https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/a82aaa0f6fcfdcec250fb8772da9b162.pdf f9854f19c1f6a21fe9f6ea9a053f9d93 PDF Text Text log onto www.mydailytribune.com for archive • games • features • e-edition • polls & more Middleport•Pomeroy, Ohio INSIDE STORY WEATHER SPORTS Dr. Brothers .... Page 3 Mostly sunny. High of 53. Low of 40 ........ Page 2 Point drops home openers .... Page 6 OBITUARIES Frankie E. Carpenter, 57 Hodaviah Hensley, 80 Eliza J. McCulty, 83 Edna Whetstone Price, 97 James F. ‘Fritz’ Rothgeb, 68 Linda Lee Turner, 73 50 cents daily THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012 Vol. 62, No. 223 Meigs SWCD, NRCS office moving to Pomeroy Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com POMEROY — The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District and United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service will be moving to new quarters in Pomeroy around the middle of this month. The Meigs SWCD, USDANRCS and the USDA-Farm Service Agency offices have shared office space and other resources in what is known as the Agricultural Service Center, which has been located at 33101 Hiland Road since 1990. However, a recent decision by the FSA to move its Meigs County office to Gallia County made it unfeasible for the district and NRCS to remain in that location, explained Steve Jenkins, Meigs SWCD district administrator. The SWCD and NRCS offices will remain in Meigs County, continuing a partnership that began in September 1943, when the agencies were respectively known as the Soil Conservation District and Soil Conservation Service. The new office will be located only a short distance away, at 113 East Memorial Drive, Suite D, across the parking lot from the former Veterans Memorial Hospital in a county-owned building that formerly housed Thomas Rural Health Care. The Meigs SWCD is a legal subdivision of state government that provides natural resource management assistance to county landowners and other units of local government in line with its mission statement of “providing assistance for the wise use of our natural resources for present and future generations,” Jenkins explained. The district is funded by the Meigs County Board of Commissioners, and county funds are supplemented by funding from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Soil and Water Resources. The district is governed by a five-member board of supervisors, all county residents, who serve staggered three-year terms. Next year will mark the district’s 70th year in the county. SWCDs are currently found in all 88 counties of Ohio. The Meigs SWCD provides conservation technical assistance and planning, equipment rental, educational programs, field trips, watershed protection, wildlife assistance in addition to other services for Meigs County landowners and producers. The district also owns and manages the 174-acre Conservation Area on New Lima Road and administers the county’s recycling program. “We want to thank the county commissioners for making the See MOVING ‌| 5 Dog and kennel licenses on sale Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com So much to choose from, so hard to make a choice. Photos by Charlene Hoeflich | Daily Sentinel Shopping for that ‘someone special’ Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com POMEROY — Selecting a gift for that “someone special” didn’t come easy for many of the kids on the annual Christmas shopping tour in downtown Pomeroy Saturday. This was the second year for the kids shopping event sponsored by the Pomeroy Merchants Association and Farmers Bank. Brian Howard was leader of the group as they moved along Main and Court Streets going from store to store to look over tables of gifts priced at $10 or less. For most it was a hard decision to come up with just the right gift for mom or dad or someone else they wanted to remember this holiday season. Decorated cookies and cupcakes were available to the children at several of the stores visited by the group. Once the shopping was completed the children moved to the Court Street mini-park where Santa greeted each one and read a holiday story. Refreshments were served to wrap up the day’s shopping event. A mini-park Christmas party following the shopping tour. Cheery decorations marked the kids’ shopping route along Pomeroy’s streets. Norman retires after 33 years POMEROY — Dog and kennel licenses are now on sale at the Meigs County Auditor’s Office. Meigs County Auditor Mary T. Byer-Hill recently announced that dog and kennel licenses for 2013 would be available beginning on Dec. 3. Licenses can be purchased until Jan. 31, 2013. Any purchases after that date will incur a penalty, making the license double in price. The cost of each dog license will be $8 per dog and kennel license will be $40 per kennel. The fees raised from the sale of these licenses stays in the county as a way to fund the Meigs Count Dog Warden and all expenses related to the county-owned animal shelter. Expenses paid from these fees include dog food, cleaning supplies, disease control, veterinary expenses and utilities. The law requires that all dogs be licensed. Section 955.01 of the Ohio Revised Code states that every person who owns, keeps or harbors a dog more than three months of age, shall purchase a license for that dog before the 31st day of January of each year. If you wish to purchase your tags by mail, a printable application is available for both kennel license and individual dog license on the Auditor’s website at www.meigscountyauditor.org. When submitting your license by mail, please include a self addressed stamped envelope along with your application and payment made payable to the Meigs County Auditor. Licenses may be purchased Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Meigs County Auditor’s Office which is located on the second floor of the Meigs County Courthouse. They may also be purchased from Thomas B. Proffitt, Meigs County Dog Warden. Please contact the Meigs County Auditor’s Office at 992-2698 if you have any questions regarding the purchase of your 2013 Dog License. Alleged meth labs found at one home Beth Sergent bsergent@heartlandpublications.com HENDERSON — Feet away from the highway and in the middle of a trailer court, several alleged meth labs were found in and around a residence in Henderson. Arrested and charged with operating a clandestine drug lab are Robert F. Jones, 20, West Columbia and Karen L. Green, 29, Point Pleasant. According to the Mason County Sheriff’s Department, deputies along with personnel from the Henderson Police Department responded to a residence at 29 Forrest St., Lot 11, around 1 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Apparently law enforcement received a tip that an alleged meth lab was being operated out of the residence. Upon investigation of the residence, deputies say what are believed to be several shake and bake style meth labs were found both in and round the residence. There were two, alleged active meth labs found inside the residence, according to the sheriff’s department. The shake and bake See LABS ‌| 5 Anna Norman, center, retired last Friday after 33 years working in the Meigs County Auditors Office. Norman had served as the payroll clerk for the last 26 years. Pictured with Norman are her father, former Meigs County Treasurer Howard Frank, and Meigs County Auditor Mary Byer-Hill. Sarah Hawley | Daily Sentinel Beth Sergent | Daily Sentinel Two people have been arrested and charged with operating a meth lab at this trailer at 29 Forrest St., Lot 11, in Henderson. Law enforcement officers say several alleged shake and bake meth labs were found at the residence on Tuesday morning. �Thursday, December 6, 2012 www.mydailysentinel.com Meigs County Community Calendar Thursday, Dec. 6 POMEROY — Meigs County Retired Teachers will meet at noon at Trinity Congregational Church. Presentation on the Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center and a musical program. Members asked to take school supplies and/or books for children and young people. Call 992-3214 for luncheon reservations by Wednesday. Guests welcome. Friday, Dec. 7 POMEROY — Meigs County P.E.R.I. Chapter 74 will hold their meeting at noon at the Mulberry Community Center. This will be our Christmas potluck lunch. Drinks and paper items will be supplied. Bring covered dish(s). Also a gift for the gift exchange. Saturday, Dec. 8 POMEROY — Breakfast and pictures with Santa will take place from 9-11 a.m. at the Meigs County District Public Library in Pomeroy. Pictures will be provided free of charge. Sponsored by The Meigs County District Public Library and The Friends of the Meigs County Library. POMEROY — The Meigs County District Public Library will host a Family Movie Matinee at 2 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. The film will be Arthur Christmas (PG). Refreshments will be provided. GALLIPOLIS — The Alpha Omicron Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma will meet at 10:30 a.m. at Golden Corral in Gallipolis for a luncheon and programs. Gifts for women and children will be collected for the Women’s Shelter. Donna Jenkins will conduct a music program for member and Marge Fetty will present a Christmas program. For more information call (740) 742-3105. Church Events For The Record St. Nicholas Day Celebration POMEROY — Grace Episcopal Church invites children (K-4th grade) to join us for a day of fun with games and activities, pizza, holiday movie and popcorn from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8. Please Probate Court POMEROY — Marriage Licenses were recently issued in Meigs County Probate Court to: Ken Everett Vanmatre, of Middleport and Bridget Renea Cross, of Racine; Kenneth Steven Storms and Jennifer Louise Eakins, of Middleport; Eric Shane Richmond and Jennifer Lynn Reeves, both of Pomeroy; Joseph Benjamin Lee and Ishi Dawn Grimm, both of Syracuse; Bobby Lee Sprouse and Devon Marie Hill Lickliter, both of Racine; and Timothy Ray Stearns and Elizabeth Louise Ellis, both of Rutland. Meigs SWCD office move POMEROY — The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District will have limited phone service for a time due to an impending office move into new quarters. Until further notice call 992-4282. Local stocks Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 71.65 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 4.75 WesBanco (NYSE) — 21.35 Worthington (NYSE) — 23.33 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions for December 5, 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. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming southeast ON DIGITAL SERVICES FOR YOUR HOME DIGITAL TV HIGH-SPEED INTERNET DIGITAL PHONE Offers may be available now in your area from Acceller, Inc. for these top service providers: * $89/mo. For first 12 months Christmas Program RACINE — The CarmelSutton United Methodist Church Christmas program will be held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9. Potential Boil Advisory POMEROY — The hydrant replacement project in the Village of Pomeroy will begin on Dec. 3. Water customers within the village may experience a boil advisory or temporary water shut off for repair and connection of water lines. Anyone with questions is asked to contact Village Administrator Paul Hellman. Look Good, Feel Better workshop POMEROY — Look Good, Feel Better, a free program for women in cancer treatment will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Dec. 10 at the Pomeroy Public Library. Each participant will receive a make up kit worth $300, along with receiving tips on care of skin and hair during treatment. Registration is required at 1-800-227-2345. Upcoming Blood Drives MEIGS COUNTY — Two upcoming blood drives have been scheduled in Meigs County. The first will be from 1-6 p.m. on Dec. 26 at the Mulberry Community Center. The second is scheduled from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Dec. 31 at the Middleport Church of Christ 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. FIND OUT MORE BY CALLING TOLL-FREE 1-866-636-5984 By Acceller, Inc., an authorized retailer. *Geographic and service restrictions apply to all services. Call to see if you qualify. Common Pleas Court Civil A civil action filed by Rodney Tripp against Todd A. Tripp has been dismissed. A civil action filed by FlagStar Bank against Jason W. Coleman has been dismissed. A civil action filed by Farm Credit Services of Mid America against Don Dunfee and Diane Dunfee has been dismissed. Domestic A divorce has been granted to James M. Powell from Taylor N. Powell. A divorce has been granted to Dawn Burden from Dustin Burden. A divorce has been granted to Andrew K. Horton from Kelly Ann Horton. A divorce has bee granted to Glenna Stitt from Tracy H. Stitt. A divorce has been granted to Charles N. Curfman from Phyllis I. Curfman. A dissolution has been granted to Seth Haner and Hailey Haner. A dissolution has been granted to Rebecca Diehl and Andrew Diehl. An action of dissolution has been filed by Donald Lee Miller and Bertha May Miller. An action of dissolution has been filed by Stephen Christopher Will and Victoria Lynn Will. An action of divorce has been filed by Brent A. Bailey against Brandy S. Bailey. 