wahama at Trimble, 7:30 Wrestling Gallia Academy at Claymont, 5 p.m. Swimming River Valley at Rio Grande 9 a.m. Photos by Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Gallia Academy sophomore Jordan Walker (22) contests the shot of South Point center Brett Justice (21) in front of GAHS sophomore Jamie Canfield (21) during the Lady Pointers 50-35 victory, Monday night in Centenary. South Point stymies Blue Angels, 50-35 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com CENTENARY, Ohio — Some nights the shots just don’t fall. The Gallia Academy girls basketball team shot just 22.6 percent from the field Monday night as the Blue Angels fell to visiting South Point by a count of 50-35. The Lady Pointers held Gallia Academy (3-5) to just six points in each of the first two quarters, while scoring 15 and 12 respectively to take the 27-12 lead into halftime. The Blue Angels turned things around in the second half, outscoring SPHS 12-to-11 in the third period thanks in part to Kendra Barnes connecting on a trio of three-pointers. With the South Point subs in the game in the fourth quarter GAHS outscored the Lady Pointers 11-to-8 but the guests claimed the 50-35 victory. Barnes led the Blue Angels with 17 points, followed by Micah Curfman with eight and Whitney Terry with three. Jamie Canfield, Jalea Caldwell and Kassie Shriver each marked two points, while Jordan Walker had one to round out the GAHS scoring. Gallia Academy shot 14-of62 from the field (22.6 percent) including 4-of-16 (25 percent) from beyond the arc. The Blue and White were just 3-of-12 (25 percent) from the free throw line, while committing 12 turnovers and pulling down 24 rebounds. Curfman and Barnes led GAHS with five rebounds apiece, followed by Terry with four. The Blue Angel defense was led by Barnes with five steals, followed by Curfman with four and Caldwell with three. Curfman led GAHS with two assists in the game. The Lady Pointers were led by Gallia Academy freshman Jalea Caldwell (23) against a South Point defender during the Blue Angels’ setback, Monday night in Centenary. Brett Justice with 17 points, followed by Abbey Winkler with eight and Brooklyn Badhett with seven. Brianna Bacon had five points, Haley Rawlings had three, while Bonnie Hileman and Lakin Adams each marked two. Aundrea Bradburn rounded out the SPHS scoring with one point in the win. South Point was 20-of-43 (46.5 percent) from the field including an 0-of-4 mark from three-point range. The Blue and Gold made 6-of-14 (42.9 percent) free throw attempts, while committing 16 turnovers and pulling down 41 rebounds. Justice led SPHS with 15 rebounds in the win. South Point never trailed in the win. GAHS will look for revenge on January 29, when the Blue Angels travel to South Point. Lady Marauders fall at Jackson, 66-41 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com JACKSON, Ohio — The Meigs girls basketball team had eight different players score, but that still wasn’t enough Monday night following a 66-41 setback to host Jackson in a non-conference matchup in Jackson County. The visiting Lady Marauders (25) trailed 21-14 after eight minutes of play, then the Ironladies followed with a 19-10 second quarter surge to secure a 40-24 lead at the break. MHS won its only quarter of the night with an 11-10 run in the third, allowing the guests to trim their deficit down to 50-35 headed into the finale. Jackson (7-1) closed regulation with a 16-6 surge to wrap up 25-point triumph — the third straight for JHS overall. Morgan Russell led Meigs with 12 points, followed by Kelsey Hudson with 11 points and Hannah Cremeans with four markers. Brook Andrus and Sadie Fox also added four points apiece to the losing cause. Ariel Ellis and Abigail Houser each contributed two points, while Haiden English rounded out the scoring with one marker. The Lady Marauders were 6-of-16 at the free throw line for 38 percent. Kacee Jenkins paced Jackson with a game-high 21 points, followed by Madison Ridout with 20 points and Kerrigan Hoover with seven markers. The hosts were 7-of-14 at the charity stripe for 50 percent. �Wednesday, December 18, 2013 The Daily Sentinel s Page 7 www.mydailysentinel.com OVP area lands nine on All-TVC volleyball teams Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com The Ohio Valley Publishing area had nine players chosen to the All-TVC volleyball teams for the 2013 campaign, as voted on by the coaches within the Ohio and Hocking divisions respectively. Eastern led the local programs with three choices in the TVC Hocking, while Southern and South Gallia each had two selections in the smaller division. Wahama also had one player chosen to the TVC Hocking list, while Meigs had the lone TVC Ohio representative in the area. Seniors Jordan Parker, Madison Rigsby and Erin Swatzel were the choices for the Lady Eagles, who finished