https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/96a5978a9f17ca5c3c9a6f03bed4ca5e.pdf 523f2b65c71c24a7f939b2fd5ec400ab PDF Text Text LOG ONTO WWW.MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM OR WWW.MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM FOR ARCHIVE s�GAMES s�E-EDITION s�POLLS & MORE Hometown News for Gallia & Meigs counties INSIDE WEATHER SPORTS Sheriff presents awards, promotions ... Page C1 Rainy, with a high near 42. Low around 29 ... Page A2 Local sports action ... Page B1 OBITUARIES William Morgan, 67 Michael Novik, 60 William F. Tiemeyer Herman VanMatre, 82 Helen Large, 91 Anna Wright Lee, 84 Lydia Luman, 95 $2.00 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 Vol. 47, No. 51 Unemployment up in Meigs, down in Gallia Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com OHIO VALLEY — Despite seeing an increase in unemployment in November, Meigs County no longer holds the state’s top spot. Monroe County topped the state ranks with a rate of 15.6 in November, a four-percent increase from 11.6 percent in October. Meigs County also saw an increase in unemployment from 12 percent in October to 12.3 percent in November. Pike County now ranks third with a rate of 12.1 percent for the month of November. Gallia County countinued to see a decrease in unemployment, falling to a rate of 7.7 percent. Gallia County’s unemployment had been at 8 percent in October. This is the lowest unemployment rate for Gallia County since November 2012. In Nov. 2012, Meigs County’s unemployment rate was at 10.4 percent, while Gallia County held an unemployment rate of 7.6 percent. January 2013 marked the highest rate for Gallia County so far this year with only the December figures remaining to be announced. In January, the rate for Gallia County was at 11 percent. June was the second highest month at 8.8 percent. For Meigs County, January was the year’s highest rate at 14.4 percent. February was the second highest at 12.8 percent. When it comes to unemployment rates — in terms of rankings, it’s a good thing when a county’s number rises with the higher the ranking, the lower the unemployment. Counties with an unemployment rate above 10 percent (in addition to Monroe, Meigs and Pike) were Scioto at 11.2 percent, Ottawa at 11.1, Morgan at 10.7, Adams at 10.4 percent and Vinton and Huron at 10.1. Mercer County remains ranked 88th with an unemployment rate of 4.4 percent, followed by Holmes County at 4.9, Auglaize County at 5.1, Delaware County at 5.2 and Union County at 5.4. Ohio had an unemployment rate of 7.1 percent in November, up from 7.0 percent in October, but down from 7.2 percent in September. The national unemployment rate was 6.6 percent in November, down from 7.0 percent in October A total of 26 Ohio counties had unemployment rates at or below the national rate. Another 17 counties had a rate between the national and state rate. In southeast Ohio, other unemployment numbers include, Athens County, 8.0 percent; Hocking County, 7.7 percent; Jackson County, 9.5 percent; Lawrence County, 7.5 percent; Morgan County, 10.7 percent; Perry County, 8.9 percent; Ross County, 8.3 percent; Vinton County, 10.1 percent; and Washington County, 6.5 percent. In November, Mason County’s unemployment rate was 9.6 percent, which was actually a decrease from October’s 9.8 percent unemployment. In November 2012, the unemployment rate was 10.2 percent. Wetzel County had West Virginia’s highest unemployment rate at 10 percent. Monongalia County was the lowest at 3 percent. Ohio Valley Publisher named business development director New opportunity takes Lopez to Alton, Ill. The Sunday Times-Sentinel GDTnews@civitasmedia.com Photos by Stephanie Filson | OVP News Luckeydoo’s 24-Hour Fitness is located at 1271 Eastern Ave., Gallipolis, Ohio, and is open 24 hours a day. Luckeydoo Fitness offers 24-hour work-out support Jessica Patterson Special to The Sunday Times-Sentinel GALLIPOLIS — Busy work schedules can often send the New Year’s resolution to work out to the backburner. This is part of the reason Gallipolis native Wally Luckeydoo, opened “Luckeydoo’s 24Hour Fitness Center” in his hometown. Luckeydoo said he opened the business because he wanted to accommodate everyone’s schedules. “Gallipolis, in my opinion, has always needed a 24hour gym and health facility,” Luckeydoo said. “A lot of people around this area work shift work and don’t get off until gyms are closed. It gives people who are into weightlifting, bodybuilding or running an outlet here in Gallipolis.” Luckeydoo said he appreciated the support he received trying to turn an idea into reality. “I got a lot of positive feedback, and people were very supportive,” Luckeydoo said. “It was something to do in Gallipolis, and I heard a lot of positive things from people like how it was very convenient to have the hours and location available. The idea was in process for a long time, but for about six or seven months, it was non-stop work from ‘Where are we going to put it, and how are we going to fund it?’ to getting it opened.” Luckeydoo said many people do take advantage of the long hours. “We have people here during all hours of the day,” Luckeydoo said. “Our busiest time is from about 4:30 to 6:30 in the evening Monday through Friday, but our members do come in at any hour. They’re glad we’re right here in the middle of town and have personal trainers on hand to help them.” Two personal trainers work at the fitness center, and Luckeydoo said he is pleased with the OHIO VALLEY — Ohio Valley publisher and veteran newspaper executive Sammy M. Lopez has been appointed to the position of regional business development director for The Telegraph, located in Alton, Ill. effective Jan. 2. The announcement was made recently by Joseph Craig, chief revenue officer for Civitas Media, the parent company of The Gallipolis Daily Tribune, The Point Pleasant Register, The Daily Sentinel and The Telegraph. “I enjoyed working to improve our communities with all the fine people in the Ohio Valley,” said Lopez. “From dipping Ice Cream with Rotarians at the Bob Evans Farm Festival to working on the Spirit of Our Community awards in Point Pleasant, I will miss our friends and associates as I move on to the next chapter. “I have enjoyed learning about the local culture, music and traditions,” added Lopez. “The newspapers have customers that rely on us every day to bring them news and information, and I want to thank them for reading our newspapers in print and online.” Lopez, 58, has worked in the newspaper industry for See PUBLISHER | A5 Frontier to invest resources in southern Ohio Tim Moreland, of Crown City, said he uses the gym at all hours and appreciates that there’s a place to go to stay fit. He demonstrates the leg extension machine. results he has seen. “As a whole, the gym has lost over 280 pounds since we opened,” Luckeydoo said. “I expected people to come in and lose weight, but I didn’t figure the number would be nearly as high as it is at this point.” Luckeydoo opened “Luckeydoo’s 24-hour Fitness Center” October 12, 2013. He said he hoped opening before the holidays would prepare him for a busy New Year. “I think the New Year will increase business. I opened in October so I could get the hang of running the business before New Year’s when everyone is trying to lose weight,” Luckeydoo said. “We want to help people commit to those resolutions and stick with it.” Luckeydoo’s 24 Hour Fitness Center, 740-578-6272, is located at 1271 Eastern Avenue in Gallipolis, Ohio. A long blackboard between rooms carries messages of resolution for the coming year by members of gym and staff. Investment supports ongoing broadband expansion Staff Report TDSnews@civitasmedia.com ATHENS — Frontier Communications said this week it will invest $584,150 from the Federal Communication Commission’s Connect America Fund (CAF) to continue the build-out of its broadband network in six Southern Ohio counties. According to Frontier General Manager Dave George, the investment of CAF resources will make broadband available to an additional 659 households during the next three years in Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, Scioto and Vinton counties. “Frontier continues to seek opportunities to increase broadband availability in its rural, high-cost, low-density areas in Ohio,” George said. “We see broadband as critical infrastructure for families, businesses and communities during the 21st century, and the CAF program is a key element of delivering that service.” The Federal Communications Commission’s CAF program supports the expansion of broadband availability in unserved portions of rural America. Frontier applied for the funds in August 2013 and expects them to be released by the end of December. The funding supplements the $2.2 billion of private capital that Frontier has spent since July 2010 to increase broadband access and upgrade its network infrastructure nationwide. George reminded Ohio residents that Frontier recently launched a new offer consisting of a free full installation of broadband service for Golden Buckeye Card members. He noted a 2012 study showed that Ohioans older than 65 significantly trail the rest of the state’s population in broadband adoption and use, and the new Frontier offer will help senior citizens gain access to the Internet. “With Frontier’s full installation service, a knowledgeable technician comes into a customer’s home, sets up the modem, connects to a device and has the customer surfing the Internet prior to leaving,” George said. “This is a real quality-of-life issue as more and more of our daily activities are conducted on the Internet, and over 50 percent of our seniors do not subscribe to broadband service.” He said the special Golden Buckeye Card offer makes access to broadband service more cost effective and convenient for older residents. �&@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Page A2 LîSunday Times Sentinel Sunday, December 29, 2013 �2==:2î�@F?EJ #6:8Dî�@F?EJî�@>>F?:EJî�2=6?52C �@>>F?:EJî�2=6?52C Card showers Lenice Jeffers Waugh celebrated her 90th birthday on December 28. Cards may be sent to: 4483 Fabel Street, New Albany, Ohio 43054. Maridell Hardesty will be celebrating her 90th birthday on December 30. Cards may be sent to: 25776 Powell Road, Brooksville, Fla. 34602-1906. Events Tuesday, Jan. 7 GALLIPOLIS — Holzer Clinic and Holzer Medical Center retirees will meet for lunch at noon at the Golden Corral restaurant. Thursday, Jan. 9 GALLIPOLIS — Gallia SWCD Board meeting, 8 a.m., C.H. McKenzie Ag Center. Friday, Jan. 10 GALLIPOLIS — Jan. business meeting of the Gallia County Family and Children First Council, 9 a.m., Gallia County Service Center, 499 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. Monday, Dec. 30 LETART — Letart Township organizational meeting, 10 a.m. at the Letart Township Building. RUTLAND — The Rutland Township Trustees will hold their year end meeting at 5 p.m. at the Rutland Township Garage. SCIPIO TWP. — The Scipio Township Trustees will hold their end of year meeting at 7 p.m. at the Harrisonville Fire House. Tuesday, Dec. 31 LEBANON TWP. — Lebanon Township will have its Monthly and Year End meeting at 6 p.m. at the Township Building. LONG BOTTOM — Faith Full Gospel Church, Ohio 124, Long Bottom, will hold a New Years Eve service at 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 MARIETTA — The Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development District Executive Committee, which also serves as the RTPO Policy Committee, will meet at 11:30 a.m. at 1400 Pike Street, Marietta, Ohio. If you have any questions regarding this meeting please contact Jenny Myers at (740) 376-1026. Tuesday, Jan. 14 TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District will have their regular meeting at 5 p.m. at the TPRSD office. Birthday SYRACUSE — Jane Teaford will celebrate her 94th birthday on Dec. 31. Cards may be sent to her at PO Box 261, Syracuse, Ohio 45779 #6:8Dî�@F?EJî"@42=î�C:67D Holiday Office Closures POMEROY — The Health Department will be closing at 3 p.m. on Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve, and will be Sunday: Rain, mainly before 1 p.m. High near 42. Calm closed on New Year’s Day, wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Jan. 1. The office will reChance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation open at 8 a.m. on Jan. 2. amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Family and Children Sunday Night: A chance of snow showers, mainly afFirst Council meetings ter 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. NorthMIDDLEPORT — The west wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 Meigs County Family and percent. Children First Council will Monday: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 10 be holding regular business a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of pre- meetings at 9 a.m. on the cipitation is 50 percent. third Thursday of January, Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. March, May, July, SeptemTuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. ber, and November. The Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Council will hold the meetNew Year’s Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Thursday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly Road now open cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is GALLIA COUNTY — 30 percent. Gallia County Engineer Brett Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34. A. Boothe has announced that Harrisburg Road is now open to traffic. %9:@î,2==6Jî�@C642DE ings at the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services located at 175 Race Street in Middleport. The Meigs County Family and Children First Council will be holding an Intersystem Collaborative meeting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9. Meetings will then be held the first Thursday of every month at Meigs DJFS. The Meigs County Family and Children First Council will be holding Early Childhood Coordinating Committee meetings at 3 p.m. on the second Monday of February, April, June, August, October and December. These meetings will be held at Wild Horse Cafe in Pomeroy. For more information contact Brooke Pauley, Coordinator at (740) 992-2117 ext. 104 Stop Hunger at Home RACINE — Home National Bank will be doing “Food for Food Friday.” This time we will be taking donations of dog food, cat food, collars, leashes, and cash to help our furry friends. Stop by the Racine Office on January 3, between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. donate and get a cup of soup. The soup is from Taz’s Marathon at Five Points. This is a part of the “Stop Hunger @ Home” program. All proceeds will go to support Meigs Co. Dog Shelter. Blood Drive LANGSVILLE — The American Red Cross will be conducting a blood drive at Star Grange 778 meeting hall located at 35300 Salem 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. �2==:2î�@F?EJî"@42=î�C:67D City commission re-organizational meeting GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis City Commission will hold a special re-organiza- www.mydailysentinel.com or www.mydailytribune.com FEEL THE DIFFERENCE GALLIPOLIS CAREER COLLEGE BEGINS JANUARY 6 TH 740-446-4367 • gallipoliscareercollege.edu Accredited Member: Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools 1274B “Careers Close To Home” tional meeting at 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 2, 2014, at the new Gallipolis Municipal Building, 33 Third Avenue, Gallipolis. Please use the side door adjacent to 2 1/2 Alley to enter the conference room. Gallia-Vinton ESC announces meeting RIO GRANDE — The Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center (ESC) Governing Board will hold the 2014 organizational and regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at the University of Rio Grande, Bob Evans Farms Hall, Room 103. Call (740) 245-0593 for more details. Family and Children First Council meetings announced GALLIPOLIS — The January Business Meeting of the Gallia County Family and Children First Council has been changed to January 10, 2014. The Gallia County Family and Children First Council will be holding regular business Meetings at 9 a.m. on the first Friday of the following months: March, May, July, September and November. The council will hold these meetings at the Gallia County Service Center located at 499 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Ohio. The council will be holding Intersystem Collaborative Meetings at 9 a.m. on the first Wednesday of the following months: February, April, June, October and December at the GalliaJackson-Meigs Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services office located at 53 Shawnee Lane, Gallipolis, Ohio. For additional information, contact Lora Jenkins/Intersystem Coordinator at (740) 446-3022. 