911 Nov. 30 2:27 p.m., East Memorial Drive, high blood pressure; 6:44 p.m., Pine Grove Road, chest pain; 8:01 p.m., Liberty Lane, syncope/passing out. Dec. 1 10:09 a.m., Eaton Road, difficulty breathing; 10:15 a.m., East Main Street, person hit by car; 2:35 p.m., McCumber Road, pain general; 2:55 p.m., East Memorial Drive, difficulty breathing; 4:04 p.m. Ohio 7, choking; 5:13 p.m., West Main Street, pain general; 5:19 p.m., White Church, head injury; 6:25 p.m., Laurel Cliff Road, around 5 mph in the after- hemorrhage; 9:37 p.m., noon. Dead Mans Curve Road, Thursday Night: A chest pain. chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly Dec. 2 cloudy, with a low around 3:17 p.m., Riverview 40. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Drive, difficulty breathChance of precipitation is 50 ing; 4:29 p.m., Kingsbury percent. New precipitation Road, difficulty breathamounts of less than a tenth ing; 5:26 p.m., Rockof an inch possible. springs Road, fall. Friday: Showers likely. Dec. 3 Cloudy, with a high near 57. 12:40 a.m., State South wind 7 to 11 mph. Street, police call; 5:03 Chance of precipitation is 60 a.m., State Street, psypercent. New precipitation chiatric emergency; 6:28 amounts between a quarter a.m., Gold Ridge Road, and half of an inch possible. unknown; 7:54 a.m., New Friday Night: Showers Lima Road, unknown; likely. Cloudy, with a low 10:35 a.m., Pomeroy Pike around 48. Chance of pre- Road, fractured body cipitation is 60 percent. New part; 12:33 p.m., Zion precipitation amounts be- Road, difficulty breathtween a quarter and half of ing; 12:46 p.m., Hampan inch possible. ton Hollow Road, fall; Saturday: Showers likely. 1:50 p.m., Fifth Street, Cloudy, with a high near 60. low blood pressure; 2:58 Chance of precipitation is 70 p.m., Johnson Road, diapercent. betic emergency; 8:37 Saturday Night: Show- p.m., East Second Street, ers likely. Cloudy, with a low diabetic emergency. around 46. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Dec. 4 Sunday: A chance of 12:38 a.m., Lincoln showers. Cloudy, with a high Heights, abdominal pain; near 59. Chance of precipita- 2:51 a.m., Lovett Road, pain general. tion is 50 percent. Sunday Night: A chance Land Transfers of showers. Mostly cloudy, POMEROY — The with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40 Meigs County Recorder’s Office recently recorded percent. Ohio Valley Forecast BUNDLE & SAVE! BUNDLES STARTING AS LOW AS call the church office at 992–3968 for reservations. Meigs County Local Briefs Free Community Dinner RACINE — The Racine Methodist Church will Monday, Dec. 10 host a free community dinPOMEROY — The Meigs County Veterans Service ner at the church on SatCommission will meet at 9 a.m. at the office, located at urday, Dec. 8. Service will 117 East Memorial Drive, Suite 3 in Pomeroy. begin at noon and continue as long as the food lasts. Tuesday, Dec. 11 SYRACUSE — “A Carleton Christmas” will be held at Food for Fines 6:30 p.m. in the Carleton School Gymnasium. RefreshPOMEROY — The ments will be served. For more information call (740) Meigs County District 992-6681. Public Libraries will be TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional accepting non-perishable Sewer Board will have their regular meeting at 5 p.m. at food items in lieu of fines the TPRSD office. during the month of DeBEDFORD TWP. — The Bedford Township Trustees cember. These items will will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the be distributed to area food town hall. banks. For more informaSALISBURY TWP. — The Salisbury Township Trust- tion please contact (740) ees will meet at 5 p.m. at the home of Manning Roush. 992-5813. POMEROY — The Meigs County Board of Health will meet at 5 p.m. in the conference room of the Meigs CounC-8 town hall meeting ty Health Department. POMEROY — Town hall meetings on C-8 conWednesday, Dec. 12 tamination will be held at POMEROY — The Meigs County Trustees and Fis- the Mulberry Community cal Officers Association will meet at 6 p.m. at the Meigs Center in Pomeroy at 7 High School Cafeteria. Reservations are due by Dec. 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6. by calling Opal Dyer at (740) 742-2805. There will be a Information will be given meal preceding the meeting and election of officers will on a planned class action be held. legal suit for those who MARIETTA — A meeting of the District 18 Executive have been physically damCommittee will be held at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in aged as a result of C-8 conMarietta, Ohio. The purpose of this meeting is for the Ex- tamination. ecutive Committee to select projects for Round 27 funding under the Ohio Public Works Commission State CapiDinner and Variety tal Improvement and Local Transportation Improvement Show Programs (SCIP/LTIP). If you have questions regarding RACINE — Southern this meeting, please contact Michelle Hyer at (740) 376- High School’s reconnect1025. ing youth class is hosting CHESTER — Shade River Lodge meeting, 7:30 p.m. a dinner and variety show at the hall. Open installation of officers elected to serve in on December 8, 2012 at the coming year. Refreshments following meeting. 6:00. Tickets are on sale at the high school for $10.00, which includes a chicken noodle dinner. A toy drive will also be held that evening, students are asking that you bring a new, unAEP (NYSE) — 43.20 BBT (NYSE) — 27.86 wrapped toy to the dinner. Akzo (NASDAQ) — 19.25 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 20.74 Proceeds from the evening Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 74.80 Pepsico (NYSE) — 69.71 will support the ReconBig Lots (NYSE) — 30.06 Premier (NASDAQ) — 10.72 necting Youth Program. Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 38.77 Rockwell (NYSE) — 80.39 BorgWarner (NYSE) — 66.46 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 13.19 Any questions, contact Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 8.09 Royal Dutch Shell — 66.97 Amy Roush at Southern Champion (NASDAQ) — 0.23 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 41.21 High School 949-2611. City Holding (NASDAQ) — 33.70 Collins (NYSE) — 56.01 DuPont (NYSE) — 42.62 US Bank (NYSE) — 31.76 Gen Electric (NYSE) — 21.23 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 46.28 JP Morgan (NYSE) — 41.20 Kroger (NYSE) — 26.71 Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 51.23 Norfolk So (NYSE) — 61.59 OVBC (NASDAQ) — 18.49 The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 the following land transfers: David Reitmire Jr. to Samuel B. Buckley, deed, Pomeroy; Cassandra Reitmire, David Reitmire Jr. to Samuel Buckley, deed, Sutton; June Swan Whystell, Eugene Harold Whystell to Larry Keith Hill, deed, Olive; Jean Clare Dunbar, Vivian Dunbar to Dawn Michelle Wilson, deed, Columbia; Lewis W. Harper Jr., Angela D. Harper to Ryan Norris, Jody Norris, deed, Letart; Karne R. Smith, Tim L. Smith to Tommy L. Graham, deed, Chester; Donald L. Waldren, Angela Waldren to Neil D. Giles, deed, Columbia; Billie E. Hoselton to Jeffrey C. Kimes, Diana C. Kimes, deed, Olive; William B. Downie Jr. to Andrew R. Smith, deed, Sutton; Darla Staats, Doug Staats, Dennis Kelly, Mary Kelly, Gerald Kelley, Bonnie Kelly to John Anderson, Joan Anderson, deed, Salisbury/Village of Pomeroy; Mary S. Erwin to James Yeauger, deed, Pomeroy Village; Geraldine Harris, Sebastian Biernat to Carl B. Heil, Erin A. Heil, deed, Salem; Oakmore Farms LLC to Phyllis Rice, deed, Olive; Phyllis Rice to Phyllis Rice, deed, Olive; Paul R. Walker, Walker Family Revocable Trust to Dusty R. Adkins, Kayla C. Adkins, deed, Rutland; Yvonne J. Lawson to Rusty Ray Lawson, deed, Chester; Beth Amoriya, Elizabeth Rose Amoriya to Erin E. Roush, Justin P. Roush, deed, Scipio; Debra K. Evans, Debra K. Meadows to Donald J. Smith, Alisia R. Smith, deed, Letart; Secretary of Housing to Kenneth E. Zuspan, deed, Salem; Otho Cecil Gilpin, O.C. Gilpin to Kathy Wyatt, deed, Olive; Patricia Dent, deceased, to Benny S. Dent, affidavit, Chester; Karon S. Connolly to Jimmy L. Connolly, affidavit, Syracuse Village; Patricia A. Thomas, deceased, to Cindy Lou Thomas, Carl Ray Thomas, certificate of transfer, Chester; Steven A. Yonker, Stephanie L. Ash to Stephanie L. Ash, Steven A. Yonker, deed, Racine Village/Sutton; Richard S. Colley, Christina Colley to Federal National Mortgage, sheriff deed, Pomeroy Village;Appalachian Investments to Jeffrey Scott London, deed, Salisbury; Linda A. Meadows, deceased, to Vaughan Real Estate Investments, LLC, deed, Salisbury/Pomeroy Village; Russell Fitchpatrick to Floyd Fitzpatrick, deed, Rutland; Village of Pomeroy to Porter Brothers LLC, deed, Pomeroy; William S. Walters, A. Yvonne Walters to Jacqueline A. Walburn, deed, Middleport Village; Ryan H. Roush, Chelsea B. Roush, Ryan W. Roush, to Jeffery S. Taylor, Kelly Taylor, deed, Rutland; Bobbi Gail Jones Six, Robert Bud Six to Eagle Rose Corporation, right of way, Columbia; Ryan Clonch, Janet Clonch to Tuppers Plains Chester Water District, right of way, Chester; Josh Smith to Tuppers Plains Chester Water District, right of way, Letart; Darrell Henderson, April Henderson to Tuppers Plains Chester Water District, right of way, Olive; Roger Brooks, Travis Brooks, Captolia Brooks, Eerin Brooks to Tuppers Plains Chester Water District, right of way, Olive; Oakmore Farms LLC to Tuppers Plains Chester Water District, right of way, Olive; Robert G. Edwards Jr. to Tuppers Plains Chester Water District, right of way, Olive; Joshua Kirk Allen to American Electric Power, Ohio Power Company, easement, Columbia; Harry L. Spencer, Avice E. Spencer to American Electric Power, Ohio Power Company, easement, Chester; Robert Imboden, Dianna Imboden to Kristin A. Barley, Emily R. Pennington, deed, Rutland; �Thursday, December 6, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com Obama asking for Sandy aid WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress for about $50 billion in additional emergency aid for states hit by Superstorm Sandy, Democrats on Capitol Hill said Wednesday. House Secretary Shaun Donovan told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that the administration is still working on a request for a supplemental spending bill to provide the aid and expects to send it to Congress this week. “We do not have a specific number,” Donovan said. The price tag is expected to be anywhere between $45 billion and $55 billion. Two Senate Democratic aides, speaking on condition of anonymity because the request is still being assembled, put the number in the neighborhood of $50 billion. “The president isn’t going to leave New York, New Jersey or the entire region to fight for itself,” Donovan, who is coordinating the government’s Sandy recovery efforts for Obama, told reporters after the hearing. Donovan urged Congress to take action in “the next few weeks” on the administration’s upcoming request. On Tuesday, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Craig Fugate, said the government’s disaster relief fund still has $4.8 billion, enough to pay for recovery efforts into early spring. So far the government has spent about $2 billion in the 11 states struck the late October storm, one of the worst ever in the Northeast. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are together seeking about $83 billion in aid. Donovan described that figure as more of damage estimate, saying some of might be covered by private insurance and other already-funded government programs. Given the recent budget talks and the strong pressures against new spending, Congress is not expected to approve large amounts of additional money all at once. The storm devastated coastal communities from North Carolina to Maine, killing more than 120 people. New York and New Jersey were hit the hardest. Obama can request up to $5.4 billion more without hitting a spending ceiling. Several Republicans have said that more than that should be matched by spending cuts in other federal programs. Donovan said people who lost homes or businesses are waiting desperately for help. He said it would be a mistake for Congress to quickly approve the $5.4 billion as a “down payment” and defer until next year providing additional funding. “A down payment simply means that these families, these communities are going to be waiting for months or longer to get on with their lives,” he said. Donovan said requiring spending cuts in other federal programs to cover the cost of additional disaster aid makes no sense. “We believe strongly that the country has to come together even in difficult times and stand behind places that have been devastated,” he said. Officials in the affected state expect the fight for more recovery money will last for months and probably require a series of spending bills. They also fear it will fade as a priority next year. Homeless man arrested in NYC subway push NEW YORK (AP) — A homeless man was arrested Wednesday in the death of a subway rider who was pushed onto the tracks and photographed just before a train struck him. Naeem Davis, 30, was taken into custody for questioning Tuesday after security video showed a man fitting the suspect’s description working with street vendors near Rockefeller Center. Police said Davis made statements implicating himself in Ki-Suck Han’s death. Davis was arrested on a second-degree murder charge. He was in custody, and it wasn’t immediately clear if he had a lawyer. It also wasn’t clear when he would appear in court. Witnesses told investigators they saw a man talking to himself Monday afternoon before he approached the 58-yearold Han of Queens at the Times Square station, got into an altercation with him and pushed him into the train’s path. The New York Post published a photo on its front page Tuesday of Han with his head turned toward the train, his arms reaching up but unable to climb off the tracks in time. It was shot by freelance photographer R. Umar Abbasi, who was waiting to catch a train. Abbasi told NBC’s “Today” show Wednesday that he was trying to alert the motorman to what was going on by flashing his camera. He said he was shocked that people nearer to the victim didn’t try to help in the 22 seconds before the train struck. “It took me a second to figure out what was happening … I saw the lights in the distance. My mind was to alert the train,” Abbasi said. “The people who were standing close to him … they could have moved and grabbed him and pulled him up. No one made an effort,” he added. Trains generally arrive at the stations going 25 mph, but it’s not clear how fast the train was going when it struck Han. The waiting area is a narrower than other subway stations, but the platform is still about a dozen feet wide. In a written account Abbasi gave the Post, he said a crowd took videos and snapped photos on their cellphones after Han was pulled, limp, onto the platform. He said he shoved them back as a doctor and another man tried to resuscitate the victim, but it was no use. The man died in front of Abbasi’s eyes. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday that it appeared the suspect in Han’s death had “a psychiatric problem.” The mayor said Han, “if I understand it, tried to break up a fight or something and paid for it with his life.” Subway pushes are feared but fairly unusual. Among the more high-profile cases was the January 1999 death of Kendra Webdale, who was shoved to her death by a former mental patient. Straphangers on Wednesday said that they were shocked by Han’s death but that it’s always a silent fear for many of the more than 5.2 million commuters who ride the subway on an average weekday. “Stuff like that you don’t really think about every day. You know it could happen. So when it does happen it’s scary but then what it all comes down to is you have to protect yourself,” said Aliyah Syphrett, 23, who sat on a bench as she waited at Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan. Diana Henry, 79, a Long Island resident, was waiting for a train at 34th Street. She stood as far from the platform as possible — about a dozen feet back, leaning against the wall. “I’m always careful, but I’m even more careful after what happened,” she said. “I stand back because there are so many crazies in this city that you never know.” Many said they didn’t know what they would do in the same situation — if they’d try to help or if they’d be able to act fast enough. In 2007, Wesley Autrey jumped onto the tracks when a train was approaching, saving the life of a man who fell unconscious off the platform. Autrey laid on top of the man as the train rolled over them barely above their heads. Autrey was hailed as a hero. Ask Dr. Brothers Should mom help with homework? Dear Dr. Dear Dr. Brothers: My Brothers: My son is a pretty son seems to good student, be caught up in but he’s 14 now, worrying about and my wife the toilet. He is is still help8 years old, and ing him with ever since he his homework got a teacher at least three who is very redays a week. strictive about She’s been dowhen students ing this for can leave the years, and I reclassroom, he’s ally don’t know gotten some how much she strange ideas is helping and Dr. Joyce Brothers about not beSyndicated whether he ing able to could succeed wait, not wantColumnist on his own. ing to go places Should she still where he has be helping him to use a toilet at this age? I think he needs outside of our home, and to stand on his own two asking where the toilet is feet, but I don’t want to hurt when we do go out. I have his grades if he can’t handle tried to reassure him, but it. He asks my wife for help, I have never heard of this, and she told me she just and I don’t know what I am can’t say no. — T.G. supposed to do. — C.M. Dear T.G.: It seems that Dear C.M.: Toilet phoyour son and your wife have bias are not really rare, but a well-developed routine because most people find when it comes to home- the subject matter so embarwork, one that has persisted rassing and uncomfortable through thick and thin. Af- to talk about, they certainly ter so many years of being a are not in the public eye crutch for your son to lean as much as other anxietyon, it’s probably not wise based issues. Some adult for your wife to completely sufferers even go through cut him loose at this point. therapy and find that they What she can do is talk to aren’t being helped very him about what he thinks he much because they have may have difficulty with for been too ashamed to tell the the remainder of the school counselor what the problem year, and narrow down her is! help to that one subject or to The issue can start from special projects. I think the an accident or a near-accithree of you are beginning dent, an extreme need for to realize that leaning on privacy in the bathroom, his mother for help has not from being restricted from prepared your son to think using the toilet — as can and act on his own. It makes happen sometimes in it difficult to identify his school — or from medistrengths and weaknesses, cal issues or other causes. and for him to feel a sense of There is some evidence mastery when he does well. that a toilet phobia may be There are many resourc- part of an obsessive-comes available in and out of pulsive disorder, or it may school if your son still needs be a simpler expression of occasional help, and I sug- overwhelming anxiety. You gest that you replace his can help your son by talkmother with a peer tutor or ing to the teacher and maka commercial program as ing sure that he has free he goes forward. This will access to the bathroom, help make him responsible and by talking to him about for his own learning, and when would be a good time will help him set some goals to plan his trips so that he for becoming independent. can get some kind of rouThere’s nothing wrong with tine going. Be patient with being supportive or keeping him when he needs to know on top of his performance, the location of a bathroom, but your wife won’t be do- which will keep him feeling ing him any favors if she calm. He can be helped by keeps stepping up to the talking about his feelings plate. As your son becomes with a therapist. Just be more confident, you will see there for him and let him that letting go was the right know that you understand. course. (c) 2012 by King *** Features Syndicate Obama warns against another debt ceiling fight WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama warned Republicans on Wednesday against picking another fight over the nation’s debt ceiling, telling business leaders that it’s “not a game that I will play.” Obama said in remarks to the Business Roundtable that he was aware of reports that Republicans may be willing to agree to higher tax rates on the wealthy as a way to avert the looming “fiscal cliff” and then come back next year with more leverage to extract spending cuts from the White House in exchange for raising the government’s borrowing limit. “That is a bad strategy for America, it’s a bad strategy for your businesses and it’s not a game that I will play,” Obama said, recalling the “catastrophe that happened in August of 2011.” The president cited the prolonged and deeply partisan standoff over raising the U.S. debt limit last year that led the nation to the brink of default for the first time in its history. The move prompted Standard & Poor’s to take the drastic step of stripping the government of its “AAA” rating on its bonds, a sign of the toll of the political debacle. Obama’s cautionary tone to congressional Republicans came amid a continuing standoff over the looming fiscal cliff, a series of automatic spending cuts and tax increases scheduled for the end of the year that could undermine the nation’s economic recovery. Negotiations have focused on whether tax rates for the wealthy should increase, how deeply to cut spending on entitlements such as Medicare and how to deal with raising the government’s borrowing limit early next year. If Congress and the White House don’t reach a budget deal, about $1.2 trillion in spending cuts and tax increases will automatically kick in starting Jan. 2, a scenario that’s been dubbed the “fiscal cliff,” because it is likely to send the economy back into recession and drive up unemployment. Meantime, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Republican leaders said Wednesday — prior to Obama’s remarks — that the White House had failed to offer a “balanced approach” that had a chance of clearing either chamber of Congress. “We can’t negotiate with ourselves,” Boehner said. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said Republicans want to “sit down with the president. We want to talk specifics. We put an offer on the table. Now he has out of hand rejected that. Where are the specifics? Where are the discussions? Nothing is going on. Meanwhile, the people of this country are the ones that suffer.” House Republicans have proposed a 10-year, $2.2 trillion blueprint that calls for increasing the eligibility age for Medicare and lowering cost-of-living hikes for Social Security benefits. It came in response to Obama’s offer last week to boost taxes by $1.6 trillion over the coming decade but largely exempt Medicare and Social Security from budget cuts. The White House has ridiculed Boehner’s approach as nothing more than “magic beans and fairy dust,” saying taxes must rise on families earning $250,000 or more to generate enough revenue to deal with the Moon reveals a ‘shattered’ history LOS ANGELES (AP) — The moon took quite a beating in its early days, more than previously believed, scientists reported Wednesday. This surprising new view of the moon comes from detailed gravity mapping by twin NASA spacecraft, which slipped into orbit around the celestial body earlier this year to peer into the interior. Researchers have long known that the moon and rocky planets — including the Earth — suffered heavy bombardment from asteroids and comets during their formative years billions of years ago. Now they are just starting to realize the extent. The moon is “far more broken up and shattered than we’ve seen before,” said mis- sion chief scientist Maria Zuber of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Measurements by the NASA spacecraft called Ebb and Flow also found that the moon’s crust, or outermost layer, is much thinner than scientists thought — only about 25 miles thick. Results were presented Wednesday at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco and published online in the journal Science. Though past missions have measured lunar gravity — about one-sixth Earth’s pull — Ebb and Flow are the first spacecraft dedicated to this pursuit. To collect data, the washing machine-size spacecraft flew in formation, orbiting about 35 miles above the moon’s surface. Their positions allowed them to look deep inside. The resulting gravity maps revealed an exceptionally smooth lunar interior — consistent with it being pulverized by impacts. Fracturing extended deep into the crust and may have penetrated the mantle, scientists said. The maps also exposed numerous lunar features in greater detail than before including volcanoes, basins and craters. A provocative paper published last year hypothesized that Earth once had two moons that collided early on in the solar system’s history to create the orb that graces the sky today. But Zuber said highresolution mapping by the spacecraft did not find evidence for that. nation’s fiscal crisis. Congressional Republicans say Obama has focused only on tax increases but not offered enough specifics on reducing spending. Obama told business leaders that his economic showdown with House Republicans could be solved quickly if the GOP would accept that raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans is the only viable way to raise the money needed for a fair debt reduction plan. “The numbers actually aren’t that far apart,” Obama said. “Another way of putting this is: We can probably solve this in about a week. It’s not that tough. But we need that conceptual breakthrough.” Republicans dispute Obama’s assertion and have proposed capping deductions and changing the tax code in other ways to generate the tax money. Shop Locally & Save Locally 2008 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer-Locally Owned-Fully Loaded See It Now! SMITH CHEVROLET BUICK 1911 Eastern Ave 740-446-2282 Gallipolis www.smithsuperstore.com 60376451 �The Daily Sentinel Opinion Page 4 Thursday, December 6, 2012 Analysis: Obama could ‘In Cold Blood’ murderers risk going over ‘cliff ’ investigated in Florida Julie Pace The Associated Press WASHINGTON — It may be just a bluff or a bargaining ploy, but the White House is signaling that President Barack Obama is willing to let the country go over the “fiscal cliff,” a hard-line negotiating strategy aimed at winning concessions from Republicans on taxes. If Washington really does fail to avert the looming series of tax hikes and spending cuts, the White House will portray Republicans as the culprits for insisting on protecting tax cuts for the wealthy, an effort the administration is laying the groundwork for now. “This is a choice of the Republican Party,” said Dan Pfeiffer, White House communications director. “If they are willing to do higher rates on the wealthy, there’s a lot we can talk about. And if they are not, then they’ll push us over the cliff.” But going over the cliff also would be full of risk for a president fresh off reelection and facing at least two more years of divided government. Ending the year without a deal could roil financial markets and dent consumer confidence just as the economy is strengthening. It could make it harder for Obama to get Republican help on his second-term priorities like overhauling the immigration system and the nation’s tax code, or in getting potential Cabinet replacements confirmed. And it would signal to the country that the president’s campaign prediction that the GOP “fever” would break following his re-election was a pipe dream. House Speaker John Boehner says Obama is playing a risky game. “If the president really wants to avoid sending the economy over the fiscal cliff, he has done nothing to demonstrate it,” the speaker said. But Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner appeared to signal that the administration might do just that — go past the cliff if necessary. In an interview Wednesday with CNBC, Geithner was asked if the administration was prepared to go over the fiscal cliff if taxes do not increase on the wealthy. “Oh, absolutely,” he said. He also said the administration was also prepared to walk away from a deal that did not include raising the debt ceiling. “We are not prepared to have the American economy held hostage to periodic threats … to default on our obligations,” Geithner said. White House advisers say the president wants to avoid going into next year without a tax and spending deal, a scenario they say would hurt the economy. Obama, addressing business leaders Wednesday, said the White House and Republicans could reach an agreement “in about a week” if the GOP drops its opposition to raising taxes on families making more than $250,000 a year. “If we can get the leadership on the Republican side to take that framework, to acknowledge that reality, than the numbers actually aren’t that far apart,” Obama said. But with few public signs that Republicans are close to taking that step, administration officials are hardening their warning that Obama willing to risk going over the cliff. Of course, the White House warning could be a bluff, offered in the belief that Republicans are unlikely to back down on taxes unless they believe Obama is willing to go over the cliff. The White House says Obama’s firm stand on tax rate increases for the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans is driven by economics. The debt-saddled country can’t afford to continue with the George W. Bush-era tax cuts, the president and his advisers argue. Obama has made that case to Republicans before only to back down in the final stages of negotiations. But this time around, the president and his team believe they hold the political leverage. There is some evidence to bolster that notion. Taxes were a centerpiece of the presidential campaign, with Obama running on a pledge to end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and return their rates to where they were in the 1990s, when the economy was thriving. Exit polls showed that 60 The Daily Sentinel Reader Services Correction Policy Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a story, call the newsroom at (740) 992-2156. Our main number is (740) 992-2155. 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Rates for all income earners will go up at the end of the year if both sides can’t reach a deal. In turn, Republicans say Obama is acting like a stubborn partisan who will put the economy in peril in order to get his way. “My sense is the White House wants to go over the cliff,” said Tony Fratto, a former Treasury and White House official under President George W. Bush. “That may be the only way they get rates they want.” Going over the cliff could mark a new low in the relationship between the president and congressional Republicans. While the contentious debates earlier in Obama’s first term over funding the government and raising the nation’s borrowing limit went right up to the edge, both sides were always able to reach a deal. As Obama ran for reelection, he sought to assure voters weary of Washington’s bickering that things would be better if he won a second term. Speaking to supporters in June, he said, “I believe that if we’re successful in this election — when we’re successful in this election — that the fever may break.” “My hope, my expectation, is that after the election, now that it turns out that the goal of beating Obama doesn’t make much sense because I’m not running again, that we can start getting some cooperation again,” he added optimistically. John Hanna Tamara Lush The Associated Press OSPREY, Fla. — At the end of 1959, two families of four — one in Kansas, the other in Florida — were brutally murdered. Two men were arrested, charged and executed in the Kansas case, and writer Truman Capote captured the horrific tale in his iconic true crime book, “In Cold Blood.” The Florida murder of two parents and two children was investigated by dozens of detectives over the years, but it remained unsolved. Now, a detective is trying to prove that the men who were executed in Kansas were also responsible for the Florida slayings. “It’s like putting together a jigsaw puzzle,” said Sarasota County Sheriff’s detective Kimberly McGath, who began re-investigating the murders of Cliff and Christine Walker and their two young children in 2007. McGath said there is evidence that points to two men who are now in a Kansas cemetery for executed prisoners: Perry Smith and Richard Hickock. DNA recovered from semen found on Christine Walker’s underwear could be compared to the remains of Smith and Hickock, said McGath. She is working with Kansas authorities to petition a judge there to approve exhuming the bodies of the two men. Linking long-dead killers to unsolved homicides is becoming more common. In Chicago, the Cook County Sheriff’s Department is trying to find out whether serial killer John Wayne Gacy could be responsible for any more deaths. Officials there are entering murderers’ DNA profiles into a national database shared with other lawenforcement agencies. The move is based on an ironic legal distinction: The men were technically listed as homicide victims themselves because they were put to death by the state. Authorities hope to find DNA matches from blood, semen, hair or skin under victims’ fingernails that link 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. 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Cemetery manager Gene Kirby said the Hickock and Smith graves regularly draw visitors, particularly around the anniversary of the Clutter slayings or when “In Cold Blood” receives media attention. “We have a fair amount of people come out and ask where they’re buried, want to come down and actually see the graves,” Kirby said. “If there’s anything in the news that kind of piques the interest.” The possibility that the pair was involved in the Florida murderers has been considered since 1960, according to records released by the Sarasota Sheriff’s Office. After Smith and Hickock killed the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kan., on Nov. 15, 1959, they fled to Florida in a stolen car. They were spotted at least a dozen times from Tallahassee to Miami and points in between. On Dec. 18, the two men checked into a Miami Beach motel and checked out the next day. That day, the Walker family was killed at their home on a ranch in the small community of Osprey about four hours northwest of Miami near Sarasota. Cliff Walker was shot to death and his wife was beaten, raped and then shot. Three-year-old Jimmie was shot to death and his 2-yearold sister was shot and drowned in a bathtub. The gruesome scene days before Christmas shocked investigators. News stories at the time noted that there were gifts around the tree. At some point on the same day, Smith and Hickock bought items at a Sarasota department store. On Dec. 21, witnesses say they spoke with Smith and Hickock in Tallahassee. McGath said the Walkers had been considering buying a 1956 Chevy Bel Air, which was the kind of car Smith and Hickock had stolen and were driving through Florida. McGath thinks that somehow, the Walkers and the killers met because of the car. The detective found witness statements — and talked to people who are still alive — who said they saw Smith and Hickock in the Sarasota area around the time of the Walker murders. One witness said the taller of the two men had a scratched-up face. The pair was later arrested in Las Vegas and a polygraph test cleared them of the Walker murders. But in 1987, a polygraph expert said those tests in the early 1960s were worthless. Authorities said the Walkers still have some living relatives both in and outside of Florida but declined to give names. McGath has been the one leading the effort to find their killers. She hopes the DNA will prove that Smith and Hickock killed the Walker family so the community can have closure, and so the dozens of people falsely accused over the years as suspects in the case can finally have peace of mind. Kirby said it’s likely that only bones remain in the Kansas coffins. “In this case, it’s going to require a backhoe,” he said. “Especially with the drought we had this year, the ground is going to be extremely hard.” Kirby hopes that if an exhumation occurs, officials will be able to get the material they need by simply opening the coffin on site, without full removal. He was also concerned about the timing of any exhumation, because relatives visit other graves and decorate them around Christmas. 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, December 6, 2012 Astronaut braces for year in space Obituaries Linda Lee Turner Linda Lee Turner, 73, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Linda was employed with the Hickory House for 26 years, the last 16 years at their Gahanna location, where she touched many lives. She was preceded in death by her husband, David Wayne Turner; parents, Violet and George Elwood Batey; and sister, Shirley Ann Boyer. Linda is survived by her children, Mila Jean Corders, Crystal L. Jewell, Kevin, Randy and Robert Siders; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and brother, James Batey. Burial will be at a later date at Dayton National Cemetery. Her family would like to extend sincere thanks to all of Linda’s Hickory House family and customers. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Messages may be sent to her family by visiting www. cotnerfuneralhome.com. Frankie E. Carpenter Frankie E. Carpenter, 57, of Vinton, Ohio, died Monday, December 3, 2012, at his residence. According to his wishes, there will be no services. Willis Funeral Home is assisting the family. Hodaviah Hensley Hodaviah Hensley, 80, of Warfield, Kentucky, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012, in the Arbors at Gallipolis. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 8, 2012, in the Richmond-Callaham Funeral Home, Warfield, Ky. with Pastor Clyde Waller officiating. Interment will follow in the Hensley Family Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m., Friday. Arrangments are under the direction of Cremeens-King Funeral Home Pomeroy/Middleport Chapel. Eliza Jane McCulty Eliza Jane McCulty, 83, Gallipolis (Kanauga Community) died at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday, December 5, 2012, in the Four Winds Community at Jackson. Funeral services will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 8, 2012, in the Cremeens Funeral Chapel. Officiating will be Pastors Vinton Rankin and Carl Ward. Interment will be in the Vinton Memorial Park. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the chapel. Casketbearers are Bob McCulty, D.R. Keeton, Jake Gannaway, Matthew White, Carl Ward and David Gibson. Edna Whetstone Price Edna Whetstone Price, 97, died at her home in Portland, Thursday, November 29. Private Services for the family will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 8, 2012. Arrangements were handled by the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. James F. ‘Fritz’ Rothgeb James F. “Fritz” Rothgeb, 68, of Winfield, born June 24, 1944, in Gallipolis, Ohio, died December 4, 2012, at Hubbard House, West, South Charleston after an extended illness. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. Friday, December 7, 2012, at Chapman Funeral Home, 3624 Winfield Road, Winfield. W.Va. Private graveside service will be held for the family at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Hubbard House West, 4605-A MacCorkle Avenue, SW, South Charleston, WV 25309. Labs From Page 1 method of making meth is becoming more popular in the area due to the fact it’s portable, it’s cheaper and it manufactures meth more quickly than traditional methods. Tuesday afternoon the trailer had been taped off and no one was permitted to enter. In West Virginia, if a meth lab is found in a home or building, that dwelling must be evacuated and either cleaned in a very specific way mandated by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, or it is to be torn down. All of the costs associated with either cleaning or tearing down a dwelling are to be shouldered by the property owner. The explosion of meth making in West Virginia, as well as Mason County, has left many to wonder what will become of the The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com condemned properties. In situations where there is no money to either clean up or tear down the properties, these properties can sit empty and become eyesores. If the property is abandoned, for liability issues, some banks with liens on these properties may not wish to become involved in the cleanup as well. All of these questions are ones communities in Mason County, as well as communities across the state, may need to develop a plan to address. Working on the case are Lt. S. Greene, Sgt. C. A. Varian and Cpl. T. L. Powell from the Mason County Sheriff’s Department and Henderson Police Chief D. McCoy. Both Jones and Green were being held at the Western Regional Jail as of Tuesday afternoon. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is already bracing for an unprecedented one-year mission aboard the International Space Station. He figures it will be as grueling as climbing Mount Everest. “It’s fun when you’re done with it, not while you’re doing it,” Kelly said Wednesday, barely a week after being named to the marathon flight along with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko. The mission, set to begin in 2015, is intended as a medical test bed for even longer Mars expeditions in the decades ahead. Space station life can be routine, Kelly noted during a news conference. “In the morning, you wake up, you’re at work. When you go to sleep, you’re also at work. So imagine being in your office for a whole year and you never get to leave,” he said. “That is a challenge and it presents its own set of issues, but I think I’m up for it.” As for being off the planet for that long, Kelly said he already knows how he reacts to horrific news while in orbit. During his five-month space station mission that spanned 2010 and 2011, his sister-in-law, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was shot in an assassination attempt in Tucson, Ariz. She is married to Kelly’s identical twin, Mark, who retired as a NASA astronaut last year. “Certainly, nothing good comes out of anything like this. But as a result, I do know how I respond to something along those lines,” he said. Kelly, 48, a Navy captain, has two daughters from a previous marriage, ages 9 and 18. The youngest, Charlotte, screamed “awesome” when she learned her father was selected for the one-year mission. Brother Mark was all for it. So was Giffords. When Mark told his wife, she said, “a year in space, that’s great,” Scott Kelly said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. Meanwhile, in Russia, Kornienko’s wife wept at the news. The 52-yearold cosmonaut, a rocket engineer with one daughter, said he initially had some doubts about taking on such a challenge. He previously spent six months in space. “A year is a serious time,” Kornienko said in Russian. But he said his doubts did not last long, “and actually it was my initiative.” Kelly was among four astronauts on NASA’s short list for the assignment. Each had served as a commander aboard the space station, and was able to perform spacewalks and robot arm operations. Medical information also went into the selection: A crew member could not have exceeded his limit for exposure to cosmic radiation, for instance. Kelly said he has no idea how or why he ended up being chosen. He will set a U.S. space endurance record with this mission. No American has spent more than seven months in space at a time. Russia, on the other hand, already has experience with yearlong space travel. But it’s limited to the old Mir space station and more than a decade has passed. Four Russian cosmonauts have spent at least one uninterrupted year in space. Another two came close. The world record — 14 months in a single mission — is held by Dr. Valery Polyakov. “They all are alive and well today. Their health status is quite good for their age,” said Dr. Igor Ushakov, director of the Institute for Biological Problems in Moscow. Ushakov warned that the medical risks will be at least double what they are on the more typical six-month mission. NASA space station program scientist Julie Robinson expects the two men to come back just fine. They will watch an assortment of multinational crews come and go during their tenure; up to six people live on the orbiting outpost at any one time. The loss of bone mass is not nearly the problem it used to be in weightlessness because of improved exercise equipment and procedures, she said. The newest concern is impaired vision related to pressure on the brain and spinal cord; in some cases, astronauts suffer vision problems long after their flight. In a chart held up by the director of Russia’s piloted space program, Alexey Krasnov, nearly half the slots were red, indicating medical risks to eventual trips to the moon, asteroids and Mars. “There are many things we don’t know,” Krasnov said. “We should take some risks upon ourselves” now before embarking on such ambitious endeavors beyond Earth’s orbit. Ohio lawyer sues mugshot websites TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio attorney has filed a class-action lawsuit against Internet websites that make money by posting mugshots of people who get arrested. Toledo lawyer Scott Ciolek filed the suit against five commercial websites in Lucas County this week. He claims more than 259,000 Ohioans have been cataloged on various sites and, to have a photo removed — even if a person has been found not guilty or the charges were dismissed — the sites charge a removal fee. “They have to pay these websites to remove their photo, which is extortion,” Ciolek told one newspa- per for a story published Wednesday. The lawsuit names two plaintiffs, and Ciolek said more plaintiffs and defendants could be named. None of the sites named in the suit returned calls or emails form the newspaper seeking comment. One of the plaintiffs, Phillip Kaplan of Toledo, said that although his 2011 charge for failure to disperse was dismissed earlier this year, his mugshot remains online. He estimates he’s gotten at least a dozen calls and messages from people asking if he’s seen his photo online. A freelance designer and copywriter, Kaplan said his eternal presence on the Internet could be keeping him from full-time employment. “I don’t get a lot of callbacks,” he said. “One of the first things people do is type a name into Google. I think it’s affected my opportunities at more gainful employment. It affects a lot of peoples’ chances at employment.” He said he’s willing to “dig up” the arrest again in hopes of ending the practice of “eternally running somebody’s photos whose case has been dismissed. … This is the illegal selling of peoples’ images. You can’t sell someone’s likeness back to them.” Mugshot photos are public record, available to anyone. Many first appear on law enforcement agency websites. The legal issues don’t begin until a company starts to profit from the photos, Ciolek said. “The real issue lies in the commercial use of it,” he said. Ohio law states that a persona cannot be used for commercial gain without the individual’s written consent. Newsworthiness, public affairs and sports broadcasts are the few exceptions. Ciolek has created a website for Ohio residents whose mugshots have been posted on any private site at http://counselor.pro/articles/class-action-againstmugshot-websites. Egypt descends into political turmoil CAIRO (AP) — Supporters and opponents of Egyptian leader Mohammed Morsi fought with rocks, firebombs and sticks outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Wednesday in large-scale clashes that marked the worst violence of a deepening crisis over the disputed constitution. Egypt’s Health Ministry said 126 people were wounded in the clashes that were still raging hours after nightfall. Three of Morsi’s aides resigned in protest of his handling of the crisis. With two aides who had quit earlier, now five of his panel of 17 advisers have left their jobs since the problems began. Mohamed ElBaradei, a leading opposition advocate of reform and democracy, said Morsi’s rule was “no different” from that of former President Hosni Mubarak, whose authoritarian regime was toppled in an uprising nearly two years ago. “In fact, it is perhaps even worse,” the Nobel Peace Laureate told a news conference after he accused the president’s supporters of a “vicious and deliberate” attack on peaceful demonstrators. The opposition is demanding Morsi rescind decrees giving him nearly unrestricted powers and shelve a disputed draft constitution that the president’s Islamist allies passed hurriedly last week. The dueling demonstrations and violence are part of a political crisis that has left the country divided into two SWCD staff, we are going to miss our friends from the FSA office,” Jenkins said. “The camaraderie and fellowship our three agencies have enjoyed over the years has been remarkable.” “It has been a joy shar- ing the office with the Farm Service Agency employees,” Bolin agreed. An open house will be held at the new Meigs SWCD/NRCS office at a date to be determined. camps: Islamists versus an opposition made up of youth groups, liberal parties and large sectors of the public. Both sides have dug in their heels, signaling a protracted standoff. The latest clashes began when thousands of Islamist supporters of Morsi descended on the area around the palace where some 300 of his opponents were staging a sitin. The Islamists, members of Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood group, chased the protesters away from their base outside the palace’s main gate and tore down their tents. The protesters scattered in side streets where they chanted anti-Morsi slogans. After a lull in fighting, hundreds of young Morsi opponents arrived at the scene and immediately began throwing firebombs at the president’s backers, who responded with rocks. “I voted for Morsi to get rid of Hosni Mubarak. I now regret it,” Nadia el-Shafie yelled at the Brotherhood supporters from a side street. “God is greater than you. Don’t think this power or authority will add anything to you. God made this revolution, not you,” said the tearful el-Shafie as she was led away from the crowd of Islamists. By nightfall, there were about 10,000 Islamists outside the palace. They set up metal barricades to keep traffic off a stretch of road that runs parallel to the palace in Cairo’s upscale Heliopolis district. Some of them appeared to plan staging their own sit-in. Moving From Page 1 space available,” said Meigs SWCD Board Chairman Joe Bolin. “They have been very cooperative during this difficult period.” Since the building formerly housed a medical office, the county has converted it into an administrative office, adding counter space and removing wash basins from offices that were formerly waiting rooms for medical patients. Bolin also asked people to please be patient during the move and noted that the district will continue to make every effort to provide services during the move. Getting in touch with the district is dif- ficult during this time period while the Internet and phone servers are being relocated to the new office. The district and NRCS can still be contacted via phone at (740) 992-4282, but other phone lines and e-mail are temporarily disabled. Currently, all FSA program services will be provided by the Gallia/Lawrence county FSA office unless a producer has elected to transfer his/her record to another county. The Gallia/Lawrence/Meigs FSA office is located at: 111 Jackson Pike, Room 1571, Gallipolis OH 45631. The phone number is (740) 4468686. “Speaking on behalf of the entire Meigs Do we have your attention now? Advertise your business in this space, or bigger Call us at: The Meigs County Grants Office is now accepting applications for