https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/b2cb343fd84c238638c0e76d618cacb1.pdf d11d6db0f15f36479599e1e73e62ed18 PDF Text Text log onto www.mydailysentinel.com for archive • games • features • e-edition • polls & more Middleport•Pomeroy, Ohio INSIDE STORY WEATHER SPORTS Dr. Brothers .... 2 Chance of rain and snow today. High of 41. Low of 27. ........ 2 Girls basketball action .... 6 OBITUARIES Reginald E. Coiner, 82 Gerald R. Crawford, 82 Adam H. Payne, Jr., 85 Saybra A. Pearson, 55 Larry Phillips, 64 Mamie Stephenson, 88 50 cents daily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Vol. 62, No. 22 Council discusses possible Racine development By Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com RACINE — Racine Council members discussed potential development along Sycamore and Pearl Streets during Monday’s monthly meeting. Racine Village Clerk/Treasurer David Spencer stated that a developer is interested in placing a strip mall type building behind the current Dollar General building. According to Spencer, the de- veloper would likely be purchasing property from the village and the library. Council would have to approve a resolution once an official agreement is reached. Council also discussed the possibility of extending Sixth Street to make it run parallel with Fifth Street through town. There was no action taken on the matter. Meigs County Library Director Kristi Eblin spoke to council about the upcoming library levy on the March 6 ballot. Eblin dis- tributed fact sheets to the council members, as well as leaving extras to place in the village office. Council approved the mayor and clerk/treasurer to place the old brush truck up for bid after a reasonable minimum bid is determined. The truck is a 1967 International, which was replaced by a new truck through grant funding in December. One condition of the sale is that the truck can no longer be used as fire equipment. In other business, council discussed taking out a loan for water well repairs. The loan, which had been approved by council members at the last meeting for up to $10,000, may only need to be for approximately $5,000. Council members are to make a list of locations and properties in the village which need cleaned up and bring the list to the next council meeting. A change in the wording of the structure ordinance was approved. The change was to change the specific official titles to say either mayor or code official. This was done as a recommendation from the village solicitor. A decision on the purchase of a copy machine was tabled until next meeting. Present at the meeting were council members Dale Hart, Ron Clark, George Cummins and Ernest Spencer, clerk/treasurer David Spencer, Water Operator John Holman and Meigs County Library Director Kristi Eblin. Mayor Scott Hill and council member Chad Hubbard were not present. The next Racine Village Council meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 5. River City Kids to present musical Auditions set for Sunday Submitted photos Eastern Superintendent Scot Gheen, Eastern Principal Shawn Bush, Southern Superintendent Tony Deem, Southern Principal Daniel Otto, Meigs Superintendent Rusty Bookman and Meigs Principal Steve Ohlinger all take part in the Above The Influence Summit held at Meigs High School. ‘Above the Influence’ summit held By Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com ROCKSPRINGS — Encouraging, teaching and helping teens was the focus of the first “Above The Influence” summit held in Meigs County. Students from Eastern, Meigs and Southern high schools attended the one day event at Meigs High School, with several speakers and presenters taking part. Meigs County Juvenile Court Judge Scott Powell welcomed all in attendance and introduced the presenters throughout the day. “There is a very important reason why we are here,” said Powell. “Meigs County, along with the entire region, is under attack from the destructive powers of drugs and prescription pills. There is no longer one school, one neighborhood, one family in Meigs County that has not been affected.” Powell challenged each student in attendance to live their life “Above the Influence.” Superintendents Scot Gheen (Eastern), Rusty Bookman (Meigs) and Tony Deem (Southern) were on hand for the See SUMMIT |‌ 5 By Charlene Hoeflich POMEROY — Information on Ohio’s programs geared to promote economic development through assistance to small businesses, help to farmers, and promotion of energy efficiency, were reviewed by James E. Bernholtz, regional representation of Treasurer Josh Mandel’s office, when he spoke at Tuesday’s meeting of the Meigs County Chamber of Commerce. Bernholtz emphasized the importance of stimulating the growth of small business which he described as the “backbone of the economy and the leader when it comes to getting people back to work.” He said loans are available to assist small businesses in retaining or adding jobs and detailed the “Grow Now” program which enables Ohio’s small business owners to receive 3 percent an obviously futile defense, the wolf makes a good case for himself. The River City Kids, a division of the River City Players, have been bringing quality children’s stage shows to the tri-county area since 2005, and have staged The Little Princess, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Honk, Jr., Recess, Schoolhouse Rock, among others. For many youth, taking part in the River City Kids Shows allows them to feed the almost non-stop desire to be creative, and gain academic benefits as well. Studies document that a child who is exposed to and involved in the performing arts often develops a greater capacity for learning. According to Mary Gilmore of the River City Players, the arts encourage children to depend on themselves creatively, so they learn how to solve problems better, while developing the ability to rely on themselves to bring new ideas into the world. Area youth are encouraged to participate in the River City Kids productions. For more information about the auditions call 949-1075. Show your love for the earth on Valentine’s Day Submitted photos Seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshman from Meigs, Southern and Eastern all sat and intermingled with their classmates from each schools as a sign of unity to work together to live Above the Influence. Chamber speaker talks on economic development choeflich@mydailysentinel.com MIDDLEPORT — The River City Kids will hold auditions for “The Big Bad Musical” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12. at the River City Players building located at 99 Mill Street in Middleport. Students of middle school and elementary ages are invited to participate in this show scheduled for April 1415­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­. “The Big Bad Musical” is a courtroom comedy in which the jury (the audience) must decide the outcome of the biggest trial ever in the fairy-tale world. The notorious big bad wolf is being slapped with a class-action lawsuit by storybooks of quirky characters who want to get even: Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother, the three little pigs and the shepherd in charge of the boy who cried wolf. With Sydney Grimm as the commentator on live Court TV, the two greatest legal minds in the Enchanted Forest — the evil stepmother and the fairy godmother — clash in a trial that will be remembered forever after. As our wronged fairy tale characters testify, the wolf seems deserving of all that’s coming. Yet, even though the infamous evil stepmother resents doing pro-bono work on such POMEROY — Have a heart, don’t litter! That’s the message from the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) which is not only asking residents not to litter, but is requesting their help at a litter clean-up event on Valentine’s Day. Raina Fulks, the Leading Creek Watershed Coordinator for the agency, is extending an invitation to “come out and celebrate your love for the earth by helping to clean it up.” On Tuesday Feb. 14, the litter clean-up event will be held. Residents who care enough to share their time by participating in picking up trash and other debris are asked to gather at 9 a.m. at the Meigs SWCD office, 33101 Hiland Road in Pomeroy. From there teams will disperse to pick up litter along State Route 7 and other target locations. Gloves and bags will be provided for the volunteers who are asked to pre-register by calling the Meigs SWCD office, 730-992-4282. “This is a great opportunity to clean up our community and make a difference in the watershed,” said Fulks as she encouraged participation in the community clean-up effort. loans to improve or expand their businesses as a way of increasing employment. He also discussed the ECO-Link program which enables Ohioans to receive a 3 percent interest rate reduction on bank loans when completing weatherization improvements or installing energy efficient products on their homes. A program especially to assist farmers, called Ag-Link, is one involving operating loans or lines of credit, said Bernholtz, who added that it is designed to provide farmers with financial tools to help weather the upfront costs of their farming operations. The speaker also talked about the the ReEnergize Ohio program where large loans can be discounted to facilitate businesses who want to make improvements leading to a more efficient operation. “We need to get Charlene Hoeflich/photo Meigs County businesses taking advantage James Bernholtz, regional representative for the State Treasurer of Ohio, describes state assisSee CHAMBER ‌| 5 tance programs available to residents. �Wednesday, February 8, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 www.mydailysentinel.com Husband is a consumer, wife isn’t Weather Wednesday: A chance of snow showers before 10 a.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 10 a.m. and noon, then a slight chance of rain showers after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming north between 4 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 8 p.m., then a slight chance of snow showers between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Stocks AEP (NYSE) — 39.88 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 18.23 Ashland Inc. 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Member SIPC. Dear Dr. Brothers: Someone who likes to When I first met my husbuy all the shiny objects band, I have to admit I he sees may have a hard was pretty impressed by time concentrating on all his stuff. He had all the a more long-term goal man toys you can think that doesn’t have an imof, and I felt he was earnmediate payoff. Socking ing a good living and had money away so that evena lot of interests to make tually you can enjoy your his rather over-the-top own home just isn’t going lifestyle make sense. But to do it for him. What you now that we are married need to do is sit down, and trying to save money possibly with a financial for a house, his continuplanner, and see if the two ous shopping is getting of you can come to terms on my nerves. I think we Dr. Joyce Brothers with the specifics of what should agree on our muyou need to do in order Syndicated tual goals. I’m not a conto achieve your dream of Columnist sumer, and he’s still going homeownership. Once he at it. — M.G. knows how much disposDear M.G.: It must have been in- able income he has to devote to buyteresting to see your husband sur- ing stuff, you will be able to tell if he rounded by all his stuff and to try to has the discipline to keep to a budget. picture your lives together as a couple Then you can go from there. Just goand how you would fit in. You may ing on the way you are isn’t an option. have supposed that he would lose *** some interest in acquiring man toys, Dear Dr. Brothers: My co-worker and would concentrate instead on a and I found what we thought was the simple life of domestic bliss. But in perfect apartment. We were excited at the absence of any evidence to tell you first to discover two guys living right that was a reasonable expectation, you across the hall who were willing to do have to start admitting that people some of the heavy lifting and loaning don’t really change just because they us hammers and stuff like that. But get married and are “supposed” to we’ve been here six weeks now, and shift their priorities. Your married life every time they see our door open, may prove to be more challenging to they seem to feel it’s OK to just come adjust to than you’d realized, and your over and hang out. We don’t want mutual goals may remain elusive for them in our lives — or our face — and don’t know what to do. Help! — H.B. the moment. Dear H.B.: It sounds like a case of you digging a hole and jumping in. These guys obviously aren’t on the same wavelength as you, or they would have noticed by now that you aren’t exactly rolling out the red carpet when they show up at your place uninvited at every opportunity. Or are you? If you really don’t want them hanging around, then you can’t afford to give them any mixed signals. No flirting, offering them refreshments or doing anything else to make them feel that your home is their home. They obviously feel entitled to move in on you after you were willing — even delighted — to accept all you could get from them in the way of setting up your apartment, and they are looking for some payback. It seems only fair to them. They also may have fallen for your charms, and genuinely like you and want to get to know you. If you have boyfriends or colleagues, invite them over. Make it clear that you are not available. When the hallmates come to the door after work, don’t let them enter. Explain that you’re cooking, or cleaning, or washing your hair. Make it a different excuse every time if you have to, and see just how much resistance they put up. It is likely that they will start taking the hint, but if not, you will see that you have to start being more direct. (c) 2012 by King Features Syndicate Meigs County