https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/b87c5c7691aeea7717f6962211ebb27b.pdf 363c9f3ae4af4a39fc20ff8b6a3d3709 PDF Text Text log onto www.mydailysentinel.com for archive • games • features • e-edition • polls & more Middleport•Pomeroy, Ohio INSIDE STORY WEATHER SPORTS Dr Brothers .... Page 2 Mostly sunny today. High of 73. Low of 53.. Page 3 Prep baseball,softball .... Page 6 OBITUARIES Lester Lee Amos Wilma I. Callis, 81 Mabel W. Frash, 86 Lester M. Lewis, Sr., 65 William D. McCoy, 82 50 cents daily WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012 Vol. 62, No. 74 Edwards reprimanded by Ohio Ethics Commission Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com COLUMBUS — Former Eastern Local Superintendent Rick Edwards recently reached a settlement agreement with the Ohio Ethic Commission concerning reported violations during his time as a school administrator at Eastern. Edwards, now the superintendent of the Athens Meigs Educational Service Center, was alleged to have committed ethics violations from April 2005 to April 2011. The investigation, which took nearly a year and a half to complete, resulted in a public reprimand on the allegations of nepotism by the Ethics Commission. “Per the terms of this Settlement Agreement, the Commission hereby issues a public reprimand to Rick Edwards for violations of Ethics Laws, and in lieu of a referral of this matter to the local prosecuting attorney,” the settlement agreement reads. “Rick Edwards agree to enter into this settlement agreement to resolve the Commission’s investigation.” According to the settlement agreement release by the Ethics Commission, an investigation began on September 8, 2010, after the commission received a charge that while serving as Eastern’s superintendent, Edwards participated in matters related to the employment of his wife, Cathy Edwards. “There are parts of the investigation that were within the normal work requirements,” Rick Edwards said. Cathy Edwards was, prior to coming to Eastern, on a continuing contract, and after serving three years with the district was, by standard protocol, eligible for a continuing contract with the district. “She had served her time, and had I not recommended the continuing contract, I would have violated her rights,” said Edwards. The settlement agree- ment cites two areas of Ohio Revised Code. The first states: “No public official shall knowingly authorize, or employ the authority or influence of the public official’s office to secure authorization of any public contract in which the public official, a member of the public official’s family, or any of the public official’s business associates has an interest.” The second area of Ohio Revised Code cited in the agreement states: “No public official or employee shall use or authorize the use of the authority or influence of office or employment to secure anything of value or the promise or offer of any- thing of value that is of such a character as to manifest a substantial and improper influence upon the public official or employee with respect to that person’s duties.” The findings state that on April 20, 2005, Edwards recommended to the board the renewal of his wife’s continuing contract. It was also determined that between October 18, 2007, and June 25, 2008, Edwards participated in revising his wife’s position as the Student and Information Services Coordinator (SISC). Edwards also recommended that he and his wife serve on the district’s Race to the Top team, which included $1,000 stipends. Edwards also approved his wife’s time sheets, employee absence reports and requests for leave in his position as superintendent. As for approval of the sick time and vacation leave, Edwards said, “I did that as required by board policy. I have to approve my own. It was approved by her supervisor first and then by me.” Cathy Edwards was hired by the Eastern Local School District in July 2002, prior to Rick Edwards becoming superintendent. Cathy Edwards was initially employed as an elementary school secretary, with her SeeETHICS ‌| Page 5 ‘Beyond The Bricks’ transition fair set for this Thursday Staff Report mdsnews@mydailysentinel.com Submitted photo First Place — Josephine Hill Disgusting Water: Clean It Up! Photo contest winners announced Staff Report mdsnews@mydailysentinel.com MEIGS COUNTY — The winners of the 2012 Photo Contest sponsored by the Meigs Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) and the Leading Creek Watershed Group were announced at the Leading Creek Stream Sweep on April 14. The theme this year was “Disgusting Water: Clean It Up!” The contest was open to people of all ages. Participants could submit one photo each. Three winners were chosen to receive cash prizes, along with two honorable mention selections. A point system based on attributes like focus, lighting and creativity was used to tally the winners. Local support helped bring this contest into an eighth year. First place was awarded to Josephine Hill, of Long Bottom, with her entry entitled “Pollution on the Move” featuring lime from the Thomas Fork Doser Project treating the stream. Second place was awarded to Teresa Shiflet with her entry entitled “Taking Out the Trash” featuring a flood event on Lasher Road. Third place was awarded to Amanda Taylor, of Middleport, with her entry entitled “Picture It” showing a before and after shot of a litter clean up in a stream. Fourth place was awarded to Hanna King, of Rainbow Lake Road, with her entry entitled “Dirty Water” showing colorful water and algae. Fifth place was awarded to Levi Chapman, of Pomeroy, with his entry entitled “Dirty, Nasty, Water” featuring a creek with litter and debris in it. All photo entries can be viewed at the Meigs SWCD, at the SWCD’s Annual Banquet, and at the Meigs ‘Why Say No’ town hall set for Thursday Staff Report mdsnews@mydailysentinel.com Submitted photo Second Place — Teresa Shiflet SWCD booth during the 2012 Meigs County Fair. Photo contest entries have also been displayed at various See WATER |‌ Page 5 Council hears report on new jail operation Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com MIDDLEPORT — Reports on the village’s jail operation along with a review of a state inspector’s report were given by Mony Wood, jail administrator, at Monday night’s meeting of Middleport Village Council. Wood reported that a staffing chain of command was recommended with Council giving approval for him to move forward on that. Wood reviewed incidents taking place in the jail relating to prison- ers and how they were handled. His report showed that since March 29 when the jail opened, 66 inmates have been booked. Thirtyone have come in since April 9, nine of those being from Middleport, and 22 from other agencies, including Racine, Meigs and Gallia. Fourteen were men and 17 were women, he reported. He also noted a couple of incidents which had occurred and discussed the action taken and the use of video cameras to watch activity in the holding areas. ATHENS — A collaboration of Athens and Meigs County School Districts and the Region 16 State Support Team has resulted in an exciting time for education professionals and students, especially Students With Disabilities (SWD) in the region. The collaboration for students with disabilities has resulted in the first annual Transition Fair dubbed “Beyond the Bricks”. “Beyond the Bricks” will be held from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Thursday, April 26 at Ohio University’s Walter Hall Rotunda. The transition fair will host 10th and 11th grade students from the twocounty area and is open to both students and their parents. Over 300 students are expected to attend. The Transition Fair has been organized to help students with disabilities explore career options and educate them on services available to help them become part of the adult work force; or offer options to acquire additional life skills that will enable the students to have successful adult lives. “There are many opportunities for employment or additional services available for students, that both families and students are unaware of. The Local District Coordinators in Athens and Meigs counties felt that making these options and services available to students would have a highly positive impact on the students they serve,” said Region 16 Transition Specialist Bette Hackett. Similar fairs were held in Gallia and Washington counties in the fall. Although most of the activities and main sessions will be held in the Walter Hall Rotunda, where vendors, exhibitions, and other activities will originate, breakout sessions will be held in nearby Baker Center and Grover Center. Although donations to help expand the scope of the fair are being sought, the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission will fund much of the event. Since the new jail had been established as a possible source of income, Councilman Roger Manley asked Clerk Susan Baker if the money taken in is kept separate from what is spent for some determination as to the profitable of the operation. Baker noted that it is. It was reported that a cell phone upgrade for the police and public works personnel is under way at no cost to the village. Council approved a report on RITA tax collections over the past month which showed income tax collections of $62,137 at a cost to the village of $2,030, leaving a net amount for the village general fund of $60,099. Baker said that three percent of the total collected is retained by RITA for the process. The change from local collection to RITA, according to Baker, means the difference between about $150,000 generated from village collection to $230,000 when handled through RITA. Faymon Roberts, village See JAIL ‌| Page 5 RACINE — A community town hall meeting on underage drinking prevention and drug problems in our community will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Racine First Baptist Church Outreach Building. “Why Say No” will be the theme for the event, with students from local schools having submitted essays and art posters on the theme. Winning projects completed by the students will be displayed throughout the event. During the town hall meeting those in attendance will be provided with information on local health problems, concerns, trends and facts about drug and alcohol problems in our local community. Speakers and presenters at the town hall are to include Dr. Doug Hunter, Meigs County Coroner and physician and Officer Steve Kane, Director of the Meigs County Major Crimes Task Force. There will also be Christian dramas performed by the youth of the Sanctify Drama Team from the Vinton Baptist Church in Gallia County. Students in grades 3-12 from Eastern, Meigs, Southern and Wahama will be recognized for the most outstanding essay and art poster during the event, with prizes awarded. Prior to the town hall meeting, a BBQ dinner will be served. The dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m., with the program beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Racine First Baptist Church Outreach Building is located on the corner of Main/5th Street in Racine, Ohio, right past Racine Fire Department. The town hall meeting is free and open to all the public, community members, parents, students, youth and schools. �Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Job interviews never work out Good luck! 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I know time is running seem to remember me when out, but I just can’t do it. — I call back, but they never M.F. Dear M.F.: First of all, hire me. Advice? — B.R. Dear B.R.: It seems you you have to stop beating have been putting a good yourself up. You know in deal of effort into making your heart that you had your job interviews work, many wonderful years with and your drive and deter- your horses and that you mination probably are quite were a good owner and evident. But it sounds like companion. Nothing can much of your efforts have take that away from you. been misdirected. I un- You’ve provided a great derstand that you are a bit home for them, and I’m nervous about the weak- sure your friend will do the ness of your resume and same when it comes time to work history. But trying to find families to adopt them. make up for it with a dog- You know they are safe and and-pony show each time that visits from you probyou have an opportunity to ably would take a toll on impress someone in a hiring your emotions, while being position is not working for pleasant for them. And your you. So why not take some friend probably is only tryof your enthusiasm and put ing to help you have closure, it to work in a more produc- not judging you for failing to come see them. tive way? That said, there also is a Instead of focusing on being memorable and enter- case to be made for facing taining — or on flattering this difficult task. People the interviewer, a strategy talk about closure being that they usually can see important for a reason: right through — why not You often do find it easier spend some time research- to move on if you can work ing each job opportunity to through a ritual of saying feature just what it is that goodbye while there is still you can bring to the table if time. You could wait and you join the team? Find out track them down after they as much as you can about are adopted, but seeing the company and the posi- them with strangers might tion, and be prepared to ask be even more difficult for intelligent questions as well you. As you go through life, as explain what you have to there may be important opoffer than can mean more portunities to step up and success for the business at be brave when faced with hand. That is what inter- all sorts of sad occasions — viewers want to hear, not pet or human — and I think personal anecdotes. Your you would find a lot of inner skills and abilities are what peace knowing you were should be memorable, not not helpless when it came your big personality. Make time to rise to the occasure your resume makes sion. Please give that some the most of your strengths thought. (c) 2012 by King Features so the work gaps are less Syndicate distressing to both of you. Romney super PAC gift among mysterious donations WASHINGTON (AP) — A once-mysterious $400,000 check written to a “super” political action committee supporting Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign rekindled a nagging question this election season: Just how much disclosure is enough to satisfy transparency? The Florida husband and wife behind the contribution were identified Monday as the beneficiaries of an investment fund and are among Romney’s top Florida fundraisers. But up until then, the donation to the Restore Our Future super PAC — which reported the contribution from an unknown Florida firm called SeaSpray Partners LLC — left more questions than answers. Inquiries about the donation intensified over the weekend after a Florida man who owned a similarly named company in Palm Beach told news organizations he never donated to the pro-Romney group. It turned out that Restore Our Future listed the wrong address for the actual SeaSpray donor and said it would amend its federal filings, but it refused to disclose more about the firm. Welcome to the reality of recent federal rulings that have changed rules on how federal elections are financed. Those court cases, including the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United, gave a green light to corporations and labor unions to spend unlim- ited amounts of cash to support or defeat candidates. The federal rulings upheld longstanding disclosure requirements, and super PACs that receive that cash still file periodic reports with the Federal Election Commission. But regulations require only basic information about a company be reported; as such, SeaSpray’s history and background effectively remained anonymous. “Citizens United has not only allowed unlimited corporate spending, but has also opened many loopholes in disclosure laws,” said Tara Malloy, associate legal counsel for the watchdog group Campaign Legal Center. “We see this when corporations give to transparent vehicles like a federal political committee. And this case