https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/8160c2eabde8e469ab335a96bfbb03e6.pdf 31dc0ff6e93ed99df957bb7c952ff853 PDF Text Text log onto www.mydailysentinel.com for archive • games • features • e-edition • polls & more Middleport•Pomeroy, Ohio INSIDE STORY WEATHER SPORTS FAC receives donation .... 3 Cloudy today. High of 56. Low of 47 ........ 2 GAHS sending 2 wrestlers to state .... 6 OBITUARIES Faye E. Blake, 59 Joseph (Marlin) F. Boston, 81 Elsie L. (Green) Caris, 85 James R. Haskins, 73 Marshall M. Nibert, 83 Arlen R. Owens, 79 Bonnie B. Sidler, 75 Rebecca J. ‘Becky’ Swope, 62 Elizabeth P. Stowers Washam, 81 50 cents daily TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2012 Vol. 62, No. 33 Sheriff reports arrests made in burglary, B&E By Sarah Hawley and Amber Gillenwater shawley@heartlandpublications.com agillenwater@heartlandpublications.com POMEROY — A DNA match in the July 2010 burglary of a Salem Township residence has resulted in an arrest of a Meigs County man. Ira Kevin Muncy, Jr., 36, Buck Run Road, Langsville, was arrested late Friday, according to Meigs County Sheriff Robert Beegle. Muncy was arrested on a warrant after recently being indicted by a Meigs County Grand Jury for the burglary of the residence of Denver and Jennifer Hughes on Strong’s Run Road. Muncy was arrested by investigating officer Sgt. Scott Trussell of the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office who reportedly obtained a DNA sample from blood found on broken glass near the point of entry in the 2010 break-in. Muncy was later interviewed in relation to the incident after investigators learned that, near the time of the burglary, he had some lacerations to the hand. Reportedly, at the time of the interview, Muncy volunteered to give a DNA sample. This sample was later turned over to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI) for testing, and, within the past few weeks, a BCI lab reportedly returned a positive match for the two DNA samples. Following the burglary, an iPod, miscellaneous jewelry and a .40 caliber pistol were reported missing from the home. Some of the jewelry was reportedly later found in the yard of the residence. Muncy was scheduled to appear in court on Monday morning. A second man is facing breaking and entering charges following two recent break-ins at local businesses. Dwight Beaumont, 21, of Silver Ridge Road, Chester Township, reportedly turned himself in to the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday. According to a news release issued by the sheriff’s office, Beaumont admitted to breaking into the Reflections Beauty Salon in Tuppers Plains on February 18. He also admitted to the attempted breaking and entering of the Dairyette. The release adds that Beaumont allegedly cut wires to the security cameras at the Dairyette and attempted to enter the back door. Beaumont also admitted to recently entering a relative’s residence and taking a firearm, which he later reportedly returned. The investigation into the allegedly break-ins is continuing, and charges are expected to later be filed against Beaumont in Meigs County Court. Former OSU player arrested for drug possession By Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com PORTLAND — A former Ohio State University football player was arrested in Meigs County on Sunday evening by the Ohio State Highway Patrol after he was allegedly found to be in the possession of over 200 suspected Oxycontin tablets. Raymond Small, 24, Columbus, was arrested at 5:56 p.m. on Sunday by Trooper James Trelka of the Gallia-Meigs Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol near mile post 24 on U.S. 33. Mile post 24 is approximately 3.5 miles west of the See POSSESSION ‌| 5 Sarah Hawley/photos Numerous fire trucks could be seen on Taylor Road near Chester on Monday afternoon in response to a brush fire. Charlene Hoeflich/photos Joyce Bunch, Meigs County Council on Aging fiscal director, seated, was one of the first employees hired when the Senior Citizens Center opened four decades ago. Here she discusses agency finances with Beth Shaver, executive director. Celebrating four decades of service to seniors By Charlene Hoeflich Staff Report mdsnews@mydailysentinel.com MEIGS COUNTY — Fire Departments in two parts of Meigs County were on the scene of brush fires around noon on Monday. Four fire departments — Pomeroy, Chester, Reedsville, and Tuppers Plains — were on the scene of a brush fire on Taylor Road, just off of Ohio 248, approximately two miles outside of Chester. Fire fighters put out the fire, which was near a few homes. A second brush fire was reported near Langsville, with the Salem Center and Rutland fire departments responding. Fire departments were called out again at approximately 3:30 p.m. for a rekindle of the brush fire on Ohio 325. choeflich@mydailysentinel.com POMEROY — Four decades of providing services to Meigs County’s senior citizens will be celebrated by the Meigs County Council on Aging, Friday at the Senior Citizens Center. It was on March 2 in 1972 that a group of concerned citizens met to discuss the needs of the county’s elderly and made the decision to establish an organization to address the matter. “The foresight of those founders laid the foundation for 40 years of service to the older population of Meigs County and their families,” said Beth Shaver, executive director, in announcing an open house to be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday for the anniversary celebration. The Meigs County Council on Aging, with a vision focusing on the needs of See SENIORS |‌ 5 Fire departments respond to two Monday brush fires Thousands of seniors, many seeking assistance, have entered these doors. A Monday brush fire left this partically burnt hillside near Ohio 248. Closing of Meigs FSA office almost certain By Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com POMEROY — The fact that the Meigs County Commissioners made a pledge of free office space apparently had no effect on what appears to be a decision by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Meigs County Farm Service Agency (FSA) to close the Meigs County office and consolidate the operation with the Gallia-Lawrence office in Gallipolis. The FSA reduced budget was one of the reasons given for closing the office in, but the offer of rent-free space valued at about $20,000 apparently was not enough of an incentive to bring about a change in the decision. In fact, on Monday, the Meigs County Commissioners received a letter from Thomas J. Vilsack, secretary, USDA, in which he stated, “While we recognize the concerns of producers who will have to travel to another location to conduct business with FSA once consolidations take effect, because we are applying this Farm Bill criteria nationwide, it would potentially go against the statute set in the Farm Bill to ‘pick and choose’ offices for consolidation.” In the letter Vilsack said that the Meigs County office has two employees and is 17.04 miles from the nearest office. He went on say that in deciding which offices would be affected in FSA, USDA followed the guidelines Congress set forth in section 14212 of the 2008 Farm Bill, PL. No. 110-246, which required FSA, to the “maximum extent practicable, to further consider for closure offices with two or fewer employees located with 20 miles of another office.” Commissioner Tim Ihle after reading the letter and expressing some disappointment, asked the question “If there was no prospect for change, why did we all waste our time having public meetings?” Of the 131 offices proposed for closure nationwide, five are in Ohio — Clark, Meigs, Montgomery, Perry and Carroll counties. Vilsack further noted in his letter that all workers in a closed office will be offered employment options by FSA. Farmers will still get the same service from many of the same people, just in a different location, he said. Farmers will also be given the option of being served by another FSA county office than the one proposed. “The decisions we made to consolidate and close offices was designed to deal with less money and fewer workers while avoiding furloughs and reduction in force actions that would have had a more disruptive impact on our ability to provide key services, and avoiding reductions in our commitment to technology that will make service more convenient,” he said. Vilasack concluded by saying, “A similar response is being sent to your colleagues.” �Tuesday, February 28, 2012 www.mydailysentinel.com Husband won’t do anything social Local stocks idea of sleepovers. Dear Dr. *** Brothers: My Dear Dr. Brothson is 13 and ers: My marriage rather shy. He’s has hit a speed never liked being bump, and I don’t away from home know what to overnight, but do. I am very innow that he’s in dependent, and middle school, my husband is a there seem to be homebody. That a lot of sleepovers was fine for the for the kids on first couple of weekends. He’s years, but I realbeen asked to ize after five years stay over at his friends’ after Dr. Joyce Brothers that we have separate lives. I go out sporting events Syndicated and do things, and and such, and he Columnist he sits home and always refuses. watches TV or When I ask why, he says he doesn’t like to take plays on the computer. Some a shower anywhere. Should of my acquaintances have I be worried about this, and even been surprised when should I try to change his they find out I am married! mind? I hate to see him miss- He doesn’t seem to think this ing out on fun with friends. is a big problem. Is it? — M.O. Dear M.O.: It can be very — G.N. Dear G.N.: While your son troubling in a marriage when may be the only one in his one partner thinks everything social circle to have this prob- is just fine and the other has lem, it is not unheard of for a big problem with the way kids to have a problem with things are going. If you aren’t leaving home for sleepovers. on the same page, it’s pretty If the basic issue is separa- much impossible to go about tion anxiety, you probably can solving the major issues that see this latest phase as just a are standing in the way of continuation of his history your happiness. So the first of being uncomfortable way task you have is to really get from home. Many children your husband to face the facts outgrow their anxiety and are that you have reached the able to join in the fun by the limits of your independent time they are your son’s age. spirit and that it is time for But putting pressure on him some togetherness. He may — essentially, making him be so used to thinking of you separate from you — probably as being set in your individual would not help him feel more lifestyles that he doesn’t know comfortable; in fact, quite the how to change things. He may opposite. This is something fear that a change in your relahe can practice, though, with tionship will mean you are no camp-outs in the back yard, or longer compatible. You can do much to make going to visit a close relative or trusted family member for sure things work out, if you are willing to compromise. a very informal experience. Since your son is hitting You don’t have to become a puberty, the shower issue couch potato and he a social may be especially worrisome. butterfly; just see if he is open His body is changing, and he to trying a date night once or apparently has some issues twice a week when you focus with privacy and sharing his on one another. You can have personal space. Again, don’t one date at home and another force him. It may be worth- out alone or with friends. while to have him talk to a That’s what I recommend for counselor if the issue is mak- a kick-start, and you can take ing him unhappy or worried. it from there and see where it If it isn’t, I would continue to goes. Just don’t try to change allow him to make his own de- everything around all at once, cisions about where he sleeps or complain about his stayat night. And if he would like at-home attitude. Remember, to have a friend or two over you basically have trained him to your home for a sleepover, to entertain himself much of by all means let him try host- the time, so go easy on him. (c) 2012 by King ing such a venture. That way, Features Syndicate he will at least get used to the Ohio Valley Forecast Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 56. East wind between 3 and 5 mph. Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 47. East wind at 7 mph becoming south. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. High near 64. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Friday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Saturday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. AEP (NYSE) — 38.23 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 19.11 Ashland Inc. 