https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/0f5ebebae57887253262d13a96bec61a.pdf be59a6cea354629e816496225f4e1957 PDF Text Text log onto www.mydailysentinel.com for archive • games • features • e-edition • polls & more INSIDE STORY Five year old girls win at WVa. Gymnastics State championships. .... Page 3 Middleport•Pomeroy, Ohio WEATHER SPORTS Sunny today. High of 59. Low of 34.. Page 2 High school baseball, softball .... Page 6 OBITUARIES Bonnie I. Harper, 80 Roger E. Hill, 65 Frank Laudermilt Laura Elizabeth “Liz” Rice, 82 50 cents daily THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Vol. 62, No. 67 Authorities arrest siblings linked to 5 robberies Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com MEIGS COUNTY — Two Meigs County siblings are in custody in connection with five area armed robberies. Alex Craig, 26, of Letart Falls, and Marcy Craig, 37, of Long Bottom, were both arrested on unrelated charges and have confessed to deputies about their respective roles in the robberies. According to Meigs County Sheriff Robert Beegle, Marcy Craig admitted to driving to each of the three robberies committed in Meigs County. Alex Craig confessed to committing each of the five robberies while being interviewed by Meigs County Sheriff’s Deputy Adam Smith and Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy Ross Mellinger on Wednesday morning. Deputies were able to use surveillance videos from the robberies to assist in the identification of the suspects. According to the surveillance video from the Chester TNT Pitstop, Marcy Craig was in the gas station just a few minutes prior to the robbery. Five area gas stations had been the target of armed robberies over the past two weeks, beginning on March 26 in Mason, W.Va. Since then, three stations in Meigs County and one in Jackson County, W.Va., have been the victim of an armed robber. The Par Mar Convenience Store on Second Street in Mason was robbed at gunpoint near closing time on March 26, while the TNT Pitstop in Syracuse was robbed in a similar incident on March 30. On April 2, a male subject described as approximately four inches shorter than the suspect in the earlier robberies, robbed the TNT Pitstop in Chester taking an undisclosed amount of cash. A fourth robbery occurred at the J-Mart in Millwood, W.Va., in Jackson County, on April 3. Earlier this week, a fifth robbery — the third in Meigs County — occurred at the 124 Mart on the corner of Ohio 7 and 124. In all five robberies, the suspect was carrying a gun, fled on foot and took Marcy Craig Alex Craig an undisclosed amount of cash. All of the robberies lieved to be connected ac- sentence of 10 years each, also occurred either a few cording to Meigs County while there is a three-year sentence for a gun specifiminutes before or a few Sheriff Robert Beegle. cation. In Ohio, charges of minutes after closing time. Potential charges in Similar incidents in armed robbery and kidnapping carry a maximum Athens County are not beSee ROBBERIES ‌| Page 5 Enjoying Easter Meigs County youth take part in Easter activities Meigs Board hires athletic trainer, awards contracts Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com Carrie Wolfe/photos Youth of all ages enjoyed the beautiful weather at the Emi’s Place in Pomeroy for the Sacred Heart Parish Easter egg hunt held over the Easter weekend. Prep work beginning on Monkey Run access road Council approves National Day of Prayer activities Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com POMEROY — The prep work on the Monkey Run access road project will be taking place soon, with the area already marked for the planned construction. During Monday’s Pomeroy Village Council meeting, Village Administrator Paul Hellman told council that the tree removal should be under way, with construction to begin later in the spring or summer. The project was awarded to the Shelly Company in late December, with the work to be done when the weather improved. The project bid was for the amount of $212,682.40. A pre-construction meet- ing was held in late March to finalize the plans for the project, which is expected to take six to eight weeks to complete. As previously reported, the project will be paid for with grant funds secured from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), and will not require funding from Pomeroy. The property is currently owned by the Community Improvement Corporation (CIC), and will become village property after the road is complete. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 10 is taking the administrative lead on the project, following an agreement with the village over the summer. The village POMEROY — A contract with Ohio University to provide an athletic trainer to Meigs High School for the 2012-13 school year at a cost of $10,400 was finalized, and numerous personnel matters were handled at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Meigs Local Board of Education. Acknowledged at the meeting was a donation to the Meigs Local General Scholarship Fund in the amount of $5,500 from the Milestone Benefits Agency, Inc. As for personnel, oneyear teaching contracts were awarded to Amber Baker, Jennifer Bonzo, Lisa Carey, Lindsey Doudna, Justine Dowler, Courtney Irvin, Bruce Martin, Kayla McCarthy, Lisa Roback, Denise Russo, Jasmine Schaeffer, Emily Schmaltz, Kevin Sheppard, Lindsay Smith, Denise Turner, and Sara Will. Carrie Mahr was re-employed for another year, as was Carrie Faulk, with all pending completion of all requirements. Teachers rehired on three year contracts were Jeffery Bissell, Cynthia Eneright, Rachel Jones, Jackie Ortman, Heike Perko, Jennifer Seelig, Roxane Williams and Kimberly Wolfe. Teachers awarded five year contracts were Kathy Hudson, Nicole Mount, Lisa Ord, Jennifer Riffle, Elizabeth Story, Carin Taylor, Pamela White and Lena Yoacham. Travis Abbott was give a five-year contract with all hiring being contingent on completion of administrative requirements. Receiving continuing contracts were teachers, Nicole Fogle, Michelle Gillilan, Paula King, Alyson Lewis, Timothy Lewis, Ann Ramey, Stacie Roach and Whitney Roush. The resignation of Barbara Mathews Crow for retirement purposes was accepted. On the retire/ rehire program of the bargaining agreement between the Meigs Local Teachers Association and the Board of Education, teachers given one year contracts were Margaret Barr, Vicki Hughes, David Kucsma and Barbara Mathews Crow. Carla King was hired as a substitute custodian on the recommendation of Paul McElroy, director of operations. Numerous policies and administrative guidelines regarding all phases of the school operation were again reviewed and approved during the meeting. Reports on the infinite campus program which pertains to a student information system was given by Matt Simpson, technology coordinator; and Paul McElroy report on absenteeism of personnel and maintenance regulations. The school calendar for 2012-2013 adopted by the Board shows the first day of school for students to be Aug. 22, with Christmas break to be held from Dec. 22 to Jan. 2, and the last day of school on May 23, with graduation on May 24. Crime Victims’ Rights event to be held April 26 Staff Report mdsnews@mydailysentinel.com Sarah Hawley/photo Stakes have been put in place to mark the area that will become an access road to Monkey Run. The project will begin with the clearing of trees, with construction of the road to begin in the coming months. handled the bidding process. The road will run beside the Taco Bell property off of West Main Street. The road is approximately 850 feet long, and if a person faces Taco Bell from Ohio 833, the road will run to the left of the restaurant. Stephanie Rife met with Council about the upcoming National Day of Prayer observance to take place in See ROAD ‌| Page 5 POMEROY — The Victims’ Assistance Program at the Meigs County Prosecutor’s Office has been awarded a mini-grant for the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week ceremony. The grant was awarded by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s Office, Crime Victim Section. The Victims’ Rights Week ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 26 in the Common Pleas Courtroom on the third floor of the Meigs County Courthouse. Meigs County Prosecutor Colleen Williams and Cindy Kuhr from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office will be the key note speakers for the event. Community informational brochures will be available beginning at 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend the event and help to observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. �Thursday, April 12, 2012 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 Ohio Valley Forecast Husband dreads home birth Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind between 3 and 7 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Monday: A chance of showers. 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Member SIPC. Meigs County Community Calendar Thursday, April 12 POMEROY — The Meigs County Public Library will host a Tie-Dye event at 6 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Participants are asked to bring their own materials to tie-dye. CHESTER — Shade River Lodge 453, 7:30 p.m., at the hall. Refreshments following meeting. POMEROY — St. Paul Lutheran Church will hold their Soup and Sandwich Meal from 5:30 -7 p.m. The public is invited to come and enjoy the food and fellowship. SYRACUSE — Wildwood Garden 6 p.m. at the Syracuse Community Center. Ken Eblin to speak on making maple syrup. REEDSVILLE — Special meeting of the Eastern Local Board of Education, 6:30 p.m. in the Elementary Library conference room. Purpose of the meeting is to inquire about guidance from counsel. POMEROY — Alpha Iota Masters, regular meeting, 11:30 a.m. at the New Beginnings United Methodist Church. Linda Bates and Debbie Finlaw, hostesses. TUPPERS PLAINS — VFW Post 9853, at the hall, meal, 6 p.m., meeting 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 13 POMEROY — The Meigs County P.E.R.I. will hold their April meeting at 1 p.m. at the Mulberry Community Center. Diane Jeffers from Holzer Clinic will be our guest speaker. LONG BOTTOM — Gospel sing at the Faithful Gospel Church, S.R. 124, Long Bottom, singers Day Spring 7 p.m. CHESTER — The annual dinner and auction to raise money for the ChesterShade Historical Association’s expenses of building maintenance and utilities will be held at 6 p.m. at the Meigs High School cafeteria. There will be entertainment by the River City Players. Saturday, April 14 RUTLAND — The 12th Annual Leading Creek Stream Sweep will be held from 9 a.m. to noon in Rutland. To make an even bigger impact, this year the Meigs Soil & Water Conservation District is combining this event with one of our Adopt-A-Highway clean ups along St. Rt. 7 / 124. Volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. on April 14 at the Jim Vennari Park in Rutland along Ohio 124. Participants will disperse from the park and return with their haul later in the morning. Trash bags and gloves will be provided for all volunteers. A lunch will be served after the event ends around noon. Monday, April 16 LETART — Letart Township Trustees meeting, 5 p.m., in the township building. Wednesday, April 18 POMEROY — A blood drive will be held from 1-6 p.m. at the Mulberry Community Center. RACINE — A public meeting for the Racine Syracuse Regional Sewer District will be held at 6 p.m at the Racine Village Hall. Friday, April 20 POMEROY — The Pomeroy High School Class of 1959 will be having their “3rd Friday” lunch at noon, at the Wild Horse Café in Pomeroy. Saturday, April 21 POMEROY — Middleport Pomeroy Rotary Breakfast, 7-11 a.m. at the Meigs Senior Center. Proceeds benefit Meigs County Meals on Wheels. MIDDLEPORT — The Bluegrass Country Gentlemen and Brenda, a local bluegrass and gospel group will be in concert at Bradbury Church of Christ, located on Bradbury Road in Middleport, Ohio. The concert will begin at 6 p.m. A love offering will be taken and refreshments will be served. Tuesday, April 24 RUTLAND — A final public meeting for the CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Program will be held at 7 p.m. at the Rutland Civic Center. Card Showers MIDDLEPORT — Pauline Mayer will observe her 91st birthday on April 16. Cards may be sent to her at the Overbrook Rehabilitation Center, Room 203, 333 Page St., Middleport, Ohio 45760. REEDSVILLE — Marvin Keebaugh recently observed his 80th birthday and a celebration of the occasion will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on April 14 at the Chester Community Center, cards can be sent to 68545 St. Rt. 124, Reedsville, Ohio, 45772 Dear Dr. separating the Brothers: I am cans, bottles about to become and paper for a father for the recycling! So if first time. 