underscores how porous the disclosure laws are.” An Associated Press review of financial documents found SeaSpray is, in fact, a financial fund managed by Boston-based Hellman Jordan Management. One of the firm’s top executives, Gerald Jordan, and his wife, Darlene, received $200,000 apiece in unspecified “disbursements,” company executive Susan Lynch told The Associated Press, and asked that the money be sent directly to Restore Our Future rather than to the couple’s personal bank accounts. “We were happy to do that,” Lynch said. www.mydailysentinel.com Meigs County Local Briefs Health Fair Saturday POMEROY — A health fair will be held Saturday at the Mulberry Community Center from 9 to 11 a.m. with free health screenings and information available to the public. The Health Fair is sponsored by the Faith Community Nursing Health Ministries and through grant money from the Sisters of St. Joseph Charitable Fund . Screenings to be offered include non-fasting blood glucose and total cholesterol, bone density, blood pressure screening, body mass index and body fat analysis screenings, and balance screenings. Displays and information on skin care, nutrition, and diseases will be on display, along with information on health providers. Appointments are only necessary for the the fasting lipid profile. Free Community Dinner MIDDLEPORT — Free community dinner, 5 p.m. on Friday, April 27, at the Middleport Church of Christ, Family Life Center. Lost Brothers Scholarship Poker Run POMEROY - The fifth annual Lost Brothers Motorcycle Run will be held Sunday, April 28. Signup for the run will begin at 10 a.m. at Sonny’s Bar in Pomeroy. The run raises funds for scholarships available to seniors at Meigs, Eastern, Southern and Wahama High Schools. The run honors not only bikers who have passed away but all bikers, fostering the sentiment that all bikers are family. Revival Services WILKESVILLE — Revival services will be held April 24-29 at the Point Rock Church of the Nazarene located on SR 689 between Route 32 and Wilkesville. Rev. Richard Baker will be the evangelist and will also be doing special singing. Services will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and on Sunday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pastor Lloyd D. Grimm, Jr. invites the public. Seeking classmates for reunion MASON COUNTY — The Wahama High School class of 1972 will be holding a 40 year reunion from 7-11 p.m. on Friday, May 4 at the Riverside Golf Course. For more information, call Dave Morgan at 304-675-5929. Animal Welfare League having fundraiser GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Animal Welfare League will be hosting a fundraiser for their spay and neuter program on April 25 At Courtside in Gallipolis, 4 to 9 p.m. Sam the Dog will be there to greet the kids and 15 percent of all bills paid by those with a flyer will be donated to the program. Flyers are available at Karat Patch, H&R Block, AAA, and at Courtside the night of the event. Community dinner planned POMEROY — A community dinner will be held Wednesday with serving from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the New Beginnings U. M. Church in Pomeroy. Spaghetti with meat sauce, salad, bread and dessert will be served. The public is invited. TB clinic MEIGS COUNTY — The Meigs County TB staff will be at the Star Grange on April 30 from 5-6 p.m. Painting classes resuming SYRACUSE — Painting classes at the Syracuse Community Center are being resumed. The classes will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday afternoons and from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays. For more information call Joy Bentley, 992-2365. MCCA trip to Savannah POMEROY — A motor coach 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. Simon’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. Meigs County Academic Banquet POMEROY — The annual Meigs County academic banquet to honor the top students in grades 4, 6, 8 10 and 12, will be held on Thursday, May 3, in the Meigs High School cafeteria. The dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. followed by the recognition of high achieving students and the announcement of the Franklin B. Walter award. Tickets for the dinner can be obtained from any local school office. The public is invited to attend the banquet and recognition program hosted by the Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center. 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. 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, 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. Visit us at www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 Meigs County Community Calendar 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. POMEROY —The Meigs County Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) will meet at 11:30 a.m. in the Senior Citizens conference room. Lunch will be available. Wednesday, April 25 TUPPERS PLAINS — Eastern Local Board of Education monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m., in the Eastern Library Conference Room. Thursday, April 26 TUPPERS PLAINS — Tuppers Plains VFW 9053 will meet at the hall, 6:30 p.m. POMEROY — The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will meet in regular session at 11:30 a.m. at the district office at 33101 Hiland Road. MIDDLEPORT — Founders Day Tea, Beta Sigma Phi, 6 p.m. at the Family Life Center of the Middleport Church of Christ. SYRACUSE — Rev. Truman Johnson to speak at the Syracuse Community Church, Second Street, Syracuse, 7 p.m. POMEROY — Victims Rights Week ceremony, 6 p.m., on the third floor of the Meigs County Courthouse. RACINE — Community Town Hall meeting on underage drinking and drug problems in the community, 6:30 p.m., at the Racine First Baptist Church Outreach Building. BBQ Dinner to begin at 5:30 p.m. POMEROY — An open house for the new Family Healthcare, Inc. Meigs Center will be held from 4-6 p.m. Tours of the facility with introduction to the medical and support staff will take place during the open house hours, and refreshments will be available for visitors. Sunday, April 29 SYRACUSE — Revival at the Syracuse Community Church, through May 5. Services Sunday, 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Evangelist, Mike Shamblin; pastor, Markco D. Pritt. Special singers Monday through Saturday, Wanda Pritt, Joe McCloud, Debbie Dodrill, Randall St. Johns, Martie Short, and Sandra Wise. Monday April 30 POMEROY — The Veterans Service Commission will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m. at the office, located at 11 E. Memorial Drive, Suite 3, LANGSVILLE — The American Red Cross will have a blood drive at Star Grange 778, 30609 Pilgrim Ridge Road, located three miles north of Salem Center on County Road 1 from 2 to 7 p.m. on Monday, April 30. Appointments can be scheduled at www.redcrossblood.org or by calling 800-Red Cross. LANGSVILLE — A TB skin test clinic will be held at Star Grange 778, 30609, located three miles north of Salem Center on County Road 1, Langsville, from 5 to 6 p.m. For more information call 740-669-4245. Friday, May 4 MARIETTA — The Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development District Executive Committee will meet at 11:30 a.m. at 1400 Pike Street, Marietta, Ohio. For more information contact Jenny Myers at (740) 374-9436. Saturday, May 5 POMEROY — Free Meigs County Cleanup Day, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Meigs County Fairgrounds. Meigs County Residents only, proof of residency must be shown. For more information contact the Meigs County Commissioners at (740) 992-2895. Monday, May 7 POMEROY — Secretary of State Jon Husted’s regional liaison will be holding open office hours from 2-4 p.m., at the Meigs County District Public Library. Local stocks AEP (NYSE) — 38.27 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 17.66 Ashland Inc. 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Member SIPC. Ohio Valley Forecast Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 8 mph. Wednesday Night: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible. Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly before 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. �Wednesday, April 25, 2012 For The Record 911 April 16 8:38 a.m., Fisher Street, difficulty breathing; 11:31 a.m., South First Avenue, psychiatric emergency; 2:02 p.m., East Second Street, overdose; 2:28 p.m., Third Street, altered mental status; 3:59 p.m., East Memorial Drive, unknown; 4:16 p.m., Ohio 681 and County Road 33A, motor vehicle collision; 7:04 p.m., Pearl Street, difficulty breathing; 9:25 p.m., Bashan Road, chest pain; 9:43 p.m., East Memorial Drive, fall; 10:01 p.m., Beech Street, seizure/convulsions. April 17 8:24 a.m., Ohio 143, weakness; 9:30 a.m., Elm Street, nausea/vomiting; 12:02 p.m., Main Street, unconscious/ unknown; 12:45 p.m., South Second Avenue, fall; 12:48 p.m., Riverview Drive, chest pain; 3:15 p.m., Legion Terrace Street, difficulty breathing; 7:24 p.m., Third Street, unconscious/unknown reason; 11:01 p.m., Brownell Avenue, difficulty breathing. April 18 2:07 a.m., East Memorial Drive, high blood pressure; 2:54 a.m., Old Forrest Road, difficulty breathing; 8:31 a.m., Charles Chancey Drive, chest pain; 12:26 p.m., Plants Road, weakness; 6:36 p.m., Paulins Hill Road, high blood pressure; 7:32 p.m., Carpenter Hill Road, fall. April 19 1:15 a.m., Number Nine Road, chest pain; 4:55 a.m., Seneca Dirve, nausea/ vomiting. Common Pleas Court Criminal Recently arraigned were, Dwight Beaumont, arson, vandalism; Zachary Custer, probation violation; Eric Hayes, probation violation; Delbert Bratcher, possession; Curtis Riffle, probation violation. Recently sentenced was April Coppick, complicity to trafficking in heroin, two years community control. Civil An action of foreclosure has been filled by Peoples Bank National Association against John David Staats. An action of foreclosure has been filed by Lori D. Ritchie against Robin A. Dugan. Domestic A dissolution has been granted to Jeffrey R. Thompson, Beth Ann Thompson. A dissolution has been granted to Elizabeth Ann Buchanan, Gregory Edwin Buchanan. A dissolution has been granted to Anita Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy. A dissolution has been granted to Jason Ridenour, Natasha Ridenour. Alfred United Methodist Women hold meeting ALFRED — The Alfred United Methodist Women met April 10, 2012, at the church with five members present. The meeting opened with the president, Mary Jo Barringer, leading the group in reciting the UMW purpose. The secretary and treasurer’s reports were give. There were 115 friendship calls made. The prayer calendar birthday cards, chosen by Mary Jo Barringer, went to Yvette Diaz of Millersville, PA. She is a deaconess. Osie Follrod will have the May card. The president read a communication for Church World Services about providing kits for the Festival of Sharing, which takes place Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at Otterbein University. Ohio collects one third of all the kits collected in the entire United State each year. This helps CWS to respond to many disasters here at home and around Tea Party ponders nation’s direction POMEROY — The Tea Party pondered the nation’s direction insofar as health care reform is concerned during a recent meeting held at the Mulberry Community Center. The recent Road to Repeal Rally in Washington, D. C. was discussed with it being noted that among the thousands attending the rally were Terri Blackwood with her daughter and three year old granddaughter of Virginia, and Dan Lantz, both local. They noted that after Herman Cain and several legislative representatives spoke the crowd walked to the Supreme Court building where Capitol police emerged and stood across the steps to block the entrance. However, Blackwood said the crowd remained peaceful. One man, dressed as George Washington, led a group in prayer as they knelt at the foot of the steps. Others around the Meigs County Retired Teachers group meets POMEROY — The meeting of the Meigs County Retired Teachers Association was opened with the pledge to the flag and devotions by Linda Lear. She read “Little Children’s Stories.” Gay Perrin had prayer before the meal served by the ladies of the Trinity Church. The secretary’s report was read and approved and the treasurer gave his report. Cards were signed for Eileen Buck, Maurita Miller, Debbie Roush, Katleen Scott and Martha Vennari. The president, Gay Perrin, thanked the group for the paper products and person- al care items for the women’s shelter. She said several members had attended the ORTA Spring Conference in Athens, Ohio, recently. She also reminded the group to keep track of their volunteer hours. The Rev. Brian Dunham passed out invitations the Heath United Methodist Church’s Alive at Five service. This is to honor active and retired teachers on Heros’ Sunday, April 22, 2012. Bob Beegle was the speaker and he told how to avoid phone scams. He also entertained the group with several “Tall Tales.” Ty Coffey and Christopher Gluck, Association Member Benefits Advisor (AMBA) District Manager, spoke about benefits available to members of the Ohio Retired Teachers Association. AMBA is a nation wide full service agency focused on plan design, negotiations and implementation of benefits for associations. Door prizes were given to Barbara Beegle and Marlene Donovan. The next meeting will be May 17, 2012, at the Meigs Library in Pomeroy. BMV insurance requirments now for licensed drivers Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com POMEROY — Did you know that you could have your license suspended, or even lose it altogether, if you drive or even own a licensed vehicle without insurance on it? The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles and Jobs and Family Services have issued a flyer titled “Don’t lose your driver’s license because of an uninsured automobile.” That flyer is now being distributed around the state by those two agencies. According to the flyer confusion over car insurance regulations causes thousands of Ohio residents to have their licenses suspended each year because they don’t have the proper insurance. It is often a significant issue for low income families who have a more difficult time affording the insurance. For that reason the informational fliers are being handed out through various methods, including being added to food boxes the world. In the past year, CWS has responded to tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and famine. A card was signed fro Doris Dillinger. The president read a poem “Easter Joy.” Janice Weber had the program titled “International Ministries.” The group read the opening prayer and the leader read Matthew 28: 1-10. The members of the group took part by reading the meditation about the bible reading. The leader distributed biographies from the Regional Missionary Initiative. These told about their missionary work in other countries. The Program closed with the group reading the closing Psalm. Refreshments were served by Janice WeWASHINGTON (AP) — If the Supreme ber. Court strikes down President Barack The next meeting will be May 8, 2012. Obama’s health care law, employers and insurance companies — not the government — will be the main drivers of change over the next decade and maybe even longer. They’ll borrow some ideas from Obamacare, and push harder to cut costs. Business can’t and won’t take care of America’s 50 million uninsured, but for the majority with coverage, here’s what exlicensed to prescribe psy- to the child’s social, family perts say to expect: — Workers will bear more of their own chiatric medications in the and school function caused state of Ohio. They bring by otherwise treatable psy- medical costs as job coverage shifts to their unique nursing back- chiatric conditions. It also plans with higher deductibles, the amount ground as well as their ad- increases the distress to the you pay out of pocket each year before insurance kicks in. Traditional workplace vanced training in diagnos- affected child and family. insurance will lose ground to high-deducting psychiatric conditions Tri-County Mental