60469243 Urgent Care Holiday Hours | January 1 - New Year’s Day Gallipolis Meigs Jackson 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Athens Wal-Mart 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Closed 60471669 �Sunday, December 29, 2013 &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î� Ohio deer hunters donate 58,500 pounds of venison to local food banks Opportunities to donate continue through Feb. 2, 2014 COLUMBUS — Ohio hunters donated 1,170 white-tailed deer to local food banks to benefit Ohioans in need during the 2013 hunting season, according to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). To date, food banks have received approximately 58,500 pounds of venison and 234,000 meals for needy Ohioans. One processed deer amounts to approximately 50 pounds of venison and 200 meals. Venison donations will be accepted through the end of the deer-archery season, Feb. 2, 2014. Go to fhfh.org to find a local Ohio deer donation program. Ohio ranks fifth nationally in hunter-donated venison, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Nationally, hunters provided more than 11 million meals to people in need. Wild venison is among the most nutritious meats available. The meat is lean with little fat content and it is high in protein and iron. Wild venison has no additives or hormones, and is low in calories, fat and cholesterol when properly prepared. The ODNR Division of Wildlife collaborates with FHFH to assist with the processing costs associated with donating venison to a food bank. The program allows for subsidy grants to be provided in allotments that are matched with funds generated or collected by local Ohio FHFH chapters. Venison donated to participating food banks must be processed by a federal, state or locally inspected and insured meat processor. Hunters wishing to donate their deer are not required to pay for the processing of the venison as long as the program has available funds. Ohio has 77 participating meat processors and 33 FHFH local chapters. Anyone interested in becoming a local program coordinator or a participating meat processor can go to fhfh.org and click on the Local FHFH tab. The website includes a list of coordinators, participating butchers and the counties they serve. Hunters can also donate venison through Safari Club International’s Sportsmen Against Hunger program. Learn more at safariclubfoundation.org. Whitetails Unlimited chapters also use local funds for programs such as venison donation. Go to whitetailsunlimited.com to find a local chapter and make a donation. ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov. "@42=î*C24E@Cî)FAA=JîDE@C6îC64@8?:K65î7@Cî���îDFAA@CE GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Tractor Supply Company (TSC) store was recently recognized for winning the “Class Champion” award for meeting the company goals during the 4-H/TSC Fall 2013 Paper Clover Promotion. Store employees at the Gallipolis TSC store had 23 percent of all transactions include a 4-H Paper Clover purchase and will be presented with a ribbon from 4-H to recognize this achievement. The 4-H/TSC Paper Clover Campaign is a nationwide, in-store fundraiser that benefits 4-H programming in the communities where a TSC store is located. The fall campaign raised over $600,000 that supports 4-H on the local, state and national level. During the 12-day promotion, which ran October 9-20, the Gallipolis TSC raised $619 for 4-H in Gallia County. The effort has provided direct support for local camps, after-school programs and other county 4-H activities, and has granted scholarships to these events that youth can explore their interests in everything from animal science to robotics. For more information, visit www.tractorsupply. com/4h. Cleaning up homes with meth labs growing industry MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A tall man and a slender woman wiggled into their white hazardous materials suits, putting on protective masks and gloves before venturing into the dark, two-story home where police say a methamphetamine lab recently exploded. Gary Siebenschuh and a helper used a yellow photo ionization detector to measure for meth residue, maneuvering around debris and a hole in the roof caused by the Nov. 6 fire that injured a young child. They took wipe samples of walls, ducts, window sills and other parts of the home, later sending them to a lab to be analyzed. “The process is extremely cumbersome but I think it’s necessary,” said Dick Cochran, owner of the Memphis home where a renter was charged with making meth and causing the fire and explosion. He hired Siebenschuh to inspect the property. “You don’t know how bad a house can be contaminated,” Cochran said. Tens of thousands of houses have been used as meth labs the last decade and a cottage industry is developing around cleaning them up. Many Americans are more aware of the production of the highly addictive drug thanks to AMC’s hit show “Breaking Bad,” which featured a high school chemistry teacher who turned into a meth cooker and dealer. In real life, cleanup contractors are the ones who deal with a property when a batch explodes or police raid an operation and shut it down. However, there is little oversight of the growing industry in most states, opening the door for potential malfeasance. And some homeowners are often reluctant to pay thousands of dollars to make a property safe, so many houses simply don’t get cleaned for years, exposing residents and sometimes even neighbors to harmful chemicals. Cochran expects to spend thousands to make the house rentable once again, with much of the cost covered by his insurance company. However, that is not the norm; Many insurance policies do not cover meth cleanup. To make a meth home safe, a certified contractor must remove and replace all contaminated materials, from walls to carpet to air conditioning vents. Next, a certified “industrial hygienist” tests the home to gauge whether it can be lived in or needs more cleaning. Hygienists and contractors find homes in different states of disrepair. Homes with no fires or explosions are easier to clean, but there is often a pungent odor, contaminated cooktops, carpets and walls, leaky roofs and dirty furniture. In the case of Cochran’s home, Siebenschuh had to maneuver around scattered debris and a burned-out shell of a second floor and attic. “You do testing in the front end, so we can find out how much meth is there,” said Siebenschuh, whose company, G7 Environmental Services, also does testing for asbestos, mold and other contaminates. “Then the homeowner hires a contractor, and then he cleans it up.” Despite laws requiring landlords to disclose if meth had been made on a property, experts say such disclosures often don’t happen and there are many people living in contaminated homes nationwide. Exposure to meth residue can cause respiratory problems, and health officials say meth homes pose a threat to public safety. For example, squatters may enter abandoned homes, and children play around them. Over the last decade, tens of thousands of homes have been used to cook meth, according to federal data. About 25 states have laws related to meth cleanup. Some states, such as Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee, place meth homes on quarantine lists. Some properties on Tennessee’s list date to 2006, underscoring the years it often takes for some properties to be cleaned. Cleanup costs can range from $3,000 to $25,000, depending on the home’s size and the amount of contamination. Joe Mazzuca, CEO of operations for Meth Lab Cleanup LLC, said his business has been growing 30 percent annually in recent years. “We consider it to be still in its infancy,” said Mazzuca, a leader in the meth cleanup industry. Many independent contractors, such as Don Horne, do meth cleanup as a second job to make extra money. Horne is a law enforcement officer in a small Arkansas town who also does pressure washing and cleaning of commercial kitchen exhausts. Other contractors work full-time in construction or demolition, for example; one contractor in Tennessee is a lawyer. Horne says in many areas contaminated homes have become “a huge problem.” “You’re helping the community by going in and cleaning up the properties, putting them back on the market to sell or to rent,” said Horne, certified to clean meth labs in Arkansas and Tennessee. He has been hired by Cochran to clean up his home. Horne notes that contractors who offer very low bids may be cutting corners. BetterTogether Pleasant Valley Hospital joins with Cabell Huntington Hospital and Marshall Health to improve health care together. Pleasant Valley Hospital has proudly served the people of this region for more than 54 years as a full-service hospital. And now, Pleasant Valley Hospital joins Cabell Huntington Hospital and Marshall Health to offer new benefits that will improve health care in our community. Here’s why working together just makes sense: • The residents of the Point Pleasant and surrounding areas will have enhanced access to highly-specialized medical care from Marshall Health which includes more than 60 specialties and subspecialties. • Cabell Huntington Hospital and Marshall Health will provide assistance with management and much-needed physician recruitment. • PVH and CHH will share technologies and create data-sharing capabilities, which will provide seamless access to patient records and test results for physicians in both communities. Partnering together to improve health in our community. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.PVALLEY.ORG. �Sunday Times-Sentinel OPINION Congress must not cede war power to Israel Sheldon Richman The American people should know that pending right now in Congress is a bipartisan bill that would virtually commit the United States to go to war against Iran if Israel attacks the Islamic Republic. “The bill outsources any decision about resort to military action to the government of Israel,” Columbia University Iran expert Gary Sick wrote to Sen. Chuck Schumer (DNY) in protest, one of the bill’s principal sponsors. The mind boggles at the thought that Congress would let a foreign government decide when America goes to war, so here is the language (PDF): If the government of Israel is compelled to take military action in legitimate self-defense against Iran’s nuclear weapon program, the United States Government should stand with Israel and provide, in accordance with the law of the United States and the constitutional responsibility of Congress to authorize the use of military force, diplomatic, military and economic support to the Government of Israel in its defense of its territory, people and existence. This section is legally nonbinding, but given the clout of the bill’s chief supporter outside of Congress — the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC [PDF]), leader of the pro-Israel lobby — that is a mere formality. Since AIPAC wants this bill passed, it follows that so does the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who opposes American negotiations with Iran and has repeatedly threatened to attack the Islamic Republic. Against all evidence, Netanyahu insists the purpose of Iran’s nuclear program is to build a weapon with which to attack Israel. Iran says its facilities, which are routinely inspected, are for peaceful civilian purposes: the generation of electricity and the production of medical isotopes. The bill, whose other principal sponsors are Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL), has a total of 26 Senate co- “Aside from declaring that the U.S. government should assist Israel if it attacks Iran, the bill would also impose new economic sanctions on the Iranian people. Obama has asked the Senate not to impose additional sanctions while his administration and five other governments are negotiating with Iran on a permanent settlement of the nuclear issue.” — Sheldon Richman sponsors. If it passes when the Senate reconvenes in January, it could provoke a historic conflict between Congress and President Obama, whose administration is engaged in negotiations with Iran at this time. Aside from declaring that the U.S. government should assist Israel if it attacks Iran, the bill would also impose new economic sanctions on the Iranian people. Obama has asked the Senate not to impose additional sanctions while his administration and five other governments are negotiating with Iran on a permanent settlement of the nuclear issue. A six-month interim agreement is now in force, one provision of which prohibits new sanctions on Iran. “The [MenendezSchumer-Kirk] bill allows Obama to waive the new sanctions during the current talks by certifying every 30 days that Iran is complying with the Geneva deal and negotiating in good faith on a final agreement,” Ali Gharib writes at Foreign Policy magazine. That would effectively give Congress the power to undermine negotiations. As Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, told Time magazine, if Congress imposes new sanctions, even if they are delayed for six months, “The entire deal is dead. We do not like to negotiate under duress.” Clearly, the bill is designed to destroy the talks with Iran, which is bending over backward to demonstrate that its nuclear pro- 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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Judges in New Mexico, Ohio and, most surprisingly, conservative, Mormon-heavy Utah all ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in just the past week. Both Utah’s case and another in Nevada will next be heard by federal appeals courts, putting them on the path toward the high court. Ohio’s case, which recognized same-sex death certificates, also will likely be appealed. The series of court decisions has many asking: When will the Supreme Court step in and settle the issue for good? It may not be that simple. The cases on the path to the Supreme Court now differ little from a case justices refused to hear in June, at the same time they made their landmark ruling on the federal law denying tax, health and other benefits to legally married same-sex couples. That case, from California, hinged on a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. If the justices had acted, it would have struck down gay marriage prohibitions across the country. Instead, the justices passed, relying instead on a technical legal argument to resolve the California case and clear the way for same-sex marriage in the state, which resumed at the end of June. That convinces some legal scholars that the high court won’t take up the issue again so soon. In a way, they’ve already passed the buck to the states, some say, including language in their Defense of Marriage Act ruling saying it relegates samesex marriages to second-class status, and “humiliates tens of thousands of children now being raised by same-sex couples.” That language makes it clear state bans are ripe for challenge, said Andrew Koppelman, a professor of law and political science at Northwestern University. Language from both Justice Anthony Kennedy’s majority opinion and Justice Antonin Scalia’s biting dissent have appeared prominently in subsequent court challenges and rulings, including in Utah and Ohio. A federal judge in Ohio ordered officials to recognize gay marriages on death certificates. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Letters to the Editor Letters to the editor should be limited to 300 words. All letters are subject to editing, must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. “Thank You” letters will not be accepted for publication. “The Supreme Court has given them ammunition to go there if that’s where they want to go,” Koppelman said. Alongside state court decisions has come a shift in public sentiment about gay marriage. Only one-third of Americans oppose gay marriage, down from 45 percent in 2011, an AP-GfK October poll showed. With Utah’s ban struck down, 28 states still have constitutional prohibitions on same-sex marriage. Another four states — Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wyoming — do not permit it through state laws. Attorneys and proponents say this is the civil rights issue for the current generation, comparing the scenes of gay couples marrying at county clerks offices to blacks breaking racial barriers in the 1960s. More state rulings in favor of gay marriage could be in the works in 2014. The thinking goes, if it can happen in ultraconservative Utah, it can happen anywhere. Utah is home to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which still teaches its members homosexuality is a sin despite a softening of their rhetoric in recent years. “The ruling has had a symbolic impact already,” Jon Davidson, director of Lambda Legal, which pursues litigation on LGBT issues nationwide. “It is recognition that the nation’s attitudes, from public to legislative to judicial, are changing very rapidly in all parts of the country.” “And the opponents, many of them, are moving on,” said William Eskridge, a professor at Yale Law School. “We are not seeing the same kind of Armageddon rhetoric we saw in the 1990s.” A federal judge in Michigan will hear testimony from experts in February before deciding whether to throw out the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Two federal lawsuits in Virginia, including one being led by the same legal team that challenged California’s ban, are moving forward. Eskridge disagrees with those who say the Supreme Court won’t act, predicting justices will get involved in the gay marriage dispute in the next year or two. Different branches of the government are acting, he said — lawmakers, state courts, and federal courts — which could convince the justices to step in. The long-term trend in favor of acceptance of same-sex marriage affects the courts. As each state’s same-sex marriage ban is struck down, it serves as a domino effect helping make the next legal challenge easier, said Jon Davidson, director of Lambda Legal, which pursues litigation on LGBT issues nationwide. The Ohio ruling this week cited the Utah ruling from last week. “You are going to see more federal courts do what just happened in Ohio and Utah,” Koppelman predicted. 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 29, 2013 %3:EF2C:6D Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î�� �62E9î$@E:46D LYDIA GLENNA LUMAN GALLIPOLIS — Lydia Glenna Luman, 95, Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013, in Holzer Senior Care, Gallipolis. She was born January 23, 1918, in Green Township, Gallia County, Ohio to the late Luther and Ruth (Jones) Wood. She retired from Gallia Developmental Center (GDC) after 30 years of service and was a member of Rodney United Methodist Church. Lydia’s purpose in life was focused on family and helping others. She is survived by children, Ruth Ann (Edwin) Craig, Gallipolis and Charles (Joan) Luman, Prospect, Ohio; grandchildren, Lori Russell and Sam (Beth) Hamilton, Gallipolis, Ohio; Charles (Kara) Luman, Fredericksburg, Virginia; Carrie Luman, Prospect, Ohio; Tanja Sattler, San Francisco, California; Andrew (Sukey) Sattler, Columbus, Ohio; nine great-grandchildren: Greg, Samantha, Mary Beth and Nathan Russell; &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Corey, Claire and Claudia Hamilton; Charles and Jonathan Luman; sister. Norma (James) Slaughter, Biloxi, Mississippi; and several nieces and nephews. The family would like to extend a special “thank you” to the staff of Holzer Senior Care for their kindness and care of Lydia throughout her stay there. Lydia was preceded in death by her husband, James Hayward Luman; son, Steven Luman; sisters, Willis Wood, Phyllis Saunders, twin sister Josephine Elliott and Henrietta Howard. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2013, in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis with Rev. Dan Lamphier officiating. Burial will follow in Tyn Rhos Cemetery, Thurman, Ohio. Friends and family may call at the funeral home Monday from 6-8 p.m. Condolences may be sent to www.mccoymoore.com. *96î3@5Jî@7î2?î%9:@ A:KK2î56=:G6C6Cî 7@F?5î2EîDE2E6îA2C< NASHPORT, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a 32-yearold man is a suspect in the abduction and slaying of a pizza delivery driver whose body was found in an eastern Ohio state park. Guernsey County Sheriff Michael McCauley said Friday that Adam Charles Burris is believed to have abducted and killed 26-year-old Kayla Thompson, who did not return from a pizza delivery run Thursday. Burris is being held on an unrelated domestic violence warrant, and hasn’t been charged in this case. No attorney information was available. McCauley said Burris led authorities to Thompson’s body near a boat ramp at Dillon State Park in Muskingum County, about 65 miles east of Columbus. Deputies used Burris’ cellphone to track and stop him on Interstate 70 after he was reported to be driving the pizza delivery vehicle Thursday. LARGE PROCTORVILLE — Helen Winona Large, 91, of Proctorville, Ohio passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, WV. She was born January 20, 1922, in Gallia County, Ohio daughter of the late Joseph Miller and Rachel Anna Montgomery Wall. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday, December 30, 2013, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio by Minister Brad Poe. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio. Visitation will be held 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, December 30, 2013, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. LEE POINT PLEASANT — Anna Mae Wright Lee, 84, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 26, 2013, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 30, 2013, at 1 p.m., at the Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, with Rev. Jack Parsons officiating. Burial will follow in the Henderson Cemetery in Henderson, W.Va. Friends may visit the family at the funeral home from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. prior to the service. MORGAN WELLSTON — William Morgan, 67, of Wellston, died unexpectedly Thursday, December 26, 2013, in the Emergency Department at the Holzer Medical Center, Jackson. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, December 30, 2013, in the Huntley-Cremeens Funeral Home, Wellston. Burial will be in the Sardis Church Cemetery near Oak Hill. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. NOVIK GALLIPOLIS — Michael A. Novik, 60, Gallipolis, passed away at 11:45 p.m. Friday, December 27, 2013, in the Holzer Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Cremeens Funeral Chapel. TIEMEYER MIDDLEPORT — William F. Tiemeyer, of Middleport, Ohio, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013, at the Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Middleport. VANMATRE WEST COLUMBIA, W.Va. — Herman A. VanMatre, 82, of West Columbia, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 26, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 29, 2013,at the Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va., with Rev. Donald Roach officiating. Burial will follow in the Zirkle Cemetery in West Columbia, W.Va. Friends may visit the family from 1-2 p.m. prior to the service on Sunday at the funeral home. Ohio’s three largest cities seek political conventions CINCINNATI (AP) — Ohio’s three largest cities have hopes of landing a Democratic or Republican national convention in 2016. Officials in Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati all figure that Ohio’s importance as a presidential swing state will help their cause. All three say they have good convention facilities, hotel space and transportation links needed to host such large conventions. One newspaper reports that the capital city of Columbus has gotten an early jump in preparing to make a pitch for a convention, while Cincinnati is a latecomer in the competition. Columbus officials say Nationwide Arena could be the convention site, with plenty of other facilities and hotels nearby. “When you look at Tampa and Charlotte (the 2012 conventions’ host cities), our convention center is larger than both of their cen- ters,” said Brian Ross, who leads Experience Columbus. “We have a very walkable destination. The proximity of our arena to our convention center is definitely a benefit of ours.” Ohio’s Democratic Party and Republican Party leaders don’t agree on much, but both say they’d like to see the state host their conventions. Democratic Party chairman Chris Redfern said the cities will need private-sector support for their efforts — host cities will need to raise around $50 million for logistics, transportation and law enforcement around the conventions. He said all have local attractions that could draw convention participants. “Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati all have enormous opportunities for nightlife and social events,” Redfern said. “The cities are very inviting.” Republican chairman Matt Borges said he hopes a competition among three Ohio cities doesn’t hurt one another’s chances. “I’m thrilled that we have two and probably three cities that are very seriously considering,” Borges said. “I think that we will end up with at least one and maybe two that go to the next step of trying to get a bid in.” Hamilton County GOP chairman Alex Triantafilou said Cincinnati’s effort is still “embryonic” and may be a little late in the game. But southwest Ohio’s importance to Republicans, who look for big margins in the GOP-dominated suburbs to carry the state, could make it a strategic choice for the Republican convention. He said U.S. Bank Arena would be a likely host spot for the convention. While the presidential tickets usually make scores of campaign visits to Ohio every four years, the state hasn’t hosted a national party convention since Republicans met in Cleveland in 1936. *2C86E�î�FDE@>6CD[î6?4CJAE65î&�$DîH6C6î@3E2:?65 ATLANTA (AP) — Target says customers’ encrypted PIN data was removed during the massive data breach that occurred earlier this month. Previously Target had said that encrypted data was stolen but stopped short of identifying it as PIN numbers. But the company issued a statement Friday saying that additional forensic work has shown that encrypted PIN data was removed along with customers’ names and card numbers. A PIN number is the personal identification code used to make secure transactions on a credit or debit card. Data connected to about 40 million credit and debit cards used at Target were stolen between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15. Security experts say it’s the second- largest theft of card accounts in U.S. history, surpassed only by a scam that began in 2005 involving retailer TJX Cos. In addition to the encrypted PIN numbers, the stolen data from Target included customer names, credit and debit card numbers, card expiration dates and the embedded code on the magnetic strip on back of the card. Still, Target said it believes the PIN numbers are still safe because the information was strongly encrypted. The retailer said that PIN information is encrypted within its systems and can only be decrypted when it is received by its external, independent payment processor “We remain confident that PIN numbers are safe and secure,” said spokeswoman Molly Snyder in an emailed statement. “The PIN information was fully encrypted at the keypad, remained encrypted within our system, and remained encrypted when it was removed from our systems.” Minneapolis-based Target said it is still in the early stages of investigating the breach. It has been working with the Secret Service and the Department of Justice. %AA@?6?EDîE@î\89Eî?6Hî+)î>:=:E2CJî32D6î@?î%<:?2H2 TOKYO (AP) — Threatening lawsuits and protests, opponents are gearing up to fight a decision by Okinawa’s governor that could pave the way for a new U.S. military base on the southern Japanese island. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel welcomed Friday’s decision, calling it “the most significant milestone” so far in a long-running battle to realign U.S. forces in Okinawa. The new base is designed to reduce the impact of the heavy U.S. military presence in Okinawa by replacing another base in a more congested area, but opponents want the operations moved off Okinawa completely. “What the governor has done is unforgivable,” Yuichi Higa, the head of the assembly in Nago city, said in a phone interview. Nago would house the new base. “Residents who are opposed will surely resort to the use of force, such as blocking roads, to stop this from happening,” Higa said. Hiroshi Ashitomi, head of a Nago group opposing the base, said his organization would file a lawsuit challenging the governor’s decision. Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on Friday approved the Japanese Defense Ministry’s application to reclaim land for the proposed American base on Okinawa’s coast. It would replace the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma base in Ginowan city. But he later told a news conference that he would continue pressing to move the Futenma troops off Okinawa entirely, noting estimates that it would take 9 1/2 years to build the base. “My thinking remains it would be fastest to relocate outside (Okinawa) prefecture to a place where there is already an airport,” he said. The new base is part of a U.S.-Japan agreement that would also move 9,000 Marines off Okinawa, including transferring 5,000 to Guam. Hagel said the effort to realign American troops in Okinawa was “absolutely critical to the United States’ ongoing rebalance” to the Asia-Pacific region. “Moving forward with this plan will reduce our footprint in the most populated part of Okinawa … while sustaining U.S. mili- tary capabilities vital to the peace and security of the region,” the defense secretary said in a statement. The debate over the future of Futenma dates to 1996, when the U.S and Japan signed an agreement to close the base and move its operations elsewhere in Okinawa. In 2006, the two countries agreed to relocate the base to a relatively unpopulated area called Henoko in Nago city. But after the Democratic Party of Japan took power in 2009, it raised the possibility that the base could be moved off of Okinawa. While it later agreed to the Henoko plan, the proposal energized a movement to move the base elsewhere. About half of the 50,000 American troops in Japan are based in Okinawa, and many residents complain about base-related crime, noise and the risk of accidents. Some feel the island is bearing an unfair share of the burden of protecting Japan from attack. A key factor could be the outcome of a mayoral election in Nago next month that pits an opponent of the Henoko plan against a supporter. “The governor is taking a risk putting the prestige of his office behind the project,” said Jun Okumura, a political analyst and former national government official. “I still don’t see the project going forward without the consent of the Nago mayor, but I see that this improves the chances of success.” The rise of China’s military is reinforcing in the minds of some Japanese the need to have a strong defense, though it’s unclear whether it’s enough to sway public opinion in Okinawa. “The government of Japan is poised to take whatever measures are necessary to maintain a strong deterrent while reducing the burden on the people of Okinawa,” said the government’s top spokesman, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga. Suga expressed his gratitude to Nakaima for what he called a “bold step.” The politically difficult decision came only after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Nakaima in Tokyo on Wednesday and offered him a package that included pledges of increased financial assistance for Okinawa. Publisher From Page A1 more than 38 years, holding a number of management positions around the country. He most recently was publisher of the Ohio Valley group of newspapers, based in Gallipolis, Ohio. “Lopez has a rich history in our business and is the right person for this role,” said Michael Bush, president and CEO of Civitas Media. “His depth of experience and extensive community involvement will provide strong leadership for The Telegraph, a newspaper that readers consistently have relied upon to inform, educate and enlighten for more than 175 years.” Lopez has spent much of his career in the West before moving to Ohio, holding executive positions in Farmington, Las Cruces and Carlsbad, N.M. He has won numerous awards for his personal advertising and journalism skills and was inducted into the New Mexico Press Association Hall of Fame in 2010. He also served as president of the state press association in the 1980s. Lopez believes the key to success is engaging the community. “As a media leader, I firmly believe you have to create an atmosphere of trust and transpar- ency,” he said. “Shaking hands, attending events and removing obstacles for our customers is job number one.” Lopez is a lifelong Rotarian and expects to continue the relationship when he settles into the market. “I’ll miss my current associations in Ohio, but I’m excited about making new ones … in Alton,” he