grant assistance to low/moderate income households to help repair or replace your septic system. To pick up an application, please visit the Meigs County Grants Office at 117 East Memorial Drive, Pomeroy, OH (Behind Holzer Clinic). The Daily Sentinel 740.992.2155 60375671 �The Daily Sentinel Sports THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012 mdssports@heartlandpublications.com Spartans outlast River Valley, 46-42 Bryan Walters bwalters@heartlandpublications.com BIDWELL, Ohio — So much for gracious guests. Visiting Alexander spoiled the home opener for the River Valley boys basketball team Tuesday night with a 46-42 decision in a non-conference matchup in Gallia County. The host Raiders (1-1) shot a respectable 40 percent (18-of-45) from the field, but the Spartans (12) jumped out to a 13-6 first quarter advantage and ultimately never looked back en route to claiming their first triumph of the season. RVHS outscored the guests by a small 11-10 margin in the second canto to pull within 23-17 at the intermission, but AHS countered with a 14-12 run in the third to take a 37-29 edge headed into the finale. River Valley made a 13-9 charge in the fourth, but eventually its comeback effort ran out of time in the four-point setback. The Raiders — who netted 16-of-33 two-point field goals — made just 2-of-12 three-point attempts for 16 percent. The hosts outrebounded AHS by a 27-24 overall margin, and both teams had nine offensive rebounds and 13 turnovers in the contest. Ethan Dovenbarger led RVHS with a game-high 20 points and nine rebounds, followed by Kyle Bays with eight points. Joseph Loyd and Jacob Gilmore both chipped in five points apiece, while Seann Roberts rounded things out with four markers. The hosts were 4-of-8 at the free throw line for 50 percent. Alexander finished the night 16-of-39 from the field for 41 percent, including a 2-of-7 effort from three-point range for 28 percent. The guests were also 12-of-21 at the free throw line for 57 percent. Chapman led the Spartans with 19 points, followed by Jones with 11 markers and Richardson with seven points. v Alex Hawley | Daily Sentinel Point Pleasant junior Wade Martin (25) looks to pass the ball to teammate Marquez Griffin (15) while being guarded by Winfield defender Jacob Lemmerman in the first half of Tuesday night’s boys basketball contest in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Generals roll past Point Pleasant in opener, 64-44 Bryan Walters bwalters@heartlandpublications.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — So much for a grand entrance. Visiting Winfield stormed out to an early lead and never looked back Tuesday night as the Generals welcomed Point Pleasant to the Class AAA ranks with a 64-44 nonconference boys basketball victory in Mason County. The Generals (1-0) never trailed in the contest and led 4-0 just 1:37 into regulation, but the host Big Blacks (0-1) rallied back with consecutive baskets — capped by a Wade Martin dunk at the 5:12 mark — for a four-all contest. PPHS, however, never came closer the rest of the way as Winfield closed the opening period with a 13-7 surge to take a 17-11 edge after eight minutes of play. Point Pleasant opened the second canto with a 3-0 run to pull within 17-14 at the 6:23 mark, but WHS answered with a 6-2 spurt to re-establish a three-possession lead at 23-16 with 3:42 left in the half. The hosts retaliated with four straight points to again cut the deficit down to three (23-20) with 1:57 remaining, but Winfield closed the quarter out on a 9-1 charge to take its biggest lead of the first half into the break at 32-21. The Generals twice led by as many as 15 points in the third canto and ultimately took a 46-34 edge into the finale, then closed regulation with an 18-10 run to wrap up the 20-point decision — the biggest lead of the entire contest. Winfield — which committed 20 turnovers in the contest — also managed to ruin the head coaching debut of Josh Williams, who took over the reins this summer after the resignation of Richie Blain. The Big Blacks committed just 12 turnovers in the setback, which included three miscues apiece in each of the four quarters of play. The major setback for PPHS Tuesday night came at the free throw line, as the hosts netted just 12-of25 attempts (48 percent) overall in the contest — including an 8-of-15 effort in the first half. WHS finished the night 15-of-23 at the charity stripe for 65 percent. Martin led the Big Blacks with 13 points, with 11 of those coming in the first half and zero coming in the fourth period. Dillon McCarty and Alex Somerville followed with nine markers apiece, while Evan Potter chipped in four points for the hosts. Garrett Norris was next with three points, while Caleb Riffle, Marquez Griffin and Andrew Williamson rounded out the scoring with two markers each. Chris Turner led a balanced Winfield attack with 16 points, followed by Toby Show and Brock Pence with 10 markers each. Bear Bellamy was next with eight points, while Zach Fisher and Garrett Grafton added seven markers apiece. OVP Sports Schedule Thursday, Dec. 6 Boys Basketball Parkersburg Christian at OVCS, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball Waterford at Eastern, 6 p.m. River Valley at Coal Grove, 6 p.m. Parkersburg Christian at OVCS, 5:30 Riverside at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. Wahama at Miller, 6 p.m. Southern at Trimble, 6 p.m. Meigs at Athens, 6 p.m. Alex Hawley | Daily Sentinel Point Pleasant senior Andrea Porter (10) passes the ball to Cassandra Nibert (24) during the first half of Tuesday night’s Lady Cats victory in Point Pleasant. Lady Knights fall to Nitro in home opener Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — After a win over Lincoln County to begin the season Point Pleasant has now dropped two consecutive contests. The Lady Knights endured a 55-37 loss to Nitro Tuesday night in Mason County. Nitro (2-0) began the game with an 11-1 run that put the Lady Knights (1-2) on the ropes. Point Pleasant went on a 7-4 run over the final 2:15 of the opening stanza to cut the NHS lead to seven points. Neither team was able to sustain a run in the second canto and when the halftime buzzer sounded the Lady Cats held the 29-17 advantage. Nitro went on a 14-6 run following the intermission to push its lead to 43-23 with kins notched three points, and just two minutes remaining Makenzie Thomas finished in the third period. PPHS was with two points to round out able to slow Nithe PPHS scortro in the finale ing. Thomas but the deficit also had a Andrea Porter was to great team-high five and the Lady steals in the led the Lady Cats took the game. Knights offense 55-38 victory Savannah to remain unShamblin finwith 17 points beaten. ished with a Andrea Porgame-high 20 on the night, ter led the Lady points to lead while also Knights offense Nitro, followed with 17 points by Hanah Linpulling down a on the night, ville and Kelli while also pullDouglas with team-high four ing down a nine points rebounds. team-high four each. rebounds. Katie These teams Bruner finished will meet again with six points, in the final while Cassandra Nibert and game of the regular season Allison Smith each finished when the Lady Knights travel with five points. Cassie Ad- to Nitro on Feb. 11. Early surge lifts Tomcats past Eastern, 68-56 Bryan Walters bwalters@heartlandpublications.com TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — The hole was simFriday, Dec. 7 ply too large to get out of. Boys Basketball Visiting Trimble jumped Warren at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. out to a 22-6 first quarter Southern at South Gallia, 6 p.m. advantage and Eastern Waterford at Wahama, 6 p.m. (ppd.) was never able to catch up Eastern at Federal Hocking, 6 p.m. Tuesday night following Hannan at Elk Valley Christian, 7:30 a 68-56 decision in a TriMeigs at Wellston, 6 p.m. Valley Conference Hocking Girls Basketball Division boys basketball Hannan at Belpre, 6 p.m. matchup at the Eagles’ Wrestling Nest in Meigs County. PPHS at US Air Force Indian Classic (TN), 6 p.m. The host Eagles (0-2, 0-1 URG Sports Women’s Basketball vs Taylor University at Indiana TVC Hocking) outscored the Tomcats by a 50-46 Wesleyan, 8 p.m. margin over the final three quarters of play, but EHS was never able to cut its early deficit down to three possessions — allowing Trimble (2-0, 1-0) to open league play with a 12-point road win. The Eagles connected on 19-of-57 field goal attempts for 33 percent, including a 2-of-13 effort from threepoint range for just 13 percent. THS, conversely, netted 25-of-71 floor attempts for 35 percent, including a 3-of-9 effort from behind the arc for 33 percent. Trimble also gained a 4032 overall edge in rebound- ing and committed just 10 turnovers, six less than the hosts’ tally of 16. EHS was 16-of-23 at the free throw line for 70 percent, while the guests were 15-of-31 at the charity stripe for 48 percent. Both teams scored 15 points apiece in the second quarter for a 37-21 contest at the half, but Eastern followed with a 15-12 run for a 49-36 deficit after three quarters of play. The hosts made a small 20-19 run in the fourth to finish things out. Max Carnahan led Eastern with a game-high 21 points, followed by Troy Gantt with 12 points and Christian Speelman with 11 markers. Zakk Heaton was next with six points, while Chase Jenkins and Cameron Richmond rounded things out with three markers apiece. Carnahan also had a team-best eight rebounds, while Speelman and Jenkins respectively added seven and five caroms. Jacob Kish led the Tomcats with 19 points, followed by Cody Bragg with 15 points and Konner Standley with 11 markers. �Thursday, December 6, 2012 SERVICES Business • Prompt and Quality Work • Reasonable Rates • Insured • Experienced • References Available Gary Stanley 740-591-8044 60353251 Stanley Tree Trimming & Removal Please leave a message EMPLOYMENT SERVICE / BUSINESS DIRECTORY Fully Insured 25 years Experience CALL Marcum Construction Commercial & Residential General Remodeling Room Additions Roofing Garages Pole Barns Mike W. 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Sherman extended its eight-point first quarter advantage to a 29-17 at the break following a 15-11 run, then closed the sec- ond half with a small 33-30 edge. SHS also led 45-32 headed into the finale. Tyler Burns paced Hannan with 11 points, followed by Paul Holley and Ty Paige with 10 markers apiece. Tyler Jenkins also had six points in the losing effort. Brad Fannin and Daniel Black each contributed four points for HHS, while Charles Mayes rounded things out with two markers. The hosts were 8-of-21 at the free throw line for 38 percent. Blake Brewer led Sherman with a game-high 19 points, followed closely by Cody Muncy with 18 markers. SHS was 17-of-45 at the charity stripe for 38 percent. Dragons burn Gallia Academy in opener Bryan Walters bwalters@heartlandpublications.com CENTENARY, Ohio — A 13-4 third quarter surge ultimately proved to be the difference-maker for visiting Fairland Tuesday night during a 54-42 victory over the Gallia Academy boys basketball team in a non-conference matchup in Gallia County. The host Blue Devils (1-1) fell behind 14-8 after eight minutes of play, then the Dragons (1-1) made a small 14-13 run in the second canto to establish a 28-21 advantage at the intermission. FHS opened the second half with its biggest charge of the night, allowing the guests to establish a sizable 41-25 cushion headed into the finale. GAHS made a valiant 17-13 spurt down Submitted photo by Jeff Slone South Gallia senior Kody Lambert (32) and Waterford’s Austin Shriver, right, battle for the opening tip at the start of Tuesday night’s TVC Hocking boys basketball contest in Waterford, Ohio. Rebels fall at Waterford Bryan Walters bwalters@heartlandpublications.com WATERFORD, Ohio — All was well through eight minutes of play. Then came the rest of the first half. Host Waterford used a 14-2 second quarter surge to ultimately take control Tuesday night en route to a 52-40 decision over South Gallia in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division boys basketball matchup in Washington County. The Rebels (1-1, 0-1 TVC Hocking) hit three trifectas to stay even (9all) with the Wildcats after one quarter of play, but the guests went without a field goal and netted only two free throws in the second canto — which allowed WHS (1-0, 1-0) to take a 23-11 advantage into the intermission. Both Waterford and SGHS traded 29 points apiece in the second half. The Wildcats used a small 14-13 run in the third quarter to take a 37-24 edge into the finale, but South Gallia closed the game with a 16-15 spurt to wrap up the 12-point outcome. The Rebels hit six trifectas and had a total of 11 field goals in the contest, while WHS netted just two three-pointers and 21 floor shots in all. The guests were 12-of-19 at the free throw line for 63 percent, while Waterford was 6-of-20 at the charity stripe for 30 percent. Brayden Greer led the Rebels with 19 points, followed by Kody Lambert with 11 points and Ethan Swain with five markers. Landon Hutchinson and Michael Wheeler