ible plans with tax-free accounts for rouand using medications as Health has been provid- tine medical expenses, to which employers a tool in the treatment of psychiatric illness. At Tri- ing care to both adults and can contribute. — Increasingly, smokers will face finanCounty, CNS providers children in southeastern work in concert with Physi- Ohio for the last forty years. cial penalties if they don’t at least seriously cian psychiatrists, counsel- While Tri-County has tra- try to quit. Employees with a weight probors and case managers to ditionally served Athens, lem and high cholesterol are next. They provide the best possible Hocking and Vinton coun- may get tagged as health risks and nudged care for patients. ties, they are now offering into diet programs. — Some companies will keep the health Childhood psychiatric care to children in Meigs conditions impact approxi- County who are covered by care law’s most popular benefit so far, covmately 1 in 5 children in Medicaid and some insur- erage for adult children until they turn 26. the U.S. with nearly 1 in 10 ance systems. In addition Others will cut it to save money. — Workers and family members will be experiencing a severe emo- to medication management, steered to hospitals and doctors that can tional disturbance. Access Tri-County offers a wide ar- prove to insurers and employers that they to specialty psychiatric care is limited throughout the ray of treatment options to deliver quality care. These networks of U.S., and is often even more include individual counsel- medical providers would earn part of their restricted in rural areas ing, family counseling, and fees for keeping patients as healthy as possuch as Southeastern Ohio. case management services. sible, similar to the “accountable care orThese challenges and delays Intake examinations can be ganizations” in the health care law. — Some workers will pick their health in finding care can further scheduled by calling (740) plans from a private insurance exchange, compound the impairment 592-3091. another similarity to Obama’s law. They’ll get fixed payments from their employers to choose from four levels of coverage: platinum, gold, silver and bronze. Those who pick rich benefits would pay more. It’s group bowed their heads. childhood, seeks to keep an approach that Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., “What path are we on?” people happy, but seeks to the GOP budget leader, also wants to try Kevin Ritter, of the Mariet- be the only arbiter of that with Medicare. ta 9-12 Project, asked at the happiness.” “Employers had been the major force recent local meeting. John Fellure lamented the driving health care change in this country Ritter drew comparisons up until the passage of health reform,” said between the past three years direction of many Ameri- Tom Billet, a senior benefits consultant of President Barak Obama’s cans today and suggested a with Towers Watson, which advises maadministration and the cam- different way. jor companies. “If Obamacare disappears “People burn the flag … we go back to square one. We still have paign and rise to power of Adolph Hitler in Germany today, disrespect the flag a major problem in this country with very in the 1930s. today,” he said, noting that expensive health care.” Ritter said, “Both were even in churches, people do Republican proposals for replacing the chosen in an atmosphere not care much about Amer- health care law will help some businesses of severe economic trouble. ica. and individuals, but aren’t likely to solve Both promised something the problem of the uninsured because of In contrast, Fellure new and were viewed as the party’s opposition to raising taxes. The unique. While Obama spoke shared the message of Wil- GOP alternative during House debate of about ‘fundamentally trans- liam Booth, founder of The Obama’s law would have covered 3 million forming the United States’, Salvation Army, who was uninsured people, compared with more Hitler said ‘everything must old and too sick to go speak than 30 million under the president’s plan. be different’.” After the collapse of then-President Bill at a convention. Booth sent Clinton’s health care plan in the 1990s, As for what path he just one word: “Others.” thinks America is following, Before a closing prayer, policymakers shied away from big health Ritter pointed to Alexis de Roger Sayre read Psalm 33. care legislation for many years. Many expect something similar to happen if the Tocqueville’s “Democracy The Meigs County Tea Supreme Court invalidates Obama’s Afin America,” in which the author warns readers about Party meets at 7:30 the fordable Care Act. Starting in 2014, the law requires most “Democratic Despotism.” second and fourth Tuesday De Tocqueville described a of each month at the Mul- Americans to obtain health insurance, eigovernment which seeks to berry Community Center in ther through an employer or a government program or by buying their own policies. keep people “in perpetual Pomeroy, with prayer at 7. Tri-County Mental Health welcomes new employees Tri-County Mental Health and Counseling Services, located in Athens, Ohio, is pleased to announce the arrival of a new Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, B.J. Kless. Kless, CNS, comes to Tri-County from the Cleveland Clinic where she had practiced for the last five years. She brings her considerable knowledge and experience to the staff of existing psychiatric providers which include Rob Wyatt M.D., Nithiya Ramanathan M.D., and Missy Lee CNS. Her arrival radically improves the availability of care for children in this area who are in need of psychiatric treatment. Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialists are highly trained medical professionals that specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions. Psychiatric CNS providers are the only non-physicians The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com for low-income residents. Emphasis of the flyer is to advise drivers that they must be insured, or if they cannot or do not provide proof of insurance when contacted by the BMV, they might have their license suspended. For more information regarding the documents required to prove a vehicle should be exempted from the insurance requirement call the BMV at 614-7527700 or visit the BMV’s website at Ohiobmv.com. What is the next health care overhaul? Look to employers In return, insurance companies would be prohibited from turning away the sick. Government would subsidize premiums for millions now uninsured. The law’s opponents argue that Congress overstepped its constitutional authority by requiring citizens to obtain coverage. The administration says the mandate is permissible because it serves to regulate interstate commerce. A decision is expected in late June. The federal insurance mandate is modeled on one that Massachusetts enacted in 2006 under then-Gov. Mitt Romney. That appears to have worked well, but it’s unlikely states would forge ahead if the federal law is invalidated because health care has become so politically polarized. Romney, the likely Republican presidential nominee, says he’d repeal Obamacare if elected. That would leave it to employers, who provide coverage for about three out of five Americans under age 65. “With or without health care reform, employers are committed to offering health care benefits and want to manage costs,” said Tracy Watts, a senior health care consultant with Mercer, which advises many large employers. “The health care reform law itself has driven employers, as well as the provider community, to advance some bolder strategies for cost containment.” First, employers would push harder to control their own costs by shifting more financial responsibility to workers. Data from Mercer’s employer survey suggests that a typical large employer can save nearly $1,800 per worker by replacing traditional preferred provider plans with a high-deductible policy combined with a health care account. “That is very compelling,” said Watts. It won’t stop there. Many employers are convinced they have to go beyond haggling over money, and also pay attention to the health of their workers. “As important as it is to manage the cost of medical services and products, and eliminate wasteful utilization, there has been a strong recognition that ultimately healthier populations cost less,” said Dr. Ian Chuang, medical director at the Lockton Companies, advisers to many mediumsize employers. His firm touts programs that encourage employees to shed pounds, get active or quit smoking. Employer health plans were already allowed to use economic incentives to promote wellness, and the overhaul law loosened some limits. A Towers Watson survey found that 35 percent of large employers are currently using penalties or rewards to discourage smoking, for example, and another 17 percent plan to do so next year. The average penalty ranges from $10 to $80 a month, but one large retailer hits smokers who pick its most generous health plans with a surcharge of $178 a month, more than $2,100 a year. Overall, one of the most intriguing employer experiments involves setting up private health insurance exchanges, markets such as the health care law envisions in each state. Major consulting firms such as Mercer and Aon Hewitt are developing exchanges for employers. �Opinion The Daily Sentinel NYC photo exhibit captures Warhol as young artist Ula Ilnytzky Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Warhol once predicted 15 minutes of fame for everyone. But 25 years after his death, the pop artist’s reputation and impact on the contemporary art world show no signs of fading. His iconic images of everyday consumer objects and celebrities consistently command high prices and draw enthusiastic crowds to museum and gallery shows. But before he catapulted onto the world stage, the young artist was already producing some of his most iconic pieces. In a new exhibition, Warhol is captured in photographs at the very cusp of the pop art movement. “Before They Were Famous: Behind the Lens of William John Kennedy,” at the Site/109 gallery in lower Manhattan, features rare shots of Warhol and artist Robert Indiana posing together with what were soon to become their most celebrated works — Warhol’s “Marilyn” and Indiana’s “LOVE” logo. Kennedy, a freelance photographer when the photos were taken, had nearly forgotten about them and only rediscovered the images several years ago in a “beat-up cardboard box” while sorting through his archive, he said. He took them when Warhol “was a known entity but had not yet exploded on the scene,” said Eric Shiner, director of the Warhol Museum, located in Warhol’s hometown of Pittsburgh. “They capture Andy both in production mode and also having fun mode.” The 82-year-old photographer, who lives in Miami Beach, Fla., said he set out to record “the rising stars of the new movement in pop art.” He sensed immediately that Warhol would become “a giant in the industry” but said he “was amazed to meet this very withdrawn and taciturn man.” Among his favorite photographs is one of the pop icon working at his Manhattan studio, The Factory. “Piled up in the corner were 50-75 sheets of acetate. Andy said ‘Those are proofs of my work,’” Kennedy recalled. As he unrolled one, “there’s this huge face of Marilyn Monroe — a transparent proof of his silkscreens.” He had Warhol hold it up in front of him, creating a portrait within a portrait. In another image, the photographer posed Warhol with one of his early flower paintings standing in a field of black-eyed Susans, located in a most unlikely spot — an industrial section of the Flushing neighborhood in New York City’s Queens borough. These and about 50 other silver gelatin prints of Warhol and some 30 of Indiana capture the artists in their studios, relaxing, editing, painting and chatting on the phone. The works — presented by the Miami-based publishing house Kiwi Arts Group — are shown alongside some of the artists’ originals works. Kennedy shot hundreds of images of the artists; 100 will be placed in the permanent collection of the Warhol Museum. The exhibition, which runs through May 29, also includes a 40-minute documentary film featuring people still living who were involved with Warhol, including such Warhol superstars as Ultra Violet and Taylor Mead. “What’s great is all these people are in their 80s. We were able to capture them in this juncture about a period that was almost lost in the early 1960s at such a monumental, pivotal point in the pop art movement,” said Kiwi Arts founder Mike Huter. Warhol, who used every available medium to create his brand of imagery, died in 1987 at the age of 58. His output was prolific. “If you amass all the sales of Warhols, he is by far the most sold … in the art world” today, said Alex Rotter, Sotheby’s pop art expert, adding that Warhol began attracting museums and collectors in a big way in the 1980s. The current auction record for a Warhol is $71.7 million. Privately, one of his works has sold for more than $100 million. The show at the Site/109 gallery is just one of many current or planned Warhol exhibitions around the world. A major Warhol retrospective is now on a five-city tour of Asia. After it concludes in Tokyo in 2014, it may travel to New York, Mexico City and possibly Istanbul, said Shiner. During New York’s Frieze Art Fair next month, the Warhol Museum will show some 20 Warhol Polaroids alongside those by Jeremy Kost, a young New York artist who works under the rubric of the great pop artist. And Affirmation Art, a nonprofit art space in Manhattan, is showing 50 Warhol photographs, eight of which have never been seen outside the Warhol Museum. But the showstopper will be a major exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art titled “Regarding Warhol: 50 Artists, 50 Years.” Scheduled to open in September and travel to Pittsburgh in 2013, “it will be a blockbuster exhibition showing how deeply entrenched Warhol is in contemporary art,” Shiner said. 