said. Lopez will be based in Alton, Ill. and The Telegraph will be his primary focus. As regional business development director, Lopez will be responsible for all advertising, business and community functions of The Tele- graph. He will also have oversight of the company’s business development in Jacksonville, Ill., Sedalia, Mo. and LaGrange, Ga. Lopez and his wife, Kathy, have one daughter, who attends New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. His hobbies include golf, hunting and fishing. Centrally located in Davidson, N.C., Civitas Media encompasses more than 100 publications, many of which have served their communities for more than a century. Civitas, Latin for “community” or citizen” is a union of four media entities formerly known as Heartland Publications, Freedom Central, Impressions Media and Ohio Community Media. Civitas, which employs more than 1,400 associates across 11 states including North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee, publishes 35 daily, 28 weekend editions and 63 weekly publications for a combined circulation of more than 1.6 million. This story appeared largely in a recent edition of The JournalCourier. Stephanie Filson, managing editor for the Ohio Valley group of Civitas Media, contributed to this story. �Page A6 LîSunday Times Sentinel &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday, December 29, 2013 At Holzer, our highly trained physicians and healthcare providers take care of the entire musculoskeletal system. We’ve brought together all of the specialists needed for your Orthopedic Care, including Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Surgery, Podiatry, Occupational Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chiropractic Care, Joint Replacement, Sports Medicine, Therapy Services, and more so you can Live Life Well. Dr. Konstantakos received his college and medical education at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He also completed a residency in Orthopaedic Surgery in Dayton, Ohio, and a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery at the University of Chicago. Dr. Konstantakos is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is seeing patients at Holzer Gallipolis, located at 90 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Ohio. 60473349 �Sunday Times-Sentinel SPORTS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 mdsports@civitasmedia.com B1 Marshall beats Maryland 31-20 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland had just marched 99 yards to take a fourth-quarter lead, and it was up to Marshall to either respond or succumb. “These kids never flinched,” coach Doc Holliday said. “The one thing I like about this group is that it didn’t matter.” With standout quarterback Rakeem Cato leading the way, the Thundering Herd scored two touchdowns in the final 12 minutes to pull out a 31-20 victory Friday. Cato went 28 for 44 for 337 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. The most notable part about his performance was that he saved the best for last. Marshall (10-4) trailed 20-17 before Cato brought them back. After directing a 63-yard march to put Marshall up 24-20 with 12:05 left, Cato clinched it with an 8-yard touchdown throw to Gator Hoskins with 3:42 to play. Cato had a brilliant season before this game, throwing for 3,579 yards and 36 touchdowns. But this performance — on a national stage against an Atlantic Coast Conference foe — served as the perfect finish. “I tell the guys all the time, ‘Bigtime players make big-time plays in a big-time game, and this was a bigtime game,’” Cato said. He had plenty of help. Hoskins had six catches for 104 yards and two scores, Tommy Shuler caught nine passes for 68 yards and a touchdown, punter Tyler Williams pinned the Terrapins inside the 10 four times, and Marshall’s underappreciated defense played a huge role. Maryland (7-6) scored only one touchdown after halftime, and A.J. Leggett followed Cato’s final TD pass with an interception to set off a celebration among the huge gathering of Marshall fans among the crowd of 30,163. “It’s a great way to send the seniors out,” Holliday said. See MARSHALL | B4 Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Gallia Academy sophomore Jacob Streiter (33) finishes in traffic during the Blue Devils 60-51 victory, Friday night in Rocksprings. Blue Devils holdoff Meigs Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — Sometimes its how you start. The Gallia Academy boys basketball team began the game with a 15to-3 run en route to a 60-51 non-conference victory over Meigs, Friday night in Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium. The Blue Devils (44) added five to their 12 point lead in the second period and led 35-18 at halftime. Meigs (3-3) went on a 15-to-11 run in the third quarter to cut the GAHS lead to 13 headed into the finale. The Maroon and Gold rallied for 18 points in the fourth but Gallia Academy scored 14 to take the 60-51 win. Reid Eastman Gallia Academy with 12 points followed by Wade Jarrell and Wes Jarrell with 11 each. Kole Carter had seven points, Seth Atkins marked six, Devin Henry chipped in five, while Alex White and Jacob Streiter each had four to round out the Blue Devil scoring. The Marauders were led by Kaileb Sheets with 21 points and Isaiah English with 15. Damon Jones had six points, Cody Bartrum marked five, while Jordan Hutton finished with four. Meigs shot 19-of-58 (32.8 percent) from the field, 8-of-19 (42.1 percent) from beyond the arc, and 5-of13 (38.5 percent) from the free throw line. English led Meigs with 10 rebounds, while Jones and Ty Phelps each had three assists. Gallia Academy held a 10-to-18 advantage in turnovers in the win. The Blue and White have now won four consecutive games, after falling short in the first four of the season. This is the lone meeting between GAHS and Meigs this season. OVP Sports Schedule Monday, Dec. 30 Boys basketball Rock Hill at Gallia Academy, TBA Girls basketball Miller at Hannan, 5 p.m. River Valley at Wahama, 7:30 ^ Thursday, January 2 Girls Basketball Meigs, GAHS, OVCS at South Gallia Tournament, 6 p.m. River Valley at Southern, 7:30 Friday, Jan. 3 Boys Basketball Southern at Belpre, 7:30 Federal Hocking at Eastern, 7:30 Hannan at Sherman, 7:30 Vinton County at Meigs, 7:30 Gallia Academy at Logan, 7:30 South Gallia at Wahama, 7:30 River Valley at Coal Grove, 7:30 Wrestling Wahama at Nitro, 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 Boys Basketball Green at River Valley, 7:30 Gallia Academy at Eastern, 7:30 Buffalo at South Gallia, 7:30 Meigs at Wahama, 7:30 Girls Basketball Southern at Symmes Valley, 7:30 Portsmouth at Gallia Academy, Noon Hurricane at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Wrestling Point Pleasant at University, 8 a.m. Wahama at Nitro, 8 a.m. Meigs, Gallia Academy at Nelsonville-York, 10 a.m. Swimming River Valley at University of Charleston, TBA Photos by Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Gallia Academy sophomore Anthony Sipple, right, locks in a hold during a 195-pound division match Friday afternoon at the 2013 Coaches Corner Classic held at GAHS in Centenary, Ohio. Vinton County wins 2013 Coaches Corner Classic Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com CENTENARY, Ohio — One decision made all the difference. The Vinton County wrestling team ended a twoyear reign by host Gallia Academy with a three-point victory Friday afternoon at the fourth annual Coaches Corner Classic held at GAHS in Gallia County. The Vikings posted a winning team score of 276 points, which proved to be just enough to get past the runner-up Blue Devils (273). Caldwell was third overall in the 16-team event with 220 points, while Jackson (186) and Warren (185) rounded out the top-five team efforts. Unioto (154) and Waterford (145) respectively placed sixth and seventh, while Marietta (133.5), River Valley (132.5) and Logan Elm (115) wrapped up the top-10 finishes. Meigs was also 15th overall with 63 points as a team. The Blue Devils had eight top-five efforts from the 14 individual weight classes, including two divisional champions and two more runners-up. The Meigs senior Daylen Neece, front, breaks out of a hold Raiders had a trio of top-five finishes and a division- during a 220-pound match Friday at the 2013 Coaches al champion, while the Marauders had one weight Corner Classic held in Centenary, Ohio. class champion and two top-five placements overall. Jared Stevens and Cole Tawney respectively won mate Brandon Thompson finished fourth overall in divisional titles at 106- and 126-pounds for GAHS, the 145 division. while Griffon McKinniss (170) and Justin Reynolds GAHS, Marietta, Waterford, Caldwell and Warren (182) each placed second in their weight classes. all had two individual champions at the 2013 event, Anthony Sipple placed fourth in the 195 division, while Meigs and RVHS were joined by Circleville while Isaiah Holley (113), Ryan Terry (160) and and Vinton County with one champion each. John Byus (220) each finished fifth in their respecVinton County — which was last year’s overall tive weight classes for Gallia Academy. runner-up to the Blue Devils — joins Logan (2010) Rondal Cornell came away with the lone RVHS as the only other outside program to win the Coachcrown after winning the 160-pound division. Teammates Jacob Kemper (113) and George Williams es Corner Classic. GAHS still owns the record for (132) also placed third and fifth in their respective total points by a team after scoring 323 points at the 2012 event. weight classes. Complete results of the 2013 Coaches Corner Daylen Neece scored the lone championship for Meigs in the 220-pound weight class, while team- Classic are available on the web at baumspage.com Bengals focus on seed, Ravens try for wild card CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Flacco and Ray Rice played only two series before heading to the Ravens’ sideline. Andy Dalton and Bengals starters went until halftime before calling it a day. Baltimore’s last visit had all the indifference of a preseason game. The Ravens and Bengals finished the 2012 regular season at Paul Brown Stadium secure in their playoff spots: the Ravens as AFC North champions, the wild-card Bengals as the No. 6 seed. It’s a lot different this Sunday as the rivals finish the regular season in Cincinnati for the third year in a row. The defending Super Bowl champion Ravens (8-7) are making a push for the final wild-card spot. The Bengals (10-5) have clinched the division but could move up to a No. 2 seed. No sitting down for this one. “It’s not like guys are going to be coming out (of the game) and all that stuff,” Dalton said. “So I think it will be helpful for us.” The Ravens will make the playoffs for the sixth season in a row if they win and either San Diego or Miami loses. Should the Ravens lose to the Bengals, they can still get into the postseason if Miami, San Diego and Pittsburgh all lose. The Bengals will move up to the No. 2 seed — and a first-round bye — if they win and the Patriots lose to the Bills later Sunday. They can drop to the No. 4 seed if they lose to the Ravens and the Colts beat the Jaguars. Five things to watch on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium: SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS FLOP: The Ravens are trying to avoid becoming the 15th Super Bowl champ that failed to make the playoffs the following season. They would become the sixth such title team in the last 12 years. The other championship fades: New England (failed to reach the 2002 playoffs), Tampa Bay (2003), Pittsburgh (2006), Pittsburgh (2009) and the Giants (2012). PERFECT AT PAUL BROWN: The Bengals are trying to go 8-0 at home for only the second time in their history. They did it in 1988 at Riverfront Stadium, where they also won two playoff games and advanced to their second Super Bowl before losing to San Francisco again. They’re a much better team at home, scoring more than 40 points in each of their last four games. Only two other teams have put together such home scoring streaks: the 1952 Lions and 2000 Rams. DALTON’S SURGE: Nobody has shouldered more pressure this season than the third-year quarterback, who played poorly in playoff losses at Houston each of the last two seasons. The Bengals haven’t won a playoff game since the 1990 season, tied for the seventh-longest stretch of futility in NFL history. Dalton can set franchise records for touchdown passes and yards passing Sunday, giving him some momentum heading into the playoffs. See BENGALS | B4 �&@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Page B2 LîSunday Times Sentinel Sunday, December 29, 2013 �=6Iî#24<î9@A6DîE@îC6>2:?îH:E9î�C@H?D BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Alex Mack’s five seasons in Cleveland have been challenging — to put it mildly. The steady center has endured almost constant losing, seemingly endless coaching and quarterback turnover, front-office upheaval, even an ownership change. It’s been tumultuous. But with so many reasons to leave, Mack, eligible for free agency this winter, said he wouldn’t mind staying. Really? Here? “Cleveland is a very easy place to come back to,” Mack said Friday. “I like the coaches. I like the players. I have a house here. So without a doubt it would be very easy to come back.” There’s no guarantee that Mack, who has never missed a snap with the Browns, will return. And as he prepared for Sunday’s game against the rival Pittsburgh Steelers, he consid- ered that his days in Cleveland could be down to a precious few. He’s not alone, either. Starting strong safety T.J. Ward and inside linebacker D’Qwell Jackson face uncertain futures, too. Earlier this week, Ward, also poised for free agency, said he wants to finish what he started. “I like my team. I love my teammates. I love being in this city. I love the organization,” said Ward, who has had a Pro Bowl-caliber season. “We haven’t had many wins, but I think we’re building something here, and I think it’s being built the right way. Sometimes things don’t happen right away. It takes a little bit of time, but good things are worth the wait in a lot of cases. “We’re starting to build something,” he said. Jackson, too, wants to remain with the only NFL team he has known. But the eight-year vet- eran is due a $4.1 million roster bonus in March, and because he’ll be 31 next season, there’s a chance the Browns may decide he’s not worth the investment. Jackson can’t imagine going anywhere. “I’m stuck to Cleveland, it’s going to be hard to go somewhere else and play,” he said. “I know it’s the nature of the business, things may change and I’m fully aware of that. Right now, I’m a Cleveland Brown through and through.” The Browns, who carry a sixgame losing streak into the finale, will enter the offseason with major decisions. Near the top of the list are the futures of Mack, Ward and Jackson — unquestionably three core players. Mack has not only been durable — he’s started all 79 games since he was drafted in 2009 — but the 28-year-old has developed into one of the NFL’s top centers. Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas, an Iron Man himself with 111 consecutive starts, admires Mack’s sturdiness at a physically demanding position. “The center position gets rolled up a lot because they’re in between the guards and defensive tackles in the run game,” Thomas said. “A lot of people are falling on their legs. Alex is a Gumby-like person. His durability is one of his best assets for any team because the worst thing that can happen on an offensive line is constantly shuffling rotations because of guys that are getting injured, so to have a reliable center is very important.” Thomas hopes the Browns appreciate Mack’s value. “He’s one of the best centers in the NFL, and if we don’t bring him back, now we have a big hole to fill at center, which is one of the most important positions on the offensive line,” said Thomas, adding that Mack’s intellect may be his biggest strength. “He has to be one of the best in the NFL at understanding the mental side of the game and getting everybody on the same page blocking wise.” Mack was reluctant to talk about what could happen during the offseason, but Jackson made a strong case for the Browns keeping the center and Ward. “That’s the way you build a solid team,” Jackson said. “You keep your young talent. T.J.’s having his best year as a pro. Alex has been steady ever since he’s been in the league. He’s one of the top centers in the league. You keep those core guys, then you build your team around those guys. If you look around the league, the good teams hold on to their solid talent. “Hopefully those guys are in the plans,” Jackson added. *@?Jî�@?K2=6KîC625JîE@îC6E:C6îWî2=>@DE FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Tony Gonzalez is having a harder time saying goodbye to the NFL than he imagined. As he prepares to host 40 family members and friends in Atlanta’s season finale, Gonzalez sounds as if he isn’t entirely ready to walk away. When the Falcons announced in March that he would return this year, the 13-time Pro Bowl tight end was “100 percent certain” he would retire after the season. Now Gonzalez wonders if he could change his mind again if Atlanta returns to playoff contention next fall and general manager Thomas Dimitroff gives him a call. “I’d have to cross that bridge when I get to it, but right now I don’t have any plans,” he said. “I know for sure I won’t be on an opening day for roster anybody. I’m going to— this is it. This is it.” Meeting with reporters Friday, Gonzalez focused most of his answers on the end of his career. The 37-year-old insisted that he’s pleased to “go out on his own terms” and added that he’s “thankful for the opportunity” to have stayed healthy and productive for 17 seasons. Gonzalez ranks second in career catches, fifth in yards receiving and sixth in touchdown catches. No NFL tight end ever put up such numbers, but Gonzalez hardly returned this year to pad his stats. He craved playing in his first Super Bowl, winning a championship and making a legendary exit. The Falcons, though, never had a chance. Julio Jones, Sam Baker and Kroy Biermann suffered season-ending injuries. Sean Weatherspoon played in only seven games. Roddy White made 12 starts and Steven Jackson made 11, but both players were hurt most of the year. Quarterback Matt Ryan was harassed all season behind a weak offensive, and Atlanta’s defense was gouged repeatedly for big plays. Not surprisingly, Gonzalez’s production dropped off as opponents double-teamed his routes. In October and early November, Gonzalez openly discussed his frustration and held out hope that the Falcons could still turn the season around. By the first of December, though, Gonzalez took a different approach with reporters, reminiscing about his early morning drives from hectic Buckhead to the picturesque mountain view at team headquarters. He talked about missing quality time with his kids but also feeling grateful to former teammates and coaches in Kansas City and those he’s worked with in Atlanta the last five years. “I know I could come back and play a couple of more years if I wanted to, but it’s time for me to go,” Gonzalez said. “It’s time for me to get back to my family, get back to California, where I’m from and explore that next chapter of my life. I’m going to have fun with it.” Television work is a possibility for Gonzalez, but playing football might not be out of the question. The Falcons, after all, signed him to a two-year, $14 million contract last March, and if they get off to a strong start next season, Gonzalez might reconsider, but he stopped short of saying that he plans to file retirement papers with the NFL. Then again, the aches and pains of a 16-game season aren’t getting easier, this despite the Falcons’ allowing him to miss over three weeks of training camp and preseason games last summer. “Like I said, don’t anybody ever feel bad for me,” Gonzalez said, smiling. “The things I’ve accomplished in my career are more than anybody ever deserves.” With one full day remaining before Atlanta (4-11) hosts the playoff-bound Carolina Panthers (11-4), Gonzalez is eager to go out with a victory. He had a good ride with the Falcons in his first four years, helping the team go 45-19 and win his first playoff game last January. But after narrowly beating Seattle in the divisional round, Atlanta fell 10 yards short against San Francisco in the NFC title game. “You never know when it can come to an end, and that’s always been my approach,” Gonzalez said. “I’ve never said that I’ve arrived with my accomplishments. I’ve never, ever said that that’s good enough for me or I’ve caught enough balls to last a lifetime. I always wanted to keep working and keep working in case this is it, and now that I’m coming into my last one, I’m glad I’ve done it that way. “It worked out, and hopefully I’ll carry those habits into my next career, whatever that is.” $@ î î�F4<6J6Dî23=6îE@î5@>:?2E6î+"#�î� � COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored 17 points and LaQuinton Ross added 15 to lead No. 3 Ohio State past Louisiana at Monroe 71-31 on Friday night. Amedeo Della Valle chipped in with 14 points for the Buckeyes (13-0), who have won their first 13 games in a season for the fifth time in school history (1961, ‘62, ‘91 and 2011). Jayon James led the Warhawks (3-5), who have lost their last four, with 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 eight points. 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TV14 Seven Psychopaths ('12, Com) Woody Harrelson, Colin Farrell. TVMA of their first 11 games by double digits. They had far from an easy time of it in their most recent game. Down by eight points in the last minute, they went on a 14-3 run over the last 48 seconds to beat Notre Dame 64-61 on Dec. 21 at Madison Square Garden in the finale of the BlackRock Gotham Classic. In that game they scored 17 points in the first 19:12 of the second half and 14 in those last decisive 48 seconds. Ohio State came into the game fifth in the nation in scoring defense (55.9 points) and 13th in field goal percentage defense (.379). They went a long way toward padding those numbers while holding the Warhawks to 20 points on 23.3 percent shooting in the opening half. The game was never in doubt after Ohio State bolted to a 12-0 lead in the opening 4 minutes. The Warhawks didn’t score until Tylor Ongwae hit a baseline drive at the 15:34 mark. Ross got things going early with eight of the first 12 points, hitting his only two attempts from the field, including his lone 3, and adding a perfect 3 for 3 at the free throw line. The lead hovered around 20 for the remainder of the half with the Buckeyes up 41-20 at the break. The Buckeyes opened the second half the same way they did the first — on a run. Smith followed a miss and then hit a 3, Shannon Scott hit from behind the arc and Ross hit a jumper and two free throws in another 12-0 run to push the lead to 53-20. Then Marc Loving added a threepoint play off a twisting reverse layup to make it 15 straight points. The Warhawks finally ended a scoring drought of 9:50 when Chinedu Amajoyi hit two free throws at the 10:40 mark for their first points of the second half. ULM has never beaten a top 5 team, losing its opener at No. 5 Kansas 80-63 on Nov. 8. The Warhawks’ last win over a ranked opponent came almost exactly 21 years ago, an 87-78 victory over No. 9 Arkansas on Dec. 30, 1992. Their only previous win over a Big Ten school was a 72-67 overtime victory over Iowa on Nov. 30, 2007. The game was the final non-conference tuneup for the Buckeyes, who open Big Ten play on New Year’s Eve at Purdue. Do we have you attention now? Advertise your business in this space, or bigger Call us at: 740.992.2155 or 740.446.2342 �Sunday, December 29, 2013 &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î� �:8î�2DEî9@A6DîE@î@G6C4@>6î?@?�4@?76C6?46îDECF88=6 Eric Olson The Associated Press The reconstituted Big East was formed last spring with the goal of being one of the strongest conferences in men’s basketball. If the all-important Ratings Percentage Index is to be believed, the Big East is one of the best in the land. Only the Big 12 and Big Ten are better by that measure through the first two months of the season. The question is whether the Big East can maintain its position. Eighth-ranked Villanova is the only Big East representative in this week’s AP Top 25. The 10team conference is a combined 2-12 against opponents currently ranked, with Villanova owning both of those wins. With conference play beginning on New Year’s Eve, the Big East still has the goal of placing four to six teams in the NCAA tournament, commissioner Val Ackerman said Friday. “You always have injuries or a game or two that don’t go like you want,” she said. “We’re in a great spot right now.” The RPI, of course, is only a snapshot in time and doesn’t mean nearly as much now as it will when the selection committee meets in March. Strength of schedule and strength of opponents’ schedules are key components. The dearth of wins over high-quality foes will make it hard to stay as high as No. 3 at the end of the season. “Everything will be fine,” Georgetown coach John Thompson III said. “I think you should wait until the season is over and look at the complete body of work. The one thing this conference has always done is have teams go out and play very tough pre-league schedules. We said it at the beginning: This is and will be one of the better basketball conferences in the country.” The new incarnation of the Big East came to fruition last March, when seven basketball-centric schools broke away to find a safe haven from football-driven conference realignment. Those seven invited Butler, Creighton and Xavier to join them. They secured a 12-year television contract with Fox worth $500 million. The other former Big East members went into the new American Athletic Conference or the Atlantic Coast Conference. Villanova (11-0), picked fourth in the conference’s preseason poll, has been the pride of the Big East so far. The Wildcats knocked off Kansas and Iowa in a Bahamas tournament and will go for another huge win Saturday at second-ranked Syracuse (11-0). Ackerman said the VillanovaSyracuse game is a strong segue for what she called “the big event” — the start of conference play Wednesday. Fox Sports 1 will televise all five Big East games back-to-back, starting with St. John’s-Xavier at noon and ending with MarquetteCreighton late that night. If Villanova has been the most pleasant surprise, Marquette has been a bit of a disappointment. The Golden Eagles (7-5), who went to a regional final after tying for first in the Big East, have lost to Top 25 opponents in Ohio State, San Diego State and Wisconsin. Only Kansas has played more games against top-50 RPI opponents. Asked if Marquette’s non-conference schedule was too rigorous for its own good, coach Buzz Williams said, “We can’t answer that question until the second week of March.” Ackerman said she’s working to set a scheduling alliance with another conference that would create attractive non-conference matchups for television and teams’ NCAA tournament resumes. She wouldn’t disclose details. The Big East has one major positive so far. The conference features a bona fide national player of the year candidate in Creighton’s Doug McDermott, whose 24.8-point scoring average is second nationally. McDermott, a two-time firstteam All-American, made a surprise decision to return for his senior season after being projected to be a late first-round NBA draft pick. “I don’t think he has any regrets,” said Creighton coach Greg McDermott, Doug’s father. “He came back first and foremost to play one more season with these guys, and he’s excited to play in the Big East. He’s seen every defense known to man. As a coaching staff we have to be creative in finding ways to get him shots against the different defenses he’s playing against night in and night out.” �2=E@?�î�C66?î4=@D6îE@î�6?82=DîC64@C5D CINCINNATI (AP) — Andy Dalton can set three Bengals passing records. A.J. Green can get a team receiving record. The records would be notable accomplishments for a pass-and-catch duo that’s been together for only three years. Both players know that any records won’t mean much if they don’t come up with big games in January. The Bengals (10-5) have clinched the AFC North title heading into their final regular-season game on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens (8-7) at Paul Brown Stadium. Those records-in-the-making are more of a footnote to what comes next. One of the NFL’s best tandems has to do big things in the playoffs for any of it to matter that much. “I think what’s more important for them is to get the playoff stigma off of them because no matter what they do, until they win a playoff game they can still be criticized,” offensive coordinator Jay Gruden said on Thursday. “So the only way to stop the criticism for good is to win playoff games and win Super Bowls.” That’s at least another week down the line. On Sunday, they can put their names atop some of the Bengals’ most prestigious lists. Dalton has thrown 31 touchdown passes, one shy of Carson Palmer’s team record from 2005. His 4,015 yards passing leave him 117 yards from breaking Palmer’s single-season club record from 2007. Dalton has thrown for 300 yards five times this season, tying the team record shared by Boomer Esiason and Palmer. “It shows what we’ve been able to accomplish this year,” said Dalton, who is the league’s 10th-ranked passer with a rating of 91. “I think that only happens if we’ve been winning games and doing some good things. Personally, it’s cool to be close to those records, but like you said, wins are what ultimately matters.” Green has 1,365 yards on 94 catches, leaving him 76 yards away from breaking Chad Johnson’s team record from 2007. Green could become only the third Bengals receiver to have 100 in a season, joining Carl Pickens (100) and T.J. Houshmandzadeh (112). Records and their first division championship together are considered a preface to what really matters. “We’re playing for a bigger picture — that’s the Super Bowl,” Green said. No Bengals player has more pres- sure than Dalton, who had miserable games in playoff losses to Houston each of the last two seasons. The Bengals haven’t won a playoff game since 1990, tied for the seventh-longest stretch of futility in NFL history. Dalton has dealt with the stress by putting together one of the best seasons in club history. And he’s done it in his low-key way. “I like the way he is, I think the players respect the way he is, that he doesn’t get too high or too low at any time,” Gruden said. “He’s very even-keel and he keeps everybody in a calm state of mind. “You wouldn’t want him to be your middle linebacker, that’s for sure. But as a quarterback, I think that personality trait is excellent.” Green has gotten better at running routes, putting himself in better position to make a catch against defenses geared to stop him. He always gets the opponent’s top cornerback and is often double-teamed. “I think patience is the one thing he’s really had to deal with,” Gruden said. “He’s so excited to get open and beat somebody deep. “There’s a lot to playing receiver other than just running a deep ball. I think he’s starting to figure it out more and more every day.” David Eullitt | Kansas City Star | MCT photo Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton (14) scores a second quarter touchdown on a 1-yard run against the Kansas City Chiefs during NFL action on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The Bengals won 28-6. �C2H7@C5�î*:86CDî5676?D6î=@@<Dî7@Cî%C2?86îEFC?2C@F?5 CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson defensive end Corey Crawford knows the Tigers defense can complete a major, two-year turnaround few could have foreseen the last time they played in the Orange Bowl. Clemson’s defense was exposed after the 2011 season, unable to halt a relentless West Virginia attack in a 7033 beatdown at the Orange Bowl. The points were a college football postseason record and led to endless string one-liners at Clemson’s expense. The 12th-ranked Tigers (10-2) hope for a different, more successful showing this time around when they play No. 7 Ohio State (12-1) in the Orange Bowl next Friday. While the jokes hurt, more devastating, Crawford recalled, was the emptiness on campus upon their return home. Crawford found many of the students were embarrassed and disappointed at the awful showing that night. “I don’t want that to happen again,” Crawford said Friday. “Every time we lose, the campus is just dead. People don’t want to talk to you.” Crawford believes he and his defensive teammates have worked the past two years to correct their mistakes and remake themselves into a defense that brings the school pride. The group led the nation this year in tackles for loss and finished the regular season ranked 17th in scoring defense (21.1 points per game), up from 48th a year ago. The Tigers have improved from 63rd in overall defense in 2012 to 23rd this season, surrendering almost 50 fewer yards a game in 2013. Crawford understands a strong showing against the Buckeyes might go a long way toward putting the West Virginia debacle to bed once and for all. “I feel like our fans deserve that,” he said. Not the change back to the top on defense has come easily. Clemson had a well-earned reputation the past few decades as one of the most consistent and stingiest defenses in college football. Coach Danny Ford build his 1981 national champions on the backs of players like linebacker Jeff Davis and defensive end William “Refrigerator” Perry. Clemson send a host of standout defenders to the NFL after that, including Terry Kinard, Donnell Woolford, Michael Dean Perry, Ed McDaniel and Levon Kirkland. Clemson’s defense remained a strength in coach Dabo Swinney’s first two full seasons in charge in 2009 and 2010. “That’s when we had a bit of a change,” Swinney acknowledged. “We were real young.” Clemson’s defensive problems were masked in 2011 by the high-flying attack of first-year offensive coordinator Chad Morris, new quarterback Tajh Boyd and freshman receiver Sammy Watkins. The issues resurfaced when Clemson followed an 8-0 start with a 1-3 finish, then subsided after the Tigers held down Virginia Tech in a 38-10 ACC title-game win. Crawford’s unsure why things went so wrong against West Virginia. The Tigers got another jolt a week or so later when Swinney dismissed defensive coordinator Kevin Steele and brought in Oklahoma’s longtime defensive boss, Brent Venables. Venables brought in a straight forward, stripped down accountability to his players. His message was simple, safety Robert Smith says: “Do the job you’re supposed to do.” Vic Beasley, Clemson’s other starting defensive end, has been among the national sack leaders all season and finished with 12. The transition hasn’t always moved ahead smoothly. The Tigers had no answers for ACC champion Florida State in a 51-14 defeat last October where they gave up the most points to an opponent in Death Valley history. Clemson also struggled to contain dual-threat quarterback Connor Shaw, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown in the Tigers 3117 loss to rival South Carolina in their last game. Smith said the team has moved past that bitter loss — it gave the Gamecocks an unprecedented five-game series win streak — and focused on the chance they have to make a final impact. Boyd was asked if he expected a high-scoring, shootout with Ohio State star quarterback Braxton Miller, and said he was ready for anything. 