https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/f0807288c117a53eeae2e0c324157f86.pdf 42da77ee8f5d07e6507ca4276f485d19 PDF Text Text SE Ohio Tourism Expo marks third year, A6 Prep basketball highlights, B1 Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 61, No. 37 Post-Secondary session POMEROY — The Meigs High School guidance department will have a counseling session for students interested in the post-secondary enrollment option at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, in the high school cafeteria. The post-secondary option program is for students who would like to take college classes while in high school for both high school and college credit. Both student and parent must attend a counseling session in order to participate in the program. Changes meeting date POMEROY — The Meigs County Agricultural Board of Directors meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Coonhunters Building on the Rock Springs Fairgrounds. This is a change from the usual meeting time. Lenten breakfast POMEROY — Annual Lenten breakfast and quiet hour will be held at the Trinity Congregational Church meeting room on Second Street in Pomeroy, 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday. Call Peggy Harris, 9927569, with number of persons attending. Meeting canceled TUPPERS PLAINS — The March 8 meeting of Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District Board has been canceled and will be re-scheduled. Cadot-Blessing Camp to meet GALLIPOLIS — The bi-monthly meeting of the Cadot-Blessing Camp #126 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 10 at the Gallia County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Court Street in Gallipolis. Anyone with documented Civil War ancestors is encouraged to attend. OBITUARIES Page A5 • Wilma Seaman • Paul Riggs WEATHER High: 56 Low: 40 TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2011 DJFS stats show gap widening between poorest and richest Athens office outlines concerns about state cuts BY BRIAN J. REED BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY — Cuts in the state budget needed to balance it have been made necessary because of reductions in state income taxes, and the poorest in the area could be the hardest hit. Athens County Job and Family Services issued an appeal to state legisla- 2 SECTIONS — 12 PAGES Classifieds B3-4 Comics B5 Editorials A4 Sports B Section © 2011 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. tors to consider those with the lowest incomes when further cuts are considered. The agency asserts state budget cuts already approved affect Ohio’s poorest the most, and expresses concern that the poor will suffer cuts designed to benefit the richest in the state. “The tax cuts have predominantly helped the residents of Ohio’s wealthy suburbs, but the previous budget cuts and the proposed new budget cuts will hurt people throughout the state, and especially in counties in Appalachian Ohio,” the release from Community Relations Coordinator Nick Claussen said. “The economies in these counties rely heavily on tax dollars, and further reductions in state government spending will hurt these counties disproportionately.” “While Ohio leaders debate where to cut funding in order to balance the state budget, it is important to remember that a large part of the budget deficit was caused by the state’s income tax reductions,” the agency’s statement said. “These tax cuts overwhelmingly All about the (cancer) survivors BY BETH SERGENT benefited the wealthiest Ohioans more than any other group of state residents.” “At the same time, the budget cuts that have already been made as a result of the tax cuts have hurt the state’s poorest residents more than any other group. And now new budget cuts in areas See DJFS, A5 Southern Local BOE approves contracts, fees BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY — It’s all about the survivors — “it” being the annual Meigs County Cancer Survivor Appreciation Dinner with the keynote speaker from Ohio University’s Scripps School of Communication. The free dinner is at 6 p.m., Friday, March 18 at the Mulberry Community Center. The dinner serves a dual purpose and not only honors cancer survivors but is the official kick-off for the 2011 Meigs County Relay for Life. This year’s RFL is June 11-12 at the Meigs County Fair Grounds. The event is free to all Meigs County cancer survivors, local Relay for Life team captains and their guests. The event is once again under the direction of the Meigs County American Cancer Society Advisory Board and Survivorship Taskforce. The Meigs Cooperative Parish is catering the free meal with entertainment provided by the Community Band under the direction of Meigs Marauder Band Director Toney Dingess. The keynote speaker is Eric their experience with the disease — this could include anything from transportation issues, referrals to physical therapy, help direct patients RACINE —The Southern Local Board of Education recently met in regular session to approve several supplemental contracts and also revise admission rates to athletic events, as well as pay to play fees for students. The following supplemental contracts for the 2010-11 school year were approved: Amy Roush, variety show, $481.27; Jan Harmon, 1/2 assistant softball, $700; Jeff Dowell, 1/2 assistant softball, $700; Richard Cooksey, junior high track, $1,400; Jeff Caldwell, 1/2 freshman basketball, $750; Kyle Wickline, 1/2 freshman basketball, $750; Nick Detwiller, assistant baseball, volunteer; Zach Ash, assistant baseball, volunteer. The following supplemental contracts for the 2011-12 school year were approved: Kyle Wickline, $3,500 head football coach; Mick Winebrenner, head golf coach, $1,500; Kelley Grueser, junior high football, $1,400; See Survivors, A5 See BOE, A5 Vocalist Sheila Arnold still on the road making music Deer harvest down in Meigs, statewide BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH HOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY — Sheila Arnold of Pomeroy, who has been writing and singing gospel music for more than three decades, continues to release recordings of her music and performing at various gospel music conventions around the country. She will travel to Pigeon Forge, Tenn., to sing at the Country Gospel Fanfest April 2830 and then will stay on for a few days more to sing at a gospel convention. In August, she will go to Madisonville, Ky., to sing at the Country Gospel Music Association (CGMA) convention, and Submitted photo The upcoming Meigs County Cancer Survivor Appreciation Dinner is free to all cancer survivors, Relay for Life team captains and their guests. This yearʼs keynote speaker is Eric Rothenbuhler, associate dean of OUʼs Scripps School of Communication. The dinner also serves as a kick off for the 2011 Meigs County Relay for Life. Pictured are survivors at last yearʼs RFL. Rothenbuhler, associate dean of OU’s Scripps School of Communication — a fitting choice considering the dinner is a chance for those affected by cancer to communicate their experiences and their resources in fighting the disease. Also, Kim Painter will discuss the ACS’s Patient Navigator Program which is a free service to navigate cancer patients and their families through herself on the bass in October will guitar and singing perform at her own music. another GMAC “This is a real convention in honor,” she said. Branson, Mo. Sheila has made Then Nov. 1-12, six recordings of she will sing her her own original gospel music at material, the latest the Artist Music being “Forever Guild at Heritage Arnold Yours.” USA in North Since becoming Carolina. Arnold said her latest a member of the Country invitation to perform Gospel Music Association came from an “unexpect- in 1998, she has won five ed source.” Genny Foley, singing awards and three daughter of Red Foley, songwriting awards. In both 1998 and 1999 arranged an invitation for her to perform in “The she won the Silver Crown for Female Legend” at the Award Commodore in Nashville, Vocalist of the Year; in Tenn., on July 7. She will 2000 the Silver Heart be one of three guests on Female Entertainer, and the program that night in 2001 the Silver Heart and will be accompanying Award/Female Entertainer and the Golden Heart Award for International Female Entertainer at the Bronson, Mo. convention. In 2009 Sheila won the Silver Heart Award for Songwriter of the Year in Middletown, Ohio; the Golden Heart Award for International Songwriter in Branson, Mo. and in August 2010 again won the Silver Heart Award for Songwriter of the Year at Bronson. Over the year Sheila has sung with several groups including the Soul Seekers, Gospel Tones, and Sunrise Trio and at one time hosted a radio program called “Sheila and Friends” that aired on See Vocalist, A5 Middleport Association announces plans for monthly luncheons BY BRIAN J. REED BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM INDEX www.mydailysentinel.com MIDDLEPORT — The first Lunch Along the River of 2011 will be served on April 6. These luncheons, designed to generate funds for the Middleport Community Association’s activities throughout the year, have been moved to Wednesdays this year. The organization has also announced plans for its Easter Basket Games event, which will be held April 12. Association President Debbie Gerlach said the lunches, served in Diles Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., will be served with the theme, “Hump Day is Lunch Day.” The monthly luncheons were moved from Fridays to Wednesdays to avoid scheduling conflicts with other organizations’ fundraising lunches. The April menu will be potato soup and chili, corn muffins, cake and soft drinks. The cost for all the luncheons is $5. The asso- ciation uses proceeds from the monthly fundraisers to pay for its community events, including Independence Day activities, Pumpkinport and the annual Christmas kickoff event. Luncheons will also be served on May 4, July 1, July 6, Aug. 3, Sept. 7, and Oct. 5. In event of inclement or cold weather, the luncheons are served in the freight depot in Diles Park. Tickets will go on sale on March 28, at $20 each, for the Easter Basket Games, to be held at the Middleport firehouse. Those tickets are available at Peoples Bank and Peoples Insurance, Locker 219, the Ohio River Bear Co., and Shear Illusions, all of Middleport, Dan’s and Hartwell House in Pomeroy and Rutland Bottle Gas, Rutland. Prizes include Longaberger baskets, Vera Bradley bags and Ohio River Bear Co. bears and hares. Food will also be served. Doors open at 5 p.m. STAFF REPORT POMEROY — Meigs County’s deer harvest total was down from last year, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, which announced a total of 239,260 deer killed statewide during Ohio's 2010-11 hunting season. Last season, the state broke a record with 261,260 deer killed. Meigs County reported 3,975 deer killed during the recently-ended season, down from 4,821 last year. Coshocton County reported the biggest deer harvest, with 8,837. The white-tailed deer is the most popular game animal in Ohio, frequently pursued by generations of hunters. Ohio's first modern day deer-gun season opened in 1943 in three counties and hunters harvested 168 deer. In 1956, deer hunting was allowed in all 88 counties and hunters killed 3,911 deer during a one-week season. Open houses were held Saturday in each of the state's five wildlife districts to provide the public an opportunity to view and discuss proposed See Deer, A5 �Tuesday, March 8, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A2 Libyan warplanes strike rebels at oil port BY PAUL SCHEMM ASSOCIATED PRESS RAS LANOUF, Libya — Libyan warplanes launched multiple airstrikes Monday on opposition fighters regrouping at an oil port on the Mediterranean coast, the second day of a harsh government counteroffensive to thwart a rebel advance toward Moammar Gadhafi’s stronghold in the capital Tripoli. President Barack Obama said the U.S. and its NATO allies are still considering a military response to the violence and Britain and France were drafting a U.N. resolution that would establish a no-fly zone. U.N. aid officials said up to 1 million foreign workers and others trapped in Libya are expected to need emergency aid because of fighting in the North African nation. The anti-government forces trying to oust Gadhafi say they will be outgunned if the regime continues to unleash its air power on them and are pleading for the international community to impose a no-fly zone to protect them from more strikes. However, they oppose foreign troops on the ground. “We don’t want a foreign military intervention, but we do want a no-fly zone, said rebel fighter Ali Suleiman. “We are all waiting for one,” he added. The rebels can take on “the rockets and the tanks, but not Gadhafi’s air force” he said. The government has managed to halt for now a rebel advance that began last week when fighters ventured beyond the opposition-controlled eastern half of the country. The rebels are now struggling to maintain supply lines for weapons, ammunition and food, with many living off junk food, cookies and cans of tuna. They are waiting for rocket launchers, tanks and other heavy weapons to arrive with reinforcements from their head- quarters in the eastern city of Benghazi. Meanwhile, the U.S. has moved military forces closer to its shores to back up its demand that Gadhafi step down. But enforcing a no-fly zone could take weeks to organize, and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has noted that it must be preceded by a military operation to take out Libya’s air defenses. British Foreign Minister William Hague said Sunday that a no-fly zone over Libya is still in an early stage of planning and ruled out the use of ground forces. Obama said the U.S. will stand with the Libyan people as they face “unacceptable” violence. He said he has authorized millions of dollars in humanitarian aid. He also sent a strong message to Gadhafi, saying he and his supporters will be held responsible for the violence there. Hague told the House of Commons Monday that Britain is “working closely with partners on a contingency basis on elements of a resolution on a no-fly zone.” A British diplomat at the U.N. stressed that the draft resolution is being