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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Yet Romney gave his GOP opponents openings with verbal gaffes that highlighted his vulnerabilities. He let states such as South Carolina and Colorado slip away, unexpected losses that extended the campaign for the nomination and prevented Romney from focusing Obama in earnest until this month, when chief rival Rick Santorum dropped out. Since then, Romney aides have mapped out a general election strategy that they will try to execute with more precision than they did their primary playbook. “It’s a completely different game in the general election. You have to define a set of states that you have to have, and win them,” said Charlie Black, a GOP presidential campaign strategist. “It’s a one-day sale.” To succeed against Obama, Republicans say, Romney will have to be nimble in accumulating the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House. Allies say he must anticipate an Obama rise in toss-up states and GOPleaning states Democrats 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. may try to compete in, and work early to head off such surges. Romney failed to do that in at least two instances during the primary. The former Massachusetts governor flew with a head of steam into South Carolina after a New Hampshire victory, and his team all but expected him to cruise to victory in the first-in-the-South primary. But he ended up spending 10 days squaring off against a suddenly ascendant Newt Gingrich, who ultimately won the state. Romney then turned to Florida, where he beat back a Gingrich challenge. But while Romney was doing that, Santorum had skipped ahead to Colorado, where voters embraced the former Pennsylvania senator as he seized on the unfolding debate over the Obama administration’s ruling on Catholic hospitals and contraception. Romney had won Colorado four years earlier, during his first run for the White House, and his team expected success again. But by the time Romney turned his attention to Colorado, dropping a token sum on television ads in the campaign’s closing days, the state was slipping away. “A tactical mistake they made was they did try to win Colorado, and failed,” Black said. “They got outhustled.” It was Santorum’s victories in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri that established him as Romney’s chief rival and set the course for two more months of the nomination fight. So far in the general election, supporters say Romney has shown he’s adept at countering Obama in pivotal states. Romney pre-empted the president this past week in North Carolina and Ohio, which Obama won in 2008 and are competitive this year. Romney used Obama’s own pledges from the 2008 campaign against him in both states. But even if Romney’s campaign successfully limits tactical mistakes, it’s an open question whether the candidate himself can avoid the verbal gaffes that have given Republicans and Democrats fodder to attack. His missteps fueled the notion that Romney is nothing more than a wealthy businessman who does not relate to the pain of everyday Americans in a fragile economy. GOP strategists say Romney must curb his tendency for such awkward remarks, which will be amplified in the general election. In February, for instance, Romney was trying to explain his efforts to focus on middle-class voters when he said: “I’m not concerned about the very poor.” Later that month, Romney said in Michigan, a state with nearly 9 percent unemployment, that his wife “drives a couple of Cadillacs.” A few days later, attending the Daytona 500 in Florida, he said, “I have some great friends who are NASCAR team owners.” The most recent gaffe came from a staffer: Senior adviser Eric Fehrnstrom suggested that Romney could reset his strategy after nailing down the GOP nomination, likening the transition to erasing the image on an Etch A Sketch. Still, for all those comments, Romney’s campaign has shown an ability to return the focus to Obama, which Republicans say will be critical in this campaign. The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Obituaries Lester Michael Lewis, Sr. Lester Michael Lewis Sr., 65, of Middleport, Ohio, passed away on April 23, 2012, at Overbrook Nursing Center. He was born on March 15, 1947, in Pomeroy, Ohio, son of the late Charles Earnest and Lucille McKee Lewis Sr. He is survived by his children, Elizabeth (George) Oiler and Michael (Jeanette) Lewis; half brother, William (Alice) Wise; sisters, Virginia (Clarence) Hayman, Dorothy Little, Barbara Phillips, Gloria Bradshaw, Cherry (Lee) Cadle; grandchildren, Jason, Andy and Nicky McKnight, Josh, Stephanie, Samantha and Trenton Lewis; great-grandchildren, Xander, Colton, Brayden, Jeremiah and Emma; nieces and nephews, Junior, Johnny, Tommy, Brenda, Violet, Kathy, Valerie, June, Lisa, Clarence, Willie, Chuck, Jerry, Melissa, Amy, Becky, Benton, Martha, Isabel, Lucille, April, Candy, Sara, Charlene, LeeAnn, Israel, Beverly, Holly, Bradley, Kaylee, Dakota, Dayanaria, Molly, Korey, KJ, Shorty, Conner, Brayden, Dalton, Briar, Wyatt, Paige and Brayden. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Charles Lewis; an infant sister; brothers-in-law, Raymond Little and Butch Phillips; and nephew Paul Spencer. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, April 27, 2012 at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy with Mr. Dennis Moore officiating. Burial will follow at Gilmore Cemetery. Visiting hours will be from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday at the funeral home. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. Lester Lee Amos Lester Lee Amos, of Vinton, passed away at his residence at 5 a.m. on April 24, 2012. Arrangments will be announced by the Cremeens Funeral Home, Gallipolis. Wilma Ingold Callis Wilma Ingold Callis, 81, died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at the Arcadia Nursing Center in Coolville where she had resided for the past two years. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at the Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home in Belpre, with Pastor Jay Hubbard officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Parkersburg. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Arrangements have been entrusted to White-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Coolville, Ohio. Mabel W. Frash Mabel W. Frash, 86, of Pennsville, died on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at the Riverside Country Care Center in McConnelsville. Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 27, 2012, at the Stone-Matheney Funeral Home in Chesterhill with Pastor James Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in the Pennsville Cemetery. Friends may call on the family one hour prior to the services on the day of the funeral. William D. McCoy William “Bill” D. McCoy, 82, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2012, at his daughter’s home (Diana Wyant) in Jackson. Services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, April 27, 2012, at the Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Bill Thomas officiating. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. in Fairmount Cemetery, Jackson, Ohio. There will be a military graveside service. Friends may call at the funeral home from 12-1 p.m. prior to the service. Ohio lawmakers consider teacher pension changes COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The latest plan to help maintain the pension system for Ohio public school teachers would have them pay more into their retirement accounts. One newspaper reports the plan has been approved by the board of the State Teachers Retirement System, which has 470,000 members. It’s up for consideration by lawmakers who would need to sign off on it. The plan is aimed at saving $13 billion in accrued liabilities. It’s the fourth package of its kind sent to lawmakers since 2009. Water From Page 1 other locations over the past years, such as the Mulberry Center, the Pomeroy Library, the Eastern Library, and the Racine Library. Third Place — Amanda Taylor Next year, the SWCD will have another new theme to spark participants’ creativity. Keep your eyes open for that perfect photo of Meigs County’s waters for next time. Submitted photos Jail From Page 1 administrator, presented a report on activity over the past few weeks. He said extensive mowing is taking place, some water lines have been moved to make way for improvements, that assistance has been given Ethics From Page 1 duties expanded to include those of the Education Management Information System (EMIS) Coordinator, which were included under the revised SISC position later held by Cathy Edwards. After her position was revised to that of the SISC, Cathy Edwards reported primarily to Eastern’s Chief Financial Officer. According to Rick Edwards, in regard to Race to the Top, it is recommended that someone with access to The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com to facilitate the sewer line replacement project, and that steps are being taken toward installing some new recreational equipment at Diles Park. In other business, Council discussed the new ATM equipment being installed in the now-vacant Peoples student data be part of the team. Edwards added that the team felt Cathy should be part of the team because of the access she had to the data. Both Rick and Cathy Edwards resigned from the Race to the Top team, and neither have received payment related to the position. Edwards was cooperative with the Commission staff during the investigation, according to the agreement. “This is a two-sided case,” said Edwards. “I am to learn from it and not err again. I hope that there Fed likely to keep stance on rates and bond buys WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will have plenty to say about the economy Wednesday, when its two-day policy meeting ends with a statement, updated forecasts and Chairman Ben Bernanke’s latest news conference. Whether all that information will signal any shift in its outlook or the prospect of further steps to boost the economy is far from clear. The Fed will likely repeat its plan to keep short-term interest rates at record lows through 2014. It may also signal that it won’t likely launch any new program to lower longer-term rates unless the economy weakens. That would be a switch from three months ago, when Bernanke and his colleagues ended their January meeting with hints that they were edging closer to a third round of bond buying. The Fed’s bond purchases have been intended to drive down long-term rates to encourage borrowing and spending. But since then, signs have suggested that the U.S. economy has strengthened. And the European debt crisis looks less dire than when the year began, though France’s presidential race has muddied the outlook. Those developments make a further round of Fed bond buying less likely, many economists say. “This will be a wait-andwatch meeting,” said David Jones, chief economist at rounds of purchases of TreaDMJ Advisors. “Despite all sury bonds and mortgagethe theatrics with a Bernanke backed securities. Those efpress conference and new forts have expanded its asset economic forecasts, I think holdings by more than $2 we will get a very predict- trillion. And at his previous able outcome — no change quarterly news conference in January, Bernanke said a in policy.” That would mean the Fed third round of bond buying would retain its plan to keep was an option that was “cerits benchmark interest rate, tainly on the table.” Bernanke and the federal funds other Fed ofrate, at a record ficials have relow until at least “I think cently sounded late 2014. The markets less inclined to Fed set that tarpursue further get at its January have broadly bond purchases. meeting and left But private econit unchanged at discounted expect its March meetexpectations omists the Fed to keep ing. another round as The funds rate that we will at least an option. has been kept near zero since get any more They point to the cloudy state of December 2008. That means con- Fed easing in the economy in light of Europe’s sumer and busi- the form of debt crisis, a poness loans tied tential new spike to that rate have further bond in oil prices and also remained still-high unemat super-low lev- purchases,” ployment. els. The lower those loan rates, — Mark Zandi “There is a lot uncertainty the more likely Chief Economist at of out there,” said people and comMoody’s Analytics Diane Swonk, panies are to borchief economist row and spend at Mesirow Financial in Chiand invigorate the economy. With the federal funds rate cago. “Europe is in and out as low as the Fed can set it, of a crisis, week by week. Oil the central bank has resort- prices look good now, but are ed to other unconventional they going to stay low?” On Friday, the governsteps to keep long-term rates down. Those rates, such as ment will issue its first estithose for home loans, are set mate of economic growth for the January-March quarter. by financial markets. The Fed has pursued two Many economists are pre- dicting an annual growth rate of 2.5 percent — better than they had expected when the year began. But analysts are concerned that growth could weaken in the current quarter, reflecting payback from an unusually warm winter that boosted economic activity in the first quarter. The Fed’s updated economic forecasts will be examined to see whether officials stick to their January assessments or have grown more upbeat about growth and hiring. A brighter Fed forecast would be seen as a sign that officials will be less likely to take further steps to support the economy for fear of causing high inflation. One Fed bond-buying program is still underway: a $400 billion program dubbed Operation Twist. Under this program, the Fed sells shorter-term securities and buys longer-term bonds, to try to push down long-term rates. That program is scheduled to end in June. Many economists think the Fed will let it end on schedule. If the Fed signals Wednesday that Operation Twist will end, it might disappoint investors, who could react by sending stock prices lower and bond yields higher. “I think markets have broadly discounted expectations that we will get any more Fed easing in the form of further bond purchases,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. Evidence now focus after Jennifer Hudson testifies CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago prosecutors created a buzz by calling Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson as their first witness during the trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and nephew. But the hard part starts Tuesday, when they’ll have to get down to the nitty-gritty of their case. With no surviving witnesses to the murders, prosecutors must offer overwhelming circumstantial evidence that William Balfour, the ex-husband of Hudson’s sister, committed the grisly crime on Oct. 24, 2008. They are expected to introduce evidence in the next few days that includes cellphone records and security-camera footage that place Balfour in the area of the killings, since he denies he was there. Another challenge will be tying Balfour to the alleged murder weapon, a silver and black .45-calibre handgun that sat Monday on a stack of papers at the prosecution table in plain view of jurors and Hudson, who testified — and attracted a large crowd of national and local media — earlier in the day. Public defender Amy Thompson told jurors during her opening statement that DNA found on the gun didn’t match Balfour, which “absolutely, positively” excludes him as the killer. But prosecutors claim that Balfour targeted the family in a horrific act of vindictiveness against his ex-wife. Shortly after Thompson and prosecutors laid out their cases, Jennifer Hudson took the witness stand in sometimes tearful, gut-wrenching testimony. Wearing a simple, allblack dress, the singer-actress broke down at one point, dabbing tears as she testified just yards away from Balfour. Bank building and what services it will provide for residents. the parking problem on Hartinger Street during ball games in Hartinger Park, and the new parking area being developed at the new village hall on Pearl Street. Gravel will be installed in an area are not other individuals personal or professionally harmed by this.” Edwards was employed as superintendent of Eastern Local Schools for seven years prior to his resignation in April 2011 to accept the position at the AthensMeigs ESC. Edwards had previously served the school district as high school principal for six years. Cathy Edwards is still employed with the district as the Student and Information Services Coordinator. The “American Idol” finalist and Oscar winner, who was in Florida at the time of the shootings, spoke of her family and her reaction to her sister, Julia Hudson, telling her in 2006 that she was marrying Balfour. “None of us wanted her to marry him,” the 30-year-old said, her voice cracking as she struggled to hold back tears. Asked later if she was ever friends with Balfour, whom she knew from junior high school, Hudson answered with disgust. “Never,” she said firmly. “I tried to keep my distance from William Balfour.” With her hair up in a bun, Hudson at first seemed composed on the stand — even as she leaned around the judge’s bench to identify Balfour. But she began crying when talking about seeing her family for the last time the Sunday before the killings. After just more than 30 minutes, she stepped down, grabbed a fistful of tissues and walked across the courtroom directly in front of jurors. She took a seat next to her fiance, David Otunga, best known for his stint on VH1’s reality show “I Love New York.” Sitting on a fourth-row bench, she bowed her head and wiped away tears after prosecutors called her sister to the stand and began playing a recording of the 911 call Julia Hudson made after discovering their mother’s bloodied body. “Oh my God, oh my God,” she is heard yelling at a dispatcher, who tells her to stop screaming because he can’t understand her. “My momma, my momma!” Balfour, who pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, slumped in his chair and kept his eyes fixed on his former wife, whose divorce from Balfour was finalized right in front of the new building where motorists, entering