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Member SIPC. Ohio utility regulators reject AEP rate increases Staff Report mdsnews@mydailysentinel.com COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s public utility regulators on Thursday rejected electric rate increases criticized by schools and small businesses as burdensome at a time of a weak economy and continued budget cuts. The decision by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Thursday followed weeks of comments opposing the increases approved in December for customers of Columbus-based American Electric Power. The commission ordered AEP to return its rates to levels similar to those in place in December when the commission first approved them. These rates will remain in place until a new rate plan is adopted. According to the Columbus Dispatch, until the PUCO approves something new, customers will pay a modified version of the rates that were in effect in December. This will take effect as soon as next week. “Our decision effectively hits the reset button on AEP’s electric security plan, allows us to start over from the beginning, ensure that we have a complete picture of any proposal, and balance the interests of all customers and the utility,” said commission chairman Todd Snitchler. He warned that despite the vote, the panel remains committed to moving to a competitive electric rate market. AEP, which recently also had expressed concern about the impact of the rate increase on businesses, said it was disappointed by the commission’s decision and was reviewing the effects on its Ohio operations. “We are concerned by the commission’s reaction to what we believe were solvable issues on rehearing,” AEP president and chief executive officer Nicholas Akins said in a statement. AEP said it has 30 days to move forward with its initial rate application or to modify or withdraw it. In its own statement, the commission acknowledged that small businesses and residential customers were negatively affected by the order approved in December. Bills for certain customers significantly exceeded what was expected based on the record in the case, the commission said. Plastic Packaging Technologies of Columbus, for example, complained about a $28,000 increase in its yearly electric bills that might jeopardize a planned expansion. Three of the state’s largest school groups on Tuesday asked the commission to give districts special consideration as they reconsidered the rate increase. They said the rate hikes, coming in the middle of the school year, could lead to layoffs and program cuts. The commission in December approved a $300 million base-rate increase for AEP to generate electricity, about half of what the Columbusbased company had asked for. The changes, affecting all customers including businesses, took effect in January. AEP’s residential rates in Ohio went up by as much as 5 percent following the rate increase approval. The Thursday decision drew praise from a number of business groups, including the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association and the Council of Smaller Enterprises, a local small-business association. Meigs County Community Calendar Tuesday, Feb. 28 POMEROY — The regular meeting of the Meigs County Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) will be held at 11:30 a.m. in the Senior Citizens Conference Room. Priority will be given to Grant cuts and budgeting remaining funds. POMEROY — OH-KAN Coin Club, 6 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. The 50th anniversary of the club will be observed. Refreshments will be served. Public invited. Thursday, March 1 MEIGS COUNTY — Meigs County Ministerial Association is hosting community Lenten services each Thursday during Lent. An offering is received to help those in need in Meigs County. Refreshments will be served following the services. The service will be held at 7 p.m. at the Mt. Hermon United Brethren Church with Pastor Linea Warmke speaking. Friday, March 2 SALEM CENTER — Meigs County Pomona Grange will meet on Friday March 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Star Grange Hall, located on County Road 1, 3 miles North of Salem Center. Inspection and baking contests will be held. All members are urged to attend. Saturday, March 3 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will meet on Saturday March 3 with potluck supper at 6:30 p.m. followed my meeting at 7:30 p.m. Second Degree practice will be held for Ritual Demonstration. All members are urged to attend. Thursday, March 8 CHESTER — Shade River Lodge 453, meeting, 7:30 p.m. at the hall. Refreshment following the meeting. The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 Meigs County Local Briefs Election Day dinner RUTLAND — An Election Day dinner will be served on March 6 at the Rutland Civic Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. LEPC to meet POMEROY — A meeting of the Meigs County Emergency Planning Committee will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Senior Citizens Conference Room. Priority will be given to grant cuts and budgeting remaining funds, according to Robert E. Byer, chairperson. Voting machine check announced POMEROY — A public check of voting machines to be used in the March 6 primary election will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday in the Meigs County Board of Elections. Childhood immunization offered POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct a childhood immunization on Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. at the office, 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Parents/guardian are to accompany all children. Shot records and medical cards, if applicable, are to be brought along. A $10 donation for administration is appreciated but no one will be denied service because of an inability to pay. Fish fry at Catholic Church POMEROY — The Sacred Heart Catholic Church will be having fish tail adult dinner, sandwiches, and carryout orders every Friday night through March 30 with serving from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The dinners are $7.50, the sandwich and fries plate, $5.50. The fish fries are being sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and all proceeds will benefit local charities. Road closed for slip repair CHESTER TWP. — Chester Township Road 293 (Silver Ridge) will be closed February 27-March 2 for slip repair. Lincoln Day Dinner slated POMEROY — The Meigs County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, in the Meigs High School Cafeteria. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court Sharon Kennedy will be the guest speaker. For reservations contact Sandy Iannarelli at (740) 992-2426, Bill Spaun at (740) 416-5995, or Darlene Newell at (740) 985-3537. Community Lenten Services MEIGS COUNTY — Meigs County Ministerial Association is hosting community Lenten services each Thursday during Lent. An offering is received to help those in need in Meigs County. Refreshments will be served following the services. All Thursday evening services will be held at 7 p.m. March 1 — Mt. Hermon United Brethren Church, Pastor Linea Warmke speaking. March 8 — Restoration Fellowship, Pastor Peter Martindale speaking. March 15 — St. Paul Lutheran Church, Priest Tom Fehr speaking. March 22 — New Beginnings United Methodist Church, Pastor Warren Lukens speaking. March 29 — Grace Episcopal Church, Pastor Brenda Barnhart speaking. Good Friday (April 6th) at Noon the Ministerial service will be The Stations of the Cross at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Husted to hold open office hours POMEROY– Secretary of State Jon Husted’s regional liaison Jim Milliken will be holding open office hours Monday, March 5, 2012 at the Meigs County District Public Library. The goal of open office hours is to give local citizens an opportunity to learn more about and stay connected with the Secretary of State’s office in an informal and accessible setting. The open office hours will take place from 2-4 p.m. at the Pomeroy Branch of the Meigs County Library. Johnson to hold open door sessions POMEROY — Congressman Bill Johnson’s staff will be holding open door sessions from 9 to 10:30 a.m. the first Tuesday of every month at the Pomeroy Public Library. Constituents are invited to attend to learn how Congressman Johnson might be an advocate for them with federal agencies. Senior Citizens plan trip to Washington POMEROY — Several seats are still available for the Meigs County Council on Aging’s trip to Washington, D. C., April 20-23. Cost of the trip is $369 which includes three nights lodging, six meals, two full days of guided tours of Washington D. Ca. and an evening guided memorial and monuments tour. The group will travel in a motorcoach equipped with video and restroom. Reservations can be made with Chandra Shrader at 992-2161. Neb. founder Boys Town orphanage up for sainthood OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest whose efforts to help troubled Omaha youth were made famous by Spencer Tracy’s Academy Award-winning portrayal of him in the 1938 movie “Boys Town” has been nominated for sainthood. Archbishop George Lucas posted an announcement on the doors of St. Cecilia Cathedral on Monday saying the Omaha Archdiocese had begun the process of seeking sainthood for the Rev. Edward Flanagan. “We are humbled and overjoyed,” said Steven Wolf, president of the Father Flanagan League, which has long sought sainthood for Flanagan. “We see this as a response to the Holy Spirit that is moving through an international groundswell of devotion that, as best we can measure at this time, includes devotion to Father Flanagan by the faithful in nine countries and 36 states here in the U.S.” The Irish-born Flanagan, who died of a heart attack in 1948 at age 61 while visiting Germany, founded the Boys Town orphanage in a downtown Omaha home in 1917. Boys Town moved to its current west Omaha location several years later, and today serves as a center for troubled area youth while running campuses and programs for thousands of other boys and girls across the country. The organization also operates an Omaha research hospital and a national resource and training center, and it has publishing arm, Boys Town Press. Lucas said the archdiocese will open a cause for sainthood on March 17, which is St. Patrick’s Day, at Flanagan’s gravesite on the Boys Town grounds. On that day, Flanagan will be named a “servant of God” and a group of tribunal members will be assembled to review Flanagan’s life work. According to U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the church then requires three more steps for a candidate to become a saint: veneration, beatification and canonization. In the first step, the title of “venerable” is given to someone who has died and been recognized by the pope as having lived heroic virtues. To be beatified, one miracle must be attributed to the candidate. Canonization requires a second miracle, although the pope may waive some of these requirements. The Father Flanagan League has gathered testimony from six people in its quest to prove to the Vatican that Flanagan is responsible for several miracles, all involving the curing of illnesses. Among those who testified is a woman from Italy who says she was cured of what should have been a fatal brain aneurysm after praying for Flanagan’s help, Wolf said. Another woman from Omaha says prayers to Flanagan cured her of advanced breast cancer. �Tuesday, February 28, 2012 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 Holzer Clinic phone center streamlined To better serve our customers, Holzer Clinic is pleased to announce the opening of a centralized phone center serving all our patients. In addition, the phone center has expanded hours of operation, 7:00 am to 6:00 PM, with the addition of a toll-free number 855-446-5937 (855-4HOLZER) allowing patients to easily reach their provider’s office. Holzer Clinic is con- tinually evolving to allow easier access to healthcare for our patients and family members. Centralizing our phone center is one effort made in order to streamline how our phone calls are received for the various specialties and medical needs our offices feature. For more information on the types of services offered at Holzer Clinic, please visit www. holzerclinic.com, or call 1.855.4HOLZER. RACO reviews programs, looks to spring projects RACINE — Reports on holiday remembrance programs were given, scholarships to be given this year were reviewed, and plans for spring events were noted during a recent meeting of the Racine Area Community Organization (RACO). It was reported that RACO delivered treats at Christmas time to Racinearea business employees, senior citizens and fire department personnel. Again this year, Allen Graham played Santa for the group, and any donations made went to RACO. Monetary donations from Patty Shain, and Jason and Roberta Shain were noted, and a report was given on the food drive with everything collected going to the Meigs Cooperative Parish. In appreciation for the contributions made by the Racine elementary students, the class donating the most food was rewarded with a RACO sponsored pizza party. A donation was made to help with the Star Mill Park Board’s basket games. The next food drive was planned for May 5 to be followed by a yard sale on May 8, 9 and 10 at Star Mill