prepared in case it is needed but no decision has been made to introduce it at the Security Council. He spoke on condition of anonymity because the draft has not been made public. Libya appears to be sliding toward a civil war that could drag out for weeks, or even months, as rebels try to oust Gadhafi after 41 years. Resorting to heavy use of air attacks signaled the regime’s concern that it needed to check the advance of the rebel force toward Sirte — Gadhafi’s hometown and a bastion of support for the longtime leader. Anti-Gadhafi forces would get a massive morale boost if they can blast through Sirte, a major obstacle on the march toward Tripoli. Libya’s main population centers lie along the country’s main east-west highway on the Mediterranean coast and the struggle for control of the country is being waged between the government and the rebels trying to push the front line westward toward the capital. A force estimated at 500 to 1,000 fighters was pushing steadily down the highway toward Tripoli when it was driven out of the town of Bin Jawwad, 375 east of the capital, on Sunday by pro-Gadhafi forces using helicopter gunships, artillery and rockets. Gebril Hewadi, a doctor at Al-Jalaa Hospital in Benghazi, said 30 have been killed on the rebel side in the past three days of fighting and 169 wounded. The rebels regrouped about 40 miles to the east in Ras Lanouf, where MiG fighters circled over rebel positions Monday before launching airstrikes behind their front lines in the morning and afternoon. In and around Bin Jawwad, pro-regime forces were running patrols Monday and there were minor reports of skirmishes with rebels on the out- skirts. One strike hit a road near the town’s only gas station, destroying at least three vehicles and wounding at least two people. The opposition also holds two main battleground cities close to Tripoli, and the government appears to have solidified control Monday of one of them — Zawiya. Just 30 miles outside Tripoli, Zawiya had been the city closest to the capital in opposition hands. A Zawiya resident said government tanks and artillery opened fire on rebels around 9:00 am and the attack hadn’t stopped when he left the city at 1:30 p.m. All entrances to the city were under government control and the rebels had been driven out of the city’s central Martyr’s Square and a nearby mosque by the heaviest attack in several days. “The tanks are everywhere,” he said. “The hospital is running out of supplies. There are injured everywhere who can’t find a place to go.” China challenges US predominance in Asia-Pacific BY MATTHEW PENNINGTON ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — When China launched threatening war games off Taiwan 15 years ago on the eve of an election on the self-governing island, the U.S. deployed two aircraft carriers, and China quickly backed down. Things don’t seem so one-sided any more. China’s military has been on a spending spree at a time that the debt-ridden U.S. government is looking to cut defense costs. On Friday, China announced a 12.7 percent hike for this year, the latest in a string of doubledigit increases. That trend has triggered worries in Congress and among security analysts about whether the United States can maintain its decades-long military predominance in the economically crucial AsiaPacific. While the U.S. military has been drained by 10 years of costly conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, China has developed air, naval and missile capabilities that could undercut U.S. superiority in China’s backyard. China is still decades away from building a military as strong as the United States. It has not fought a major conflict since a border war with Vietnam in 1979 and is not a Soviet-style rival threatening American soil. But the shift raises questions about whether the U.S. can meet its commitment to maintain a strong presence in the Asia-Pacific for decades — a matter not just of global prestige but also seen as critical for safeguarding shipping lanes vital for world trade and protecting allies. China already has an innate geographical advantage in any conflict in the west Pacific. One expert posits that with its military buildup, China could conquer Taiwan by the end of the decade even if the U.S. military intervenes. China regards Taiwan as part of its territory. Relations between the two, long seen as a potential flash point, have warmed in the past two years. But China’s assertion of territorial claims in the South China Sea, which it has declared as a “core interest” — essentially something it could go to war over — has spooked its neighbors and fortified their support for a strong U.S. presence in the region. Even former enemy Vietnam is forging military ties with the U.S. Last week, the Philippines deployed two warplanes after a ship searching for oil complained it was harassed by two Chinese patrol boats in the South China Sea. Japan scrambled F-15 fighter jets after Chinese surveillance and anti-submarine aircraft flew near disputed islands in the East China Sea. “As China’s military has gotten more capable and China has behaved more aggressively, a number of countries are looking at the U.S. as a hedge to make sure they can maintain independence, security and stability,” said Abraham Denmark, director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. But those allies question whether the U.S. can retain its freedom to operate in the region, and whether its economy — highly indebted to China and struggling to recover from a recession — can sustain its high level of military spending, said Bonnie Glaser, a China expert at the Center of Strategic and International Studies think tank. The U.S. Pacific Command has 325,000 personnel, five aircraft carrier strike groups, 180 ships and nearly 2,000 aircraft. Tens of thousands of forces stay on China’s doorstep at longestablished bases in South Korea and Japan. China’s defense spending is still dwarfed by the United States. Even if China really invests twice as much in its military as its official $91.5 billion budget, which some analysts believe, that is still only about a quarter of U.S. spending. It has no aircraft carriers and lags the U.S. in defense technology. Some of its most vaunted recent military advances will take years to reach operation. For example, China test flew its stealth fighter in January, months earlier than U.S. intelligence expected, but U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says China will still only have a couple of hundred of these “fifth-generation” jets by 2025, when the United States should have 1,500. But China’s growing array of aircraft, naval and submarine vessels, ballistic and cruise missiles, anti-satellite and cyber war capabilities already enable it to project power beyond its shores. It plans new submarines, larger naval destroyers and transport aircraft that could expand that reach further. Roger Cliff, a respected defense researcher who recently testified before a congressional hearing on China, says many of the missiles and strike aircraft have a range of about 900 miles, which put them within attacking distance of virtually all U.S. air and naval bases in the region. They include the DF-21D missile which is designed to target aircraft carriers. It employs technology that no other U.S. rival has mastered. It does not appear to have been tested yet against a maneuvering target at sea. Cliff said if trends continue, China should have sufficient missiles and precision bombs by the end of the decade to render inoperable for a week or more all airfields on Taiwan and U.S. air bases in Okinawa, Japan, and possibly others farther away. He said there are between 40 and 50 Chinese air bases within 500 miles of Taiwan, each generally hosting a squadron of 24 aircraft, which could overwhelm superior U.S. aircraft through sheer numbers. If China acquired amphibious landing vehicles, he forecast it could conquer Taiwan. If U.S. military planners are worried about that possibility, they aren’t showing it. They say plans to cap defense spending within five years won’t derail modernization plans. Space shuttle Discovery heads home to retirement BY MARCIA DUNN ASSOCIATED PRESS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Its decades-long mission accomplished, space shuttle Discovery headed home to retirement after undocking from the International Space Station on Monday for the last time. The world’s most-flown spaceship got a dramatic send-off by “Star Trek’s” original Capt. Kirk. “Space, the final frontier,” actor William Shatner proclaimed in a prerecorded tribute. “These have been the voyages of the space shuttle Discovery. Her 30-year mission: to seek out new science, to build new outposts, to bring nations together on the final frontier, to boldly go and do what no spacecraft has done before.” On the final leg of its final journey — due to culminate with a Wednesday touchdown — Discovery performed a victory lap around the space station immediately after undocking. The shuttle and station crews beamed down pictures of each other’s vessel, with the blue cloudspecked planet 220 miles below as the stunning backdrop. NASA TV showed live footage of Discovery as it soared over the Atlantic Ocean and the Sahara desert, and in a matter of a few minutes, over the Mediterranean Sea and northern Italy. The breathtaking shots were captured by the space station crew. “It looks beautiful,” observed Scott Kelly, the space station’s skipper. He wished the six shuttle passengers a safe ride home. To ensure safe passage, the shuttle astronauts pulled out their 100-foot, laser-tipped inspection boom and checked their ship for any signs of micrometeorite damage. The safety procedure was put in place following the 2003 Columbia disaster. Discovery is being sent to the Smithsonian Institution for display after it undergoes several months of decommissioning. NASA’s two other shuttles will join Discovery in retirement, following their upcoming missions. The oldest of NASA’s surviving shuttles, Discovery will have racked up nearly 150 million miles by trip’s end, accumulated more than 39 missions in nearly 27 years and spent 365 days total in space. It flew to the International Space Station 13 times and made the first shuttle rendezvous with Russia’s Mir station in 1995. Discovery first flew in 1984 and carried the Hubble Space Telescope to orbit six years later. It’s flown 184 astronauts, including John Glenn at age 77 in 1998. Shatner’s message was played for the shuttle crew Monday morning, just a few hours before the undocking. His words were followed by the wake-up music, “Theme from Star Trek.” It was the runner-up in a contest sponsored by NASA to mark the end of the shuttle program. The No. 1 votegetter — “Blue Sky” by Big Head Todd and the Monsters — will be beamed up as Tuesday’s wake-up tune. Mission Control and Discovery’s astronauts also paid homage to lead shuttle flight director Bryan Lunney, who is quitting NASA as the program draws to a close. His voice cracked as he bid farewell, and he received a standing ovation in the control room. “It’s been a hoot,” Lunney told the astronauts. “Couldn’t have had a better choice for my last flight.” Shuttle commander Steven Lindsey said he’d rather be celebrating with Lunney than inspecting his ship. Fire-damaged auto parts plant back in operation BY TOM KRISHER ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT — Part of a Michigan auto parts factory that was damaged by fire last week started producing again over the weekend, easing a parts shortage that had forced two auto companies to shut down some assembly lines. The fire Wednesday at a Magna International Inc. plant caused General Motors Co. to shut down the Ohio factory that makes the Chevrolet Cruze compact. Mazda Motor Co. halted an assembly line in Flat Rock, Mich., that makes the Mazda 6 midsize sedan. Thousands of workers were temporarily idled. The Magna plant also makes parts for Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. vehicles GM said Monday that the Cruze plant in Lordstown, Ohio, would be restarted on Tuesday, and workers at an adjoining parts stamping plant would be back Monday night. The Mazda 6 assembly line, in a plant jointly operated with Ford, will remain shut down for the rest of this week, a spokesman said. About half of the Magna plant’s production restarted during the weekend, Magna spokeswoman Tracy Fuerst said Monday. Company officials had been working since the blaze to restart production, and were able to get part of the plant in Howell Township, Mich., back in operation, she said. Some machinery also was moved to a shuttered Magna factory in nearby Brighton, Mich., and it is producing parts there temporarily, she said. “We have begun to supply many of our customers on a limited basis,” Fuerst said. The plant makes ceilings, consoles and other plastic interior parts for the automakers. Spokesmen for Nissan and Chrysler said production had not been affected, and a message was left for a Ford spokeswoman. Fuerst said some of the molds used to make the parts were damaged, but the company worked with customers over the weekend to repair the equipment at the factory, which is about 45 miles northwest of Detroit. Only about 25 percent of the factory space was damaged in the fire, but it burned two large holes in the roof of the building and caused structural damage. Fuerst said some of that damage had been fixed. Firefighters, who poured 1.2 million gallons of water on the plant to put out the blaze, have said its cause was accidental, starting in machinery into which foam was injected to make some of the parts. GM closed its Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant on Friday and Monday, and at least six other GM factories were affected by the parts shortage. Officials were still assessing the impact at midday Monday. The Mazda assembly line also was shut down starting Thursday. “Lost production will be made up with a combination of overtime and added shifts,” spokesman Jeremy Barnes said. The fire showed just how fragile the auto company parts supply chain is. For the past three decades, companies have cut costs and become more efficient by going to a just-in-time parts delivery system so they can avoid paying for huge stockpiles of parts. To avoid buying costly