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She’s a little shy, and I know this can’t be forced, but is there some way I can help her find a BFF? — C.P. Dear C.P.: I’m sure you have many fond memories of your childhood with your best friends, and can’t imagine how you could have gotten along without them. And, indeed, research shows that having a best friend is good for children. You probably found each other without anyone else’s help, drawn by mutual interests or personali- ties, time spent together in classes or the neighborhood or after-school activities, and the whole thing seemed pretty effortless. So, you may be wondering, What’s wrong with my daughter? Of course the answer is nothing; she’s just not you, and the fact that she’s a little shy means that she may take a little longer to find that special friend. That doesn’t mean you can’t help her become more likely to succeed. Since your child is still young, she may not have gravitated toward the fun and rewarding things to do that will help define her. Give her the opportunity to start exploring different avenues — be it art, dancing, church groups, sports, scouting or cooking. Anything that is social rather than solitary will help her make closer friendships with other girls who have the same interests. Be willing to host sleepovers and parties, and outings at the zoo. As your daughter comes out of her shell, her peers will begin to see her as a potential best friend. (c) 2012 by King Features Syndicate Meigs County Strong Indonesian Local Briefs earthquakes cause panic, not tsunami Yard sale to benefit food pantry TUPPERS PLAINS — Amazing Grace Community Church, across from Tuppers Plains Fire Department, will have a yard sale Friday and Saturday to raise money for the church’s food pantry. Furniture, storage trunks, air conditioners, books, toy, clothing and miscellaneous items will be for sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m each day. Concessions will be available for eating in or take-out. All proceeds will be used to benefit the Amazing Grace Community Church Food Pantry. Rotary pancake breakfast POMEROY — The annual pancake breakfast of the Middleport-Pomeroy Rotary Club will be held on Saturday, April 21, at the Senior Citizens Center, with serving from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Proceeds will go to the Meals on Wheels programs of delivering meals to homebound senior citizens around the county. Chester-Shade dinner/auction CHESTER — The annual dinner and auction to raise money for the Chester-Shade Historical Association’s expenses of building maintenance and utilities will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at the Meigs High School cafeteria. There will be entertainment by the River City Players. Leading Creek Stream Sweep RUTLAND — The 12th Annual Leading Creek Stream Sweep will be held from 9 a.m. to noon in Rutland. To make an even bigger impact, this year the Meigs Soil & Water Conservation District is combining this event with one of our Adopt-A-Highway clean ups along St. Rt. 7 / 124. Volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. on April 14 at the Jim Vennari Park in Rutland along Ohio 124. Participants will disperse from the park and return with their haul later in the morning. Trash bags and gloves will be provided for all volunteers. A lunch will be served after the event ends around noon. MCCA trip to Savannah POMEROY — A motorcoach trip to Savannah and Jekyll Island is being planned by the Meigs County Council on Aging. It will take place June 3-9. Reservations are currently being taken by Chandra Shrader at the Senior Center, 992-2161. Cost of the seven-day, six-night trip is $520 which covers 10 meals, six breakfasts, and four dinners. Tours include Jekyll and St. Si- mon’s Island, Beaufort, S. C. and a visit to Parris Island, along with tours of historic homes in Savannah. Meigs plat books available POMEROY — The Meigs County 4-H Committee is selling 2011 Meigs County Plat Books for $20 each. They can be purchased at the Meigs County Extension Office, Meigs County Soil and Water Office and the Meigs County Recorder’s Office in the Courthouse on the second floor. To have one mailed send a check for $25 to Meigs County 4-H Committee, PO Box 32, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. All profits from the sale of these books benefits Meigs County 4-H youth for camp, scholarships and awards. Southern Alumni Banquet RACINE — The annual reunion of the Racine/ Southern Alumni banquet will be held on Saturday, May 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Southern High School. Tickets are $15 and available now at Southern High School and Racine Home National Bank. They will be $25 at the door. Flags are $30. The website is www.tornadoalumni.net. Farmer’s Market POMEROY — Anyone interested in taking part in the Farmer’s Market on the Pomeroy Parking Lot this Summer is asked to contact Derek Brickles at (740) 590-4891. Wanted: old computers POMEROY — The Invincible Industries Teen Center at the Mulberry Community Center is in need of old computers, both PCs and Macs, for repair or use of parts. Mike Tipptin, a computer specialist, has volunteered to see what he can do to get some working computers for the teen center. He has volunteered to pick up old computers. Call 740-4445599 and leave a message so that he can call back. Beth Clark is the lead volunteer at the youth center and says she has long recognized the need for computers for the kids to use for study and/or entertainment. Preschool registration MASON COUNTY — Mason County Schools Preschool Registration will be taking place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the following days, April 20 at New Haven Elementary, and April 26 at the Nazarene Church on Mt. Vernon. April 26 will also be a make up day. For information call (304) 675-4956. BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two massive earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for Indonesia on Wednesday, sending panicked residents fleeing to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles. No deadly waves or serious damage resulted, and a watch for much of the Indian Ocean was lifted after a few hours. Women and children cried in Aceh, where memories are still raw of a 2004 tsunami that killed 170,000 people in the province alone. Others screamed “God is great” as they poured from their homes or searched frantically for separated family members. Patients were wheeled out of hospitals, some still lying in their beds with drips attached to their arms. And at least one hotel guest was slightly injured when he jumped out of his window. The U.S. Geological Survey said the first 8.6-magnitude quake was a shallow 22 kilometers (14 miles), hitting in the sea 270 miles (435 kilometers) from Aceh’s provincial capital. An alert that followed from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii advised countries all along the rim of the Indian Ocean, from Australia and India to as far off as Africa, that a seismically charged wave could head their way. Two deadly tsunamis in the last decade — the most recent off Japan just one year ago — have left the world much better prepared. Sirens sounded along coastlines and warnings spread like wildfire by mobile phone text messaging. Though often chaotic, evacuations began immediately with streets clogged with traffic, especially in Aceh. The only wave to hit, though, was less than 30 inches (80 centimeters) high, rolling to Indonesia’s emptied coastline. Just as the region was sighing relief, an 8.2-magnitude aftershock followed. “We just issued another tsunami warning,” Prih Harjadi, from Indonesia’s geophysics agency, told TVOne in a live interview. He told his countrymen to stay clear of western coasts. Residents in Aceh could hardly believe it. “What did we do to deserve this?” cried Aisyah Husaini, 47, who lost both her parents and a son in the 2004 tsunami. “What sins have we committed?” “I’m so scared, I don’t want to lose my family again,” she said, clinging to her two children in a mosque in Banda Aceh, where hundreds of people sheltered. Again, though, the threat quickly passed. Experts said Wednesday’s quakes did not have the potential to create massive tsunamis because the friction and shaking occurred horizontally, not vertically. The earth’s tectonic plates slid against each other, creating more of a vibration in the water. In contrast, mega-thrust quakes cause the seabed to rise or drop vertically, displacing massive amounts of water and sending towering waves racing across the ocean at jetliner speeds. Roger Musson, seismologist at the British geological survey who has studied Sumatra’s fault lines, said initially he’d been “fearing the worst.” “But as soon as I discovered what type of earthquake it was … I felt a lot better.” The tremors were felt in neighboring Malaysia, where high-rise buildings shook, and Thailand, India and Bangladesh. Those countries, Sri Lanka and the Maldives evacuated buildings and beaches and readied relief efforts in case of disaster. The World Meteorological Organization said communication systems set up after the 2004 tsunami appeared to have worked well. “Our records indicate that all the national meteorological services in the countries at risk by this tsunami have received the warnings in under five minutes,” said Maryam Golnaraghi, the head of WMO’s disaster risk reduction program. The alert was sent out by U.S. National Weather Service, which operates a tsunami warning station in Hawaii, she said. Indonesia straddles a series of fault lines that makes the vast island nation prone to volcanic and seismic activity. The giant 9.1-magnitude quake and tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004, killed 230,000 people in about a dozen nations. Visit us at www.mydailysentinel.com �Thursday, April 12, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com URG to host first film festival RIO GRANDE — The University of Rio Grande/ Rio Grande Community College (URG/RGCC) will host a film festival on Saturday, April 14 in the Berry Fine and Performing Arts Center. The festival, which will begin at 7 p.m., will feature short films made by Rio Grande students, faculty members and area residents Immediately following the films, the cult movie classic, “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” will be shown. Those attending will be invited to dress up as characters from the movie. The film festival will be a first for Rio Grande, and faculty member Benjy Davies explained that the evening will feature numerous creative projects by students and faculty members. One of the films, for example, is a 20-minute film titled “Amateur Survivor.” This piece, by student Robert Griffith of Jackson is a humorous look at Griffith attempting to “survive” for three days outside. This is the longest film that will be shown during the evening. The festival will feature all different styles of films, including one short clayma- tion clip by Rio Grande faculty member Jim Allen. Some animated films will also be included during the evening. Davies is a member of the Finer Things Club at Rio Grande, and the club has been sponsoring several creative and entertaining special events on campus throughout the year. Short films have been made of several of the Finer Things Club projects, and they will be shown during the film festival. The club members celebrated National Gorilla Suit Day during the year, for ex- SOGA boys win state titles ample, and Davies wore a gorilla suit around campus. Ryan Griffith filmed Davies that day and put together this film that will be shown during the festival. “It’s a really fun film,” Davies said, Another Finer Things Club project included 45 second grade students from Rio Grande Elementary School. The students raked leaves into piles on the main Campus Green in the fall and the piles were placed into a polka dot pattern. Time lapse photography was taken of the students raking the leaves into the Submitted photo contact Davies for more information. Davies is proud that so many students and others from the campus and community have already submitted films for the festival and he is impressed with the pieces that will be shown. He is hoping to expand the film festival in future years, and is pleased that so many people are involved in the first year for the event. For more information on the Saturday, April 14 Film Festival at Rio Grande, call Davies at 1-800-282-7201 or send him an e-mail at bdavies@rio.edu. MHS automotive student awarded scholarship POMEROY — Dustin Lee, a senior at Meigs High School, has been awarded a $500 scholarship to the University of Northwestern Ohio. The son of Christy Lee of Shade, Lee is this year’s local Skills USA Automotive Service Technology champion. He was also the Southeast Regional Skills Technology bronze medal champion, and will represent the Southeast Region at the State SkillsUSA competition to take place on April 27 and 28 for a chance to compete on the national level. Lee, a five-time sports letterman at Meigs, has completed the two-year program of auto service technology taught at Meigs. Southern Ohio Gymnastics Academy boys gymnastics team had three boys who won multiple state championships at the state meet in Lancaster, Ohio. Pictured from left are, Devan Goody, Level 4, State Champion Floor 15.60, State Champion Rings 15.50, State Champion Parallel Bars 15.50; Dexter Roettker, Level 7, State All Around Champion 87.30, State Champion Floor 15.50, State Champion Vault 15.2, State Champion Parallel Bars 14.90, runner up high bar 14.70; Andrew Huck, Level 4, State Champion Pommel Horse 15.00, State Champion Parallel Bars 15.10, runner up high bar 14.80 (tie), runner up All Around 87.30 (tie). The boys were coached by Nick Watson and Matt Brinker. piles and then moving the piles around on the Campus Green. The piles were then left on the Campus Green for a few weeks before the all disappeared. The photographs were turned into a film titled, “Fade,” and it will be another one of the Finer Things Club pieces shown during the Film Festival. Davies has not seen all of the films that will be shown yet, and many of the pieces are still being worked on. Students and area residents also still have time to submit films for the festival. Anyone interested should Submitted photo Jeff Bissell, Meigs Tech-Prep Automotive Technology instructor, presents a scholarship from the University of Northern Ohio to Dustyn Lee. He plans to attend the University of Northwestern Ohio late summer and start his studies for an applied science degree in Auto Service Technology. Five-year-old girls win at W.Va. Gymnastics State Championships State awards Appalachian Development Grants More than $227,000 awarded regionally COLUMBUS — Today the Governor’s Office of Appalachia announced State Appalachian Development Grants totaling $227,800 that will fund projects in 12 Appalachian counties and one project to study tourism in the region. The Ohio Department of Development’s Office of Community Development administers the State Appalachian Development Program. “Strong communities are critical to attracting new economic development opportunities,” said Christiane Schmenk, Director of the Ohio Department of Development. “These projects will not only strengthen each community but also will improve the lives of the residents.” The State Appalachian Development Grants are designated for projects that will increase job opportunities for residents in the Appalachian region as well as improve the community infrastructure to encourage economic development activities. “The Governor’s Office of Appalachia is committed to providing communities the support they need to grow and compete,” said Jason Wilson, Director of the Governor’s Office of Appalachia. “The projects receiving grants address a variety of community needs, including improvements to a library, community center, and county courthouse.” Local projects that have received State Appalachian Development Grants are: Ohio’s Appalachian Coun- try, Inc., (All 32 Appalachian counties) received $32,000 to hire a company to study the impact of tourism on individual counties as well as the entire 32-county region. The results of the study will be used to educate legislators, media, event planners, and tourism stakeholders on the impact of tourism in the region. Syracuse Community Center (Meigs County) received $9,900 to purchase a new cooling system for the center. The project includes the purchase and installation of the cooling system and replacement of five exterior doors for the facility. The new cooling system will provide a comfortable environment for the center’s patrons during the summer months. Submitted photo Immerie (left) and Edeynne Wiechmann, the five year old daughters of Roger and Stephanie Wiechmann and the granddaughters of Dale and Lola Hubbard of Syracuse, recently competed at the W.Va. Gymnastics State Championships in Huntington, W.Va. Immerie took first place in the level 3 vault and came in fourth in the all around. Edeynne earned medals in all four events, and earned fifth place in the all around. They take