Park. All proceeds from yard sales will continue to be contributed Holzer Clinic recently announced the opening of a centralized phone center serving all patients. In addition, the phone center has for scholarships for South- expanded hours of operation, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the addition of a toll-free number 855-446-5937 (855-4HOLZER) that allows ern High School graduates. patients to more easily reach their provider’s office. Pictured is the phone center staff at Holzer Clinic. The scholarships available to students this year include up to 10 RACO scholarships of $700 each; up to three Edison Brace Memorial Scholarships of $600 each; a Jim Adams Memorial of $500; a Clarence and Ruth Bradford Memorial Scholarship of $400; a Clarence Frank Memorial Scholarship of $500; a David B. Sayre Memorial Scholarship of $500; a Leo and Helen Memorial Scholarship of $600; five Cruisin’ Saturday Night Car Show Scholarships of $1,000 each, sponsored by Hill’s Classic Cars, Home National Bank and Gatlin Coal Company. The Party in the Park will be held Sept. 6, 7 and 8, and RACO will be donating a portion of the money toward the new stage to be built in Star Mill Park. The Pledge to the flag closed the meeting. French Art Colony receives donation 1 dead, 4 wounded in Ohio shooting was pointing a gun about 10 feet away from me to a group of four kids sitting at a table,” Komertz said. He said the gunman fired two shots quickly, and students scrambled for safety. One of them was “trying to get underneath the table, trying to hide, protecting his face.” The slain student, Daniel Parmertor, was an aspiring computer repairman who was waiting in the cafeteria for the bus for his daily 15-minute ride to a vocational school. His teacher at the Auburn Career School had no idea why Parmertor, “a very good young man, very quiet,” had been targeted, said Auburn superintendent Maggie Lynch. Officers investigating the shooting blocked off a road in a heavily wooded area several miles from the school. Federal agents patrolled the muddy driveway leading to several spacious homes and ponds, while other officers walked a snowy hillside. A police dog was brought in. It wasn’t clear what they were looking for. Teacher Joe Ricci had just begun class when he heard shots and slammed the door to his classroom, yelling, “Lockdown!” to students, according to Karli Sensibello, a student whose sister was in Ricci’s classroom. A few minutes later, Ricci heard a student moaning outside, opened the door and pulled in student Nick Walczak who had been shot several times, Sensibello said in an email. Ricci comforted Walczak and let him use his cellphone to call his girlfriend and parents, Sensibello said. She said her sister was too upset to talk. Heather Ziska, 17, said she was in the cafeteria when she saw a boy she recognized as a fellow student come into the cafeteria and start shooting. She said she and several others immediately ran outside, while other friends ran into a middle school and others locked themselves in a teachers’ lounge. “Everybody just started running,” said 17-year-old Megan Hennessy, who was in class when she heard loud noises. “Everyone was running and screaming down the hallway.” Submitted photo T. Wayne Munro, MD, President of Holzer Clinic, presents a monetary donation to the French Art Colony (FAC), in Gallipolis. Accepting on behalf of the FAC are Marianne Campbell, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees, and Joseph Wright, Executive Director. The FAC is a regional multi-arts center, dedicated to supporting arts education and cultural enrichment in our communities for more than 40 years. The donation will be used for operational expenses throughout the year. Ohio Third Frontier expands entrepreneurship boot camp COLUMBUS – This week, the Ohio Third Frontier Commission recommended awards totaling $760,000 through the Ohio’s New Entrepreneurs (ONE) Fund. The program aggressively recruits promising entrepreneurs from within Ohio and outside of the state to work under the guidance of seasoned entrepreneurs, industry experts, and investors to launch a new business venture in Ohio. “Building a strong economy is more than attracting and expanding current businesses, it’s about building your own businesses here at home,” said Christiane Schmenk, Director of the Ohio Department of Development and Chair of the Ohio Third Frontier Commission. “We look forward to seeing the innovative ideas and businesses that will come from the talented young professionals participating in these accelerators. We want them to know what it takes to start a business in Ohio and be successful in the process.” Through the ONE Fund, Ohio Third Frontier supports Ohio business accelerators that have the potential to become world-class by providing funding to teams of entrepreneurs participating in the accelerators. The accelerators attract and retain entrepreneurial talent in Ohio, assist young companies in attracting follow-on investment, and foster a culture of entrepreneurship, raising visibility and excitement about entrepreneurship in Ohio. The model can be viewed as an entrepre- neurial “boot camp” lasting approximately three months. The pilot program was launched in the summer of 2011 in partnership with The Ohio State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship through Fisher College of Business. The 10-xelerator (10x) received national attention, spurring interest from various other accelerators looking to launch similar entrepreneurship boot camps. Since participating in the 10x summer session, teams have received nearly $3 million in additional investment. For instance, Acceptd, an online platform for college applications, received $600,000 in additional Ohio investments and currently has clients from several colleges. eFuneral has recently hired full-time staff and is preparing to launch its service; an online pricing resource for funeral planning. VOTE CARSON CROW “COACH” Meigs County Common Pleas Judge - Family, Tradition, Community, Community Integrity Paid for by Candidate 60286732 CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — A teenager opened fire in the cafeteria at his suburban Cleveland high school Monday, killing one student and wounding four others before he was chased from the building by a teacher and captured a short distance away, authorities said. A student who saw the attack up close said it appeared that the gunman targeted a group of students sitting together and that the one who was killed was gunned down while trying to duck under the cafeteria table. FBI officials would not comment on a motive. And Police Chief Tim McKenna said authorities “have a lot of homework to do yet” in their investigation of the shooting, which sent students screaming through the halls at the start of the school day at 1,100-student Chardon High. Teachers locked down their classrooms as they had been trained to do during drills, and students took cover as they waited for the all-clear in this town of 5,100 people 30 miles from Cleveland. One teacher was said to have dragged a wounded student into his classroom for protection. Another chased the gunman out of the building, police said. The suspect, whose name was not released because he is a juvenile, was arrested near his car a half-mile away, the FBI said. He was not immediately charged. Fifteen-year-old Danny Komertz, who witnessed the shooting, said the gunman was known as an outcast who had apparently been bullied. But other students disputed that. “Even though he was quiet, he still had friends,” said Tyler Lillash, 16. “He was not bullied.” Long before official word came of the attack, parents learned of the bloodshed from students via text message and cellphone and thronged the streets around the school, anxiously awaiting word on their children. Two of the wounded were listed in critical condition, and another was in serious condition. “I looked up and this kid �Opinion The Daily Sentinel Letters to the editor What happened to the American Dream? Dear Editor, 2012 will be one of the most important election years in the history of our country. We have accepted the pitiful performance of our political representatives far too long. Congress’ approval rate is now 10 percent. It is the most dysfunctional Congress since the civil war. We cannot get them to balance the budget, we have a colossal debt, the economy is in the gutter, and the list just goes on. Projections show the gridlock is likely to continue after this election as the Senate will continue to be subject to filibuster. Only a House of Representatives that is willing to take a stand can force significant change. There is a process in place that allows the American people to find and elect House representatives who will stand up for the country. We can effect a complete overhaul and we can do that in 2012 through the grassroots efforts of GOOOH. We need people now to help select a House candidate in their district. This is it folks. If you do not engage, what comes next could be more painful than anything we have ever experienced. We cannot afford to let the hoopla of a Presidential election distract us. A new president and a few new seats in Congress is not enough. The time to act is now. Go to Goooh.com and join the process to ensure the future of yourself, your families, friends, children and grandchildren. Cecilia Rice Texas City, TX State Rep endorses Haas for central committee Dear Editor, From time to time, a strong shift in thinking is needed at the state level, along with some fresh blood. Electing Leslie Haas to the Republican State Central Committee would provide that shift and that new blood. There is no harder working member of the Washington County Republic Party than Leslie Haas, and I and many other elected officials owe our success to her diligent efforts. In fact, the many candidates she signed up to help fought over her time during the past election — that’s how effective her work was and is, and it makes a tremendous difference for our party. That’s why I am proud to endorse her for the position of Republican State Central Committee representative. This is the body that sets the agenda for the Party on a statewide basis. I was part of a wave of principled Conservatives elected to the 129th General Assembly with essentially zero help from the state party. 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I am hopeful there will be a second wave of those like Leslie, who have the energy and ideas to make our party a long-term, dominant Conservative force in the State of Ohio. I certainly see Leslie as one who would be a real asset. I hope to be re-elected to continue to represent the people of southeastern Ohio, and I will need people like Leslie Haas in the state central committee to pave the way for a stronger, principled, and victorious Grand Old Party. I ask the residents and dedicated Republicans of this area to give her your vote. Andy Thompson, State Representative — 95th District (Formerly of the 93rd), Marietta AEP credited with averting emergency Dear Editor, The Syracuse Racine Regional Sewer District wishes to thank AEP staff including Chris Lambert for providing prompt assistance to the Sewer District by installing power to new pump stations and facilities in Syracuse and Racine area. The actions taken by Mr. Lambert permitted new pump stations and equipment to receive electric power. Without the actions of AEP staff, the sewer customers in the Villages of Syracuse and Racine were facing an emergency situation. Older pump stations that are being replaced as part of a large capital improvement project were failing. Each pump station is designed to have two operating pumps. Several pump stations were operating with only one pump. In some cases the single pumps were failing. Since the start of the project in 2011 Syracuse Racine Regional Sewer District has diligently worked to maintain the pumps until the new pump stations could be brought online. Even with this effort pumps began failing. SRRSD staff and Mayor Scott Hill of Racine worked throughout a weekend to keep one pump operating in the pump stations. It was uncertain how long the pump would continue to operate. Without this pump sewer customers in both Syracuse and Racine would be without sanitary sewer service. The loss of the pump may have resulted in the closing of Southern Local Schools, businesses in both villages, and loss of functioning wastewater systems in homes. The Syracuse Racine Regional Sewer District contacted Chris Lambert at AEP to request emergency assistance to coordinate with Triad Engineering and Fields Excavating to provide the electric at new power pump stations to replace the failing older pump station. With West Virginia Press Association, and the Ohio Newspaper Association. Postmaster: Send address corrections to the Gallipolis Daily Tribune, 825 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Subscription Rates By carrier or motor route 4 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . $11.30 52 weeks . . . . . . . . . $128.85 Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.50 Subscribers should remit in advance direct to the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. No subscription by mail permitted in areas where home carrier service is available. all parties working together an emergency was averted do to the loss of the wastewater collection system pumps. This is an example of a group coming together to act in a timely manner to prevent an emergency. The Syracuse Racine Regional Sewer District thanks Mr. Lambert with AEP, Mayor Scott Hill, Fields Excavating and Triad Engineering for promptly addressing this situation. Ernest (Ike) Spencer, president Syracuse Racine Regional Sewer District Calling for library levy support To my fellow citizens: On March 6th, you will have the opportunity to make a difference to Meigs County by supporting the Meigs County District Public Library system with a YES vote on its 1 mill levy. This process is unique in many ways. First, it will protect a vital service to the people of Meigs County from the ravages of budget cuts from the State. If passed, Meigs County will join a long list of libraries throughout the State of Ohio that will have some portion of their budgets supported by their local communities. Secondly, it is a five-year renewable levy. Simply put, if passed you will be able to judge us by our performance when it is up for renewal. In other words we will be accountable to the public for the stewardship of those funds and programs we hope to restore. Thirdly, this will be a partnership between your library system and the citizens that it serves. Those citizens are our young with our various children’s programs throughout our branch systems. Those citizens are students in our schools who are on that search for knowledge that will enable them to further their educational abilities. Those citizens are the job seekers and business people who use our computer systems to make a better life for themselves and their communities. And finally those citizens are anyone who seeks to expand the horizon of knowledge in their lives. By voting yes, you will have the chance to continue to provide and enhance a vital service to the communities of Meigs County. You will ultimately be the judge of the accountability of the system for your investment. And finally, you will be in partnership with a program that will better the lives of your fellow citizens. I urge you to vote and support the 1 mill, five-year levy for the Meigs County District Public Library. Michael T. Struble, Syracuse 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 Page 4 Tuesday, February 28, 2012 Gulf oil spill trial delayed for settlement talks Harry R. Weber Michael Kunzelman Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A judge has delayed the federal trial over the nation’s worst offshore oil disaster by a week, saying Sunday that BP PLC was making some progress in settlement talks with a committee overseeing scores of lawsuits, according to people close to the case. Two people close to the case told The Associated Press that the decision was made Sunday during a conference call between parties in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill case and U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the call. They said the judge told those on the call that BP and the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee were “making some progress” in their settlement talks. The steering committee is overseeing lawsuits filed by individuals and businesses following the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig on April 20, 2010, in the Gulf. The blast killed 11 workers and led to 206 million gallons of oil spewing from the blown-out well, soiling miles of coastline. However, the judge did not mention the status of settlement talks between other parties, nor did he mention any figures being discussed, according to the people close to the case. The brief order issued by Barbier on Sunday said only that the delay was granted “for reasons of judicial efficiency and to allow the parties to make further progress in their settlement discussions.” Among other things, the trial that is now set to begin March 5 is meant to determine the penalties that need to be paid by BP and other companies involved in the oil spill. Billions of dollars are at stake. BP and the Plaintiffs Steering Committee confirmed in a joint news release that the trial had been delayed. It said the oil giant and the PSC were working to reach an agreement that would “fairly compensate people and businesses affected by the Deepwater Horizon accident and oil spill.” “There can be no assurance that these discussions will lead to a settlement agreement,” the joint statement said. Separately, BP has had discussions in recent days with the federal government and cement contractor Halliburton Energy Services Inc., according to several people close to the case. If no settlement is reached, Barbier will preside over a threephase trial that could last the better part of a year. The first phase is designed to identify the causes of the deadly blowout and to assign percentages of fault to the companies involved in the ill-fated drilling project. Financial analysts estimate BP could wind up paying anywhere from $15 billion to $30 billion over the lawsuits, and BP has estimated in regulatory filings that its total liability for the disaster is $40 billion. An AP analysis found that the company could conceivably face up to $52 billion in environmental fines and compensation if the judge determines the company was grossly negligent. The trial may not yield major revelations about the causes of the disaster, but the outcome could bring much-needed relief for tens of thousands of people and businesses whose livelihoods were disrupted by the spill. Relatives of the 11 people killed in the Deepwater Horizon blast say they are hoping for something more elusive: justice for lost loved ones. Sheryl Revette, whose husband, Dewey, was among the 11 killed when BP PLC’s Macondo well blew out and triggered an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, doesn’t have anything to gain financially from the trial. She wants an apology from the oil giant, something she said she hasn’t received yet. “I’ve never heard a word from them,” said Revette, 48, of State Line, Miss. “But an apology isn’t going to bring my husband back.” Chris Jones, whose brother, Gordon, was also killed on the rig, had planned to drive in from Baton Rouge with other relatives to attend the start of the trial. He said he has mixed feelings about the prospect of a settlement that would eliminate the need for a trial. Jones said he would disappointed if BP manages to “write a check to solve their problems.” “I was ready to go to trial and see their feet held close to the fire,” he said Sunday after learning of the postponement. “It seems like the easy way out to pay whatever the plaintiffs are willing to take.” Sunday Times Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 825 Third Ave. Gallipolis, Ohio Phone (740) 446-2342 Fax (740) 446-3008 Mail Subscription Inside County 12 Weeks . . . . . . . . . .$35.26 26 Weeks . . . . . . . . . .$70.70 52 Weeks . . . . . . . . . .$140.11 Outside County 12 Weeks . . . . . . . . . . .$56.55 26 Weeks . . . . . . . . . .$113.60 52 Weeks . . . . . . . . . .$227.21 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. Sammy M. Lopez Publisher slopez@heartlandpublications.com Stephanie M. Filson Managing Editor sfilson@heartlandpublications.com �Tuesday, February 28, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com Obituaries Faye Ellen Blake Faye Ellen Blake, 59, Crown City, died Saturday, Februar y 25, 2012, in King’s Daughter Medical Center. Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, by Pastor Jerry Galloway. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before service on Tuesday. Joseph (Marlin) Francis Boston Joseph (Marlin) Francis Boston, 81, of Franklin, Ohio, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2012, at Hospice of Cincinnati in Hamilton, Ohio, following a lengthy illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, March 2, 2012, at 10 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 212 Clark St., Middletown, Ohio. Burial will follow in Miami Valley Memory Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Anderson Funeral Home, 1357 E. 2nd St Franklin, Ohio. Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of Cincinnati. Elsie Louise (Green) Caris Elsie Louise (Green) Caris, 85, of Caledonia, died Thursday, February 16, 2012, at Med Central Hospital in Mansfield. There will be no funeral services. Condolences to the family may be extended by calling 740-360-3971. Arrangements are being handled by the Boyd-Born Funeral Home of Marion, Ohio. James Robinson Haskins James Robinson Haskins, 73, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died at his home the morning of February 27, 2012. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, 2012, at Willis Funeral Home. Friends may call on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at Willis Funeral Home from 6-8 pm. The family wishes to extend special thanks to friends and neighbors, including the Life Ambulance Crew and Dialysis Staff that had become such a special part of Jim’s life. There will be a flag presentation at the funeral home on Thursday, by veterans of area veteran’s lodges. Marshall M. Nibert Marshall M. Nibert, 83, of Wellington, Ohio, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2012, at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center following a lengthy illness. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Dovin Funeral Home, 2701 Elyria Avenue., Lorain, Ohio. The family will also receive friends from 11 until the time of funeral services at 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Deal Funeral Home, Kanawha St., Point Pleasant. Burial with military honors will follow in Lewis Cemetery, Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va. Arlen Ray Owens Arlen Ray Owens, 79, Bidwell, Ohio, went to be with the Lord at his residence on Sunday, February 26, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, February 29, 2012, in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton, with Pastor Fred Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the Vinton Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Bonnie B. (Powers) Sidler Bonnie B. (Powers) Sidler, 75, Apple Grove, W.Va., died Saturday, February 25, 2012, at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at Barton Chapel Church, Apple Grove, W.Va. Burial will be held in the Barton Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, W.Va. Rebecca J. “Becky” Swope Rebecca J. “Becky” Swope, 62, died on Thursday, February 24, 2012, at home. Friends may call at the Rona Community Church, 1082 Rona Parkway, Fairborn, Ohio, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, where services will follow on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 10 a.m. with Pastor Jim Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Byron Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Dayton, Make a Wish Foundation, or Rona Community Church. Elizabeth Patricia Stowers Washam Elizabeth Patricia Stowers Washam, 81, of Vinton, Ohio, died on Friday morning, February 24, 2012, at Holzer Senior Care Center, Bidwell, Ohio. A Service of Remembrance for Elizabeth Patricia Washam and Dr. William Thomas Washam V will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 3, 2012, at McCoy Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, 420 First Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio, with Rev. Alfred Holley and Chaplain Fred Williams officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday, March 2, 2012, from 6 until 8 p.m. Private interment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Elizabeth Patricia Stowers Washam to: Holzer Hospice, 100 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, OH 45631; Holzer Sr. Care Center Resident Activity Program, 380 Colonial Drive, Bidwell, OH 45614; or to an animal shelter of your choice. NYPD head not sorry about NJ Muslim surveillance NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department’s top official reiterated his defense Monday of the department’s aggressive intelligence-gathering operations, saying there’s no need to apologize for keeping tabs on some Muslims if that’s what it takes to protect the city. “Not everybody is going to be happy with everything the police department does, that’s the nature of our business,” Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said. “But our primary mission, our primary goal, is to keep this city safe, to save lives. That’s what we’re engaged in doing.” Kelly’s comments to reporters Monday were the latest in a recent string of public statements in response to reports by The Associated Press about the NYPD’s surveillance on Muslims across the Northeast following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. On a radio show on WOR, Kelly said some local politicians and potential candidates to succeed Mayor Michael Bloomberg who have criticized the counterterrorism efforts were pandering because of the upcoming election season. In a newspaper column in the New York Daily News, Kelly said the criticism was a knee-jerk reaction by some New Jersey lawmakers to news that the NYPD had done surveillance in Newark. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and Newark Mayor Cory Booker were wrong to question the department, he said. The elected officials were responding to the recent disclosure that officers devoted several months in 2007 to surveillance of Muslim communities in New Jersey’s largest city. The result was a 60-page guide to Newark’s Muslims, which was obtained by The Associated Press. Kelly said he had no plans to apologize. Christie has called the report “disturbing” and his spokesman said Monday he had nothing to add. A spokeswoman for Booker said he wasn’t available for comment Monday. A spokeswoman for Menendez did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Both have called for investigations into the department’s actions. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he didn’t see any reason to second-guess the NYPD’s methods. He was responding in Albany to a letter sent by a civil rights group demanding a meeting to discuss the attorney general’s decision not to investigate the department. “I don’t believe there is any reason to second-guess the attorney general,” Cuomo said. Bloomberg already has given strong public support for the police department’s efforts. And a recent Quinnipiac University poll showed many New Yorkers approved of the NYPD. Kelly was echoing Bloomberg’s stance. Last week, the NYPD took the unusual step of holding an hourlong briefing for reporters during which department and city lawyers spelled out the legal guidelines they say allows monitoring of mosques and other locations within the city and elsewhere. “The mayor is committed, I’m certainly committed to doing what we have to do, certainly as long as we’re doing it pursuant to the law,” Kelly said. “We’re going to continue to vet and examine all of these strategies tactics that we use to keep this city safe.” His comments Monday came in the wake of the anniversary of the first attack on the World Trade Center, on Feb. 26, 1993. Then, the bombers came from New Jersey in a van full of explosives, parked it in a garage and detonated it. Kelly said it would be wrong to focus only on the city’s five boroughs. “It should’ve been a major wakeup call for the country and the city. It wasn’t,” Kelly said. “It was sort of written off as a being an inept group of individuals, it wasn’t seen to be tied to an international movement. We paid the price.” He said he’s doing everything he can — under the law — to make certain nothing like the 1993 bombing or the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by members of radical Islamist alQaida. Since then, have been at 14 other failed terrorist plots in the city. The poll earlier this month found 60 percent of New York City voters believe police are “appropriately” dealing with Muslims, while 24 percent say police have unfairly targeted this group. Overall, 77 percent of New York City voters say police effectively combat terrorism. The poll questioned 1,222 voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points. Report: Safety device was disabled on NYC elevator NEW YORK (AP) — An important elevator safety mechanism was turned off when an advertising executive was crushed to death trying to take the lift to her office, city investigators found in a report released Monday. A mechanic overrode the mechanism, a safety circuit that normally prevents elevators from moving with their doors open, to enable work on the midtown Manhattan elevator about a half-hour before an elevator did just that and killed Suzanne Hart on Dec. 14, the city Department of Investigation and Department of Buildings found. The mechanic insisted he’d put the safety system back online by the time Hart tried to step into the car, but investigators concluded the mechanism “was apparently bypassed at the time of the fatal incident, thereby allowing the car to move with its doors open,” the investigation agency said. The Buildings Department, meanwhile, suspended the elevator repair company own- er’s license. He failed to notify the agency and get an OK to put the car back in service after the repairs that day, among other missteps, officials said. “The investigation starkly showed elevator safety protocols were ignored,” Department of Investigation Commissioner Rose Gill Hearn said in a statement. The elevator repair company, Transel Elevator Inc., called the accident a tragedy and said it would fight the investigation’s findings and the move to strip co-owner John Fichera’s license. Isabelle A. Kirshner, a lawyer for mechanic Michael Hill, said she was reviewing the reports but noted he had been “completely cooperative” with the investigation. The Manhattan district attorney’s office was reviewing the report, the product of an investigation that entailed interviewing several workers, reviewing video footage and even recreating an incident that crystallized the fears of many who rely on elevators in a city of skyscrapers. Hart, 41, was heading to her office at the advertising agency Y&R, formerly known as Young & Rubicam, when she tried to get into one of several elevators in the lobby of 285 Madison Ave., a 27-story tower built in 1926. Two other people were already in the elevator. As they looked on in horror, it started rising with the doors still open, dragging Hart between the car and the wall. It got stuck between the first and second floors. “These workers and their supervisors failed to follow the most basic safety procedures, and their carelessness cost a woman her life,” Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri said in a statement. Besides putting the elevator back into service without proper clearance, workers didn’t follow simple precautions such as strapping caution tape across the elevator door, the agency said. “If these safety measures were in place, this tragedy would have been prevented,” LiMandri added. His agency already has cited Transel with 23 violations carrying a minimum penalty of $117,000. Investigators considered a range of possibilities, including faulty wiring, a power surge and a programming or brake failure. But they ultimately concluded that the only way the elevator could have started moving under the circumstances was with the safety circuit bypassed. Mechanic Michael Hill initially told investigators he had no idea why the elevator might have moved with the doors open. Weeks later, he told them under oath that he had temporarily hooked up a wire on the elevator control panel to bypass the safety circuit earlier that morning, the report said. The procedure, known as jumping, is often done during repairs so that workers can position a car between floors, open the doors to the elevator shaft, and step onto the top of the car to work. Workers were at 285 Madison that day to reduce the speed of some of the elevators. Possession From Page 1 William S. Ritchie (Ravenswood) Bridge. According to Sgt. Barry Call of the Gallia-Meigs Post, Small was found with 243 pills believed to be Oxycontin, an undisclosed amont of suspected heroin, some hand-rolled marijuana cigarettes and a loaded 25 caliber pistol. Small was scheduled to appear in Meigs County Court on Monday and is reportedly being charged with the possession of a schedule II narcotic. Further charges are pending. As of press time , S m a l l h a d been released from the Meigs County Jail. According to Meigs County Sheriff Robert Beegle, Small is a former Ohio State University football player. ESPN.com reports that the Cleveland native played for the Buckeyes during their 2006-09 seasons. Seniors From Page 1 senior citizens, was organized in a small meeting room over the Quality Print Shop in Middleport. The late Clarence Struble was elected president of the newly organized Council on Aging, and Eleanor Thomas was hired as the first director of the program. The following year the first center for seniors was opened in two rooms on the lower floor of the old Pomeroy Junior High School building. In 1980, the agency moved into the lower level of the new Meigs Multipurpose Building on Mulberry Heights. That was the beginning of a real expansion into the number of services offered and the hundreds of senior citizens receiving them. While the early emphasis was on socialization for seniors, as the years went by, the programming expanded into ad- dressing quality of life issues. Seniors were given opportunities for volunteer service in the community and in the schools, they were offered educational activities such as training on the use of computers, and they were shown how to improve their health through diet and exercise. As funding increased over the years, services including the home delivered meal program and home assistance help to the home-bound elderly were expanded. State and federal funds along with a local levy and donations from individuals and organizations have supported the programs of the agency for the past 40 years. It has been through services provided by the Meigs County Council on Aging that hundreds of elderly residents have been able to have a more productive and enjoyable lifestyle. That’s worth celebrating. 31996 MCGINNIS RD., ALBANY, OH 45710 Visit us online at www.mydailysentinel.com �The Daily Sentinel Sports TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2012 mdssports@heartlandpublications.com Eastern conquers top-seeded Lady Titans, 51-21 Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com JACKSON, Ohio — And here we go again. The Eastern girls basketball team is headed to its third straight district final following a convincing 5121 victory over Portsmouth Notre Dame Saturday afternoon in a Division IV district semifinal at Jackson High School in Jackson County. The second-seeded Lady Eagles (17-5) shot 50 percent from the field in the wire-to-wire triumph, as EHS stormed out to an 11-0 lead and never looked back against the top-seeded Lady Titans. Notre Dame (19-4), which was limited to 20 percent shooting from the field, never reached doubledigits in any one quarter of play. Eastern led 16-6 after eight minutes, then went on a 13-3 charge in the second canto for a sizable 29-9 intermission advantage. Notre Dame managed its best output in the third stanza, but the Lady Titans were still outscored by a 10-7 margin en route to a 39-16 deficit headed into the finale. The Lady Eagles closed regulation with a 12-5 run to wrap up the 30-point decision while picking up their fifth straight victory. Eastern will face Waterford in the district final on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Jackson High School. The top-seeded Lady Wildcats defeated second-seeded Portsmouth Clay in the other district semifinal Saturday by a 64-37 margin. The Waterford-Eastern matchup is a rematch of last year’s regional semifinal at Pickerington High School North, a game that EHS won by a 65-54 margin. Waterford, which has won seven straight district titles, is 2-0 against the Lady Eagles this year. Eastern will be aiming for its fifth-ever district crown. The Lady Eagles connected on 21-of-42 field goal attempts, including a 4-of12 effort from three-point range for 33 percent. EHS claimed a 33-22 edge in re- bounding and also made 13 turnovers in the triumph, two less than Notre Dame’s tally of 15 giveaways. Jenna Burdette led Eastern with a game-high 20 points, all of which came in three quarters of play. Jordan Parker was next with seven points, while the duo of Erin Swatzel and Brenna Holter chipped in six markers apiece. Hayley Gillian added five points and Katie Keller contributed three points, while Savannah Hawley and Tori Goble rounded out the scor- ing with two markers each. EHS was 5-of-7 at the free throw line for 71 percent. Jen Arnzen paced PND with seven points, followed by Raigan Simmons and Sammie Marting with four markers apiece. Notre Dame was 7-of-15 at the charity stripe for 47 percent and also connected on 7-of35 field goal attempts, including a 0-for-4 effort from behind the arc. Eastern 51, Ports. ND 21 See EASTERN ‌| 8 Alex Hawley/photo Meigs senior Cody Mattox (20) hits a three-pointer over Wellston’s Justus Ousley (15) during Saturday’s 77-49 Wellston sectional championship game at McAfee Gymnasium. Wellston eliminates Marauders, 77-49 Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com THE PLAINS, Ohio —With momentum in your favor there is a lot that can be accomplished. That being said when the Meigs boys basketball team was charged with a technical foul Wellston took the momentum and went on a 63-22 run over the final 19 minutes. Wellston won the sectional title Saturday at McAfee Gymnasium by the final score of 77-49. The Marauders (2-19) started the game hot with a 9-2 run forcing the Golden Rockets (13-8) to take a timeout at the 5:17 mark in the first period. Meigs finished the period outscoring WHS to 11-8 to take the 20-10 lead into the second stanza. The Rockets started the second battling back with a 8-7 run over the first 5:30 of the quarter. At the 2:08 mark the Meigs Coach Benny Ewing II received a technical foul which shifted all the momentum to the Rockets. Wellston finished the period on a 10-0 run and took their first lead into the break 28-27. Wellston kept the momentum up after half out scoring Meigs 19-9 in the third period. The Rockets seemingly couldn’t miss in the fourth quarter on their way to 30 points in the finale. Meigs scored 13 in the final canto and fell to WHS for the third time See WELLSTON ‌| 8 this season, this time OVP Schedule Tuesday, February 28 Boys Basketball W.Va. Class A Sectionals at Hurricane HS Buffalo vs. Wahama, 6 p.m. Huntington St. Joe vs. Hannan, 8 p.m. W.Va. Class AA Sectionals at Ripley HS Roane County vs. Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. Ohio D-4 Sectionals at Meigs HS South Gallia vs. Ironton St. Joe, 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, February 29 Boys Basketball Ohio D-4 Sectionals at Meigs HS Southern vs. Trimble, 6:15 p.m. Pike Eastern vs. Eastern, 8 p.m. Thursday, March 1 Girls Basketball W.Va. Class AA Regionals Point Pleasant at Oak Glen, 7 p.m. Ohio D-2 Wrestling State tournament in Columbus, 10 a.m. Friday, March 2 Girls Basketball OCSAA Final Four at OCU OVCS vs. Menter Christian or First Baptist Elyria, 7 p.m. Ohio D-2 Wrestling State tournament in Columbus, 10 a.m. Saturday, March 3 Girls Basketball D-4 District Finals at Jackson HS Waterford vs Eastern, 7 p.m. Ohio D-2 Wrestling State tournament in Columbus, 10 a.m. Gallia Academy senior Zack Tackett, right, locks up with a Vinton County wrestler as GAHS coach Brent Simms, second from left, watches on during this Dec. 29, 2011 file photo of a match in Centenary, Ohio. Gallia Academy wrestling advances 2 to state Raiders, Marauders end seasons at districts Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com For the second conescutive year and just the third time in school history, the Gallia Academy wrestling program will be sending two grapplers to the state tournament following the conclusion of this weekend’s Division II district meet at Goshen High School in Clermont County. The Blue Devils scored a program-best 66 team points at the district championships, which earned them an eighth-place finish out of the 41 teams that scored this weekend. Washington Court House won the D-2 title with 139 points, while Hillsboro came in as the runner-up with 119.5 team points. GAHS, which had a record seven wrestlers at the district meet, had three grapplers finish in the top-six of their respective weight classes — including the program’s second district champion in as many seasons. Senior Brandon Taylor joined Matt Watts (2011) as the only Blue Devils to ever win district titles after going a perfect 4-0 in the 170-pound division. Taylor will be making his second straight appearance at the state level, joining Ben Doolittle (2002, 2004) as the only two-time state qualifiers from GAHS. Taylor also becomes the first to do so in consecutive years. Senior Zack Tackett, on the other hand, qualified for his first-ever state appearance after placing second in the 182-pound division with a 3-1 mark. Tackett becomes the eighth Blue Devil to ever reach the state tournament, and GAHS will be represented at the state tournament for a third straight winter. Tackett and Taylor, a pair of Southeastern Ohio Athletic League champions, will be the third duo to wrestle for Gallia Academy at the same tournament. Taylor and Watts combined to score one point last year, while the 2005 tandem of Dustin Winters and Tommy Saun- ders produced five points collectively. But while Taylor and Tackett prepare to finish their prep wrestling careers in style, this weekend also marked the end for all of the other wrestlers from Gallia Academy. Freshman Cole Tawney went 3-3 overall in the 120-pound division to place sixth overall, becoming the only other Blue Devil to finish the weekend on the podium. Senior Aaron Guisinger went 2-2 overall in the 285 weight class, while junior Mark Allen went 1-2 in the 160-pound division. Blake Wilson (132) and Ben Bush (145) both went 0-2 in their respective weight classes this weekend. In Division III this weekend at Heath High School, neither Meigs nor River Valley managed to advance a wrestler out to the state level. The Marauders placed 39th overall out of 48 scoring teams with eight See WRESTLING ‌| 8 Tornadoes sweep Waterford, 44-41 Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com WATERFORD, Ohio — Good teams find a way to win on nights when they don’t play their best. The Southern boys basketball team most certainly did not play their best Thursday night as they committed 20 turnovers and shot just 36 percent from the field, but they edged the Wildcats 44-41 in Washington County. The Tornadoes (17-3, 13-3 TVC Hocking) established an inside and an outside presence in the first period getting six points from inside the arc, and getting nine points from beyond the arc. The Wildcats (10-10, 9-7) managed just seven points in the first period and trailed SHS by eight headed to the second. The Wildcats’ defense flipped the script on Southern in the second only allowing it to score seven points in the quarter. Waterford scored 11 in the second and cut the Tornadoes’ lead to four points at halftime, 22-18. Southern came out of the break cold, only hitting two field goals in the third period but their free throw shooting helped them to nine points in the quarter. WHS marked its best offensive quarter in the third as they scored 13 points to tie the game up at 31 headed into the finale. The Tornadoes went on a 13-10 run over the final eight minutes to get the road victory 44-41. This is the second win over the Wildcats for SHS this season, the first coming in blowout fashion 70-46 in Racine back on Dec. 16th. SHS was led offensively by Ethan Martin with 13 points, followed by Andrew Roseberry with nine points and a team-high eight rebounds. Marcus Hill and Chandler Drummer each scored seven points, while Ryan Taylor finished with four. Nathan Roberts and Tristen Wolfe rounded out the Tornadoes scoring with two points apiece. The Wildcats were led by Braden Burer with 12 points followed by Tate Lang with 10. The Tornadoes are getting hot when it counts as they head into tournaments having not lost a game in February. Southern returns to action Wednesday at 6:15 at Meigs High School for a sectional championship game against Trimble. SHS has had little trouble with the Tomcats this season defeating them on two occasions, the first on Jan. 10th at Trimble 69-51, and the second in Racine 75-35 on February 7th. Southern 44, Waterford 41 S 15-7-9-13 — 44 W 7-11-13-10 — 41 SOUTHERN (17-3, 13-3 TVC Hocking): Tristen Wolfe 0 2-2 2, Ethan Martin 5 0-2 13, Andrew Roseberry 4 1-2 9, Ryan Taylor 1 1-2 4, Nathan Roberts 1 0-0 2, Adam Pape 0 0-0 0, Marcus Hill 2 3-5 7, Chandler Drummer 3 1-2 7. TOTALS: 16 10-15 44. Three-point goals: 3 (Martin 2, Taylor). Field goals: 16-45 (.356). Turnovers: 20. WATERFORD (10-10, 9-7 TVC Hocking): Brian Moore 1 2-2 4, Austin Hilverding 2 1-3 7, Braden Burer 6 0-0 12, Austin Shriver 1 5-6 7, Matt West 0 0-0 0, Tyler Pyatt 0 1-2 1, Tate Lang 4 2-4 10. TOTALS: 14 11-17 41. Three-point goals: 2 (Hilverding 2). �Tuesday, February 28, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 7 www.mydailysentinel.com NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION1 R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 ________________________ _ Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Village Council of the Village of Middleport, Ohio passed on the 28th day of November, 2011, there will be submitted to a vote of the people at the PRIMARY ELECTION to be held at the regular places of voting on Tuesday, the 6th day of March, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Middleport Village for the purpose of Current Expenses. Legals Sutton Township is having a sealed minimum bid sale on the following items: 1985 Chevy Dump truck. 454 motor. Min bid $2500.00 Cub Cadet Riding mower. Min bid $100.00 Case 480 C Backhoe . Min bid $2500.00 as is. Sutton township has the right to refuse any bid. Bidding to begin on 2/6/2012 through 3/6/2012. Mail sealed bids to : P.O Box 253 Syracuse, Ohio 45779 (2) 7, 14, 21, 28, (3) 6, 2012 LEGAL NOTICE The Rutland Township Trustees ask that ALL DECORATIONS be removed from cemeteries in Rutland Township from March 12 - 23 in preparation for the spring cleanup and mowing season. Opal Dyer, Fiscal Officer 740-742-2805 (2) 28, 2012 NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION1 R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 ________________________ _ Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Meigs of Pomeroy, Ohio passed on the 22nd day of November, 2011, there will be submitted to a vote of the people at the PRIMARY ELECTION to be held at the regular places of voting on Tuesday, the 6th day of March, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Meigs County District Public Library for the purpose of Current Expenses. Tax being: An additional tax of 1.0 mill at a rate not exceeding 1.0 mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to ten cents ($0.10) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five (5) years. The polls will open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on election day. Run 2 times: February 21 and February 28 By order of the Board of Elections, of Meigs County, Ohio. John Ihle, Chair Dated February 3, 2012 Rebecca J. Johnston, Deputy Director The 2011 Annual Financial Report of the Village of Middleport is available for public inspection at the Fiscal Officerʼs office in Village Hall in Middleport, Ohio 45760 between the hours of 9am and 4pm Monday through Friday. (2) 28, 29, (3) 1, 2012 NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION1 R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 ________________________ _ Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Village Council of the Village of Middleport, Ohio passed on the 28th day of November, 2011, there will be submitted to a vote of the people at the PRIMARY ELECTION to be held at the regular places of voting on Tuesday, the 6th day of March, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Middleport Village for the purpose of Current Expenses. Tax being: A renewal of an existing tax of 3.0 mills at a rate not exceeding 3.0 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to thirty cents ($0.30) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five (5) years. The polls will open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on election day. Run 2 times: February 21 and February 28 By order of the Board of Elections, of Meigs County, Ohio. John Ihle, Chair Dated February 3, 2012 Rebecca J. Johnston, Deputy Tax being: A renewal of an existing tax of 3.0 mills at a rate not exceeding 3.0 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to thirty cents ($0.30) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five (5) years. The polls will open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on election day. Run 2 Legals times: February 21 and February 28 By order of the Board of Elections, of Meigs County, Ohio. John Ihle, Chair Dated February 3, 2012 Rebecca J. Johnston, Deputy Director NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION1 R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 ________________________ _ Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Village Council of the Middleport Village of Middleport, Ohio passed on the 28th day of November, 2011, there will be submitted to a vote of the people at the PRIMARY ELECTION to be held at the regular places of voting on Tuesday, the 6th day of March, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Middleport Village for the purpose of Police Protection. Tax being: An additional tax of 2.0 mills at a rate not exceeding 2.0 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to twenty cents ($0.20) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five (5) years. The polls will open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on election day. Run 2 times: February 21 and February 28 By order of the Board of Elections, of Meigs County, Ohio. John Ihle, Chair Dated February 3, 2012 Rebecca J. Johnston, Deputy Director NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION1 R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 ________________________ _ Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Village Council of the Village of Syracuse, Ohio passed on the 28th day of November, 2011, there will be submitted to a vote of the people at the PRIMARY ELECTION to be held at the regular places of voting on Tuesday, the 6th day of March, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Syracuse Village for the purpose of Current Expenses. Tax being: A replacement of an existing tax of 1.0 mill at a rate not exceeding 1.0 mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to ten cents ($0.10) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five (5) years. The polls will open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on election day. Run 2 times: February 21 and February 28 By order of the Board of Elections, of Meigs County, Ohio. John Ihle, Chair Dated February 3, 2012 Rebecca J. Johnston, Deputy Director NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals for the Portland Community Center Gym Roof Repair Project, Meigs County Ohio As per specifications in bid packet will be received by the Meigs County Commissioners at their office at the Courthouse, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 until 1:00 P.M.., March 15, 2012 and then at 1:15 P.M. at said office opened and read aloud for the following: Repair of gym roof on the Portland Community Center, Lebanon Township, Meigs County. Specifications, and bid forms may be secured at the office of Meigs County Commissioners, Courthouse, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769- Phone # 740-992-2895 . A deposit of 0 dollars will be required for each set of plans and specifications check made payable to Legals . The full amount will be returned within thirty (30) days after receipt of bids. Each bid must be accompanied by either a bid bond in an amount of 100% of the bid amount with a surety satisfactory to the aforesaid Meigs County Commissioners or by certified check, cashiers check, or letter of credit upon a solvent bank in the amount of not less than 10% of the bid amount in favor of the aforesaid Meigs County Commissioners . Bid Bonds shall be accompanied by Proof of Authority of the official or agent signing the bond. 