machinery, many parts companies make a particular part at only one site with no backup. �The Daily Sentinel BY THE BEND 4-H Club News Salem Center Meig OʼMinds The Salem Center Meig O’Minds met recently at the Salem Center Firehouse with two advisors and 11 members attending. Business discussed was new enrollment forms, the 4-H kickoff at Meigs Elementary School and parliamentary procedures. They made 4-H necklaces for recreation and refreshments were served. The next meeting will be March 15 at the Salem Center Firehouse. Bleedinʼ Green The Bleedin’ Green 4-H Club held a meeting on Feb. 27, 2011 at the home of the Sarah Lawrence with two advisors and four members attending. Community service projects, 4- H camp and Cooking Camp were among the items discussed. For recreation they played the Wii sports game. Refreshments of pizza biscuits and pop were served by the Lawrence family. The next meeting will be March 20 from 2-4 p.m. at the Lawrence home. In earlier meetings projects were chosen, a new club t-shirt was discussed and officers were elected. Sarah Lawrence and Sam Evans gave a demonstration on how to complete project books correctly and how to fill out the achievement records. Past Councilors of Chester DofA meet CHESTER — Officers were installed at a recent meeting of the Past Councilors Club of Chester Council 323, Daughters of America held at the hall. Installed were Charlotte Grant, treasurer, and Delores Wolfe, secretary. Mary Jo Barringer, president opened the meeting with scripture which was followed by the Lord’s Prayer and pledge to the flag. Sunshine gifts were to Inzy Newell by Esther Smith and to Barbara Sargent by Julie Curtis. Charlotte Grant served refreshments. Door prizes were awarded and games were played. Other attending were Ruth Smith, Julie Curtis, Jo Ann Ritchie, and Doris Grueser. Lydia Council active in project work POMEROY — Various projects including collecting items for Serenity House were planned during recent meetings of Lydia Council of the Bradford Church of Christ. Plans were also made for filling back packs for several children, and a discussion held on how the Circle might assist in getting choir robes. A $50 donation was made to an area family which lost their home and possessions in a fire. Plans were completed for an appreciation dinner for Cliff and Marge McLawhorn on Feb. 13 at the activity building of the church. Reports were given on the Angel Tree project, the sunshine gift bags and cards, and assistance with special projects at the church. Holiday activities included a faith promise dinner, caroling and delivery of fruit trays. Holiday cards were collected to take to Overbook. At each of the meetings officers gave reports and devotions were given. It was announced that more names are needed for the prayer chain, that the communion list has been completed as is the Lydia meeting list which includes a potluck on July 11. The new nursery list was presented, and plans were made for a bowling trip to Gallipolis. The Ladies Day rally will be held on April 9 at the Main St., Church of Christ at McConnelsville. Devotions at the January meeting were by Diane Milliron, president, who read “One Solitary Life” while Bethany Bolin presented devotions on Love from 1 Cor. 13 at the February meeting with both closing with prayers. Refreshments were served at both meetings. Community Calendar Public meetings Tuesday, March 8 POMEROY — Salisbury Township Trustees, 6:30 p.m., at the home of Manning Roush. POMEROY — The Meigs County Agricultural Board of Directors will meet at 7 p.m. at the Coonhunters Building on the Rock Springs Fairgrounds. This is a change from the regular meeting time. POMEROY — Meigs County Board of Elections, 8:30 a.m. POMEROY — Bedford Township Trustees regular monthly meeting, 7 p.m. at the town hall. SYRACUSE – Syracuse Community Center, Board of Directors, 7 p.m. at the Center. Thursday, March 10 WELLSTON — The GJMV Solid Waste Management District Board of Directors will meet 3:30 p.m at the district office, 10856 S. New Hampshire Ave., Wellston. Clubs and organizations Monday, March 7 POMEROY — Meigs County Cancer Initiative, regular meeting, noon, conference room at Meigs County Health Department. Thursday, March 10 CHESTER — Shade River Lodge 458, 7:30 p.m. at the Lodge Hall. Refreshments following meeting. TUPPERS PLAINS — VFW Post 9053 meets at 6:30 p.m., with dinner at 6 p.m., VFW hall. SYRACUSE — Wildwood Garden Club, 6:30 p.m. at the Syracuse Community Center with Extension Agent Hal Kneen talking on edible wild plants. Saturday, March 12 TUPPERS PLAINS — VFW Post 9053 will have a free public dinner with serving from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Church events Tuesday, March 8 POMEROY — St. Paul Lutheran Church begins Lent with its Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday) pancake supper, 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 POMEROY — St. Paul Lutheran Church, Ash Wednesday service, 7 p.m., imposition of ashes available. POMEROY — Annual Lenten breakfast and quiet hour, 7:45 at Trinity Congregational Church meeting room. Public invited. Call Peggy Harris, 992-7569 with number of persons attending. RACO donates to community projects RACINE — Several donations, including $300 to the Meals on Wheels program at the Meigs Senior Center, were made and new officers were elected at the recent meeting of the Racine Area Community Organization (RACO) held at Star Mill Park. RACO also voted to make a donation to the Southern Academic banquet, and to purchase a weight bench for the fitness center at Southern High School. A future project discussed was purchasing three metal entrance signs for the town. As a future project, RACO discussed purchasing metal entrance signs for the town. Officers elected were Kathryn Hart, president; Melanie Weese, vice president; Kim Romine, treasurer, and Lillian Weese, secretary. A donation of an aluminum john boat and an antique jeep from Dorothy Sayre was noted. It was reported that the Star Mill Park Board basket games were very successful and that the money will be used toward improvements planned for the park. RACO scholarship applications will be taken to Southern High School and given out to the students on Thursday, March 31. The applications need to be completed and returned to the guidance counselor there by April 25. David Zirkle led in the pledge to the flag to close the meeting. Next meeting was announced for March 22, 6:30 p.m. at the Star Mill Park building to which new members are invited. Grangers learn about national debt POMEROY — A legislative report on the national debt and what it would take to reduce it was given by Roy Grueser, legislative and agricultural chairman, at a recent meeting of Hemlock Grange. Grueser reported that the national debt is so high that it would cost every man, woman and child in the country $48,000 each to noticeably reduce it. He also spoke of the weather and temperatures noting record breaking amounts of snow in some parts of the country. It was noted that all Grange members have tickets for a walnut bowl and stand made by Roy Grueser to be used in a fund raiser at the Grange banquet set for April 15 at the Legion hall. Cookbooks and pecans are still for sale. Rosalie Story conducted the meting. It was noted that Helen Quivey was resigning the position of family activities chairman, and Adelle White was appointed to the position. Story in the absence of Kim Romine, lecturer, had the February program on chocolate. The title was “Chocolate: What is the Love Connection?” It was noted that the cocoa connection dates back to ancient history when cocoa beans were grown as a domestic crop. During the Middle Ages, Spaniards added cane sugar and other flavorings to sweeten the cocoa drinks and then in the late 1600s chocolate emporiums opened across Europe serving up the first solid versions, first in cakes and then in candies. It was noted that chocolate contains tryptophan, a building block of serotonin, which is one of the grain chemicals involved in sexual arousal. From then on chocolate became an edible symbol of love. Visit us online at mydailysentinel.com Page A3 Tuesday, March 8, 2011 A S K D R . B RO T H E R S Should she just pretend to be offended? Dear Dr. Brothers: I’m 65 years old and in no way consider myself a senior citizen. As a matter of fact, I take a certain amount of pride when my children call me immature. I don’t consider myself too old for anything — that’s why everyone seemed shocked by my recent reactions to some scenes in movies. It seems every time there is a violent scene, I am supposed to start cringing and be disgusted. Should I act as though I don’t enjoy a good gory sci-fi film once in a while? I don’t want my grandchildren to think I am strange. — L.B. Dear L.B.: Many times, we feel the same on the inside even though our outside is aging — gracefully or not. To some of us, there is no way we ever will believe that we are growing old and are supposed to be interested in “old folks” topics. We just want to carry on the way we always have, and that isn’t so unusual or hard to understand. Unfortunately, we sometimes are forced by others to take our place in the scheme of things ... and that’s when we decide it’s time for us to start acting our age. The problem is that we have old, outmoded ideas of what is acceptable behavior for a senior Dr. Joyce Brothers like us. When we are over a certain age, we are “supposed to be” grossed out or otherwise offended by things that are shocking, violent and disgusting, aren’t we? Whenever someone tells us to act our age, it shows that he or she has a certain view of what maturity is and when it should be reached. Many younger people are uncomfortable with the idea that Grandma still has a sense of humor, an interest in men or sex, and a healthy disrespect for the establishment. If you’ve always had a youthful outlook and a playful personality, it is not likely that you’re going to turn into a grouchy old lady anytime soon. So enjoy the freedom to be who you are, and let the others worry about growing up and growing old while you enjoy life. Daughters of America Chester Council meet CHESTER — Judy Buckley was installed as warden at a recent meeting of Chester Council 323, Daughters of America. Judy Marshall presided at the past two meetings both of which opened in ritualistic form with flag pledges, prayer and singing of the National Anthem. Reports on members ill included Esther Harden recovering from pneumonia, Opal Eichinger’s grandson in hospital, Goldie Frederick’s granddaughter underwent surgery, and Charlotte Grant’s brother in rehabilitation center in Durham, N.C. It was reported that scholarship applications are to be turned in by March 31 to the national chairman Sara Sue Bell. Attending last week’s meeting were Esther Smith, Helen Wolf, Jo Ann Ritchie, Judy Marshall, Deloris Wolfe, Maxine White, Larian Shain, Whitney Camp, Sharon Riffle, Dennis Eichinger, Doris Grueser, Everett Grant, Opal Eichinger, Nancy King, Mary Jo Barringer, Charlotte Grant, and Julie Curtis. �OPINION Romney, novice no more, focuses on Obama, economy BY LIZ SIDOTI ASSOCIATED PRESS BARTLETT, N.H. — This time, Mitt Romney has a clear pitch: I’m the strongest Republican to challenge President Barack Obama on the country’s single biggest issue — the economy. “He created a deeper recession, and delayed the recovery,” Romney said Saturday, previewing his campaign message before Republicans in this influential early nominating state. “The consequence is soaring numbers of Americans enduring unemployment, foreclosures and bankruptcies. This is the Obama Misery Index, and it is at a record high.” “It’s going to take more than new rhetoric to put Americans back to work — it’s going to take a new president,” said the former businessman and Massachusetts governor, essentially offering himself up as the best — if not only — solution. But will GOP primary voters buy it? Specifically, will this argument from the once-failed GOP presidential candidate be strong enough to convince conservatives who dominate the nominating contests that they should overlook their unease about him: his signing of a Massachusetts health care law similar to Obama’s unpopular nationwide one, as well as his reversals on social issues and his Mormonism? This is the central question of Romney’s all-but-announced second White House bid. An answer will come over the next year. He’s virtually certain to enter the race this spring, though campaign signs posted along the road leading to the New Hampshire hotel where he spoke this weekend may have gotten a bit ahead of him. They said “Mitt Romney for President” and suggested this theme: “True Strength for America’s Future.” He and his aides insisted they were leftovers from 2008. Never mind the other signs: Romney lapel pins in the shape of New Hampshire. They dotted the audience, and at least one adviser was overheard all but confirming to attendees that Romney was running again. In his first campaign, Romney struggled to explain to Republicans why he would give the party the best chance to win the White House. He never settled on a single campaign message. He embraced social issues even though financial ones were his forte. He picked big and small fights with opponents — specifically front-runner John McCain. He floundered as he tried to convince voters that he was a hard-core conservative, even though he had governed a Democratic bastion as a moderate. Today, Romney is a different candidate in a different time. Back then, he was little known and fighting to be heard. Now, he weighs in on the national debate only when he has something to say. He’s the closest thing to a frontrunner in a GOP field that lacks one. It’s a blessing that he’s universally known. It may be a curse because GOP opponents are likely to come after him hard. In the last race, the top issues — war and immigration — didn’t play to his strengths. Now, stubbornly high unemployment, slow economic growth and budget-busting deficits are voters’ chief worries. It’s no doubt a much better fit for this successful businessman who co-founded a venture capital firm and helped rescue failing companies. In the 2008 campaign, Romney stood out by relentlessly attacking McCain and other opponents. He struggled to outline what he stood for and how he would govern. Now, he’s focused on assailing Obama on the economy as well as selling his own credentials and ideas for long-term prosperity. In doing so, he’s drawing a more subtle contrast with his GOP challengers. Compared with the feeling-hisway campaign of 2008, Romney’s advisers say writing his book “No Apology: The Case for American Greatness” helped him focus on the topics he cares most about and crystalized his thinking about running for president. But there’s this political reality: Romney’s best chance to win the nomination rests with economic issues, and the remnants of the recession give him the chance to emphasize his business credentials. He can’t let the race again be defined by cultural topics or he risks losing because many conservatives still don’t trust the sincerity of his conversions on gay rights, abortion and other issues. His appearance Saturday night at the Carroll County Lincoln Day Dinner at a northern New Hampshire hotel both provided a template for his upcoming campaign and showed how Romney has evolved as a candidate. Scripted to the point of coming off as stiff in his first run, Romney now is clearly more comfortable doing the retail politicking that primary voters demand. He worked the room with ease, shaking hands and chatting up well-wishers with an almost neighborly air. His tie — ever present in 2008 — was gone. His hair — always perfectly coifed — flopped over his forehead. And he didn’t seem to care. With his wife, Ann, by his side, Romney took the stage and imme- The Daily Sentinel Reader Services (USPS 213-960) Correction Policy Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 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. Published Tuesday through Friday, 111 Court Street, Pomeroy, Ohio. Second-class postage paid at Pomeroy. 