Community Calendar Syracuse Community Cen- follow. Past Grand Master p.m. at the TPRSD office. Thursday, Feb. 9 CHESTER — Shade Riv- ter. Members are to take t- Ron Winett will be present. Tuesday, Feb. 21 All master masons and feler Lodge 453 will hold its shirts to paint. RUTLAND — A commuTUPPERS PLAINS — lowcraft invited. regular meeting 7:30 p.m. nity meeting for the NeighMonday, Feb. 13 at the hall. Refreshments VFW Post 9053 will meet at borhood Revitalization POMEROY — The grant application will be the hall in Tuppers Plains, will be provided. POMEROY — The faith 6:30 p.m. Meal served at 6 Meigs County Republican held at 7 p.m. at the Rutland Party Executive Committee Civic Center. All residents family at St. Paul Lutheran p.m. will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the are encouraged to attend. Friday, Feb. 10 Church is providing a soup LONG BOTTOM — Court House. A new direcand sandwich meal. All Birthdays friends and neighbors are Faith Full Gospel Church, 7 tor for the Meigs County Wednesday, Feb. 15 invited to come and share p.m., singing and preaching Board of Elections will be POMEROY — Rachel food and fellowship from by Debbie and Dave Dailey. nominated. Plans will be Jennings will observe her discussed for the Lincoln Saturday, Feb. 11 5:30-7 p.m. The meal will 90th birthday on Feb. 15. MIDDLEPORT — Re- Day dinner which will be be held in the fellowship hall at St. Paul Lutheran joicing Life Church Val- held on March 1, 6 p.m. at Cards may be sent to her at the Rocksprings RehabilitaChurch, 231 East Second entine’s Dinner, 6 p.m., the Meigs High School. tion Center, 36759 RockTuesday, Feb. 14 seating is limited, and the Street, Pomeroy. BEDFORD TWP. — The springs Road, Room 125, POMEROY — Alpha Iota deadline to signup is Feb. 7. Masters meeting, 11:30 The dinner is a fundraiser Bedford Township Trust- Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Monday, Feb. 20 a.m. at the New Beginnings for the school. For more in- ees will hold their regular POMEROY — Lawrence monthly meeting at 7 p.m. United Methodist Church. formation call 992-6249. Leonard will mark his 90th CHESTER — Shade at the town hall. Hostesses are Jean Powell TUPPERS PLAINS — birthday on Feb. 20. Cards River Lodge 453, annual and Ruth Riffle. SYRACUSE — Wild- inspection. Dinner served The Tuppers Plains Region- may be sent to him at 41990 wood Garden Club will at 6:30 p.m. with inspection al Sewer Board will have Seneca Drive, Pomeroy, and before the boys senior meet at 6:P30 p.m. at the in the fellowcraft degree to its regular meeting at 4:30 Ohio 45769. night games on Feb. 14. Serving of a spaghetti and meatball dinner on Feb. 9 and a pulled pork dinner luncheon meat has between 450 and ATLANTA (AP) — Bread and rolls of the sodium consumed. on Feb. 14 will begin at are the No. 1 source of salt in the “It’s possible to eat a whole bunch 1,050 milligrams. A small 1 ounce bag 4:30 p.m. The dinners are American diet, accounting for more of sodium without it seeming salty,” of potato chips ranges from 50 to 200 $5. than twice as much sodium as salty noted John Hayes, an assistant profes- milligrams. sor of food science at Penn State, who junk food like potato chips. The new CDC report is based on That surprising finding comes in was not involved in the report. 4-H tack sale planned surveys of more than 7,200 people in According to the CDC, breads and 2007 and 2008, including nearly 3,000 RACINE — The Jolly a government report released TuesRanchers will hold a horse day that includes a list of the top 10 rolls account for about 7 percent of the children. Participants were surveyed tack fund raiser at 5 p.m. sources of sodium. Salty snacks actu- salt that the average American eats in twice, each time answering detailed ally came in at the bottom of the list a day. Next on the list: cold cuts and on Feb. 25 at the Racing compiled by the Centers for Disease cured meats; pizza; fresh and pro- questions about what they had eaten over the previous day. Researchers Legion hall. The funds Control and Prevention. cessed poultry; soups; fast-food ham- then broke down what they ate into raised will go into the 4-H “Potato chips, pretzels, and popcorn burgers and sandwiches and cheese. categories, and assigned sodium program. Anyone wishing which we think of as the saltiest foods Rounding out the list and account- amounts. to contribute should call in our diet are only No. 10,” said CDC ing for about 3 percent each are spaSalt reduction has become a recent ghetti and other pasta dishes; meat- focus of public health campaigns, and Director Dr. Thomas Frieden. 304-531-4677. Breads and rolls aren’t really saltier loaf and other meat dishes and snacks some major food makers have taken than many of the other foods, but peo- like potato chips and pretzels. Boil advisory issued Dietary guidelines recommend no steps or announced plans to gradually ple tend to eat a lot of them, said Mary TUPPERS PLAINS Cogswell, a CDC senior scientist who more than 2,300 milligrams of sodi- reduce sodium in their products. CDC officials who have long en— The Tuppers Plains- co-authored the report. um a day, equal to about a teaspoon couraged people to eat more fruits and Chester Water District has Salt is the main source of sodium of salt. Certain people, such as those issued a boil advisory in for most people, and sodium increases with high blood pressure, should eat vegetables stopped short of advising Olive Township for the fol- the risk of high blood pressure, a ma- even less. But average sodium con- people to lay off the bread. But they lowing roads: Limberger jor cause of heart disease and stroke. sumption in the U.S. is around 3,300 are encouraging consumers to read laRidge Road from the inter- Health officials say most Americans milligrams, the CDC study found. bels and, for example, buy brands of bread that have lower sodium. section of Pine Tree Drive get too much salt, mostly from pro- Only 1 in 10 Americans meet the tea“People can choose how much salt spoon guideline. cessed and restaurant foods not added and going East 2,000 feet to add to their food at the table. They The amount of sodium in food types from the salt shaker. on Joppa Road. The boil Experts have known that the so- can vary. For example, a slice of white can’t take it out once it’s there,” Frieadvisory will be in effect dium in breads and certain other bread can have between 80 and 230 den said. until 4:30 p.m. on Wednes- foods can add up, but even CDC milligrams of sodium. A cup of canned There’s another way to consume day, February 8, unless officials were amazed that just 10 chicken noodle soup has between 100 less sodium. “Eat smaller portions,” otherwise notified. foods are responsible for 44 percent and 940 milligrams and 3 ounces of Hayes said. Meigs County Briefs Singing valentines available POMEROY — Again this year, the River Blend Barbershop Quartet on Valentine’s Day will be delivering singing valentines around town. Anyone who would like to have the quartet sing to someone special may contact either Gerald Kelly, 992-6159, or Gerald Powell 992-2622. The quartet sings and delivers roses for a donation. Political sign restrictions set POMEROY — Any one wishing to post political or campaign signs within Pomeroy Village limits is reminded that there is a $25 fee, which must be paid at Village Hall, in order to post signs. EHS fundraisers planned REEDSVILLE — Two fund-raisers for the Eastern High School Junior Class have been planned. Dinner will be served preceding the girls senior night games at the Eastern Basketball games on Feb. 9 CDC: Bread beats out chips as biggest salt source Court: CA gay marriage ban is unconstitutional SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California’s same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track to reach the U.S. Supreme Court. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that a lower court judge correctly interpreted the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court precedents when he declared in 2010 that Proposition 8 a response to an earlier state court decision that legalized gay marriage was a violation of the civil rights of gays and lesbians. However, the appeals court said gay marriages cannot resume in the state until the deadline passes for Proposition 8 sponsors to appeal to a larger panel of the 9th Circuit. If such an appeal is filed, the panel’s ruling would remain on hold until it’s resolved. “Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California, and to officially reclassify their relationships and families as inferior to those of opposite-sex couples,” states the opinion written by Judge Stephen Reinhardt, one of the court’s most liberal judges. More than 50 people who gathered outside the federal courthouse in downtown San Francisco greeted the ruling with cheers. They held signs and waved rainbow flags. Backers of Proposition 8 said they would ask the Supreme Court to overturn the 9th Circuit ruling, which came more than a year after the appeals court panel heard arguments in the case. “We are not surprised that this Hollywood-orchestrated attack on marriage tried in San Francisco turned out this way. But we are confident that the expressed will of the American people in favor of marriage will be upheld at the Supreme Court,” said Brian Raum, senior counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian legal aid group based in Arizona that helped defend Proposition 8. Supporters of gay marriage hailed the ruling. American Foundation for Equal Rights President Chad Griffin, who formed the group along with director Rob Reiner to wage the court fight against Proposition 8, called the panel’s decision “a historic victory.” “The message it sends to young LGBT people, not only here in California but across the country, (is) that you can’t strip away a fundamental right,” Griffin said. The appeals panel crafted a narrow decision that applies only to California, even though the court has jurisdiction in nine western states. California is the only one of those states where the ability for gays to marry was granted then rescinded. “Whether under the Constitution same-sex couples may ever be denied the right to marry, a right that has long been enjoyed by opposite-sex couples, is an important and highly controversial question,” the court said. “We need not and do not answer the broader question in this case.” The panel also said there was no evidence that former Chief U.S. Judge Vaughn Walker was biased and should have disclosed before he issued his decision that he was gay and in a long-term relationship with another man. Proposition 8 backers had asked the 9th Circuit to set aside Walker’s ruling on constitutional grounds and because of the thorny issue of the judge’s personal life. It was the first instance of an American jurist’s sexual orientation being cited as grounds for overturn- ing a court decision. Walker publicly revealed he was gay after he retired. Supporters of the gay marriage ban argued that he had been obliged to previously reveal if he wanted to marry his partner like the gay couples who sued to overturn the ban. The 9th Circuit held a hearing on the conflict-of-interest question in December. In its ruling Tuesday, the panel majority said it was unreasonable to presume a judge cannot apply the law impartially just because he is a member of the minority group at issue in a case. “To hold otherwise would demonstrate a lack of respect for the integrity of our federal courts,” the opinion said. Reihardt, who was appointed to the appeals court by President Jimmy Carter, was joined in the majority opinion by Judge Michael Hawkins, an appointee of President Bill Clinton. �Wednesday, February 8, 2012 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 Komen exec quits after VFW Post 9926 to Planned Parenthood flap award scholarships ATLANTA (AP) — An executive at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity resigned Tuesday over her support to strip Planned Parenthood of funding, but disputed that she was the driving force behind the decision that created a firestorm of criticism last week. Karen Handel, the charity’s vice president for public policy, said in her resignation later she was “deeply disappointed by the gross mischaracterizations of the strategy, its rationale, and her involvement.” Handel said the discussion to cut funding for Planned Parenthood started before she came to the group last year, and was approved at the highest levels of the charity. However, a person with direct knowledge of decision-making at Komen’s headquarters said Handel was a driving force behind the move. Handel supported a decision Komen announced to exclude Planned Parenthood, which provides a range of women’s health care services including abortions, from future grants for breast-cancer screenings because it was under congressional investigation. “Neither the decision nor the changes themselves were based on anyone’s political beliefs or ideology,” Handel said in the letter. “Rather, both were based on Komen’s mission and how to better serve women, as well as a realization of the need to distance Komen from controversy.” Handel said the now-abandoned policy was fully vetted by the Komen organization. Its board did not raise any objections when it was presented with the proposed policy in November, Handel said. Komen Founder and CEO Nancy G. Brinker said she accepted Handel’s resignation and wished her well. “We have made mistakes in how we have handled recent decisions and take full accountability for what has resulted, but we cannot take our eye off the ball when it comes to our mission,” Brinker said in a statement. “To do this effectively, we must learn from what we’ve done right, what we’ve done wrong and achieve our goal for the millions of women who rely on us.” Planned Parenthood spokeswoman Andrea Hagelgans declined to comment on the resignation. The breast cancer charity cited a probe backed by anti-abortion groups and launched by Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., to determine if Planned Parenthood improperly spent public money on abortions. Planned Parenthood says taxpayer money is strictly separated. The breast cancer charity reversed course after its decision created a three-day firestorm of criticism. Members of Congress and Komen affiliates accused the group’s national leadership of bending to pressure from anti-abortion activists. Brinker denied the accusation. Until Tuesday, Handel had publicly kept silent about her role in the dispute. In her letter, she said the controversy surrounding Planned Parenthood was long a concern to Komen officials. “Neither the decision nor the changes themselves were based on anyone’s political beliefs or ideology,” Handel said in the letter. “Rather, both were based on Komen’s mission and how to better serve women, as well as a realization of the need to distance Komen from controversy.” A person with direct knowledge of decision-making at Komen’s headquarters in Dallas said the grantmaking criteria were adopted with the deliberate intention of targeting Planned Parenthood. The criteria’s impact on Planned Parenthood and its status as the focus of government investigations were highlighted in a memo distributed to Komen affiliates in December. According to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of repercussions, a driving force behind the move was Handel, who was hired by Komen last year as vice president for public policy after losing a campaign for governor in Georgia in which she stressed her anti-abortion views and frequently denounced Planned Parenthood. Brinker, in an interview with MSNBC last week, said Handel didn’t have a significant role in the policy change. Handel, a Republican, ran for Georgia governor in 2010, received an endorsement from former vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. But Handel lost a primary runoff to former Georgia Rep. Nathan Deal, who won the general election. Throughout the campaign, Deal accused Handel of being soft on abortion. Deal repeatedly attacked Handel over a 2005 vote she took while serving on a metro Atlanta county commission to give more than $400,000 to Planned Parenthood, though not for abortion services. The Georgia affiliate of Planned Parenthood said the money went to a downtown clinic for services such as cervical cancer screenings, testing for sexually transmitted diseases and birth controls. A longstanding law bans using federal money to pay for abortions except in cases of rape, incest or to protect the health of the mother. Anti-abortion activists in Georgia praised Handel’s decision. “I commend her for it,” said Daniel Becker, president of the Georgia Right to Life. He said the organization still had concerns about Handel’s belief that women who are raped or victims of incest should be allowed to seek abortions. MASON, W.Va. — The Stewart-Johnson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9926 will award up to fifteen tuition scholarships of $500 each to qualifying area college students and high school seniors who have been accepted into college. Members of VFW Post 9926 and their immediate family will receive first consideration for these scholarships, but other veterans and their family will also be considered. New this year is a simplified, one-page application that replaces the written resume required in the past. Scholarship applications may be picked up at the VFW Post in Mason, W.Va. and completed forms must be received by the VFW Post no later than April 20 Applications received after April 20 will not be considered. For more information, contact your school guidance counselor or VFW Post 9926. For more information contact Robert Caruthers at (304) 812-5905 or (740) 416-5262. Eagles offer scholarships POMEROY — Two, $1,500 scholarships will be awarded by the Pomeroy Eagles Club # 2171, and the Eagles Auxiliary. The scholarships will be given to one female and one male. To qualify, the mother, father, or biological grandparent(s) must be an active member of Pomeroy Eagles #2171. This requires the parent and/or grandparent to participate in the activities of Eagle Aerie 2171, in that the member helps in fund raising , supports the club with their financial support, or their attendance. The applicant must be entering his/her first year of secondary education or currently enrolled in secondary education but not a past recipient of the Eagles Scholarship. The ap- plicant must be under the age of 21 years of age at the time the scholarship is drawn. Applications can be picked up at the Eagles Club in Pomeroy. A current photograph, name, address, telephone number and date of birth is to be included in the application. Applications can be sent to Pomeroy Eagles Aerie #2171, Attn: Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 427, Pomeroy, OH 45769 or returned personally to the Aerie. Applications for these scholarships must be postmarked no later than May 1, 2012, to be considered eligible. Winners will be decided by a lottery drawing. The scholarships will be awarded upon evidence of acceptance and admittance. Pa. vending machine dispenses ‘morning-after’ pill The Daily Sentinel chine appears to be rare, if not unprecedented. The idea started when Shippensburg conducted a survey about health center services several years ago, and 85 percent of the respondents supported making Plan B available, he said. “The machine is in a private room in our health center, and the health center is only accessible by students,” Gigliotti said in a statement. “In addition, no one can walk in off the street and go into the health center. Students proceed to a check-in desk located in the lobby and after checking in are granted access to the treatment area.” Taking Plan B within 72 hours of rape, condom failure or just forgetting regular contraception can cut the chances of pregnancy by up to 89 per- cent. It works best if taken within 24 hours. Some religious conservatives consider the emergency contraceptive tantamount to an abortion drug. A spokeswoman for the National Right to Life Committee did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Jessica Sheets Pika, a spokeswoman for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, said that “if the health center is manned 24/7, that sounds like it’s a sufficient protection.” “But if there’s a chance that people under 17 are able to access it, that’s a problem,” she added. The drug isn’t covered or subsidized by the school. Its price at the vending machine is set by the school’s cost to the pharmaceutical company and is less than at off-campus pharmacies. Special operations’ Afghan role could be expanded WASHINGTON (AP) — Adm. Bill McRaven said Tuesday that special operations forces in Afghanistan are preparing for a possible expanded role as overall U.S. forces begin to draw down after a decade of war. McRaven, the special operations commander who led last year’s Navy SEAL raid against Osama bin Laden, confirmed that special operations forces would be the last to leave under the Obama administration’s current plan, and that the Pentagon is considering handing more of the Afghan war responsibility over to a senior special operations officer as part of that evolution. McRaven said special operations would combine targeting and training operations this summer to prepare for a smaller overall U.S. presence, but he stressed that no final decisions had been made. “I have no doubt that special operations will be the last to leave Afghanistan,” McRaven told a Washington audience, though he said he did not expect their numbers to rise. “As far as anything beyond that, we’re exploring a lot of options,” he said. The White House is considering handing the entire Afghan campaign back to special operations forces an evolution expected to stretch well past the drawdown of most conventional NATO troops in 2014, according to multiple officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the still-evolving plans. Senior administration officials have described turning the mission over to special operations forces as a possible way to provide security with fewer U.S. troops, because of their ability to work in smaller numbers and with local forces on such missions as night raids or patrolling villages. Administration officials believe that smaller presence will be less offensive to the Afghans. Afghan participation in the controversial night raids against insurgents has not stopped Afghan president Hamid Karzai from criticizing them and blaming the U.S. for unnecessary civilian casualties, but U.S. officials believe his criticism will be more muted as his forces take on a greater role. “Could we use a few more years with the U.S. in the lead? Of course,” said Michael Sheehan, assistant secretary of defense for special operations, speaking at the same event. “But…now is as good a time as ever to push the Afghans out in front,” with special operations advisers training the locals how to expand the raids they are already carrying out. Rather than an American “kicking in a door in an action against an enemy, we want the local to do that,” he added. “The emphasis will be on training…to put the hand behind their back so they do it first.” That focus on partnering with Afghan forces is driving McRaven’s streamlining of special operations in Afghanistan, blending the village security operations with the elite Joint Special Operations Command’s terrorist-hunting cell based at Bagram, which is working on degrading the Taliban militant network with focused raids. “We feel like we have to become not only more effective but more efficient,” McRaven said. Under the current system, if the special operations terrorist hunters have five potential insurgents to hit in a given area, they will likely choose to strike a high-value target, instead of spending their time hunting lower level insurgents menacing a local village that fellow U.S. Army Green Berets are trying to secure, according to a U.S. military official. With one commander in charge of all special operations, he could decide to clear out those lower level insurgents to secure the village, leaving the high value target for another night. That change is expected to come in the summer. During McRaven’s remarks at a Washington area hotel, there was an outburst from a retired special operations general who was angry at media coverage of special operations missions, such as last year’s Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden, and the recent SEAL rescue of two western hostages in Somalia. “Get the hell out of the media,” retired Lt. Gen. James Vaught shouted at McRaven. McRaven calmly responded that avoiding media coverage was impossible in the 24-hour news cycle, and that while he objected to revealing sensitive tactics, the media could be useful, especially when reporting operations gone wrong. “Having those failures exposed in the media helps us do a better job,” McRaven said. “So sometimes the spotlight on us makes us better.” Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher Stephanie Filson Managing Editor 60286732 (AP) — Students at Shippensburg University in central Pennsylvania can get the “morning-after” pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine installed at the request of the student government. The Etter Health Center at Shippensburg, a public school of 8,300 students in Appalachia’s scenic Cumberland Valley, provides the Plan B One Step emergency contraceptive along with condoms, decongestants and pregnancy tests. The pill is available without a prescription to anyone 17 or older, and the school checked records and found that all current students are that age or older, spokesman Peter Gigliotti said. The machine was installed after a request from the student association. The pill’s availability in a vending ma- �The Daily Sentinel Opinion Fracking industry exec: 90 percent of the Americans are ‘nuts’ By Lyle Hopkins Wall Street and CEO culture in America is out of touch, arrogant, condescending, and those are probably their good qualities. Recent examples run the gamut, from snooty finance employees sipping champagne while mocking Wall Street protesters to a sign posted in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange proudly stating “we are the 1 percent.” It’s clear that our titans of industry are in dire need of an attitude adjustment. One of the worst offenders is the energy industry. Case in point, the CEO for the Colorado Oil & Gas Association reportedly said of fracking opponents: “These nuts make up about 90 percent of our population, so we can’t really call them nuts any more. They’re the mainstream.” Contrast that with what she could and should have said: “Opposition to fracking is widespread and accounts for up to 90 percent of the population, as such we need to address mainstream concerns and reassure the public about our industry.” She didn’t choose to use that language, just as the Wall Street examples chose not to use conciliatory gestures. Instead she revealed what she really thought, that anyone who opposes her industry must be nuts. To be fair to the CEO, let’s consider the issue. What’s fracking and why do so many members of the public oppose it? Here’s the short version. Pressurized fluid is injected in the ground and used to fracture rock to get at hard to reach fossil fuels. A variety of toxic chemi- cals are involved with the industry and if methane gas from the fracking operation seeps into your water table then your drinking water can become flammable. You read that correctly. Your tap water can be set on fire. This problem became so bad in one town in Pennsylvania that the local fracking company had to build a special pipeline to bring drinking water to affected residents. The fracking industry contends that methane accumulation and flammable tap water have been a problem for years in some areas. Residents near fracking operations in Colorado, Texas, and Wyoming report various negative health effects. Fracking companies consider these health complaints to be unproven coincidences. The debate continues. You’d think that in a free market system a clever corporation would just pursue a less risky energy strategy. It’s not like we don’t have other alternatives. Why not just invest in renewables and avoid the exploding tap water debate entirely? There’s money to be made in these proven, safe, cost effective energy technologies. Capitalists all over the planet have realized this and are massively investing and building renewable energy plants. The notable exception is the United States, which brings us back to the Wall Street and CEO attitude problem. The earlier quoted CEO noted that the energy industry has a 7 percent approval rating. Her solution is for the energy industry to use a hipper marketing campaign that catered to “people that like South Park.” She reportedly The Daily Sentinel Reader Services Correction Policy Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a story, call the newsroom at (740) 992-2156. Our main number is (740) 992-2155. 