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Rogers Basement Waterproofing �Tuesday, February 28, 2012 www.mydailysentinel.com Miscellaneous The Daily Sentinel • Page 8 Big Blacks win 3rd straight Class AA wrestling crown Point Pleasant has 3 grapplers win state titles; Roush 2nd for Wahama Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — They say good things come in threes. The Point Pleasant wrestling team would certainly agree with them after this weekend. The Big Blacks had a trio of individual champions and also became the third program to ever win three straight Class AA-A crowns at the 65th annual WVSSAC state wrestling championships held Thursday through Saturday at Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Cabell County. Point Pleasant set a school record for points scored at the state level for a third consecutive year, as the Big Blacks posted a team tally of 224 — which was 85 points better than the rest of the Class AA-A field. Independence was the runner-up in the 43team field with 139 points, while Clay County (126.5), Wirt County (110.5) and Greenbrier West (98) rounded out the top-five. PPHS finished the three-day event with a dozen podium efforts, which included three champs, three runners-up and three fourthplace finishes to go along with three other top-six efforts. It is also the third time that Point Pleasant has had three champions come away from one state tournament, tying a school record also set in both 2006 and 2010. The Big Blacks — who had a program-best 14 grapplers competing this weekend — not only joined Oak Glen (1997-2009) and Cameron (1991-94) in winning three consecutive Class AA-A titles, but Point also joined those two programs in becoming the third school to score over 200 points at a Class AA-A tournament since its inception back in 1976. And with this weekend being Point’s final small-division appearance before joining the bigger 3A ranks next fall, third-year coach John Bonecutter said that it was the perfect farewell to Class AA-A. And perhaps, even, a little message for all the big boys to take notice of. “I cannot say enough about these guys and what they have accomplished this weekend. They have all worked so hard this year for us to get to this point, so to see it come together this weekend … well, it’s special,” Bonecutter said. “I am really blessed to have great kids that want to succeed, so I am really fortunate to be the coach of these guys. We wanted to go out (of Class AA-A) on top and send a little message to the big guys for next year. I think we made our presence felt.” Point Pleasant had a program-best six grapplers competing in the finals Saturday night, and the Big Blacks went 3-3 in those half-dozen matches. Point lost its first three championship contests by decision, then rallied to win its final three matches — also all by decision. Noah Searls (132), Zach Nibert (160) and Josh Hereford (170) all went 4-0 over the weekend, and each of the trio came away with their first-ever state crowns. Both Searls and Nibert are juniors, while Hereford — a senior — won gold in his final match with the Big Blacks. John Raike (106), Micah Powell (120) and Steven Porter (126) all came up short on points in their respective finales, as each came away with runner-up honors after posting matching 3-1 records. Guy Fisher also placed third in the 113-pound division with a 4-1 mark. Josh Hudson (145), Trevor Hill (152) and Jacob Gleason (220) all earned fourth-place finishes in their respective weight classes. Hill and Gleason both finished the three-day event with identical 4-2 records, while Hudson came away from the weekend with a 3-2 mark. Brycen Reymond was fifth in the 182-pound division with a 3-2 mark, while Gabe Loggins was 2-3 overall in the 138-pound weight class — good enough for sixth place. Neither Jacob Duncan (195) nor Scott Duncan (285) finished in the top-six, but Jacob Duncan did score one victory between the duo. Of the 14 state qualifiers from Point Pleasant, only three — Loggins, Hereford and Gleason — are seniors. It was also the first time in three years that John Bonecutter was not named coach of the year at the state meet. That honor went to Independence coach Cliff Warden. Wahama also had a pair of grapplers at the Class AA-A competition this weekend, which yielded the White Falcons 21st place overall with 22 points. Sophomore Kane Roush became the program’s first-ever state finalist, but Roush ultimately placed second in the 152-pound division after losing a 10-5 decision in the championship — giving him a 3-1 record this weekend. Classmate Randle Robie also went 2-2 in the 120-pound weight class, but did not make it into the top-six spots of that division. Dylan Cottrell of Roane County was named the 2012 Class AA-A most outstanding wrestler after capturing his fourth consecutive state title. Parkersburg South won the Class AAA crown with 199.5 points, finishing 17.5 points ahead of runner-up Ripley (182). Complete results of the 2012 WVSSAC state wrestling tournament are available on the web at wvmat.com NOTE: There will be separate stories on Point Pleasant’s champions and Kane Roush becoming the first state finalist at Wahama in the Wednesday sports editions of the Point Pleasant Register, The Daily Sentinel and the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. Eastern From Page 6 EHS 16-13-10-12 — 51 PND 6-3-7-5 — 21 EASTERN (17-5): Jordan Parker 2 2-2 7, Kate Keller 1 1-2 3, Erin Swatzel 3 0-1 6, Jenna Burdette 8 2-2 20, Brenna Holter 3 0-0 6, Hayley Gillian 2 0-0 5, Savannah Hawley 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Myers 0 0-0 0, Cheyenne Doczi 0 0-0 0, Tori Goble 1 0-0 2, Cierra Turley 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 21 5-7 51. Threepoint goals: 4 (Burdette 2, Parker, Gillian). Field Goals: 21-42 (.500). Rebounds: 33 (Keller 6, Burdette 6). Turnovers: 13. PORTSMOUTH NOTRE DAME (19-4): Katie Stevenson 0 1-3 1, Libby Welsh 0 1-2 1, Jen Arnzen 1 5-8 7, Raigan Sammons 2 0-0 4, Katie Kayser 1 0-0 2, Madi Phillips 0 0-0 0, Sammie Marting 2 0-0 4, Stacie Ramey 0 0-0 0, Brooke Pierron 1 0-0 2, Leigh Ann Morgan 0 0-0 0, Maggie Hoover 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 7 7-15 21. Three-point goals: None. Field Goals: 7-35 (.200). Rebounds: 22 (Arnzen 6). Turnovers: 15. Wellston Bryan Walters/photo From Page 6 in blowout fashion 77-49. The Marauders were led by seniors Cody Mattox with 16 points, and Jesse Smith with 15. Jordan Hutton scored seven, Michael Davis scored five, Dustin Ulbrich finished with three, Dillon Boyer finished with two, and Jared Williamson finished with one point to round out the MHS scoring. Wellston finished with five scorers in double figures led by Blake Warrington with 18, followed by Nigel Courts and Justus Ousley with 17 points. This marks the final game for MHS seniors Jesse Smith, Michael Davis, and Cody Mattox. The Marauders finish the season sixth in the Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division with a 1-9 mark. Wellston 77, Meigs 49 M 20-7-9-13 — 49 W 10-18-19-30 — 77 MEIGS (2-19): Ty Phelps 0 0-0 0, Dillon Boyer 1 0-0 2, Jared Williamson 0 1-2 1, Jordan Hutton 3 0-0 7, Micheal Davis 2 0-0 5, Rocco Casci 0 0-0 0, Cody Mattox 6 1-2 16, Jesse Smith 7 1-1 15, Dustin Ulbrich 1 1-2 3, Colten Walters 0 0-0 0, Dennis Teaford 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 20 4-7 49.Three-point goals: 5 (Mattox 3, Hutton, Davis). WELLSTON (13-8): Jake Waldroh 0 0-0 0, Colt Erwin 0 0-0 0, Andrew Richards 0 0-0 0, Dakota Brown 4 2-4 10, Nigel Courts 8 0-1 17, Ernest Brown 0 1-2 1, Nick Derrow 0 0-0 0, Justus Ousley 5 5-6 17, Austin Craig 6 1-1 14, Blake Warrington 6 2-2 18, Lane Bunnell 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 19 11-16 77. Three-point goals: 8 (Warrington 4, Ousley 2, Courts, Craig). Wrestling From Page 6 points, while the Raiders did not score a single point at the weekend competition. Senior Blake Crow led MHS with a 2-2 mark in the 220-pound division, while Nick Hudson went 1-2 overall in the 160 weight class. The trio of Zach Sheets (285), Jeffrey Roush (170) and Chris Lester (132) all went 0-2 in their respective divisions for the Marauders. Trae Cornell, River Valley’s lone dis- trict qualifier, went 0-2 in the 152-pound weight class after winning a sectional title last weekend. Nelsonville-York won the D-3 district title with 129.5 points and Caldwell was the runner-up with 118 team points. Complete results of the 2012 Division II and Division III district meets at Goshen and Heath are available on the web at baumspage.com The Point Pleasant wrestling team poses for a picture after capturing the program’s third consecutive Class AA-A championship Saturday night at the 65th annual WVSSAC state tournament at Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington, W.Va. OVP Sports Briefs Regular season stats needed for AP district meeting GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — All head varsity basketball coaches — both boys and girls — are requested to send any and all regular season statistics for the upcoming AP district meeting that will be held to determine all-district selections. Please include player averages in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, as well as any other accolades that might be of help for the nominees. Also, please send a list of nominees — by grade and height — in the order that are to be put up for selection. Please send the information to Bryan Walters at the Gallipolis Daily Tribune, 825 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. Submissions can also be faxed to (740) 4463008 or emailed to bwalters@mydailytribune. com The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, February 28, at 10 p.m. MYL baseball-softball signups MIDDLEPORT, Ohio — The Middleport Youth League will be holding baseball and softball signups on Saturday, March 10 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Middleport Fire Station. This will be for boys and girls from the ages of four through 18. For any information, call Dave at (740) 590-0438 and Tanya at (740) 992-5481. PYL baseball-softball signups POMEROY, Ohio — The Pomeroy Youth League will be having its 2012 baseballl/softball signups on Wednesday, March 7, from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., and also on Saturday, March 10, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Pomeroy Fire Station. Ages for girls as of December 31, 2011, are four to 18 and ages for boys as of May 1, 2012, are four to 16. For more information, call Ken at (740) 416-8901. Wahama MS golf meeting MASON, W.Va. — An informational meeting for all candidates for the Wahama Middle School Golf Team will be held Monday, March 5, at the Riverside Golf Course Picnic Shelter Area at 6 p.m. Practice will begin Monday, March 12, immediately after school at the golf course. Parents are welcome to attend the informational meeting. All candidates are reminded that physical exams must be completed and on file with the school before becoming a team member. Additional information, if required, can be obtained by calling Bob Blessing at (304) 675-6135. �Tuesday , February 22, 2012 Tuesday, February 28, 2012 BLONDIE BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS www.mydailysentinel.com ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt Dean Young/Denis Lebrun Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS MUTTS The Daily Sentinel • Page 9 William Hoest Patrick McDonnell Jacquelene Bigar’s Horoscope zITS THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012: This year you express an unusual openness to change, and you let go of the status quo. You can visualize better than you ever have. When you are inspired, you will express your vision well. If you are single, a unique person walks into your life. Do your best not to put this person on a pedestal, and remain realistic. If you are attached, the two of you share a common dream. Take the first step in making it so. GEMINI holds you back at times. 