gymnastics at Gymnicks in Parkersburg. Charles Manson did not attend to his 12th parole hearing CORCORAN, Calif. (AP) — Debra Tate hopes that Wednesday is the last time she has to walk into a prison and argue to parole officials that Charles Manson should not be freed. For four decades, the sister of murdered actress Sharon Tate has traveled to whatever rural California prison has held the notorious cult leader and his band of murderous followers for hearings she says are too numerous to count. “I’ve tried to take this thing that I do, that has become my lot in life, and make it have purpose,” says the 59-year-old Tate, who was 17 in August 1969, when Manson sent his minions across Los Angeles on two nights of terror. “I’ve been doing it for Sharon and the other victims of him for the last 40 years.” The parole hearing at Corcoran State Prison in Central California, Manson’s 12th, could be the last one for the aging mass murderer. Manson, now a gray-bearded 77-year-old, did not attend what might be his final chance to ask for freedom. Under current law, inmates can be denied the chance to reapply for parole for up to 15 years. Another rejection could make Manson 92 before he would get another opportunity to make his case. “At his age, I think he doesn’t care,” said Deputy District Attorney Patrick Sequeira, who will argue Wednesday against Manson’s release. “He would be lost if he got out. He’s completely institutionalized.” Manson has said he would not attend the hearing and has not appeared since 1997. His most recent hearing was in 2007. Tate told The Associated Press she had hoped to look Manson in the eye while she reminds the twomember parole panel of the tortuous deaths suffered by Tate, who was 8 months pregnant, and four others visiting her Benedict Canyon home. “I want to lock eyes with him and walk them through everything done to each and every one of my friends, blow by blow,” she said. If Manson had attended, it would be his first time meeting his state-appointed attorney, DeJon Ramone Lewis. Manson declined a meeting a month ago when Lewis went to Corcoran State Prison to prepare for the hearing. Manson, however, is anything but a recluse. He has a steady stream of visitors who submit requests to see him, including college students writing papers about him, said Theresa Cisneros, spokeswoman for Corcoran State Prison. Manson must approve all requests. “He has a large interested public,” she said, adding that Manson receives more mail than most prisoners. Manson has been cited twice for having smuggled cellphones. Authorities found he had been talking with people in California, New Jersey, Florida, British Columbia, Arkansas, Massachusetts and Indiana. The phone numbers were traced, but Department of Corrections spokeswoman Terry Thornton said she could not disclose who received the calls. Manson also was cited in October for having a homemade weapon in his cell. Manson’s notoriety stems from one of the most gruesome mass murders in American history, the 1969 slayings of actress Sharon Tate and six others. Manson’s trial with three women acolytes was a spectacle that drew international attention. Manson was depicted as the evil master of murder, commanding a small army of young followers. He and the three women were sentenced to death. But their lives were spared when the California Supreme Court briefly outlawed the death penalty in 1972. One of them, Susan Atkins, died in prison. Two others, Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel, remain incarcerated. Manson also was convicted of two unrelated murders. An assortment of his followers are being held in California prisons. Corrections officials released a recent picture of Manson in advance of his hearing. It shows the gray-haired old man with a swastika on his forehead, a reminder of his dark past. He carved the symbol during his trial. The photo was a dramatic change from his previous picture, when his head was shaved. Manson’s appearance has changed many times over the years but most memorable was the first image the world saw of the shaggy haired, wild-eyed cult leader staring from the covers of magazines in 1969. Debra Tate says she doubts the parole panel will vote to free Manson, but she does wish that his posture as a messiah out to save the world was perceived by everyone as being a sham. “I would hope he would get the moxie to come to terms with the reality of his situation and not the myth. They were a bunch of renegade sociopaths that banded together and had one hot flame for a short period of time,” she said. “It’s important to me that I try to diminish and tarnish their status as urban legends. It’s wrong, it’s just plain wrong.” �The Daily Sentinel Opinion More women veterans are homeless, but housing scarce Eric Tucker Kristin M. Hall Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Misha McLamb helped keep fighter jets flying during a military career that took her halfway around the world to the Persian Gulf. But back home, the Navy aircraft specialist is barely getting by after a series of blows that undid her settled life. She was laid off from work last year and lost custody of her daughter. She’s grappled with alcohol abuse, a carry-over from heavy-drinking Navy days. She spent nights in her car before a friend’s boyfriend wrecked it, moving later to a homeless shelter where the insulin needles she needs for her diabetes were stolen. She now lives in transitional housing for homeless veterans — except the government recently advised occupants to leave because of unsafe building conditions. “I wasn’t a loser,” McLamb, 32, says. “Everybody who’s homeless doesn’t necessarily have to have something very mentally wrong with them. Some people just have bad circumstances with no resources.” Once primarily male veteran problems, homelessness and economic struggles are escalating among female veterans, whose numbers have grown during the past decade of U.S. wars while resources for them haven’t kept up. The population of female veterans without permanent shelter has more than doubled in the last half-dozen years and may continue climbing now that the Iraq war has ended, sending women home with the same stresses as their male counterparts — plus some gender-specific ones that make them more susceptible to homelessness. The problem, a hurdle to the Obama administration’s stated goal of ending veterans’ home- lessness by 2015, is exacerbated by a shortage of temporary housing specifically designed to be safe and welcoming to women or mothers with children. The spike comes even as the overall homeless veteran population has gone down, dropping by nearly 12 percent to about 67,500 between January 2010 and January 2011, officials say. “It can’t get any worse,” McLamb says matter-offactly, “‘cause I’ve already been through hell.” Veterans’ homelessness, the subject of a March congressional hearing, has received fresh attention amid government reports documenting the numbers and identifying widespread flaws in buildings that shelter veterans. “I think it’s very clear that women veterans in particular lack the services they need,” Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., chairwoman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, said in an interview. Female veterans make up about 8 percent of all veterans, or about 1.8 million, compared to just 4 percent in 1990. The number of homeless female veterans has more than doubled from 1,380 to 3,328 between fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2010, according to a December U.S. Government Accountability Office report that found many with young children and nearly two-thirds between ages 40 and 59. A new report from the VA inspector general examining veteran housing that receive VA grants found bedrooms and bathrooms without locks, poorly lit hallways and women housed in facilities approved for men only. Nearly a third of the 26 facilities reviewed didn’t have adequate safety precautions. One female veteran and her 18-month-old son were placed in the same facility as a male veteran who was a registered sex offender. Female service mem- The Daily Sentinel Reader Services Correction Policy Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a story, call the newsroom at (740) 992-2156. Our main number is (740) 992-2155. 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Michele Panucci, a psychologist who treats women with military sexual trauma at a women-only VA clinic in Nashville, said traumatic experiences in the military can be a barrier to turn to the VA for help. “If it was authority that you don’t like because of what happened to you in the military, you can then associate that with the VA or other helpful authorities,” she said. The Department of Veterans Affairs says it’s making progress. The proposed VA budget calls for, among other things, $300 million for grants and technical assistance to community nonprofits to help veterans stay in their home or find alternate housing. The department is increasingly focused on preventing veterans from becoming homeless and helping families stay together when possible, said Pete Dougherty, executive director of the VA’s homeless veterans initiative office. One example is a support grant program for low-income veterans through which nonprofits and cooperatives provide health care services and financial planning, among other aid. “Part of what brings people to homelessness is isolation … The more you can keep that internal support around, the better,” he said. Page 4 Thursday, April 12, 2012 Tulsa residents want the death penalty in shootings Justin Juozapavicius Sean Murphy Associated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Within hours of shootings that terrified Tulsa’s north side and left three people dead, leaders of the predominantly black community declared the spree a hate crime and warned of a possible vigilante response. Quick arrests relieved many residents and ended talk of more violence, but community leaders still want the case treated as a hate crime. “We have to send a message,” one said Tuesday. But with a first conviction under Oklahoma’s hate crimes law carrying only up to a year in jail, some questioned whether it was worth the effort. The family of one victim and some residents said they’d rather see prosecutors focus on getting the death penalty. “I think they should go for murder. As many people’s lives they involved by what they did in this thing, they should go for murder,” said Deatrah Fields, whose aunt Dannaer Fields was killed. She added, “They can go ahead and seek the death penalty, too.” Jake England, 19, and Alvin Watts, 33, have been held on suspicion of firstdegree murder and other charges since their arrest Sunday. They are expected to be formally charged during a Monday court appearance. While police have not described the shootings as racially motivated, they have said one motive may have been revenge for the fatal shooting of England’s father by a black man. A day before the shootings, England apparently wrote a Facebook post saying Thursday was the second anniversary of his father’s death, using a racial slur and lamenting that “it’s hard not to go off.” Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Letters to the Editor Letters to the editor should be limited to 300 words. All letters are subject to editing, must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. “Thank You” letters will not be accepted for publication. Community leaders point to those comments and the fact that all the shooting victims were black in calling for a hate crime prosecution. “(England’s) Facebook post was a help to us in helping us understand that this was a hate crime. … If it is something other than that, you would have to explain that to me,” said the Rev. Warren Blakney Sr., president of the Tulsa NAACP. “When you went to commit the crimes, you didn’t go to south Tulsa and say, ‘I’m going to shoot some black folks I see.’ You went to the heart where you know most black folk live and you went on a shooting spree.” While police have described the two suspects as white, a family friend said England was Cherokee Indian. Watts’ brothers have denied accusations that he’s a racist, and one said their family includes a mix of races. Tulsa County District Attorney Tim Harris has said if the evidence supports a hate-crime charge, he will file it, and a lawmaker who represents the area where the shootings happened urged him to do so. “My constituents often feel like the possibility of a hate crime is sort of swept under the rug because we don’t want to talk about it,” said state Rep. Jabar Shumate. “We have to send a message.” Oklahoma’s hate crime law applies in cases where a defendant targets a victim specifically because of that person’s race, religion, ancestry, natural origin or disability. The weak penalties, however, have resulted in it usually only being used in cases involving low-level misdemeanors where prosecutors want a longer sentence. “The fact of the matter is our hate-crime statute in Oklahoma isn’t very useful on high-end violent felonies,” said Scott Row- land, first assistant district attorney in Oklahoma County. He said he’s pursued hate crime charges in simple assault cases motivated by racial bias, but prosecutors could risk muddying the waters by adding a hate crime charge to a murder case. “It might very well make it more complicated needlessly,” Rowland said. A conviction under the federal hate crimes statute can carry up to life in prison without parole, but U.S. Attorney Thomas Scott Woodward said it’s likely that federal charges would be pursued only if justice wasn’t served in the state courts. Oklahoma law enforcement agencies reported an average of 51 hate crimes per year from 2008 to 2010, according to the most recent data from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. The most common hate crime during those years was antiblack vandalism committed by white offenders. A hate-related killing has not been reported in Oklahoma since 2009, when there was one. Oklahoma City police say a group of black men approached 43-year-old Roberta Kay Hill, a white woman, and shouted racial slurs before one man fired several shots, killing her. That case remains unsolved. In north Tulsa, some residents say more important than proving the elements of a hate crime is ensuring that the shooters in the latest case are punished to the fullest extent of the law. “What everyone is after is justice,” said Ralph Eady, 51, who owns a men’s clothing shop near where one victim’s body was discovered. “They don’t care if it’s a hate crime, a race crime, whiteon-black crime — they want justice. They want the death penalty.” The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Thursday, April 12, 2012 Obituaries Laura Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Rice Laura Elizabeth “Liz” Rice, Syracuse, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. She was born on May 11, 1929, in Hartford, West Virginia, to the late Howard and Clara (Birchfield) Lavender. Liz is a member of the Pomeroy Nazarene Church and attended the Syracuse Community Church She is survived by her son William Estel (Sue) Rice, of Rutland; son-in-law, Everette Gilmore, of Middleport; grandchildren, Jerod Daniel (Brook) Gilmore, of Middleport, and Helen Beth (Danny) Robinson, of Middleport, seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Ralph (Jan) Lavender, of Syracuse; sisters, Linda (David) Parsons, of Racine, and Mary Pickens, of Syracuse; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents and her daughter, Clara Suzanne “Sue” Gilmore; grandson, Charles Wayne “Charlie” Gilmore; sister, Wilma Marie Rizer; brothers, James Howard “Jim”, William Thomas “Tom” and Larry Wayne Lavender. Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Burial will follow in the Letart Falls Cemetery. Family and friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 13, 2012, at the funeral home. An online registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel. com Bonnie Irene Harper Bonnie Irene Harper, 80, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord on April 11, 2012 at Pleasant Valley Hospital. A private service will be held at the convenience of the family. Roger E. Hill Roger E. Hill, 65, of Racine, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, in the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Cremeens Funeral Home, Racine. Frank Laudermilt Frank Laudermilt, Pomeroy, died on April 5, 2012, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un named to new top party post PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Defiant North Korea fueled up a rocket Wednesday in preparation for what now appears to be an imminent liftoff while the country’s young leader strengthened his grip on power with a new title making him the nation’s top political official. Kim Jong Un was named first secretary of the ruling Workers’ Party, a new post, while his late father, longtime leader Kim Jong Il, was given the posthumous title of “eternal general secretary” at a special Workers’ Party conference. The state-run Korean Central News Agency reported those details from the secretive one-day political gathering in Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un’s formal ascension, nearly four months after the death of his father, comes during a week of events leading up to celebrations Sunday marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of his grandfather, late President Kim Il Sung. The centennial is a major milestone in the nation Kim Il Sung founded in 1948, and the streets were awash with new posters, banners and the national flag. Outside the city’s war museum and the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium, women in traditional Korean dress gathered in clusters, practicing for this week’s events. North Korea has thrown open its doors to dozens of journalists from around the world to report on the events this week designed not only to honor Kim Il Sung but also to demonstrate unity as Kim Jong Un takes power. One of the marquee events is a controversial satellite launch poised to take place as early as Thursday. Space officials call the launch of the Unha-3 rocket, mounted with an Earth ob- servation satellite, a “gift” to Kim Il Sung. They said Wednesday that the final step of injecting fuel into the three-stage rocket was under way in the coastal hamlet of Tongchang-ri. “The launch of the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite is the pride of our nation and of our people,” Rim Kwang Myong, a 23-year-old mathematics major at Kim Il Sung University, told The Associated Press. A live feed at the General Command Center in the outskirts of Pyongyang showed the rocket on the launch pad covered with a tarp to protect the satellite from the wind. Paek Chang Ho, chief of the command center, said the rocket is ready for liftoff as soon as engineers are given the green light. North Korea has informed international aviation, maritime and telecommunications authorities that the launch would take place between Thursday and Monday. “We are injecting fuel as we speak,” Paek told reporters from a viewing platform in front of a large screen showing the live feed. Sixteen scientists in white lab coats worked at computers below him. Because liquid rocket fuel is highly volatile and corrosive, its injection into the rocket is usually one of the final steps in the pre-launch process, experts say. But the weather, and particularly the wind, could force delays. The United States, Japan, Britain and others say the launch would constitute a provocation and would violate U.N. Security Council resolutions banning North Korea from developing its nuclear and missile programs. Experts say the Unha-3 carrier is similar to the type of rocket that could be used to fire a missile mounted with a nuclear warhead to strike the U.S. or other targets. From Page 1 3 when the observance takes place on the Courthouse steps. Several other activities will be taking place to mark the observance including a four-day Bible reading marathon, a youth observance, and pastors praying from boats docked at the Pomeroy levee. The Mayor and members of council also signed a proclamation setting May 3 as “A Day of Prayer” in the Village of Pomeroy. Road Pomeroy from April 29-May 3. Council unanimously approved the use of the parking lot area as has been done in past years for the events. Events are to begin at 3 p.m. on April 29, when the courthouse is circled with people praying. On that date, the walking path in Pomeroy will be marked with signs concerning issues for which people can pray and will remain in place through May The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com Obama-Romney showdown starts with a very harsh tone MENDENHALL, Pa. (AP) — The 2012 presidential general election has begun. It won’t be pretty. Tuesday marked Day One, in essence, of the contest between the two virtually certain nominees, Republican Mitt Romney and Democratic President Barack Obama. Rick Santorum’s departure removed the last meaningful bump from Romney’s path to the GOP nomination. Romney and Obama wasted no time in portraying the voters’ choice in dire, sometimes starkly personal terms. “The campaign started yesterday, the general election campaign,” Romney said Wednesday on Fox News when pressed on how he would counter continued Democratic attacks that he is an out-oftouch rich guy. “It’s a little early in the process.” With Obama saddled with a still-ailing economy and a divisive health care law, and Romney riding a wave of blistering TV ads, the fall election is unlikely to dwell on “hope,” ”change” and other uplifting themes from four years ago. Much of the nation’s ire then was aimed at departing President George W. Bush, and Obama had no extensive record to defend. The landscape is much different now. Voters face nearly seven months of hardhitting jabs and counterpunches between the two parties’ standard-bearers. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor making his second presidential bid, now has to unify his party, build out a general election campaign and start answering big questions like who he will choose as a running mate. He insisted Wednesday that conservatives will unite behind him and said he believes Santorum will campaign with him against Obama. He also suggested he is considering one of his formal rivals for the presidential ticket. “There’s a large number of people in the Republican party who are extraordinary leaders, including some of those who have run in this last contest with me, and so we’ll go through that list and decide who could potentially become a president if that were necessary,” he told Fox News. The presumptive nominee attacked Obama with gusto Tuesday in his two public events that followed Santorum’s surprising announcement. Campaigning in Pennsylvania, where an April 24 GOP primary is suddenly less important than its likely role as a battleground state this fall, Romney portrayed Obama as a weak leader who apologizes for America’s greatness and prefers European-style socialism over robust free enterprise. Obama’s allies call such claims nonsense. “The right course for America is not to divide America,” Romney told a GOP dinner gathering in Mendenhall, near Philadelphia. “That’s what he’s doing,” he said of Obama. “His campaign is all about finding Americans to blame and attack, and find someone to tax more, someone who isn’t giving, isn’t paying their fair share.” He said Obama prefers “a governmentcentered society.” Obama, campaigning in Florida, said the choice in November will be as stark as in the 1964 contest between Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater, which resulted in one of the biggest Democratic landslides ever. That election included dramatic and controversial moments, such as Goldwater’s defense of “extremism in the defense of liberty” and a devastating TV ad suggesting a Goldwater presidency would lead to nuclear war. Obama didn’t mention Romney by name. His top aides have shown less restraint, however. The Obama campaign posted a YouTube video on Wednesday, the day after Santorum’s withdrawal, noting that “as Republicans settle on a nominee,” there are things voters should remember about the Romney campaign. The presentation proceeds with video clips of a slew of Romney statements, including his pledge to see the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortions overturned, his statement that he’d rather see Detroit go bankrupt before backing a government bailout, his assertion that “corporations are people, my friend,” and his declaration that he was an “extremely serious conservative” governor of Massachusetts. Obama campaign manager Jim Messina said in a statement after Santorum’s withdrawal: “It’s no surprise that Mitt Romney finally was able to grind down his opponents under an avalanche of negative ads. But neither he nor his special interest allies will be able to buy the presidency with their negative attacks. The more the American people see of Mitt Romney, the less they like him.” Other Obama campaign officials have mocked Romney’s wealth and called him out of touch with average Americans. Romney and his allies, including a potent super political action committee, have proved their ability to raise millions of dollars to air brutally effective attack ads, which crippled Santorum and Newt Gingrich in the GOP primary contests. Obama will raise many millions, too, and few doubt that he will hit Romney hard. The Republican super PAC Crossroads GPS is already on the air attacking Obama in six critical swing states. The group is spending $1.7 million to attack the president’s energy record for a week in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Virginia. On Tuesday, Romney made clear that he will go after Obama’s character as well as his record. In speeches in Mendenhall and Wilmington, Del., Romney said Obama isn’t merely inept at economic policy, he actively dislikes business. Obama “is clearly trying to hide from us what he intends to do,” Romney said in Wilmington. “He’s going to hide. And it’s my job to seek.” Romney made similar remarks last month. Now, with Santorum off the stage and Gingrich and Ron Paul hardly a factor, there are no intra-party distractions to dilute such comments. Romney and Obama are fully engaged, one on one, at a much earlier stage than in 2008, when Obama had to parry Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton throughout the summer before fully turning to Republican John McCain. Even then, Bush’s unpopularity helped fuel Obama’s campaign and deflected some of the anti-GOP sentiment away from the actual nominee. This time, the incumbent president is on the ballot, with unemployment above 8 percent. The tea party, which didn’t exist in 2008, is a potent and unpredictable force. And Romney suddenly is free of meaningful primary worries. That leaves him able to focus the full force of his fundraising and campaigning skills against Obama. Attorneys: Zimmerman is isolated, stressed out SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The man who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is said to be losing weight and suffering from high levels of stress from the intense public scrutiny he is under, his former lawyers said. Meanwhile, a special prosecutor said she will soon make an announcement in the case and the nation’s attorney general vowed separately to take action if evidence warrants it. “He is largely alone. You might even say he is emotionally crippled by virtue of the pressure of this case,” said Hal Uhrig, a former lawyer for George Zimmerman. The protests and the profound isolation of going into hiding may have pushed him “a little bit over the edge,” said Uhrig and his colleague, Craig Sonner. The two attorneys announced Tuesday they no longer were representing the neighborhood watch volunteer because they haven’t heard from him since Sunday. “As of the last couple days, he has not returned phone calls, text messages or emails,” Sonner said. “He’s gone on his own. I’m not sure what he’s doing or who he’s talking to. I cannot go forward speaking to the public about George Zimmerman and this case as representing him because I’ve lost contact with him.” The attorneys said that, against their advice, Zimmerman contacted special prosecutor Angela Corey, who will decide if he should face charges, but prosecutors in her office refused to talk to him without his lawyers present. “To handle it this way, suggests that he may not be in complete control of what’s going on. We’re concerned for his emotional and physical safety,” Uhrig said. A spokeswoman for Corey’s office didn’t respond to phone and email messages requesting comment, although late Tuesday Corey released a statement saying she would make an announcement on the case within 72 hours. The statement did not specify what new development in the case would be released. On Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder also said the Justice Department is conducting a thorough and independent review of the case after launching its own investigation three weeks ago. During comments before a civil rights organization founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton, Holder said that preventing and combating youth violence and victimization is a top priority of his department. “If we find evidence of a potential federal criminal In other business, council approved payment of the electric bill for the Pomeroy ball fields. Mayor Mary McAngus signed the deed to finalize the sale of the old Pomeroy High School building to Mark Porter. The closing will take place late this week or early next week. Council approved the placement of an exercise/ workout station at the beginning of the walking path. The project is being organized by the Meigs County General Health District through grant funds and will be at no cost to the village. The village has been asked to handle the maintenance after the project is