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This gets to the heart of our current economic and growing social crisis. Wall Street and the CEOs are too out of touch to know they’re wrong and too arrogant to admit it. When an industry has a 7 percent approval rating and still can’t admit its business model is fundamentally wrong then they lose the privilege of dictating the status quo. They must change, and we must make them do it since they refuse to. The bottom line is the middle class can’t survive another 30 years of Wall Street and CEO mismanagement. Lyle Hopkins is an energy and security analyst at the nonprofit and nonpartisan Civil Society Institute. He is also a former intelligence officer for the U.S. Air Force and led a 150-person watch center providing threat warning information to national leadership. He has a Masters degree in Environmental Management and Sustainability from Harvard. Copyright (C) 2012 by the American Forum. Page 4 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 French scientists: Childhood Leukemia spikes near nuclear reactors By John LaForge French researchers have confirmed that childhood leukemia rates are shockingly elevated among children living near nuclear power reactors. The “International Journal of Cancer” has published in January a scientific study establishing a clear correlation between the frequency of acute childhood leukemia and proximity to nuclear power stations. The paper is titled, “Childhood leukemia around French nuclear power plants – the Geocap study, 2002-2007.” This devastating report promises to do for France what a set of 2008 reports did for Germany — which recently legislated a total phase-out of all its power reactors by 2022 (sooner if the Greens get their way). The French epidemiology — conducted by a team from the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN) and the National Register of hematological diseases of children in Villejuif, outside Paris — demonstrates during the period from 2002-2007 in France the doubling of childhood leukemia incidence: the increase is up to 2.2 among children under age five. The researchers note that they found no mechanistic proof of cause and effect, but could find no other environmental factor that could produce the excess cancers. Without getting overly technical, the case-control 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. study included the 2,753 cases of acute leukemia diagnosed in mainland France over 2002-2007, and 30,000 contemporaneous population “controls.” The children’s last addresses were geo-coded and located around France’s 19 nuclear power stations, which operate 54 separate reactors. The study used distance to the reactors and a dosebased geographic zoning (DBGZ), based on the estimated dose to bone marrow related to the reactors’ gaseous discharges. All operating reactors routinely spew radioactive gases like xenon, krypton and the radioactive form of hydrogen known as tritium. These gases are allowed to be released under licenses issued by federal government agencies. Allowable limits on these radioactive poisons were suggested to governments and regulatory agencies by the giant utilities that own the reactors and by reactor operators themselves. This is because their reactors can’t even function without regularly releasing radioactive liquids and gases, releases required to control pressure, temperature and vibrations inside the gigantic systems. (See: “Routine Radioactive Releases from Nuclear Power Plants in the United States: What Are the Dangers?” from BeyondNuclear.org, 2009) In Germany, results of the 2008 KiKK studies — a German acronym for Childhood Cancer in the Vicinity of Nuclear Power Plants — were published in both the International Journal of Cancer (Vol. 122) and the European Journal of Cancer (Vol. 44). These 25-yearlong studies found higher incidences of cancers and a stronger association with reactor installations than all previous reports. The main findings were a 60 percent increase in solid cancers and a 117 percent increase in leukemia among young children living near all 16 large German nuclear facilities between 1980 and 2003. These shocking studies — along with persistent radioactive contamination of Germany from the Chernobyl catastrophe — are largely responsible for depth and breadth of antinuclear public opinion all across Germany. Similar leukemia spikes have been found around U.S. reactors (European Journal of Cancer Care, Vol. 16, 2007). Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina analyzed 17 research papers covering 136 reactor sites in the UK, Canada, France, the U.S., Germany, Japan and Spain. The incidence of leukemia in children under age 9 living close to the sites showed an increase of 14 to 21 percent, while death rates from the disease were raised by 5 to 24 percent, depending on their proximity to the nuclear facilities. When the U.S. public owns up to the dangers of nuclear power, we too can get around to its replacement and phase out. John LaForge is on the staff of Nukewatch, an environmental justice group in Wisconsin, and edits its quarterly newsletter. The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Wednesday, February 8, 2012 www.mydailysentinel.com Staff removed at LA school during abuse probe LOS ANGELES (AP) — The entire staff at a Los Angeles elementary school is being removed while authorities investigate horrific allegations of sexual abuse by two of the school’s teachers, one of whom is accused of blindfolding children, taping their mouths and photographing them in a classroom. Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy said Monday night that more than 120 staff members at Miramonte Elementary School everyone from the principal and teachers to the cafeteria workers were being replaced because a full investigation of the allegations will be disruptive and staffers will require support to get through the scandal. “We intend to interview every adult, every adult who works at that school, whether they are a teacher or administrator, or whether they are an after-school playground worker or a custodian or a secretary. I mean every single solitary adult who works at Miramonte,” Deasy said to parents who packed a high school gymnasium. An entire staff has been selected to come into Miramonte’s classrooms to take over teaching for the time being, and there will be a psychiatric social worker in every classroom to help students and staff cope with any issues. The teachers and support staff will remain officially attached to Miramonte even though they are indefinitely being transferred, district spokeswoman Monica Carazo said Tuesday. “He (Deasy) will decide if and when to return them back to the Miramonte school. So nothing is definite at this time,” she said. Deasy said the employees, which include nearly 90 teachers, will remain out of the school at least until August, when Miramonte changes from a year-round system to a regular summervacation schedule. When classes resume, there will be fewer teachers and fewer students because some will be transferred to new schools that are opening. Deasy announced Monday that an investigation of the allegations will include interviewing former as well as current Miramonte students. The probe will be handled by an independent commission led by retired California Supreme Court Chief Justice Carlos Moreno. All employees will be paid during the investigation, district spokesman Tom Waldman said. Officials didn’t know how long the investigation would take. “The last thing I’m worried about is a budget issue,” Deasy said. “The No. 1 thing I’m worried about is the students.” School officials canceled classes on Tuesday and Wednesday as a cooling-off and transition period, Waldman said. All current staff members will report to another location, where they will be interviewed, he said. The new staff will report on Thursday. Deasy emphasized that all new staff members being brought into the classroom went through a “very rigorous screening process.” He added Miramonte staff members are having a difficult time understanding this situation. “I’m mostly overwhelmed by how grieved they are, how upset they are, how broken their own personal trust is. In many ways, they are victimized too,” Deasy said. “They taught in this school for years and assumed everyone else was doing good things.” United Teachers Los Angeles said in a statement that union leaders and staff have met with instructors at Miramonte. “We support a thorough, vigorous and fair investigation of all allegations,” the statement said. “It’s everyone’s responsibility to ensure that any and all allegations are thoughtfully and carefully investigated.” Miramonte parents were happy to hear the news first from the superintendent. They have complained bitterly that they weren’t informed about the yearlong investigation. Many heard the sordid details on news reports or from the TV crews camped out at the school’s entrance. School officials said they deferred to sheriff’s detectives, who asked them not to divulge details that might affect their investigation. Maria Jimenez, 51, said the parents are divided over the decision to remove the school’s 88 teachers and 40 other staff members. “Some are in favor. Others are against it because they did this without advising us or consulting us,” she said. The decision follows the arrest of two longtime Miramonte teachers: Mark Berndt and Martin Springer. Berndt, 61, was charged last week with committing lewd acts on 23 children, ages 6 to 10, between 2005 and 2010. The acts cited by authorities include blindfolding children and feeding them his semen in his classroom, in what children were allegedly told was a tasting game. Berndt, who worked at the school for 32 years, remains jailed on $23 million bail and could face life in prison if convicted. Springer, 49, was arrested Friday on suspicion of fondling two girls in his classroom. He was being held on $2 million bail. Springer taught at Miramonte for his entire career, which started in 1986, the district said. He taught second grade. The school board is scheduled to discuss firing him in a closeddoor meeting Tuesday. Investigators said they know of no connection between the Miramonte cases. Berndt and Springer know each other and took their classes on at least two joint field trips in the past decade, according to the Los Angeles Times. More than a quarter of the students at Miramonte were absent from school Monday while parents demanded more protection at the school, with attendance reaching just 72 percent, according to figures from the Los Angeles Unified School District. About three dozen parents and supporters protested in front of the main doors of the school earlier Monday, some carrying a banner that read, “We the parents demand our children be protected from lewd teacher acts.” As night fell, about 100 angry parents marched from the elementary school to the nearby meeting with administrators. School police watched and sheriff’s deputies were on hand, but there was no violence. The district set up a tollfree hotline on Monday to receive reports of suspected abuse at Miramonte, said school board President Monica Garcia in a statement. Garcia added that the district would step up efforts to ensure students and staff realized the importance of reporting misconduct. In the same school district, a janitor at a San Fernando Valley elementary school was arrested on suspicion of committing a lewd act with a child on a campus. Paul Adame, 37, was taken into custody after a mother told police on Sunday that he had inappropriate contact with her child during school hours Friday at Germain Elementary School in the Chatsworth area north of Los Angeles, police Capt. Kris Pitcher said at a news conference. The captain declined to provide details but urged anyone who might know of other possible victims to contact police. Adame was booked and released on $100,000 bail Monday. It could not be immediately determined if he had an attorney. There was no immediate connection between the arrest of the janitor and the cases at Miramonte, which is 15 miles away in an unincorporated county area of South Los Angeles. State of Ohio News in Brief Ohio gov: state needs basic control of turnpike STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich says the state will never give up underlying control of the Ohio Turnpike but that it would be wrong not to look at options that could earn the state millions. He says it’s worth considering the idea of leasing the turnpike because of the opportunities for revenue for the state. Kasich addressed the idea of privatization of the turnpike during his State of State speech Tuesday in Steubenville. Ohio Gov. tells Legislature to put politics aside STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Gov. John Kasich is telling Ohio lawmakers to steer clear of what he calls “mindless partisanship” and find common ground. The first-term Republican made his plea for legislators to put politics aside and focus on what’s good for Ohio in his State of the State address Tuesday in Steubenville. Kasich’s fellow Republicans control the state Legislature. The GOP holds a 23-10 edge in the state Senate, and a 59-40 advantage in the House. The governor told state lawmakers to look at the bitter battles happening in Washington. He asked: “Do we want to be like them?” He says the country is losing faith in their elected officials. He told lawmakers to “fight like crazy” but then be able to come together at the end of the day. Ohio bill to regulate exotic animals not yet ready STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio lawmaker’s proposal to regulate exotic animals in the state is not ready for introduction this week. Republican state Sen. Troy Balderson of Zanesville sent a letter to fellow senators last week, asking them to support his bill. He planned to introduce it Tuesday. But Balderson told The Associated Press on Tuesday that parts of the legislation are still being drafted. He says legislating on a “knee-jerk reaction” is The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 Obituary Mamie M. ‘Sis’ Stephenson Mamie Mae “Sis” Eblin Snider Stephenson left this world to meet Jesus on Sunday, February 5, 2012. She was born on February, 26, 1923, to Thomas and Emma (Vining) Eblin. She lived in Pomeroy all her life and was a member of the Pomeroy Nazarene Church, where she served as a Sunday School teacher, custodian, secretary and treasurer. She touched many lives and was well know as “Little Nanny”. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband and the father of her children, James Paul Snider; her second husband, William Robert Stephenson; sister, Myrtle; and brothers, Johnny, Tommy, Art, Walt, Jim, Steve and Bob Eblin. She is survived by six children, Barbara (Jerry) Colmer, of Rutland, Paulette (Jim) Farley, of Marietta, Nancy (Mike) Porter, of Pomeroy, Randy (Jan) Snider, of Pomeroy, Tammy (David) Johnson, of Pomeroy, and Jimmie (Marilyn) Snider, of Marietta; 21 grandchildren; 44 greatgrandchildren; 18 great-great-grandchildren; and a brother, Lawrence (Barb) Eblin. She will be missed but we will rejoice with her that she is now in the arms of Jesus. Viewing will be held from 11-2 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. The funeral service will immediately follow, with Pastors Bill Justis and Jan Lavender officiating. Burial will be at Rocksprings Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www. andersonmcdaniel.com. Death Notices Reginald E. ‘Jack’ Coiner Reginald E. “Jack” Coiner, 82, Ravenswood, W.Va., died February 7, 2012, at Ravenswood Village in Ravenswood, W.Va. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Roush Funeral Home in Ravenswood, W.Va. Friends may visit the family from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home on Wednesday, February 8 and one hour prior to service on Thursday. Burial will be at Ravenswood Cemetery with full military graveside rites provided by Ravenswood VFW Post 6669. Gerald R. Crawford Gerald R. Crawford, 82, Pomeroy, died at 9:20 p.m. on February 6, 2012, in Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, W.Va. A graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2012, at the Letart Falls Cemetery in the chapel with Father Thomas J. Fehr officiating. Friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. on the day of the service at the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Pomeroy. Adam Herbert ‘Mike’ Payne, Jr. Adam Herbert ‘Mike’ Payne, Jr., 85, Thurman, died Monday, February 6, 2012, at Holzer Senior Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home with Rev. Calvin Minnis officiating. Friends may call from 12 p.m. until the time of service on Saturday at the funeral home. Saybra Ann Pearson Saybra Ann Pearson, 55, West Columbia, W.Va., died on February 4, 2012, at her home. Saybra’s funeral will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2012, at the Deal Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Lamunwise, and that he does not want to bert officiating. Burial will be in the Kirkland Memorial introduce an unpolished bill. Gardens, Point Pleasant, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 8 Efforts to strengthen the state’s law p.m. on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at the funeral home. took on new urgency in October when authorities were forced to kill 48 wild Larry Phillips animals — including endangered BenLarry Phillips, 64, Gallipolis, and formerly of Clarksburg, gal tigers — after their owner freed West Virginia, died late Monday evening, February 6, 2012, them from his Zanesville farm and at his residence. In keeping with Larry’s wishes there are no committed suicide. calling hours or funeral service. Cremation will take place There is no new timetable for the under the direction of the Cremeens Funeral Chapel. bill. Gov. Kasich announces new Ohio courage award STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Gov. John Kasich has announced the creation of a new series of courage awards to honor extraordinary Ohioans. The first recipients are two women who have overcome tragedies from prescription painkiller abuse and human trafficking and the family of an Ohio soldier killed in Afghanistan. Kasich introduced the recipients of the Governor’s Courage Award at his State of State speech in Steubenville. He also called for all veterans attending his speech to be honored. Summit From Page 1 event, along with principals Shawn Bush (Eastern), Steve Ohlinger (Meigs) and Daniel Otto (Southern). In addition to the planning done by the “adults,” students from each school served on the planning committee to make the event something that the students themselves wanted. The summit had two main purposes, first, to let students know that poor choices and drug use will lead to consequences of health problems, death, arrests and jail, family prob- lems, difficulty graduating and difficulty keeping a job; and second, to challenge students and to encourage them to live above the influence by making good choices. “I promise each of you that life is better and easier by not fooling with drugs,” Powell said. Speakers at the event included the Meigs County Major Crimes Task Forces, which is active in investigating and arresting drug users and dealers; Brooks Gibbs, who is a national best selling author and motivational speaker; the Sanctify Drama Team from the Vinton Baptist Church; the STAND Strength Team; Paula Dillon and Jessica Newell of Reed and Baur Insurance Agency, along with Lieutenant Max Norris — Commander of the Gallia-Meigs State Highway Patrol — who showed a video presentation on the dangers of texting and driving; and Judson Laipply, who is a motivational speaker. Rockin’ Reggie was also on hand throughout the day to provide music for the event. Powell concluded the event by saying, “We hope that all of you will look at drug choices in the future in two ways: 1. What if I take drugs and like it? You will become a drug addict and have all the consequences and risks of that life, or, 2. What if I take drugs and don’t like it? You will have gained absolutely nothing, but risked everything.” “Don’t take that risk. Be in control. Enjoy your music, sports, band, art, hunting or whatever you do to have fun by making good choices, and living above the influence.” Chamber From Page 1 of these programs,” said Bernholz. The need for saving is also an area which Treasurer Josh Mandel’s office is promoting. Called SaveNow it is geared to encourage Ohioans to save by offering a 3 percent interest rate bonus on savings accounts. In addition to that incentive, participants receive financial education newsletters throughout the one-year program. In conclusion Bernholtz volunteered to assist in facilitating businesses and individuals who want to take advan- tage of the state’s programs which are geared to improving the lives of Meigs County residents. He was introduced by Luke Ortman, Meigs Chamber of Commerce director, following a luncheon at the Wildhorse Cafe. Do we have your attention now? Advertise your business in this space, or bigger Call us at: The Daily Sentinel 740.992.2155 �The Daily Sentinel Sports WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012 mdssports@heartlandpublications.com Blue Devils fifth, Marauders 11th at John Deno Invitational Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com THE PLAINS, Ohio — A pair of local wrestling teams had successful showings this past Saturday in Athens County, as Gallia Academy placed fifth and Meigs finished 11th at the 2012 John Deno Wrestling Tournament held at Athens High School. The Blue Devils had seven top-eight efforts en route to scoring 184 points in the 20-team event, while the Marauders had five top-eight efforts on their way to a team score of 118 points. Dublin Coffman won the team title with 320 points, with Simon Kenton (311), Athens (270) and Nelsonville-York (208) rounding out the top four positions. Gallia Academy had the lone individual champion between the two local programs, as well as five topfour efforts overall. MHS, conversely, had one runnerup finish and a pair of topfour placers. GAHS senior Brandon Taylor won the 170-pound weight class crown, while classmate Zack Tackett was third overall in the 182 division. Cole Tawney (120), John Byus (220) and Aaron Guisinger (285) also claimed fourth place in each of their respective weight classes. Ben Bush was sixth overall in the 145 division, while Mark Allen rounded out Gallia Academy’s day by placing eighth in the 160-pound weight class. Senior Blake Crow placed second overall in the 220 division to pace Meigs, while freshman Daylen Neece was third overall in the 195 weight class. Chris Lester was also sixth overall in the 138-pound bracket. Nick Hudson (160) and Zach Sheets (285) also had respective efforts of seventh and eighth place in their weight classes. Complete results of the 2012 John Deno Wrestling Invitational are available on the web at baumspage. com Lady Falcons fall to Waterford, 66-42 Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com MASON, W.Va — The Wahama girls basketball team hosted the Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division champion Waterford Monday night in Mason County. The Lady Cats remain unbeaten in league play, as they topped Wahama 66-42. The Lady Falcons (7-12, 4-11 TVC Hocking) were not just going to lay down for Waterford (16-3, 15-0) and they battled to a 15-15 tie at the end of the first quarter. The guests picked up their offense in the second period, scoring 23 points. Wahama scored 10 in the quarter and trailed going into halftime, 38-25. The Lady Cats had anoth- er big quarter in the third but this time it was on the defensive end, holding the hosts to just four points. Waterford scored 14 in the third and held a 52-29 lead going into the finale. Wahama found some offense again in the final period scoring 13 points. Emily Brown scored 10 of her club’s 14 in the fourth quarter to help Waterford to 66-42 victory. The Lady Falcons were led in scoring by Sierra Carmichael who had 15 points, and she was followed by Karista Ferguson with 10. Ashley Templeton had eight, Kelsey Zuspan had six, Mackenzie Gabritsch had two and Paige Gardner had one point to round out Wahama’s scoring. Waterford was led by EmSee FALCONS ‌| 8 Bryan Walters/photo River Valley junior Tracy Roberts prepares to shoot the ball over a Symmes Valley defender during the fourth quarter of Monday night’s non-conference girls basketball game in Bidwell, Ohio. Lady Raiders rally past SVHS, 50-44 Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com Alex Hawley/photo Wahama’s Ashley Templeton (44) shoots the ball during Monday evening’s loss to TVC Hocking champion Waterford, 66-42. OVP Schedule Wednesday, February 8 Boys Basketball Saint Joseph Central at Wahama, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 9 Girls Basketball Belpre at Eastern, 6 p.m. Meigs at Vinton County, 6 p.m. Wahama at Southern, 6 p.m. Miller at South Gallia, 6 p.m. Rock Hill at River Valley, 6 p.m. Ohio Valley Christian at Faith & Hope, 6 p.m. Boys Basketball Ohio Valley Christian at Faith & Hope, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 10 Girls Basketball Sherman at Point Pleasant, 6:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Eastern at Waterford, 6:30 p.m. Wellston at Meigs, 6:30 p.m. Southern at Miller, 6:30 p.m. South Gallia at Belpre, 6:30 p.m. Gallia Academy at Chillicothe, 5 p.m. River Valley at Chesapeake, 6:30 p.m. Point Pleasant at Ritchie County, 7:30 p.m. Trimble at Wahama, 6:30 p.m. Wrestling Point Pleasant at Ripley, TBA Saturday, February 11 Girls Basketball Portsmouth at Gallia Academy, Noon Point Pleasant at Chapmanville, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Hannan at WVHIT, TBA Wrestling Gallia Academy at SEOAL Invitational, 10 a.m. River Valley at OVC meet, TBA Wahama at TVC Tournament, TBA Swimming River Valley at Sectional Meet, TBA BIDWELL, Ohio — Talk about saving your best for last. The River Valley girls basketball team doubled up visiting Symmes Valley by a 20-10 margin down the stretch, allowing the Lady Raiders to rally back and claim a 50-44 victory Monday night in a non-conference matchup in Gallia County. The Lady Raiders (5-14) snapped a five-game losing skid, and did so in a very dramatic fashion — as the hosts made the most of both free throws and timely outside shooting in the finale. RVHS netted 12-of-15 freebies in the final eight minutes, and both trifectas in the game also came at pivotal points of the fourth stanza. The Lady Vikings (7-12) led 3430 after three quarters of play, but Beth Misner drilled a three just 12 seconds into the finale — pulling the hosts to within one point. RVHS followed with a field goal from Tracy Roberts for a 35-34 edge at 6:55, but the guests countered with a basket 15 seconds later for their final