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New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees was second among fans with 1.2 million votes. The NFL combines votes from fans, players and coaches to determine 86 of 88 Pro Bowl players; the other two players are long-snappers selected by Pro Bowl coaches. Voting ended Thursday. Under a new format this year, NFL greats Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders will divvy up the players in a two-day draft before the Jan. 26 game. Offensive and defensive players with the most votes who don’t make it past the divisional playoff round will serve as active player captains. Charles said Friday night on a reveal show on the NFL Network that he should be picked first. “I think I got the best skillset of anybody on the roster,” Charles said. “I think I can play wide receiver and then put the ball in my hand, also. The only thing I can’t do is throw the ball.” Carolina linebacker Luke Kuechly said he’ll be fine wherever he’s picked. “I don’t know, you got to get the guy who scores points,” he said. The schoolyard-style selections mean it’s likely teammates will be forced to play on opposite sides. Players on the winning team will earn $53,000 while the losers will get $26,000 under the collective bargaining agreement. San Francisco linebacker NaVorro Bowman said he thinks it would be weird to have to tackle Gore or Pro Bowl tight end Vernon Davis. “I might not tackle him,” Bowman said. “Just let him score and get his yards or whatever. Yeah, that’d be weird because that hasn’t happened since training camp.” Rice and Sanders playfully bantered about possible selections, with Sanders saying he wanted players on his roster who haven’t been to many Pro Bowls. “If you have five years or more, don’t even worry about it I’m not going to pick you,” Sanders said. “Go play for Jerry.” Rice said later: “You’re trying to bait me — that’s not going to happen.” Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman received 552,600 votes by fans, the most for any defensive player. Houston defensive end J.J. Watt had just under 410,000 fan votes. San Francisco is set to send eight players to the game for the second year in a row, though its players missed the game earlier this year because they made the Super Bowl, losing to Baltimore. Kansas City’s eight selections are up from six last Dan Honda | Contra Costa Times | MCT photo The New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees looks a bit shocked as he makes his way off the field following a 36-32 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional playoffs at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Calif., Saturday, January 14, 2012. year. The Chiefs are 11-4 this year — up from 2-14 last year — and the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoffs heading into a largely meaningless game for them against San Diego on Sunday. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Friday he has never been big on Pro Bowl selections. “I’m happy for the guys when and if they make it. I’m proud of them for it,” Reid said. “But we don’t get caught up in all of the individual accolades. (We’re) just getting ourselves ready to play.” Manning was one of five players selected from Denver, which has a shot at putting up the most points of any team in NFL history. All but five teams had at least one player selected. Atlanta, Green Bay, Jacksonville and both New York teams had zero players selected. �@DE@?î#2C2E9@?î Steelers try to fan slim playoff hopes vs. Browns 3@>3:?8î�&î DA@CEDîDE@CJî@7îJ62C NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Marathon bombing was selected the sports story of the year Friday in an annual vote conducted by The Associated Press. Two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the April 15 race in an area packed with fans cheering the passing runners. Three people were killed and more than 260 injured, including at least 16 who lost limbs. Authorities say brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, ethnic Chechens from Russia who emigrated to the United States as children, planned and carried out the bombings in retaliation for U.S. involvement in Muslim countries. Ninety-six ballots were submitted from U.S. editors and news directors. Voters were asked to rank the top 10 sports stories of the year, with the first-place story receiving 10 points, the second-place story nine points and so on. The marathon attack received 761 points and 67 first-place votes. It was also second in AP’s national/international story of the year poll. The No. 2 sports story, Lance Armstrong’s admission of doping, had five first-place votes and 517 points. The top five stories were grim: terrorism, performanceenhancing drug use, legal settlements, murder charges. The first on-field action came in at No. 6 — the Boston Red Sox’s worst-to-first World Series title, though even that was tinged by the city’s heartache less than seven months earlier. Here are some of 2013’s top stories: 1. BOSTON MARATHON BOMBINGS: The throngs of spectators lining the streets at a storied big-city marathon were once a wholesome scene of civic pride and friendly support. April’s attack came as a haunting reminder that the crowds at a high-profile event are also a vulnerable target. Bag searches and metal detectors were a common sight at games the rest of the year. As victims persevere on prosthetic limbs, the 118th edition of the world’s oldest marathon is set for the spring, with security undoubtedly heightened but runners determined to take part. 2. LANCE ARMSTRONG: The disgraced cyclist was also the No. 2 sports story last year. In 2012, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency stripped him of his record seven Tour de France titles, releasing mounds of evidence that he used PEDs to win them. In January, after years of defiant denials, Armstrong finally admitted it, telling Oprah Winfrey: “It’s this myth, this perfect story, and it wasn’t true.” 3. NFL CONCUSSION SETTLEMENT: The NFL’s settlement of lawsuits brought by thousands of former players will cost the league $765 million but won’t end the turmoil over head injuries in football — or the litigation. The retirees, who had accused the NFL of concealing the long-term dangers of concussions, will be eligible for compensation for certain neurological ailments. The league did not admit to any wrongdoing after mediation resulted in a settlement in August. 4. BASEBALL DRUG BANS: Alex Rodriguez’s 211-game suspension was the longest of the 13 announced in August for players connected to a Florida anti-aging clinic accused of distributing banned PEDs. The Yankees’ slugger was the only one to contest the penalty, and the year ends with an arbitrator yet to rule. In July, Ryan Braun, the 2011 NL MVP who had previously denied using banned substances, accepted a 65-game suspension. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin isn’t going to have the scoreboards blacked out at Heinz Field on Sunday to keep his players in the dark about its playoff fortunes. His team understands its plight. A victory over reeling Cleveland in the season finale is only part of the complicated equation it will take for the Steelers (7-8) to make the postseason. Baltimore, Miami and San Diego need to lose, too. Then again, the fact Tomlin and his players can utter the word “playoffs” with a straight face is a testament to the team’s resilience. Pittsburgh has gone 7-4 since an 0-4 start, including rousing wins over Cincinnati and Green Bay in the last two weeks to turn its postseason chances from impossible to merely improbable. The odds remain slim. Then again, that’s hardly a change for the Steelers. They’ve been that way for the last three months. “It feels good to have people talk about us in a positive manner when there’s so many times during the season they counted us out over and over and over again,” wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders said. Of course, the surest way for Pittsburgh to miss the playoffs for the second straight year is by fixating on the scoreboard and losing focus on what’s happening on the field. Though the Browns (4-11) have lost six straight, they’re not exactly in “mail it in” mode. “We’re going to take this season as a learning experience going into next year,” Cleveland wide receiver Josh Gordon said. “We’re not really sure what’s going to happen with the roster and personnel and things like that. I think we’re in the right spot. We’ve got the right coaching staff and the right mindset to go far from here.” Even if the Browns won’t be going anywhere but home to pack up the season once the final gun sounds on Sunday. It’s a process the Steelers would like to put off indefinitely, one that will take more than a little help to avoid. Things to look for as Pittsburgh attempts to become the second team in NFL history to recover from a winless September to make the playoffs: BROWN DELIVERS: Steelers Tyson Trish | The Record | MCT photo New York Giants Jason Pierre-Paul sacks Pittsburg Steelers Ben Roethlisberger during the second quarter on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. wide receiver Antonio Brown has made the leap from budding young star into one of the NFL’s top targets look effortless. He is third in the league with 101 receptions and has an outside shot to break Hines Ward’s club record of 112 catches set in 2002. In a league where receivers are bigger and stronger than ever, the 5-foot-10, 186-pound Brown might be the smallest outside receiver around. He’s also one of the most versatile and consistent. He’s had at least 50 yards receiving in each game this year, including six catches for 92 yards in the first meeting with Cleveland on Nov. 24. GORDON VS. TAYLOR PART 2?: Gordon lit up Pittsburgh cornerback Ike Taylor for 237 yards receiving on Nov. 24, though it provided little more than window dressing in a 27-11 loss. The performance, Marshall From Page B1 Making its first bowl appearance under third-year coach Randy Edsall, Maryland closed out its association with the ACC by falling to the runner-up in Conference USA. The Terrapins will join the Big Ten next year. Despite the loss, Maryland had its first winning season since 2010 and finished with more victories than in Edsall’s first two years combined. “I think this season really helped us as we leave the ACC and enter the Big Ten,” Edsall said. Brandon Ross rushed for 116 yards for Maryland, and C.J. Brown went 14 for 24 for 197 yards. Although the Terrapins amassed 391 yards, they converted only two of 14 third-down tries. “We kept hurting ourselves with penalties, little things that were not helping us on first and second down which were creating unmanageable third downs,” Brown said. “There wasn’t anything they did that we hadn’t seen before.” After a whirlwind first half that produced 30 points and 24 first downs, the teams settled into a defensive struggle in the third quarter. however, provided a springboard for Gordon to put together the best three-game stretch in NFL history, continuing his evolution from trade bait in September to a vital part of Cleveland’s future. He leads the NFL in yards receiving (1,564) and seems happy to stick with the Browns. KEEPING BEN CLEAN: Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will start 16 games for just the second time in his 10-year career. Much of the credit goes to a revamped offense that works primarily out of the no-huddle and is designed for Roethlisberger to get the ball out his hands. He’s been sacked just six times over the last six games and could set a franchise record for yards passing in a season. “I think the hits I do take, it doesn’t hurt quite as much as it has in the past,” Roethlisberger said. Bengals Each of the first four possessions ended in punts, but on the last one Marshall pinned the Terrapins on their own 1. In the same situation earlier in the game, Maryland ran three times for 2 yards and punted. This time, the Terrapins put together a 17-play drive that included a pair of fourth down conversions and lasted for 7 minutes, 44 seconds. The 99-yard march ended with a 2-yard pass from Brown to tight end Dave Stinebaugh, giving Maryland a 20-17 lead with 14:56 left. Marshall was quick to respond. Cato completed two third-down passes, and Essray Taliaferro ran in from the 7 to make it 24-20. “To be able to answer back like that was huge,” Holliday said. Brown subsequently came up short on a third-and-5 bootleg, providing Cato the opportunity to put the game away. Although the Terrapins got the stop they needed, Cato came up big during the next series. After completing a 28-yard pass to Hoskins on third-and-11, Cato connected with Hoskins again in the end zone. It was Hoskins’ second touchdown of the game and 15th of the sea- son, most in the nation for tight ends. Cato went 16 for 25 for 193 and two touchdowns in the first half to provide the Thundering Herd with a 17-13 lead. After pinning the Terrapins near their own goal line, Marshall went up 7-0 with a 37-yard drive that ended with Cato’s 1-yard touchdown pass to Shuler. Maryland tied it with a 29-yard touchdown throw from Brown to Levern Jacobs, but the Thundering Herd promptly regained the lead with a lengthy march that produced an 8-yard touchdown pass from Cato to Hoskins. After Maryland kicked a field goal, Marshall got one of its own for a 1710 lead. Near the end of the half, Maryland moved 81 yards in 10 plays to set up Brad Craddock for his second field goal. On this day, the Terrapins needed touchdowns to overcome Cato and Marshall’s formidable attack. “The problem we had was we got down there in the red zone and ended up kicking field goals,” Edsall lamented. From Page B1 “Now we just have to make sure we continue to hit our best stride this late in the season and try to get our playoff misery over with,” offensive coordinator Jay Gruden said. RUNNING ON EMPTY: Ravens running back Ray Rice has rushed for only 645 yards after getting 1,000 in each of the last four years. It’s not entirely his fault that Baltimore ranks 28th in rushing, but the Ravens have sputtered because of their inability to run. Forced to throw, Flacco has tossed a career-high 19 interceptions. The Bengals will try to make him throw it a lot. “It’s never good to throw interceptions and put your team in a bad position,” Flacco said. “If I dwell on that, then I’m not going to give ourselves a good chance to win in this game right here.” With 3 yards Sunday, Rice will pass Jamal Lewis (9,166) for the most yards from scrimmage in team history. KICKING IT: With one more field goal, Baltimore’s Justin Tucker will break Matt Stover’s single-season franchise record of 35 in a season. Tucker made 33 straight field goals before misfiring from 37 yards last Sunday in a loss to New England. 