second to Waterford in the league standings with a 14-2 mark. The trio are repeat selections to the team. Senior Celestia Hendrix and sophomore Ali Deem represented the Lady Tornadoes, who placed fourth in the league with a 10-6 record. Senior Brynn Adams and junior Sara Bailey represented the Lady Rebels, who finished sixth overall with a 6-10 mark. Senior Emily Casto was chosen from the Lady Falcons after they placed seventh with a 3-13 league record. Tia Savage of Trimble was named the TVC Hocking player of the year and Jandy Drayer of Waterford was River Valley falls to Lady Spartans Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Eastern senior Maddie Rigsby, middle, leaps for a spike attempt during a Division IV district championship match against PIke Eastern at Jackson, Ohio. selected as the coach of the year in the TVC Hocking. Senior Olivia Cremeans represented the Lady Marauders after they tied with Vinton County for fourth place in the TVC Ohio with a 3-7 record. Madison Davis of Nelsonville-York was named the TVC Ohio player of the year and Natalie Bobo of Athens was selected as the coach of the year. 2013 All-TVC Hocking Volleyball Team Alyssa Miller 12 Waterford S Laura Hill 12 Waterford BH Haley McCutcheon 12 Waterford OH Katie Semon 12 Waterford L Jordan Parker 12 Eastern MH Madison Rigsby 12 Eastern MH Erin Swatzel 12 Eastern MH Tia Savage 12 Trimble OH Trista Lackey 11 Trimble L Celestia Hendrix 12 Southern OH Ali Deem 10 Southern L Ashton Cale 12 Federal Hocking S Andrea Russell 10 Federal Hocking OH Brynn Adams 12 South Gallia MH/OH Sara Bailey 11 South Gallia S Emily Casto 12 Wahama S Brianna Owen 11 Belpre S Sanae Dutiel 10 Miller MH/OH Most Valuable Player: Tia Savage — Trimble Coach of the Year: Jandy Drayer — Waterford Final Results: 1. Waterford 16-0, 2. Eastern 14-2, 3. Trimble 12-4, 4. Southern 106, 5. Federal Hocking 8-8, 6. South Gallia 6-10, 7. Wahama 3-13, 8. Belpre 2-14, 9. Miller 1-15. 2013 All-TVC Ohio Volleyball Team Elyse Lutz 12 Athens L Sara Skinner 11 Athens S Olivia Harris 11 Athens OH Brynn Cooley 12 Athens RS Madison Davis 11 Nelsonville-York MH Jennah Addis 12 Nelsonville-York S/RS Brooke Breeze 12 Nelsonville-York OH Sidney Arnold 12 Alexander OH Carrie Nostrant 12 Alexander S Olivia Cremeans 12 Meigs MH Xan Hale 12 Vinton County OH Carissa Darnell 12 Wellston OH Most Valuable Player: Madison Davis — Nelsonville-York Coach of the Year: Natalie Bobo — Athens Final Standings: 1. Athens 10-0, 2. Nelsonville York 8-2, 3. Alexander 6-4, T4. Meigs 3-7, T4. Vinton County 3-7, 6. Wellston 0-10. ALBANY, Ohio — A slow start spoils the Lady Raiders evening. The River Valley girls basketball team was held to just two points in the opening quarter of Monday night’s non-conference loss to Alexander. The Lady Spartans took the 55-41 victory in front of their home crowd. The Lady Raiders (3-2) were outscored 12to-2 in the opening period and 13-to-9 in the second to give Alexander the 25-11 advantage at halftime. Following the break the RVHS defense stepped up holding AHS to eight points in the third and cut the lead to 13 points. RVHS rallied for 21 points in the finale but Alexander scored 22, sealing the 55-41 victory. Rachael Smith led River Valley with 21 points, followed by Chelsea Copley with 12 and Leia Moore with five. Tianna Qualls had two points, while Bailey Adkins rounded out the Silver and Black scoring with one point. Alexanders was led by Leah Richardson with 24 points, followed by Marilyn Rankin with seven. Allyson Malone and Alexis Mohler each had six points, Carrie Nostant added four, Makina Milam marked three, while Kendall Meeks and Chandra Wilson each had two. M.J. Daugherty rounded out the Lady Spartan scoring with one point in the win. RVHS will have its shot at revenge on January 25, when the Lady Spartans travel to Bidwell. More famous Jameis: Winston wins Heisman Trophy NEW YORK (AP) — Jameis Winston left voters no choice but to give him the Heisman Trophy. And like every other Florida State victory this season, it was a blowout. The quarterback they call Famous Jameis became the youngest Heisman winner and the second straight freshman to win the trophy Saturday night, earning college football’s most prestigious individual trophy award with a performance so dominant even a criminal investigation couldn’t derail his candidacy. “I cannot explain the feeling that I have inside right now,” Winston said. “I’m so overwhelmed. It’s awesome.” When his name was announced, he popped from his seat and quickly made his way to his mom and dad for hugs and kisses. He smiled and laughed through most of his acceptance speech. He talked about trusting in the “process” on the field and in life and “after all the things I’ve been through this past month.” He got choked up a bit when talking about his parents. “When you see your mom and you see your dad and they’ve been struggling through this whole process and now you see a smile on their face, it comforted me,” he said later. Winston received 668 firstplace votes and 2,205 points. He finished 1,501 points ahead of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron for the seventh-largest margin of victory in Heisman history, despite being left off 115 of the 900 ballots returned. Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch was third, followed by Boston College’s Andre Williams, Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel and Auburn’s Tre Mason. Manziel was the first freshman to win the Heisman last year, and was trying to join Ohio State’s Archie Griffin as a twotime winner. Instead, Winston made it two redshirt freshman winners in the 79-year history of the Heisman. He also became the youngest winner at 23 days short of 20. The 19-year-old also was investigated last month for a year-old sexual assault complaint, but no charges were filed and the case was closed four days before Heisman votes were due. “I really believe that people actually just trusted me. People obviously saw us play. But that Kevin Huber scheduled for surgery on jaw CINCINNATI (AP) — Kevin Huber is scheduled for surgery on Friday for his broken jaw, a season-ending injury that left the Bengals looking for another punter and holder to help them through their playoff surge. Huber got hurt during a 30-20 loss in Pittsburgh on Sunday night. Terence Garvin blocked him during Antonio Brown’s 67-yard punt return for a touchdown, hitting Huber’s chin with the top of his helmet. The Bengals (9-5) held tryouts for five punters on Tuesday and signed Shawn Powell. The second-year punter was released by Buffalo on Oct. 4 after rough games against Baltimore and Cleveland. Powell also will hold on field goal attempts and extra points by kicker Mike Nugent. “Kevin has done a great job in his tenure here,” Powell said. “Hopefully I can get to do a little bit of what he’s done to help the team continue on its path of success.” Huber went on injured reserve Tuesday, ending his streak of 81 consecutive games played, the longest on the roster. The Bengals’ medical staff expects Huber to make a full recovery and return next season. “There should be no future ramifications whatsoever,” coach Marvin Lewis said. Players had Tuesday off, but Huber visited Paul Brown Stadium and briefly watched the tryouts. On his way out, he told The Associated Press that he broke his jaw at the chin. He also has a crack in one neck vertebra that’s expected to heal without problem. Huber grew up in Cincinnati, attended the University of Cincinnati and was drafted by the Bengals in the fifth round in 2009. He’s been a vital part of the Bengals’ success with his long punts. Last season, he set club records for net and gross average. He ranks eighth in the NFL this season with a net average of 40.5 yards. “We’re replacing a kid who’s been a fine player for us,” Lewis said. “And unquestioned, he’s a great person, a kid that we’ve spent a great deal of time with, with him growing up here, going to UC, us coaching him at the Senior Bowl. comes from my team, too,” Winston said. Winston is the nation’s toprated passer and has led the top-ranked Seminoles (13-0) to a spot in the BCS championship game against No. 2 Auburn on Jan. 6, his birthday. The former five-star recruit from Bessemer, Ala., made college football look easy from his very first game. On Labor Day night, on national television, Winston went 25 for 27 for 356 yards and four touchdowns in a victory at Pittsburgh. “I can’t explain how truly intelligent he is,” Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said. “He always wanted to know why he had success or why he had failure so he could either repeat it or fix it.” There wasn’t much failure on the way to becoming the third Seminoles quarterback to win the Heisman. The last was Chris Weinke in 2000. Winston and Florida State were cruising toward an undefeated season when news broke of an unresolved sexual assault complaint against him made to the Tallahassee Police Department last December. The dormant case was handed over to the state attorney’s office for a full investigation. A female student at Florida State accused Winston of rape. Winston’s attorney said the sex was consensual. During three weeks of uncertainty, Winston continued to play sensationally, while other contenders stumbled or failed to distinguish themselves. If voters were looking to Manziel or McCarron or Lynch or Williams or even Marcus Mariota of Oregon to give them a good alternative to Winston, it didn’t happen. The Heisman Trust mission statement says: “The Heisman Memorial Trophy annually recognizes the outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity.” It’s a statement that has put the Heisman in awkward situations before. In 