lead of the night at 36-35. The Lady Raiders recaptured the lead with a 3-0 run over the next 48 seconds for a 39-36 lead at 5:52, but SVHS retaliated with a 3-0 spurt of its own for a 39-all tie with 2:17 left in regulation. Both teams also found themselves at 41-all with 1:51 left. Cady Gilmore gave RVHS a permanent lead with 1:36 showing, as the junior hit a step-back threepointer for a 44-41 edge. Symmes Valley twice pulled back to within two points, but never came closer the rest of the way. The guests were as close as 46-44 with 32 seconds left, but the Lady Raiders hit 4-of-6 charity tosses to wrap up the sixpoint outcome. The Lady Vikings led at the end of each of the first three periods, as the guests were up 12-8 after one quarter and 21-20 at the intermission. SVHS also used a 13-10 run in the third quarter to go ahead two possessions headed into the finale. River Valley — which held the guests without a three-pointer — made 22-of-29 free throw attempts for 76 percent, including a 16-of19 performance in the second half. Symmes Valley, conversely, made only 6-of-16 charity tosses overall for 38 percent, including a 5-of-12 effort over the final 16 minutes. Gilmore led the Lady Raiders with a game-high 22 points, which included a perfect 11-of-11 effort at the free throw line. Kaci Bryant was next with 12 points, followed by Tracy Roberts with seven points and Beth Misner with six markers. Alexis Hurt and Alli Neville rounded out the respective scoring with two points and one point. Gracie Waddell paced the Lady Vikings with 12 points, followed by eight each from Malenna Davis, Megan Johnson and Kalli Hunt. River Valley concludes its regular season and league schedule on Thursday when it hosts Rock Hill on Senior Night in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup at 6 p.m. River Valley 50, Symmes Valley 44 SV 12-9-13-10 — 44 RV 8-12-10-20 — 50 SYMMES VALLEY (7-12): Malenna Davis 3 2-4 8, Gracie Waddell 4 4-11 12, Elly Fulks 2 0-0 4, Kalli Hunt 4 0-0 8, Megan Johnson 4 0-0 8, Sarah Crabtree 0 0-0 0, Hannah Maynard 2 0-1 4, Taylor Mitchell 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 19 6-16 44. Threepoint goals: None. RIVER VALLEY (5-14): Chelsea Copley 0 0-0 0, Shalin Comer 0 0-0 0, Beth Misner 1 3-4 6, Alli Neville 0 1-4 1, Alexis Hurt 1 0-0 2, Cady Gilmore 5 11-11 22, Mercedes Combs 0 0-0 0, Tracy Roberts 3 1-5 7, Kaci Bryant 3 6-6 12. TOTALS: 13 22-29 50. Three-point goals: 2 (Misner, Gilmore). Lady Eagles sweep Fed Hock, 73-31 Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com STEWART, Ohio — What goes around, comes around. Two days after giving up 10 threepointers in a loss to Huntington St. Joseph, the Eastern girls basketball team nailed 10 trifectas Monday night en route to a 73-31 victory over host Federal Hocking in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup in Athens County. The visiting Lady Eagles (13-5, 12-3 TVC Hocking) had 11 different players reach the scoring column while limiting the Lady Lancers (4-15, 4-12) to just 19 points through three quarters of play. EHS, with the triumph, also claimed a season sweep of Fed Hock after posting a 61-13 decision at the Eagles’ Nest back on Jan. 2. Eastern hit seven trifectas after the intermission, and the other three came in the opening period — as the guests stormed out to an 18-4 edge after eight minutes of play. The Lady Eagles followed with a 14-9 run in the second canto, giving the Green and White a comfortable 32-13 cushion at the intermission. Eastern nailed five three-pointers in the third stanza, which led to a 25-6 surge for a 57-19 advantage head headed into the finale. The guests closed regulation with a 16-12 spurt to wrap up the 42-point decision. Jordan Parker led Eastern with a game-high 16 points, followed by Erin Swatzel with 10 points and Jenna Burdette with nine markers. Savannah Hawley added eight points and Brenna Holter contributed seven markers, while Hayley Gillian and Kelsey Myers both chipped in six points each. Gabby Hendrix, Katie Keller and Maddie Rigsby all added three points apiece, while Cheyenne Doczi rounded out the scoring with two markers. EHS was 8-of-11 at the free throw line for 73 percent. Cheyenne Singer paced the Lady Lancers with 11 points, followed by Megan Thompson with six markers. Carley Tabler and Whitney Gillian both added five points each in the setback. FHHS was a perfect 3-of-3 at the charity stripe. Eastern wraps up TVC Hocking play Thursday when it hosts Belpre at 6 p.m. Eastern 73, Federal Hocking 31 E 18-14-25-16 — 73 FH 4-9-6-12 — 31 EASTERN (13-5, 12-3 TVC Hocking): Brenna Holter 2 2-2 7, Savannah Hawley 3 0-0 8, Jordan Parker 6 0-0 16, Gabby Hendrix 1 0-0 3, Jenna Burdette 4 0-0 9, Katie Keller 1 0-1 3, Hayley Gillian 2 1-2 6, Cheyenne Doczi 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Myers 3 0-0 6, Tori Goble 0 0-0 0, Maddie Rigsby 1 1-2 3, Erin Swatzel 3 4-4 10, Cierra Turley 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 27 8-11 73. Three-point goals: 10 (Parker 4, Hawley 2, Holter, Hendrix, Burdette, Gillian). FEDERAL HOCKING (4-15, 4-12 TVC Hocking): Carley Tabler 2 0-0 5, Ashton Cale 1 0-0 2, Taylor Carr 1 0-0 2, Whitney Gillian 1 2-2 5, Megan Thompson 3 0-0 6, Vanessa Knopp 0 0-0 0, Cheyenne Singer 5 1-1 11. TOTALS: 13 3-3 31. Three-point goals: 2 (Tabler, Gillian). �Wednesday, February 8, 2012 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 7 Logan sweeps Blue Angels, 46-32 Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com LOGAN, Ohio — The Gallia Academy girls basketball team stayed competitive for three quarters, but host Logan used a 15-6 fourth quarter surge to wrap up a season sweep of the Angels following a 4632 decision Monday night in a Southeastern Ohio Athletic League matchup in Hocking County. The Blue Angels (3-16, 0-9 SEOAL) trailed 8-4 after eight minutes of play and were down 14-4 less than three minutes into the second period, but the guests closed the first half on a 13-7 run to pull within 21-17 at the intermission. The Lady Chieftains (10-9, 5-4) watched their halftime lead get cut in half after Heather Ward nailed a jumper in the opening moments of the third canto, but the hosts countered with a 10-0 charge over the next three-plus minutes for a 31-19 edge. GAHS closed the final 4:25 of the canto on a 7-0 run, allowing the guests to pull within 31-26 headed into the finale. The Angels, however, made just one field goal the rest of the way and missed 17 of their final 18 shot attempts. Both teams had 33 rebounds in the contest and Gallia Academy had 22 turnovers, two less than the hosts’ total of 24. LHS won the first matchup between these teams in Centenary by a 35-31 margin on Dec. 10, 2011. Gallia Academy connected on 9-of-44 field goal attempts for 21 percent, including a 0-for-7 effort from three-point range. The guests were also 14-of-22 at the free throw line for 64 percent. Mattie Lanham led GAHS with 10 points, followed by Heather Ward with eight points and Ciera Jackson with four markers. Chelsey Sloan added three points, while Abby Wiseman, Haley Rosier and Kendra Barnes each chipped in two markers. Violet Pelfrey rounded out the scoring with one point. Brooke Simons paced Logan with a game-high 24 points, followed by Ashley Frasure with nine markers. LHS was 16-of-38 from the field overall for 42 percent, including a 3-of-5 effort from behind the arc. The hosts were also 11-of-21 at the charity stripe for 52 percent. Gallia Academy concludes its regular season and league schedule Saturday when it hosts Portsmouth at noon. Logan 46, Gallia Academy 32 GA 4-13-9-6 — 32 L 8-13-10-15 — 46 GALLIA ACADEMY (316, 0-9 SEOAL): Abby Wiseman 1-0-2, Heather Ward 3-2-8, Haley Rosier 0-2-2, Ciara Jackson 1-2-4, Halley Barnes 0, Mattie Lanham 3-4-10, Violet Pelfrey 0-11, Kendra Barnes 1-0-2, Chelsey Slone 0-3-3, Micah Curfman 0. TOTALS: 9 1422 32. Three-point goals: None. Field Goals: 9-44 (.205). Rebounds: 33 (Jackson 10). Turnovers: 22. LOGAN (10-9, 5-4 SEOAL): Brooke Simons 8-6-24, Abbie Hughes 2-1-5, Mackenzie Mays 0, Ashley Frasure 3-3-9, Jaclyn McNeal 1-1-3, Mackenzie Dicken 0, Chloe Dietzel 1-0-2, Abby Rose 1-0-3. TOTALS: 16 11-21 46. Three-point goals: 3 (Simons 2, Rose). Field Goals: 16-38 (.421). Rebounds: 33 (Simons 9). Turnovers: 24. Ohio Prep Notebook: Wellston tops Lady Marauders, 51-38 Falknor hits 400 wins Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com Rusty Miller Associated Press After his 400th career, win Ohio high school basketball coach Lyle Falknor said he’s been blessed. He clinched the milestone win last week with Sandusky St. Mary’s 4435 win over Port Clinton. “It’s a great honor and I’m happy to get there, although it may have taken a lot more time than I hoped,” he said. “Winning 400 games means two things to me: I’ve been coaching a long time and I’ve been fortunate to have a lot of good athletes and players through the years.” Nearing the end of his 30th boys season, Falknor’s record stands at 400-275 overall. SMCC is his fourth coaching stop. He began at Tri-County North (16-28) for two seasons, followed by a stop at Springfield Greenon for three seasons. He went 56-18 at the school with a state-runner up in Class AA during the 1985-86 season. Falknor then moved on to Bellevue where he finished with a 296-180 record in 21 seasons with seven Northern Ohio League titles (including five straight) and five regional appearances in Division II. Falknor is 3249 in his fourth season at SMCC. LET’S HEAR IT FOR HENSON: Orwell Grand Valley’s A.J. Henson became Ashtabula County’s all-time career scoring leader in boys basketball. The Mustangs’ senior guard has 1,554 points in his career. The previous county mark of 1,454 had stood since the 1987-88 season when Matt Zappitelli of Conneaut set the standard. Henson has a way to go, though, to become Ashtabula County’s scoring leader including girls, as four girls remain ahead of him. The county’s all-time leading scorer is Diane Davis of Ashtabula, who scored 1,934 points 1979-83. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS: Waverly’s Jake Kretzer, signed to play at Akron next year, became the leading scorer in school history with a second-quarter foul shot in a 67-49 win over South Webster that gave him 38 points for the game and 1,467 for his career; Cleveland State recruit Gary Akbar scored 26 points to lead Division II No. 1 Dayton Dunbar to an 87-63 victory over Cincinnati North College Hill, Dunbar’s 24th consecutive regularseason win; Napoleon’s boys led Bowling Green 24-1 after one quarter en route to a 78-49 victory; the Holgate girls shut out Hicksville 12-0 in the first quarter and went on to a 70-21 win; Defiance Tinora’s girls led Defiance Ayersville 9-0 after one quarter, were outscored 4-1 in the second quarter and then held the Pilots to two points in the third quarter in a 33-18 win over Ayersville; Ashland’s Cooper Moretz scored a career-high 31 points as the Arrows upset Ohio Cardinal Conferenceleading Mansfield Senior 74-66; East Liverpool’s Marky Thompkins was 15 of 16 from the foul line for a season-high 34 points as the Potters beat Lincoln Park (Pa.) and 6-foot-10 Temple recruit Devontae Watson, 70-68; the Hanoverton United boys snapped a 20-game losing streak as Brett Albright scored a careerhigh 26 points in a 53-48 win over Columbiana; Wellsville’s girls, shooting 40 percent from the foul line this season, hit 10 of 14 free throws in a 25-point fourth quarter to rally past Salineville Southern, 58-56; Findlay boys coach Jim Rucki achieved his 350th career win when the Trojans topped Toledo Central Catholic 53-44; Vanlue’s Zach Garber, a 6-9 junior still mulling his college opportunities, scored 19 points, including the game-winning free throw with 10 seconds left, in a 51-50 win over Leipsic on Friday, then had 28 points and 21 rebounds Saturday in a 70-53 win over Old Fort; Franklin’s boys, coming off an 1110 season, are 16-0 and outscoring their opponents by an average of 30 points per game and have won every game by at least 14 points; Mansfield St. Peter’s Randa Payne is averaging more than 23 points per game and has twice set the single-game scoring record at the school, topping out at 42 points in a win over New Washington Buckeye Central; Andover Pymatuning Valley’s girls made it four consecutive Northeastern Athletic Conference championships with a 54-24 triumph against visiting Vienna Mathews; and Middletown Madison’s girls won their third straight outright Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division title with a 63-42 win over Waynesville, giving the Mohawks (18-1) 36 straight league wins. QUADRUPLE TROUBLE: Arlington’s Amelia Recker, one-quarter of the senior quadruplets (3 girls, 1 boy) playing basketball for the Red Devils, set two school records last week. Recker scored 29 points Tuesday and became the school’s girls basketball career scoring leader (1,333 points) in leading No. 6-ranked Arlington to a 67-38 victory over No. 2-ranked New Riegel. Two days later, Recker scored a girls singlegame record 40 points in Arlington’s 63-22 win over Cory-Rawson. SHE’S NO. 1: Bellevue senior Leslie Raifsnider finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds in a 78-32 win over Norwalk on Feb. 3 while becoming the school’s all-time points leader in boys or girls basketball with 1,530 points. SELECT COMPANY: According to Ohio High School Athletic Association records, Kayla Linkous of New Madison Tri-Village is only the third girl in the state to surpass 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. The senior scored 23 points in TriVillage’s 77-28 victory over Mississinawa Valley to surpass 2,000. Earlier this season, she hit 1,000 career rebounds for the Patriots (17-1). IF I WERE A CARPENTER: Miami Valley clinched first place in the Metro Buckeye Conference for the second straight year after beating Middletown Christian 57-28. Shelby Carpenter had 16 points and 13 steals for the Rams (16-2). RISING TOTAL: Jefferson Area became the first