https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/b9fb205b0e16679228ed7ca9ee48a36b.pdf cf298a8a569482b9dadafcdc0f9fdda5 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 offers advice .... Page 2 Cloudy today. High of 47. Low of 32 ........ Page 2 Cavs open season with win .... Page 6 OBITUARIES Corinne H. Andersen, 79 Paul E. Beller, Sr., 91 Jerry D. Carroll, 65 50 cents daily THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012 Vol. 62, No. 202 Barbara A. Eshenaur, 74 Lacy M. Hamm, 31 Patricia Lou Hill, 61 David A. Stewart, 58 Time for seniors to do Medicare homework Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com POMEROY — It’s that time of year when Medicare recipients need to do their homework since many may stand to gain by switching to a new health or prescription drug plan. The open enrollment period runs through Dec. 7 and then will be closed for change until fall of next year. It’s the one chance recipients have to make a change. While many Medicare enrollees can research the options on their own, many find that difficult and need some help. That’s where Rhonda Rathburn comes into the picture. She is the Ag- ing in Place office coordinator at the Meigs County Senior Center and works with seniors by advising them what is available and explaining the pros and cons of each plan so that individuals can make an informed decision as to what is best for them. For those who want to better understand the medical and prescription plans offered, a meeting with Rathburn can be beneficial. As for the prescription drug benefit, she suggests seniors bring in their Medicare card and a list of their prescriptions. She puts that information into the computer which then produces information on plans available in the area, the premium involved, what’s covered and what’s not, and what the deductibles are. She said the senior also has the option to select a pharmacy if they want additional information or help. Rathburn’s role with the Meigs County Council on Aging is to provide information only to the senior, to explain Part C’s drug benefit, to review with the senior the pros and cons of each plan, and then, if they desire, to help them sign up for the plan they select. There is no charge to seniors for any assistance they receive in making their decision on a drug plan. She also assists with general information about living wills See MEDICARE ‌| 5 Charlene Hoeflich/photo One of Rhonda Rathburn’s roles at the Senior Center is to provide seniors with information on available health and prescription drug plans so that they can make a decision about changing plans before the Dec. 1 deadline. ‘Wild About Books’ Tonya Balser/photo Ohio State Highway Patrol and local fire departments were on scene of a three vehicle accident on Ohio 7 on Wednesday morning. Accident injures three, shuts down portion of Ohio 7 Staff Report mdsnews@mydailysentinel.com Sarah Hawley/photos Eastern Elementary School recently hosted Family Night during Right to Read week. The theme “Wild About Books” was carried out through various activities on family night and throughout the week. Family night featured face painting, a petting zoo, crafts, snacks, student displays, and reading areas. Other events during the week included speakers, the Columbus Zoo, and dress-up days. POMEROY — A threevehicle accident closed a portion of Ohio 7 on Wednesday morning near Meigs High School. According to Trooper Chad Clingenpeel of the GalliaMeigs Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, three people were transported from the scene. A vehicle, possibly a Ford Fusion, driven by Justin Glispie, 25, of Oak Hill was turning from Ohio 7 northbound onto the ramp of U.S. 33 westbound when his vehicle was struck on the passenger side. Glispie was transported to Cabell Huntington Hospital according to Clingenpeel. A Toyota Corolla traveling westbound on U.S. 33/southbound on Ohio 7 struck the vehicle first, then Glispie’s vehicle was struck by a truck also traveling westbound/southbound on U.S. 33 and Ohio 7. The two occupants of the See ACCIDENT ‌| 5 Racine Grange members oppose ballot issues Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com RACINE — Members of Racine Grange unanimously voted to oppose both Issue 1 and 2 on the November ballot at its recent meeting at the grange hall. Reasons given for opposing Issue 1, as explained by the legislative officer and as reported by Keith Ashley, was “that a constitution is necessarily difficult to change, and by rewriting the state constitution it opens it up to fringe groups like P.E.T.A. and anti-fracking lobbies to put items in a new constitution not necessarily supported by the voters. However, he explained that if a new constitution were written, the voters would have approve it all or reject it all.” With no current problems known in the state Constitution now, members felt that it is serving the state well, said Sarah Hawley/photo Ashley. Commissioners Mike Bartrum and Tom Anderson sign a procMembers also unanilamation in recognition of Character Counts Week. Pictured mously voted to oppose with the commissioners are Abby Harris and Ashley Gilkey Issue 2, which Ashley said Officials sign Character Counts proclamation Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com POMEROY — During last week’s meeting the Meigs County Commissioners signed a proclamation in recognition of Character Counts Week. Abby Harris and Ashley Gilkey presented the proclamation to the commissioners, stating that Character Counts Week was being observed the week of Oct. 21-17 in the Meigs Local School District. Activities for the week were coordinated by the Meigs Local after school programs, funded by the 21st Century Grant. Student activities included character color days, random act of kindness day, poster and essay contests, and a canned food drive. The Character Counts program is administered by the non-profit organization Josephson Institute to teach character education. The six pillars of character referred to in the program are trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. See SIGN ‌| 5 with the Meigs Local After School Program. the grange members felt would result in “one party being out of power and therefore unable to determine districts.” If Issue 2 were passed, according to the legislative agent, the four Democrats on the committee would cancel the four Republicans on the committee leaving the decisions made by four so-call independents. However, it was decided by the grange members that being able to determine four members who are truly independent is virtually impossible, The master gave permission to the legislative agent to send letters of support to Rep. Bill Johnson and Sen. Sherrod Brown and Sen. Rob Portman as requested by the Ohio State Grange. Other items discussed at the meeting pertained to the proposed addition to Ohio school curriculum, the fraud by large Ohio school districts on attendance figures, and See ISSUES ‌| 5 �Thursday, November 1, 2012 Ask Dr. Brothers Meigs County Community Calendar Thursday, Nov. 1 CHESTER — The Chester Shade Historical Association will meet, at 6:30 p.m. at the Chester Academy. Guest speaker Tracey Mann from Nelsonville. All are welcome to attend. Friday, Nov. 2 RUTLAND — The Meigs Elementary Fall Festival will be held from 6-9 p.m. at the The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 www.mydailysentinel.com school. Activities will include food, raffles, chicken drop, live auction, cake walk, haunted house, inflatables, prizes and a sweet shoppe. Monday, Nov. 5 SYRACUSE — Sutton Township Trustees, 7 p.m. at Syracuse Village Hall. POMEROY — The Meigs County Cancer Initiative, Inc. (MCCI) will meet at noon in the conference room of the Meigs County Health Department. New members welcome. For more information contact Courtney Midkiff at 992-6626. ORANGE TWP. — The Orange Township Trustees will meets at 7 p.m. at the township building. Thursday, Nov. 8 CHESTER — Shade River Lodge 453 monthly meting, 7:30 p.m. Dues payable, election and oyster stew night. Tuesday, Nov. 13 TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer Board will have their regular meeting at 5 p.m. at the TPRSD office. Meigs County Local Briefs Election Day Dinner CHESTER — The Chester United Methodist Church will host an Election Day Soup Supper from 4-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Dine in or carry out available. Carry out orders can be placed that afternoon by calling 985-4342. The menu will include homemade vegetable soup, beans and cornbread, cheesy potato soup, hot dogs, sloppy joes, and desserts. All proceeds go to Sneakers for Eagles. SALEM CENTER — An Election Day lunch will be held from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at the Salem Twp. Volunteer Fire Department. Menu will include soups, sloppy joes, hot dogs, pies and drinks. For more information call Linda Montgomery at (740) 669-4245. LETART — An Election Day dinner will be held beginning at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at the East Letart UMC, Menu will include vegetable soup, chili, hot dogs, sloppy joes, desserts and drinks. day, or call 992-5836 and leave a message. CPR and First Aid Class POMEROY — A CPR and first aid class will be offered from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Mulberry Community Center. Participants may take either class or both. To register call 992-7400 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesday-Fri- New Student Orientation MIDDLEPORT — New student orientation for the ABLE Program GED classes will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 2. The office is located in the basement of the Middleport Library. For more information call 992-5808. Upward Basketball Registration MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Church of Christ Upward Basketball Registration will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Nov. 17 and 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Nov. 24 at the Family Life Center. For more information call the church at 992-2914. TUPPERS PLAINS — Bethel Worship Center Upward Basketball registration is currently being accepted. Registrations and a fee will be accepted at the Bethel church office any time between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday until November 9, or at the Chester Community Center from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, November 3. Once registered, participants will need to attend a required brief evaluation and orientation session at the Chester Community Center also on November 3rd, at any time between 9 a.m. and noon. Boil Alert POMEROY — The Pomeroy Water Department issued a boil alert beginning on Monday, Oct. 29, until further notice due to a water line replacement project. Immunization clinic POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct a Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Clinic from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday at the Meigs County Health Department. Please bring shot record and medical card or commercial insurance if applicable. Children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. A donation is appreciated, but not required. Flu and pneumonia shots will also be available for a fee. For more information contact the Health Department at 992-6626. Mobile Mammography Unit POMEROY — The James Mobile Mammography Unit will be at the Meigs County Health Department from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 29. Appointments can be made by calling the health department at (740) 9926626. Please call at least two weeks in advance to schedule an appointment. Spaghetti Dinner SYRACUSE — Carleton School and Meigs Industries will host a spaghetti dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 4 at the school. The menu will be spaghetti, salad and garlic toast. There will also be a 50/50 drawing and a bake sale. For more information or to purchase tickets call Amy Smith at (740) 508-9300 or Carleton School at (740) 992-6681. Thanksgiving Dinner TUPPERS PLAINS — The VFW Post 9053 Ladies Auxiliary will host their annual Thanksgiving Dinner Fundraiser from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Nov. 11. The menu will bbe turkey, dressing, noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, cole slaw, roll and dessert. Community Thanksgiving Dinner POMEROY — A free community wide Thanksgiving dinner will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15. The dinner will be held in the fellowship hall of the First Southern Baptist Church in Pomeroy. Christmas Craft Show NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — The New Haven Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary Christmas Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3. To reserve a table call Shelby Duncan at (304) 882-2814. Woman wonders who will step up in crisis risk failure. ChilDear Dr. dren who see Brothers: I