2010, Cam Newton played the season under the cloud of an NCAA investigation. He had also had legal troubles while in college. But like Winston, there was no doubt he was the best player and he won the award. Reggie Bush had his 2005 Heisman stripped after the NCAA determined he had violated its rules during that season. But the Heisman trust did not ask Billy Cannon and O.J. Simpson to re- turn their Heismans after they were sent to prison. The accusations against Winston were serious and documents released by the police with the accuser’s allegations were not flattering to him. It probably explains why so many voters left him out of their top three. Last year, Manziel appeared on 92 percent of the ballots. Winston appeared on 87 percent this year. “Everyone has their own opinion,” Winston said. “It’s basically a numbers game and I was blessed to have the majority vote.” There was no doubting his onthe-field credentials. Winston is on pace (190.1) to break Russell Wilson’s record for best passer efficiency rating in a season and set FBS freshman records for yards passing (3,820) and touchdown passes (38). Florida State’s average margin of victory is 42 points, and Winston has spent most of the Seminoles’ fourth quarters resting. The investigation has taken some of the shine off Winston’s Heisman coronation, at least for some people. But if the question is simply who was college football’s best player in 2013, Famous Jameis was the clear answer. Dantonio shrugs off talk of job change EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Mark Dantonio doesn’t see Michigan State as a springboard for something else. The Spartans’ coach brushed off the notion that he could leave for another job. “I see Michigan State as the destination, not a stop,” he said Tuesday. “It’s flattering, but that’s the way I see it.” The No. 4 Spartans (12-1 will face No. 5 Stanford (12-1) in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. It will be Michigan State’s first appearance in the game in 26 seasons. Dantonio is 57, and he is 63-29 with Michigan State over seven seasons. Consistent with the stability he has built for the program, Dantonio wants to keep his entire coaching staff together. That seems much more likely since defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi, the 2013 Broyles Award winner as the nation’s top assistant coach, withdrew as a candi- date to become the coach at Connecticut. “It’s my hope to keep our entire staff together,” Dantonio said. “To have Coach Narduzzi remain here is a tremendous asset.” Narduzzi is often credited with helping the Spartans rank among the nation’s top five defenses for three straight years. They are ranked No. 1 overall this season. Though the coaching carousel keeps spinning, it seems more likely that Narduzzi will stay with the Spartans. “Obviously, it was close,” Narduzzi said of a move to be closer to his roots. “I would’ve been an hour away from my mother-in-law. And I have a great coach’s wife. She could’ve said let’s go, instead of saying what’s the best move for you coaching-wise. The staff I have to work with here every day is the best in the country. I hate to break up the party we have going on right now.” Offensive coordinator Dave Warner and quarterbacks coach Brad Salem also drew praise from Dantonio, as did a senior class that has won 41 games in the last four seasons. Competing in its seventh straight bowl game, Michigan State will concentrate on the immediate challenge and worry about next season in 2014. The Spartans will say goodbye to three All-Americans, cornerback Darqueze Dennard and linebackers Max Bullough and Denicos Allen, plus three starting offensive linemen. One star who said he will be back is sophomore defensive end Shilique Calhoun, a third-year player who was named the Big Ten’s top defensive lineman. “I already know I’ll be back,” Calhoun said. “I’m not going anywhere. I want to be a first-team All-American. And I know I can get better here.” Steelers replace LB Woodley on injured reserve PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin remains convinced linebacker LaMarr Woodley is an impact player when healthy. “He’s been solid,” Tomlin said. “Not only this season but over the course of his career.” Here’s something else Woodley has become: injury prone. The Steelers placed Woodley on injured reserve Tuesday with a strained right calf, ending Woodley’s season and perhaps his time patrolling the left side of Pittsburgh’s 3-4 defense. He limped off the field in the first quarter of Sunday’s 30-20 win over Cincinnati and did not return. Tomlin ruled Woodley out of this weekend’s game at Green Bay. With Pittsburgh (6-8) all but out of the playoff picture, the team moved Woodley to IR later to the day to give the club some roster flexibility. 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