each had two points in the setback, while Trevor Slone rounded things out with one point. Austin Shriver paced WHS with 19 points, followed by Wyatt Porter with 11 points and Tanner Pottmeyer with 10 markers. the stretch and managed to get its deficit down to three possessions late, but the comeback effort ultimately ran out of time in the 12-point outcome. Gallia Academy connected on 14-of-41 field goal attempts for 34 percent, which included a 3-of-11 effort from three-point range for 27 percent. GAHS was also 11-of-20 at the free throw line for 55 percent. The hosts claimed a 27-26 rebounding edge overall and committed 13 turnovers in the setback, compared to just 11 giveaways by FHS. Cody Call led the Blue Devils with eight points, followed by Justin Bailey with seven points and a game-high eight rebounds. Reid Eastman and Alex White both added six points apiece for the hosts, while Aaron Jackson and Wade Jarrell contributed six and four markers respectively. Nick Clagg, Jeremy Wilson and Jimmy Clagg rounded out the losing tally with two points each. Fairland was 21-of-48 from the field for 44 percent, including an 0-for-6 effort from three-point territory. The guests were also 12of-18 at the charity stripe for 67 percent. Evan Maddox paced the Dragons with a game-high 13 points, followed by Luke Phillips with 11 points and Chance Short with 10 markers. It was the first game on Gallia Academy’s new gymnasium floor since a water leak ruined the old one back on September 16. The damaged floor originally opened with the new high school back in the fall of 2009. OVP Sports Briefs EHS Holiday Biddy Basketball Tourney TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — The boys and girls basketball teams at Eastern High School will be hosting a Biddy Basketball Tournament for both boys and girls teams in grades 4-6 at the EHS gymnasium. The fundraiser event will start on Saturday, Dec. 22, and run through Sunday, Dec. 30. The deadline to enter a team is Monday, Dec. 17. There is an entry fee and each team is guaranteed three games —which includes two pool-play games and a tournament contest. For more information, contact EHS boys coach Corey Britton at (419) 934-5891 or by email at brittonc2@gmail.com. You may also contact EHS girls coach John Burdette at (740) 5417132. Ohio Valley Dragons shootout BELPRE, Ohio — There will be an Ohio Valley Dragons “Shoot-Out” basketball tournament for 5th and 6th grade girls on January 11-13 at the Belpre Elementary School. There is a registration fee for each team, and three games are guaranteed with certified officials. Prizes for first, second and third place will be presented. For more information or to register a team, contact Brett Cowdery by email at brettcowdery@ovdragons.com or call (304) 381-7637. Wellston basketball Hoops for Hunger WELLSTON, Ohio — The Wellston High School Athletic Department, in conjunction with the Wellston High School boys and girls basketball teams, will be holding a food drive to open the TriValley Conference Ohio Division seasons and to assist the local food pantry during the holiday season. The Golden Rockets will host Meigs on Friday night (Dec. 7), while the Lady Rockets will host Athens on Monday night (Dec. 10). All fans which plan to attend the games are asked to please bring a can or cans of food to help those in need. Those purchasing a ticket will receive $1 off their ticket with a can of food. Those with Wellston City Schools athletic passes will be entered into a drawing for two free family passes next year. The person which brings in the most cans by the start of the varsity game each night will receive a free dinner for four from the concession stand. K-State’s Klein voted AP Big 12 player of year Dave Skretta AP Sports Writer There were times when Collin Klein’s mother couldn’t help but worry, when she would watch her son take a snap from center, dodge a couple of defenders and then take off at a gallop. The play would usually end up with Kansas State’s quarterback taking a big hit, the kind that caused Kelly Klein to gasp. The kid would invariably drag himself off the turf, blood usually seeping from his elbows. He would adjust his facemask, hike back his shoulder pads and trundle back to the huddle and do it all again. “I get emotional because I do worry,” Kelly Klein admitted this week. “But he does what he loves to do, so you have to be grateful that he has the physical ability to do it.” Klein’s prodigious physical ability, along with his even demeanor, unwavering faith and singular focus on getting better bit by bit all contributed to one of the finest careers in Kansas State history. On Wednesday, he was voted the AP Big 12 offensive player of the year. “I’m just honored with this opportunity that the Lord has provided me here at K-State,” said Klein, who made the All-Big 12 first team as a quarterback and was honorable mention as an allpurpose player. “I’m just happy to represent Kansas State, our team and what we’ve been able to accomplish this season.” The Heisman Trophy finalist set a slew of records while helping the seventh-ranked Wildcats to an 11-win season, the third conference title in school history and a berth opposite Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl. Klein is the first player from Kansas State to be voted the Big 12’s top offensive player. He received 14 of the 18 votes from members of the media who regularly cover the Big 12, while West Virginia’s Tavon Austin got three votes and Terrance Williams of Baylor received the other one. “It’s an amazing thing and it’s Do we have your attention now? Advertise your business in this space, or bigger Call us at: The Daily Sentinel 740.992.2155 a huge honor, but the reward, you know, is just seeing him do his thing, and do what he loves to do,” said Klein’s father, Doug Klein. “Truly, whether it’s recognized or not, that’s the reward.” Klein’s coach, Bill Snyder, was voted Big 12 coach of the year for the third time on Tuesday. “He deserves all the compliments he can have,” Snyder said. “He’s awfully good at what he does, and he’s awfully good as a leader and he’s awfully good as a field manager, and he’s awfully good in all the physical aspects of the game — and he’s a tremendous person.” Defensive end Devonte Fields of Big 12 newcomer TCU was voted AP’s defensive player of the year. He received seven votes to beat out Kansas State’s Arthur Brown (four), Horned Frogs teammate Jason Verrett (three), Iowa State’s A.J. Klein (two), and Aaron Colvin and Tony Jefferson of Oklahoma (one each). Fields was also the runaway winner of defensive newcomer of the year, while Baylor running back Lache Seastrunk was voted the conference’s top newcomer on offense. Klein has already won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, and is up for several other national awards this week. He’s one of three finalists for the Heisman, along with Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel and Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o, which will be handed out Saturday night in New York. The senior from Loveland, Colo., was recruited to Kansas State under former coach Ron Prince, played for a while at wide receiver, and then transitioned back to quarterback. But he never approached the position in the way most do: He was just as comfortable bulldozing for yards as he was airing it out. Klein threw for 2,490 yards and 15 touchdowns this season while running for 890 yards and 22 more touchdowns. He’s the first player in the BCS era to have consecutive seasons with at least 10 touchdown passes and Shane Keyser | Kansas City Star | MCT photo Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein (7) looks to throw in the first quarter against Texas on Dec. 1 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas. 20 touchdown runs, and the other three to even accomplish the feat once all won the Heisman: Auburn’s Cam Newton in 2010, Florida’s Tim Tebow in 2007 and Eric Crouch of Nebraska in 2000. “Some crazy things have happened to lead our team and myself to this point,” Klein said. “There are a lot of reasons for that. There’s a lot of hard work, a lot of preparation that have been put in on so many people’s part, and so many people have invested in me when I was going through a hard time or struggling.” Kansas State led the league with six first-team All-Big 12 selections: Klein, Brown, offensive lineman B.J. Finney, tight end Travis Tannahill, defensive lineman Meshak Williams and defensive back Ty Zimmerman. The Wildcats also had five second-team selections and eight honorable mentions. Oklahoma State had the second-most first-team selections with five: running back Joseph Randle, wide receiver Josh Stewart, offensive lineman Lane Taylor and Quinn Sharp, who made it as both a punter and kicker. Fields was joined on the first team by Verrett and TCU teammate Kenny Cain. Oklahoma’s Jefferson and Colvin were joined by Gabe Ikard on the first team. Baylor’s Williams and Cyril Richardson, Texas Tech’s LaAdrian Waddle and Kerry Hyder, West Virginia’s Austin and Stedman Bailey, Iowa State linebackers Klein and Jake Knott and Texas’ Alex Okafor also made the first team. �Thursday, December 6, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 9 www.mydailysentinel.com Thursday, december 6, 2012 ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS MUTTS William Hoest Patrick McDonnell Jacquelene Bigar’s Horoscope zITS THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012: This year you could find that your high energy often turns into anger or frustration. The issue might be your high expectations of others, which could be unrealistic ... or perhaps others simply are not responsive. If you are single, be open and try not to project what you want onto someone else. Let this person reveal his or her authentic self. If you are attached, though you might have a quarrel or two, a newfound gentleness evolves between you. Respect each other’s feelings. VIRGO can be bossy or demanding. 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 Pace yourself, and direct your high energy into a project or a discussion with someone you work with. Your energy could hit a home run. Use it well. Others naturally will follow your lead. A friend or loved one expresses his or her affection. Tonight: A must-show. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Your creativity surges, and your imagination wanders. You probably want to take off ASAP, so plan a vacation in the near future. Stay authentic when dealing with a snobby person; it just might rub off on him or her. A friend wants to do something special for you. Tonight: Feed your mind. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Stay centered. You might want to stay close to home. An associate might need some extra time and attention. You are extremely optimistic, which helps you visualize more of what you want. Know what you want. Tonight: Say “yes” to an offer. Go for a lazy night. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You might be pursuing the course you want to follow. Fortunately, it coincides with a partner’s or a friend’s idea. Otherwise, you would have experienced a lot of trouble with this person. Ask what you can do in order to relax more. Remain centered. Tonight: Hang out. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Curb a tendency to overspend, even if you have quite a bit of shopping to do. You might want to adjust your budget some more. A roommate or a family member demonstrates his or her caring through action. Tension builds around a loved one. Tonight: Treat yourself, too. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Beam in more of what you want. You might feel as if no one can stop you. A boss notices your stamina when you are determined. You will need to use your creativity to handle everything on your plate. Do not respond to someone’s tantrum. Tonight: Make yourself happy. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Be a cynic, and listen to news carefully. You might want to understand what is happening with a family member or a roommate who is withdrawing. You know this person well. Think about what would be the most effective way to open him or her up. Tonight: Not to be found. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You are likely to verbalize what you’re thinking. Someone might have a strong reaction to your words. You know when enough is enough. Consider distancing yourself from an awkward situation. An associate or a loved one joins you at a key meeting. Tonight: Out and about. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You will decide to take a stand. Others listen and follow your lead. You put your energy — and money, if need be — behind your words. Someone you meet today could seem special, but ultimately could be a problem. Take off your rose-colored shades. Tonight: A must appearance. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Your detachment could cause quite a reaction. You might look at a situation differently, as a result. A brainstorming session might be the way an associate or loved one tries to draw you back in. Take this action as a compliment. Tonight: Whatever allows your mind to calm down. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH A key person in your life enjoys relating directly to you. You both activate each other’s imagination. Opportunities arise from your conversations. You know what you want, and you focus on those goals when trying to find the right path. Tonight: Dinner for two. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Listen to someone’s suggestion. You might hear some news that surprises you. A friend is certain about what he or she wants, and will push and push to achieve those results. You might as well say “yes” if you can. Tonight: Surround yourself with friends. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Thursday, December 6, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 www.mydailysentinel.com Are you ready for some bowls?! We aren’t Paul Newberry The Associated Press This college football bowl season is like a brand of Chex Mix that comes with a bunch of nuts you don’t really care to eat. Sure, there’s a handful of enticing matchups that are worthy of your time for three or so hours. But by the time you’re done picking through to the good ones, you realize there’s not much left. Well, there are other things to do this holiday season. Like, go ice skating. Or, check out all the pretty lights. Whatever it is, there’s never been a better reason to spend some time — some real quality time — with your friends and family. Believe us, you won’t be missing a thing if you tune out what will soon be running virtually nonstop on your plasma screen, in all its high-def ugliness. This is nothing more than a bunch of meaningless contests between mediocre teams, a lineup that that makes “Honey Boo Boo” look like “Downton Abbey.” Call it Must-Miss TV. The guys who run the system clearly take us as nothing but a bunch of suckers, willing to watch whatever drivel they put before us as long they attach the word “bowl” to some product they’re pushing. When the complete list of bowls was finally unveiled in all its glory Sunday night, most of the attention turned to Northern Illinois, a team that somehow made the Orange Bowl after losing to Iowa (which won 33 percent of its games) and barely beating Army and Kansas (who combined for a grand total of three victories). But let’s not take out our wrath on the … uh, hmmm … whatever their nickname is. We should actually be saluting the MAC champs, because they’re like a single minnow swimming ahead bravely to take on the BCS sharks, all while making an already ludicrous system look even sillier. Besides, there’s plenty of bowl games that are far more objectionable than the one in Miami between the Seminoles of Florida State and the … uh, hmm … oh yeah, the Huskies, that’s it, of Northern Illinois. Purdue hires football coach Darrell Hazell Buckeye State, including a seven-year stint on the staff of former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel. Kent State hired Hazell in December 2010 and led the Golden Flashes to a 5-7 mark (4-4 MAC) and a third-place finish in his first season as a head coach. This year, Hazell’s squad went 11-2 (8-0) and won the MAC East. He fits the mold of coach Burke outlined during a Nov. 25 news conference to announce the firing of Danny Hope. “We are an offensiveminded program. That’s where we’ve made our mark over the years. I don’t see that under the circumstances changing,” Burke said during the news conference. “We’re not going to move into a coach that has a dramatically different scheme because we’ve built this team to play a certain kind of football. We’ve seen other institutions that made a coaching change, then they changed their style of play. It took two or three years to adjust. We’re not going to do that. We’ve got talent in this program, we know we have talent in this program. We want it to be nurtured.” Hazell rebuilt Kent State’s program in just two years, largely on the strength of a strong ground game spearheaded by star Dri Archer. Purdue has preferred the up-tempo, fast-break style offense Joe Tiller brought to West Lafayette and that Hope kept. He spent seven seasons coaching Ohio State’s receivers under Jim Tressel, has a reputation as a strong recruiter and players have spoken glowingly about the passion and excitement he’s brought to the locker room. The question is whether Hazell is a big enough name to fill the other area Burke wanted to shore up — attendance, which has steadily declined over the last five years, the last four under Hope. “We’ve lost a third of the fan base. We’ve gone from about 54,000 paid attendance in 2007-08 to 37,000 this past year,” Burke said. “We can’t do what we need to do resource-wise with losing a third of the fan base, OK? Everybody has all kinds of ideas and rationales on what we can do. But at the end of the day, obviously, we’ve got some work to do to both thank the people who have been with us and stayed with us, but also encourage those who jumped off the boat to get back in.” Fans initially were clamoring for another MAC coach with Big Ten experience, Northern Illinois’ Dave Doeren, who took the North Carolina State job after beating Kent State in the MAC championship game. Burke also brought Cincinnati coach Butch Jones to campus Sunday afternoon, the day after the Bearcats clinched a share of a second straight Big East title. The next day, Jones flew to Colorado and was reportedly offered a five-year deal worth $13.5 million. Hope earned a Big Ten-low $950,000 in guaranteed compensation last year, though Burke acknowledged he was willing to spend more on his next coach. Details of Hazell’s contract were not immediately available. He made a base salary of $300,000 with the Golden Flashes. “We’re prepared to compete,” Burke said when he announced Hope’s firing. “We know in the Big Ten and nationally what you Phil Masturzo | Akron Beacon Journal | MCT photo have to do to compete. Kent State head coach Darrell Hazell on the sidelines against We’re prepared to do that.” Ohio University at Dix Stadium on Nov. 23 in Kent, Ohio. Kent As word leaked of Colo- State improved to 11-1 on the season with a 28-6 victory. rado’s offer, Burke and a contingent of Purdue of- (6-6, 3-5) are scheduled to inducted into the Muskficials reportedly flew to play Jan. 1. ingum College hall of fame northeastern Ohio, where Hazell also has been an in 1993. they met with Hazell. Burke had already said Hazell is the first black assistant at Rutgers, West Virginia, Army, Western receivers coach Patrick coach in Boilermakers Michigan, Penn, EastHiggins will coach the history and will take over fulltime duties later this ern Illinois and Oberlin Boilermakers in their bowl month. The Boilermakers College in Ohio. He was game. AP Sports Briefs Larkin: Drug cheats do not belong in Hall of Fame NEW YORK (AP) — Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin says players who used performance-enhancing drugs don’t deserve to be enshrined in Cooperstown. Inducted into the Hall last summer after a 19-year career with the Cincinnati Reds, Larkin told The Associated Press in a phone interview Wednesday that players who cheat shouldn’t receive baseball’s highest individual honor. Larkin says he thinks there needs to be definitive guidance on who has done performance enhancers and who has not. He was speaking about a month ahead of the voting results for next year’s Hall class. Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa are all up for selection for the first time. Larkin was in New York to sign items that will be auctioned off as part of Steiner Sports’ 25th anniversary. The proceeds of the online auction will go to families affected by Superstorm Sandy. 60366688 60376164 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Darrell Hazell spent most of his coaching career telling others to “be great.” Now he’ll try to live up to that mantra in his new job at Purdue. On Friday, Boilermakers athletic director Morgan Burke hired the 48-yearold Kent State coach to lead the school dubbed as the Cradle of Quarterbacks out of mediocrity, back into national prominence and presumably back to a Rose Bowl. “I’m extremely excited to work with the players at Purdue, and I look forward to experiencing a lot of success in the future,” Hazell said in a release issued by the school. “It’s a wonderful opportunity.” Hazell broke the news to his players during a Wednesday morning meeting after a day of speculation about Hazell’s future. Purdue has scheduled a 7 p.m. news conference to introduce Hazell. Hazell won this season’s Mid-American Conference coach of the year award after leading Kent State to its first winning season since 2001, first bowl appearance in more than four decades and the brink of a BCS bowl game. The 48-year-old Hazell grew up in New Jersey, but played football at Muskingum College in Ohio. He has strong ties to the Rutgers elects to sue the Big East over exit fee NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers University is suing the Big East Conference, trying to avoid paying an exit fee. Rutgers is trying to avoid a $10 million hit for leaving en route to the Big Ten. Big East bylaws state a school must give 27 months’ notice and pay a $10 million withdrawal fee. The suit says the Big East selectively enforced the rules. Rutgers claims some schools did and some did not have to give notice or pay the fee on their way out of the embattled conference. The Big East allowed Syracuse, Pittsburgh, West Virginia and TCU to leave the league before the 27-month period had run its course. The conference voted to increase its exit fee from $5 million to $10 million last month. Rutgers did not vote on the motion, but voiced opposition. Rutgers has also asked the Big East for the $1.3 million it said it lost when a football game was canceled due to TCU’s withdrawal. The Horned Frogs were headed to the Big East, but skipped out and landed in the Big 12 before ever playing a game. West Virginia also joined the Big 12, while Pitt and Syracuse will become members of the ACC next season. Rutgers is coming off a 9-3 season in which it went 5-2 in the Big East. The Scarlet Knights lost to Louisville, 20-17, last Thursday in a game that decided the conference’s BCS bid. Rutgers will play Virginia Tech (6-6) on Dec. 28 in the Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando, Fla. Tony Dungy to receive NCAA’s Roosevelt Award INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former NFL coach Tony Dungy has been selected as this year’s NCAA Roosevelt Award winner. The award, named after President Theodore Roosevelt, is the NCAA’s highest honor and is presented each year to a person who used their college athletic experience to produce a distinguished career. Dungy will receive the award Jan. 18 at the NCAA’s annual convention in Grapevine, Texas. Dungy is second on Tampa Bay’s career victory list (57) and is the all-time leader in Colts history (91), becoming the first black coach to hoist the Lombardi Trophy when Indy won the Super Bowl after the 2006 season. In addition to football, Dungy has written several books, worked with inmates, adopted children and used the Dungy Family Foundation to help improve communities. Ohio Senate approves bill on youth concussions COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A bill aimed at protecting young athletes with concussions or head injuries has cleared the Ohio Senate. Senators approved the bill Tuesday. It goes back to the House for likely approval of Senate changes. The measure requires coaches or officials to remove a player from a game or practice if the athlete shows signs of a concussion or is suspected of having one. Athletes would need approval from a doctor to return to play, but they could be treated by other medical professionals. Coaches and referees would have to be trained in how to recognize symptoms of concussions or head injuries. State Rep. Michael Stinziano (sten-ZEE’ah-noh), a co-sponsor, noted lawmakers of both parties backed the measure. The move comes amid growing awareness of the risks of unaddressed traumatic brain injuries. Former Buckeyes RB George snares job at OSU COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University says Heisman Trophy winner and former Tennessee Titans star running back Eddie George is returning to his alma mater as assistant vice president for business advancement. His new duties at Ohio State include promoting health and wellness initiatives, helping with fundraising and alumni relations, and mentoring student-athletes about professional development. The school announced George’s role Tuesday. He says it’s an honor to work for the university and apply what he has learned as a student, an athlete and the head of multiple companies. George has a degree in landscape architecture from Ohio State, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1995. He played for the Titans from 1996 to 2003 and finished his NFL career as a Dallas Cowboy for one season. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 12. December Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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