girls program in Ashtabula County to earn 500 victories with a 47-29 win at Brookfield on Saturday. The Falcons are now 500-269 (.650) in its 37-season modernera history. Coach Rod Holmes had led Jefferson to 85 percent of the 500 wins (425) in his 27 seasons at the helm. Holmes is 432-187 (.698) in 28 seasons, which includes one at Bristol. Waterford 15-23-14-14 — 66 Wahama 15-10-4-13 — 42 WATERFORD (16-3, 15-0 TVC Hocking): Randee Seevers 0 0-0 0, Hannah Dailey 0 0-0 0, Olivia Sprague 2 0-0 5, Chelsey Paxton 5 1-3 11, Brooke Drayer 3 0-0 8, Alicia Donahue 0 0-0 0, Hannah Brown 2 3-4 7, Emily Brown 9 6-4 22, Taylor Hilverding 0 0-0 0, Kaitlin Pottmeyer 5 3-7 13, Cassie Reed 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 26 11-20 66. Three-point goals: 3 (Dray- er 2, Sprague). WAHAMA (7-12, 4-11 TVC Hocking): Karista Ferguson 3 3-3 10, Ashley Templeton 4 0-0 8, Kelsey Zuspan 2 0-1 6, Paige Gardner 0 1-2 1, Sierra Carmichael 7 0-2 15, Mackenzie Gabritsch 1 0-0 2, Bunni Peters 0 0-2 0, Olivia Vanmeter 0 0-0 0, Danielle Lavender 0 0-0 0, Shaylyn Greer 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 17 4-10 42. Three-point goals: 4 (Zuspan 2, Ferguson, Carmichael). Falcons From Page 6 ily Brown with 22 points on the night. Two other players reached double figures for the Lady Cats, Kaitlin Pottmeyer with 13 and Chelsey Paxton with 11. This marks the eighth consecutive year Waterford has won the TVC Hocking. The Lady Falcons travel to Southern for their final league contest of the year Thursday at 6 p.m. Waterford 66, Wahama 40 ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio —The Wellston girls basketball team defeated Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division rival Meigs Monday evening at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium 51-38, to spilt the season series. The Lady Marauders (3-16, 2-7 TVC Ohio) were locked in a defensive battle with the Lady Rockets (12-7, 4-5) through the first eight minutes, and Wellston took the early lead 10-9. MHS held WHS to just seven points in the second quarter, but their own offense wasn’t able to get on track only marking one point. The guests led 1710 at halftime. After the break the Lady Marauders’ offense started to hit again scoring 14 in the third canto. Wellston notched 19 in the third and led 36-24 headed into the finale. The Lady Rockets were only able to hit half of their free throws in the final stanza (10-of-20), but they scored 15 points and held Meigs to 14. Wellston handed the Lady Marauders their eighth consecutive loss, 51-38. Meigs was led on the scoreboard by Kelsey Hudson with 14 points. Morgan Russell chipped in with seven points, Dani Cullums had four and Tori Wolfe had three for the home team. Tess Phelps, Brook Andrus, and Ariel Ellis each had two points in the contest with Andrus also pulling down 13 rebounds. Jordan Davis was the lone Lady Rocket in double figures, she finished with 23. Shanea Long had eight and Chelsea Atchison had six to help Wellston’s cause. Meigs travels to face TVC Ohio rival Vinton County Thursday at 6 p.m. in their final regular season contest. Wellston 51, Meigs 38 W 10-17-19-15 — 51 M 9-1-14-14 — 38 WELLSTON (12-7, 4-5 TVC Ohio): Jordan Davis 4 12-19 23, Destiny Clemons 0 2-6 2, Brittany Newman 1 0-0 3, Chelsey McManaway 0 5-10 5, Chelsea Atchison 2 2-4 6, Shanea Long 3 0-4 8, Amber Gilland 0 2-2 2, Sami Ousley 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 12 21-45 51. Three-point goals: 4 (Long 2, Davis, Newman). MEIGS (3-16, 2-7 TVC Hocking): Dani Cullums 1 2-4 4, Tori Wolfe 1 0-0 3, Tess Phelps 1 0-0 2, Hannah Cremeans 4 0-1 4, Brook Andrus 1 0-2 2, Kelsey Hudson 5 3-4 14, Morgan Russell 2 3-4 7, Ariel Ellis 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 14 8-15 38. Three-point goals: 3 (Wolfe, Phelps, Hudson). Field goals: 1458 (.241). Rebounds: 36. Turnovers: 22. Super Bowl draws record 111.3M viewers on NBC NEW YORK (AP) — For the third consecutive year, the Super Bowl set a record as the most-watched television show in U.S. history. The Nielsen Co. said Monday that an estimated 111.3 million people watched the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots on Sunday night. That narrowly beat the 111 million who watched Green Bay’s win over Pittsburgh last year. NBC was blessed by a competitive game between two teams that played in one of the Super Bowl’s most memorable contests four years ago, with one of them representing the largest media market in the country. The game wasn’t over until Tom Brady’s lastsecond heave into the end zone dropped onto the turf. That play itself had the biggest audience of any play in the game, according to the digital video recorder maker Tivo. Nielsen said 117.7 million people were watching during the last half hour of the game. The last two Super Bowls, along with the 2010 game between New Orleans and Indianapolis and the finale of “M-A-S-H” in 1983, are the only programs to exceed 100 million viewers in U.S. television history. Madonna has some bragging rights, too. Her halftime show was seen by an estimated 114 million people a higher average than the game itself and was the most-watched Super Bowl halftime entertainment show on record, Nielsen said. “I was rooting for Madonna as much as I was for the Giants,” said Tara Maitra, senior vice president of Tivo, which also monitored viewership trends during the game. �Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Legals REAL ESTATE AUCTION Mortgage Foreclosure In The Court of Common Pleas Meigs County, Ohio Case No. 11 CV 069 PEOPLES BANK. N.A., Plaintiff vs FREEDOM CENTER MINISTRIES, et al., Defendants By virtue of an order appointing auctioneer in the above entitled action, Bambeck Auctioneers Inc. will offer at public auction on the premises of 873 S. 3rd Avenue, Middleport OH 45760 on March 7, 2012 at 11:00 AM the following real estate: Auction Parcel 1.: Known as 873 S. 3RD Avenue, Middleport OH 45760 (Being all of Lot number 74 and part of Lot 75. 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Rogers Basement Waterproofing �Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 BLONDIE BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS The Daily Sentinel • Page 9 www.mydailysentinel.com ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt Comics Dean Young/Denis Lebrun Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS MUTTS William Hoest Patrick McDonnell Jacquelene Bigar’s zITS THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012: This year you unravel a long-term issue by remaining gentle and caring. Others feel safer with you, no matter what type of relationship you have. Openness nearly becomes a way of life. If you are single, you might see a change in a major relationship, waving on more of what you want. If you are attached, don’t test your sweetie’s patience. Let him or her have his or her way more often. VIRGO understands you perhaps far too well. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Of course effort counts, but having some charisma on your side can only help. Show your concern as well when dealing with an associate who might not be doing what you want. Listen to your sixth sense with a friend. You might not be completely right, but you have a strong sense of direction. Tonight: As you like. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH The only mistake you can make is holding yourself back. You know what works well for you. Let your imagination come forward. The ideas that follow — yours and others’ — are quite unusual. Do test them out. Romance could get spicy. Tonight: Some matters are best kept a secret. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Understand what is happening within your immediate domestic circle. You hear news that doesn’t feel quite complete. You don’t need to comment — the less said the more that will come forward. Tonight: Vanish while you can. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Keep conversations moving, and realize where you want to go with a situation. Others might not be as grounded as you would like. You might have to go over certain points, not once, but several times. Stay centered, if possible. Tonight: Meet up with a friend. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Curb a need to be possessive or to overspend. You will be a lot happier if you use some self-discipline. Detach and try to understand where another person is coming from. Tonight: Relax with friends. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH The way you perk up in another person’s company makes this Visit ushere at Ad goes www.mydailysentinel.com Horoscope person feel great. Relating to another person as well takes you to a new level of mutuality. Discuss a long-term desire. You could be delighted by the end results. Tonight: Make sure a favorite piece of music is on. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HH You might want to express a certain amount of consternation about a situation but then decide otherwise. Others don’t appear to be receptive to a conversation of this nature, or of any nature, for that matter. Tonight: Be yourself. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH A meeting helps you realize just what is needed to have a situation manifest as you might like. You have a lot of fun within this group or with a key person. Someone makes you an offer that you barely can say no to. Tonight: A force to be dealt with. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Your softer side emerges with a child or loved one. You express your dynamic energy and upbeat manner in a conversation. When you hear a vague statement, try to build on it. You find an associate upbeat and cooperative. Seize the moment. Tonight: Highly visible. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH Keep reaching out for others. Share an unusually mellow mood. Some of you might opt to stay close to home. Use care with your finances, as a mistake can happen all too easily, especially in the next few weeks. Recognize your limitations while honoring who you are. Your creativity and confidence grow. Tonight: Touch base with a loved one at a distance. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH Remain sensitive to a partner or associate. Relate one-onone with key people if you want to make an impact. Keep reaching out for someone at a distance who might be closed off. You cannot change this person, but you can encourage him or her to look at his or her behavior. Tonight: Visit over a meal. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Let others show their hand. You might wonder which is the best way to handle a key issue. Listen to opinions. If you don’t feel comfortable with what you hear, hold off on making a decision. Find a respected adviser first. Tonight: The only answer is yes. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Wednesday, February 8, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 www.mydailysentinel.com Big Ten exploring 4-team playoff Larry Lage Associated Press The Big Ten, which helped squash the notion of a four-team playoff to crown a national champion in college football several years ago, is taking another look. “All of the Big Ten athletic directors are comfortable exploring the possibility of a four-team playoff,” Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis said Tuesday. “Four is better than two.” Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith agreed and said the discussions stem from feedback “that we need to do something different,” especially after the recent BCS title game between LSU and Alabama drew lower ratings that other championship games. “The fans have been loud and clear,” Smith said. “We also recognize that structurally there’s things that we want to try and change with the bowl system how teams get in the bowls. It’s time to be curious about everything.” The BCS title game pits the nation’s top two teams based on poll and computer rankings. The Chicago Tribune reported Monday that one of the ideas before the Big Ten would put the two semifinal games on the campuses of the higher seeded teams, and the national championship would be held in cities that bid for the hosting rights. The so-called plus-one format two semifinals plus the title game was proposed in 2008 by the commissioners of the Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference. It was shot down by the leaders of the Big Ten, Pac-10, Big East, Big 12 and Notre Dame. The 11 Bowl Championship Series conferences have already met to discuss possible changes to the system starting in 2014. NCAA President Mark Emmert has said he supports a four-team championship playoff and is strongly against a 16-game format that would have the teams in the national championship game play- ing 16 games. Emmert has also said there has been talk of using a Final Four model, a scenario which would’ve matched LSU against Stanford and Alabama versus Oklahoma State this season, with the winners advancing to the title game. Despite the Big Ten’s interest in a playoff, there is at least one big hurdle: The Rose Bowl, with its storied history to two of the nation’s biggest conferences. “The Rose Bowl is extremely important to Michigan State just as it is to every school in the Big Ten and Pac-12,” Hollis said. “There are more questions than answers about how any format would work, including where the games would be played and what the bowl-type experiences would be like in a championship format. “My eyes are always open to explore all opportunities, but I don’t think we want to exceed 15 games.” Smith said there are too many bowl games, lagging ticket sales and teams are already playing “too deep into January” with players who happen to be students, too. He had reservations about a playoff where students play back to back games. Still, he said there was a need to discuss the format now. “This is the window of time before we go and do something with another partner, or current partner, we don’t want to just do the same thing without trying to address some of those issues,” he said. “But if we ended up with a plus-one playoff, it would be exciting for fans but there’s a lot of issues around it.” BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock said 50 to 60 possibilities for various changes were presented during a meeting in New Orleans, where Alabama beat LSU in the BCS title game last month. Hancock anticipated it would take several more meetings to reach a conclusion in July. Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany, who declined comment Tuesday, has acknowledged he would consider the prospect of a four-team field. “Four years ago, five of us didn’t want to have the conversation,” Delany told reporters last month. “Now we all want to have the conversation.” Asked about how the revenue from a playoff would be distributed, Smith noted that was a key issue. “You know, as we went into the BCS system and it was developed over time, the distribution of money changed over time, right?” he said. “What we need to do is if we end up there, that needs to be decided early. I agree with our commissioner that whatever we do it needs to in my view a longerterm deal as opposed to a shorterterm deal so we can lock these things in and give it a chance to work. That includes the distribution of the funds. But that has to be talked about.” AP Source: Big East moving toward adding Memphis Teresa M. Walker Associated Press A person familiar with the talks says the Big East is in discussions with Memphis about the Tigers joining the conference in all sports. The Tigers likely would join in 2013 when Houston, Central Florida and SMU from Conference USA already are set to join the Big East. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Tuesday because talks were ongoing between Memphis and the Big East. CBSSports.com first reported the talks and said a deal could be announced later this week. Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson, who is retiring in June, did not respond immediately to a message left on his cell phone by The Associated Press. Associate athletic director Bob Winn said there is no new update on the status of Memphis’ athletic affiliation. “We’re always, as we have been for well over a year now, we’re always looking for things that are in the best interest of the university and the athletic department,” Winn said. “But at this point there has been no change in that status.” The Big East is trying to replace basketball powers Syracuse and Pittsburgh and West Virginia. Syracuse and Pittsburgh are leaving for the Atlantic Coast Conference while West Virginia is headed to the Big 12. Memphis has been trying to move from Conference USA since being snubbed when the Big East expanded in 2005, losing a long-time rivalry with Louisville. A departure now would be pricey for the Tigers. The exit fee from Conference USA for 2013-14 is $500,000 plus Memphis’ share of television rights revenue, which is approximately $6.13 million, according to a league spokeswoman. The Tigers’ value to the Big East is in basketball, where the Tigers have made 23 NCAA tournament appearances with a record of 32-23. The Tigers played in the national title game in 1973 and 2008, when they lost to UCLA and Kansas respectively. They also reached the Final Four in 1985 and lost in three other regional finals. Louisville coach Rick Pitino has been lobbying the Big East to add Memphis to help strengthen the league in basketball. Louisville and Memphis have spent years together first in the Missouri Valley Conference, the Metro Conference and Conference USA. Pitino again called out for league officials to consider Memphis after Louisville beat Memphis on Dec. 17. “I’m just hoping the Big East gets smart and does something about that and allows them to come into the league,” Pitino said. “I keep getting on the pulpit and saying this: We got hurt big time and we need Memphis. Memphis doesn’t need us, we need Memphis. We need Temple. We need to build up basketball again.” With John Calipari as coach, Memphis made four straight NCAA tournament appearances between 2006 and 2009. Josh Pastner, who took over when Calipari left for Kentucky in 2009, took Memphis to the NCAA tournament last season after winning the Conference USA tournament. Memphis will be hosting Conference USA’s men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in March. Memphis just hired Justin Fuente as its new football coach, replacing Larry Porter who was fired after going 3-21 in two seasons. The Tigers play football at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Inside presence makes Buckeyes hard to guard COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Thad Matta knows how lucky he is. Most major colleges wish they had a big guy like Jared Sullinger, someone who can score inside, draw fouls, rebound and pass. “Every coach in the country would like to have a solid, lowpost player,” Matta said on Monday. The 6-foot-9 Sullinger is a nightmare to defend, as Wisconsin’s Bo Ryan well knows. Ryan had his Badgers guard Sullinger one-onone on Saturday and Sullinger made him pay for that decision. He scored 24 points and had 10 rebounds to go with three steals in the third-ranked Buckeyes’ 5852 win over the 19th-ranked Badgers. Some fans might see that Ohio State (20-3, 8-2 Big Ten) hit just one 3-pointer and look at it as a negative. But that was more of a reflection of how effective Sull- inger was in the paint. A year ago, the Buckeyes won their second straight conference title and went 34-3. They had just about every weapon a team could want: 3-point specialist Jon Diebler, gritty freshman point guard Aaron Craft, swing guard David Lighty, sweet-shooting guard William Buford, defensive post man Dallas Lauderdale and Sullinger. This year, after Diebler, Lighty and Lauderdale graduated, the Ohio State offense has made adjustments, although Sullinger is still the first option. “The offense last year was more we could have just stood there and knocked down 3s,” Sullinger said. “This year we’re a little bit more athletic. We’re slashing a little bit more. Honestly, in this offense we kind of know what we’ve got to do to score. When we play insideout or even driving the basketball, we’re very hard to guard.” Sullinger is the biggest reason. Double down on him and he’ll quickly reverse the pass to an open teammate for a bucket. Play him with one defender and the physical sophomore will use his body for leverage inside and force fouls. “I know that when you give him the ball, the whole defense is going to come and trap down on him,” said freshman point guard Shannon Scott, the son of former NBA and North Carolina star Charlie Scott. “I feel like when we get him the ball, it’s going to open it up for everybody else. We can play through him.” Sullinger, who shares the current Big Ten player of the week honors, is averaging 17.4 points (fourth best in the conference) and 9.1 rebounds (second in Big Ten play). He’ll be a marked man when the Buckeyes, who have won their last five games to grab the top spot in the conference, host Pur- due (15-8, 5-5) on Tuesday night. The Boilermakers have lost three of four, including a 78-61 loss at home against rival Indiana on Saturday. On Monday, coach Matt Painter questioned his team’s effort in its most recent loss. “It’s disappointing. As a coach, you would think in a game like that you would have the effort necessary. Maybe not the execution or making a shot, but you would think that you would have that type of a big-time effort,” he said. “We’re just not getting that across the board. We’ve got to do a better job of that. That’s where you start. If you can’t get a big-time effort in this league, you can do a lot of things well and it doesn’t matter.” The Boilermakers are the last visiting team to win in Columbus. Ohio State has won its last 38 home games the second-longest such streak in the nation since dropping a 60-57 decision to Pur- due on Feb. 17, 2010. But Purdue, lacking an imposing presence down low to counteract Sullinger, will be hard pressed to pull off the upset. Matta has had a series of outstanding big men in his 12-year coaching career. It’s not a coincidence that every team he has coached has won at least 20 games. At Xavier, he had national player of the year David West. Since he’s been at Ohio State, he’s had Terence Dials, Greg Oden, Kosta Koufos, Byron Mullens, Dallas Lauderdale and now Sullinger. “We’ve been fortunate with big guys here,” he said with a grin. For his part, Sullinger said the Buckeyes have shifted into another gear in recent weeks. “Everyone knows what they have to do to make this basketball team go,” he said. “You rarely see anyone stepping outside their boundaries.” Giants lauded as Super Bowl champs in NYC parade NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of fans roared as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team’s Super Bowl trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float Tuesday during a victory parade through New York City, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg quipped should now be nicknamed the “Big Blue Apple.” The parade set off from the southern tip of Manhattan and moved slowly north to City Hall as fans stood dressed head to toe in Giants gear and confetti wafted slowly down from the high-rises that line the street. The MVP Manning, joined by coach Tom Coughlin, Bloomberg, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other teammates, waved and grinned from the float as a deep roar rose from the crowds. Defensive end Justin Tuck, who led the team’s defense and sacked rival quarterback Tom Brady twice during the 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots, said he was glad to be part of the team. “We made it here by believing in each other. We believe in every guy on this team,” he said. “Honestly, we wouldn’t be here today without your support.” The team was introduced at a City Hall Plaza cer- emony with thunderous applause from the thousands of fans outside. A lucky 250 fans received tickets to the fete, where the Giants were honored with symbolic keys to the city. The crowd went wild for running back Ahmed Bradshaw, who plopped down in the end zone to score the winning touchdown. Wide receiver Victor Cruz did his trademark salsa moves as he accepted his key. Manning joked about the team’s record of fourthquarter comebacks. “Make it tough but make it possible,” he said, laughing about how the team blew an early lead to come back and win. The Giants had eight fourth-quarter comebacks to win games during the season. “Finish games, finish fourth quarters and finish the season strong. That’s what we did,” Manning said. Coughlin said the Giants were successful because they never gave up. “The key thing was to remember this: All things are possible for those who believe,” Coughlin said. “We always believed.” Some fans had waited since 6 a.m. to catch a glimpse of their favorite players. About half of a Long Island high school class skipped school to see “a whole nation coming together in one place this parade,” said Mike King, 16, of Wantagh. King and seven school friends got up at dawn, arriving by subway in lower Manhattan to join the crowds packed behind police barricades lining Broadway. He attributed the win to Manning’s stellar performance and the hold-your-breath catch by Mario Manningham that led to the gamewinning drive. Frank Capogrosso, 11, from Staten Island, leaned against a barricade at the beginning of the parade route with his dad and best friend. “This is better than TV. I love the cop cars, the toilet paper and the ecstatic fans,” he said. “I love the Giants. I love their style. They play, they don’t talk.” The parade for the Super Bowl champions could bring the city as much as $38 million, depending on the number of spectators, Bloomberg said. As many as 1 million people were expected about a third of them from outside New York. After the parade, the team traveled to New Jersey for an afternoon rally at their home turf, MetLife Stadium. Tens of thousands of fans roared as the team walked onto the field in East Rutherford, making it feel like a regular Sunday game for Big Blue. It’s the second Super Bowl championship parade for the Giants in four years. They beat the Patriots in the NFL title game in 2008. Bloomberg asked the crowd: “Are you feeling deja blue all over again?” referring to the team’s 2008 win. Fans cheered. Workers in high-rises tossed confetti and later entire pieces of papers from their windows. Jun Kim, 28, a Korean linguist at the law firm Kenyon & Kenyon, reserved his biggest batch for Manning. “You are a star!” he yelled as the quarterback passed by. “People thought he would crumble under pressure, but he didn’t. He’s the best.” Just moments after the parade passed by, a lineup of sanitation plows scraped their way up Broadway, pushing mounds of confetti some as high as 5 feet. As the parade ended around noon, fans stood on sidewalks ankle deep in the paper that was later sucked up by sanitation workers armed with hand-held vacuums. Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty said he expected about 40 tons of paper to be thrown. That’s a lot but not one for the record books: The city threw 5,438 tons of ticker tape on returning veterans at the end of World War II in 1945. The actual ticker tape from those days has been replaced by recycled paper that’s shredded into confetti. About 34 tons of paper were cleaned up after the Giants’ 2008 parade. Mindy Forman, 53, of Yorktown, was one of the lucky few who scored a ticket to the festivities at City Hall. She said the win was a much-needed victory at a time when many could use some cheering up. She counted herself among that group: She was laid off two weeks ago from her job as a college administrator. � 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 02. February Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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