from either end can park. just last year. Julia Hudson described how Balfour repeatedly threatened her and her family after she rejected his pleas in May 2008. “He said, ‘If you leave me, you will be the last to die. I’ll kill your family first,’” she said, her voice quivering. Under cross-examination, she acknowledged she was still having sex with Balfour days before the slayings. The killings happened the day after her birthday. Prosecutors believe that Balfour became enraged by balloons he saw at the home that he thought were from her new boyfriend. Thompson suggested during her opening that the killings may have been a result of alleged drug dealing by Hudson’s brother, Jason Hudson, in the crime-ridden South Side neighborhood where they lived in Chicago. She claimed that police pinned the slayings on Balfour because they felt pressured to make an arrest, since the victims were a celebrity’s relatives. “The police were on the hook,” she said. “They had to find their man and find him fast.” Prosecutors said Balfour went inside the three-story house around 9 a.m. and shot Hudson’s mother, 57-year-old Darnell Donerson, in the living room, then shot her 29-yearold brother, Jason Hudson, twice in the head as he lay in bed. Investigators allege he then drove off in Jason Hudson’s sport utility vehicle with 7-year-old Julian inside, and later shot the boy in the head as he lay behind a front seat. If convicted of at least two of the murder counts, Balfour would face a mandatory life sentence. Jim Lucas had prayer to open the meeting attended by Mayor Mike Gerlach, Council members, Rae Moore, Sandy Brown, Craig Wehrung, Penny Burge, Emerson Heighton and Roger Manley. WELCOMES YOU TO THEIR OPEN HOUSE Thursday, April 26th - 4 - 6 p.m. Stop by-tour our facility-meet our medical, dental, and support staff — refreshments — 41865 Pomeroy Pike Pomeroy, Ohio 740-992-0540 Visit us at www.mydailysentinel.com �The Daily Sentinel Sports Lady Tornadoes top Belpre, 8-3 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012 Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com RACINE, Ohio — The Southern softball team earned its 10th win of the season Monday night with a 8-3 victory over Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division foe Belpre at Star Mill Park. Southern (10-5, 9-3 TVC mdssports@heartlandpublications.com Hocking) avoided giving up a run in the top of the first even though Belpre (5-10, 5-6) had three hits. The Lady Golden Eagles took the early lead with a run in the top of the second inning after a single and three walks. Southern took the lead in the bottom of the second, scoring five runs highlighted by triples coming from Maggie Cummins, Morgan McMillan, and Hannah Conley. Both teams added a run in the third and SHS held on to its four run advantage. The Lady Tornadoes added one run in each the fourth and fifth innings to expand their lead to 8-2. Belpre pushed a run across in the top of the sixth but failed to move closer and Southern took the 8-3 victory. The win was credited to Jordan Huddleston, who pitched seven innings and gave up three runs on 10 hits and seven walks. Huddleston struck out four batters. Hager was credited with the loss after giving up eight runs on 10 hits, while striking out five and walking none. Maggie Cummins and Morgan McMillan led Southern with two hits apiece. Kyrie Swann, Hannah Conley, Katelyn Hill, Kelsey Strang, and Jaclyn Mees each finished with one hit each. McMillan finished with two triples in the game while scoring two runs. Strang led with two RBI in the game. Five Lady Golden Eagles finished with two hits. Southern returns to action Wednesday when it visits Federal Hocking at 5 p.m. Meigs drops Lady Bulldogs, 8-3 Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — The Lady Marauders handed Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division leading Athens its first league loss of the season Monday night 8-3 in Meigs County. Meigs (8-7, 4-3 TVC Ohio) got on the board first with two runs in the home half of the first inning on the strength of two hits and three walks. The Lady Marauders broke the game open in the second frame scoring five runs, highlighted by three consecutive doubles. Athens (10-4, 6-1) broke through in the top of the fourth for the first time, scoring two runs and cutting the Lady Marauders lead to 7-2. MHS answered with a solo home run to lead off the bottom half of the fourth by Tess Phelps. Athens scored a run in the top of the fifth to cut the lead to five but could move no closer to Meigs as the Lady Marauders took the 8-3 victory. Lisa Marie Wise earned the victory for MHS after giving up just three runs on six hits and two walks in seven innings of work. Wise struck out five batters in the game. Credited with the loss for AHS was Pomento as she gave up eight runs on 11 hits and six walks. Pomento struck out seven. Leading the charge for Meigs was Tess Phelps with two hits, a home run and a double, while Allyson Davis and Destiny Mullen also had two hits. Lisa Marie Wise, Harley Fox, Emalee Glass, Cheyenne Beaver, and Kim Casci each finished with one hit in the contest. Phelps, Davis, and Mullen each scored two runs in the contest. Pomento lead AHS with two hits in the contest including a triple. Meigs returns to action Wednesday at 5 p.m. when it travels to Belpre. Alex Hawley/photo The Marauders’ Nathan Rothgeb (15) gets hit by a pitch during Meigs’ 6-5 loss to TVC Ohio leading Athens Monday night in Meigs County. Athens outlasts Marauders, 6-5 Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com Alex Hawley/photo Meigs catcher Tess Phelps attempts to catch a runner stealing during the Lady Marauders’ 8-3 victory over Athens Monday night in Rocksprings. OVP Sports Schedule Wednesday, April 25 Baseball Portsmouth at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Trimble, 5 p.m. Chesapeake at River Valley, 5 p.m. Charleston Catholic at Point Pleasant, 6:30 p.m. Wahama at Eastern, 5 p.m. Meigs at Belpre, 5 p.m. Southern at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. Softball Portsmouth at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Trimble, 5 p.m. Chesapeake at River Valley, 5 p.m. Wahama at Eastern, 5 p.m. Meigs at Belpre, 5 p.m. Southern at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. Track and Field Southern at Federal Hocking, 4:30 p.m. Boys Tennis Logan at Gallia Academy, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 26 Baseball Point Pleasant at Chapmanville, 7 p.m. Wahama at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Meigs at Alexander, 5 p.m. Softball Sissonville at Point Pleasant, 5:30 p.m. Miller at Eastern, 5 p.m. Meigs at Alexander, 5 p.m. Boys Tennis Point Pleasant at Parkersburg Catholic, 4 p.m. Girls Tennis Point Pleasant at Parkersburg Catholic, 4 p.m. Friday, April 27 Baseball South Gallia at Hannan, 5:30 p.m. Coal Grove at River Valley, 5 p.m. Wahama at Belpre, 5 p.m. Miller at Eastern, 5 p.m. Meigs at Warren, 5 p.m. Trimble at Southern, 5 p.m. Softball South Gallia at Hannan, 5:30 p.m. Coal Grove at River Valley, 5 p.m. Point Pleasant at Scott, 5:30 p.m. Wahama at Belpre, 5 p.m. Meigs at Warren, 5 p.m. Trimble at Southern, 5 p.m. Track and Field Gallia Academy, River Valley girls at Cavalier Inv, 4:30 p.m. River Valley boys at South Point Inv, TBA Point Pleasant at Gazette Relays, 4 p.m. Eastern at Athens, 5 p.m. Boys Tennis Gallia Academy at Ironton, 4:30 p.m. ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — A back and forth game ends with Athens remaining unbeaten in the Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division as the Bulldogs defeat Meigs 6-5 Monday night in Meigs County. The Bulldogs (14-3, 7-0 TVC Ohio) opened the scoring with two runs in the top of the second inning. Meigs (14-4 4-3) countered with three runs on the bases clearing double by Treay McKinney in the home half of the second and took the 3-2 lead. Athens pushed across three runs in the top of the third, including a home run by Wood, and regained the lead 5-3. The Marauders tied the game at five apiece with two runs in the bottom of the fifth but left three runners on base. AHS manufactured a run in the top of the sixth and held on for the 6-5 victory. Taylor Gilkey was credited with the loss after giving up six runs on six hits in seven innings of work. Gilkey struck out three AHS batters. Starin earned the victory in relief for the Bulldogs after pitching 2.2 scoreless innings. Treay McKinney led the Marauders with two hits in the contest while Charles Barrett and Taylor Gilkey both had one hit. Gilkey and Nathan Rothgeb led the Marauders with two runs scored apiece. Rothgeb was hit by two pitches in the contest. Wood led The Bulldogs with two hits including a home run in the third inning. The loss snapped Meigs’ four game winning streak while Athens remains on a four game winning streak of its own. Earlier this year, the Marauders fell to Athens 9-7 in a game played on April 5th in Athens County. Meigs falls to 1-1 in games decided by one run, and 3-2 in games decided by three or less runs this season. Meigs return to action Wednesday at 5 p.m. when it travels to face Belpre. Tornadoes topple Belpre, earn share of TVC Hocking title Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com RACINE, Ohio — The Southern baseball secured a share of the 2012 TriValley Conference Hocking Division title Monday after posting a 10-0 victory over Belpre at Star Mill Park in Meigs County. The Tornadoes (19-0, 12-0 TVC Hocking) — currently ranked eighth in the Division IV coaches poll — went hitless for two frames against the visiting Golden Eagles (4-10, 4-7), then erupted for five runs and four hits in each of the next two innings to secure a commanding 10-0 advantage through four complete. Starter Ryan Taylor completed his masterful complete-game decision by retiring the side in the fifth, allowing SHS to claim a share of the program’s first league crown since 2007. Taylor surrendered just two hits and a walk while striking out seven in the victory. Federal Hocking, Eastern and Trimble all have four losses in league, which means they are the only teams remaining that can catch the Tornadoes — unless Southern wins any one of its final four TVC Hocking contests. SHS still has Federal Hocking, Trimble, Miller and Eastern remaining on the schedule, with a possible clincher coming Wednesday at Fed Hock. Taylor led the hosts with two hits, while Hunter Johnson, Andrew Roseberry, Ethan Martin, Dustin Custer, Trenton Deem and Marcus Hill each added one safety to the winning cause. Martin drove in a team-best three RBIs and also joined Johnson and Taylor in scoring twice. BHS, which had all three errors in the contest, got hits from Jake Ullman and Wes Hatfield. Hatfield was also the losing pitcher of record. Belpre also dropped a 13-2 home outcome against the Tornadoes back on April 5. Southern went 9-1 in league play en route to securing the 2007 outright championship, the program’s first since 1997 at the time. The 2007 campaign also started the Tornadoes’ current five-year reign as district champions in Division IV. The TVC Hocking crown is also the second for SHS coach Ryan Lemley during his 10 years at the helm. �with said Stearns and with said River for eight (8) lines; Wednesday, April 25, 2012 www.mydailysentinel.com N21°11ʼ36” E 156.74ʼ point, thence; N38°07ʼ51” E 167.28ʼ point, thence; N80°32ʼ43” E 62.83ʼ to a thence; S51°05ʼ52” E 286.22ʼ point, thence; S51°32ʼ21” E 338.44ʼ point, thence; S59°34ʼ38” E 170.69ʼ point, thence; N78°45ʼ13” E 257.41ʼ point, thence; SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE THE STATE OF OHIO, MEIGS COUNTY. PEGGY YOST, MEIGS COUNTY TREASURER : Plaintiff : vs NO. 10 DL 004 BEN : H. : EWING, CASE et Defendants al. : In pursuance of an Order of Sale dated March 26, 2012, in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, at the front door of the Court House, in Pomeroy, Ohio, in the above named County, on Friday, the 11th day of May, 2012 at 10:00 o'clock A..M., the following described real estate, situate in the County of Meigs, and State of Ohio, to-wit: ANNOUNCEMENTS Legals SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE THE STATE OF OHIO, MEIGS COUNTY. PEGGY YOST, MEIGS COUNTY TREASURER : SERVICES Business Stanley Tree Trimming & Removal Plaintiff vs NO. 10 DL 004 • Prompt and Quality Work • Reasonable Rates • Insured • Experienced • References Available Gary Stanley BEN : H. EWING, Defendants 740-591-8044 Please leave a message Window Dresser Custom made Window Blinds Commercial & Residential Window Treatments • Free Shop at home • Installation • Service after the Sale! Keith Aeiker 740-591-6460 740-985-4187 : : CASE et al. : In pursuance of an Order of Sale dated March 26, 2012, in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, at the front door of the Court House, in Pomeroy, Ohio, in the above named County, on Friday, the 11th day of May, 2012 at 10:00 o'clock A..M., the following described real estate, situate in the County of Meigs, and State of Ohio, to-wit: Situated in the Township of Orange, County of Meigs and State of Ohio. Beginning at a Tree Service point, said point being in the southern line of Section 35, T.4N-R.12W and being 3,927.49ʼ from the southwest 40 Years Exper ience corner of said Section 35. Complete Tree Care, Top, Said point also being in a line of Benjamin and/or Doris EwTrim, Cable, Removal, ing (Deed Book 0304 page Crane, Hauling, 0243), in a line of Brenda Stump Grinding and/or Gary Johnson (Official Record 0021 Page 0147) and Licensed & Insured in the centerline of Keebaugh-Follrod Rd. T444, 740-367-0266 thence making a new line 740-339-3366 through the lands of said Ewing and with the centerline of said Road the following six (6) Auctions lines; 47290 St Rt 248 Long Bottom OH 45743 60308194 Jones Tree Service Inc. LARGE N59°59ʼ56” E 208.36ʼ to a point, thence; N35°12ʼ56” E 45.17ʼ to a point, thence; N00°06ʼ06” W 69.03ʼ to a point, thence; N21°58ʼ26” W 248.56ʼ to a point thence; N07°51ʼ19” W 393.52ʼ to a point, thence; E 80.29ʼ to a point, SATURDAY, APRIL N09°04ʼ03” 28,point 2012 @in10:00 said being said center- AUCTION WILL BE HELD AT 3803 line, inYELLOWTOWN another line ofRD., said Ewing in GALLIPOLIS, a line of Delbert GALLIPOLIS, OH, 3 1/2 MI.ON RTand 7 S OF and/or 4Marguerite Stearns TURN R ONTO RT 218, GO APROX. MI. TURN R ON (Deed Book 0235 Page YELLOWTOWN RD, GO APROX. 3/4 MI. AUCTION WILL 0913), ON thence leaving said Road and THE LEFT. FOLLOW THEsaid SIGNS. with Ewing and said ANTIQUES: 2 Pc. French LR Suite; Oak DresserSterns; w/Claw Feet; Daisy Churns; Stone Jars & Jugs; Victorian Table; Pickle Jars; Mah. Drum Table; Duncan Phife Table; Cedar Chest; Cream S79°19ʼ37” 60.21ʼ to a point, Cans; Gossip Bench; Art Deco Lamp; Singer Sewing Machine; GinnyELind Bed; Smoking Pipes; said Grinder; point Pictures being& aFrames; corner Cast Iron Planter; Cigarette Lighters; Trunks; Sausage Chairs;to said Ewing, a corner said Stoneware Cuspidors; Depression Ware; Collection of Cookie Jars: McCoy, AmericantoBisque, Stearns and in the center of Brushed Pottery, Coffee Pots, Annjamima, Dogs, Chickens, Squirel on a Log, Clown, Donkey & the Middle Branch Shade Wagon, and many more; Windsor Rocker; Early River, Chest; Table-Top Majestic thence withRadio; saidSilver-Tone Ewing, Floor Model Radio; Atwater Kent Radio; Highly Carved Table; Flat-Wall Cabinet (painted); withOak said Stearns and with said Iron Brass Bed; Coke Cooler; Jelly Cabinet; Lg. amount Green Fruit Jars in cluding a #13; Riveroffor eight (8) lines; Old Tools; Corn Sheller; Platform Scales; Horse Drawn Plow and Cultivator; Brass Fire ExtinN21°11ʼ36” E 156.74ʼ to a guisher; and much more. point, thence; N38°07ʼ51” to a MODERN FURNITURE: 5 Pc. Amish Built Kingsize BR Suite; Amish EOak 167.28ʼ Dinette Set; Amish point, thence; Oak Table w/Claw Feet & Chairs; Pine Corner Entertainment CenterOak Curved Glass China N80°32ʼ43” E Gun 62.83ʼ to Beds; a point, w/Claw Feet; Wing-Back Chair; Recliner; 3 Pc. LR Suite; Wardrobe; Cabinet; Oak thence; Rocker; Oak Desk; Chests; Baldwin Spinet Piano; Longenberger Baskets, and more. S51°05ʼ52” E Household; 286.22ʼ to a point, thence; FARM EQUIPMENT: Starts selling @ 1:00 - Massey Ferguson 481,E4-Wheel Drive, Shuttle S51°32ʼ21” 338.44ʼ to a Shift, only 1770 Hrs., 2 Remotes, w/Quicke Loader, Must See, NICE; JD 420W, all original; AC point, thence; 185 Tractor; JD 8300 Drill; Galfre Tedder; McCormick #16 Baler; NHE451170.69ʼ Mowing Machine; S59°34ʼ38” to a Deerborn 2 Bottom Plow; Massey Ferguson 3 Pt. point, Post-Holethence; Digger; King-Cutter HD Blade; 25’ E 257.41ʼ Hay Elevator; Set of 3 Bottom Plows; Misc. 