complete. Present at the meeting were McAngus, Hellman, council members Jackie Welker, Jim Sisson, Ruth Spaun and Phil Ohlinger, and village clerk Pam Haggy. The next Pomeroy Council meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on April 23. civil rights crime, we will take appropriate action,” Holder said during the convention of Sharpton’s National Action Network. Zimmerman said he shot Martin in self-defense after following the teenager in a Sanford, Fla. a gated community outside Orlando on Feb. 26. He said he was returning to his truck when Martin attacked him and that he shot the unarmed teen during the fight. He wasn’t arrested partly because of Florida’s “stand your ground” selfdefense law. The lack of an arrest has led to protests across the nation and spurred a debate about race and the laws of self-defense. Zimmerman’s father is white and his mother is Hispanic. Martin was black. Zimmerman is unable to see a psychologist because he could be spotted, the attorneys said. A bounty for his arrest has been issued by the New Black Panther Party. Plus, he is anxious about possible charges if the special prosecutor believes he committed a crime, his former attorneys said. Zimmerman also has been in touch with conservative talk show host Sean Hannity, who declined to reveal Tuesday evening what was said. Uhrig said after they found out that news, the “final straw” came when they learned Zimmerman contacted Corey’s office and said he wanted to meet. Uhrig said he told her he no longer had attorneys whom he called “legal advisers” representing him. Uhrig said they were “a bit astonished” that he had contacted her on his own and that Corey and her team refused to talk to a potential defendant or suspect without counsel. Zimmerman’s current lack of an attorney shouldn’t affect the speed of Corey’s decision-making since any decent lawyer would advise a client not to talk to prosecutors, said Roy Kahn, a defense attorney in Miami. “It would not be in a client’s best interest to give any statement before it’s his time to testify at trial,” Kahn said. “Even if I believe he’s 100 percent innocent … my advice to the client would be, ‘Save it for the trial. It can’t help you.’” Sonner, the first attorney Zimmerman contacted after the shooting, said he agreed to take the case on a pro bono basis until Zimmerman it’s determined if he’s charged. He said he has never talked to Zimmerman face-to-face, only on the phone, and that the 28-yearold man has gone into hiding but that he believes he’s still in the U.S. From Page 1 124-Mart according to Beegle. Alex Craig was arrested on a Mayor’s Court warrant from Racine, and Marcy Craig was arrested on old warrants. Both Alex Craig and Marcy Craig are currently being housed in the Middleport Jail. According to Meigs County Prosecutor Colleen Williams both may make initital court apperances on Thursday. Robberies Meigs County include three counts of armed robbery, six counts of kidnapping and three gun specification charges. The possible charges of kidnapping are one count for each store employee, one count for the man who was in the TNT Pitstop in Chester, and one count each for the two individuals who were outside the �The Daily Sentinel Sports THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 mdssports@heartlandpublications.com Point Pleasant outlasts Skyhawks, 18-13 Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — So much for a pitcher’s duel. Six hurlers from both Point Pleasant and visiting Scott combined to surrender 31 runs, 27 hits and six home runs over seven innings Tuesday night, but the Big Blacks ultimately had a little bit better fortunes in each category during an explosive 18-13 Cardinal Conference victory in Mason County. Point Pleasant (12-4, 5-1 Cardinal) belted out 16 hits and also scored at least twice in each of its six innings at the plate, which ul- timately allowed the hosts to pick up their fifth consecutive triumph. The Skyhawks mustered 11 hits and 13 RBIs while also committing three of the five errors in the setback. The Big Blacks claimed a 2-0 advantage through an inning of play, but Scott rallied with two scores in the top of the second to force an even contest. PPHS, however, answered with three scores in its half of the second for a 5-2 edge through two complete. SHS mustered three runs in the third to again pull even at 5-all, but the hosts retaliated with four runs in the bottom of the third for a 9-5 edge through three full frames. Scott took its only lead of the night in the fourth, as homers by Forrest Spurlock, Alex Miller and Colton Hammond led to a sixrun output and an 11-9 edge. Point Pleasant, however, answered with four runs in the fourth and two more in the fifth, helping the hosts re-establish a comfortable 15-11 cushion. Scott tacked on two runs in the sixth to cut the deficit down to two (1513), but PPHS added three insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth to reclaim a five-run lead. After walking the first two batters in the seventh, Eric Roberts induced three straight outs to wrap up the exhausting victory. Roberts picked up the save with one inning of work, while Evan Potter got the win after allowing two runs, four hits and a walk over 2.1 frames while striking out six. Starter Brandon Toler lasted 3.2 innings and allowed 11 runs and seven hits while walking three and fanning three. Scott starter Forrest Spurlock took the loss after surrendering 11 runs, nine hits and six walks over 3.1 innings. Hammond and Spurlock also left the yard in the second and third innings, respectively. Alex Somerville provided Point’s lone shot while leading off the bottom of the third. Roberts and Austen Toler led the hosts with three hits apiece, followed by Brandon Toler, Jason Stouffer, Evan Potter and Jacob Gardner with two safeties each. Somerville and Steven Porter also had one hit each in the victory. Roberts drove in a team-best four RBIs, while Austen Toler scored five times in the decision. Spurlock, Hammond, Alex Miller and Cody Hammond all had two hits apiece for the Skyhawks, and Spurlock produced a gamehigh six RBIs. Point Pleasant has now scored 58 runs in its last three outings, all of which are against Cardinal Conference foes. Raiders have fallen to Gallia Academy, 14-3 Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com CHESHIRE, Ohio — The Gallia Academy baseball team held host River Valley to just two hits during Tuesday night’s five inning 14-3 GAHS win. The Blue Devils (12-3) wasted little time getting on the scoreboard, pushing one runs in the first frame off of a pair of extra-base hits by Ty Warnimont and Drew Young. Gallia Academy broke through in a big way in the third inning scoring six runs on four hits, four walks and a hit batter. GAHS scored six more runs in the fourth inning off of four hits and three walks to push its lead to 14-0. River Valley (2-9) finally broke into the hit column in the fourth with singles by Zachary Crow and Trey Farley. The Raiders scored three runs in the fourth to cut the GAHS lead to 11. Neither team could get a rally started in the fifth and Gallia Academy enforced the mercy rule to win 14-3. Jimmy Clagg earned the win for Gallia Academy after giving up three runs on two hits and three walks. Clagg struck out eight batters in five innings of work. Chris Clemente was credited with the loss after pitching 2.2 innings and giving up eight runs on seven hits and four walks. Clemente stuck out two batters. Nick Jeffers pitched .1 innings in relief and gave up six runs on four hits and four walks, while Timmy Kemper pitched two perfect innings and struck out one. The Blue Devils hitting was led by Ty Warnimont, Drew Young, and Brady Curry with two hits apiece. John Faro, Justin Bailey, Bobby Dunlap, Bryant Bokovitz and Brandon Taylor each had one hit. Faro led GAHS with three RBI. Zachary Crow and Trey Farley each had one it for RVHS in the contest. Gallia Academy returns to action Friday at 5 p.m. when they travel to Hocking County to face Southeastern Ohio Athletic League foe Logan. River Valley hosts Vinton County in a doubleheader Saturday at 11 a.m. in Cheshire. Alex Hawley/photo River Valley’s Ashley Cheesebrew bats against Gallia Academy’s Heather Ward, while Mattie Lanham catches, during Tuesday night’s 11-2 Blue Angels’ victory in Cheshire. Blue Angels roll past River Valley, 11-2 Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com CHESHIRE, Ohio — Heather Ward struck out 11 batters Tuesday night as the Gallia Academy softball team defeated in host River Valley 11-2. The Blue Angels (10-3) got on the board first after drawing back to back walks and pushing three runs across in the top half of the first inning. After a lead off single by Chelsea Copley, Noel Mershon hit a double to drive a run in. Megan Cochran led off the top of the second with a double and came around to score to put Gallia Academy up 4-1. The GAHS offense began to take stride in the middle innings, scor- ing three runs in the third frame and adding two more in the fourth. After a scoreless fifth inning the Blue Angels manufactured a run in each of the final two frames to go up 11-1. Mary Waugh drove in a run for the Lady Raiders with a single in the seventh but GAHS emerged victorious 11-2. Heather Ward was the winning pitcher as she gave up two runs on six hits and a walk while striking out 11 in seven innings of work. Noel Mershon was credited with the loss after pitching seven innings and giving up 11 runs on 11 hits and six walks. Mershon struck out six. Rachel Morris led the Blue Angels with four hits on the night including three doubles. Mattie Lanham and Kendra Barnes each had two hits in the contest while Megan Cochran , Jaymee Cremeans, and Brittany Lloyd each had one hit. Lanham led GAHS with three runs scored in the contest. Libby Leach paced the Lady Raiders with two hits in the contest while Noel Mershon, Chelsea Copley, Mary Waugh, and Ashley Cheesebrew each had one hit. Copley scored both RVHS runs on the night. Gallia Academy returns to action Friday at 5 p.m. when the travel to face Southeastern Ohio Athletic League opponent Logan. River Valley hosts Vinton County in a doubleheader Saturday at 11 a.m. First aces of 2012 season fired at Riverside Staff Report mdtsports@mydailytribune.com Alex Hawley/photo Gallia Academy’s Gage Childers slides into home behind River Valley catcher Trey Noble during Tuesday night’s Blue Devils 14-3 victory in Cheshire. OVP Sports Schedule Thursday, April 12 Baseball Buffalo at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. Hannan at Wahama, 5 p.m. Meigs at Wellston, 5 p.m. Softball Point Pleasant at Chapmanville, 5:30 p.m. Wahama at Hunt. St. Joe, 6 p.m. Eastern at Belpre, 5 p.m. Meigs at Wellston, 5 p.m. Track and Field South Gallia at Coal Grove Inv, TBA Southern at Waterford, 4:30 p.m. Boys Tennis Point Pleasant at Huntington St. Joe, 4:30 p.m. Girls Tennis Point Pleasant at Huntington St. Joe, 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 13 Baseball Gallia Academy at Logan, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. Miller at Wahama, 5 p.m. Belpre at Eastern, 5 p.m. Southern at Roane County, 5 p.m. Softball Gallia Academy at Logan, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. Miller at Wahama, 5 p.m. Southern at Roane County, 5 p.m. Track and Field Gallia Academy, Meigs at Oak Hill Inv, 4 p.m. South Gallia at Coal Grove Inv, TBA Boys Tennis Wheelersburg at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Saturday, April 14 Baseball Vinton County at River Valley (DH), 11 a.m. Wahama at Williamstown (DH), noon Fort Frye at Eastern (DH), noon Alexander at Southern (DH), 11 a.m. Softball Vinton County at River Valley (DH), 11 a.m. Eastern vs Northwest, Ports. West, 2 p.m. Point Pleasant quad vs Magnolia, Bellaire and Parkersburg, 1 p.m. Alexander at Southern (DH), 11 a.m. Wahama at Best of Best Tourney, TBA Track and Field South Gallia at Coal Grove Inv, TBA River Valley, Eastern at Warrior Inv, TBA Paul Wood Memorial at Point Pleasant, 3 p.m. Boys Tennis Point Pleasant at Chapmanville, 10 a.m. Girls Tennis Point Pleasant at Chapmanville, 10 a.m. MASON, W.Va. — The first hole in ones have been recorded at Riverside Golf Club in Mason County. On February 18, Jeremy Tucker hit the first hole-in-one of the season on the 110-yard 14th hole. Tucker used a wedge and the shot was witnessed by Ronnie Casto, JJ Brooks and Tony Brooks. Delores Long recorded the second ace of the season on the 155-yard 11th hole using a driver on March 29. It was the first hole-in-one in Long’s golf career and was witnessed by Richard Long. Corey Miller recorded the third hole-in-one at Riverside this season with a 125-yard shot on the ninth hole. Miller used a pitching wedge and the shot was witnessed by by Jay Harris, Jeff Fowler, and Derrick Yonker. On April 6, Eddie Berry shot Riverside’s fourth ace of the season with a 113-yard shot on the ninth hole. Berry used an eight iron and the shot was witnessed by Michale Anderson, Jimmy Hall, and Bob Pepper. Point Pleasant boys net two more tennis wins Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — When the old winning streak comes to an end, the best thing to do is start a new one. The Point Pleasant boys tennis team suffered its first setback of the season Monday night against Williamstown, but the Big Blacks quickly responded with a pair of convincing wins over Ritchie County and St. Marys to improve to 6-1 overall this spring. Point Pleasant started the year 4-0 and is off to its best start in five seasons, but ill-fortunes fell on PPHS Monday during the start of a makeup doubleheader in Charleston. The Big Blacks dropped a narrow 4-3 decision to the Yellow Jackets in the opener, but followed with a 7-0 sweep of the Rebels in the nightcap. Point then returned home Tuesday and posted a 6-1 triumph over the Blue Devils. Against Williamstown, only Josh Parsons came away with a victory in singles play after posting an 8-0 decision over Alex Gedon in fourth singles. Alex Swain and Erik Allbright picked up an 8-2 win over Gedon and Ryan Leo in second doubles, while Adam Thomas and Cody Cline earned an 8-2 decision over Muhammad Majad and Garrett Wilson in third doubles. Thiago Brianti suffered a 3-8 loss to Greg Flanagan in first singles, while Swain dropped a 4-8 decision to Aaron Leo in second singles. Allbright also lost a 4-8 contest to Ryan Leo in third singles. Brianti and Parsons also suffered a 4-8 setback to Bryan Walters/photo Flanagan and Aaron Leo in Point Pleasant junior Josh Parsons unleashes a serve during first doubles. Tuesday night’s non-conference match against St. Marys at the See TENNIS |‌ Page 8 Harmon Park courts in Point Pleasant, W.Va. �Thursday, April 12, as Village of Pomeroy Cave and Mulberry Street Storm Sewer Improvements at the 2012Village of Pomeroy (the “Owner”), 660 E. Main Street, Suite A Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 until 2:00 P.M. local time on April 23, 2012, and at said time and place, publicly opened and read aloud. Bids may be mailed or delivered in advance to the Village of Pomeroy at the above address. Bid Documents include the Bid Requirements and Contract Documents (that include all bid sheets, plans, specifications, and any addenda) can be obtained from M•E Companies, 635 Brooksedge Boulevard, Westerville, Ohio 43081 with a non-refundable payment of $75 per set. Checks should be made payable to M•E Companies, Inc. Bid Documents will also be on file in the plan room of the F.W. Dodge Corporation. 