their parents work in an area intervene on that is often behalf of others beset by floods may later have and bad storms. what it takes in While we have a an emergency. lot of safety preIt also helps not cautions in place to pre-identify at the building, yourself as a I’m constantly victim. If there looking at my cois trouble at workers and tryyour building ing to size them one day, perup in terms of their bravery. If Dr. Joyce Brothers haps you could be one of those something bad Syndicated who leads the were to happen, Columnist way to safety. I wonder which How you look ones would save at the situation me and which ones would run! I know this is up to you. *** seems silly, but is there any Dear Dr. Brothers: I reway to tell in advance if someone has what it takes to be a cently divorced and moved hero, or at least a leader, in an from our secluded home to a cottage with lots of close emergency? — K.F. Dear K.F.: That is an inter- neighbors. I am a private peresting question, and one that son, but my next-door neighis difficult to answer without bor has made all the comings a crystal ball. If people are and goings at my house her honest, they don’t even know business. I sometimes even how they themselves would see her looking out her winreact in an emergency unless dow into my bedroom! I’m and until that decisive mo- starting to date, and she often ment arrives. But research asks me to let her know when has given us some idea of I’m having “company” so she who is more likely to step up can put her dogs in. I don’t in a split second to save the want to be rude, but I can’t day — or a life. Generally stand this! — S.J. Dear S.J.: We all have speaking, those who are optimistic, consciously reject fear, our comfort level, and yours are confident in their abilities seems to have been violated and have empathy are more by all the coziness in the likely to be heroic. In addi- neighborhood, which sometion, behaviors such as taking one else might have welcharge of situations and show- comed as she started a new ing strong moral and social portion of her life. This is a responsibility might predis- time when you will be makpose people to make heroic ing a lot of changes and adjustments, and if you plan to gestures. Those who don’t step for- put down roots in your new ward are not necessarily cow- neighborhood and stay there ards or wimps. If they feel the for a while, you probably situation needs more exper- will have to take a chance on tise than they possess, they alienating your overly friendly may hang back. If they are in a neighbor and perhaps others large crowd, they may wait for on your new street. So think someone else to take the lead. carefully about what kind of If they feel they are physically presence you expect to have unable to handle the task, there, and be as tactful as you they often will choose not to can in dealing with people. Hysell reunion held at Bradford Church POMEROY — The descendants of Denver and Frances [Swick] Hysell held their 23rd annual family reunion on Sept. 23, 2012 at the Activity Center at Bradford Church. A potluck dinner was enjoyed by those attending. Bill Amberger asked the blessing on the food. Family photo albums and scrapbooks were brought for everyone to look at and enjoy. Pictures were taken during the day and new updated family tree books were given to each family member over 18. New updated Family Tree Books were given to every family member over 18. Address lists and birthday lists were given to everyone. A short business meeting was held to update on births and marriages and those that were lost in the past year: Plans were made to have the reunion next year at the same place on Sept. 27, 2013. Current officers were retained. They are Connie Thornton, president; Tammy Ruof, vice president;’ Hysell family poses for picture. Diana Maxwell, secretarytreasurer. Rodney Wood was appointed photo historian. There were 47 members present out of the total 82 family members. Present for the reunion were Gary Hysell, Donald Hysell, Bethany and Derrick Bolin, Jane Hysell, Guy Hysell, Bill Hysell, Cody Hysell, Dennis Hysell, Dave and Heather Capehart, all of Pomeroy; Madeline Painter, Sandy and Holly Painter, all of Middle- Local stocks AEP (NYSE) — 44.44 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 18.09 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 71.15 Big Lots (NYSE) — 29.13 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 38.07 BorgWarner (NYSE) — 65.82 Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 7.12 Champion (NASDAQ) — 0.20 City Holding (NASDAQ) — 35.12 Collins (NYSE) — 53.58 DuPont (NYSE) — 44.52 US Bank (NYSE) — 33.21 Gen Electric (NYSE) — 21.06 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 46.76 JP Morgan (NYSE) — 41.68 Kroger (NYSE) — 25.22 Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 47.89 Norfolk So (NYSE) — 61.35 OVBC (NASDAQ) — 18.97 BBT (NYSE) — 28.95 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 21.30 Pepsico (NYSE) — 69.24 Premier (NASDAQ) — 9.57 Rockwell (NYSE) — 71.06 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 11.94 Royal Dutch Shell — 69.48 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 62.67 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 75.02 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 4.26 WesBanco (NYSE) — 22.00 Worthington (NYSE) — 21.62 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions for October 31, 2012, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills in Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 and Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. port; Randy Bing, Nicole and Terry Smith, Hunter, Mackenzie, all of Rutland; Chelsey Burton of Chester; Heather Pickens of Bidwell; Linda and Chuck Blake from Mason, W.Va. Donna Ellis from Vinton; Becky and Bill Amberger, Ryan Amberger,of Racine; Connie Thornton, Dan and Michelle Thornton and Ava all of Columbus; Floyd Holliday of Albany; Josh Thornton of Xenia; Diana Maxwell, Evelyn and Ivan Wood, Keith and Julia Wood and Olivia, Jordan Wood, Rodney Wood, Andrea and Josh Clegg and Warner, Lindsey Wolfe Jonathan Wolfe all of Long Bottom, and Gary Hysell Jr. of Mulberry, Fla. Ohio Valley Forecast Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 47. West wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind around 8 mph. Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Light west wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Saturday Night: A chance of show- ers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. �Thursday, November 1, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com Glitch delays delivery of Ohio voter records COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A glitch in the transfer of change-of-address records is being blamed for a small number of Ohio voters’ absentee ballot requests possibly being rejected by mistake in the presidential battleground state. The problem stems from a delay transferring some updated address records to Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted’s office from the state Bureau of Motor Vehicles, which shares drivers’ change-of-address information to help keep voter records current, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported Wednesday. The deadline for voter registration and address changes was Oct. 9, but Husted’s office didn’t send about 33,000 recently updated registration records to local elections officials until this week. It’s not clear how many absentee ballot applications overall were rejected because county elections officials didn’t have some voters’ current addresses, the newspaper said. Populous Cuyahoga County, which includes Cleveland, received 2,760 new voter registration records and had 71 voters whose applications were mistakenly rejected, officials said. Those voters will receive new absentee ballots. Husted said it was unfortunate that the records were transferred only about a week before Election Day, but his office defended its data-sharing partnership with the BMV and emphasized the success it has seen in that and other efforts to clean up Ohio’s voter rolls. “At the end of the day, we’re proud of the work we’ve been able to do with the BMV and think this is a good thing for the voters and we’re getting the records updated,” Husted spokesman Matt McClellan said. The problem, which wasn’t caught until roughly a week ago, Airports, stock exchange reopen Death toll from storm reaches 61 NEW YORK (AP) — Two major airports reopened and the floor of the New York Stock Exchange came back to life Wednesday, while across the river in New Jersey, National Guardsmen rushed to rescue flood victims and fires still raged two days after Superstorm Sandy. For the first time since the storm battered the Northeast, killing at least 61 people and inflicting billions of dollars in damage, brilliant sunshine washed over the nation’s largest city — a striking sight after days of gray skies, rain and wind. At the stock exchange, running on generator power, Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave a thumbs-up and rang the opening bell to whoops from traders on the floor. Trading resumed after the first two-day weather shutdown since the Blizzard of 1888. New York’s subway system was still down, but Kennedy and Newark Liberty airports reopened with limited service just after 7 a.m. New York’s LaGuardia Airport, which suffered far worse damage and where water covered parts of runways, remained closed. It was clear that restoring the region to its ordinarily frenetic pace could take days — and that rebuilding the hardesthit communities and the transportation networks that link them could take considerably longer. About 6.5 million homes and businesses were still without power, including 4 million in New York and New Jersey. Electricity was out as far west as Wisconsin and as far south as the Carolinas. The scale of the challenge could be seen across the Hudson River in New Jersey, where National Guard trucks rolled into heavily flooded Hoboken to deliver ready-to-eat meals and other supplies and to evacuate people from their condo high-rises, brownstones and other homes. The mayor of the city of 50,000 issued an appeal for people to bring boats to City Hall to help with the evacuation. And new problems arose when firefighters were unable to reach blazes rekindled by natural gas leaks in the heavily hit shore town of Mantoloking. More than a dozen homes were destroyed. As the extent of the devastation became clear, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie issued an order postponing Halloween trick-or-treating until Monday, saying floodwaters, downed power lines, outages and fallen trees make it too dangerous for children to go out. President Barack Obama planned to visit Atlantic City, N.J., which was directly in the storm’s path Monday night and where part of the historic boardwalk washed away. Outages in the state’s two largest cities, Newark and Jersey City, left traffic signals dark, resulting in fender-benders at intersections where police were not directing traffic. At one Jersey City supermarket, there were long lines to get bread and use an electrical outlet to charge cellphones. Amid the despair, talk of recovery was already beginning. “It’s heartbreaking after being here 37 years,” Barry Prezioso of Point Pleasant, N.J., said as he returned to his house in the beachfront community. “You see your home demolished like this, it’s tough. But nobody got hurt and the upstairs is still livable, so we can still live upstairs and clean this out. I’m sure there’s people that had worse. I feel kind of lucky.” As New York began its second day after the megastorm, morning rushhour traffic was heavy as people started returning to work. There was even a sign of normalcy: commuters waiting at bus stops. School was out for a third day. The Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, connecting Brooklyn to Manhattan, and the Holland Tunnel, between New York and New Jersey, remained closed. But bridges into the city were open, and city buses were running, free of charge. On the Brooklyn Bridge, closed earlier because of high winds, joggers and bikers made their way across before sunrise. One cyclist carried a flashlight. Car traffic on the bridge was busy. Bloomberg said it could be the weekend before the subway, which suffered the worst damage in its 108year history, is running again. High water prevented inspectors from immediately assessing damage to key equipment. The chairman of the state agency that runs the subway, Joseph Lhota, said service might have to resume piecemeal, and experts said the cost of the repairs could be staggering. Power company Consolidated Edison said it could also be the weekend before power is restored to Manhattan and Brooklyn, perhaps longer for other New York boroughs and the New York suburbs. The recovery and rebuilding will take far longer. When Christie stopped in