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Romney reminded his audience that he spent much of his life in the private sector. “I know how jobs are created and how jobs are lost. I have helped guide more than one enterprise that was in crisis.” He said “turnarounds work when the leader focuses on what’s most important.” He then tried to make the case that Obama did just the opposite. “He delegated the jobs crisis to (Democratic congressional leaders) Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid and he went to work on his own liberal priorities,” including a climate change plan and a health care overhaul. “The next president must focus on what’s most important: getting Americans back to work.” Romney explained what he said he stood for: lower taxes for companies, a smaller bureaucracy, a ceiling on federal spending. He called for repealing the health overhaul that conservatives view as a symbol of costly government overreach. The issue is an obvious political vulnerability for Romney; Obama’s law was modeled in some ways after one that Romney signed in Massachusetts. Romney addressed it head-on with an argument voters are likely to hear often. “Our experiment wasn’t perfect — some things worked, some didn’t, and some things I’d change,” he said. But, he added, “One thing I would never do is to usurp the constitutional power of states with a one-size-fits-all federal takeover.” It’s not his only hurdle. Many conservatives, particularly in Iowa and South Carolina, still view his religion skeptically and don’t trust him on social issues. That helps explain why his focus is heavily on New Hampshire — where fiscal conservatives are the key electorate — as he gears up for an economy-focused campaign. With primary voting set for February 2012 if not earlier, Romney has less than a year to make his case — now that he has one. 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 Page A4 Tuesday, March 8, 2011 GOP Dilemma BY LAURIE KELLMAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Restrict abortion or cut spending? The Republicans’ “Pledge for America” says the new majority will do both. But negotiations over the federal budget threaten to force the GOP, including its 87 House freshmen, to choose between them. It’s a lesson in congressional reality that has Republicans struggling with how to vote — and what to do — when a divided government pits pledge against pledge. “That’s a problem — and I mean, a real problem,” said Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee’s budget and spending task force. How would he vote on a budget that cuts spending but lacks the promised abortion restrictions? Jordan winces. “We haven’t seen the finished product,” he said. The House last month passed its version of the budget that would fund the government through September. The measure would cut spending by $61 billion and prohibit federal dollars from going to Planned Parenthood as long as the organization performs abortions. It also reinstates restrictions, lifted by President Barack Obama, on government money for any organization that funds abortions in foreign countries. The abortion restrictions have almost no chance of being included in the spending plan that the Democratdominated Senate ultimately passes. That could be weeks from now despite a March 18 deadline that carries with it the threat of a partial government shutdown. A compromise that could pass both the House and Senate will contain at least a good portion of the cuts that now-GOP freshmen promised during the campaign and say their constituents loudly demand. Slashing federal spending, they insist, is their No. 1 priority. Restricting federal money for abortion providers comes a close second or third, as much a part of the GOP’s campaign “Pledge” as spending cuts and repealing Obama’s health care overhaul. The new Republican majority has done plenty of fighting for what they promised, but getting their wish list through the entire Congress is a tougher task. The health care law repeal failed in the Senate. The House’s budget received a thorough scoffing from Senate Democratic leaders and Obama said he would veto it. House Republicans say just having their debate last month went a long way toward satisfying their campaign promises. In an emotional overnight session on the current year’s budget, the House voted 240-185 to block federal dollars from going to Planned Parenthood. There was more. The spending bill, before any amendments, reinstated a prohibition on federal money for any organization that uses its own funds for abortions performed in foreign countries. Obama lifted the restrictions in 2009. Under current law, federal dollars may not be used for abortions except in the cases of rape, incest or when the life of the mother is in danger. Pro-choice lawmakers and groups said the Republican efforts on abortion amount to an attack on women and family-planning services. Democrats make the case that while Planned Parenthood performs abortions, the group uses federal money on health services for women who can’t afford it any other way. Planned Parenthood has undertaken a formidable lobbying campaign to kick out the restrictions from the Senate bill. Watching the negotiations from the House, some social conservatives were uncomfortable even talking about how they would vote should a newly negotiated budget pass the Senate and come to the House without the anti-abortion provisions. If they vote against the new version, they also would say no to spending cuts they demanded. If they vote for it, they would ditch, for now, the party’s anti-abortion promises. Rep. Chris Smith, perhaps the House’s most fervently anti-abortion member, said he’d vote against any budget that doesn’t “preserve life.” Blocking money for Planned Parenthood also cuts spending, said Smith, R-N.J. “There’s no reason to be divided. These are twin objectives,” Smith said, predicting many Republican freshmen opposed to abortion will vote with him. Freshman Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., isn’t one of them. He opposes abortion. But he said he’d vote for a budget that lacks new restrictions on the procedure because current law already bans federal dollars from being used for most abortions. Banning taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood, he said, should be a battle for another day if it comes to a choice. “If we’re staying with that current policy, I think we’d still be safe,” Schweikert said. “Because for me, it’s substantially about the fiscal position” he took in last year’s elections when it came to reining in the federal deficit. The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Letters to the Editor able. 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Wilma was predeceased by her husbands, John Ginther and Lester Seaman, her daughter, Sharon Boyles, her son-in-law, Albert Peterson, her daughterin-law, Judy Ginther, and her great-grandson Patrick McDermott. She was also predeceased by her seven brothers and sisters, one sister-in-law and two brothers-in-law. Wilma is survived by her children, John Ginther, Shirley Peterson, Raymond Ginther (Jackie), Joyce Ritchie, Jack Ginther (Florine), and son-in-law Phil Boyles. She is also survived by four sisters-in-law, 15 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, seven greatgreat-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Wilma was an LPN who retired from Veteran’s Memorial Hospital in Pomeroy. She attended the Presbyterian Church in Barlow. Services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday March 9 at the White-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Coolville, with Rev. Roger Watson officiating. Viewing hours will be March 8, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. and one hour prior to service on Wednesday. Burial will be in the Tuppers Plains Christian Cemetery. You can sign the online guestbook at www.white-schwarzelfuneralhome.com. Deaths Paul Riggs Paul Francis Riggs, 82, West Columbia, W.Va., died Saturday, March 5, 2011, at Lakin Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant W.Va. Vocalist From Page A1 WFYZ-FM. While much of Sheila’s time is spent writing and perfecting her music, she still takes time to continue her ministry in Meigs County. She is the praise and worship leader and base guitarist at Faith Harvest Church where at every service some of her own songs are included. She accepts invitations to sing from other churches, (740-416-2131) and carries with her recordings of her music to share. Sheila says her goal in writing and singing gospel music is “to reach out and touch others” with her music. It’s apparent by the popularity she enjoys as she moves along that she is doing just that. Deer From Page A1 hunting and trapping regulations with state wildlife officials. A statewide hearing on all the proposed rules will be held on Thursday at the Division of Wildlife’s Columbus office. After considering public input, the Ohio Wildlife Council will vote on the proposed rules and season dates during its April 6 meeting. BOE From Page A1 Sean Grueser, junior high football, volunteer. Also approved: two days of unpaid leave for Patricia Taylor; county approved certified substitutes, Luke Bentley, Thomas Brady, Gregory O’Brien, Selena Spencer, Ashley Halley; accepted resignation of Le’Anna Davis from the After School program. Other business: Revised athletic admission prices commencing the 2011-12 school year with new admission prices as follows: varsity sports (football, volleyball, basketball), $5 per adult, $3 per student, $3 per senior citizen (60 plus or older); junior high sports (football, volleyball, basketball), $4 per adult, $3 per student, $3 per senior citizen (60 plus or older). Revised athletic pay to play commencing 2011-12 school year as follows: varsity sports, $20 per sport, maximum of $40 for more than one sport; junior high sports, $15 per sport, maximum $30 for more than one sport. Approved the engagement with the Ohio Auditor of State LGS for completion of financial statements for fiscal year ending June 30, 2011. The total cost is not anticipated to exceed $12,000 - the same as FY 2010. Approved permanent appropriations in amount of $14.8 million. Transferred $78,183 from the general fund for the purchase of a new school bus. Accepted the donation of a salad bar from the “Let’s Move Salad Bars to School Grant.” The meeting adjourned into executive session once to discuss employment of personnel. The following SLBOE Members were present at the meeting: Denny Evans, Dennie Hill, Paul Harris, John Hoback, Peggy Gibbs. Members of the administrative team present were Superintendent Anthony Deem, Chief Financial Officer, Roy Johnson. The next SLBOE meeting is set for 8 p.m., March 28 in Southern High School’s media room. Keeping Meigs County informed The Daily Sentinel Subscribe • 992-2155 such as education, health care and public services would likely have even worse consequences for most families in Ohio.” “The past few years have shown that federal and state tax cuts have increased the gap between the rich and the poor.” The DJFS recently compiled data on every county in Ohio, looking at areas such as the number of tax returns filed by people earning below $60,000 per year and above $200,000 per year. Those earning more than $200,000 represent just two percent of all tax returns, but earned $105 billion in total income, which is nearly 33 percent of all income in Ohio, ore than the total earnings of another 73 percent of Ohio residents earning below $60,000. That income category describes 3.9 million Ohio taxpayers. The data files also include information on areas such as median income, poverty, total state income taxes paid, total sales taxes paid, tax expenditures, Medicaid participation and other social programs for each county. Survivors From Page A1 toward financial assistance programs, nutrition counseling, etc. Navigators are confidential and help all, including the medically underserved, those with and without insurance, etc. Meigs County ACS Advisory Board Secretary and Survivorship Taskforce Member Courtney Midkiff noted, “It is the consensus of the Meigs County ACS Advisory Board and Survivorship Taskforce Members that our cancer survivors inspire us to live life to the fullest and to cherish friends and family because you don’t know what lies ahead. We appreciate our cancer survivors who have fought this terrible disease and have given us the desire to make a difference in the fight against cancer. We look forward to a delightful evening of fun, food and fellowship.” This is the fifth cancer survivor dinner held in Meigs County with more than 100 local survivors, patients and their guess attending last year. Midkiff noted, “Participants have enjoyed past dinners and given us overwhelmingly positive response, therefore, we decided to continue the celebration to honor our neighbors who have or are battling cancer. We encourage cancer survivors to invite others they know who share the cancer journey.” For more information or to RSVP by Wednesday, March 9, contact JoAnn Crisp at 949-2365 or Courtney Midkiff at 992-6626 or Rae Moore at 992-2600. White House promotes Muslim help against terrorism BY EILEEN SULLIVAN Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Southeast wind between 6-10 mph. Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers after 3 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Wednesday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Southeast wind between 8-14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. 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For the Record ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The White House is pushing a message of religious tolerance ahead of this week’s congressional hearing on Islamic radicalism, which has sparked protests on grounds it unfairly singles out Muslims as potential terrorists. President Barack Obama sent his deputy national security adviser, Denis McDonough, on Sunday to a Washington-area mosque known for its cooperation with the FBI and its rejection of the al-Qaida brand of Islam. “Being religious is never un-American. Being religious is quintessentially American,” McDonough said. The speech came just four days before the congressional hearing, which has already given rise to protests on grounds it is unfairly targeting Muslims. In New York’s Times Square on Sunday, about 300 people gathered to speak out against the planned congressional hearing, criticizing it as xenophobic and saying that singling out Muslims, rather than extremists, is unfair and divides the nation. Speaking to an interfaith forum of Muslims, Christians, Jews and other faiths, McDonough, the president’s point-man on countering violent extremism, was clear: “We’re all Americans.” The majority of the recent terror plots and attempts against the U.S. have involved people espousing a radical and violent view of Islam, making it difficult to ignore the role religion plays in this particular threat. But focusing too closely on Islam and the religious motives of these attempted terror attacks also threatens to alienate an entire community that has nothing to do with these violent beliefs. New York Republican Peter King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee that is holding the hearings, thinks the Muslim community can and should do more to help law enforcement thwart these attacks. “I don’t believe there is sufficient cooperation” by American Muslims with law enforcement, King said Sunday on CNN. “Certainly my dealings with the police in New York and FBI and others say they do not believe they get the same — they do not give the level of cooperation that they need.” Two of the witnesses scheduled to testify Thursday are relatives of men who were radicalized and turned to terrorism. One is the uncle of a Somali man from Minneapolis — Burhan Hassan — who left the country in December 2008 to join a terror group in Somalia. The family believes Hassan was killed and buried in Somalia. Another witness is the father of Carlos Bledsoe, who prosecutors say shot and killed a soldier at a military recruiting center in Arkansas in 2009. Bledsoe grew up in the Memphis, Tenn., area, converted to Islam and changed his name to Abdulhakim Muhammad. McDonough said Muslim Americans are not the problem, but part of the solution. “No community can be expected to meet a challenge as complex as this alone,” McDonough said. “No one community can be expected to become experts in terrorist organizations, how they are evolving, how they are using new tools and technology to reach our young people.” The Muslim community has been integral in tipping off law enforcement in many of the plots uncovered over the past two years. In 2009, the Muslim community came forward when they learned five Northern Virginia men had traveled to Pakistan with the hopes of joining a terrorist organization. McDonough said agencies throughout the Obama administration would continue working to understand the process of radicalization. He also promised further outreach to Islamic communities in the United States, as well as efforts to dispel “misperceptions about our fellow Americans who are Muslim.” Probate POMEROY — Judge L. Scott Powell issued a marriage license to Lester Gordon Aeiker, 26, and Tonya Renee Watson, 30, Rutland. 911 March 3 11:50 a.m., T.R. 1059, Reedsville, chest pain; 12:08 p.m., Rocksprings Road, unconscious; 12:20 p.m., East Main Street, altered mental status; 12:31 p.m., Ohio 7, Coolville, altered mental status; 2:56 p.m., Fifth Street, Racine, pain; 3:57 p.m., Ohio 124, Pomeroy, gunshot wound; 4:35 p.m., Forest Run Road, motor vehicle collision; 8:51 p.m., North Second Avenue, overdose. March 4 4:39 a.m., Burdette Road, fall. Common Pleas Domestic relations • Action for divorce filed by Amanda J. Holley against Matthew C. Holley. • Action for dissolution of marriage filed by Robert Craig Fife and Jacqueline Dianne Fife. 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Call TODAY About Home Energy & RX “Extra Help” Programs Programs for Eligible Low-Income Seniors 1-800-331-2644 • Home Energy Assistance •Percentage of Income Payment Plans •Medicare RX “Extra Help” Area Agency on Aging Applications also available at: www.areaagency8.org Serving Seniors in Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry & Washington Counties 60172170 Wilma Seaman �Tuesday, March 8, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A6 Senate Bill 5 SE Ohio tourism: Business alive and doing well according to area officials BY ANDREW CARTER opponents to rally in RIO GRANDE — The Gallipolis consensus opinion among MDTNEWS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM BY ANDREW CARTER MDTNEWS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM GALLIPOLIS — Area teachers and other public employees have planned a rally today at Gallipolis City Park to show their opposition to Senate Bill 5 (SB 5). The rally is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. SB 5 would prohibit the state, state employees, state institutions of higher education and their employees from entering into collective bargaining. It would also abolish salary schedules for public employees and require merit pay. Other changes to the Collective Bargaining Law would also be made under terms of the bill. The bill was introduced in the Senate on Feb. 1 and in the House on March 3. The bill passed its third consideration in the Senate on March 2. State Sen. David Daniels, RGreenfield, who represents the 17th District, voted for an amended version of SB 5 and also voted in favor of the third consideration. He voted against a motion to table the bill last week. Hearings on the bill were scheduled to begin in the House today (Tuesday). According to a press release issued Monday by the Ohio Education Association (OEA), the organization is calling on State Rep. John Carey, RWellston, to oppose the legislation. “We hope Rep. Carey will be listening to what his constituents are saying to him,” the press release read. “We encourage him to oppose Senate Bill 5 in any form. Ohio needs jobs not attacks on the middle class.” According to the press release, the union membership is “concerned about the devastating effect Senate Bill 5 will have on their profession. Members believe the Ohio Legislature should focus on creating jobs, focusing on the future and funding education for public schools instead of attacking the middle class.” The OEA and other unions representing public employees have organized rallies against Senate Bill 5 all across the state. The OEA is the largest professional employee organization in the state of Ohio and represents 130,000 teachers, faculty members and support employees in Ohio’s public schools and universities. The anti-SB 5 sentiment was also evident Sunday outside the Schottenstein Center in Columbus prior to the Ohio StateWisconsin men’s basketball game. The group “Rivals United,” comprised of teachers from Columbus area school districts and Wisconsin fans opposed to the legislation, carried signs and rallied together to show their solidarity on the issue. A bill pending in the Wisconsin legislature would also curtail public employees’ collective bargaining ability. Bidwell man pleads guilty to drug charges STAFF REPORT GALLIPOLIS — A Gallia County man who previously pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and the possession of 9,000 grams of marijuana, entered a guilty plea in the Gallia County Court of Common Pleas on Friday. Jeffrey E. Brumfield, 57, Bidwell, pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in drugs on March 4, a third degree felony. On July 7, 2010, Brumfield was stopped in his vehicle by a deputy with the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office on Rowelsville Road in Morgan Township after he ran a stop sign, accelerated rapidly and was traveling left of center. tourism officials who attended the Southeast Ohio Tourism Expo last Saturday is that the industry at the regional level is alive and doing fairly well despite the recent economic hard times that have been felt across the Buckeye State. The event was hosted by the Gallia County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and was held at the University of Rio Grande Lyne Center. Tourism officials from Athens, Gallia, Meigs, Pike and Vinton counties were in attendance at the expo to preach the good word about tourism opportunities in their respective areas, according to Bob Hood, director of the Gallia County CVB. Brandi Betts, director of the Vinton County CVB, said events like the expo are valuable because they allow CVBs to reach prospective visitors who, due to the economic situation, will probably vacation close to home during the travel season. “It’s huge to be able to come to an event like this,” stated Betts. “These are the people who are ultimately going to come and stay in our communities and take advantage of the things that we have to offer. You can’t bank on someone from another state or from 8 or 10 hours away to come to your Andrew Carter/photos The French Art Colony and the Gallia County Genealogical Society OGS were just two of the local tourist attractions represented at the third annual Southeast Ohio Tourism Expo, held last Saturday at the University of Rio Grande. Convention and visitors bureaus from around the region were also represented. place and take advantage of the things that you offer. So you really have to go out and find the people who are within a couple of counties who will eat in your restaurants and stay in your cabins and shop in your stores and hike in your parks.” Betts said tourism in Vinton County has continued to generate income even in the face of the recent economic downturn. “We’ve seen the lodging tax go up every single year for the last, well, seven years,” Betts said. “And even during the recession, when other communities are complaining that their lodging tax is going down, ours is at least holding its own.” Sharon Manson, director of the Pike County CVB, said the expo allows CVBs to exhibit the diversity of activities and attractions located in southeast Ohio. “It shows the different activities that are available and how you can package the different events to promote your county,” she said. “You get the chance to interact with (other CVB directors) and get ideas that other ones have had. We can use some of theirs and they can use some of ours. So it’s a real good way to interact with one another.” As for the economy and its effect on tourism in Pike County, Manson said “we’re holding our own.” “It’s been a little tougher, but we’ve just come up with some dif- ferent ways of doing things, and families are staying around the home area more so than going away,” she said. “So we’re doing all right. We’d like to see it a little better, but considering the situation and the economy, we’re doing okay.” Emily Maluski, operations manager for the Athens County CVB, said the recent economic downturn has prompted an increase in day trips or short weekend jaunts in Athens County. Overall, though, Maluski said tourism in Athens County is “doing pretty well” despite the economy. Hood said he was pleased with the turnout for the third annual expo. “It’s been great; a lot better than we even perceived,” he stated. “I’ve got to say thanks to the ones who have stayed with us all three years. The first year it was a little light, and we’ve gotten better each year, but those original people who came and stayed with the program, you’ve got to say just ‘kudos’ to them. It’s been great. We’ve already had people who said that they want to participate again next year.” Hood said one of the key components in the Gallia County CVB’s mission is education and the agency partnered with area schools to allow students to have the opportunity to participate in the event. He said students from the two public school districts in Gallia County as well as Ohio Valley Christian participated in the expo. Scott celebrates birthday by joining forces with Soles4Souls BY HOPE ROUSH HROUSH@MYDAILYREGISTER.COM MASON — For a young girl, birthday parties often mean cake, ice cream and of course, presents. However, one Mason girl plans to celebrate her eighth birthday by giving to others. For her birthday, Mady Scott, a student at New Haven Elementary School, has partnered with the Soles4Souls campaign. The Soles4Souls campaign collects shoes for those in need. Scott will celebrate her birthday on Saturday from 6:30-8:30 at the Riverbend Arts Center building in Middleport, Ohio. Rather than gifts, she has asked her guests to bring new or gently used shoes, which will be sent to the Soles4Souls organization. According to Tracey Connolly, Scott’s mother, Mady wanted to have a big birthday party, but wanted to find a way