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) HHH Your instincts serve you well concerning financial decisions. Focus on your goals and better communication. Not everyone needs to know the “how and why,” but simply the end decision. Still, if asked, do answer. Tonight: Make time to visit and catch up on others’ news. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Your ability to wow others and impress them emerges. You are surrounded by people who really do care. Though you might not need their support now, you might later on. When someone initiates a discussion, open up. Tonight: Do some shopping, if need be. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Make it OK to feel down in the dumps right now. You might see a situation in a very negative light. What will it take to turn that perspective around? A boss or older friend has a lot to share. Learn from this person. Tonight: Nap, then decide. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Use the daylight hours to the max. You express an unusual perspective and can communicate it well. Integrate new information for others so that they can see a new path. Others finally will be able to open up, if they so choose. Tonight: Play it low-key. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Assume your place in the limelight. An associate keeps whispering what he or she feels is important information to know. Listen, but also set limits to the conversation. Working as a team is fine, as long as you have space to be yourself. Tonight: Squeeze in some fun time. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You might want to approach a situation differently. The feedback you are receiving points to another path. Get adequate feedback from another person. You could be surprised by what you hear. Once you feel secure, take action. Tonight: A force to be dealt with. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Work with individuals. You could hear radically different opinions, which makes it clear, once more, that you must go your own way. A discussion opens up possibilities left and right. You might be taken aback by an unexpected insight. Tonight: Detach, then look at a situation. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Others challenge you, but know that it is simply a phase. On the other hand, you have the wherewithal to know when to hold your ground. Creativity plays a role in your interactions, work or whatever you might be doing. Tonight: Make time for a special person. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Discussions and comments reveal much more about where others are coming from. Don’t stop what you are doing to comment. Just be a good listener; you might be amazed. A call from a family member or roommate is informative as well. Tonight: Out. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH No one knows how to stir the pot quite like you do. You might even do it unintentionally. Your very presence and how you deal with your life could incite some crazy responses. Allow your innate ingenuity to come out. Help others lighten up. Tonight: Try for an early bedtime. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Family weighs on your mind. You are not always comfortable with what is going on, nor should you be. Discuss finances and an investment involving real estate not only with those it will impact, but also with those in the know. Tonight: What starts as serious evolves into fun. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Your way of saying “enough” works. Someone who does not like to hear you put an end to a certain topic could be trying to get your attention. If you are overwhelmed, just say so. Establish your own boundaries, and speak your mind more often. Tonight: Out and about. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Tuesday, February 28, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 www.mydailysentinel.com Lady Defenders edge Coshocton Christian, 49-44 Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The Lady Defenders have won the OCSAA Southeastern Regional Championship and they advance to the final four. The Ohio Valley Christian girls basketball team defeated Coshocton Christian 49-44 Friday evening at the First Baptist Church Activities Building. The Lady Defenders held the Lady Cats to five points in the first period. OVCS scored 13 points and held the eight point lead after one period. The Coshocton offense picked up in the second canto as it scored 15 points. The Lady Defenders scored 10 points in the second and saw their lead cut to three, 23-20 at halftime. Both offenses struggled to get anything going after halftime as the two teams combined for 15 points in the third period. CCS edged OVCS by one in the quarter and trailed by two headed into the finale. The OVCS offense had its best quarter in the fourth scoring 19 points, while Coshocton Christian scored 16. The Lady Defenders earned the 49-44 victory and the regional championship. Ohio Valley Christian was led by Madison Crank with a game-high 25 points,and a team-high eight rebounds. Emily Carman notched eight points, Beth Martin had seven, Samantha Westfall and Bekah Sargent had four points each, while Sarah Schoonover rounded out the OVCS scoring with one point. CCS was paced by Danielle Miller with 22 points. The Lady Defenders travel to the campus of Ohio Christian University in Circleville Ohio Friday against the winner of Mentor Christian and First Baptist Elyria. Tip off is scheduled for 5 p.m. This Marks the second consecutive year the Lady Defenders have reached the final four. Buckeyes search for answers after loss to Badgers COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After losing for the third time in five games, No. 8 Ohio State is facing some difficult questions. The answers may be staring back at them when they shave each morning. “Guys have got to look at themselves in the mirror and come back and be ready to go,” coach Thad Matta said Sunday after a painful 63-60 loss to No. 16 Wisconsin. The Buckeyes (23-6, 11-5 Big Ten) led by eight points with less than 8 minutes to play, but Jared Berggren hit a wide-open 3-pointer with 31 seconds remaining to give the Badgers (21-8, 10-6) the lead for good. Ohio State had no answer. “We can let this affect us maybe through today and when we wake up tomorrow we have to be refocused and ready to come back in and find a way to get better,” point guard Aaron Craft said. “I have confidence that we’ll do that.” Seemingly everything was lined up for the Buckeyes, who were in first place by themselves as recently as 15 days earlier. William Buford had played well in leading them on a 9-0 run that gave them a 50-42 lead as the 8-minute mark came and went. But then things fell apart. “You always measure people by what it takes to discourage them,” Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan said. “If you get discouraged and you get frustrated it certainly doesn’t help in the game of basketball. Our guys stayed to the task.” The Badgers roared back to take the lead with an 11-4 run before Craft, who had 13 points, scored on a drive with just over 2 minutes left. Wisconsin countered with two free throws by Jordan Taylor, with Ohio State coming right back on a spin move and short shot by Jared Sullinger. Berggren then popped outside and swished a shot from the left wing that was a punch to the gut for Ohio State and deflated a crowd of 18,809 at Value City Arena. Still, the Buckeyes had a chance, down by two points. After a timeout, Deshaun Thomas, who led Ohio State with 23 points, ended up with the ball at the top of the key. 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Submitted photo Members of the Ohio Valley Christian girls basketball team pose for a picture after winning the 2012 OCSAA Southeastern Regional championship Saturday at the First Baptist Church Activities Building in Gallipolis, Ohio. URG baseball takes 3 from Roosevelt Randy Payton Special to OVP RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande baseball team opened the home portion of its schedule with a bang as the RedStorm swept a three-game weekend series from Roosevelt University at Bob Evans Field. Rio rolled to an 8-0 win over the Lakers on Saturday afternoon and took both ends of a Sunday doubleheader from the visitors by scores of 12-2 and 8-2. By virtue of the sweep, head coach Brad Warnimont’s squad improved its overall record to 4-7. In Saturday’s series opener, the RedStorm jumped to a 1-0 first inning lead and pulled away in the middle three frames with two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings and three markers in the sixth. Junior shortstop Kyle Perez opened the Rio first with a walk, stole second and eventually scored on a groundout by junior designated hitter Brian Suerdick. Junior third baseman Mark Parent had a two-out RBI hit and freshman center fielder Luke Taylor stole home in the fourth, while junior right fielder Shane Spies had a two-run double in the fifth. Perez added a two-run single and Suerdick had a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Perez finished with three hits in the win, while freshman second baseman Grant Tamane went 2-for-5. Sophomore right-hander Mike Deitsch earned the win on the mound for the RedStorm, tossing 7-2/3 innings of two-hit, shutout ball. On Sunday, Rio struck for two runs in the first inning of the opening game of the twinbill before blowing things wide open with back-to-back four-run frames. Freshman designated hitter Tim Easterling had a run-scoring single in the two-run first and added a two-run double in the fourrun second. Taylor had an RBI single in the four-run third, while Tamane and Suerdick both had run-scoring doubles. Suerdick also had a sacrifice fly in the second. Freshman center fielder Tyler Donaldson added an RBI single as the RedStorm scored twice in the fourth inning to extend their lead to 12-0. Junior left-hander Ryan Robertson tossed five shutout innings to get the win, allowing two hits and striking out eight. He walked just two. Perez, like Easterling, had two hits each in the win. Tony Valdes had two hits for the Lakers, who avoided a shutout by scoring a pair of runs in the sixth off of Rio sophomore reliever Dylan Perego. In Sunday’s game two, the RedStorm struck in the first inning yet again, scoring three times off of Roosevelt starter Chris Jennings. Spies had a two-run home run to center to highlight the frame. The Lakers got one of the runs back in the third, pushing across an unearned marker against Rio sophomore righty David Steele, but the RedStorm exploded for five runs in the fourth inning to settle the issue once and for all. Perez started the fifth with a walk, Tamane followed with a bunt single and Spies walked to load the bases. Suerdick then doubled to left to plate two runs and freshman first baseman Kyle Findley followed with a three-run homer to right to make it 8-1. Danny Grzywa had an RBI single in the fifth for the Lakers (0-3) to close out the scoring. Spies and Findley both had two hits in the win, while Steele allowed five hits over five innings to collect his second victory in as many decisions. The RedStorm are scheduled to continue their five-game homestand on Tuesday afternoon when Miami University-Hamilton pays a visit for a 2 p.m. first pitch. The contest will be the season opener for the Harriers. Ohio drubs Akron 85-61, denies Zips MAC title ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Nick Kellogg scored 17 points and D.J. Cooper turned in a double-double as Ohio routed Mid-American Conference leaders Akron 85-61 on Sunday night, as the Bobcats denied the Zips a chance to clinch the regular-season title and kept their own hopes alive. The win avenged a Jan. 14 loss at Akron, and keeps Ohio’s slim chances at a regular-season MAC crown afloat. The Bobcats (23-6, 10-4) have to beat both Kent State and Miami (Ohio) on the road, and hope the Zips lose versus Buffalo and at Kent State. Reggie Keely and Walter Offutt added 14 points apiece for the Bobcats, who got 11 points and 10 rebounds from Cooper. The Bobcats never trailed in the game, opening on a 17-7 run and taking a 19-point lead at intermission. They outscored the Zips 39-34 in the second half. B r i a n Wa l s h h a d 1 2 p o i n t s t o p a c e A k ro n (20-9, 12-2). 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