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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) EMPLOYMENT Closing at 12pm on Dec. 24th through Sunday, Dec 29th Open on Dec 30th & 31st (8am-4pm) Closed -January 1st We will resume normal business hours Thursday, January 2nd at 8am Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î�� �&@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Page B6 LîSunday Times Sentinel Sunday, December 29, 2013 NFL says ACL injuries down through 13 weeks NEW YORK (AP) — ACL injuries are down, the NFL has told its Health and Safety Advisory Committee. In a memo to the committee sent earlier this week and obtained by The Associated Press, the league said research showed there were 30 ACL injuries in games through the preseason and first 13 weeks of the schedule. There were 39 such injuries in 2012, 35 in 2011, 37 in 2010, and 31 in 2009. Anterior cruciate ligament problems are the most severe knee injuries. There was an increase in medial collateral ligament injuries (MCL), from 74 in 2012 to 89 in games this season through 13 weeks. But there were 106 MCL injuries in 2011, 89 in 2010 and 103 in 2009. The injury reporting service Quintiles/ Outcome provided the numbers to the league, which then sent them to the committee chaired by 49ers owner John York. The committee also includes Giants owner John Mara, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, Packers President Mark Murphy and Falcons President Rich McKay. The data are for all types of ACL and MCL injuries, including tears and sprains. There have been suggestions that knee injuries have gone up since the NFL cracked down heavily on hits to the head and neck area. While there have been several high-profile hits to the knee that sidelined players — New England tight end Rob Gronkowski, for example — the league-requested survey of this year’s injuries does not “We carefully monitor player injuries. There is no evidence that the new work rules have had an adverse effect on the injury rate or that injuries have in fact increased.” — Michael Signora League spokesman indicate a trend toward increased major knee problems through 13 weeks. Earlier this week, Patriots coach Bill Belichick claimed injuries were up. He didn’t cite specific numbers, but said it was “a matter of record not opinion” that injuries league-wide have been on the rise over the past three years. Belichick blamed a decrease in the number of offseason, preseason and in-season practice sessions and workouts allowed as a main contributor to higher injury totals. League spokesman Michael Signora disputed Belichick’s assertions. “We carefully monitor player injuries,” Signora said. “There is no evidence that the new work rules have had an adverse effect on the injury rate or that injuries have in fact increased.” And with the ACL injuries, the research by Quintiles/Outcome shows the opposite. This season through 13 weeks, about 68 percent of ACL injuries involved con- Steelers name WR Brown MVP for second time Was Your Christmas Gift the Wrong Size? WE SPECIALIZE IN � Ring Sizing � Watch Band Shortening � Chain n Shorte Shortening arat Patch Diamonds- N- Gold 418 SILVER BRIDGE PLAZA����ALLIPOLIS, OH John Ortman, MD Geetha Conjeevaram, MD Charisse Siapno, MD 60473173 740-446-3484 tact with another player. The percentage in the four previous seasons ranged from 67 percent in 2009 to 55 percent in 2012. A breakdown by positions showed one tight end, one wide receiver and one quarterback had contact-related ACL injuries through 13 weeks this season. That compares to five such injuries combined at those positions in 2012 and four in 2011. For offensive players in general, there have been six such injuries in 2013 through 13 weeks, compared to 10 in 2012, eight in 2011, nine in 2010 and six in 2009. On defense, there were six ACL injuries involving contact with another player. This compares to nine such injuries in 2012, 10 in 2011, nine in 2010, and seven in 2009. For special teams, there were four George Bridges | MCT ACL injuries involving contact with Geno Atkins (97) of the Cincinnati Bengals pressures Matt another player as compared to two last Schaub (8) of the Houston Texans in the first half of their AFC playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 5, in Houston, Texas. season and four in 2011. PITTSBURGH (AP) — The first time Jerricho Cotchery walked into Antonio Brown’s house, it was all the newly acquired Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver could do to avoid the exercise equipment scattered across the living room floor. “It’s like he never stops working,” Cotchery said. Or ever stops producing for that matter. In the midst of perhaps the finest season by a receiver in the franchise’s 81-year history, Brown was voted the team’s Most Valuable Player for the second time in three years on Thursday. Brown won the award in 2011 after making the Pro Bowl as a kick returner and a rapidly developing slot receiver. If anything, Brown has become more indispensable in the interim. Entering Sunday’s season finale against Cleveland, Brown already owns the club record for yards receiving in a single season (1,412) and with 101 receptions has an outside chance to break Hines Ward’s mark of 112 catches in 2002. Oh, and he’s still returning punts, including a 67-yard sprint for a touchdown in a 30-20 victory over Cincinnati two weeks ago that kept Pittsburgh (7-8) in the postseason mix. Umamahesh Yellamraju, MD Michael Reed, DO Jayrus Soliman, MD Jean Rettos, DO “Once he gets the ball in his hands, everybody is holding their breath because something usually special happens,” Cotchery said. It’s an ascension the Steelers bet on in the summer of 2012 when they signed Brown to a $42 million contract extension while Mike Wallace futilely held out for more money. Wallace eventually did get paid, inking a $60 million deal with Miami last spring. Early on, it appears Pittsburgh made the right choice. Wallace has 68 receptions for 905 yards and three scores for the Dolphins. When the Pro Bowl rosters are announced on Friday, Brown’s name will almost certainly be read. Wallace’s almost certainly will not. Brown declines to draw any sort of comparison. He and Wallace are friends and two completely different players. Wallace relies heavily on his all-world speed, while Brown’s talents rely on his quick feet and his ability to make things happen in the open field. Cotchery points to Brown’s near miracle play at the end of a 34-28 loss to the Dolphins three weeks ago as proof of Brown’s unique ability. Trailing by six with three seconds left, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hit Emmanuel Sanders for a 25-yard gain down the left Jacqueline Lather, CNP, DNP Douglas Hunter, MD sideline. While his teammates scattered across the Heinz Field turf, Brown hung out at the Pittsburgh 40. “He was just kind of waiting in the corner while everybody was flicking the ball around, just waiting his turn like, ‘I’m ready, I’m ready,’” Cotchery said. “Then we were just watching.” While Brown’s madcap dash to the end zone ended when he inadvertently stepped out of bounds at the Miami 12, the list of players who would have gotten even that far is short. It’s why Brown continues to do double-duty on punt returns, where his 13.4 yards per runback ranks third in the league. It’s a job Brown accepts eagerly even if he’s the only No. 1 receiver in the league who still plays a significant role on special teams. Then again, there are few premier receivers who look like Brown. At 5-foot10 and 186 pounds, he’s the point guard to Calvin Johnson’s power forward. There was a time while Brown was in college at Central Michigan that he went to Ford Field to watch Johnson play for the Detroit Lions. Five years later, Brown and Johnson were exchanging jerseys after a 37-27 win in Pittsburgh last month, a sign of mutual respect from one star to another. 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AT RIGHT, Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood, center, is pictured with Deputy Donald Mohler, left, and Mark Griffin, right. Both Mohler and Griffin received a promotion to the rank of Sergeant effective Jan. 6, 2014. Sheriff presents awards, promotions Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — As the year comes to a close, Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood is wrapping up his first year in office by presenting awards and announcing promotions. Sheriff Wood recently announced the promotion of three long-time deputies to the rank of Sergeant within the department. Deputies Mark A. Griffin, Donald S. Mohler and Adam Smith received the promotion to Sergeant effective on Jan. 6, 2014. Sgt. Griffin is a seven year officer with the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, and is currently serving as the School Resource Officer in Meigs and Eastern school districts. Sgt. Mohler has been with the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office for 18 years in March and has 30 years of law enforcement experience. Sgt. Smith has served 14 years with the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office and two years prior to that with the Middleport Police Department. In addition to the promotions, the Sheriff recently presented several awards during a Christmas and Awards Dinner held at the Pomeroy Gun Club. Deputy Joe Barnhart was named Deputy of the Year for his work with the department. “The Deputy of the Year award is to be awarded by the Sheriff for outstanding law-enforcement work, attention to detail and observation bringing credit to himself and this office,” said Sheriff Wood. “Joe is our very own deputy and Children Services Officer. He loves his job and the children he protects,” added Sheriff Wood. “His keen eye has netted many drug offences. Joe’s professionalism and attitude has benefited him as well as the sheriff’s office.” A Commendation Award was presented to Deputy Mark Griffin and Secretary Tonya Griffin, along with a Civilian Commendation Award to Farmers Bank. The Commendation Award is presented to law enforcement officers or civilian personnel who have performed efficient and valuable service to the office, either in carrying out a specific task or in the performance of general duties over and extended period of time. “Mark took on the task of being the first SRO (School Resource Officer) in the county and organized the SRO programs at the schools,” said Sheriff Wood. “Mark put tremendous efforts toward this program, including having a booth at the Meigs County Fair with many positive results from his efforts.” The Sheriff presented the award to Tonya Griffin, stating the award was “For doing a proficient job and doing several job responsibilities without becoming negative and with a smile.” The 2013 Civilian Commendation Award was presented to Farmers Bank its employees for “exemplary service to the citizens of Meigs County, Ohio, and for going above and beyond assisting our K-9 program.” Farmers Bank conducted a series of fundraisers earlier this fall, raising over $6,000 for the Sheriff’s Office K-9 program. The Certificate of Merit was presented to Deputy Adam Smith. The Certificate of Merit is awarded to a Sheriff’s Office employee for outstanding performance under unusual or difficult conditions. The action need not involve exposure to physical danger, but must involve the protection of life, or property, and involve unusual thoroughness, conscientiousness, deter- mination and initiative. “Deputy Smith conducted the Farmers Bank armed robbery investigation and through that investigation and after 30 plus hours of continuous work, the bank robber was arrested and convicted,” said Sheriff Wood. “Deputy Smith is also being recognized for his knowledge and operation of the Jaws of Life at several accident scenes which expedited the rescue of the trapped individuals.” The Office Citation was presented to Sgt. Bill Gilkey. The Office Citation is awarded to a Sheriff’s Office employee for outstanding contributions to law enforcement through the success of difficulty law enforcement programs, projects or situations, such contributions being made with a high degree of professional excellence. “Sgt. Gilkey took on the responsibility of Director of the newly formed task force and has been performing above and beyond expectations with his dedication to his job,” Sheriff Wood said. Certificates of Appreciation were presented to Sgt. Rick Patterson, Deputy Donald Mohler, Deputy Josh Ridenour, Deputy Josh Dixon and Susan Mansfield. Sgt. Patterson received the award for his work as a supervisor, working on CCW (concealed carry Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood is pictured with Deputy Joe Barnhart. Deputy Barnhart was weapon) permits. “Rick does a great job in named the Deputy of the Year for the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office in 2013. this capacity and yet with all the CCW work he is eraged over 100 checks a with the CCW permits. can look up to,” Sheriff still able to stay current on month this past summer,” “Josh has stepped up to Wood said. his investigations and re- said Sheriff Wood. To date the plate in many ways and Susan Mansfield doports,” said Sheriff Wood. 493 house checks have we are thankful for the job nates approximately 25 Deputy Mohler received the award for being an act- been conducted. The pro- he is doing,” said Sheriff hours a week to help the Wood. Sheriff’s Office as a cook ing shift supervisor and for gram launched June 1. Deputy Ridenour has Deputy Dixon is the Top and on-call nurse. his work setting sting opbeen an acting shift su- Special Deputy, donating Howard B. Mullen was erations. “Don also took it upon pervisor. He also assumed approximately 185 hours presented a plaque marking 60 years of service himself to start organiz- the responsibilities for to the office. “Josh’s heart is in law- to the citizens of Meigs ing the house checks and the Sex Offender Regprovides a monthly report istrations and has been enforcement and is an ex- County and the Meigs in which house checks av- assisting Sgt. Patterson ample that other specials County Sheriff’s Office. ABOVE, Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood, left, presents a plaque to Howard Mullen for 60 years of service to Meigs County and the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office. AT RIGHT, Paul Reed, President and CEO of Farmers Bank, receives a plaque from Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood in appreciation of the bank’s support of the K-9 program and service to the community. �Page C2 LîSunday Times Sentinel &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday, December 29, 2013 FAMILY FEATURES K eep warm with hearty dishes that satisfy appetites and comfort food cravings. From russets to reds, fingerlings to purples, the hearty potato comes in many beautiful varieties that add color and texture to beloved comfort dishes. Bring out the flavors of your downhome creation by pairing it with a perfectly suited wine. Country Stew Pair with Renwood Zinfandel, California Yield: 6 servings 5 pounds bone-in short ribs, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup vegetable oil 2 cups water 1 1/3 cups Renwood Zinfandel 1 medium onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2 beef bouillon cubes 6 large Wisconsin potatoes, washed, peeled and quartered 1/2 pound small fresh mushrooms, cleaned and trimmed 1 package (10 ounces) frozen whole green beans 1 can (16 ounces) peeled whole tomatoes, undrained 1. Dredge ribs in flour to coat; reserve leftover flour. 2. Heat oil in 8-quart Dutch oven on moderate heat. 3. Add half of ribs and brown on all sides. Once browned, remove ribs. Repeat instructions for remaining ribs. 4. Stir in the reserved flour. While stirring, add 1 cup water and wine and stir until thickened. 5. Return ribs to the pan. 6. Add onion, garlic, salt, pepper and bouillon and bring to a boil. 7. Cover and lower heat to simmer for about 1 hour, or until ribs are tender. 8. Remove ribs with slotted spoon and cover with foil to keep warm. 9. Add potatoes, mushrooms and beans. Simmer 20 to 30 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. 10. Add ribs and tomatoes with liquid, and heat through. 