Belmar, N.J., during a tour of the devastation, one woman wept, and 42-year-old Walter Patrickis told him, “Governor, I lost everything.” Christie, who called the shore damage “unthinkable,” said a full recovery would take months, at least, and it would probably be a week or more before power is restored to everyone who lost it. “Now we’ve got a big task ahead of us that we have to do together. This is the kind of thing New Jerseyans are built for,” he said. Amtrak trains were still not running in or out of New York’s Penn Station because of flooding in the tunnels. In Connecticut, some residents of Fairfield returned home in kayaks and canoes to inspect the flood damage. “The uncertainty is the worst,” said Jessica Levitt, who was told it could be a week before she can enter her house. “Even if we had damage, you just want to be able to do something. We can’t even get started.” In New York, residents of the flooded beachfront neighborhood of Breezy Point in returned home to find fire had taken everything the water had not. A huge blaze destroyed perhaps 100 homes in the close-knit community where many had stayed behind despite being told to evacuate. John Frawley acknowledged the mistake. Frawley, who lived about five houses from the fire’s edge, said he spent the night terrified “not knowing if the fire was going to jump the boulevard and come up to my house.” “I stayed up all night,” he said. “The screams. The fire. It was horrifying.” Forecasting firm IHS Global Insight predicted it would cause $20 billion in damage and $10 billion to $30 billion in lost business. was traced to a BMV website that lets users update their information and is meant to transfer that data, said Geoff Dutton, a spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety, which includes the BMV. “The glitch was clearly with our web page not being in sync with the file that was sent over to the secretary of state’s office,” Dutton said. He said the online records constitute only part of what the BMV shares with Husted’s office. Judge sentences ex-charter treasurer to 2 years in prison COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former treasurer to more than a dozen Ohio charter schools was sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison for embezzling more than $470,000 in federal education funds from four schools over six years. Carl W. Shye Jr., 57, of New Albany, tearfully apologized and others presented a string of favorable testimonials, including from former associates of the schools. U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Frost said his sentence was designed to send a strong message to others contemplating stealing money from public schools and their students, while recognizing the good Shye has done in other areas of his life. “You abused a position of trust, stole money from schools and students,” Frost told Shye during a sentencing hearing. “One group of victims is students and I can’t forget that.” Besides the prison term, Shye got three years on probation and is required to repay the money he stole. He has forfeited his CPA license. Shye handled the finances of more than a dozen former charter schools in Columbus, Dayton and Youngstown. Under Ohio law, such schools operate independently of any school district but under contract with a sponsoring entity. An FBI investigation found Shye got access to the money in a wide variety of ways, including writing checks that exceeded contractual work done for the schools, beefing up his salary payments and loaning money from one school to another and then pocketing the repayment. The sum cited by the government was per-pupil federal funding distributed through the Ohio Department of Education to four schools that have since closed: George Washington Carver Preparatory Academy ($114,000); Legacy Academy for Leaders & Arts ($276,000); NuBethel Center of Excellence ($56,000); and New City Community School ($26,000). Shye’s sentence was below the 30 to 37 months recommended by guidelines, but in line with the recommendation of a pre-sentencing review. Federal prosecutor Doug Squires said Shye’s actions jeopardized the public’s trust in Ohio’s community schools and should be strongly punished. “I can’t cite a victim who off-tracked an athletic career or an educational career to attend one of these schools, but I’m sure that happened,” Squires told Frost. He said Frost needed to use Shye’s sentence to alarm anyone “contemplating stealing one penny from public programs, schools and otherwise, which are already strained — and many of which are supported by volunteers.” Daphne Bell, widow of the late Chicago Bears safety Todd Bell, who grew up in Middletown, told the judge Shye supported her in the depths of crisis after her husband died from a sudden heart attack in 2005. Justices hear arguments over police dog use of Florida in both cases. The arguments on Wednesday revolved around the work of Franky and Aldo, two drug-sniffing dogs used by police departments in Florida. Franky’s case arose from the December 2006 arrest of Joelis Jardines at a Miami-area house where 179 marijuana plants were confiscated. Miami-Dade Police Department officers obtained a search warrant after Franky detected the odor of pot from outside the front door. The trial judge threw out the evidence, agreeing with Jardines’ attorney that the dog’s sniff was an unconstitutional intrusion into the home. An appeals court reversed that ruling, but the Church Calendar state Supreme Court sided with the original judge. The Florida Supreme Court also threw out work done by Aldo, a drug-sniffing dog used by the Liberty County sheriff. Aldo alerted his officer to the scent of drugs used to make methamphetamine inside a truck during a 2006 traffic stop, and Clayton Harris was arrested. But two months later, Harris was stopped again. Aldo again alerted his officer to the presence of drugs but none were found. The state justices ruled that saying a drug dog has been trained and certified to detect narcotics is not enough to establish the dog’s reliability in court. The state of Florida appealed both cases to the Supreme Court. Lawyer Glen P. Gifford asked the court to uphold the ruling against Aldo and require police to provide proof that the dog is able to do its job correctly. “There is no canine exception to the totality of the circumstances test for probable cause to conduct a warrantless search,” Gifford said. “If that is true, as it must be, any fact that bears on a dog’s reliability as a detector of the presence of drugs comes within the purview of the courts. This can encompass evidence of initial training, certification, maintenance training and performance in the field.” Garre argued in Franky’s case that since it wouldn’t be illegal for a police officer to sniff for marijuana out- Shop Locally & Save Locally Hymn Sing REEDSVILLE — The Reedsville United Methodist Church will host a hymn sing featuring the Crossroad Messengers at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4. Revival RUTLAND — Rose of Sharon Holiness Church will hold a revival at 7 p.m. nightly, Nov. 2-11 with Evangelist Paul Mann. Pastor is Dewey King. Fall Festival and Soup Supper REEDSVILLE — There will be a soup supper and fall festival beginning at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Eden United Brethren Church located on Ohio 124 between Reedsville and Hockingport. Everyone welcome. 2012 GMC Acadia SLE side a door, it shouldn’t be illegal for a dog like Franky to do the same thing. If that’s true, said Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, then police could just walk down a street with drug sniffing dogs in “a neighborhood that’s known to be a drug dealing neighborhood, just go down the street, have the dog sniff in front of every door, or go into an apartment building? I gather that that is your position.” “Your Honor, they could do that, just like the police could go door to door and to knock on the doors and hope that they will find out evidence of wrongdoing that way,” Garre said. Justice Anthony Kennedy came down hard on both sides in Franky’s case, telling Garre that he won’t accept his proposition that people with contraband inside their home don’t have an expectation of privacy. “Don’t ask me to write an opinion and say, oh, we’re dealing with contraband here, so we don’t need to worry about expectation of privacy,” Kennedy said. If you have a disability, this is for YOU. “Hello, I’m Kevin Willford. 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Justices also are considering making states prove in court how well-trained and effective those drugsniffing dogs are before prosecutors can use evidence turned up by the dog — something police departments say could put a crimp in their use of canines in law enforcement. It “puts the dog on trial,” said lawyer Gregory Garre, who represented the state �The Daily Sentinel Opinion Page 4 Thursday, November 1, 2012 Letters to the Editor Reader endorses Lynch for Clerk of Courts Dear Editor, Visiting the Clerk of Courts office or the Title office usually isn’t listed among anyone’s favorite activities; however, if you have visited either of these offices in Meigs County over the past four years, you can appreciate the positive changes that Diane Lynch, current Clerk of Courts, has brought about. Lynch, her employees, and probationers cleaned, painted, and reorganized the offices on evenings and weekends at no cost to the taxpayers. An updated computer system means that more information can be accessed online. The Title Office was moved into a larger office, allowing more space and increased efficiency. An ATM machine was installed outside the Clerk’s office for public convenience. Lynch has also been very active in collecting past due court costs, and collected over $3,000 last month alone. Lynch has made many improvements that benefit the public. Lynch is a widow as a result of a car accident that claimed the life of her husband. For 28 years, she has served the county in the Clerk’s office. Lynch’s experience is a valuable asset to Meigs County that cannot be duplicated by any other candidate currently running. Lynch’s experience offers Meigs County taxpayers more value for their tax dollars than any of the other candidates. The taxpayers do not have to pay to train a new Clerk. The other three candidates for Clerk of Courts all have jobs; and just want to change to another job. Why go after a Clerk who has done nothing but improve the offices and work diligently for the good of Meigs County. My family stands behind Diane Lynch; and we ask that you join us on November 6th, and offer your support as well. Please help us re-elect Diane Lynch as Meigs County Clerk of Courts. Respectfully, E E Showalter Long Bottom, Ohio Election will likely come down to economy Dear Editor, The upcoming presidential election likely will be decided based upon our view of the future of our economic system. Socialism is an economic system of social organization by which the means of production and distribution are controlled, managed or owned by the government. If we believe that this is the correct course of action for our country, we should vote for President Obama. Capitalism is an economic system based upon the ownership of land, factories and other means of production by private individuals who compete with one another, using the hired labor of other persons, to produce goods and services for a free market for whatever profit may be obtainable. If we believe that this is the correct course of action for our country, we should vote for Governor Romney. James Duvall Worthington, Ohio Voters should keep energy freedom in mind Dear Editor, Ohio citizens should vote to use our nation’s energy resources. The vast majority of Ohio electricity is generated by coal. EPA regulations passed by appointed officials takes our voice out of this decision. This will cause increased costs for everyone from auto manufacturers to household dinner table budgets. The Obama Administration has also complicated the permitting process so as to reduce drilling permits issued by 50 on federal lands and waters. 