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Bid Documents include the Bid Requirements and Contract Documents (that include all bid sheets, plans, specifications, and any addenda) can be obtained from M•E Companies, 635 Brooksedge Boulevard, Westerville, Ohio 43081 with a non-refundable payment of $75 per set. Checks should be made payable to M•E Companies, Inc. Bid Documents will also be on file in the plan room of the F.W. Dodge Corporation. Each Bidder is required to furnish with its submission of the fully completed Bid Documents, a Bid Security in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid security furnished in Bond form (Bid Guarantee and Contract and Performance Bond as provided in Section 153.57.1 of the Ohio Revised Code), must be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety. Those Bidders that elect to submit bid guaranty in the form of a certified check, cashierʼs check or letter of credit pursuant to Chapter 1305 of the Ohio Revised Code and in accordance with Section 153.54 (C) of the Ohio Revised Code. Any such letter of credit shall be revocable only at the option of the beneficiary Owner. The amount of the certified check, cashierʼs check or letter of credit shall be equal to ten (10) percent of the Bid and the Successful Bidder will be required to submit a bond in the form provided in 153.57 of the Ohio Revised Code in conjunction with the execution of the Contract. Each proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the Bidding Documents and all persons interested therein. Each bidder must submit evidence of its experiences on projects of similar size and complexity. The Owner intends that this Project be completed no later than the time period as set forth in Article 4 of the Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor on the Basis of a Stipulated Price. Each Bidder must insure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, ancestry, or age. All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project shall to the extent practicable, use Ohio products, materials, services and labor in the implementation of their project. DOMESTIC STEEL USE REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 143.011 OF THE (OHIO) REVISED CODE APPPLY TO THIS PROJECT. COPIES OF SECTION 153.011 OF THE (OHIO) REVISED CODE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY OF THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. Each Bidder is required to furnish with its submission of the fully completed Bid Documents, a Bid Security in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid security furnished in Bond form (Bid Guarantee and Contract and Performance Bond as provided in Section 153.57.1 of the Ohio Revised Code), must be issued by a Surety Company Legalsor Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety. Those Bidders that elect to submit bid guaranty in the form of a certified check, cashierʼs check or letter of credit pursuant to Chapter 1305 of the Ohio Revised Code and in accordance with Section 153.54 (C) of the Ohio Revised Code. Any such letter of credit shall be revocable only at the option of the beneficiary Owner. The amount of the certified check, cashierʼs check or letter of credit shall be equal to ten (10) percent of the Bid and the Successful Bidder will be required to submit a bond in the form provided in 153.57 of the Ohio Revised Code in conjunction with the execution of the Contract. Each proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the Bidding Documents and all persons interested therein. Each bidder must submit evidence of its experiences on projects of similar size and complexity. The Owner intends that this Project be completed no later than the time period as set forth in Article 4 of the Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor on the Basis of a Stipulated Price. Each Bidder must insure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, ancestry, or age. All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project shall to the extent practicable, use Ohio products, materials, services and labor in the implementation of their project. DOMESTIC STEEL USE REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 143.011 OF THE (OHIO) REVISED CODE APPPLY TO THIS PROJECT. COPIES OF SECTION 153.011 OF THE (OHIO) REVISED CODE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY OF THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. Additionally, contractor compliance with the equal employment opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123, the Governorʼs Executive Order of 1972, and Governorʼs Executive Order 84-9 shall be required. Bidders must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Meigs County as determined by the Ohio Department of Commerce, Wage and Hour Bureau. The Engineerʼs estimate for this project is $190,000 The Village of Pomeroy reserve the right to waive any informalities or irregularities. The Village of Pomeroy reserve the right to reject any or all bids or to increase or decrease or omit any item or times and/or award the bid to the lowest and best bidder. Publish: 04/05/12 week 1 04/12/12 week 2 04/19/12 week 3 All contractors and subcontractors involved with the prowww.mydailysentinel.com ject shall to the extent practicable, use Ohio products, materials, services and labor in the implementation of their project. 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The Lady Knights (3-3) had little trouble with the Lady Blue Devils, as five of the seven matches resulted in win tallies of six-or-more games. PPHS also snapped a two-game losing in earning the love decision. Taylor Somerville posted an 8-2 win over Brittany Buzzard in first singles, while Emily Kitchen earned an 8-1 victory over Mariah Cottrill in second singles. Hannah Smith claimed an 8-1 decision over Jamie Graham in third singles, while Lindsay Nibert picked up an 8-2 win over Johnae Graham in fourth singles. Somerville and Kitchen posted an 8-1 win in first doubles over Cottrill and Johnae Graham, while Smith and Kelsey Allbright earned an 8-4 victory over Buzzard and Jamie Graham in second doubles. Tabi Dean and Valerie Smith also posted an 8-6 win in third doubles over Abigale Gillner and Krystal Starcher. Mary Grace Workman and Shanna Hunter also picked up a 6-2 win in ex- Special to OVP Bryan Walters/photo Point Pleasant senior Taylor Somerville charges the net and hits a forehand shot during Tuesday night’s non-conference tennis match against St. Marys at The Courts in Point Pleasant, W.Va. hibition play to remain unbeaten this spring in extra contests. On Monday night, the Lady Knights dropped a pair of makeup matches in Charleston to Ritchie County and Williamstown by respective counts of 6-1 and 4-2. Tabi Dean and Valerie Smith had the lone win against RCHS after posting HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick has received a contract extension. The university announced Monday that Hamrick’s contract was extended through June 2017. Terms of the extension weren’t disclosed. When he was hired in July 2009, Hamrick was given a three-year contract that paid him $235,000 per year. Marshall President Stephen Kopp says Hamrick has brought a high level of academic and fiscal accountability to the athletic department. Hamrick was responsible for hiring football coach Doc Holliday and men’s basketball coach Tom Herrion. Marshall says membership in the Big Green Scholarship Foundation has nearly doubled, while membership in a group comprised of former Marshall athletes has tripled in three years. Hamrick also renegotiated a multimedia rights contract with IMG College that has doubled Marshall’s revenue share to $1.4 million per year. It includes upgrades to the football stadium’s scoreboard, video display and sound systems at no cost to the university. Hamrick also has overseen a $1.6 million renovation to the Henderson Center that includes upgrades to sound and air-handling systems that will debut for the 2012-13 season. “I’m most proud of the results we’re see- an 8-4 decision over Mikayla Hayes and Jaccie Haugh in third doubles. Lindsay Nibert had the lone singles win against Williamstown after posting a 9-8 (8-6) decision in fourth singles over Kaylee Bayles. Dean and Smith also earned an 8-4 victory in third doubles over Peyton Neely and Megan Sayre. ing in the classroom and with the caliber of student-athletes we are recruiting,” Kopp said. “The wins on the field and more fans in the seats are obviously a reflection of the quality of the program he is building here at Marshall. It’s something I know all of the Herd Nation wants to see continue.” Last year Hamrick launched a $20 million fundraising drive for the construction of an indoor practice facility that includes a track, soccer stadium, student-athlete academic center, sports medicine research center and a Marshall Hall of Fame atrium. Construction on the soccer stadium is expected to begin later this year. Hamrick was a starting linebacker for the Thundering Herd in 1978 and 1979 and graduated the following year. He earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio University in 1981. Before joining Marshall, Hamrick spent six years as the athletic director at UNLV. He also served as the AD at East Carolina and Arkansas-Little Rock. “I’m very much appreciative of the support that I’ve received from Dr. Kopp and the confidence he has shown in me,” Hamrick said. “His vision for not just athletics, but the entire university, is something all Marshall alumni and supporters should value. “As an alum, I do. The future is very bright for Herd athletics and I’m looking forward to continuing to be a part of it.” Votto’s 4 hits help Reds rally past Cards 4-3 CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto tied a career best with four hits and scored the go-ahead run on pinch-hitter Chris Heisey’s ninth-inning single, capping a comeback from a three-run deficit and leading the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Wednesday. Down 3-0 in the third against Jaime Garcia, the Reds tied the score in the fifth. Votto doubled off Marc Rzepczynski (01) leading off the ninth for his fourth fourhit game. Ryan Ludwick was intentionally walked, Jay Bruce struck out, Fernando Salas relieved and Heisey lined a single to left. Aroldis Chapman (2-0) struck out five in two scoreless innings, helping the Reds avoid a three-game sweep. Garcia, 6-1 against the Reds, allowed three runs and 11 hits in 4 2-3 innings. Reds starter Johnny Cueto gave up three runs and seven hits in five innings. St. Louis took a 3-0 lead in the third on Gar- From Page 6 Against RCHS, Brianti won an 8-1 decision over Noah Laugh in first singles and Swain captured an 8-4 victory over Garrett Villers in second singles. Allbright won an 8-2 decision over Bobby Michaels in third singles and Parsons claimed an 8-1 decision in fourth singles over Darton Hoover. Brianti and Parson won an 8-2 decision in first doubles over Laugh and Villers, while Swain and Allbright captured Bevo inducted into the NAIA hall of fame Randy Payton Marshall AD Hamrick receives contract extension Tennis The Daily Sentinel • Page 8 www.mydailysentinel.com cia’s two-out single, Rafael Furcal’s RBI triple into the right-field corner and Jon Jay’s tworun homer, his first home run this season. Votto doubled in a run in the third, when Garcia escaped a two-on, no-outs jam by striking out Ryan Ludwick and Jay Bruce, then retiring Miguel Cairo on a groundout. Votto’s double gave the Reds seven hits, matching their total in the first two games on the series. Bruce’s sacrifice fly and Wilson Valdez’s run-scoring bunt single tied the score in the fifth. NOTES: Concerns over Monday’s left hamstring forced Reds 2B Brandon Phillips to miss his second consecutive start since agreeing to a $72.5 million, six-year contract. Manager Dusty Baker expects Phillips to miss three or four days. … Cardinals 1B Lance Berkman didn’t start after leaving Tuesday’s game in the eighth inning with tightness in his left calf. an 8-3 win in second doubles over Michaels and Hoover. Thomas and Cline also picked up an 8-2 win in third doubles over Kyle Knutsen and Hunter Bishop to complete the sweep. Tuesday against St. Marys, the Big Blacks won all four singles matches and 2-of-3 doubles contests, and two of those six wins came by forfeit. Brianti won first singles by default, then Brianti and Parsons won first doubles the same way. Swain posted an 8-4 victory over Drew Poling in second singles, followed by an 8-3 decision for Allbright over Tanner Bleakley in third singles. Parsons also scored an 8-3 win over A.J. Harris in fourth singles. Swain and Allbright claimed an 8-5 victory in second doubles over Bleakley and Harris, while Thomas and Nathan Loomis dropped a 9-8 (7-4) outcome to Eli Stewart and Harold Francis in third doubles. RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Former University of Rio Grande basketball standout Clarence “Bevo” Francis was officially inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame last month prior to the start of the Men’s Division I Basketball National Tournament in Kansas City, Mo. Unfortunately, illness prevented Francis - who was selected to the Hall in the Meritorious Service category for men’s basketball – from making the trip to receive the honor in person. URG Athletic Director Jeff Lanham received the award in Francis’ honor. “It’s taken many years for the NAIA to recognize the things that Bevo accomplished in college basketball, but they’ve done the right thing,” Lanham said. “Thanks to John McCarthy from the NAIA, they made the right decision and Bevo is now - and forever will be - in the NAIA Hall of Fame.” Francis, a 6-foot-9 center from Wellsville, Ohio, put himself – and the University of Rio Grande – in the national spotlight over a span of two memorable seasons in which he all but rewrote both the NAIA and NCAA record books. The NAIA recognizes all of the games that Rio Grande played in determining Francis’ records, while the NCAA only acknowledged games played against four-year degree-granting institutions. During the 1952-53 campaign, Francis led the then-Redmen to a perfect 39-0 record and scored a record 116 points in a 150-85 win over Ashland (Ky.) Junior College on January 9, 1953. He finished the season with four new NAIA single-season marks – scoring average (50.1), points (1,954), field goals (708) and free throws (538) – and was named an All-American pick by the Associated