to help children in need at the same time. “She came to me with an idea that she wanted no gifts for her party but wanted to think of a way to help other kids. She found a non-profit organization to join forces with — Soles4Souls,” Connolly said. “She got really excited when she saw that Kim Kardashian, Kellie Pickler and Randy Jackson were involved with the organization because she loves American Idol.” Connolly added that she contacted the Soles4Souls campaign to receive more information. “Mady had no idea that so many children did not have shoes. She couldn’t believe it,” she said. “(Soles4Souls) been very helpful. They sent us all kinds of information, gave us flyers to put in her invitations and gave us a big donation box to use at her party.” After sending party invitations to her classmates at New Haven Elementary, the school also decided to help Scott collect shoes for Soles4Souls. According to Connolly, Scott has already collected 250 pairs of shoes for the organization. Along with the school and party, those who would like to donate to the cause can drop shoes off at Connolly’s workplace, Kennerly Surgical, located behind Tudors in Point Pleasant. Soles4Souls was founded by Wayne Elsey. According to www.GiveShoes.org, the mission of Soles4Souls is “changing the world one pair a time.” Soles4Souls receive large donations from footwear companies, retailers, churches, non-profit ministries, civic groups, schools and individuals. The organization accepts all types of new and gently used shoes, including athletic, running, dress, sandals, pumps, heels, work boots, cleats, dance, flip flops and more. “Soles4Souls has given away over 12 million pairs of shoes through its five year history, currently delivering a pair every 7 seconds! Over 300 million children around the world are without shoes while over 1.5 billion pairs of shoes lay idle in American closets,” Connolly said. “I am just so proud of Mady for wanting to make a change — one pair at a time!” Mady Scott After her party, Scott will continue to collect shoes through the month of March. Shoe donation boxes also will remain at New Haven Elementary for the remainder of the month as well. PinkTea Luncheon to honor inspiring women BY TARA DAVIS SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL ATHENS — Nominations of Southeastern Ohio women who have done extra-ordinary things toward raising awareness of breast cancer are now being accepted in preparation for the annual PinkTea Luncheon to be held at Baker Center, One Park Place, Ohio University, Athens. The luncheon, hosted by the O’Bleness Memorial Hospital Community Relations Committee, is part of a continuing goal to raise proceeds for the O’Bleness Women’s Health Fund. The fund provides financial support for diagnostic mammograms to women with no insurance or financial resources to pay for the screening. This year’s PinkTea Luncheon brings a new twist with the addition of the Women of Inspiration awards. The luncheon committee established the awards to recognize women in southeastern Ohio who have done extraordinary things. Awards will be given to four women for accomplishments in the areas of professional achievement, community service, education and devotion to family and friends. The deadline for nominations is March 31. To request a nomination packet, contact Deborah Shaffer at (740) 592-9494 or visit www.obleness.org, Giving Opportunities, to download the form. Tickets for the PinkTea Luncheon can be purchased for $25 each by contacting Community Relations at (740) 592-9300 or visiting www.obleness.org, Giving Opportunities. Sponsorship opportunities are available at various levels ranging from Friend of the PinkTea Luncheon to the Women of Inspiration awards. Each sponsor will be recognized at the event. The deadline for sponsorship is April 1, 2011. Monetary donations and items for the Silent Auction would also be appreciated. For information about sponsorships or donations, contact Shaffer or Kathy Malesick, event chair, at (740) 517-1055. Submitted photo OʼBleness PinkTea Luncheon committee members, from left, Gloria Hooper, chair Kathy Malesick, and Lisa H. Bolon, prepare for the Sunday, May 1 event. Women of Inspiration awards are new to the program for 2011. �B1 SPORTS Friday, March 8, 2011 LOCAL SCHEDULE The Meigs boys basketball team took the floor at districts for the first time since 1998 on Sunday afternoon during its Division III distrcit semifinal contest against Ironton at the Ohio University Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio. Senior Cameron Bolin led the Marauders out of the tunnel as the cheerleaders gave their support. POMEROY — A schedule of upcoming high school varsity sporting events involving teams from Gallia, Mason and Meigs counties. OHIO GIRLS BASKETBALL Thursday, March 10 Division IV - Regional Semifinal at Pickerington North High School No. 2 Eastern vs. No. 1 Waterford, 8 p.m. OHIO BOYS BASKETBALL Thursday, March 10 Division IV - District Semifinal at Ohio University No. 5 Southern vs. No. 1 Manchester, 6:15 p.m. No. 7 South Gallia vs. No. 6 Whiteoak, 8 p.m. WEST VIRGINIA BOYS BASKETBALL Wednesday, March 9 Class AA Region 1 final at Ripley High School Weir vs. Point Pleasant, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10 Class A Region 4 final at Williamson High School Wahama vs. Williamson, 7 p.m. Sarah Hawley /photos Fighting Tigers fend off Meigs in district semis, 70-64 BY SARAH HAWLEY SHAWLEY@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM RedStorm fall in MSC semifinals BY MARK WILLIAMS SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL FRANKFORT, Ky. — The University of Rio Grande RedStorm women’s basketball season came to an end on Saturday afternoon in the Mid-South Conference Tournament semifinals, losing to NAIA No. 4 Campbellsville, 94-71 at the Farnham Dudgeon Arena inside the Frankfort Convention Center. Rio Grande (19-13), the No. 5 seed in the tournament field, fell behind early, 9-2 and it looked like the rout was on, but the RedStorm responded with a 10-0 run to take the lead at 129. Rio Grande would play toe-to-toe with the Tigers for the next several minutes as the lead changed hands three times and the score was tied on three different occasions in the first half. With the score tied at 21-21, Campbellsville (27-3), the top seed in the tournament, went on an 11-3 run to gain control of the game at 32-24. The Tigers would never trail again. Campbellsville increased the lead to 12 points at 48-36 at halftime. The RedStorm would get the game back to within seven points at 5447 with just under 15 minutes left to play, but would not be able to get any closer than that. Senior point guard Bre Davis and junior guard Kaylee Helton would top the scoring chart for Rio Grande with 17 points each. Senior guard Jenna Smith also reached double figures in points with 10. Campbellsville was led by MSC Player of the Year Whitney Ballinger with 24 points and 17 rebounds. Courtney Danis was the only other Tiger to score in double figures, netting 13 points for the game. Campbellsville used a very balanced attack as all13 players on the roster scored in the game. Rio’s lack of depth hurt Please see Rio, B2 ATHENS, Ohio — So close yet, so far away. It had been 13 years since the Meigs Marauders basketball team had been to the district tournament, not so long for their opponent in the semifinal contest — Ironton. The Marauders — the second seed — and the third seeded Fighting Tigers squared off in the Division III District Semifinal at the Convocation Center on the campus of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, for the Sunday afternoon tipoff. Meigs advanced to its first district tournament game since 1998 with a win over NelsonvilleYork in the sectional final. Wells Swartz The Fighting Tigers — who had defeated Oak Hill to advance to the district contest — were making their ninth straight trip to the district tournament. Meigs scored first in the contest, taking a 2-0 lead on a Jesse Smith basket 30 seconds into the contest. The game was tied on four occasions over the next three minutes, with the final time coming at the 4:57 mark. Following the 8-8 tie, the Fighting Tigers concluded the quarter on an 18-4 run. Jesse Smith scored six of the Marauders’ first quarter points, while Ironton was paced by Trey Fletcher with 11 and Zac Carter with nine. “I think it started offensively,” Meigs head coach Ben Ewing stated about the rough start to the contest. I think we took quick shots – which we didn’t want to do – and that hurt us. We weren’t very patient. It’s our first time here so I think experience, but too many quick shots, too many buckets in transition.” The Marauders cut the deficit back to eight (2618) on six consecutive points by Smith. Ironton was held without a field goal until the 4:15 mark Please see Meigs, B2 Meigs junior Jesse Smith (23) releases a shot attempt over the outstretched arm of an Ironton defender during the first half of Sunday’s Division III district semifinal basketball game at the Convo. Eagles fall to Fairfield Moore named to All-SEOAL boys basketball squad apiece, followed by Wa r r e n , Marietta and Logan with two honorees e a c h . GAHS and Jackson both had a s i n g l e BY BRYAN WALTERS BWALTERS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM Senior Ethan Moore was the lone Gallia Academy player selected for the 2010-11 AllSoutheastern Ohio Athletic League boys basketball team, as chosen by the coaches in the league. Moore, a 6-foot-1 senior guard, led the Blue Devils in both scoring (10.8 ppg) and rebounding (5.1 rpg) this season, as GAHS finished the regular season with a 713 overall mark and a 3-9 effort in league play — good enough for fifth place. SEOAL-champion Chillicothe and runnerup Portsmouth led the way with four selections 2010-11 ALL-SEOAL Malik London, Chillicothe* Tyler Manion, Chillicothe Jalen Ragland, Chillicothe Ethan Moore, Gallipolis Colt Chapman, Jackson Kenneth Buckler, Logan Tim Grosel, Marietta Andrew Bendolph, Portsmouth* Wayne Evans, Portsmouth Dion McKinley, Portsmouth Austin Cunningham, Warren Grant Venham, Warren* Moore selection. Jalen Ragland, a University of Texas-El Paso signee, was named the SEOAL player of the year. Gary Kellough of Chillicothe and Eugene Collins of Portsmouth shared coach of the year honors. Malik London (CHS), Andrew Bendolph (PHS) and Grant Venham (WHS) were all repeat selections. BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM 6-8 5-9 6-6 6-1 6-3 5-11 5-10 5-11 6-2 6-6 6-1 6-3 11 12 12 12 11 12 11 12 11 11 12 12 C G G G F G-F G G G F-C G F Honorable mention: Zach Johnson, Chillicothe; Jared Rutter, Logan; Wes Riley, Marietta; Tre Underwood, Portsmouth. Player of the Year: Jalen Ragland, Chillicothe. Sarah Hawley/photo Eastern senior Devon Baum releases a put back attempt as teamate Kyle Connery (34) looks on during the second half of Monday evening's Division IV District Semifinal contest against Leesburg Fairfield at the Convocation Center on the campus of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Leesburg Fairfield defeated the Eagles by a score of 43-41 to advance the district final on Saturday. Due to time constraints, complete details of the Eastern-Leesburg Fairfield contest will appear in the Wednesday sports editions of The Daily Sentinel, the Gallipolis Daily Tribune and the Point Pleasant Register. Co-coaches of the Year: Gary Kellough, Chillicothe; Eugene Collins, Portsmouth. Chillicothe Portsmouth Warren Marietta Gallipolis Logan Jackson 17-3 16-4 17-3 14-6 7-13 5-15 5-15 11-1 10-2 9-3 6-6 3-9 2-10 1-11 *—indicates repeat member of All-SEOAL team. Bendolph was named to the team as a freshman in 2007-08. �Page B2 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com OVP Sports Briefs Meigs Presale tickets available at PPJSHS for Weir game from Page B1 POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Presale tickets are available for the Point Pleasant-Weir Class AA regional boys basketball contest at PPJSHS until noon on Wednesday. The contest will be played at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night at Ripley High School. Adult tickets are $7, while student tickets are available for $5. PPJSHS is also sponsoring a fan bus that will leave the school at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. All tickets can be purchased from Kerri Lewis, Athletic Director. For more information, call (304) 675-1350. Wahama-Williamson time change WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The starting time for the Wahama at Williamson Class A regional basketball contest on Thursday night has been changed from 7:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Point football selling strawberries POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Point Pleasant High School football team is kicking off its annual strawberry sales fundraiser. The deadline to order strawberries is Thursday, March 10. Strawberries will be delivered on the week of March 14. For more information or to place an order, contact either Dave Darst (304) 593-2892, Tess Veith (304) 812-0186 or Brenda Long (304) 593-6434. Wahama MS golf meeting MASON, W.Va. — An Informational meeting for all candidates for the Wahama Middle School golf team will be held Monday, March 14, at the Riverside Golf Course picnic shelter area at 6 p.m. Practice will begin Tuesday, March 15 immediately after school. Parents are welcome to attend the informational meeting. All candidates are reminded that physical exams must be completed and on file with the school before becoming a team member. Additional information can be obtained by calling Bob Blessing at (304) 6756135. Postseason Tickets on Sale District and regional basketball tournament tickets are available at participating high schools. Tickets can be purchased during school hours until the day of the game. The school will receive 25 percent of the purchase price for tickets sold at the school. Wahama Hall of Fame Meeting MASON, W.Va. — The Wahama Hall of Fame Board of Trustees will hold a meeting on Tuesday, March 8, at 6 p.m. at Wahama High School. All Board of Trustee members are urged to attend the meeting, along with anyone interested in assisting with the Wahama Athletic Hall of Fame selection process. Middleport Youth League Signups