11. Use slotted spoon to remove meat and vegetables to large serving platter. 12. Remove gravy to serving container and serve with ribs. Comforting Complements A spicy red with raspberry and peppery flavors, Zinfandel pairs particularly well with the flavors of winter — the season where comfort food is king. When searching for the perfect complement to your hearty, comfort fare, go for wines that deliver on quality at a fair price. Discover Amador County, an up-and-coming wine region nestled in the rolling Sierra Foothills of California, through the wines of Renwood Winery. The winery runs under the direction of Joe Shebl, a talented winemaker whose artistic vision and passion for both Zinfandel and Amador County shows in every bottle. For more information, visit www.renwood.com. One Healthy Spud Beyond their appearance in some of the most beloved dishes, potatoes also boast many benefits to your diet. Here are few reasons to add this versatile vegetable into meals: ! Potassium — Potatoes are a great source of potassium, which may help lower high blood pressure, making them a heart-healthy choice. In fact, potatoes contain more potassium than a banana or spinach. ! Vitamins — A spud a day may keep the cold germs away. One medium-sized spud has nearly half the recommended daily value of vitamin C and is also a good source of vitamin B6. ! Dietary fiber — Potatoes are also a source of dietary fiber, a complex carbohydrate, which is known to increase satiety and help with weight loss. ! Gluten free — Potatoes are a naturally gluten-free food, so those with gluten sensitivity can enjoy this flavorful vegetable. For more on potatoes and healthy recipe ideas, visit www.eatwisconsinpotatoes.com. Healthy Potato Lasagna Pair with Renwood Premier Old Vine Zinfandel, Amador County Yield: 4 servings 2 links Italian turkey sausage (3 1/2 ounces each) 1 1/2 cups chopped onion 1 cup fat-free ricotta cheese 1 teaspoon dried basil or Italian seasoning 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1 egg white 2 cups marinara sauce, divided 1 1/4 pounds Wisconsin Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced, divided 1 cup part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese, divided 1. Remove sausage from casing and crumble into medium skillet with onion. 2. Cook for 10 minutes or until both are browned, breaking up sausage with back of spoon. 3. Stir together ricotta, basil, garlic powder and egg white in small bowl. 4. Spread 1/2 cup marinara sauce in bottom of 9-inch square baking dish. 5. Place 1/3 of the potatoes in the bottom of the dish, forming solid layer with no gaps. 6. Drop 1/2 ricotta mixture in spoonfuls over top and spread out just a little. 7. Sprinkle with 1/3 of mozzarella and 1/2 sausage mixture. 8. Add 1/2 cup more sauce then repeat potato, cheese and meat layers. 9. Top with last layer of potatoes, remaining sauce and mozzarella. 10. Cover with plastic wrap and make small slit to vent. 11. Microwave on high for 30 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Quick & Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken & Potatoes Pair with Renwood Zinfandel, Fiddletown 2 teaspoons Herbs de Provence (or combination of dried thyme, fennel, basil and savory) 1 teaspoon garlic salt Freshly ground pepper to taste 1/2 cup flour 1 tablespoon canola oil 4 small (2 pounds) bone-in-chicken breasts, skin removed 1 1/4 pounds small Wisconsin red potatoes 3/4 cup frozen, thawed pearl onions 1 cup small baby carrots 3/4 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth 8 ounces small baby bella or white mushrooms Chopped fresh thyme (optional) 1. Combine Herbs de Provence, garlic salt, and pepper on a dinner plate. 2. Spoon flour onto a second dinner plate. 3. Coat each chicken breast with herb mixture; then dredge in flour. 4. Heat oil in a large skillet. 5. Add chicken and cook over medium-high heat until chicken is golden brown on both sides (approximately 3 to 4 minutes per side). If necessary, cook chicken in two batches so as not to crowd the pan. 6. Once browned, place chicken in large slow cooker and add all remaining ingredients, except fresh thyme. 7. Cover slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours. 8. 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For 3 months.* �Page C4 LîSunday Times Sentinel &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday, December 29, 2013 Mentally ill and their backers fill Vt. orchestra Zachary Dwayne Hendrix and Megan Beth Broderick Broderick-Hendrix couple to wed POMEROY — Megan Beth Broderick and Zachary Dwayne Hendrix of Pomeroy, Ohio, announce their engagement and unpcoming wedding. The bride-elect is a 2008 graduate of Eastern High School and a 2013 graduate of University of Rio Grande majoring in Early Childhood Education. She is the daughter of Martin Broderick of Middleport, Ohio, and Nancy Broderick of Pomeroy, Ohio. Bridegroom-elect is a 2009 graduate of Eastern High School and a 2011 graduate of Buckeye Hills with a degree in nursing. He is employed as an L.P.N at Arcadia Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation in Coolville, Ohio. He is the son of Tony and Sherri Hendrix of Coolville, Ohio. The wedding will be held at 1 p.m. on Feb. 8, 2014, at St. Paul Methodist Church. Visit us at mydailysentinel.com or mydailytribune.com SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Ronald Braunstein’s career as a musical conductor got off to a brilliant start. He attended The Juilliard School, performed as a guest with top orchestras including the San Francisco Symphony and Berlin Philharmonic, and won the prestigious Herbert von Karajan conducting competition in 1979. But bipolar disorder slowed what might have been an explosive career, including three five-year periods when, he said, he had trouble merely getting out of bed. He met his wife, French horn player Caroline Whiddon, when she was working as manager of the Vermont Youth Orchestra and Braunstein was hired as its music director. She had struggled with anxiety and depression. Braunstein’s bipolar disorder was a factor in his firing from the youth orchestra in 2011, they said. They responded by forming the Me2/orchestra — Me2, or “me, too,” as in the shared struggles of its musicians. It’s billed as “the world’s only classical music organization for individuals with mental illness and the people who support them,” a claim Whiddon said is based on her scouring of the Internet. “I can’t find anyone online doing anything close to what we’re doing,” she said. They’re hoping a performance as part of First Night Burlington, an annual New Year’s Eve arts festival in Vermont’s largest city, will bring some attention to the 2-year-old ensemble. Part of First Night’s mission is to make arts accessible and open for participation to a broad swath of the community, Executive Director Tom Ayers said. So when Me2/orchestra applied, it was a perfect fit. “It really goes to the core of our mission,” Ayers said. That kind of exposure is what Whiddon, the orchestra’s 44-year-old executive director, and Braunstein are looking for as they try to use the group to give the public less fear and more awareness of mental illness. They said they took some of their inspiration from the Gay Men’s Chorus movement, which has singing groups in cities around the country. What those groups did for gay men they want to do for people struggling with mental illness. “It’s all about removing the stigma,” Whiddon said, later adding, “They inspired people around the country to get together and support each other.” Braunstein, 58, said he sees his own illness as a key part of his gift. “I feel better able to hook into the grandiosity, the excitement, the profoundness and the depths, more than a person who is without bipolar,” he said. “I really do get to the highs and lows, extremely far apart.” Braunstein said that his favorite composer is Beethoven — and that he feels a kinship with the 20th-century orchestra leader Otto Klemperer. Both Beethoven and Klemperer are believed to have had bipolar disorder. Just one of the manifestations of his bipolar disorder: He once got lost on his way to conducting a recent rehearsal in a room where he had worked with the group a dozen times before. But among the players in the Me2/ orchestra, that was OK. Acceptance more than perfection is reason for the group’s existence. And the musicians get to play for a conductor of high stature. At a recent rehearsal, the orchestra was preparing for concerts at Vermont’s Woodside Juvenile Detention Center and the First Night celebration on New Year’s Eve in Burlington — the latter modeled after the annual celebration in Vienna with the Radetzky March and Blue Danube Waltz. Braunstein worked with the players on phrasing, articulation and other technical aspects. During the first hour of rehearsal, the improvements were obvious. “You’re following me too much,” he told a timpanist he thought was not keeping up with the beat. “Can you do the four bars in one breath?” he asked the horn players. Double bassist Christa Mordoff, a youth counselor at the juvenile detention center, said during a rehearsal break that her interest was piqued in part by the upcoming concert at her workplace. She said she was trying to take a realistic view of how classical music would be received at the youth detention center. “Some people are going to love it, and there are some people who are really negative no matter what,” she said. But as he sat and waited for the rehearsal to resume, there was no negativity getting to Jake Belcher. Belcher, 23, a violinist and math student at the University of Vermont, said he was diagnosed 18 months ago with anxiety and depression but took comfort in music. The orchestra, he said, is “just an unspoken, nonjudgmental zone where you can relax and know you’re among good people.” UNOS to oversee hand, face transplants like organs WASHINGTON (AP) — Sure your liver or kidney could save someone’s life. But would you donate your hands, or your face? Signing up to become an organ donor may get more complicated than just checking a box on your driver’s license. The government is preparing to regulate the new 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. cipients go public to say how the surgeries have improved their lives. “These hands are blessed hands to me,” said Lindsay Aronson Ess, 30, of Richmond, Va., who received a double hand transplant in 2011. She had lost her hands and feet to a life-threatening infection in 2007. Until now, deciding who qualifies for a hand or face transplant, and how to find a match and approach a potential donor’s family all have been done on an informal, case-by-case basis. There has been no way to tell which hospitals’ techniques work best and how patients ultimately fare. There have been reports of two deaths related to face transplants in other countries, and some transplanted hands have had to be amputated. Patients must take lifelong anti-rejection medications that put them at risk of infections, cancer and other side effects. In July, government regulations go into effect making hand and face transplants subject to the same strict oversight by UNOS, which manages the U.S. transplant program, as heart or kidney transplants. They’re part of a new definition of “organ” that also includes other body parts that doctors one day might transplant — from feet to voice boxes, maybe even the uterus. Unlike corneas, heart valves and other simpler tissues that are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, these are all complex mixes of blood vessels, nerves, muscles and other tissues. The rules mean potential recipients will be added to the UNOS network, for matching of donated hands and face tissue that are the right tissue type and compatible for skin color, size, gender and age. Transplants and their outcomes will be tracked. Before then, the UNOS committee will have to decide such things as who’s first on the waiting list, and what special expertise a transplant center needs. Then there’s the consent challenge. Some specialists say people should receive a list of body parts when they first sign an organ donor card — to specify exactly what they do and don’t want donated at death. “Ethically it is the right thing to do so the potential donor has a choice,” said Pittsburgh’s Gorantla, who is closely watching how UNOS will tackle this issue. But UNOS committee bioethicist Robert Veatch of Georgetown University said until now, next-of-kin have decided on donating a loved one’s face or hands, because previously registered organ donors probably had no idea that was an option. That’s even though some state laws preclude family from overriding a relative’s pre-death decision to donate organs or tissues. “Some people who would be willing to consent to a kidney might get a little squeamish about a face,” he said. The government projected fewer than two dozen people might be placed on a waiting list for hand and face transplants each year. But Susan Stewart of Association of Organ Procurement Organizations said ultimately, it will increase these transplants because finding a match will be easier. Hand recipient Ess — the patient voice on the UNOS committee — also wants to ensure potential recipients are fully informed of the rigors and risks. “It’s not just, ‘Attach some arms and let me go my merry way,’” said Ess, who still requires physical therapy and will always have to watch for signs of rejection. “It takes a lot of patience, it takes a lot of diligence and resilience.” NY man’s 10,607 video games secure title Merry Christmas! mydailytribune.com mydailysentinel.com mydailyregister.com field of hand and face transplants like it does standard organ transplants, giving more Americans who are disabled or disfigured by injury, illness or combat a chance at this radical kind of reconstruction. Among the first challenges is deciding how people should consent to donate these very visible body parts that could improve someone’s quality of life — without deterring them from traditional donation of hearts, lungs and other internal organs needed to save lives. “Joe Blow is not going to know that now an organ is defined as also including a hand or a face,” said Dr. Suzanne McDiarmid, who chairs the committee of the United Network for Organ Sharing, or UNOS, that will develop the new policies over the next few months. Making that clear to potential donors and their families is critical — “otherwise we could undermine public trust,” said McDiarmid, a transplant specialist at the University of California, Los Angeles. “The consent process for the life-saving organs should not, must not, be derailed by a consent process for a different kind of organ, that the public might think of as being very different from donating a kidney or a heart or a liver,” she added. These so-called “reconstructive transplants” are experimental, and rare. The best estimates are that 27 hand transplants have been performed in the U.S. since 1999, and about seven partial or full face transplants since 2008, said Dr. Vijay Gorantla, medical director of the University of Pittsburgh reconstructive transplant program. But they’re gradually increasing as more U.S. hospitals offer the complex surgeries, the Defense Department funds research into the approach for wounded veterans — and as transplant re- 60467944 BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Maybe it was getting his first video game, Cosmic Avenger, for Christmas at the age of 12, and then having to wait an entire year for the hard-to-land Colecovision console to play it on that made Michael Thomasson so determined to get his hands on every video game and system he could find. Now, 31 years and roughly 11,000 games later, Thomasson is the newly crowned world record holder for having the largest collection of video games. He is featured in a two-page spread in the justreleased “Guinness World Records 2014 Gamer’s Edition.” “I have games on cartridge, laser disc. I have VHS-based games, cassette-based games,” Thomasson said, standing among the collection that fills the basement of his suburban Buffalo home. Along with the games, he has the devices to play them on, not only the Xboxes and PlayStations but obscure ones like the Casio Loopy, the only game system specifically geared toward girls, which came out in Japan in 1995, and the Pippin, a dud released by Apple the same year. “Every game on it is awful,” Thomasson says of Apple’s foray into the gaming world. “It’s the least fun of anything in the house.” � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 12. December Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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