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I have a plan to finally put a stop to the corruption in West Virginia state government. Working together, we can end the culture of corruption. We should expect better, and we deserve better. The future of West Virginia may depend on it. Sincerely, Bill Maloney Candidate for Governor Maloney vows to fight for fair government Reader endorses Attorney General Darrell McGraw Dear Editor, West Virginians are sadly accustomed to neardaily news stories about various scandals in our state government. Unfortunately, this year has been no different and, in some ways, recent events are demonstrating that the culture of corruption is becoming more pervasive. The results are deeply disappointing—hurting the morale of our state employees, lowering the level of the services received by our citizens, and further damaging the image of our state in the nation and world. We know there are thousands of good men and women, our state employees, who are working hard to provide important services for West Virginia’s taxpayers. These employees are toiling on highway crews, providing important services to veterans, educating children, and keeping our families safe. State employees do not deserve the kind of failed leadership they are getting from the career politicians like Earl Ray Tomblin. State employees deserve leadership to be able to perform their jobs without the distractions that come from poor decision making by corrupt politicians. As governor, I will clean up our state government and increase accountability so that we have a state government that is responsive to our citizens, treats everyone fairly, and uses Dear Editor, I am writing to urge your readers to vote to re-elect Attorney General Darrell McGraw. I know that I am not from your area. But for most of my legal career I have been a lawyer for public interest law firms dealing with statewide issues. And I have worked together with Attorney General Darrell McGraws Consumer Protection and Anti-Trust Division for the interest of our States citizens. As an insider in public interest law I can say that Attorney General Darrell McGraws Consumer Protection and Anti-Trust Division remains dedicated to the public interest and continues to be extraordinarily successful at advocating for the ordinary citizens of West Virginia. He has assembled a more capable staff in all of his divrsions than any former attorney general. I recently observed a member of his staff represent the State in a criminal appeal to the West Virginia Supreme Court, and do the best job of anyone appearing before the Court that entire day. I know that Attorney General Darrell McGraw has run illegal payday lenders out of the State. He sued a drug company for illegal marketing practices and won $6 Million back for consumers. He says that since 1992 he has won more than $2 Billion for consumers, and I believe every dollar of it. At the same time Attorney General Darrell McGraw 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. wisely refused to join some other attorneys general in a lawsuit that would have done away with the new law which stops health insurance companies from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions, which requires health insurance companies to cover parents’ college age students, and which stops health insurance companies from capping the maximum benefits they will pay, etc. It was best for consumers that he did not join that law suit, and the other attorney generals lost! Not surprisingly, come election time, those companies that would rip off consumers try to get Attorney General Darrell McGraw un-elected. They say he should not handout things to advertise his Consumer Protection and Anti-Trust Division. But consumers need to know that his office is there and available to help them, and that he may have already won settlements from which they can benefit. When he gets money for consumers, Attorney General Darrell McGraw makes sure all of it goes to help the consumers. His critics think that he should give that money to the Legislature to appropriate in their State’s budget. Bad idea. The legislature got money from a tobacco settlement and for six years appropriated only 10% for tobacco prevention - before selling the rights to all future payments and putting ALL of the money it got from that sale into a State retirement fund. The more your readers see paid advertising criticizing Attorney General Darrell McGraw, the more they should know he is working for them. And they should vote to re-elect him as their Attorney General. Sincerely, David B. McMahon, J.D. Write-in candidate makes pitch for Governor Dear Editor, As a concerned citizen, I’m for issues such as pro-life, the definition of biblical “marriage” as only between an man and a woman, honesty, integrity in dealing with issues involving West Virginians, help for the elderly, abused women/children. I an against drug dealers and criminals going free due to lawyers who bargain for their clients to get wrongdoers off on technicalities. I am for the downtrodden. I, registered voter, am opposed to special interest groups who flaunt their money, which equals power to enact troubling laws that only benefit the very rich! As one woman voter in a “Man’s World,” who do I think I am to pray for changes in our local, state, and federal government? If Sarah Palin was ostracized (with experience in governing Alaska), what does a financially poor woman such as I think I can do? Something? WV citizens have been ridiculed as toothless, dumb, incestuous hicks. We are not the “Beverly Hillbillies,” folks! Only on TV and Jay Leno do we get categorized as such. If you have any doubts that we are such a breed of low lifers, just avail yourself of the WV turnpike. Go to Tamarack, see for yourself that we do have class. See if you can afford the first class prices there. Mine and my CD publisher, Gary P. Adkins’, CD’s are sold there. Mine is, “One Lone Daisy.” His is mostly songs regarding West Virginia. I am a writer of poetry and country/Gospel flavored songs from the heart. Yes, I am running for Governor of West Virginia. Yes, many think negatively about my seeking political office. My thoughts are positive. Please vote for my Independent West Virginia Working Citizens Party! I could not do much worse than some who have been elected to the position. Barbara Lynn Spurlock Write-in Candidate for Governor of West Virginia The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Thursday, November 1, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com Obama, Clinton set Ohio stops Obituaries Patricia Lou Hill Patricia Lou Hill, 61, of Racine, passed away October 31, 2012, at the home of her brother, Kenneth, in Long Bottom, Ohio. Born September 29, 1951, in Portland, Ohio, she was the daughter of Kenner C. Wallbrown and Helen Wells Wallbrown. She attended First United Pentecostal Church in Ravenswood. She enjoyed shopping, and socializing with her friends. She loved her granddaughters, Kasey and Cierra, and her cat, Mr. Kitty. She is survived by her daughter, Crystal Turley of Racine; son, Max Hill, Jr. of Racine; brothers, Kenneth Wallbrown and wife, Susan, of Long Bottom, Ohio, Amos Wallbrown, Junior Weddle of Portland, Ohio, and Joe Allen of East Liverpool, Ohio; sister, Wanda Teaford of Portland, Ohio; two granddaughters, Kasey Turley and Cierra Turley; numerous nieces and nephews; and special niece, Haley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Shirley, Joann and Garnett. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family at Roush Funeral Home, P.O. Box 933, Ravenswood, WV 26164, to help with expenses. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, November 3, 2012, at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, W.Va., with Pastor David Johnston officiating. Burial will be at Bald Knob Cemetery, Long Bottom, Ohio. Friends may visit the family from 5-7 p.m., Friday, November 2, at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed to the family by email at roush94@yahoo.com, or on our website at www.roushfuneralhome.com. CINCINNATI (AP) — President Barack Obama is resuming his stormdelayed chase to win Ohio with help from former President Bill Clinton, while Republicans are putting together a huge rally for Friday evening in suburban Cincinnati. The Obama campaign said the Democratic president on Friday will campaign at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in central Ohio, followed by a previously announced rally in Springfield and an afternoon rally in Lima. The western Ohio stops are both at high schools. Obama had canceled two Ohio campaign visits, including a Wednesday rally in Cincinnati, and rescheduled the Springfield rally while he dealt with the needs and federal response after superstorm Sandy pounded the East Coast. Clinton will work Ohio for Obama on Thursday, with rallies in Toledo, Ak- Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson. The poll of 1,182 likely voters conducted by phone Oct. 25 to 30 has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points. It also showed Obama doing better among female voters; Romney better with males, while the poll indicated Obama was running ahead among independents. The Ohio Poll showed Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown with 49 percent, while his Republican challenger, state Treasurer Josh Mandel, had 44 percent, findings that also fell within the poll’s margin of error. Meanwhile, the campaign of Romney and running mate Paul Ryan said they will be joined by an expanded list of bigname Republicans and star athletes Friday at their rally in the northern Cincinnati suburb of West Chester. Campaigns invade other sides’ turf MASON, Ohio (AP) — Romney-Ryan signs sit on nearly every block in this southwest Ohio suburb and there’s scant trace of support for President Barack Obama. Cynthia Herman is determined to find it. She is among the Obama volunteers who have taken on a tough, but possibly decisive mission: wade through the grumpy responses, slammed Corinne H. Andersen doors or arguments in opposition territory to find backers Corinne H. Andersen, 79, of Circleville, Ohio, original- of the president. ly of Mason County, W.Va., died October 29, 2012. Trimming GOP margins in Visitation will be held from noon to 3 p.m., Saturday, historically Republican areas November 3, 2012, at Newcomer Funeral Home and Cre- helped Obama in 2008 in placmatory, SW Chapel, 3393 Broadway, Grove City, Ohio, where a funeral service will begin at 3 p.m. Burial will be in Fairview Memorial Park, Delaware, Ohio, at a later date. Death Notices es such as Jacksonville in the Duval County area of northeastern Florida and in Republican-dominated counties in southwest Ohio, which delivered margins of more than 2-to-1 for George W. Bush and clinched his 2004 re-election. Obama also is also employing the behind-enemy-lines strategy in swing-voting states such as Colorado, where he has campaign operations in heavily Republican areas such as Colorado Springs. Ohio is one of the most pivotal and closely contested battleground states, with most polls showing a very competi- tive race, and an Obama vote in a Republican stronghold like Mason County counts just as much as one in the Democratic bastion of Cleveland on Election Day next Tuesday. Mitt Romney’s campaign knows that arithmetic, too, and has made forays into Democratic northeastern Ohio. He’s also campaigned in places such as Pueblo, Colo., where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1. Romney’s running mate, Paul Ryan, recently campaigned in Democratic areas of Ohio, visiting Youngstown, which Obama easily carried in 2008, and later going to Berea and Cleveland State University, in the Democratic bastion of Cuyahoga County. Romney has also repeatedly worked traditionally Democratic areas. “Some of these counties are historically blue, but I don’t think Democratic enthusiasm is on the rise there, it’s on the wane,” said Scott Jennings, Romney’s Ohio campaign director. “If I can turn out my people and convince some of these conservative Democrats and independents, I can change the margins up there by a significant amount.” to set a good example for the youth by exemplifying the six pillars of character throughout the week and in their everyday lives. In other business, $5,711,74 was appropriated as requested by the auditor. An estimate from Boggs Pest Control was approved for treatment of termites at the Chester Academy. Bills were approved in the amount of $200,408.28, with $6,474.04 coming from county general. Attending the meeting were commissioners Tom Anderson and Mike Bartrum, clerk Gloria Kloes, Larry Tucker, Randy Smith, Randy Hart, Wyatt Ball, Abby Harris and Ashley Gilkey. Another issue addressed by the grange members related to the current policy on medical visits to the Veteran’s Administration. A veteran in the Grange said that his appointments had been reduced from twice a month to twice a year for an ongoing medical condition. The final reading of a new constitution for Racine Grange was given and passed unanimously. This will change the regular meetings from the first Thursday of the month to the first Monday of the month, except for New Years’ Day and July 4 when meetings will be held on the first Tuesdays. Itwas announcedthat Emma Ashley won first in crafts in Meigs County Pomona Grange. Olivia Yost took first in junior photography. They now advance to the state contest. Several potential community service projects were discussed. The lecturer’s program for the meeting focused on National Popcorn Month and National Candy Corn Month. A quiz on popcorn facts was given. A history of candy corn was also presented. Members.were given fall treats at the conclusion of the meeting. are “fun outings” which in September meant a visit to the Amish country. Homemaker is a third part of the program at the Center in which Rathburn is involved. That program involves a couple of hours a week doing housekeeping for seniors. The service is fee based although the amount is optional. Rathburn explained that most of the services she provides come from levy funds. In Tuesday’s election, voters will approve or reject an additional .5 mill levy for senior services. Beth Shaver, executive director of the Meigs County Council on Aging, reports that additional funding is needed to support the agency’s programs, the funding for which has been drastically reduced. She emphasized that the better solution as well as the most economical one is helping seniors age in place. Additional money from the levy will offset some of the funding lost and allow the agency to be more secure in continuing service, Shaver said. Sign Paul E. Beller Sr. From Page 1 Paul E. Beller, Sr., 91, of Apple Grove, W.Va., formerly of Cabin Creek, W.Va., died at his home on Sunday, October 28, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, November 2, 2012, at the Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va., with Preacher Ernie Bowser officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Union Cemetery in Pliny, W.Va. Friends may visit the family from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Jerry D. Carroll Jerry D. Carroll, 65, of Wallace, S.C., formerly of Leon, W.Va., died Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at MarlboroClark hospital following a short illness. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, November 2, 2012, at Raynes Funeral Home in Buffalo, W.Va., with Rev. Randy Parsons officiating. Burial will follow at Buffalo Memorial Park, Buffalo, W.Va. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Raynes Funeral Homes, 2117 Buffalo Road, Buffalo, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements. Barbara A. Eshenaur ron and Chillicothe. Details will be announced later. Two polls released Wednesday indicated a tight race in Ohio between Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney. The latest Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News poll released Wednesday showed Obama at 50 percent, Romney at 45 percent and a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points. The findings were virtually unchanged from the school’s Oct. 22 poll. Pollsters interviewed 1,110 likely Ohio voters by phone Oct. 23 to 28. Obama continued to hold a large advantage among women voters in that poll, with Romney doing better among men and independent voters. The Ohio Poll, sponsored by the University of Cincinnati, showed a neck-andneck race, with Obama at 48 percent, Romney 46 percent, and 2 percent for The proclamation approved by the commissioners proclaimed Oct. 21-27 as Character Counts Week in Meigs County and encouraged the community Issues From Page 1 the new law requiring all third-graders pass reading in order to be promoted. Though members like the law on reading, it was the opinion of members that the law fails to take into account the intelligence of the students. It was suggested that those with low intelligence be given some alternatives. Barbara A. Eshenaur, age 74, of Orrville, Ohio, originally of Gallipolis, Ohio, died on October 30, 2012, at Affinity Medical Center in Massillon, Ohio, following a short illness. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, November 5, 2012, the Orrville Christian Church with Pastor Tom Ledford officiating. Burial will take place at Crown From Page 1 Hill Cemetery in Orrville, Ohio. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, November 4, 2012, at Auble Funeral and power of attorney, Home, 512 E. Oak St., Orrville, Ohio. along with signing up for the Golden Buckeye Card. Rathburn’s role insofar as Lacy Marie Hamm service to seniors is concerned also involves several other proLacy Marie Hamm, 31, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died grams. It includes the Meals on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. on Wheels program where Lacy’s life will be remembered at 11 a.m., Saturday, approximately 100 meals are November 3, 2012, at the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, delivered each day to homewith Pastor Bob Patterson officiating. Burial will follow bound seniors and other resiin Kirkland Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held one dents, and a varied transportahour prior to the service at the funeral home. tion program. Lacy’s care has been entrusted to Crow-Hussell Funeral he serves as a medical Home. escort taking seniors who have no other transportaDavid A ‘Skip’ Stewart tion available to medical or other appointments to David A “Skip” Stewart, 58, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., as far as Parkersburg, Hundied at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Hunting- tington and Chillicothe. ton, on October 29, 2012. The medical escort proFuneral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, No- gram is a donation or fee vember 4, 2012, at the Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleas- based service although a ant, W.Va., with Carl Swisher officiating. Burial will follow request for transportation in Kirkland Memorial Gardens in Point Pleasant, W.Va. cannot be denied on the Friends may visit the family from 6-8 p.m. on Saturday basis of ability to pay. Inevening, October 3, 2012, at the funeral home. cluded in that program also Medicare BUNDLE & SAVE! 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On a night when Cleveland unveiled its backcourt of the future, Varejao did a little bit of everything for the Cavaliers, who blew a 16-point lead in the second half before holding on and beating the short-handed Washington Wizards 9484 on Tuesday night in the first game on the NBA schedule. Playing his first home game after missing the fi- nal 41 last season with a broken wrist, Varejao had a career-high 23 rebounds. Kyrie Irving scored 29 points and rookie Dion Waiters added 17 for the Cavs, who needed big plays from Irving and Varejao in the final minutes to hold off the Wizards. Varejao, the Cavs’ 6-foot11 frizzy-haired Brazilian bundle of energy, added nine points and had a career-high nine assists, two setting up dunks by Tristan Thompson in the last two minutes. Irving, who typically dishes during the game, handed his teammate a big compliment afterward. “It’s the greatest feeling in the world just having somebody that you know what you’re going to get from them every single night,” Irving said of Va- rejao. “He almost had a triple-double, that’s typical Andy.” Jordan Crawford scored 11 points to lead the Wizards, who were without star point guard John Wall, power forward Nene and forward Kevin Seraphin. Wall, the former No. 1 overall pick, is expected to be out until late November with a knee injury and the Wizards missed him badly as rookie guard Bradley Beal and AJ Price combined to shoot 4 of 21. Beal scored eight points — all in the first half — and Emeka Okafor had 10 points. Washington coach Randy Wittman has high hopes for his young team, but he won’t know what he has until he gets Wall and Nene, who is out with plantar fasciitis in his left foot, on the court. Mason County teams to host Week 11 games Bryan Walters bwalters@heartlandpublications.com Chapmanville Tigers (4-5) at Point Pleasant Big Blacks (7-2) Last Week: Chapmanville 55-7 loss vs. Wayne; Point Pleasant 50-6 win at Oak Glen. Last Meeting: Twice in 2011, Point Pleasant won 41-18 at CHS and Point Pleasant won 33-13 in Class AA state semifinal at PPHS. Current head-to-head streak: Point Pleasant has won 5 straight. CHS Offense Last Week: 143 rushing yards, 82 passing yards. PPHS Offense Last Week: 296 rushing yards, 143 passing yards. CHS Offensive Leaders Last Week: RB Dustin Smith (15-62 yards), QB Max Spradlin (9-14-77), WR Brady Cox (5-51). PPHS Offensive Leaders Last Week: RB Marquez Griffin (9-111 yards, TD), QB Aden Yates (10-15-143, 2 TDs, INT), WR Chase Walton (4-64, 2 TDs). CHS Defense Last Week: 514 rushing yards, 66 passing yards. PPHS Defense Last Week: 46 rushing yards, 57 passing yards. Notes: Point Pleasant can secure a Class AAA playoff spot this Friday night with a victory over visiting Chapmanville. The Big Blacks are currently tied with Wheeling Park for the 12-spot, and a win would lock up the program’s fifth straight postseason appearance — which would be a school record. The Big Blacks have won three straight decisions and own a 2-1 record in home contests this fall. PPHS is also outscoring opponents by a 319116 overall margin, including a 143-20 edge during its cur‌See GAMES| 8 “That wasn’t the team I’ve seen the last four weeks,” Wittman said. “I watched them do things tonight that I didn’t ever see these guys do. They (Cavaliers) dictated the tempo, which I thought was key. We can’t get beat up on the boards like we did (54-39) or shoot free throws like we did (12 of 20) and have a realistic chance to win.” Irving, the NBA’s reigning rookie of the year, began his second season with a strong performance alongside Waiters, a surprising No. 4 overall pick by the Cavs. Waiters didn’t start a game at Syracuse, but coach Byron Scott has been impressed with his progress and wanted to pair his two young guards together from the outset. They played well in spurts, combining for 46 points and eight rebounds. But the duo made enough mistakes to keep Scott from giving them too much freedom. “Dion is starting to understand what we’re doing,” said Scott, who has been demanding of Waiters during training camp and the exhibition season. “I thought he did a good job.” The Cavs seemed to be on their way to a relatively routine win, but in a league where players are fond of saying “every team makes a run,” the Wizards made theirs. Down 61-45 in the third quarter and looking flat, Washington opened the fourth with its 14-0 spurt, taking a 76-74 lead when Jannero Pargo drained a 3-pointer from the corner. The Wizards rallied while Irving was getting some rest, and it wasn’t long before Scott sent his young star back in to help restore order. “I told Kyrie at the eight-minute mark that we have two timeouts left,” Scott said. “He patted me on the leg and said, ‘Don’t worry about it Coach, I got it.’” Irving’s driving layup in traffic gave Cleveland an 82-80 lead, and he calmly stepped up and drained a 21-foot jumper to put the Cavaliers ahead 86-80. Scott was thrilled with the way his young team — with an average age of 24.9 years — responded down the stretch. “They showed a lot of heart,” he said. “They showed a lot of guts.” Home field advantage Alex Hawley/photo Pictured above is Gallia Academy’s Memorial field. The Blue Devils will host Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas Saturday night in the opening round of the Division III Region 12 playoffs. 2005 was the last time GAHS hosted a postseason game. The Blue Devils, who are 4-1 at home this year will be in their 10th playoff appearance. A preview of Saturday’s game will run in the Friday edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune, Point Pleasant Register and Daily Sentinel. Bengals coach challenges players Jan Haddox/file photo Point Pleasant senior runningback Marquez Griffin carries the ball during this Week 9 file photo of a game against Shady Spring in Point Pleasant. OVP Sports Schedule Friday, Nov. 2 Football Chapmanville at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Buffalo at Wahama, 7:30 Gilmer County at Hannan, 7:30 p.m. URG Sports Volleyball vs. Notre Dame College, 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 Football Archbishop McNicholas at Gallia Academy, 7:30 p.m. Cross Country OHSAA state championships at National Trail Raceway, 11 a.m. Volleyball Eastern-Shekinah Christian winner vs. Pike Eastern-Newark Catholic winner at Lancaster HS, 2 p.m. CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals coach Marvin Lewis publicly challenged quarterback Andy Dalton and middle linebacker Rey Maualuga on Wednesday to become more forceful leaders on their 3-4 team. The move was out of character for Lewis, who prefers to handle things quietly and internally. It underscored the Bengals’ predicament approaching the season’s midpoint — it’s time to start winning or else. “We’ve wallowed around here in mediocrity,” Lewis said. “Let’s go. That’s the thing we’ve got to do.” Cincinnati has lost three in a row heading into home games against the Denver Broncos (4-3) and the Super Bowl champion New York Giants (6-2). The Bengals went 9-7 and got a wild card berth last season, when Dalton was a rookie and Maualuga was in his first season at middle linebacker. With this season starting to slip away, Lewis challenged the two young players — Maualuga is in his fourth season overall — to step up. “We’re looking for our quarterback and our mid- dle linebacker to take hold of our football team, and I think that’s important for us,” Lewis said. “I think both guys are such good people, that you’ve got to be a little bit of a (jerk). You do. “Andy has a great deal of confidence, self-confidence, internal confidence, confidence in the guys around him. But at some point you step out of your skin and you go. And it’s time to go.” Lewis’ comments weren’t off-the-cuff. He said essentially the same things during a conference call with writers in Denver, making a point to challenge the quarterback and the linebacker. Lewis has defended Maualuga as the defense struggled this season. The linebacker said he feels he has the support of Lewis and defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer. He accepted Lewis’ comments as a challenge to become a more vocal. “So I guess it is my opportunity — not like it was never given to me but at the same time, time to be a jerk, time to get in the middle of that defense and start spicing things up and get everybody running around and be on the same page,” Maualuga said. “A quote that coach (Lewis) gave me before I came to the facility: ‘The rate of the pack is determined by the speed of the leader.’ “So I think the quicker I get things going, the quicker I get things riled up, the more people will buy into it and the more we can get things started and get going. I love the opportunity and the challenge, so I’ll give it everything I’ve got.” Dalton was reluctant to assume a leadership role last season, when he was a rookie learning the offense as he went along. He left it up to other veterans to take charge, concentrating on what he had to do to learn the position. Lewis wants Dalton to start taking a bigger role in making sure everyone on the offense is doing things correctly. “The natural progression of it,” Dalton said. “As a rookie, you come in and you are meeting new people. Now, second year, it is your offense. It is your team. That is how I’ve got to treat it. “He just wants some fire out there, making sure we are perfect in practice in everything we are doing. I am not too worried about what he said. It’s just he expects a lot out of us.” The coaching staff talked to him during the bye week about taking on a more prominent role. “We’re looking for Andy to take the next step of being the leader of this football team,” Lewis said. “A confident, vocal (leader) if it needs to be, but grab this football team by the back of its neck and let’s go. Let’s move forward.” Notes: DT Pat Sims returned to practice Wednesday on a three-week roster exemption. Sims hasn’t played because of a hamstring injury on July 26th. He can practice for three weeks before the Bengals have to decide whether to add him to the 53-man active roster. … C Kyle Cook will have a pin removed from his right ankle within the next week, giving the Bengals a better idea of whether he’ll be able to return this season. He hurt the ankle in the final preseason game. He went on the injured reserve list with the option of returning during the season if he’s healthy. �Thursday, November 1, 2012 Legals COUNTY : MEIGS The following applications and/or verified complaints were received, and the following draft, proposed and final actions were issued, by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) last week. The complete public notice including additional instructions for submitting comments, requesting information or a public hearing, or filing an appeal may be obtained at: http://www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-2129 email: HClerk@epa.state.oh.us ANNUAL HEALTH DISTRICT SURVEY MEIGS COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT 112 EAST MEMORIAL DRIVE, SUITE A POMEROY, OH 45769 OH ACTION DATE : 10/24/2012 FACILITY DESCRIPTION: SOLID WASTE IDENTIFICATION NO. : 53 AS On October 24, 2012, the director of Ohio EPA determined that the Meigs County Health Department is in substantial compliance and hereby place the Meigs County Health Department on Ohio EPA's approved list of health districts authorized to administer and enforce the solid and infectious waste and construction and demolition debris laws and rules in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Chapters 3734., 3714. and applicable Ohio Administrative Code rules. The annual survey was completed on September 14, 2012. This approval is subject to all rules, regulations, and specified conditions. 11/1 1NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners, of Meigs County, Ohio passed on the 2nd day of August, 2012, there will be submitted to a vote of the people of said subdivision at a GENERAL ELECTION to be held in the County of Meigs of Meigs County, Ohio, at the regular places of voting therein, on the 6th day of November, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Meigs County for the purpose of Maintenance, Capital Construction and Operation of Carleton School and Meigs Industries Workshop. Said tax being:2 A renewal of a tax of 2.0 mills at a rate not exceeding 2.0 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.20 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five years. The polls for the election will open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on election day. Run 2 times: October 25th & November 1st By order of the Board of Elections, of Meigs County, Ohio. Edward W. Durst, Chairman Dated October 17, 2012 Rebecca J. Johnston, Director 10/25 11/1 1NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Village Council of the Village of Racine of Racine, Ohio passed on the 12th day of July, 2012, there will be submitted to a vote of the people of said subdivision at a GENERAL ELECTION to be held in the Village of Racine of Racine, Ohio, at the regular places of 1NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Village Council of the Village of Racine of Racine, Ohio passed on the 12th day of July, Legals 2012, there will be submitted to a vote of the people of said subdivision at a GENERAL ELECTION to be held in the Village of Racine of Racine, Ohio, at the regular places of voting therein, on the 6th day of November, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of the Village of Racine for the purpose of Current Expenses. Said tax being:2 A replacement of a tax of 1.7 mills at a rate not exceeding 1.7 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.17 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five years. The polls for the election will open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on election day. Run 2 times: October 25th & November 1st By order of the Board of Elections, of Meigs County, Ohio. Edward W. Durst, Chairman Dated October 17, 2012 Rebecca J. Johnston, Director 10/25 11/1 1NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Board of Township Trustees of the Township of Rutland, Meigs County, Ohio passed on the 2nd day of July, 2012, there will be submitted to a vote of the people of said subdivision at a GENERAL ELECTION to be held in the Township of Rutland of Meigs County, Ohio, at the regular places of voting therein, on the 6th day of November, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Township of Rutland for the purpose of Road Maintenance. Said tax being:2 A renewal of a tax of 2.16 mills at a rate not exceeding 2.16 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.216 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five years. The polls for the election will open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on election day. Run 2 times: October 25th & November 1st By order of the Board of Elections, of Meigs County, Ohio. Edward W. Durst, Chairman Dated October 17, 2012 Rebecca J. Johnston, Director 10/25 11/1 1NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Board of Township Trustees of the Township of Rutland, Meigs County, Ohio passed on the 2nd day of July, 2012, there will be submitted to a vote of the people of said subdivision at a GENERAL ELECTION to be held in the Township of Rutland of Meigs County, Ohio, at the regular places of voting therein, on the 6th day of November, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Township of Rutland for the purpose of Maintaining and Operating Cemeteries. Said tax being:2 A renewal of a tax of .3 mills at a rate not exceeding .3 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.03 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five years. The polls for the election will open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on election day. Run 2 times: October 25th & November 1st By order of the Board of Elections, of Meigs County, Ohio. Edward W. Durst, Chairman Dated October 17, 2012 Rebecca J. Johnston, Director 10/25 11/1 The Daily Sentinel • Page 7 www.mydailysentinel.com 1NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Board of Township Trustees of the Township of Rutland, Meigs County, Ohio passed on the 2nd day of July, 2012, there will be submitted to a vote of the people of said subdivision at a GENERAL ELECTION to be held in the Township of Rutland of Meigs County, Ohio, at the regular places of voting therein, on the 6th day of November, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Township of Rutland for the purpose of Maintaining and Operating Cemeteries. Said tax being:2 A renewal of a tax of .3 mills at a rate not exceeding .3 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.03 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five years. The polls for the election will open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on election day. Run 2 times: October 25th & November 1st By order of the Legals Board of Elections, of Meigs County, Ohio. Edward W. Durst, Chairman Dated October 17, 2012 Rebecca J. Johnston, Director 10/25 11/1 1NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners, of Meigs County, Ohio passed on the 3rd day of August, 2012, there will be submitted to a vote of the people of said subdivision at a GENERAL ELECTION to be held in the County of Meigs of Meigs County, Ohio, at the regular places of voting therein, on the 6th day of November, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Meigs County for the purpose of Providing and Maintaining Senior Citizens Services or Facilities for the elderly citizens of Meigs County, (specifically through the Meigs County Council on Aging, Inc., Multipurpose Senior Citizens Center). Said tax being:2 An additional tax of .5 mills at a rate not exceeding .5 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.05 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five years. The polls for the election will open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on election day. Run 2 times: October 25th & November 1st By order of the Board of Elections, of Meigs County, Ohio. Edward W. Durst, Chairman Dated October 17, 2012 Rebecca J. Johnston, Director 10/25 11/1 1NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Board of Township Trustees of the Township of Sutton, Meigs County, Ohio passed on the 16th day of July, 2012, there will be submitted to a vote of the people of said subdivision at a GENERAL ELECTION to be held in the Township of Sutton of Meigs County, Ohio, at the regular places of voting therein, on the 6th day of November, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Township of Sutton for the purpose of Maintaining and Operating Cemeteries. Said tax being:2 A replacement of a tax of .4 mills at a rate not exceeding .4 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $.04 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five years. The polls for the election will open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on election day. 