MIDDLEPORT, Ohio — The Middleport Youth League will be holding signups for baseball and softball on Saturday, March 12. Signups will be held at the Middleport Council Chambers from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information contact Dave Boyd at 740-590-0438 or Tanya Coleman at 740-992-5481. Pomeroy Youth League POMEROY, Ohio — The Pomeroy Youth League will be holding baseball and softball signups at the Pomeroy Fire Department on Saturday March 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kids ages 4 to 18 are eligible to signup. For more information contact Ken at 740416-8901. Mason Baseball/Softball Signups MASON, W.Va. — The Mason Recreation Summer baseball/softball signups will be held each Saturday in March from 10 a.m. to noon at the Mason Ball Field. For more information contact Ryan Miller at 304857-1548 or Rick Kearns at 304-674-3491. Rio from Page B1 as the RedStorm were wrecked by foul trouble as senior forward Leah Kendro, freshman center Brooke Shaw and Helton all fouled out of the game. Campbellsville dominated Rio Grande on the glass, out-rebounding them, 53-22. Campbellsville blistered the nets at a 70.8 percent (17-of-24) clip in the second half. The Tigers made 8-of-17 (47.1 percent) from three-point land for the game. Rio Grande just did not shoot the ball well enough, connecting on 23-of-65 (35.4 percent) from the field, including 5-of-19 (26.3 percent) from beyond the three-point arc. “I thought our girls played extremely well and hard and with a lot of heart, as they have all year,” said Rio Grande head coach David Smalley. “We just didn’t shoot it well early and in the early part of the game if some of those shots go in it’s a completely different ball game.” “We still battled back, we were down 12 at the half, still within distance, we’re good enough that we can hit three, six, nine points in a very short period of time, we just didn’t shoot the ball well,” Smalley added. “The glaring fact was, they killed us on the boards.” Today’s loss marked the close of four careers in basketball as Davis, Kendro, Smith and Ashley Saunders finished their playing careers for the RedStorm. Smalley knows he will have huge shoes to fill with the departure of the four seniors. “Our seniors are the cornerstone of who we are and they’ll be the image that future players will refer back to and the future players are going to have live up to their standard,” he said. Rio Grande will now re-tool as it prepares for the 2011-12 season. of the second quarter. A 6-0 run for the Fighting Tigers took the lead to 14 points at the 3:13 mark of the quarter. Meigs pulled to within nine at the 1:42 mark, before Ironton closed the half on a 5-0 run. Ironton continued to lead by 14 at the half. Ironton took its largest lead of the contest with just more than five minutes remaining in the contest at 18 points, 43-25. An 11-2 run by the Marauders cut the deficit back to single digits (45-36) near the end of the third quarter. Ironton stretched the lead back to 11 points at the close of the third quarter (4937). Cameron Bolin scored seven of Meigs’ 15 third quarter points. Meigs fell behind by 16 points with nearly seven minutes remaining in the contest, before a 12-2 run by the Marauders brought them to within six (5650) at the 3:55 mark — the closest score since the middle of the first quarter. The teams traded baskets for the next several possessions, with Ironton pulling ahead by 10 on four separate occasions — the last time with 40 seconds remaining. A 4-0 run brought the Marauders back to within six with 23.3 seconds remaining. Each team scored for a final time, taking the score to 70-64. Bolin scored 10 fourth quarter points for the Marauders. “That’s kind of been our MO for the entire year,” Ewing said his team’s second half comeback. “My kids work hard. I appreciate everything they’ve given us. I’ve got a great coaching staff and the five seniors — they’ve given me everything they’ve got all year long — and it showed in the second half because we didn’t quit. They gave them (Ironton) everything they got and we came up just short. Hats off to Ironton, they’re a well coached team, executed well and made the shots when they had too.” Bolin paced the Marauders with 23 points, followed by Smith with 22 points. Colton Stewart added 14 points, Seth Wells scored three points and Ryan Payne added two points. Carter — a sophomore — led all scorers with 33 points. Fletcher added 19 for the Fighting Tigers, followed by Travis Elliott with 10 points. Nolan Johnson had four points, while Trevor White and Nick Culbertson each had two points. The Marauders were 23-55 from the field for 41.8 percent — including 5-16 from three-point range for 31.3 percent. Meigs was 13-19 from the free throw line for 68.4 percent, while Ironton was a perfect 7-7. Meigs had 28 rebounds in the game — five on the offensive end — with Smith leading the team with seven. Payne led the team in assists with four, while Bolin had two steals to lead the team. The Marauders committed 11 turnovers and 14 fouls in the game. This was the final game for Meigs seniors Cameron Bolin, Ryan Payne, Colton Stewart, Connor Swartz and Seth Wells. Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Sarah Hawley/photos Meigs senior Colton Stewart, right, releases a shot attempt during the first half of Sunday’s Division III district semifinal against Ironton at the Ohio University Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio. Meigs senior Ryan Payne releases a shot attempt during the second half of Sunday’s Division III district semifinal against Ironton at the Ohio University Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio. Meigs finished the regular season with a 10-10 record — 11-11 overall including postseason play — after a one win season a year ago. “It was just hard work,” Ewing said of the turnaround. “Last year about game six, we knew what we were working for and trying to get built back up. Build that ethic, good mentality, good character people and I think it started the middle of last season, carried over into the summer and just kind of catapulted us into the beginning of this year. We started off kind of slow, but we played Eastern and Warren in back-toback games. “I think the kids, they believed in what we were trying to sell them both defensively and offensively and it showed. I think we ran our offense the best in this game tonight than we have all season long. I think if we could have just made a little bit better shots — not so quick — I think that would have been the difference.” MORE LOCAL NEWS. MORE LOCAL FOLKS. Subscribe today. 992-2155 IRONTON 70, MEIGS 64 Ironton Meigs 26 11 12 21 — 70 12 11 15 26 — 64 MEIGS (11-11): Dillon Boyer 0 0-0 0, Ryan Payne 1 0-0 2, Cameron Bolin 7 4-7 23, Dijaun Robinson 0 01 0, Colton Stewart 5 4-5 14, Jesse Smith 9 4-4 22, Connor Swartz 0 00 0, Seth Wells 1 1-2 3. TOTALS: 23 13-19 64. Three-point goals: 5 (Bolin 5). IRONTON (14-7): Malcolm Morton 0 0-0 0, Tanner Dutey 0 0-0 0, Nolan Johnson 2 0-0 4, Travis Elliott 5 0-0 10, Zac Carter 12 7-7 33, Josh Murphy 0 0-0 0, Trevor White 0 0-0 0, Trey Fletcher 9 0-0 19, Nick Culbertson 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 30 7-7 70. Three-point goals: 3 (Carter 2, Fletcher). Meigs Statistics Field goals: 23-55 (.418); Threepoint goals: 5-16 (.313); Free throws: 13-19 (.684); Rebounds: 28 (Smith 7); Offensive rebounds: 5 (Smith 2, Stewart 2); Assists: 16 (Payne 4); Steals: 6 (Bolin 2); Turnovers: 11; Team fouls: 14. �Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Strong finish puts Bearcats in mix CINCINNATI (AP) — Power forward Yancy Gates was feuding with the coach and hardly getting onto the court. Cincinnati appeared headed for another late-season meltdown that would keep it out of the NCAA tournament again. But everything changed in a six-game span. The Bearcats (24-7, 117 Big East) have won five of their last six, knocking off Louisville, Connecticut and Georgetown twice. They put themselves in line for their first NCAA tournament appearance in six years and moved back into the rankings at No. 25 on Monday. In three weeks, their season did a 180-degree turnaround. “Since that moment,” coach Mick Cronin said, “they’ve really dug in and played great,” The low point was a 5957 loss at home to St. John’s on Feb. 13, a game remembered for what happened on the bench. Unhappy with Gates’ lack of effort, Cronin sat him down after he played only one minute in the second half. The Bearcats’ best front-line player sat at the end of the bench the rest of the game, scowling and complaining. It became the turning point. Gates has played his way back into the starting lineup and the Bearcats have taken off, led by fullcourt defensive pressure that set up their surge. The Bearcats have the stingiest defense in the conference, P O L I C I E S  Ohio Valley Publishing reserves the right to edit, reject or cancel any ad at any time. ¾Errors Must Be Reported on the first day of publication and the TribuneSentinel-Register will be responsible for no more than the cost of the space occupied by the error and only the first insertion. We shall not be liable for any loss or expense that results from the publication or omission of an advertisement. Corrections will be made in the first available edition. ¾Box number ads are always confidential. ¾Current applies. rate card one that got going fullthrottle during the last six games. “We’re shutting teams down,” Cronin said. “That’s been a transition for this team, being able to shut down ranked opponents.” The entire program has gone through a transition this month. The Bearcats won their first 15 games while playing one of the nation’s easiest schedules, one that didn’t get them much notice. Their 13,000-seat arena was half-empty for most games. When the Big East schedule started, the Bearcats were overmatched. A 63-54 home win over Louisville on Feb. 16 — only three days after the St. John’s game — became a springboard. With each game, the Bearcats developed more of an edge. “That’s been a challenge with me all year,” Cronin said. “My goal with this team was to get them to believe in themselves. I think you’re seeing that now. They’re really starting to believe in what they’re capable of. “Getting those quality wins was big. People say, ‘Man, he’s just got to believe in himself.’ But it’s hard to believe in yourself. It’s like that golfer — when he wins that first tournament, then he believes he can win. For us, beating Louisville at home gave us a lot of confidence.” Cronin and Gates have patched things up. Gates had 13 points and made all 200 Announcements 10 free throws during a win over Georgetown on Saturday — quite a change for the 54 percent free-throw shooter. “I’m hot,” Gates said. “That’s something I’ve been working on after practice. It’s starting to pay off.” The Bearcats also have started winning back fans. Their last two home games were played before near-capacity crowds that got very loud. Students and fans had largely given up on the program after coach Bob Huggins left — Cincinnati has had only two capacity crowds in the last two years. “It matters,” Cronin said. “I was thanking them, trying to get them to come back next year, especially our students.” Cincinnati hasn’t been to the NCAA tournament since 2005, their last season under Huggins. The Bearcats had a losing Big East record every season until this one. They’ve got a No. 7 seed and a firstround bye before facing either Villanova or South Florida on Tuesday. 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Commissioner Goodell, and Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, plus other representatives arrived at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service during the afternoon. What will happen this week is still anyone’s guess. A deal could be reached at any time. Talks could break off. The sides could agree to yet another extension. By buying extra time, the league and union made it clear neither was quite ready to make the drastic move of shutting down a league that rakes in $9 billion a year and is more popular than ever. The past two Super Bowls rank No. 1 and No. 2 among m o s t watched TV programs in NOTEBOOK U.S. history. T h e NFL has not lost games to a work stoppage since 1987. The current CBA was agreed to in 2006. Owners exercised an opt-out clause in 2008. Money, not surprisingly, is at the center of the standoff. 