Press, United Press International and the Helms Foundation. The following season, Francis set the single game points record recognized by the NCAA and the NAIA with 113 in a 134-91 triumph over Hillsdale (Mich.) College on February 2, 1954. His scoring average of 48.3 points per game also established an NCAA record. The Redmen finished the ’53-54 campaign at 21-7 and were ranked among the nation’s top 20 teams, playing a schedule which included the likes of Villanova, Providence, Miami-Fla., North Carolina State, Wake Forest and Arizona State. Francis, who was also among 60 players and 15 coaches named to the NAIA’s 75th Anniversary Team, was named a second team AP All-American in 1953-54. “I tell people it’s nice to hear your name mentioned when someone talks about the school, but it was always more about the team than anything else,” Francis said in an interview last November. “I could’ve stood out there and not scored two points if I didn’t have my teammates.” Lanham also pointed to the significance of Francis’ teammates toward his honor. “The Hall of Fame award is an honor to Bevo, his teammates and the University of Rio Grande. We can’t thank these individuals enough for being a great part of the history of this institution,” he said. “What happened at Rio Grande almost 60 years ago will never happen again. Bevo turned the world of college basketball on its ear. It is fitting for the game’s greatest scorer to be a part of the NAIA Hall of Fame – it’s the highest award given in the organization. Bevo Francis and those Rio Grande basketball teams deserve to be a part of basketball history.” Francis’ picture appeared on the cover of the tournament program. He was one of 18 individuals selected for induction this year. The Hall of Fame consists of a division for each sport currently or formerly sponsored by the associated and a division for general meritorious service to the NAIA. The Hall is divided into three categories – athlete, coach and meritorious service. Ohio State’s Urban Meyer defends his time at Florida COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In his first speaking engagement with his Big Ten coaching peers, new Ohio State coach Urban Meyer had to defend what he did in his last coaching job. Meyer said he was disappointed by a story this week in the Sporting News which said he showed favoritism to star players during his six-year tenure at Florida and that his Gators program winked at disciplinary problems. “When you start saying preferential treatment to players, that’s probably a correct statement. We did do that. We do that here. We did it at Bowling Green and Utah,” said Meyer, mentioning his previous coaching stops while speaking Wednesday on the Big Ten coaches spring teleconference. “If you go to class, you’re a warrior, you do things the right way off and on the field, and you’re completely committed to helping us win, you’re going to get treated really good.” Meyer bristled at the inference by former players, some identified and some not, who said that there was a different set of rules for star players such as wide receiver Percy Harvin. “I’m extremely proud of what we did down there. And throwing great players — not good players, great players — under the bus like that, I don’t get the intent,” he said. “I’ll fight for those guys, man. Those guys did a lot of great things for the University of Florida. And to sit there and call them out four or five years later, I’m not sure of the intent, once again. “But I’ll always fight for those guys.” Meyer won two national championships at Florida but twice left the program, each time citing health issues. He retired after the 2010 season, then later took a job as a college football analyst with ESPN for a year. He was hired last November to pick up the pieces of an Ohio State program which has suffered through player suspensions and departures, NCAA sanctions and the forced resignation of coach Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch/MCT photo Urban Meyer is introduced as the new head football coach of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, November 28, 2011. Jim Tressel due to a memorabilia-for-money scandal. The Buckeyes, who were 6-7 a year ago and lost their last four games including, ironically, the Gator Bowl to Florida, are on NCAA probation and have been banned from playing in a bowl game after the 2012 season. Meyer said he had talked to several former Florida players and coaches who were upset by the Sporting News story. The story cited multiple sources who confirmed that during the 2008 season Harvin, now a member of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings, physically attacked Florida wide receivers coach Billy Gonzales, grabbing him by the neck and throwing him to the ground. It said that after Harvin was pulled off Gonzales by two assistant coaches, he was never disciplined. Gonzales, now an offensive coordinator at Illinois, issued a statement earlier on Wednesday. “In response to a recent story alleging an incident between Percy Harvin and me and while at Florida, the story is inaccurate,” he said in the statement. “It didn’t happen.” Meyer said he and his staff met or exceeded all standards in terms of graduation rate, wins, abiding by NCAA rules and recruiting quality players. The story had said there was a “circle of trust” which enabled and pandered to elite players. Meyer denied it on Wednesday. Asked if he disagreed in particular with a certain contention in the story, Meyer said, “Oh, more than one.” He seemed particularly upset by the inference that he and his staff had flaunted NCAA bylaws. “I want to say this real clear: There is no violation that we had as far as that whole conversation,” Meyer said. “I’m not sure why that keeps coming up. So, if you would bold that for me, underline it — there is not an NCAA violation.” Since taking the Ohio State job, Meyer has bumped heads with several Big Ten coaches — principally Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema — over the recruiting of players who have already verbally committed to other Division I programs. But Bielema has said that was a misunderstanding which has been corrected. �Thursday, April 12, 2012 Thursday, april 12, 2012 BLONDIE BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS The Daily Sentinel • Page 9 www.mydailysentinel.com Comics ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt Dean Young/Denis Lebrun Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS MUTTS William Hoest Patrick McDonnell Jacquelene Bigar’s 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 Thursday, April 12, 2012: Let go of a need to have your life work out in a certain way. The more you push, the less likely you will achieve your goals. Accept changes in your immediate environment and make needed adjustments to a transforming status quo. If you are single, your desirability speaks to many people. Make choices accordingly, and keep in mind the type of relationship you desire. If you are attached, your charisma adds many sparks to the relationship. Enjoy the heat. CAPRICORN acts like an authority. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Take charge and handle a personal matter before it gets out of control. You can let this matter sit on the back burner, but the cost could be far higher than you anticipate. Your innate good will goes far; let others see your intentions. Tonight: Burning the candle at both ends. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You juggle many different interests, but you see a continuum in the various areas you are involved with. Use this information to enhance your perspective and ability to deal with an onslaught of information in the future. Tonight: Where you’ve always wanted to go. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You might want to continue a discussion, especially if you see an opening. The other party will see you in a new light. For that reason, you might want to open up communication once more. Know that you have a lucky rabbit’s foot in your back pocket. Tonight: Dinner and discussions. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You finally can witness what you’ve sensed has been going on. A key associate or friend sees you in a different light. Open up communication with a child or loved one. Let a sense of camaraderie permeate your relationships. Tonight: All smiles. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH Observe the interaction between you and a certain someone. Your instincts will take you to a new realm of thinking, and you’ll see your relationship differently. Use care with a major purchase. Tonight: Surprises or unexpected events come forward. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Listen to your intuitive voice, even if it seems to plot a different path from the one you are on. Sometimes being uncomfortable works well. Be willing to take a grounded risk. You know your limits and how far you can go. Tonight: Trust your judgment. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Tension builds as you realize that you are not up to doing something you need to do. A close friend or associate nudges you to take the next step; be sure that you can deal with it. Tonight: Do errands on the way home. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH You say what you mean, and eventually that message gets through to someone. Your ability to communicate your desires to others draws quite a reaction from them. Sort through the heavy response, and decide what you want to do. Tonight: The answer is “yes.” SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH A change involving funds could be occurring. Your bank might have changed its policies; payments might be due a different day. You will discover a change in the status quo. Be aware of your options. Tonight: Relax. Choose a favorite pastime. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH Take an opportunity to reveal your thoughts and explain the depth of what you are feeling. Let go of fear or resistance, as the response will be positive. Do not attempt to get involved in a power play. Tonight: Use the moment to plan or even start your weekend. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You might not reveal exactly what you are thinking because you could be trying to gauge what others are thinking as well. Do not form judgments until you have all the facts. Act on an unusually strong sense of well-being. Tonight: Get some extra Z’s. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH A meeting does not need to be awkward. Drop that expectation, and you might be delighted by what follows. Complete errands, and try to get as much done as you can. Getting together with a friend or loved one buoys your spirit. Tonight: Respond to a friend’s request. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Thursday, April 12, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 www.mydailysentinel.com Bobby Petrino fired at Arkansas after 4 seasons FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Bobby Petrino believed he could win a national championship at Arkansas. He won’t get the chance. Athletic director Jeff Long fired Petrino on Tuesday night and laid out a stunning laundry list of misdeeds against the man he hired away from the Atlanta Falcons four years ago. He scathingly dressed down Petrino for hiring his mistress and intentionally misleading him about the secret relationship that was laid bare following their April 1 motorcycle ride together that ended in an accident. He said Petrino missed multiple chances over the past 10 days to come clean about an affair that had crossed the line from infidelity into workplace favoritism. “He made the decision, a conscious decision, to mislead the public on Tuesday, and in doing so negatively and adversely affected the reputation of the University of Arkansas and our football program,” Long said, choking up at one point as he discussed telling players that their coach was gone. “In short, coach Petrino engaged in a pattern of misleading and manipulative behavior designed to deceive me and members of the athletic staff, both before and after the motorcycle accident.” The 51-year-old Petrino, a married father of four, maintained an inappropriate relationship with 25-year-old Jessica Dorrell for a “significant” amount of time and at one point gave her $20,000, Long said. Long would not disclose details of the payment, or when the money changed hands, but said both parties confirmed the “gift.” Kevin Trainor, a spokesman for Long, said the money came from Petrino, not university funds. Petrino issued a lengthy apology and said he was focused on trying to heal his family. “All I have been able to think about is the number of people I’ve let down by making selfish decisions,” he said. “I chose to engage in an improper relationship. I also made several poor decisions following the end of that relationship and in the aftermath of the accident. I accept full responsibility for what has happened.” Dorrell, a former Razorbacks volleyball player, worked for the Razorbacks Foundation before she was hired by Petrino on March 28, four days before their accident on a winding rural road. Long said she was one of three finalists out of 159 applicants and got the job after a time frame he said was shorter than usual. Petrino never disclosed his conflict of interest in hiring Dorrell or the payment and she had an unfair advantage over the other candidates, Long said. “Coach Petrino abused his authority when over the past few weeks he made a staff decision and personal choices that benefited himself and jeopardized the integrity of the football program,” Long said. Petrino has built Arkansas into a Southeastern Conference and national power over four seasons, including a 21-5 record the past two years. Long made it clear that Petrino’s success on the field was overshadowed by repeated deceptive acts and that no one was more important than the program itself. Petrino was in the middle of a seven-year contract under which his salary averaged $3.53 million per year. A clause gave Long the right to suspend or fire the coach for conduct that “negatively or adversely affects the reputation of the (university’s) athletics programs in any way.” Long said Petrino was fired “with cause” — meaning he will not receive the $18 million buyout detailed in the contract — and there were no discussions about ways to keep Petrino at Arkansas. Long met with Petrino on Tuesday morning to inform him there were grounds for termination and that the coach was “concerned” about that. Long sent Petrino a letter Tuesday afternoon to formally notify him he had been fired. “I chose to do it in writing because that’s the terms of his contract,” he said. Dorrell was hired as the student-athlete development coordinator for Arkansas football, paid $55,735 annually to organize on-campus recruiting visits for the team and assist with initial eligibility for each incoming player Long declined comment when asked