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Van, Extra the Long. lands of said Ewing for seven (7) lines; GUNS: NE 20Gauge Youth Shotgun; Marlin Model 25M, 22 Mag.; Marlin 22 Single Shot Rifle; Marlin Model 60-22 Auto; IMC 22 Bolt Action Rifle.S56°51ʼ05” E 315.58ʼ to a point in said River; S69°22ʼ08” E YOUR 344.49ʼ TERMS: CASH OR CHECK W/BANK LETTER OF CREDIT GUARANTEEING CHECK IFto NOTa point in said River; KNOWN TO AUCTION COMPANY W/VALID I.D. NO S57°39ʼ20” EXCEPTIONS!!! E 148.93ʼ to a point in said River; AMISH WILL BE SERVING FOOD. BRINGN73°23ʼ59”E A LAWN CHAIR FIELD PARKING 137.82ʼ to a point in said River and then leaving said River; BY: AUCTION CONDUCTED S39°34ʼ31” E, passing a 5/8” RICK PEARSON AUCTION CO. rebar w/cap set#66 at 42.53ʼ, a todistance of 562.53ʼ to a 5/8” 304-773-5447 ORtal304-593-5118 rebar w/cap set; www.auctionzip.com for pictures S54°50ʼ12” W 165.78ʼ to a 5/8” w/cap set; AUCTION!!! AUCTIONEERS NOTE: GOODrebar OLD FASHION ALL DAY S11°34ʼ53” SALE!!! W 961.75ʼ to a 5/8” rebar w/cap set, said rebar being in a line of said Ewing and in a line of Delbert and/or Marguerite Stearns (Deed Book 0228 Page 0507), thence with Situated in the Township of Orange, County of Meigs and State of Ohio. Beginning at a point, said point being in the southern line of Section 35, T.4N-R.12W and being 3,927.49ʼ from the southwest corner of said Section 35. Said point also being in a line of Benjamin and/or Doris Ewing (Deed Book 0304 page 0243), in a line of Brenda and/or Gary Johnson (Official Record 0021 Page 0147) and in the centerline of Keebaugh-Follrod Rd. T444, thence making a new line through the Legals lands of said Ewing and with the centerline of said Road the following six (6) lines; N59°59ʼ56” E 208.36ʼ to a point, thence; N35°12ʼ56” E 45.17ʼ to a point, thence; N00°06ʼ06” W 69.03ʼ to a point, thence; N21°58ʼ26” W 248.56ʼ to a point thence; N07°51ʼ19” W 393.52ʼ to a point, thence; N09°04ʼ03” E 80.29ʼ to a point, said point being in said centerline, in another line of said Ewing and in a line of Delbert and/or Marguerite Stearns (Deed Book 0235 Page 0913), thence leaving said Road and with said Ewing and said Sterns; S79°19ʼ37” E 60.21ʼ to a point, said point being a corner to said Ewing, a corner to said Stearns and in the center of the Middle Branch Shade River, thence with said Ewing, with said Stearns and with said River for eight (8) lines; N21°11ʼ36” E 156.74ʼ point, thence; N38°07ʼ51” E 167.28ʼ point, thence; N80°32ʼ43” E 62.83ʼ to a thence; S51°05ʼ52” E 286.22ʼ point, thence; S51°32ʼ21” E 338.44ʼ point, thence; S59°34ʼ38” E 170.69ʼ point, thence; N78°45ʼ13” E 257.41ʼ point, thence; to a to a point, to a to a to a to a S64°40ʼ43” E 455.28ʼ to a point, said point being a corner to said Ewing, a corner to said Stearns, in said river and in the eastern line of said Section 35, thence making a new line through the lands of said Ewing for seven (7) lines; S56°51ʼ05” E 315.58ʼ to a point in said River; S69°22ʼ08” E 344.49ʼ to a point in said River; S57°39ʼ20” E 148.93ʼ to a point in said River; N73°23ʼ59”E 137.82ʼ to a point in said River and then leaving said River; S39°34ʼ31” E, passing a 5/8” rebar w/cap set at 42.53ʼ, a total distance of 562.53ʼ to a 5/8” rebar w/cap set; S54°50ʼ12” W 165.78ʼ to a 5/8” rebar w/cap set; S11°34ʼ53” W 961.75ʼ to a 5/8” rebar w/cap set, said rebar being in a line of said Ewing and in a line of Delbert and/or Marguerite Stearns (Deed Book 0228 Page 0507), thence with said line; N78°22ʼ18” W 559.42ʼ to a point, said point being a corner to said Ewing, a corner to said Stearns, in a line of Loretta and/or Sammie Brown (Deed Book 0330 Page 0279) and in the centerline of above said River, thence with said Ewing, with said Brown and with said River for eight (8) lines; N22°00ʼ56” E point, thence; N36°40ʼ44” W point, thence; N65°59ʼ19” W point, thence; N88°21ʼ04” W point, thence; S84°48ʼ03” W point, thence; S81°33ʼ19” W point, thence; S88°48ʼ19” W point, thence; 286.28ʼ to a 65.36ʼ to a 159.35ʼ to a 251.67ʼ to a 270.33ʼ to a 74.58ʼ to a The Daily Sentinel • Page7 to a to a point, to a to a to a to a S64°40ʼ43” E 455.28ʼ to a point, said point being a corner to said Ewing, a corner to said Stearns, in said river and in the eastern line of said Section 35, thence making a new line through the lands of said Ewing for seven (7) lines; S56°51ʼ05” E 315.58ʼ to a point in said River; S69°22ʼ08” E 344.49ʼ to a point in said River; S57°39ʼ20” E 148.93ʼ to a point in said River; N73°23ʼ59”E 137.82ʼ to a point in said River and then leaving said River; S39°34ʼ31” E, passing a 5/8” rebar w/cap set at 42.53ʼ, a total distance of 562.53ʼ to a 5/8” rebar w/cap set; S54°50ʼ12” W 165.78ʼ to a 5/8” rebar w/cap set; S11°34ʼ53” W 961.75ʼ to a 5/8” rebar w/cap set, said rebar being in a line of said Ewing and in a line of Delbert and/or Marguerite Stearns (Deed Book 0228 Page 0507), thence with said line; N78°22ʼ18” W 559.42ʼ to a point, said point being a corner to said Ewing, a corner to said Stearns, in a line of Loretta and/or Sammie Brown (Deed Book 0330 Page 0279) and in the centerline of above said River, thence with said Ewing, with said Brown and with said River for eight (8) lines; N22°00ʼ56” E 286.28ʼ point, thence; N36°40ʼ44” W 65.36ʼ point, thence; N65°59ʼ19” W 159.35ʼ point, thence; N88°21ʼ04” W 251.67ʼ point, thence; S84°48ʼ03” W 270.33ʼ point, thence; Legals S81°33ʼ19” W 74.58ʼ point, thence; S88°48ʼ19” W 156.42ʼ point, thence; to a to a to a to a to a to a to a S84°33ʼ19” W 309.54ʼ to a point, said point being a corner to said point being a corner to said Ewing, a corner to said Brown, in said River and corner to above said Johnson, thence with said Ewing and said Johnson for three (3) lines; N70°26ʼ41” W 267.30ʼ to a point, thence; N20°13ʼ54” W 692.59ʼ to a metal tee post found, thence; N79°19ʼ37” W 357.04ʼ to the point of beginning. Containing 82.19 acres, and being shown upon that certain plat by Fox Engineering, PLLC. A copy of said plat, dated March 08, 2007 is attached hereto and made a part of this description. The above parcel contains 34.19 acres from Section 35, 19.30 acres from Section 29, 15.76 acres from Fraction 35 and 12.94 acres from Section 34. Reference Deed: Volume 304, Page 243, Meigs County Deed Records. Parcel Numbers: 1000133.000, 1000129.000, 1000134.000 & 1000130.000 Subject to all legal highways, easements, right of ways, zoning ordinances, restrictions and conditions of record. ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 41144 Keebaugh-Follrod Road, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 Said premises appraised at $140,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of said amount; TERMS OF SALE: Ten per cent (10%) cash in hand on day of sale with balance to be paid upon delivery of deed. THIS SHERIFF'S SALE OPERATES UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF CAVEAT EMPTOR. THE MEIGS COUNTY SHERIFF MAKES NO GUARANTEE AS TO STATUS OF TITLE PRIOR TO SALE. ROBERT BEEGLE, SHERIFF MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO LAWRENCE A. HEISER OTHS, HEISER & MILLER, LLC Attorney for Defendant Vinton County National Bank (4) 18, 25, (5) 2, 2012 11-14558 SHERIFFʼS SALE OF REAL ESTATE CASE NUMBER 11-CV-136 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1 , Plaintiff -vsJennifer Davis aka Jennifer Danyel Davis, et al., Defendants of Common Pleas, 156.42ʼ to a Court Help WantedGeneral Meigs County, Ohio Licensed Practical Nurses S84°33ʼ19” W 309.54ʼ to a In pursuance of an Order of point, said point being a corner Sale in the above entitled acto said point being a corner to tion, I will offer for sale at pubPleasant and Rehabilitation in the above county said Ewing, aValley corner toNursing said lic auction 27th day of April, Brown, said River accepting and cor- on the is in currently applications for2012 ner to above said Johnson, at 10:00 a.m. at the door of the full-time/per diem courthouse, Practical the following dethence with said Ewing and Licensed estate: said Nurses. Johnson forLong three term (3) scribed care real experience lines; preferred. Must have license. SEE WV LEGAL DESCRIPTION N70°26ʼ41” W 267.30ʼ to a ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT “A” point, thence; Please contact Cleland, premisesDirector also knownofas N20°13ʼ54” W 692.59ʼAngie to a Said 34560 Township Rd 366, metal tee post found, thence; Nursing at (304) 675-5236. N79°19ʼ37” W 357.04ʼ to the Pomeroy OH 45769 point of beginning. PPN: 11-00788 AA/EOE Containing 82.19 acres, and being shown upon that certain Appraised at: $90,000.00 and plat by Fox Engineering, cannot be sold for less than PLLC. A copy of said plat, two-thirds (2/3) of that amount. dated March 08, 2007 is at- 11-14558 SHERIFFʼS SALE OF REAL ESTATE CASE NUMBER 11-CV-136 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1 , Plaintiff -vsJennifer Davis aka Jennifer Danyel Davis, et al., Defendants Legals Court of Common Pleas, Meigs County, Ohio In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction in the above county on the 27th day of April, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the door of the courthouse, the following described real estate: SEE LEGAL DESCRIPTION ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT “A” Said premises also known as 34560 Township Rd 366, Pomeroy OH 45769 PPN: 11-00788 Appraised at: $90,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds (2/3) of that amount. Terms of Sale: Cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraised value, 10% down on the day of sale, cash or certified check, balance due on confirmation of sale. The appraisal (did or did not) include an interior examination of the house. Robert E. Beegle________ Sheriff of Meigs County THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN D. CLUNK, CO., LPA John D. Clunk #0005376 Ted A. Humbert #0022307 Timothy R. Billick #0010390 Robert R. Hoose #0074544 4500 Courthouse Blvd, #400 Stow OH 44224 PH: 330-436-0300 FAX: 330-436-0301 Publication dates: April 11th, April 18th & April 25th 11-14558 Exhibit A The following real property: Situated in the County of Meigs, in the State of Ohio, and in the Township of Rutland and bounded and described as follows: Being in Section 4, Beginning North 3300 feet from the Southeast corner of Section 4; thence West 1709 feet to the center of public road; thence along the center of said road North 17 degrees 05' West 687. Feet; thence East 1914 feet to East line of said Section; thence South 650 feet to the place of beginning, containing 27 acres, more or less. Excepting the oil, gas and other minerals underlying the above described real estate. Grantors herein grant to the Grantees the right to use the free gas to the dwelling as long as it remains available. Being the same property as conveyed from Scott M. Johnson and Karin Johnson, husband and wife to Christopher Davis and Jennifer Davis, husband and wife, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, as described in Book 242 Page 451, Dated 10/10/2006, Recorded 10/10/2006 in the Meigs County Records. Tax ID. No. 11-00788 For informational purposes only- Property also known as: 34560 Township Rd. 366 Pomeroy, OH 45769 Said premises also known as: 34560 Township Rd 366, Pomeroy, OH 45769 PPN: 11-00788 ANNOUNCEMENTS Lost & Found FOUND: Older neutered male Pomeranian, the 850/Hemlock Rd area. 740-578-1048 Notices NOTICE OHIO VALLEY PUBLISHING CO. recommends that you do business with people you know, and NOT to send money through the mail until you have investigating the offering. Gun Show, Jackson, May 12 & 13, Canter's Cave 4-H Camp, St. Rt. 35 & Caves Rd, Adm $5, 150- 6' Tbls $35, 740-667-0412 I Anita Kennedy do hereby state that I am not responsible for any and all debt incure past or present by Thomas Kennedy Pictures that have been placed in ads at the Gallipolis Daily Tribune must be picked within 30 days. Any pictures that are not picked up will be discarded. Woda Construction, Inc. is soliciting bids for the construction of the Jacobs Crossing Apartments located at 909 West College St Rio Grande, OH 45631. M/WBE, SERB, DBE subcontractors/professionals encouraged to bid. Please contact Ben Richards at 614-396-3238 for more information. SERVICES Child / Elderly Care Care Giver needed for in Home Care of Elderly Christian, Diabetic Woman. Need dependable, honest dedicated Female Employee for care giving & lite house work duties. Close to Holzer, Gallipolis. Call after7pm 740-446-4810 Lawn Service Lawn Care Service, Mowing, Trimming, Free estimates. Call 740-441-1333 or 740-645-0546 Professional Services SEPTIC PUMPING Gallia Co. OH and Mason Co. WV. Ron Evans Jackson, OH 800-537-9528 J & C TREE SERVICE 30 yrs experience insured No job too big or small. 304-675-2213 FINANCIAL Money To Lend NOTICE Borrow Smart. Contact the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions Office of Consumer Affairs BEFORE you refinance your home or obtain a loan. BEWARE of requests for any large advance payments of fees or insurance. Call the Office of Consumer Affiars toll free at 1-866-278-0003 to learn if the mortgage broker or lender is properly licensed. (This is a public service announcement from the Ohio Valley Publishing Company) 300 SERVICES Business & Trade School Gallipolis Career College (Careers Close To Home) Call Today! 740-446-4367 1-800-214-0452 gallipoliscareercollege.edu Accredited Member Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools 1274B ANIMALS AGRICULTURE Farm Equipment Hoelscher Bale Accumulator + Grapple, ex. condition. $10,500 740-643-2285 MERCHANDISE Fuel / Oil / Coal / Wood / Gas FOUND: HORSE GREER RD/ 8 MILE/ BUD CHATTIN AREA CALL TO IDENTIFY 304-675-1265 100% WOOD HEAT, no worries. Keep your family safe and warm with an OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE from Central Boiler. Altizer Farm Supply 740-245-5193 �Wednesday, April 25, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 8 www.mydailysentinel.com OVP Sports Briefs Raiders fall to Fairland, 7-2 Wahama HOF nominations MASON, W.Va. — The Wahama High School Athletic Hall of Fame Board of Trustees are currently accepting nominations for its 2012 class. Nominations from Wahama High School graduates, coaches and boosters are eligible for consideration to be inducted into the WHS Athletic Hall of Fame. Nominations will be accepted from April 1, 2012 until July 1, 2012. Currently 15 former Wahama High school greats are enshrined in the prestigious WHS fraternity. This years Hall of Fame class will join the Hall of Fame group with a halftime celebration during the Wahama/Belpre football game on September 14, followed by a formal induction ceremony and banquet tentatively scheduled for September 15. The criteria for WHS athletes to be considered for induction include: being a Wahama High School graduate; must have earned at least two varsity letters (may be in multiple sports); must have been out of school for at least 20 years; be of good moral character, a good role model and a good citizen. The criteria for induction for a former Wahama High School coach to be considered for induction includes: must have coached at Wahama for a minimum of five (5) years; must have left the WHS coaching ranks for at least (5) years; be of good moral character a good role model and a good citizen. The criteria for induction for a Wahama High School athletic booster includes: must have been a WHS booster for at least (5) years; must have made a significant contribution to Wahama High School athletics; must be of good moral character, a good role model and a good citizen. Nomination forms may be obtained on the internet at the Wahama High School website under forms or may be obtained from a WHS Hall of Fame Board of Trustee member. Completed nominations may be given to a Board of Trustee member by the expiration date of July 01, 2012 or may be returned by mail to: Wahama High School Athletic Department, 1 White Falcon Drive, Mason, W.Va. 25260.