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Along with the stats, please include the heights, weights, positions and grade of each nominee — as well as an order of recommendation for possible selections. Submissions should be mailed to the Gallipolis Daily Tribune, c/o Alex Hawley, 825 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. Statistics may also be emailed to ahawley@heartlandpublications.com or sent via fax to (740) 446-3008. All statistics and nominations must be received before 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5, for consideration. CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert now wishes he wouldn’t have guaranteed his team would win an NBA title before LeBron James. When James left Cleveland for Miami as a free agent in July 2010, Gilbert famously promised in a letter to disappointed Cleveland fans that his Cavs would win a championship before James got one with the Heat. Well, that ended in June when James, capping his third MVP season, led Miami to a finals win over Oklahoma City. “Looking back now, that probably was not the most brilliant thing I’ve ever done in my life,” Gilbert said Tuesday. Relaxed and wearing a wine-colored sport coat, Gilbert spoke to reporters on a GAHS presale tickets for playoff game CENTENARY, Ohio — Gallia Academy High School will have presale tickets available for Saturday night’s Division III, Region 12 home playoff game against Archbishop McNicholas in the school office during working hours Tuesday through Friday of this week. Presale tickets are $7 apiece and a portion of the proceeds will go directly to the GAHS general athletic fund. All tickets purchased at the gate Saturday night are $9 apiece. Both presale and day-of-game ticket prices are mandated by the OHSAA. GAHS Fall Sports Awards CENTENARY, Ohio — Gallia Academy High School has tentatively rescheduled its Fall Sports Awards banquet for 6:45 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 12, at the high school. The originial date and time was at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13. number of topics before the Cavs’ opener against Washington. When the subject turned to James, Gilbert said he would have done some things differently two years ago, most notably his guarantee. “If you’re going to predict something that doesn’t happen and you’re going to do it publicly, you’d for sure take it back,” Gilbert said. “When that happened when they won, it was the end of the end of the end of that whole thing. Now there’s nothing more to talk about. In a way it was like a little bit of a relief. If they didn’t win it, it would’ve been still another thing of who’s going to win it (first)?” Gilbert said James’ departure taught the Cavaliers a valuable lesson, one that Okla- homa City seemed to have learned recently in its decision to trade James Harden to Houston. When the Thunder realized Harden was not going to accept a long-term deal, the club traded him before losing him as a free agent. In hindsight, it’s probably what Cleveland should have done with James. “The key thing, whoever you are and wherever you are, you can not wait,” Gilbert said. “The big lesson was if a player is not willing to extend, no matter who they are, no matter where they are playing, no matter what kind of season you had, you can not risk going into a summer and having them leave in unrestricted free agency and get nothing back for it. “It’s not the player’s fault. That’s on ownership. Had we done that, the whole thing would have been crafted as I’m sure the player or whoever would have said, ‘Of course I would have stayed. You guys screwed up and ruined the whole franchise.’ You’re in a no-win situation.” Gilbert was also asked about another shift of power in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers adding superstars Dwight Howard and Steve Nash during the offseason. Gilbert doesn’t have a problem with the idea of megateams, and said even ones with a surplus of talent are not assured of winning. “I think a competitive league is better than a noncompetitive league,” he said. “You never know, there could be surprises. We’ll see what happens this year.” Breeders’ Cup Classic gets prime-time TV slot ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — The $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic is heading to prime time for the first time. The culminating event of the 15 championship stakes this weekend at Santa Anita will be televised by NBC on Saturday from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. EDT. “It’s a huge shot in the arm, not only for NBC but for the sport of horse racing to be showcased in prime time,” said retired jockey Gary Stevens, a winner of eight Breeders’ Cup races and now an NBC analyst. “Fortunately, we have that this year to showcase the stars that we have. It needed to be done for a long time, and this is the perfect venue to do it.” There are no lights at Santa Anita. The Classic will be run in late afternoon at the track with the backdrop of the San Gabriel Mountains. “It’s going to present a totally different look and feel in terms of the setting,” producer Rob Hyland said. “With the sun cascading down, it’s going to be pretty darn dramatic. If the race were delayed significantly, would we be in jeopardy of losing light? It would be a very, very significant delay for that to happen. From an aesthetic standpoint, the orange tones that present themselves on the mountains in the distance are going to be pretty spectacular.” NBC spokesman Adam Freifeld said this doesn’t necessarily mean the Classic will remain a prime-time event. “This was afforded to us because of the location,” he said. “Next year it will be in Santa Anita again and we’ll revisit it at that point.” This marks the event’s return to NBC, where it was first televised from 1984 to 2006. The other 14 races over two days will be shown on the NBC Sports Network on Friday from 4p.m. to 8 p.m. EDT and Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. EDT. DERBY WINNER RETURNS: Animal Kingdom, the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner, launches a second comeback from injury on Saturday in the $2 million Mile on the turf. It’s been a tough road, demanding considerable patience by trainer Graham Motion and owner Team Valor International since Animal Kingdom burst on the scene with a 20-1 upset in the Derby. Games rent three-game win streak. The Tigers are currently tied with Oak Glen for 26th place in the Class AA ratings, meaning this will be the final game of the season for CHS. Chapmanville has lost two straight and owns a 1-3 road record this fall. The Tigers have been outscored 253-187 overall this fall. Buffalo Bison (7-2) at Wahama White Falcons (9-0) Last Week: Buffalo lost 21-20 at Symmes Valley; RESORT PROPERTY EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted- General IMMEDIATE OPENING District Circulation Sale Manager Responsibilities include recruiting and training Carriers, Customer Service and Meeting Sales goals. If you have a positive attitude, are self-starter, and a team player, we would like to talk to you. Must be dependable and have reliable transportation. Position offers all company benefits including Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance, 401K, Paid Vacation, and Personal Days. Please send resume to: DAVID KILLGALLON Gallipolis Daily Tribune 825 Third Ave. PO Box 469 Gallipolis OH 45631 Or email to dkillgallon@heartlandpublications.com Wahama 71-19 win at Miller. Last Meeting: 2011, Wahama won 27-8 at WHS. Current head-to-head streak: Wahama has won 3 straight. BHS Offense Last Week: 156 rushing yards, 176 passing yards. WHS Offense Last Week: 426 rushing yards, 79 passing yards. BHS Offensive Leaders Last Week: RB Laythem Good (15-84), QB Levi Jordan (9-17-176, 2 TDs, IMMEDIATE OPENING District Circulation INT), WR Laythem Good Manager (5-113, 2 Sale TDs). Responsibilities include recruitWHS Leaders ing and Offensive training Carriers, Customer Service and Meeting Sales goals. If you have a positive attitude, are self-starter, and a team player, we would like to talkWantedto you. Must be deHelp General pendable and have reliable transportation. 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Gilmer County Titans (2-7) at Hannan Wildcats (1-8) Last Week: Gilmer County 36-6 loss vs. Parkersburg Christian; Hannan 69-12 loss at Montcalm. Last Meeting: 2011, Hannan won 68-48 at Gilmer County. Current head-to-head streak: Hannan has won 1 straight. Notes: Both teams are out of playoff contention, as Hannan is currently Manufactured Homes New 3 BR 2 BA $24,999.00 with a payment in the $300 range @ LUV HOMES 740446-3093 Miscellaneous BASEMENT WATERPROOFING. Unconditional Lifetime Guarantee. Local references. Established in 1975. Call 24hrs (740)446-0870. Rogers Basement Waterproofing 35th and Gilmer County is 30th in the Class A ratings. The Wildcats will try to snap a sevengame losing skid, while the Titans are looking to end a three-game skid as well. Hannan has been outscored 390-118 overall this year and is 1-3 at home. Gilmer County has been outscored 322156 this season and is 1-3 overall on the road. 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You will tap into your intellectual side in order to display your determination. You are sensitive to what is not being said; you can read between the lines. Detach when you are triggered, and you’ll become a more effective communicator. If you are single, your sensuality and wit emerge. Enjoy deciding who, what and where! If you are attached, you will relate more effectively. Your sensitivity to your sweetie will draw you closer together. GEMINI’s energy can bowl you over sometimes. 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 You have the right words to make an impression. You have a tendency to renew yourself and your thoughts. Encourage others to do the same. You could act in an unpredictable matter. Opportunities knock on your door; it is your choice whether or not to respond. Tonight: A force to be dealt with. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Be aware of a tendency to go overboard, especially today. Someone or something might be so tempting that you might not be able to say “no.” You don’t need to spend any money in order to impress others — you are impressive anyway. Tonight: Treat a friend to dinner. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You blossom, and someone responds. You could feel as if a child or a new friend is being manipulative. A loved one also might not be reliable, as you will see soon. Use your strong personality to draw in more of what you want. Tonight: All smiles. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Know what is going on behind the scenes, and deal with it as best as you can. A problem could occur in which someone you know might want to reveal his or her true feelings. You will land on your feet, no matter what. Use your intuition. Tonight: Get some extra Z’s. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Zero in on what works. You could be taken aback by a new perspective. Lie low and watch a situation evolve, as you might not be up for taking any huge risks right now. You will move when you feel more secure. A friend lets you know that he or she supports you. Tonight: In the whirlwind of the moment. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Keep pushing to achieve what you want. You might have a lastminute show of support or energy. You will accomplish much more than you thought possible and feel pleased with the results. Demonstrate your caring through a card or a token of affection. Tonight: A force to be dealt with. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You might be overwhelmed by everything that is going on around you. Listen to your instincts when dealing with someone at a distance. This person opens you up to a lot of new opportunities. Tonight: Read between the lines. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Relate to a loved one directly, as he or she has an unusual sense of merriment and often can be rather whimsical. You enjoy being around this person, so make plans to visit in the near future. Your attitude could be affected greatly if you don’t get to spend quality time with him or her. Tonight: Dinner for two. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Others are quite dominant and lively. You could get into the quirkiness of the day. A meeting reminds you how much a friendship means to you. Others could elevate your stress level. Throw your rigidity away, and everyone will have a good time. Tonight: Accept an invitation. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HH Pace yourself, and don’t allow someone to upset you. Separating your personal life from your professional or outside life will only make your day-to-day routine simpler and easier. Try not to share so much private news. Tonight: Off to the gym, or take a walk. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You might not be able to greet the weekend yet, but you will act as if you are. You spontaneously could decide to throw out a project that has become rather complicated. A child or loved one gives you a reason to give in to a more self-indulgent day. Tonight: Act as if there is no tomorrow. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Stay close to home, or work from home, if possible. Others find you performing on a high level right now, even in this more relaxed situation. You might want to check out an investment that could involve your finances or a real-estate matter. Tonight: Happy at home. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Thursday, November 1, 2012 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 Offensive line, scheme keeps Roethlisberger clean PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger is running out of things to complain about. In a good way. The perennially bangedup Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback — who never met an injury he didn’t try to shake off — is spending less time running around the pocket and more time watching his receivers and running backs do the work in offensive coordinator Todd Haley’s short-passing game. Call it “dink and dunk.” Call it a “Three Rivers” version of the West Coast offense. Whatever it is, it’s keeping Roethlisberger’s jersey clean and the Steelers humming. “We have an offense that’s working right now, that’s all that matters,” wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders said. “No matter how we put up points, that’s what matters at the end of the day. It doesn’t matter what the offense is called.” At the moment, “hot” comes to mind. The Steelers (4-3) have won two straight heading into Sunday’s game against the New York Giants (6-2) and Roethlisberger is thriving. He’s on pace to set career highs in attempts, completions, touchdowns and quarterback rating. Funny how that happens when you’re upright. Haley’s system encourages the quarterback to get rid of the ball quickly to take the sting out of the pass rush, and after some very public growing pains — Roethlisberger was constantly under duress in the season opener against Denver — things have started to click. Near the season’s midway point, Roethlisberger has been sacked just 13 times and is getting dragged down just once every 22 pass attempts. Compare that to his career average of one sack every 11 pass attempts and Pittsburgh’s offseason plan to keep its franchise quarterback healthy appears to be working. Other than the typical bumps and bruises, the closest Roethlisberger has come to an actual injury is the sprained right ankle he sustained a couple weeks ago when he stepped on a lineman’s foot in practice. “I feel great just like I did last year at this time,” Roethlisberger said. He’s well aware things can change quickly. He took a beating over the final month of the 2011 season, getting his left ankle mangled in a win over Cleveland in December. Though he attempted to fight through it with his usual grit, he wasn’t quite the same and the Steelers lost to Denver in the wild card round of the playoffs. Pittsburgh drafted guard David DeCastro and tackle Mike Adams with its first two picks in last April’s draft. DeCastro remains out indefinitely with a knee injury, but veteran replacement Ramon Foster has thrived in DeCastro’s absence and Adams is proving to be a quick study at right tackle in place of injured starter Marcus Gilbert. The running game that struggled early in the season has caught fire under third-year back Jonathan Dwyer, who has topped 100 yards in each of the last two games. And while Haley brought in new terminology that Roethlisberger likened to learning a new language, the fiery former Kansas City Chiefs coach also streamlined the blocking schemes. The result is less confusion. Having to work for only two seconds instead of five helps, too. “We have to hold up in protection enough to have him make the reads, make the throws,” left tackle Max Starks said. “If it’s two, five, seven (seconds), it doesn’t really matter for us because our assignments are so much clearer than it was in the past where it kind of changed every single week.” Roethlisberger remains one of the best in the NFL at improvising when things break down. His 7-yard touchdown strike to Heath Miller in a 24-17 win over Cincinnati two weeks ago looked like dozens of other busted plays in his career, Roethlisberger moving around the rush like a mischievous toddler avoiding his parents’ grasp while Miller shook loose in the back of the end zone. The thing is, Roethlisberger doesn’t have to freelance as often. Haley puts a premium on letting the skill players do the work and the Steelers have one of the deepest receiving corps in the league. Thirteen players have caught passes this season, including little used tight end Leonard Pope and first-year fullback Will Johnson, both of whom hauled in touchdowns in last week’s 27-12 romp over Washington. “We have a lot wider array (of plays) in the playbook where we’re so balanced teams don’t know which way to take us,” Starks said. “We can exploit things and keeps defenses more honest. Before they could pin their ears back and say, ‘they’re in sub, they’re in drop back, they’re going to pass the ball.’ They can’t do that now.” Not with Dwyer thudding between the tackles. Dwyer has been a revelation in place of Rashard Mendenhall, who remains slowed by a strained right Achilles. Dwyer gashed the Redskins for 107 yards last week, including a 13yard run on Pittsburgh’s final drive that helped run the clock down to the final seconds. It was the kind of “close out” play the Steelers lacked in crucial situations a month ago. But with the line getting into a rhythm in front of a quarterback that is in the midst of perhaps his finest season, Pittsburgh is starting to win the battles up front it was losing late in games earlier in the year. With the second half looming in an unpredictable AFC, the Steelers will happily take their chances against the field with a healthy — and apparently happy — Roethlisberger leading the way. “We’ve just got to do our job up front,” Foster said. “You see the results of him getting the job done.” NOTES: Steelers rookie NT Alameda Ta’amu apologized for his Oct. 14 arrest following a run-in with police on the city’s South Side neighborhood that resulted in more than a dozen charges, including several felonies … The Steelers made room on the active roster for Ta’amu by releasing CB Damon Cromartie-Smith … Safety Ryan Clark practiced on Wednesday and expects to play against the Giants. Clark left last week’s game against Washington in the third quarter with a concussion. Maryland pro wins top poker title, $8.53M Oskar Garcia The Associated Press A Maryland poker professional won the World Series of Poker main event, outlasting his final opponents in a marathon card session of nearly 12 hours for the $8.53 million title on Wednesday. Greg Merson emerged with the title before dawn in Las Vegas after a session that proved a showcase for his skills amid the unpre- dictability of tournament no-limit Texas Hold ‘em. On the last hand, Merson put Las Vegas card pro Jesse Sylvia all-in with a king high. Sylvia thought hard, then called with a suited queen-jack. “This whole stage is nothing you could ever prepare for,” Merson said. Merson’s hand held through the community cards — two sixes, a three, a nine and a seven — to put his name alongside for- mer champions including Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth and Johnny Chan. After an exhausting session, he’s ready to join them. “I feel pretty good — got all the tears out so, now I feel relaxed,” Merson said. The 24-year-old Merson pushed past Hellmuth for the series’ Player of the Year honors, proving himself the top performer throughout this year’s series of card tournaments Gallipolis Daily Tribune Sponsored By: Taylor Motors www.mydailytribune.com ENTER TO WIN!!! It’s easy to enter. Just submit a photo of yourself, your child, or you and your friends in costume at www.mydailytribune.com in Las Vegas and Europe. Merson also won a tournament bracelet this summer in Las Vegas for a no-limit Texas Hold ‘em 6-handed tournament. The 26-year-old Sylvia won $5.3 million for second place. “That was nuts, man,” he said. Merson’s victory came after the pair outlasted the last amateur at the table, 21-year-old Jake Balsiger. The Arizona State senior hoping to become the youngest World Series of Poker champion was eliminated in third place, more than 11 hours into the marathon. Balsiger gambled his last chips with a queen-10 and was dominated by Merson’s king-queen. Merson’s hand held through five community cards, forcing Balsiger to exit no richer than when he started the finale on Tuesday. The political science major, who has vowed to graduate, won $3.8 million. “I have some home- The Associated Press CATEGORIES ARE... 1. Funniest 2. Scariest 3. Cutest 4. Most Original TAYLOR MOTORS 250 North Columbus Road Athens, OH 45701 740-594-8555 60364464 FREE GIFT CARD 1 per household • No purchase necessary lion chip bet all-in with just queen high. Balsiger couldn’t call, and Merson moved up to more than 100 million in chips. Sylvia went all-in against Merson, his ace-king against Merson’s pocket kings. An ace through five vaulted Sylvia to the chip lead, temporarily sending his supporters at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino into a frenzy. Chips have no real monetary value in tournament poker. Each player at the final table must lose all his chips to lose the tournament and win all the chips to be crowned champion. The tournament began in July with 6,598 players and was whittled to nine through seven sessions in 11 days. Play stopped after nearly 67 hours logged at the tables for each player, with minimum bets going up every two hours. The finalists played Monday night until only three remained for the title. Professional leagues plan to play after superstorm You will automatically be entered in the contest to win great prizes! Contest starts October 22. Taylor is giving away a $50.00 in store gift certificate to Ohio Valley Trading and Exchange to the first 150 people who test drive a Dodge Ram Truck. work due tomorrow, my Supreme Court class,” Balsiger said. “I didn’t do it last week because I was in a final table simulation, so my professor’s probably not the happiest with me.” Before Balsiger was eliminated, the players set a series record by pushing beyond 364 hands at the final table. Balsiger lost on hand 382, while Sylvia lost on hand 399. All three players traded chips, big bluffs and wild hands during their marathon run. “It was kind of swinging, emotionally,” Sylvia said. They started play Tuesday night having already outlasted six others at a final table that began on Monday. They refused to give in with roughly $4.8 million on the line — the difference between first and third place. “This is exciting,” Balsiger told his tablemates. Merson took a commanding chip lead early with a gutsy move — sensing weakness in Balsiger and re-raising a 10 mil- With much of the Northeast immersed in the recovery from Superstorm Sandy’s devastating blow, the NFL and NBA plan to carry on with their schedules. The New York City Marathon is still hoping that the course will be clear by Sunday and runners will be able to get to the starting line in Staten Island. NBA spokesman Tim Frank on Tuesday said through his Twitter account the season-opening games Tuesday night in Miami, Los Angeles and Cleveland — the Wizards flew out of Washington Monday 7 a.m. — are set to tip off on time. “For the many asking: Tonight’s NBA games will be played. We are still assessing the situation with regards to the rest of the week,” he tweeted. Of concern: Philadelphia is supposed to host its opener on Wednesday. However, the NBA’s communications staff announced on Twitter that the Nets’ first game at their new Brooklyn home against the crosstown-rival Knicks on Thursday will go as scheduled at 7 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin believes Sunday’s game in Jersey against the New York Giants to go on as scheduled and plans to prepare that way. Tomlin said he understands the league will be looking at any logistical issues caused by the storm’s aftermath may present but added the Steelers will stick to their weekly routine unless they hear from NFL officials. Tomlin might have to wait a day for the final word. All 32 teams were notified Monday that the league’s offices would be closed through Tuesday. The NFL had already moved its trade deadline back two days to Thursday because of potential complications from the storm. The deadline now is 4 p.m. EDT Thursday, when waivers for vested veterans also begin. Around the league, the Giants, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles reported no damage at their practice facilities. The Baltimore Ravens, though, were running a generator at their complex. Players were off but the hope is electricity will be restored for regular practice Wednesday. Five days before 50,000 runners take to the course that meanders through the streets of New York City’s five boroughs, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he ex- pects the marathon to go on scheduled. Race organizers were moving forward with their plans — leaving open the possibility of changes from past years. “The marathon has always been a special day for New Yorkers as a symbol of the vitality and resiliency of this city,” New York Road Runners President Mary Wittenberg said in a statement. “NYRR continues to move ahead with its planning and preparation. We will keep all options open with regard to making any accommodations and adjustments necessary to race day and race weekend events.” Lower Manhattan was especially hit hard and many runners need to take the ferry to the start on Staten Island. Also, Bloomberg said it could be four or five days before the subways were running again. That could mean no trains on race day. 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