about Dorrell’s job status. She was “at one point” engaged to Josh Morgan, the athletic department’s director of swimming and diving operations, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who spoke only on condition of anonymity because the details have not been disclosed. The person said Morgan was still employed at the university. Petrino finishes his ten- ure at Arkansas with a 3417 record in four seasons, leading the Razorbacks to a No. 5 final ranking last season and a Cotton Bowl win over Kansas State. With quarterback Tyler Wilson, running back Knile Davis and others coming back, there is talk of Arkansas challenging the two powerhouses in the SEC West, national champion Alabama and national runnerup LSU. And maybe the Hogs will. But they won’t do it with Petrino. The beginning of the end came on April 1, which Petrino at first described as a Sunday spent with his wife at an area lake. Instead, he and Dorrell went for an evening ride and skidded off the road in an accident left him with four broken ribs, a cracked vertebra in his neck and numerous abrasions on his face. The avid motorcycle rider said the sun and wind caused him to lose control on the two-lane highway about 20 miles southeast of Fayetteville. What he failed to mention, both at a news conference two days later and to Long for two more days, was the presence of Dorrell other than a vague reference to “a lady” who had flagged down a passing motorist. That changed when the state police released the accident report. Petrino, tipped off by the state trooper who usually provides security for him during the season, informed Long 20 minutes before the report was released, and he admitted to what he called a previous inappropriate relationship with Dorrell. Long placed Petrino on paid leave that night, say- ing he was disappointed and promising to review the coach’s conduct. As the review continued, state police released audio of the 911 call reporting Petrino’s accident. It revealed Petrino didn’t want to call police following the crash, and a subsequent police report showed he asked if he was required to give the name of the passenger during the accident. Petrino was forthcoming about Dorrell’s name and presence with police, but only after misleading both Long and the public during his news conference. The school even released a statement from Petrino’s family the day after the accident that said “no other individuals” were involved. That wasn’t true and the broken trust, along with questions about Dorrell’s hiring to be the school’s student-athlete development coordinator, proved to be too much for Petrino to overcome. “Our expectations of character and integrity in our employees can be no less than what we expect of our students,” Long said. “No single individual is bigger than the team, the Razorback football program of the University of Arkansas.” Petrino took the school to its first BCS bowl game following the 2010 season, losing in the Sugar Bowl to Ohio State, and improved his win total in every year. Arkansas was 5-7 his first season in 2008, 8-5 the second before finishing 10-3 and 11-2 during his last two seasons. The coach’s tenure with the Razorbacks began under a cloud of national second-guessing following his abrupt departure from Atlanta 13 games into the 2007 season. Petrino left farewell notes in the lockers of the Atlanta players rather than telling them of his resignation in person. He was introduced later that night as the new coach of the Razorbacks, carrying with him a vagabond image after holding 15 jobs for 11 different programs/organizations in 24 seasons. He infamously met with Auburn officials in 2003 to talk about taking the Tigers’ head coaching job while Tommy Tuberville still had it. In his statement, Petrino said he and his staff had left Arkansas in better shape and wished for its success. “As a result of my personal mistakes, we will not get to finish our goal of building a championship program,” he said. “My sole focus at this point is trying to repair the damage I’ve done to my family. They did not ask for any of this and deserve better. I am committed to being a better husband, father and human being as a result of this and will work each and every day to prove that to my family, friends and others. “I love football. I love coaching. I of course hope I can find my way back to the profession I love. In the meantime, I will do everything I can to heal the wounds I have created.” Assistant head coach Taver Johnson will continue to lead the program through spring practice, which ends with the school’s spring game on April 21. Long said he has asked the rest of the staff, including offensive coordinator and Petrino’s brother, Paul Petrino, to remain at least through then. Hudson leads Cavs NASCAR returns to Rockingham past Bobcats, 103-90 Speedway with Truck Series CLEVELAND (AP) — Lester Hudson has taken Cleveland by storm. Could the rest of the NBA be next? Hudson, rescued from the NBA Development League by an injury-riddled Cleveland team last month, scored 25 points — including 14 in the fourth quarter — and the Cavaliers beat the Charlotte Bobcats 103-90 on Tuesday night. Hudson has scored 74 points in Cleveland’s last three games, including a careerhigh 26 against New Jersey on Sunday. That’s quite a story for a someone who played in China during the lockout and was playing with the Austin Toros when the Cavaliers signed him to a 10-day contract on March 30. The Cavaliers signed him to a second 10-day contract on Monday. It’s almost guaranteed he’ll finish the season in Cleveland when his current contract expires on April 18. “It’s like I’m dreaming,” Hudson said when asked if he’s afraid he’s going to wake up. The inevitable comparisons with Knicks guard Jeremy Lin, who captivated the basketball world with his outstanding play earlier this season, have already begun. Both were virtual unknowns before taking advantage of their opportunity. “He’s the only other one who has been able to come into a situation and play really well,” Cleveland coach Byron Scott said. Hudson, who had brief stints with Boston, Memphis and Washington previously, is flattered to be talked about in the same category with Lin. “He had a great run,” Hudson said. “He’s hurt right now. I’m sorry for that, but to be mentioned with him is great.” As one would expect, the 27-year-old Hudson has been bombarded with messages from family and friends. “It’s been crazy,” he said. “Everyone’s been calling and texting congratulating me because they know how hard I’ve worked. I want to kept it going and never let up on working hard every day.” The Bobcats, who have lost 13 straight games, were impressed with Hudson, who had eight rebounds and six assists while hitting 9 of 18. “He’s a great player and he deserves to be in this league,” said Gerald Henderson, who led Charlotte with 21 points. “He’s a hard worker, and I have a lot of respect for him with the way hes come in and contributed.” Anthony Parker, who missed the two previous games with a bruised sternum, scored 19 points while Antawn Jamison added 17 for Cleveland. Rookie Kemba Walker scored 20 while D.J. Augustin, back in the starting lineup after missing three games with right knee tendinitis, added 16. The Bobcats have fallen to a league-worst 7-49. Charlotte hasn’t won since beating Toronto on March 17. The Bobcats’ last road victory came against New Orleans on March 12, and they are also a league-worst 3-26 away from home. The Cavaliers played lethargic basketball for three quarters against the worst team in the league before using a 26-7 run in the final period to put the Bobcats away. Cleveland used a 10-0 run early in the fourth to take control. D.J. White started the quarter with a jumper to give Charlotte a 73-72 lead before the Cavaliers took over. Omri Casspi scored five points, including a 3-pointer, while Luke Walton hit another 3. Cleveland’s spurt continued when Hudson hit a jumper, a 3 and a layup. He added seven more points in the period as the Cavaliers pulled away. Cleveland outscored Charlotte 31-19 in the final quarter. The Cavaliers had lost their last two games at Quicken Loans Arena by a combined 72 points, making them the first team in NBA history to suffer back-to-back home defeats by 35-plus points. Cleveland lost 121-84 to Milwaukee on March 30 and 12590 to San Antonio on April 3. Cleveland, which had lost 10 of 11, was once again without point guard Kyrie Irving, a virtual lock to be the Rookie of the Year, and center Anderson Varejao. Irving has missed five of the last six games with a sprained right shoulder while Varejao has been out for 30 straight games with a broken right wrist. Scott said there’s no timetable for their return. Charlotte has to win three of its final 10 games to reach the 10-win plateau. The Bobcats’ futility was best summed up when Mullens tipped Tristan Thompson’s shot into the basket in the second quarter. Augustin’s return sent Walker back to the bench, but both played well. Augustin had 11 assists while Walker was 9 of 13 from the field. 2 assistant coach hires official at Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The University of Illinois has added assistant coaches Dustin Ford and Jamall Walker to head coach John Groce’s staff. The university said Monday that Ford and Walker have officially joined Groce after working with him at Ohio. Both began work at Illinois last week. Groce says Walker is experienced at working with guards while Ford’s strength is working with forwards and post players. Ford was at Ohio for four years and previously worked at Western Carolina. He played at Ohio and is the brother of Bradley head coach Geno Ford. Walker has also coached at Arizona, Murray State and St. Louis and played guard for St. Louis in the late 1990s. Groce has one more assistant’s spot to fill. Groce took over at Illinois after Bruce Weber was fired. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There’s no way to figure out just how much Andy Hillenburg has put into Rockingham Speedway, the track he bought at auction for $4.4 million with no guarantee he’d ever return racing to “The Rock.” Between the money spent to open a dormant race track, the long hours required of a track operator and the lessons learned in understanding how to promote races, Hillenburg has made an unbelievable commitment to the Rockingham, N.C., racetrack. “All I have,” he said when asked what he’s put into the track. “Everything I ever worked for I’ve put into this, because I believe in what we are doing.” NASCAR makes its official return to Rockingham on Sunday when the Trucks Series races around the beloved mile-long flat oval. It will be the first NASCARsanctioned event since 2004, when a long-term realignment plan led NASCAR to abandon its grass-roots tracks in favor of building up bigger markets such as California, Chicago and Kansas City. Track operator International Speedway Corp., the sister company to NASCAR, gave one of Rockingham’s race dates to California. The track eventually was sold to rival Speedway Motorsports Inc., which “transferred” the second race date to its Texas track. With NASCAR no longer on the schedule, SMI shuttered the track and put it up for auction in 2007. Enter Hillenburg, who had done just about every job imaginable in racing. As a driver, Hillenburg won an ARCA championship, competed in the Indianapolis 500, made 29 starts spanning all three of NASCAR’s national divisions and finished a career-best third driving in the 1999 Nationwide Series race at Daytona for Joe Gibbs Racing. As a team owner, he’s fielded cars in ARCA and NASCAR’s Truck Series, and owns and operates the Fast Track High Performance Driving School. And, he’s been an actor and adviser in several racing-themed movies, including “Talladega Nights.” So with old North Carolina Speedway up for sale, Hillenburg jumped into the bidding and won. Then he went to work — initially from his cell phone because, of course, there were no working phones at the track — to bring racing back to The Rock. First came an ARCA race, in 2008, then smaller series began racing at the track. And because there were no NASCAR-sanctioned races at the track, Hillenburg was able to rent it out to teams as a test track. His racing school also uses the facility. But his eye was always on the big prize. “I had hoped for it, but being in the sport my whole life, I knew it wasn’t something to take for granted as ‘Oh, we’ll get a NASCAR race,’” he said. “I knew what we needed to do, and I got us 90 percent there before we ever had a meeting with NASCAR. We couldn’t go to them until I felt like I had a handle on being able to promote races and could show NASCAR the track deserved a race.” The first official meeting was at Darlington last May, when Hillenburg brought the mayor of Rockingham, the city manager and two county commissioners with him. “I found out then what the other 10 percent was that we had to do to get a NASCAR race, and knowing when they like to finalize the schedule, my timetable was to have it all done at the end of August,” he said. The track still needed SAFER barriers, and there were updates required to the timing and scoring system. Once those were done, NASCAR was ready to give him a race date. “It was a heartbreaking loss when the decision was made to leave, but that’s now in the past and we are focused on the future,” Rockingham mayor Gene McLaurin said. “We never gave up hope that one day we would welcome NASCAR back home to Rockingham Speedway. “Andy Hillenburg and his team have done a great job, and our community has rallied behind him and supported the effort every step of the way. The welcome mat is out, and we are proud to once again be a part of the NASCAR family.” The return has been met with enthusiasm throughout the industry. The track was always considered a driver favorite, and its demise was generally attributed to its location and lack of updated amenities. “It’s one of the coolest race tracks we ever ran on,” veteran Jeff Burton said. “It was one of the hardest tracks we would go to. You would take off and have new tires on and you would feel like Richard Petty. And a few laps later you would feel like you had never been on a race track before in your life. “It was one of those race tracks that I got a chance to race on when I was growing up and moving into the larger divisions. And it’s really cool to see the Truck Series going back there. I actually contemplated trying to run the race.” Because the Sprint Cup Series races at Texas on Saturday night, the Rockingham race falls on an off day for NASCAR’s stars. Kasey Kahne jumped at making a return. He’s forever linked to Rockingham’s history as part of what many consider to be one of the greatest finishes in NASCAR history — in what just happened to be Rockingham’s final race. Kahne, in only his second Cup race, tried to pass Matt Kenseth coming out of the final turn and raced him to the finish line, only to lose by .010 seconds. 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