^ RVHS youth football camp BIDWELL, Ohio — The River Valley High School varsity football program will be holding a youth football camp on every Saturday in May for kids in grades 2-7 at the new football facility at RVHS. The camp will run from 10 a.m. until noon and will focus on non-pad instruction, techniques, fundamentals and various drills to ensure every camper — regardless of skill level — receives the same attention. Pre-registration will take place until April 27 and first day (May 5) walk-ins are also welcome. There is a fee associated with the camp, which also provides a t-shirt to every camper that participates. For more information, contact RVHS head football coach Jerrod Sparling at (330) 447-1624 or by email at gl_jsparling@seovec.org GAHS athletic physicals for 201213 CENTENARY, Ohio — Holzer Clinic will be giving free athletic physicals for the 2012-13 sports season to all perspective male and female athletes grades 7-12 at Gallia Academy High School at 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, at the Gallipolis Main Branch on Jackson Pike. Athletic physical forms may be picked up in the main office beginning Monday, April 23 and pages 1, 2, 5 and 6 must be completed and returned to the office by Friday, May 4. School nurses will measure for weight, height, blood pressure and pulse on May 8-9 on all athletes that have returned their forms, but no preliminary tests will be conducted on athletes that have not returned their paperwork. No physicals will be given at Holzer Clinic without a pre-physical at the high school. Also, all track and field athletes involved in the SEOAL meet on May 12 will go first to get physicals done in order to arrive and prepare for their events. Miscellaneous Motorcycles Apartments/Townhouses Jet Aeration Motors repaired, new & rebuilt in stock. Call Ron Evans 1-800-537-9528 For sale 2006 Harley Davidson Softail Deuce with only 3,500 miles. Full Rinehart shotgun exhaust, saddlebags, 13" mini ape bars with chrome controls, matching Harley grips/pegs, new tires, and maintenanced every spring and garage kept whole life. Never been wrecked or tipped, practically new bike that didn't have time to ride, hence time to sell. Asking around 13,000 obo. For more information call 740-590-3722 or email bshirey1@me.com 2 & 3 BR apts, $385 & up, sec dep $300 & up, AC, W/D hook-up tenant pays elec, EHO Ellm View Apts 304-882-3017 GIVEAWAY Nordic Track Skier, AB builder & Step Climber 740-446-9709 Want To Buy Absolute Top dollar- silver/gold coins, pre 1935 US currency. proof/mint sets, diamonds, MTS Coin Shop. 151 2nd Avenue, Gallipolis. 446-2842 Want to buy Junk Cars, Call 740-388-0884 Absolute Top Dollar - silver/gold coins, any 10K/14K/18K gold jewelry, dental gold, pre 1935 US currency, proof/mint sets, diamonds, MTS Coin Shop. 151 2nd Avenue, Gallipolis. 446-2842 2BR APT.Close to Holzer Hospital on SR 160 C/A. (740) 441-0194 Want To Buy Tara Townhouse Apt. 2BR 1.5 BA, back patio, pool, playground. $450 mth 740-646-8231 Oiler's Towing now buying Junk Cars Paying $1.00 to $700.00 388-0011 or 441-7870 REAL ESTATE SALES For Sale By Owner 5 Family Yard Sale April 26-27, 8-5 Rodney Community Bldg. 2009 Glastron MX-175 17 1/2' boat, excellent cond. Call for details 304-373-7380 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES Houses For Sale 4 BR, 2 BA, 1512 SF, 5 miles from Univ of Rio Grande, 4702 Cherry Ridge Rd, $70,000. 740-446-7029 House for Sale: 8 acres m/l, with 40x56 Barn. $132,000 740-645-3139 REAL ESTATE RENTALS Campers / RVs & Trailers 2007 Breckenridge camper, 44' w/3 slideouts, full size bath & kitchen, ex. con., $17,900 740-247-2475 2BR & Studio Apts - Downtown, clean, renovated, newer appl, lam floor, water sewer & trash incl. No pets. $325 $575 Call 740-709-1690 AUTOMOTIVE Yard Sale Dale Harts, 1018 Yellowbush Rd, Racine, April 25-26, from 9-4. Lots of Misc. Proceeds benefit Raco Brace Memorial Scholarship, Thanks for your support. 2 BR apt. 6 mi from Holzer. $450 + dep. Some utilities pd. 740-645-7630 or 740-988-6130 Apartments/Townhouses 1 & 2 bedroom apartments & houses, No pets, 740-992-2218 RENTALS AVAILABLE! 2 BR townhouse apartments, also renting 2 & 3BR houses. Call 441-1111. Nice Clean 2 Bedroom Apt. on Ground Floor, W / D Hook-up. References,dep, require. No Pets. Call 304-675-5162. Pleasant Valley Apartments is now taking apps for 2, 3 & 4 BR HUD Subsi dized apts. Apps are taken Mon-Thur 9 AM-1 PM. Office is located at 1151 Evergreen Dr, Pt Pleasant, WV, 304-675-5806 Two 2 BR apts in New Haven area, LR, Kit, 1 BA, AC, $400 dep, $450 mo. 304-882-2523. Leave a name & number if not home. Staff Report mdtsports@mydailytribune.com PROCTORVILLE, Ohio — Host Fairland pounded out 15 total hits and never trailed Monday night during a 7-2 decision over River Valley in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup in Lawrence County. The visiting Raiders (415, 0-8 OVC) managed seven hits and tied the game at one through an inning and a half of play, but the Dragons (11-5, 6-2) answered with six straigh scores to take a 7-1 cushion through four complete. RVHS mustered a run in the fifth to pull within five, but never came closer the rest of the way. Chris Clemente took the loss for the Raiders, while Matt Aliff was the winning pitcher of record for FHS. River Valley also had the only error in the contest. Clemente, Zach Crow and Nick Jeffers had two hits apiece for RVHS, while Joseph Loyd added the other safety. Trey Farley drove in the Raiders’ lone RBI, while Crow and Clemente each scored twice in the setback. Aliff led the hosts with three hits. Ross scored twice for the hosts, who also had six different players drive in an RBI. Fairland fends off Lady Raiders, 3-1 Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com PROCTORVILLE, Ohio — The River Valley softball team struck first blood in its opening at-bat, but host Fairland rallied with three runs over the next six frames to secure a 3-1 decision Monday night during an Ohio Valley Conference matchup in Lawrence County. The Lady Raiders (4-13, 2-5 OVC) started the game on a good note, as Ashley Cheesebrew singled home Libby Leach in the top of the first to give the guests an early 1-0 edge. RVHS, however, managed only two of its four hits the rest of the way, and the Lady Dragons (13-4, 7-1) plated runs in the second, fifth and sixth frames to rally back for the two-run decision. FHS also managed just five hits in the triumph. Chandler Fulks struck out 12 and walked two in the complete-game decision for Fairland, while Noel Mershon took the loss after allowing two walks and fanning two. Cheesebrew, Leach, Mary Waugh and Alexis Hurt each had a hit for RVHS. Fairland received hits from five different players and Caitlin Stone had a team-best two RBIs for the hosts. Visit us at www.mydailysentinel.com Apartments/Townhouses RENT SPECIALS Jordan Landing Apts-2, 3 & 4 BR units avail. Rent plus dep & elec. Minorities encouraged to apply. No pets 304-674-0023 Spring Valley Green Apartments 1 BR at $425+2 BR at $475 Month. 446-1599. Twin Rivers Tower is accepting applications for waiting list for HUD subsidized, 1-BR apartment for the elderly/disabled, call 304-675-6679 Houses For Rent 1 BR & 4 BR, NO PETS, Syracuse, OH. 304-675-5332 or 740-591-0265 Small effecient house, $375, Nancy, 304-675-4024 or 304-675-0799 Homestead Realty Broker Very nice home for rent in Middleport, good neighborhood. Newly remodeled. New appliances, 2 Bedrooms, 1 bath, Large Kitchen, Sun room. Central Air & Heat, NIce outdoor spaces. No pets, non smoking. Call 740-992-9784 for more details. MANUFACTURED HOUSING Rentals Affordable Office Space, across from the Gallia Co. Courthouse, 23 Locust Street 740-256-6190. Miscellaneous Sales Repo's Available 740)446-3570 Part-Time/Temporaries Call WOW! Gov't program now available on manufactured homes. Call while funds last! 740-446-3570 RESORT PROPERTY EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted- General Exp lumber grader, full time, top pay, Mason Co. 304-675-7598 VACANCY: APPLIED SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR. Valid Ohio Certificate/License in Physics. Integrated/Comprehensive Science preferred. Gallia-Jackson-Vinton JVSD (740) 245-5334, Ext. 256. Deadline: May 1. EEO VACANCY: MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTOR. Half-time position. Valid Ohio Certificate/License. Additional Science License preferred. Gallia-Jackson-Vinton JVSD (740) 245-5334, Ext. 256. Deadline: May 1. EEO Satellite Technicians Needed FT/ benefits, 401k, Pay $12.00 per hour, Drive Co. truck. No exp. necessary; will train, 50-55 hr work week. Must pass driving, background & drug test Call Mary 866-942-3621 Truck driver for local hauling. Class A CDL's required. Must have 2 years experience. Call Mountaineer Metals, 740-992-3020 Jordan Landing Apts now seeking a part-time , Possibly full-time Maintenance person Please call for further details 304 - 610-0776 Also seeking a Site Manager Part-time Experience a plus. 304-610-0776. SERVICE / BUSINESS DIRECTORY Concrete All types Masonry, brick, block, stone, concrete, Free Estimate, 304-593-6421, 304-593-9086 Manufactured Homes 1996 Loving singlewide (14' x 72') mobile home, fully furnished, including all appliances. Immaculate three bedrooms and two full baths master bath newly remodeled with walk-in shower. Family Pride Mobile Home Park, Gallipolis, Ferry. $10,000. Please call 571-214-0506 or 304-610-9805 2-BR 1 bath small mobile home for rent. 1-2 persons only. Water/Trash paid. NO PETS! Great Location @ Johnsons Mobile Home Park! Call 740-446-3160. Nice 2002 16x80 Oak Wood Mobile Home, 3BR, 2BA, CA/Heat, front Porch & 10x12 bldg. $18,000 740-446-2914 or 740-339-9396 Miscellaneous BASEMENT WATERPROOFING. Unconditional Lifetime Guarantee. Local references. Established in 1975. Call 24hrs (740)446-0870. Rogers Basement Waterproofing �Wednesday, April 25, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 9 www.mydailysentinel.com Wednesday, april 25, 2012 ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt Comics BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS 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 Wednesday, April 25, 2012: You often are more serious than you need to be. On the other hand, you make good choices. Tap into your innate intuitive ability to help guide you. Be aware of someone whose information or perspective could be off. If you are single, your charisma flashes a “come hither” message. Proceed carefully, as you have so many choices. If you are attached, the two of you need to plan frequent vacations close to home, but without all the people you interact with on a daily basis. CANCER understands you better than you realize. 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 Ask questions, even if you already believe you know the answers — you could be surprised by what comes up. Reorganize your plans or a project with more accurate information. Revitalize yourself by taking a brisk walk. Tonight: Chat the night away. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Be aware of what you have to offer, and do not minimize those gifts. Someone you respect presents a new idea. Fatigue with the status quo could be wearing you down. Think of ways to reinvigorate areas of your life that might be a bit dull. Tonight: Buy that item you have been looking for. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You are all smiles. The unexpected occurs with a child or loved one. This unpredictable energy also could come out in a creative endeavor. Discuss a change more openly and recognize your goals. Tonight: Live it up. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Sometimes by backing out you’ll gain a new perspective. Try not to play into someone’s controlling ways. You will feel better and start to establish stronger boundaries. Relax. Tonight: Do your thing. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Zero in on what you want with little fear as to what the reaction could be, and unexpected benefits might result. You might consider pushing away from someone who always insists on having things go his or her way. The distance could be refreshing. Tonight: Join your pals. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You resent being manipulated. You’ll try to communicate this attitude to controlling people but might not always succeed. Toning down strong feelings might be imperative to restoring peace in your daily life. Focus on a child or imaginative project. Tonight: A must appearance. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Keep reaching out for someone you cannot seem to get a hold of. This person might not be directing this estrangement toward you; he or she simply needs space. Detach from a daily situation to claim your power and no longer be reactive. Tonight: Make sure you are surrounded by music you love. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Deal directly with key people who could have a great deal of impact on your life. Sometimes passing on a message might not be enough. Discussions could become animated and difficult, but you have the ability to resolve conflicts easily. Tonight: If you don’t like the message, don’t respond. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Others continue to take the first step. Start using the word “no” when you do not want to go along with an idea. Your sense of humor has an edge to it. Be careful, as someone could be quite reactive. Tonight: Look at your invitations, then decide. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Rethink a decision. You might be insecure and looking to become more demanding or controlling. Your way of dealing with issues might be pushing others away right now. Consider what would be the best way to change the mood. Tonight: Get some exercise, a good meal and sleep. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Be willing to explore different paths to achieve your goals. Manipulation will not work, as you’ll only gain someone’s resentment. Do not make assumptions. There are many reasons why someone would appear unresponsive. Instead of getting an attitude, consider all the possible reasons for this behavior. Tonight: Take a midweek break. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH You are coming from a good place; however, others simply aren’t in the mood to listen. Don’t keep pushing. Go off and enjoy yourself instead. Someone still might be uptight when you return. Let it go, and do not make a big issue of it. Tonight: Relax at home, then decide. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Wednesday, April 25, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 www.mydailysentinel.com Lady Eagles soar past South Gallia Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com MERCERVILLE, Ohio — The Lady Eagles had no shortage of offense Monday night as they defeated South Gallia 25-0 in five innings of a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division contest in Gallia County. Eastern (14-3, 10-1 TVC Hocking) sent all nine batters to the plate in both the first and second innings as it jumped out to a 7-0 lead. South Gallia (4-10, 3-8) broke into the hit column for the first time in the bottom of the second inning but failed to score. The Lady Eagles paired six hits with a walk and two error s in the third inning to create nine runs and expand their lead to 250. EHS added eight runs in the fourth and one in the fifth to complete its 25-0 route of SGHS. Cierra Turley earned the vic- tory for Eastern after pitching five shut out innings, in which she gave up just two hits. Turley struck out six batters while walking one. Meghan Caldwell was credited with the loss after giving up 10 runs on five hits and five walks in two innings of work. Chandra Canaday pitched three innings in relief and gave up 15 runs on 15 hits and a walk. Caldwell struck out one batter. Brooke Johnson led the Lady Eagles with five hits, and four RBI in the contest while Whitley Leach and Cierra Turley each finished with three hits. Jordan Parker and Kiki Osborne each had a pair of hits while Amber Moodispaugh, Rachael Markworth, Tori Goble, Grace Edwards and Paige Cline each had one hit. Goble, Moodispaugh, and Leach each finished with three RBI in the game. Turley led EHS with three runs scored while Parker and Johnson each scored twice. Sara Bailey and Chandra Canaday each had a hit for SGHS in the contest. The Lady Eagles return to action Wednesday at 5 p.m. when they host league leading Wahama, while South Gallia travels to face Trimble at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Fed Hock outlasts Bold trade last year has White Falcons, 13-8 Browns primed for draft Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com MASON, W.Va. — The Wahama baseball team officially saw its chances of repeating as league champions come to an end Monday night during a 13-8 setback to visiting Federal Hocking in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup in Mason County. The White Falcons (13-12, 7-5 TVC Hocking) — who went 16-0 en route to last season’s TVC Hocking crown — dropped into sole possession of fifth place in the current standings, while the Lancers (11-6, 8-4) are one of only three teams (Eastern, Trimble) that can still catch league-leader Southern (12-0) in the standings. Both teams combined produce 31 hits in the contest, with Fed Hock claiming a 19-12 edge in the hit column. The guests also committed two of the three errors, but also never trailed in the game. Both teams scored in the first and went without a run in the second frame, but FHHS erupted for nine runs in the top of the third to secure a commanding 10-1 cushion. Wahama answered with a score in the third and three more runs in the fourth to cut the deficit in half at 10-5 through four complete. The Lancers responded with three runs, however, in the top of the fifth for a 13-5 cushion. WHS added two runs in the sixth and another in the seventh, but came no closer than the final five-run outcome. Zack Wamsley was the losing pitcher of record after surrendering nine runs, seven hits and four walks over two-plus innings. Wes Dixon was the winning pitcher of record for the guests. Wamsley, Kane Roush, Matt Stewart and Zach Warth each had two hits to pace WHS, while Wyatt Zuspan, Wesley Harrison, Tyler Nutter and Kevin Back added a safety apiece to the setback. Warth drove in a team-high three RBIs, while Stewart and Back each scored twice. Romie Casey led Fed Hock with four hits. James Lackey scored three times and Isaac Stack drove in four RBIs. Meigs graduate Rick VanMatre inducted into OHSBCA Hall of Fame Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rick VanMatre, a 1971 graduate of Meigs High School, was inducted into the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame this past Saturday at the Columbus Airport Mariott Inn in Franklin County. VanMatre — who amassed a 472-170 overall record in 28 seasons as head coach at Greenfield McClain High School — was one of four selections for the Class of 2012, joining Jack Van Reeth (844-259 career record and the only Ohio coach to ever win a boys and girls state championship), Tom Davis of East Canton, and Richard Kiser of Sardinia Eastern Brown. VanMatre is a 1976 graduate of the University of Rio Grande, where he played baseball. VanMatre later worked as an assistant under former Gallia Academy coach Jim Osborne from 1977 through 1981 before taking over the Greenfield program in the 1981-82 campaign. VanMatre — who retired from coaching in 2009 — had only one losing season in his 28 years with the Tigers while leading the program to 16 sectional titles, eight district titles and three regional finals. VanMatre twice had teams go unbeaten in the regular season, but he never coached in a state tournament. VanMatre was also the AP coach of the year in 1982 and 2007 for Division II. VanMatre is the son of Ancill VanMatre and the late Norman VanMatre of Middleport, Ohio. VanMatre still resides in the Greenfield area with his wife, Kathy. Bengals have lot of chances to fill holes in NFL draft CINCINNATI (AP) — Andy Dalton will be curious to see where the college quarterbacks land in the NFL draft this week, bringing back memories of how he went through the process a year ago before landing in Cincinnati in the second round. The receivers? Now, there’s a position that’s really got his attention. The Bengals still need help at receiver as they head into a draft that gives them a lot of options. They have two picks in the first round on Thursday — the 17th and 21st overall — and three in the fifth round on Saturday. There are other holes to fill — they could use an offensive guard and a cornerback, and might be in the market for a running back — but none stands out more starkly than getting someone to catch the ball. Dalton and A.J. Green led the Bengals to the playoffs as rookies last season and made the Pro Bowl, but know they need help to pull off a postseason encore. There’s no other wide receiver on the roster who can take the pressure off Green. There are some available in the draft, though. Asked if he’s ruminating about college receivers wearing Bengal-striped helmets next season, Dalton gave an approving laugh. “Hah-hah, I think there’s a couple of guys out there that are pretty good,” Dalton said. “But, we’ll see.” The Bengals (9-8) reached the playoffs last season for only the third time since 1990, getting a wild card that was partly a product of their favorable schedule. They lost to Houston in the opening round, leaving them 0-3 in the postseason since 1990. The emergency of Green and Dalton gave them something to build around. They got the extra first-round pick as part of the deal that sent quarterback Carson Palmer to Oakland during the season, a trade that didn’t help the Raiders as much as they would have liked. Now, the Bengals get to cash in. The question is how they go about it. They could start up front with the offen- sive line. Nate Livings, who started at left guard each of the last two seasons, went to Dallas as a free agent. Right guard Bobbie Williams broke his right ankle in December. Williams is an unrestricted free agent and turns 36 in September. The Bengals signed free agent guards Travelle Wharton from Carolina and Jacob Bell from St. Louis, but both are in their 30s. They also need a cornerback. Leon Hall is recovering from a torn Achilles tendon. Nate Clements turns 33 during the season. The Bengals signed Terence Newman, who struggled in coverage with Dallas last season and turns 34 during the season. The running back position opened when the Bengals allowed Cedric Benson to leave as a free agent. They signed BenJarvus Green-Ellis from New England, but could draft a running back to add to the competition for the starting job. Dalton isn’t sure how the offense will change if Green-Ellis gets most of the plays. “We’ll have to see,” Dalton said. “Obviously I haven’t seen him play that much. I don’t know much about him but once we get these practices and get rolling, we’ll see what he’s able to do.” Another running back would be nice. They really need a receiver. Green emerged as one of the NFL’s most dangerous receivers as a rookie, catching 65 passes for 1,057 yards with seven touchdowns in the regular season. Jerome Simpson was second among Bengals receivers with 50 catches for 725 yards, but he’s an unrestricted free agent who pleaded to a drug-related charge in the offseason. Andre Caldwell, who finished third among Bengals receivers with 37 catches for 317 yards, left for Denver as a free agent. “Obviously if we can get another weapon, that would be great,” Dalton said. “I’m all for it. But we’ll see what happens. The draft’s crazy. Everybody knows that.” The Bengals haven’t ruled out re-signing Simpson, who faces a four-game suspension from the league. In any case, they need to get at least one more receiver somehow. CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns general manager Tom Heckert passed up on one of the top playmakers in last year’s NFL draft. He can’t afford to be so choosy this year. Cleveland needs offensive help. Desperate to improve a unit that scored just 218 points — one more than the 1999 expansion Browns — last season, Heckert has five of the top 100 picks (Nos. 4, 22, 37, 67 and 100) this year and it’s likely he’ll use at least three of them on offensive players — and maybe even a quarterback like Oklahoma State’s Brandon Weeden. “Everyone knows it, it’s not a secret,” Heckert said. “We need guys that can score points. Hopefully, we can add to that.” Heckert gambled last year, trading out of the No. 6 overall pick in the first round by making a deal with Atlanta. He acquired the Falcons’ top two picks in 2011 and a first- (No. 22) and fourth-round round pick (No. 118) in this year’s draft, which begins Thursday night. Heckert could have taken Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones, but chose to drop before making another trade with Kansas City and selecting defensive tackle Phil Taylor with the No. 21 pick. The Browns wound up using the Falcons’ picks on wide receiver Greg Little and fullback Owen Marecic. Looking back, Heckert has no regrets about the bold move, one that received its share of criticism but has a chance to provide a handsome payoff. “I do think it was the right thing for our football team,” said Heckert, who will be armed with a leaguehigh 13 selections, four of them compensatory picks he can’t trade. “The guys we drafted last year turned out to be pretty good players, which helps that. If they weren’t and everybody assumes we would have taken Julio Jones and that would have been the guy if we stayed, and I am not going to say ‘yes or no’ on that. “This year, we hope to get some more good players.” The Browns need offensive difference makers to support shaky incumbent quarterback Colt McCoy. Alabama’s Trent Richardson could be one. Although running backs have been devalued in recent years, Richardson is the class of the 2012 class. A punishing, physical inside runner who can also pop outside for a long gain, Richardson rushed for 1,679 yards and scored 21 touchdowns while helping the Crimson Tide roll to a national title last season. He would make an immediate impact on Cleveland’s offense and improve a rushing attack that sputtered last season when Peyton Hillis couldn’t stay healthy or drama-free. Richardson appears to be a safe pick for the Browns, who can’t afford to overreach on a player or take any unnecessary risks. Richardson’s pass-catching ability — he had 29 receptions for 338 yards last season — is another plus for Cleveland as the Browns will be in their second season in a West Coast offensive system that utilizes short swing passes to the backs. With the ball in his hands and in space, Richardson can be a handful for any linebacker or defensive back to bring down. Heckert won’t hesitate to take a back as high as No. 4. He’s shown a willingness to take chances at the position in the past, trading two second rounders and a third rounder in 2010 to move up in round two and select Montario Hardesty, whose NFL career has been slowed by knee injuries. Cleveland’s other viable back is Brandon Jackson, a free agent who missed all of 2011 with a foot injury. Running back may not be a top priority for the Browns, but passing on a player as talented as Richardson could haunt them. “This draft is not about the fourth pick, it’s about the draft,” Heckert said. “Montario, we do think he is going to be a lot better this year. We think Brandon Jackson is going to be good. All that stuff plays in to it, but needless to say, you are talking about a really good player.” Same goes for Justin Blackmon, regarded as the top wide receiver. The Browns’ lack of a No. 1 receiver — Little led the club with 61 catches but 12 drops as a rookie — combined with McCoy’s questionable arm strength allowed defenses to stack the line of scrimmage and stuff Cleveland’s ground game. Blackmon isn’t a burner, but the Browns could find one at No. 22 in either Georgia Tech’s Stephen Hill or Baylor Kendall Wright, who caught 108 of Robert Griffin III’s passes last year. Another intriguing possibility is for Heckert, a renowned draft-day wheeler and dealer, to bundle picks and move up to select Notre Dame wide receiver Michael Floyd, who some experts believe is better than Blackmon and is expected to go in the Top 10. A Richardson-Floyd tandem would be ideal, but whose going to get them the ball? McCoy’s stock was already plummeting before the Browns tried and failed to trade for a shot at Griffin. Heckert tried to offset the club’s apparent dissatisfaction in McCoy during a news conference last week, saying “We like Colt” three times while answering one question. There’s no doubt the Browns will take a QB. What’s not yet clear is if it will be one to compete with McCoy for the starter’s job this year or down the road. Weeden, the 28-year-old former minor league baseball player, will likely be available at No. 22, and it’s possible he’ll still be around at No. 37, assuming the Browns stay put. But based on last year, Heckert may not sit still. If there’s a player he covets, he has the means to put the Browns in a more favorable position. “We do have ammunition, which is nice,” he said. “If there is somebody we don’t think is going to get there we can move up and get them. That’s always a plus when you have extra picks.” Steelers looking for depth, winners in NFL Draft PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert isn’t a big fan of using the term “need” when it comes to how the organization approaches the NFL Draft. “”Need is not a good word,” Colbert said. “It’s want. We want players. We don’t necessarily need.” Maybe, but the Steelers have holes that need to be filled following an extensive roster overhaul. A mass exodus that included wide receiver Hines Ward, defensive linemen Aaron Smith and Chris Hoke and linebacker James Farrior began days after the 2011 season ended with a 2923 overtime upset at the hands of the Denver Broncos in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. Colbert called the loss of so many locker room leaders “substantial” but isn’t looking to find new ones in the draft. Instead, he’s focused on finding impact players early and ones who can provide depth late. The Steelers have the 24th overall pick and 10 picks total in the sevenround draft that begins on Thursday night. Few teams have been as effective as the Steelers in selecting the right players and turning them into key contributors. Pittsburgh’s first round picks since 2000 include quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, safety Troy Polamalu, center Maurkice Pouncey, linebacker Lawrence Timmons and running back Rashard Mendenhall. Toss in Pittsburgh’s reluctance to pursue highpriced free agents and it puts even more an onus on the franchise’s ability to identify the right players to fit a system that rarely changes. “If you miss on those (first-rounders) then it can set you back for years,” Colbert said. The Steelers would prefer to keep the winning streak going. Though Colbert and coach Mike Tomlin declined to talk about specific players, they are aware the team is vulnerable at several positions. Hoke’s retirement and a knee injury to Casey Hampton leaves Steve McClendon as the only nose tackle with any real experience on the roster. The move by many college teams to either 4-3 defenses or a 3-3-5 stack has thinned out the supply of nose tackles trained in the classic 3-4 scheme used by defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau. “It creates more competition for a similar-type guy,” Colbert said. Penn State’s Devon Still — who at 6-foot-5 and 303 pounds can eat up a lot of space — could be attractive at that spot, though there’s also been late buzz that the team could opt to grab Alabama linebacker Dont’a Hightower as an eventual successor to Larry Foote. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 04. April Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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