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TUESDAY TELEVISION GUIDE 60177603 �Tuesday, March 8, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page B5 www.mydailysentinel.com �Page B6 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Diebler’s barrage lifts No. 1 Buckeyes COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In the midst of a raucous locker room after No. 1 Ohio State’s 93-65 payback victory over 10th-ranked Wisconsin, Jon Diebler said he was sorry to his teammates. “I apologize for missing that one,” he said. Everyone laughed. Diebler lived up to his “3-bler” nickname Sunday by hitting 7 of 8 shots behind the arc while scoring 27 points, as Ohio State (29-2, 16-2 Big Ten) set NCAA Division I records by making 14 of 15 3-pointers (93.3 percent) and hitting 14 in a row — after missing the first. “On our best day this year, we hit 11 of 17 and thought we’d hit the jackpot,” Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan said. “Fourteen of 15? I don’t think people do that very often. Either that, or I’m living in the wrong part of the country.” Still smarting from their first loss of the year, a 71-67 setback at Wisconsin on Feb. 12, the Buckeyes unleashed their best game of the season — shutdown defense at one end and 68-percent shooting from the field at the other. “I don’t know if you could script it much better,” said Ohio State coach Thad Matta. “Our defensive energy was incredible ... and offensively the shots were falling. It was incredible how well we shot the basketball.” Freshman Jared Sullinger had 22 points just weeks after accusing a Wisconsin fan of spitting in his face as he left the floor at the Kohl Center. He had told several people that he not only wanted to beat the Badgers, but that he wanted to beat them by 50 points. The final score only seemed that lopsided. “That first loss in college, I didn’t take that too lightly,” Sullinger said. “I wanted to win, and I wanted to win big, too.” William Buford added 18 points and David Lighty 13 for the Buckeyes, who won their 22nd straight home game while dropping Wisconsin to just 4-5 in Big Ten road games this season. Ryan had been the focal point for many fans in a capacity crowd of 18,809 who felt he had disrespected the Buckeyes after the first meeting when he said, “We won the game. Deal with it.” Ohio State officials fueled the fans’ enmity by handing out 1,400 scarlet towels that read, “Deal With It.” When Ryan’s picture was shown on the monitors at midcourt before the game, there was a large chorus of boos, and the Buckeyes student section immediately behind the Wisconsin bench yelled at the coach most of the day. Asked after the game about the towels, Ryan said, “What towels? ... I know one thing, towels didn’t blow the ball in on all those 3s.” The Buckeyes built a 47-32 halftime lead — the exact score they led by in the second half of the first game before Wisconsin came roaring back — thanks to 6-of-7 shooting behind the arc. Topping that, Ohio State hit all eight 3s in the second 20 minutes. Diebler, who tied the Big Ten record by hitting 10 shots behind the arc in a win at Penn State on Tuesday night, is 17 of 20 on 3-pointers in his last two games for the Buckeyes, who had clinched the outright Big Ten title a day earlier thanks to No. 6 Purdue’s loss at Iowa. Josh Gasser had 17 points, Jon Leuer 16 and Keaton Nankivil 10 for the Badgers (23-7, 13-5). Jordan Taylor, who had scored 21 of his 27 points to lead the comeback in the second half of the first meeting, was limited to eight points on 2-of-9 OSU stays No. 1 in AP Top 25 Ohio State and Kansas are 1-2 in The Associated Press college basketball poll for a second straight week. The Big Ten champion Buckeyes are No. 1 for a fifth week overall and haven’t been ranked lower than second since December. They received 52 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel Monday. Kansas was No. 1 on the other ballots. Pittsburgh moved up one spot to third and was followed by Notre Dame, Duke, North Carolina, San Diego State, BYU, Purdue and Texas. The No. 4 ranking is Notre Dame’s highest since being fourth in December 1980. West Virginia and Cincinnati are among four newcomers this week and are part of a record nine Big East teams in the Top 25. The Big East had nine teams in for one week in January 2009 and for one week this January. Kent State’s Green, Ford win MAC honors AP photo Ohio State's Jon Diebler celebrates after Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 93-65 in an NCAA college basketball game Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. shooting. He was shadowed throughout the game by Ohio State freshman Aaron Craft. “Aaron did a tremendous job,” said Matta, whose teams have won four Big Ten titles in the last six years. “He’d studied so much film. What might go unnoticed is the job the other guys did in helping Aaron. But he was a pit bull out there today.” Wisconsin drew as close as 56-45 on Nankivil’s 3 with 14:15 left before the Buckeyes put the game on ice. Diebler was at the heart of it, starting things with a 3. He later hit one off an inbounds play and then dribbled around a defender and stepped back for yet another to push the lead to 69-48 and cap a 10-0 run midway through the second half. The rest of the game was a matter of killing time until the Buckeyes could cut down the nets and raise the Big Ten trophy. They’ll be the top seed in the Big Ten tournament this week in Indianapolis, and are all but assured of a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Lighty, who played his final home game along with Diebler and Dallas Lauderdale, said the victory was nothing more than a step toward bigger goals. “Our first mission was a regular-season Big Ten championship. That’s complete,” Lighty said. “Now we’ll turn our focus on a three-day tournament that we need to win and that will get us ready for the NCAA tournament. That’s just step two of our three-step mission.” NCAA committee sequestered in a luxury bunker COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — From Wednesday morning through Sunday night, nine men and one woman along with assorted helpers and facilitators will be sequestered on the 15th floor of The Westin hotel in Indianapolis. Ensconced in a luxury bunker, they won’t come out for good until they’ve decided the 68 NCAA men’s tournament teams, seeded them and placed them in the brackets. “There’s nobody up there but us. And the security guard at the elevator,” said Gene Smith, Ohio State’s athletic director and the chairman of the 10-person NCAA Division I selection committee. “We’re sequestered and everybody’s focused on the work. Wednesday morning, we’ll have a little time to ourselves to study. Then we get started at noon and start talking about teams. Our initial ballots are due that afternoon. We’ll spend the next few days doing the selection and eventually moving on to seeding and the brackets on Sunday.” And undoubtedly making some coaches, players and fans’ dreams come true — while making others extremely angry. Maybe no one will be happier when the meetings are over than Sheila Smith, Gene’s wife. “She can’t wait,” her husband said with a laugh. Smith is in his fifth and final year of his cycle on the committee, and his first as chair. He has devoted thousands of hours to watching games — the NCAA provides satellite dishes and premium viewing packages for all the committee members — not to mention this long, stressful week of final meetings and debate. Sheila, a former basketball player and coach, often watches games with her husband. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t get old. Still, it’s not all torture for every family member. “My kids think it’s one of the coolest things of all time,” said Mike Bobinski, the AD at Xavier and in his third year as a member of the committee. “It’s pretty neat. I would second that.” There are other perks to a coffee-fueled five days in Indiana. The committee is assigned a person who delivers all their food — almost anything they want. “That’s when you hope you don’t gain 10 pounds,” Smith said. So big has become the NCAA’s Selection Sunday that it’s the modern-day equivalent of electing a pope — the only thing lacking is a puff of smoke from the chimney atop the downtown hotel — when the brackets are finally announced on national television. By then, Smith, Bobinski and the other members of the committee — the ADs at Utah State, Connecticut, TexasSan Antonio, CalRiverside, Southern Methodist and Wake Forest and the commissioners of the Big 12 and Big Sky conferences — have parsed the teams, their schedules and a season of some 5,000 games. A common misconception is that favoritism is AP Sports Shorts shown to the schools who have representatives on the committee. That is hotly denied by every member. “If somebody gets ready to say something about Ohio State, I’m kicked out,” Smith joked. “I’m kicked out to another room and I just pray they come and get me when it’s all said and done.” The Buckeyes are currently ranked No. 1 in the nation, so getting into the field isn’t a question. Neither is a No. 1 seed. Like the ADs at the other schools, Smith must recuse himself from any deliberation about his team. Xavier just won the regular-season title in the Atlantic 10 and is a lock to make the tournament. But Bobinski won’t be around for any of the talk about the Musketeers. “We all understand the way the process works. So when someone says, ‘Hey, let’s put Xavier up on the board, I want to talk about them’ — from either a selection or seeding standpoint — I get up and go,” Bobinski said. “And they don’t speak about it until I’m gone.” There are discussions about teams, games, travel, injuries — almost everything is put on the conference-room table. The group votes, re-votes, then votes several more times. Every fine point is analyzed. “We don’t just sit there and look at a bunch of numbers and then say, ‘OK, by the numbers, this is the best team in America,’” Bobinski said. “There is obviously more to it than that. We all watch a lot of games, we all have our own way of analyzing teams, looking at teams, and bringing some qualitative steps to the conversation. If it was just a numbers exercise, they wouldn’t need a committee. You’d just spit it out with a computer.” Of course, there are always surprises. Three years ago, a horrific tornado ripped through Atlanta, slamming into the Georgia Dome during the Southeastern Conference tournament. Overlooked Georgia, just 13-16 coming in, reeled off four wins in three days to win the title and the automatic NCAA berth that comes with most conference tournament titles. The committee has contingency plans to cover almost any occurrence, including teams grabbing an automatic spot on the bracket with a losing record. By late Sunday, all the conference tournaments will be over. All that remains is the much anticipated announcement of the brackets. Then the second-guessing begins. For the 10 people who cast the deciding votes on the teams, a weight has been lifted. “We understand when we get (to the hotel) that millions of eyeballs and opinions will be offered up about what we’re ultimately going to produce here on Sunday,” Bobinski said. “There’s no question that we get that and it kind of hangs over the room all week long.” He added, “I would have to tell you when we’re done, it’s good to be done.” CLEVELAND (AP) — Kent State’s Justin Green is the Mid-American Conference’s player of the year and his coach, Geno Ford, is the MAC’s top coach. Green averaged 15.6 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks this season. The 6-foot-7 junior forward is the third player in school history to win the MAC’s top individual award, joining DeAndre Haynes (2006) and Al Fisher (2008). It’s the second straight award for Ford, who led the Golden Flashes to a 21-10 record and their second consecutive regular-season title. Kent State is the top seed in this week’s conference tournament. Green received seven votes from a 20-member media panel, which also gave four votes to Ohio’s D.J. Cooper and Miami’s Julian Mavunga. Indians sign Nick Johnson to minor league contract GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — The Cleveland Indians have signed oft-injured Nick Johnson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. The Indians announced the move with the first baseman-designated hitter on Monday. The 32-year-old Johnson played in only 24 games last year for the New York Yankees before injuring his right wrist and going on the disabled list for the eighth time. Johnson had surgery in February at the Cleveland Clinic. He will continue his rehabilitation work at the Indians’ complex and no timetable has been given as to when he’ll be able to play again. Johnson has a career on-base percentage of .401 with the Yankees, Washington and Florida since making his major league debut in 2001. He’s reached 150 plate appearances just once in the last four seasons. Marshall-Houston to meet in Conference USA tourney HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall’s men’s basketball team will be the No. 6 seed in the Conference USA tournament and will face No. 11 Houston on Wednesday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in El Paso, Texas. Marshall beat Houston 63-62 on Feb. 1. The winner will play No. 3 seed UTEP in the second round at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Marshall (21-10) is coming off an 83-69 win over Central Florida on Saturday night. WVU’s Jones earns all-Big East honorable mention MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia forward Kevin Jones has received honorable mention accolades on the all-Big East basketball team. Jones was the only Mountaineer to earn postseason honors. The team was released on Sunday. Jones is averaging 13 points and seven rebounds this season. He finished the regular season with three straight double-doubles, including a career-high 25 points and 16 rebounds in a 72-70 win over No. 11 Louisville on Saturday. West Virginia earned a first-round bye in the Big East tournament in New York. The Mountaineers will play in the second round at 9 p.m. Wednesday against the winner of the first-round game between Marquette and Providence. The winner of the second-round game will take on Louisville in the quarterfinals on Thursday night. Edwards wants to stay with Jets NEW YORK (AP) — Braylon Edwards has been a star for the New York Jets, and he wants to keep it that way. Edwards, a free agent, emphasized Monday that he wants to stay with the team, and he said he believed the interest was mutual. “If they give me the opportunity, I definitely want to come back,” Edwards said as he left a Manhattan courthouse after a brief appearance in a drunken-driving case; he denies the charges. “And, one more time, I love being a Jet.” Edwards had 53 catches for 904 yards and seven touchdowns in his first full season with the Jets after they traded for him in October 2009. He made a key catch to set up the Jets’ game-winning field goal over the Indianapolis Colts in the final minute of this year’s AFC wild card playoff game. Free agents have been in limbo this offseason as the NFL and the players’ union try to negotiate a new contract. Teams and players are waiting to see what a new agreement might look like. Edwards, 28, said he’d spoken recently to Jets coach Rex Ryan and general manager Mike Tannenbaum, conversations he described as just catching up. “The interest is there on their side. The interest is there on my side,” said Edwards, who came to court sporting a dark blue-gray suit with a snappy red shirt, white collar, crimson-and-white striped tie and redand-white polka-dotted pocket square. “(We’ll) see what happens.” Edwards also is waiting to see what happens in his drunken-driving case. Police said they pulled Edwards over in Manhattan around 5 a.m. Sept. 21 because his luxury SUV’s windows were too dark. Officers said his blood-alcohol level was twice the legal limit. A judge didn’t rule Monday on any of Edwards’ arguments. He’s due back in court May 16. � 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 03. 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